VS Dr Dementius

The clouds were three-layered, quite grey and not white and
Thick rain was now coming to Challenger Island
When Carpo, his face unpossessing of glower
Was hit in the head by the start of a shower
"My coat!" he exclaimed, for it was quite expensive,
And ran with a plan that was very extensive
He'd come home, he reckoned, then change to a shirt -
He nary had further thoughts when from the dirt
A man in a lab coat, as filthy as mud
Popped out of the ground, and with Carpo made THUD!
"Good sir, by all goodness, what scheme are you doing?
You've dirtied me simply by fro-ing and to-ing!"
The man looked at him, and wiped dirt from his mouth
And said "I have research, kid - which way is south?"
Then Carpo, indignant now, stood on his ground:
"What right do you have, sir, of digging around?
Last I checked the island was governed by Admins
And not now subject to invasion by add-ins
And - what's that your holding, "Top Secret" on folder???
Is that information of which you should be holder?"
"Be quiet, you!" said he who was holding the theft,
"Just tell me where south is - or failing that, left!"
He facepalmed now, Carpo, although he was stained,
He made recollection and all that remained
Were figments of memory trapped in a file
That he read on arriving, but not in a while
About this one fugitive (that title, contentious) -
"Good grief," he said sighing, "you're Doctor Dementius."
"The very one, sonny, remember the name!
'Coz Doctor Dementius is all in this game!
But I have to go now, so if you'll excuse me,
This short introduction has failed to amuse me."
"Hey! Wait!" bellowed Carpo, as Doc turned away
"I bet that your info there garners much pay
So I'll tell you what, Doc - I'll give you a bet
That I can pay you more than your payers yet.
A million! Two million! Well, how does that ring?"
"You're getting my interest, kid, payment's the thing -
Well research is research, but I'd like the fee,
If you help fund your friend, the ol' double-D"
"Well, how about battling to show me your strength?
Just three against three so to save on the length,
We’ll find a nice clearing so we're not destructive-"
"Excuse me, big-hair, I'm not being obstructive,
But I'd like to be paid and get on with my find;
I think that my research is clearly behind."
"So continuous funding is out of your reach?
I'll leave you to ponder; I'll be at the beach
If you feel like getting paid rightly today.
Oh, also, if you're going south - it's that way."
So Carpo left then, but he left with a smirk
He knew that the doctor was clearly a jerk
But he could be made useful, for the right kind of dosh
And if he was with us, not Sailcirc - oh, gosh!
The thought of that man allied filled him with dread,
But oh well - don't look backward, always ahead.

The sun was now setting, and after a change
Our Carpo, now coat-less was scanning his range
For signs of the Doctor, but none was in vision
He thought that his scheme may have needed revision
When onto the clearing came thundering through
A beach-buggy armed with a missile or two
It leaped over dunes and it skidded and twisted,
It almost flipped over, but then it resisted
And came to a stop, with a cloud of sand landing
About fifteen feet from where Carpo was standing
"Let's battle!" the Doctor exclaimed in full voice
As if leaving Carpo with nary a choice
So Carpo, post-clearing his throat of all sand
Gave in to the mad doctor's crazy demand
And pulled out two Poké Balls, set for deployment
And smiled at the doctor, deriving enjoyment
"Go Coated! Go Bloated!", he called as he tossed
His Poké Balls on with the team's sign embossed
And BOOSH! - Out they came with the ol' so-and-so
A Walrein all prepped with Cinccino in tow.
"On Pepper, on Salt!" the Doc then announced
And tossed the two Balls as the figures then bounced
Out Gallade, out Gardevoir came from their places
The duo now facing unrecognised faces
"Let's start this, go Bloated!” said Carpo with haste
Where Bloated then started with no time to waste
A Blizzard, that coated the beach with soft snow -
And there were the others all raring to go.
"Oh, Pepper - use Leaf Blade!” exclaimed the mad trainer,
"Let's press the advantage; this is a no-brainer!"
Then Coated, that smug-smiling little white critter
Protected her ally with nary a jitter
Explosions of leaf debris shattered quite loud
Inadvertently kicking up sand in a cloud
The Doctor was panicked, "Let's look for a sign
That they're still around, this cloud feels malign!"
This Carpo was missing from view, the Doc noted
As well as his Pokémon, Coated and Bloated
When WHOOSH! The wind cleared (suspecting collusion)
The Doc found that Carpo had made substitution
Instead of a Walrein stuck down standing by,
His substitute, hovering - up in the sky!
