The referee announces, "This Double Battle is between Morrison of Verdanturf Town and Gavin of Ganga Town. Trainers send out your Pokémon!"

Morrison went first, "Growlithe, Gligar!" He sent out the Puppy and Fly Scorpion Pokémon. "Bark!/Gli!"

Gavin rolled his shoulders before throwing out his Pokémon, "Go Machamp and Marowak!" sending out the Superpower and Bone Keeper Pokémon. "Champ!/Wak!"

"Battle begin!" the referee said.

Morrison struck first, "Growlithe, Take Down!"

The Puppy Pokémon barked before running with orange energy towards his opponent.

"Marowak, intercept it with Headbutt!" Gavin commanded.

The Bone Keeper Pokémon rushed in himself before collided skull first with Growlithe. The attack was proven effective as the Fire type was knocked back.

"Gligar, go for Guillotine!" Morrison said.

The Fly Scorpion flew in with silver, glowing claws and flew down towards the Marowak, before Machamp got in the way. "Use Karate Chop!"

The Superpower Pokémon's hands glowed white in the form of a karate strike and swung one down that interrupted the OHKO move and Gligar flew back to his side. Growlithe managed to rise to his feet and growled, wanting to be back in the action. "Flamethrower!"

The canine Pokémon unleashed flames from his mouth but Marowak swung his bone, deflecting the flames with a Bone Club attack, courtesy of Gavin asking for said move.

The muscular trainer called for his next attack, "Go for Dynamic Punch!"

The four armed Pokémon ran in with a glowing fist and nailed Gligar, who was trying to fly in again. "Now Cross Chop!" Machamp placed his arms together, still glowing with Fighting energy and lunged at his target, successfully hitting him.

"Hang in there, Gligar! Use Steel Wing!" Morrison called for. The Fly Scorpion Pokémon flew in, wings hardened into metal and sliced the Superpower Pokémon, effectively injuring him.

Meanwhile, Growlithe was struck with a Bonemerang from Marowak. The Puppy Pokémon made an attempt to use Flamethrower, per request from Morrison, but the Bone Keeper rushed in with a Headbutt.

"Now, Ice Beam!" Gavin shouted. Marowak formed an orb of ice energy that fired three arcs and froze Growlithe's legs. "Bone Club!" The skull faced Pokémon began to whack the canine Pokémon with his bone.

"Machamp, Vital Throw!"

"Counter with Guillotine!"

Machamp rushed in but Gligar intercepted with silver glowing claws. Guillotine did not connect but Machamp was still sore from the Steel Wing.

"Gligar, Steel Wing back to back!" Morrison called for. The Ground/Flying type flew with his wings turning to metal and bombarded four armed Fighting type non stop. "Now, Guillotine!" Gligar then rushed in with silver claws and sliced the Superpower Pokémon, this time taking him out of comission.

The referee made the call, "Machamp is unable to battle!"

Gavin grit his teeth before having Marowak take care of Growlithe. "Keep using Bone Club!" The Bone Keeper bashed the Puppy Pokémon before holding his club like a baseball bat and knocked Growlithe out of the fight, which the referee called out.

"Growlithe is unable to battle!"

Now it was one on one.

"Marowak, Headbutt/Gligar, Guillotine!" Both trainers called for.

Both Ground types rushed in, Marowak skull first and Gligar with his claws out and glowing. The Bone Keeper Pokémon jumped and rammed the Fly Scorpion Pokémon, which resulted in them being sent towards the ground.

"Ice Beam!" Gavin commanded which his Ground type formed the orb of ice and fired three arcs that struck Gligar's wing. "Bonemerang!" Marowak threw his bone, striking dual Ground type and sent pummeling towards the battlefield.

"Time to finish this! Marowak, Bone Club nonstop!" the muscular trainer. The skull faced Pokémon ran in, bone poised and ready to whack the bat-scorpion hybrid Pokémon out.

"Gligar, get out of there!" Morrison became worried as his Pokémon was not able to fly with the ice on his wing. Gligar struggled to rise as Marowak came running. A determined glint appeared in the Fly Scorpion Pokémon's eyes and his tail turned to metal. The newly learned Iron Tail from Gligar ended up defeating the Bone Keeper Pokémon.

"Marowak is unable to battle, Gligar is the winner! Therefore, Morrison of Verdanturf Town wins!"

Morrison ran onto and congratulated Gligar, "Nice job, Gligar!

"Gli!" he said before being returned to his ball.

Ash walked onto the stadium as his opponent did as well. Both trainers came to a stop on their respective sides as the referee made their announcement, "This Double Battle is between Ash of Pallet Town and Dominick of Inua Town. Trainers send out your Pokémon!"

"Kingler, Noctowl, I choose you!"

"Tropius, Swalot, help me out!"

Ash sent out his Pincer and shiny Owl Pokémon while Dominick sent out the Fruit and Poison Bag Pokémon. Oohs and aahs were heard in the stands as the shiny Johto Pokémon was revealed on the battlefield. After the four Pokémon were sent out, the referee began the battle.

