Episode 120: Two Hits And A Miss
A couple of days have passed since Sora had caught a new Sudowoodo and Kairi's Sunkern had evolved into a Sunflora and since then, Sora and Kairi had some practice battles with the Alolan nine.
Today was no exception since they were about to get started with their practice battle with Mallow and Lana. Sora had sent out Sudowoodo and Kairi had sent out Sunflora while Lana sent out Poliwag and Mallow had sent out Hoppip.
"You ready to get started?" Sora asked.
"We're ready as you are, lovebirds!" Mallow said.
"Don't expect us to pull any punches just because you're our friends," Lana said.
"We won't go easy on you either," Kairi said.
"This should be fun to watch. Two best friends working together to take down two sweethearts," Kiawe said.
"Mallow and Lana has the advantage over Sudowoodo since being a Rock Type, but Kairi's newly evolved Sunflora has the advantage over Poliwag since being a Water Type," Illima said.
"Yeah. But, Mallow's Hoppip is at a disadvantage oppip is also a Flying Type and that can be a problem," Acerola said.
"Sora, Kairi, Mallow, Lana! Give us a fun battle to watch!" Acerola said.
"Hoppipp! Begin the battle with Fairy Wind on Sudowoodo!" Mallow ordered.
"Poliwag! Use Bubble on Sudowoodo too!" Lana ordered.
Hoppip sends out a pink glittering wind and Poliwag sends out Bubble and both attacks heads towards Sudowoodo.
"Sunflora! Razor Leaf!" Kairi ordered. Sunflora send out Razor Leaf and they leaf attack cuts through the two opposing attacks and it hits both Poliwag and Hoppip. "Your turn, Sora."
"Thanks Kairi. Sudowoodo! Use Wood Hamer on Poliwag!" Sora ordered. Sudowoodo ran towards the tadpole Pokémon and smacks her on the side. "Now use Low Kick!" Sudowoodo ducks down and kicks Poliwag from underneath. "Now use Rock Throw on Hoppip!" Sudowoodo forms rocks from above and sends them towards Hoppip.
"Hoppip! Dodge those rocks! Hurry!" Mallow called out.
"Poliwag! Help out Hoppip!" Lana called out.
Poliwag jumps in front of Hoppip and fires Water Gun and the attacks sends the rocks back to their owner.
"Sunflora! Razor Leaf!" Kairi called out. Sunflora sends out Razor Leaf and they cut the rocks into dust. "Now use Seed Bomb! Aim it at Poliwag!" Sunflora shoots out a seed projectile as it glows green. It hits Poliwag and she goes flying backwards alongside Hoppip.
"Hoppip!" Mallow gasped.
"Poliwag!" Lana also gasped.
Both Hoppip and Poliwag bothwere laying on the ground and they struggled to get back up as they started to evolve. Poliwag is now a Poliwhirl and Hippip is now a Skiploom.
"Hoppip is now a Skiploom!" Mallow said with awe.
"And my Poliwag is now a beautiful Poliwhirl!" Lana also said in awe. "Poliwhirl! Use Bubble Beam!"
"Skiploom! Use Bullet Seed!" Mallow called out. Both Pokémon fired their attacks combining with each other.
"Dodge it!" Sora and Kairi both called out as Sudowoodo and Sunflora ran fast narrwoly avoiding the combo attack. It hits Dunflora, but not too bad. Kairi turns to Sora with an idea.
"Sora. Let's try that trick you pulled when we battled Sophocles and Kiawe yesterday," Kairi said in a tone so Mallow and Lana couldn't hear. Sora grinned and nodded.
"I like they way you think, Kairi," Sora said nodding. Sudowoodo! Give Sunflora a boost!" Sora called out. Sudowoodo went to Sunflora and gave her a toss in the air. The sunflower Pokémon does a backflip while in the air. It turns out when Sora and Kairi battled against Turtonator and Vikavolt, Chikorita used Razor Leaf and she sent it out too fast for the larger Pokémon to respond all thanks to Miltank's throw.
"Sunflora! Razor Leaf!" Kairi ordered. Sunflora moved her leaves and sends out a barrage of Razor Leaf hitting both Poliwhirl and Skiploom giving them no time to respond. Both Mallow and Lana gasped with shock was both of their Pokémon took such serioous blows. "Now use Seed Bomb on Poliwhirl!"
