"Let's go Sceptile!" Daimon called out a massive Sceptile with a fierce look in its eyes.
"Aww this is going to be fun, let's go Noctowl, use extrasensory on that Sceptile and throw it away!" Noctowl started its attack ready to launch the grass Pokémon across the stadium, but as it hit the Sceptile it just went right through the Pokémon not harming it in the slightest.
"I guess you missed, my dear little Noctowl." Daimon said getting ready to command an attack on his own.
"If that's the case then we use Psychic!" Ash commanded and Noctowl launched its next attack.
"That one is no use either let me show you a real attack. Use foul play, my Sceptile!" Ash had never heard of the move, but he knew that it wasn't a regular move for Sceptile. Ash couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the blast from the punch that Sceptile delivered.
"Boy that is one powerful Noctowl you have." Daimon mused, but Ash couldn't really understand what Daimon meant after all how powerful was it if it got knocked out in one hit. Still he knew something was up with that Sceptile when none if Noctowl's psychic attacks hit.
"That's it, if I can't beat it with psychic then lets drag the battle out with something that he can't deal all that much damage to. Sceptile, I choose you!" Ash called out his own Sceptile.
"Use quick attack Sceptile!" Ash saw Daimon cursing and he wondered why he didn't simply have his Sceptile dodge the attack.
"That's it Sceptile good move!" Ash encouraged his Pokémon as it leaped back to Ash.
"That should stop Sceptile from cleaning out my Pokémon, wait what is that thing?" Ash looked confused at the spot where Daimon's Sceptile had been standing before. At the exact same place here now stood a black and red fox like Pokémon.
"When did he switch his Pokémon?" Ash wondered checking his Pokédex .
"Zoroark can create illusions that are indistinguishable from reality, deluding many people simultaneously. It can even create illusory landscapes in the forests where it dwells, to hide its territory and protect its den. However, Zoroark is incapable of physically changing itself into another form; it is merely capable of casting illusions. When a Zoroark takes the form of a human, it is capable of human speech. It can make convincing illusions of attacks, and these illusions are extremely realistic, enough to fool even cameras and make one believe they're being physically affected, though the illusion does not have any direct physical effect. Zoroark, along with its pre-evolution Zorua, are the only Pokémon capable of learning Night Daze." The Pokédex explained and Ash smacked his head.
"So that's what it was, I already knew that there was something about your Pokémon from all the other matches that I've seen, but it was all Zoroark's doing. That explains so much. Sceptile, return and Infernape I choose you!" Ash quickly swapped out his Pokémon wanting to get this Zoroark down as quickly as he possibly could.
"Now let's go with a mach punch Infernape." Infernape disappeared in a flash and reappered right next to Zoroark, but before the punch fell Daimon had recalled his Pokémon.
"I'll be needing you later on as well, Let's go Golem!" Daimon threw out a massive rock Pokémon that he thought would do the trick, but Ash merely laughed.
"You call that a nice move? Let's go one hit KO with mach punch Infernape!" Daimon realized his mistake a little too late and was unable to do anything as Golem hit the ground promptly knocked out.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't think that move through all that well Golem, Well I'll stil be able to beat you with this one. Let's go Arcanine." Daimon sent out a large Arcanine and it made a loud roar.
"There's no point in this battle anymore, by the time you realize the correct thing to do I will already have the lead by far. That's enough for now Infernape, Kingler I choose you!" Ash called out his strongest water Pokémon signaling that he was about to get serious.
"Use rock smash towards the ground to slow Arcanine down!" Kingler smashed his big claw towards the ground causing Arcanine to be pelted with pebbles and slow down its movements.
"Now let's show Daimon how you really should battle, while Arcanine is still disoriented we use hydro pump!" Ash commanded and once again Daimon had to watch his Pokémon getting helplessly thrown around the field. Arcanine was knocked out before Daimon managed to recall it.
"Let's go Sceptile!" Daimon called and Ash grinned.
"That's it, seems the people from Veilstone wake up slowly, of course Paul had a perfect strategy something which cannot be said for you. Now with Infernape we can check if you've done correctly or not." Ash recalled his Pokémon and sent out Infernape once again.
"A quick mach punch should do the trick." Ash snapped his fingers and Infernape reacted, man! He'd always wanted to do that! Now he finally did it with all those people watching and most importantly Dawn! He hadn't forgotten about her and she was the reason Ash was feeling so confident. Ash nodded when he saw how Sceptile had taken the blast and he noticed that it still held the shape of Sceptile.
"That's what you needed to do! Now let's see if you can figure out the next move." Ash actually applauded Daimon as he made his substitute.
"Let's go Electivire!" Ash sighed before calling back his Pokémon.
"Sceptile I choose you." Ash called out his own Sceptile once more to do battle.
"Leaf blade!" Ash commanded and Sceptile moved as fast as he could dealing a massive blow on Electivire.
"Answer it with Thunderbolt!" Daimon called and Electivire called a massive thunderbolt that was on par even with that of Pikachu, but being a grass type it did next to nothing to Sceptile.
"Push it back with a massive Solarbeam!" The crowd gasped knowing the huge mistake Ash just did.
"Ash has called on one of the most powerful moves that a grass type can learn, but will Sceptile get knocked out before it can complete its recharging?" The announcer called and Daimon finale saw his chance.
"Use fire punch!" he commanded and Electivire struck at Sceptile with full force creating an explosion and layers of smoke. He smiled thinking that no Pokémon could have possibly withstood that attack, but his smile wavered as he saw Ash also smiling.
"This Sceptile, it is a Pokémon that I've travelled a long way with and it will not be beaten by one single move. Now let loose that solar beam!" Ash commanded.
"This can't be how can you be sure that your Sceptile survived that blast? How can you possibly even hope that it did?"
"There is one reason, I trust in my Pokémon." Ash answered watching his Sceptile firing from inside the smokescreen. Sceptile roared across the stadium as it watched Electivire fall to the ground.