Chapter 4: Ash vs. Sawyer
It was now day four of the Kalos League and the semi-finals were now happening. First off was Alain vs. Remo. Alain's Charizard was battling against a huge rock type Poke'mon called Rhyperior (which happens to be one of the author's personal favorites to use in his Poke'mon games). Alain's Charizard hit Remo's Rhyperior with dragon claw and knocked it out.
Referee- Rhyperior is unable to battle! Charizard's the winner!
Announcer- And Remo's Rhyperior is defeated, leaving only one Poke'mon left. Ladies and gentlemen, it's crunch time!
Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Kirby, Ash, Sonic, Ty, Pit, Shantae, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, Trever, Tierno, and Shauna were watching the battle in the audience.
Clemont- In all of Alain's battles, up until now, he's only used Metagross and Charizard.
Link- He definitely seems strong. Ash, how do you know this guy?
Ash- I've met him only twice during my travels in Kalos and he is a strong trainer. However, he's a bit of a mystery. Alain wants to challenge anyone with a Poke'mon that can Mega Evolve. He acts like he has a goal, but refuses to talk about it.
Then Yoshi tries to grab Sonic's chilidog again, but Sonic grabs Yoshi's tongue.
Sonic- Yoshi, this is getting god damn annoying! If you try to use your tongue to take my chilidogs one more time, I'll turn into Super Sonic and pull your tongue like taffy!
After Sonic let go of Yoshi's tongue, Ash walks up to Yoshi.
Ash- Hey Yoshi, why keep trying to take Sonic's chilidogs?
Yoshi- Yoshi got no money for snacks.
Ash- How about I treat you to a snack after my match with Sawyer?
Yoshi- Yoshi like!
Shantae- Uh Ash, I think you better get down there now. Alain's Mega Charizard just defeated Remo's Mega Garchomp.
Referee- Garchomp is unable to battle! Charizard wins! The winner is Alain!
Announcer- He did it! It's Alain who will advance to the final round!
(A few minutes later)
Ash and Sawyer were entering the battlefield and ready to begin their battle.
(In the VIP box)
Professor Sycamore and Diantha were viewing Ash and Sawyer.
Professor Sycamore- Interesting. A match between a trainer who battles with passion like Ash and Sawyer who operates using cool and calm analysis.
Dianth- In a way, they're exact opposites. I'm really looking forward to see what kind of battle this will be.
(Back to the battlefield)
Announcer- Now the second battle of the semi-final round and our trainers are making their entrances.
Ash and Sawyer were entering the battlefield from both entrances and ready to start the battle.
(At the audiences)
Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Kirby, Sonic, Ty, Pit, Shantae, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, Trever, Tierno, and Shauna were watching from their seats.
Tierno- Alright Ash! Win it!
Bonnie- You can do it!
Then Clemont's Chespin released itself from its poke'ball.
Chespin- Ches! Pin Ches!
Kirby- I guess your Poke'mon wanted to cheer for Ash too, Clemont.
Pit- Hey Mario, this might seem strange to bring up now, but I think there might be a reason as to why you picked Ash for the team.
Mario- Really? Do tell, Pit.
Pit- Well, when Ash and I fought Satan, he mentioned that on the original Mario Brothers' Team which was led by your ancestor that Tabuu hates so much, there was a Poke'mon Trainer that was part that team. And Satan said he looked just like Ash. You don't think Ash's ancestor could've been part of your ancestor's team?
Mario- I think you would know better than me since you said you met him 1,000 years ago.
Pit- The only members I met were your ancestor, his younger brother, and some guy who always wore a wolf's pelt over his body. And that guy who wore the wolf's pelt was not a Poke'mon Trainer. In fact, I'd say he'd look more like Link without that pelt covering his face.
Luigi- I think you're putting too much thought into it. Let's just enjoy the show and hope Ash does well.
(Somewhere else in the audience)
Malva was standing at the rails of the highest level of the stadium and she turned to call Jessie, James, and Meowth to rush over.
