Davin, Haro, and Maura were eating together at one of the Ever Grande City restaurants that night while discussing their progress in the tournament.
"My second double battle wasn't that hard," Maura said. "With Blaziken and Mightyena, how could I have lost?"
"Same here." Haro added. "Linoone and Meganium barely broke a sweat."
"Well, I can't really say the same." Davin admitted. "Halo was taken down and Ira was left to beat my opponent. It was a little tricky, but I managed to pull through." He thought for a moment. "So have either of you heard about Edric's battle?"
"I don't know much about his first double battle, but I heard that he won his second one with his Venusaur and Machamp." Haro said after taking a sip of his drink. "That guy's good. He could be problem if either one of us end up facing him in battle."
"Eh, I'm not worried." Davin said with a smile. "I pretty much hope we face each other so I could see how his other Pokemon are good in battle."
Maura smiled at his enthusiasm. "Well, let's just worry about making it to the finals, okay? After all, we have to do two 6-on-6 battles tomorrow in order to move on."
Haro nodded. "She's right. We have to be prepared."
Davin grinned. "I'm sure I'll have no worries."
"Welcome to the third day of the Hoenn League Ever Grande Conference!" The announcer said, the next day. "The remaining 32 contestants will participate in two full battles to see who will be in the top 8. Which trainers will accomplish this? Let's find out!"
Davin's first full battle
"Ros, use Muddy Water!" The brown tidal wave of water erupted upon the Swampert's command and it crashed down on the opponent's Camerupt, leaving it knocked out.
"Camerupt is unable to battle! Swampert wins and Davin moves to the next match!"
"Yes!" He shouted.
Maura's first full battle
"Blaziken, Brave Bird!" Jumping into the air, Blaziken dived down towards the Wigglytuff and landed a hit, making the Balloon Pokemon faint.
"Wigglytuff is unable to battle! Blaziken wins and Maura moves on to the next match!"
"All right!" She cheered.
Haro's first full battle
"Meganium, use Solar Beam!" The flower around its neck gathered sunlight and Meganium released the white beam from its mouth at the Girafarig, which made contact with it and made it fall into unconsciousness.
"Girafarig is unable to battle! Meganium wins and Haro moves to the next match!"
"Hmph." He smiled to himself.
Edric's first full battle
"Venusaur, use Sludge Bomb!" Bullets of poison shot from its mouth at the opponent's Snover, resulting in it being knocked out.
"Snover is unable to battle! Venusaur wins and Edric moves on to the next match!"
"Oh, yeah!" He said as he pumped his fist.
Sometime later that day, Davin was in his second full battle against his opponent, Austin. Both of them had only one Pokemon left to battle with before the winner was decided.
"Ferro, let's go!"
"Go, Kecleon!"
Davin's Aggron appeared on the field as well as Austin's green chameleon Pokemon. Davin used his Pokédex to get more information.
"Kecleon, the Color Swap Pokémon. It's ability, Color Change, allows its type to change depending on what type of attack it is damaged with. When its body disappears, only the zigzag pattern on its belly is visible."
"An interesting tip." Davin noted to himself. "Ok, Ferro, use Stone Edge!"
"Kecleon, Blizzard!" A small snowstorm was released from its mouth and it freezed the rocks solid, making them fall to the ground.
"Shoot. Use Iron Head!"
"Protect!" Kecleon's green forcefield blocked Ferro's attack. "Now, Drain Punch!" It threw a fist at Ferro's face, absorbing his energy and bringing it to Kecleon.
"Headbutt!" The Aggron lowered his head and charged, but Kecleon used its long tongue to lift itself into the air and avoid it. "What?! This can't be! Kecleon keeps evading all of our moves!"
"I've trained my Kecleon to use moves that would prevent its opponents from activating its ability to their advantage while also causing them damage." Austin explained. "Don't think you can win without coming up with a good strategy. Kecleon, use Blizzard!"
"Iron Defense, Ferro!" Its body was able to take the Ice attack by hardening. "Now, Stone Edge!" Rocks flew at the green lizard.
"Use Blizzard again!"
"Iron Head, now!"
As the rocks were frozen, Ferro quickly charged through and hit Kecleon with its shining head. Due to Color Change, its type changed from Normal to Steel.
"How's that for a good strategy, Austin?" Davin taunted. "Now, while its down, use Stone Edge!" Unlike the previous two attempts, the rocks made contact with Kecleon, its ability changing it into a Rock type.
"Just what I planned! Ferro, Iron Head at full power!"
"Protect, Kecleon!"
The forcefield was put up and Ferro made contact with it. He pushed on it with all his strength and he was able to break through it while hitting Kecleon in the process. It fainted as a result.
"Kecleon is unable to battle! Aggron wins! The victor, Davin, advances to the quarterfinals!"
The crowd cheered for him as he grinned with the joy of victory. "He spent so much time teaching his Kecleon moves that would block and attack his opponent that he didn't even bother to raise its base defense power. That's the reason why he lost." He walked over to Ferro and placed his hand on its back. "Ferro, excellent job!"
"Gron." It nodded in appreciation.
