Advanced Generation: Max's Adventure!
Chapter 7: The Old and New Clash!
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Max had been training super hard. The Petalburg Battle Tournament was later in the day, and he wasn't about to lose to Colby. He had even set it up with Prof. Oak to transfer different Pokémon to him when he needed them. It was the biggest rookie-level battling event in Hoenn, so there were over 250 people battling, and many of them were coming from other regions. There would be eight rounds. The winner would receive a trophy and lots of prize money. The first four rounds would be one-on-one, and then to three-on-three for the last four. The actual competition takes place in four different arenas, with the last four rounds in a fifth. Hundred of people came to watch, so it was a lot of pressure.
Grace and Max got ready and started towards the arena, and accidentally bumped into a blue-haired girl in a pink outfit. The girl was holding a Piplup, and she turned around.
"Sorry for bumping into you!" Max said. Both he and Grace thought she looked really familiar.
"Wait! I saw you in a picture on May's wall!" Grace said.
"You know May?" the girl asked. Then it clicked. She pointed to Max. "You are May's little brother aren't you? Yes! You're Max! I'm Dawn, and this is Piplup."
Max pulled out his Pokédex.
"Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon. Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from the cold."
Grace told Dawn that she was also a coordinator, and Dawn smiled.
"This is my second season in Hoenn. May likes to travel around more that I do. I have all my five ribbons now, so I'm basically just waiting for the Grand Festival. You know, May and I met up a few weeks ago. She said she was going to Unova, because contests are still relatively new there. After that, she and I are going to travel Sinnoh together!" Dawn said. Dawn confirmed that she would be participating in the tournament. When the four walked inside, Dawn saw another familiar face.
"Cilan!" she yelled. The two hugged. Cilan had green hair and eyes to match.
Dawn introduced Cilan to Max and Grace. Soon, Cierra and Colby arrived. The tournament kicked off, and pretty soon it was Max's time to battle. He went up against a girl named Julia, the same girl that Grace had beaten in a contest.
"Zigzagoon, go!" she said.
"Okay, Slugma, I choose you!" Max said.
Zigzagoon used headbutt, but Slugma's hot body burned it. Slugma used several flamethrowers. Zigzagoon attempted a water pulse, but Slugma used earth power and knocked it out.
Grace watched Dawn go up against Cierra in the first round. It was Dawn's Piplup versus Cierra's Venomoth. Venomoth used a powerful silver wind, but Piplup easily dodged it by simultaneously spinning and using bubblebeam. The bubblebeam hurt Venomoth. Piplup then used peck followed by hydro pump. Dawn finished the battle by using Piplup's headbutt attack. Dawn won the match, and Piplup didn't even take any damage! Dawn was amazing!
Grace was up against a woman named Jaclyn. Grace sent out Dustox, and Jaclyn used a Crawdaunt. Grace had never seen that Pokémon.
"Crawdaunt, the Rogue Pokémon, and the evolved form of Corphish. A brutish Pokémon that loves to battle, a veteran Crawdaunt that has prevailed in hundreds of battles has giant pincers marked with countless scars."
Grace knew this would be a hard battle. Jaclyn commanded Crawdaunt to use bubble. Dustox dodged the attack by flying high in the sky. She used gust, sending Crawdaunt flying. Crawdaunt used night slash, which hurt Dustox a lot. Dustox recovered with moonlight. Dustox used bug bite, but then was hit hard with a crabhammer attack. Crawdaunt used ice beam, which Dustox narrowly dodged.
"Dustox, use aerial ace!"
"Crawdaunt, harden!"
The harden made Dustox get hurt after hitting Crawdaunt. Dustox used silver wind, followed by a confusion, knocking it out.
Cilan was next against a woman named Florence. Florence sent out a Vespiqueen, while Cilan used his Stunfisk. Max scanned it with his Pokédex.
"Stunfisk, the Trap Pokémon. Its skin is very hard, so it is unhurt even if stepped on by sumo wrestlers. It smiles when transmitting electricity."
It didn't take long for Stunfisk to finish off Vespiqueen using its thunder attack several times. Next, Colby battled Geraldo, the same coordinator that Grace battled in the North Petalburg Contest.
"Go, Nuzleaf!" Colby said.
"I choose Sneasel!" Geraldo yelled.
