Pokémon Go!
Chapter 35: The PWT Gets Underway! Pignite vs. Machoke
Narration: After a few days of training the day for the Pokémon World Tournament has finally arrived.
"Is this the right place?" Zorua asked as he and his companions arrived in a cave at the middle of the night. "Yeah, this is the Clay Tunnel." Nichole answered.
"Now the only thing to do is wait for the one who called us here to show up." Duke stated as the trio stood around in the cave. "Nichole, Duke, Zorua, so you three ended up coming here after all?" a voice declared. The trio looked back as they noticed Rayzoni appear from the shadows. "Rayzoni." Duke solemnly muttered. "Why the hell did you call us here!?" Zorua angrily asked the dark cyan and red-haired boy. "I'm here to ask you three for help." Rayzoni declared to the shock of the Dogma trio.
"We're not going to help you!" Nichole declared. "Yeah, why did you expect us to help you anyways?" Zorua asked the Hunter. "Because this is something that will interest the three of you." Rayzoni declared. "W…what is it?" Nichole asked. "I've been doing some research for a while and there appears to be double agents within Team Dogma." Rayzoni answered, to the shock of the trio. "What makes you think there are traitors in Team Dogma?" Duke asked the lad. "Nothing specifically, but for a while now I've been sensing a mysterious power lurking in the shadows." Rayzoni answered. "Maybe it's just the accumulated Accel Power we've all collected?" Duke suggested. "I assumed that as well but this is different from just simple Accel Power." Rayzoni answered. "What do you mean?" Zorua asked.
"For one this power is much more concentrated and focused compared to the Accel Power we've collected and along with that it felt like this power came from numerous sources rather than a single source." Rayzoni answered to the shock of the trio. "I see, so why are you asking us for help?" Duke asked. "It's no secret that you three are some of the top operatives in Team Dogma and along with me being the single most powerful member of the organization we should be able to succeed at finding these sources without any difficulties. That's why this alliance between us would be beneficial for all of us." Rayzoni answered. "You smug little…" "Fine we'll accept your offer but what exactly are we supposed to do?" Nichole asked the lad as she interrupted the Tricky Fox Pokémon's sentence.
"You three should start your investigation at the Pokémon World Tournament." Rayzoni answered. "Why there?" Zorua asked. "Recently Driftveil City has been the location where I've been sensing the power and considering how there's an upcoming tournament I assume that the sources of that strength should be around there." Rayzoni answered. "Then why aren't you going instead, you smug bast…" "Why aren't you going?" Duke asked as he interrupted his companion.
"Stealth isn't exactly my specialty. Besides I need to search other parts of the city as well and considering Jin will be over at the PWT it'll be easier for lower leveled operatives like you to roam around as opposed to an elite like me." Rayzoni answered. "Damn you!" Zorua angrily shouted. "Fine, we accept." Duke calmly declared as the group continued to discuss their plans.
Eventually morning had arrived as the day for the Pokémon World Tournament had arrived. "Alright!" Golen exclaimed as he and the rest of his friends stood at the outside of the Pokémon Center.
"What are you so happy about?" Carly asked. "The tournament does not get underway until the afternoon." Tom added along. "Yeah and it's only 8 o' clock in the morning." Vlad stated. "It's nothing about the tournament, I just promised to meet with someone today." Golen answered with a grin. "Emoh, emoh?" Emolga muttered in confusion. "I wonder where they are." Golen wondered as he looked around. "GOLEN!" a voice declared.
"Huh? She's here!" Golen happily exclaimed to Amy who had suddenly arrived. "Who is that?" Vlad asked in confusion. "Oh no." Carly expressed.
"Something tells me that this family reunion will not be as joyous and exciting as Golen expects it to be." Tom chuckled. "Hey Amy, it's been a long time!" Golen yelled as he ran toward his sister.
She had a white shirt which she wore under a zipped cropped navy blue hoodie and along with that she wore burgundy colored cargo pants and black shoes. Her accessories consisted of burgundy wristbands along with a necklace which was obscured from view due to her zipped up hoodie. "How've you been?!" Golen asked as he continued running at his sister while she started to run to him as well. "Eh? Uh Amy?" Golen muttered in confusion as he noticed the rage in her eyes. "Oh no, oh no, oh no!" Golen muttered as he attempted to run away before being punched by her.
"Mr. Golen!" Vlad shouted in dismay. "What the…." "And this is for Grandma!" Amy shouted as she once again clobbered her younger brother. "W…who is that?" Vlad asked his companions.
"That's Amy, Golen's older sister." Carly answered. "She is quite amazing." Tom chuckled. "That can't be Amy, Mr. Golen told me that his older sister was an annoying little jerk who he always had to smack around cause she was just that thick-headed." Vlad stated. "Clearly the roles are the reverse of what you expected." Carly answered. "What was that for?" Golen whined.
"You think you can get away with ignoring us for all this time!?" Amy asked. "I…I wasn't…ignoring you I just had more important things to do." Golen answered.
"What? So are you saying that your goal is more important than your family?" Amy asked as she violently shook the black-haired lad around. "Huh? So these are your companions?" Amy muttered as she let go of Golen and looked over at Carly, Tom and Vlad. "S…should we run?" asked a fearful Vlad. "How amazing." Tom said in awe. "This is bad." Carly muttered.
"Hello I'm Amy." Amy stated as she politely introduced herself to the group. "Uh? I'm Carly." Carly stated, being slightly surprised at how polite Amy was. "I am Tom." Tom confidently added along. "And I'm Vlad." Vlad stated.
"That's strange, I expected you guys to be as annoying as that guy over there." Amy stated as she pointed at the goggles wearing lad. "Hey!" Golen shouted.
"Honestly I'm surprised you got anything done with him around." Amy mockingly stated to the black-haired lad's annoyance. "Well I am the workhorse of our group. If it not been for me than Golen and the others surely would not have reached where they are today." Tom boastfully declared. "That's nice. Hmm are you Golen's girlfriend?" Amy asked Carly. "Hey Amy, that's not how things…..Wait you actually think I've got a chance?" Golen asked his sister. "No." Amy bluntly answered as she and the rest of his companions began to laugh at his expense.
Elsewhere back at Aspertia City, Professor Juniper had met up with Bianca and Amy at Golen's house.
"I see, so that's what he's been up to." Emma muttered, seemingly expecting Professor Juniper to tell her what she ended up telling her. "You don't seem to be worried." Professor Juniper told the old lady. "I have nothing to worry about, the Pokémon trainers of the past were able to overcome some of the fiercest obstacles the world has ever known so I believe that the ones of today should be able to deal with these newer threats as well." Emma confidently answered. "It hasn't been since Black-2, White-2 and Hugh's generation that things have been this dangerous." Bianca solemnly stated.
"We should just be glad that things haven't escalated to the point of how things were back when Team Plasma first revealed themselves." Juniper told the blonde professor.
"There's been a war against the villainous organizations ever since Professor Oak entrusted the Pokédex to the First Generation." Emma informed the two professors. "I'm aware of that, I didn't believe in how dangerous villains like that were until I had to fight against Team Plasma with my friends." Bianca answered. "That conflict was what made you abandon your first goal and decide on being a Professor, right?" Emma asked. "Yeah, I remember that all too." Bianca answered as she became slightly uneasy due to the unknown dangers that plagued the region.
"What are the names of the Pokémon Hunters that have been causing trouble?" Emma asked Professor Juniper. "I'm not sure, but what scares me is that there might be someone behind all of the disappearances and destruction over the last few years." Professor Juniper declared to Emma and Bianca's shock. "If that's true than tell me where Tom and the others are, I can't let them travel with the possibility of them running into those maniacs!" Bianca exclaimed. "Calm down, they can handle themselves." Emma declared to the blonde professor's confusion.
"B…but…" "Tom is your son, you shouldn't underestimate him just because you're worried about his safety. Along with that he's got loyal companions with him. If anything we should believe in their ability to handle themselves no matter how dangerous things might be." Emma stated as she interrupted the professor's protest. "Besides I already tried to stop them myself but it didn't work. Those kids have got some guts, they could end up being the strongest generation in decades." Professor Juniper stated, being confident in the success of the quartet.
