Chapter 5: Practice Battle And Anabel
Today marks my one week milestone of me being at the prodigious Saffron Trainer School, the most famous boarding school in Kanto.
As I got up from my bed, my spacious room screamed out to me. Dad managed to "convince" the principal to give me my own room instead of sharing it with a roommate.
I got dressed into my school uniform, which was kinda fancy. I tried to style my white-haired scalp, after which I decided not to bother myself. I slept way too long, so I won't be able to eat breakfast at the cafeteria.
I psyched myself for another day at school, pumping myself up. After a few moment, I walked out of my dorm to go to my classes.
My first class of the day is Pokemon Biology 101. It's one of the required classes all students should take. In the class, we learn about Pokemon anatomy, physiology, and behavior.
I will study the diverse species, their habitats, and the natural ecosystems they inhabit. After this class, I'll gain insight into the unique characteristics of different Pokemon and how to leverage their strengths during training and battles.
Most of these classes are quite easy for me, as I studied Kukui's Manuel, which I studied all my single digit aged life. I pretty much already have the knowledge of a 5th year already.
As I entered the class, I took my seat in the front row. It took a few minutes for the class to fill up with the aspiring trainers.
For our first lesson in this class, we students learn the fundamentals of Pokemon anatomy, physiology, and behavior. We also discover the physical structures that make up Pokemon, such as skeletal systems and internal organs, gaining an understanding of how these structures influence battle strategies.
The most important thing we talked about, is that we explored the metabolic processes and energy generation mechanisms that enable Pokemon to perform extraordinary feats.
As the bell rung, I went to the only other class I had before lunch, Battle Tactics 101. This class focuses on honing a trainer's strategic skills in Pokemon battles. Students learn about type advantages, move combinations, and battle strategies.
Us students piled into the class, with me now sitting in the middle of the class.
Our teacher, a tall buff man named Mr. Jackman , started talking out loud .
" Hello class, these past few days, you have been just sitting in your seats, learning about battle tactics. Now, today, You will use these battle tactics!", he proclaimed to the class.
Our class burst into murmurs , talking to each other. I didn't have anyone to talk you, as I had no friends.
" We will go to the training grounds for this. There's a list on the door on your match up I specifically assigned to all of y'all", He said, with the widest grin. "The Pokemon you'll use is provided by the school and will be returned when the exercise is finished".
All of us, Students and the teacher, left the classroom and marched over to the enormous training grounds. Right before that, I peeped who I would be battling. It was a person named "Annabel".
As we made it to the training ground, We all gathered up and the first battle began between these two randoms. I mean, all of them are randoms to me.
After 30 minutes, with a few minutes left in class, Anabel and I were finally called up. It was a very big class , and I didn't get a chance to scout my opponent.
" Class, these two are the best students in this class. The reason their last is so you'll see a difference between a decent battle from a good one", my teacher informed the class.
Oh, so she's the second best in the class. I guess she just keeps to herself in class, or else I would have at least know about her.
We both stepped up and ventured into the open field. As I turned my head to peep at her, I was astonished. Not by her beauty, but just who she was.
It was future Salon Maiden of the Battle Frontier, Anabel. Anabel herself was a small and slender young girl. She has shiny lilac-colored hair, purple eyes with small eyelashes, and thin eyebrows.
Instead of wearing the girl's uniform, which was a white dress shirt and a skirt, she wore the boy's uniform, the same clothes as me.
She's going to the same school as me? The fact I didn't notice is astonishing. I guess she keeps to herself very well.
"Now let's get your Pokemon!", Mr.Jackman said to us.
We were then directed to a machine, the same one that distributed to all the students temporary Pokemon to battle with. There were only low level Pokemon in there for us. As you progress through the years, the Pokemon become more powerful.
The teacher clicks a button, and after a few seconds, two Poke Balls pops out. Mr.Jackman hands us both one of them.
We got into our position for the battle, standing far away from each other on opposite sides. I psyched myself, getting ready for the battle.
