Episode 152: Dueling Heroes
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Togepi, the Pichu, the Alolan nine, Misty, Marlon, Minerva, Caesar, Chumley, and the remaining competitors stood in amazement in the sight of an ancient colosseum rise from the whirling sea.
"Is that what I think it is?" Sora asked.
"The Whirl Cup," Misty said.
"It's beautiful," Lana said.
Everyone standing there watched as the colosseum slowly rise up until it had completely risen. The Whirl Cup battlefield is a giant water field with some platforms and pillars, similar to the Water Field back in the Indigo Plateau.
The opening ceremony of the Whirl Cup has opened. All of the competitors that survived the preliminary rounds all stood in boats. Sora, Lana, Misty, Marlon, and Minerva were no exception. Sora and Lana stood in one boat while Misty and Marlon stood in another. Minerva stood in another with another competitor.
Kairi, Pikachu, Togepi, the Pichu, the Alolan eight, Caesar, and Chumley all sat in their seats among the spectators.
"Ladies and gentlemen! We now begin our opening ceremony!" The announcer announced. The crowd roars upon the anticipation. We welcome the many trainers who have survived their preliminary battles to strive to become Water Pokémon Alpha Omega! Since ancient times, the Whirl Islands have been home to many Water Type Pokémon! The ritual associated with this great tradition are kept vital and alive up to this day and taught by Maya, the sea priestess!" Maya is a beautiful young woman with long lavender hair and wearing garments appropriate for a sea priestess. She holds a scepter with a blue orb.
"So that's a sea priestess," Lana said awestruck.
"She's very gorgeous," Misty said.
"We will now hear from Maya who give us her greeting!" The announcer announced. Maya raises her hands holding the scepter in her right hand.
"Welcome! Welcome to all our friends, both old and new as we celebrate the battle for the Whirl Cup!" Maya greeted. "We are most pleased to be able to share with you the love and appreciation for all the Pokémon of the sea! And at the same time we are happy to include each and everyone of you as true heroes of the sea! And may everybody recieve the ability to communicate with our Water Type Pokémon brothers and sisters with this magnificent Sea Spirit!"
Among the spectators, Team Rocket along with Weevil and Rex are working as vendors passing out treats and drinks.
"Lookie there," Jessie said, looking through the binoculars. "Our very next target." Jessie's eyes sparkled at the sight of the Sea Spirit, admiring its beauty.
"What?" James asked.
"Feast your eyes on our next brilliant scheme," Jessie said, placing the binoculars to his eyes.
"I see. Someone is about to lose their marble," James said.
"You two can sure relate to that," Meowth said.
"And I thought Weevil lost his marbles," Rex said under his breath.
"I heard that!" Weevil snapped at him.
"Hey! Four-eyes! How about some service here!" A man the spectators called out.
"Coming up!" Weevil said. Weevil left to serve the man.
""Shall we say it?" Jessie asked her colleagues.
"Yeah," James and Meowth said.
"Team Rocket's gonna bring it home!" Team Rocket said all at once.
"My very own Sea Spirit," Jessie beamed.
"Hold it," James and Meowth said.
"Excuse me!" Another man called out. Team Rocket turns to him. "Can I get a soda here?" Team Rocket rushes over with enthusiasm.
"How about three?" Team Rocket asked.
"And so, with our united purpose, I shall now envoke the Sea Spirit Union!" Maya announced. Maya positions the Sea Spitir in place of the sun. Kairi, Chumley, Caeser, the Alolan eight and the Pokémon watched in awe to the sight.
Sora, Lana, Misty, Marolon, and Minerva were amazed as the blue light had shined down upon them.
"Whoa," Sora said.
"Took the words right out of my mouth, Sora," Misty said.
"What was that about?" Lana asked.
"I think she has brought together the energy from all Water Type Pokémon," Marolon said.
"And now, let the Whirl Cup begin!" Maya announced. The crowd roars upon the start of the Whirl Cup tournament.
"The honored Water Pokémon Alpha Omega will recive the prized Mystic Water pendant!" The announcer announced.
"Mystic Water, huh?" Sora asked.
Later, Sora and Lana met up with their friends. Illima was going over the guidebook about the Mystic Water.
"According to the guidebook, the Mystic Water can increase the Water Type attacks of a Water Type Pokémon," Illima read.
"Now that's something," Sora said.
"I love love to have that," Lana said, with her eyes sparkling.
"One of us has to win it first, Lana," Sora said. Lana's cheeks puffed up.
"Nice of you to burst my bubble, Sora," Lana pouted.
"You should have let her have it, Sora," Mallow said.
"Maybe so, but he's right. Their not just giving those out," Kiawe said.
"So, how many Pokémon do Sora and Lana have to use during the tournament?" Sophocles asked.
"It says that we have to use two Pokémon each on the first few rounds. Then we'll use three," Lana said.
"Lana pressured me into going over the rules just so we don't accidentally screw up," Sora said. Kairi giggled.
"The two of you will do your best. I would know, because I constantly watched you battled and you didn't think about giving up," Kairi said. "And I battled Lana a few times myself."
"Yeah. And there were some that we had tag-battles with her and Mallow," Sora said.
"And whooped us," Mallow groaned.
"Shouldn't you two go see who you're up against during the tournament?" Hapu asked.
"Good idea. I have been wondering who's up against me first," Sora said.
"Me too," Lana said.
"Just know that we'll be rooting for the both of you," Acerola said.
"Go get 'em!" Lillie said.
