It's time for the full battles to begin everybody! Arcanine pulled out an extremely dramatic win over Leon's Blastoise last chapter! Owen is now in the top 16, and will have his hands full in his next battle, so this will be the most extreme battle in the story so far. That means if you liked last chapter, you're going to love this one.

Owen's team for battle

Wartortle, level 36, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Water gun, Ice Punch

Kabutops, level 38, Hydro Pump, Slash, Rockslide, Water gun

Charizard, level 45, Flamethrower, Wing Attack, Metal Claw, Seismic Toss

Alakazam, level 34, Psybeam, Hypnosis, Light Screen, Psychic

Venasaur, level 42, Vine Whip, Sunny Day, Solarbeam, Razor Leaf

Nidoking, 38, Poison Sting, Tackle, Double Kick, Sludge Bomb

As he walked out of the arena, and over towards the cafeteria where his three friends were. He walked into the cafeteria and ordered his dinner as he sat down with CJ, Fate, and Janine.

"So what was the big news you wanted to tell me about?" Owen inquired. Fate pointed towards the T.V that had the PBN on, and they had the experts back on.

"What battle are you looking forward to the most?" the anchor asked. A burly looking man cleared his throat, and then gave he answer.

"Owen Plateau vs. Burt Oak. That will be the best battle of the tournament, and I'll go as far to say that Plateau will win 6-4," he answered professionally. The other experts were split between the first expert's opinion.

"You have to give Burt the edge, just because he is Professor Oak's grandson, and Blue Oak's little brother." Another expert finished the debate with the following answer.

"It'll all come down to Plateau's Wartortle, and Oak's Blastoise who I have been told, have quite the rivalry." The T.V began to play a series of commercials.

"Me facing Burt," Owen murmured.

"That's a battle I'd pay ta watch," a voice announced from behind the booth that the four kids were sitting at.

"Vincent, right?" Owen asked.

"That's right! You betta win, Plateau. I want to battle you, not that butthole, Burt." Everyone laughed at the Italian's comment. "I'll see ya latuh," he said in his thick accent.

"Are you ready?" Janine asked.

"More than ever! I'm gonna wipe the floor with Burt."

"You might want to base your team off of the last time you two met," Fate suggested.

"That's what I plan on doing," Owen retorted. They all finished their dinner and headed back to their house.

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"Our first trainer! The one, the only, Burt Oak!" The crowd cheered half heartedly as the obnoxious boy made his way to the trainer's box area of the battlefield. "And our second trainer! You all know him as the under dog, but he's ready to become a contender for the title! Owen Plateau!" The crowd erupted as the energetic ten year old ran out of the tunnel, waving to the full crowd, and taking in the sight of the late night battle that he would be involved in.

"Owen! Owen! Owen!" the crowd chanted, much to the dismay of Burt.

"From now on, each battle will be 6 vs. 6! Both trainers may use substitution! Begin!" The jumbo-tron showed a picture of Owen and a picture of Burt. Underneath each, we're 6 empty boxes, where the Pokemon's picture would appear.

"Go, Raticate!" Burt's Raticate sniffed the air, and then stared at Owen angrily.

"Let's make this exactly like the S.S Anne," Owen said to himself. "Venasaur, let's go! Use Vine Whip!" Venasaur appeared, and then shot two vines from his back.

"Use Super Fang on the vines!" Burt ordered. Raticate's teeth began to glow white, and then it chomped on Venasaur's vines. Venasaur roared angrily, and then wrapped its vines around Raticate's mouth, causing the brown rat to start choking.

"Venasaur, throw it in he air, and then use Razor Leaf!" Venasaur threw Raticate, and then fired leaves that were as sharp as blades. Raticate was cut and slashed by the attack, and fell to the ground, yelping on impact.

"Raticate use Hyper Beam!"

"Venasaur, dodge it and then use Sunny Day and Solarbeam!" Venasaur dove out of the way, and then shot a ball of fire into the air, and let loose a powerful ray of green energy that knocked Raticate out easily. On the jumbo-tron, the picture of Raticate that was colored yellow, turned black.

"Raticate is unable to battle! Burt, choose your next Pokemon!"

"Go, Machamp!" A large, turquoise colored Pokemon was standing on Burt's side of the battlefield. It had four arms, all of which were beyond muscular. It wore black shorts, and its legs were extremely muscular.

"Venasaur, return. Go, Nidoking!" Nidoking glared at Machamp, and Machamp glared at Nidoking.

"Machamp, use Karate Chop and Dynamic Punch!" Two hands glowed white, while the other two glowed red.

"Nidoking, use Double Kick!" Nidoking's double kick was canceled out by the two Karate chops. Then, Machamp sent Nidoking flying after striking him with two Dynamic Punches.

"Now use Seismic Toss!" Machamp went running over to Nidoking to perform the deadly attack.

"Block it with Sludge Bomb!" Machamp swatted away some parts of Sludge Bomb, but was hit by others. Machamp grabbe Nidoking, jumped up into the air, and then used a different technique to Seismic Toss. Machamp flipped Nidoking upside down, but Machamp was still standing upright. It then proceeded to wrap its legs around Nidoking's neck, and Nidoking crashed into the ground violently. Nidoking was laying there unconscious.

"Nidoking is unable to battle! Owen, choose your next Pokemon!"

"Alakazam, let's get some revenge!" Alakzam was levitating as he appeared before the crowd of thousands.

