Narrator / February 5th / Day 1

After a long month, the day had finally come. Ash and the rest of his team gathered at their balcony to the massive tournament arena - it was situated above the crowd, and large enough to hold twenty people; each region, eight in total, had their own balcony as well, and from where they stood, they could see the members of the other teams

"Welcome one and all to the first annual Grand Regional Tournament!" the first judge, Mr. Simmons, said from the commentators viewing box above the crowd. "This is the first of its kind, so we'll be explaining just how it works:

in total, there will be seven days to the tournament, and each day, there will be one mini-game and four randomized battles. For some games, not only will the Pokemon have to compete, but the trainers as well"

"Four battles, which means one of us will battle each day" Gary said

"There's going to be four one-on-one's, and three two-on-two battles" Professor Sycamore explained. "For the tag-team battles, we'll be allowed to choose who battles, and for the singular battles, it'll be random"

"Joining me today as a commentator will be Champion Cynthia and Flint of the Elite Four, both from Sinnoh" Mr. Simmons said. "Today's Mini-Game will be Hide-Seek-and-Battle! The entire city of Lumiose, where the competitors already are, can either choose to hide and attempt to be the last person standing an earn five points, or eliminate others for one point each"

The glass barrier around the crowd that protected them from Pokemon attacks coming from inside the arena displayed an aerial view of Lumiose City, which wasn't too far away. For Kalos, Ash had been randomly chosen to compete in today's mini game, and he was already there.

"So you could technically get a total of twelve points" Serena said, holding Pikachu in her arms - each competitor was only allowed one Pokemon, and Ash had gone with Greninja

"Ash has got this in the bag. After all, he's got Greninja with him" Tierno confidently said

"We'll just have to see" Calem mumbled

"Our competitors goes as follows: Brock from Kanto, Elias from Johto, Jasper from Hoenn, Barry from Sinnoh, Maisy from Unova, Ash from Kalos, Kiawe from Alola, and Koharu from Galar!" the camera switched to a view of each competitor as their name was called out. "With that said, let the tournament begin!"

The crowed erupted with cheers as the competitors, visible via the screen, began to converge towards the center of Lumiose - none of them seemed interested in camping it out, and instead wanted to battle.

"Looks like we already have our first battle between Ash of Kalos, and Koharu of Galar!" Mr. Simmons announced, the screens switching to their battle

"Greninja, I choose you!" Ash released the Ninja Pokemon

"You're up Gallade" Koharu released the Blade Pokemon (If you don't know who Koharu is, I suggest doing a quick google search on her - she's from the s&s anime)

"Hopefully Koharu is good, because she's going up against Kalos's water-type master" Flint reminded

"Ash is a skilled battler indeed" Cynthia agreed

"This should be an easy point for Ash" Gary said

"I wouldn't underestimate them though" Zack responded, out of character for his cocky attitude. "We don't know anything about these people"

"Gallade, use Night Slash!" Koharu commanded

"Greninja, stop that with Cut!" Ash defended

Gallade lunged, but Greninja was insanely quick as it slashed straight through the enemy Pokemon in the blink of an eye.

"Thunder Punch!" Koharu continued

Greninja turned around, and was instantly hit by a hard Thunder Punch that sent the Pokemon crashing into the side of a building. "Use Misty Terrain," Gallade created a thick layer of pink mist that blinded Ash's view on Greninja.

"Jump up the building and use Water Shuriken" Ash instructed

Blowing away some of the mist with the force of its jump, Greninja began to jump from building to building until it was thirty feet above the ground, where it fired a large Water Shuriken down; Gallade was directly hit and the force cleared the mist.

"Stop his fall with Stone Edge!" Koharu exclaimed

"Use Vanishing Slash!" Ash countered

Columns of stone arose from the ground, each higher than the last, but Greninja vanished just before the last one could hit him; he reappeared behind Gallade, landing a finishing slash with a blade made of condensed water.

