Welcome back everyone. Today's chapter is a little different. My battles so far have been short lived and between trainers on the bottom rung of the Circuit. Though, Mathis is headed to the next stage. I thought it would be a great time to show the Circuit Champion in action. So this chapter shall showcase a battle between the champion and his challenger who has a massive advantage over the champion. I designed both of these pokemon to be very powerful, in the sense of how my world operates. So status moves work a little differently, though they follow the same effects. You'll notice that in this battle. You'll also notice that I don't use super rare or pokemon that would normally be considered all-powerful. I like to have fun with the underdogs and make them strong. So without further ado, enjoy.

Chapter 3: Circuit Champion Battle

Odin was used to the loud cheers of an arena battle. Thousands of people filled the stands, most of them chanting his name. He was able to drown all of that out and maintain his focus.

He dressed in his usual attire: a plain gray hoodie, gray sweat pants, and black sneakers. He wasn't a flashy person and despite being a champion, he kept to himself. He didn't like being hounded by the media, which was inevitable in his position. So he lived his life the way he wanted to. He dressed how he wanted to. And most importantly, he battled how he wanted to.

His opponent, Warren, was a veteran and someone he could not take lightly. He had battled Warren twice before — once in the Circuit tournaments and again as the defending champion — and he always came out on top. Warren did, however, worry him. He knew of two of Warren's pokemon, and today he was using a third. It wasn't unheard of for other trainers to have more than one pokemon strong enough to compete in the Circuit's but most trainers stuck to one.

Odin of course had at least a dozen or so pokemon to chose from. That was what people feared most about him. He was an excellent trainer who was capable of bringing out a different pokemon each battle. So it was always a surprise which pokemon a trainer was to battle.

As usual he randomly selected his pokemon with a twelve-sided die. This selection put him at a huge disadvantage against Warren's pokemon, but it also happened to be one of his oldest and strongest members. He never changed a selection, no matter what kind of disadvantage he had. He wasn't going to start now.

Warren stood in the bathroom and stared at himself in the mirror. He had on a blue short sleeve shirt with red sleeves. He also had on a pair of blue jeans and a blue cap. His dark brown hair spilling out from underneath and falling to his shoulders. Behind him was a little pink Pokémon that was levitating and waiting for him.

"Clef, it's time to take him on again. Last time he totally crushed us. It won't happen this time. Vulcan will see to it." The little pink smiled and gave him an approving nod.

The loudspeaker in the restroom went off, announcing Odin to make his entrance. He could hear the crowd from the restroom, which made him a little more nervous than he needed to be. But he knew it was time. He stepped out into the hallway, looking at the light at the end of the tunnel. His dream of being champion was out there.

He grabbed Vulcan's pokeball and raiser it to his face. "You were my very first pokemon. You're also my strongest pokemon. It's your time," he said with a warm smile.

His name was called over the speaker. He hesitated for a moment and took another deep breath before slowly making his way out of the tunnel and into the full view of the thousands of cheering fans. After his eyes adjusted to the light, he noticed the battlefield was full of large boulders and a ground made of rock. Vulcan would easily maneuver around this.

His eyes then raised and caught sight of Odin. Odin didn't look any different than he ever had. He surely didn't look like a champion. His sandy blonde hair was an absolute mess and his cold gray eyes just stared forward. He didn't even look up at Warren or acknowledge he was there.

Odin never acknowledged anyone, so Warren didn't really pay him any mind. He was here to defeat him in battle, that was it. So everything he had to say would be said in this battle.

The announcer spoke after a brief pause and said, "This will be a Circuit battle for the title of Circuit Champion. When either pokemon faints, the opposing pokemon will be declared the winner and their trainer will be either crowned champion or retain the title! So without further ado, release your pokemon!"

Warren tossed his pokeball into the air first. There was a flash of white light before revealing a quadruped badger-like pokemon. The pokemon stood into its hind legs before releasing a powerful flame on its back. Everyone gasped as they noticed that there was something very different about this typlosion. It's front was still beige, but instead of a navy blue backside, it was a softer red color.

"And here it is, Warren's shiny Typlosion!" The crowd erupted into cheers having witnessed the release of such a rare pokemon. The typlosion dropped to all fours and stared at Odin in anticipation. He was already worked up and he looked like he was ready to explode.

Odin grabbed the only pokeball that he had with him — which was customary and part of the rules of Circuit Battles — and tossed it into the air. After the white light subsided, a cicada-like pokemon was revealed. It danced quickly from side-to-side in the air, showing no real concern of the opposing pokemon despite the huge disadvantage it was in.

The crowd roared and started chanting Odin's name. His Ninjask was very popular and known for having unmatched speed. They had witnessed it defeating other Fire, Electric, Flying, and Rock-Types many times before and this battle they presumed to be no different. "And here it is, you all know it! You all love it! Rocket is the champion's choice! Let the battle begin!" The crowd went silent at the command.

Warren wasted no time at all jumping into the battle. "Let's follow the usual routine. Use Sunny Day and then attack with Eruption!" The already intense sun became more intense. The air became much thicker and hotter, making it harder to breath. This atmosphere would be tough on Water-Types, but it was just as tough for a pokemon like ninjask.

