Episode 34: Analysis Versus Passion!
A.N.: Welcome to my very first Pokémon fanfiction, in which I'll re-write the Full Battles between Ash and Sawyer and Ash and Alain in the Kalos League. These two battles were okay for the most part, in my opinion, but there were some things that I feel could be fixed. I present to you all "Pokémon XY and Z Episodes 34, 35, 37 and 38 Re-Write". Apologizes if the dialogue seems rather repetitive, I guess that's just what happens when you write stories about Pokémon battles. Please enjoy the battles and review and favorite if you want.
DISCLAIMER: THE POKEMON GAMES, ANIME, AND THEIR CHARACTERS BELONG TO NINTENDO, GAME FREAK, AND THE POKEMON COMPANY.
Intense battle action is a hallmark of the Kalos League! After many hard-fought battles, Ash has managed to make it to the semi-final round, and Goodra has rejoined his team for the full battle ahead. Now, with a six Pokémon line-up, Ash is about to fulfill a promise and face off against his rival, Sawyer.
After watching Alain defeat Remo and move on to the final round, the audience was cheering, waiting for the battle between Ash and Sawyer to begin. The scoreboard for the battle had just been set up. At the moment, both trainers were preparing for the battle in their respective waiting areas: Ash doing so by giving all of his Pokémon a pep talk, and Sawyer doing so by reviewing his notes. In the stands, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor waited for the battle to start. "Ash is battling Sawyer. I'm getting kind of nervous," said Bonnie.
"Clemont, didn't you tell me Ash lost to Sawyer awhile back?" Asked Shauna.
"I did," replied Clemont. "Never count Sawyer out."
"Wait till you see this," said Tierno. "Their battling styles are different. Still, he reminds me of Ash. It's like the same sort of battle vibe is inside both of them."
"Wow. You think so?" Asked Trevor.
"Sawyer's been analyzing Ash's style in order to catch up to him," said Clemont. "I'd say that's exactly what you're referring to, Tierno."
Meanwhile, in the VIP seats, Professor Sycamore and Champion Diantha were sitting together to observe the battle. "Interesting," said Professor Sycamore, "a match between a trainer like Ash, who battles with passion, and Sawyer, who operates using cool and calm analysis."
"In a way, they're exact opposites," added Diantha. "I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of battle this will be."
"Yeah," agreed Professor Sycamore.
"Now, the second battle of the semifinal round and our trainers are making their entrances," said the announcer as Ash and Pikachu entered the arena from one tunnel while Sawyer entered the arena from the other tunnel. The audience cheered for the two trainers. "All right Ash! Win it!" Called Tierno.
"You can do it!" Called Bonnie. Just then, Clemont's Chespin came out of its Poke Ball and cheered as well.
Elsewhere in the stadium, Alain walked out onto a balcony to watch the battle and see who he would face in the finals.
Also, Malva arrived at the arena to commentate on the battle for people watching at home. Of course, the Team Rocket Trio were her camera crew. "Get a shot of their faces first," Malva ordered.
"Posthaste!" Panted James as he, Jessie, and Meowth caught up to Malva while carrying the filming equipment.
"I'm too tired to take head shots of a completely clueless twerp," groaned Jessie. "We should be filming my radiant beauty.
"Chin up," encouraged Meowth as he and James each put a hand on Jessie's shoulders. "Just a little more stuff. This is the last battle of the livelong day." Jessie only groaned again.
Back in the middle of the arena, Sawyer and Ash were waiting to start the battle. "It's time," said Sawyer as he thought back to the last time he saw Ash, which was after the latter lost to the Snowbelle City Gym. "It's all going to work out," Sawyer had thought as he left the group. "The person I admire so much will win in the end. And I'll be waiting."
"I wanna beat Ash," said Sawyer to himself. "I've just gotta beat him. And I will."
"All right," said Ash to himself. "Bring it on. This one's mine."
Eventually, the battlefield was being raised. "And now for the battlefield…" began the announcer. The field was revealed to be a desert with a few hills on either side. "It's badlands!"
The referee took his place in the center of the field, atop one of the hills. "Ash versus Sawyer: competing head-to-head in our next semifinal battle," he began. "Each trainer will have the use of six Pokémon and substitutions are allowed. When all six of either trainer's Pokémon are unable to continue, the battle will be over. When three Pokémon on one side are unable to continue, the battlefield will change. Trainers, begin!"
