Pewter City Gym (Part 2)

With the spiky rocks on the arena cracked, Red pointed his finger at Rhyhorn.

"Let loose a barrage of punches and wear it down!" Red ordered.

"Rhyhorn, Don't let it get close, Use Magnitude!" Brock ordered.

The spectators were quiet, their eyes glued onto the scene of the battlefield as they didn't blink, not wanting to miss even a moment of the action. Rhyhorn smashed it's feet against the ground, creating quakes on the ground and sending shockwaves through the destroyed arena but Riolu sprung into the air, dodging the Magnitude attack.

'That should be Magnitude 2, Such bad luck,' Red thought.

Riolu descended upon Rhyhorn, thrusting her fists forward and crashing against the face of the Pokemon, sending small shockwaves out with each punch. Brock clenched his fist.

"Alright, Shake her off and then Horn Attack!" Brock ordered.

Rhyhorn shook his head, knocking Riolu back and before the Fighting Pokemon could make contact with the ground, Rhyhorn's horn connected, it's menancing figure laced with a menancing Normal type aura as it sent Riolu flying, blood flying from her stomach which had been the point of Impact.

Rhyhorn kept charging forward but Riolu was quick to regain her composure, dodging to the right but Rhyhorn defied all expectations making a powerful swerve to the right and smashing against Riolu once again, much to Red's surprise.

'I know it was mentioned but it's still scary to witness it,' Red thought while his pace accelerated, thinking of ways to regain control of the battle.

Red's eyes flashed and Riolu stood up, despite Rhyhorn's brutal attacks... It was still standing.

"Come on Riolu, You can do it!"

"Don't give up!"

"Go Full Power!"

"You're strong!"

Words of encouragement encircled the air and Riolu let out a blue glow... Red's eyes showed shock. Was she going to evolve?

The thoughts of evolution were instantly knocked away when the Blue glow turned crimson and Riolu's eyes locked onto Rhyhorn's still figure, her right fist coiled with impressive amounts of energy.

All the damage he had dealt to her... All the moves he had used... When he had blocked her Vacuum wave like it was nothing... The rage encircled her eyes and the aura doubled in size, Red felt himself becoming a little drained but his eyes were still focused on the battle.

"This looks like Revenge," Red said.

Fighting Pokemon had the tendency to learn moves like Revenge in the heat of the battle, When all the tides seemed to turn against them and when they were close to losing... Their talent would blossom and Riolu was showcasing her talent as a Fighting Pokemon.

Brock's eyes widened as Riolu shot forward, heading to Rhyhorn, her eyes twisting with rage.

"Sand Attack!" Brock gave the order.

"Blow through the Sand with Vacuum Wave!" Red ordered.

Rhyhorn kicked up a dust cloud, temporarily blinding Riolu's line of sight but a beam of air and aura tore through the dust, creating a clear path to Rhyhorn. Riolu shot forward and appeared in front of Rhyhorn, her right hand flashing in red aura as she threw it forward, crashing into Rhyhorn's face with intense force.

Cracking sounds were heard as Riolu pushed forward with her fist, Rhyhorn's hard armor cracked under the assault sending small rocks crashing into the ground but Riolu wasn't done yet, Her eyes turning blank and the aura intensifying as she pushed Rhyhorn into the air with the power of her bare fist, propelling the Pokemon through the air with a powerful punch!

The aura around Riolu dissipated and the Pokemon slouched but she was not done yet. Rhyhorn on the other hand landed on the ground with cracks all around it's body, Riolu had done a lot of damage to it and...

"I withdraw!" Brock called out and returned Rhyhorn to it's Pokeball.

"Challenger Red and Riolu have won the first round, Folks. An astonishing scene of the power of a Fighting Pokemon from the Sinnoh region has been put into play and the last minute Revenge attack won the battle!" The Referee announced, "And the Final round will proceed momentarily!"

Brock smiled.

"For a Trainer who doesn't have any gym badges under his name, You sure are strong," Brock said, "But I am merely a wall amongst many others in the Quartz Conference so let's come at each other, With our partners without holding back!"

Brock threw another Pokeball into the air, revealing Graveler.

"Start with Rollout!" Brock ordered.

Graveler rolled into a ball pushing forward at amazing speed and Riolu's eyes flashed, her weakened state making her vulnerable to the attack yet she willed her body to move and it did, narrowly dodging Graveler's speeding rush. But the Pokemon bounced back faster than ever, aiming to smash Riolu with more speed laced in it's movements.

Red looked at Brock who wore a poker face, unable to decipher anything.

"Alright Riolu, It's time to strike... Hit it with a Powerful Force palm!" Red ordered.

Riolu responded, instead of moving to dodge, her entire body lit up in a crimson aura as she lunged forward extending her palms. The first palm struck the ball of rolling destruction, aura and speed clashing in a heated fight and Graveler's speed slowed greatly but Riolu wasn't done, her eyes literally burned with determination as a flame flickered in them, and then it became a raging fire. Riolu brought her second palm forward smashing it against Graveler who couldn't do anything other than being pushed a meter backward from the force behind the other Force Palm.

Riolu looked at Graveler, a terrifying red aura dancing in her eyes... making her look demonic as she took steps forward, Graveler instinctively moved backward but Riolu continued forward only for her to slump on the ground with swirly eyes.

"She was too exhausted to continue," Red muttered under his breath as he returned Riolu and spoke to her Pokeball, "Thanks for everything, Now let Charmeleon handle the rest,"

"Leader Brock and Graveler have won the second round! It was a great round with Riolu showcasing that even when weakened, She's not out of the fight yet. We have to commend Challenger Red for training such a powerhouse of a Pokemon and I can't wait to see what his final Pokemon will be," The Referee said and the Spectators roared, waiting for the final round that was Imminent.

Red clipped Riolu's Pokeball back to his belt and smiled.

"Let's do this!" Red called out his next Pokemon, throwing the Pokeball into the sky, "Charmeleon!"

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Author's Note:

The battle ends in the next chapter! A Heated battle that will signify the end of the volume, sadly I couldn't integrate any R18 chapters into this volume but there will be many in the next one!