Sorry guys, I just realized (someone pointed it out) that I didn't post the poll, so that's my fault. Anyways, the tournament will be starting this chapter, and jntvfreak actually guessed who Owen was going to battle in the fist round, so props to you. I don't have much else to say, so let's get going.

P.S: There's a new poll up for the second round of the tournament. Or you can vote for the 3 Johto Pokemon tou want to see battle via review.

Owen's team (Unknown)

Owen watched as his three requested Kanto Pokemon appeared on the video chat screen. Sceptile looked at the strange looking Pokemon from his trainer's native region and they appeared to be extremely strong.

"Alright, they're all here. Who will you be sending over?" Professor. Oak questioned. Owen grabbed the first three Pokeballs on his belt and he put them in the transfer machine.

"These three." Professor. Oak nodded and he withdrew the three Kanto Pokemon to their Pokeballs and put them in the transfer machine. The switch was made and Owen was ready for his tournament. The three new Pokeballs appeared and he picked them up. "Come on out guys!" He threw the three Pokeballs into the air and he couldn't help but smile when the three Pokemon appeared.

"Wow! Those three look way stronger than your Hoenn Pokemon," Andy said in awe. Charizard, Nidoking, and Wartortle seemed thrilled to be back with their trainer, especially because they would be battling.

"Why hasn't your Wartorlte evolved into Blastoise yet?" Sapphire interrogated.

"He doesn't want to evolve. He didn't even want to evolve into Wartortle, but he wanted to beat his old trainer so he did." Wartortle grunted angrily when he heard Owen talk about Leon.

"Didn't Charizard battle with you in the Silver Conference?" Lillian asked. Charizard nodded in response, still ticked off that he couldn't help his trainer win. Before Owen, Fate, and CJ could reminisce about Kanto, Sapphire interrupted.

"The tournament is starting up in an hour and you have to be there in 10 minutes," she said as she got off her PokeGear. Owen, CJ, and Fate nodded and the group got up and left for the gym, which was where the tournament was being held. Owen looked at his three Kanto Pokemon, and he felt like he couldn't lose.

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"WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!" the announcer screamed to the sold out crowd of over 10,000 people. Owen looked around at the screaming fans in the arena seating dome. The atmosphere was electric, almost reminiscent of the Indigo League or the Silver Conference. "I am your host, Gordon, and I will be announcing the battles. We have a star studded tournament for you, and I hope you enjoy!"

Backstage, Owen was escorted to a man with an ear-bud in his ear. He was told to go up a few stairs and he would be instructed when to walk onto the battlefield. He did as he was told, and he waited anxiously. He would be the first battle, and he wanted to give the fans their money's worth. Sceptile stood next to Owen, waiting anxiously also. Even though he wouldn't be battling, he still had a sense of nervousness before the tournament.

"Owen Plateau!" Owen began walking out to the battlefield with Sceptile walking next to him. The two waved to the roaring crowd and stepped to their side of the battlefield. "And his opponent will be…Burt Oak!" Owen's jaw hit the ground, and Burt walked towards his end of the battlefield. He was smiling, which was not something that Burt did.

"This battle will be 3 vs 3. Neither trainer may substitute their Pokemon!" a referee yelled over the crowd. "Trainers, select your first Pokemon!"

"Go, Machamp!" Burt's Machamp looked like it had grown a substantial amount of strength since the last time Owen had battled it.

"Nidoking, rock and roll!" Nidoking slammed against the ground, feet first, and he roared into the air. Sceptile watched the powerful Pokemon and he studied Nidoking closely.

"Begin!"

"Nidoking, use Sludge Bomb!" Owen commanded. Nidoking shot balls of poison that exploded as they hit the ground.

"Machamp, dodge it and use Fire Punch!" Machamp barely avoided each individual bomb of sludge, and it jumped towards Nidoking. The fighting type Pokemon swung at Nidoking, but the dual posion and ground type blocked the attack quickly.

"Counter with Dynamic Punch Nidoking!" Nidoking's fist turned red, and he punched Machamp in the stomach, sending the muscular Pokemon flying back towards Burt. The crowd went nuts and Sceptile jumped into the air while throwing his fist upwards. Nidoking grunted with satisfaction, and he crossed his arms. Machamp hopped back up and it seemed a bit hampered by the powerful punch.

"Machamp, use Seismic Toss!" Burt shouted. Machamp darted towards Nidoking and picked him up. The two Pokemon shotup into the air, and Machamp pointed Nidoking's head towards the ground.

"Nidoking, try to break free and use Hyper Beam!" Nidoking whipped his arms wildly and he broke free of Machamp's grasp and he fired the ridiculously powerful attack from point blank range. Machamp was shot back towards Burt, and it was . Nidoking slammed against the ground head first and he looked extremely fatigued.

"Machamp is unable to battle! Burt, choose your next Pokemon!" Burt withdrew Machamp and sent out his next Pokemon.

"Pidgeot, I need your help!" Pidgeot soared into the air and began squawking at Nidoking. The purple Pokemon panted heavily and it looked like Nidoking could collapse at any second.

"Begin!"

"Nidoking, wrap it up with Horn Drill!" Nidoking began to spin and his body turned into a drill! The powerful Pokemon shot into the air and zipped right towards Pidgeot.

