Ok, well there's a lot of battling in this episode. They're reasonably short battles for me, and there's not much else that happens apart from the battles but I really just wanted to get this chapter over and done with so… Yeah… I can't wait for the Driftveil Gym Battle which will be taking place the episode after the next though so get pumped for that! Also, on a side note, I still have nobody that wants to read my Spinoff series but I can now announce what it is about; it's about Nick's father, Jordan. I have just wrote one chapter because I'm not sure about how many of you will like it so please give me feedback once you read it (If you want to read Chapter 1 then I'll send it via PM).
So I'm just gonna give you all a quick recap of what's happened in the Alder Cup so far:
Our heroes had an abrupt arrival in Floccesy Town after the sinister duo of Amy & Trent tried to steal their Pokemon, which resulted in a double psychic evolution for Gothita and Solosis! Then, after the Alder Cup began everyone got through (That's Nick, May, Max, Cheren, Wes, Trevor, John and Bobby) but in the Top 16 battles May had to battle Max and Trevor had to battles Wes. After May and Wes won their matches respectively May then had to face off against the mysterious character Bobby and after an epic explosion we are yet to see the winner. Now, to find out…
Episode 37 – Fierce Fighting for the Cup of Glory!
Both Pokemon, Marshtomp and Blaziken, were hit and were sent flying back to a wall behind their trainers. We all looked on in anticipation to see would rise, and who wouldn't.
"And the winner of this Top 8 battle is…" Alder started. "May and Blaziken! I'm sorry to say but Bobby, you've been eliminated from this tournament."
"Err!" Bobby grunted as he returned Marshtomp. He had lost to May again and he wasn't happy about it.
"Now, let's get going with the rest of the Top 8 battles!" Alder told the crowd as May and Bobby left the arena. Cheren and a girl called Felicity ran out onto the battlefield.
"Archeops, go!" Cheren called.
"And after that astounding win from Cheren he moves on to the Top 4!" Alder announced.
"Please welcome our next two trainers onto the battlefield, they're John and Nick!" Jeffery instructed the crowd as they started to cheer wildly, chanting each of our names. "And let the battle begin!"
"Alright Pawniard, it's your turn!" John shouted as he threw out a Pawniard.
"Riolu, rock and roll!" I pointed to the battlefield and Riolu dashed from my side and onto the dusty terrain.
"Olu…" Riolu muttered as he gave the signal to Pawniard to bring it on, an epic fight sure soon to happen.
"Ar-ar-ar-ard!" Pawniard laughed, obviously not thinking that Riolu could beat him.
"Pawniard, the Sharp Blade Pokemon. Ignoring their injuries, groups of Pawniard attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey," Dexter explained.
"Alright Pawniard, start off with Swords Dance!" John instructed. Pawniard's arms turned orange and he started to do a small dance with them, twirling and moving them around in slashing like movements. "Now, Night Slash!" Pawniard pounced forward, his blade like arms now purple. He was just like how his evolved form – Bisharp – was charging for my father with Night Slash. Snap out of it Nick! Snap out!
"Use Sky Uppercut!" I countered.
"Rio!" Riolu exclaimed as he lurched forward fist forward to collide with Pawniard. Neither side gave in and the moves were rendered even so they both slid back to us.
"Now, Metal Claw!" John ordered. Pawniard came rocketing back towards Riolu with a metallic claw, sharpening as he ran. Pawniard threw his arm at Riolu just as I called,
"Dodge every single swipe!" and I yelled it just in time too because Riolu quickly avoided it, but Pawniard came back for more slashing. Riolu jumped, ducked, side stepped, put his arms up and bent over to dodge all of the swipes but on the final Metal Claw, when Pawniard put everything into it Riolu was hit and sent rearing back to me.
"Riolu, get up and use Aura Sphere!" I shouted. Riolu jumped up and then started to gather aura at his palms, generating a mass amount of energy. He focused, cleared his mind and was then ready to fire it.
"OLU!" Riolu roared as he released his energy and threw the sphere, which surged over towards the Blade Pokemon.
"Aerial Ace," John told his Pokemon, Pawniard jumped and air currents followed him, smashing through the almost deadly Aura Sphere. "Now go and hit Riolu!" Riolu had no time to dodge as Pawniard suddenly appeared right up in his face where he whacked all wits out of Riolu. Why else would they learn Aerial Ace but for when they face Fighting-Types, their biggest threats that can cause major damage? "It's now time for a close range Night Slash."
"Pawn!" Pawniard screeched as he took aim and then swung at Riolu, who was knocked over the head with the attack. Pawniard laughed at the what-he-thought-was-a weak Pokemon, but he was seriously wrong.
