Pokemon: Best Wishes
Second chapter redo. Let me know if anything didn't get fixed.
Chapter Two: Buki's Skill
Prologue
Buki led Ash and Masuku to the back rooms in the lab building. They walked into a living room. All the walls were covered in achievements by the trainers that Professor Juniper met at the start of their journeys. One full wall had pictures of Buki and his Pokemon in the various competitions he'd participated in.
"Alright. So, that," Buki began, pointing to a picture of him and his Pokemon in what was clearly the Pokemon League in Sinnoh, "Is my first Championship over in Sinnoh. Made it to the top twenty." He pointed to the picture next to it.
"This was me the next year, over in Hoenn. I got to the top twelve in Ever Grande." He looked to the next and last pictures. "That one there is last year, and the last one is from two months ago. Johto and Kanto." He looked around. He spotted what he was looking for, and grabbed it up. It was a videotape. "This is the tape for the final match of the Indigo Plateau. It was me and this dude from Hoenn named Harrison." Ash's eyes widened.
"Did you say Harrison?" Nod. "I faced off with him at the Johto League Silver Conference. He was really strong. He beat me, and then lost in the next round." Intrigued, Buki popped the tape into a TV that waited nearby.
"Watch." He said as the tape flickered to life.
Part I: Icy Darkness vs. the Stretchy Fighter!
They were in the forest battlefield. On the red side Buki stood weary but ready. Harrison stood at the green side, with a tired confidence. The referee was impartial, and stood in the middle off the field. He raised his flags.
"This will be a six on six Championship battle! The winner here will go on to face the Elite Four! You can substitute your Pokemon at anytime! Are both trainers ready?" Harrison and Buki both nodded. "Pokemon League Championship: Begin!" Cried the ref, dropping his flags to his sides.
"Go, Weavile!" cried Harrison, throwing the Pokeball. "Weavile huh? Dark and Ice. Best for the job would be…" He pulled a ball from his obi. "Go, Hitmonlee!" "Hn. Just because you have the type advantage doesn't mean you'll win!" proclaimed Harrison. "Weavile, Blizzard!" Harrison's Weavile opened it's mouth and let out a huge storm of icy wind straight at the Kicking Pokemon.
"Dodge it Hitmonlee!" Hitmonlee leapt over the attack, flipping in the air. "Now, High-Jump Kick!" In the middle of the flip, Hitmonlee dropped from the sky, directly over Weavile. Weavile tried to dodge, but Hitmonlee stuck his leg out, and dropped it like an axe. His hardened foot slammed onto Weavile's head, and forced a crater into the ground. Weavile bounced up once, twice, and landed hard. It didn't get up.
"Weavile is unable to battle! The winner is Hitmonlee!" cried out the ref dropping the red flag to his side, signifying Buki's win. On the scoreboard, Weavile's dot was dimmed.
"Weavile, return." Harrison commanded. "You did well." He remarked to the unconscious Pokemon. "Have a good rest." He pulled out his next Pokemon.
Part II: Unexpected Ending! Psychic vs. Fighting!
"Go, Hypno!" Harrison called out. "Second match of the Pokemon League Final Round! Hitmonlee vs. Hypno! Begin!" called the ref. Harrison began the action quickly.
"Hypno, Yawn!" The yellow Pokemon opened it's mouth wide, and emitted a sound wave, knocking Hitmonlee into a deep sleep. "Now Psychic!" Hypno swung it's pendulum, and his hands began to glow with a blue light. The same light surrounded the sleeping Hitmonlee, and began to throw him across the meadow field. He was slammed into the ground multiple times, until Buki thought he'd be unable to take anymore. Just when he was about to return the Kicking Pokemon to his Pokeball, when he woke up. He shot a look to his trainer, and when he hit the ground again, he was on his feet in an instant.
"Go, Hitmonlee!" Buki roared. "Blaze Kick!" It wasn't a move that a lot of Pokemon could learn. There were only two Pokemon that could learn it, and both of them were in the stadium at that moment. In any case, Hitmonlee made his way across the entire meadow to get in his attack. This move was their trump card, so obviously they'd come up with a plan to make the move hit, even if they had to make some serious tracks to make it hit. Already Hitmonlee's legs were beginning to stretch. That was the ability of Hitmonlee's body. The muscles in his legs could expand and contract at will, meaning he could cover vast distances in short amounts of time.