"Sudowoodo! Rock Throw on Skiploom!" Sora ordered. Sudowoodo and Sunflora fired their attacks to their assigned targets. Both suffered devastating blows and they both fell to the ground knocked out. The couple embraced in each in their arms as they won while Sudowoodo and Sunflora shook.
"That was even more intense than I thought." - Sudowoodo subtitle.
"I told you that you have nothing to worry about when you face your fears." - Sunflora subtitle.
"I wasn't sure if I was going to win from that tag battle all because of the water. But, I'm glad that we did because it kinda made me forget about my fear of water." - Sudowoodo subtitle.
Mallow and Lana weren't disappointed that they lost to Sora and Kairi
"I gotta admit that I wasn't expecting them to pull that stunt when they battled against Kiawe and Sophocles yesterday," Mallow said.
"Me neither. I had fun battling against them. How about you, Mallow?" Lana asked.
"I did too. I especially had fun battling alongside you," Mallow said smiling. Lana smiled back and felt proud that their friendship is just as strong as Sora and Kairi's love for each other.
"I appreciate that, Lana. I'm glad that you're my best friend; you're like the sister I never had," Mallow said.
Now it was Acerola and Hapu's turn and they chose both Mimikyu and Mudsdale for this battle while Sora had sent out Totodile and Kairi had sent out Jigglypuff.
"Kairi, you be careful of Mimikyu's Disguise ability," Sora reminded his girlfriend.
"Right. I rember that," Kairi said. She remembered seeing Acerola's Mimikyu in action and she was at a shock when the head on her head cover. She said in her thoughts, "Pound and Double Slap won't work because Acerola's Mimikyu is a Ghost Type Pokémon. But Hapu's Mudsdale is even a much bigger problem since she's a hard battler and even with Totodile's advantage in Type, it's still going to be hard. And Sora knows that too."
"Totodile! Start up with Water Gun on Mudsdale!" Sora ordered.
"Jigglypuff! Sing on Mimikyu!" Kairi ordered.
Totodile fires Water at the draft horse Pokémon while Jigglypuff sang her song with multicolored music notes heading to Mimikyu. Totodile's Water Gun manages to hit Mudsdale, but it wasn't enough to take her down.
"Mimikyu! Dodge and use Play Rough on Jigglypuuf!" Acerola ordered. Mimikyu avoids the music notes and heads towards the balloon Pokémon.
"Totodile! Jump in front of Jigglypuff! Water Gun!" Sora ordered. Totodile fired Water Gun and it sends Mimikyu back. Mimikyu's Disguise ability kicked in as the head on the cover slumps to the left.
"Thanks Sora," Kairi said.
"Anytime, Kairi!" Sora said.
"Impressive save, Sora!" Hapu complemented. "But not enough. Mudsdale! High Horsepower!" Mudsdale whinnies and raises up glowing in an orange aura. Mudsdale charges towards the two smaller Pokémon.
"Jigglypuff! Dodge it!" Kairi called out.
"Totodile! Grab hold of Jigglypuff!" Sora called out. Totodile grabs the balloon Pokémon by the feet and floats in the air. Mudsdale misses her targets. "Kairi, would like to do the honors?"
"You are such a gentleman, Sora. Jigglypuff! Double Slap on Mudsdale!" Kairi ordered. Jigglypuff slaps Mudsdale silly as Totodile jumps in front of Mimikyu.
"Okay Totodile! Use Bite!" Sora called out. Totodile moved in to deliever a bite on the diguise Pokémon.
"Mimikyu! Dodge with Wood Hammer!" Acerola ordered. Mimikyu swung her tail right at Totodile to do some heavy damage. THe attack land, but Totodile landed a bite on Mimikyu and that caused heavy damage as well.
"Jigglypuff! Sing on Mudsdale!" Kairi ordered. Jigglypuff sang her song at the horse Pokémon and the multicolored music notes quickly surrounds Mudsdale making her fall asleep. "Sora! Let's trade dance partners!"
"That's a fun idea!" Sora said. "Totodile! Full-powered Water Gun on Mudsdale!" Totodile fires a very powerful Water Gun knocking out Mudsdale even while asleep.