"Maybe so….but Ms. Emma where is Amy?" Bianca asked, noticing the absence of the red-haired lass. "She went off to support her brother, they've decided to enter the PWT that's being held today." Emma answered.
"The PWT? That sure brings me back, I wonder how they'll do." Bianca muttered as she let out a smile.
"Man she's annoying." Golen mumbled to himself as he walked with his friends and Amy over to the PWT. "Ms. Amy you're amazing." Vlad said in amusement at Amy's stories. "I didn't know you were so fun." Carly giggled. "It makes me question why Golen would view you the way he does." Tom chuckled. "Hey Tom….""What do you say about me?" Amy asked in annoyance. "Uh…nothing." Golen nervously muttered. "Emoh, moh, moh." Emolga exclaimed as it laughed at its trainer. "Shut up." Golen mumbled in embarrassment. "So you're aiming to enter the National's, huh?" Amy asked Carly.
"Yeah, it's a tough road but I think I'll pull through somehow." Carly answered. "That's interesting, you should be cautious about the last requirement to enter the Unova Circuit. While the first requirement focuses on testing the will and intellect of the trainer the second requirement tests the physical strength of their Pokémon along with how willing they are to surpass their own weaknesses." Amy informed the lass. "Yeah I knew it'd be a tougher requirement to pass so that's how come I decided to enter the PWT." Carly answered. "That's smart, what are you using the PWT for, Golen?" Amy asked her brother.
"Uh….it makes me feel cool to win battles…err I mean to get ready for my next Gym Badge obviously." Golen answered. "Liar." Amy mumbled. "So Tom, Vlad what are your goals?" Amy asked the two lads.
"I aim to be a Pokémon novelist, I am currently writing my first novel. While I have not decided on a title I believe that I have come along quite nicely." Tom proudly declared. "Your main character doesn't lose all the time, right? I hate it when that happens." Golen stated. "But if they win too much than the story isn't as fun." Vlad stated. "True, so maybe they should be more like me." Golen declared. "You mean a loser?" Amy asked. "N…no." Golen retorted. "I find that a story with a compelling main character that is relatable to the audience is the best route to take if you hope to write a successful novel. A main character that is either too dominant or too much of an underdog makes for a mundane read." Tom answered.
"Those are some nice words, so what about you Vlad?" Amy asked the crimson-haired lad.
"Hehe I don't really have a goal. I'm traveling with Mr. Golen and the others so I can explore the world and have fun." Vlad answered with a slight chuckle. "I understand, hey Golen! You aren't just going around excessively battling, right?" Amy asked her brother, with a bossy tone. "I don't need to answer to you." Golen retorted. "What was that!?" Amy shouted. "….Oh look there's the Pokémon World Tournament." Golen nervously expressed while he rushed ahead as the group passed through a gate. "Wow." the group expressed in awe as they looked on at the large area.
The streets were of a gray, light blue and green color scheme with various lights being engraved into the floors. Along with that the streets were filled with various tall silver colored poles which had blue and golden colored flags hanging on each pole.
"This place looks even better than I expected to be." Golen mused as he and his friends walked through the streets. "There sure are a lot of vendors here." Carly muttered. "Well of course, the PWT is where trainers from all around the world come to prove their strength so naturally these salesmen would decide to set up stands here to make a profit from the foreigners." Amy answered. "This is it!" Golen expressed as he and his companions arrived in front of the crowded stadium of the PWT. It was a large stadium of a cool gray color scheme. It had various metal bars outlining that outlined the structure, a red and blue flag on each side of the entrance and various glowing monitors on each side of the stadium.
"Come on, let's go!" Golen exclaimed as he entered the stadium.
The lobby of the stadium was quite large, and had a blue and gray color scheme with two large statues being located in the center of the room.
"There sure are a lot of trainers here." Vlad expressed. "It hardly matters, as there can only be one winner." Tom answered, being confident in his own victory. "Come on, we've still got to register." Golen told his companions as he ran over to the registration desk. "Um excuse me, can we get three registration applications?" Golen asked the lady as he approached the desk.
"Hey, you cut in front of me!" a voice shouted from behind Golen. "Oh I'm sorry, ma'a….Omi!" Golen expressed in shock as he turned around to see the orange-haired lad.
His attire had now consisted of a baggy black shirt with red trimmings along with white pants and red shoes. "G…Golen! What are you doing here and more importantly why did you cut in front of me?" Omi asked the goggles wearing lad. "I didn't see you there. You're still as short as ever." Golen chuckled. "You're still on that? I'm not even that short." Omi retorted to the lad. "Omi, it's been a while." Carly greeted the lad as she and the others caught up with Golen.
"Carly, hey what's up?" Omi asked. "Nothing much, we were just here to sign up for the tournament." Carly answered.
"Hey, what's that thing?" Golen asked as he pointed at a bipedal, draconic Pokémon with long, gray tusks which had red tips protruding from the sides of its mouth. These tusks were capable of breaking boulders. It had dark eyes with red irises, a gray face, and a cowl-like feature of green segments on its head, neck, back and chest. Its arms had three red fingers, and its lower body was gray, with red speckles on the underbelly. It had red toes and a red tip on its tail. "I see, so you are in possession of a Fraxure." Tom happily stated as Carly pulled out her Pokédex.
Fraxure, the Axe Jaw Pokémon. The evolved form of Axew. A broken tusk will not grow back, so it diligently sharpens its tusks on river rocks after the end of a battle.
"So Axew evolved." Carly muttered to herself as she recalled her and Tom's battle against Omi and Kim. "No fair, I wanted to battle against Axew." Golen whined. "Calm down, Fraxure retains a majority of its fighting style from its pre-evolution so it's not like much has changed." Amy told her brother. "Who is she?" Omi asked. "That's Mr. Golen's sister." Vlad answered. "Here are your applications." the lady from the desk declared as she handed Golen four applications. "Thanks a lot, well we'll see you later Omi." Golen expressed. "Yeah see you….wait you have my application too!" Omi exclaimed as he and Fraxure followed the group.
A while later the group had relaxed in front of a Pokéball shaped fountain as they determined who they would use during the tournament.
"Hmm so we can use up to five Pokémon, huh?" Golen muttered as he read the application. "I've already decided my line up, what about you guys?" Omi asked the group. "I will be using all five Pokémon on my roster." Tom proudly answered. "Same here." Carly added along. "What about you, Golen?" Amy asked her brother. "Hmmm well I've got eight Pokémon so I'll have to leave out three of them. So….hah I know who I'll use." Golen declared as he wrote down his Pokémon on the application. "Who did you decide to use?" Vlad asked his companion as Emolga looked on.
"That's a secret." Golen grinned. "That's no fun and hold on you've got eight Pokémon?!" Amy expressed in annoyance.
"We should probably try to….Golen, can you please get your arm off of me?" Carly asked the goggles wearing lad. "What are you talking about?" Golen queried in confusion as Carly turned around and was surprised to see Logan. "Logan!" Carly exclaimed in shock. "It seems that our love has bound us together once again, dearest Carly." Logan flirtatiously stated to the green-haired lass. "Who's that?" Omi asked in confusion. "I've got no idea." Golen answered as the duo looked on. "Are you entering the PWT too?" Carly asked the blonde lad. "Yeah, I had no idea that you would be entering as well so I've decided to win it for both you and me." Logan answered.
"It has been quite some time, Logan." Tom stated as he greeted the lad. "Oh Tom, you're entering too?" Logan asked in a ruder tone.
"Indeed, do not take it too personally if I happen to best you once again." Tom told the lad. "That's my line, you mediocre trainer." Logan retorted. "How ironic of you to utter those words." Tom smirked to Logan's irritation. "Can you get your arm off of me?" Carly muttered. "Oh I see, you guys got some new friends." Logan stated as he noticed Amy and Vlad. "Hello, how about we have a battle and would you two like to travel with me afterwards?" Logan asked as he placed his arms around both Amy and Vlad. "I'm not a trainer." Amy answered with a deadpan expression. "And we've already met before." Vlad chuckled.
"Hey I'm Golen." Golen stated as Logan ignored him. "I see, well would you like to go on a date?" Logan charmingly asked Amy. "Logan cease your foolishness, you fiend!" Tom exclaimed in irritation.