Hitmonlee closed in fast. Hypno was already in the process of dodging, but he couldn't move fast enough. Hitmonlee was still ten feet away when he swung an extended leg. The leg moved so quickly that it caught fire, and whipped across Hypno's back. Hypno was knocked far away, and landed in a heap on the grass. It managed to stand up, but sustained a major burn.
"Psycho Cut!" called Harrison. Hypno spun its pendulum around on it's index finger, and it glowed purple. It slashed the pendulum in Hitmonlee's direction, sending a purple blade of Psychic energy.
"Move!" Buki roared to his Pokemon. "It's no use." Harrison told the irate teen. "These Psychic energy blades will follow you to the ends of the Earth." To show the point, Hitmonlee jumped right over the blade, and it curved around, slashing him up his chest. It left a deep purple colored bruise, and Hitmonlee's eyes rolled back into his head. Hypno's burn flared up, and he fell back.
"Hitmonlee and Hypno are unable to battle! No winner!" Both dots dimmed out. Buki and Harrison returned their respective Pokemon. "Harrison's down two, and I'm down by one. Four to five left." Thought Buki apprehensively. It was only by luck that Hypno had been taken out too. Buki reached into his obi once more. Harrison pulled out his Pokeball first, and threw it out.
Part III: One-Hit Battle!
Harrison hefted his third Pokeball. "Go, Rhyperior!" "Go, Crawdaunt!" Buki called, also throwing his third Pokeball. "Third match of the Pokemon League Final Round! Rhyperior vs. Crawdaunt! Begin!"
"Hn. I'm ending this one quickly!" Harrison boasted. "That's what you think!" Buki retorted. They called their moves at the same time.
"Horn Drill/Guillotine!" They cried in unison. Both Pokemon rushed forward. Rhyperior had both horns spinning at an amazing speed, while Crawdaunt had both claws glowing blue-white. Both moves were one-hit KOs. It all depended on who hit whom first. Rhyperior slammed its arms down on top of Crawdaunt, but the Rogue Pokemon grabbed them in its glowing claws. It was fully intent on throwing Rhyperior, and ending it there, but Rhyperior jammed both horns into Crawdaunt's armor. It drilled until the armor began to crack. Crawdaunt broke away, and stumbled toward Buki. Its armor began to crack, and drop off him in pieces. Then, Buki and the referee noticed Crawdaunt's eyes. They were unfocused. Crawdaunt was still trying to function and battle, but it was already unconscious.
"Crawdaunt is unable to battle! …The winner is Rhyperior!" then, the ref called a medical team to Crawdaunt's side. Buki handed over the injured Pokemon's Pokeball, and watched them take his partner out of the arena.
Buki looked on with rage. He grabbed his next Pokeball. "We've gotta get this one." At least Harrison looked miserable for the pain that he'd put the Rogue Pokemon through. Rhyperior on the other hand looked smug, and completely uncaring.
Part VI: Revenge! Fighter's Cousin vs. the Rock-Solid Offender!
"Alright. That's fine. Go, Hitmonchan!" Buki leveled a glare at the Hoenn native. "You're screwed. My Hitmonchan has the ability Iron Fist. It boosts the power of all punching attacks."
"Fourth match of the Pokemon League Final Round! Rhyperior vs. Hitmonchan! Begin!"
"I'm sorry, but I'm going to win this! Rhyperior, Horn Drill!" The horns began to whirl again, and Rhyperior charged at Hitmonchan.
"Damn it, I don't think so! Hitmonchan, Close Combat!" Hitmonchan moved forward, using its speed to get in close. It unleashed a flurry of bone-shattering punches. Rhyperior moved back a little with each punch. At the end, his horns stopped spinning. It had to pause for a moment to regain its strength and momentum. While Rhyperior had to stop, Buki called the next move.
"Hitmonchan use Focus Punch!" Hitmonchan knelt down and began charging energy into his right glove. Harrison looked worried.
