Ash's Pokémon:
Pikachu (Thunderbolt, Iron Tail, Volt Tackle, Electro Ball)
Greninja (Hydro Pump, Mat Block, Water Shruiken, Night Slash)
Tyranitar (Stone Edge, Dark Pulse, Hyper Beam, Flamethrower)
Talonflame (Brave Bird, Flare Blitz, Steel Wing, Flamethrower)
Volcarona (Firey Dance, Quiver Dance, Flamethrower, Bug Buzz)
Mega Charizard Y (Flamethrower, Wing Attack, Dragon Pulse, Slash)

Serena's Pokémon:
Delphox (Flamethrower, Psychic, Mystical Fire, Light Screen)
Pangoro (Power-up Punch, Body Slam, Dark Pulse, Karate Chop)
Sylveon (Moonblast, Fairy Wind, Misty Terrain, Hyper Voice)
Mega Absol (Night Slash, Shadow Claw, Dark Pulse, Psycho Cut)
Rhyperior (Earthquake, Rock Wrecker, Horn Drill, Drill Run)
Gardevoir (Psychic, Moonblast, Shadow Ball, Flash)

Mairin's Pokémon:
Quilladin (Wood Hammer, Toxic, Mud Shot, Pin Missile)
Floette (Fairy Wind, Solar Beam, Petal Dance, Moonblast)
Nuzleaf (Razor Leaf, Leaf Blade, Extrasensory, Grassy Terrain)
Krokorok (Crunch, Dig, Focus Punch, Dragon Claw)

Sawyer's Pokémon:
Sceptile (Leaf Blade, Leaf Storm, Detect, Drain Punch)
Salamence (Dragon Pulse, Dragon Claw, Fly, Flamethrower)
Slurpuff (Draining Kiss, Play Rough, Energy Ball, Fairy Wind)
Egg

May's Pokémon:
Mega Blaziken (Blaze Kick, Hi Jump Kick, Brave Bird, Flamethrower)
Delcatty (Assist, Blizzard, Copycat, Doubleslap)
Mega Venusaur (Vine Whip, Sludge Bomb, Petal Dance, Solarbeam)
Snorlax (Metronome, Focus Punch, Solarbeam, Rest)
Blastoise (Aqua Tail, Withdraw, Hydro Pump, Blizzard)
Glaceon (Mirror Coat, Ice Shard, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball)

{OC} Austin's Pokémon:
Charizard (Air Slash, Flamethrower, Dragon Claw, Flare Blitz)
Diggersby (Earthquake, Hammer Arm, Giga Impact, Dig)
Breloom (Mach Punch, Seed Bomb, Thunder Punch, Sludge Bomb)
Flygon (Dragon Pulse, Earthquake, Flamethrower, Hyper Beam)
Hitmonlee (Close Combat, Thunder Punch, Substitute, Focus Punch)
Mega Aerodactyl (Giga Impact, Rock Slide, Crunch, Roost)

Paul's Pokémon:
Electrivire (Thunder, Giga Impact, Light Screen, Brick Break)
Mega Aggron (Double Edge, Flash Cannon, Metal Sound, Brick Break)
Gastrodon (Muddy Water, Giga Impact, Earthquake, Water Pulse)
Drapion (Crunch, Toxic Spikes, Cross Poison, Poison Fang)
Torterra (Earthquake, Frenzy Plant, Wood Hammer, Hyper Beam)
Aegislash (Swords Dance, King's Shield, Sacred Sword, Shadow Sneak)

Cheren's Pokémon:
Ambipom (Double Hit, Focus Punch, Iron Tail, Fire Punch)
Zangoose (Crush Claw, Swords Dance, Close Combat, X-Scissor)
Stoutland (Hyper Beam, Crunch, Thunder Fang, Wild Charge)
Mega Audino (Hyper Beam, Thunder, Dazzling Gleam, Shadow Ball)
Bouffalant (Head Smash, Megahorn, Wild Charge, Head Charge)
Lopunny (Dizzy Punch, Hi Jump Kick, Ice Punch, Protect)

Astrid's Pokémon:
Mega Absol (Psycho Cut, Night Slash, Dark Pulse, Shadow Claw)
Pyroar (Flamethrower, Fire Fang, Hyper Voice, Nobel Roar)
Meowstic (Charge Beam, Psychic, Sucker Punch, Thunderbolt)

