Pokemon Heroes: Sinnoh Saga [Book 1]

Chapter 17: En Route, Route 204

"Pokémon are such amazing creatures, and I know that I have said this before, but I truly mean it. Sometimes I wonder who the smarter beings are, Pokémon, or us humans, and I question who should be training whom. If I have learned something from my time with Pokémon, it's that Pokémon and Trainers train each other, and learn from each other. It is a partnership, with give and take, and a friendship with an unbreakable bond. Some Pokémon are drawn to their Trainers, and some Trainers are drawn to their Pokémon. In the case of Alyssandra and her Chingling, nothing could be so true—she was quite literally drawn to it."

"All right, Pikachu!" cried Jeremy, "Use Thunder Shock on Skuntank! Turtwig, I want you to use Bite on Gliscor! Clamp down on its tail!"

"Pika-Pikachu!" shouted Pikachu as it dashed towards Skuntank.

Pikachu skidded to a halt, and released a shock of electricity on the Pokémon, "Pika-chuuuuuuuu!" cried Pikachu as the electricity shot towards the Skuntank.

The wild Skuntank recoiled with pain, and almost collapsed from the electric shock, but it managed to stay standing, and retaliated against Pikachu with a Slash, which sent Pikachu flying back across the grassy field where they battled.

Meanwhile, Turtwig ran at Gliscor, following the Pokémon as it hovered above the ground.

The flying Pokémon taunted Turtwig as it hovered up and down above the ground, trying to feint it into biting, which Turtwig would always miss.

Finally, Turtwig decided to stand still, and as the Gliscor came in for a Poison Tail, Turtwig dodged the attack and bit down on the Pokémon's tail. Gliscor howled in pain.

"Gliscor!" it cried, trying to fly away from Turtwig, shaking its tail violently in order to release Turtwig's clamping grip.

Turtwig refused to let go however, and the Gliscor was not able fly with the added weight, with Turtwig using itself as an anchor to hold itself and Gliscor to the ground.

"Pikachu use Quick Attack on Skuntank!" shouted Jeremy, "Turtwig, I want you to swing Gliscor around wildly, and slam it hard into the ground, understand?"

"Turtwig!" said Jeremy's Turtwig through a mouthful of Gliscor tail.

Gliscor was spun around in circle as if it was caught in a tornado or a whirlpool. This caused the Gliscor to get disoriented and stopped it from struggling against Turtwig's grasp. Then, Turtwig slammed Gliscor hard into the ground, kicking up dirt as it made impact.

Gliscor fell unconscious, and Turtwig was the victor in that match.

Meanwhile, Pikachu was dashing towards Skuntank, jumping left right and centre as to not be predictable in its attack angle, but the Skuntank was not fooled. It spun around and hit Pikachu square in the stomach with its tail.

Jeremy smiled. "Pikachu hang on to Skuntank's tail and release your strongest Thunder Shock!" he commanded.

Pikachu nodded, and with another loud cry, released a strong blast of electricity through its body into Skuntank's; the Skuntank let out a pained cry, and fell to the ground unconscious as the attack ended.

Jeremy was quick with his reaction, and sent two Poké Balls flying through the air, one aimed for Skuntank and the other for Gliscor.

The Poké Balls soon ensnared their targets and began to rock violently as the Pokémon inside were trying to escape and return to the wild. Once, twice, three times, a fourth—the balls kept shaking, until finally, in unison, the lights in the middle lit up and the Pokémon were officially caught.