Return of the defeated (on hold)

Part 17

Ash racked his brain to think of options then it hit, " Sandslash Sandstorm!" The young ground type jumped out the rolling attack and was able to cross his claws summoning a massive sandstorm. Finally have a moment to catch his breath he regained his senses and focus once more. Not only did the storm give him cover but he also gained a speed boost from it due to his sand rush.

Ash called out over the noise of the storm, "Sandslash Dig!" His claws flashed briefly before disappearing under ground. Electrode shift nervously not being able to see and taking damage from the storm Suddenly he felt the ground beneath him rumble, before he could react Sandslash landed the super effective attack dead on.

Surge watched his pokemon fly out over the Sand Storm and gritted his teeth. This was getting out of hand and he needed to take control. "Electrode put an end to the storm use Rain Dance!" A blue light flashed and rain poured down settling the sand and revealing Sandslash. "Now's your chance, Electrode Hyper Beam!!"

Ash called to Sandslash as the bright beam of energy charged towards him, "Sandslash hit it head on with Focus Blast!" Concentrating on his mental energy he formed a light blue ball of energy before throwing it has hard as he could towards the Hyper Beam.

Watching from the side Lucario carefully analyzed the battle to better help his teammates with future training. "Hmm smart move Master." He said quietly.

"What do you mean Lucario?" May asked watching the two attacks collide.

"Hyper Beam is a normal attack while Focus Blast is a fighting attack." Was his reply, as he eyed the two attacks fight for dominance.

"I see fight has and advantage over normal." May said. Her eyes widened as the power energy beam began to push forward.

"Don't give up Sandslash, use another one. I believe in you." Ash cheered to his pokemon. Feeling the strain from the battle on his mind and body, Sandslash pulled his mind together one more time. He threw another Focus Blast to join his first halting the Hyper Beam. For a moment nothing seem to happen but suddenly an explosion rang out and a thick cloud of smoke covered the field.

Everyone tried their hardest to see what was happening inside the smoke. After a few moments the cloud began to clear. Once it was gone they could see Sandslash panting heavily covered in scrapes and dripping with water from the rain storm. He was struggling to stay up right and the water was only piling on more damage. On the other end of the battle field Electrode wasn't in much better shape he'd used a lot of energy in the last attack.

Both trainers knew that neither pokemon would last much longer and knew it was time to end it. Ash was about to call out to Sandslash but before he could the ground type flinched before falling forward to ground.

"Sandslash is unable to battle." The referee called out.

Ash quickly went to pokemon's side and scooped him up, "Sandslash that was an amazing battle and I am so proud of you. Now take a good long rest and we'll make sure your hard work wasn't for nothing." After returning his pokemon Ash stared at the opposing pair he chose his next pokemon, "Venasaur I choose you."

The seed pokemon landed heavily on the ground making his presence known with deep roar. "Let's wrap this up. Venasaur use Vine Whip."

Ash chose a slightly weaker attack knowing it was that was needed to end the battle. Green vines shot out the flower on Venasaur's back and hit the ball pokemon hard knocking him out.