Alex vs Aoki - 4 

Aoki became serious about seeing the new form of Arcanine.

'Seems like the victory will not be flawless as I expected'

"Weepinbell focus on defense " Aoki immediately commanded.

The next instant something happened that was very surprising.

"Arcanine use True extreme speed"

Alex had to finish the battle in under 5 minutes as Arcanine could only maintain that form for that time. After which his energy and power level drops a lot.

He was sure that Arcanine would take care of Weepinbell and Nidorino if no accidents happened but the problem was Pidgeotto who could somewhat rival Arcanine's speed.

As soon as Alex gave out the command, Arcanine howled and disappeared from his position leaving a trail on his path.

Boom!

An explosion occurred at the center of the field as Weepinbell was thrown like a ragdoll to the corner of the stadium with Arcanine standing at the center.

'This speed is frightening' Aoki thought seeing the Arcanine.

The change that came in Arcanine was unexpected to Aoki. He knew that Elite Pokemon were terrifying but this caught him off guard.

Weepinbell somehow managed to get himself to stay in the field by stabbing his roots into the ground but took a lot of damage in the process along with his body on fire.

"Arcanine again"

"Weepinbell catapult method "

Boom!

Another explosion occurred as Weepinbell somehow managed to dodge the attack of Extremspeed but could not handle the thing that came after that.

Arcanine used fire fang to bit Weepinell throwing him into the air and used two rounds of Fire Blast that Weepinbell could not protect against bringing his health down to an absolute minimum.

If not for him using Giga drain at the time when Arcanine bit him, he would have fainted by now.

Even if he was not eliminated, he was currently on fire continuously lowering his heath making him feel a lot of pain.

'Seems like Weepinbell cannot handle this level of battle yet. The power Arcanine is using must have a limit, I just have to persist.

I can't let Weepinbell suffer anymore. Let's call him back after the next move"

"Weepinbell use great forest emergence "

~Weee~

Weepinbell somehow managed to stab his roots into the ground and initiate his last attack.

Since Aoki asked him to use that move, he knew that he will soon be called back.

It was very frustrating for him.

For the past few seconds, he could not even touch Arcanine and if this continued for a few seconds, he was going to lose.

"We can have a lot of time to prove yourself Weepinbell, now is not the time "

Against Arcanine, he needed speed. Weepinbell had fast attacks but he cannot hold a candle to Arcanine who was even faster than Pidgeotto.

Crack!

Boom!

The four concerns and various places of the field cracked as large vines emerged from the ground and attacked Arcanine from every angle.

Everyone was flabbergasted by the sheer range of attacks coming from such a small Pokemon.

This was Weepinbell's special move that he began preparing from the start of the match.

It was a combination of vine whip, superior control of grass-type energy, understanding of plants, and a large amount of energy.

Although this move was still in the development stage, it was enough to completely change the tide of the battle.

One key factor of these vines was that they were filled with poison-type energy too which would be released when coming in contact with fire.

Both Aoki's and Alex's vision was blocked from whatever was happening inside.

Within a few seconds, the entire battlefield was covered with small size trees and vines.

Weepinbell controlled the vines to come out of the forest and stood at the corner of the field.

"Heal yourself Weepinbell. You have done your best.

Leave the rest to others "

Aoki called back Weenpinbell and called out Pidgeotto.

"Pidgeotto use agility and double team to get your speed to maximum."

Alex clicked his tongue and asked Arcanine to use Overheat.

An angry grumble was emitted from Arcanine as a wave of flame burst off him putting the entire small forest on fire.

Arcanine didn't stop and started blasting Flair Blitz and Fireblast combo recklessly all over the place fastening the burning place.

"Pidgeotto use Hurricane "

A large tornado of flames was summoned that surrounded Arcanine which intensified the effect of poison that was already in his body.

Arcanine and Alex both didn't realize that poison effect until a few seconds later when Arcanine started to show painful expression. Alex was still not aware of what was happening due to the vines.

By the time Arcanine had burned most of the forest, Pidgeotto was done with her speed boost.

