Chapter 71 - Ecruteak City Gym Battle!

Rize have finally arrived at Ecruteak City after spending days travelling from route 35 to route 37 and as usual, first stop is the Pokemon Gym!
Referee: The Gym Battle between Rize the challenger and Morph the Jr.Gym Leader is about to begin! It's a 1 on 1 battle! Trainers begin!
Morph: Misdreavus! Scare them all!

Rize checked his Pokedex on Misdreavus.

" Misdreavus the Screech Pokemon. It is a Ghost type. Misdreavus loves to sneak up on people late at night, then startle them with its shrieklike cry. "

Rize: I'm not scared of your Ghost Pokemon! Aipom let's go! Your Ghost Pokemon can't inflict any damage to my Normal type Aipom!
Morph: So do your Aipom can't hurt my Misdreavus as well!
Rize: For me it's a different case! Aipom Shadow Claw!
Aipom used Shadow Claw and it's super effective!
Morph: So that's your strategy..
Rize: I taught my Aipom this move so that we can defeat this Gym! Aipom another Shadow Claw!
Aipom once again hit Misdreavus with Shadow Claw.
Morph: Misdreavus use Pain Split!
Misdreavus charged into Aipom and share its damage and Aipom looks terribly injured.
Rize: What?!
Morph: My Misdreavus shared its pain with your healthy Aipom and my Misdreavus also took some HP from your Aipom. Misdreavus Confuse Ray!
Misdreavus used Confuse Ray on Aipom and Aipom is confused.
Morph: Hahaha! You're done for now!
Rize: "Damn! This is why the battle is only 1 on 1!" Aipom snap out of it and use Shadow Claw!
Aipom is totally confused and hurt itself instead.
Morph: Haha! We'll just sit here and wait till your Aipom finish itself.
Aipom keep on hurting itself but Rize Soothe Bell ring as it is shaken by Rize movement and Aipom was snapped out of its confusion. The Soothe Bell was put at the zipper of Rize bag.
Morph: What?! Impossible! How could it?!
Rize: Aipom quick use Shadow Claw!!
Aipom use Shadow Claw with a very hard clean hit which resulting in a critical hit and knocked down Misdreavus.
Referee: Misdreavus is unable to battle! Aipom wins! The challenger Rize is the winner!!
Morph: I guess I take you too lightly, here take the Jr.Fog Badge.

Rize have finally defeated Ecruteak Gym and there's only 4 more Gyms to go in Johto!