Ash's Paldea Story

Chapter 78 Elite Four Battle: Poppy

Now the next Elite Four member we're facing is Poppy, and I'm still surprised that a little kid like her is a part of the Elite Four. Good thing that there is a healing machine in the room so we can just heal our Pokemon before facing the next one.

"It's so cool you made it this far! But this is where you say bye-bye, mister!" Poppy says. "All my Pokemon are super tough! Your weak attacks won't work on them at all! They'll bounce right off - you'll see! I can't wait for you to meet my friends, so... here they come!"

She sends out Copperajah as her first Pokemon, so this young girl is a Steel Type Trainer? That is not something I would've expected.

"Lucario! You're first!" My Lucario has been wanting to prove itself in this match, and I'm going to let him do it.

"Go on, Rajah! Smush 'em!" Copperajah starts by using the Heavy Slam, and I have Lucario block it with Power-Up Punch, both attacks cancel each other out.

"Stealth Rock!" Poppy yells, as Copperajah sets up the stones in the area. I have Lucario use Aura Sphere, damaging Copperajah. When it goes for Bone Rush, Copperajah uses High Horsepower and deals a lot of damage to Lucario.

"Use Play Rough!" Poppy yells. "Counter with Bone Rush!" I yell.

Both Pokemon are fighting with brute force, and neither attacks manage to hit each other until Lucario's Bone Rush slams into the giant elephant's body.

"Good! Use Aura Sphere!" "High Horsepower!" Before Copperajah can hit the attack, Lucario's Aura Sphere slams it into the wall, knocking it out of the battle.

"Magnezone!" Poppy's second Pokemon is the Magnezone, and it begins with Light Screen, setting up the Special Defense.

"Use Bone Rush!" I have Lucario use the attack, but Magnezone goes for Tri Attack, causing Lucario to be frozen in place.

"Oh no... Lucario's frozen!" Lillie gasps.

Magnezone tries to attack with Discharge, breaking the ice, and hits Lucario, but Lucario uses Life Dew to heal itself so that it won't faint.

"Life Dew seems to be a smart move..." Luke says, "Considering that Lucario's health is quite low."

"Lucario, you can still do this, right?" I ask, and Lucario nods. "Good, use Bone Rush again!"

This time Lucario manages to hit the Pokemon, dealing a lot of damage. "Use Discharge again!"

Lucario is hit by the attack and gets paralyzed, but Lucario throws an Aura Sphere, hitting Magnezone, and knocks it out of the battle.

"Lucario's performance is unexceptional this time." Nemona says.

"But I'm not sure if it can handle the next one on its own..." Lillie says with concern.

Poppy's third Pokemon is Orthworm, and it uses Iron Head. Lucario cancels the attack with the Power-Up Punch.

"Earthquake!" Poppy yells and Orthworm uses the attack and Lucario's paralysis causes him to be unable to dodge, therefore it is defeated.

"There goes one of my Pokemon..." I mutter as I recall Lucario, sending out Gardevoir as my next Pokemon. Gardevoir takes the hit from the Stealth Rocks, but it doesn't seem to do much.

Orthworm uses another Iron Head, and I have Gardevoir dodge the attack using Teleport. "Use Mystical Fire!" I yell, but just as the attack is about to hit, Orthworm sets up the Sandstorm and covers itself from the attack, using Iron Tail and dealing a lot of damage.

"Gardevoir! No!" I yell in horror, and Orthworm uses Dig again and lands an Iron Head after coming out behind Gardevoir, slamming the Pokemon to the wall and knocking it out.