"Mightyena, use Snarl!" Hodge* yelled as the Bite Pokémon howled, unleashing dark purple soundwaves towards his opponents. Snarl hit the two Pokémon before Hariyama rushed in with glowing palms for Force Palms.
"Blaziken, counter with Focus Blast!" Brendan called to his starter. The Blaze Pokémon cupped her hands together, generating a yellow orb. The Blaze Pokémon hurled it towards Hariyama, who opt to punch it.
What he didn't take it account was that Focus Blast wasn't aimed at him as it missed and hit Mightyena head-on. The explosion ended the Dark-type sound move and revealed that Mightyena was on his last legs. Having watched his teammate, the Arm Thrust Pokémon got distracted and was met with a Zen Headbutt, courtesy of Ludicolo. The Psychic-type move rammed the Fighting-type off balance as the Grass/Water-type leaped back to his side.
"Blaziken, finish it up Sky Uppercut! Ludicolo, Hydro Pump!" Brendan commanded.
The bipedal avian Pokémon rushed in with her claws glowing blue before running past the sumo like Pokémon. At an insane speed, the Blaze Pokémon nailed an uppercut and knocked the hyena-like Pokémon out. The Carefree Pokémon unleashed a torrent of water at the Arm Thrust Pokémon, also taking him out.
"Hariyama and Mightyena are unable to battle, Blaziken and Ludicolo are the winners! Therefore, Brendan is the winner!"
"Way to go, you two!" Brendan cheered as his Pokémon pumped their fists at the win.
"This Double Battle is between Ash and Clark. Trainers send out your Pokémon!"
"Charizard, Quilava, conduct your flames!" Clark said, summoning his two Fire types.
"Croconaw, Glalie, I choose you!" Ash said, sending out his team for the match.
The Kanto fully evolved starter let out a roar while the Johto Fire-type starter expelled his flames. The Water Johto starter crossed his arms, grinning, while the Ice type got his game face on.
"Wait, Glalie?!" May said from the stands, in shock of Ash's choice.
"Yeah! Why bring an Ice-type to a Fire-type match? Especially with two Fire types?!" Max cried out.
"Relax, guys," Brock reassured the Maple siblings, "We've seen Ash take down Pokémon with type disadvantage before, remember?"
Both Maple siblings nodded, but they still worried for Ash's sake.
"Battle begin!" the referee declared.
"This shall end the Glalie. Charizard, Heat Wave! Quilava, Flame Wheel!" Clark commanded. The two Fire types began their attack on the weaker link of the two opponents, Charizard flapping his wings to create a gust of orange waves and Quilava spinning into a flame coated wheel, charging towards the Ice-type.
Ash had a smirk, he knew that Glalie would be the target of the two Fire types but he had a counter towards that. But part of him wanted to hide his surprise. He decided the former given the current position he is in. "Croconaw, Hydro Pump on Heat Wave! Glalie, Water Pulse!"
Croconaw spewed a gushing torrent of water that sizzled out the Heat Wave's approach. Glalie created a blue orb of hydro energy and fired it at the Volcano Pokémon's attack. The Water Pulse doused the Flame Wheel and knocked Quilava back towards his ally.
Clark began to grit his teeth at the development. The conductor didn't take into account that Glalie would have learned such a type advantage move. Nonetheless, he would still win this battle. "Steel Wing and Quick Attack!"
Charizard's wings took a metal covering and flew towards his opponents alongside Quilava, who was dashing with a white streak behind him.
Ash took action again, "Glalie, meet that Quick Attack with Iron Head! Croconaw, Dragon Dance then Dragon Claw!"
The Face Pokémon charged forward in a silver aura towards the Volcano Pokémon, effectively nailing the Normal-type attack away. The Big Jaw Pokémon glowed red with storm particles around him and green claws grew from his blue claws before leaping up and matching the Steel Wing from the Flame Pokémon. Clark's Charizard grit his teeth but the Dragon Dance boosted attack provided Croconaw the strength to match the Steel Wing with Dragon Claw.
"Now, Hydro Pump!" Croconaw took a deep breath before unleashing a torrent of water, directly in the fully evolved Kanto Fire-type. The Water-type attack immediately did its damage towards the pseudodragon. Charizard roared in pain as the gush knocked him back. He rose and growled alongside Quilava.
