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"Starting off the first official battle of the tournament," Mr. Simmons announced, "Is Zack of Kalos against Drax Bautista of Johto!"

The crowd cheered for the competitors as they exited the hallway and into the large battlefield - a circular one that had an area of at least ten times that of an average field, and made of super-hard sandstone.

"What a way to start off the tournament battles than a fight between two type-masters" Mr. Simmons added

Drax was a man in his late-twenties, with dark-black hair, and a black robe around him that had teeth on the shoulders; his appearance was a big contrast to Zack, who wore his orange robe, and had light-green hair and blue eyes.

"You're a colorful one, aren't you?" Drax said - his voice was a deep and rough as they could get

"Whatever" Zack dismissed

"This will be a one-on-one Pokemon battle" The ref began to state the rules. "Once a Pokemon is unable to continue battling, the other Pokemon and their trainer will be declared the victor, earning their team five points"

The two trainers released their Pokemon - a Scizor, and a black Greninja - and awaited the ref to call for the battle to begin.

"I can feel that Greninja's presence from all the way up here" I said

"It must be a real powerful Pokemon, but Zack isn't a pushover either" Calem replied

"Battle begin!"

The crowd quieted down as the ref declared the battle to begin, but neither trainer was making the first move.

"Fine" Drax gave in. "Greninja, use Dark Shuriken!"

Greninja - Gary had pointed out that this was it's shiny counterpart - raised its arm into the air, and conjured up a shuriken made of pure dark energy.

"Use Hyper Roar!" Zack commanded

White particles of energy gathered around Scizor as it fired a column of white energy from its mouth; Greninja jumped into the air, avoiding the attack and firing the shuriken; Scizor narrowly dodged the shuriken, which passed by inches away from it.

Then, Greninja lunged forward, but transformed into a shadow on the ground that slithered to the other side of the battlefield, where Greninja returned to normal and hit Scizor with a hard uppercut.

"Use Rocket Punch!" Zack said

Scizor rushed at Greninja, who transformed into a shadow again, causing the Pokemon to smash its fist into the ground instead; Greninja reappeared again, landing a clean slash to the back of the enemy Pokemon.

"Use Dark Roar" Drax said

Letting loose a dark column of energy from its mouth, Greninja left Scizor unable to dodge with the quick-firing attack, sending the Pokemon crashing into the wall behind Drax with a pointblank attack.

"Greninja's super fast" Trevor pointed out

"Looks like he can turn into a shadow to not only avoid attacks, but to get around quickly" Clemont figured

"Scizor, Secret Art: Acid Rain!" Zack said

A dark cloud appeared above the battlefield, casting a shadow upon every square-inch; the cloud began to bubble up, with a green tint of highlighting.

"He's going with an omnidirectional attack" Sawyer said

"That should do some damage" I guessed

Then, green rain began to spray down onto the battlefield in mass amounts; Greninja transformed into a shadow again, and began to zip through every small gap in between the rain droplets. When the rain finished, Greninja had successfully avoided the rain and was slithering towards Scizor, while still a shadow.

Greninja jumped out of the shadow in the ground and went for a punch to the enemy's face, but had his fist caught by Scizor, who spun and tossed him back, before lunging and rocking him in the gut, sending him crashing into the nearest wall.

"What an amazing counterattacks from Scizor!" Mr. Simmons exclaimed, and the crowd cheered as Greninja pushed off the wall to recover

The two Pokemon lunged at each other and clashed, claws against fists, until Greninja landed a hard punch to Scizor. Then, he transformed into a shadow and slithered behind him, where he returned to normal and kicked him forward again; a cycle began of Greninja turning into a shadow and hitting Scizor before he could react, and the process went on as Zack was helpless to do anything.

"Looks like Greninja is leaving Scizor with no way out of his combo" Mr. Simmons said

"Zack will have to come up with a quick solution, or the fight's going to be over" Flint added

"This isn't good, Scizor can't fend off against Greninja's shadow abilities" Serena said

Finally, Greninja came to a stop and retreated back to the other side of the battlefield, allowing Scizor to catch its breath.

"We're going to finish this battle, I'm bored" Drax said, the ground beginning to shake heavily. "Secret God Art: Fields of Chaos!"

A dark aura appeared around Greninja, as the sun retreated into the dark clouds, making it nighttime; the ground became pure-black and holes were dug into the ground, where skeletal arms began to reach out.

"Now's our chance, Scizor! Take in the darkness!" Zack instructed

"What's he planning to do?" Sawyer questioned

"He's going to try and obtain a mixed-element form like Jason's Electric-Flame mode" Anna explained. "It'll be risky, but it could pay off"

Scizor flew up into the air, but blanks bands of shadow rose up from the ground and strapped around him, squeezing him tightly. Zack pulled out a shiny stone from his pock it and made a fist around it; light began to connect from Scizor and the stone, and in moments, Scizor had Mega Evolved.

"Looks like Scizor's Mega Evolved" Cynthia said

"This must be the comeback Zack is hoping for" Flint said

Through its claws, which now looked like sharp staplers, Mega Scizor began to absorb the darkness, which flowed around him, turning his color from red to black, and his eyes from blue to red; using his strength, he freed himself from the bands and landed back onto the ground.

"Mega Bug-Shadow Mode!" Zack said, and the crowd erupted into large cheers again

An aura exploded out of Scizor as its transformation finished; the shadows retreated, and the battlefield returned to normal, along with the sun, which came back out, casting daytime again.

"That's impressive, but it still won't be enough" Drax said. "Greninja, Shadow Slash!"

Greninja dashed forward, transforming into a shadow halfway, and slithering the rest of the distance; Scizor lunged, retreating into a shadow as well. The shadows met in the center of the battlefield, and Scizor's shadow struck Greninja's, forcing him back to normal.