Malva- Get a shot of their faces first.
Jessie, James, and Meowth rushed as fast as they could with the camera gear.
James- Post haste!
Jessie- I'm just too tired to take headshots of a clueless twerp! We should be filming my radiant beauty!
Meowth- Chin up. This is the last battle for the day.
(Back to the battlefield.)
The floor began to open up and a platform began to rise.
Announcer- And not for the battlefield…it's a FOREST!
Once the forest battlefield was elevated from the ground, the referee walked onto it.
Referee- Ash vs. Sawyer! Competing head to head in our next semi-final battle! Each trainer will have the use of six Poke'mon and substitutions are allowed. When all six Poke'mon on either side are unable to continue, the battle will be over. When three Poke'mon on one side are unable to continue, the battlefield will change. Trainers…BEGIN!
Ash- Hawlucha, I choose you!
Then Ash called out his Hawlucha as his first Poke'mon.
Sawyer- So Hawlucha's gonna be your first Poke'mon?
Ash- That's right! We go with Hawlucha first!
Hawlucha- Lucha!
Sawyer- Then I'm gonna use Slaking!
Then Sawyer called out a large Poke'mon that looked like giant gorilla called Slaking.
Bonnie- It's so cute!
Sonic- Looks a bit like Donkey Kong. Family member, DK?
Donkey Kong- That looks nothing like me and you know it, Sonic!
Clemont- But Slaking is at a disadvantage against a fighting type like Hawlucha. I wander what Sawyer's planning?
Ash- Let's go, Hawlucha! Make the first move with flying karate chop!
Hawlucha dashes towards Slaking and hits it. However, Slaking did nothing to respond.
Ash- Now use high-jump kick!
Hawlucha attacked Slaking again, but Slaking once again did nothing at all.
Announcer- Really? While Hawlucha aggressively attacks, Slaking's doing nothing at all!
Ash- Use x-scissor!
Hawlucha used the attack on Slaking and Slaking continued to do nothing at all.
Yoshi- This seem odd.
Link- Agreed. No one can win just doing nothing.
Mario- Except for Luigi.
Ty- I don't get that one, mate.
Luigi- We'll explain some other time.
Sonic- I think Sawyer is laying out a trap and Hawlucha is taking the bait.
Tierno- Just keep attacking! If it's not gonna move, you'll eventually win the match!
Ash- Now, karate chop!
Hawlucha kept smacking Slaking with its attacks, but Slaking just continued to lay there and not move. Eventually, Slaking began to have visible burses on parts of its body.
Sawyer- Now Slaking, use slack-off!
Slaking- (Yawn)
Suddenly, all of Slaking's injuries were healed.
Clemont- Slack-off is a move that lets a Poke'mon heal by relaxing.
Trever- Even so, if Slaking keeps taking damage like this, it will eventually lose.
Ash- High-jump kick!
Hawlucha kept using its attacks on Slaking, but Slaking continued to do nothing.
Ash- Hawlucha, use flying cress!
As Hawlucha's flying cress was heading towards Slaking, Sawyer and Slaking saw their opportunity.
Sawyer- Slaking, counter! Let's go!
Slaking- Slaking!
Then in one blow, Slaking hit Hawlucha with its own power and knocked Hawlucha out.
Referee- Hawlucha's unable to battle! Slaking's the winner!
Announcer- It looked like Hawlucha had the upper hand, but in one shot, out of contention!
Ash returned Hawlucha to its poke'ball.
Ash- So that's what you were up to all along.
Sawyer- I always thought about using Slaking against Hawlucha. I knew Hawlucha wouldn't have such an easy time if its opponent didn't defend.
Ash- I'm impressed! You used Hawlucha's battling style against it.
Announcer- Now who will be Ash's second Poke'mon?
Then Ash called out his Talonflame.
Ash- Use steal wing!
Talonflame- (Tweet)
Talonflame hit Slaking with that attack and it was looking hurt.
