The next day had come, as well as the next round.

"Welcome, everyone, to the second day of the Hoenn League Ever Grande Conference!" The announcer stated. "Today, the remaining trainers will partake in double battles! If two battles are won, the trainer moves on to the next round. Which of the participants will succeed in doing so?"

The round was divided into four stadiums: Stadiums A, B, C, and D. Davin was going to be battling in stadium B while Haro would be battling in stadium D, Maura in stadium A, and Edric in stadium C.

"In stadium B, we have Davin from Blazehill Town vs. Osmond from Mossdeep City!" The announcer said as the two trainers took their positions on the field.

"2-on-2 double battle! Start!" The judge said.

"Rhyhorn and Roselia, let's go!" Two Poke balls were thrown into the air and a rock rhino appeared as well as a green Pokemon with roses for hands.

"Ros, Kalis, I choose you!" Davin's balls were thrown, releasing his Swampert and Snorunt. "Ok, guys. This'll be your first double battle together, so stay calm and do your best."

"Swamp!/Sno!" They nodded in unison.

"Roselia, use Petal Dance on Swampert!" A small storm of petals were released from its roses as it started to spin.

"Kalis, freeze it with Icy Wind!" Sparkling snow was blown from its mouth, turning the light petals into heavy ice.

"Ros, use Hydro Pump on Rhyhorn!" A large blast of water shot from its mouth at the target.

"Charge into it with Take Down!" Rhyhorn did as told and took the Hydro Pump head on with no problem.

"No way!" Davin exclaimed as Ros was hit by Take Down. "I can't believe Rhyhorn was able to take it. He must've trained it really well for that to happen."

"Now, Rhyhorn, use Rock Blast on Snorunt!" Rocks circled around the rhino as they were launched at Kalis and were able to make contact with him.

"Kalis, use Ice Fang on Roselia! Ros, use Hammer Arm on Rhyhorn!"

"Double Team, both of you!" When the attackers were 5 feet away, Rhyhorn and Roselia formed illusionary copies of themselves and they surrounded the opposing Pokemon, making them turn from left to right to figure out which were the real ones.

"Ros, throw Kalis into the air!" He picked up the Snow Hat Pokemon and tossed him as best he could. "Now, Kalis, use Icy Wind on all of them from above!" The sparkling snow was launched on every single one, making them disappear once they were hit, but once the fakes were gone, the real ones were no where in sight. "What? Where did they go? They couldn't have just disappeared."

Soon, the ground beneath Ros and Kalis started to shake and they took damage when Rhyhorn erupted from the ground and tackled them with Roselia on its back.

"So it used Dig to make a sneak attack because Osmond knew we would get rid of the clones." Davin noted. "Pretty smart thinking, I have to say."

"Roselia, use Toxic on Snorunt! Rhyhorn, Take Down on Swampert!" The Thorn Pokemon released a blast of purple liquid at Kalis, who dodged it, as Rhyhorn tackled Ros with its Take Down.

"Now, Kalis! Ice Fang on Rhyhorn!" The ice Pokemon bit down on Rhyhorn's horn with its chilled teeth, causing part of its body to become frozen.

"Ros, Hydro Pump!" The blast of water escaped his mouth and made its way to Rhyhorn, super effective damage taking place.

"Roselia, use Sunny Day to melt the ice!"

"I don't think so! Kalis, use Bite!"

Before Roselia could use its move, Kalis bit down on its blue rose and threw it across the field.

"Ros, use Hammer Arm on Rhyhorn!" The rhino's head was punched, making it fall into unconsciousness. "Kalis, use Ice Fang on Roselia!" The Grass/Poison type suffered from the icy biting and fainted when Kalis let go.

"Both Rhyhorn and Roselia are unable to battle! Swampert and Snorunt win and Davin moves on to the next match!"

"Yes!" Davin cheered. He went over to his Pokemon and congratulated them. "Both of you did awesome! Great job!" They both smiled at their trainer.


In stadium D, Haro won his double battle using his Raichu and Dustox against his opponent's Dunsparce and Primeape. Maura won in stadium A with her Mightyena and Crawdaunt against her opponent's Kirlia and Swellow. Lastly, Edric won in stadium C with his Persian and Absol against his opponent's Granbull and Ariados.


Davin's second double battle was against a girl called Nona. She used a Metagross and Houndoom while Davin used Halo and Ira. Cutting to the climax of the battle, Davin lost Halo to Houndoom's Flamethrower while Nona lost Houndoom to Ira's Aqua Jet.

"Metagross, use Meteor Mash!" The Iron Leg Pokemon raced towards the Carvanha with its right front leg glowing white.

"Ira, dodge it!" The Steel/Psychic Pokemon was too fast and it hit her with its attack.

"Now, Gyro Ball!" It levitated in the air and began spinning. All four of its legs glowed white as it continued spinning towards its foe.

"Endure!" Ira closed her eyes and braced herself. The Gyro Ball made contact, but the Carvanha was still okay to go on. "Use Swagger!" Her eyes opened and they glowed red while giving off intimidation. Metagross's body became outlined in this color and its eyes turned into spinning swirls, signifying that it has been confused.

"It's a risk, but at least it's helpful." Davin said to himself. "Ira, Aqua Jet!" Entire body covered in water, Ira launched herself at the target and landed a clear hit, though it didn't seem to do much.

"Metagross, Meteor Mash!" It raised its glowing front leg and it hit itself with it on the head.

"Take Down, let's go!" She hopped over to it and rammed her body against it, causing recoil damage to herself.

"Come on, Metagross! Gyro Ball!"

"Swagger, once more!" The intimidating look was used again but nothing changed. "If we keep raising its attack power, it'll put us in danger but at the same time it'll take more damage when it hits itself, possibly enough to knock it out."

To Davin's worry, Metagross successfully used Gyro Ball and it made contact with Ira, causing major damage because of Swagger's attack boost. "Are you okay, Ira?" he asked her. To his relief, she managed to get up and still continue the battle. "All right! Swagger!" Metagross's attack power doubled again and it was still confused.

"What's he doing?" Nona wondered. "He knows that since Metagross is already confused, its attack power goes up when he uses Swagger more than once. Is he planning something?"

"Keep up the Swagger, Ira!" Davin ordered. Metagross's attack doubled again and again and again until its attack power couldn't be raised any higher.

"I don't know what you were thinking, but you made a huge mistake! Metagross, Meteor Mash!" Still confused, Metagross raised its front leg and was prepared to strike, but to Nona's shock, it hit itself with its high increased Physical move.

"It worked! Now, Ira, put everything you've got into one final Aqua Jet!" Water surrounded the piranha as she came at Metagross and managed to knock it across the field with her strength. The Iron Leg Pokemon fell unconscious when it hit the ground.

"Metagross is unable to battle! Carvanha wins! With two victories, Davin advances to the next round!"

"HA HA!" He celebrated as he jumped into the air with his fist raised. He ran over to Ira and stroked her scales. "Thank you, Ira. You did amazing! I can't tell you how proud I am of you right now."

"Car. Car, Carva." she grinned at him.


"And that concludes the qualifying rounds!" The announcer announced at the end of the day. "Only 32 contestants remain. The battles from here will all be full 6-on-6 battles! Stay tuned to see what will unfold in this glorious tournament!"