PoKéOh!
Written by Atma

Author's note: I like Pokemon. I like Yugioh. So why not combine
them? Here goes!

Disclaimer: Pokemon is owned by Nintendo. Yugioh is owned by
Konami. Atma the Charizard is owned by me. Blah blah blah, images on
monitor are closer than they appear, blah blah blah, grenades are for
throwing not eating, blah blah blah, satisfaction guaranteed or you money
back -- oh wait, you didn't pay anything, so HA! Anyway, on with the fanfic.

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"I'm here to duel the gym leader for a boulderbadge," I announced. 
"Very well then. I am Brock, the gym leader. Let's get started!" As he
led me to the virtual arena, I wondered what this battle would be like. How
strong was he? What types did he use? Would I win or lose? And then we
reached the arena, and prepared to battle. 
"As the challenger, it's your privelege to go first. Let's duel!

Atma 2000 Brock 2000

"As my first move, I play one of my favorites, the basic pokemon
Charmander in attack mode!" A hologram of the fire-lizard appeared in a
flash of light, and gazed across at my opponent. 
Charmander 800/600

"Ah, a Charizard who uses Charmander to duel. Touching, but weak! Come
on out, Omanyte!" A helix shell appeared on the playing field, and then it
lifted up as the ancient pokemon showed his face. 
Omanyte 700/1250
"Omanyte, attack that Charmander with Water Gun! Remember, you get a
+400 bonus for an effective Attack of 1100 because Water is super
effective!" The fossil pokemon shot out a stream of water, and his
Fire-type opponent vanished.

Atma 1700 Brock 2000

"So you're playing a water deck? Well I can fix that! Mareep, come out
and Thundershock!" 
Mareep 900/600
The electric sheep appeared and released an electric attack. The
Omanyte retreated into his shell, then vanished from the attack. But
something was wrong. 
"...I took out your Omanyte! Why didn't your Life Points go down?" 
"You're out of your league, rookie! Or else you'd know that Omanyte
automatically switches to defense mode when attacked!" 
"And since he's in defense mode, you don't take any damage... very
well, continue." 
"Fine. I'll play this card fade down, and I summon Geodude!" The basic
Rock-type pokemon appeared and prepared for battle. 
Geodude 850/900
"So your deck is rock, not water!" 
"Indeed. Geodude, use Tremor!" The virtual battlefield shook, and
Mareep collapsed.

Atma 1350 Brock 2000

How could I beat his Rock-types? I had no Grass-types in my deck, and
the one Water-type wasn't in my hand. So, I had to try something else. "I
play Abra. Unfortunately, he can't attack without an equip card, but his
Attack value is high enough to hold off your Geodude!" 
Abra 1100/300
"A clever move, but you're not the only one who can defend. Onix,
defense mode!" And the giant rock snake appeared. 
Onix 350/2200
I drew my card for the turn, and looked at it in amazement. Kadabra!
This draw was perfect! "I evolve Abra into Kadabra and attack! 
Kadabra 1900/800
"Not so fast! The card I played was the trap card Waboku, which blocks
your attack!" Damnit! If he kept blocking my attacks, how could I win? "And
now for my turn, I'll evolve Geodude into Graveler. 
Graveler 1600/1850
"What's more, I'll attatch this Earthquake TM, which raises his Attack
by 600 points when he attacks! Graveler, take out that Kadabra!" And
moments later, my evolved pokemon was gone, leaving him with two monsters
out to my none.

Atma 1050 Brock 2000

I drew a card, hoping to salvage this mess... and drew the pokemon I
needed. "Your Graveler is strong, but he has one major weakness --
Water-types. And with that in mind, I play the Arctic Tsunami ritual to
summon the mighty Lapras!" A virtual whirlpool appeared in the arena, and
the mighty Water/Ice pokemon rose out of it. 
Lapras 1650/2250
"And don't forget, because Water attacks are 4* effective against
Rock/Ground pokemon like Graveler, Lapras will get a +800 bonus instead of
+400. Now, Surf away that Graveler!" Lapras summoned a mighty tsunami which
crashed down on Graveler, and when it vanished, Lapras's opponent was gone
too.

Atma 1050 Brock 1150

"So, you managed to take out my Graveler. Unfortunately for you, he's
not my strongest pokemon. I play the Metal Coat on Onix, raising his Attack
and Defense by 300 points. What's more, Onix's ability lets me search out
his evolution, the mighty Steelix, when I attatch that card." He searched
through his deck for the giant steel pokemon, and then evolved Onix into him. 
Steelix 1700/3100
"And finally, I'll attatch the Rock Slide TM which, in addition to
raising his Attack by 500 when he attacks, is Super Effective against
Ice-types like your Lapras! Steelix, go!" And Steelix hurled a huge
boulder, flattening Lapras.

Atma 100 Brock 1150

"Look at you, down to a mere 100 Life Points. And also, Steelix's
ability is that once he attacks from Attack mode, he can attack from
Defense mode next turn. Face it, this duel is pretty much over." 
I drew a card. "This duel is over all right, but for you, not me, as
there won't BE a next turn! First I'll play Monster Reborn to bring back
the Charmander I lost at the beginning of the duel. And next, I'll play the
Pokemon Breeder, which lets me skip a stage to evolve Charmander directly
into Charizard!" 
Charizard 2500/1800
"Oh, no!" 
"Oh, yes. Your Steelix can attack from Defense mode, but he's not in
defense mode yet! Right now he's still using that 1700 Attack, and I get a
+400 bonus for attacking a Steel-type with a Fire attack. Charizard,
Flamethrower!" And the mighty Fire-type let out his flaming breath, melting
the target into a puddle as Brock's LP plummeted.

Atma 100 Brock 0

"I... I lose. I underestimated you, Atma. Here, take this boulderbadge.
It's rightfully yours." 
"Thanks, Brock." And I headed out to find the next gym. 

Atma
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