the climactic attack vs. attack battles are usually saved for the bigger foes, though this did seem a bit rushed to me. It did seem awfully game-like, as Chris said. The storyline itself was quite good, though I'd think that an entire gang's worth of pokemon could take down a Snorlax and a Salamence.

Also, having the Center be the "third power" implies that it actually DOES something. Ah well, we probably won't be hearing to much about Dark Bay anyway after these next few chapters.