[IC] Pokemon: Kalos

[James Davy]

"Ready and raring!" answered Shiranui. He thought of what Pokémon he'd use.

[bowtiesrcool86]

At the gym, Wulfric was waiting for the two. He stood there with his arms folded. "Ah, you made it." He said unfolding his arms. The official explained that they would each use three Pokemon, in addition to the normal gym battle rules. Wulfric called on Abomasnow and Liam sent out Scarlet the Delphox.

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Snow Warning started.
"Sunny Day!" Liam called. The Hail storm was halted and replaced with intense sunlight.
"Shadow Ball!" Wulfric called.
Scarlet was hit.
"Fire Blast!" Liam called. The fire attack hit Abomasnow dead on and one shotted it.
"Abomasnow is unable to continue, Delphox wins." The official called. Wulfric recalled Abomasnow for Avalugg.

"Avalugg, the Iceberg Pokemon. Its ice-covered body is as hard as steel. Its cumbersome frame crushes anything that stands in its way. The way several Bergmite huddle on its back makes it look like an aircraft carrier made of ice."

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[Sunny 1]
Liam again called for Fire Blast. Avalugg fell like a ton of bricks. Liam, the official, and Wulfric all wore stunned looks on their face. Liam didn't realize Scarlet was this strong.

"Av-Avaluug is unable to continue, Scarlet wins." The official said. Wulfric recalled it and sent out his final Pokemon, Cryogonal.

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[Sunny 2]

Liam was surprised. He tried to keep his composure.
"Cryogonal, Night Slash"
Scarlet learned and used Blast Burn. The attacks collided and made a huge explosion. It took several minutes for the dust to settle. Both Pokemon were panting heavily. Scarlet was now in need of recharging, and Blaze had activated while the dust cloud was up.
"Night Slash again." Wulfric ordered. Cryoginal fired the attack just before losing consciousness. Scarlet was hit. She was knocked out as well.

"Neither Pokemon is able to continue, this battle is a draw. Because the Gym Leader Wulfric is out of Pokemon, the winner is Liam Coleman of Blackthorn City!" Wulfric was impressed and gave Liam the Iceberg Badge.

[James Davy]

Next up was Shiranui. Wulfric sent Abomasnow out and Shiranui sent Higitsune out. "Another Delphox, eh? Abomasnow, use Earthquake!"
"Higitsune, Fire Blast!" The Delphox pulled his stick out and flames issued forth from the stick, forming a 大 glyph. Abomasnow was engulfed in the flames and was left scorched and knocked out.

Wulfric switched Abomasnow for Cryogonal and Shiranui scanned the snowflake. "Cryogonal, the Crystallizing Pokémon. They are composed of ice crystals. They capture prey with chains of ice, freezing the prey at –148°F." He switched Higitsune out and sent the newly-evolved Tsudzumaru into battle.
"Cryogonal, Solar Beam!"
"Tsudzumaru, start with Stealth Rock!" While Cryogonal started powering up for an attack, Tsudzumaru let off some sparkles that formed rocks over Wulfric's side of the battlefield. The rocks buried themselves into the ground, poised to strike the next Pokémon to come out. "Tsudzumaru, Stone Edge!" Cryogonal fired a beam of sunlight that blasted Tsudzumaru, but the Gigalith survived thanks to his Sturdy ability. Unfortunately, the hail inflicted the last bit of damage needed to knock Tsudzumaru out.

"Tsudzumaru, return; Yoto, I choose you!" Shiranui recalled his Gigalith while the Aegislash on his back drew himself out and was poised for battle.
"Cryogonal, Night Slash!"
"Yoto, King's Shield!" The Aegislash remained motionless, tracking Cryogonal as it spun towards the kingly sword. Cryogonal struck Yoto's shield with a loud clang that sharply lowered its Attack stat.
"Cryogonal, Confuse Ray!"
"Yoto, Sacred Sword!" Cryogoanl let off a flash of bright light that rendered Yoto confused. The Aegislash switched to his Blade Forme and fought the confusion enough to pull off a technique known only to a certain quartet of legendaries and his own evolution line, slashing Cryogonal into a one-hit knockout.

