Hey guys, its me Akhil100. As usual, I present you with yet another new chapter. This chapter will have the beginning of the Normal tournament, the first of the 18 tournaments. For now, lets see the main events of last chapter:

Main Events of Last Chapter

1. Aki learns that the Normal tournament, the first of the 18 tournaments, is going to be held in Vermillion City.

2. Aki meets up with Z.

3. Aki battles Z but loses.

4. Aki catches a Charmander (not Flame, a second one)

Ok, now for the disclaimer.

Disclaimer - I do not own the Pokemon franchise (if I ever did, I would had made Ash and Dawn kiss)

Ok, lets get to the chapter. Read and enjoy.

Chapter 3 - The Normal Tournament Begins!

Vermillion City

The Vermillion city was big and advanced. The sun's light made the city shine even more. The main attraction was the lighthouse which was kissing the clouds.

"Vermillion City is so beautiful!" Aki was amazed by the city's shineness.

"Let's go to stadium. C'mon Flame!" Aki ran to towards the stadium a few meters behind the Pokemon Center.

"So this is the stadium" Aki said examining the stadium. The stadium was crowded. Normal-specializing Gym Leaders such as Whitney, Norman, Lenora and Cheren were also there. They were surrounded by fans and reporters.

Suddenly a notice in a notice board near the main entrance caught Aki's attention. He went near it and read the notice carefully. The notice read like this:

Rules and Regulations of Normal-Type Tournament

1. 32 Trainers can participate in the tournament.

2. All battles will be single battles.

3. Trainers should register a team of 3 Pokemon. Trainers should use this team in all battles.

4. Trainers should have at least 1 Normal-type Pokemon in their team.

5. If Trainers do not have a Normal-type Pokemon, Trainers can temporarily recruit a Pokemon from the Pokemon Center.

"Wait a minute, this notice says that Trianer's should have 3 Pokemon and should have a Normal-type Pokemon, we don't have a 3rd Pokemon nor a Normal-type Pokemon" Aki said in a shock. Flame imitated him.

"Why don't you loan a Pokemon from the Pokemon Center?" a muscular voice told Aki. He suddenly turned around to see Norman, the Petalburg City Gym Leader from Hoenn region.

"Norman! It's a pleasure to meet you sir" Aki bowed before Norman.

"Nice to meet you too. Anyways, do like I said, you can get a variety of Pokemon in Pokemon Center" Norman left after giving Aki an advise.

Without wasting anymore time, he left quickly to the Pokemon Center with Flame. The door slid open and he walked towards the counter.

"Nurse Joy, can I get a Pokemon?" He asked sincerely.

"Of course, which one do you want?" She said in a sweet tune.

"Which ones do you have?" Aki asked. He was hoping that they would have an Arceus.

"We have a collection of them. Follow me" She said leaving the counter. Aki and Flame followed her to a room with a lot of Pokeballs, arranged in shelves.

"Wow!" He was amazed by the sight.

"Select the one you like" Nurse Joy said with a smile.

Aki and Flame split in a pair and examined some Pokeballs. Flame accidenly opened a Pokeball. Suddenly a purple monkey-like Pokemon came out of the Pokeball.

"Aip-Pom-Aip" The Pokemon made monkey-like sounds and jumped onto Aki's head.

"Wha! What kind of Pokemon is this?" Aki took out his Pokedex and scanned the Pokemon.

"Aipom, the Long Tail Pokemon. It lives high among the treetops. It can use its tail as freely and cleverly as its hands" the Pokedex explained.

"Aipom, ha? You seem kinda cute" Aki said. Aipom jumped from Aki's head and started playing with Flame.

"Alright, I've decided to add you to my team" Aki said. Aipom grinned at him.

"Remember, you have to return him by the end of the tournament" Nurse Joy reminded him.

"Ok, thanks Nurse Joy" He thanked Nurse Joy and took Aipom's Pokeball.

"Oh, I almost forgot. Don't you need your PWC Pass?" She said. "Of course I do" Aki answered.

"Then I'm gonna need your Trainer ID for a minute" Aki took out his Trainer ID and handed it over to Nurse Joy. She went to the counter and scanned his Trainer ID with a scanner and started typing something in her computer in the counter. She then printed a card and sealed something on it. She then gave it to Aki.

"This is your PWC Pass. Just show this in the nearest Pokemon Center of each tournament to register. Good luck!" She said with a smile.