Scizor jumped out of his shadow and, midair, hit Greninja again with a hard uppercut; Greninja landed on the ground in front of his trainer, but got back up.

"Look's like Zack is finally able to fight back" I said

"Bug-Shadow Mode sure is a real help" Serena agreed

Down on the battlefield, a dark aura flowed around Greninja.

"Since you've come this far, I'll give you a little treat" Drax decided. "Greninja, Change Mode: Wings of Darkness!"

From the aura around Greninja, wings conjured from shadow spread out, attached to his back, making the Pokemon look like a fallen angel. Gauntlets and a chest plate from shadows appeared as well, acting as armor.

"Dark Wing Slash!" Drax resumed the battle

"Dodge and use Dark Hyper Roar!" Zack said

Greninja lunged forward rapidly, slashing its wing at Scizor, who dodged and flew up into the sky, firing a column of dark energy from its claw, hitting Greninja and igniting an explosion. Seconds later, Greninja erupted from the smoke and flew up into the air using its wings, hitting Scizor straight in the gut with a hard punch.

In return, Scizor used its claw and grabbed onto Greninja's wrist; he flew down to the circular walls of the battlefield, and flew across it, dragging Greninja across the walls in a full circle before letting go.

"Secret Art: Fallen Arrow!" Drax commanded

Shadows created a bow and arrow in Greninja's hands, and he aimed them carelessly, firing the arrow at Scizor, who easily dodged it. However, the arrow seemingly bounced off nothing, and redirected itself, piercing straight through Scizor.

"Secret Art: Oblivion Wings!" Drax continued

Two dark circles of energy appeared in the air in front of each of Greninja's wings; out of the circles, two columns of energy shot out, hitting Scizor before it could recover and setting off a massive explosion that consumed most of the battlefield in smoke.

"I'll admit, it was a fun battle," Drax said, "but you still couldn't measure up, master of bugs"

The smoke cleared and Scizor dropped to the ground, swirls in its eye as it returned to normal - normal Scizor looked massively different than the transformation he had just been in.

"Scizor is unable to battle, the winner is Greninja! Therefore, the victor is Drax of Johto!" the ref declared, and the crowd cheered once more

"That's five points for Johto, putting them in second place!" Mr. Simmons said

"Well, it was a good try" Gary admitted

"It's going to be hard to beat the intenseness of that battle" Tierno said

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"For our second battle, we'll be having Misty from Kanto, against Reinhart from Alola!" Mr. Simmons said

"If Alola wins this, then they'll be in first place for the first day of the tournament" Cynthia pointed out

Down on the battlefield, the two competitors exited the hallway and entered. Misty was wearing her usual getup, but was interested me was Reinhart - a big, burly man, who wore clothes that contrasted his build: blue shorts, and a flower-patterned yellow shirt. He wore a grin on his face, and he waved at the crowd, which cheered at his sight.

"Are we suppose to know who this guy is?" Gary asked

"Reinhart is the rock-type master, and pretty much the strongest battler in Alola" Anna answered. "He's also an international celebrity"

The ref stated the rules again, and both trainers brought out their Pokemon - Misty's being a Gyarados; Reinhart's being a Rhyperior.

"Battle begin!"

"Gyarados, use Hydro Pump!" Misty began

"Rhyperior, use Rocky Vambrace!" Reinhart countered

Gyarados roared loudly, before releasing a column of water; Rhyperior aimed one of its arms, which fired a large rock out of the hole. The hole zipped through the air, going straight through Hydro Pump and hitting Gyarados in the face, where it exploded into dust that also blinded the Pokemon.

"Use Dragon Tail right in front of you!" Misty acknowledged her Pokemon's lack of vision

"Block that with Shield, and then counter with Pillar Maze!" Reinhart said

Still blinded, Gyarados turned around and swung its tail, but a large wall, made out of the same material as the ground, erupted from below in front of Rhyperior, hard enough to deflect the attack. Then, pillars of rocks shot out of the ground, wrapping around Gyarados and holding it in place.

"Now use Earth Roar!"

Rhyperior shot a column of energy, colored like the Earth's ground, from its mouth that hit Gyarados, who attacked back with Dragon Pulse, which hit Rhyperior in return. An explosion was set off on both Pokemon, and the viewers were left with no angle on them.

"Secret Art: Cavern Dragon!" Reinhart commanded

The ground shook heavily, as an artificial Onix, made from pure rocks, shot out of the ground - It was much taller than a real Onix - and it curved down, biting onto Gyarados and pinning it to the ground before exploding, consequently sending rocks raining down from the sky, all of which hit Gyarados.

Slowly, but surely, Gyarados got back up, a determined look on its face as it shook all of the dust on its body off.

"I admire your persistence, but this battle has already been won" Reinhart said. "Rhyperior, use Cavern Smash!"

"Stop that by using Hydro Pump on the ground!" Misty countered

Rhyperior smashed both of its arms into the ground, sending a shockwave out, as waves of the ground traveled towards Gyarados, who shot a Hydro Pump beneath it, setting off an explosion and stopping the waves.

Gyarados then went in for another Dragon Tail, but it was deflected as another wall made from the ground shot up and protected Rhyperior, who proceeded to finish the battle with another Earth Roar.

"Gyarados is unable to battle, the winner is Rhyperior! Which means that Reinhart of Alola is the victor!"

The crowd exploded into cheers, more than it ever had before, and the scoreboard was updated, with Alola at twelve points - way ahead of everyone else - and Kanto remaining at two.

"Rhyperior didn't even move from its spot in the entirety of the battle" Serena said

"Rock-type Hidden Arts can be used like that" Zack replied

"For our next battle, we have Gou of Galar going against Calvin of Unova!"