"Jigglypuff! Rollout!" Kairi ordered. Jigglypuff rolled into a ball and struck Mimikyu hard. Mimikyu tries to get away, but she got struck with each Rollout getting stronger. That knocked out Mimikyu.
"Kairi is getting better and better each time she battles," Hapu said calling Mudsdale back.
"Sure is. She's even better when she's alongside Sora," Acerola said.
Hapu nodded in agreement, "Yep."
With that over and done with, both Sora and Kairi continued on with their training. Sora handed his Pokédex to Kairi and she exchanged Jigglypuff and Sunflora for Raticate and Omanyte and she handed it back to Sora and exchanged Spinarak and Sudowooodo for Kabuto and Noctowl.
Kairi even had Togepi practice Metronome for a bit and the last Metronome turned out to be Sleep Powder and it put a bunch of Venomoth to sleep.
"That was very good, Togepi," Kairi said picking up Togepi. "You'll be ready to battle one of these days." Sora walked up to his girlfriend.
"Thought you weren't going to have Togepi battle at all," Sora said.
"I may not Togepi to be hurt, but they'll be a day when it's going to happen," Kairi said. "But, I have a feeling Togepi won't need me to rely on." A small tear slids down her cheek. Sora places his hand on her shoulder.
"Togepi won't be a baby forever. You know that right?" Sora asked.
"I know. But, Togepi will always be a baby to me," Kairi stated. She picked up the baby Pokémon snd starts tickling his little feet. Togepi laughed to the tickles. She smiles warmly as she remembered the day Togepi hatched and she became the first thing Togepi saw. Kairi will always cherish that memory as long as she lived.
A few more days came and went as they were walking through a rugged mountain tourane in order to head to Ecruteak City. But suddenly without warning a Tauros comes stampeding down the same path catching everyone's attention.
"Whoa!" Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine all exclaimed.
"What was that about?!" Kiawe asked.
"And what was Tauros's problem?" Sophocles asked.
Tauros's trainer comes running down the moutain tourane after him.
"Tauros! Take it easy! Come back!" The trainer called out. Sora looked at the Tauros and then saw an old man wearing what appears to be wearing karate clothing. He also has gray hair and a gray mustache.
"That old man is in trouble!" Sora exclaimed.
"Pi, Pikachu!" Pikachu chirped. Sora skids down with Pikachu riding on his shoulders.
"Sora, be careful!" Kairi pleaded.
Tauros kept charging towards him and he turns and wasn't intimidated, so he took out a Pokéball to battle the rampaging Tauros; Sora came down just in time.
"Mister! Look out!" Sora took out a Pokéball and threw it. "Noctowl! Go!" The Pokéball opens and stars swirls around Noctowl upon entry.
"A Shiny Noctowl. How interesting. I am curious how this young man will handle this Pokémon," the old man said in his thoughts.
"Noctowl! Fly around to get his attention!" Sora called out. Noctowl flew around the bull Pokémon getting his attention. This quickly annoyed Tauros.
"The way he commands this Noctowl is impressive," the old man said in his thoughts.
Tauros charges at the owl Pokémon with a Horn Attack, but Sora wasn't worried.
"Noctowl! Stand your ground and wait until the last minute to fly!" Sora called out. Noctowl nodded. Noctowl waited for the rampaging Tauros to get close and once Tauros was close enough, "NOW!" Noctowl quickly flew out of the way before Noctowl could get gored.
"Clever," the old man said in his thoughts. Tauros turns back around to face Noctowl.
"Tauros is coming back around! Use Confusion to lift Tauros in the air!" Sora called out. Noctowl uses his Psychic Type attack to lift Tauros in the air. "Quick! Use Hypnosis!" Noctowl's eyes glows light blue and a swirling aura in a mixture of blue and purple mesmerizes Tauros making him fall right to sleep. "And that was that."
"Good work, Sora," Lillie said.
"Good idea about putting Tauros to sleep," Mallow said.
"Thanks a lot, guys. I was practicing some attacks when a Beedrill stung my Tauros and he just went crazy," the trainer said calling Tauros back.
"Excellent, excellent," the old man spoke out loud cathing everyone's attention. "Young man, you have raised your Noctowl exceptionally well."
"Thank you, sir," Sora said scratching the back of his head.
"If you're interested in Pokémon training, I may have a job for you," the old man said. "But before we set off, I would like to introduce myself. I am Kenzo. Now what is your name?"