Aki took the card and examined it. I looked mostly like his Trainer ID except that it had the letters "PWC" sealed on it.

"Thanks Nurse Joy!" Aki said bowing before her. He then left the building to train.

Stadium

"Hello ladies and gentlemen, you all know why we have gathered here. To witness these 32 Trainers' fighting skills and find out who will win this Normal Type Tournament!" The announcer cried out.

Aki, Cheren, Norman, Lenora, Whitney and 27 other Trainers were standing in the middle of the tournament. Flame was on Aki's shoulder, as usual.

"Without delaying you all anymore, let's get on to the tournament. Lets see the match-ups folks!" The announcer said pointing at the huge screen in the stadium.

The screen suddenly changed to show the match-ups of the first round. All of the 32 Trainers were put into 16 pairs. Aki examined the screen and found out that his battle was the first one and that was put on to battle a girl named Alice.

"Alice? This is gonna be easy" Aki said to himself.

Soon the opening ceremony ended. Aki returned to the Pokemon Center and took a good sleep.

The Next Day

"Hello once again, ladies and gentlemen! We gathered here once again to see an intence battle between Akhil, a trainer who came here all the way from the faraway Unova region and Alice, a trainer who is also from the Unova region!" The announcer said.

Aki and Alice took their positions in the battle field. The battle field was a rocky-arena with a rectangular shape. Small rock pillars were there-and-here in the arena.

"Are you two ready? Let the battle begin!" The referee said. He had a red flag and a green flag in his hands.

"Tranquil, I need your assistance!" Alice said as she threw a Pokeball into the air. A grey colored pigeon-like Pokemon appeared from the Pokeball. It soared into the sky. Aki scanned it with his Pokedex.

"Tranquil, the Wild Pigeon Pokemon. No matter where in the world it goes, it knows where its nest is, so it never gets separated from its Trainer!" The Pokedex explained.

"Go, Charmander!" Aki called out his recently caught Charmander. It appeared from the Pokeball and breathe fire into the sky.

"Ladies first! Tranquil, use Aerial Ace!" Alice cried out. Tranquil flied backwards a feet then flew towards Charmander in high speed.

"Charmander, dodge it" Aki said. But Charmander couldn't dodge the high-speed attack and was hit hard.

"Sorry my dear, Aerial Ace is too fast to dodge" Alice smirked. She gave Tranquil yet another command. "Tranquil, use Air Cutter".

Tranquil flapped its wings and blue blades of wind flew towards Charmander. Charmander closed its eyes tight. But suddenly, the blades diverged just before they hit Charmander and smashed into a rock formation behind Charmander. The rock formation crashed into pieces and fell on Charmander.

"Charmander, oh no!" Aki cried out.

"Char-Mander..." Charmander cried out in pain. It couldn'y even move an inch.

"Time for another magic! Tranquil, use Gust!" She commanded.

Tranquil flapped its wings and a small tornado of wind blew towards Charmander. The tornado lifted Charmander into the air.

"Use Aerial Ace!" Yet another command was heard from Alice's side. Tranquil flew at Charmander in high-speed.

"We can't dodge it in this position. I have to tink of another plan, quick" Aki made experiments in his head. Suddenly, the tornado caught his attention.

"Charmander, use Ember!" Aki said quickly.

Charmander took a deep breathe. Aki expected him to shoot small fireballs. But, Charmander blew a stream of fire. The stream of fire merged with the spinning tornado and the tornado turned into a spinning fire-tornado.

"What?" Even Aki didn't expect this.

Tranquil couldn't stop and flew into the fire-tornado. It's body was burned inside the fire-tornado.

"Look at this folks, I can't even see what happening inside the tornado" The announcer commented.

The fire-tornado stopped after a while and both Pokemon fell to the ground. Tranquil was clearly knocked out. Charmander stood up and breathe fire into the sky, assuring his victory.

"Tranquil is unable to battle. Charmander wins!" The referee held the green flag at Aki's side.

"Charmander, wasn't that Flamethrower? That means you just learned a new move! Awesome!" Aki grinned at Charmander. Charmander returned the grin.

"Tranquil, return! You did well" Alice called her Tranquil back to its Pokeball. "Go, Boldore!" Alice threw a Pokebal into the air. A dark blue colored Pokemon with rocky body and three legs appeared in the arena.

"BOLDORE!" The Pokemon roared. Aki scanned it with his Pokedex.

"Boldore, the Ore Pokemon. Because its energy was too great to be contained, the energy leaked and formed orange crystals!" The Pokedex explained.

