Second Battle: Ash vs. Bruno
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon.
Immediately Ash checked all his Pokémon into the Pokémon center to get them healed up before he went to the lobby and watched the remainder of the challengers take on Lorelei. For the next three matches he watched three trainers lose, but they did get farther then the trainers before Ash did. He assumed it had to do with the fact they saw Lorelei's battling strategy and tried to mimic Ash, only they didn't do so well.
After picking up his Pokémon Ash proceeded back to the stadium to see another battle going on with a familiar face in the crowd. "No way" Ash gaped "That's Morrison." Indeed it was Morrison battling down there against Lorelei. Lorelei was down to her Lapras while Morrison was down to a Metagross. Ash looked up at the screen to see Morrison had used a Skarmory, Steelix, Mawile, Aggron, and Bronzong while Metagross was his last Pokémon.
"Lapras use ice beam" Lorelei called. Lapras launched a large ice beam at Metagross.
"Metagross dodge and use meteor mash" Morrison called. Metagross moved to the side and slammed its glowing fist into Lapras. Lapras groaned before falling to the ground unconscious.
The ref raised the green flag "Lapras is unable to battle; Metagross is the winner."
"What a finish" the MC cried. "With Metagross landing that crushing meteor mash Morrison is the second person to advance past Lorelei." Morrison's picture took up the big screen with "WINNER" underneath it.
Ash immediately raced down to the ground level "Hey Morrison" Ash called.
Morrison stopped and looked at Ash "Why I'll be if it isn't good old Ash." Both of them raced towards each other and clasped hands "What are you doing all the way over here. Come to watch me wipe the floor with the Elite Four?"
"That's only if you can get past me" Ash smirked.
"Says you, I've already beaten Lorelei" Morrison said proudly.
"Why do you think they said you were the second one" Ash countered "I've already beaten Lorelei."
"Ah so you were the first one" Morrison whined. "Anyway good job Ash; I hope we both make it farther in the competition."
"Yeah me too" Ash said. "So you chose steel types as your specialty?"
Morrison nodded "Yep since Steel has the best defense of the seventeen types, plus Metagross being my strongest Pokémon I chose them. I even did some training under Champion Steven for a few months."
"Nice" Ash said.
"So what's your specialty" Morrison asked.
"Electric type" Ash said. Raichu hopped on Ash's shoulder.
"Whoa, Raichu" Morrison said "So Pikachu finally evolved."
"Yep" Ash replied. Both of them continued to talk for a while before going to a local restaurant to get some eats.
NEXT DAY SCENE CHANGE
Meanwhile in Pewter City Brock had taken the liberty to call Max, May and Dawn to inform them of what transpired on T.V. with Ash and needless to say they were shocked beyond belief. May and Max immediately got on the next ship from Hoenn to come to Johto. Dawn had just returned home from the Grand Festivals in Hoenn so she also booked the nearest boat ride to Johto. Brock had taken the liberty of borrowing his parent's car to drive to Johto, but he made sure to pick up Misty first.
"I can't believe how much Ash has changed" Misty said while they were driving to Johto.
"Yeah" Brock said. "It's been a little over a year since he lost to Tobias in the Semi-Finals of the Sinnoh League and now he's taking on the Elite Four."
"I wonder how he got ready for it so quickly" Misty said. "I mean usually it takes years to be strong enough to take on the Elite Four."
"I know" Brock said. "Flint of the Sinnoh Elite Four didn't start his training until he was twenty and didn't become a member until he was twenty-four. So far Caitlin of the Unova Elite Four holds the record of being the youngest Elite Four Member ever by becoming one at the age of 18. If Ash can beat Bruno then he'll have beaten Caitlin's record and have a chance to face Agatha."
"Agatha's a ghost type trainer right" Misty asked.
Brock nodded "Yeah, Ash actually battled her once and put up a pretty decent fight against her Gengar, but he still lost."
"Well if he gets past Bruno we'll be able to see if he can match up to her" Misty said.
'It's not Bruno or Agatha I'm worried about' Brock thought 'It's Karen and Lance; no one's been able to come close to defeating them in years. If Ash does manage to get past them he'll have an even harder time against Karen and Lance.'
Soon they arrived in Johto where they waited at the docks. They didn't have to wait long as soon a boat docked and they saw May, Max and Dawn come down the ramp.