"Hawlucha. I choose you!" Said Ash as he threw out his first Poké Ball. However, instead of appearing on the battlefield, Hawlucha appeared on the ledge in front of the scoreboard wearing a mask and cape. "Hawlucha!" Cried Hawlucha as it made its appearance.
Needless to say, everyone in the audience were amazed as Hawlucha jumped off of the ledge and soared down onto the battlefield. "Lucha!" Cried Hawlucha upon landing.
"Hawlucha?" Asked Clemont, as if questioning if he was seeing things or not.
"It looks different," added Bonnie.
"Wow, you're right," replied Clemont.
Serena could only smile. She knew why Hawlucha looked different. "See yesterday…" Serena began, and she explained how Hawlucha had approached her and asked her to make a costume for it to enter the battle in.
"That's dramatic," commented Clemont.
"When you enjoy battling as much as Hawlucha does, you have to make a great entrance," explained Serena. "That's important."
"Yeah," agreed Bonnie. "All right, Hawlucha. Looking good," she called. Dedenne agreed with her.
Back on the battlefield, Hawlucha threw off the costume before striking various poses. "So, Hawlucha's gonna be your first Pokémon, huh?" Asked Sawyer.
"Yeah," said Ash, "I promised Hawlucha it could battle first."
"Lucha!" Cried Hawlucha.
"Then I'm gonna use Slaking," said Sawyer as he threw out his first Poké Ball.
"Slak," yawned Slaking upon entering battle.
Up in the audience, Bonnie was gushing at it. "It's so cute!" She cried.
Serena checked the Pokédex for information on Slaking. "Slaking, the lazy Pokémon. Slaking lies down most of the time. It gets up and moves only when there is no more grass close by to eat."
"I want a hug!" Cried Bonnie, still gushing.
"That's a Slaking," said Tierno, in surprise.
"Slaking has quite a disadvantage against Hawlucha, though," observed Clemont. "I wonder what Sawyer's planning."
"Ash chooses Hawlucha as his first Pokémon while Sawyer chooses Slaking as his first Pokémon," said the announcer as Hawlucha and Slaking appeared on the scoreboard.
Finally, the announcer said, "All right, battle begin!"
"Let's go, Hawlucha. Make the first move. Use Karate Chop!" Called Ash.
"Cha!" Hawlucha jumped into the air. "Ha!" Its claw and wing glowed white as it descended towards Slaking.
"Slaking, counter that with Hammer Arm!" Called Sawyer.
"Slak!" The arm that Slaking wasn't using to hold its head up glowed white and Hammer Arm collided with Hawlucha's Karate Chop, knocking the Wrestling Pokémon back across the field.
"Lucha," grunted Hawlucha as it landed.
"Now, use High Jump Kick!" Called Ash.
"Cha-ha!" Hawlucha leapt into the air, soared over Slaking, and bounced off one of the hills. "Ha!" As it did so, Hawlucha's leg glowed white. Then, Hawlucha hit Slaking with its powerful Fighting-Type attack.
In response, Slaking only gave a big yawn. "Haw-cha?" Hawlucha was wondering why Slaking didn't fight back this time. Even the announcer was confused. "Really?" He asked. "While Hawlucha aggressively attacks, Slaking's doing nothing at all!" Slaking just kept lying there scratching its stomach.
"So, why didn't Slaking counter Hawlucha's attack this time?" Asked Serena.
"That's because of its ability, Truant, which causes Slaking to only want to attack once every two times that Hawlucha attacks," explained Clemont.
"Use X-Scissor!" Called Ash.
"Hawlucha!" Hawlucha ran forward towards Slaking before jumping into the air. Its claws glowed light blue. Then, as it was diving towards Slaking, Hawlucha put its claws together in front of it to form a light blue X-shaped energy with a magenta outline. The attack hit Slaking in the chest, but once again, Slaking seemed unfazed.
"Now, Slaking, use Hyper Beam!" Called Sawyer.
Slaking opened its mouth and a purple-black ball of energy formed in front of it. Then, Slaking fired a purple-black beam of energy at Hawlucha. Hawlucha had no way of dodging the attack and could do nothing as Hyper Beam hit it, causing an explosion. When the smoke cleared, Hawlucha was still standing, but it looked weaker than before.
"Whenever Hawlucha's having a battle, it gets worked up by trading blows with its opponent," observed Clemont. "But if its opponent barely moves…"
"… Things get difficult," finished Serena. Clemont nodded in agreement.
"Just keep attacking," called Tierno. "If it's not gonna move, you'll eventually win the match."