"Extreme Speed!" I ordered. Riolu jumped forward, a white trail following him for a glimpse of a second and then, SLAM! Pawniard was sent soaring and then hit the ground hard after the very powerful attack. "Go in for a Sky Uppercut!" Riolu dashed forward, his fist clenched and a sky blue. "Now!" Riolu's fist came down and exploded on Pawniard's face, nearly knocking him out.
"Hehehe," John snickered as Pawniard's eyes flung open. "Sink your claws into him with Metal Claw!" This time both of Pawniard's claws turned to metal and then he laughed before jumping up and jabbing his two claws into Riolu stomach, digging down deep.
"Riolu!" Riolu winced in pain as he was shot down to the ground.
"Guillotine to finish the job!" John commanded.
"Pawn!" Pawniard exclaimed as his claws were shining a bright and he stampeded for Riolu, who was still lying on the floor defenceless.
"Endure!" I roared. It seemed as though Riolu couldn't hear me and Pawniard was getting ever closer.
'ENDURE!' I roared inside of our minds. Suddenly he heard me and was engulfed in a red glow which stopped him from fainting. Pawniard slashed him and tried to grip him by his throat but Riolu stood up, unaffected by any strangling he was doing.
"OLUU!" Riolu called as he gathered massive Aura Sphere right in front of him, where Pawniard was. Pawniard tried to stab him again and again but it didn't work. Riolu's Aura Sphere was fully formed so he place it on top of Pawniard head and then kicked him, forcing the Aura Sphere to explode in front of them both, but of course Riolu just kept standing there while Pawniard's body was sent back to John. The smoke cleared to reveal an unconscious Pawniard and a very injured Riolu, still stranding strong.
"So that means John is out of this! Nick moves on to the Top 4!" Alder declared. Just after Alder finish speaking Riolu feel forward and lied there fainted, not able to go on any longer.
"Riolu, I'm speechless about the way you battled today," I told him as I carried Riolu out of the arena. After Day 2 had ended my Pokemon and I decided to go on a walk around town. "Guys, we're in the Top 4! How does that sound?"
"Tran/Pig/Olu/Osha/Duo/Tir!" all of my Pokemon agreed, all of them happy to be in the semi-finals along with May. Cheren and Wes won their matches respectively too so I'll be facing off against one of them three; intense!
"Alright Basculin, use Water Gun!" I looked down to a nearby river and saw John and his Pokemon training.
"Basc!" Basculin screamed as he pumped out water which hit John.
"Hey, John!" I called and ran down to him with all of my Pokemon.
"Oh hey Nick," he greeted me but looked immediately at Riolu. "Is he ok? I think that we got too worked up in battle and we were afraid that we might've injured him really badly."
"Oh na, he's sweet," I assured him and looked down at Riolu too who had a bandage around his arm and around his stomach, where he was jabbed.
"That's good. Sometimes I just get into battles and get too worked up about winning," John explained.
"I know what you mean man, I know what you mean," I agreed. "Hey, I haven't seen that Basculin before."
"Oh yeah, we've been doing some extra special training for our Gym Battle in Driftveil, but he can never seem to win a battle," John sighed as he looked down at the blue eyed Basculin.
"Well, training's pretty much all you can do," I shrugged. We talked a little while longer before we departure from each other and I returned to the Pokemon Centre where I got a nice long rest for the day ahead; the final day and it's gonna be the when the most intense battles happen!
"Welcome back everyone to the 3rd day of the Alder Cup, the one with the most intense battles! We have the two semi-final battles, then the final battle and lastly the battle against me!" Alder told the roaring crowd. "Now, may I bring in our Top 4? First, we have Wes from the region of Hoenn! This girl's also from Hoenn, but she's known as the princess of Hoenn! It's May!" All the coordinating fans of May cheered and chanted her name. I wasn't jealous AT ALL. "Next we have Nick from our home Unova!" I ran out onto the battlefield and suddenly the stadium fell DEAD silent. "And another Unovian; Cheren!" the crowd erupted in cheers again as Cheren walked on, not taking any notice of the crowd. Oh come on! Even he gets some cheers. "The Top 4 matchups are on screen!" The four faces amongst the two battles flickered on, revealing the deadly pair of Cheren vs. May. I looked over at Wes and he slightly smiled at me but I knew that this wasn't going to be easy since he had beaten Trevor, and I lost to him. Who said I was giving up though?
"And begin!" Jeffery shouted.
"Alright Minccino, on stage!" May called as Minccino's pokeball rapidly sped through the air.