Sneasel started with a slash. Nuzleaf used nature power, which turned into a powerful swift attack. Sneasel used ice punch. Nuzleaf hit the ground hard.
"Come on Nuzleaf, get up!" Colby said, frustrated.
Nuzleaf got up and used extrasensory. Sneasel flew back, and then used assist. Its right claw started glowing and then an extremely powerful shadow ball came out. Nuzleaf was hit hard, but countered with a pound and then whirlwind. Sneasel was badly hurt. Nuzleaf finished with a leaf storm, defeating Sneasel.
Max, Dawn, Cilan, and Grace decided to have lunch at a nearby café before round two. The TV in the café was displaying a battle between a girl named Adalinda and a man named Randy. Adalinda had a large amount of hair* and a strong voice. She was very, very tall.
"Go, Blaziken!" Randy said.
"Empoleon, take the stage!" Adalinda said.
Blaziken started with a blaze kick, which barely affected Empoleon. Blaziken used scratch while Empoleon used pound. The two attacks collided. Empoleon used bubble, sending Blaziken way back. Empoleon ran straight at Blaziken, and used powerful brine. Blaziken used mirror move, and sent the attack back at Empoleon. Empoleon then used a stunning hydro cannon to knock out Blaziken.
"Wow… that Empoleon was very powerful!" Max said,
"Yeah. Adalinda is a very powerful opponent. She is a coordinator, you know." Dawn said, "She is one of Clair from Blackthorn City's protégés. She wants to take over the Dragon-type gym there after Clair decides to retire."
"Wait, Empoleon is not a Dragon-type." Grace said.
"Well, she is from Sinnoh and chose Piplup as her first Pokémon, like me! I only know her because she beat me in a few contests here in Hoenn." Dawn said.
The second round was relatively easy. Max, Grace, Dawn, Cilan, Adalinda, and Colby all passed. The third round was easy for Grace, Dawn, Adalinda, and Colby, but Max and Cilan were paired up.
"Crustle, come out!" Cilan said.
"I choose you, Stantler!" Max yelled. Max had gotten Stantler temporarily sent back to his party for this battle.
"Crustle, use stone edge!"
The stones hit Stantler hard, but Stantler tackled it. Crustle used slash. Stantler used leer, which made Crustle back off. Crustle used X-scissor, but Stantler dodged. Stantler used tackle, followed by a takedown. Crustle was just about to use slash, but Stantler defeated it with earthquake.
"Although I lost, this battle had lots of spicy flavor. I might need a glass of water!" Cilan said.
The next day it was round four. Cilan decided not to stay for the rest of the tournament. He was to take the ferry from Little Root to Vermillion City to become an official judge for Kanto Contests. The fourth round of the tournament was easy. Max, Grace, Dawn, Colby, and Adalinda all passed into the fifth round. The fifth round was the start of three-on-three matches. They all looked at the match-ups. Max was paired with Grace.
"Sorry, Max, but I'm gonna win again, like I have the last two battles!" Grace laughed.
"I wouldn't be so sure! I have gotten much stronger since then!" Max said.
Soon, Max and Grace were facing each other in the arena.
"Dustox, the curtain is up!" Grace said.
"Okay, I choose you Gligar!" Max yelled.
Gligar started with an X-scissor, but Dustox's harden minimized the damage. Dustox used confusion. Gligar countered with steel wing. Dustox fainted. Grace sent out Volbeat. Volbeat used ice punch. Gligar took lots of damage, but retaliated using screech. Volbeat fell to the ground.
"Volbeat, use double team!"
"Gligar, attack all of the Volbeat with a poison sting."
All of the Volbeat dissolved into the air, and the real one was hurt. Volbeat used tail glow while simultaneously using quick attack. Gligar was quickly knocked out, only to be replaced by Tentacool.
"Tentacool, use hydro pump!" he yelled. Volbeat was hit hard.
"Volbeat, use thunder!"
The thunder hurt Tentacool extremely badly. Tentacool used bubblebeam, sending Volbeat backwards. Tentacool finished Volbeat with an avalanche attack. Grace deliberated what Pokémon to use. She decided to send out her Pikachu. Tentacool used screech and Pikachu returned the attack with a meteor mash and then a very strong thunder wave, which made Tentacool faint. Max sent out Slugma. Slugma used earth power and then body slam, ending the match with Max's victory. Grace met him after the match in the trainer's lounge.