"These guys are weird." Omi expressed. "Fraxure." Fraxure stated in agreement. "How didn't he notice me?" Golen sulked. "You're as lively as ever." a voice declared as Golen looked over to notice Valen.
"V…Valen!" Golen expressed in shock. "Yo it's been a long time." Valen greeted the lad. His attire had now consisted of a yellow and green jacket which he wore over a black t-shirt, gunmetal colored pants and black shoes. He also now wore a black hat on his head rather than his old white hat. "It really has been a long time." Golen chuckled. "So are you entering the PWT too?" Golen asked the lad. "Yeah, this'll be perfect training for my next Gym Battle." Valen answered. "Awesome, you're doing Gym Battles now?" Golen asked the lad.
"Yeah, the Corterra Museum incident inspired me to take on greater challenges and I knew that Gym Battles would be the best way to test myself." Valen answered. "That's great." Golen smiled.
"Uh who are you guys?" Valen asked Vlad and Omi. "I'm Vlad." "I'm Omi and this is Fraxure." the two boys stated as they greeted the hat wearing trainer.
"So Carly, how about instead of wasting time competing in this tournament we instead go on our honeymoon?" Logan asked the green-haired lass.
"We're not married and we're not even dating." Carly muttered in annoyance. "You sure get around, don't you?" a voice declared. "Oh no." Carly thought to herself in response to the voice. "Please not her." Carly muttered as she looked over to see Kim. "You're goofing off, as usual." Kim expressed in annoyance. "It's not what you think, besides what does it matter to you?" Carly asked the pink-haired lass as Logan blankly stared at Kim. "Ahhhh." Logan falsely screamed as he fell to the floor. "What's wrong with you?" Kim asked the dramatic blonde lad.
"D…do you know CPR?" Logan asked as he lied on the floor. "Why?" Kim asked. "Because you just took my breath away." Logan charmingly answered.
"So anyways, you're not as weak as you were in our last battle, right?" Kim asked Carly as she ignored Logan. "That was just a onetime thing." Carly retorted. "Yo Kim, it's been a while." Golen told the lass, who just ignored him. "She's as annoying as ever." Omi muttered. "Yeah and she seems pretty loud too." Valen added along. "She's not that bad….I think." Vlad hesitantly told the two. "Yep because she's way worse." Omi answered.
"Hey Golen, I'll be taking all of our applications back to the desk." Omi told the goggles wearing lad. "Alright, well see you later." Golen answered as Omi left the area. "I'll go with you, I need to turn in my application too." Valen stated as he followed the orange-haired boy. "I beat you flawlessly last time!" Kim exclaimed to Carly. "Get over it, that was then and things are different now." Carly retorted. "Are you a dictionary? Cause you give a meaning to my life." Logan declared as Kim continued to ignore him while she and Carly argued with each other. "Wow he's good. I should write some of those lines down." Golen stated. "I already did." Vlad grinned as he held out a notepad.
"You guys have gotten weirder since our last meeting." Valen expressed from a distance as Omi and Fraxure nodded their heads in agreement while the group walked away.
"This is gonna be a fun tournament." Golen laughed as he looked over to notice Kozu in the distance. "Kozu!" Golen shouted as he ran to greet the lad. "Golen? You're entering too?" Kozu asked the goggles wearing trainer after he caught up with him. His attire now consisted of a sleeveless olive green colored vest with white trimmings which he wore over a long sleeved black shirt, brown gloves, a black and yellow belt that had a large pouch on his right side and a pair of loose khaki trousers along with black and olive green colored boots. "Yeah, we're all going to be entering this tournament." Golen happily answered.
"I see, well good luck. I've got to go finish my preparations for the tournament so I can't chat any longer." Kozu solemnly stated as he left. "Y…yeah, is he still upset from the Comet Tower incident?" Golen asked himself.
"Hey Golen, stop standing around! The tournament is going to be starting soon!" Amy called out to her brother. "Y…yeah!" Golen responded as he caught up with his friends while they once again entered the stadium. Eventually Golen, Carly and Tom had entered the battlefield where all of the other competitors stood around as Amy and Vlad looked on in the stands. The battlefield was large and decorated by various lights and it had a large screen to display the matchups. "Everyone's here!" Golen happily exclaimed as he looked all around the arena and looked over at all of the rivals.
"With all of our rivals here, this will surely be quite the adventure." Tom stated in amusement. "Can I really win?" Carly gloomily thought to herself. "Welcome trainers!" a voice declared.
"I'm Jin the president of Dogma Enterprises and the host of today's PWT!" the man declared as he spoke into a microphone. "And I'm the special guest for the event and will be on commentary along with the Nurse from the Driftveil City Pokémon Center." Turner declared as he and the Nurse stood next to Jin. "The PWT will be a thirty-two person tournament with five different rounds. We will have a single round every day for the next few days and the winner of the PWT will gain the secret prize that will be revealed after the tournament concludes." Jin declared as all of the trainers eagerly looked on. "Everyone, do your best to emerge victorious!" Jin declared.
"I'll beat everyone." Golen confident stated. "Yeah right, I'm going to win this tournament." Omi told the goggles wearing lad. "Nah, I'll be the winner." Valen declared.
"We don't even know the matchups yet." Carly informed the trio. "Hey Ms. Amy, who do you think might win the tournament?" Vlad asked the red-haired lady as the duo sat in the stands. "Hmm I'll have to say that Tom will win this one." Amy answered. "That's a good prediction, I'll be betting on all three of them." Vlad declared, being confident that one of his companions would be victorious. "Now everyone, please take a look at the matchups for the first round." Turner declared as he pointed at the front screen.
"The first match is, Kim against Dave!" Turner declared. "Hmph this'll be too easy." Kim smirked. "What a jerk." Carly thought to herself. "The second match is, Valen against Jacob!" "Hah Golen you better watch closely, cause the power I'll show in my battle is the same strength I'll use to beat you." Valen declared to Golen's amusement. "The third match is, Jose against Timy!" Turner declared as the two trainers smirked at each other. "The fourth match is, George against Ty!" "The fifth match is, Omi against Adam!" "I can't wait." Adam happily stated. "Alright Fraxure, let's win this!" Omi declared to the Axe Jaw Pokémon. "The sixth match is, Jackie against Johan!" "The seventh match is, Stevie against Cherry!" "The eighth match is, Tom against Jerry!" "Hmph I will be victorious, as always." Tom declared as he glimmered with confidence. "Arrogant punk!" Logan exclaimed as Tom ignored him. "The ninth match is, Logan against Tonnie." "I dedicate this to you, darling Kim." Logan declared as Kim indifferently looked on. "The tenth match is, Jade against Victor!" "The eleventh match is, Kate against Kal!" "The twelfth match is, Caswell against Phyl!" "The thirteenth match is, Kozu against Jared!" "I'll make up for my failure in the past." Kozu muttered to himself. "Kozu?" Omi muttered as he repeated the seemingly familiar name. "The fourteenth match is, Nelson against Andrew!" "The fifteenth match is, Golen against Fabian!" "Alright, finally!" Golen happily exclaimed. "Heh I may have come in second place last year but this year I'll win for sure." Fabian declared.
"And the final match of the first round is, Carly against Lenny!" Turner declared as he finished declaring the matchups. "So I'm last?" Carly muttered in shock.
"Heh I was the winner last year, so I'll win again this year." Lenny arrogantly stated.
"May all of the competitors who are not competing in the first match please move over to the stands?" the Nurse asked as all of the trainers barring Kim and Dave left to the stands.
"I feel bad for you, both for having to face off against me and for being a man." Kim told her opponent. "What does being a man have to do with battling?" Dave wondered. "In this tournament, you can only use one Pokémon per battle. You can't substitute during battle either." the Nurse declared as she and Turner sat on commentary. "Each round will be a one-on-one battle, huh?" Tom mumbled. "That's fine, I needed to have more single battles with my Pokémon." Golen stated. "As if you didn't have enough already." Carly muttered to the lad. "I wonder if Ms. Kim got any stronger." Vlad expressed as he and Amy regrouped with Golen and the others. "I like her style, so I'm sure she'll win this battle." Amy answered.
