"Vermilion Gym, Gym Battle Challenge! Gym Leader Lt. Surge vs. Ash from Pallet Town! Each trainer is limited to using two Pokémon. The first to have all their Pokémon unable to battle loses!"
"Challenger, you may switch your Pokémon during the battle. Now, let the battle begin!"
The previous woman walked to the edge of the arena, serving as the referee, and announced the rules of the match. The battle officially began.
"Go! Voltorb (now called Electrode)!"
Lt. Surge was the first to send out his Pokémon. A spherical Pokémon appeared before them, its body divided into two parts: the upper half red, the lower half white, just like the structure of a Poké Ball.
On the upper part, there was a pair of frowning, glaring eyes, looking as if it were angry. This was Voltorb. Ash had always suspected that Voltorb and its evolved form, Electrode, were simply created by the author's laziness.
However, Voltorb's temper was the complete opposite of Electrode's. Voltorb had quite a fiery personality, while Electrode was cheerful and loved to play pranks.
"How about it, kid? Are you going to send out your pet?" Lt. Surge challenged Ash after sending out Voltorb.
"No need to rush! Go! Eevee!"
"Eevee!"
Ash took out a Poké Ball and threw it. The Poké Ball flew out, a flash of light, and Eevee landed in the arena, appearing before everyone's eyes.
"Hmm? The kid's Pokémon are indeed all very cute! But it's a pity, they're about to get charred!" Lt. Surge mocked, seeing that Ash had sent out Eevee.
"Eevee! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"
Before Ash could speak, Eevee, hearing Lt. Surge's words, suddenly frowned. Before Ash could even give a command, it directly opened its mouth and unleashed a move towards Voltorb.
Countless golden stars glowed as they shot towards Voltorb. Eevee's sudden attack didn't draw any remarks from the gym member serving as referee, as the battle had already begun, and the challenger inherently had the right to attack first.
"Oh? Quite the personality! It seems to be a Pokémon with character! Voltorb, use Discharge!"
Seeing Eevee's sudden attack, Lt. Surge didn't mind. In fact, he seemed to like Eevee's fiery personality, perhaps because he himself shared a similar temperament.
Boom!!!
Voltorb's body erupted with a large amount of electricity, then directly released it, its power even stronger than a Thunder Shock attack, meeting the incoming Swift.
Bang!! Boom boom!!
The two energy attacks collided, instantly generating a powerful explosion. Smoke billowed in the center of the arena, obscuring both sides' vision, but Lt. Surge did not stop his offensive.
"Voltorb, use Rollout!"
Through the smoke, Voltorb was seen rolling rapidly, its speed constantly increasing. It then dashed into the smoke, rolled out from the other side, and charged at high speed towards Eevee.
"Eevee, use Dig!"
Ash, seeing this, didn't panic. He commanded calmly. Eevee, hearing the order, immediately leaped up, then plunged into the ground, quickly digging a tunnel and disappearing beneath the surface. Voltorb's Rollout attack consequently missed.
"What?!" Lt. Surge was a bit surprised by this.
One must know that pure Electric-type Pokémon like Voltorb didn't have many weaknesses; its only fear was Ground-type moves.
Bang!!!
At the same time as the surprise, Eevee burst out from the ground, directly beneath Voltorb. Carrying the momentum of emerging from the earth, it slammed hard into Voltorb's body.
Ugh!!!
Voltorb was knocked flying by the immense force, letting out a muffled groan as it hit the ground. Its spherical body uncontrollably rolled backward.
"Quick Attack!" Ash seized the opportunity to pursue the attack. After landing, Eevee's body instantly emitted a silver flash, and it charged forward at high speed.
"Voltorb, use Discharge!"
Seeing this, Lt. Surge quickly shouted. Voltorb, hearing the command, quickly stabilized its body, and powerful electricity once again surged from it, releasing directly forward.
Eevee's speed had reached its maximum. The Discharge energy spread out, hitting the ground and causing continuous explosions, but Eevee skillfully dodged them using Quick Attack's speed.
Bang!!!
Dodging the Discharge attack, Eevee directly crashed into Voltorb's body, sending Voltorb flying once again.
"Alright!!" Seeing this scene, Misty behind them cheered excitedly. So far, Ash had completely dominated. The two gym members beside them also watched in surprise.
"Hmm? You're really different from the other kids." Lt. Surge was also impressed by Ash's strength.
"You talk too much. Eevee, use Shadow Ball!"
Ash ignored him and continued his attack. After knocking Voltorb flying, Eevee suddenly opened its mouth, and a dark purple energy orb continuously condensed within. With a low growl, the energy orb was released forward.
"Voltorb, use Light Screen!" Lt. Surge, seeing the Shadow Ball attack heading his way, acted quickly.
Voltorb, hearing the command, instantly emitted a blue light, and a blue light screen appeared before it.
Bang!!!
With an energy impact, the Shadow Ball struck the Light Screen, instantly generating a powerful explosion. Smoke spread out, but the Shadow Ball's attack was also blocked by the Light Screen.
"Voltorb, use Rollout!"
With smoke still lingering, Lt. Surge used the same tactic again, ordering Rollout. Voltorb quickly rolled out of the smoke and charged towards Eevee.
"The same trick won't work. Use Dig!" Ash frowned slightly. This move hadn't worked before, and it wouldn't matter how many times they tried it.
"Eevee!"
Eevee once again used Dig, quickly plunging underground to dodge Voltorb's attack. Voltorb's offensive missed again.
"Eevee, burst out and use Shadow Ball!" After dodging the attack, Ash immediately launched a counterattack.
Boom!!
Behind Voltorb, Eevee burst out of the ground, a Shadow Ball's energy condensing in its mouth. The dark purple energy orb gradually expanded, but then Lt. Surge's lips suddenly curled into a cold smirk.
"Voltorb, use Self-Destruct!"
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