CHAPTER 113 – SEMIFINAL, ASH VS GARY (PART ONE)
In the previous chapter we saw how the battle of Ash vs Wendy continues and after a hard but exciting battle we finally get to see the winner, Ash, who will goes directly to the semifinals along with Gary and Leaf, in addition to getting his new girlfriend Wendy, who will be the last semifinalist?, will Ash manage to pass to the finals? Stay and find out.
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With Ash.
After getting my new girlfriend I was currently watching the battle of my other two girlfriends, Nancy and Verity which were very tied, both were fighting their last Pokémon and of course they had managed to impress the stadium with their Pokémon.
"AFTER PARTICIPANT ASH'S INCREDIBLE MELOETTA I NEVER BELIEVED I WOULD SEE A SHAYMIN OR AN ARCTICUNO IN THIS INDIGO LEAGUE, BUT WHO WAS GOING TO TELL ME THAT THAT WAS NOT ALL AND THAT I WAS DESTINED TO WATCH THE BATTLE BETWEEN A LATIOS AND A VICTINI, I SERIOUSLY ASK THEM! WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS YEAR'S PARTICIPANTS AND HOW DID THEY CATCHED THOSE POKÉMON?!"
Yes, seeing 2 Legendary Pokémon and two Mythical had aroused a lot of people's curiosity and surely had also attracted the attention of those types of people, I will make a call to Looker later to see if he can prevent those people from bothering us, sometimes they can be very annoying.
Either way, the final battle was very close and both seemed to have drawn, however, Victini remained standing and got the victory for Nancy, so the last semifinalist was Nancy.
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ALREADY HAVE THE PARTICIPANTS WHO WILL ADVANCE TO THE SEMIFINALS, NAMELY GARY OAK, LEAF GREEN, ASH KETCHUM-HALE AND NANCY WHITE, WHO TOMORROW WILL FACE EACH OTHER TO PASS TO THE FINALS, BUT ONLY 2 WILL BE ABLE TO ADVANCE TO THE LAST ROUND, NOW WE'LL DISCOVER WHO THEY WILL BATTLE AGAINST!"
*Note: I did not know what last name to put Nancy and Leaf so they ran out of last names until now, I hope you like those last names, I know they are simple but they occurred to me yesterday and I thought why not?
Our images appeared on the screen and soon it was seen who our rivals would be tomorrow and surprisingly I would face Gary in the first battle while the next battle would be Leaf vs Nancy, this semifinal is going to be very close.
By the way I forgot to mention that after the finals there will also be some battle to decide the positions of 3-10 and that's remember me that the day after tomorrow will be the final, I just wanted to mention this because I forgot to say it before.
That said, after the fight, my family and I enjoyed a pleasant day, although we try to cheer Verity because she was quite depressed after her lose.
"I can't believe I lost...and against Nancy!" - exclaimed Verity.
"Hey, I'm trying to cheer you up!" - said Nancy, frowning.
"It's okay Verity, you lost by very little, actually I think you are both tied, I think anyone could have won, only that the luck this time opted for Nancy" – I said trying to comfort her.
"I don't like to admit that statement, but he's right, we're very evenly matched and this time luck was on my side so stop being depressed and focus on your battle that will take place in only two days, you can no longer be in the top two but you can battle for third position!" – exclaimed Nancy.
That seemed to cheer her up a bit and we were able to get through the rest of the day without any mishap...
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The next day.
The next morning we decided to go early to the stadium but we were so nervous so we decided to have breakfast with our family before to go.
Back to the subject, after having breakfast with the family and after wishing us luck, we went directly to the stadium where Gary was already waiting and yes, Leaf was with us.
"It seems that you're nervous" – Gary said when he saw us.
"It seems that you're nervous too" - I replied.
"Not at all, I just decided to come here before to reflect on my battle against you, you have proven to be very strong but I already have an infallible strategy to win" - Gary replied.
"Gary... you'd be more convincing if your legs weren't shaking" - Leaf said as he pointed to his legs.
And it's true, they were trembling slightly.
"Whatever, this is your last battle in this League, Ash" - said Gary embarrassedly.