"Rhyperior! Get him before he finishes that move! Horn Drill!" The large Pokemon ran forward, intent to end the match right then and there. As it lowered its head during the charge, it was only feet from Hitmonchan. As it got close enough, Hitmonchan leapt up, and right-crossed with all the focused power. The hit smashed into Rhyperior's horn, but whenever Hitmonchan punches, it spins its arm for more power. His arm rotated in the opposite direction of the horn, causing an even more powerful reaction. Rhyperior was blasted straight off its short legs, and it rolled far away from Hitmonchan. Rhyperior forced itself onto its feet, and stood ready.
"Rock Wrecker!" Harrison cried, trying to keep it long distance. Rhyperior put its hands together, and small chunks of gray stones came out of the holes on its hands. They formed together into a large gray rock that was outlined in red. The red outline faded and Rhyperior threw the rock at Hitmonchan.
"Hitmonchan! Counter!" Buki said smugly. Hitmonchan glowed with a red light, and the rock bounced off, hurtling back to Rhyperior at twice the speed and power.
"Now! Move in and use Mega Punch!" Rhyperior had to pause after the rock based attack, and wasn't prepared for the powerful punch that slammed right into its face. After the hard, vengeful battle, Rhyperior tumbled to the ground.
"Rhyperior is unable to battle! Hitmonchan wins!" Rhyperior was returned to his Pokeball, and the dot with his picture in it dimmed. It was now three to three, with three more Pokemon each. Harrison pulled out another Pokeball, and let it fly.
"Go Vigoroth!"
Part V: Metal Bug vs. the Energetic Sloth!
Buki knew that Hitmonchan was weakened by his fight. Even though he wasn't really hit, most Hitmonchan needed to rest after each battle they participated in. Besides, Buki knew that Vigoroth would defeat the Punching Pokemon without much of a problem.
"Hitmonchan return!" He called. He stored the Pokeball back in his obi, and pulled out the next one. He threw it out."Bisharp! I choose you!"
"Fifth match of the Pokemon League Finals! Vigoroth vs. Bisharp! Begin!" Vigoroth began jumping around, quickly making it's way forward.
"Devastate!" Harrison commanded. Vigoroth opened it's mouth and let loose a billow of flame, shooting straight toward Bisharp.
"Dodge it!" Buki called out. The Blade Pokemon moved quickly and quietly, like a ninja. It moved in very close, very quick. "Giga Impact!" Bisharp slammed his gloved fists together. Orange streaks appeared around him and he ran forward. Purple energy surrounded the orange streaks, and Bisharp's speed got a massive increase. He closed in, and slammed a punch into Vigoroth's stomach. The sloth was knocked off it's feet, and landed a few feet back. Bisharp was stopped dead in its tracks at the point of impact. Orange sparks burst all across the Blade Pokemon's hard carapace.
"Slash Vigoroth!" Vigoroth moved forward, with its wicked black claws glowing ominously. The claws were brought down, striking two deep rivets into Bisharp's helmet. The Blade Pokemon crumpled, and laid still for a moment more before springing up with Buki's call of "Iron Head!" Bisharp's body became surrounded by a white aura, making it seem black and white, and it slammed its body into Vigoroth.
Vigoroth recovered from the move quicker than anticipated, and Harrison answered with "Hammer Arm!" Vigoroth's arms glowed, and He slammed them into Bisharp. The Blade Pokemon flew across the field, and dug a trench with his body.
"Bisharp is unable to battle! Vigoroth wins!" Cried the referee. Buki returned Bisharp to his ball, and replaced it in his obi. He pulled out his next one.
Part VI: Middle Dragon vs. The Energetic Sloth!
"Go, Fraxure!" "Sixth match of the Pokemon League Final Round! Fraxure vs. Vigoroth! Begin!" called the ref as he dropped the flags for the sixth time.
"Vigoroth, Focus Blast!" Vigoroth swung an arm back, and an energy ball charged up. The sloth threw it with impressive speed toward the Axe Jaw Pokemon.
"Fraxure! Use Dragon Pulse!" Fraxure opened its mouth and a turquoise ball of energy appeared in front of it. It fired the ball at Vigoroth when the Focus Blast had only traveled a few feet. There was an explosion as the attacks collided. The smoke and dust covered the trainer's field of vision.
