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CH 36 Sinnoh League Revisited

Battle Pyramid:

Ash and Paul stood across from each other at opposite ends of the battle field. Brandon took his place as the referee.

"This will be a full six on six battle. Both sides are allowed to switch Pokémon. There will be a five-minute break once one side loses three Pokémon. Are both trainers ready?"

"We are!" Ash and Paul shouted in unison.

Brandon smiled before raising a hand," then let the battle begin!"

"Go Sceptile!

"Ursaring standby for battle!" It had been awhile since Ash had last seen Paul's Ursaring, he wondered if Paul would be using the same team as in their last battle.

"Ursaring Slash!"

"Sceptile Leaf Blade!" The two Pokémon clashed as sparks flew from their powerful exchange. The sparks were followed up by a rush of wind that sent both Pokémon skidding back a few inches.

"Sceptile Energy Ball!"

"Ursaring knock it away," Ursaring re-directed the attack into the ground leaving a small crater," now use Focus Blast!" Ursaring began to charge a large ball of energy in its hands.

"Sceptile Double Team!" Multiple Sceptiles appeared and began swarming the field in an attempt to confuse Ursaring.

Paul smirked having expected this tactic," Ursaring spin and release!" Ash was confused as Ursaring began to spin and the Focus Blast stopped growing. Much to his surprise several smaller blasts began to release from the spinning Ursaring's hands. The spinning orbs easily cut through the fake Sceptiles with one hitting the real one.

"Wait what was that?" Paul smirked once more knowing he had one-upped Ash.

"Simple, instead of having Ursaring release one large blast I had him release several smaller ones to ensure I hit the real Sceptile."

"Oh, that's cool, man I gotta remember that one."

"Don't forget this is a battle," Paul said snapping Ash out of his daze," Ursaring Hyper Beam!"

"Sceptile Solar Beam!" The two super charged blasts collided creating a large explosion as a thick layer of dust was kicked up. Ursaring moved backwards instinctively still recharging from the attack.

"Sceptile Leaf Blade!" Ash went on the offensive as Sceptile rocketed forward knowing Ursaring was still recharging.

"Ursaring wait for it." Paul knew that Ursaring wouldn't be able to dodge in time as he still had to recharge. The only option was to counter.

In a matter of seconds Sceptile was within an arm's reach," Ursaring use Counter!" Ursaring managed to catch the green blade with one claw and struck Sceptile in the gut with the other. Sceptile flinched momentarily from the impact but quickly regained composure.

"Sceptile Energy Ball!" Sceptile was too close for Ursaring to react quickly enough. Paul wondered if this was Ash's plan all along. Ursaring got hit dead on by the attack and flipped over onto the ground, down but not out yet.

"Ursaring Bulk-Up!" Ursaring powered up readying another assault on Sceptile.

"Sceptile Swords Dance!" Sceptile followed suit and powered up as well.

"Ursaring Brick Break!" Ursaring charged at Sceptile claws glowing with a bright light.

"Sceptile Bullet Seed!" Sceptile launched a storm of seeds trying to knock Ursaring off course. Ursaring, however, charged right through them.

Ursaring reached Sceptile, however, Ash was prepared," Sceptile dodge and use Solar Beam!" Sceptile began charging is attack as he ducked under Ursaring's overhead strike. ASs Sceptile came back up he launched his attack at Ursaring who had no way to dodge. The bear was sent flying back and hit the ground falling unconscious.

"Ursaring is unable to battle, Sceptile wins!" Brandon declared as Paul pulled out Ursaring's ball.

"Good effort," Paul said recalling his Pokémon. Ash was pleased to hear Paul say this, it seemed Paul really had changed from his harsh ways.

Ash smiled as he recalled Sceptile," great job buddy, rest for now."

"Will both trainers call out their next Pokémon."

"Go Tyrantrum!" Ash looked on eagerly as Paul's new Pokémon emerged with a loud roar.

"Oh wow Paul!"

"I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a Tyrunt and a Sail Fossil," Paul said with a smirk," maybe I'll give you the other fossil if you win." Ash got even more excited at hearing this, he had never been lucky enough to catch a fossil Pokémon. The closest was when Aerodactyl kidnapped him.