Sawyer- Use slack-off!
Slaking- (Yawn)
Then Slaking healed up again.
Ash- Slaking must be feeling Hawlucha's attacks. Keep it up, Talonflame! Use flame charge and don't let Slaking recover!
Sawyer- Use hammer arm!
Slaking tried to use hammer arm, but it suddenly felt a pain in its leg and make it stumble to the ground a bit. That allowed Talonflame to it Slaking with flame charge.
Ash- Use brave bird!
Talonflame- (Tweet)
Then Talonflame was covered in a blue aura as it slammed into Slaking and knocked him out.
Referee- Slaking is unable to battle! Victory goes to Talonflame!
After Sawyer returns Slaking to its poke'ball, Sawyer calls out Clawitzer as his next Poke'mon.
Clemont- A water type Clawitzer against a fire type Talonflame…that puts Ash at a disadvantage.
Sawyer- Use aqua jet!
Than Clawitzer's body was covered in water as it dashed for Talonflame. Talonflame tried to fly away, but Clawitzer used its aqua jet to launch itself into the air. It was almost as if Clawitzer was flying.
Shauna- I had no idea you could use aqua jet like that!
Trever- Sawyer's strategies are out of the box!
Tierno- Kind of reminds me of Ash!
Sawyer- I've been inspired by your ideas. And I trained hard to think in a different way. Clawitzer, use ice beam!
Clawitzer fired a beam of ice from its claw and it hit Talonflame in the wing, freezing part of the wing's tip.
Ash- Talonflame, use flame charge!
Talonflame- (TWEET)
Then Talonflame covered its body with fire and began moving towards Clawitzer. It also melted the ice on Talonflame's wing.
Sawyer- Use aqua jet!
Then the two attacks collided, but it was Talonflame who was knocked out when the smoke cleared.
Referee- Talonflame is unable to battle! Clawitzer's the winner!
Sawyer- Talonflame is best known for its speed. If I could slow it down, I knew we could win.
Mario- This Sawyer sure seems to know the best ways to take down each of Ash's Poke'mon.
Clemont- It's as if he took all that he's learned from Ash to heart!
Serena- I know Ash will win! No one can ever duplicate the Ash we all know.
Ash- Pikachu, I choose you!
Then Ash makes Pikachu his third Poke'mon.
Sawyer- So now it's time for Pikachu.
Ash- It's all up to you, buddy! Use the forest for cover!
Pikachu began dashing from tree to tree in an attempt to confuse Clawitzer.
Ash- Now use thunderbolt!
Pikachu- Pika…CHUUUU!
Pikachu jumped out of the trees and launched his electric attack at Clawitzer. However, Clawitzer used aqua jet to dodge.
Ash- Use quick attack!
Sawyer- Dodge it!
Clawitzer used aqua jet to avoid Pikachu's attack again.
Sawyer- Now use ice beam!
Luckily, Pikachu was able to dodge it.
Ash- Now use electro ball!
Pikachu- Pikachu Pi!
Then a ball of electrical energy was formed around Pikachu's tail before flinging it at Clawitzer.
Sawyer- Dragon pulse!
The force of the two attacks colliding knocked Pikachu and Clawitzer to the ground, but not knocked out.
Announcer- Neither side is backing down in this close battle!
Sawyer- We really need to beat Pikachu! That will give us an early lead! Alright, Clawitzer! Use aqua jet!
Clawitzer covered its body in water again and charged for Pikachu.
Ash- Into the forest!
Then Pikachu began jumping from tree to tree again and Clawitzer followed after. However, Clawitzer eventually noticed that Pikachu was nowhere to be seen.
Ash- Now use iron tail!
Pikachu appeared from the tree behind Clawitzer and attempted to strike from behind. But then Clawitzer turned around and gabbed Pikachu's tail with its claw.
Announcer- Clawitzer has Pikachu in its grasp!
Sawyer- Now stay right there and use water pulse.
Clawitzer began charging the power of its water pulse, but Ash still had a trick of his own.