"Hey you guys" Brock called.
"It's Brock" Max called as they all ran over "Hey brock how you been?"
"Pretty good how about all of you" Brock asked.
"Awesome" May cheered "I finally won the Grand Festival in Johto last season."
"That's great May" Dawn congratulated "I also won the Grand Festival in Hoenn."
"That's really awesome you two" Misty said.
"Come on, let's get to Silver Stadium already" Max said excitedly "I want to see Ash battle." They all got into the car and Brock took off towards Silver Stadium. It was a little crowded and the traffic was horrendous at some spots, but they got there in time and got into the stadium.
"Welcome all Pokémon fans" the MC said as the crowd cheered. "Now we're ready to begin the second round of the Elite Four Competition." Up on the screen six pictures lit up "These six trainers were the only ones good enough to make it past Elite Four Member Lorelei. Now we'll get to see if they have the skills necessary to take down the fighting master Bruno."
The crowd cheered as Bruno walked out into the field with a confident smirk on his face. Max looked up at the screen "Hey you guys Morrison is competing as well."
May looked up and saw Morrison's picture right next to Ash's "You're right Max, wow."
"Who's Morrison" Misty asked.
"He was one of Ash's rivals back when we travelled through Hoenn" Brock said. "He and Ash faced each other in the victory tournament; Ash came out victorious over Morrison."
"We'll get to see how much they've both improved" May said.
"Now to determine who will battle Bruno first" the MC called. Suddenly the screen had Bruno's picture up there and it began shuffling through six pictures so fast you couldn't see before it came to a stop on a familiar face. "And it looks like Ash Ketchum is going to be the first one to take on Bruno."
"Ash has to battle first" Dawn said "He'll do great."
"Let's hope so" Misty said quietly.
Suddenly they looked down and saw Ash walking onto the field with a serious look in his eyes. They could tell that he wasn't playing around. "Well folks yesterday Ash Ketchum was the very first trainer to defeat Lorelei; let's see if he can do the same with Bruno."
The ref walked up "This will be a full six on six battle; the match will conclude when either side does not have any Pokémon left. Only the challenger is allowed to substitute Pokémon. You may begin when ready."
"Fight hard Hitmonchan" Bruno called sending out a Hitmonchan.
"And Bruno decides to start out with Hitmonchan" the MC called as Bruno's first slot was filled with Hitmonchan's icon. "How will Ash respond with this?"
"Electavire battle time" Ash called. A flash later and the thunderbolt Pokémon revealed itself with a roar with electricity cackling off its antennas.
Electavire's icon appeared in Ash's first slot "And Ash chooses Electavire to combat against Hitmonchan."
"Whoa Electavire" Dawn said amazed.
"That Electavire is even bigger than Paul's was" Brock said quietly.
"Hitmonchan use fire punch" Bruno called. Hitmonchan charged towards Electavire with its fist igniting in fire.
"Counter it with ice punch" Ash called. Electavire's fist glowed with ice before both punches met head on. "Now grab it" Ash called. Electavire reached over with its tails and grabbed a hold of Hitmonchan "Thunderbolt now." Electavire released a large thunderbolt.
"And Ketchum's strategy is showing through as Hitmonchan is receiving quite a shock" the MC called.
"Hitmonchan use fire punch again" Bruno called. Hitmonchan tried to launch a fire punch, but Electavire just held it out of range.
"Seismic toss now" Ash called. Electavire jumped high into the air before grabbing Hitmonchan from its tails and slamming it hard into the ground. Electavire jumped from the spot and landed near Ash. Soon the dust cleared showing Hitmonchan was out cold with swirls in its eyes.
The ref raised the green flag "Hitmonchan is unable to battle; Electavire is the winner." Bruno's first icon went dark leaving Ash in a slight lead.
"Whoa" Max said amazed "Bruno didn't even damage Electavire at all."
"Of course" Brock said "That's why Ash chose Electavire. Getting close to Electavire is dangerous since its tails can always wrap around an opponent. Since Bruno's a fighting type specialist Electavire is going to be hard to defeat since all fighting type moves involve close combat."
Bruno recalled his Hitmonchan "Alright then here is my next choice. Fight hard Hitmonlee" out came the kicking Pokémon and took its spot as Bruno's second Pokémon. "Let's begin; stone edge now" Bruno said. Hitmonlee formed rocks around its body before firing them at Electavire.
