Hey everyone. Sorry this took so long. Got out of school for the summer and i have been enjoying it wayy to much . Anyways, I'm here to bring you the newest installment of Pokemon Infinity Champions League. And yes I'm still accepting OCs so keep sending em in. PM or Review it's fine. I know I said I'd post Kasumi's pokemon in this chapter as an example but I changed my mind. If you'd like to know Kasumi's pokemon just ask. I'm sure that's all well here we go enjoy the first chapter of Pokemon Infinity Champions League


Chapter 1: Arriving in Style

There are all kinds of boats. Yachts, Speedboats, Rowboats, canoes are all just examples of this word, but to say the S.S. Sea Spectrum I was a just a boat or ship is an insult. The S.S. Sea Spectrum sat on the water at roughly 881 ft and 8 in in length and 180 feet in height which was only a bit shorter in length but a bit taller in height. The boat's body was a gleaming white with the multicolored letters of "S.S. Sea Spectrum I" inscribed on the stern of the boat. The superstructure of the boat extended towards the sky with its gleaming windows and spotless silver pain job accomodating the white body nicely.

"Whoa this has got to be one of the more amazing ships I've seen in my life," Ash said in awe as he stared at the amazing monster of a ship along with the crowd of Kanto region trainers eager to board the boat

"I'm in total agreement Ash," a dark-haired boy said as he walked up next to Ash.

"Tracey!" Ash exclaimed

"I finally found you. Navigating through this crowd of trainers is a battle in itself," Tracey joked letting out a chuckle.

"Nah. It's okay. They're not letting people board yet, but we should probably stay together when they do. When they start boarding it'll be like a stampede of Tauros," Ash joked back.

"Pika-pi" Pikachu chimed in in agreement.

"Very true. Nice to see you Pikachu. You know Ash, I'm honored you asked me to accompany you to this tournament," Tracey said grinning.

"Well you wouldn't believe the adventure I went through to getting someone to go with me," Ash said chuckling nervously as he sweatdropped.


"Sorry Ash," Misty said as she stood in the doorway of the gym,"but I can't go with you."

"But whyy?" Ash whined pathetically putting on his puppy dog face.

"Oh you never change do you," Misty said, "Sorry why don't you go ask Brock or Tracey?"

"Hmm, that's a good idea," Ash said thoughtfully, "Catch ya later Misty."

And with that Ash called out his Staraptor and flew away towards Pewter City.

"You'll catch me sooner than later," Misty said to herself

"Whaddya mean you got invited too?" Ash asked in shock.

"I got an invitation as well, and I'm really interested in the experience so I'm going," Brock explained to Ash.

"Well I guess it's Tracey then," Ash said grinning," It be nice to catch up with him after all this time."

"See ya at the tournament then or maybe on the boat," Brock said as Ash once again sped off on his Staraptor.


"Haha I'm just glad I get to go," Tracey said in excitement.

"Me too! This tournament is going to be the best ever!" Ash shouted excitedly.

Almost as if by reaction to Ash's enthusiasm the gangplank lowered down towards the dock and as sure as Ash had predicted the crowd of Pokemon trainers flooded onto the gangplank like wild Taruros. Eventually Ash and Tracey navigated their way to the deck of the ship. Luckily Pikachu was safe atop Ash's head.

"Phew," Ash sighed in relief," Made it through that. Never wanna go through that again."

"No kidding." Tracey said in agreement.

As the duo made their way to the bow of the ship they looked at all of the different kinds of trainers and Pokemon. They finally made their way to the bow and were amazed the way the polished wood of the deck gleamed from the solar rays. The deck was also dotted with various tables beach chairs which quickly became filled with various people wishing to rest, sunbathe, or, if you're feeling adventurous, tan. This was especially true for the pool equipped with a diving board as well as a waterslide that seemed to extend all around the ship. Other features included a smoothie stand, a jacuzzi, and two pokemon battle rings.

"Whoa this looks like one of those things you'd see in a magazine," Ash commented wandering around.

"For sure," Tracey agreed.

"Pikaa-piii," Pikachu said in amazement

"Before we decide to go exploring we should go find our rooms," Tracey suggested.

"Good idea," Ash said. And with that the two headed into the superstructure.