"It's Sora Ketchum," Sora said.
"Sora, I would like you to come with me," Kenzo said. Sora could tell that there was a catch, but he had to consider it. He, Kairi, and the Alolan nine all followed Kenzo to the their destination; a dojo. The gates on the dojo has a fist and foot colliding with each other. "Well, this is it." While outside, they all could hear them all counting.
"What's going on in there?" Hapu asked.
"Just my graddaughter foolish idea of Pokémon training," Kenzo said.
"What do you mean foolish?" Kairi asked.
"For centuries, our home has been an honored training school for Fighting Type Pokémon. It is a dojo; a Pokémon dojo. Just like a martial arts dojo," Kenzo said.
"I never heard of a Pokémon dojo," Sora said.
"Nor have I," Illima said. "But it does sound interesting."
The gates open and they see some of the students and some Fighting Type Pokémon: A Mankey, a Primeape, a A Machop, and a Hitmonchan practicing some kicks and Kenza's granddaughter happens to be a young woman with salmon-colored hair with crimson eyes and her outfit consisted of a martial arts outfit exposing her midriff and wore leg-length boots. She has a Hitmontop leading the kicks while she claps with each count.
"Alright class! Pay attention!" She calls out to the class. It's important to make your attacks gracefl; Hitmontop will now demonstrate the proper form." She turns to her Hitmontop. Will you do the honors, Hitmontop?" Hitmontop deomnstrates by doing some kicks and finishes with a spin.
"Look at that," Acerola said.
"I've never seen anythinig like this before," Lillie said.
"Just looking at makes my head spin," Mallow said.
"Just looking at it makes my head spin," Sora said.
"Hmph! She's turning this place into a circus," Kenzo said. That made the eleven kids and the two Pokémon look among themselves and wondered how he could say such a thing. Kenzo's granddaughter and Hitmontop waved to the students goodbye.
"Okay, great workout. We'll see you tomorrow," Kenzo's granddaughter said. The students took their leave, but not before they bowed their heads in respect for Kenzo.
"Goodday, Shiian," the students said.
"Shihan?" The Alolan nine all asked.
"Could that mean?" Sora asked.
"Yes. I am the Shihan of this Pokémon dojo," Kenzo stated.
"Is that right?" Sora asked.
Kenzo's granddaughter turns to the group with her grandfather.
Oh hi, grandfather. And who are they?" She asks.
"Yes. Chigusa, this is Sora Ketchum and he will be replacing me as Shihan of this dojo," Kenzo said. Sora, Kairi, the Alolan nine and the Pokémon had a reation when he said that.
"I knew there was a catch!" Sora said. "And I still went along with it!"
"You cannot be serious, gradfather! I'm taking over as Shihan! It was decided a long time ago and you know that!" Chigusa stated.
Kenzo laughed, "I would never let you be Shihan here!"
"Why not!" Chigusa hissed. Kenzo turns to Chigusa.
"A Shihan must teach the traditional ways of battling. You only like to teach ballet," Kenzo said.
"That is not true, grandfather! I'm teaching Pokémon how to be winners!" Chigusa argued.
"Yes you are teaching Pokémon how to be winners of dance contests," Kenzo retorted.
"How can you say that?" Chigusa hissed.
"If I knew I was going to get dragged into this little family squabble, I wouldn't have agreed to come along," Sora said. He turns to Kenzo. "Look Kenzo, I'm going to say this to you with some respect: I DON'T WANT TO BE SHIHAN OF THIS OR ANY DOJO!"
"Sure you do," Kenzo said patting Sora on the back. You'll make a great Shihan."
"Well, I'm not taking it if it means taking it from someone else if it was already decided," Sora said. Chigusa glres at Sora.
"Alright, if you wanna be the one to take over here, then you're gonna battle me for it," Chigusa said.
"Top!" Hitmontop said.
"Is anybody listening to a word I'm saying?!" Sora exclaimed."I am going to repeat myself! I'm not taking over any dojo!" Sora turns around and he was about to take off when Chigusa grabs him by the shoulder.
"Don't turn your back on me!" Chigusa snarled. "You're not going anywhere until you battle me for the dojo!"
"I'm not going to battle you for the dojo because it's stupid to fight over something that I don't want," Sora said.