"Rock tomb" Ah countered. Electavire punched the ground and a large rock slab came out protecting Electavire from the stone edge. Bruno looked surprised by that while Ash smirked "Now use thunderbolt." Electavire then popped up behind Hitmonlee and launched a large thunderbolt that hit the kicking Pokémon hard sending it down, but not out."
"How did Electavire get behind Hitmonlee" May asked.
"Ash must have taught Electavire to automatically use dig whenever it uses rock tomb like that" Brock informed them.
"That's very clever" Misty said.
"Hitmonlee use close combat" Bruno called. Hitmonlee charged forward and began laying fast kicks with a few punches on Electavire. Electavire winced from the very hard kicks before jumping back "Now use blaze kick." Hitmonlee jumped at Electavire and initiated the blaze kick attack.
"Dig" Ash said. Electavire dug into the ground avoiding the attack. Hitmonlee looked around confused "Now Giga Impact." The ground burst below Hitmonlee and Electavire came up nailing Hitmonlee point blank. Hitmonlee groaned as it was tossed through the air and landed on the ground unconscious.
The ref raised the green flag "Hitmonlee is unable to battle; Electavire is the winner." Bruno's second icon went dark signifying defeat.
"Ash is in top form today having already defeated two of Bruno's Pokémon using only his Electavire" the MC called. Bruno recalled his Hitmonlee without even looking worried at all.
'This is easy' Ash thought 'Too easy; I'm having an easier time with him then I did with Lorelei yet Bruno is said to be stronger than she is. What's he planning?'
"Fight hard Hitmontop" Bruno called. Hitmontop appeared on the field and in Bruno's third slot. "Use rolling kick." Hitmontop stood on its head and began rolling towards Electavire laying a kick to the stomach. Electavire grunted, but stood strong.
"Electavire use charge beam" Ash called. Electavire launched a large beam of electricity at Hitmontop, but Hitmontop swerved from side to side avoiding the attack.
"Now use bulldoze" Bruno called. Hitmontop sped towards Electavire.
"Thunder punch now" Ash shouted. Electavire's fist cackled with electricity and punched at Hitmontop, but Hitmontop dodged the attack and plowed Electavire causing massive damage to the thunderbolt Pokémon because of its weakness to ground type attacks.
"Now brick break" Bruno called. Hitmontop flipped and landed a hard brick break to Electavire's head. Electavire groaned before falling to the ground with swirls in its eyes.
The ref raised the red flag "Electavire is unable to battle; Hitmontop wins." Electavire's icon went dark signifying defeat.
"And Ash loses his first Pokémon" the MC called. Ash returned his Electavire and thanked him for a good fight.
"I wonder what Ash will choose next" Dawn wondered.
"Luxray battle time" Ash called. Out came Ash's Luxray with a loud roar. Luxray took its spot in Ash's second slot.
"And Ash chooses Luxray as his second Pokémon" the MC called.
"Luxray use wild charge" Ash called. Luxray charged forward with electricity gathering around its body.
"Dodge and use triple kick" Bruno called. Hitmontop swerved to the side as Luxray charged past before rolling back towards Luxray and landing three hard kicks on Luxray. Luxray grunted from the attack.
"Thunder fang let's go" Ash called. Luxray's fangs cackled with electricity and then Luxray latched onto Hitmontop's leg. Hitmontop stopped spinning and winced from the attack as electricity went through its body before Luxray turned and tossed Hitmontop away.
"Hitmontop use triple kick once more" Bruno called. Hitmontop landed on its feet, but was unable to go to its head and initiate the attack.
"Where's the triple kick" Misty asked.
"Thunder fang may cause paralysis and it prevents a Pokémon from moving" Brock informed them.
"Now use hyper beam" Ash called. Luxray launched a large hyper beam at Hitmontop and it hit. Hitmontop was launched back hitting a rock, but was still able to stand. The paralysis seemed to have worn off really quickly.
"Gyro ball let's go" Bruno called. Hitmontop spun towards Luxray and hit the gleam eyes Pokémon hard. Luxray groaned from the attack, but still stood up and was able to battle.