"Then I definitely have to win, go Hawlucha!" As Hawlucha appeared from the ball he somersaulted to the ground striking a pose as he landed. Hawlucha was still very much into his theatrics.

"Hawlucha versus Tyrantrum begin!"

"We'll move first, Tyrntrum Dragon Pulse!"

"Hawlucha fly!" Hawlucha dodge the beam by taking to the sky.

"Now Rock Slide!" Tyrantrum summoned a slew of rocks above Hawlucha that dropped down towards the bird.

"Hawlucha dodge and use Flying Press!" Hawlucha swerved around dodged the rocks before it crashed down on Tyrantrum's head.

"Shake it off!" Despite the hard hit Tyrantrum easily brushed off both the attack and Hawlucha.

"Man that Tyrantrum is strong," Ash marveled," but we can't lose here, Hawlucha Karate Chop!"

"Tyrantrum Rock Polish!" Tyrantrum glowed brightly before it easily dodged the attack thanks to the increase in speed.

"I didn't think it could get that fast so easily, Hawlucha Focus Blast!"

"Dragon Rage!" The two blasts collided causing a small explosion and giving Hawlucha some cover with all the smoke.

"Now use Brick Break!" Hawlucha flew through the smoke towards Tyrantrum trying to get a good strike in.

"Not so fast, Tyrntrum grab it!" As Hawlucha went in for the strike Tyrantrum used its large jaw to catch Hawlucha by the wing.

"Now toss it!" Tyrantrum spun the captive Hawlucha around before slamming it to the ground.

"Hawlucha Brick Break!" Hawlucha managed to jump back up and hit Tyrantrum in the jaw. However, it didn't even flinch.

"Whoa how tough is it?"

"A lot tougher than you think, Head Smash!"

"Hawlucha dodge it!" Hawlucha attempted to get out of the way but thanks to the increased speed Tyrantrum got a hard it in and knocked Hawlucha out cold.

"Hawlucha is unable to battle, the winner is Tyrantrum!" Ash walked over to his downed friend and recalled him with a sad smile.

"Good try to rest up now."

"Excellent job Tyrantrum now return."

Brandon looked at both trainers to make sure they were ready," send out your next Pokémon."

"Go Pikachu!" Pikachu ran onto the field eagerly ready to battle.

"Emboar!" Ash was surprised when the final evolution of Tepig emerged from the ball.

"Battle begin!"

"Pikachu Thunderbolt!"

"Pikaa!" Pikachu let loose a burst of lightning that hit Emboar but barely phased it.

"Emboar Flame Charge!" Emboar coated itself in flames before charging at Pikachu, its speed hitting a new high.

"Dodge with Agility!" Pikachu began speeding around in order to dodge the charging fire starter. While Emboar was faster thanks to Flame Charge, it still couldn't compare to Pikachu.

"Flame Burst!" Emboar came to a halt before spitting out large globs of fire at Pikachu.

"Counter Shield!" Pikachu began spinning around discharging waves of electricity that blocked the flames.

"I guess I should've anticipated that," Paul said remembering that maneuver well," Emboar Brick Break!"

"Pikachu use Iron Tail!" Ash knew how Paul would react to that as Pikachu's tail clashed with Emboar's arm.

"So Paul, next you're going to say that Pikachu's turned around now and stuck but Emboar has a free arm."

"This again huh, Pikachu's turned around now and stuck but Emboar has a free arm," Paul said proving Ash's prediction," now use Fire Punch with the other arm!"

"Not so fast, Pikachu use Electro Ball!" Before Emboar could strike Pikachu formed a large ball of electricity from his tail. The growing ball made contact with Emboar's arm shocking it before the ball sent it flying back.

"That's a new one, I guess it was foolish to think you'd fall for that trap still."

"I learned my lesson a long time ago Paul, now Pikachu use Quick Attack!" Pikachu began speeding forward once again towards the awaiting Emboar.

"Intercept it with Fire Punch."

Ash saw this as a good opportunity," now Pikachu jump with Iron Tail!" Using the momentum from his Quick Attack, Pikachu slammed his hardened tail against the ground using it to spring into the air.

