king_of_flames | Thirteenth Move

[Video; Action for Olivine City]

[The feed is showing a scene in the Olivine City Gym. Roy is standing in front of the camera, with Jasmine on the other end of the battlefield.]]

I'm ready whenever you are. The sooner we get this battle finished, the better.

[Jasmine says something that's inaudible from the camera's vantage point, and sends out her first Pokémon -- a Skarmory.]

A bird, eh? No problem, I've got the perfect counter!

[But as Roy throws the Poké Ball, something different happens. The usual gym leader music gets overridden, and an extremely triumphant piece begins to play as a Charizard emerges.

Then, all is lost to the camera as the Charizard takes flight and begins blasting fire. Within short order, the Skarmory falls to the ground. Jasmine recalls it and sends out a Magneton. Charizard doesn't slow down, and it goes down quickly, followed by her Steelix.

But even her Steelix can't withstand the might of the flames. It, too, falls quickly.

Ladies and gentlemen, Roy may have just set a record for the shortest gym battle against Jasmine.

Roy calls his Charizard back and accepts his Mineral Badge. As he walks back over, he grabs the camera.]

Six down, two to go!

[Cut feed.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Or people will think you're observant for paying attention to a skilled trainer.

Well, it's not like I'm gonna come at her with a team of Caterpies. I'll still solo it, just maybe not with a Fire-type. I'll train, like, a Fighting-type, instead.

A Fighting-type against a bird? That doesn't seem like a good idea to me.

[ Matter-of-factly: ] If it's dual-typed with something strong against Flying-types, it'll be a cakewalk. Where's your sense of strategy, dude?

Trust me, it's all in here.

[Tapping his head.]

You might find it hard to find a Fighting-type like that, though.

[ She shrugs. ] So I'll change strategies then. There's more than one way to bend metal, dude. Steel's weak against Ground-types, too.

And Flying-types are totally immune to Ground-type attacks -- unless you've got something that knows the move Gravity.

[ A tsk of irritation. ] So maybe I'll just kick her butt without type advantage, old man. Easy victories aren't the only kind, you know.

And here I thought you were shooting for an easy victory.

I'm shooting for an impressive victory.

Okay, fair enough.

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