"Yes, may the best win, I wish you luck too" – I nodded.
"Whatever..." - said Gary.
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An hour later.
Finally everything had started and we were both in our respective positions, the people in the stands seemed to be excited about the battle that was coming, the sunny day accompanied by a pleasant breeze also gave us the optimal conditions to battle, it seemed that even Arceus himself wanted to see what would happen today ...
"WELCOME TO THE SEMIFINALS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IN THE FIRST BATTLE OF TODAY YOU WILL SEE GARY OAK FROM PALLET TOWN AGAINST ASH KETCHUM-HALE FROM PALLET TOWN, BOTH COME FROM THE SAME TOWN AND I CAN ASSUME THAT THEY ARE EVEN FRIENDS, SO TODAY YOU WILL WITNESS A FIGHT BETWEEN FRIENDS, I CAN'T WAIT TO KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THIS FIGHT, IF YOU WANT YOU CAN START!"
"What will happen in this fight will be that I will win, Aegislash I choose you!" – said Gary.
And a powerful-looking Aegislash stepped out onto the battlefield.
"A very strong Pokémon... Pikachu it's your turn!" – I said.
I almost use Mew, but as I saw before, Gary has a Pokémon that Mew will be very useful with, so I want to reserve it for the time being.
"Pika pi!" - exclaimed Pikachu as he stepped out onto the battlefield.
"THE FIRST BATLLE THEY WILL BE AEGISLASH AGAINST PIKACHU!"
"Aegislash use Shadow Sneak!"
Suddenly, a shadow headed straight towards Pikachu.
"Use Quick Attack and doge it, then use Iron Tail against Aegislash!"
The Shadow Sneak was easy to dodge because we saw it before, the problems comes now.
Pikachu quickly headed towards Aegislash with the intention of hitting his Iron Tail.
"Use Sacred Sword!"
Aegislash drew his sheathing and collided with Pikachu's Iron Tail.
"Don't give up Pikachu!"
"Don't give up you too Aegislash!"
Both kept clashing attacks again and again, but everything resulted in a draw.
"That way we won't get anything, Pikachu use the Iron Tail and push yourself up!"
In one of those crashes, Pikachu used the shock of both and propelled himself upwards.
"Now, Pikachu use Thunderbolt!"
"Use King's Shield!"
Aegislash adopted his shield form and protected himself perfectly against Pikachu's attack, but just as he changed shape, I remembered something...
In the anime, specifically in the league of Kalos, Ash faced a guy with an Aegislash, I know that the character was important but I don't remember his name, the fact is that he was causing the same problem, Pikachu attacked, he protected himself and then attacked and so on until Ash devised a strategy to prevent him from using that attack anymore, I'm afraid I'll copy you this time Ash, I'm sorry but I have no choice.
"Pikachu use Iron Tail again!"
Pikachu quickly used Iron Tail, however, this time he used it against the ground causing several pieces of rocks to come out of the ground.
"I don't know what you're planning Ash but I assure you that it won't work, Aegislash use Sacred Sword!"
"Dodge it!"
Unfortunately Pikachu could not dodge it in time and was sent to fly by the enemy Aegislash.
"AWESOME BLOW OF THE ENEMY AEGISLASH THAT HAS HIT A DIRECT HIT ON PIKACHU, I WONDER WHAT KIND OF STRATEGY PARTICIPANT ASH HAS!"
You'll see "my" strategy.
"Are you okay Pikachu?" – I asked.
"Pika pi!" – nodded.
"Well, let's defeat that Aegislash, Pikachu use Iron Tail!"
Again Pikachu threw himself towards Aegislash.
"Send that Pikachu flying with Sacred Sword!"
Both collided attacks again, however...
"Go away and use Thunderbolt!"
"Aegislash use King's Shield and then ends up with that Pikachu with Sacred Sword!"
Pikachu was going to launch his Thunderbolt but was purposely delayed for Aegislash to use his attack first.
"Now Pikachu!"
Pikachu nodded and threw one of those rocks that broke off from the ground towards Aegislash which was about to pass into its shield form and protect itself.
But because of the rock, he was unable to execute his attack.
"Impossible!" – Gary exclaimed in surprise.