Ash- Pikachu, electro ball!
Because Clawitzer had Pikachu's tail in its claw, the electro ball exploded in Clawitzer's claw and forced it to let go of Pikachu.
Ash- Now use thunderbolt!
Pikachu- Pika…CHUUU!
Then Pikachu hit Clawitzer with a bolt of lightning and knocked Clawitzer out.
Sawyer- Clawitzer!
Referee- Clawitzer is unable to battle! Pikachu's the winner!
Sawyer- Ash, you never fail to surprise me.
Ash- Well, that battle was close. It's thanks to Pikachu why we won that round.
Pikachu- Pika!
Ash- So, what Poke'mon are you using next?
Then Sawyer called out his Aegislash as his third Poke'mon.
Ash- Pikachu, get on back into the forest!
Then Pikachu began jumping from tree to tree again, but Sawyer seemed like he expected that.
Sawyer- Aegislash, use sacred sword!
Then Aegislash took on its assault for and began swinging its sword-like body at the trees while it was chasing after Pikachu. Little did Ash and Pikachu realize, Aegislash was cutting down the trees in the process.
Ash- Pikachu, use iron tail!
Pikachu's tail became all shiny like metal as Pikachu tried to swing it at Aegislash.
Sawyer- King's shield!
Aegislash changed to its shield form and blocked Pikachu's attack. Suddenly, Pikachu had a blue glow around his body for a brief moment.
Ash- I forgot! If we attack Aegislash while it's using king's shield, Pikachu's attack power get's weaker!
Sawyer- Use sacred sword!
Aegislash changed back into its offense form and swung its sword-like body at Pikachu again. Pikachu dodged the first strike, but when Pikachu tried to use his speed to get some distance away from Aegislash, Aegislash used sacred sword again and knocked Pikachu to the ground.
Tierno- Hold on. I get the feeling Sawyer's trying to slow Pikachu down. The chopped trees are making Pikachu unsteady. That keeps it from getting a secure foothold. While on the other hand, Aegislash is floating.
Sawyer- Use sacred sword again!
Ash- Pikachu, dodge it!
Aegislash kept swinging its sword-like body at Pikachu, but Pikachu was able to dodge, but finding steady place to land wasn't easy for Pikachu with most of the trees chopped up and with Aegislash striking almost immediately after the previous attack. After dodging four sacred sword swipes, Aegislash eventually hit Pikachu and knocked him to the ground again. Pikachu tried thunderbolt again, but Aegislash blocked with king's shield. But just before Aegislash blocked, Ash noticed something. Whenever Aegislash changes into its shield for to use king's shield, the blade tip of its body goes into the shield part like how a sword gets sheathed.
Ash- I got an idea I think will work. I know it's a really risk, but we gotta give it a shot.
Pikachu- Pika!
Ash- Pikachu, use iron tail!
Then Pikachu made his tail shiny again and slammed it into the ground, causing the wood from the cut down trees to get knocked into the air.
Ash- Now use the trees!
Then Pikachu began jumping from tree to tree as if they were still rooted and not cut down. Aegislash swung its sword-like body around, slicing some of the trees even more, but it lost sight of Pikachu. Then Sawyer saw Pikachu jump at Aegislash from behind.
Sawyer- I thought that you'd do that! Aegislash, king's shield!
Aegislash was about to turn into its shield form, but Ash and Pikachu saw their opportunity.
Ash- Now Pikachu, use that piece of wood!
Then Pikachu grabbed a small piece of wood and threw it at Aegislash's shield just as its blade part of its body was about to go into it. This caused Aegislash to be stuck between its two forms and unable to move.
Ash- Now use thunderbolt!
Pikachu- Pika…CHUUUUU!
Then Aegislash was hit by Pikachu's electric attacks and collapsed to the ground.
Referee- Aegislash is unable to battle! Pikachu's the winner!
Announcer- What an incredible strategy! Pikachu jammed up that king's shield with a piece of wood! I've never seen that before!