"Alright Luxray use shockwave" Ash called. Luxray roared before launching a blue wave of electricity at Hitmontop. Hitmontop was hit with the attack causing the handstand Pokémon to groan again "Now use wild charge."
"Rock smash" Bruno countered. Luxray charged at Hitmontop with electricity surrounding his body while Hitmontop spun towards Luxray and landed a punch while the wild charge hit. Both attacks resulted in an explosion. Soon the explosion cleared showing both Hitmontop and Luxray on the ground out cold.
The ref raised both flags "Hitmontop and Luxray are both unable to battle; since Bruno has lost three Pokémon we'll be taking a five minute break." Both icons went dark signifying defeat. Ash and Bruno recalled their Pokémon giving them thanks before walking out of the trainer's box.
"Oh man I'm so stoked" Max said excitingly "I knew Ash was good, but never this good. I've got to see his training methods after the battle."
"I'm sure we all want to see how he got so strong" May said.
"I wonder why Ash is using only one type though" Dawn said "Where are the rest of his Pokémon?"
"You see Dawn" Brock began. "The Elite Four Challenge means you can only specialize in one certain type. The rules say that only the Champions can use various types and even then it's limited to only two of them. Cynthia of Sinnoh and alder of Unova already have those spots filled. In order for Ash to use various types he'd have to win the Leagues of either Sinnoh or Unova and defeat the Champion in order to use various types."
"That makes sense, but why would Ash choose electric types" Misty wondered. "I mean, they are one of the hardest types to maintain because of their constantly increasing powers."
"Come on you guys, can't you see it's obvious" Max said. All of them looked at Max confused making him give off an irritated sigh "Who was Ash's first Pokémon?"
"Pikachu, but what do you- oh I get it now" May realized. "Since Pikachu is an electric type it would make sense why Ash would choose to use Pikachu."
"Oh" Mist and Dawn said feeling stupid for not realizing it sooner.
"Attention participant's five minutes have now passed" the MC called. "Please return to your trainer boxes." Ash and Bruno returned to their boxes "When we last left off Ash had a slight lead over Bruno much like he did with Lorelei with Ash only losing two Pokémon while his opponent lost three, but this match isn't over yet."
The ref walked up "It has been determined that Ash will send out his Pokémon first; begin."
"That doesn't seem fair" Misty complained.
Ash turned behind him and called out "Raichu battle time." A large orange mouse Pokémon raced forward before jumping into the field with a confident smirk and its cheeks sparkling. Raichu's icon took its spot in Ash's third slot.
"And Ash chooses Raichu as his third Pokémon" the MC called.
The others could only stare wide eyed, including Brock "It's a Raichu, but how" Max said.
"Did Ash evolve Pikachu" May wondered.
Misty shook her head "Not possible; Ash said Pikachu never wanted to evolve."
"Fight hard Hariyama" Bruno called sending out the arm thrust Pokémon. Hariyama's icon took its spot in Bruno's fourth slot.
"And Bruno counters with Hariyama" the MC called.
"Hariyama use arm thrust" Bruno called. Hariyama charged at Raichu with its large hands glowing and began thrusting them at Raichu. Raichu leaned from side to side dodging the attacks.
"Wrap it with your tail" Ash called. Raichu wrapped his tail around one of Hariyama's arms "Now use thunderbolt." Raichu shocked Hariyama badly and once it ended Hariyama stumbled back slightly.
"Hariyama use force palm" Bruno called. Hariyama's palm glowed before it was smashed into Raichu causing the mouse Pokémon to cry out. "Now focus blast" Bruno called.
"Zap cannon" Ash called. As Hariyama built up the focus blast Raichu launched the zap cannon that hit Hariyama paralyzing the arm thrust Pokémon. "Now use Volt tackle" Ash called. Raichu charged forward initiating the volt tackle that was ten times larger than a wild charge. Hariyama was hit hard with the attack.
"Hariyama use stone edge now" Bruno shouted. Hariyama launched stones at Raichu that hit the mouse Pokémon sending it flying. Raichu flipped in midair and landed on his feet wincing slightly. "Now use hyper beam" Bruno called.
"Use your hyper beam as well" Ash called. Both Pokémon built up their hyper beam attack and launched it at the same time. Both attacks hit simultaneously launching both Pokémon back with a cry of pain.