If one thought the exterior of the Sea Spectrum I was impressive then one may think the interior is inexplicably breathtaking. The inside was carpeted in red velvet along with an extemely intricate wallpaper with many repetitive designs along with a myriad of colors. The two slowly made their way to the front desk which held a caucasian man with crew cut jet black hair, sharp facial features along with a mustache. He wore a black tux and tie and gave off the air of a gentleman.

"Why hello young trainers," the man said as proper and politely as any gentleman would, " I am Mr. Gaiden and I shall be serving you today."

"Hi we're here for our room assignments," Ash said.

"Why that's just fine," Mr. Gaiden said still smiling, " May I see your Pokedex and tickets please?"

"Sure," Ash said handing him his Pokedex and the two tickets.

"Thank you young man," Mr. Gaiden said as he took the Pokedex first and inserted it into the computer then looking over the tickets," Let's see Ash Ketchum, 17, Pallet Town, First Pokemon was a Pikachu and your friends name?"

"Tracey Sketchit," the 16 year old pokemon watcher answered.

"Okay everything seems to be in order," the gentleman said, "your room number is 522."

"Thanks," Ash said grinning taking back his items," Oh before I forget how long does this trip take?"

"Well from here to the Rainbow Islands, which is where the tournament will be held, it should take at least 2 days maybe 2 and a half days tops," the man answered back.

"Wow it's that long?" Ash groaned

"If you don't mind me asking how long would it take for the other boats?" Tracey inquired

"Well from from Johto to the Rainbow Islands it takes the same amount of time, while from Hoenn it takes 3 days and from Sinnoh it takes 3 and a quarter days. Since Unova participants are going by plane it should take them 1 and a half days," the attendant answered.

"I see," Tracey said," so the first few days are an allowance for everyone to get there."

"Exactly," Mr. Gaiden answered back.

"Well let's take our luggage to the room and explore a little bit more," Tracey suggested.

"Okay," Ash complied as he followed Tracey to their room.


The duo along with Pikachu began to explore all around and inside the ship finding an exquisite selection of restaurants, shops, as well as recreational places such as a lounge, an arcade, and Pokemon Arenas. They finally made their way to the deck where they spotted a certain red head girl speaking to a tan boy.

"Hey Ash, is that Misty and Brock?" the sketch artist asked pointing in the direction of the boy and girl.

"That can't be," Ash said looking closer at the pair," It is!"

And with that, Ash sped off in their general direction with Pikachu hanging onto his head for dear life, and Tracey sweatdropping and chasing after Ash.


Ash managed to skid towards a halt in front of his two friends as they looked on in surprise.

"Ash?" they asked in unison

"Misty! Brock!" Ash said in elation high-fiving them both before a quizzical look became pasted on his face," Wait a minute. Misty why are you here? Are you here with Brock?"

Misty made a face of irritation and whacked Ash one good time in the head at this question.

"No you numbskull! I got invited too!" Misty snapped in irritation, "You never change do you? Dense as always."

"Owwwww Misty that hurt!" Ash exclaimed in pain.

"Pika-pi" Pikachu exclaimed jumping from Ash's head into Misty's arms.

"Oh hi Pikachu I almost forgot about you," Misty said as her rage quickly turned into happiness.

"Man, Ash I'm sure if you could you could outrun an Arcanine," Tracey said finally catching up with the group.

"Tracey. Good to see you again," Brock said stepping forward to shake the Pokemon Sketchers hand.

"Likewise," Tracey said returning the gesture.

"Looks like we have a lot of catching up to do," Ash said grinning broadly.

The quartet of friends, quintet if you count Pikachu, talked animatedly about what the events they hadn't been able to share with one another: Misty's 17th Birthday, Ash's Pokemon League accomplishments, Brock becoming a certified Pokemon Doctor and a Pokemon Breeder. There was so much to share that they didn't notice how the day had quickly turned to evening.

"It's almost dinnertime," Brock pointed out," Let's go grab a bite to eat."

"Sure, but first I'm curious as to how strong Ash has gotten," Misty said as a smile crept across her face.

"You'd be surprised," Ash said smirking.

"Well then let's see how you fare against me?" Misty said.

"Well I fgured this would happen," Brock said chuckling.

"Me too," Tracey said in agreement joining in on the laughfest.

The quartet then headed to one of the arenas within the ship which was located in a large stadium like area with several other people battling. Misty and Ash took their positions at the ends of the field and Brock stood of to the side calling the match just like old times.