"Fraxure! Dragon Rage!" an orange sphere of flame roared into the sky, thinning the smoke. Vigoroth, who was MUCH closer to the explosion than Fraxure, was thrown nearly clear of the smoke. With it thinning, you could see the sloth standing to its feet, looking very tired, but determined.
"Go." commanded Harrison. Vigoroth moved in quickly. Fraxure was ready for action. Then, Harrison gave another order. "Devastate!" Vigoroth jumped up, to cover more distance as well as to eliminate all Fraxure's escape routes. The sloth loosed his huge burst of fire, and Fraxure took a direct hit. The Axe Jaw Pokemon staggered out of the flames as Vigoroth came up behind it.
"Slash!" Called Harrison. "Dig!" Cried Buki. Fraxure was in the ground before Vigoroth could attack. "Now, use Devastate on the hole!" The fireball zoomed into the hole, and swarmed toward Fraxure.
"Dragon Claw!" Fraxure shot out of the ground in a pillar of flames. Fraxure had used the flames of the Devastation to use his Dragon Claw. Fraxure swept the claws over Vigoroth's back, leaving six crisscrossing scratches where the fur was singed off. Vigoroth fell to the ground, while Fraxure stood proud.
"Vigoroth is unable to battle! The battle goes to Fraxure!" called the ref. Vigoroth's dot dimmed. Harrison returned the sloth to his Pokeball, and pulled out another.
"Go Houndoom!" called Harrison as he threw out his newest Pokemon.
Part VII: Hellhound vs. Punching Fury
"Fraxure, return!" Fraxure was getting weary, and Buki didn't want to push his luck. "Go, Hitmonchan!" The Punching Pokemon stood battle ready.
"Seventh match of the Pokemon League Final Round! Houndoom vs. Hitmonchan! Begin!"
"Houndoom! Flamethrower!" Houndoom opened it's mouth and launched its stream of fire.
"Hitmonchan! Counter!" As the flames closed in, they were repelled by the red glow. The flames rushed toward Houndoom.
"Counter!" Houndoom countered the flames as well. Now the flames were traveling back to Hitmonchan at four times the power.
"Counter!" Hitmonchan reflected the flames again, this time making them eight times as powerful as they were originally. This time, instead of having Houndoom Counter again, or dodge, he let Houndoom stand still, and take the hit. Just as Buki thought things were going his way in this part of the battle, the flames disappeared, and Houndoom stood, looking evil in a faint red light.
"Something I should've mentioned earlier. Houndoom has the ability Flash Fire. Any Fire Type move used on it doubles Houndoom's attack. You just hit Houndoom with a Flamethrower at eight times the original strength. Houndoom's about sixteen times as powerful now. Headbutt!" Quick as a flash, Houndoom stood in front of Hitmonchan. It rammed its horned head into Hitmonchan's chest. There was an audible cracking noise. Hitmonchan hit the ground in pain.
Hitmonchan stood up. He began to walk forward. "Hitmonchan! No! You're too weak! Come back!" But his Pokemon kept going. Buki pulled out Hitmonchan's Pokeball, but Harrison interrupted him.
"Wait. If he wants to keep battling, I'd be happy to oblige. Houndoom, Flamethrower!" The hellhound breathed his brimstone breath all over Hitmonchan, although at a much weaker blast. But, Houndoom's current weak was still stronger than Hitmonchan could handle in his state. Hitmonchan collapsed into a charred heap.
"Hitmonchan is unable to battle! Houndoom wins!" cried the ref, with slight hesitation.
Buki was horrified. That was the most incredible thing he'd ever seen. Incredible, but enough to make Buki pissed off. "No more playing around." Buki whispered. "I'll end this with my next Pokemon." He pulled a ball from his obi.
"Go! Dewott!" the otter-weasel stood ready to go. Then he saw Hitmonchan being taken off the field by the medics, and he looked back to Houndoom. Unbridled rage took him over, and he began to glow a deep blue. He'd activated his Torrent.
Part VIII: Hellhound's Final Battle! Samurai's Pride Enraged!
"Eighth match of the Pokemon League Final Round! Houndoom vs. Dewott! Begin!"
"Dewott! Aqua Jet!" Dewott leapt into the air, and shot like a rocket toward Houndoom.