"Do your best," Illima said.
"Knock 'em dead," Mina added.
"Okay, guys. Come on, Lana. Let's go," Sora said.
"Right behind you, Sora," Lana said, following Sora.
As they joined up with the rest of the competitor's they both saw who they'll be up against first. Sora is said to be battling Minerva and Lana is battling against an experienced Pokémon trainer named Harrison, Misty is battling a boy named Marcellus, and Marolon is battling a girl named Missy.
The tournament raged on as trainers gave it everything they had. Marolon and Missy had entered the stadium ready for their battle.
"Now, ladies and gentlemen! The battle between Marlon from Humilau City and Missy from Blackthorn City is about to begin!" The announcer announced. Marlon's opponent has long magenta hair growing down to her back and she wore a black short skirt and a tank top that partially exposed her midriff. Both trainers have taken out their Pokéballs. "Marlon is clearly the crowd favorite since being the Gym Leader of the Humilau City Gym in Unova!" The crowd starts cheering to prove the announcer's point. Sora, Lana, Misty, and Minerva were watching from the locker room on the screen provided inside. "Both trainers will be using two Pokémon each and the battle will be over when both are unable to continue." The referee looks at both trainers.
"Trainers! Choose your Pokémon and begin battling!" The referee instructed.
"You're up first, Wailmer!" Marlon threw his Pokéball. The Pokéball let's out a Pokémon that greatly resemles a whale with a spherical body. Its top half is blue and the bottom half is either yellow or peach colored. Missy threw her Pokéball as well.
"Go Golisopod!" Missy shouted. Her Golisopod is let out and throws its arms in the air upon entry. Sora took out his Pokédex and used it to scan the whale-like Pokémon.
"A Wailmer, huh?" Sora asked.
Wailmer, the Ball Whale Pokémon
Type: Water
Wailmer's nostrils are located above its eyes. This playful Pokémon loves to startle people by forcefully snorting out seawater it stores inside its body out of its nostrils.
"This should be interesting to watch," Sora said.
"Yeah," Lana agreed.
"I wonder how tough is that Wailmer," Misty said.
"I'm more worried about that Golisopod since it looks so tough. It's a menacing Bug Type as well as a Water Type," Minerva said. Misty had shuddered at the sight of Golisopod and she found it to be creepy even when it's a Water Type. The referee raises both flags.
"Begin!" The referee instructed.
"Wailmer! Water Pulse!" Marlon ordered. Wailmer forms a ball of water and sends it towards the hard scale Pokémon.
"First Impression," Missy ordered. Golisopod quickly dashes right in front of Wailmer so fast it seems to disappear for a second. It then strikes the ball whale Pokémon with one of its claws.Water Pulse may have missed its target, but Golisopod's First Impression didn't.
"Missy had started her battle with Golisopod's signature attack! I looks like Wailmer had taken a pretty bad hit. How will Marlon respond?" The announcer asked.
"Wailmer! Ice Beam!" Marlon ordered. Wailmer fired Ice Beam and the opposing Bug and Water Pokémon stood its ground. Golisopod blocks the attack with its claws.
"Incredible! Golisopod isn't even phased by Wailmer's Ice Beam! But, it dosen't mean it's not hurting it!" The announcer announced.
"What does that mean? That Golisopod is just taking it, like it was nothing," Sophocles said.
"Maybe so, but Golisopod's armor can still take damage. And that Wailmer is delievering it," Illima said.
"I agree. That Wailmer looks so strong. That Water Pulse may have done little damage to it," Chumley said.
"Golisopod! Razor Shell!" Missy ordered. Golisopod's claws forms into blades of water and charges towards Wailmer.
"Golisopod is moving towards Wailmer with its Razor Shell! And Wailmer is just sitting there awaiting for the inevitable! What is going through his mind?" The announcer announced.
"Wailmer! Underwater!" Marlon called out. Wailmer dove underwater before Golisopod could even reach it.
"Wailmer has dodged Golisopod just by diving underwater! Marlon must have an ace up his sleeve!" The announcer announced.
"More likely, just chickening out," Missy said to herself. "Golisopod! Jump in the water and get that Wailmer!" Golisopod obeyed it trainer and followed Wailmer in the water. Marlon smirked just as Missy had played right into his hands.
"Whirlpool!" Marlon called out. Wailmer creates a whirlpool, trapping Golisopod inside it.
"Incredible! Golisopod has jumped right into Marlon's trap! I doubt Missy will think of a counterattack against Wailmer's Whirpool!" The announcer announced. Golisopod's ability, Emergency Exit kicks in and forces itself right back into its Pokéball. "It looks like Golisopod's Emergency Exit has saved it from Wailmer's Whirpool! Missy will have to use another one of her Pokémon against that Wailmer!" Missy takes out another Pokéball and threw it.
"Go Araquanid!" Missy shouted when she threw her Pokéball. The Pokéball opens and lets out her Araquanid.
"Missy's second Pokémon is an Araquanid! Another Bug Type and Water Type Pokémon! She must have been saving that one for last! But, it would seem Golisopod's Emergency Exit had been activated too soon on Missy's behalf!"The announcer announced. Marlon calls back his Wailmer and takes out another Pokéball. "Wait a minute! Marlon is calling back his Wailmer! What is he planning to do?!" Marlon smiled.
"You're the one whose going to get me to the top here, my friend," Marlon said. He threw his Pokéball. "Go Mantine!" The Pokéball lets out his Mantine. Mantine lands in the water prepared to battle Araquanid.