"That jerk, cause of her I ended up losing against Tom and Carly." Omi complained. "How did she cause you to lose?" Valen asked in confusion. "Yeah, how did she cost you the win?" Golen added along. "She just did." Omi answered as Fraxure nodded its head in agreement.
"I'll crush you like I crushed Carly!" Kim declared. "Stop rubbing it in!" Carly retorted. "Who's Carly?" Dave asked in confusion. "Let the battle begin!" the referee declared.
"Come on out, Swablu!" Kim declared as she called out an avian Pokémon with a round, blue body. Since it had no discernible neck, its body appeared to be all head. There were two long feathers on top of its head, and it had a short, rounded white beak and beady, black eyes. Its wings were fluffy and white, resembled cotton or clouds. It had tiny, white feet and two pointed tail feathers. "Swablu?" Carly muttered as she pulled out her Pokédex.
Swablu, the Cotton Bird Pokémon. For some reason, it likes to land on people's heads softly and act like it's a hat.
"Go, Galvantula!" Dave declared as he called out the EleSpider Pokémon. "Let's settle this, Swablu use Hyper Voice!" Kim commanded as Swablu released multiple transparent rings from its mouth at the opponent. "Galvantula!" Dave shouted as his Pokémon was struck by the attack. "It'll take more than that, Thunderbolt!" Dave commanded as Galvantula's body became surrounded in yellow electricity and it fired a beam of electricity from its body at the Cotton Bird Pokémon. "Dodge it and use Sing!" Kim ordered while Swablu gracefully avoided the attack and sung a lullaby while multicolored music notes came out of its mouth at the EleSpider Pokémon, which cause it to be put to sleep.
"Now use Dream Eater!" Kim commanded as Swablu created a shadow-like version of itself which went through the sleeping opponent, sucking up its energy. "Galvantula!" Dave yelled in dismay.
"Now use Pluck!" Kim commanded as Swablu's beak glowed white as it hit its opponent with it. "Galvantula is unable to battle, Swablu is the winner and the victor of the first match is Kim!" the referee declared. "What an amazing display from Swablu, it and its trainer truly are a skilled duo." Turner stated. "Hah that was too easy." Kim bragged as she recalled the joyful Cotton Bird Pokémon. "Kim's gotten stronger." Golen said, amused. "That wasn't too bad." Omi admitted as Carly bit her lip. "She's got style, Golen you should get a girl like her." Amy told her annoyed brother.
"The next match is, Valen against Jacob." the Nurse declared. "Let the battle begin!" the referee shouted.
"Electabuzz use Thunder!" Jacob commanded as Electabuzz gathered electricity in between the horns on its head, and it fired a blast of yellow electricity from its horns at Valen's Tauros. "Tauros dodge it!" Valen commanded as Tauros swiftly avoided the attack. "Now use Stone Edge!" Valen commanded while Tauros formed white circles of energy which quickly became sharp gray stones. It then fired them at the Electric Pokémon. "No, Electabuzz!" Jacob exclaimed in shock. "Now use Zen Headbutt!" Valen commanded as the horns on Tauros' head began to glow blue and it became surrounded in a light blue reflective shield as it charged at Electabuzz. "Electabuzz counter it with ThunderPunch!" Jacob commanded while the two Pokémon collided before both fell back. "Keep on using Zen Headbutt!" Valen declared. "Keep on intercepting it with ThunderPunch!" Jacob commanded as the two Pokémon repeatedly clashed with each other. "Tauros finish this with Take Down!" Valen commanded as Tauros pulled away from the collision. Tauros then charged at its opponent with a golden aura. "That won't work, Hyper Beam!" Jacob commanded as Electabuzz attempted to carry out its attack before being knocked down by Tauros' attack.
"Electabuzz is unable to battle, Tauros is the winner and the victor is Valen!" the referee declared. "Alright! Good job Tauros." Valen congratulated the Wild Bull Pokémon.
"An impressive display from Valen and his Tauros, these two will be a force to be reckoned with." Turner stated. "He's stronger than I expected." Golen eagerly stated as he let out a smile. "Emoh, emoh." Emolga muttered. "Audino use Giga Impact!" Jose commanded as his Audino knocked out Timy's Miltank. "Miltank is unable to battle, Audino is the winner and Jose is the victor!" the referee declared. "Watchog use Hyper Fang!" George commanded as it knocked out Ty's Liepard. "Liepard is unable to battle, Watchog is the winner and George is the victor!" the referee declared. "Alright, I'm up!" Omi declared as he and Fraxure ran up to the battlefield. "Good luck, Omi!" Golen exclaimed as he and his friends looked on.
"That's…." Kozu thought to himself in shock. "Let's go, Fraxure!" Omi declared as the Axe Jaw Pokémon walked forward to start the battle. "Come on out, Magneton!" Adam shouted as he called out the Magnet Pokémon.
"Magneton, huh?" Golen muttered as Emolga looked on in annoyance. "Let the battle, BEGIN!" the referee declared.
"The first move wins it, Rock Smash!" Omi commanded as Fraxure clenched its fist, which began to glow orange, as it charged at the Magnet Pokémon. "Magneton use Charge Beam!" Adam commanded as an orb of yellow electricity appeared in the center of Magneton's body. It then fired the beam of yellow electricity at the Axe Jaw Pokémon. "Dodge it!" Omi commanded while Fraxure avoided the attack. "Now use Swords Dance!" Omi commanded as Fraxure crossed its arms and began to glow red, raising its Attack. "Magneton use Lock On!" Adam ordered as Magneton's eyes began to glow red as it unleashed a red ring at the Axew Jaw Pokémon. The red ring grew smaller when it reached the opponent, turning into a red target that stuck to Fraxure. "What's Lock On?" Carly asked in confusion.
"It's a move that guarantees that the next move made by the user of the attack won't miss no matter what." Amy answered. "I wonder how Omi will overcome this tedious obstacle." Tom wondered in amusement. "You can win this, Omi!" Vlad shouted.
"Now Magneton, use Flash Cannon!" Adam commanded while Magneton's body became outlined in white energy and the energy started to gather in front of its body. A white orb of energy with light blue energy inside of it then formed in front of Magneton's body, and it fired a white beam of energy with light blue energy inside it at the Axe Jaw Pokémon. Fraxure was then struck by the attack due to the effect of Lock On.
"Fraxure!" Golen exclaimed while it emerged from the dust as it slightly winced while glowing blue.
"This is bad, Fraxure's Special Defense went down. So now it'll be more vulnerable to Magneton's next attack." Amy stated as Kozu intently looked on at the battle. "Fraxure use Dragon Claw!" Omi commanded as Fraxure charged at its opponent. "Finish this, Spark!" Adam commanded while the Magnet Pokémon's body became surrounded in yellow electricity as it charged at Fraxure while Omi let out a grin. "Fraxure use Guillotine!" Omi commanded as Fraxure's tusks extended as they began to glow a light blue color. It then rammed its tusks into Magneton, sending it flying into the sky.
"Magneton is unable to battle, Fraxure is the winner and the victor is Omi!" the referee declared. "Alright!" Golen and Vlad happily exclaimed as Emolga smirked at Magneton's defeat.
"What a relief." muttered Kozu. "Fraxure's ability must have been Mold Breaker, which allowed it to penetrate through Magneton's ability, Sturdy." the Nurse stated. "Swellow use Brave Bird!" Johan commanded as his Swellow charged at a small white seagull-like Pokémon. Its head made up a large portion of its body, as it did not appear to have a neck. It had thin, simplistic eyes. It had two pointed, ear-like extensions on its head. Its beak was orange with hooked, black tips. Its wings had a long, thin shape and blue stripes. It had three tail feathers with blue tips that were short and fan-like. It also had two small orange feet. "Wingull no!" Jackie expressed in disbelief. "Wingull is unable to battle, Swellow is the winner and the victor is Johan!" the referee declared.
