Episode 25: Ball & Electric

The ship returns to Vermilion, dropping off the group and Eve before leaving. Before they leave to Lt. Surge's gym, Eve gives the group one last item.

Eve: Here, you need this to get into the gym, it's called a Hidden Machine or HM. HMs allow you to use a special move to get past obstacles. This one allows you to cut down trees.

Leon: Cool, you've really helped us a lot.

Eve: Consider it an investment. When you reach the Indigo League, I want to be recognised as the person that helped these up and coming stars reach their goal.

Leon: Don't worry, we won't disappoint.

The cut down the tree and enter the gym. Una goes around beating the gym trainers while the rest of the group starts on the puzzle. Leon starts running around, rummaging through the trash cans, finding a switch, then accidentally resetting it.

Leon: How is anyone supposed to figure this out!?

Rai: Chill out, there's a trick to this.

Rai find the first switch in the bottom left trash can then goes to the trash can to the right of it and flips the second switch.

Rai: Boom, easy.

Wart: Ha, maybe he should lead the team from now on.

Leon: Funny. Let's just get this badge already.

They walk up to Lt. Surge's battle arena and with a few words, the battle begins. Surge sends out his first Pokémon, Voltorb and Ivy goes first. Ivy puts the ball to sleep then begins wailing on it with Vine Whip. Before she could deliver the final blow, it wakes up and uses Self-Destruct to take Ivy down with it.

Lt. Surge: Never think you've won before you see you enemy knocked out! Go Electabuzz!

He sends out his next Pokémon and Leon steps up to the plate. He tries to shoot Embers at it but he can't seem to hit it, no made how much he tries.

Leon: If I can't hit you from a distant, then I'll just get up close!

Lt. Surge: Haha, then get close! Electabuzz, use Thunder Punch!

Leon dodges the punch and tries to use Metal Claw, but his attack is also dodged. He tries again but is hit this time by the Thunder Punch, sending him flying. He get's back up but is again hit by Thunder Punch.

Leon: Okay, time for a new strategy.

He lights his fist on fire and charges at the Electabuzz and gets a strong Fire Punch to its face. He dodges another Thunder Punch and hits another Fire Punch. The both hit each other with one more punch, another double knockout.

Episode End.