"Not good, Flamethrower!" Emboar aimed the flames at the airborne Pikachu hoping to knock him out of the air.

"Electro Ball!" The large ball of electricity cut through the flames hitting Emboar. As the attack sunk in sparks began to surge across Emboar's body.

"Emboar is paralyzed!"

"Now's our chance, Pikachu use Volt Tackle!"

"Pika, Pika, Pikaaaa!" Pikachu plummeted down into Emboar like an electrified meteor dealing considerable damage.

"Emboar can you go on?" Emboar gave a slight nod despite still being dazed by the attack.

"Pikachu Quick Attack!"

"Emboar Blast Burn!" It was a last-ditch effort on Paul's part knowing Emboar wouldn't last much longer. The large blast of fire was strong but Pikachu was too fast. Pikachu easily dodged the attack and while Emboar began to recharge it got hit dead on by the attack stumbling backwards.

"Electro Ball!" Pikachu launched another large attack at Emboar, knocking it out this time.

"Emboar is unable to battle, the winner is Pikachu!"

"Great job buddy!" Ash exclaimed as Pikachu jumped happily into his arms.

"Thanks Emboar now return."

"Paul has currently lost 2 Pokémon. One more and we'll take a break. Trainers send out your next Pokémon!"

"Go Snorlax!"

"Come on out Torterra!" Paul's starter Pokémon emerged shaking the ground as he landed.

"Oh wow Paul Torterra was your starter right?" Ash asked.

"Yes back when he was just a Turtwig. It's been awhile so I'm looking forward to seeing how he's grown."

"Torterra versus Snorlax, begin!"

"Snorlax Body Slam!" Despite his size Snorlax ran forward with surprising speed as he proceeded to slam his body onto Torterra.

"Hold steady!" Torterra took the impact on full force not even flinching.

"I knew Torterra was tough for sure," Ash marveled," but we're close so use Ice Punch!"

"Torterra Energy Ball!" A large ball of green energy formed in Torterra's mouth which take the hit for Torterra.

"Snorlax back up and use Hyper Beam!" Snorlax increased the distance between the two of them before attacking.

"Protect!" A barrier appeared around Torterra as the blast bounced off and hit the ceiling instead.

Paul took this as his chance," Torterra Frenzy Plant!" Snorlax was still recharging so he couldn't dodge the plants. The plants tangled Snorlax up damaging him in the process.

"Try and break free!"

"Torterra use Leaf Storm!"

"Snorlax Hyper Beam!" Paul was not expecting another Hyper Beam so soon after the last. The beam cut through the leaves knocking back the startled Torterra. The vines around Snorlax disappeared freeing the large Pokémon.

"Torterra Earthquake!"

"Snorlax jump!" Despite his large size, Snorlax was able to jump into the air as the ground shook violently and rock pillars formed from the ground.

"Now Rock Climb!" Torterra surfed up one of the rock pillars into the air towards Snorlax.

"Body Slam!"

"Heavy Slam!" The two heavy Pokémon slammed into each other with tremendous force resulting in a large shockwave. The two fell back down to the ground feeling shaken.

"Synthesis!"

"Rest!" The two combatants began healing with Snorlax falling into a deep sleep.

"Torterra Grass Knot!" Vines appeared at Snorlax's feet slamming him to the ground.

"Sleep Talk!" Despite being asleep Snorlax let charged forward using Giga Impact.

"Torterra Protect!" Unfortunately, the move failed this time as Torterra suffered a large hit.

"Not good, Solar Beam!" Snorlax was still asleep and recharging so he had no chance at dodging.

"Snorlax Sleep Talk!" Snorlax managed to use Ice Punch charging forward once more.

"Torterra Giga Impact!" Torterra charged forwards to as the two collided. Dust was kicked up before revealing two unconscious Pokémon.

"Both Pokémon are down. Paul has lost three Pokémon so we'll take a 10-minute break."

"Good job," both Ash and Paul said as they recalled their Pokémon and headed to the benches on opposite sides. The second round would be a tough bout for both of them.