"And we are back good people! We're about to start our second round with an exciting battle between Challenger Titanica and Kanto runner up Tsumugi Shirogane!" the announcer said. "But which of these divas is going to make it to the top? We'll...let their Pokémon do the talking."
"It feels kind of weird standing out here like this. Especially after everything that's happened." Tsumugi said.
"Try not to think about it too much. It might affect your performance today." Titanica said.
"Er… R-right. I mean, I know I already made peace of this with Shuichi, but I still can't help but think about what could've been." Tsumugi said. "But those feelings are not going to keep me down for long. I'll come at this with all I've got."
"So have I...and that's why…" Titanica said.
"And that's why…" Tsumugi said.
"I wanna win with everything I've got!" both of them shouted.
You are challenged by Cosplayer Tsumugi!
"We're done beating around the bush! We're starting things off right! Go, Boltund!" Titanica said sending out Boltund.
"Here we go! Let's start things off, Excadrill!" Tsumugi said sending out Excadrill.
"I figured she would start with something with a type advantage." Titanica said. "But we're not going down like that! Use Dig!" she shouted as Boltund dug underground.
"Way ahead of you." Tsumugi said as Excadrill dug underground as well.
"Both of them are underground? Oh this is not good." Hope said before a hole in the arena opened as both Boltund and Excadrill grappled with each other.
"This isn't good. Boltund is at a disadvantage with Excadrill. So...we'll force a swap! Use Roar!" Titanica said as Boltund let out a loud howl, forcing Excadrill to return to Tsumugi, and forcing out Corviknight. "Corviknight! That's perfect! Use Spark!" she shouted as Boltund charged into Corviknight while coating itself with electricity.
"Hang in there, Corviknight. Steel Wing!" Tsumugi said. Corviknight's wings glowed as it flew them right into Boltund.
"Don't give up just yet! Use Spark!" Titanica said as Boltund charged with electricity while shocking Corviknight, sending both crashing to the ground. "Good work boy, now return!"
"You as well, Corviknight." Tsumugi said.
"But now...we're playing this right and ready! So you're up next! Grimmsnarl!" Titanica said sending out Grimmsnarl.
"Looks like Excadrill is ready for Round 2." Tsumugi said sending Excadrill out again.
"Bring it on." Titanica said as Grimmsnarl saw Excadrill before it started wimpering and begging to it.
"Huh? Grimmsnarl is...giving up? But we've seen it fight so fiercely." Nekomaru said.
"Don't be fooled, Excadrill. Believe me, he's trying to drop our guard." Tsumugi said.
"Well...can't win them all. Use False Surrender!" Titanica said as Grimmsnarl smirked as he struck Excadrill with its hairs.
"It's going to take more than that. Use Metal Claw!" Tsumugi said.
"Quite right. Use Power Up Punch!" Titanica said as Grimmsnarl pulled back its fist. As Excadrill slashed its shoulder, Grimmsnarl smiled as it dealt a punch onto Excadrill. "Excadrill may use Steel Type attacks that can do major damage to Grimmsnarl...but that's the point of having it know at least that Fighting Type move." Titanica said.
"Quite impressive. Plus Power-up Punch increases the Attack stat every time it hits." David said.
"Meaning...Grimmsnarl is pretty much her Steel Smasher." Hope said.
"Steel Smasher, eh?" Eddy said. "Not a bad moniker, Hope."
"Thanks. Came up with that just now." Hope said.
"Now, Iron Head!" Tsumugi said.
"We're not going to lose that way. Use Sucker Punch!" Titanica said as Grimmsnarl sucker punched Excadrill before it could complete its attack.
"Excadrill, return!" Tsumugi said recalling Excadrill. "Up next is, Victreebel!" Tsumugi said.
"Grimmsnarl, return!" Titanica said. "Wherever he goes, someone he cares for always follows. Let's go, Hatterene!" she said sending out Hatterene.
"Let's start with a Sludge Bomb!" Tsumugi said.
"We can match that. Use Psycho Cut!" Titanica said as Hatterene unleashed a powerful Psycho Cut that hit Victreebel dead on while also taking some damage from the sludge.
"We've got her on the ropes. Poison Jab!" Tsumugi said.
