Chapter 20: Aoki vs Brock-1

Pewter Gym

The door opened and a boy that looked like a carbon copy of Brock entered the stadium with the clothes of the referee.

'That must be Brock's Brother'

"Is this your first gym match?"

"Yes," Aoki answered.

" Are you confident?! "

" Yes"

"All the trainers  I have faced so far are weak, show me, Aoki, if you are different from them !! " said Brock as he took out a Pokeball.

The referee took out a device and pressed a button which made a notification pop in Aoki's Pokedex.

[You have challenged gym leader Brock

Number of rounds -2

Bet: +15k pokedollars for winning

     

        -6k pokedollars for losing

Challenge confirm (Y/N) ]

As soon as Aoki pressed Yes, the referee started an announcement.

"THIS IS A PRIVATE MATCH BETWEEN GYM LEADER BROCK AND CHALLENGER AOKI FOR THE BOULDER BADGE.

THIS IS A TWO-ON-TWO BATTLE WHERE ONLY THE CHALLENGER CAN SWITCH POKEMON "

He blew a whistle which indicated the start of the match.

Aoki sent his Pidgey while Brock sent his Geodude. Brock was surprised to see the size and deep color of Pidgey.

His relaxed posture turned serious. It doesn't matter to him what type of Pokemon a trainer uses, what matters is how far can he push the trainer opposite to him.

That's the real job of a gym leader.

"Let's go Geodude, use Defense Curl " Brock commanded.

Geodude was an interesting Pokemon as it had the natural ability to float without having wings, psychic or gravity powers.

Rock-type Pokemon were known for their high defense and physical attack and Geodude was not an exception.

Geodude started setting up 'defense curl' to increase its already large defense while Pidgey began setting up 'bulk up ' and while keeping the blessing from a tailwind.

Aoki had removed the weights for the match so she is at her full power. In order for him to him, he has to make Pidgey's attack reach a level that it can surpass Geodude's defense or exploit his weak special defense.

" Pidgey wing attack "

" Geodude Sandstrom "

Due to Pidgey's insane stats, she instantly reached near Geodude and hit him with an enhanced powered Wing attack before Geodude could start his move.

The high defense stats of Geodude saved it from losing too much hp which allowed him to activate 'Sand storm'.

'As expected of a gym leader, he knows that wing attack would not do much so he didn't ask his Pokemon to dodge. Sandstorm is an interesting move that would increase Geodude's special defense along, chip away the opponent's health, and make it hard for an attack.

No wonder new trainers lost to him. '

The area around Geodude was enveloped in a tornado of sand making it hard for Pidgey to approach without taking damage. As the fight was against a pokemon that was strong against her type, every bit of health mattered.

'The mastery of sandstorm is good but seems like it's consuming a lot of energy to maintain that sandstorm. Moreover, the range is small…

This will work'

" Pidgey enter the Sandstorm and use whirlwind. Move your wings as fast as you can "

Pidgey flapped her wings and entered the whirlwind and as soon as she found the location of Geodude, she attacked the Pokemon with her legs.

Geodude crashed on a boulder not before activating 'Rock tomb '  which dealt large damage to Pidgey.

Pidgey cried out in pain but Aoki could do nothing as that attack was unavoidable. But his objective was successful as the power of Sandstorm decreased significantly.

" Geodude rock throw " Brock didn't give Pidgey a chance to relax and commanded.

"Pidgey dodge and activate steel wing "

The wings of Pidgey shined in a gray luster as it destroyed the rocks thrown at her.

"Pidgey focus steel-type energy on your legs and attack"

As soon as Pidgey reached near Geodude, Brock commanded his Pokemon to punch his opponent.

Boom!

You are reading story Pokemon : Aura of Darkness at novel35.com

Geodude's fist and Pidgey's legs clashed creating a small explosion and throwing both of them backwards.

Brock saw that Sandstrom was not doing much help so he asked Geodude to abandon that and use something else.

"Geodude to set up 'Rock Polish 'and 'harden'."

Pidgey did the same things as earlier and attacked by focusing steel-type energy at her feet.

