Pokémon: Shadow & Light/Coex Adventures

17: Drayko vs. The Tenebris City Gym

Drayko, Jake, Violet, and her mother walk out of the house and towards the gym building. "Since, I'm your friend, I'll give you some advice. Dark type Pokémon are effective against ghost and psychic. Like all types, they have weaknesses. Dark type Pokémon are weak against bug, fighting, and worst of all...fairy types", Violet said to Drayko, shuddering when she mentioned fairy types.

Drayko checks his Pokédex. "It says here that when Orqua evolved into Whalruph, it became a water and fighting type. It also learned karate chop which is a fighting type move. With Whalruph and Parasweet, we are sure to win!". "Don't get too confident. We haven't even battled yet. You're starting to remind me about this over confident trainer from Kanto. I believe he's currently in Alola according to a few rumors I've heard", Violet said.

=5 minutes later=

Everyone arrived at the outside of the gym. "This place is huge!", Drayko said in amazement as he looked up. The building resembled a large gothic style cathedral, and, like the rest of Tenebris City's architecture, it was very dark colored. The circular window in front of the gym had a mosaic of the dark type symbol. "Shall we go in?", Violet's mother said with a smile. Everyone walks through the tall black doors, and into the gym.

The inside looks even bigger than the outside. The gym stretched very far, having several dark colored mosaics of dark type Pokémon consisting of Honchkrow, Houndoom, Bisharp, Hydreigon, Malamar, Mandibuzz, Absol, and Liepard. There was a round window at the end of the gym. It had a mosaic of Darkrai. There were several chandeliers hanging low from the very high ceiling as a light source. The ceiling was not lit by the chandeliers, and due to the lack of windows up top, it was if you were looking at a void. Finally, the battlefield's ground was dirt that was dyed pitch black.

"This is amazing...but creepy!", Jake said. Violet mother goes into a room and comes out with a pokeball. "There's a certain someone who's been missing you while you were gone!", Violet's mother said and hands the pokeball to her daughter. "Ah, my dark little princess! I missed you, Siniblood!". Violet threw her pokeball up high in the air, sending out a sinister looking Pokémon. It resembled a mosquito with a dark black body, gray wings, and a long proboscis. The tips of its 6 limbs were dark green. The eyes matched the tips of the limbs. "I've never seen a Pokémon like that before! It looks terrifying!". Drayko scanned Siniblood with the Pokédex.

"Siniblood: the mosquito Pokémon, and the evolved form of Sinigrub. A bug and dark type. It's diet consists of blood. One can drink up to 5 gallons of blood before getting full, leaving their prey flat as a pancake. Siniblood along with its evolutions are a female only species with no male counterpart".

"I shouldn't be surprised at this point. I do have to admit, that Pokémon is the scariest one I've seen in Coex", Drayko said. "Siniblood is pretty strong for a bug type, so I hope you got a strategy!". Violet pets Siniblood happily. However, it began sucking up Violet's blood, leaving her flat as a pancake as said in the Pokédex within seconds. Violet collapses, but surprisingly still alive. "I-Its nice to have a snack before a battle. G-Good work, my princess...". Drayko and Jake look at Violet nervously.

Violet soon recovers and gets back on her feet. I'm all right and ready to go! Mother, will you be the referee for the battle?". "Certainly, dear". Drayko and Violet stand on opposite sides of the battlefield while Jake sat in the observation area alone. "Looks like I'll sit here...alone...without anybody", Jake said gloomily. Scalaby comes out of its pokeball on its own and sits in Jake's lap. "Never mind then. Good luck, Drayko!"

"The battle between Violet of the Tenebris City gym and challenger Drayko is about to commence! Each opponent will choose only 2 Pokémon at their disposal. Without further ado, let the battle begin!".