Chapter 25

After the battle between Ed and Cynthia, and with the addition of Professor Oak's group everyone happily talk and some were mostly talking with a topic about pokemon and present news. 

Professor Oak was talking until he exposed Ralia's strength in pokemon battle and that it was a pity that she gave up on becoming a champion. He also told his group about the Ed's family and how special the family is in strength. 

Professor Oak's son, Blue, was immediately interested in their strength and politely asked for battle. But because he couldn't just ask anyone he wasn't familiar with. He challenges Alan, who was his friend's husband, for a battle.

Everyone was also interested, mostly the elders wanted to know Alan's growth during his 'missing' years. 

Ed and Cynthia immediately followed to watch the battle. Daisy on the other hand took most of Ed's pokemon except Silcoon, Trapinch and Spinarak to play. 

Silcoon was still a cocoon and it was not good for it to move around while Trapinch was busy munching food and Daisy was scared of it. On the other hand Ed could only bring Spinarak with him. 

'With Ralts and Grandma Talya's Venusaur watching over her there would be no trouble.' Ed thought as having a strong pokemon guarding Daisy you would also feel safe as long as the pokemon wasn't a ghost type who could steal your life force or a fire type who could accidentally burn someone but some pokemon was a great guardian for your children. 

As for Ed's Spinarak, Ed could only bring the pokemon with him. Daisy's avoidance hurt Spinarak's feeling that while it was on Ed's back it was questioning why it was scary and he hoped that his evolved form wasn't scary.

If Ed knew what Spinarak was thinking he would surely say that its dream wasn't possible. 

They finally arrived to a battlefield as both battlers were taking their stance and calling out their pokemon. 

Blue's pokemon was Charizard while Alan's pokemon was a Gastrodon. Blue was curious to this pokemon as it was his first time Gastrodon in battle as he only roam Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn. 

He still hasn't yet explored the other regions but he plans on travelling. Now that he would battle a pokemon he only knew from books and from his father's friend he was excited to know the strength of the pokemon. 

Ed saw the information of the two pokemon. 

Charizard

Type: Fire/Flying

Level: 60

Gender: Male

Aptitude: Platinum I

Ability: Blaze

Move

Status: Roost, Sunny Day, Dragon Dance, Smokescreen, Work Up

Attack: Dragon Claw, Thunder Punch, Shadow Claw, Slash, Dragon Tail, Steel Wing, Iron Tail

SpAttack: Air Slash, FireBlast, Flamethrower, Dragon Pulse, Scorching Sand, SolarBeam, Mystical Fire, Inferno,Ancient Power, Dragon breath, 

Gastrodon 

Type: Water/ Ground

Level: 63

Gender: Female

Aptitude: Gold III

Ability: Sand Force

Move

Status: Sandstorm, Recover, Rain Dance, Acid Armor, Amnesia, Mirror Coat, 

Attack: Body Slam, Earthquake, Stone Edge, 

SpAttack: Water Pulse, Muddy Water, Surf, Blizzard, Sludge Bomb, Hydro Pump, Ancient Power, Mud shot, Earth Power

"Battle begin"

"We will do the first move then, Gastrodon Sandstorm" Alan made the first move as he instructed his pokemon to use sandstorm. Gastrodon stretched its neck as it made a circular action as it brewed up a sandstorm. 

Seeing the sandstorm Blue immediately instructs his pokemon to use its ground type move by using the energy from the sandstorm "Charizard uses the sandstorm, Scorching Sand!" 

Charizard absorbed some of the sand and compressed it into a ball as Charizard added some heat on it before hurling the ball towards Gastrodon. 

Even though Gastrodon was slow but with the sand storm and its own ability which is sand force it easily dodged Charizard's attack by blocking it with a mud shot. 

Mud shot dispersed the Scorching Sand but it continued to its target which is Charizard. But Charizard's body was surrounded with flying type energy which immuning him from ground type moves. 

Alan saw this and immediately instructed Gastrodon to use the Ancient Power attack. Gastrodon growls as huge rocks float in the air and hurl towards Charizard. 

"Charizard blocks the ancient power with your ancient power!" Charizard also used ancient power as rocks surrounded him and hurled those rocks to block Gastrodon's ancient power. 

But due to Gastrodon's ability, Sand Force which increases her Rock, Ground, and Steel type moves her Ancient Power is stronger than Charizard. That some of the stones successfully hitted Charizard. 

This knocked Charizard from the air as he slowly descended to the ground. 

"Super Effective" Seeing this Ed couldn't help but exclaim. 

Cynthia looks at her mother and asks "Why is Gastrodon's Ancient Power stronger than Charizard even though they use the same attack?"