As the camera gave a clear shot of Arcanine, Alex realized how big of trouble he was in.

'Shit, in this condition Arcanine would not last even two minutes!!"

Arcanine used the remaining of his energy to fire very strong Fire Blast and other flame attacks but Pidgeotto just dogged that at her fastest speed without confronting them.

After all the boots she applied, her speed had reached a level that is equal to Arcanine which was a shock to Alex.

Arcanine used True extreme speed to just at Pidgeotto's level but Pidgeotto was able to respond with attacks like Wind sphear each time damaging Arcanine.

Since the beginning when Arcanine had appeared in the field, Aoki had formulated a plan to take down Alex with minimal mistakes but some things went in unexpected directions for him to call back Weepinbell but it worked well in the end.

For a person who grew up with an Arcanine, he was aware of how dangerous they could be or how they can be exploited.

Generally, it was difficult for a Pokemon like Arcanine to get poisoned from attacks due to their dense fur but since the start, Weepinbell had been instructed to attack the bottom of his head were the most vulnerable spot of an Arcanine lay.

Aoki indented to use Weepinbell's incomplete special move from the start but he wanted Weepinbell to be the one to finish the battle.

"Let's end this Pideotto, use Giga Impact. "

"Arcanine Flare Blitz "

The two Pokemon collided which created yet another big explosion shaking the stadium.

But this time, it was Arcanine who was thrown like a ragdoll with his power up gone with Pidgeotto using roost to heal herself from the clash.

The referee looked at Arcanine for a few seconds and announced the result.

"Arcanine is unable to battle…

Gym leader Alex is out of Pokemon, Challenger Aoki wins the battle"

Alex still could not comprehend what happened in the last few minutes and before he knew the battle was over his Arcanine defeated.

Almost everything was going according to plan but…he could not execute things properly as a result he lost….lost his first match as a gym leader.

Contrary to expectations, the audience cheered louder than ever.

Who cared if Alex lost the match, all of them understood the power of his amazing Pokemon, especially Arcanine who won people's hearts with his majestic appearance.

People were happy to know that a person with such Pokemon will be leading the gym in the future.

For most of them, it was their first time watching such an amazing battle that rarely happens.

As this was an opening match for a gym, this match was broadcasted all over Kanto which increased the reputation of the Gym and both the trainers.

Experienced trainers could point out how difficult the battle was while new trainers gained new inspiration and ideas watching the battle.

The forest fire was still up so Aoki asked the help of Misty and Jill to put off the fire.

The Blastoise of Jill attracted quite an attention along with Misty's Politoed as those were currently extremely rare.

Jill was already in a daze after the battle but the battle matched Misty's expectations. She had watched how her father's elite stage Blastoise fights so she knows how the battle would proceed.

After the forest was put out Alex and Aoki shook hands as Alex presented him with the Blaze Badge and the T.M for Fire Blast.

The fact that Aoki had none of his Pokemon eliminated was a huge achievement.

As the match was telecasted, the topic of this match will be talked about for a while.

"Thanks for the amazing battle Aoki, I had become too arrogant after winning the Pokemon league and needed a reminder that I am still far."

******

Professor Oak who was sipping cup Noodles in his lab watched the entire telecast with excitement.

He never expected Weepinbell to pull out such a large move as creating such a forest.

'The speed of the royal gene Pidgeotto was faster than expected'

"Is this the boy you were talking about Professor Oak ? " asked the woman that was sitting beside him arranging the paperwork.

She was Delia Ketchum, the mother of Ash Ketchum who sometimes worked as an assistant for Professor Oak from others was busy.

"Yes, they received their starter on the same day. " said Professor Oak

"That's very impressive, I wonder what Ash is doing," said Delia.

"Ohh Ash, he told me this morning that he will be leaving Vermillion City tomorrow as he got the thunder badge.

I have some business in Vermillion city, want to tag along and meet Ash?" Oak asked

"That would be excellent professor, this boy forgets to call his mother, "said Delia.

With her son and husband both on their journey, she spends most of her time with the female researchers or helping professor Oak with paperwork.

'I hope Ash is doing fine'