Alistar smiled as he watched Gabblimey walk out of the stadium lobby, at least she didn't think of him as completely beneath her now he thought to himself. But there was something else he had to take care of now, and that was his gym battle with Nessa. He changed into his uniform and did the puzzle with ease, before once again walking out into that stadium battlefield. Nessa came out on the other end of the arena, and greeted him before starting off the battle with her Goldeen.
"Alright Sandile, lets do this!" Said Alistar as he sent Sandile out into the battle. He'd have to rely on Pikachu for her more powerful Pokemon further into the battle, so he'd chosen to save him. "Let's start this off with Assurance!" Sandile charged at Goldeen quickly, delivering a high power smack that sent Goldeen flying back towards Nessa. "Goldeen, use Water Pulse!" Goldeen fired a water ring at Sandile, which hit him directly, K.O'ing him. Alistar returned Sandile, kinda surprised he went down so quick despite the type disadvantage.
"Pikachu, you're up!" He said, releasing Pikachu from it's pokeball. "Use Double Team, then Thunderbolt!" Pikachu created twelve copies of itself in a circle around Goldeen, confusing it before it was struck from behind by a powerful Thunderbolt, fainting it. Next up was Arrokuda, "Use Mega Punch Pikachu!" Pikachu got up close to Arrokuda, before striking it with a powerful blow sending it to the ground. It retaliated with Fury Attack, which hit Pikachu multiple times but didn't do much damage overall. "Finish them off with Electro Ball!" Pikachu jumped and charged a massive ball of electricity in it's tail, before throwing it directly at Arrokuda, knocking it out. "Good work buddy! Only one Pokemon left!"
Now it was time for Nessa's ace, Drednaw. Just like Milo, she supercharged it's pokeball before throwing it behind her, revealing an absolutely massive Pokemon. "Drednaw, use Max Geyser!" Drednaw spat a massive water geyser straight at Pikachu, brutally blasting him through the ground and dealing massive damage. "Pikachu, you alright?" He peeked his head out of the hole that he'd made and nodded, although quite roughed up. "Next time she does that, I have an idea. Now, use Electro Ball again!" Pikachu once again charged a massive, bright yellow ball on it's tail before sending it toward Drednaw. "Deflect it with Max Strike!" Drednaw punched the Electro Ball back at Pikachu, who, to Alistar's and Nessa's confusion, jumped up and absorbed the attack taking no damage whatsoever. "His ability must be Lightning Rod... if that's the case, I have an even better idea for dealing with the next Max Geyser." Alistar thought to himself. "Drednaw, use Max Geyser one more time and end this!" Drednaw spat another beam of water at Pikachu, however this time Alistar had a plan. "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on the Max Geyser and absorb it with Lightning Rod!" Pikachu nodded, following his trainers plan by electrifying the beam of water. He took the attack head on, still taking a little damage but mostly absorbing more power from the electricity. Drednaw shrank back to it's normal size, it's dynamax over. "Now's our chance Pikachu! Finish this with Thunderbolt!" Pikachu fired a gargantuan bolt of electricity at Drednaw thanks to Lightning Rod, connecting and KO'ing it.
Cheers erupted around the bleachers for his victory, as he pumped his fist in the air in triumph. He recieved his badge from Nessa and walked back out into the lobby. "That was great Pikachu! You took on all three of them and won!" He said, barely able to contain his excitement. Pikachu shared his same enthusiasm, but was nonetheless tired from it's battle and returned to his pokeball. "Next up is Kabu, so back to Motostoke it is!" He said, heading to the Pokemon Center to heal his Pokemon.
