CHAPTER 13 – BATTLE RESIDENCE (PART ONE) (Fixed)

In the previous chapter we see how, when addressing, our heroes find a Charmander about to die from the great rain that fell at that time, after saving him, the coach who left him abandoned came to look for him, but all those present joined to throw him out and that's how little Charmander joined his team.

With Ash.

We had started our way to the Battle Residence, but as it was not an institution recognized as such, the Rotom Dex did not directly indicate the way, luckily, due to its large size and that it was the only Residence in the area, it was very easy to locate it, the only drawback of the road was that a trainer challenged me to a Pokémon battle, his Pokémon was a Spidops, a Pokémon originally from Paldea, the region that Ash never visited in the anime, it's funny to see how this world differs from Ash's original.

The good thing is that my Charmander weakened it in a seen and not seen, seriously, this Charmander this OP, why would anyone abandon this great Pokémon? And also another question why would someone abandon a Pokémon just because they believe it is weak? In the world of video games everything was governed by the levels, statistics, IVS, EVS, and the base points of each Pokémon, but in this world, this is not so relevant, obviously there are Pokémon stronger than others, but look at the legendary, but in this world, those competitive things do not exist.

After this small combat that lasted less than 5 minutes, we continued our trip to the Battle Residence, which, to tell the truth, was quite far, it took about 4 hours on the way to get there, by god this region is huge, and as our next destination would be Saffron City I also looked at how long it was and it turns out that we have about another 5 hours of road to get there and that by the short way, I don't want to think how long it would be if we strayed.

Let's go back to the subject, when we arrived at the Residence, what you could see was a huge mansion that was fenced on all sides, with a large door in the form of a grille where you could see the interior, in it, a person with a butler suit had stopped, so we approached him to see if he told us how to participate.

"Excuse me, we are coaches and we have heard that there will be a small tournament here, can you tell us how to sign up to participate?" – I asked the person who looked like a butler.

"Oh, perfect, from what I see, I guess it will be you three, it is perfect for us because there were literally only three positions left, just tell me your names" – explained the butler.

"Perfect, my name is Ash, this one on my left is Nancy and the one on my right is Verity," I said with a smile.

"Delighted" – they both said.

The butler took out a notebook and with a pen wrote down our names.

"Mmm... Ash, Nancy and Verity, well, aim" – said the butler when he finished writing.

"Is there anything we need to know?" – I asked curiously.

"If you talk about the rules, they are simple, they are the same as the Gym leaders, the only difference is that each round will be a 1 vs 1, you can use any Pokémon that is at your disposal every time you fight, but you can only use a maximum of 3 Pokémon of different species, do you have any other questions?" – explained the butler.

"Yes, I would like to know what the are the prizes" - Nancy added.

"No problem, but I am not authorized to say that, the owner of this Battle Residence is that he will give you that information before starting this tournament, and now, if you don't have any other question, please follow me" – said the butler.

Then he guided us through the mansion or rather we did not get to enter because he guided us to a battlefield where there were 5 more people besides us, apparently it was not a very big tournament.

"I know what you are thinking, but the answer is simple, in this tournament only coaches participating in the Indigo League can participate, the rest of the people can not participate" – said the butler with a smile.

"How do you know we're coaches then?" – I asked raising an eyebrow.

"Easy, very easy, Nurse Joy from Cerulean City already warned me of your arrival and was very excited when she talked about you, so I decided to reserve the last three positions for you" – explained the butler.

It makes sense.

Upon arrival you can see that, curiously, all the participants were boys except Nancy and Verity so they naturally attracted attention, especially because they are beautiful... I don't like it, Nancy is my girlfriend and Verity... soon it will also be, we have been together for a short time but I like her personality, she is kind, a little naughty but above all she likes me and she likes me, that for me is enough, I will wait to win the Medal and then I will confess, yes, that I will do, so obviously you can understand that I do not like them to look at my girls so lustfully, I'm not so irrational as not to want to even be looked at, they're beautiful after all, but from there to look at them with lust, it's a no.

Luckily, before I could say anything, someone arrived, it was a middle-aged man, short black beard, hair and eyes of the same color and wearing a red suit with tie.

"Welcome coaches, as my fame already precedes, probably everyone knows me, but there are always exceptions, my name is Andrew, the owner of this magnificent residence and organizer of this tournament, now, I will explain the rules, there are 8 people, there will be 6 fights, whoever wins them all will be the winner, the rules are very simple, 1 vs 1, whoever first falls weakened, lose, it is allowed to use any Pokémon, but, at most, you can use 3 different species! Any questions?" – he explained

"I understand that every year the winners get amazing prizes, can I know what prizes there will be this year?" – asked a boy.

The guy in question was, without going into details, Richie, the rival who beat the original Ash in the Indigo League, in fact, I was surprised to see him here the truth.

