Tomo's 6th Gym Battle

*The next day...*

It was Tomo's turn to battle Byron. Roark wanted to be the referee for the battle again, so the gym referee sat in the stands with Ash, Dawn and Brock.

"I wonder how this will turn out?" Dawn asked out loud.

"Well since Tomo saw how Byron battled against me yesterday, he'll definitely know what he's up against." Ash said.

"Yes, but Tomo will still have a hard time because of how strong Byron is." Brock pointed out.

Ash and Dawn agreed.

Byron sent out Bronzor while Tomo sent out his Shedinja.

"Why use a bug type against Bronzor?" Dawn asked.

"That's because Shedinja is a bug/ghost type while Bronzor is a steel/psychic type." Brock answered. "And Bronzor's Heatproof ability is useless against ghost type moves."

"Ah, I get it now." Dawn said.

"Shadow Ball." Tomo told Shedinja.

Bronzor dodged the attack and then used Extrasensory on Shedinja. But the attack didn't do anything to Shedinja at all.

"It's Shedinja's Wonder Guard ability." Brock said. "Attacks that aren't super effective against Shedinja like psychic type moves are useless against it."

"So Bronzor's Gyro Ball won't affect Shedinja, either?" Dawn asked.

"That's right, so Byron will have trouble with this unless Bronzor knows a fire, rock or dark type move." Ash said.

Tomo had a opening.

"Shedinja, Shadow Ball." He ordered.

This time the attack hit Bronzor.

"Bronzor, use Payback." Byron said.

Bronzor glowed purple and then tackled Shedinja.

"Payback is a dark type move." Brock said. "That must be Byron's trump card when Bronzor faces a ghost type Pokemon."

"Tomo can still win this." Ash said.

"Shedinja, let's use Shadow Sneak this time." Tomo said.

Shedinja created a shadow of itself and the shadow sneakily went past Bronzor, attacking it from behind.

"That's a creepy move." Dawn said.

"That's a ghost type move for you." Ash said.

"Shedinja, use Confuse Ray." Tomo said.

Shedinja released Confuse Ray and Bronzor was now confused.

"Oh no." Byron said. "Bronzor, use Payback."

Bronzor tried to use Payback, but it was too confused to do that.

"Now's our chance. Shedinja, use Shadow Ball." Tomo said.

Shedinja fired a Shadow Ball that hit Bronzor. After being hit by the Shadow Ball, Bronzor fainted.

"That's one down." Dawn said. "Now Tomo only has to defeat Steelix and Bastiodon."

"Yes, but Tomo still needs to be on his toes when battling those two." Ash said.

He remembered his battle yesterday. Byron returned Bronzor and sent out Steelix. Tomo returned Shedinja and sent out Magmortar.

"That's an excellent choice." Brock said.

Ash and Dawn agreed.

"Flamethrower." Tomo told Magmortar.

But before it could unleash a stream of fire, Steelix used Screech which caused Magmortar to cover it's ears.

"Now, use Iron Tail Steelix." Byron said.

Steelix hit Magmortar hard with Iron Tail, but he wasn't down yet.

"Use Iron Tail again." Byron said.

"Not this time." Tomo said. "Magmortar, Smokescreen."

Magmortar released a lot of smoke from his right hand and that prevented Steelix from seeing him.

"That's a good strategy." Brock said. "Using Smokescreen to confuse the opponent."

As Steelix couldn't see Magmortar in the smoke, this was his chance to strike.

"Magmortar, Fire Punch." Tomo ordered.

Magmortar struck Steelix really hard with a flaming punch. Steelix roared loudly because of the pain and the smoke cleared.

"Clever moves there, but I'm not done yet." Byron said. "Steelix, use Bind."

Steelix tried to grab Magmortar with it's tail but Magmortar quickly got out of the way.

"Time for Fire Blast Magmortar." Tomo said.

Magmortar released a blast of fire from it's arm which hit Steelix. Steelix took too much damage from Fire Blast and fainted.

Byron was enjoying himself now; he was happy Tomo was giving him a good battle like Ash did. He returned Steelix and sent out Bastiodon. Tomo kept Magmortar out.

"Bastiodon is at a real disadvantage against Magmortar." Brock said. "But then again, there may be a chance Byron can turn this around."

"With his defensive style, I agree." Ash said.

"Magmortar, Flamethrower." Tomo told him.

But Bastiodon used Iron Defense to defend itself and then headbutted Magmortar really hard with Iron Head. Even though Magmortar was hit by a steel type move, it hurt him.

"Bastiodon, use Ancient Power." Byron said.

Bastiodon released several rocks that struck Magmortar.

"That's obviously Bastiodon's back up for whenever it faces a fire type Pokemon." Ash said.

"You're right." Brock agreed. "And look, I think Magmortar is getting tired now."

Brock was right because Magmortar was feeling exhausted. Tomo knew he had to do something and fast.

"Alright Magmortar, let's use Fire Punch." Tomo said.

"Bastiodon, Stone Edge." Byron said.

Magmortar ran towards Bastiodon with a flaming fist but he was hit by sharp, pointed stones. Magmortar couldn't take any more after that and fainted.

"Wow, that was something I wasn't expecting. That's for sure." Dawn said.

"This shows how good Byron works with his Bastiodon." Brock said.

Tomo returned Magmortar and sent out his Marowak next.