Bianca's Pokémon:
Emboar (Heat Crash, Flare Blitz, Hammer Arm, Flamethrower)
Cinccino (Tail Slap, Iron Tail, Wake-up Slap, Thunderbolt)
Escavalier (Hyper Beam, Iron Defence, X-Scissor, Giga Impact)
Emolga (Discharge, Acrobatics, Electro Ball, Attract)
Musharna (Psychic, Shadow Ball, Calm Mind, Moonlight)
Mega Abomasnow (Blizzard, Wood Hammer, Focus Blast, Brick Break)

Gary's Pokémon:
Mega Blastoise (Hydro Pump, Hydro Cannon, Protect, Crunch)
Umbreon (Psychic, Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse, Flash)
Electivire (Thunder, Protect, Iron Tail, Thunder Punch)
Nidoqueen (Hyper Beam, Earthquake, Poison Tail, Double Kick)
Arcanine (Flamethrower, Flare Blitz, Close Combat, Dragon Pulse)
Magmortar (Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Hyper Beam, Earthquake)

Tierno's Pokémon:
Talonflame (Flamethrower, Flare Blitz, Acrobatics, Steel Wing)
Politoed (Waterfall, Swagger, Bounce, Hydro Pump)
Raichu (Charge Beam, Focus Blast, Thunderbolt, Thunder Punch)
Hitmontop (Rapid Spin, Hi Jump Kick, Sucker Punch, Close Combat)
Mega Blastoise (Hydro Pump, Aqua Tail, Crunch, Protect)
Ludicolo (Hydro Pump, Energy Ball, Rain Dance, Hyper Beam)

Trevor's Pokémon:
Mega Charizard Y (Flamethrower, Dragon Claw, Fire Fang, Fly)
Raichu (Focus Blast, Thunder, Light Screen, Brick Break)
Areodactyl (Sky Drop, Rock Slide, Thunder Fang, Hyper Beam)
Tyrantrum (Dragon Claw, Crunch, Ancient Power, Dragon Dance)
Aurorus (Hyper Beam, Blizzard, Stone Edge, Earthquake)
Whismur (Hyper Voice, Supersonic, Fire Blast, Flamethrower)

Trip's Pokémon:
Serperior (Wrap, Energy Ball, Dragon Tail, Frenzy Plant)
Conkeldurr (Bulk Up, Rock Tomb, Stone Edge, Dynamic Punch)
Vanniluxe (Blizzard, Icicle Spear, Frost Breath, Hyper Beam)
Chandelure (Flamethrower, Shadow Ball, Hex, Dark Pulse)
Jellicent (Hydro Pump, Hex, Night Shade, Scald)
Unfeazant (Fly, Aerial Ace, Air Cutter, Double Team)

Misty's Pokémon:
Golduck (Psychic, Hydro Pump, Hyper Beam, Fury Swipes)
Togekiss (Metronome, Safeguard, Air Slash, Dazzling Gleam)
Azumarill (Play Rough, Hydro Pump, Revenge, Aqua Jet)
Mega Gyarados (Flamethrower, Hyper Beam, Hydro Pump, Dark Pulse)
Starmie (Cosmic Powers, Hydro Pump, Psychic, Rapid Spin)
Poliwhirl (Scald, Swagger, Hydro Pump, Mega Punch)

Korrina's Pokémon:
Mega Lucario (Aura Sphere, Close Combat, Flash Cannon, Bone Rush)
Mienshoa (Hi Jump Kick, Aura Sphere, Drain Punch, Acrobatics)
Machamp (Brick Break, Low Sweep, Focus Blast, Bullet Punch)
Hawlucha (Hi Jump Kick, Flying Press, Sky Drop, Steel Wing)
Hitmontop (Hi Jump Kick, Bullet Punch, Dig, Gyro Ball)
Infernape (Close Combat, Flare Blitz, Flamethrower, Mach Punch)

Maylene's Pokémon:
Mega Lucario (Aura Sphere, Bone Rush, Metal Claw, Close Combat)
Medicham (Zen Headbutt, Hi Jump Kick, Meditate, Thunder Punch)
Machamp (Close Combat, Focus Blast, Cross Chop, Brick Break)
Infernape (Flare Blitz, Blaze Kick, Close Combat, Bulk Up)
Toxicroak (Poison Jab, Drain Punch, Sucker Punch, Substitute)
Gallade (Close Combat, Psycho Cut, Leaf Blade, Swords Dance)

{OC} Hans' Pokémon:
Magcargo (Flamethrower, Ancient Power, Shell Smash, Fire Blast)
Hydreigon (Tri Attack, Double Hit, Dragon Pulse, Hyper Voice)
Magnezone (Flash Cannon, Discharge, Thunder, Reflect)
Alakazam (Psychic, Shadow Ball, Dazzling Gleam, Dark Pulse)
Haxorus (Giga Impact, Guillotine, Dragon Claw, Flamethrower)
Mega Banette (Shadow Ball, Phantom Force, Thunder, Psychic)

