The group stood in front of a large screen. This screen would show the match ups for the next round of the tournament. Profile pictures of each of the trainers who had made it through suddenly appeared on the screen. Ash, Misty, and Leaf each scanned the screen for their images. Misty found hers first, next to her opponent, a boy named Scott. A few moments later, Ash and Leaf both found their pictures as well, right next to each other.

"Woah, Leaf, I guess that means we're battling each other" said Ash.

"Yeah…" replied the brunette, "Don't think I'm going easy on you, just because friends"

"You took the words out of my mouth!" Ash responded, "Ready to battle, Pikachu?" he asked his partner sitting on his shoulder.

"Pika!" the mouse Pokémon replied.


"All right folks, it's time for the next battle in the second round!" stated the announcer, "On one side, we have Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, and on the other, Leaf Yukiko, also from Pallet Town!"

The referee took his place at the side of the field. He then used the Coin Toss app, which landed on heads, meaning Leaf had the first move. "Trainers, choose your Pokémon!"

"Butterfree, go!" Leaf cried, as she threw her Poké Ball and released her Bug type.

"Butterfree, huh? All right, Pidgeotto, I choose you!" Ash exclaimed.

The referee nodded, "Butterfree versus Pidgeotto, begin!"

"Butterfree, start with Tackle!" Leaf commanded. Butterfree charged at the bird Pokémon. "Pidgeotto, block with Steel Wing!" Ash countered. Pidgeotto's wings glowed a metal-grey colour, and were held up in front of it, which Butterfree ended up running into.

"Butterfree, Confusion!" Leaf ordered.

"Dodge, and use Quick Attack!" Pidgeotto sped away from the psychic waves, and slammed into the Bug type. "Follow up with Wing Attack!" Pidgeotto's wing glowed white and slapped Butterfree, causing the Bug type to fall to the ground.

"Butterfree get up, quick!" Leaf called out, "use Stun Spore and make it faster using Silver Wind. Butterfree forced itself to get up and released a mist of orange powder, then flapped its wings, creating wind with silver crescent shapes within it, propelling the Stun Spore towards Pidgeotto.

"Pidgeotto quick, send it back with Gust!" Ash commanded, which Pidgeotto quickly did, creating a duel between the two opposing winds. When Butterfree's attack began to get too close, Pidgeotto flapped its wings even harder, pushing it back onto Butterfree, causing it to become paralyzed by its own attack, while also taking super effective damage from the Gust.

"Finish it with Wing Attack!" Ash ordered, Pidgeotto slammed into the paralyzed bug, knocking it out, as it could not avoid the attack due to the paralysis.

"Butterfree is unable to battle! Pidgeotto is the winner!" the judge announced when Butterfree didn't get back up.

"Way to go, Pidgeotto!" Ash cheered. Leaf sighed as she recalled Butterfree.

"Thank you Butterfree, now rest up" she whispered, placing the Poké Ball on her belt, and grabbing another. "All right, Bulbasaur let's go!" she called, releasing the dinosaur-like Pokémon.

Ash grinned. "We still have type advantage Pidgeotto, let's finish this quick!" he called to the bird, who replied with a squawk.

Leaf smirked, "Come on, Ash, you should know type advantage isn't everything by now" she called, "Bulbasaur, use Sweet Scent!"

Bulbasaur's bulb opened slightly, releasing a sweet smelling pink mist into the air, surrounding Pidgeotto. Causing its eyes to droop slightly. "Now Sleep Powder!" Leaf ordered.

"Quick, Pidgeotto, doge!" Ash commanded. Pidgeotto attempted to dodge, but its evasiveness had dropped considerably, making it too slow to be able to avoid the blue powder, causing the poor bird to fall asleep, and fall to the ground. "No! Pidgeotto!" Ash cried.

"Perfect" Leaf smirked, "Bulbasaur, finish it off with Take Down!" Bulbasaur charged at the sleeping bird, slightly glowing white while doing so. The grass type slammed into Pidgeotto hard, sending it flying before it landed on the ground again, its eyes now replaced with swirls.

"Pidgeotto is unable to battle! Bulbasaur is the winner!" announced the referee. Ash recalled his fallen bird, thanking it for its efforts, before attaching its Poké Ball back to his belt and turning to Pikachu.

"You ready to go buddy?" he asked his partner, who nodded before running out onto the field, ready to face Bulbasaur. "Alright, let's start with Quick Attack!" Ash ordered.

"Pika!" the Mouse Pokémon cried, before running straight at its opponent, white light streaking behind it as it ran, and slammed into Bulbasaur before it had a chance to move.

"Now, use Thunder Wave!" Pikachu let of a small wave of electricity which struck Bulbasaur, causing its body to spark.

"Bulbasaur, no!" Leaf cried, "use Razor Leaf!" Leaves shot out from Bulbasaur's bulb, though slower than usual. Pikachu dodge the leaves easily, thanks to Bulbasaur's paralysed state.

"Pikachu, Electro Ball, let's go!" Ash ordered. Pikachu jumped into the air, using its tail as a spring, as a ball of electricity began to form at the tip of its tail. As the attack grew, the electric type chanted "Pika pika pika pika pika" before finishing with a "chu pi!" as it flicked its lightning bolt shaped tail, sending the large ball of electricity at the paralysed grass starter. The attack exploded, causing Ash and Leaf to have to shield their eyes from the dust. As the dust settled, the two battling Pokémon could be seen, only one was standing though.

"Bulbasaur is unable to battle, Pikachu wins, meaning Ash Ketchum moves on to the next round!"

"Yes!" Ash exclaimed, putting a fist in the air. Pikachu ran back to its trainer, and jumped into his arms for a hug. "You were great, Pikachu!" Ash praised, while scratching Pikachu behind the ear, causing it to coo in happiness. On the other side of the field, Leaf had knelt down beside her sparking starter Pokémon, petting it gently on the head.

"You did great, Bulbasaur, take a good rest now" she said softly, returning the fallen grass type to its PokéBall. She stood up, then walked over to Ash and Pikachu. "That was great Ash, I'm surprised how much much damage that Electro Ball caused" she admitted.

Ash smiled before replying, "Electro Ball does more damage the faster the user is compared to the opponent, so the Thunder Wave, as well as Pikachu already higher speed, made it to so much damage" he explained.

Leaf raised her eye brows in surprise, "Wow Ash, I'm impressed, your not usually the most strategic person in the world" she stated.

"Hey! I can when I need to!" he defended, before laughing as the two rivals walked off the battle field.


Misty won her battle that round, too, against a trainer with a Doduo and a Magnemite, thanks to Poliwag. The next day however, did not go very well for Ash. His next opponent was too strong for him, and though Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Beedrill fought well, the opposing team of Gastly, Rhyhorn, and Machoke was too much, knocking Ash out of the tournament.

And when Misty checked who her next opponent would be, she was surprised at who it was. The image on the screen next to hers, was none other than the fiery girl she had met on the beach while training, Amber Fiamma.


Well… it's been quite a while, hasn't it…? I really do apologise for how long it took for this chapter to come out. I've been procrastinating this so much. Originally going to show Misty's round 2 and Ash's round 3 battles, but it was a bit too much. I'm honestly kinda regretting doing a tournament this early, I'm not the best at writing battles, so I tried to cut down on the less important ones, even if Ash losing is kinda important… Next chapter will be the end of the tournament, so hopefully I'll be able to continue on without the stress of the tournament… Hopefully I'll be able to get the next chapter out soon, but until then, bye!

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)