"This will be a one-on-one match between the trainers Misty and Ash. Each trainer will use only one Pokemon and the battle will be over when either sides Pokemon is unable to battle!" Brock boomed,"Are both sides ready?"

"Ready!" Ash and Misty shouted in confidence.

"Battle Begin!" Brock shouted.

"Azurill let's go!" Misty shouted throwing her dual-colored sphere onto the field as it unleahsed a the blue-mouse like Pokemon known as Azurill.

"Pikachu buddy you ready?" Ash asked the mouse Pokemon perched on his shoulder.

"Pika-Pika-Pi" Pikachu squeaked in excitement and with that it hopped onto the battlefield.


"Why would Misty choose Azurill? And she's had it for a while now so shouldn't it be evolved?" Tracey asked himself.

"Well Misty likes to do things a little differently," a blonde haired girl answered walking over to Tracey. She had green eyes and a flower in her wavy blonde hair. She dressed somewhat like your typical "Valley Girl."

"Oh um you're Misty's older sister. Daisy, right?" Tracey said in realization.

"Ding ding ding," she said grinning.

"What did you mean by Misty does things differently?" Tracey asked confused.

"Well Misty didn't want to evolve Azurill because she wanted it to be as strong as it could be at the stage it was in," Daisy explained," I didn't understand it much either, but that's just how Misty is. Also, I wouldn't underestimate that little cutie of an Azurill right there. She packs quite the punch."


"Azurill use Water Gun," Misty commanded as Azurill shot out a powerful pressurized blast of water toards Pikachu.

"Pikachu push it back with a Thunderbolt!" Ash shouted as his little mouse pokemon unleashed a power bolt of electricity towards the oncoming attack.

Both attacks collided into each other and it was almost like a struggle for dominance. The tiny baby Pokemon's attack was evenly matched with the Thunderbolt.

"No way!" Ash said in disbelief.

"Yes way," Misty said smartly," Azurill is one tough customer. Don't underestimate her just cuz she's a baby. Azurill let up on the Water Gun and use Protect!"

In compliance to Misty's command, Azurill let her Water Gun be overtaken by the Thunderbolt and created a green bubble of protective energy around herself that took the oncoming attack.

"Pikachu use Iron Tail!" Ash cried as his yellow companion's tail took on a metallic sheen and sprinted towards the awaiting baby pokemon and proceeded to swing its tail in an attempt to harm the Azurill.

"Azurill use Substitute!" Misty shouted to her mouse-like pokemon, and it obeyed by dashing back and leaving a copy of itself that took the attack which resulted in an explosion of smoke.

Ash gritted his teeth at this maneuver. Misty's Pokemon was no joke. Even though it was still an Azurill it had the fighting prowess of a Marill ready to evolve. He couldn't take it easy.

"Pikachu use Electro Ball and don't hold back!" Ash commanded once again.

Pikachu proceeded to execute this order by channeling electricity from his body into his tail as the orb of golden electricity appeared and grew in size. When the orb reached a great size, Pikachu whipped his tail in the direction of Azurill.

"Azurill use Scald!" Misty cried out as her Azurill shot apressurized blast of boiling hot water from its mouth at the Electric-Type attack.

The two attacks collided for the second collision of the battle, but this one was short as the full-power Electro Ball overpowered the Water-type move and headed toward Azurill yet again.

"Azurill, Ice Beam now!" Misty cried in a seemingly desperate tone as her Polka Dot Pokemon fired off a cold, blue beam of Ice-type energy towards the oncoming attack this only delayed it for a short while as the attack broke through again and proceeded its journey to Azurill.

"Azurill, Light Screen quick!" Misty yelled out in a desperate tone again and her Pokemon complied by creating a sparkling cube-chaped sheild of light that took the full force of the attack leaving only minimal damage done to Azurill. The attack only seemed to force Azurill back a few inches but other than that she was fine


"Why is Misty wasting attacks like that?" Tracey asked looking puzzled.

"She's not wasting attacks," Daisy said smiling," Misty's a Gym Leader, and she's a darn good one too at that. Do you actually think she was wasting her attacks?"

"What do you mean?" Tracey said.

"Didn't ya notice how Azurill only slid back after being hit by the Electro Ball?" Daisy questioned.