"Marlon had recalled his Wailmer and sent out his Mantine! And judging by Types, Mantine has the upper hand! I hope Missy will have something done about this marine Pokémon!" The announcer announced.
"I knew he would use his Mantine for this. He used that thing against me and I got creamed," Caesar said. Illima stroke his chin.
"I am curious about how he acquired Mantine to begin with. If I may recall correctly, Mantine are not indigenous in the waters of the Unova Region," Illima said.
"That's exactly right, Illima. Wailmer aren't either. Also, I think he had Missy cornered right from the start," Lillie said.
"I think you're right, Lillie. Besides, I heard of her anyway," Mallow said. Everyone all looked at the Grass Type trainer. "Missy uses Bug Type Pokémon. Not only that, but she used to be a student at the Pokémon School back in Alola. Her battling skills were nothing to sneeze at when it came to Bug Type Pokémon, so she was given the nickname 'The Insect Princess.' I just never thought she would make an appearance out here.
"Araquanid! Blizzard!" Missy ordered. Araquanid fires a blizzard attack from its mouth.
"It looks like Missy wants to win this match bad! That Blizzard attack looks like it could end it in a feezing instant!" The announcer announced.
"Mantine! Jump out of the water and use Wing Attack!" Marlon ordered. The manta ray Pokémon swims and jumps out with its wing-like fins glowing. The fins strikes the water bug Pokémon on the mark. "Now fire Bubble Beam!" Mantine fires Bubble Beam, making so brutal for Araquanid. "Now! Finish it with Aerial Ace!" Mantine does a flip and dashes towards Araquanid towards Araquanid and hits it right on the money!"
"Ooh! Marlon's Mantine is really doing a number on Araquanid! This Pokémon is just throwing one attack after another! And that Aerial Ace was the icing on the cake!" The announcer announced. Araquanid falls in the water and floats up, beaten. The referee raises the red flag.
"Araquanid is ununable to battle! Mantine wins!" The referee announced.
"And Marlon had unsurprisingly taken the lead over Missy! And it looks like she is down to her last option!" The announcer announced. Missy took out Golisopod's Pokéball and threw it.
"Head on back out, Golisopod!" Missy shouted. Golisopod is let out and is exhausted from the battle with Wailmer.
"And Golisopod is back out for another round! Will Golisopod last long against Mantine after taking a Whirpool abuse from Wailmer? Or will Missy make a comeback?" The announcer announced.
"Golispod! Liquidation!" Missy ordered. Golisopod forms a sword of water and heads towards Mantine to deliver a devastating blow to its opponent.
"Golisopod is attacking with Liquidation! How will Marlon's Mantine respond to that?!" The announcer questioned.
"Mantine! Aerial Ace!" Marlon ordered. Mantine did the same trick as before and launched itself towards Golispod and landed a brutal hit despite its protective armor.
"Mantine has aced Golisopod with Aerial Ace! Marlon really has her on the ropes now!" The announcer announced.
"Now use Hydro Pump!" Marlon ordered. Mantine fired a powerful water attack and it strike Golisopod hard and it hits one of the pillars. Golisopd had skidded down beaten. The referee raises the red flag.
"Golisopod is unable to battle! Mantine wins! Marlon from Humilau City is the winner!" The referee announced.
"And there's no surprise that Marlon would win this battle! And I can see why he is Humilau City's Gym Leader! Our next battle will begin shortly!" The announcer announced.
Back in the locker room, Sora, Lana, Misty, and Minerva were watching and they were amazed by Marlon's battling skills.
"Whoa. I knew this guy was good, but he's better than I thought," Sora said.
"I was thinking the same thing," Lana said. "It looks like it's going to be a lot harder since Marlon had won it."
"You're right, Lana. Marlon is no slouch when Gym Leader. I would know from what I had heard," Misty said.
Sora didn't doubt it. He had listened to Lana telling him about Missy and when she moved to Blackthorn City after attending the Pokémon School in Alola.
Battles have come and gone. Up next was Sora and Minerva. Both trainers shook hands.
"Hey Minerva. No matters who wins, no hard feelings, right?" Sora asked.
"No hard feelings, Sora. Just don't go easy on me out there," Minerva said.
"Don't worry. I won't," Sora told her.
Both trainers parted their handshake and went to opposite sides. Sora was retaking the green side while Minerva was taking the red side.
"Now our next battle is about to begin! Hailing from Postwick in the faraway Galar region is Minerva and the Indigo Plateau Pokémon League champion Sora Ketchum hailing from Pallet Town in the Kanto region!" The announcer announced. Caeser and Chumley both looked at their new friends.
"Sora is the Indigo Plateau Pokémon League champion?!" Caeser exclaimed.
"He is," Kairi admitted.
"I never would have guessed," Chumley said.
Weevil and Rex gasped when they realized who he was. They never would have suspected that they were trying to get revenge on the Pokémon League champion of the Indigo Plateau.
"I knew he looked familiar!" Rex exclaimed.
"I can't believe we got our asses handed to us by this famous brat and we didn't know it!" Weevil added.
Minerva was surprised to hear that since Sora and Kairi had not mentioned it to her. She would understand why he didn't bother mentioning it. Minerva decided not to let it distract her. The girls among the spectators were cheering hard for Sora to win. Among, Maya's handmaidens the youngest one became smitted by him, finding to be cute. One of the older handmaidens turned to her with a strict look and she regained her posture.
