[IC] Pokemon: Indigo League IC

[James Davy]

Shiranui was thinking likewise about which Pokémon he'd use.

[bowtiesrcool86]

Liam made a decision and rearranged his team once Hitmonchan was returned to him.

[James Davy]

Shiranui settled on which Pokémon he'd use and after receiving Kettobasu left for the gym.

[bowtiesrcool86]

Liam followed. As they entered the gym, When they entered, a Haunter swooped down in front of them and began sticking its tongue out at them while juggling its eyes.

Haunter, the Gas Pokemon. If you get the feeling of being watched in darkness when nobody is around, Haunter is there. It licks with its gaseous tongue to steal the victim's life force. It lurks in darkness for prey.

A woman in a red outfit walked up and introduced herself as Sabrina, the gym leader. She also explained that Haunter was a friend of hers, and it enjoyed making people laugh. She then explained that in her gym, each trainer is allowed one pokemon and she inquired which would challenge her first.

[James Davy]

"That would be me," answered Shiranui and after they proceeded to the arena, the battle was on.

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"Alakazam, you're up!"
"Sapphire, I choose you!" Sabrina called out her Alakazam and Shiranui sent his Sableye out. Having experienced how Jean and Sherlock battled, Shiranui was confident about beating hers.
"Alakazam, Miracle Eye!"
"Sapphire, Confuse Ray!" Sapphire's ability allowed her to let off a bright flash that left Alakazam confused. Alakazam managed to place a mental tag on Sapphire that bypassed her immunity to Psychic-type moves.
"Alakazam, Psybeam!"
"Sapphire, Shadow Sneak!" The Sableye phased into the ground and popped out of Alakazam's shadow before punching the mentalist. Alakazam blasted Sapphire with a point-blank Psybeam.
"Alakazam, Psychic!"
"Sapphire, Sucker Punch!" The Sableye zipped behind Alakazam and punched it in the back of its head. The hit was critical and Alakazam was knocked out.

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"Congratulations, Shiranui," said Sabrina, "I hereby award you the Marsh Badge for your victory."

[James Davy]

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[bowtiesrcool86]

Liam went next. He readied a poke ball, however, a different Pokeball opened and Grimm the Duskull emerged.
"Dus due kull!" He said.
"You want to battle?" Liam asked. The Duskull shook in confirmation and floated out onto the stage as Sabrina's Alakazam took its place.
"Alakazam, use Light Screen." Sabrina commanded.
"Shadow Sneak!" Liam called. Alakazam put up a shield but, in the split second before Grimm got a super effective STAB move in before the buff.
"Alakazam, Shadow Ball." Sabrina called. Grimm took critical hit.
"Payback!" Liam called the physical attack was boosted from Grimm being hit, and was increased again due to Alakazam's weakness.
"Recover." Sabrina commanded.
"Shadow ball!" Liam cried. Grimm fired the ball of energy, but it did not reach Alakazam on time to hit before the healing. Grimm was in dire shape, due to the critical super effective hit from earlier. "Destiny Bond!" Grimm quickly made a connection to the psychic pokemon. Grimm was KO'd, and Destiny Bond made it a draw. Sabrina explained that in the event of a drawl the leader decides if the challenger gets the badge, and that Liam deserves the Marsh Badge.

[James Davy]

"Now that we have our Marsh Badges, our next stop is Cinnabar Island," stated Shiranui.

[bowtiesrcool86]

"If we go to Fuchsia there is a ferry that will take us to the Seafoam Islands, and from there we can catch a boat to Cinnabar. I would recommend we visit the part of the islands where wild pokemon are known to be." Liam suggested.

[James Davy]

"I agree," replied Shiranui, curious about what kind of Pokémon he would find.

[bowtiesrcool86]

After a quick stop at the Pokemon Center, Liam was ready to go.

[James Davy]

Shiranui healed his Pokémon and was also ready. "So how shall we get there?" he inquired.

[bowtiesrcool86]

"Do you want to have Sherlock teleport us or should we just walk south?" Liam asked.

[James Davy]

"I think teleport," answered Shiranui, "We'll get there quicker."

[bowtiesrcool86]

Liam called on Sherlock, who teleported them to Fuchsia City's Pokemon Center. From there they had to head south to reach the boat.

[James Davy]

Shiranui soon reached the port and beheld their ride.

[bowtiesrcool86]

"The boat will leave soon, so we should hurry." Liam said recalling the psychic pokemon..

[James Davy]

Shiranui nodded and boarded the boat.

[bowtiesrcool86]

A few minutes after they boarded, the boat took off. the trip took ten minutes at the ferry's speed.

[James Davy]

Shiranui admired the Seafoam Islands and wondered what kind of Pokémon lived there.