"Whimsicott use Hurricane!" Cherrie commanded as her Whimsicott attacked. "Larvesta!" Stevie shouted. "Larvesta is unable to battle, Whimsicott is the winner!" the referee declared. "These fierce fights continue to pick up in intensity as we reach the halfway point of the first round." the Nurse declared. "Good luck, Master Tom." Vlad told his companion. "You better win." Amy added along. "My victory is a given." Tom answered as he left to have his battle. "Don't mess up, Tom!" Golen shouted as he, Omi, Valen and Carly looked on. "Let the battle, begin!" the referee shouted. "Skitty lend me your strength!" Tom commanded as he called out his Skitty. "Come on out, Raticate!" Jerry commanded as he called out his Raticate. "Raticate?" Golen muttered as he pulled out his Pokédex.
Raticate, the Mouse Pokémon. With its long fangs, this surprisingly violent Pokémon can gnaw away even thick concrete with ease.
"Hmm Tom against Jerry, the Kitten Pokémon against the Mouse Pokémon." Valen muttered. "Something about that seems off." Carly expressed.
"Raticate use Quick Attack!" Jerry commanded as the Mouse Pokémon's body became surrounded by white energy and it charged at Skitty at top speed. As it ran, its body became surrounded by a white aura and it left behind a trail of white energy. "Skitty avoid it with elegance." Tom commanded as Skitty avoided Raticate's Quick Attack. "We're not done yet, Raticate use Flame Wheel!" Jerry commanded as Raticate jumped into the air and released a red-orange flame from its mouth while somersaulting, rolling towards Skitty. "Skitty avoid it once more." Tom commanded as Skitty once again avoided the attack. "Chase after it with Quick Attack!" Jerry commanded as Raticate chased after the Kitten Pokémon. "This battle between Tom and Jerry seems to have come down to a game of cat and mouse, who will be victorious!?" Turner asked on commentary.
"Is that supposed to be a pun?" Carly asked in a deadpan expression. "Carly stop worrying about dumb things like that and come watch the battle." Golen told the green-haired lass.
"You punk, take this battle seriously!" Logan shouted at the violet-haired lad. "Skitty, DoubleSlap!" Tom commanded as Skitty abruptly stopped and started to repeatedly slap Raticate with its glowing white tail. "Raticate!" Jerry exclaimed as the Mouse Pokémon stood on its feet. "Use Crunch!" Jerry commanded as Raticate's teeth began to glow white as it charged at the Kitten Pokémon. "Skitty use Assist!" Tom commanded in response as a white orb formed in front of Skitty's palm. Its palm was then encased in an orb of yellow electricity as it punched Raticate in the face. "So it was ThunderPunch?" Tom smiled.
"We're not finished yet, Raticate use Double-Edge!" Jerry commanded as Raticate became covered in a gold aura. It then charged at the opponent with great force.
"This is the conclusion of our battle, Skitty use Wild Charge!" Tom commanded as Skitty was surrounded by yellow electricity and started charging straight into Raticate's Double-Edge. The two moves collided as Raticate was sent flying away. "Raticate is unable to battle, Skitty is the winner and the victor is Tom!" "What an impressive display from the former Aspertia City Gym Leader." Turner stated. "Good job Tom. You really showed Jerry who was top dog." Golen jokingly told his companion as he gave him a thumbs up.
"Golen, shut up." Amy told her brother in annoyance. "The next battle is, Logan against Tonnie."
"Dearest Carly and Kim, watch as I dedicate this battle to you." Logan declared. "Let the battle, begin!" "Alright, come on out, Herdier!" Logan declared as he called out Loyal Dog Pokémon. "Come out, Growlithe!" Tonnie commanded as she called out a quadruped, canine Pokémon. It had orange fur with black stripes along its back and legs. The fur on its muzzle, chest, belly, and tail was cream-colored, as well as an additional tuft of fur on top of its head. Growlithe's coat was noticeably longer on its chest and tail. It had gray eyes, a black nose, and large, round ears. Its forepaws had two visible claws, while its hind paws had three toes each. Each paw had a brown pad. "Growlithe?" Golen muttered as Carly pulled out her Pokédex.
Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town.
"Ms. Tonnie, it truly hurts my soul to have to battle against such a lovely lady as yourself so can we end his battle as fast as possible?" Logan charmingly asked. "Uh…sure?" Tonnie answered. "Growlithe use Flame Charge!" Tonnie commanded as the Puppy Pokémon repeatedly stomped on the ground until a cloud of dust covered its body. Then, it emerged from the cloud, covered in flames, as it charged at Herdier. "Should I even try? Herdier use Double Team!" Logan arrogantly commanded as the Loyal Dog Pokémon's body glowed white and it created multiple copies of itself. "What?" Tonnie expressed in shock as copies of Herdier surrounded Growlithe in a circle.
"Use Aerial Ace!" Logan commanded as the Herdier copies began to vanish while from behind Growlithe appeared the real Herdier, who was encased in a clear aura. Herdier then struck the Puppy Pokémon and sent it flying into the sky.
"Settle this, Thunder Fang!" Logan quickly commanded as Herdier leaped into the air and bit onto the air borne Growlithe, who was then shocked by a powerful thunderbolt, and proceeded to slam it into the ground. "Growlithe is unable to battle, Herdier is the winner and the victor is Logan!" the referee declared.
"Hmph so it appears that Logan has improved as well." Tom eagerly stated as Carly became a bit nervous. "So Ms. Tonnie, would you like to have dinner with me later?" Logan asked as he flirted with the confused lady. "That Logan is a winner in more ways than one." Turner jokingly stated.
"Ferroseed use Gyro Ball!" Jade ordered.
Her Pokémon was a cave-dwelling Pokémon resembling a durian. It had many green thorns around its body that were used for protection. It had a metallic body with band-like stripes, along with small yellow eyes with black pupils. It began to glow light blue as it spun at a rapid speed towards its opponent. "Koffing use Flamethrower!" Victor commanded as the Poison Gas Pokémon released a stream of red-orange flames at Ferroseed. "Ferroseed is unable to battle, the victor is Koffing and the winner is Victor!" the referee declared.
"Furret use Hyper Voice!" Kal commanded. His Pokémon was a tan creature that bore a strong resemblance to a ferret. Its most notable feature was its long skinny body, which was used for slipping through the small entrances to its nest and squirm through small spaces to escape foes. It had two brown lines on each cheek and cream-tipped ears. It had four medium-sized brown rings from its tail to the middle of its torso and smaller brown rings on each of its forepaws. However, its hind paws were cream-colored. All of its paws had pink paw pads. "Linoone!" Kate shouted in shock as Furret released multiple transparent rings from its mouth at the opponent. Her Pokémon was a slender-bodied quadruped Pokémon. It had sharp, elongated claws and small pointed teeth. It had white fur with brown stripes with one long stripe stretching the length of the body and ending at an arrowhead right above its eyes. It had small, tuft-like ears and blue eyes.
"Linoone use Surf!" she commanded as her Linoone stood up from the floor and then created a wave of water before leaping to the top and riding on top of it. "Furret use Thunder!" Kal commanded as Furret's whole body became surrounded by yellow electricity and it fired a blast of it from its body at the opponent.
"Linoone is unable to battle, Furret is the winner and the victor is Kal!" the referee declared.
"Mightyena use Shadow Ball!" Phyl commanded as his Mightyena defeated Caswell's Yamask. "Phyl is the victor!" the referee declared. "Alright, now it's Kozu turn." Golen muttered in excitement as Emolga looked on. "I wonder how much stronger he's gotten." Carly stated. "Who's Kozu?" Amy asked. "Just a rival of Mr. Golen's who mopped the floor with him." Vlad answered. "Vlad!" Golen shouted.
"Sorry." Vlad apologized as Amy laughed at Golen. "Just watch me, I'll show you just how powerful I've become." Kozu thought to himself.
"Let the battle, BEGIN!" the referee shouted. "Soar, Rufflet!" Kozu declared as he called out the Eaglet Pokémon.
"Come on, Boldore!" Jared shouted as he called out a blue rock-like Pokémon with an array of red crystals on its back and front, and a spine protruding from between its yellow ears. Rocky chunks at its sides comprised pincer-like limbs, tipped with red crystals similar to the ones on its back. Its orange crystal was the hardened form of its endlessly leaking energy. "Boldore?" Carly muttered as Golen pulled out his Pokédex.