"Sora is the crowd favorite for this battle, but I am beginning to have a strong feeling about Minerva in this battle! I wonder she's going to last against Sora!" The announcer announced. The referee raises his flags.
"Trainers! Select your Pokémon and begin!" The referee instructed. Minerva takes out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Go Vaporeon!" Minerva shouted. Minerva's Vaporeon enters the battle in a pose. Sora took out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Go Kabutops!" Sora shouted. Kabutops clashes his claws together upon entry.
"Minerva has chosen Vaporeon and Sora has sent out the long-extinct Pokémon, Kabutops! I am wondering how this battle will go!" The announcer announced.
"Vaporeon! Double Kick!" Minerva ordered. Vaporeon moved in and positioned itself to land a kick on Kabutops.
"Kabutops! Slash!" Sora ordered. Kabutops moves out of the way of Vaporeon's attack and landed a Slash on the Water Type Eeveelution.
"Kabutops had dodged Vaporeon's attack and landed the first blow! It looks like she was trying to take advantage of Kabutops's vulnerability to Fighting Type attacks! But, it didn't look like Sora was going to have it!" The announcer announced.
"That was good, Sora! How long can your Kabutops last?" Minerva asked.
"Only one way to find out!" Sora stated.
"I agree! Vaporeon! Ice Beam!" Minerva ordered. Vaporeon fires Ice Beam to strike Kabutops.
"Jump in the water to dodge!" Sora called out. Kabutops jumps in the water and avoids Vaporeon's Ice Beam.
"Kabutops had avoided Vaporeon's Ice Beam just by jumping in the water! Could Sora have an idea up his sleeve?" The announcer asked.
"Vaporeon! Jump in after it!" Minerva told the bubble jet Pokémon. Vaporeon jumps in after Kabutops. A screen over the stadium shows both Kabutops and Vaporeon in the water.
"Vaporeon and Kabutops are on equal terms when comes to both land and sea! This could be an underwater battle here!" The announcer announced.
"Vaporeon! Quick Attack!" Minerva ordered. Vaporeon dashes right into Kabutops, landing a hit.
"Kabutops! Slash again!" Sora ordered. Kabutops swipes at Vaporeon with his syche-like claw. "Now use Bubble Beam!" Kabutops fires Bubble Beam, but Vaporeon absorbs the attack. Sora exclaimed in his thoughts, "Crap! Vaporeon has Water Absorb. It heals Vaporeon when it hits. Can't use Bubble Beam again."
"Looks like Sora had healed Vaporeon's injuries with Bubble Beam! Now Minerva's Vaporeon might make a comeback!" The announcer announced.
"Vaporeon! Ice Beam!" Minerva ordered. Vaporeon fires Ice Beam to hit Kabutops in the water, hoping to freeze him.
"Vaporeon fires an underwater Ice Beam to freeze Kabutops! Could it be all over?" The announcer questioned. Kairi was getting worried for Sora's Kabutops.
"Ancient Power!" Sora ordered. Kabutops forms silver crystalized stones and hurls the rocks, blocking the attack and pelting Vaporeon with it as well.
"Sora's Kabutops has stopped Ice Beam cold with Ancient Power! Not only that, but he had sent the attack right at her!" The announcer announced.
"Use Slash again!" Sora ordered. Kabutops dashed towards Vaporeon and slashed right onto its side. Vaporeon goes flying out of the water. Kabutops jumps out of the water and onto the platform. "Finish it with Mud Shot!" Kabutops fires Mud Shot and it strikes Vaporeon hard. Vaporeon falls right into the water and floats back up, but knocked out. The referee raises the green flag.
"Vaporeon is unable to battle! Kabutops wins!" The announcer announced.
"And Sora has taken the lead in this battle! Now Minerva has only one Pokémon left in reserve! Which one will she use?" The announcer asked. She calls back her Vaporeon.
"Great work, Vaporeon. You did your best," Minerva said. She smiles as she takes out another Pokéball. "That was great, Sora! But, it's not over yet!"
"Show me what you've got!" Sora dared her.
"You asked for it! Sobble! Go!" Minerva threw the Pokéball and Sobble does a flip, upon entry.
"Minerva has sent out her Sobble! This Galarian Pokémon makes its debut right here in the Whirl Cup!" The announcer announced. Kabutops pants in exhaustion. Sora knew he had to use so much energy since battling Vaporeon. "Will Sora be sticking with Kabutops or is it too tired to keep going?" Sora pulls out Kabutops's Pokéball.
"Come back, Kabutops," Sora said. Kabutops is recalled into his Pokéball. He pulls out another Pokéball. "Go for it, Croconaw!" The Pokéball opens and Croconaw is let out.
"And Sora has sent out Croconaw! These two Water Type Pokémon will put on quite a performance in this round! I can't help but wonder how this'll go!" The announcer announced.
"I knew she was going to send out Sobble. She must be relying on his Tearful Look to keep Croconaw from attacking much," Chumley said.
"Yeah, but Croconaw looks stronger than Sobble, anyway," Caesar said.
Kairi and the Alolan eight didn't say anything, but they had to cheer Sora on, even when battling a new Pokémon. Both Croconaw and Sobble stare into each other. Sobble was quite intimidated by Croconaw since being a bigger Pokémon than he is. Sora had to make the first move.
"Croconaw! Ice Fang!" Sora ordered. Croconaw charges towards Sobble with his fangs emitting ice.