"It's time Gurdurr, go!" Cheren yelled.
"Ccino!" Minccino cheered as she jumped down onto the battlefield. She hasn't battled in quite a while so this'll be nice for her.
"Durr!" Gurdurr roared at Minccino as he came out of his pokeball. Minccino got scared and hid behind May's legs.
"Minccino! This is a Pokemon Battle!" May scolded Minccino as she pushed her back onto the field. "Alright then, use Swift!" Minccino jumped up and her tail started to shine yellow, and she whipped it, her tail shooting out countless stars of dust. As the stars span over to Gurdurr he just whacked them all with the steel bar he was carrying, making the pretty attack useless. "Fine then, let's use Slam an then a close range Tail Slap!"
"Min!" Minccino squealed as she started to run forward towards Gurdurr.
"Hit it away with Hammer Arm!" Cheren ordered. Just as Minccino jumped and was about to slam into Gurdurr, he brought his bar forward and smacked Minccino with it, the bar now in a frenzy of fire red. Minccino went soaring through the air and then she hit May, making her collapse.
"We're not giving up! Minccino use Swift into the sky and then Shadow Ball it!" May instructed. Minccino whipped her tail forward again and out came over a dozen or more of yellow stars, which were all made out dust. They became airborne and started to spin in a circle formation, staying up in the sky on their own. Minccino then shot a Shadow Ball at it and a big explosion of beauty occurred, sending a rain of glitter from the sky.
"Err… We can't see!" Cheren moaned as the dust started to turn into a mist.
"Now, use Slam and then a power-packed Tail Slap!" May commanded.
"Min-ccino!" Minccino screeched as she sped through the yellow mist and then slammed into Gurdurr - shoulder first - who fell over. "Min!" Minccino jumped up, rolled once and then whipped her now white-glowing tail onto Gurdurr's head.
"Maybe we'll actually have to start fighting…" Cheren muttered. "Gurdurr, get up and use Dynamic Punch and Hammer Arm!"
"Durr!" Gurdurr roared as he started to stampede for Minccino. One hand was a fire red while the other was holding a long steel beam which was now a very dull red.
"Jump and dodge!" May called as Gurdurr put his fist forward. Minccino quickly jumped and dodged the Dynamic Punch but it wasn't over, because Gurdurr swung the steel beam upwards and it crashed into Minccino, sending her surging up into the air. Gurdurr returned to Cheren just as Minccino flopped down back to the ground.
"And with that this battle is nearly over; just look at the state of Minccino!" Alder told the crowd as we all looked over at Minccino who was on her feet, but wobbling around a little bit.
"We'll end this for you. Gurdurr, Stone Edge!" Gurdurr suddenly created some rocks, and then controlled them by making them orbit his body. Gurdurr then threw his arms forward, ordering them to fire at Minccino – which they did – and the sharp stones were on their way to shoot Minccino.
"Use Double Slap!" May exclaimed. Minccino jumped forward and then started to swing her tail around, hitting back any rocks that came her way.
"Ccino! Ccino!" Minccino sang as she did so.
"Now jump and use Swift!" Minccino jumped up and suddenly a rain of stars came from her tail, on their way to shower over Gurdurr.
"Use Protect!" Cheren ordered. Gurdurr put up a green glowing protective shield. It was more glorious than normal, you could see the power in the Protect and it looked like moving water, the shimmers, the movement. He must've worked on that Protect a lot to get at that state of power. The Swift started to pelt the shield, but it didn't hurt Gurdurr even a bit. "Now it's time; Dynamic Punch!"
"Gur!" Gurdurr shrieked as he threw his beam up in the air and started to run rapidly, his right fist a blaze red. Minccino was falling from the sky, after using Swift and at this rate she was dead.
"Dodge it!" May called. Minccino tried to sway to the side but it was no use, and Gurdurr came in for the mighty blow. BOOOM! Minccino was sent soaring and she hit a wall behind May, underneath the stands.
"And Minccino is out, which means that the first finalist is Cheren!" Alder announced. May looked very sad and she walked slowly off of the battlefield and into a strip to the left of the battlefield where I was standing. This was where all the trainers were able to stand, but most of them had left.
"May," I said. She looked up at me, her face releasing sadness. "Minccino was great, and so were you. Mark my words, I'm gonna beat Wes and then win the whole dam thing!"
"It's not gonna be easy, battling me," Wes shrugged as he started to walk onto the battlefield.
"So you've got all of your battling spunk back?" May asked, with that same look on her face when I lost to both Roxie and Trevor. What does she mean by all of my battling spunk back? I've always had a battling spunk.