"Good question, this year, the winner will take nothing more and nothing less than a batch of Pokéball made of bonguri, made by the famous craftsman, César de Pueblo Azalea, they will receive 10 Pokéball of each type, namely, Rapid Ball, Peso Ball, Cebo Ball, Nivel Ball, Amor Ball, Amigo Ball and Luna Ball, while the runner-up will have the honor of seeing my complete collection of fossils and choosing one from among all, If you have more questions, it's time to ask them" - he replied.

There was a murmur among the crowd when listening to the prizes, the truth is that the Pokéball lot interests me much more than the fossil, anyway, I have other plans for my three remaining Pokémon and thinking about it I do not want a Prehistoric Pokémon among them.

"Excuse me, I've heard that your tournament is very famous, if so, why are we so few?" – asked another boy.

The truth is that I also have that doubt, according to Nurse Joy, this tournament is very famous, if so, why are there so few participants? It doesn't make any sense.

"Good question, basically with the exception of two people who rejected my invitation, those present here are the ones who have the most medals so far, that is, the elite and the most promising, that is why they are here, it will also be a good opportunity to compare your levels with the other aspirants" – smiled Andrés.

I see, I understand, it's like a meeting for the most promising hopefuls, although I'd like to know who it was that turned down their invitation, I guess I have to concentrate on winning, so I'll put that aside for the time being.

"Well, here is a screen, thanks to a program, their names will come out randomly next to their respective rivals, obviously they will not take the fights one by one, otherwise they would see the strategy of their possible future rivals, so each one will fight on a battlefield "– explained Andrés.

Out of nowhere, a holographic screen appeared and began to match the different participants, surprisingly I was touched with a boy named Eric, Richie was played against someone named Lucas, then two other random coaches, and, finally, Nancy vs Verity, who looked at each other with fire in their eyes.

"Well, each couple will be guided with one of my butlers to the different battlefields, plus he will also be the referee, as for Ash and Eric, you will fight in this one, so you can stay" – explained Andrés.

"Good luck at two" – I smiled.

Then I gave Nancy a hug and another to Verity, I didn't want her to feel apart, then several butlers appeared who guided the others to a battlefield.

"Very well, as the gentleman said, the rules are simple, 1 vs 1, whoever weakens first, wins, they can start as soon as they take their places" – explained the referee.

"Charmander/Charcadet, I choose you!" – we both said at the same time.

Charmander came out of his Pokéball while from the other came a small Charcadet, originally from the Paldea region.

"You can start!" – announced the referee.

"Metal Claw!" – I ordered.

"Use Flame Charge and push it back!"

The Claw Metal and the Flame Charge collided, but nobody won, simply both went back several steps, the problem was that thanks to the Flame Charge now Charcadet was faster.

"Take advantage and use Take Down!"

Charcadet rammed at full speed towards Charmander.

"Protect yourself with Metal Claw!"

Charmander used Claw Metal to try to stop Charcadet's blow, it worked, but still Charmander took a few steps back, the good thing is that the setback of Demolition affected Charcadet a bit.

"Keep hitting with Take Down, don't let him attack!"

"Keep protecting yourself with Metal Claw!"

Charcadet and Charmander kept bumping into each other again and again, you might think he was on the ropes, but it's quite the opposite, because, just like Takedown had a side effect, ,Metal Claw also had the possibility of increasing the defense, and, after several clashes, said side effect was activated twice, mainly because I saw Charmander's skin glow slightly.

"Let you be beaten!"

"Take advantage of that and weaken it, use Take Down and finish it off!"

Charmander listened to me and received the Take Down that obviously hit Charmander, but he did not flinch, the defense surge worked.

"Shit, I forgot that Metal Claw had that effect!" – Eric shouted.

"It's my turn then, Metal Claw!"

Thanks to Charcadet having done a lot of damage with Take Down and also being right next to Charmander, the Metal Claw impacted and sent Charcadet flying weakening him.

"Charcadet cannot continue, Charmander is the winner!" – the referee ruled.

"Shit, I forgot that Take Down and Metal Claw had side effects, I'm still missing..." – sighed Eric as he kept Charcadet in his Pokéball.

"Don't worry, we're not born knowing, you'll get better over time, plus it's been a good fight" - I said, shaking hands with a smile.

Eric looked at me and shook my hand while smiling.

"Next time I won't lose!" – Eric added confidently.

"Me neither" - I added.

Now that I noticed, Eric was a pretty short boy, brown hair, eyes of the same color, a blue polo shirt and white shorts with sneakers of the same color.

"What good fellowship, I hope that when they meet again they will have become more powerful!" – added Andrés.

Then we saw all the participants coming, including Nancy and Verity, the latter came running and hugged me slam me.

"Honey, Nancy bullied me!" – Verity exclaimed in a pitiful tone.

"What happened?" – I asked with a smile.

"I beat her up, that happened!" – Nancy said proudly.

"It wasn't a beating" - Verity denied.

"Yes, it was," Nancy nodded.

"No" - Verity denied.

"Come, come, no matter who won, for me you are both the best" – I said drawing Nancy to my embrace.

Other men's gazes seemed to be sharp, except for Eric and Richie who gave a thumbs up, hahaha.