"Dodge it, Sobble!" Minerva shouted. Sobble jumps out of the way before Croconaw could hit him. "Hit it with Water Gun!" Sobble fires Water Gun and it heads right for Croconaw.
"Block that with Water Gun!" Sora ordered. Croconaw fired Water Gun and the attack has proven to be much stronger than the Galarian Water Starter's.
"Look at that! Sobble's Water Gun has been overpowered by Croconaw's Water Gun! It looks like Minerva has made a pretty bad decision on her part!" The announcer announced.
"Sobble! Pound!" Minerva ordered. Sobble ran towards Croconaw and smacks him with his tail.
"Croconaw! Slash!" Sora ordered. Croconaw tries to slash into Sobble, but the water lizard Pokémon has proven to be too fast for Croconaw to land a hit.
"I stand corrected! Sobble's speed seems to be overpowering Croconaw! Doesn't look like those two are going to give up!" The announcer announced. Croconaw kept swiping and swiping, until Croconaw lands a hit. "It looks like Croconaw has finally landed a hit! And it looked pretty critical!" Sobble gets back up.
"Liquidation!" Minerva ordered. Sobble creates a sword of water and heads towards Croconaw.
"Looks like Sobble is charging towards Croconaw with Liquidation!" The announcer announced. Croconaw stood his ground as the water lizard Pokémon just headed his way. "For some kind of reason, Croconaw isn't even budging! What is he planning?" Sora grinned a bit.
"Grab Sobble!" Sora called out. Croconaw grabbed Sobble by the little arms and the blade of water reverts back into water.
"Croconaw has proven itself to be too much for Sobble, yet again! Sora must have planned for Sobble to come towards his Croconaw!" The announcer announced.
"Full power Water Gun!" Sora ordered. Croconaw lets go of Sobble and fired a Water Gun attack that was more powerful than the last time. C
"Croconaw has given Sobble a brutally powerful Water Gun right in the face! Could it be all over?!" The announcer announced. Sobble lands in the water and floats back up, beaten. The referee raises the green flag.
"Sobble is unable to battle! Croconaw wins!" The referee announced. The crowd starts roaring once again. Sora's fan club cheers hard and loudly for his victory.
"And Sora has triumphed over Minerva! And he has done it without losing a single Pokémon! He'll be moving on in the next round!" The announcer announced.
After the battle, Sora and Minerva shook hands again.
"That was an amazing battle, Sora. You're better than I remember. And, for the record, I had no idea you were a Pokémon League champion," Minerva said. Sora chuckled nervously.
"Just didn't show off," Sora said. Minerva gave him a look.
"Really?" Minerva raised a brow.
"Well, there was that and I didn't want to draw any attention to myself," Sora said. He remembered all those times when all those fangirls chased him back at the Goldenrod Galleria way back. Luckily, Hiroaki was there to help him out.
"I can understand," Minerva said. "Anyway, I wish you luck in the tournament. Also, if we do battle again, just know that I'm going to be much stronger by then." Sora nods.
"And I'll hold you to that," Sora said.
Lana was up next. Sora was walking by her and both trainers smiled at each other.
"Way to go on your battle, Sora!" Lana praised Sora.
"Thanks Lana! Good luck; not that you need it," Sora said.
"Thanks," Lana said.
"Take that guy down!" Sora said. He and Lana high-fived each other. Lana took the red side and her opponent Harrison took the green side. Harrison is revealed to be a middle-aged man wearing a yellow Hawaiian shirt, red shorts, a straw hat, and brown sandals.
"Now our next battle is about to begin! Let us all give a strong Alola to newcomer Lana from Konikoni City making her debut right her in the Whirl Cup! Her opponent, Harrison has years of experience in Pokémon training under his belt!" The announcer announced. Lana took a deep breath and made her first choice. She took a Pokéball and threw it.
"Go Seaking!" Lana shouted. The Pokéball opens and Seaking makes a splash upon entry.
"Piece of cake. No little girl is gonna get pass this trainer," Harrison said, taking out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go Bruxish!" The Pokéball opens letting out his Bruxish. It does a chomp-chomp upon entry.
"Harrison has chosen Bruxish and Lana has sent out Seaking! Talking about a battle between these two fish Pokémon! The scales will fly in this bout!" The announcer announced.
"A Seaking, huh? This battle will be over by lunch time! Bruxish! Bite! Let's go!" Harrison charges towards Seaking.
"Seaking! Drill Run!" Lana ordered. Seaking charges towards Bruxish with her horn making an orange drill-shaped horn from her own horn. It spins like an actual drill and charges towards Bruxish. The attack strikes Bruxish hard.
"No way! She used Drill to block my attack?!" Harrison exclaimed.
"So much for Bruxish's direct approach! Seaking's Drill Run attack has backed Bruxish off for the moment! Harrison needs to think of something fast!" The announcer announced.
"Brusxish! Psybeam!" Harrison ordered. Bruxish fires Pybeam right towards Seaking. Lana wasn't going to have it.
"Seaking! Dodge it and use Waterfall!" Lana ordered. Seaking avoids Bruxish's attack and water surrounds the goldfish Pokémon and heads towards gnash teeth Pokémon. Seaking strikes Bruxish hard.
"Lana's Seaking has struck Bruxish right on the money-maker! But, I doubt Harrison is going to take that laying down!" The anouncer announced.
"That girl isn't going to get the best of me! Bruxish! Psychic Fangs!" Harrison ordered. Bruxish charged towards Seaking and struck her with its fangs giving off a light blue glow.