Boldore, the Ore Pokémon. When it is healthy, its core sticks out. Always facing the same way, it swiftly moves front to back and left to right.
"The matchup between the Normal/Flying-type Rufflet and the Rock-type Boldore favors Boldore and Jared but will Kozu find a way to surpass that disadvantage?" the Nurse asked. "We'll win without a doubt, Boldore use Rock Blast!" Jared commanded. The red gems sticking out of the top of Boldore's body glowed bright orange, and the protrusion on the front of its body glowed silver. It then fired multiple silver energy waves in the shape of the protrusion on the front of its body at the opponent, one after the other. Despite this Kozu and Rufflet remained motionless as the attack approached them. "Kozu do something!" Golen shouted as Rufflet was pelted by the attack.
"Rufflet!" Golen shouted as the Eaglet Pokémon emerged from the smoke barely phased by the attack. "What?" Jared muttered in shock.
"A move of that level won't do a thing against us, Rufflet use Aerial Ace!" Kozu commanded as Rufflet dove down at Boldore and flapped its wings once. As it did so it was encased in a clear aura as it began to move so fast it became a blur. "Hah like that'd work." Jared stated as Rufflet collided with Boldore, who stood its ground. "Like my Boldore's defenses would be broken by a Flying-type move." Jared stated while Boldore was sent flying into a wall. "No way!" Omi shouted in shock. "Kozu's Rufflet has overwhelmed the defenses of Boldore!" the Nurse declared.
"Now use Aerial Ace repeatedly!" Kozu commanded much to the shock of everyone in the stadium. "Just because it worked once doesn't mean it'll work again, Harden!" Jared commanded as Boldore's body shined.
Rufflet then collided into Boldore who managed to remain in place. "Go!" Kozu commanded as Rufflet began to repeatedly pound on the Ore Pokémon with various Aerial Aces. "What's he doing? Surely he has more attacks than just Aerial Ace." Carly stated. "Yeah but just because he does doesn't necessarily means he'll use them." Valen stated. "But why not? I mean he must at least have a better move to use than that, so why would he go for just that?" Omi asked. "I'm not sure, but if I had to guess then I'd say his pride is what's causing him to fight like this." Valen answered.
"Rufflet!" Rufflet shouted as it smashed itself into Boldore, who took a great deal of damage from the attacks. "Now settle this Sky Drop!" Kozu commanded as Rufflet grabbed onto the Ore Pokémon.
"My Boldore's too bulky for your little Rufflet to carry him." Jared declared as Rufflet lifted Boldore into the sky. "Now drop it!" Kozu commanded as Rufflet descended at an incredible speed and smashed Boldore into the ground. "Boldore is unable to battle, Rufflet is the winner and the victor is Kozu." the referee declared as Kozu recalled his Rufflet. "Incredible, he absolutely crushed his opponent despite the type disadvantage." the Nurse declared. "This young man's strength could make him a favorite in winning the tournament." Turner added along. "That guy's pretty good." Valen admitted. "Yeah." Golen worryingly muttered.
"Golen, you better have been watching as well because next time I won't fail." Kozu thought to himself as he walked to the back.
"Ariados is unable to battle, Azumarill is the winner and the victor is Andrew!" the referee declared. "Now it is time for the second to last battle!" Turner declared. "Alright!" Golen yelled. "Who do you plan on using?" Carly asked her companion. "Don't worry, I'll win no matter who I pick." Golen assured her as he jumped over the railing and ran to the battlefield. "Will he be alright?" Carly asked. "Mr. Golen will be fine, after all he's really come a long way since back then." Vlad told his companion.
"You know how Golen is, he is one to keep us in suspense until the very end." Tom chuckled. "Yeah, he's a screw up but he must have some skill to have won three badges." Amy added along.
"Actually he possesses five badges." Tom informed the red-haired lady. "What?!" Amy exclaimed in disbelief. "Come on Golen, show me what you've got." Valen stated as he eagerly looked on.
"This is my first time seeing you battle so you better not mess up." Omi stated as Kozu silently looked on. "If Carly's anything to go by, he's a complete joke." Kim rudely stated. "I wonder who he is." Logan muttered in confusion.
"This is my first tournament so I'm not gonna lose." Golen declared to his opponent. "Don't get cocky there kid, you'll need more than beginner's luck to beat me." Fabian told the lad.
"Now let the battle, begin!" the referee declared. "Go, Whirlipede!" "Mudkip, let's go!" the two trainers declared as they called out their respective Pokémon. Fabian called out an insectoid Pokémon encased in a hard, segmented shell. It had two pairs of gray, horn-like feelers with dark gray stripes, with one pair extended upward from its front and the other pointing downward from its lower rear. Two poisonous barbs flanked both sides of each segment of its shell. The shell itself was gray, with red rings in the middle of each segment and a darker gray border circling its open center. Its eyes could be seen within the center, and had slitted pupils, yellow sclera, and thick, gray eyelids. "A Whirlipede." Tom muttered as Golen pulled out his Pokédex.
Whirlipede, the Curlipede Pokémon. Storing energy for evolution, it sits. But, when predators approach, it moves to stab them with poison spikes.
"Let's win this, Mudkip use Ice Beam!" Golen commanded as the battle began. "It really is hard to sneak around when the audience has been so loud for all of these battles." Nichole stated as she and her teammates moved through the crowds of people who were watching the battle.
Her disguise had consisted of a long sleeved loose fitting red sweater, a green skirt and black boots. She also wore sunglasses and a hat to hide her face. "It can't be helped, this is a tournament after all. Excitement for what's happening is to be expected." Duke answered. He wore a blue cardigan along with a white shirt, black pants and blue shoes. He also wore a hat and sunglasses as well. "I wonder what loser's battling this time." Zorua expressed as he looked over to notice Golen battling.
"Goggles Brat!?" Zorua yelled as Duke covered his mouth. The Tricky Fox Pokémon was disguised in his human form and wore a green hoodie along with navy blue cargo shorts and black sneakers. He wore a snapback hat and sunglasses like his teammates.
"If Goggles Brat is battling than that means that his friends are in the tournament as well." Nichole stated. "Maybe they're the source of the power Rayzoni was sensing?" Zorua jokingly suggested. "They can't even defeat us, no way could they be the source of that power." Duke answered. "Hold on, Rayzoni said to avoid Dr. Jin at all costs right? So where is he?" Nichole asked. "He's over there." Duke stated as he pointed at a private concealed booth. "So what's the plan?" Zorua asked his teammates. "We all agree that Rayzoni can't be trusted so we'll use this alliance with him as a way to take advantage of his resources along with sacrificing him to the leader when he finally reveals his true colors." Duke answered.
"That smug bastard, that'll teach him for trying to use us as pawns." Zorua snickered. "Wait so what will we do here?" Nichole asked. "Well I guess we can just kick back and relax." Duke comfortably answered as he sat down. "Seriously?" Zorua and Nichole muttered in annoyance. "While we don't trust Rayzoni that doesn't mean that he wasn't right about there being a mysterious power in the shadows. If anything the fact he's aware of it as well just goes to show you how big of a threat is hiding out there. So while we'll stay here for all five days, we should use that time to observe the competitors and keep a watch for anything suspicious that might be going on around here." Duke answered to his companions.
"That makes sense, so should we talk to the leader or not?" Nichole asked. "We should try and avoid him until the final day of the tournament. After all we can't risk involving him in our undercover affairs, especially not if it'll drag the rest of the organization into the mix." Duke replied. "Things will get dangerous if we aren't careful so no more of your goofy plans, Duke." Zorua mockingly told the annoyed ruby-haired lad.
"Mr. Golen!" Vlad shouted as Mudkip struggled to stand. "That guy's stronger than I expected." Amy admitted. "Darn it, we underestimated him and now we're in trouble." Golen thought to himself.
"Mudkip." Mudkip muttered as it stared at its opponents. "I trained as much as I could after my loss in last year's tournament. Now I'm going to avenge that failure by crushing you and winning the rest of the tournament." Fabian declared. "I'm not gonna lose in the first round, I'm going to battle against my friends so I can't afford to lose before then." Golen declared. "Oh please, Whirlipede use Steamroller!" Fabian commanded as Whirlipede jumped into the air and spun its body rapidly. Then, the tips of its antennae started to glow white and it charged at the Mud Fish Pokémon. "Mudkip dodge it!" Golen commanded as Mudkip leaped into the sky.
