Pokemon: Nexus of worlds

"Charmander! Go!"

"Froakie! Show them no mercy!"

The battle was about to unfold between Max and Hugo, remember the annoying kid from earlier? The same one asking for a trade with charmander? Yea, that.

Reina sat on a bench, watching the fight with a sigh.

How did it all got here? Well...

Hugo just barged in the middle of Max's and Reina's conversation, demanded a battle between his charmander and his own pokemon, and dragged Max out, Reina could only follow.

I am so hungry....

Yea, Max didn't got to finish his meal.

Guessing from the pokemon Hugo had... Is he from Kalos? Then what is he doing here?

Froa!

Froakie jumped out from it's pokeball, it's eyes sharp and ready for battle.

Charmander walked in, and took it's position, it's eyes narrow and took it's stance, it was it's first trainee battle, and the foe was well trained too, it couldn't afford to mess up.

It looked back at Max and Nodded with a smile, it's eye had a spark, ready for battle.

Max smiled and nodded back, and gazed back to the foe, the battle... It was his first too, and against an experienced trainer no less... It's gonna be interesting.

"Froakie, Bubble!"

And that marked the start of the battle.

Reina watched the battle, she kinda felt bad for Max and Charmander, the battle was completely one sided.

Hugo was an exceptional trainer with an exceptional mentor, and not to mention Max had little to no experience.

"Sighs, God bless him."

Froakie took a huge leap towards Charmander, dust raising due to the force of it's jump. It took a deep breath and fired off a bubble towards charmander.

Charmander tried to dodge but was unable to do it in time, it got striked straight on, hitting and bouncing against the floor.

Froakie lands back on it's feet after a back flip, raises it's face and looks at charmander with a smug.

Hugo, with a smirk looks at Max, seeing the helplessness in his eyes fills him with satisfaction.

"Should have just handed out to me when i asked, a weak and pathetic trainer like you could never draw out his Pokemon's true power!"

Mocking Max for his weakness.

Max clenched his fist, he wants to beat him so badly... But he can't even force Charmander to continue as it will bring it only more pain.

I guess i should probably give up... It's hopeless...

Reina released a long sigh, the outcome was expected... At least Hugo was kind enough to end it without serious injury on Charmander.

She kinda feels bad though, the scene... She couldn't help but sense some familiarity... She was even secretly rooting for Max, but guess reality is cruel.

Max with a sigh raise his gaze to Charmander.

"Charmander, it's ok buddy, you should ret-"

Char!

By now, Charmander was on it's feet, shaky but standing... It shakes it's head and looks back at Max with serious expression, swinging and showing it's tail, the fire on it's tip full of energy.

Max was shocked, but smiled nonetheless, who is he even kidding, of course he will lose, but he would definitely won't lose without at least wiping the smirk on his face, at least a single blow if all it is.

"Okay then, Charmander! Scratch!"

With the command given, Charmander immediately dashes towards the Froakie.

"Froakie, Lick."

Froakie opening its mouth wide, extends it's long tongue towards the Charmander.

Surprised, Charmander was unable to react in time as the move again hits it head on.

Char!

Shivers runs down Charmander's body as the tongue licks it's face.

"Charmander, continue! Don't stop until you hit!"

Charmander slaps the tongue away and approach the Froakie which was really close now and finally lande a hit!

"Yes! Again and again!! Keep going!!!"

Charmander continues with it's massacre as froakie stood there taking all the scratches... But something felt... Weird?

Why is he doing nothing? It's almost as... All those attacks doesn't matters at all...

Max eyes snapped open, finally joined the pieces...

"Charmander! Return, quick!"

Char?

Charmander, surprised looks back to Ken.

A smirk stretches on Hugo's face,

"Froakie, Quick attack."

"Charmander, quick... Return!"

Before Charmander could even react, a quick attack hits it again, straight in it's belly, sending it flying and bouncing twice in the ground.

"Charmander!"

Max shouted, he immediately looks back at Froakie who was completely unharmed even after all those continuous assualts... He gritted his teeth hard, Protean...

Basically an ability of Froakie that changes it's type to any attack it used prior, since it used lick which was a ghost type attack, the protean ability changed Froakie type to ghost, making it immune to every normal attacks, including Scratch of Charmander.

"Just give up, You are clearly an amateur,"

Max wanted to wipe out that smirk off it's face so much... But he could only feel hopeless.

Reina, who was watching the match Also started to feel annoyed by Hugo, she looks at Max, Sure she was impressed and appreciated his will to keep going and not giving up.

