THE INDIGO LEAGUE, DAY 3
The Finals
Ash and Pikachu know that they're one of two trainers in the finals, and that they only have to win one more match to take on Lance for the title of Kanto Champion. Who will they face though? They wonder all morning as they prepare for their match. Finally, things get underway at 1:00.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Indigo Plateau. We're now starting the Indigo League finals! On one end, a young trainer from Pallet Town who placed much lower in his first attempt, give it up for Ash Ketchum!" the announcer exclaimed. Ash and Pikachu walked into their trainer's box and waved to the crowd. "On the other end, a trainer well known in Sinnoh for being a brute, he's shown no mercy this competition, give it up for Paul!" the announcer exclaims. There is some applause, mixed with a few boos.
"Paul, I really thought you'd changed. Why are people still booing you?" Pikachu said, imitating Ash. "Well if you must know, one of my Pokémon stopped following my orders and nearly killed another during the preliminary rounds. I tried to stop it, but it was insane! I've since released it, but they're probably just still peeved about the whole thing." Paul replied, "Oh and remember, we have no rivalry anymore, this is just a normal battle." Pikachu nodded.
"Let's get this thing underway!" the announcer exclaimed. The battle began, and quickly became intense. Paul had a mixture of old and new Pokémon, and the battle see-sawed back and forth. Finally, it came down to Charizard and Ash against Paul's infamous Electivire, which had yet to battle, unlike Charizard.
Pikachu sent out Charizard first, and the battle began. Charizard dodge several electric attacks before landing a Fly attack on Electivire. Still going strong, Electivire landed a Thunder attack before Charizard could recover. The battle went downhill fast, and Charizard fainted soon after. The battle was now tenser than ever. "Go, Pikachu!" Pikachu exclaimed.
Ash dashed onto the battlefield, preparing for the matchup of the century. The battle started off with Ash attempting an Iron Tail to Electivire's head, but Electivire caught Ash and used Thunder before slamming Ash to the ground. Ash got up, and used Quick Attack, aggressively tackling Electivire. The hit landed, but Electiver grabbed Ash again and landed an Iron Tail attack. Then it once again slammed Ash to the ground.
Ash lay there, almost unable to get up. "It looks like Pikachu is-!" the announcer said, but stopped. Ash shakily stood up. "Not… this… time!" he thought. "Pika… CHUUUUUUUUU!" he cried loudly, unleashing a powerful Thunder attack without command. Shocked at the choice of move, Electivire hesitated too long to dodge it, and was hit head on. The blast was immense; no one in the stadium had ever seen a Thunder attack that powerful before.
"What an attack! Electivire's ability increases its speed when hit with an electric attack, but with the sheer power of that Thunder attack, I'm not sure it's going to matter!" the announcer cried. As the smoke cleared, Electivire was standing with one arm on the ground, barely conscious. "Time to finish this." Ash thought. He dashed to Electivire, jumped up, and slammed his tail down on its head, successfully Iron Tailing the Pokémon. The great beast fell to the ground, unconscious.
"I cannot believe it; Ash Ketchum's Pikachu has defeated Paul's Electivire! ASH WINS!" The announcer cried. Hearing that, Ash blacked out from fatigue. Pikachu heard nothing more, it was all toned out. He ran straight to Ash, and picked up the unconscious chu in his arms. Then he ran off to the Pokemon Center as fast as his legs would let him, small tears in his eyes.