"Now use Ice Beam!" Golen commanded. "Use Sludge Bomb!" Fabian ordered in response. Mudkip opened up its mouth.
In front of it appeared an orb of light blue energy as Mudkip shot a beam of light blue energy at the Curlipede Pokémon. Whirlipede's antennae vibrated back and forth and it fired a ball of brown sludge from its mouth at the Mud Fish Pokémon. The two attacks passed through each other as they simultaneously struck down the opposing Pokémon. "Mudkip!" Golen exclaimed as Mudkip rose to its feet. "Whirlipede stop goofing off and use Steamroller!" Fabian commanded as Whirlipede once again rushed at the Mud Fish Pokémon. "I've got it, Mudkip use Ice Beam on the bottom part of Whirlipede's rotation." Golen commanded as Mudkip unleashed an Ice Beam at its opponent. The Ice Beam struck the rapidly spinning Curlipede Pokémon who was stuck to the ground due to the attack freezing its rotation. "No way!" Fabian shouted.
"Now for the finish, Mudkip use Aqua Tail!" Golen commanded as the Mud Fish Pokémon's tail was encased in a powerful spiral of water. "Whirlipede!" Fabian shouted as the Curlipede Pokémon was sent reeling by the powerful attack. "Whirlipede is unable to battle, Mudkip is the winner and the victor is Golen!" the referee declared. "Alright!" Vlad happily exclaimed. "He's not as bad as I expected him to be." Amy admitted.
"As expected of Golen." Tom smiled as Emolga calmly smirked. "So that's how strong he is, huh?" Omi stated amused. "I can't wait to beat him." Valen declared.
"That was nothing special." Kim stated with a bored look on her face. "Who just battled?" Logan thought to himself in confusion. "He's improved as well." Kozu expressed as he sat alone. "I can't believe it, even after I spent all of that time training I ended up losing, in the first rounds." Fabian muttered in disbelief.
"Thanks Mudkip, you were awesome." Golen praised the Mud Fish Pokémon as he recalled it into its Pokéball.
Golen then left the arena and walked into a hallway to go get a water bottle. "Carly." Golen muttered as he noticed the green-haired lass approaching him, while she prepared to enter the arena.
"Congratulations." Carly told the lad. "Thanks, you better not lose. After all I still haven't gotten to battle you myself." Golen smiled at the lass as they walked past each other. "Carly, you better win." Golen told his companion as they both stopped walking. "I already know that. I'll make sure to win my battle, after all losing is your thing." Carly jokingly told the lad. "It sure is…..Hey!" Golen yelled in annoyance as Carly continued to walk to the arena.
"We have now reached the final battle of the first rounds. The final match up will be between Carly from Aspertia City and last year's Champion, Lenny." Turner declared.
"Look you wimp, if you go on and embarrass yourself you better not even think about showing your face at the next Unova Circuit qualification exam!" Kim yelled. "Oh dearest Carly, as long as you believe in your love for me than anything is possible." Logan expressed. "Come to think of it I've never seen Carly in action. I'm curious at how strong she is." Valen stated. "I'll admit she's got some skill but whether it'll be enough is a whole other question." Omi replied. "Carly will be victorious." Tom declared. "What makes you so sure?" Amy asked. "It's because she's our companion." Vlad answered with a smile. "You guys really do have a lot of faith in each other." Amy admitted with a slight smile.
"Let the sixteenth battle, begin!" the referee declared. "I'll be the winner, come out Machoke!" Lenny declared as he tossed his Pokéball into the sky.
From it emerged a bipedal, humanoid Pokémon covered in gray skin. It had a vaguely reptilian face with a short snout, narrow red eyes, and four pointed teeth visible inside its mouth. Two of these teeth were in the upper jaw, while two were in the lower jaw. On top of its head were three, light brown ridges. Its arms were muscular with dark red, vertical stripes on them. It possessed large pectoral muscles that protrude slightly over its belt. It wore tight black shorts, and a golden belt with a buckle that has a red "P" design. Carly then pulled out her Pokédex.
Machoke, Superpower Pokémon. It happily carries heavy cargo to toughen up. It willingly does hard work for people.
"If that's the case then, it's your time to shine, come on out Pignite!" Carly declared as she called out the Fire Pig Pokémon. "Pignite?" muttered a surprised Logan. "So it evolved?" Kim expressed with an unimpressed look on her face. "Little lady, you should know that you can't win this. But since you're so determined, I'll let you get a free hit in." Lenny arrogantly stated. "I'm not going to accept that, battle me seriously!" Carly demanded.
"If you insist, you ready Machoke?" Lenny asked as Machoke got prepared to battle. "Pignite use Fire Punch!" Carly commanded as Pignite charged at the Superpower Pokémon.
One of Pignite's fists became surrounded in red-yellow flames as it punched the Superpower Pokémon. "That won't do a thing." Lenny arrogantly stated before seeing Machoke get slammed into the ground, much to his and everyone else, barring Tom and Vlad's, surprise. "Oh my, the young newcomer has managed to overwhelm the former Champion!" the Nurse exclaimed. "Why you….Enough games, Machoke!" Lenny shouted as the Superpower Pokémon stood up from the ground. "Pignite use Heat Wave!" Carly quickly commanded in response as a ball of fire emerged from Pignite's snout and it shot out a strong wind of flames at the Superpower Pokémon.
"Dodge it and use Rolling Kick!" Lenny commanded as Machoke swung its leg around and attempted to roundhouse kick the Fire Pig Pokémon.
"Dodge it!" Carly commanded as Pignite avoided the attack while Lenny simply smirked. "Machoke use Close Combat!" Lenny smugly commanded as the Superpower Pokémon quickly and repeatedly punched and kicks Pignite, sending it reeling. "Pignite!" Carly exclaimed as the Fire Pig Pokémon rose to its feet. "That Machoke is pretty powerful." Amy stated. "Yeah, but so is Ms. Carly's Pignite." Vlad told the lass. "It was a loser as a Tepig and evolution won't change that." Kim stated. "Don't worry Carly, we can always ditch this icky tournament and go on our date, when you lose that is." Logan expressed to Carly's annoyance.
"That sure hit the spot." Golen expressed as he finished drinking his water bottle. "Wait…I gotta go cheer on Carly!" Golen shouted as he left to go support his companion.
"Machoke use Smack Down!" Lenny commanded as Machoke cupped its arms together as a metallic gold orb of energy that was surrounded in orange energy appeared in front of it. Machoke then fired the orb at the opponent. "Intercept it with Heat Wave!" Carly quickly commanded as Pignite countered the attack. Due to the collision between the two attacks, an explosion engulfed the field. "I'll admit you got some skill there little girl." Lenny told the green-haired lass. "You're not too bad either." Carly admitted.
"But you were unlucky to have to face off against me in the first round, Machoke use Dual Chop!" Lenny commanded as the Superpower Pokémon's fists claws glowed violet blue as it charged at the Fire Pig Pokémon.
"Pignite intercept them with Fire Punch!" Carly commanded as Pignite rushed at the Superpower Pokémon. "Block it!" Lenny quickly ordered as Machoke put its arms in an X formation as it blocked Pignite's Fire Punch. "This is an evenly matched battle between Pignite and Machoke, two Fighting-types who are fighting with all of their might to overcome the other." Turner stated as Golen arrived to where Tom and the others were. "Rolling Kick!" Lenny commanded as Machoke rushed at Pignite. "Propel yourself into the sky using Heat Wave!" Carly commanded in response as Pignite used Heat Wave to avoid the attack.
"Now that you're in the sky, you two don't stand a chance. Machoke use Close Combat!" Lenny commanded as Machoke leaped into the sky.
"Pignite don't fall back, use Arm Thrust!" Carly commanded as Pignite repeatedly struck at the Superpower Pokémon with alternating hands as the two Pokémon began to repeatedly strike at each other in midair. The two Pokémon landed on the ground as they stood on the opposite sides of the battlefield. "Carl….." Golen shouted before noticing how intense Carly was battling. "Keep on attacking, Arm Thrust!" Carly quickly commanded.