{NEW} {OC} Emma's Pokémon:
Mega Pachirisu (Thunderbolt, Super Fang, Dark Pulse, Power Volt)
Metagross (Zen Headbutt, Meteor Mash, Hammer Arm, Bullet Punch)
Spiritomb (Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse, Shadow Sneak, Psychic)
Sableye (Shadow Ball, Shadow Claw, Power Gem, Dark Pulse)
Snorlax (Hyper Beam, Body Slam, Flamethrower, Psychic)
Zoroark (Dark Pulse, Flamethrower, Night Slash, Shadow Claw)

"WHAT?" Everyone but Hans and Austin exclaimed.

"Yep, I'm brothers with this loser," Austin smiled. "It's 6:00, Hans. I know Mother would be disappointed if you were up this late," he smirked. This made Serena and Astrid chuckle a bit.

"Y-you know my bedtime isn't 6!" Hans shouted.

"As for you, Ash, you're no better than he is," Austin grinned. Suddenly, Volcarona spawned itself from his Pokeball again.

"I warned you, Austin," Volcarona said.

"It…it talks?" Hans questioned.

"Wow…" Serena and Astrid remarked. Mairin and Alain were just in shock.

"Hello, frog dinner," Austin laughed. Volcarona slightly puffed out real smoke and floated closer to Austin. Austin just rolled his eyes.

"I'm not scared of you," Austin smiled. Volcarona reached his limit. He growled and let out an unauthorized Flamethrower at Austin. Austin and Hans jumped out to opposite ways and the Flamethrower carried on into the tournament centre. It soared towards Nurse Joy who was looking after Trevor's Whismur. Nurse Joy ducked and the move hit Whismur, knocking him off the bed. Before you knew it, he started wailing loudly.

Nurse Joy stomped outside to the gang. "Who did that?" he asked.

"Ash's Volcarona did it in anger," Austin said, trying not to smile.

"Ashleigh Ketchum!" Joy shouted.

"Am I suspended from the tournament?" Ash asked sadly.

"No, because you didn't tell Volcarona to do it. But you clearly can't control your own Pokémon. Under the authorisation of the Tournament Co., you are forbidden to use Volcarona in this tournament," Joy said. And with that, she went back inside to treat the Whismur some more.

"No! What will you use as a replacement, Ash?" Mairin frowned.

"I know Noivern and Hawlucha will be disappointed to be separated from either one, even if they'll do it, so I need Professor Oak to send over a super strong Pokémon," Ash murmured.

"I suggest Sceptile," May suddenly came with Blaziken at her side.

"May, were you eavesdropping?" Ash sighed.

"Not necessarily, this whole thing is hard to miss. You should see the crowd watching," May smiled, pointing at the crowd inside the centre without looking.

"Well, I since I already have a variety of types on my team, Sceptile would be alright. I'm just not sure though…" Ash said.

X-X-X

Volcarona was resting in its Pokeball deciding whether he should feel like he did wrong, when he sensed something in his wings. Magmortar was talking to Volcarona through telepathy!

"Volcarona, I have some news for you," Magamortar spoke.

"What?" Volcarona asked.

"Well, I have Volcarona's ally Magiana record a fate so terrible it could decide the date of Doomsday," Magamortar replied. And with that, the mysterious Pokémon Magiana's eyes showed the inside of what looked like an active military base. Magamorta slightly blew into it so Volcarona could hear it through telepathy.

'A mysterious justice force was active. The scientists were researching the planet, and one of them gasped and rushed over to one of the men with purple suits with a Flygon resting on the table.

"Sir Sven, I have horrifying news," the scientist gasped.

"What is it, Professor Kendrick?" Sven answered.

"A virus in the middle of Kalos is leaking out into the region. It's a virus that darkens Pokémon," he explained.

"Darkens?" Sven asked.

"Yes, turns Pokémon into the shadow form of themselves. You know, Shadow Lugia, Shadow Mewtwo."

"But aren't those fake?"

"They're not. They're just so rare that not many people know about them, and they are from an alternate dimension. If this virus effects Arceus, this could mean serious danger for our planet."

"This is bad. Let us not start a widespread panic, but we need to go and do something."

"Let us tell the whole of Team Righteousness."

The telepathic recording ended, and Volcarona gasped.

"If you ever tell Ash, at least tell him after the tournament," Magamortar said.