"Wasn't that from the effects of Light Screen?" Tracey asked

"Light Screen was a good defense, but didn't you notice anything funny about the attack after colliding with two attacks from Misty's Azurill, and how Azurill only slid back a few inches from being hit?" Daisy asked

"Now that you mention it," Tracey said thoughtfully," Electro Ball did look a little weak."

"Misty hasn't been wasting attacks, she was weakening Electro Ball. Misty knows Azurill can't compete with Pikachu in terms of power, but she can weaken the attacks before they get to Azurill," Daisy explained.

"You're right," Tracey said," I just hope Ash can figure it out before it's too late."


"Pikachu use Quick Attack and hit Azurill head on!" Ash commanded as figuring switching strategies to be the best idea.

Pikachu complied and sped towards Azurill only appearing as a streak of silver light due to his speed.

"Azurill, Slam!"

Azurill bounced up off its tail and swung it just as Pikachu came in knocking Pikachu back across the field.

"Don't forget about Azurill's Huge Power ability. It's a doozy!" Misty said smirking.

"Not yet Pikachu use Quick Attack again."

Pikachu complied and rushed towards Azurill again appearing only as a silver streak.

"Again? Azurill use Slam again!" Misty commanded confidently.

Azurill tried to move its tail, but all of a sudden it became frozen in place. Her body stopped responding to her brain and she couldn't move. Then she felt a tinge of electricity surge through her body


"What is this? My body feels funny," Azurill thought to herself,"It feels like I was just shocked, but that Electro Ball shouldn't have affected me like this...wait a minute. I heard about this before. It's an ability most electric-types have. It's called-"

"It's called Static!" Pikachu yelled as he rammed into Azurill.


"Yes! Pikachu's Ability kicked in!" Ash cheered," Pikachu don't waste time follow up with an Iron Tail."

Pikachu replied with a cry of eagerness and as his tail took on the metalic sheen of a sword he swung and it came into contact with Azurill's face.

"Let's end it! Pikachu use Volt Tackle!" Ash cried out.

Pikachu once again obeyed and jumped back a few feet and cloaked its body in the vibrant, golden glow of electricy and rushed towards his victim.

"Azurill use Substitute!" Misty cried in genuine desperation this time as her Azurill mustered all its strength into one copy of itself as Pikachu closed in.


"Looks like Misty got lucky," Daisy said letting out a sigh of relief.

"I don't think so Daisy. A Substitute needs the energy of the pokemon to create one and after making one and being hit by a Quick Attack and close-range Iron Tail, that substitute isn't gonna hold," Tracey said grimly


Ash's Pikachu sped violently toward the subsitute Azurill, but to everyone's surprise the substitute faded before Pikachu could get to it leaving Azurill open for attack.

"Azurill quick use Protect!" Misty screamed, but it was to no avail. The Static ability had once again taken its hold on Azurill and this time it was long enough for Pikachu to ram into Azurill with its electrically charged body and cause an explosion of electricity and smoke. When the smoke cleared it revealed a panting Pikachu and an unconcious Azurill.

"Azurill is unable to battle," Brock called out."Pikachu is the winner! The victory goes to Ash!"

"All Right!" Ash cheered as Pikachu ran towards in elation.

Misty bent down near her defeated Azurill and returned her to her Pokeball while whispering consolances. Ash certainly had gotten stronger than she remembered


"That battle was really amazing you guys," Tracey said in excitement.

"Totally!" Daisy exclaimed."I couldn't look away."

"Thanks Daisy," Misty said.

"Yeah it means a lot," Ash said.

"Well why don't we go get something to eat," Brock suggested."I'm starving."

"Definitely!" Ash exclaimed, ecstatic about the idea of food."And after that it'll be time for training because that battle with Misty really showed me that everyone competing in this tournament is the real deal. They're all super strong and I've got to be even stronger if I wanna win!"

"There's the Ash I know," Misty said chuckling.

"Guys!" Daisy said,"Let's hurry up before all the food's gone! Can't train on an empty stomach ya know!"

"No you can't!" Ash said excitedly and sped towards the direction of the nearest restaurant


Wow I'm extremely happy with that chapter. I felt like it was much longer than my normal ones. Now everyone let's not forget to review please. That'd be the nice thing to do. Any questions leave them in your review or PM them to me ;) thanks