Ketchum Triple Pack:
Hybrid x Heart Z-Drive
Chapter 20 On a Scale to a Stale
The following day comes; Kizuna Hida was training with his Kommo-o dub Sorehead and the rest of his Pokémon. He was training with them along by Jin Mazama Jin Mazama, Raku Ichijo, Basara Toujou and their Pokémon partners. Soon then Kahuna Hapu came suddenly and Kizuna Hida then realizes and asks Hapu to where they're going to battle on. Kahuna Hapu guided Kizuna Hida with his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead, while Kizuna Hida returns the rest of his Pokémon. As they were about to go to the battlefield, Jin Mazama almost wanted to accompanied them. But then it was Basara Toujou who volunteers to go along with Kahuna Hapu and Kizuna Hida to give Jin Mazama and Raku Ichijo a break and that they worked on their own Pokémon training.
So Jin Mazama and Raku Ichijo stay behind to do their Pokémon training. Kizuna Hida with his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead accompanied by Basara Toujou with his Lucario to Kahuna Hapu's leading. As they got to the Poni Breaker Coast and Kahuna Hapu show Kizuna Hida to the battlefield, Kizuna Hida couldn't see it. Basara Toujou told him to look closely and Kizuna Hida saw an ancient battlefield underneath the water tide. After Kahuna Hapu explains to Kizuna Hida that the ancient battlefield will come out when it was low tide. She declares to Kizuna Hida that the battlefield is where his grand trial will be against her, her Golurk and her Mudsdale. Kizuna Hida accepts the two-on-two battle situation; soon Hapu returns her Mudsdale back to its Pokéball and then she send out her Golurk to hitch a ride and flies off.
Kizuna Hida with his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead and Basara Toujou with his Lucario went back to Jin Mazama, Raku Ichijo and their Pokémon partners. As they return back to Jin Mazama, Raku Ichijo and their Pokémon partners, Kizuna Hida with his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead and his rest of his Pokémon team resumes back to the Pokémon training. Later on, Kizuna Hida with his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead, his Pokémon team, Jin Mazama, Raku Ichijo, Basara Toujou and their Pokémon partners all took break by going to the beach. They decided to go to the breach, to wait for the tide to draws back and for their Pokémon to have some fun since they work so hard training. As Kizuna Hida with his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead, Jin Mazama, Raku Ichijo, Basara Toujou and their Pokémon partners arrived at the beach. Kizuna Hida, Jin Mazama, Raku Ichijo and Basara Toujou let out their rest of their Pokémon and allow them to have some fun at the beach.
Each of their Pokémon either plays in the water, playing in the sand like Jin Mazama's Lycanroc or simply lays back in the shade like Basara Toujou's Lucario. While Kizuna Hida and Raku Ichijo watches over their Pokémon, Jin Mazama and Basara Toujou were lying in the shade and they were discussing with each other about Kizuna Hida's Pokémon choice for Hapu's grand trial battle. Jin Mazama says that Kizuna Hida will be using his Alolan Sandslash and his Fomantis, in type advantages. But Basara Toujou on the contrary, says in his opinion that Kizuna Hida will be using his Vibrava and his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead or he will do something rash like using a type disadvantage. Jin Mazama doubt about it and then Basara asks Kizuna Hida if he knows which of his Pokémon he will be using. Kizuna Hida assures Basara Toujou as he accidently trips over on a Pyukumuku and it punches Kizuna Hida straight up in the air and Kizuna Hida slashes down in the water.
During at nightfall, Kizuna Hida with his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead and the others were at the battlefield out in the open and the ocean tide was low. Kahuna Hapu also was there and acted upon her wish to Tapu Fini and asks Kizuna Hida to which Pokémon he will choose. Kizuna Hida thought about it and he chooses his first Pokémon his Pikachu. Jin Mazama and Raku Ichijo were surprised and Basara Toujou and Hapu knew Kizuna Hida's prediction. Jin Mazama voluntarily be the referee and Kahuna Hapu then sends out her Golurk, Jin Mazama states the start of the challenge.
As the battle begins, Kizuna Hida was about to tell his Pikachu to used a move, Kahuna Hapu said to her Golurk to use High Horsepower. Kizuna Hida then said to his Pikachu to use Quick Attack, which hit Hapu's Golurk but only that its defenses increases. Kahuna Hapu then told her Golurk to use Flash Cannon and in a quick response, Kizuna Hida told his Pikachu to used Thunderbolt. When Flash Cannon and Thunderbolt both collided they were both neutralized. Hapu then told her Golurk to used Earth Power that Kizuna Hida told his Pikachu to used Quick Attack to quickly dodge it. Kizuna Hida's Pikachu manage to dodge it, but Hapu told her Golurk to use High Horsepower.
