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| - Brendan and May were able to follow the research to Rustboro with nothing getting in the way. The city itself looked old with tall stone buildings and cobblestone streets. Due to its olden state and the Devon Corporation being the only major company in the city, there was almost little to no pollution. The air was as clean as air in the Hoenn could get. Upon reaching the city, the researcher split with the two and headed to the Devon Corporation. Wanting to take on the Gym Leader, Brendan tried finding his way around the city with May following him. "Do you have any idea where you're going?" May asked her travelling companion. "Trust me, I know what I'm doing," Brendan answered as he cautiously took a turn into an alleyway. "I used to live in Goldenrod City, I know how to walk around a city." "Really?" May asked and crossed her arms. "Because we just walked past that building three times." "Just trust me," Brendan assured her. "We're going the right way." "Hey brainiac, we just walked past the gym," May said and pointed to a building behind them. "What makes you think that's the gym?" "It's got giant glowing letters that say 'Rustboro City Pokémon Gym' on it." "Yeah, I knew that..." Brendan mumbled. "Anyways, let's go inside!" The two walked inside the gym with Brendan holding the door open for May. Inside the gym looked almost like a museum. There were displays of different rocks and fossils lined up in the hallways. A pretty girl in a black dress with taupe hair stood looking over the displays. The way she was inspecting the displays clearly indicated that she was no tourist and that she worked at the gym. In fact, she may have even been the Gym Leader. She noticed the pair enter the gym and walked over to them. "And who might you two be?" She asked them. "This is my friend, May," Brendan introduced his travelling companion to the girl. "And I'm Brendan. I'm going to get my first Gym Badge here!" "Well in that case you'd have to defeat me," the girl said. "My name is Roxanne and I'm the Gym Leader of this city." "You're the Gym Leader?" Brendan asked. "Why, is there something wrong with that?" "No, nothing," Brendan shrugged. "When do I get to battle you?" "You can battle me now," Roxanne told him. "Just follow me to the battlefield." Roxanne led the two over to a set of large wooden double doors. She undid a few of the locks and then opened the doors to reveal a grand, stony battlefield with giant fossilized Pokémon sculptures on each side. Roxanne walked over to take one side and then urged Brendan to take the other. "So you said this was your first gym battle?" Roxanne asked Brendan as she pulled out a PokéBall from her purse. "Yep, and I'm going to win hard!" Brendan pulled out his PokéBall as well. "Very well, then. The Rustboro City Pokémon Gym operates under the Rock-type," Roxanne informed him. "I hope you're ready." "I've never been more ready in my life." "Then let's get this show on the road. Graveler, you're up first!" Roxanne threw her PokéBall forward and the menacing four-armed Rock-type Pokémon took its place on the battlefield. Brendan took a deep breath and sent his Treecko out. Treecko took the side opposite to Graveler and studied its opponent carefully. Graveler was practically twice its size, so it had to be careful while fighting. "You're move," Brendan said to Roxanne. "Okay, then." Roxanne nodded. "Graveler, use Rock Smash!" Graveler roared once and slugged one of its four arms at Treecko. Treecko was able to leap out of the way just in time as Graveler missed completely and stumbled. "Alright Treecko, get it with an Absorb!" "Good choice using a super effective attack..." May muttered. Treecko turned to look at Graveler attempting to recoil and fired red beams out of its hands. The beams latched onto Graveler and started sucking its energy. Since the attack was double super effective, Graveler was severely crippled and fell to the ground. "Graveler!" Roxanne exclaimed. Graveler got up in pain and faced Treecko. Due to its Sturdy ability, it was able to withstand the hit with only a little energy left. "Graveler, launch another Rock Smash! This time, use all four of your fists!" Graveler rushed over to Treecko with whatever little energy it had left and managed to get all four punches on target. Treecko ached from the pain of taking four rock solid punches, but was still able to keep itself in the battle. "Treecko, use Pound and finish this thing off!" Brendan commanded. Treecko launched itself in the air with its tail and then came swinging down at Graveler. When it had its aim perfect, it slammed its tail straight into Graveler and knocked it out with ease. "Yay, Brendan!" May cheered and pumped her fist. "Graveler!" Roxanne cried out and called it back to its PokéBall. She pulled out her second PokéBall. "This is my second and final Pokémon. Show me what you can do, Nosepass!" The blue Rock-type Pokémon took form in front of Treecko. Brendan couldn't help but let out a chuckle once he caught a sight of its large red nose. "What an odd looking Pokémon," May commented from the sidelines. "I've gotta see what