"Brusxish has struck Seaking with its signature move Psychic Fangs! And that was a devastating attack on Harrison's part!" The announcer announced.
"That's the way, Bruxish! Use another Psychic Fangs!" Harrison ordered. Bruxish charges towards Seaking with Psychic Fangs again.
"Bruxish is making its move! Seaking will be in big trouble if that Psychic Fangs hits again!" The announcer announced.
"Lana is going to be in trouble alright. That old guy sure isn't fooling around," Kiawe said.
"I see what you mean, Kiawe. I hope Lana has an idea about how to deal with that," Sophocles said.
Mallow stayed quiet and hoped for her friend to bring that Bruxish down and hopefully, fast.
"Seaking! Megahorn! Go!" Lana ordered. Seaking's horn started to glow a lime green and charged right into Bruxish. Both Pokémon clashed right into each other. Bruxish felt a very hit due to its weakness to Bug Type attacks and Seaking felt the same due to how strong it was.
"Lana strikes at Bruxish hard with Megahorn! She has taken advantage of Bruxish's vulnerability to Bug Type moves, but Seaking took an equally heavy blow! Can these two go on?" The announcer questioned. Both fish Pokémon stood their ground and both waited to see who would stay in the battle. Both had had earned a double knockout. The referee raises both flags.
"Seaking and Bruxish are both unable to battle! This round is a draw!" The referee announced.
"Lana and Harrison had both lost a Pokémon! Now both has one left in reserves!" The announcer announced. Harrison and Lana both calls back their fallen Pokémon. Lana takes out her Lure Ball while Harrison brought out another Pokéball.
"Go Corsola!" Lana shouted. The Lure Ball opens and Corsola starts jumping up and down with joy.
"Corsola! Corsola! Corsola!" Corsola chirped.
Go Qwilfish!" Harrison called out. Qwilfish is let out and splashes right into the water.
"Harrison has chosen his Qwilfish and Lana has chosen her Corsola!" The announcer announced.
"Ha! A Corsola, huh? Corsola may be a Rock Type as well as a Water Type Pokémon, so I better keep a sharp eye," Harrison said.
"Resume the battle!" The referee instructed.
"Qwilfish! Go! Water Gun!" Harrison ordered. Qwilfish fired Water Gun to strike at the coral Pokémon hard.
"Figured he would try using Water Gun right off the bat. Time to throw it right back in his face! Corsola! Mirror Coat!" Lana ordered. Corsola's body glowed a golden yellow aura and sends Qwilfish's Water Gun right back.
"Corsola has blocked Qwilfish's Water Gun with a Mirror Coat!" The announcer announced.
"Why didn't I think of that?!" Harrison exclaimed.
"And when Water Gun is reflected with Mirror Coat, it sends it back with twice the power!" The announcer announced. Qwilfish got hit hard by its own attack. Qwilfish rolls on the water, but it quickly regains its balance. "Qwilfish is a bit shaken, but in still in the battle!" Lana noticed the Water Gun had landed a hit on her despite reflecting it with Mirror Coat.
"You okay, Corsola?" Lana asked. Corsola was still chipper as ever.
"Corsola! Corsola! La!" Corsola answered with a cheer.
"Way to go, Lana!" Mallow cheered for her best friend.
"I bet he had to assume that Water Gun was going to be quick win," Hapu said.
"I can agree. Mirror Coat was a very good save for Lana," Illima said.
"You don't think maybe, it was all because of a Rock Type's weakness over water?" Acerola asked.
"Yes. But, he had forgotten about Corsola being a Water Type and a Rock Type, so he'll have to come up with something new and soon," Illima said.
Harrison growled, "That does it! Qwilfish! Fire your Pin Missle!" Harrison ordered. Qwilfish began sucking up water.
"What now?" Lana asked.
"Qwilfish is beginning to swallow water at an incredible rate! It might be getting ready to launch a Pin Missle!" The announcer announced.
"Look at that!" Kairi said.
"In order for Qwilfish to fire Pin Missle with all the pins on its body, it has to inhale all of the water it could possibly can in order to make its body expand," Lillie said.
"And the bigger the pins, the faster Qwilfish's Pin Missle is fired, right?" Sophocles asked.
"I think that is his idea," Kiawe said.
"I would hate to be a real balloon against that Pokémon," Acerola said.
"And now Lana won't be able to use Mirror Coat to block Pin Missle and that spells trouble for her," Kairi said.
"Correct," Illima said.
"Come on, Lana! I know you can do it!" Mallow shouted.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu added.
"Pichu!" The Pichu added.
"Qwilfish is continuing to expand! How much longer can it possibly grow?" The announcer asked.
Weevil and Rex watched the battle between those two go on and they rooted for Harrison to win.
"Come on, old timer! Take that brat down several feet!" Weevil shouted.
"Make her regret messing with us!" Rex shouted.
They both snickered wickedly. They hoped that Lana would be humiliated upon her entry in the Whirl Cup. They were disapointed that Sora had won against Minerva. Speaking of Sora, he along with Misty and Marlon were watching on the screen.
"You can do it, Lana," Sora said in his thoughts.
Back to the battle, Qwilfish has taken as much water it could inhale and gets ready to fire it.
"It looks like Qwilfish has finally taken on as much as it possibly can!" The announcer announced.
"Let's match Pin Missle with Spike Cannon. Corsola! Spike Cannon!" Lana ordered. Corsola fired Spike Cannon to strike the blowfish Pokémon.