"Yeah," I replied, sort of confused. May nodded and gestured me to go onto the battlefield with Wes. I was just about to battle the said-to-be powerful trainer Wes who beat Trevor, whom beat me with Pignite, but now that I know Cheren's in the finals I need my strongest to defeat him! So I'm going with one of my power cards, not my strongest but not my weakest.
"Let this match begin!"
"Go Palpitoad!"
"Rock and roll Tranquill!" After a series of entrances we all got the battle underway.
"I guess you made a smart choice; our Ground-Type moves are useless although we have a range of Water-Type attacks. Use Hydro Pump to start this battle off!" Wes commanded.
"Toad!" Palpitoad roared as he jumped up, inhaled air and then blasted Tranquill out of the sky with a menacing Hydro Pump, clear as day. I was well, shocked. Palpitoad is way stronger than when I met him back in Liberty Garden.
"Tranquill, get out of that nose dive and use Aerial Ace, then a close range Air Cutter!" I ordered.
"Quill!" Tranquill nodded as he flew horizontally again. He then dashed forward, air currents forming around him as usual. He slammed into Palpitoad who had just landed back on the ground and sent him rolling along the dusty battlefield. Tranquill then crossed his wings and shot out a blue X which surged through the air, creating a massive galling gust in its trail. It crashed into Palpitoad and sent him into the air.
"Palpitoad, Mud Shot!" Wes instructed. What? But Ground-type moves won't affect Tranquill. Palpitoad shook of the Air Cutter and then regained his focus, but got his long tongue out and swung it around, releasing mud bullets that pelted Tranquill and the ground, sending him into the mud face first. When Tranquill's head popped out it was drenched in mud and he started to squawk and flap his wings, being unable to see his surroundings. "Aqua Jet!"
"Toad!" Palpitoad called as he saturated himself in deep sea water, before he rapidly sped forward and made his way for Tranquill.
"Tranquill, dodge it!" I told my Pokemon but he just tried to fly up, but couldn't, since his wings were drooping with mud. Palpitoad slammed Tranquill back into me, and I then got muddy. "I know how you feel buddy." Tranquill started to try and shake, mud flying off and onto me, yet he still had a layer on his face.
"Now, use Surf!" Wes exclaimed. Palpitoad threw his arms up and summoned a gigantic tidal wave which started to roar its way over to Tranquill and me. I was scared out of my wits but Tranquill was judging it on the sound, so he was just standing there relaxing.
"Tranquill, turn 50 degrees to the left and the use Air Slash!" I yelled.
"Tranquill!" Tranquill chirped as he turned sideways and then shot out five serrated discs at the oncoming tsunami, which was coming up fast. They all shot into it, but nothing happened. This will be the end if we can't stop it. Suddenly, there was a massive water explosion and the wave was cut up into five pieces. Yes! The Air Slash worked!" Two waters currents smashed onto Tranquill but it didn't faint and instead helped him because the mud was now washed off. Of course one slice o water had to hit me though…
"Let's get back in the game! Use Quick Attack Tranquill!" Tranquill suddenly jumped out of the water and flew into the sky, whilst airborne shaking off all of the water. She then rocketed at Palpitoad, a bright trail following behind. Tranquill smacked Palpitoad once, and then came back for another sweep. Palpitoad fell to one knee but he wasn't out of this battle quite yet. "Now, come back to me and use Gust!"
"Counter with Hyper Voice!" Wes commanded. Palpitoad let out a horrible roar from his mouth, a horrendous screech. Tranquill withstood the noise and flapped his wings, blowing a fierce wind. Palpitoad's Hyper Voice attack was in wind form, having white rings around the wind tunnel and when it collided with Tranquill hurricane of wind it was starting to create a vicious tornado.
"Tranquill, you can withstand winds and he can't! Use Aerial Ace!" I shouted.
"Quill!" Tranquill agreed as he flew into the wind and dashed through it, although he struggled when he came near the tornado.
"Come on Tranquill, you can do it!" Tranquill nodded and started to believe in himself and so he flew into the tornado! Tranquill was sucked and bashed around in there but came out fine out the other side and pummelled Palpitoad with a life-threatening Aerial Ace. After the winds calmed down in revealed a heavily panting Tranquill, and a scarred Palpitoad.
"We're finishing this here and now. Use a Hydro Pump, Aqua Jet combination!" Wes commanded.
"Oh no you don't! Counter with your Aerial Bullet!"
