Elite Four Aaron

I envision myself turning on my heel and flying somewhere else. I have no deadlines. I can bring Anu out of storage and train a team to demolish the Elite Four. In my last battle, Slave's pokemon were higher in level than mine. But I can face the Elite Four and be overprepared. They're going to force me to battle four top trainers in a row? I'll do it my way. I'll train a team up to level 60. Maybe even higher. Only I don't. I could have done it. But I don't do any of it. I don't know why not. Overconfidence? Impatience? I step through the door, beginning my challenge.

And elevator takes me to another door. As I step through, I am sealed in a strange room with a green-haired young man...

"Hello! Welcome to the Pokemon Leage!"

Thank you.

"I'm Aaron of the Elite Four. It's good to meet you."

Let's do this.

"Oh, I should explain, I'm a huge fan of bug pokemon."

Defensively weak against fire, flying, and rock. Ineffective against fire, flying, fighting, ghost, steel, and poison. Got it.

"Bug pokemon are nasty-mean and yet they're beautiful too..."

Nasty-mean?

"Would you like to know why I take on challengers here, in this room?"

For the ladies?

"It's because I want to become perfect, just like my bug pokemon!"

Oh, yeah, that's a better answer.

"OK! Let me take you on!"

Aaron leads with Dustox. I have Ninhursag. I switch to Hanuman. Dustox uses light screen. I have Hanuman flame wheel. The second flame wheel knocks Dustox down and out. Beautifly is next. Hanuman's flame wheel doesn't quite finish the lepidopteran. Shadow ball damages Hanuman, and Aaron's full restore saves Beautifly from the next flame wheel. The third one drops Beautifly. Aaron brings in Drapion as I switch to Poseidon. We exchange attacks with ice fang and mud bomb. Cross poison and mud bomb. Drapion misses X-scissor and the third mud bomb finishes it. I go back to Hanuman against Aaron's Heracross. Heracross misses its attack and Hanuman takes the beetle out with two flame wheels. Hanuman's flame wheels aren't quite as potent against Vespiquen. Just as I am about to win, Aaron taunts me that my first Pokemon League victory doesn't come easily and heals his Vespiquen with a full restore. Hanuman is weakened from Vespiquen's attack orders, but wins anyway.

Other than my level disadvantage, that was easy. Aaron assures me that the other three are much more challenging than him. I have plenty of hyper potions, so I heal Hanuman and Poseidon. Let's see what the rest of the Elite Four can do...