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Ash grinned at his Pokémon's determination. "Alright then. Start with an Agility!" Pikachu ran circles around Squirtle, showing his superior speed. Gary wasn't impressed.

"Aqua Ring, Squirtle," Gary said calmly. Squirtle stomped the ground and spewed a fountain of water from his mouth. The water swirled around him with an invisible force controlling it. Figures he'd set up a healing move. They were so typical for the bulkier Pokémon. Unfortunately the added water only made Ash's job more easy.

"Keep running, Pikachu, but use Thunderbolt while you're at it," Ash said.

Pikachu focused his electricity closely and cried out his name as he unleashed a massive bolt of lightning at the Squirtle. Sparks coated the vulnerable Squirtle before it …show more content…

Ash grinned widely and hugged Pikachu as the Electric Mouse Pokémon ran up and jumped into his arms. "Good job, Pikachu! I knew you could do it!"

Gary scoffed. "Yeah, because you had the type advantage," he said. "Had you used any of you others, I'm sure you would have lost. Speaking of, how many Pokémon do you have so far?"

"Four," Ash said honestly. "Same as Gabby."

Gary laughed. "Four? That's it? I already have ten, my male and female Nidoran being the only duplicate species."

"And let me guess. You have hardly the time to train them?" Gabby said.

"They get their training done when they're in battle," Gary said. No wonder his Squirtle lost after two attacks. He didn't train it correctly.

Pokémon needed training outside of battle. Without it, they couldn't gain new moves easily or evolve properly. Take Agility for example: it was impossible for a Pokémon to learn it without running and gaining speed over time. It just couldn't happen. It was simply impossible. Heaven knows just how much harsh training Butterfree went through to learn Teleport. Outside of Psychic-types, that move was terribly difficult to learn.

"Anyway," he said as he turned to Gabby. "It's time you and I have our rematch. You won't win this time! Eevee, show these losers what strength really is!" He threw out another ball and a cute fox-like Pokémon came out in a tough-looking stance. Gabby had seen Eevee's time and time again. Her father bred and sold them since

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