"Now, Karate Chop!" Called Ash.
"Hawlucha!" Hawlucha's claw and wing glowed white and it took off running towards Slaking. It dealt numerous blows to Slaking using Karate Chop, but Slaking didn't move an inch and only yawned afterwards.
"Hawlucha, use Karate Chop again!" Called Ash
"Lucha!" Hawlucha's claw and wing glowed white as it soared above Slaking, hit it, flew away, rebounded off a hill, and hit Slaking again before returning to its side of the field. "Hawlucha unleashes fierce attacks. Slaking must be feeling that," said the announcer. "Slaking is unfazed." Slaking was scratched up from Hawlucha's attacks, but it didn't seem bothered one bit.
"I think Slaking's just acting tough," said Tierno.
"Tough? What do you mean?" Asked Bonnie.
"Now, Slaking, use Slack Off!" Called Sawyer.
"Slaking." Slaking gave a big yawn as all of the scratches on its body glowed white and disappeared just before its body glowed green for a second.
"Right now?" Questioned Clemont.
"Huh?" Asked Serena and Bonnie.
"Slack Off is a move that allows the user to recover its strength simply by relaxing," explained Clemont.
"Even so, if Slaking keeps on taking hits like that, it will eventually lose," added Trevor.
"I wonder what Sawyer's strategy is," said Serena, who looked rather worried.
"No doubt about it," thought Ash. "Sawyer's got something up his sleeve. So, I've gotta beat him before he acts on it!"
"High Jump Kick, go!" Called Ash.
"Cha!" Hawlucha leapt into the air, its leg glowing white.
"Slaking, Counter. Let's go!" Called Sawyer.
"Slaking!" Slaking stood up and was covered in a multi-colored aura. "King!" Right as Hawlucha was about to hit it with High Jump Kick, Slaking punched Hawlucha, sending it flying across the battlefield.
Ash gasped as he saw Hawlucha fall to the ground in front of him. "Hawlucha, are you okay?" Asked Ash.
"Haw-lucha," grunted Hawlucha as it stood up. Hawlucha had taken a lot of damage, but not enough to be taken out of the battle.
"Great!" Said Ash. "Now, use X-Scissor!"
"Haw-cha!" Hawlucha jumped into the air and its claws glowed light blue. Then, as it was diving towards Slaking, Hawlucha put its claws together in front of it to form a light blue X-shaped energy with a magenta outline. The attack hit Slaking in the chest, but Slaking still didn't look like it had been hurt.
"Lucha?" Hawlucha was surprised by how little it's opponent had been reacting to all of its powerful attacks.
"Slaking's gotta be feeling Hawlucha's attacks," thought Ash. "All right, Flying Press!"
Hawlucha jumped into the air and became outlined in white. "Lucha!" Hawlucha spun around to increase its speed and dove towards Slaking. Hawlucha's signature move collided with Slaking, resulting in an explosion where Slaking was laying.
"Lucha!" Hawlucha landed safely back on its side of the field, and when the smoke cleared, Slaking was sprawled out on the ground with swirls in its eyes, meaning it had finally fainted from Hawlucha's attack.
"Slaking is unable to battle," declared the referee. "Hawlucha's the winner!"
The audience cheered at Hawlucha's victory as the scoreboard changed to show Slaking's defeat. "Hawlucha had the upper hand for most of that battle, and even with powerful attacks like Hyper Beam and Counter, Slaking still couldn't defeat Hawlucha," said the announcer.
"All right!" Said Ash.
"Pika!" Added Pikachu
Sawyer returned Slaking to its Poké Ball. "You were amazing, Slaking," he said. "Even though you didn't defeat Hawlucha, you still gave your all."
"So, that's what you were after all along," said Ash to Sawyer, having figured out what he was trying to accomplish by using Slaking first.
"I always thought about using Slaking against Hawlucha," replied Sawyer. "I knew Hawlucha wouldn't have an easy time if its opponent didn't defend."
"I'm impressed," said Ash. "You took Hawlucha's battle style and used it against us. Luckily, Hawlucha was able to fight back and win after taking that Counter."
"Who would've thought of such a tactic?" Asked Serena.
"Looks like Sawyer thought through his strategies much more than we anticipated," said Clemont.
"Now, who will be Sawyer's second Pokémon?" Asked the announcer.
"Salamence, let's go," said Sawyer as he threw out his second Poké Ball.
"Sal!" Salamence appeared, already flying in the air. It quickly landed on the ground and prepared to battle.