Pikachu rushed over to the sidelines with Ash before the battlefield sank into the floor of the stadium as a new battlefield was about to appear.
Announcer- Three of Sawyer's Poke'mon have been defeated. So now it's time to change the battlefield.
Sawyer- I can't believe you ever would've used a tactic like that in a million years! I wouldn't have!
Ash- Seriously?
Sawyer- Course not! Without perfect timing and aim, that never would've worked!
Ash turned to look at Pikachu who was now sitting on Ash's shoulder.
Ash- That's because of you. You're the best.
Sawyer- So that's why Ash is so strong! He has complete trust in his Poke'mon.
Then the new battlefield emerged from the stadium floor.
Announcer- And now, the battlefield we've prepared for them is…BADLANDS!
Referee- Please get your Poke'mon ready.
Ash called out his Noivern out.
Announcer- Ash has sent Noivern out as a substitute for Pikachu.
Ash- Show them how it's done!
Noivern- (Screech)
Sawyer called out Salamence (another personal favorite of the author's Poke'mon) as his next Poke'mon.
Salamence- (Roar)
Announcer- Sawyer's fourth Poke'mon is Salamence. Both trainers have chosen dragon types!
Ash- Noivern, use boomburst!
Noivern launched its attack, but Salamence flew up to avoid it. Noivern fired boomburst a few more times and eventually hit Salamence and knocked it a few feet away from Noivern.
Ash- Noivern, use dragon claw!
Sawyer- Dragon rush, go!
The two attacks collided, but Salamence's dragon rush won out and knocked Noivern back a bit.
Ash- Noivern, are you ok?
Noivern- (Screech)
Sawyer- I can't afford to lose one more time! Salamence, incinerate!
Suddenly, Salamence was spitting out fireballs like Bowser and aiming them at Noivern. Noivern began dodging all of those fireballs until Salamence flew directly in front of Noivern.
Sawyer- Use dragon tail!
Salamence swung its tail at Noivern and almost knock it out of the sky and into the ground. Salamence used incinerate again, but Noivern countered with boomburst and created a smoke cloud around both of them.
Ash- Now, acrobatics!
Sawyer- Oh no! Even in smoke, Noivern can still locate Salamence's position! Salamence, protect!
Then Salamence created a barrier around itself before Noivern's attack could hit it.
Kirby- I'm confused. How could Noivern still see in the smoke?
Pit- Noivern might be a dragon type, but it's also a bat. Bats have their own tricks in seeing in the dark.
The smoke cleared and both Noivern and Salamence were flying in the air.
Sawyer- Dragon rush!
Ash- Use acrobatics!
Then the two Poke'mon collided into each other and the battlefield was covered in smoke again. However, this time both Noivern and Salamence were knocked out when the smoke cleared.
Referee- Salamence, Noivern, both are unable to battle!
Then Sawyer calls out his Slurpuff and Ash called out his Goodra to the battlefield.
Announcer- What a surprise! Ash chose Goodra, which has a type disadvantage against Slurpuff.
Sonic- How does Slurpuff have the advantage here?
Clemont- Goodra is a dragon type Poke'mon and Slurpuff is a fairy type Poke'mon. Dragon type moves have no effect on fairy types and fairy type moves are super effective on dragon Poke'mon.
Luigi- Hope Ash knows what he's doing.
Sawyer- So it's Goodra…the only one of Ash's Poke'mon I haven't battled against. I've done no research, but let's do our best Slurpuff! Use flamethrower!
Slurpuff- Slurr…Puff!
Ash- Ice beam!
Goodra- GOOO!
The two attacks collided and neither side gave in.
Sawyer- Dazzling gleam!
Then Slurpuff fired a rainbow colored light at Goodra. However, Goodra didn't look hurt too badly after that attack.
Sawyer- No doubt, Goodra is tough alright. How about this! Fairy wind!
Slurpuff spat out a sparkling wind at Goodra.
Ash- Use bide!