Wulfric switched to Avalugg and the Stealth Rock trap triggered, striking Avalugg for a decent amount of damage. "Avalugg, Avalanche!"
"Yoto, King's Shield!" The Aegislash switched back to his Shield Forme after snapping out of his confusion and blocked Avalugg's attack, harshly lowering its Attack stat.
"Avalugg, Curse!"
"Yoto, Flash Cannon!" Yoto switched to his Blade Forme again and intensified the light that glistened off the blade, dazzling Avalugg with a critical hit. The iceberg fell and Shiranui won the Iceberg Badge.

[bowtiesrcool86]

Wulfric explained to them that they had to head east to get to the Pokemon League finals. They then had to turn left out on Route 21. Liam thanked him for the info. "Shall, we go heal up and head out?"

[James Davy]

"Yes, we shall," answered Shiranui. He wondered what kind of competition he would face in the Kalos League.

[bowtiesrcool86]

Liam went to the Pokemon Center and handed over his poke balls to Joy.

[James Davy]

As did Shiranui. While he waited, he saw a golden ring appear right in front of him out of thin air with a swirling purple mass inside. The ring was a small portal and out of it came a Heat Rock, a Gengarite and a note. "What's this?" he asked to himself as he picked up the items and read the note, which was written in Unown.

TO THE HUMANS THAT SAVED OUR LIVES

THE ITEMS I SENT WITH THIS NOTE ARE GIFTS FOR YOU IN GRATITUDE FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR BOTH HUMANS AND POKEMON

FOR THE COMPASSIONATE HEALER OF WILD POKEMON I GIVE YOU THE HEAT ROCK WHICH WILL COME IN HANDY SHOULD YOU USE THE SUN IN BATTLE

FOR THE CHILD OF THE MOON I GIVE YOU THE GENGARITE FOR WHEN YOUR GENGAR NEEDS THAT LITTLE EXTRA PUSH

H

"Liam, who's H?" asked Shiranui.

[bowtiesrcool86]

"'H'"? Liam asked. "Sounds like the code name of a character from a spy film to me." Liam replied. He switched his Pokedex to sort alphabetically, "There are 27 known pokemon whose name starts with an 'H'. That portal had to have been made by a psychic Pokemon, which assuming this isn't a new Pokemon leaves two possibilities. But this is beyond the known scope of one of them. It has to be this one." Liam handed his Pokedex to Shiranui.

[ "Hoopa, the Mischief Pokemon. It gathers things it likes and pushes them through its loop to teleport them to a secret place. Its loops are said to have the power to warp space." ]

A pair of Wigglytuff came and returned the heroes balls to them.

[James Davy]

"Hoopa, eh?" Shiranui contemplated out loud, receiving his Pokémon, "You're probably right, Liam. I'm sure this Hoopa will show up sooner or later."

[bowtiesrcool86]

"Should we move on then?" Liam asked.

[James Davy]

"Yes," answered Shiranui, ready to head out.

[bowtiesrcool86]

It was time to head east, as Wulfric explained. "Hey, Shiranui, what region do you want to go after we finish here?

[James Davy]

"I haven't really thought about that to be honest," answered Shiranui, "Have you got any ideas?"

[bowtiesrcool86]

'Not a single one." Liam admitted.

[James Davy]

"Our options are Unova, Hoenn or Sinnoh," stated Shiranui, "I'm leaning towards Unova."

[bowtiesrcool86]

"Well, there is Pokéstar studios." Liam replied. "But Hoenn is supposed to be lovely."

[James Davy]

"Ah yes, the region that gave rise to Pokémon Contests," stated Shiranui, "I wouldn't mind showing off my Pokémon in that way."

[bowtiesrcool86]

"So Hoenn?" Liam asked as they approached the turn they needed.

[James Davy]

"Yes," answered Shiranui, "The Contest circuit will be what Zoro needs to practice his Illusion ability."

[bowtiesrcool86]

"Well, I'm glad we got that decided.' Liam said. The heroes were now on the final stretch to the Kalos League. Liam wondered what kind of Pokemon they would find at the tournament here.