Raichu and Hariyama landed on the ground wincing and shaking in pain from the beating that they've both been taking. "Hariyama stand up; you're strong" Bruno shouted.
"You too Raichu, you can do it, just a little longer" Ash called. Both Pokémon winced before standing back up "Alright now use iron tail" Ash called. Raichu charged forward with his tail glowing before jumping and brining his tail down.
"Rock smash now" Bruno called. Hariyama's fist glowed and smashed it into the iron tail. It was a standoff now with both in a standoff, but Ash had seen this situation before, when he battled Paul back in the Sinnoh League. Which means he also knew what was about to happen. "Brick break now" Bruno called.
"Thunder punch" Ash countered. While Hariyama went to deliver a brick break Raichu shifted the weight of his tail diverting the rock smash before turning his body to deliver a thunder punch. Unfortunately for Raichu, Hariyama delivered the brick break and hit Raichu hard. Both Pokémon were launched back and lying on the ground not moving. The ref was about to call it a draw when both Pokémon began twitching and began rising.
"Hang on both Pokémon aren't out cold yet" the MC called.
"Come on Raichu, stand up you can do it" Ash called.
"You're one of the strongest Hariyama, stand up" Bruno called.
Both Pokémon continued to struggle hard to stand up "Come on Raichu stand-up" Max shouted.
"You can do it Raichu" May and Dawn called.
"Raichu, just a little bit longer, let's go" Ash called. Raichu gave a roar and stood back up still ready to battle.
"And Raichu has stood back up" the MC called "Does Hariyama still have the strength to stand up?"
"You too Hariyama, let's go" Bruno called. Hariyama grunted and stood back up.
"And both Pokémon have stood back up, this battle's not over yet" the MC called.
"Alright Hariyama, let's go with force palm" Bruno called. Hariyama roared before grunting painfully. Bruno and Ash watched surprised as Hariyama fell to the ground unable to move anymore.
The ref raised the green flag "Hariyama is unable to battle; Raichu is the winner." Hariyama's icon went dark signifying defeat leaving Bruno with just two Pokémon.
"For a moment it looked like the battle would continue, but it looks like Hariyama took a little more damage than Raichu" the MC called as Bruno recalled Hariyama before casting a serious eye to Ash.
"Fight hard Machamp" Bruno shouted sending out the four armed Pokémon. Machamp took its spot as Bruno's fifth Pokémon.
"Ah folks it's been a long time since Bruno has been forced to use Machamp" the MC said in a whimsical tone. "Last time he brought it out his challenger didn't know what hit him; let's see how Ash fares against it."
"Raichu return" Ash said. Raichu turned and scampered back to Ash further making his friends suspect that Ash evolved Pikachu. "Manectric battle time" he called sending out the discharge Pokémon that took its place in Ash's fourth slot.
"Ash chooses to switch out his Raichu for Manectric" the MC said "Let's see if Manectric can stand up to the super strength of Machamp."
"Machamp use extreme speed" Bruno called. Machamp charged forward with speed Ash could barely comprehend "Now use karate chop."
"Dodge it" Ash called. Manectric leaned to the die barely dodging the karate chop before turning and delivering another one to Manectric.
"Now cross chop" Bruno called. Machamp crossed its four arms before charging at Manectric.
"Wild charge let's go" Ash called. Manectric recovered from the karate chop before charging at Machamp and slamming into Machamp's cross chop. Machamp gave a roar and broke through the wild charge giving Manectric a hard hit. Manectric flew back, but recovered and landed on a rock panting slightly. 'Guess I should have saved Electavire for now' Ash thought regretting his decision at the beginning of the battle.
"Use thunder punch" Bruno called. Machamp's fists ignited with electricity and charged at Manectric.
"Thunder fang let's go" Ash called. Manectric's thunder fang was right on target as Manectric dodged the first punch before bighting onto Machamp's arm making it roar in pain as electricity coursed through its body.
"Toss it off" Bruno shouted. Machamp swung its arm about trying to throw Manectric off, but Manectric still held on tightly.
"Manectric thunderbolt now" Ash called. Manectric unleashed a large thunderbolt that was quite a shock to Machamp.
"Karate chop now" Bruno shouted. Machamp unleashed a hard karate chop on Manectric's head. Manectric slumped and let go of Machamp's arm and Manectric fell to the ground unconscious.