"You're not getting out of it! C'mon! Send out one of your Fighting Type Pokémon and show me how much of a man you are!" Chigusa taunted.
"I have Fighting Type Pokémon, but just not with me at the moment," Sora said.
"Then how are you going to take over the dojo if you don't even have a FIghting Type Pokémon, huh?" Chigusa asked.
"What part of I don't want to take over the dojo don't you get?" Sora asked.
"He does have a Noctowl," Kenzo pointed out.
"Noctowl is a Flying Type, not a Fighting Type," Chigusa reminded her grandfather.
"True. But, I have seen his Noctowl in action. In fact, I can imagine that the rest of his Pokémon has more fighting spirit than your Hitmontop," Kenzo said. That infuriated Chigusa.
"I don't care what kind of Pokémon he has because Hitmontop and I can mop the floor with this kid and any kind of Pokémon he has!" Chigusa said.
"I said I'm not going to battle you for anything! I will say this again, I don't want to be Shihan of this dojo and don't give me any of that 'sure you do' crap because there's isn't a thing you can say or do that'll make me change my mind!" Sora said.
"The reason you won't battle me is because you know you will lose to me!" Chigusa said. That made Sora laugh.
"That's funny. The old 'because you'll lose' trick. That's a classic. You can say that to my face all you want, but I'm not going to battle you for the dojo because I have already a goal that I have set for myself and I'm not going to be forced into something that I don't want to do just to make someone else happy!" Sora said. Just wehn Chigusa was about to retort, a student came in through the gates.
"Master Kenzo! Master Kenzo! The Dojo Destroyer has struck again The Shihan of the Dojo nearest to us has lost to him!" The student reported. Kairi and the Alolan nine didn't like how that sounded. Sora was at a loss to what he meant.
"Who?" Sora asked.
"The Dojo Destroyer is a Pokémon trainer named Shiro. And if I recall correctly, he has a Hitmonlee with him," Kenzo said. And I don't doubt he has set his sights on our very dojo now." He takes a deep breath. "I must train for this battle." He takes out a Pokéball and threw it along with his back. His Pokéball opens and lets out a Machoke who happens to be pretty old itself. Machoke flexes for a bit before Machoke also threw its back out. "Ooh my back went out again!"
"Machoke!"
"My poor grandfather," Chigusa said.
Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine all went over to the old man with his hand on his back.
"You okay?" Kairi asked.
"I'm quite alright. I just threw my back out again," Kenzo said.
Everyone got Kenzo inside the house and laid him down on a futon.
"You should rest up," Lana said.
"You're really in bad shape," Sora said.
"I must train for the battle against the Dojo Destroyer and keep the plaque of our dojo," Kenzo said.
"No you're not. You should rest your back," Sora retorted. Chigusa stepped in.
"I'll battle in your stead, grandfather." Chigusa said.
"No! You have no hope of winning if you battle the way you teach your students," Kenzo said. Chigusa was apalled by what he said.
"What is that supposed to mean? Of course I do! I'm only doing this just as I can show you that you are wrong!" Chigusa said.
"You need training!" Kenzo stated.
"What kind of training?" Chigusa asked.
"Sora. I was wondering if you would help my granddaughter with sometraining?" Kenzo asked. Sora was a bit skeptical about it since he felt like he was lied to, but he knew it for a good cause and he had to go along with it; for now.
"Okay. I'll do it. But, if you're battling this Shiro guy and his Hitmonlee, then you'll need some practice with my Hitmonlee," Sora said taking out his Pokédex and he exchanged Noctowl for Hitmonlee. Evderyone stepped out to the battlefield and Sora has let out his Hitmonlee for this battle while Chigusa will be using her Hitmontop.
"This is the first time Sora will be using his Hitmonlee for this battle," Sophocles pointed out.
"Yeah," Mina said with a nod.
"I don't doubt he'll handle his Hitmonlee since he caught him back at the Moomoo Farm," Kiawe said.
"Me neither," Kairi said.
"We will have train for a battle by having a battle! Salute your opponent!" Kenzo instructed. Sora, Chigusa, Hitmontop, and Hitmonlee bowed their heads. "Begin!"
"Okay, Chigusa! Give me what you've got! You'll be up against a Hitmonlee so just pretend this is Shiro's Hitmonlee," Sora said.