"There it is! Our first elimination of the game coming from Ash of Kalos!" Mr. Simmons declared, and the crowd erupted into cheers. "That puts Kalos in first place at one point"

"At least we're not in last" Zack muttered

"Competitors will have to remember that stamina is also important, considering that they can only use one Pokemon" Flint reminded

"Speaking of stamina, here comes Jasper from Hoenn to challenge Ash right after his previous battle!" Mr. Simmons pointed out

"You've got to be kidding me!" Gary complained

Jasper's Pokemon, a Tyranitar, fired a Hyper Beam at Greninja, which was easily dodged by jumping up and sticking to the side of a nearby building.

"Use Dark Pulse!" Jasper commanded - he was boy around Ash's age, with an green shirt, blue shorts, and black hair

"Stop that with Cut, and then use Aerial Ace!" Ash said

Tyranitar fired another quick Dark Pulse, but Greninja sliced through it with Cut, causing it to dissipate into particles; Greninja dashed forward and hit the enemy Pokemon in the chest, sending him back.

"Use Earthquake!" Jasper said

The ground began to shake heavily and crack, as Tyranitar stomped around. Ash grinned, and Greninja already knew what to do - it conjured up a large Water Shuriken, and then stabbed it down into the ground, sending a heavy pressure of water that traveled through the cracks and hit Tyranitar.

"Now use Water Shuriken Plunge!" Ash commanded

Greninja lunged forward and then jumped into the air, slamming the water shuriken down onto Tyranitar's head; Tyranitar turned around and hit Greninja with Iron Tail, causing him to hit the ground and roll back to Ash's side.

"Hit him with Dark Pulse!" Jasper exclaimed

"Counter with Vanishing Slash" Ash said

Shooting another Dark Pulse, Tyranitar missed as Greninja disappeared into smoke.

"Use Iron Tail behind you! Quick!"

Reappearing with a water blade behind Tyranitar, Greninja ended up getting hit by Jasper's quick thinking skills and sent crashing into the ground a couple feet back.

"Now finish this with Stone Edge" Jasper said

"Will this be the end for Ash and Greninja, or will they manage a quick comeback?" Mr. Simmons said

Greninja struggled to get up as the columns of stone shot out of the ground, traveling towards him. The crowd and everyone watching were on edge as the columns got closer and closer, until a spiral of water shot out of Greninja, who jumped over the last column that was about to smash into him.

"Looks like Greninja's changed" Flint pointed out

"Ash-Greninja, as Bonnie calls it" Clemont said

"That'll be a serious help" Serena added

Running down the columns of stone, Greninja finished off Tyranitar with a powerful punch that sent him crashing into the wall of a building behind Ash.

"Ash defeats Jasper and earns another point!" the crowd erupted again

Brock defeated Maisy, and Kiawe defeated Barry, putting Alola and Kanto tied for second place, while Kalos remained in first. Elias ran around the city for a couple of minutes, until he ran into Ash and Greninja, who was still transformed.

"Garchomp use Dragon Pulse!" Elias commanded, but also giving some kind of eye-signal to his Pokemon

"Dodge that and use Aerial Ace!" Ash replied

Ash-Greninja jumped into the air ahead of the attack, but was caught off guard by Garchomp, who lunged after him and attacked with Dragon Claw, and then Dragon Pulse at pointblank range, midair, setting off a large explosion that covered them in smoke.

Garchomp backed out of the smoke unharmed, but Greninja stubbornly perused him, slamming a Water Pulse right into his face and sending him flying back.

"Water Jigsaw!" Ash continued

A column of water shot out of the ground, carrying Garchomp with it, and curved down, slamming the Pokemon into the concrete again. Greninja charged up one last Water Shuriken and fired it at Garchomp, who was still on the ground, finishing the battle off.

"Unbelievable! Ash defeats Elias and earns Kalos their third point!" Mr. Simmons said, setting off the crowd again

"Now all he has to do is defeat the winner of the ongoing battle in order to earn six more points" Flint added

Kiawe had engaged Brock in a battle - Charizard against Steelix - and Ash was on his way to the battle, though he had no idea where it was.

