The Gym

By the time you stagger back into the ranger station, most of the fuss has died down. You look for Yellow a bit, but she's gone somewhere. You sigh and head to the pokemon center for a quick heal.

With nothing better to do, you head to the gym. You figure Brock shouldn't be too hard, especially with a horsea. You spend two seconds flattening Camper Liam and approach Brock.

The gym leader looks at you and starts to grin, "It's been a while since I got to let loose. Let's have a three on three."

You don't remember Brock saying anything like that, but you shrug off your concern. You bring out Horsea thinking this fight will be over in three bubble beams.

"Go, Aerodactyl!" What?

You look on with confusion at Brock's first Pokemon. You recall him having it earlier for the fire relief, but this fight is supposed to be Geodude and one Onyx. Shit! Gym leaders adjust their difficulty based on trainer experience. Brock's adjusting this to be challenging for YOU, not Gary!

You shake off your surprise and call out your attack, "Ice Beam!"

"Thunder Fang!"

You hit first, but Aerodactyl manages to cling to life. Horsea isn't so lucky, as the thunder fang sends him back to the ball.

You bring out Smoochum to finish the job with another ice beam.

Brock brings out his second pokemon, Graveler.