The ref raised the red flag "Manectric is unable to battle; Machamp is the winner." Manectric's icon went dark signifying defeat.
"Manectric return" Ash called recalling the discharge Pokémon "You were awesome, now take a long rest." Ash pulled out his next Pokeball "Alright Jolteon battle time." In a flash Ash's Jolteon appeared on the field and in Ash's fifth slot.
"Machamp use cross chop" Bruno said. Machamp charged forward with its arms crossed ready to deliver a hard chop.
"Jolteon use pin missile" Ash called. Jolteon fired tiny little pin needles from its back and they hit Machamp making it grunt in pain, but it still managed to hit Jolteon with a cross chop, but it wasn't as damaging.
"Machamp use stone edge" Bruno called. Machamp roared forming rocks around its body before launching them at Jolteon.
"Use agility to dodge it" Ash called. Jolteon charged into the rocks avoiding them and jumping off the rocks before appearing in front of Machamp "Now hyper beam" he called. Jolteon hit Machamp at point blank range with hyper beam. Machamp was launched back from the attack wincing in pain, but was still able to stand.
"Alright Machamp use poison jab" Bruno called. Machamp's straightened its fingers and they glowed purple. Machamp charged forward and began japing its four arms at Jolteon. Jolteon dodged as best as he could.
"Jolteon thunderbolt" Ash called. Jolteon launched a large thunderbolt at Machamp and it hit making Machamp take a lot of damage.
"Brick break" Bruno shouted. Machamp turned and hit Jolteon hard in the head with a brick break. Jolteon fell to the ground unconscious from the attack.
The ref raised the red flag "Jolteon is unable to battle; Machamp is the winner." Jolteon's icon went dark signifying his defeat.
"Take about a short circuit here folks" the MC said. "Machamp is taking Ash own fast as all he has left is Raichu and one mystery Pokémon. What will his next choice be?"
"Raichu its battle time" Ash called after recalling Jolteon. Raichu nodded before running back out into the field. Raichu's icon lit back up.
"Raichu is back with is folks" the MC said "But we're about to see if it's recovered from that brutal battle with Hariyama."
"Raichu use electro ball" Ash called. Raichu launched a large electro ball at Machamp.
"Dodge with extreme speed" Bruno called. Machamp managed to dodge and charged towards Raichu.
"Counter extreme speed with agility" Ash called. Raichu charged forward and began swerving around Machamp making it stop and look about not being able to tell which Raichu was the real one. "Now Volt tackle" Ash called. Raichu stopped behind Machamp and nailed it with a volt tackle.
"Machamp grab it" Bruno called. Machamp reached out and snagged Raichu in its four arms. "Now seismic toss" Bruno shouted. Machamp jumped high into the air.
"Raichu thunderbolt" Ash shouted. Raichu unleashed a thunderbolt with all the power he had left. Machamp still managed to complete the seismic toss and both Pokémon slammed into the ground. When the dust cleared it revealed the both Machamp and Raichu were unconscious.
The ref raised both flags "Machamp and Raichu are both unable to battle; this battle ends in a draw." Both icons went dark signifying defeat leaving them, both with one Pokémon left.
"And just like that it was down to one each" the MC called. "It all comes down to both participants last Pokémon. Bruno recalled his Machamp while Ash ran out into the field and picked up Raichu before walking back to his side leaving no doubt in his friends minds that he evolved Pikachu.
"Ash… actually evolved Pikachu" Misty said hardly believing it.
"But what changed his mind" Max wondered "And for that matter what changed Pikachu's mind?"
"Maybe Pikachu wanted to help Ash win at any cost so Pikachu decided to finally evolve" Brock said.
Bruno looked out at Ash 'It's been many years since I've been forced to use him. Let's end this my old friend.' Bruno pulled out his final Pokeball "Fight hard" he shouted. In a flash appeared a Lucario. Lucario gave a roar as Bruno's last slot filled up with Lucario's icon.
"Bruno's last Pokémon; the Aura Pokémon Lucario" the MC said "If Lucario goes down then this match will be over and Ash will move on to face Agatha."
Ash pulled out his last Pokeball "Ampharos battle time" Ash called sending out his Ampharos. Ampharos took its spot in Ash's sixth slot.