X-X-X

"Now let's see who will be facing each other now!" MC Johnny shouted. The screen displayed the match-ups. Ash against May, Korrina against Maylene, Gary against Paul, Serena against Mairin, Tierno against Trevor, Trip against Bianca, Astrid against Sawyer, Cheren against Austin.

"Aw man, I'm up against May," Ash mumbled. May and Trevor then wandered over to Sawyer.

"Hey Sawyer, we couldn't help but notice you have an egg," Trevor observed.

"Yeah," Sawyer replied, taking out a brown egg. "Obtained it from a gym leader a few weeks ago."

"Well, there's no-one who knows about hatching eggs better than us," May smiled.

Sawyer than got up while holding the egg. "Teach me everything you know, I'm kind of struggling with this," Sawyer answered.

X-X-X

"Raichu, use Charge Beam!" Tierno commanded. Raichu released a slim, slithering electric beam from his mouth.

"Aerodactyl, dodge it!" Trevor commanded. Aerodactyl flew up to dodge the beam.

"NOW USE THUNDER FANG!" Trevor shouted. Aerodactyl's fangs turned yellow and then had cackling electricity surrounded them.

"Let the Thunder Fang catch your fist and use Thunder Punch!" Tierno grinned. Raichu clutched his fists as they got surrounded in electricity. Aerodactyl never stopped and bit Raichu in the fist.

"Now use your awesome dance moves and throw Aerodactyl off!" Tierno laughed. Raichu started prancing on foot to foot and so did Tierno, and then Raichu spun around and around with Aerodactyl never letting go. Aerodactyl was caught up in a slight spinning wind and was forced to let his fangs go, getting slammed into the wall.

"Aerodactyl is unable to battle! Raichu wins and the match goes to Tierno!"

X-X-X

"Mega Charizard, use Flamethrower!" Austin bellowed.

Mega Charizard Y's fire breath soared towards Mega Audino. Audino was caught in a raging fire, completely knocking her out.

"Audino, no!" Cheren whined.

"Audino is unable to battle! Charizard wins and the match goes to Austin!"

X-X-X

Maylene's Mega Lucario sprinted towards Korrina's with Metal Claw, striking him on the head.

"Lucario, catch Lucario's claw!" Korrina shouted. Korrina's Lucario grabbed Maylene's Lucario on the claw when it hit his head, then spun him around, throwing him and letting him roll backwards.

"Finish this with Aura Sphere!" Korrina cried. Lucario cupped his hands creating an Aura Sphere, throwing it at Maylene's Lucario and scoring a huge hit.

"Maylene's Lucario is unable to battle! Korrina's Lucario wins and the match goes to Korrina!"

X-X-X

Mairin's Floette dodged the Mystical Fire by floating upwards, then waited for Mairin's next command.

"Moonblast, let's go!" Mairin called excitedly. Floette spawned a pink aura ball from her flower, then launched it.

"Send it back!" Serena retaliated. Delphox held her twig and smacked the ball when it came with the twig, sending it back in Floette.

"Floette is unable to battle! Delphox wins, and the match goes to Serena!"

X-X-X

Mewostic launched a Charge Beam at Salamence, but Salamence dodged it. Astrid then told Meowstic to use Psychic. The telekinesis caught Salamence in mid-air, then slammed him on the ground multiple times.

"Salamence, no!" wailed Sawyer.

"Salamence is unable to battle. Meowstic wins, and the match goes to Astrid!"

X-X-X

Serperior used Wrap and strangled the poor Emolga, blocking her chance of winning.

"Use Discharge!" Bianca cried.

"Stick your tail down into the ground!" Trip countered. The grass snake stuck his tail down before Emolga attempted to electrocute him. Serperior then jumped with Emolga in his Wrap, then slammed Emolga down into the ground.

"Emolga is unable to battle! Serperior wins and the match goes to Trip!"

X-X-X

"Well, now I gave you the right idea for a replacement," May grinned while wiping the sweat off her forehead.

"I owe you one," chuckled Ash with Sceptile nodding in agreement as he was pinning Blaziken on the ground.

"Use Blaze Kick!" May shouted. Blaziken stuck his leg up and it started to glow a burning aura.

"SLAP BLAZIKEN ACROSS THE FACE WITH LEAF BLADE TO STOP THE BLAZE KICK!" Ash shouted. Sceptile's blade glowed and he used it to slap Blaziken, clearly defeating Blaziken.

"Blaziken is unable to battle! Sceptile wins and the match goes to Ash!"

X-X-X

"And now for the final battle of this round, Gary vs Paul!" MC Johnny announced.

As the battle was getting heated up, a mysterious girl with a funny looking tall Pachirisu approached a seat and watched the battle.