"Tropius, take to the skies and use Leaf Tornado!" the teal haired trainer said. The tropical sauropod Pokémon flapped his wings and took to the sky before releasing a green tornado of leaves towards Ash's Pokémon.

Ash called for a defensive measure, "Kingler, Iron Defense! Noctowl, Heat Wave!"

The crab Pokémon shimmered with an iron flash over his exoskeleton and the owl Pokémon began to flap his wings and create orange gusts of heat. The Iron Defense made Kingler able to take the hits and the Heat Wave burned a majority of the leaves while also hitting the two opposing Pokémon.

"Swalot, Sludge Bomb on Kingler and Tropius, use Gust on Noctowl!" Dominick commanded.

The purple Hoenn blob like Pokémon widely opened his mouth and spat a glob of brown sludge. The Sludge Bomb struck Kingler, but the Pincer Pokémon hung on. The Fruit Pokémon flapped his wings that made a breeze, slightly affecting the Owl Pokémon. The shiny bird merely regained altitude and the crustacean shook his pincer in anger at the Hoenn Poison type.

"Kingler, try Rock Slide!" Ash shouted. His Water type complied with glowing sliver and summoning rocks from above. Raining about the tropical and blob Hoenn Pokémon, clipping the former and burying the latter.

"Noctowl, Shadow Ball!" The owl generated a pair of shadowy orbs and fired them at the two.

Dominic decided to counter that attack, "Swalot, use your own Shadow Ball!" The Poison Bag expanded his mouth before conjuring his own ghostly energy orbs to counter. Both Shadow Balls collided with each other, creating an explosion. "Go for Shock Wave!" The Hoenn Poison type generated a blue charge and fired two electrical currents towards the owl and crab which struck them both.

"Noct!/Kook!"

"Noctowl! Kingler!" Ash cried.

"Aw yeah! Tropius, Solar Beam!" Dominick shouted as the Fruit Pokémon began to charge solar energy in his mouth.

Ash grit his teeth, "Can you two stand?" Both his Pokémon slowly got up and rose to their feet, ready for more. "Great!"

"Fire now!" Dominick said and Tropius shot a blast of solar energy towards the two opposing Pokémon.

"Noctowl, fly away and Kingler, use Protect!" Ash commanded in hopes of the Grass type attack not hitting his Pincer Pokémon. The crab conjured a green shield that Protected him from the attack as Noctowl evaded the attack.

"Kingler, fire a Blizzard! Noctowl, Zen Headbutt on Swalot!" Ash capitalized. Kingler opened his huge pincer and sent a chilling gust of snow towards Tropius, which struck the Grass/Flying type and sent down. Noctowl flew in, surrounded by blue Psychic energy and rammed Swalot.

"Shadow Ball and Leaf Tornado!" Swalot fired a shadowy orb and Tropius unleashed a tornado of leaves towards their opponents.

"Counter with Mud Shot and Heat Wave!" Kingler fired a few globs of mud and Noctowl flapped his wings, creating a gust of heat. Both moves collided, Shadow Ball and Mud Shot exploding while Heat Wave burned through the Leaf Tornado and struck the two Hoenn Pokémon.

Tropius eventually flew down, clearly tired, as Swalot was panting somewhat.

"Kingler, finish Tropius with Blizzard!" Ash said and the Pincer Pokémon fired another chilling gust of snow that hit the Fruit Pokémon. The Grass/Flying Pokémon fell over, unconscious from the attack.

"Tropius is unable to battle!" the referee made known.

Dominick returned his fallen Pokémon before commanding Swalot again, "Use Shock Wave again!"

This time though Ash had a plan for the super effective attack, "Use Metal Claw and Steel Wing!"

Kingler's claw turned to metal as did Noctowl's wings. Using their Steel type attacks, the Shock Wave began to conduct into the Steel moves.

"Hey, isn't..." Max said from the stands.

"Yeah! That's the same trick Winona used during Ash's gym battle!" May recalled.

"Seems like Ash took a page out of Winona's book," Brock said, impressed.

"Alright!" Ash grinned before going in, "Noctowl, use Extrasenory and Kingler, ready Hyper Beam!"

Noctowl's eyes shined yellow before trapping the Poison Bag Pokémon in a yellow beam of energy and Kingler release an orange energy beam, hitting Swalot and taking him out of the match.

"Swalot is unable to battle! Kingler and Noctowl are the winners! Therefore, Ash of Pallet Town wins!"

"Way to go!" Ash cheered as Noctowl landed near his trainer and Kingler scurried alongside him, cheering themselves, "Kookie!/Noct!"

With the match concluded, Ash took liberty in healing his teammates up. After their work today, they deserve a break.

With the rest of the matches ending, Ash and his rivals saw their next opponents. He didn't get much information, as he saw he was battling a someone who looks like a conductor. Looking further into the information, he discovered that his opponent used Fire types. With that information in mind, he knew what Pokémon to use for this match.

A/N:

Guest: I like your idea for using Hodge from Pokémon Journeys. Will definitely use him in a future chapter.