"Machamp, return. Hypno, let's roll! Use Psychic!" Owen laughed. He and Alakazam had been training for this moment for quite a while.

"Dodge it, and then use Shadow Ball!" Alakazam jumped above the attack, and then fired a ball of darkness, that crashed into Hypno. Burt frowned at the disadvantage that Hypno now had.

"OK, Hypno use Thunderbolt!" Burt screamed. Hypno began to give off electricity, and then fired a bolt of it at Alakazam.

"Alakazam, use Light Screen, and then Shadow Ball!" Alakazam blocked the Thunderbolt with the glass wal, that was Light Screen. He then fired another ball of darkness, that knocked Hypno out. Hypno's yellow picture turned black.

"Hypno is unable to battle! Burt, choose your next Pokemon!"

"Urgh, Hypno return. Gyarados, take 'em out with Hydro Pump!" Gyarados was a colossal, blue, and scaly sea creature. It was often times mistaken to be the lock ness monster, and was a major powerhouse that evolved from a useless Pokemon named Magikarp.

"Alakazam! Block it with Psychic!" The massive Hydro Pump blew through Psychic, and shattered Light Screen! Alakazam was knocked out in one hit!

"Alakazam is unable to battle! Owen, choose your next Pokemon!"

"Kabutops, let's go! Use Rockslide!" Kabutops shot out of its Pokeball, and made a boulder appear, and then threw it above Gyarados. The boulder fell apart, and large chunks of rocks fell from above, crashing on top of Gyarados.

"Gyarados, use Twister!" Gyarados whipped its tail which caused a twister to appear. Kabutops was sucked in, and he began to let out a cry as he was thrown out, and up against a wall.

"Kabutops, can you continue?" Owen questioned the sea Pokemon. It nodded, and then jumped high into the air. "Use Slash!"

"Block it with Iron Tail!" Burt screeched. Kabutops and Gyarados hit and knocked each other out.

"Both Pokemon are unable to battle! Trainers, choose your next Pokemon!"

"Wartortle, come on out!" Wartortle dead eyed Burt.

"Pidgeot, let's move it! Use Aerial Ace!" Pidgeot flew out of its Pokeball, and flew over towards Wartortle, with white streaks flying behind it. Wartortle gracefully dodged the oncoming attack.

"Let's use Ice Beam!" Owen bellowed. Wartortle struck Pidgeot's left wing, freezing it on contact, and causing Pidgeot to fall to the ground. "Let's wrap it up with Ice Punch!" Wartortle dove forward and punched Pidgeot into Burt.

"Pidgeot is unable to battle! Burt choose your next Pokemon!"

"Go, Machamp! Use Dynamic Punch!" Owen knew that Wartortle couldn't stop Machamp, but he had to do as much damage as he could.

"Use Ice Beam on the ground!" The battlefield was covered in ice, and Machamp slipped.

"Machamp, use Fire Punch on the ground!" Burt ordered. The ice melted and Machamp got back up after taking a Hydro Pmp to the chest. "Seismic Toss." Machamp grabbed Wartortle, jumped up, flipped him upside down, and fell towards the ground.

"Wartortle, spin and land on Machamp!" Wartortle didn't spin enough to avoid damage. But he still caused some damage to Machamp by spinning half of the way Wartortle tried to spin.

"Wartortle is unable to battle! Owen, choose your next Pokemon!"

"Venasaur, come on out! Use Solarbeam!"

"Machamp, use Fire Punch!" Both Pokemon struck one another with devastating moves.

"Both Pokemon are unable to battle! Trainers, choose your last Pokemon!" Owen and Burt grinned. They each knew which Pokemon the other was going to send out.

"Go, Blastoise!/Go, Charizard!"

"Whoever wins this fight, shall move on to the top 8, and will battle tomorrow night! Begin!" Greg signaled.

"Blastoise, use Hydro Pump!" Charizard flew out of the way of the powerful water type attack. Now roaring, Charizard swooped down for battle.

"Charizard, use Flamethrower!" Charizard struck Blastoise with a monstrous amount of fire. Blastoise shook off the heavy damage that was dealt, and prepared for more orders.

"Blastoise, use Skull Bash!" Blastoise ran towards Charizard, getting ready to take down its rival. Charizard flew towards Blastoise with white streaks flying behind him. Both Pokemon slammed into one another, and then Charizard fell down.

"Charizard, you have to get up! Look at the big screen, everyone fought to get you to this situation! You need to get up!" Charizard got up to its feet slowly, looking very fatigued.

"Use Hydro Cannon!" Charizard's flame on his tail began to glow blue with some white flames. He was angry, and he wouldn't let his trainer lose to Burt. Charizard began to glow crimson, and so did his eyes. He then released a horizontal tornado of blue fire that collided with Hydro Cannon. BOOOOM! Both Pokemon were struggling to stand. SMACK! Owen fell to his knees in shock.

"Charizard wins! Owen Plateau is going to the top 8 and will face Vincent Laguino!" Greg screamed as he was jumping up and down. Burt withdrew Blastoise and walked away.

"Charizard, return." Owen smiled at Charizard's Pokeball and made his way out of the middle arena. He signed autographs for kids, and took pictures with adults. He could get use to the life of a celebrity.

Admit it, you thought Owen lost! Well he didn't, and he is in the top 8! Three more battles to go, and it'll all be his. Will Owen make it to the semi finals? Fnd out next chapter. Till then, peace out.