"Hello everyone, and welcome to the annual Cerulean Cape Battle Tournament!" The announcer exclaimed. It was finally the day of the Cape tournament. "We have many trainers, from all over the region competing here today, so let's get started!"
"You're up first Misty, you ready?" asked Ash. "You bet!" replied Misty. The group of trainers were seated in the waiting room, waiting for their turn to battle. "Will the first competitors please report to the battle field" the announcer's voice came through the speakers.
"I guess I'm up. Wish me luck guys!" Misty said as she stood up. "Good luck Misty!" encouraged Leaf. "Don't lose!" Ash added. "Thanks guys, I better get to the field, see ya after the battle!"
"It's time for the first battle to begin! On one side we have Misty Mizuyawa from Cerulean City, and on the other, Eva Carson from Saffron City!" the announcer exclaimed. Misty and Eva stood facing each other from opposite sides of the battlefield. A referee took his place at the side of the field. "We will now use the Coin Toss Pokétch app, to see which trainer gets the first move" the referee announced, "heads will be Misty, and tails will be Eva!" he explained. He pressed the button on the Pokétch to initiate the coin toss. The digital coin on the spring flipped a few times, before coming to a stop on the side with a picture of a Magikarp. "It's heads! Which means Misty of Cerulean City will have the first move, please send out your Pokémon!" said the referee.
"Alright, Misty calls, Staryu!" Misty exclaimed as she tossed Staryu's Poké Ball, releasing the starfish Pokémon inside. "Nidorina, you're up!" said Eva as she released the Poison type.
"Ready?" asked the referee. Both girls nodded, "Okay, begin!"
"Staryu, Water Gun!" Misty ordered. Staryu released a strong blast of water from its top point. "Nidorina, avoid and use Poison Sting!" Eva commanded. Nidorina jumped out of the way of the jet of water, and then fired multiple of glowing, purple needles from her horn towards Staryu. "Deflect it with Rapid Spin while using Water Gun!" Misty instructed. Staryu began to spin through the air while shooting water from all five of its points. The Poison Sting hit the water and disappeared, "Now, Bubble Beam!" Misty ordered. "Nidorina, Double Team!" Eva instructed. Multiple copies of Nidorina appeared all over the field; the Bubble Beam hit one, but passed straight through it. Great, now I can't tell which the real one is! Misty thought to herself. What could she do, she had no way of knowing which Nidorina was the real one, unless… that's it! "Staryu, use Swift!" Misty ordered. "Uh-oh, Nidorina, quick run around!" Eva called out panicked, Nidorina and her clones began to run about randomly to try to avoid the Swift, but there was no use. The golden stars flew straight towards the real Nidorina, causing damage to her, and causing the Double Team to disappear. "Great job, Staryu, now finish it with Bubble Beam!" Misty instructed. Staryu fired a barrage of bubbles from its jewel at the still down Nidorina. Eva tried to get Nidorina to dodge, but it was too late, and Nidorina was knocked out by Staryu's attack. "Nidorina is unable to battle, Staryu is the winner, which means the match goes to Misty of Cerulean City!" the referee announced.
"Yes! We did it Staryu!" Misty exclaimed as she ran onto the field to hug her Pokémon. "Hyaah!" it responded happily (or at least as happy as a Staryu could). "And with that, Misty Mizuyawa wins the first battle of the tournament!" exclaimed the announcer, "Would the next trainers please make their way to the battlefield!" As Misty exited the arena and headed back to the waiting area, she ran into Leaf on her way to the field. "Good luck, Leaf" Misty said, "Thanks" replied Leaf, as the two high-fived as they passed each other.
Leaf faced a trainer named Jordan who had a Hitmonlee, using Butterfree, which she won thanks to Butterfree's type advantage over the fighting type. Next up to battle was Ash. He stood on one side of the field facing his opponent, a boy named Shaun. The coin flip landed on tails, allowing Shaun to get the first move.
"Go Ivysaur!" Shaun exclaimed as he released his Pokémon, which looked like a larger version of Bulbasaur, with the bulb blooming into a flower. Ash pulled out his Pokédex and scanned the Pokémon. "Ivysaur, the Seed Pokémon, and the evolved form of Bulbasaur. When the bud on its back starts swelling, a sweet aroma wafts to indicate the flower's coming bloom" said the device. "The evolved form of Bulbasaur… okay, Nidoran, I choose you!" Nidoran appeared from is ball in a flash of light.