"Good match, Max! Don't expect to win next time, though!" Grace said with a wink.
Dawn had defeated a girl named Cherry and Adalinda defeated a guy named Nando. Max and Grace watched Colby's match against a girl named Chloe.
"You were the one who defeated my boyfriend, Geraldo!" Chloe said.
Colby sent out Marshtomp and Chloe sent out a Turtwig. Max took out his Pokédex to scan the two Pokémon.
"Turtwig, the Tiny Leaf Pokémon. It undertakes photosynthesis with its body, making oxygen. The leaf on its head wilts if it is thirsty."
"Marshtomp, the Mud Fish Pokémon. A thin, sticky film that enables it to live on land envelops the surface of Marshtomp's body. This Pokémon plays in mud on beaches when the ocean tide is low."
"I guess Mudkip has evolved. Turtwig has the obvious advantage, though." Grace said.
Marshtomp started with a tackle attack. Turtwig attacked with a leaf storm, almost knocking him out. Marshtomp used sludge wave, but Turtwig sent it back with a tackle, knocking Marshtomp out. Colby sent out Ursaring, who used focus punch and knocked out Turtwig. Chloe sent out Leafeon. Leafeon used takedown. Ursaring used lick. Leafeon used swift, but Ursaring grabbed it by the head and used fling. Leafeon fainted and Chloe sent out a shiny Ponyta. Grace was very impressed by its blue flames. Ponyta used firespin, which hit Ursaring hard. Ursaring knocked it out with one metal claw.
Round six matchups were put onto the big screen. Max was paired with Colby! The match went by extremely quickly. Colby only had to use Absol, which quickly knocked out Grovyle, Forretress, and Stantler. After losing, Max sent Stantler back to Oak's. He was very upset by his loss, but he realized it was a wakeup call that he needed to train more.
The semi-finals came quickly. Adalinda used her Dragonite, Dragonair, and Flygon against a trainer named Steven Stone. Dawn was to go against Colby!
"Go, Pachirisu!" Dawn yelled.
"I choose Rattata." Colby said.
Pachirisu used discharge, which really hurt Rattata.
"Come on, Rattata, don't be a wimp! Use swords dance!" Colby yelled.
Rattata used swords dance and then tackle. Pachirisu retaliated using spark. Rattata used blizzard and then bite. Pachirisu used discharge again, almost defeating Rattata. Rattata started evolving. Dawn pulled out her Pokédex.
"Raticate, the Mouse Pokémon, and the evolved form of Rattata. If attacked, it stands up on its hind legs, bares its fangs and shrieks in an intimidating manner at its enemy."
"Pachirisu, use sweet kiss!" Dawn yelled.
Raticate dodged and then used sucker punch. Pachirisu fell back and was knocked out with a crunch. Dawn sent out Mamoswine. Mamoswine ran at Raticate, but the Normal-type dodged. Raticate used a combo of double-edge and thunder. The thunder did not affect Mamoswine, but the double-edge damaged it. After back-and-forth shadow balls and ice shards, Raticate finished Mamoswine with a giga impact. Dawn sent out Togekiss. Raticate used iron tail, but Togekiss finished off Raticate with extrasensory. Colby sent out Absol.
"Absol, use razor wind!" he yelled. Togekiss used safeguard.
Absol used scratch, sending Togekiss flying. Absol then used slash, finishing it off. Music played.
"Colby will be moving to the finals!" the speaker boomed.
The finals came quickly. Adalinda seemed confident, as did Colby.
"Dragonite, I choose you!" she yelled.
"Go, Gabite!" Colby yelled. Max figured that his Gible evolved. He took out his Pokédex.
"Gabite, the Cave Pokémon, and the evolved form of Gible. It loves sparkly things. It seeks treasures in caves and hoards the loot in its nest."
Max noticed the shape of its fin, and the Pokédex said that it meant Gabite was female.
"Dragonite, use fire punch!" she yelled.
"Dodge and then use dragon rage!" Colby yelled.
Dragonite was hurt by the attack, but used roost to recover. It then used supersonic, but Gabite evaded the attack. Gabite used double-edge. Dragonite fell, and Gabite was going to come in for another attack, but Dragonite's leer made it back off.