"Use Agility and dodge it with Double Team," Odin responded casually. He was already aware of how powerful Warren was, and knew that panicking was the wrong move. He was also aware that Rocket had not once been hit in battle since he became champion. The ninja pokemon has been dodging every attack thrown at it in order to survive. He trained it specifically for high speed battles and was probably the fastest pokemon alive at this point.

Rocket moved left and right, increasing his already impressive speed. Then out of nowhere there were dozens of copies. Vulcan looked at all of the bugs in his path and released an flame that burst and spread out to hit each and every copy of Rocket. Just as he released the flame, Rocket appeared behind him in a flash.

"He's right behind you! Use Rock Tomb!" Warren ordered.

"Counter it with Aerial Ace," Odin continued. He still didn't seem all that interested in this battle. Though everyone already knew that this was the attitude he always carried. Even when battles got tough, he never got emotional about it. When questioned about it in an interview, he said it was simple, he trusted his pokemon.

Large rocks that weren't quite the size of boulders shot up from the ground and flew toward Rocket. A faint white aura surrounded its body and suddenly it started sipping around the battlefield, dodging every single rock that flew its way. It then shot forward and smashed against Vulcan, knocking him into the air.

"Use Agility again," Odin ordered. Rocket moved from side-to-side again, further building its speed. Meanwhile, its speed also continued to increase thanks to its ability, Speed Boost. The ninja pokemon started zipping around the battlefield on its own, circling the volcano pokemon in an odd pattern.

Vulcan clenched his teeth and tried following Rocket with his eyes. The flame on his back intensified and steam started to rise as he grew more and more angry.

"Keep calm, Vulcan. We won't lose out to a bug!" Warren called, trying to calm his pokemon. "Release all of that anger with another Eruption!"

"Use Double Team again," Odin responded.

Vulcan let fire erupt from his entire body, but had no idea where to aim it as he noticed ninjasks everywhere. He tried to spread the flame to hit them all, but they were too fast and too spread out. After using the move, the move, he released it again. Not all of the clones were gone, so he knew that it wasn't gone.

"Before it releases another torrent of flames, use Aerial Ace again."

There were about eight clones of Rocket left, all of them glowing white and shooting toward Vulcan. He tried to release another Eruption, but was struck with by the real ninjask before it had time to react.

"Don't let it get away! Attack with Swift!"

"Counter it with Aerial Ace, and then use Leech Life."

Star shape rays fired from the typlosion, all of them like heat-seeking missiles aimed straight the cicada-like pokemon. Rocket covered itself in a white aura and shot around like a literal rocket, smashing into each star beam and blocking them from dealing damage.

"Now quickly follow up with Solar Beam!"

Thanks to Sunny Day being active, Vulcan didn't have to charge up the attack. He opened his mouth and collected sunlight and fired the attack with no lag time. Rocket was still blocking the attack's and hadn't the time to use his own commanded move just yet. Noticing the ray of concentrated light headed toward him, he swiftly dodged to the right, narrowly escaping damage.

"Hurry and use Eruption!"

It was too late. In an instant, Rocket latched itself onto Vulcan's neck and started draining it of energy. The attack didn't do too much damage, but it was enough to replenish Rocket of the little damage he took blocking the Swift attack.

Vulcan stomped his foot forward and released his flames toward Rocket without warning. He was slow to release it — at least compared to Rocket — but the sudden release of the flame left the ninja pokemon with nowhere to run.

"Dig," Odin said simply. Rocket fired into the ground just in time and avoided being hit by the attack.

"Oh no! With the piled up damage that Typlosion has taken, this Super Effective move could end it all!" The announcer said in excitement.

"Use Burn Up. Send all of your flames into the hole that he dug!"

Vulcan was covered by flames as he stepped forward and hovered over the hole in the ground. He then released everything he had, pouring the flames into the ground. He started panting after the last of his flames were released. Just as he finished, Rocket shot out from underneath him and slammed into him and sent him flying through the air.

Warren smirked. "Thanks to Burn Up, that's no longer Super Effective. It still did damage, but that damage is completely neutral because he has no type! Use Rock Tomb!"

"Dodge it with Double Team, then finish this battle with Aerial Ace."

Dozens of ninjask started zipping around at high speed. Even the images were avoiding the rocks. They all started to glow white and randomly they shot toward Vulcan. Vulcan flinched and tried defending himself with the boulders, but each time it ended up being a fake.

Vulcan was starting to feel dizzy from watching this when suddenly he felt Rocket slamming into him and sending him crashing into one of the boulders on the arena. He lifted his head and managed to make it to all fours.

"Good job! We haven't lost yet! Use Swift!"

"Aerial Ace."

Just as Vulcan was about to attack, he collapsed to the ground, exhausted. His eyes were open, glaring at Rocket with pure malice. His body just wouldn't work with him. He wasn't ready to give up. He still had fight in him. He put all of his might into getting to his feet.

"Typlosion is unable to battle. The winner is Ninjask!"

The crowd once more erupted into cheers. It was deafening. Both trainers sent out a red recall beam and called back their pokemon with words of praise. The two of them met in the center of the arena and shook hands. Odin held onto his title and Rocket once again took no damage from the battle.