But she also couldn't help but feel disappointed too, for her a trainer should know when to give up, refusing to give up and forcing their pokemon to fight hopeless battle just didn't seemed right to her.

Char!

Charmander stood up again, breathing heavily but somehow holding it's ground.

"Charmander! Can you keep going buddy?"

Charmander looks back at Max, seeing him concerned, it nods it's head in reassurance.

"Good!"

"Oh, what's this, you wanna keep going? , I am starting to feel pity for your pokemon for having you as it's trainer"

Charmander gritted it's teeth, feeling frustrated for it's powerlessness.

Max was on the same boat, feeling frustrated for his inability to make correct decisions in time, but he needed to calm down... At least for charmander.

His mind was focused, he looked at Charmander, It must be at 1/3 of it's health by now or at least near that.

His gaze drew back to Froakie, last move it used was Quick attack, so it must be normal type now... Perfect, he needs it that way, either ghost or even better if normal, just not Water.

Yes, I can do it!

He slaps his cheeks, removing any doubt and hesitation on his mind.

Yes, I can't give up!, we can do it...

"Charmander, listen and follow my orders carefully ok"

Charmander nods and looks back to Froakie.

Hugo giggles in a... Kinda mocking way?

"Froakie, let's finish this BS, Bubble!"

Froakie jumps towards Charmander, dust raising from the sheer pressure of it's jump.

Bubble? So it's water type now!

"Charmander dodge and use Scratch!"

Charmander jumped back to create some additional distance.

Froakie, now launched a fearsome bubble attack at Charmander.

Charmander, with the additional distance gave it enough time to process and dodge the attack.

Even with Froakie's exceptional speed, a slow attack is still slow, enough distance and it's trajectory becomes clear and easy to dodge.

Now, the attack dodged, Charmander ran towards the Froakie, sharing out its claw to begin the assault.

"What's that? Same reckless strat again? So predictable, Froakie use lick,"

Froakie lunges out it's tongue towards Charmander who was closing the distance immensely.

Perfect! Now it's back to being ghost!

"Good, use growl! And take the attack head on!"

Following it's trainer's command, Charmander used growl, it's cry echoing around lowering the physical attack of Froakie by a stage.

Froakie's lick lands on Charmander, although not powerful as normally but still fatal.

Electricity surges out of Charmander's body, lowering it's speed even more and restricting it's moves even more.

But that wasn't what's gonna stop Max, Froakie is on perfect position and Charmander's health is lowered perfectly too. If this fails then nothing will work.

"Charmander, grab Froakie's tongue and use Ember!"

As the command rings, Hugo process for a minute and his eyes widens, he shouts at Froakie, his voice carrying trace of urgency.

"Froakie, quick, Use bubb-"

Before he could even finish his command, charmander had already blast out its extremely hot breath of fire, engulfing Froakie wholly.

Reina watched the whole thing, the battle suddenly took unexpected turn, she was now at the edge of her seat, invested in the fight completely.

Max watched as the fire slowly died down.

Basically what happened was Blaze.

Ember is a Fire move that gains the S.T.A.B(Same Type Attack Bonus) of 1.5x due to charmander being fire type too, double that 1.5x with another 1.5x thanks to the ability Blaze of Charmander.

With all that, even a weak 40 power attack Ember will damge same of 90 power moves like flamethrower.

And since Ember is a special attack, Charmander can make use of it's higher Special stats even more.

And since Froakie was currently ghost type thanks to it's Protean ability, it lost its resistance to fire, making it deal the exact amount it should.

Although it shouldn't be able to OHKO Froakie, it was enough to wipe the smirk off their face.

As the fire died out, Froakie withdraws it's tongue, it was evident it took heavy damage, although not as much as Charmander's but still huge.

"Froakie!"

Hugo shouted, stunned at what just happened, he surely never expected a newbie like him to come up with a strategy like that.

Max looked at Froakie's condition, definitely it can't withstand another blow like that.

"Charmander! Use-"

His voice immediately halts, hie eyes widens and concern fills him as he sees Charmander's condition.

C.. Ch... Charmander...

Charmander looks at Max, smiled and falls on ground, its blue eyes closing.

Max runs towards Charmander, confused and concerned and guilt for pushing charmander to it's limit.

It was it's first battle, he should have gone easy.

But also another thought raced his mind...

Why would Charmander fall down... And the way it fell, it was almost similar as if.. As if it felt backlash from the attack... Is it because of... That?