Clark continued to do his best to take out the two Pokémon, "Quilava, Flamethrower! Charizard, Dragon Breath!"
Ash shouted, "Glalie, Earthquake! Croconaw, leap up!"
Both Fire starters began to charge their flames and draconic energy respectively, but the Ice type quickly dropped to the ground, causing the terrain to shake from the Ground-type attack. Croconaw leaped up to avoid it while Charizard was lucky enough to fly up but Quilava was hit and defeated.
"Quilava is unable to battle!" the referee declared. Clark returned his fallen Pokémon before attempting to defeat his opponent with his pseudodragon Pokémon.
Speaking of which, Charizard took his turn to expel Dragon Breath. The teal draconic energy effectively struck the Big Jaw Pokémon, sending him into the Face Pokémon. Glalie was able to catch himself and Croconaw fell to the ground but was able to get up.
"Use Heat Wave!" The Flame Pokémon flapped his wings, sending a gust of orange waves.
"Glalie, use Protect! Croconaw, extinguish Heat Wave with Hydro Pump!" Ash ordered. Glalie summoned a green shield to Protect him while Croconaw fired high pressured water towards the Fire-type attack. The two attacks collided, some waves striking the Face Pokémon shield, and causing a steam explosion.
"Be on your guard, Charizard," the conductor instructed his Pokémon, who nodded as Charizard kept an eye for any incoming attacks.
"Double Team!" Ash shouted.
Clark heard the command, but then he wasn't sure which Pokémon performed such a move. The cloud finally cleared to reveal six Glalies. Clark gaped as Fire/Flying-type was taken aback at the many Ice-types in front of him.
"Now Water Pulse and Aqua Tail!" Ash commanded. The multiple Face Pokémon conjured a hydro-powered orb before firing. Croconaw sprang from his position and charged forward, his tail swirling with water.
"Charizard, shoot down the Water Pulses!" Charizard snapped out of his shock and unleash his flames. The Flamethrowers shoot down about three Water Pulses, but the other three made contact with the Flame Pokémon. The Water Johto starter came around and swatted Aqua Tail into the Kanto Fire starter, knocking him out of the fight.
"Charizard is unable to battle! Croconaw and Glalie are the winners! Therefore, Ash is the winner!" the referee announced.
"Alright!" Ash cheered as Croconaw danced on the field while Glalie chuckled.
"Donphan and Blastoise are unable to battle!" Tyson returned his Ground-type, giving a few words of praise, as his opponent returned his Kanto Water starter.
"Aggron, use Metal Claw!" Johnny, Tyson's opponent, ordered. The Iron Armor Pokémon's claws turned to a metallic covering and charged towards his opponent.
"Sceptile, use Detect!" Tyson called for. The Forest Pokémon's eyes shined red before dodging swipe after swipe from the Steel/Rock type. The Hoenn Grass starter then jumped back to a reasonable distance.
"Aggron, use Iron Defense!" The ceratopsian like Pokémon shimmered with an iron coat, raising his defenses.
"Sceptile, go for Solar Beam!" The green lizard-like Pokémon began to charge solar energy with the seeds on his back.
"Use Iron Head!" Aggron pawed the ground before charging with a silver aura around himself. Sceptile then released the Solar Beam attack, halting Aggron's Iron Head before fully taking him out of the fight.
"Aggron is unable to battle! Sceptile is the winner! Therefore, Tyson is the winner!" the referee announced.
"Nice work out there, Sceptile!" Tyson praised as the Forest Pokémon flashed a thumbs up to his trainer.
Since their battles were done for the day, Ash decided to kick back and relax as his Pokémon deserved it. Of course, this didn't last long as Morrison began to challenge Ash to other events. His traveling companions were off doing activities that interested them: May and Tyson checked out Ever Grande's food court with Max in tow while Brock was deadset on fluttering with all the Nurse Joys and Officer Jennys around.
That night, the matches for tomorrow were announced. Ash found out his next opponent was an Ace Trainer from the looks of it. Before heading back to his room, he discovered that his next opponent was Vito Winstrate. The last name rang a bell as he remembers battling the Winstrate family during his time in Hoenn. He was surprised to him compete in the Hoenn League but thrilled for his next opponent.
A/N: *Hodge is from is from "Serving Up the Flute Cup." His inclusion was suggested by a reader, so thank you for the suggestion.
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