"This isn't good, Charmander return!" Aki tried recalling Charmander.

"Chaar-Charrmander" Charmander refused to be recalled. It decided to face Boldore even with a disadvantage.

"Do you still want to battle? Alright!" Aki smiled at him.

"Once again, we will start. Boldore use Rock Blast!" Alice commanded.

A few sharp rock pieces arose from the ground and went straight towards Charmander. The rocks hit Charmander hard for the first time. They returned again and hit Charmander from behind. It continued this a few times and left Charmander exhausted.

"Oh no! Charmander, we have to act fast. Use Dig!" Charmander dug into the ground. It reappeared below Boldore which caused Boldore to lose its balance. It fell on the ground hard.

"Boldore, we have to fight back. Use Rock Throw!" Alice commanded.

Boldore lifted its front-right leg and hit the ground. The rock formations suddenly arose from the ground and fell on top of Charmander. Like before, Charmander couldn't move.

"Boldore, finish it with Rock Smash!" Alice decided to finish it.

Boldore leaped into the air and its front-right leg started to glow white. Boldore smashed through the rocks on top of Charmander and blew a hard hit on Charmander. Its eyes turned into swirles.

"Charmander is unable to battle, Boldore is the victor!" The referee held the red flag towards Alice.

"Yes, we win!" a shout was heard from Alice's side.

Aki ran to his Charmander and picked him up. "Charmander, are you ok?" Charmander gave a weak smile at Aki.

"You did great Charmander!" He encouraged him. He took out Charmander's Pokeball and returned him.

"You're next, Aipom! Come on out!" Aki threw a pokeball into the air. It released the monkey Pokemon who started jumping around.

"Aip-A-A-Aipom" Aipom cried out. It observed its opponent.

"Aipom, use Swift!" Aki commanded. Aipom jumped up and swung its tail to release several yellow stars at Boldore. It didn't have much effect on Boldore.

"Does it tickle, Bolore? Let's show them true power, use Rock Blast!" Alice smirked.

Boldore destroyed a rock piece near with its front arm. The tiny rock pieces started to levitate around Boldore.

"BOLDORE!" Boldore cried as it launches the rock pieces at Aipom. It blew a hard hit on Aipom.

"Oh no! Aipom, don't give up" Aki cried out.

Aipom stood up again. It glared at Boldore before jumping up. The hand on its tail started to glow white. It then came down on Boldore and blew a hard hit on its head with its tail.

"Wow! Isn't that Focus Punch?" Aki was amazed. Aipom grinned at him.

"That's amazing! Use it once more!" Aipom jumped up again and came down to land another hit on Boldore.

"Show your own power. Boldore use Rock Smash!" Alice said quickly.

Boldore's red finger tip glowed white. Just as Aipom was near it, Boldore landed a hit on Aipom's stomach. Aipom was thrown away by the power.

"Aipom, oh no!" Aki cried out. Aipom got up and gave a weak smile at Aki. It was exhausted now.

"We have to win! Aipom use Attract" Aki said.

Aipom winked at Boldore. Several pink hearts surrounded Aipom for while and then flew at Boldore. When they hit Boldore, Boldore's eyes became pink hearts.

"Aipom, are you a girl?" Aki asked. Aipom grinned and nodded at him.

"Boldore, snapped out of it and use Rock Smash!" Alice was fustrated. Boldore didn't respond to her and kept drooling over Aipom (not literally).

"Aipom, finish it off with Focus Punch!" Aki said.

Aipom once again jumped up and charged its tail. It then landed a final hit on Boldore's head. Boldore's eyes turned from hearts into swirles.

"Boldore is unable to battle, Aipom wins!" the referee held the green flag at Aki's side.

"Great job, Aipom!" Aki hugged his Aipom who ran to him.

"Don't worry Boldore, you did great!" Alice gave her Boldore a little comfort. She took out another pokeball.

"Go, TImburr!" A grey-skinned Pokemon with a black clown-nose and a large log in its arms appeared on the battle field. Aki recognized the Pokemon quickly, as he had seen it in Unova. However, he scanned it with his Pokedex.

"Timburr, the Muscular Pokemon. It fights by swinging a piece of lumber around. It is close to evolving when it can handle the lumber without difficulty!" The Pokedex explained. Timburr swung its log with ease, showing off its power.

"Aipom, use Focus Punch!" Aki said.

Aipom's tail-hand started to glow and then she charged at Timburr.