"Qwilfish! Pin Missle now!" Harrison ordered. Qwilfish has fired Pin Missle to counter Corsola's Spike Cannon. Both attacks had collided and resulted in an explosion. The force of the explosion has sent Corsola flying. Lana gasped when Corsola made a splash in the water. Qwilfish had avoided it just by diving under water.
"No! Corsola!" Lana gasped.
"Corsola appears to have taken some damage! But, where's Qwilfish?" The announcer asked. He got his answer when Qwilfish had resurfaced. "Incredible! Qwilfish avoided injury just by diving under water!" Harrison just grinned arrogantly.
"Hang on Corsola," Lana said.
"Qwilfish! Take Down!" Harrison ordered. Qwilfish rams into Corsola.
"Corsola has taken a Take Down direct hit!" The announcer announced. The group gasped at the sight. "Could it be all over for Corsola?"
"No way! Recover!" Lana ordered. Corsola's body glows yellow to heal herself from her injuries.
"Corsola is using Recover to heal itself of its injuries," The announcer announced.
"Take Down now!" Harrison ordered. Qwilfish charges towards the coral Pokémon with full force once again.
"Watch out, Corsola!" Lana called out. Corsola looks up to see Qwilfish coming down.
"Harrison has his Qwilfish charge right in with another Take Down attack! And Corsola is unable to move after using Recover!" The announcer announced.
"Dodge it!" Lana shouted. Corsola dives down in the water and Qwilfish dives in after her. Both Pokémon resurfaced and Qwilfish is stuck in her horns. Corsola tries to shake Qwilfish out of them. Kairi, Caesar, Chumley, and the Alolan eight were stunned by the sight.
"Well, that's new," Illima said.
In the locker room, Sora, Misty, Marlon, and Minerva were also stunned by the sight.
"So much for Take Down," Sora said.
"And I don't think Harrison is going to take that too lightly," Marlon said.
Back to the battle, Corsola races across the battlefield trying to shake Qwilfish off of her horns.
"Talk about a twist of fate! After that Take Down attempt, Qwilfish has actually got stuck in Corsola's horns!" The announcer announced.
"No! Get out of there!" Harrison exclaimed.
Qwilfish tries to struggle its way out of Corsola's horns and she's still trying to get Qwilfish out of her horns. Lana watched her Corsola race across the battlefield and gets an idea.
"Corsola! Spike Cannon!" Lana ordered. Corsola nodded and fired Spike Cannon to force Qwilfish off of her and the pufferfish Pokémon goes flying straight up in the air and suffered with a barrage of spikes in the process.
"The power of Corsola's Spike Cannon has sent Qwilfish on a trip not soon to be forgotten!" The announcer announced.
"Oh no!" Harrison gasped.
Qwilfish starts to fall back straight into the battlefield at an alarming speed. Qwilfish is in a daze from Corsola's Spike Cannon. Qwilfish lands back in the water knocked out. Harrison gasped at the sight. The referee raises the red flag.
"Qwilfish is unable to battle! Corsola wins! The match goes to Lana from Konikoni City!" The referee announced. The crowd roars for the young Water Type trainer's victory. Mallow was especially proud of her friend.
"Oh no! Why me?!" Harrison exclaimed.
Back in the locker room, Sora smiled for Lana's victory in her first battle in the Whirl Cup.
"Way to go, Lana! Knew you could do it!" Sora said.
Weevil and Rex were pretty pissed off seeing Lana had won her battle against him.
"No, no, no!" Weevil yelled.
"This wasn't supposed to happen!" Rex took off his hat and stomped it to the ground.
"Don't worry, Rex. Her luck is gonna run out. The same for that Sora kid. And when we find that girl with them, we'll fix her too!" Weevil said.
"Now you're talking," Rex said.
"Lana is victorius! And she will be moving onto the second round! The battle between Misty from Cerulean City and Marcellus from right here on Red Rock Isle will begin shortly!" The announcer announced.
Lana rejoined Sora in the locker room when Misty and Marcellus went off for their battle.
"Hey Lana! Great job out there!" Sora said to her.
"Thanks Sora. I did better than I thought I would," Lana said.
"Yeah. Gotta admit, that old guy almost had you. But, I knew you'd pull through. Mallow would say the same thing," Sora said. Lana smiled at that.
"Yeah, she would," Lana agreed.
Over to Misty and Marcellus, the young Gym Leader takes her spot in the red corner and Marcellus takes the green corner. Marcellus has greenish-blue hair and brown eyes. He wore a yellow shirt, blue jean shorts, and
"Now our last battle for the day is about to begin! Local boy Marcellus takes on the Cerulean City Gym Leader Misty! Only one of these two young trainers will be moving on to the next round!" The announcer announced.
"Trainers! You may use two Pokémon each! The battle is when either one is unable to continue battling! Let the match begin!" The referee instructed raising both flags. Misty takes out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Misty calls: Golduck!" Misty shouted. Her Pokéball opens and Golduck swipes its claws upon entry. Marcellus takes out his Pokéball and threw it.
"Go Remoraid!" Marcellus shouted. The Pokéball opens and Remoraid splashes in the water, ready to battle against Misty's Golduck.
"Misty has sent out Golduck and Marcellus has sent out Remoraid!" The announcer announced.
"Remoraid! Bubble Beam!" Marcellus ordered. Remoraid fired Bubble Beam and right towards Golduck.
"Marcellus has started off with Bubble Beam! How will Misty respond?" The announcer asked.