"Use it! Magic Powder!" Titanica said as Hatterene spread a powder over Victreebel. To Victreebel's surprise it turned a pale pink.
"What the? It just turned Victreebel pink?" Eddy said.
"Somehow I think there's more to it than that." Scarlet said.
"Now use Brutal Swing!" Titanica said as Hatterene swung its tentacle into Victreebel, causing massive damage.
"What the? But Victreebel shouldn't be taking that much damage from a Dark move." Starlight said.
"I get it now. Magic Powder turns the Pokëmon hit by it into a Psychic-Type." David said.
"Magic Powder. Its a move only Hatterene can learn. It's pretty effective against Pokémon that have a type advantage over it." Titanica said.
"Well, since the type advantage is gone, we don't have to worry about being picky with our moves now. Leaf Blade!" Tsumugi said.
"Use Psycho Cut!" Titanica said as both Hatterene and Victreebel locked their respective blades against each other.
"A Psychic Type move? Don't you know that thanks to your Magic Powder, Victreebel isn't a Poison-Type anymore?" Tsumugi asked.
"Uh, David, help us out here for the non-eggheads. What is she talking about?" Magnamon asked.
"As explained earlier, Magic Powder turns the target Pokémon into a Psychic-Type." David said. "However, in doing so, Hatterene threw away her own type advantage, since Psychic-Type moves aren't very effective against other Psychic-Types."
"Oh I know. But...don't tell me you didn't want an old fashioned sword fight?" Titanica said.
"For a second there…Yeah. I kind of did." Tsumugi said.
"Though if you want it to end fast? We'll end it fast! Again! Brutal Swing!" Titanica shouted.
"Now, Leaf Blade once more! Full power!" Tsumugi said.
Both attacks went and struck against each of them as both Pokémon fell to the ground.
"Return!" they both called out.
"You're up next, Ninetales!" Tsumugi said sending out Ninetales.
"Your go, Drednaw!" Titanica said sending out Drednaw.
"You'll find that you won't have as much of an advantage as you think. Sunny Day!" Tsumugi said.
"I know. But Drednaw is more than just some water user. Use Head Smash!" Titanica said as Drednaw rammed right into Ninetales while also taking recoil from it.
"Oh yeah, Drednaw is a Rock Type as well. So even if Sunny Day weakened any Water Type Moves, he would have Rock Type Moves to make up for it." Ace said.
"I don't know…It feels like Tsumugi had another reason to use Sunny Day. Something like she was expecting Drednaw." David said.
"Now…Solar Beam!" Tsumigi said. Ninetales then charged up and fired right at Drednaw.
"What happened?! I thought Solar Beam takes time to charge up." Bow noticed.
"Not in this situation. From what we're seeing, this combo allows her to use Solarbeam right away." Poison Ivy said.
"That's right. Normally, it takes a while for Solarbeam to charge. But with Sunny Day active, Tsumugi can use Solar Beam without having to wait for it to fully charge." Shuichi said.
"And with that one attack, Alice has lost one of her heaviest hitters." Glimmer said.
"Don't assume that too quickly. You're way too quick to judge." Jexi said pointing out there to show Drednaw barely hanging on. "It's holding on by a thread even after Head Smash and Solar Beam."
"Drednaw may have an extreme disadvantage against Grass-moves, but it's incredibly bulky." Cheetah said.
"We aren't...going like that just yet. We'll fight till the end. Drednaw, Jaw Lock!" Titanica said as Drednaw ran to Ninetales before biting down into its tails.
"Jaw Lock. I've heard of it. Its a move that prevents switching out until one of those Pokemon faint." Sci-Twi said.
"But won't Ninetales just finish it with Solarbeam?" Hope asked.
"If it clamped down on somewhere else on its body, probably. But its clamped onto its tails." Jexi said.
"Which, from what I've heard...Ninetales doesn't really like." Shuichi said.
"Bad move. Use Extrasensory!" Tsumugi said.
"Sorry but you're falling too. Liquidation!" Titanica said as both attacks landing knocking both of them out. "You did good, Drednaw. Return! Take back the fight, Boltund!" she said sending it out.
"She's been countering Tsumugi move for move. From what I've counted, Tsumugi has two Pokémon left." Atsushi said.