As the fairy wind hit Goodra, Goodra's body was covered in a red aura when the smoke cleared.
Yoshi- What that?
Serena- Goodra is using bide.
Clemont- You see Yoshi, bide is a move that lets a Poke'mon return twice the damage it has received after a while.
Sawyer- Alright, Slurpuff! Cotton guard!
Slurpuff performed cotton guard to increase its defense at Goodra fired the bide attack at it.
Ash- Use ice beam!
Goodra- Goodra!
Sawyer- Now flamethrower!
Slurpuff- Slurpuff!
The flamethrower and the ice beam clashed and smoke covered the battlefield.
Sawyer- Now it's our turn! Alright Slurpuff, fairy wind!
Slurpuff sniffed around until it picked up Goodra's sent and shot another fairy wind. Both Ash and Goodra were surprised by this attack. The fairy wind knocked Goodra to the ground and almost into Ash.
Ash- Goodra!
Goodra got back up after that.
Sawyer- Slurpuff's sense of smell is beyond incredible. Even in the smoke, it knows where Goodra is.
Ash- Then I guess you're getting me back for Noivern.
Sawyer- Use flamethrower!
Slurpuff shot another stream of fire at Goodra.
Ash- Use bide!
Then Goodra stood there and took the damage from those flames. Goodra was looking hurt, but still standing.
Ash- Goodra, now!
Sawyer- Slurpuff, fairy wind!
Goodra fired bide while Slurpuff used fairy wind. When the smoke cleared after the two attacks hit, both Goodra and Slurpuff were knocked out.
Referee- Both are unable to battle!
Announcer- Another double knockout! This battle isn't over until it's over!
Then Sawyer called out his Sceptile as his final Poke'mon.
Link- I take it that his final Poke'mon.
Clemont- Correct. Ash still has Pikachu and Greninja, but Pikachu has already taken damage and Greninja is at a disadvantage.
Mario- Either way, everyone who's watching is getting really excited. I'm sure Ash will pull through. I did pick him to be my teammate for a reason after all.
Ash- Pikachu, you're up!
Pikachu jumped onto the battlefield ready to battle.
Ash- Use quick attack!
Pikachu began dashing towards Sceptile.
Sawyer- Keep your distance, Sceptile! Use leaf storm!
Suddenly, Pikachu was bombarded with a barrage of leaves and knocked into the air before he could reach Sceptile.
Ash- Thunderbolt!
Pikachu- Pika…CHUUU!
Pikachu blew all of the leaves away with his thunderbolt and managed to hit Sceptile with it.
Ash- Iron tail!
Sawyer- Use leaf blade!
Then Sceptile blocked Pikachu's iron tail with leaf blade and managed to knock Pikachu away from it.
Sawyer- Use frenzy plant!
Sceptile- SCEPTILE!
Sceptile slammed its claws into the ground and these huge vines came out of the ground and hurled Pikachu into the air. When Pikachu landed, he was knocked out.
Referee- Pikachu is unable to battle! Sceptile's the winner!
Announcer- Now Ash is down to his last Poke'mon! This battle has reached its final chapter!
After Ash carried Pikachu off the battlefield, he called out his Greninja to be his final Poke'mon.
Sawyer- I've been waiting for Greninja! It's finally come to this!
Ash- Sorry we made you wait! This one will decide it all! Let's both give it everything we've got!
Sawyer- Right with you, Ash!
Ash- Greninja, water shuriken!
Greninja formed two small throwing stars made out of compressed water and threw them at Sceptile.
Sawyer- Use dragon claw!
Then Sceptile used dragon claw to slice the water shurikens in half.
Ash- Double team, let's go!
Greninja suddenly created numerous illusion clones of itself as they all began to swarm around Sceptile.
Sawyer- Use frenzy plant!
Sceptile slammed its claws into the ground and made these giant vines come out of the ground. The frenzy plant knocked away all of the illusions until Sawyer spotted which was the real Greninja.