"Ivysaur, start with Razor Leaf!" Shaun ordered, as he had the first move. "Counter with Poison Sting!" Ash instructed. Nidoran fired poisonous needles which collided with Ivysaur's Razor Leaf, stopping the attack. "Follow up with Double Kick, Nidoran!" Nidoran ran towards Ivysaur, and quickly kicked Ivysaur's head with his hind legs, then ran back towards his trainer. "Ivysaur, use Energy Ball!" Shaun commanded. A green ball of energy formed at the Pokémon's bud, as it prepared the fire the attack.
"Nidoran, counter with Water Pulse!" Ash ordered. A ball of water formed at Nidoran's horn and fired as Ivysaur launched the Energy Ball. The two attacks collided, causing an explosion. "Water Pulse again!" another Water Pulse formed and flew through the smoke from the explosion. The attack hit Ivysaur in the face, since it couldn't see where the attack was coming from thanks to the smoke. When the smoke cleared, Shaun ordered Ivysaur the use Vine Whip. Unfortunately for him, the Water Pulse's additional effect had activated, causing Ivysaur to become confused. Ivysaur began to use the attack, but ended up slapping itself with its own vines.
"Nidoran, Peck!" Ash ordered. Nidoran charged at the confused Grass type with his horn glowing white. The super effective attack did a good amount of damage to Ivysaur, but it still stood.
"Ivysaur snap out of it! Rapid fire Energy Ball!" cried Shaun. Ivysaur, though still confused, fired a barrage of Energy Balls randomly, with a few ending up hitting Nidoran. Nidoran flew backwards towards Ash.
"Nidoran!" Ash cried. The small purple Pokémon struggled to stand but he managed. Suddenly Nidoran began to glow a white-blue light. He began to change, his horn grew larger and sharper, his ears grew bigger as well. When the light faded, a new Pokémon stood where Nidoran was, which Ash quickly scanned with his Pokédex. "Nidorino, the Poison Pin Pokémon, and the evolved form of the male Nidoran. Nidorino has a horn that is harder than a diamond. If it senses a hostile presence, all the barbs on its back bristle up at once, and it challenges the foe with all its might. Upon evolving, Nidorino learned the attacks: Poison Jab, Horn Attack, and Rock Smash"
Ash grinned, "Alright, Nidorino! Use Poison Jab!" he ordered. Nidorino's horn glowed purple as it charged at Ivysaur, who had finally snapped out of confusion, but it was too late. Nidorino jabbed Ivysaur with his venomous horn, knocking it out.
"Ivysaur is unable to battle, Nidorino wins! The match goes to Ash of Pallet Town!" the referee announced.
"And there you have it folks, after a surprise evolution, Ash Ketchum wins the match!" the announcer exclaimed. Ash ran over to his victorious Pokémon and hugged him, making sure to be careful of the spikes on his back.
"You were great Nidorino!" Ash exclaimed. "Nido!" Nidorino cried in response.
Ash, Misty, and Leaf had all made it through to the second round, Brock however, wasn't as lucky. Geodude had been matched up against a Kadabra, and while Geodude had great defense against physical attacks, its special defense was nowhere near is good. It didn't take long before the Rock type had fallen to a Psybeam from the strong Psychic Pokémon, and Brock was knocked out of the tournament.
The group was now in the lobby of the Pokémon center close to the stadium, "Ah well, it's not like I'm a big battler anyway" stated Brock, "at least you three made it through." Misty glanced up at the screen showing the victors of the first round, spotting herself, Ash, and Leaf. She also noticed that Amber had made it through as well. She was determined to show the Fire type Trainer how strong Water types were, she needed to survive the tournament long enough to beat her, she had to.
So Brock didn't make it to the next round. That was mainly because I didn't want to write so many battles, which is also why I didn't show Leaf's battle. The tournament may take two chapters to finish, but it may finish in one chapter. After the tournament will be Squirtle's capture. Someone asked if Ash and Leaf were going to fall in love. Ash will not have a girlfriend for a long time, and Leaf isn't going to be a permanent companion, she will leave once the tournament is over, and will make appearances later.
I've also decided to list everyone's teams at the end of each chapter from now on.
Ash:
Pikachu (Male)
Charmander (Male)
Pidgeotto (Female)
Beedrill (Male)
Nidorino (Male)
Bulbasaur (Male)
Misty:
Poliwag (Male)
Staryu (Genderless)
Goldeen (Female)
Oddish (Female)
Brock:
Onix (Male)
Geodude (Male)
Zubat (Male)
Leaf:
Bulbasaur (Male)
Butterfree (Female)
Nidoran (Female)
