Sinnoh League Chronicles

Working on a Right Move!

Ash and Conway were getting ready for their match. Barry, Ranee, Misty, Brock, Dawn, Piplup, and Pikachu were watching in the stands. Misty was very excited and was ready to cheer Ash on.

Barry turned to Ranee and asked, whispering, "Did you get a chance to tell Misty about Ash?"

Ranee whispered back, "Not yet but I'm hoping to tell her after the match."

Barry whispered, "Do you have a plan?"

Ranee looked worried and whispered back, "Uh...no."

Barry slapped his forehead, annoyed. Ranee just smiled sheepishly.

Dawn turned to Brock and whispered, "Well, at least Ranee knows about what's going on."

Brock nodded and before he could whisper back to her, Misty brought him out of his conversation.

Misty asked him, "Is Ash going to use Infernape seeing that it learned Flare Blitz?"

Brock shook his head and responded, "Actually, no. He's going to save Infernape for his battle with Paul, provided that the two get matched up."

Back to the match, the referee yelled, "Begin!"

Conway threw a Pokeball and his Shuckle appeared. Ash threw a Pokeball and his Noctowl appeared. Dawn perked up as did Barry and Ranee. Dawn got her Pokédex.

Dexter chirped, "Noctowl, the owl Pokémon. Its eyes are specially adapted. They consecrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark."

Barry turned to Brock and breathed, "Wow, Ash's Noctowl is a different shiny color!"

Ranee perked up and responded, "It's beautiful."

Conway looked surprised but ordered, "Withdraw!"

Ash commanded, "Sky Attack!" Noctowl attacked Shuckle head on but the attack bounced right off. Noctowl landed on the ground, down but not out. Ash commanded, "Air Slash!"

Conway commanded, "Withdraw!" Shuckle withdrew itself into its shell and again the attack bounced off. 'I wonder what he's up to,' Misty wondered. Conway now commanded, "Power Swap!"

Shuckle started to glow a red light.

Dawn asked Brock, "What's Power Swap?"

Brock answered, "It switches attack and defensive stats."

Ranee perked up and responded, "That's why Conway kept using it."

Misty added, worried, "He plans to finish Ash off in one move."

Ash commanded, "Air Slash!"

Conway commanded, "Gyro Ball!"

Gyro Ball cut right threw Air slash and hit Noctowl dead center. Ash sneered a little and recalled Noctowl. Ash threw another ball and Donphan appeared.

Ash commanded, "Rollout!"

Conway commanded, "Gyro Ball!" Gyro Ball hit Donphan, throwing it off course. Everyone was impressed by Conway's strength. Ash recalled Donphan back and threw another ball and Gible appeared. Conway murmured, "I thought Gible didn't master Draco Meteor…" He then commanded, "Gyro Ball!"

Ash just smirked and responded, "Bite it, Gible!"

Gible did as it was commanded and caught Shuckle…in its mouth. Conway was just plain on surprised as well as everyone else.

Conway commanded, "Sludge Bomb, right in its mouth!"

Shuckle turned into Gible's mouth and fired the attack…right in its mouth. Gible looked disgusted as did Ash. Ash perked up and got an idea.