"Palp!" Palpitoad called as he leaned back and shot out a few gallons of water, where he then caught up to the stream with an Aqua Jet. The two attacks merged and it turned into an epic water bullet, similar to the combo Tirtouga used in the Virbank Contest. Tranquill retaliated with an Air Cutter-Aerial Ace combo which came out to look like a bullet that was summoned from the sky. The two attacks connected and then created a big… BOOOOM! Smoke flooded the field mixt with sparks and a few flames. The explosion was incredible but once it subsided, it showed a fainted Tranquill and a badly injured Palpitoad who was down on one knee.
"So with the outcome of this match it means that Wes will be moving onto the finals to battle Cheren!" Alder announced. I returned Tranquill, who fought very hard and we walked back into the area where a lot of the trainer's stood. I looked over at May who gave me that glare but she quickly turned away, crossing her arms. Geez, I'm sorry that I lost! But don't you worry May! I'll battle Cheren, and I'm winning!
"Now Wes, may you come back to the battlefield along with Cheren. This is the battle for the Cup of Glory, and this is the battle for who wins over Alder's pride! Please let this battle between Cheren and Wes, begin!" Jeffery told them.
"Dewott!"
"Shade!"
TO BE CONTINUED…
NEXT EPISODE – Duels to End All Duels!
Hey guys and girls – So that episode is done and dusted! The next episode will be the final episode with the match of Wes vs. Cheren and then the match of Alder vs. Wes, or Alder vs. Cheren. Then, I have a third battle for you. A special treat for all of you! I felt I needed to add it in because otherwise those two characters wouldn't battle for a looooooong time. So unfortunately, Nick and May were both knocked out of the tournament in this episode but I felt that it was the right time for them two to leave since Nick and May are pretty strong (of course the only reason May won was because she used one of her weaker Pokemon). I am wanting to get my next episode up by New Year's, so I have 4 and a ½ days to write it, which shouldn't be too hard. Also, I want the Driftveil Battle to be up between the 1st and 3rd of Jan 2013. So I have a lot to do, but with my new laptop being here early new years I am getting psyched! Write more when I can, but for now, here's the Pokemon Listings.
Nick:
(ON TEAM)
Riolu – Lv. 32 Sky Uppercut, Extreme Speed, Endure, Aura Sphere
Pignite – Lv.38 Flamethrower, Flame Charge, Tackle, Arm Thrust, Heat Crash
Tranquill – Lv.35 Quick Attack, Gust, Air Cutter, Aerial Ace, Air Slash
Oshawott – Lv.34 Water Gun, Razor Shell, Aqua Jet, Tackle
Duosion – Lv.35 Psychic, Psyshock, Shadow Ball, Energy Ball
Tirtouga – Lv.33 Hydro Pump, Stone Edge, Aqua Jet, Ancient Power, Sandstorm
(AT JUNIPER'S LAB)
Snivy – Lv.34 Leaf Tornado, Vine Whip, Tackle, Leaf Blade, Giga Drain
May:
(ON TEAM)
Blaziken – Lv.73 Fire Spin, Blaze Kick, Sky Uppercut, Overheat, Brave Bird
Munchlax – Lv.55 Solarbeam, Thunderbolt, Metronome, Focus Punch
Beautifly – Lv.46 Silver Wind, Morning Sun, Psychic, Aerial Ace, Quiver Dance
Minccino – Lv.35 Slam, Quick Attack, Tail Slap, Swift, Shadow Ball
Gothorita – Lv.35 Telekinesis, Psybeam, Shadow Ball, Ice Beam
Emolga – Lv.35 Thunder Fang, Sky Attack, Electro Ball, Air Slash
(AT PETALBURG GYM - POKEMON IN THE UNOVA JOURNEY)
Glaceon – Lv.45 Ice Beam, Mirror Coat, Icy Wind, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball
Chikorita – Lv.36 Razor Leaf, Vine Whip, Petal Dance, Tackle
Max:
Grovyle – Lv.36 Bullet Seed, Quick Attack, Pound, Mega Drain, Leaf Blade
Kirlia – Lv.31 Psychic, Teleport, Safeguard, Magical Leaf
Poochyena – Lv.29 Bite, Quick Attack, Roar, Shadow Ball
Joltik – Lv.28 Thunderbolt, Electroweb, String Shot, Bug Bite
Growlithe – Lv.36 Flamethrower, Heat Wave, Dig, Flame Charge, Fire Fang
Until next time – MonfernoFreak
Questions:
1. Do you like turtles?
2. Do you like unicorns?
3. What's your favourite Pokemon region?
4. How do you think the Driftveil Gym Battle will turn out?
5. Who do you think are the two characters that I will have battle?