"That's what I'll do! Hitmontop! Kick away!" Chigusa called out as Hitmontop rushed over to the kicking Pokémon.
"Okay Hitmonlee! Dodge Hitmontop's kicks!" Sora called out. Hitmonlee nodded and dodged Hitmontop's kicks.
"Keep it up! Don't let Hitmonlee dodge it!" Chigusa told her Hitmontop. Hitmonlee kept dodging the kicks. Hitmontop kept on kicking and Hitmonlee kept on dodging. "Your form and rhythm are breaking down! Use Rapid Spin!" Hitmontop stops kicking and stand on the point on his head and begins spinning like a top. "That's the way! Now use Triple Kick!" Hitmontop moves in to deliver Triple Kick to his Kicking counterpart.
"Hitmonlee! Dodge when I tell you to!" Sora said. Hitmonlee waited for his trainer's instructions. Sor watched Hitmontop spinning a waited until the right moment to dodge. He saw it. "Right!" Hitmonlee moved to right as the first kick missed. "Left!" Hitmonlee moved to the left and the second kick missed. "Duck!" Hitmonlee leans backwards and avoids Hitmontop's third kick. This surprised Chigusa.
"He dodged all three kicks?!" Chigusa gasped.
"Now move in with a Rolling Kick!" Sora ordered. Hitmonlee flipped with roundhouse kick and struck Hitmontop's point stopping Hitmontop from spinning and landed on his face. "Now use Blaze Kick!" Hitmonlee's right leg emitted fire and gave Hitmontop a burning kick. "Now use Mega Kick!" Hitmonlee gave Hitmonyop a pretty powerful kick stretching his springy legs. Hitmontop falls to the ground beaten.
"Hitmontop!" Chigusa gasped. She ran over to her fallen Pokémon helping him up.
"Enough!" Kenzo announced. "The match is over! Sora and his Hitmonlee have proven to be the stronger team." Sora went over to his Hitmonlee.
"Not bad for your first battle, Hitmonlee. You're even tougher thanI remember," Sora said with a complement. "You must have had some sparing matches with Hitmonchan at Professor Oak's lab."
"Pikachu," Pikachu said. Chigusa went up to Sora.
"You have to tell me your secret, Sora. How were able to dodge Hitmontop's Triple Kick?" Chigusa asked.
"Well, I kinda waited until the right moment to dodge and went for it," Sora said.
"Sora was able to win against you because he and his Hitmonlee are a team," Kenzo stated.
"But, we're a team too," Chigusa said.
"Simply because the Pokémon and the person who trained it are battling the same opponent dosen't mean they are truly a team," Kenzo said. "I have seen that in your previous battles before this one. "Spinning can be a defensive offensense, but it makes it difficult for HItmontop to sense the next attack; you put him in danger. A wise trainer would have known to avoid that."
"I never thought of that," Chigusa said. "Maybe you're right."
"Young people always think that they are always right, even they are wrong. All you care about is having your Pokémon dance and prance like they're in a show. And if you don't work with your Pokémon as a team, then you will never be aShihan of this dojo," Kenzo stated making Chigusa gasp realizing what her grandfather said was true.
"Sora always tries so hard and he come out on top whenever he gets himself into a tight spot," Kairi said. "Out of all of us here, I have seen that the longest. He got good with his battling skills in the short time he became a Pokémon trainer and he never let it get him down. Sora is as good the best when it comes to working with his Pokémon."
"Toge, Toge, Togepi!" Togepi chirped. Chigusa falls to her knees.
"I'm sorry, Hitmontop. I was just focused on how your attacks looked, I lost sight of working as team. Maybe gradfather is right, I'm not cut out be Shihan at all," Chigusa said. Hitmontop pats her the back. She looks over to her partner. Hitmontop, would you be willing to give me one more chance?" Hitmontop nods. "I promise this time, we'll be aa real team." She stands on her feet. "Will you and your Hitmonlee practicing with us some more?" Sora smiles.
"I'd love to help out, Chigusa," Sora accepted. "You are already on the right track and it begins with just one step. Now let's go!"
Sora and Chigusa practiced and trained for hours and hours and Chigusa has gotten better with her battling skills.