"Dodge it and use Brave Bird!" Burt commanded. Pidgeot narrowly escaped the one-hit KO, and it chased after the flying drill. Pidgeot's body caught fire, and then it began to glow blue. The Kanto native Pokemon crashed into Nidoking, and a gigantic explosion took place. BOOOOOM! Nidoking crashed to the ground and had swirls for eyes while Pidgeot flew back to Burt and winced in pain.

"Nidkoing is unable to battle! Owen, choose your next Pokemon!" Owen sighed as his first caught Pokemon was knocked out in one move. A strange move that he had never heard of before.

"Thanks Nidoking. You deserve a long rest." Sceptile waited eagerly for Owen to call out his next Pokemon, so that he could try to use some of their battle styles when he battled. "Go, Wartortle!" Wartortle disintegrated from the white beam of light that came out of the Pokeball, and he looked at Burt and his Pidgeot.

"Begin!"

"Wartortle, use Hydro Spin!" Wartortle tucked his limbs and head into his shell, and he began to use Rapid Spin with Hydro Pump.

"Pidgeot, use Whirlwind to block the water!" Burt shouted over the roaring crowd. Pidgeot did as it was told and the Hydro Spin was ineffective. Wartortle was clearly impressed by the flying type and he looked like he was ready to go all out.

"Wartortle, use Ice Beam!" Wartortle shot off a zig zagging beam of light blue energy that struck Pidgeot directly, causing the winged Pokemon to fall towards the ground. "Nows our chance! Use Skull Bash!" Owen cried. Wartortle sprinted towards the falling Pokemon and lunged head first.

"Pidgeot, dodge it and use Hyper Beam!" Pidgeot's eyes shot open and it managed to avoid the fatal attack. Wartortle slammed into the stands and he was helped up by a few spectators. Pidgeot fired off a Hyper Beam at the confused Pokemon, and Owen screamed.

"Wartortle, use Hydro Pump!" Wartortle stopped rubbing his head and he shot a Hydro Pump that went straight through the Hyper Beam. Pidgeot flew out of the way and both Pokemon looked like they were on their last limb.

"Skull Bash/Brave Bird!" the longtime rivals shouted in unison. Their Pokemon both obeyed commands and met head first in the middle of the battlefield. BOOOOOM! Wartorlte was hurled out of the explosion just like Pidgeot and both Pokemon fainted.

"Both Pokemon are unable to battle! Trainers, choose your last Pokemon!" Owen looked over at Sceptile and whispered to the grass type starter.

"Get ready to meet my first Pokemon Sceptile." Sceptile nodded and looked like he could explode with joy when Owen threw out his third and final Pokeball. "Charizard! Take to the skies!" Charizard came out of his Pokeball shooting fire all over the place in excitement. The crowd cheered and waited for Burt to choose his last Pokemon.

"I'll choose my first Pokemon too! Blastoise let's do this!"

"So that's Owen's strongest Pokemon?" Alice questioned. Both Fate and CJ nodded. "And that's his rival's strongest Pokemon?" Fate and CJ nodded again, confirming that the battle that was about to take place could potentially be destructive with how powerful both Pokemon were.

"Begin!"

"Charizard, use Dragon Rage!" Charizard roared viciously and shot a gigantic orange ball that had red flames. Burt and his Blastoise seemed calm for the most part, but they were surprised at how powerful the attack was.

"Blastoise, use Hydro Pump!" Blastoise shot two bullets of water from the cannons on his shoulders, and the two attacks subdued one another. Charizard stopped flying and he made his way down to the ground, knowing that his aerial assault couldn't do much at all.

"Try Flamethrower!" Charizard shot a wicked flame that knocked Blastoise backwards, but the water type still seemed fine. Burt seemed to have noticed the same thing, and he tried to capitalize on it.

"Blastoise, use Skull Bash!" Blastoise dove head first towards Charizard, looking to strike back at the fire type.

"Charizard, grab Blastoise and use Seismic Toss!" Charizard jumped over Blastoise and grabbed it by its cannons and the two Pokemon soared towards the top of the roof. Charizard turned on a dime and flew as fast as he could towards the ground with Blastoise completely defenseless behind him. "NOW!" Owen shrieked. Charizard hurled Blastoise with all of his might, and the water starter smacked against the ground head first. The blue Pokemon didn't move, and the battle was over.

"Blastoise is unable to battle! Owen wins and is moving on to the next round!" Owen cheered for Charizard, and so did Scptile, and so did the thousands of fans. The winged fire lizard roared victoriously and Burt made his way over to the two Pokemon and their trainer.

"Nice battle. You've gotten a lot stronger since our last battle," Burt complimented as he pet Charizard.

"Thanks, you too." The two trainers walked off of the battlefield and made their way to the sidelines with the others.

"Nice battle," CJ told Burt and Owen.

"To bad I'm going to beat you," Fate intervened. Owen began to laugh at his old companion and so did everyone else.

"We'll just see about that."

Alright, 1 round down, only 3-4 more to go. Make sure to vote for THREE JOHTO Pokemon that you want to see battle next round. Till next time, peace out.