"Houndoom! Protect!" Houndoom covered itself in an almost impenetrable barrier. Dewott was closing in, but he shouldn't get through.
"Razor Shell!" In the burst of water, Dewott grasped the seashells, and powered them up. In the middle of the water, the golden light looked quite beautiful. The blast hit the Protect, and Dewott slashed out. The massive pressure made the Protect crumple, hitting Houndoom with the full power of two incredibly strong Water Type moves, powered up even more by the otter-weasel's Torrent.
But, Houndoom was still souped up from the Flamethrower attack from earlier.
"Headbutt!" Dewott was still close, and couldn't move away from the super powered Headbutt attack. He tried to dodge, and it got him in the shoulder. He flew away from the hellhound, and came to a stop feet away. He stood, and grasped his wounded shoulder.
"I've got an idea! Dewott! We can't afford to get close to Houndoom when he's so powerful! Use Razor Shell!" Dewott did as he was told, but didn't understand. They couldn't get close, but they were about to use a close contact move. Well, Dewott trusted his trainer inexplicably. He let the shells glow brightly.
"Now! Throw them!" Understanding hit Dewott like a brick wall. He let his precious shells fly. They spun like shuriken, sending two arcs of blue light swirling around the battle field. The yellow shells slammed into the hellhound, followed by the blue arcs of light. The seashells swiped back to their owner as Houndoom hit the floor of the arena.
"Houndoom is unable to battle! Dewott wins!" Houndoom was called back as his dot dimmed.
"My last Pokemon huh? Alright! Go Blaziken!"
Part IX: Blazing Chicken vs. Cool Samurai! Fire or Water, Who Will Win?
"Ninth match of the Pokemon League Final Round! Blaziken vs. Dewott! Begin!" Buki started off strong with Dewott's new signature move.
"Shell Shuriken!" The shells flew around, attacking Blaziken as it jumped away, slowly but surely wearing down the energy that was in the shells. Finally, the shells stopped, and dropped to the ground. Blaziken grabbed them, and quickly tossed them further away from Dewott.
"Aqua Jet!" called Buki. Blaziken prepared to dodge, but the attack moved right past him, where the otter-weasel grabbed the shells, and moved in again, while never once leaving the water. Dewott prepared a Razor Shell attack in the midst of the water, like before against Houndoom. Blaziken kept up the dodging, jumping over or past the attack when Dewott brought them back around. Every time the attack came past, Blaziken would be well past the attack. Dewott couldn't even graze him.
"This is getting sad." Harrison remarked. "Blaziken, Flare Blitz!" Blaziken surrounded itself with dark red flames, and launched himself at Dewott. The otter-weasel was still incased in the rocket of water, and he sent himself directly at the flame covered chicken. At Buki's command, he put a rotation into his Aqua Jet, and the attack corkscrewed. The two Starter Pokemon collided. After a massive explosion, which left the entire field full of steam, both fighters leapt clear, and were ready for their next attack.
"Dewott! Scald!" Dewott let loose a blast like a Water Gun attack, but it was steaming, and letting of a heat haze. The concentrated blast scorched its was toward the Blaze Pokemon, and just as it was coming close, Blaziken ducked, letting the water whistle over his head.
"Nice move, but really? You can't hit Blaziken from that far away." Harrison remarked. "Then we'll just have to get closer!" At his order, Dewott began to move forward at a fast pace. He was closing in when Harrison gave the command.
"Blast Burn!" He told his partner. Blaziken glowed red and orange for a moment, before releasing a monstrous wall of flames released from every pore in its body. The flames rushed toward Dewott, and Buki had to make a call.
"Dewott! Defensive measures! Aqua Jet Version Two! Water Wall!" The water swirled around the otter-weasel, and expanded outward to form a barrier of water. Blast Burn's power was weakened drastically, but it was still strong enough to knock Dewott out of its little bubble, and slam it against the arena wall. Dewott crawled out of the rubble. Blaziken had to pause. Dewott sped forward. It was a good tactic, trying to attack while Blaziken couldn't move. But, Dewott was too far away. If he'd been two feet closer when he'd been thrown, he'd have made it as it was…he didn't.