"Sawyer's second Pokémon is a Salamence," said the announcer as Salamence appeared on the scoreboard. "How will it fare against Hawlucha?"
Serena checked the Pokédex for information on Salamence. "Salamence, the Dragon Pokémon. Dreams of flight caused a shift in its cellular structure. When it evolved, Salamence finally grew wings."
"So, Shelgon evolved into Salamence, huh?" Commented Ash. "Great."
"Thanks, Ash," said Sawyer. "It's a lot stronger now, too."
"Salamence, use Incinerate!" Called Sawyer.
"Sal-a!" Salamence charged up a fireball in front of its mouth, and then launched multiple fireballs at Hawlucha.
"Dodge it and use High Jump Kick!" Called Ash.
"Hawlu!" Hawlucha ran forward across the field, dodging all of the incoming fireballs. Hawlucha leapt high into the air. "Cha!" Hawlucha's leg glowed white and it struck Salamence in between its wings.
"Good job, Hawlucha," said Ash as Hawlucha landed in front of him. "Now, use Flying Press!"
Hawlucha jumped into the air and became outlined in white. "Lucha!" Hawlucha spun around to increase its speed and dove towards Salamence.
"Salamence, counter that with Dragon Rush!" Called Sawyer.
"Saaaaal!" Streams of light blue aura started to form around Salamence's body. Then, those streams grew to cover most of its body, with a black shadowy aura forming inside the light blue one. Salamence flew towards Hawlucha. The two Pokémon collided center-field in an explosion.
Salamence flew out of the smoke looking perfectly fine. However, Hawlucha fell to the ground, unconscious. "Hawlucha, no!" Cried Ash.
Clemont and Bonnie gasped. "Hawlucha!" Cried Bonnie.
"Dedenne!" Cried Bonnie's Dedenne.
When the dust around Hawlucha cleared, everyone could see Hawlucha sprawled out on the ground with swirls in its eyes. "Hawlucha is unable to battle," declared the referee. "Salamence is the winner!"
The scoreboard updated to show Hawlucha's defeat. "Despite doing very well against Slaking, Hawlucha wasn't able to take on Salamence. In one shot, it's out of contention," said the announcer.
Before Ash could return Hawlucha to its Poké Ball, Noivern came out of its own Poké Ball to check on Hawlucha.
"Noivern!" Cried Noivern upon seeing Hawlucha fainted.
"Lucha…" Hawlucha slowly opened its eyes and looked up to see Noivern. "Haw-Hawlucha," said Hawlucha to Noivern.
"Don't worry, Hawlucha, Noivern and I will get Salamence back for that," said Ash.
"Lucha!" Cried Hawlucha. Hawlucha and Noivern did a fist bump before Hawlucha was returned to its Poké Ball.
"Vern!" Cried Noivern, glaring at Salamence.
"All right, Noivern, are you ready to go?" Asked Ash.
"Noi," replied Noivern, nodding.
"Then let's show them how it's done," said Ash.
"Vern," replied Noivern.
"Ash has sent Noivern in as his second Pokémon," said the announcer as Noivern appeared on the scoreboard. "Both trainers are using Dragon-Types."
"Noivern, use Supersonic!" Called Ash.
"Noi-vern!" Noivern flew into the sky and released sound waves from its ears towards Salamence.
"Salamence, Protect!" Called Sawyer.
"Sal!" A turquoise force field appeared in front of Salamence, protecting it from Noivern's Supersonic.
"Noivern attempts to strike first with Supersonic, but it gets blocked by Protect," said the announcer.
"Noivern, use Dragon Claw!" Called Ash.
"Vern!" A light-green aura formed around Noivern's hands, which then turned into a claw-like shape. Noivern flew towards Salamence.
"Dragon Rush, go!" Called Sawyer.
"Saaaaal!" Streams of light blue aura started to form around Salamence's body. Then, those streams grew to cover most of its body, with a black shadowy aura forming inside the light blue one. Salamence flew towards Noivern.
The two Pokémon collided above the center of the battlefield, both of them trying to push back against the other's attack. Ultimately, Salamence pushed Noivern backwards, causing an explosion that launched Noivern into air.
"Vern!" Noivern recovered rather quickly from the attack.
"Noivern, you okay?" Asked Ash.
"Vern," replied Noivern, saying that it was okay.
"Incinerate!" Called Sawyer.
"Sal-a!" Salamence charged up a fireball in front of its mouth, and then launched multiple fireballs at Noivern.
"Dodge it and use Boomburst!" Called Ash.
