Vs Team Rocket Grunt

"Scyther, use Double Team" Folker screamed in a commanding tone.

Scyther let out a sharp cry and moved so fast, afterimages started appearing. Only three clones appeared beside Scyther. After all, they're on a narrow alley. There's not much space it can maneuver on.

Facing Scyther is a blue, chiropteran Pokemon. While it lacks eyes, it has pointed ears with purple insides and a mouth with two sharp teeth on each jaw. It has purple wing membranes supported by two, elongated fingers, and two long, thin, tails.

Zubat is a dual-type Poison/Flying Pokemon is a popular flying type pokemon typically used by Bikers, Poison type trainers, Team rocket members, and etc.

"Zubat, use supersonic!" Eric screamed in a commanding tone.

Zubat then let out a sharp cry as it generated soundwaves headed towards Scyther.

"Oh no, not that move!" Folker said in panic as he tried to calm himself down.

He looked at Scyther being overwhelmed by the Supersonic move. Scyther clones started disappearing and Scyther slashed at the nearby boxes. It hurt itself in confusion! The pitiful boxes were torn apart by Scyther's sharp scythe blades.

"Poison Fang!" Eric let out a loud but calm command at Zubat.

Zubat then flapped its wings faster as it flew towards the confused Scyther. Purple liquid started appearing on its sharp teeth and bit Scyther. It then flew backwards to keep distance from the confused Scyther.

'Scyther!'

Scyther let out a sharp cry in pain. It shook its head and suddenly stopped.

'Tch, so it wasn't poisoned' Eric thought internally.

Poison Fang has a chance of poisoning its opponent if it hits. Clearly, Scyther wasn't poisoned.

"Use Poison Fang again!" Eric screamed in a commanding tone.

Zubat flapped its wings faster and flew towards Scyther as purple liquid started appearing on its sharp teeth, ready to bite its foe.

'Can't let it hit again or I'd be in trouble!' Folker thought inwardly.

"Use Quick Attack to dodge sideways and slash its wings!" Folker screamed in a commanding tone.

'Scyther!'

Scyther let out a cry as it bent its knees and quickly jumped sideways to avoid Zubat's attack.

Zubat missed!

Scyther turned its scythe blades to slash at Zubat's purple wing membranes. Zubat fell down and couldn't fly for a while.

"Quick! Use Wing Attack while it's down!" Folker screamed in a hurry.

Scyther hardened its wings as it flapped faster and used it to attack a downed and defenseless Zubat. Its wings hit Zubat!

Zubat fainted!

Folker proudly smirked as it looked at his first victory in a Trainer Battle, one as dangerous as this.

"Good job Scyther!" happily said to Scyther.

'Scyther!'

Scyther let out a sharp cry in celebration of its first victory in a Trainer Battle and looked at Folker with a smile.

However, it only lasted for a while.

"Tch, aren't you quite a strong kid" Eric said with an ugly facial expression, clearly displeased with his loss. He grabbed his Pokeball and called back Zubat.

'You did well' Eric muttered as he looked at its Pokeball.

From Eric's point of view, this would be an easy battle. His opponent is just a naive kid who clearly didn't have that much experience in Pokemon Battles. He didn't expect for Zubat to be defeated. But it didn't matter, for the battle was far from over.

Eric smirked and reached out to his pocket and grabbed another Pokeball.

"It's not over yet, Kid. It's your turn, Grimer!" Eric screamed with disdain in his tone.

A slimy, amorphous Pokemon suddenly appeared. It has two large eyes with beady pupils and a gaping mouth with a gray tongue. While it lacks any visible legs, it does have two arms with three digits on each hand.

It is constantly oozing a bacteria-rich fluid from all parts of its body.

'Grimer'

Facing a fearsome opponent, it didn't fear or show any hesitation. Instead, it let out a not so sharp cry as it looked at its opponent, Scyther.

'Stupid, stupid, stupid! Just because you only have one Pokemon, it doesn't mean that everyone else would only use one Pokemon!' Folker screamed to himself internally and frowned as he looked at the opposing Grimer.

This Grimer would be troublesome to deal with. With its fluid body, attacking it would be like attacking a liquid. In addition, Scyther didn't have any super-effective moves that can be used against this Grimer. Luckily, it would still take damage despite having a fluid body.

"Scyther, use Double Team!" Folker screamed in a commanding tone.

Scyther then moved so fast, afterimages started appearing as it moved. Three clones appeared as it looked at the Grimer.

'Normally, Poison Gas would be good but in a surrounding like this, it would affect me too' Eric thought to himself as rubbed his chin.

"Minimize!" Eric screamed in a commanding tone.

Grimer's figure started minimizing a little bit. It reduced its size, making it harder for Scyther to hit it.

"Scyther, use Quick Attack!" Folker screamed in a commanding tone.

'Scyther!'

Scyther let out a sharp cry as it quickly ran towards Grimer and slashed its scythe blades.

Splash! Splash!

Looking at his Pokemon being attacked, Eric smirked. Grimes splashed all around Grimer as it was hit. Its attack hit! But it didn't damage it as much. As expected of its fluid body.

"Disable!" Eric screamed!

He waited for its opponent to use its troublesome Quick Attack move. Not only can it be used to attack, it can also be used to dodge an attack. This time, he crippled his opponent's move, making Scyther unable to use Quick Attack for a while.

Looking at Scyther whose Quick Attack move has been disabled, Folker let out a sigh. In the end, he's still a rookie trainer. His opponent on the other hand, despite being poor, is still a battle-hardened trainer oozing with experience. He already did well considering that he defeated his opponent's first Pokemon.

"You think you have the upper hand now huh? Just watch as we make a move you wouldn't expect" Folker said with arrogance and confidence in his tone.

Looking at Folker and his smug face, Eric had a bad feeling. This wasn't a confidence a losing opponent was supposed to have. He frowned as he looked at Folker and said "Is that so? Make your move then".

But he didn't wait for his opponent to make his move.

"Use Harden!" Eric quickly said as he urged Grimer to make his move.

Grimer didn't hesitate and quickly hardened its minimized fluid body, raising its defenses.

Looking at Grimer raising its defenses, Folker smiled with confidence and said "Scyther! This is the moment we've been waiting for!".

Eric frowned as he looked at Scyther, wondering what their next move would be.

"Run away! Quick!" Folker quickly screamed as he urged Scyther to run away with him. He quickly ran away from the battle.

As Scyther listened to its trainer with arrogance, he had a feeling that it would turn out like this. As such, he already prepared himself and quickly ran away with its cowardly trainer.

Eric had his eyes wide and his jaw dropped in shock which didn't last long as his facial expression turned sour. He then smiled bitterly.