Alan felt his anticipation threaten to burst out of his mouth in the form of a yell. His first match in the tournament was in half an hour and he was looking forward to it. He had signed up for it on Professor Sycamore's recommendation and he wanted to prove himself by winning it. He had captured many Pokémon in the Kalos region. He had also obtained two Mega stones and their accompanying pendants, one from the Professor himself and one given to him by a trainer. He had, of course, also captured the respective Pokémon and trained hard with their Mega evolutions. Now, he was looking at the leaflet that he had been issued about the rules and regulations of the tournament.
"There will be 128 trainers who will compete in the tournament. All battles will involve 3 Pokémon from each side, other than the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals, where there will be 6 Pokémon from each side. Substitution on either side during any time of the match is allowed. The battle will be over when all Pokémon on either side has fainted. Good luck!"
Glancing at the Pokéballs on his belt, he knew that he was sure to meet some strong opponents. This was a good platform for him to interact with his Pokémon. He had heard that his first opponent was a Youngster, and an arrogant one at that. He had seen the latter brag to his other friends about his strong Pokémon. We will see about that, Alan thought.
"And now, let us put our hands together to welcome Alan, from Goldenrod City!"
The crowd cheered at the commentator's words, making Alan feel happier about the battle. He peered at the opponent, a cocky, youngster in casual attire.
"Hey, you! Why are you not wearing shorts!" the youngster exclaimed in his annoying, high-pitched voice.
"Wh…What?! Shorts?!" Alan was disturbed by the youngster's apparent obssession in his choice of attire.
"Both sides, please choose your Pokémon!"
"Go, Beedrill!" the small boy shouted.
'Oh Beedrill… Man I can't resist this… Go, Beedrill!" Alan said.
The small boy and the audience gasped at the coincidence in their choice of Pokémon. However, they are definitely not prepared for this, Alan noted with a smirk. His Beedrill had the ability to Mega Evolve, turning it into a much stronger version.
He tapped the Mega Stone on his wrist. The energy from the Mega Stone, combined with Beedrill's Beedrillite, produced a dazzling ray of energy which the opponent shielded his eyes from. When the light cleared, Beedrill hissed at its non-Mega-Evolved counterpart, which cowered. Mega Beedrill had gotten a fiercer appearance, with 6 wings and 5 stingers. It looked extremely intimidating, and the odds suddenly tipped in Alan's favour.
"What?! What is that? What did you just do?" The opponent was clearly alarmed and flustered, obviously having not seen Mega Evolution before. Alan stated curtly that it was Mega Evolution, wanting to get on with the battle quickly.
"Beedrill, use Poison Jab", the young boy commanded.
"Beedrill, counter with your own Poison Jab", said Alan calmly.
The two bees clashed, with Alan's displaying superior speed and strength. Youngster Shawn's Beedrill got overpowered immediately, and the other took the chance to slam a sharp stinger to the smaller Beedrill's gut. It crashed to the ground, knocked out.
"How can it be so strong! Beedrill, return, you did a great job… Go, Blaziken!"
Even though he was clearly at a type disadvantage, he was not about to back down. Shawn ordered a Blaze Kick from Blaziken, but it was stopped by a Protect from Beedrill, followed by a Poison Jab sending Blaziken skidding away.
"Oh man… I guess this is the only way! Let's activate our ability, Blaziken!" The fire surrounding Blaziken's wrists suddenly intensified, encircling its entire torso until its body was wrapped in flames. The feathers on its head suddenly rose, seeming to grow lighter. Blaziken gave a mighty roar; its Speed Boost ability had been activated!
"Blaze Kick, go!" Blaziken dashed towards Beedrill with astonishing speed, boosting its momentum with a jump. Alan got ready to command a Poison Jab to counter, when Blaziken suddenly disappeared! Its speed had been increased so drastically that its movements could not be detected by the human eye. Alan sensed trouble and ordered a Protect. But he was too late. Blaziken appeared behind Beedrill, sending it flying with a flaming kick.
"No! Beedrill, are you okay?" Alan knew that the Blaziken was now much harder to defeat, with its great speed. After another Sky Uppercut from Blaziken, Beedrill was defeated, reverting back to its normal form, unconscious.
"Go, Dusknoir!" If he wanted to defeat it, there was only one way. "Use Trick Room", commanded Alan. Alan knew that with Blaziken's ever-increasing speed, he would be moving slower and slower with each passing turn in the twisted dimensions. Alan commanded a Shadow Punch. Dusknoir appeared in a flash behind Blaziken, sending it sprawling with a quick and solid Shadow Punch, causing Blaziken to faint.
"Azumarill, you're my last hope!" The water rabbit popped out, ready to face Dusknoir. An Aqua Jet was ordered, which easily hit Dusknoir due to its increased priority. However, it was now prone to Dusknoir's Thunder Punch, which did a critical amount of damage to it.
"Dusknoir, use Will-O-Wisp to burn it!" Dusknoir produced bluish flames from its abdominial cavity, which hurtled towards Azumarill at an alarming speed.
"Oh no, Azumarill, dodge it with Aqua Jet!"
"Use Will-O-Wisp again!" Azumarill was not quick enough to dodge it this time, as Azumarill gets engulfed in the searing flames. Another Aqua Jet is ordered, but the audience could see that Azumarill's attacks were not hitting as hard, and that Azumarill was losing a great amount of its health each turn.
"Dusknoir, finish it off with Shadow Punch", Alan said calmly. He knew the battle was over, which was proved right when Azumarill was sent flying into the arena wall.
"The battle goes to Alan from Goldenrod City!" The crowd applauded Alan for the display of power and strategy.
"The preliminary round of battling is now over, yeah! Now, I have to get ready for my next match… Hmmn, which Pokémon should I use?" Alan thought about his other Mega Evolution and wondered if he should show that off too.