Geodude blocked with 'protect' and used 'brick break ' Pidgey too used wing attack and overpowered the brick break with her type advantage before it could hit her.

Ting!

Ting!

Cling!

Whenever Pidgey's steel wing and feet clashed with Geodude sparks would be created. Both Pokemon went at each other without showing any loss of stamina.

'Hmm…this much is enough, time to change my strategy and take this win. ' Aoki thought.

'Amazing…

He is going against a gym leader toe to toe with a Pokemon that is at a disadvantage. ' Misty thought as she watched the battle unfold.

On the other side, Brock was getting amazed to see the strength shown by Pidgey. He never expected a Pidgey to show this level of strength.

Geodude used stone edge, roll out, rock tomb, etc while Pidgey kept fighting with her superior speed, wing attack, aerial ace, etc, and chipped away at his health. Speed vs Defense kept colliding creating sparks everywhere. 

Whenever Pidgey got hit, she would recover with Roost while Geodude had no way to restore her health.

Roost was a move that restored half of the total Hp but Pidgey had to remain on the ground till that move was in effect, this is where she showed that she was not weak even after losing her advantage.

Geodude was slow, very slow whereas Pidgey was very fast. As time went on Pidgey started overpowering Geodude's defense with her fast steel-type attacks that Geodude was unable to defend against.

Brock saw the situation getting out of hand and asked Geodude to set up Sandstorm again but Pidgey still continued her onslaught in spite of taking damage.

The more they fought, the more Brock became impressed with the control coordination between Aokki and his Pokemon that most of the new trainers missed.

After 15 minutes since the match started, Geodudge went down to a powerful Steel wing.

' Brock is strong …stronger than Misty both in terms of training and strategy ' thought Aoki after witnessing the battle.

Misty brute-forced her way through in a battle but Brock had both brute force and strategy. He covered the slow speed stats of Geodude with his strategy and got a good number of hits on Pidgey even at her top speed.

Both Aoki and Brock had a smile on their face as they truly enjoyed the match.

After defeating Geodude, Pidgey looked toward Aoki.

He praised her and fed her a special dish made to increase flying type energy made from the meat of a master level Fearow.

~Pree!!~"

Pidgey looked at Aoki with a stare of expectation.

"You want to evolve right?

Go on, you have my permission"

Pidgey gave a proud chirp as her body was covered in a while golden light that illuminated the entire gym.

'What is happening? I feel tired all of a sudden.'

Aoki clutched his head as it started ringing with pain.

'Is this normal ?!

I have seen Pokemon evolve before me but never felt like this..

Is this because of our bond?

Pidgey must have absorbed my energy in the process of evolution…this is the only logical conclusion I can reach ' '

The golden glow around  Pidgey expanded and released a burst of wind which made Aoki slide back by its sheer force.

What was uncovered in front of him was a beautiful Pidgeotto

A normal Pidgeotto was around 1.1 m in height but his Pidgeotto was around 1.7 m tall.

The normal red crest on her head was deep red and longer than usual. Her yellow feathers had a tint of golden color to them. The red stripes on her tail were deep-colored too. The claws on her feet had gotten longer and sharper.

Overall she looked like a mini Pidgeot instead of a Pidgeotto with golden feathers. Everyone was astounded by the majestic looks of the newly evolved Pidgeotto.

Pidgeotto released a sweet cry and hugged Aoki. Aoki patted her head and congratulated her on evolution.

He called her back into the Pokeball to replenish the energy used for evolution.

" I have never seen such a beautiful Pidgeotto before !! " said Brock excitedly. His inner groomer kicked as he wanted to know what type of food and grooming Aoki used on his Pokemon.

Aoki was first confused about why her feathers turned golden but then he remembered that his Pidgey, now Pidgeotto was the daughter of the tribe leader.

You can find story with these keywords: Pokemon : Aura of Darkness, Read Pokemon : Aura of Darkness, Pokemon : Aura of Darkness novel, Pokemon : Aura of Darkness book, Pokemon : Aura of Darkness story, Pokemon : Aura of Darkness full, Pokemon : Aura of Darkness Latest Chapter