So, we've now met Elizabeth. She's going to be a fun character, at least for me. I don't know how you all will feel about her though. Let's continue with the contest. Once again, I do not own Pokemon.

"It's time for our first battle of the battle round!" Cherrienne said. "On my left is Mike, and on my right, Elizabeth! Five minutes are on the clock. Begin!"

"Wartortle, dazzle them!" Elizabeth called, sending her Wartortle out with a barrage of bubbles from her seal. "Wartortle!" The Water-type starter said.

"Emolga, burn the stage!" Mike said, tossing out his Emolga. It burst out with a mass of hearts. "Emol!" The Flying and Electric-type said.

"Wartortle, use Water Pulse!" Elizabeth called. Wartortle charred up a sphere of water and sent it to Emolga.

"Emolga, dodge it and use Shock Wave!" Mike commanded. Emolga easily flew over the attack and fired off Shock Wave.

"Emolga easily dodges Water Pulse and counters with a powerful Shock Wave!" Cherrienne said. "Elizabeth is sure to lose some points for that!" In fact she did. Damien noticed that a small sliver of her points disappeared.

"Wartortle, use Rapid Spin!" Elizabeth said. Wartortle retreated into his shell and spun very quickly, causing Emolga's Shock Wave to bounce off it in spirals. "Now, travel up to hit Emolga!" Wartortle spun faster, going up the Shock Wave where it surrounded Wartortle in a bubble of electricity. Mike lost a whole fifth of his points for that maneuver.

"Look at that!" Cherrienne said. "Wartortle is completely unaffected by that Shock Wave! And it's climbing up there fast!"

"Emolga, Acrobatics!" Mike ordered. Emolga stopped with Shock Wave and shot over to Wartortle in a blur, striking quickly and repeatedly before sending Wartortle to the ground.

"Emolga quickly reacts with a powerful Acrobatics!" Cherrienne said. "Elizabeth is going to lose some points." Her points went down to almost equal to Mike's.

"Wartortle, catch yourself with Iron Tail and spring back!" Elizabeth countered. Warortle slammed its tail onto the ground, using the energy built up as a spring to carry it upward. "Now slam it!" Wartortle swung its tail with surprising speed, striking Emolga hard before falling back down to the ground.

"And Wartortle easily strikes back with a speedy Iron Tail!" Cherrienne said. "Mike's going to lose points for that!" Mike lost a sliver of points. Elizabeth was good. Mike may have the benefit of classes, but Elizabeth had experience in actually being in contests before.

"Emolga, use Electro Ball!" Mike ordered.

"Wartortle, Ice Beam," Elizabeth said. "on the Electro Ball!" Wartortle opened its mouth and shot out an Ice Beam, freezing the Electro Ball in its place. "Now, use Iron Tail to climb up and strike Emolga!" Wartortle's tail shined with metallic power once more as it struck the ground to launch itself into the air, striking the frozen Electro Ball to gain some extra height, exploding it into a shower of sparks and ice crystals. "Ice Beam and Rapid Spin!" Wartortle retreated into its shell and started spinning, rays of icy energy coming from where its limbs would pop out, striking Emolga multiple times.

"And Elizabeth turns Mike's Electro Ball into a beautiful combination of moves!" Cherrienne said. "That'll cost Mike a lot of points!" Mike's points went down by about a third of the total. Damien's eyes went wide. Move combos cost that many points? Obviously the execution was difficult, and they had to look good for so many points to be lost, but there was no way it should cost Mike so many points.

"Wartortle, Iron Tail!" Elizabeth commanded. Wartortle came back out of its shell and swung at Emolga.

"Use Shock Wave!" Mike ordered. Emolga sparked, and nailed Wartortle with the Shock Wave.

"And Mike retaliates with Shock Wave!" Cherrienne said. "What a way to stop an Iron Tail!" Elizabeth's points dropped slightly.

"Now, use Light Screen!" Mike said. Emolga's body shined with rainbow light as he flew higher into the sky, the light reflecting off in a rainbow of colors.

"Emolga's become swathed with beautiful colors!" Cherrienne said."Elizabeth is going to lose some points for that!" Elizabeth dropped down to about half her total amount. Mike was still lower at about forty percent remaining, but it was much closer than it was.

"Wartortle, use Rapid Spin!" Elizabeth said. "Kick up the dust!" Wartortle retreated into its shell once again and used the move, the dust spiraling into a column and spinning right into Emolga. "Use Iron Tail to-"

"Time!" Cherrienne called. Damien had forgotten that the battles were timed. "And the winner is… Elizabeth!" Damien could see Elizabeth and her Wartortle run and hug each other. But Mike just returned his Emolga and walked through his door without a sound.