"Show them your guts, Close Combat!" Lenny commanded as the two Pokémon began to repeatedly fight each other.
Fist to fist, strike to strike, blow for blow, the two Pokémon continued to fight, intent on conquering each other as the audience looked on in shock. "That's Carly?" Kim muttered in shock.
"Impressive." Tom stated as he looked over at the stunned Golen before letting out a smile. "Ms. Carly…" Vlad muttered as the battle continued. "We'll settle this, Machoke use Dual Chop!" Lenny commanded. "Pignite use Fire Punch!" Carly commanded but before Pignite could carry out its attack it was struck on its back by Machoke's Dual Chop. "Oh my, does this mean that the battle has been decided?!" the Nurse asked as the audience looked on. "Sorry but my victory was…." "Pignite!" Pignite shouted as it punched Machoke in the gut, the force of its attacked sent Machoke flying into the sky.
"No, Machoke!" Lenny shouted in dismay. "We won?" Carly muttered in shock. "ALRIGHT!" Golen shouted as the crowd erupted into cheers.
"Machoke is unable to battle, Pignite is the winner and the victor of the final match is Carly!" the referee declared. "With that the first rounds have concluded. Congratulations to all of the trainers who have secured a spot in the next rounds." Turner declared.
"Big deal." Kim muttered, pretending to not be impressed by her rival's victory. "As expected of my Carly." Logan mockingly stated. "You were amazing Pignite." Carly congratulated the victorious Fire Pig Pokémon.
"Huh? You're not as injured as I expected. I guess you're even stronger than I thought." Carly happily stated as Lenny approached her. "Hey you, since you beat the former Champion you better go on and become the new Champion." Lenny told the green-haired lass. "I promise." Carly smiled. "She's not bad." Amy stated. "Well she is our companion, her victory was guaranteed." Tom smirked. "That was amazing!" Vlad cheered. "She's improved as well. Guess that gives me another strong opponent to beat." Omi declared as Fraxure nodded its head in agreement. "Things are starting to get fun." Valen laughed. "I've got to improve." Kozu stated as he clutched his fist.
"Well that was fun, come on you guys we've got to go investigate the arena." Duke declared as the trio departed from the arena.
"Man you were amazing Carly." Golen told his companion as he, his friends and Amy sat around at Golen, Tom and Vlad's guest room. "Thanks, but it really is great that we get to spend the next few days in this amazing hotel." Carly replied. "Well it is fitting for the competitors of a competition as prestigious as the Pokémon World Tournament." Tom replied. "I can't wait to see how things will turn out." Vlad stated as Amy talked on the phone with Grandma Emma.
"So you're going to spend the night with your baes?" Kim asked as she lied down on one of the beds. "What are you doing here?" Carly asked the pink-haired lass.
"The three of us should spend the night bonding over our mutual interests." Logan declared as he suddenly appeared. "This isn't even my room!" Carly told her two rivals. "What's wrong?" Valen asked as he and Omi entered the room. "Does anyone know how to knock?" Tom asked as everyone began to argue with each other. "Hey, all of you!" Golen shouted as everyone looked at him. "You all better know one thing from today onward. The only one of us who's going to win this tournament, is me!" Golen declared.
"Yeah right." "Who are you?" Kim and Logan retorted as the group started to argue with each other, "Can you all shut up!?" Amy shouted as everyone stopped talking.
"This is a time to have fun, not argue with each other." Amy told the group. "You know, Golen's sister is right. I guess it was childish of us to…" "You're short!" Golen abruptly shouted at Omi as he interrupted his sentence which caused the group to argue with each other once again while Amy put on her earphones. "Man those guys are noisy." Kozu thought to himself as he stood on the balcony of the room next door. "I wonder how things will turn out." Kozu muttered as he let out a slight smile before noticing a mysterious figure.
"Things are going exactly as I planned." Jin menacingly stated as he lied back in his office.
"You really have done a good job, Jin." a voice declared as Jin looked back. "N…no way." Jin mumbled in disbelief. "It's been a while, Jin." B declared as he appeared. "You bastard, you're alive?" Jin angrily asked the lad. "Yeah, though I wouldn't take that tone. You wouldn't want to make me mad, would you?" B mockingly asked the man as he grabbed him by his tie. "A, C and D are here as well." B informed the surprised man. "No, why in the world are you four here!?" Jin shouted. "It's nothing really, we just got tired of hiding around and letting you and the rest of Team Dogma make such a mockery of the Accel Power." B answered as he pushed the man. "That's enough B." a voice declared as from behind B appeared four more silhouettes. "T…this can't be happening." Jin muttered in a tone that appeared to be fear. "Jin, don't tell me you're afraid of us?" a voice asked as the quartet stood together opposing the trembling leader of Team Dogma.
Narration: The PWT has finally gotten underway, with Golen, his friends and rivals having made it to the second round. But what obstacles will present themselves in what is bound to be a fierce second round?
"Sensei." Vlad whispered to Tom as he held a bag in his hands. "Vlad, have you obtained the materials?" Tom asked the crimson-haired lad. "Yeah, let's get started." Vlad declared as the duo began to work on a project while Golen and Emolga slept.
Major Events (9/22/13-9/23/13): Golen and his friends enter the Pokémon World Tournament along with Omi, Logan, Valen, Kim and Kozu.
Golen meets Logan, his friends officially meet Amy, Vlad meets Valen and all of the rivals meet each other for the first time.
Rayzoni and the Team Dogma trio form an alliance with each other which leads to the Dogma trio infiltrating the PWT to find the sources of a mysterious power.
Professor Juniper meets with Bianca and Emma to discuss the upcoming crisis that is sure to arise.
Valen reveals that he is challenging the Unova League.
Jin is revealed to be hosting the PWT.
Carly's Pignite is revealed to have learned Fire Punch and Arm Thrust.
Omi's Axew is revealed to have evolved into a Fraxure and to have learned Rock Smash, Swords Dance and Guillotine while Kim is revealed to own a Swablu.
Valen's Tauros is revealed to have learned Stone Edge and Zen Headbutt while Logan's Herdier is revealed to have learned Double Team, Aerial Ace and Thunder Fang.
Golen, his friends and rivals advance to the second rounds of the PWT.
B returns while A, C and D are introduced.
Characters:
Golen
Carly
Tom
Vlad
Rayzoni
Kozu
Omi
Kim
Logan
Valen
Amy
Nichole
Duke
Dr. Jin
Professor Juniper
Bianca
Emma
Turner
B
A, C and D (silhouette, debut)
Dave
Jacob
Jose
Timy
George
Ty
Adam
Jackie
Johan
Stevie
Cherrie
Jerry
Tonnie
Jade
Victor
Kate
Kal
Caswell
Phyl
Jared
Nelson
Andrew
Fabian
Lenny
Nurse
Referee
Audience
Citizens
Pokémon:
Emolga (Golen's)
Zorua (Team Dogma)
Mudkip (Golen's)
Pignite (Carly's)
Tepig (Carly's, flashback)
Skitty (Tom's)
Aipom (Tom's, flashback)
Rufflet (Kozu's)
Fraxure (Omi's, debut)
Axew (Omi's, flashback)
Swablu (Kim's, debut)
Vulpix (Kim's, flashback)
Herdier (Logan's)
Tauros (Valen's)
Galvantula (Dave's)
Electabuzz (Jacob's)
Audino (Jose's)
Miltank (Timy's)
Watchog (George's)
Liepard (Ty's)
Magneton (Adam's)
Wingull (Jackie's, debut)
Swellow (Johan's)
Larvesta (Stevie's)
Whimsicott (Cherrie, debut)
Raticate (Jerry's)
Growlithe (Tonnie's, debut)
Ferroseed (Jade's, debut)
Koffing (Victor's)
Linoone (Kate's)
Furret (Kal's)
Yamask (Caswell's)
Mightyena (Phyl's, debut)
Boldore (Jared's, debut)
Ariados (Nelson's)
Azumarill (Andrew's)
Whirlipede (Fabian's, debut)
Machoke (Lenny's, debut)