Nimbasa City

I barely set foot in the city before I’m bothered by the plasm people causing trouble.

Well well, look what we have here. It’s the day-care man.

Oh boy, oh boy! I bets he’s gots lotsa pogeymans!

W-what do you want, space-hoodies?

Hand over all the pokémon you have, mister. In the name of pokémon liberation!

Yeah! Hands dem overs real quick, see!

- Hey there guys! I want to share something I’ve learned in my travels with you.

I grab one of them by their hood.

- These hoodies you see here?

Unhand me!

I drag the grunt by his hood to a nearby street lamp.

- They’re really handy…

Hey, what’re you– stop that!

I slam his face into the metal post.

- … for breaking faces!

The other grunt helps his friend up off the ground and starts to walk him towards a fairground.

Just yous waits until the baws hears abouts this!

Thank you, young man! I don’t know how to repay you. Oh, I know! Have one of these, catch!

The man throws a bike at me, knocking me down and pinning me to the ground.

- You’re welcome?

You know that’s not how you’re s'posed to ride a bike. Do y'all even have bikes where you come from?

I figured I’d find you here!

- Who’re you?

Daddy, why’re you here?

I’m here to take you home!

But I’m not done on my pokémon journey!

- Why is this bike so heavy?

You’ll do no such thing! You’ve got chores to do now come on!

Make me! I belong out here with my friends!

- Still on the floor here!

You belong in the kitchen with your mother!

- What the hell, man! I’m from the past and I find that view antiquated and offensive!

I’ll have this no longer! I’m getting hungry, now let’s go home and you can make me a sandwich before I show you the back of my hand!

Bianca’s dad suddenly convulses and collapses to the ground, revealing an attractive blonde woman holding a smoking tazer.

Make it yourself!

Thank you, miss…

Elesa, I’m the gym leader of this city and I’m also a supermodel.

- I can tell…

If you’re truly serious about your pokémon journey then perhaps you’d like to challenge my gym, it’s in the fair ground.

- Um… little help down here?

After some time I eventually drag myself from under the ridiculously heavy bike. Remembering where the plasm grunts went I decide to track them down and remove them from the city for good.

Caldar hello!

- What do you want, Enn…

I just want to help you track down Team Plasma. Here, if we use that ferris wheel we can see the whole amusement park!

Reluctantly I follow Enn into one of the carriages on the wheel.

Now that I have your undivided attention, there are a few things I want you to know.

- Like what?

I’m the King of Team Plasma

King? A bit pretentious, aren’t we?

I agreed to help Ghetsis with his plan. We will have a world where all pokémon are free from human oppression! You have become an obstacle and I will defeat you here!

Go Sandile!

- Go Miyagi!

- Double kick!

Sand tomb!

Miyagi chips sandile into the air and kicks it through the glass of the carriage.

Go Sigilyph!

- Miyagi come back! Go Checkers!

Psybeam!

Sigilyph blasts Checkers with a bright energy beam.

- Crunch!

Tailwind!

Sigilyph shatters the rest of the glass in the carriage to allow a favourable wind to blow through. Checkers bites down hard on sigilyph’s wing.

- Crunch!

Psybeam!

Sigilyph blasts Checkers with another beam as he leaps up to bite sigilyph on the other wing. Sigilyph drops to the floor .

Go Scraggy!

- Checkers come back! Go Miyagi

Brick break!

Scraggy chops at Miyagi with the edge of it’s palm.

- Double kick!

Swagger!

Miyagi kicks scraggy to the floor before attempting a field goal with it. Scraggy is flung out of the cabin after it bounces off of the guard rail.

Go Darumaka!

- Counter!

Fire punch!

Darumaka punches Miyagi in the gut with a firey fist. Before darumaka can withdraw, Miyagi grabs it’s arm and flings it overhead and into the crowds below.

Fine, I may have lost here today but know this: I will become champion, I’ll become unbeatable and I’ll win the hearts of all trainers. I will make them all release their pokémon.

- Then I’ll stop you, I’ve beaten you before and I’ll beat you again!

We’ll see about that…

Enn reaches in his back pocket and brings out a ninja rope and then proceeds to repel down the ferris wheel.

But… we’re almost at the bottom…

For a change of pace I decide to spend some time in the fair ground, I start with the roller coaster before realising it’s the pokémon gym.

The roller coaster car stops right by Elesa.

Hello trainer. Are you here to challenge me?

- … yes.

How many badges do you hold?

- … three.

Then I’ll use these three pokémon!

Go Emolga!

- Go Blaze!

- Flame burst!

Volt switch!

Emolga charges at Blaze, arcing electricity to him on impact before quickly returning to it’s pokéball. Another emolga enters the arena and Blaze spits a fireball at it.

- Flame burst!

Volt switch!

The second emolga charges at Blaze, arcing electricity to him on impact before quickly returning to it’s pokéball. The first emolga re-enters the arena and Blaze spits an exploding fireball at it.

- Blaze come back! Go Hans!

Volt switch!

Emolga attempts to charge at Hans but the electricity has no effect.

- Hone claws!

Aerial ace!

Emolga swoops at Hans at high speed while Hans sharpens his claws.

- Rock tomb!

Aerial ace!

Emolga swoops again at Hans who tears up pieces of the floor and quickly buries emolga with them.

Go Emolga!

- Rock tomb!

Aerial ace!

This emolga tries the exact same thing so Hans just throws more chunks of floor at it, leaving it buried in rubble.

Go Zebstrika!

- Hans come back! Go Miyagi!

Quick attack!

Zebstrika slams into Miyagi at high speed.

- Counter!

Spark!

Zebstrika veils itself in arcing electricity and rams into Miyagi, who grabs zebstrika by the head and uses it’s momentum to fling it into the arena wall.

- Double kick!

Elesa sprays a hyper potion on zebstrika before Miyagi gives it a swift one-two.

- Counter!

Spark!

Zebstrika cloaks itself in electricity again and tramples Miyagi before he can react.

- No! We almost had it!

- Go Checkers!

- Confuse ray!

Spark!

Checkers focuses a psychedelic, multi-coloured beam at zebstrika’s face before getting trampled under electric hoof.

- Checkers, noooo!

- Go Gamey!

What?!

- Quick attack!

Spark!

Gamey slams into zebstrika at high speed, zebstrika attempts to charge at Gamey but ends up slamming face first into a wall at full speed.

Congratulations, trainer. I award you the Bolt Badge!