"Goodbye, Pikachu use Thunderbolt!"
Unable to execute his attack, Aegislash was at a distinct disadvantage and could not avoid Pikachu's attack.
"Dodge it!"
But it was impossible and Aegislash was hit by the Thunderbolt.
"Finish it off with Iron Tail!"
Pikachu quickly went to Aegislash who was trying to recover from that attack.
"Sacred Sword!"
Aegislash tried to move but was quite tired so Pikachu was able to dodge his attack very easily and impact his attack on him causing him to fall to the ground completely weakened.
"INCREDIBLE STRATEGY OF THE PARTICIPANT ASH WHO USED THE ROCKS TO PREVENT AEGISLASH FROM PROTECTING HIMSELF FROM THE BLOW OF PIKACHU THUS WEAKENING HIM, THIS BATTLE HAS STARTED VERY WELL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I DO NOT IMAGINE WHAT WILL CONTINUE AFTER SEEING THIS WONDERFUL AND CREATIVE STRATEGY!"
"You actually surprise me. Ash, I must admit I couldn't have predicted that, it's a good strategy, but you'll need more than just a good strategy to beat my next Pokémon, Cradily I choose you!" – exclaimed Gary.
And an intimidating Cradily stepped out onto the battlefield.
"PARTICIPANT GARY'S NEXT POKÉMON IS A CRADILY, A POKÉMON THAT LIVED MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO BUT WAS REVIVED THANKS TO MODERN SCIENCE!"
A fossil! It will be the first time I fight against one, I don't know if it happens to you, but every time I hear the word "fossil" it reminds me to my favorite movie, Jurassic Park, it's just curiosity.
"Pikachu let's finish him off as soon as possible, use Iron Tail!"
"If you think Cradily will fall easily then keep believing it, Cradily use Ingrain!"
Suddenly, numerous roots began to emerge from Cradily's body and dug into the earth, then disappeared, as if they were a mere illusion or simply invisible.
Thanks to that, Pikachu hit the hit on Cradily, but did not move him from the site.
"Rooting not only heals the Pokémon that uses it but also prevents it from being pushed or grabbed, Cradily use Wring Out!"
"Dodge it!"
But it was too late, Cradily wrapped his abnormally flexible neck around Pikachu and began to squeeze him.
"Pika pi!" - exclaimed Pikachu in pain trying to get out.
"Use Thunderbolt!"
Let's see if this makes him let go.
Pikachu managed to use his attack that impacted Cradily, however, right at that moment, the roots appeared again and restored Cradily's health making the Thunderbolt useless.
"Energy Ball!"
Being gripped and unable to dodge it, Pikachu received Cradily's blow and was sent to fly completely weakening him.
"Pikachu!" – I said quickly going for him.
"INCREDIBLE STRATEGY OF PARTICIPANT GARY WHO TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HIS CRADILY BEING IMMOVABLE TO IMPEDE PIKACHU'S MOVEMENT AND WEAKING HIM WITH HIS ATTACK!"
"Pikachu you've done great, but it's time to rest" – I said leaning him gently on the floor.
"Pika pi" – nodded.
Then I took out another Pokéball.
"I think it's time to get serious, Manaphy I choose you!" – I said.
And after a long time Manaphy went out to the battlefield.
"IT IS INCREDIBLE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TODAY I SAW A LOT OF LEGENDARY AND MYTHICAL POKÉMON BUT THIS DOES NOT END, THE NEXT POKÉMON OF THE PARTICIPANT ASH IS A MANAPHY, A MYTHICAL POKÉMON VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND MUCH MORE TO CATCH, THIS YEAR IS BEING INCREDIBLE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!"
"A Manaphy? I must admit that you have talent, not everyone can catch a Pokémon like that, however, it is still a Water-type Pokémon and my Cradily is a Grass-Type Pokémon, we have the advantage, Cradily use Energy Ball!"
"Do you think you have the advantaje? let me show you a little bit of our power, Manaphy use Hydro Pump!"
Both attacks impacted however, Cradily's attack was not strong enough and was completely destroyed impacting the Hydro Pump on it but without suffering much damage thanks to the Wring Out.