They all got hit with Toxic?
Yeah.
No mercy. Just like always.
AAsh
You just had a Gym battle?
[nods in agreement] The Virbank Gym is really tough. You here for a Gym Battle too?
AAsh
Yeah! I'm challenging tomorrow.
Then you better get ready to deal with a whole lot of poison.
AAsh
You mean the Virbank Gym is a Poison-type Gym?
Big time. I've never seen a Gym Leader so good with Poison-type moves. Her Pokémon are really tough and really high level as well and we couldn't do anything. First we get poisoned, then our moves will get totally messed up. We were done before we could do a thing. [Two other trainers show up]
GTGirl trainer
Same thing happened to me.
TTTeenage trainer
We got poisoned right away, too. [A couple more show up and it's the same story]
GWGirl with blue pigtails
So did we! That Gym is too difficult.
BWBoy with red shirt
I can't believe with just one of her Pokémon, she took out every one of mine.
[finds the entrance to the Virbank Gym using a GPS] It says the Gym is right here.
AAsh
Huh? That's it? [the door does have the Gym logo and is located in a dark alley. Quite an anomaly of a Gym location]
No question. This is the entrance to the Virbank Gym.
[Loud concert music is playing throughout the Gym. Getting poisoned is not the only thing challengers have to deal with...]
This is louder than a Hyper Voice!
What did you say?!
AAsh
My ears! [Get ready Ash, because not only do you have to deal with Poison-type attacks but loud music that can hamper your concentration]
Hey, next challenger. That you? [points to Ash]
AAsh
Uhh....yeah.
[the crowd glares at Ash. Come on, he's there for a battle just like the others.]
Whoa. Talk about one tough crowd.
I prefer to think of them as dedicated.
How's it going? You're looking at the Virbank Gym Leader, Roxie.
AAsh
Hi, I'm Ash and I'm from Pallet Town. Nice to meet you.
Pallet Town? That's in Kanto!
Pika! [You got it!]
And check out that Pikachu! [shows off her Koffing] This Koffing showed up while we were doing a concert in Kanto and we've been tight ever since! Koffing rules!
KKoffing
Koffing. [Nice to meet you guys.]
[Ash whips out his Pokédex. Oh come on! You saw the Koffing James used to own! Granted, the anime did not do a data entry on Koffing until now and Ash most likely needed a refresher, but still...]
UPUnova Pokédex
Koffing, the Poison Gas Pokémon. Koffing hovers in the air, thanks to the poisonous gases it contains, which have a foul odor and can explode.
It's great when Koffing explodes at our gigs! The audience can never get enough!
Whoa. Guess everything's poisonous around here.
But what do you mean by concert?
Get with it. We're one of Unova's most popular punk bands, so give it up for Koffing and the Toxics! [So what was Roxie's band original name was before obtaining a Koffing?] Virbank's Gym is not just a Gym. We jam here all the time and all our fans come out and support us cuz they're totally into battles and great tunes!
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