"Vern." Noivern managed to dodge all of the fireballs before getting close to Salamence.
"Noi!" The inside of Noivern's ears glowed white and a ball of white light appeared in front of its ears, then a blast of powerful sound waves came out from the white ball and hit Salamence.
"Dragon Tail, go!" Called Sawyer.
"Sal!" While Noivern was close to Salamence after using Boomburst, Salamence's tail glowed a green aura around it and gained a scale-like pattern. Salamence attempted to hit Noivern with its tail.
"Dodge it and use Dragon Claw!" Called Ash.
"Noi-vern!" Noivern dodged Salamence's Dragon Tail, and a light-green aura formed around Noivern's hands, which then turned into a claw-like shape. Noivern struck Salamence in the back with its attack, causing the Dragon Pokémon to start to fall out of the air.
In the audience, Ash's friends cheered. "Salamence used the flames from Incinerate to lure Noivern in so it could strike with Dragon Tail, but Noivern's speed allowed it to dodge the attack," observed Clemont.
"Way to go, Noivern!" Called Ash as the Sound Wave Pokémon returned to its side of the field.
"Incinerate!" Called Sawyer.
"Sal-a!" Salamence charged up a fireball in front of its mouth, and then launched multiple fireballs at Noivern.
"Dodge it and use Supersonic!" Called Ash.
"Noi!" Noivern dodged all of the fireballs and released sound waves from its ears towards Salamence. This time, Salamence couldn't protect itself, so it ended up being confused because of the Supersonic.
"Salamence, no!" Cried Sawyer.
"Use Dragon Claw while it's confused!" Called Ash.
"Vern!" A light-green aura formed around Noivern's hands, which then turned into a claw-like shape. Noivern flew towards Salamence and struck the Dragon Pokémon with its attack.
"Incinerate, again!" Called Sawyer.
"Dodge it!" Called Ash, right afterwards.
The two Pokémon flew higher into the air as Salamence launched fireball after fireball at Noivern, but Noivern managed to dodge them all. "Sal-a!" Finally, Salamence launched a fireball that was larger than the others at Noivern.
"Use Boomburst!" Called Ash.
"Noi!" The inside of Noivern's ears glowed white and a ball of white light appeared in front of its ears, then a blast of powerful sound waves came out from the white ball and collided with the fireball in mid-air, causing a large explosion.
"Now, Acrobatics!" Called Ash.
"Oh, no," cried Sawyer. "Even in smoke, Noivern can locate Salamence's position."
Meanwhile, a light-blue blur raced through the smoke towards Salamence.
"Salamence, Protect!" Called Sawyer.
"Sal!" Just as Noivern was about to hit Salamence with Acrobatics, a turquoise force field appeared in front of Salamence, protecting it from Noivern's attack. The smoke from the explosion cleared as both Pokémon were launched backwards.
"All right, Dragon Rush, let's go!" Called Sawyer.
"Use Acrobatics!" Called Ash, right afterwards.
"Saaaaal!" Streams of light blue aura started to form around Salamence's body. Then, those streams grew to cover most of its body, with a black shadowy aura forming inside the light blue one. Salamence flew towards Noivern.
"Vern!" Noivern's body glowed light blue and it quickly zipped through the air towards Salamence.
The two Pokémon collided above the center of the battlefield, causing a large explosion that covered the entire field. Everyone in the audience watched in anticipation to see who had won.
When the smoke cleared, everyone could see Salamence sprawled out on the ground with swirls in its eyes. "Salamence is unable to battle," declared the referee. "Noivern is the winner!"
Ash's friends cheered at Noivern's first victory in an official battle as the scoreboard updated to show Salamence's defeat. "After a collision between Dragon Rush and Acrobatics, Noivern comes out on top in an aerial battle against Salamence," said the announcer.
Sawyer returned Salamence to its Poké Ball. "Thanks for a great battle, Salamence," he said.
"All right, Slurpuff, let's go!" Cried Sawyer as he threw out his third Poké Ball.
"Slurpuff!" Slurpuff appeared on the battlefield, ready to battle.
"Sawyer has chosen Slurpuff as his third Pokémon," said the announcer as Slurpuff appeared on the scoreboard.
"Slurpuff, huh?" Said Ash. "Noivern's at a disadvantage against Slurpuff, especially because Dragon Claw won't be effective against Slurpuff at all," he thought.