"Sending him out as weakened as he is now? Not very smart, don't you think? Well, I guess you're up, Pikachu." Tsumugi said as Cosplay Pikachu came down in her Pikachu Libre outfit.
"You'd be surprised how resilient Boltund is." Titanica said. "Let's start with Dig!" she said as Boltund dug underground.
"Now, Double Team!" Tsumugi said.
"Ah...trying to make it hard for Boltund to find it huh?" Titanica smiled before Boltund came up at the real Pikachu Libre. "Don't underestimate...my buddy's sense of smell."
"Now the stage has been set. Use Flying Press!" Tsumugi said. Pikachu Libre then leaped into the air and then came down, slamming hard into Boltund.
"Boltund, return!" Titanica said. "Now I know...how to beat this Pikachu. Time for your debut. Let's go, Corsola!" she said sending out a white coral like Pokémon.
"Whoa! What's up with that Corsola?" Hope said.
"Is…is its coral spines missing?"
"No, it's like another Galar variant. Ghost-Type, it looks like." David said.
"Correct! Bzzt! Corsola, the Coral Pokëmon! Galarian Form! A Ghost Type! Sudden climate change wiped out this ancient kind of Corsola. This Pokémon absorbs others' life-force through its branches." Rotomphone said.
"Whoa, talk about a Soul Stealer." Kagura said.
"Now, let's kick things off with Night Shade!" Titanica said as Corsola hit Pikachu Libre with a ghostly ray.
"Shrug it off, Pikachu. Use Thunder Wave!" Tsumugi said.
"Yeah...that isn't going to be much of a problem being paralyzed. Use Strength Sap!" Titanica said as Corsola's branches touched onto Pikachu and sapped her energy.
"Pieces are in place. Now, Thunder!" Tsumugi said. PIkachu's lightning bolt hit herself, and using herself as a conductor, the electricity spread to Corsola's branches but not transferring over them. "What?"
"Corsola's branches are ethereal. Electricity can't travel through them." Titanica said. "Now then...let's finish this! Use Ancient Power!" Titanica said as Corsola nailed Pikachu Libre with large rocks. "Now, return!"
"Down to my last one already. No time like the present, as they say." Tsumugi said sending out Butterfree.
"Yeah...I was hoping we get down to this point." Titanica said sending out Cinderace. "Though...I think we're done playing it on easy." she said recalling Cinderace as its ball grew large.
Tsumugi knew that particular cur and recalled Butterfree as well.
"Now is the time! Let's Dynamax!" Titanica said Dynamaxing Cinderace.
"It's time to rise from the ashes and reveal our true selves! Gigantamax!" Tsumugi said Gigantamaxing Butterfree.
"This is it! Let's show them our fighting spirit! Max Flare!" Titanica said.
"Full power! G-Max Befuddle!" Tsumugi said.
Both attacks collided with one another as they resulted in a massive explosion.
"Man, what is it about these Giant Pokemon battles that make everything so epic?" Jexi said.
"People keep saying that Kaijus are cool because of their size and power. But let me tell you...they ain't got nothing on this." David said.
"Couldn't agree more. Take that, Godzilla!" Eddy shouted.
The smoke soon cleared as Cinderace stood on its knee as Butterfree had fainted from the collision.
"And we have a winner! The one moving on to face the winner of the next match is...Titanica!" the announcer said as the audience cheered.
"Whoa. That...that was maybe more than I could chew there." Titanica said.
"Not really. I mean, I ended up making careless mistakes and that ended up costing us the win." Tsumugi said. "So much for redemption for the Perfect Link Tournament, huh?"
"Was that what this was about? Tsumugi, who cares if you win some tournament? You're still an amazing trainer." Titanica said.
"You're right about that, but this match proved that my team and I still have a few things to work out." Tsumugi said.
"Yeah but you'll get there in no time." Titanica said as they both shook hands.
"Well, guess I better get ready then." David said getting up and heading to the pitch.
"David and Genis are two of the smartest people we know. A match between those two will be interesting to see unfold." Leopardmon said.
"I agree. It will depend on who can outsmart whom. That is something I always like to see. Ishihara may have found his match in this battle." Cheetah said.