"Use Low Kick, Timburr!" Alice commanded swiftly.

When Aipom was just a few feet from hitting him, Timburr moved to the side and struck out his leg. Aipom, who was charging at Timburr, trips over his leg and fell on the floor.

"Finish it with Strength!" Alice said.

Timburr jumped up and threw his log at Aipom, hitting her in her back. Aipom's eyes quickly turned swirly.

"Aipom is unable to battle, Timburr wins!" The referee held the red flag at Alice's said.

"Oh no! Aipom!" Aki ran and took Aipom in his hands. He lightly tapped a Pokeball on her head and recalled her.

"You did well! Now take a good rest!" Aki smiled at Aipom's Pokeball. He then looked at Flame who was by his side.

"Are you ready, Flame?" He asked with a smirk. Flame nodded and jumped into the battlefield.

"Show your Timburr, use DynamicPunch!" Timburr charged at Flame with his fist glowing. When he was about to hit Flame, Flame moved to the side and easily dodged the powerful move.

"Use Ember!" Aki said. Flame shot several fireballs at Timburr, which hit him in the back.

"Flame, use Scratch" Flame jumped up in the air to get ready for the attack.

"Timburr, use Smack Down!" Alice made a quick command.

Timburr jumped a feet above Flame and smacked him in the head with his log, sending him crashing into the ground.

"Flame, are you ok?" Aki asked, worried.

Flame got up, his eyes full of rage. He took in a deep breathe, then released a strong stream of fire from his mouth. Timburr tried blocking it with his log. What happened next surprised everyone inside the stadium, including Alice. Timburr's log was completely burned by the Fire-type move. After a Flame stopped breathing fire, only a pile of ash was left in place of Timburr's log.

"OH NO!" Alice couldn't believe what happened. Neither could Aki. He took out his Pokedex and checked the new move.

"This is unbelievable, folks!" The announcer, who was unable to speak by the intesity of the battle, finally made a comment.

"Incinerate, a damage-dealing Fire-type move. This move can completely burn anything in its way!" the Pokedex said. Aki looked at Flame in surprise. Flame grinned at Aki.

Without his log, Timburr's defense was completely destroyed. Aki found this the best opportunity to win the match.

"Flame, finish it off with Ember, full power!" Aki said. Alice was too surprised to make a command.

"Char...Char...MANDERRR!" Flame shot several spinning fireballs much bigger than last time. They landed a hard hit on Timburr, knocking it out.

"Timburr is unable to battle, Charmander wins. So the victory goes to Akhil Palissery!" The referee waved the green flag towards Aki.

"We have a winner and that is Akhil Palissery from Unova!" The announcer declared.

"We did it, Flame!" Aki ran to the battle-field and hugged his blue-bandaged Charmander tight. Flame grinned at his Trainer.

Alice recalled her Timburr and shook hands with Aki before leaving to the lobby. Aki also left the battle-field and head for the Pokemon Center to heal his team.

Later

Aki had defeated yet another opponent in his second round battle. His Charmander defeated the Trainer's Munchlax and won the match for him.

Aki and Flame was now in the lobby, watching the TV with many other competitors in the room. The match-up for the third round was about to be revealed.

"And here's the match-ups for the 3rd round, ladies and gentlemen!" The reporter said. The screen changed to show the photos of several Trainers, each paired up with another. Aki quickly recognized his photo among them. His eyes widened when he saw his opponent!

His opponent had black hair and was wearing a brown dress. Aki and Flame gulped as they read their opponent's name.

TO BE CONTINUED...

That's it for this chapter. I bet you know who Aki's new opponent is. I'll give you a clue - he's a Gym Leader. I'm busy writing the next chapter. So let's wind up with chapter quickly. Here's Aki and Alice's team:

Aki's Team

Flame (Lv. 20) - Male - Ember, Scratch, Incinerate (newly learned)

Charmander (Lv. 18) - Male - Ember, Flamethrower (newly learned), Dig

Aipom (Lv. 18) - Female - Swift, Focus Punch (newly learned), Attract

Alice's Team

Tranquil (Lv. 22) - Female - Aerial Ace, Air Cutter, Gust

Boldore (Lv. 25) - Male - Rock Blast, Rock Throw, Rock Smash

Timburr (Lv. 23) - Male - Low Kick, Strength, Dynamic Punch, Smack Down

And now for the trivia:

Pokemon Trivia

Did you know that Shellos and Gastrodon was actually planned for Generation III?

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