this thing is," he laughed and pulled out his PokéDex. "Nosepass, the Compass Pokémon," his PokéDex started. "Nosepass had been said to be completely unmoving, with its magnetic nose pointed due north. However, close observation has revealed that the Pokémon actually moves by a little over 3/8 of an inch every year." "I'm gonna take this thing down like I took the last one down," he said. "It looks like a prop out of a comedy show!" "Don't get too ahead of yourself, kid," Roxanne replied. "Nosepass here is a lot tougher than it looks." "We'll see about that," Brendan snorted. "Treecko, use Absorb!" Treecko once again fired red beams out of its arms at its opponent. Nosepass took the super effective attack much better than Graveler due to it not having a secondary Ground typing and was able to stand its ground. "Obviously Nosepass is much stronger than my Graveler, Brendan," Roxanne said. "There's a reason I saved it for last. Nosepass, use Rock Throw!" Nosepass formed rocks in the air and hurled them at Treecko. Treecko was crushed under the pressure of the rocks and had trouble getting up. "Now Nosepass, finish this battle off with Rock Tomb!" Nosepass jumped into the air and landed back on the ground hard. The impact was powerful enough to create a strong quake. Before Treecko could get it, a powerful stone suddenly encased it completely. "Treecko, no!" Brendan shouted. "It can't end like this!" "Be strategic, Brendan..." May mumbled under her breath. "I know Treecko's not done yet." "This is what happens when you get too cocky," Roxanne mumbled and shook her head. Suddenly, the giant rock started to crack open. Both Brendan and Roxanne gasped as a blinding light filled the cracks of the rocks. When the rock finally shattered, a new, more powerful Pokémon stood in Treecko's place. "Just in the nick of time, I suppose," Roxanne sighed. "Whoa, did Treecko just evolve?" Brendan asked in disbelief as he pulled out his PokéDex. "Grovyle, the Wood Gecko Pokémon," his PokéDex started. "The leaves growing out of Grovyle's body are convenient for camouflaging it from enemies in the forest. This Pokémon is a master at climbing trees in jungles and is known for its deadly Leaf Blade attack." "Alright, let's do this!" Brendan cheered. "So you're known for an attack called Leaf Blade, huh? I say you use that!" The leaves around Grovyle's wrists started to glow a deep green as they took the form of blades. Grovyle charged straight for Nosepass and struck it rapidly with both blades. Nosepass flew back in pain but was still in the battle. "Nosepass, don't let Grovyle get to you!" Roxanne snapped. "Use Rock Throw!" "Grovyle, take those rocks out and then use Leaf Blade again!" Brendan fired back. Nosepass hurled several rocks at Grovyle but the Wood Gecko Pokémon was faster. It used its blades to slice straight through the rocks as it flew straight for Nosepass. With two strikes, it knocked Nosepass straight to the ground, ending the battle. "Wow..." Roxanne sighed and called her Pokémon back. "Nosepass, you did good." "Yes!" Brendan cheered and ran onto the battlefield to hug his newly evolved Grovyle. "We won our first Gym Badge!" "You earned it!" May exclaimed and ran over to her friend as well. "Congratulations," Roxanne said as she approached Brendan and handed him a brown diamond-shaped badge. "You've earned yourself your first badge, the Stone Badge." "Wow, thanks!" Brendan nodded and put the badge in his badge case. "Additionally, any Pokémon in your party that can learn Rock Tomb will automatically learn the move if you have this badge in your possession," Roxanne informed him. "And as you saw, it's a very useful move." "I don't know what to say, this is amazing," Brendan marveled and inspected his first badge. He looked over to Grovyle with a beaming smile. "And I couldn't have done it without you!" "You really showed me the true power of your Pokémon," Roxanne said. "It's not this often that I see a trainer defeat me so quickly. In fact, the last trainer to do so ended up being the Hoenn League Champion!" "I guess that means something, then," Brendan said. "Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. Only time will tell." Roxanne patted him on the shoulder. "Anyways, how long are you staying in Rustboro?" "Probably just for tonight," Brendan answered. "We weren't going to see much around here," May added. "If you have a little bit of time, I'd recommend going to the Devon Corporation and getting yourselves each a PokéNav Plus. They're really useful for starting trainers." "I think we will, then," Brendan nodded. "What do you think, May?" "I don't see why not." May answered. "Well then I'd recommend you head now, the building closes soon!" Roxanne said. "We'll be on our way then!" Brendan started to head out with May and waved to the Gym Leader. "Thanks for the battle, I'll only get stronger from here!" "When you get stronger, I'll be waiting for a rematch!" Roxanne shouted back as she watched the two leave. "He has crazy potential, I just hope he doesn't let that get to his head..." she muttered to herself when they were out of earshot.
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