"Well Gastrodon is more proficient in using rock type moves due to Gastrodon being a ground type" Ralia answered as most Ground type pokemons were proficient in using rock type moves than a flying/fire type pokemon such as Charizard. 

"Also it was Gastrodon's ability sis" Ed also added

"Ability?" Cynthia looked at his cousin in confusion as she knew about pokemon ability but she knew that most pokemon had different abilities even for the same species of pokemon. 

Ralia was surprised as the only one who knew about Gastrodon's ability was her and Alan, Gastrodon's trainer. Unlike in the game where you would know about a pokemons' ability by reading the summary. In real life you need to train with your pokemon or with the help of pokemon researchers to know about pokemon's move and their ability. 

"So what's Gastrodon's ability then? As I know in the book I read Gastrodon's abilities were Sticky Hold and Storm Drain so which ability is helping it?" Cynthia asked her cousin

"Neither of the two, Uncle Alan's Gastrodon's ability is its hidden ability Sand Force." 

"Hidden Ability;Sand Force?" It was the first time the mother and daughter heard the word hidden ability and Sand Force due to pokemon with Sand Force being rarely seen. It was also due to trainers who were hiding their pokemon's hidden ability. 

'Hidden ability?' 

Professor Oak who was near the trio heard Ed, if it was still an anime his ears would be enlarged as he wanted to hear the conversation of the three. 

On the other hand Ed explained 

"Hidden ability is about how a pokemon of the same species has a unique and rare ability other than their known common ability. Just like Pikachu whose common ability is static but some pikachu has a secret ability called lightning rod" 

"So hidden ability was just another ability of a pokemon" Cynthia nods as she asked

"What's Sand Force? It was my first time hearing this." 

"Me too, I know Sand Veil but not Sand Force" Ralia also quipped .

"Sand Force is an ability that strengthens pokemons rock, ground, and steel type attacks during sandstorm." Ed explained 

"How did you know about this?" Cynthia asked curious where her lazy cousin got this information. 

"Is it from your friend Leery?" Ralia asked as she remembered the books she saw, even the notebook she was currently studying was written by the author Leery. 

'Leery?' Ed was confused then remembered about the notebook and book he got from the system. 

"You could say that it come from that ugly man" Ed answered

"..." Cynthia, Ralia, and the other listening to Ed were silent for a moment.

[...] 

The battle between Blue and Alan continues. 

Charizard now on the ground panting to catch some air as he looked fiercely at Gastrodon who didn't suffer any damage since the fight. 

"Charizard Heat wave!" Blue ordered and Charizard immediately took action as it roared and flapped its wing as he used released heat that scorched the sandstorm towards Gastrodon. Gastrodon screeched due to the burn

"Gastrodon use rain dance!" Alan ordered hoping to cool off the surroundings and he was familiar with fighting a fire type pokemon. Ed's father Argus was a fire type specialist and when Argus and Alan fought, unlike the present situation Alan couldn't land a single hit on Argus' Blaziken. 

"Charizard disperse the rain cloud with a sunny day!" Blue instructed as Charizard roared as a red ball swiftly flew to the sky and shone brightly and dispersed the rain cloud. 

"Gastrodon sludge bomb!" Gastrodon spit a brown mud with a tint of purple towards Charizard and Charizard couldn't dodge it on time, hitting the pokemon. 

"Charizard Solarbeam!" Blue ordered and Charizard absorbed some light and used the light blasting towards Gastrodon. While Charizard was attacking everyone could see that Charizard was poisoned by Gastrodon's sludge bomb. 

"Hydro pump" Alan call out for an attack to block Charizard's Solarbeam but due to being weakened from the sunny day and Solarbeam being stronger due to type advantage break through the Hydro Pump hitting Gastrodon.

Gastrodon flew and when it landed the pokemon stand for a few moments before falling, the same for Charizard who fell at the same time as Gastrodon. Charizard was weakened due to the poison. 

The Match between the two was a draw. 

After their match the two talked as the other joined their conversation. 

Meanwhile Professor Oak came closer to Ed. 

"Hello Ralia, you too kids. I couldn't help but overheard your conversation. Hello Ed, I am curious about the hidden ability of pokemons due have any idea where your friend Leery is?" 

'Do you know where the guy is?' Ed asked the system

[The host don't have any authority] The system coldly answered 

'...Oh' 

"I don't know professor" Ed shook his Ed as he couldn't really say what he hypothesised that the one called Leery was the system. 

"Ah too bad" Prof. Oak sighed as he continued to ask Ed until the conversation arrived that the professor borrowed Ed's book and when he began reading he was immediately engrossed in it.