Dynamo Badge

The gang had just arrived in Mauville City, where Ash could obtain his third gym badge. Ash was looking up the Mauville Gym on the computer in the Pokemon Center. He saw that the gym leader, a man named Wattson, used electric type Pokemon.

"What Pokemon are you going to use?" Tomo asked.

"Well Aron would be a good choice." Ash answered. "And it says that Wattson uses Magnemite and Magneton, so I think I'll use Sableye in this battle. You won't believe it but it knows Focus Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch and Fire Punch."

"Wow." Tomo said. "What else does he know?"

"Scratch, Sucker Punch, Night Shade, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Shadow Claw, Poison Jab and the egg move Recover." Ash said.

His Sableye was indeed a powerful Pokemon.

After leaving the Pokemon Center, the gang headed to the Mauville Gym. It was painted yellow all over and resembled a office building. Ash knocked on the door, but then it fell down on the ground and became a platform.

"What on earth?" May exclaimed.

When the gang stepped onto the platform, it started to move by itself.

"Hey it's a ride." Max said excitedly.

The platform slowly went up a hill, but then it went down fast like a roller coaster.

"I don't like this!" May shouted while she and the others were hanging on tight.

After all the speeding and turning stopped, the gang received a surprise; a Raikou was standing in the way. Ash could instantly tell it was a fake and told Aron to use Flash Cannon on it. The Raikou was a fake all right; it broke into pieces when Aron hit it with Flash Cannon.

"It's a robot!" Brock gasped.

Then an old man and a younger man entered the area.

"Your Aron did well destroying my robot Raikou." The old man said.

The old man introduced himself as Wattson the gym leader, and the younger man was his assistant Watt. Ash asked Wattson for a gym battle and Wattson accepted. Ash and Wattson took their position on the battlefield of the gym and May, Max, Tomo and Brock took their seats. Watt became a referee; he explained the rules about it being a three on three gym battle and declared for it to begin.

Wattson sent out Voltorb first and Ash sent out Aron. Wattson ordered his Voltorb to use Rollout, but Ash ordered Aron to use Sandstorm. The sandstorm covered the whole battlefield and Voltorb couldn't see Aron.

"Sorry Wattson." Ash said. "But I've dealt with Pokemon that used Rollout before."

Ash ordered Aron to use Ancient Power and Voltorb was hit by it.

"Voltorb use Gyro Ball." Wattson said.

Voltorb spun around really fast and then it tackled Aron hard.

"Don't give in Aron." Ash said. "Use Iron Head."

Aron slammed Voltorb hard with it's head and then Ash ordered Aron to use Ancient Power again. Wattson ordered Voltorb to dodge, but it was too late. Voltorb was hit by the attack and then fainted. So Ash was the winner of the first match.

"You impress me Ash." Wattson said, returning Voltorb. "I've never had an opponent like you."

"You're impressive yourself." Ash replied.

Wattson sent out Magnemite next. Ash returned Aron and sent out Sableye.

"Is it a good idea for Ash to use Sableye?" Max asked.

"Well it is all right to use a ghost type against an electric type." Brock said. "It just depends on what moves the trainers will use."

"It will be okay." Tomo said. "Sableye knows some moves than can beat Magnemite."

Wattson ordered Magnemite to use Thunderbolt.

"Fight that with Shadow Ball Sableye." Ash said.

Sableye fired Shadow Ball at Thunderbolt and the two attacks collided with each other.

"Okay now use Fire Punch Sableye." Ash said.

Sableye punched Magnemite with a flame-covered fist.

"Fire Punch is effective against Magnemite because it's part steel type." Max noted.

Magnemite then received a burn.

"Fire Punch also has a chance to burn the opponent." Brock explained why Magnemite was burned.

Ash then ordered Sableye to use Focus Punch. Sableye punched Magnemite really hard and it fainted.

"Wow that Sableye certainly knows how to battle." May said.

"I'll say." Max added.

Wattson was impressed with Ash and his Pokemon. He returned Magnemite and called out Magneton.

"I can't wait to see what you'll do against my Magneton Ash." Wattson said.

He ordered Magneton to use Lock-On.

"Uh oh." Ash said.

He knew what Lock-On did. Lock-On was a move that made attacks 100% accurate.

"Now Magneton use Zap Cannon." Wattson said.

Magneton fired Zap Cannon and since it wouldn't miss, Sableye was hit by the attack.

"Hang in there Sableye use Recover." Ash said.

Sableye glowed and healed itself.

"Now use Focus Punch." Sableye punched Magneton really hard.

"Use Thunderbolt." Wattson said.

"Shadow Ball." Ash said.

Sableye was struck by Thunderbolt and Magneton was struck by Shadow Ball. Sableye and Magneton fainted at the same time. As Ash still had two Pokemon, he was the winner of the gym battle.

Wattson returned Magneton and congratulated Ash.

"That was a great battle Ash." Wattson said. "And I could tell how well connected you are with your Pokemon. So with great pleasure I present you with the Dynamo Badge."

The Dynamo Badge was yellow and it was shaped like a coiled wire. Ash thanked Wattson and accepted the badge.

With the gym battle having come to a end, the gang spent the night at the Pokemon Center. Ash found out the next gym was in Lavaridge Town. But their next destination was Fallabor Town, where the next Pokemon contest was being held.