"Blaziken, finish this up with an Overheat!" Commanded Harrison. The Blaze Pokemon sent a fiery corona at Dewott. The Starter Pokemon crumpled to the ground.
"Dewott is unable to battle! Blaziken is the winner!" cried the referee. The scoreboard blacked the color out of the circle featuring the otter-weasel.
"You did well Dewott. Return." Said Buki, replacing the Pokeball under his obi. He pulled out another. "My last Pokemon." remarked Buki. He threw out the Pokeball. "Go, Fraxure!"
Part X: Startling End! Blaze vs. the Axe-Headed Dragon!
"Final battle of the Pokemon League Final Round! Fraxure vs. Blaziken! Begin!" Called the ref, dropping the flags for the final time.
"Blaziken! Sky Uppercut!" Suddenly, Blaziken was underneath Fraxure, and he brought his arm up at full speed. It connected with a cringe-inducing crunch, and Fraxure was borne into the air. Blaziken jumped up to meet Fraxure in the air.
"Now Fraxure! Dragon Rage!" Fraxure launched the orange fireball and it hit Blaziken directly. Blaziken fell out of the blast toward the ground.
"Flamethrower!" Blaziken launched the fiery missile toward the Dragon Pokemon, still at a relatively close range. Buki watched the flames and had an idea.
"Fraxure! Angle down and go through the flames!" Fraxure did as instructed, knowing what his trainer had in mind. At the last second, Fraxure stuck his claws out in front of him, and falling through the powerful fire attack. He took minimal damage, as his claws separated the orange tongues. His claws were covered in fire, which was what Buki wanted. Fraxure streamlined his body, so he caught up to Blaziken.
"Now! Dragon Claw!" Onondo spread his arms wide, and brought them down, crisscrossing them like he did to Vigoroth. Blaziken crashed into the ground. When he stood, he was circled by a red light, signaling that his Blaze ability had activated. He glared up at the still falling Dragon Pokemon. Harrison decided that it was time to pull out the big guns.
"Brave Bird!" Blaziken leapt into the air, dove down at Fraxure like a missile, its body bursting into flames. Then its body became surrounded by a blue aura, and it slammed into the Jaw Horn Pokemon. Fraxure flew far through the air, and landed in the ground, causing a crater.
"Fraxure is unable-" The ref was interrupted by a bright white light erupting from the crater. The light faded. A new Pokemon stood in the crater, looking much too big for it. Buki pulled out his Pokedex.
"Haxorus. The Axe Jaw Pokemon. It is the evolved form of Fraxure, and the final form of Axew. The axe blades that grow from it's jaw will never break."
"Interesting." Buki said as he replaced the Pokedex inside his kimono shirt. He noticed that Haxorus' tail was glowing. "Hmm…even more interesting." Buki could tell that there was only really time for one more move. Buki had checked Haxorus' health when he checked the Pokedex. Even with evolution, Haxorus only had a few health points left. Fraxure had actually fainted, but the evolution triggered him back to consciousness. As it was, both Pokemon were on their last legs, but Haxorus was definitely closer to losing. They had to strike quickly. Buki realized the new move was a Dragon Type move called Dragon Tail.
"Haxorus! Use Dragon Tail!" "Blaziken! Use Blaze Kick!" Both Pokemon moved forward, and made their attacks count. Haxorus whirled, and struck Blaziken with his tail. As he whirled, Blaziken got his Blaze Kick right in the middle of Haxorus' black colored chest. It was one of the only unarmored places on his whole body. When the dust cleared, only one Pokemon was left standing.
"Fraxure is unable to battle! Blaziken wins! The victory goes to Harrison from Littleroot Town!" Yelled the referee. Buki's last dot on the scoreboard winked out. The cheers were deafening as Buki returned his newly evolved Pokemon, and walked out of the arena.
Well, there you go. Chapter two is FINISHED! After three days and thirteen pages, you now have an action-packed battle scene, straight out of the Pokemon League! Next Chapter there'll be a little bit of a time skip. The team will have caught some new Pokemon, and they'll be in the first Gym city, so you can expect some more flashbacks, and more battles when the next Chapter is updated. Read and review, and I'll try to have the next chapter as soon as possible.