" Release your Pokemon!", our teacher instructed us.
We clicked the button of our Poke Balls, releasing a blue light that then turned into our Pokemon.
On my side, once I saw my Pokemon, I smiled. Its bluish-gray skin, bulging muscles, and thick limbs were all conjoined to make a powerful Pokemon. That Pokemon is Machop.
On Annabel's side, I sighed when I saw her Pokemon.
It was the Ghost type, Gastly. This floating head followed with purple gas would certainly cause some problems, as my Machop's Stab, also known as a same type attack bonus, is immune to her Gastly.
Already seeing all the other battles, I look inside the empty Poke Ball to see a tag. I read it and it said:
Species: Machop
Ability: Guts
Type: Fighting
Level: 5
Moves: Foresight, Bullet Punch, Karate Chop, Close Combat, Rock Slide
Thank god I have foresight . That's a sure way to get rid of the immunity that Gastly has for Fighting type moves.
" Are you ready?" Mr.Jackman asked us. We nodded, to which he smiled widely and yelled out.
"Let the battle begin"!
"Machop, use Foresight. Make it fast", I commanded Machop, to which it complied almost immediately.
Machop's eyes glowed a bright blue, making his fighting type moves not immune to Gastly. Annabel may get a move off, but it's a good trade off.
"Gastly, use Sucker Punch to start us off", Annabel told Gastly. Gastly laughed manically when it heard that.
Gastly jets towards Machop, headbutting him straight in the stomach, knocking him a few feet away.
"Rock Slide, now. And after, use Bullet Punch to close the distance", I said, not letting a second waste.
"Gastly, Dodge"
Gray rocks were formed around Machop,shortly before being hurled by the Macho Pokemon itself. Gastly tried to dodge by scurrying back to it's temporary trainer, but it still got hit by some of the rocks.
Machop didn't stop there. His fist glowed crimson red and now, he was the one jetting towards its opposition. Mahcop punched Gastly square in the face, the only place it could.
" Gastly, recover and use Toxic", Annabel said, with a smile. She probably thought this would be some walk in the park, didn't she?
Surprisingly, Gastly recovered from the attack nicely, quickly closing the distance between us. Gastly spits out the purple toxins all over Machop, badly poisoning the Pokemon.
I would be mad, but I couldn't help but crack a smile.
Annabel noticed that, before she finally realized what had happened.." Gastly , get as far away, right now".
Gastly could, but it's just delaying the inevitable. Machop's muscles tensed up, and it started to flex its muscles. Machop also started radiating a red aura, showing that his' ability, "Guts" has been activated.
When a Pokémon with the Guts ability becomes inflicted with a status condition such as poison, burn, paralysis, or sleep, its Guts ability activates, granting it a significant boost in power and resilience.
"Gastly, Hex now", Annabel commanded the ghost.
Gastly laughed before releasing dark blue rings at Machop. Machop could have dodged but the toxins slowed him down a little bit. It hit Machop, and because he was poisoned, it did more damage.
I need to end this quickly. " Machop, Bullet Punch then follow up with Close Combat".
Machop, hits Gastly with a lightning quick Bullet Punch before boxing the limbless ghost with Close Combat.
Gastly stopped levitating and hit the ground, knocked out.
" Aster Morningstar is the winner!", Mr. Jackman yelled out.
We returned the Pokemon to the teacher, and he healed up the Pokemon before putting them back in the machine.
Annabel, the future Battle Frontier member, walked up to me, wanting to have a little conversation.
"That was a great battle. Didn't think there was a better battler than me.", Anabel said with a smile.
"Thanks. Say, since I have no plans at lunch, would you mind if I sat with you", I asked her. I didn't have a friend and what's a better first friend than a future Battle Frontier trainer.
" Sure, I'd love that", Anabel said with a smile.
The first week at this school shaped out to be pretty nice.
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One question to ask readers, Do you want to get to his journey as fast as possible.
I already set everything needed for his time at the Accedemy, which is Annabel's friendship with Aster.
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