"See ya." Mike said, standing at the door. "I've got to catch the train home."

"You're leaving already?" Damien asked.

"Yep." Mike said. "I've still got homework to do."

"Okay" Damien said "See you at home then." Mike opened his mouth to speak, then closed it and nodded. The air was tense as they stood there for a few moments.

"Good luck." Mike said.

"Thanks." Damien said. Then Mike walked out the door. Then Damien was surprised by who walked in. Karek.

"Damien!" He said, running up and hugging him.

"Ack!" Damien said in surprise. "Karek?"

"I'm here!" Karek said. "So's everyone else."

"You realize that you aren't allowed to be here, right?" Damien said. "Only coordinators can be in this room."

"Yeah, so?" Karek asked.

"You could get in big trouble!" Damien said. "Look, I'm glad you're here, but you need to not be in this room."

"I wanted to say good luck though." Karek said.

"And you could do that another way." Damien said. "But seriously, you need to go!"

"Alright, fine." Karek said. "I'll be rooting for you!" He then ran out of the room before anyone was able to catch him.

Damien looked at the door after it closed, smiling. Then he turned back to watch the battle currently going on.

"And now onto the final battle of the first round!" Cherrienne announced. "On my right is Kinimono from right here in Nimbasa City and on my left is Damien from Anville Town!" The crowd cheered. "Get ready for what's sure to be an exciting conclusion to the first round! Five minutes are on the clock! Begin!"

"Vileplume, enchant us!" Kinimono said, tossing out her pokeball. With a burst of petals, her Vileplume appeared. Damien was tempted to take out his Pokedex to analyze it, but he decided against it.

"Vulpix, let's go!" Damien said, throwing out her Pokeball. A small light fled from the Fire-type's body as her ability Drought activated, which started a Sunny Day.

"Vileplume, Razor Leaf!" Kinimono ordered. Vileplume spun elegantly, sending razor sharp leaves in Vulpix's direction. But she didn't back down. Damien knew she'd been in enough gym battles to be unfazed by the attack.

"Burn it up with Incinerate!" Damien called. Vulpix opened her mouth a move that resembled ember but more powerful shot forth from the opening, burning the leaves to a crisp and damaging Vileplume.

"Vileplume starts with a gorgeous Razor Leaf, but Vulpix immediately counters with a powerful Incinerate, completely nullifying the move! Kinimono's points will surely take a hit!" Damien didn't bother looking at the scoreboard. He couldn't afford to. Any distraction would be bad, and likely result in a loss.

"Vileplume, Sludge!" Kinimono said. Vileplume produced a few purple globs of venom and directed them towards Vulpix.

"Vulpix, dodge them with Quick Attack!" Damien commanded. Vulpix easily moved between the sludges without taking damage. "Now use Disable!" Vulpix's eyes glowed with a mysterious blue power, with then surrounded Vileplume before it faded.

"Vileplume, again!" Kinimono said, but when Vileplume tried, it couldn't use the move.

"Uh oh!" Cherrienne said, "Vulpix's Disable has made Vileplume unable to use Sludge! With Vulpix's earlier display of graceful dodging, Kinimono's going to lose points!"

Damien could see Kinimono grit her teeth. He smiled. "Vulpix, get up close and use Confuse Ray!" A ghostly aura flared around Vulpix, and it formed into flashing yellow, blue, and black orbs, which then connected with Vileplume due to Vulpix's close proximity. "Now use Incinerate!" Vulpix blasted burst after burst of flames at Vileplume, who could only stand there as Kinimono tried desperately to give orders.

"And Kinimono is helpless as Damien's clever strategy pays off completely!" Cherrienne said. "She's going to lose a lot of points!"

"Come on Vileplume, snap out of it!" Kinimono pleaded. "Please, we've come so far! I need you!" Vileplumes eyes snapped into focus. "Vileplume!" It shouted. "Spin and use Poison Powder!" Vileplume spun, and a purple powder spread across the entire battlefield, covering Vulpix.

"And Vileplume breaks free of confusion, landing a potent Poison Powder!" Cherrienne said, covering her mouth so as not to inhale the dangerous material, and everyone followed suit. "And that Poison Powder has landed a direct hit on Vulpix! Damien's going to lose points!" Damien looked at Vulpix to see that it was true. The space between her snout and eyes was tinged with purple, a sure sign of the poisoned status effect. And he couldn't use items like in a gym fight. Damien now had an even tighter time limit than the already slim five minutes.