"Charizard use Fire Punch!" Kiawe commanded

"Dodge it Steelix!" Brock attempted

Charizard zipped through the air, its fist ignited with flames; Steelix attempted to move out of the way, but was too slow, and ended up getting hit hard with Fire Punch. The battle went on for a couple of minutes until, miraculously, Ash came across the battle, with Greninja by his side.

"Ash has entered the battle! Our last three competitors have all gathered in one area, and are about to fight it out for the victory points"

"Charizard, use Dragon Claw on Greninja!" Kiawe said

"Greninja, Vanishing Slash!" Ash instructed

"Steelix, Hyper Beam on Charizard!" Brock pointed ahead of him

Greninja disagreed into smoke just before it could be hit by Charizard, who was instead hit by Steelix's Hyper Beam, setting off an explosion that swallowed up the Pokemon in smoke. Steelix was hit from the back by Greninja, who reappeared and struck him twice with a water blade. Then, Greninja was hit by a Flamethrower that erupted out of the smoke; Steelix used Iron Tail, smacking Ash's Pokemon into Charizard.

"Use Hyper Beam again!" Brock quickly commanded

Steelix shot another powerful Hyper Beam, hitting both Charizard and Greninja, and setting off another explosion. The crowd waited tensely for the smoke to clear - when it did, Ash-Greninja had fainted, but Charizard was still up.

"And Kalos is out of the competition" Mr. Simmons said. "However, Ash gained them three points, putting them in at least the top three"

Suddenly, Charizard delivered the final blow to Steelix - another massive Fire Punch to the face. The crowed erupted in cheers, as the scoreboard was displayed: Alola in the first place with seven points, Kalos in second with three, Kanto in third with two, and the other regions tied for last.

"Second place, not bad" Tierno said

"Yeah, but he could have done better" Gary claimed, earning a sigh from everyone else

"He battled the most by far, I'm proud of him" Serena said

"Now let's see who's battling today" Professor Sycamore pointed to the screen, which now displayed the matchups - Zack Vs Drax, Misty Vs Reinhart, Gou Vs Calvin, Drew Vs Paul

"Look's like Zack is up against Drax, the dark-type master" Professor Sycamore said

"But bug-type moves are super-effective of dark-type ones, right?" Gary replied

"That doesn't matter" Zack said. "When two masters battle, the types are instantly cancelled out, and are considered neutral"

"I heard Drax was extremely powerful" Anna informed. "His main Pokemon is a black Greninja, who focuses more on his dark-typing than his water-typing"

Ash

"Congrats on second place" Koharu said as she approached

"Oh, thanks" I replied. "I guess I costed you guys some points by taking you out"

"It's fine" She shook her head. "It was fair game after all, and not to mention, I attacked first"

"Looks like one of your teammates are going against someone from Unova, maybe you've got a shot there" I said

"We should be able to win that one" She smiled. "Gou's a type-master like you are, after all"

"He is?" I went through each type in my head, and there were only three that I didn't know of

"Well, not in the same sense as you" She clarified. "You see, he's the poison-type slayer that specializes in ground-types"

"A type-slayer, huh?"

"Wherever there is good, there's evil. I'm surprised you didn't know. Each type has slayers for each type that's effective against it" Winchester had told him

"He isn't evil or anything, right?" I said

Koharu giggled. "No, he's a normal boy like you are. Well, mostly anyway..."

"Mostly?"

"His goal is to catch every Pokemon in the Pokedex, including the Mythical Pokemon, Mew" She explained

"I was like that at one point too, but then I realized it would be pointless" I replied

Workers came down and signaled to us that transportation was here to take us back to the Arena, and everyone started heading over.

"I guess I'll see you around then, Ash" Koharu said, a hint of disappointment in her voice

"Yeah, see you"