"And Ash has chosen Ampharos" the MC cried "We'll now see which Pokémon will come out victorious."
"Lucario use aura sphere" Bruno shouted. Lucario formed an aura sphere incredibly quickly and launched it at Ampharos.
"Block it and then thunderbolt" Ash called. Ampharos put her arms together and managed to barely block to aura sphere before launching a thunderbolt at Lucario.
"Extreme speed" Bruno called. Lucario ran and avoided the thunderbolt and began running towards Ampharos "Now close combat."
"Counter with close combat as well" Ash shouted. Both Pokémon began punching and kicking at each other as hard and as fast as they could. Lucario got a punch on Ampharos before Ampharos punched Lucario back "Now hold it down and use shockwave." Ampharos reached forward and managed to snag Lucario before releasing a wave of blue electricity.
"Flash cannon" Bruno called. Lucario hit Ampharos point blank in the face with flash cannon sending the light Pokémon flying. Ampharos flipped in midair and both Pokémon glared at each other. "Now cross chop" Bruno called. Lucario charged forward with its arms crossed.
"Thunder shock now" Ash called. Ampharos launched bolts of lightning at Lucario, but Lucario swerved from side to side avoiding the attacks before slamming the cross chop right into Ampharos. "Now use hyper beam" Ash called. Ampharos formed a hyper beam on its red jewel in the center of its forehead before hitting Lucario. Lucario grunted in pain before flipping backwards and landing on its feet.
"Stone edge and follow it up with focus blast" Bruno called. Lucario formed stones around its body before launching them at Ampharos.
"Charge through them Ampharos" Ash called. Ampharos charged forward and swerved through the rocks before seeing the focus blast coming at her. Ampharos managed to use the momentum to flip over the focus blast avoiding the attacks completely.
"Okay that was so cool" Max said. The others could only nod.
"Ampharos use Giga Impact" Ash called. Ampharos charged forward with a purple glow surrounding her. She went straight for Lucario.
"Dodge it" Bruno said. Lucario dodged to the side and Ampharos went right past Lucario "Now Karate chop." As Ampharos was going past Lucario was when Lucario turned and delivered a karate chop to Ampharos' back. "Now use bullet punch" Bruno called. Lucario punched Ampharos sending Ampharos into the rocks.
"A stunning turnaround; this could be then end of Ampharos" the MC shouted.
"Lucario just one more aura sphere" Bruno called. Lucario built up an aura sphere in its hands.
"Ampharos use dig" Ash shouted. Lucario launched the aura sphere at Ampharos, but Ampharos dug into the ground avoiding the aura sphere. Ampharos came out of the ground in front of Lucario "Thunder punch at full power." Ampharos' fist cackled with electricity and then she punched Lucario hard sending the aura Pokémon flying back into a rock.
"Alright Lucario let's end this with hyper beam" Bruno shouted.
"Ampharos you use thunderbolt at full power" Ash called. Lucario built up a hyper beam while Ampharos cackled with electricity and both Pokémon launched their attacks simultaneously resulting in another large explosion. Bruno and Ash had to cover their eyes and try to keep their balance. Soon the explosion and shaking stopped and everyone waited for the smoke to clear.
The smoke did clear showing both Lucario and Ampharos still standing. Both Pokémon seemed to be glaring at each other before Lucario grit its teeth with a grunt and fell forward unconscious.
The ref raised the green flag "Lucario is unable to battle; Ampharos is the winner."
Lucario's icon went dark leaving Bruno with no Pokémon left. The crowd began cheering "Lucario has been defeated; the winner is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town" the MC roared as Bruno's picture and icons disappeared allowing Ash's picture to take over with the word "WINNER" underneath it. "Ash has defeated Bruno and will now move on to face Elite Four member Agatha and what a battle it will be."
Ash let loose a cheer "Alright we won; excellent work Ampharos, take a long rest." Ampharos was returned to its Pokeball.
Bruno smiled "Lucario return" he called recalling his Pokémon "You were most excellent." Bruno and Ash walked out into the field "That was an excellent battle Ash; you're a really strong trainer."
"Thanks Bruno" Ash said as they both shook hands.
"Good luck against Agatha tomorrow" Bruno said "Trust me; she's gonna be tough."
"Thanks for the warning" Ash said before departing the stadium.