"Golduck! Psychic!" Misty ordered. Golduck blocks Remoraid's Bubble Beam with its Psychic. "Now send it back!" Golduck sends Remoraid's Bubble Beam attack right back at Remoraid and it strikes the jet Pokémon hard. Remoraid is knocked out from the blowback. The referee raises the red flag.
"Remoraid is unable to battle! Golduck wins!" The referee announced.
"Remoraid never stood a chance against Golduck! Marcellus has one left to use and he better hope that it'll make up for Remoraid's hiccup!" The announcer announced. Marcellus calls back Remoraid. He pulls out another Pokéball and threw it.
"Go Octillery!" The Pokéball opens and Octillery enters the battle.
"Marcello's second Pokémon is Remoraid's evolved form, Octillery! Hopefully, Octillery will do much better than Remoraid did!" The announcer announced.
"Octillery! Octazooka!" Marcellus ordered. Octillery fired Octazooka towards Golduck. The attack was coming too fast for Misty to have Golduck to send back with Psychic, so she had to dodge it instead.
"Golduck! Dodge!" Misty shouted. Golduck jumps in the water and avoids Octillery's Octazooka.
"Golduck miraculously dodged Octillery's Octazooka! And now it's using the water as cover from Octillery, but how long will it last?" The announcer questioned.
"Octillery! Jump in after it!" Marcellus called out. Octillery jumps in the water after Golduck.
"Marcellus is taking no chances with Misty and her Golduck! Looks like it'll be an underwater battle!" The announcer announced.
The screen displays both Golduck and Octillery in the water.
"Golduck! Blizzard!" Misty ordered. Golduck fires Blizzard and freezes Octillery in a block of ice in the process.
"Octillery is now frozen solid! Now it won't be able to attack!" The announcer announced.
"Psychic!" Misty ordered. Golduck tosses the octopus Pokémon straight out of the water and strikes a pillar shattering the ice. Octillery slides down the pillar and is knocked out. The referee raises the red flag.
"Octillery is unable to battle! Golduck wins! This match goes to Misty!" The referee announced.
"And Misty has won over Marcellus and will be moving on in the next round!" The announcer announced.
Over to Team Rocket, they panted heavily from all the hard work they were doing from the food services they were doing.
"Ugh, I'm exhausted," Jessie groaned.
"No matter which way we turn, there's always someone there screaming at us for service," James said.
"The good news is, we managed to turn all that grub to cash. The bad news is, it's not even close to enough for what we owe," Meowth said. "And I have no idea what happened to those two other guys."
"Forget about those two! Also, instead of slaving away for money, we should have stolen and sold that Sea Spirit for serious money!" James stated.
"Yeah. That Sea Spirit has got to be worth a lot of money and we need to pay our tripled debt," Meowth said. Jessie didn't like the idea one bit.
"There will be no Sea Spirit sale!" Jessie stated. James and Mewoth both looked right at her. "Something as lovely as the Sea Spirit should belong to a woman of equivalent beauty."
"What about the money?" James asked.
"We're already in the doghouse as it is, Jess! Even if we decide to keep it, Matori's Delibird will just take it anyway! And our debt will probably be increased if we don't pay! Or maybe have us fired!" Meowth said.
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR DEBT!" Jessie shouted. "And I would love to see that four-eyed bitch try to take it from me! The Sea Spirit is going to be mine! And that's that!"
Not too far, Moe, Larry, and Curly were listening to the whole thing.
"Did ya hear that?" Moe asked.
"Yeah. The Meowth can talk," Curly said. Moe smacks Curly on the head. "Oh!"
"No, you lunkhead! Those three crooks are gonna swipe the Sea Spirit from the sea priestess. And that'll put the kibosh on the Whirl Cup tournaments after this one," Moe said. "You got that?"
"I think I do, but I don't know about him," Curly said, pointing to Larry. Moe pokes Larry with his arm.
"Hey porcupine! You get that?" Moe asked.
"Get what?" Larry asked. Moe looked at him irritated and pulls his hair. "Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!"
"Come one, you guys. We gotta prevent those crooks from getting it. Ya get me?" Moe asked.
"Get what?" Larry asked. Moe pulls him by the hair again.
"Wanna start that again?" Moe asked. He smacks pokes Larry in the eye and pulls them both by the ear.
Sora and Lana rejoined their friends and started to celebrate their victories in the first round and wondered who is going to battle who next.
"Whoa. That was sure an intense tournament," Sora said.
"Gotta admit, I was kinda nervous about the first round, but we both made so far," Lana said. She looked right at Sora. "Good luck in the rest of the tournament tomorrow."
"You too, Lana," Sora said. They shook hands promising each other luck.
"According to the guidebook, tomorrow's matchups will be shuffled from the winning trainers from the first round," Illima said. Misty and Marlon had entered the Pokémon Center.
"Hey Sora. Lana. Came to see who's battling who?" Misty asked.
"Are you?" Sora asked.
"Yeah," Misty answered.
"You two did good on the first round. And who knows. I might end up battling one of you," Marlon said. Sora nodded.
"Yeah. Maybe," Sora said.
Sora and Lana along with Misty and Marlon joined up with the remaining tournament participants and they waited for the decisions to come out. It turns out that Sora and Lana will be battling each other and the same for Misty and Marlon.
Sora and Lana were prepared for the inevitable battle between the both of them and they promised each other a good battle. Only one of them was going to continue on with the tournament. But, which one was going to keep going? Just wait and find out.