23 Chapter 23 gym battle part 2 and the deser

Kash P.O.V

As we start the battle up again I get creek to start the attack with rock slide and to avoid the large damage Mr. moore calls for his ninetales to use substitute as that takes alot of the damage allowing his him to only take a little damage as cost for the move to then start using solarbeam while it takes the damage in his place. In quick response I call for iron defence and see how strong his training made physical defence as he takes the hit causing explosion of dust and dirt to block the view all we see is the solar beam continuing upward direction as it clears you can see creek looking fine and only some of the side of his body is damaged thanks to his training. When he was training, I taught him the benefit of deflecting and thanks to oval like body makes it easier thanks to his tough body and boost from iron defence. As my opponent is very surprised from the little damage is taken and in that moment I get him to use stone edge and hitting ninetales unprepared and putting on its last leg when Mr. Moore seeing this decides to use will-o-wisp to at least make the next match easier unknowing of his mistake causing creeks ability to activate shed skin taking away the burn damage as well of a little of the other taken during the battle, after he finishes the battle with a well time rock slide.

Flannary "Ninetales is unable to continue, the gym leader only has one Pokémon left while challenger still has 4"

As Mr. Moore calls out his favourite partner typhlosion and I keep creek in there. He starts off using rollout to attack creek making me wander what his endgame is as it is week against him as I decide for him to use thrash trying to deal damage as he gets close as this continues I figure it out but its to late as the continue use of that move makes it stronger and stronger and piling damage taken when I call creek to use stone edge to stop the attack when Mr. Moore tells his Pokémon while in rollout to use brick break increasing the damage it will deal by a lot before creek can respond get hit and knocked out facing defeat.

Flannary "Pupitar is unable to continue, gym leader has 1 Pokémon and the challenger has 3 left, call out your Pokémon"

As I recall creek and tell him he fought well against his opponent, as I call out my next Pokemon spiritomb to fight.As we prepare to start again I start him with shadow sneak as he hides in the shadows while typhlosion was trying to find him and getting more worked up as I get him to use confuse ray hitting typhlosion head on.As expected from a gym leader trying to get his Pokemon to calm down and asks him to avoid the confrontation and use flame charge to try increase his speed in dodging any attacks, as I call for spiritomb ominous wind both dealing damge and making tryplosion more disoriented as his confusion hits in as he going at full speed hitting a boulder and destroying it.From the impact cures him of his status effect but badly injured thanks to the accumulated damage, as I see his Pokemon tired and guessing he will try to end it with with one big attack I wait for him as he gets his Pokemon to use his strongest move Im guessing from his spirit as he calls out for inferno, I quickly ask spiritomb to use sucker punch that will hit first and hopefully stop the attack.As I see typhlosion powering his move up, spiritomb uses shadow sneak along sucker punch to come from behind and hit him into the boulders as typhlosion lets his attack out as missing causing an explosion that covers the field as it clears spiritomb is seen standing beside a fainted Pokemon.

Flannary "Typhlosion is unable to battle, the match goes to the challanger kash" as I smile at the toughest gym battle yet wondering how I can improve in the future as I walk toward Mr. Moore is treating his Pokemon

Kash" Thank you for the great battle you had an interesting strategy that made for a difficult battle for me" As I help him bring his Pokemon to where he is going to treat them as we talk and when we reach the room and enter he hands me his heat badge

Mr.Moore "You are just like Norm said a strong trainer with a strong bond with his Pokemon, I knew who you were as soon as I saw your get up as well as your Houndoom that he told me puts others to shame"As I smile while rubbing cinders head while treating his wounds while thinking it make sense the fellow gym leader knew each other

Kash "I still don't know my exact path but I do know this league is a part of my journey, as fellow trainers we can understand that thier can always be growth just not know how much gorwth their can be" as I thank him for use of the facilities as he tells me the best path to make it to the next gym when I leave while saying goodbye to flannary too.

A couple days later

I can be seen heading to the desert after getting a few supplies of goggles for me and my Pokemon as well of water just in case I can't find much and my Pokemon are to tired to make any.As I start to cross into it I decide to let creek out as he will be in a great enviroment for him, allowing for him to grow, while I also want to see the old ruins I heard the rumour of during my travels. As I smile at my Pokemon and think this is going to be a while as I see nothing but sand dunes and the horizion as I laugh.