"Noi-vern," said Noivern to Ash. It was letting Ash know that it would be able to do fine against Slurpuff with the attacks that it could use. Ash smiled and nodded at Noivern, letting it know that he was willing to battle with it.
"All right, Noivern, let's start off with Acrobatics!" Called Ash.
"Vern!" Noivern flew up into the air. Then, its body glowed light blue and it quickly zipped through the air towards Slurpuff.
"Counter that with Cotton Guard!" Called Sawyer.
Slurpuff's body glowed a bright white color for a second before multiple white balls of cotton formed around Slurpuff's body. The cotton disappeared in a puff of smoke, raising Slurpuff's defense just as Noivern slammed into it with Acrobatics.
"Noivern, use Supersonic!" Called Ash.
"Noi!" released sound waves from its ears towards Slurpuff, attempting to confuse it.
"Slurpuff, use Fairy Wind!" Called Sawyer.
"Sluuuur-puff!" Slurpuff opened its mouth and launched strong gusts of sparkling wind into the air. The two attacks collided centerfield in an explosion.
"Noivern, follow up with Boomburst!" Called Ash.
"Vern!" The inside of Noivern's ears glowed white and a ball of white light appeared in front of its ears, then a blast of powerful sound waves came out from the white ball and headed towards Slurpuff.
"Use Flamethrower!" Called Sawyer.
"Sluuuur-puff!" Slurpuff blasted a red and orange stream of fire from its mouth towards Noivern. Once again, both attacks collided centerfield in an explosion.
"Quick, Slurpuff, finish it with Dazzling Gleam!" Called Sawyer.
"Slurpuff!" Slurpuff released a bright white light from its body. Then, it jumped into the air as rainbow colored rays of light came out of the white light. The rainbow colored rays shot out and hit Noivern, causing an explosion where it was standing.
When the smoke cleared, Noivern was sprawled out on the ground with swirls in its eyes, meaning that it had fainted. "Noivern is unable to battle," declared the referee. "Slurpuff is the winner!"
"After a direct hit from the super-effective Dazzling Gleam, Noivern is out of the battle," said the announcer as the scoreboard updated to show Noivern's defeat.
Ash returned Noivern to its Poké Ball. "You were awesome," he said. "Take a good rest."
"Pika-Pikachu!" Cried Pikachu, letting Ash know that it wanted to battle next.
"Alright, you're on," said Ash. "Pikachu, I choose you!"
"Pika!" Pikachu ran out onto the battlefield and got ready to face Slurpuff.
"Ash chooses Pikachu as his third Pokémon," said the announcer as Pikachu appeared on the scoreboard.
"So, now it's time for Pikachu," said Sawyer.
"Go for it, Pikachu!" Cheered Bonnie.
"Dedenne!" Cried Bonnie's Dedenne.
"Chespin-Chespin!" Cried Clemont's Chespin as it jumped onto the arm of Bonnie's seat.
"Slurpuff, use Flamethrower!" Called Sawyer.
"Sluuuur-puff!" Slurpuff blasted a red and orange stream of fire from its mouth towards Pikachu.
"Electro Ball, let's go!" Called Ash.
"Pika-pika-chupi!" Pikachu's body became surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks came off Pikachu's body. Then, all the electricity condensed on Pikachu's tail and turned into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Then, Pikachu jumped into the air and did a front flip, throwing the orb of electricity at Slurpuff in the process.
The two attacks collided centerfield in a large explosion, covering the entire battlefield in smoke.
What will be the next move in Ash and Sawyer's long-awaited battle? How will it be resolved? And who will advance to the finals? More answers to come as the Kalos League journey continues.
A.N.: As you can see, there were some changes that I made to the first half of Ash's battle with Sawyer. First, I allowed Ash's Hawlucha to defeat Sawyer's Slaking. As a result, Sawyer's Salamence was used earlier in the battle to take down Hawlucha. This lead to Ash's Noivern's battle with Salamence to take place earlier. I like the father-son bond that Hawlucha and Noivern had in canon, with Hawlucha coming out to avenge Noivern's battle losses. In this case, I felt it would only be fair for Noivern to avenge Hawlucha. To make Noivern's revenge feel even better, I allowed it to defeat Salamence. Thus, Sawyer brought out his Slurpuff to defeat Noivern. In this battle, instead of Ash using Goodra to take on Slurpuff, Ash uses Pikachu to take on the Fairy-Type Pokémon. How will Pikachu do in its battle against Slurpuff? What Pokémon will Ash's Greninja, Talonflame, and Goodra be used against? And who will win this battle? Find out next time!