"Vileplume, use Razor Leaf!" Kinimono ordered.

"Vulpix, Incinerate!" Damien said.

"Vileplume, counter that with Leech Seed!" Kinimono said, and Damien realized her plan. And his mistake. She knew he'd destroy her Razor Leaf with Incinerate, but due to being poisoned, Vulpix wouldn't be able to react quick enough to stop Leech Seed. Damien could only watch as her plan was executed flawlessly.

"And Kinimono lands Leech Seed!" Cherrienne said. "Combined with the Poison, Vulpix can't be feeling good! Damien's going to lose points for that!"

"Vulpix!" Damien called, and his Pokemon cried it out in pain. Damien looked over Vulpix and Vileplume, trying to find some way of getting into an advantageous position, but the vines slowed Vulpix's already sluggish movement, and the poison-Leech Seed combo was a constant drain on her well-being. Wait. Vines. "Vulpix, use Incinerate on yourself!" Damien ordered. Vulpix wasted no time in pelting herself with the fiery attack.

"You won't win that way!" Kinimono said. "Vileplume, Solar Beam!"

"Vileplume's charging up a Solar Beam, and Vulpix can only attack itself!" Cherrienne said. "That's gonna cost Damien some major points!"

"Vile…" the Grass and Poison-type said as its petals started glowing with solar energy.

Vulpix kept attacking. "Full power!" Damien shouted. He saw as the move increased heavily in power.

"Fire!" Kinimono said, taking a boost from the Sunny Day to get an extra quick Solar Beam. But the same sunlight that helped Vileplume also helped Vulpix. She was quickly able to rid herself of the vines, and turn Incinerate towards the Solar Beam just before it hit.

"Look at that!" Cherrienne said. "Vulpix attacked itself to get rid of Leech Seed, and due to Sunny Day, that Incinerate is powerful enough to stop Solar Beam and get rid of the poison! Kinimono's surely losing points for that!"

"Come on Vulpix, power through!" Damien shouted. He saw that Cherrienne was right. Vulpix was no longer poisoned. The extreme heat from Incinerate had caused it to boil away. Vulpix gave one last ditch effort, and pushed the Solar Beam back. Eventually, Vileplume couldn't keep up the move, and Vulpix's Fire-type move slammed into the Grass-type, causing it to faint.

"Vileplume!" Kinimono shouted. Damien heard a buzz come from the judges tables.

"And Vileplume is unable to battle!" Cherrienne said. "That means Damien is the winner!" The crowd went wild with cheers. Damien was silent for a moment. Then he smiled.

"Pix pix pix!" Vulpix shouted as she ran and jumped into Damien's arms.

"What a way to end the first round!" Cherrienne said. "With that action packed battle, let's have our lunch break! After that, we'll come back for round two!" Damien looked and saw Kinimono staring at him. He just gave her a confused look before she returned her Vileplume and walked away. Damien went into the door on his side.

Alright, that was fun to write. By fun I mean hard. Mike's been knocked out! Elizabeth is certainly a good coordinator. Damien won, but mostly by regular battling. Will they meet in the finals? How will Poochyena do next round? Why am I asking stupid questions? Character Time? Yes.

Character: Mike

Team: Typhlosion, Emolga, Wooper, Hitmonchan, Growlithe, Breloom

Typhlosion:

Level: 48

Ability: Blaze

Nature: Adamant (Up Atk, Down SpAtk)

Moveset: Flamethrower, Extrasensory, Swift, Double Kick

Emolga:

Level: 35

Ability: Static

Nature: Bold (Up Def, Down Atk)

Moveset: Shock Wave, Acrobatics, Electro Ball, Light Screen

Wooper:

Level: 19

Ability: Water Absorb

Nature: Rash (Up SpAtk, Down SpDef)

Moveset: Water Gun, Slam, Mud Bomb, Mud Sport

Hitmonchan:

Level: 36

Ability: Iron Fist

Nature: Adamant (Up Atk, Down SpAtk)

Moveset: Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Mach Punch

Growlithe:

Level: 22

Ability: Flashfire

Nature: Hasty (Up Speed, Down Def)

Moveset: Bite, Flame Wheel, Ember, Odor Sleuth

Breloom:

Level: 24

Ability: Effect Spore

Nature: Hardy (Neutral)

Moveset: Mach Punch, Mega Drain, Headbutt, Leech Seed