"Everyone is traveling with Ash. He has the most powerful helper and the company of beautiful girls. What about me? Is this the so - called sorrow of a single dog?" But as soon as Flame saw the sign of Cerulean City, he forgot about his self - pity just now.
"Pikachu, look, we're here!"
"Pika～" After the last battle between rivals, Flame and Pikachu had grown much closer.
(Of course, coming here means going to watch the water ballet of the three beautiful sisters known as the Cerulean City Beauties.)
Cerulean City is located next to Viridian Forest. It is a bit bigger than Pallet Town. It faces the estuary of a river to the north, with abundant water resources. The market in Cerulean City is quite bustling. There is also a huge fountain in the city center. The city is extremely prosperous.
"Wow! The three Cerulean City Beauties are much prettier than in the animation!" The three so - called Cerulean City Beauties were performing an elegant and romantic water ballet in the swimming pool. Flame couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration. Just then, a boy with a Pikachu on his shoulder stood beside Flame. Flame took a closer look and found that it was Ash.
"Hey, Flame, are you here to check out the beauties too?" Ash asked this stupid question without thinking.
"I'm here to challenge the Gym." (Well, checking out the beauties is just a bonus, of course.)
"I see. Flame, let's have a practice battle. The winner gets to challenge the Gym first. It's settled. Come on, I know a great battle venue." And just like that, Ash dragged Flame away before he could enjoy enough of the water ballet, or rather, the beauties.
Ash led Flame to an empty, deserted area...
"Flame, let's have a three - on - three battle!" Without waiting for Flame's answer, Ash sent out Butterfree first.
(If I don't fight him, he definitely won't let me go.)
"Go! Charmeleon!" Flame immediately sent out his Fire - type Pokémon, which had an advantage over Bug - type Pokémon.
"Ash, you attack first."
"Butterfree, use Stun Spore."
Butterfree flew right above Charmeleon and then flapped its wings, scattering Stun Spore towards Charmeleon.
"Charmeleon, use Ember."
At close range, Charmeleon used Ember. A ball of fire shot towards Butterfree flying in the sky. Due to the Fire - type's advantage over the Bug - type, it dealt double damage. Butterfree was knocked out with one hit. However, Charmeleon was hit by the Stun Spore that Butterfree had just scattered and was now paralyzed.
"Butterfree!!! Dammit... I didn't expect you to be so strong. The next one is you, Pidgeot."
"Charmeleon, use Dragon Rage."
Charmeleon used Dragon Rage on Pidgeot. The Pidgeot in the sky was surprisingly much slower than Charmeleon on the ground. This was because Flame had taken all his Pokémon to Mt. Moon for training before.
"Pidgeot, use Wing Attack."
Pidgeot dived down and used Wing Attack on Charmeleon. Charmeleon tried to dodge, but the paralysis kicked in, making him unable to move for a moment. He was hit by Pidgeot's wings. However, Pidgeot's attack didn't deal much damage, which showed that Ash's Pokémon were still quite weak at this time.
"Charmeleon, use Scratch."
After regaining the ability to move, Charmeleon jumped into the air, grabbed Pidgeot, and pulled it down. Well, Pidgeot lost its battle ability.
"The last one. It's you. Go! Pikachu." Ash's Pikachu on his shoulder jumped into the battle area.
"We'll also use Pikachu here. Go! Pikachu."
Flame recalled Charmeleon, and his Pikachu on his shoulder also entered the battle area. It was a one - on - one battle between Pikachus. "You have a Pikachu too. But my Pikachu is the most powerful Pikachu in the world. Pikachu, use Thunderbolt."
"Pikachu, we use Thunderbolt too."
Immediately, two bolts of electricity collided. However, it was obvious that the power of Flame's side far exceeded Ash's. In the end, Ash's Pikachu was hit by Thunderbolt. But since it was the same - type attack, the damage wasn't very great.
"Pikachu, use Quick Attack." Flame didn't wait for Ash's Pikachu to get up and immediately launched another attack. Ash's Pikachu was already lying on the ground, unable to get up.
"Dammit, Pikachu, get up and use Thunderbolt again." After hearing his trainer's order, Pikachu, covered in wounds, used all its remaining strength to get up and launched a not - very - powerful electric attack against Flame's Pikachu.
"Ash is really too weak now..." Flame let out a soft sigh as he looked at Ash.
"Pikachu, we use Thunderbolt too." Pikachu instinctively used its strongest electricity to launch Thunderbolt and charged forward. Then there was a big explosion. After the smoke cleared, Flame's Pikachu had already returned to rest on Flame's shoulder. Ash's Pikachu was lying in the middle of the battle area, having lost its battle ability.
"Pikachu, are you okay?" Ash rushed over and picked up Pikachu.
"You guys should go back and train hard!" Flame said to Ash.
"And Pikachu, you've learned Thunder Shock!? "
(There was a smile on Pikachu's face. Wait, was my Pikachu just showing off with that smile?)
"Flame, can I watch your Gym battle?" Ash looked at Flame seriously at this moment.
"Sure. I don't care how many people come to watch." (I really think the more people watch, the better. Maybe I've been influenced by Pikachu's show - off habit.)
To be continued...