Pikachu stood on one side of the stadium's battlefield. His opponent, a cat named Meowth, stood across from him. The crowd roared in excitement.
A dragon with speakers on his head flew overhead as he anounced the next match. "Welcome everyone to the finals of the Indigo Leage! This will be a three on three match."
Pikachu turned his baseball cap backwards as he grabbed a red and white ball from his belt. "Ash, I choose you!" Pikachu yelled as he threw the ball.
A red light emerged from the ball. A scrawny, perpetually ten year old boy appeared on the battlefield. "Human human."
Meowth prepared his ball as well. "Come on, Jessie. Let's do this!"
A woman with long pink hair that swirled at the end appeared opposite of Ash. "Human human!"
"Let the match begin!" Noivern the announcer yelled.
"Ash, use Quick Attack!" Pikachu yelled.
"Human!" Ash yelled as he charged forward with a punch to Jessie.
"Is that all ya got?" Meowth taunted. "Jessie, use Mega Kick!"
"Human!" Jessie screamed as she delivered a powerful kick to Ash's stomach.
Ash collapsed on the ground.
"Ash is unable to continue battling," Noivern called out.
The crowd continued to cheer loudly.
"You did good buddy," Pikachu said as he returned Ash to his ball. He removed the baseball cap and pulled out a detective's cap from his backpack. "Go, Tim!"
Pikachu's next human appeared in front of him. The young adult that Pikachu caught in Ryme City smiled back at him. "Human."
"Tim, use Comet Punch!"
"Human human," Tim said as he threw several punches at Jessie.
Meowth sneered. "Jessie, use Stomp!"
Jessie stepped on Tim. He yelled in pain.
"Come on, Tim. I believe in you kid! Use Low Kick!"
"Human!" Tim swept his leg, tripping Jessie. She fell to the ground with a loud thud.
"Yeah!" Pikachu exclaimed in excitement. "Low Kick is stronger on heavier opponents."
"Are you calling my Jessie fat?" Meowth replied with a scowl.
"Jessie is unable to continue!" Noivern said from above the battlefield.
"Make 'em pay, James." Meowth said as he called out his next human.
A man with bluish violet hair was the next to appear on the stage.
"Tim, hit him with a Mach Punch!"
"Human!" Tim delivered a fast punch to his opponent.
"Hit 'em back with Double Slap!" Meowth yelled.
James slapped Tim multiple times, sending him to the ground.
"Come on, kid. Get up!" Pikachu yelled.
Tim struggled to stand, but eventually reclaimed his footing. "Hu human."
Meowth swore under his breath. But the crowd got even more excited.
"Tim, finish him with a Headbutt!"
"Human!" Tim slammed his head into James, knocking him out.
"James is unable to continue!" Noivern announced.
"Damn, I'm down to my last human. Go, Giovanni!" Meowth yelled as he threw his next ball.
A mobster appeared with a smirk. "Human."
"Giovanni, show 'em who's boss. Use Uproar!"
"Human human hu human!" Giovanni yelled as his screams echoed throughout the battlefield.
Tim collapsed from exhaustion.
"I'm proud of you kid," Pikachu said as he called Tim back. He removed the detective cap from his head and replaced it with a different baseball cap. "Let's go, Red!"
A boy who looked similar to Ash appeared on the battlefield. However, this boy looked much more experienced.
"..." Unlike the other humans, Red was silent. This added to his stoic coolness.
Giovanni continued his Uproar, sending loud shockwaves everywhere.
"Red, use Takedown!"
Red slammed into Giovanni with a powerful attack. "..."
"Human hu human!" Giovanni yelled as his Uproar made Red stumble.
"Red, use Focus Energy!"
Red met his opponent with an intense stare. "..."
"That's not gonna scare me," Meowth replied with a smirk. "Giovanni, hit 'em with Thrash!"
"Human human!" Giovanni unleashed relentless attacks on Red, throwing him into the dirt.
"Red, get up!" Pikachu cheered.
Red stood up silently with determination.
"Don't let 'em rest. Keep hitting 'em with Thrash!" Meowth yelled.
Pikachu smirked. "Red, use Close Combat!"
"..."
Red released a flurry of attacks up close and personal on Giovanni. His attack landed with precision, hard and fast. Critical hit.
"Hu human," Giovanni panted as he struggled to continue his thrashing.
"Red, attack again with Close Combat!"
"..."
Red and Giovanni continued attacking each other. Each one struggled to stand.
Meowth laughed. "Joke's on you, twerp. Your Close Combat is only going to keep weakening your defenses. Giovanni, finish this match with a Brutal Swing!"
But Giovanni stumbled as his attack failed. He seemed dizzy. Confused.
"Now who's attack is backfiring," Pikachu taunted. "Your Thrash has left you too confused to even fight. Red, use Seismic Toss!"
"..."
Red picked Giovanni up and threw him into the ground with incredible force.
"Giovanni is unable to battle. Pikachu and Red are the winners!" Noivern exclaimed.
The crowd cheered louder than ever.
Pikachu hugged his human partner. "Alright! You did it, buddy!"
"..."
Meowth snickered. "Whatever, twerp. You just got lucky."
A four-armed creature named Machamp handed Pikachu a large gold trophy.
"Pikachu is the new Champion!" Noivern continued with excitement as the crowd roared.