Sawyer- There! Use leaf blade!
Sceptile produced the leaf blades on its arms and charged for Greninja.
Ash- Use cut!
Greninja created what looked like a kunai and lunged itself at Sceptile. The two attacks collided and they were both knocked back. However, neither one like they were giving in.
Announcer- I can hardly catch my breath watching this! It seems like the whole arena feels the same way!
Then Ash and Sawyer decided to put all their cards on the table. Ash and Greninja synchronized their heartbeats and Greninja transformed into Ash-Greninja. At the same time, Sawyer activated his Keystone and Mega Evolved Sceptile.
Sawyer- Frenzy plant, go!
Mega Sceptile- SCEPTILE!
The vines were coming at Ash-Greninja, but it Ash-Greninja jumped over the frenzy plant and began using cut to slash right through it.
Ash- Now, water shuriken!
Ash-Greninja grabbed the water star on its back and threw it at Mega Sceptile. Mega Sceptile used dragon claw to slice the water shuriken like before, but smoke filled the battlefield again and Ash-Greninja took the opportunity to move close up to Mega Sceptile.
Ash- Aerial ace!
Then Ash-Greninja hit Mega Sceptile with an uppercut aerial ace and then another in the form of a boot to the head.
Sawyer- Leaf storm, go!
Then Mega Sceptile fired a barrage of leaves from its tail at Ash-Greninja. Ash-Greninja blocked, but it pushed Ash-Greninja away from Mega Sceptile.
Sawyer- Use leaf blade!
Ash- Cut, let's go!
Mega Sceptile's leaf blade and Ash-Greninja's cut seemed evenly matched.
Sawyer- Quick, use leaf storm!
Mega Sceptile launched another leaf storm and this time it hit Ash-Greninja and knocked Ash-Greninja into the air. Ash was also feeling the pain that Ash-Greninja took do to the side-effect of that transformation. Luckily, Ash quickly snapped out of it.
Ash- Not yet!
Sawyer- Wrap this up with frenzy plant!
The giant vines came out of the ground again, but Ash-Greninja managed to land on them and used them to break its fall without getting attacked by them. Then Ash-Greninja jumped into the air and the water shuriken on its back actually grew in size.
Ash- Get ready, Sawyer! This is everything Greninja and I have got! Use water shuriken!
Then Ash-Greninja created a humungous version of its water shuriken and threw it at Mega Sceptile. Sawyer had a look of panic on his face when he saw that attack coming.
Sawyer- Sceptile, use leaf storm!
Then the two attacks collided and when the smoke cleared, Mega Sceptile was knocked out and changed back to its normal form.
Referee- Sceptile is unable to battle! Greninja's the winner! And that means the victor is Ash!
Announcer- And it's decided…Ash will be moving on to the finals!
Luigi- Finally, I can catch my breath…
Mario- I'll admit, it was an impressive battle.
Sonic- Still, I highly doubt anything could've been as intense as that battle against Tabuu in Grand Metropolis.
Shauna- I've heard so much about that fight with Tabuu! Think you can tell us the story?
Sonic- Maybe some other time.
Mario- Sonic's right. Right now, this is Ash's moment.
Tierno- You got a point there.
Yoshi- Yeah! Now Ash buy Yoshi chilidog!
(In another part of the stadium)
Jessie, James, and Meowth were shocked to see Ash get this far.
Jessie- Wow! The twerp really pulled it off.
James- And we know what that means…
Meowth- He could win the whole damn thing.
(In the VIP box)
Professor Sycamore was applauding both Ash and Sawyer.
Professor Sycamore- Incredible! That was truly an indescribable match!
Diantha- The future is bright for those two trainers.
(Back on the battlefield of the stadium)
Ash and Sawyer approached each other.
Sawyer- I experienced everything you had to give! It reminded me once again why I admire you so much!
Ash- It was great for sure! You had me so pumped, I was having a ball!
Then Ash and Sawyer shook hands as the crowd continued to cheer.