The Doc, undeterred, gave Salt his prognosis
At which point she pulled of the move called Hypnosis!
On Coated? Not really, instead it was Floating,
The thing in the sky that was ever so doting.
"I know most Altaria," the Doctor then started,
"Such power untapped leaves me most broken-hearted -
I noticed it glowing, despite its alignment,
And so I gave Salt this precarious assignment!"
"You saw through the trick, Doc, I'm rather impressed!
Analysis well and concisely expressed!
An oversight though, and this makes me quite merry,
You didn't quite check for a small Chesto Berry."
"A berry?" Doc barked, as the sleep cleared quite quickly,
And Flaring bore down on poor Pepper quite quickly.
A hit, just one hit, was all that it took
For Pepper to render that 'game over' look.
"He's down! Such speed!" the Doctor remarked,
At Pepper, who not so much stood there as parked.
Withdrawing the thing as Salt stood there shocked
He noticed that Carpo's and his eyes both locked
As Salt then reacted, with speed like a mind trick
It fired at poor Coated with full-powered Psychic
"Knocked out! Oh my goodness!" said Carpo, amazed
"Your Pokémon certainly don't seem unfazed!"
So back out came Bloated, that chubby Walrein
And out came Doc's third in a similar vein.
"A Magnezone! Awesome! It's not a bit sickly!"
(Said Carpo, while checking his Pokédex quickly)
"I'll wipe that smug smile off your face yet!" said Doc
"Anomaly's ready and sturdy as rock!"
"I guess that you're right, and hey, you're free to harp - oh,
I've still got some tricks up my sleeves," uttered Carpo.
"Zap Cannon, Anomaly, quick as you will!"
The thing rolled its eye having nary a thrill.
"C'mon, you big retard! Just do as I said!"
That was a harsh yell - the thing shocked him instead.
The Doc yelped, garumphing, "I'll fill you with stuffing!"
The Magnezone sighed and let out a bored huffing.
Then Floating with speed dove down hoping to strike
But Magnezone dodged with its face of dislike
Then Salt with a motion got ready to counter
When Bloated rolled over, the fatty encounter
Disrupting the Gardevoir ever so much
And breaking its focus, it lost all its touch
And the move, it just fizzled! It didn't do much.
The Walrein continued it rolled over Slat
(the typo intentional, she ended up flat)
"Confound it! How dare you!" the "good" Doc protested
"My Gardevoir, she's been unduly molested!
Do you know how much this just gives me an irk?"
"Not really," said Carpo, while raising a smirk.
"Anomaly, go knock that thing from the earth!
I'm sick of its tactics and also its girth!"
The Magnezone, sighing, no longer delayed
It did that rare action - it actually obeyed!
KABLAM! As the cloud of sand cleared out of view
The trio of battlers was now down to two.
(Now, maybe you're wondering where Bloated went
That Walrein is sturdy, it took quite a dent
It's KO'd, that's certain, it fell over yonder
But still it's alive - that's really a wonder.)
No sooner did Magnezone move on command
Then Floating zoomed up from its hover-on-sand
And out from its beak came a cone of pure plasma
Surrounding Anomaly in fiery miasma
"Gadzooks!" screamed the Doctor, more shocked than appalled,
"My plans to defeat you have clearly been stalled!
It's all in the moveset, I've keenly observed,
You're such a big boffin though acting reserved.
A deal's a deal, kiddo, so here is the file;
I've read all I can and it's not worth my while."
Dementius surrendered the file confidential
And Carpo sent over the cash exponential.
"Look, Doc, I'll be honest, you're worth all the hype
I'm looking for someone quite brainy, your type
Who's willing to help me keep eyes on some foes
And help keep the island un-entered by those."
"No promises, kiddo," he said with a laugh
"I may do all asked of me, or I may do half,
I beat my own drum and I sing my own tune
And I've already wasted this whole afternoon-"
"How 'bout this," said Carpo with little derision
"Why not join my plan to form a Coalition?
You'll get all the boons and you'll get it quite soon
And you wouldn't have wasted the whole afternoon?
I'll even allow you to let loose and rant!
And oh, I've already hired someone named Grant."
"Your charm is annoying, and you've got smarm, too,
I sure will be keeping my close eye on you.
If your Coalition's as good as it's sounding
I'm willing to pitch it the funds for its founding!"
"You're mad as a hatter, Doc, I like that - I do!"
So Dementius and Carpo shook hands that day too
A partnership (loosely) to further their reaches
Right after that battle took place on those beaches.