"This battle is great! I have never seen two Dragon-types battle each other!" Grace cheered.
"Dragonite, fire blast!" Adalinda yelled.
The fire blast hit Gabite with full power. Gabite used sandstorm, which forced Dragonite to close its eyes. Gabite took advantage of this and used fire fang. Dragonite threw Gabite on the ground and used dragon rage, but missed. Gabite used dragon rage right back, but Dragonite used safeguard to protect itself. Dragonite finished off Gabite with ice beam.
"Gabite is unable to battle. Colby may now use his second Pokémon!" the ref called.
"Cloyster, go!" Colby yelled.
"I didn't know Colby had that Pokémon!" Grace said.
"Yeah, it's a Cloyster!" Max yelled. Dawn pulled out her Pokédex.
"Cloyster, the Bivalve Pokémon, and the evolved form of Shellder. Cloyster is capable of swimming in the sea. It does so by swallowing water, then jetting it out toward the rear. This Pokémon shoots spikes from its shell using the same system."
"Dragonite, use dragon tail!"
"Cloyster, withdraw!" Colby said.
The dragon tail hit the hard shell and exploded, giving Dragonite the damage and completely saving Cloyster. Dragonite used dragon rage, but the move, again, didn't work on Cloyster while it was using withdraw. Cloyster used icicle spear, severely damaging Dragonite. Cloyster finished it off with another icicle spear.
"Okay, Magmar, go!" she yelled.
Magmar started with a rock smash, but it simply hurt its fists against Cloyster's hard shell. It then used dual chop, which was again useless. Even its thunderbolt was simply sent back at Magmar after hitting the withdrawn Cloyster. Cloyster suddenly opened its shell and used brine. Magmar was hit hard. Cloyster then used hydro pump, sending Magmar flying. Magmar used flamethrower, which was useless. It then used lava plume, which heated up Cloyster's shell to a maximum. Cloyster had to open up to allow some smoke to leave. Magmar saw its chance and used smog, choking the Water-type. It then used confuse ray, but Cloyster evaded and used twineedle, knocking out Magmar.
"What was that move?" Grace asked and pulled out her Pokédex.
"Twineedle, a Bug-type attack. The user damages the target twice in succession by jabbing it with two spikes. This may also poison the target. It is the signature move of Beedrill."
"Go, Salamence!" Adalinda yelled. Max, Grace, and Dawn were all shocked that she even owned a Salamence. Max pulled out his Pokédex.
"Salamence, the Dragon Pokémon, and the evolved form of Shelgon. By evolving into Salamence, this Pokémon finally realizes its long-held dream of growing wings. To express its joy, it flies and wheels all over the sky while spouting flames from its mouth."
Cloyster started with an icicle spear, but missed. Cloyster then used rock blast and supersonic, but both moves missed again! Salamence was super fast! Salamence immediately used ember, which was so powerful that it gave Cloyster damage even though it was inside its shell. Salamence then used double-edge and made Cloyster faint. Colby replaced it with Absol. Absol used razor wind, and Salamence minimized damage with a defense curl. Salamence used hydro pump, which hit Absol with full power. Absol used ice beam, which was intercepted with Salamence's incinerate attack. Salamence used rockslide, and Absol used the rocks to jump up to Salamence and use flamethrower in its face. Salamence finished the match with an ember.
"Adalinda has won the Petalburg Battle Tournament!" the announcer called. Grace, Max, and Dawn cheered at the win. Colby returned Absol and walked out of the ring. Within minutes, Max was given his top-8 plaque, Grace was given her top-16 plaque, and Dawn was awarded her top-4 plaque. Adalinda got a huge trophy and prize money.
Max, Dawn, and Grace walked to Max's house. Max hung his plaque on his wall and Grace and Dawn packed theirs in boxes and sent them in the mail to their respective homes. Later in the day, Dawn got ready to leave.
"Guys, it has been a real blast meeting you!" she exclaimed, "Grace, I hope to see you in the Grand Festival! Max, you better win all of your badges to get to the Ever Grande Conference! I am off to Mauville to visit a friend of mine for a while!"
Dawn soon left. Grace and Max went to bed. Grace noticed a runner-up plaque for the Petalburg Tournament in May's room. Max knew that this gave him more experience, so he was ready to take on the next gym!
*Adalinda is based off of Hilda from Black and White.