Kizuna Hida told his Pikachu to used Quick Attack to dodge the High Horsepower by using the surrounding battlefield pillars. Hapu then told her Golurk to used Earth Power again and Kizuna Hida told his Pikachu to use Quick Attack to the dodging tactic again. But then soon, Kizuna Hida's Pikachu was suddenly beginning to spark static electrical energy from the last Quick Attack. At that moment, with his build up electricity within him, Kizuna Hida's Pikachu change to an electrifying Quick Attack that directly hit Hapu's Golurk. Kizuna Hida was thrilled that his Pikachu learned Volt Tackle, but it did little amount of damage to Hapu's Golurk.
Kahuna Hapu told her Golurk to used Flash Cannon and Kizuna Hida told his Pikachu to used Volt Tackle. As Kizuna Hida's Pikachu manage to avoid the Flash Cannon with Volt Tackle, Kizuna Hida told his Pikachu to use Tail Whip on Golurk's left knee. Kizuna Hida's Pikachu hit Hapu's Golurk right in its left knee, but it still didn't had any effects on it. Kahuna Hapu told her Golurk to used Earth Power and Kizuna Hida said to his Pikachu to dodge again by using Volt Tackle and the strike Golurk's right knee. After a series of dodging and strikes, soon then Kizuna Hida's Pikachu tail started to glow gray. Then as Kahuna Hapu was about to finish it up by telling her Golurk to use Earth Power, Kizuna Hida told his Pikachu used Tail Whip. In the practice, Kizuna Hida's Pikachu tail was full gray color that knocks down Kahuna Hapu's Golurk.
As Kizuna Hida was excited again that his Pikachu had learned Iron Tail, Kahuna Hapu returns her Golurk that it was unable to battle. As Kahuna Hapu took out her Mudsdale, Kizuna Hida notices that his Pikachu was exhausted and so he return him back to his Pokéball. Kizuna Hida then chose his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead against Kahuna Hapu's Mudsdale. Kahuna Hapu said to her Mudsdale to used High Horsepower and Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to used Clanging Scales. Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead stopped Hapu's Mudsdale with Clanging Scales but only that it cause Hapu's Mudsdale to actvaties it's Stamina Ability and increases its defenses. Kahuna Hapu then told her Mudsdale to use High Horsepower again. But this time, Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to use Dragon Claw.
Kommo-o dub Sorehead's Dragon Claw did strikes at Mudsdale, except that Mudsdale kept raising its defenses. Kahuna Hapu told her Mudsdale to use another High Horsepower and Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to use Thunderbolt. Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead used Thunderbolt but miss and hit on the battlefield ground. It cause dust smoke around that Hapu's Mudsdale couldn't see. As the dust almost settled and Hapu was preparing to make her move, Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dub Sorehead to use Dragon Claw on Hapu's Mudsdale. Hapu checks with her Mudsdale after gotten hit by Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead if it can go on. As Hapu's Mudsdale ensures Hapu, Kizuna Hida said to his Kommo-o Sorehead to used Dragon Tail.
When Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead use Dragon Tail, Kahuna Hapu told her Mudsdale to use Double Kick. Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o recoil from the impact, Hapu then ask Kizuna Hida about his next move. Kizuna Hida responded to her that he and his Pokémon partner will give it their full fighting power. Kahuna Hapu then orders her Mudsdale to use Bulldoze, which Hapu increasing the pressure on Kizuna Hida due to his willpower. Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead was knock back by the Bulldoze seismic wave that Kizuna Hida ensures his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead. That which Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead responded to Kizuna Hida that he can continues on. While Kahuna Hapu told her Mudsdale to use another Bulldoze, Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to used Clanging Scales to counter it.
Both Bulldoze and Clanging Scales crash on to each other that they were both neturalized. But Hapu's Mudsdale and Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead both told recoil damages from the blast. Kahuna Hapu seized the chance without any hesitations and increasing the pressure by pulling up her Z-Ring to perform her Z-Move with her Mudsdale. As Kahuna Hapu finished preparing her pose and transferring the Z-Power to her Mudsdale, Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to get ready for the Z-Move. When Kahuna Hapu's Mudsdale was fully filled with Hapu's Z-Power, Kahuna Hapu's Mudsdale unleashes its full force Z-Move Tectonic Rage. As soon as the Hapu's Mudsdale unleashes its Tectonic Rage Z-Move, it causes a giant fracture to split the ground and Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dub Sorehead to dodge it. But it was too late; soon Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead falls into the giant crack and Hapu's Mudsdale went down and started to charge forward with tremendous acceleration.
Kizuna Hida shouts out to his Kommo-o dub Sorehead who was in the fracture hole to use the fragments for footing to escape the Tectonic Rage. As soon as Hapu's Mudsdale was approaching Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead at high speed. Kizuna Hida yells out to his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to use Clanging Scales. As Kahuna Hapu's Mudsdale was about to strikes at Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead. Kizuna Hida Kommo-o dub Sorehead use Clanging Scale on the approaching Mudsdale, as boost to escape from the fracture crack. While Hapu's Mudsdale emerges from the fracture crack before sealing back up and felt the Clanging Scales. Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead was flying back up in the air and he was about to crash down on to the battlefield.
Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to used Clanging Scales again to give him an extra boost. Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead used Clanging Scales and he blast off into the water. Kizuna Hida ensures his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead if he was alright when he slashed into the water. Soon Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead soon floated up in the water and swims back to the trial relaxed. Kizuna Hida thinks a counterattack tactic and then he suddenly realizes about the incident back in the afternoon when he tripped over on the Pyukumuku and crash on the water. Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to charge forward at Hapu's Mudsdale and then Kahuna Hapu told her Mudsdale to used Stomp when Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead came close. As Hapu's Mudsdale was about to use Stomp, Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to jump up on Hapu's Mudsdale.
Kahuna Hapu, Rotom dex, Jin Mazama and the others were both confused and surprised that Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to jump onto Hapu's Mudsdale. As Kahuna Hapu told her Mudsdale to shake off Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead off it. Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to hold tightly on Hapu's Mudsdale. Kahuna Hapu's Mudsdale was thrashing around while Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead was holding firmly on two of Mudsdale's dreadlock like mane like it was a Bucking Bronco. As Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorhead was still clinging onto Kahuna Hapu's Mudsdale and Kahuna Hapu told her Mudsdale to use Bulldoze and Stomp to shake off Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead. When soon enough that Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead on Hapu's Mudsdale was at close range to the water edge. Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to knock one of the pillars by using Dragon Tail.
Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead used Dragon Tail to knock down one of the pillars in the water. One of the pillars fell into the water that cause the water to splash upon both Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead and Hapu's Mudsdale. Kizuna Hida then told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to jump and release Mudsdale to dodge the incoming splashing water. Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o jump off of Hapu's Mudsdale and it was Hapu's Mudsdale who got drenched with the splashing water instead. As soon as Hapu's Mudsdale was soaking wet, Kizuna Hida told his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead to use Thunderbolt. Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead use Thunderbolt directly on Hapu's Mudsdale that Hapu's Mudsdale was paralyzed.
Then Kizuna Hida used the opportunity to cross his arms and use his Z-Move with his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead using an Electrium Z. As Kizuna Hida transfers all his Z-Power into his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead and Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead was filled with Kizuna Hida's Z-Power to the maxium capacity. Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead then unleashes Gigavolt Havoc Z-Move at full power on Hapu's Mudsdale. Soon then Hapu's Mudsdale collapsed due to overwhelming power and fainted. As Jin Mazama declares that Kizuna Hida won the grand trial, Kizuna Hida embraces his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead and his Pikachu and congratulates to both of them. When Kahuna Hapu recalls to her Mudsdale back to its Pokéball, Kahuna Hapu commend Kizuna Hida for his unique strategy. Kahuna Hapu brings over a chest filled with a complete set of elemental Z-Crytals and asks Kizuna Hida to select only one of them.
Kizuna Hida was having a hard time to decide and he look to his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead. Kizuna Hida gives the choice to his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead since he had earned it. Kizuna Hida's Kommo-o dubs Sorehead looked and sniffed at the Z-Crystals and picks out a Poisonium Z. So as Kizuna Hida got a Poisonium Z Crystal, soon everyone heard singing and notice Tapu Fini is floating over above them. When Kizuna Hida attempt to thank the island guardian deity, he slip over and fall into the ocean, since the battlefield was covered with water. Kizuna Hida soon emerges from the water and thought that he had his Poisonium Z at hand. As he checks on his left hand, Kizuna Hida saw that somehow there was a Skrelp grasping on to his left hand.
As Kizuna Hida asks Rotom dex about Skrelp and got the information about it, the Skrelp slap on Kizuna Hida's left hand that was holding on the Poisonium Z and took the Z-Crystal with it. Kizuna Hida was determined to get his hard-earned Poisonium Z and attempt to dive in the water to retireve it. Jin Mazama, Raku Ichijo, Basara Toujou and even Hapu prevent him from diving in and told him that its too dark at night to retireve it. Jin Mazama and the others assure Kizuna Hida that they will get it back at the morning. Kahuna Hapu and even Tapu Fini will help Kizuna Hida to get his Poisonium Z. Kizuna Hida was calm not only by Jin Mazama and the others, but also his Kommo-o dub Sorehead and his Pokémon. So Kizuna Hida patiently waited until the morning comes by settling in the Poni Island's Pokémon Center.
The following morning comes, Kizuna Hida with his Kommo-o dubs Sorehead, Jin Mazama, Raku Ichijo, Basara Toujou and their Pokémon partners went out to search for Kizuna Hida's stolen Poisonium Z. They went out with fishing rods and lures to get to Skrelp that took it. Jin Mazama observes and thinks that they might be going to need some help and so he calls for help. As Kizuna Hida and the others wait, Lana came and to help them find Kizuna Hida's stolen Poisonium Z.
