Chapter 3: The First True Rival Battle

"Alright, bet. Serena, let's battle, shall we?" I said.

"Okay. Get ready, Chespin," she said.

"Let's start this off with a Pound, Fronja," I said.

Fronja rushed towards Chespin and literally just punched it normally. Well, I can't complain. That IS what Pound does.

"Chespin, use VIne Whip!" Serena yelled.

"Dodge and get close for a Power-Up Punch."

The vines did whip at Fronja, but he dodged them with ease and punched Chespin, allowing him to increase his physical attack. 

"Chespin, use Rollout!" 

"Run towards that wall and jump at the last possible second."

Chespin became a ball and rolled towards Fronja. Fronja did as instructed and let Chespin ram into the wall, confusing him.

"Now, Power-Up Punch once again."

Fronja punched Chespin and knocked him out.

    As soon as Chespin was knocked out, my watch dinged. I looked at it and Froakie had leveled up to level 9 with those two battles. 

Hp-54

Atk-67

Def-47

Sp.Atk-71

Sp.Def-51

Spd-82

    Fronja learned Quick Attack!

    That's neat. We got a priority move. Anyways, I healed Chespin and Fronja back to full health and we just sat and talked for a few minutes, sharing facts and opinions about pokemon. Eventually, I realized that I would need to go through Santalune Forest if I wanted to progress

    "Hey guys, I'm gonna go ahead into Santalune Forest cuz I want to get to Santalune before it gets too late," I said.

    "We'll come with you! We're on pokemon adventures too, ya know," Shauna said.

    "Well then, what're we waiting for? Let's go!"