Finally, the day has come and Chigusa awaits for the chance toprove to her grandfather that she can succeed him as Shihan of her family's dojo. The gates open to reveal a young man with teal hair tied in a ponytail and blue eyes wearing a brown bandana around his head. He wore a red shirt and black pants and black shoes with blue streaks and red laces.
"I take it that you're the Dojo Destroyer Shiro?" Chigusa asked.
"That's me. I want to be Shihan, so I've been challenging the Shihans of different dojos and earning their plaques as my trophies," Shiro said.
"I already know you have you have elven in your possession, so why challenge the Shihans?" Chigusa asked.
"I plan to open my own Pokémon dojo back home and my student's respect," Shiro stated. "So I thought I could have an even dozen."
"Then I'll accept your challenge," Chigusa said. Both trainers got to the battlefiled with Kenzo, Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine watching the battle to begin. The student from before was acting as the judge of the battle.
"The battle between the future Shihan Chigusa and the challenger Shiro is about to begin1 Both trainers will be using one Pokémon each and the battle will be over if the chosen Pokémon can no longer battle!" The student stated. "Now let the Pokémon battle begin!"
"Go Hitmonlee!" Shiro called out as his Hitmonlee rushes in to battle.
"Okay Hitmontop let's go!" Chigusa called out as the two Fighting Types duked it out at first. "Hitmontop! Use Rapid Spin!" Hitmontop starts spinning around and around.
"That Hitmontop won't read our moves while spinning. Move in and prepare for an attack, Hitmonlee!" Shiro called out as Hitmonlee charged towards Hitmontop to take advantage of the situation. Chigusa had to put what she learned in the practice battles she had with to good use. Even when Hitmonlee was approaching the handstand Pokémon, Hitmontop and his trainer can sense the opponent's movement's. "Give that Hitmontop a barrage of Rolling Kicks!" Hitmonlee used the same movements as Sora's Hitmonlee and she was ready for it.
"It's coming from the right!" Hitmontop moved to the left. "Not from the left!" Hitmontop moved to the right. "Now from the right again!" Hitmontop has dodged all the attacks. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Togepi, and the Alolan nine all smiled as they all knew her training was starting to pay off. Sora especially was impressed.
"That's it, Chigusa. Put everything we worked for to good use," Sora said.
"Keep spinning and move in with a Triple Kick!" Chigusa called out as Hitmontop does keep spinning around and around Hitmonlee tries to kick him to stop the spinning, but it was no use, because Hitmontop blocked with his spinning feet. Hitmontop kicked Hitmonlee hard with Triple Kick.
"Hitmonlee! No!" Shiro gasped.
"Now give it one more kick!" Chigusa called out and delievered a devastating kick on the kicking Pokémon and falls to the ground exhausted.
"Hitmonlee cannot continue! Hitmontop is the winner! Chigusa wins the battle!" The student announced.
"Oh yeah!" Chigusa cheered and she ran to embrace her Hitmontop. "I knew you would come through for me!" Shiro just smiled and too a deep breath.
"I never would have expected this to happen," Shiro calls back Hitmonlee. "You did your best, HItmonlee." He walks over to the future Shihan to congraulate her for her victory. "I can see why your dojo has an excellent reputaion, Kenzo-san. And your graddaughter is living proof of it."
"You are gracious in defeat. Well done," Kenzo said.
"Thank you," Shiro said bowing his head.
Hours later, the sun was setting and the group was aboout to depart.
"Say Sora. I'm sorry for accusing you of trying to steal my birthright from me. I should have listened to you when you said that you didn't want it," Chigusa apologized.
"Don't worry aboout it. Even if I did agree with that battle with my Noctowl, I still wouldn't take your grandpa's place as Shihan," Sora said.
"And maybe one day, you'll be an even better Shihan than your grandpa is," Lillie said.
"Yeah," Mina said.
"My grandpa is going to train me to be a Shihan from now on," Chigusa said.
"Franly I'm getting too old to being a Pokémon trainer," Kenzo said.
"Grandpa! We have to keep up the traditions!" Chigusa stated.
"I suppose you're right," Kenzo said.
"But, that can only be done by learning from the best," Kairi said.
"And that one is true," Sora said placing his arm around his girlfriend.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.
Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine all bowed their heads and took their leave of the dojo and the memory of the experience is fresh in their minds, but, one can wonder what else lays ahead for our friends.