"Shinx! Shinx shinx!" Shinx was crying as they walked on Route 201, suddenly, they heard a shout.
"Hey, you there!" A trainer came running up to them, "hey....are you a beginning trainer?" He asked, almost appearing as if he were sneering at them, Shinx bristled. "Wanna battle?" He offered, "I'm a beginner to, though you won't stand a chance."
"If I had offered to battle you with fists,
you wouldn't stand a chance." Shaun retorted, "but okay, I accept your challenge!" Shinx jumped forward, teeth bared,
wow, geez, our first battle already? But I can't turn down this trainer, Mr. Think he's so great, we've got to prove that we're worth something...even if we just started.
"Hmm...what's that pokemon?" The trainer murmured, taking out a pokedex identical to Shaun's.
Shinx, the Flash Pokemon. Its forelegs have a muscle based system of generating electricity. If danger is sensed, its fur dazzles and shines, momentarily blinding the foe. In this time when the foe is momentarily blinded, the pokemon flees.
"A shinx, eh? Sounds pretty interesting..." The trainer muttered, "well, you still won't win, go, Cyndaquil!" He took out a pokeball, which grew in size as he held it in his hand. Then he pressed the small white button, a glowing red shape came out, a cyndaquil. "Quil! Cynda...quil!" It squeaked.
"Cyndaquil?" Shaun murmured, "let's see...." She withdrew her pokedex and flipped it open, as Cyndaquil's image appeared on the screen of the pokedex.
Cyndaquil, the Fire Mouse Pokemon, it is usually timid, but when it becomes angry or scared, the flames on its back flare up, and blazes vigorously. But when it becomes tired, Cyndaquil's flame sputters and flickers.
"So this is what we're up against," Shaun remarked, stowing her pokedex away in her pocket, "okay, then, you can make the first move." The trainer nodded and smirked.
"Cyndaquil, use tackle!" The trainer cried, as Cyndaquil began running towards Shinx, who narrowed its eyes. Shinx waited until it was almost about it hit it, before dodging to the left, it circled around to the back of Cyndaquil.
"Shinx, tackle!" Shinx slammed into Cyndaquil with a full body tackle, knocking it forward. Being low level pokemon, Cyndaquil was already showing signs of fatigue, though Shinx seemed to have more energy than every, possibly out of the excitement of landing that last move. The trainer gritted his teeth, as Shinx took advantage of Cyndaquil's fatigue to tackle it again. This time, Cyndaquil flew backwards, but landed on its feet, wobbling slightly as it regained its balance.
"Cyndaquil, tackle Shinx directly!" The trainer shouted, Shaun smirked, she had watched Ivan battle before, and had learned that it wasn't really a brilliant idea to attack directly unless the attack never missed.
"Shinx, take a step to the left!" Shinx did as it was told, and Cyndaquil only hit it's leg, though it was enough to bring Shinx to the ground. It wasn't hurt though, and so it got up fairly quickly. Then it stepped backwards, "circle to the left and use tackle to the right!"
"Huh?" The other trainer scratched his head, trying to figure out the instructions, then he shrugged, "Cyndaquil, meet the Shinx's tackle with one of your own!" He cried, as Cyndaquil leapt towards Shinx, but Shinx had dodged around Cyndaquil and hit it full in the side. The impact knocked Shinx backwards, and it landed unsteadily on its feet before falling on its rear. Cyndaquil, however, had been knocked out.
"SHINX!" Shinx cried happily, screwing up its eyes in delight at having won its first battle. Shaun was excited for Shinx too, and couldn't believe that they had managed to win their first battle, and she and Shinx barely knew each other in the first place. The other trainer turned out to be a pretty sore lose, however, he returned his Cyndaquil with a muttered "thanks, you did great," then looked up at Shaun and sneered.
"You just got lucky, if we ever see each other again, it'll be me who comes out on top, not you and your pathetic Shinx." Shaun bristled, and she was about to utter a sharp retort when the trainer began speaking again.
"Of course, you only won out of luck, otherwise, you and your puny Shinx would have been completely and totally crushed by me and my Cyndaquil. We're not cheaters and scum, you see, and unlike you, we don't just rely on luck." This time Shaun thought that he was going a little too far, but before she could do anything, she saw a small blue ball rush past her and slam into the pokemon trainer. He flew backwards, his face the picture of astonishment as Shinx tackled him again, then growled menacingly. The trainer lay there, stunned, for a few moments before he pulled himself off the ground and brushed off his jeans, his face red and livid. "Pathetic pokemon." He could be heard muttering as he retreated, Shaun continued to glare at him, her eyes boring holes in his retreating backside. She was sure he was aware of her glare, but he didn't glance back.
"Shinx, shinx shinx!" Shinx jumped into her arms, and she caught her pokemon just in time, shinx squirmed with happiness.
"I'm glad too, Shinx, you were awesome in that battle, you totally destroyed his chances of winning, and I'm sure it wasn't' just luck. Personally, I thought he was going a little far, but that was pretty funny Shinx, how a pokemon smaller than him managed to knock him to the ground because he was making fun of it!" She smiled at Shinx, who looked extremely pleased with herself, and leapt down, standing at Shaun's feet.
"Good idea, we should probably continue traveling, but I can't get over how awesome you were in the first battle. I just hope we can keep this up. We'll train hard, won't we?"
"Shinx!" Shinx agreed as they continued to walk down on the frequently trodden on path.