"I'm Liu Qing from Saffron City. I'm here to challenge the Mauville Gym!" Liu Qing introduced himself.
"I'm his younger brother, Liu Yuan. I'm here to watch my big brother's match," Liu Yuan introduced himself as well.
"Very good! It's been a long time since I've seen such a spirited Pokémon Trainer. I accept your challenge. Follow me! Hahaha—one million volts of laughter!" With that, the old man burst out laughing again.
"The Mauville Gym challenge will now begin. Each side will use four Pokémon. The battle will end when all four Pokémon on either side are unable to battle," the assistant announced, acting as referee.
"The Pokémon I'll be using are Magnemite, Voltorb, Electrike, and Magneton." Brimming with confidence, Wattson brought out all four Pokémon at once.
"Oh? Bringing out your Pokémon before the match even starts? You seem quite confident, Gym Leader Wattson." Liu Qing was a little surprised.
"That's how I've always handled challengers! Hahaha!" Wattson roared with laughter again.
"In that case, go, Volcarona!" Liu Qing threw a Poké Ball, and Volcarona appeared on the field.
"Oh, that's a rare Pokémon." Wattson glanced at Volcarona and laughed again. "Interesting, very interesting! All right, Magnemite, Swift!"
"Volcarona, Ember!" Liu Qing immediately commanded.
At their Trainers' commands, both Pokémon unleashed their moves. Swift and Ember collided and immediately exploded, evenly matched.
"Magnemite, Thunderbolt!" Seeing that Swift had failed to achieve anything, Wattson immediately changed his command.
"String Shot!" A faint smile curled Liu Qing's lips as he spoke.
Whoosh, whoosh! Volcarona rapidly spat silk from its mouth. The white strands swiftly wrapped around Magnemite just as it was about to unleash Thunderbolt, turning it into a cocoon. The attack was trapped inside, unable to escape.
"Ah! Magnemite, hurry and break free with Swift!" Wattson shouted at once.
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