Episode 195: Pokémon Round Robin Part 1
Several hours had passed since Sora had made it to through the qualifying round. He asked Professor Oak to do another upgrade on his Pokédex to get the info he needed on Melmetal. Sora calls the large hex nut Pokémon out of its Pokéball and looks right at it.
"Okay Melmetal. Let's see what does Dexter has on you," Sora said as he scanned Melmetal. The image shows up on the Pokédex.
Melmetal, the Hex Nut Pokémon
The evolved form of Meltan
Type: Steel
Revered long ago for its capacity to create iron from nothing, for some reason it has come back after 3,000 years. Centrifugal force is behind the punches of Melmetal's heavy hex-nut arms. Melmetal is said to deliever the strongest punhes of all Pokémon.
"And what a punch," Sora said. He looked over his Pokédex. "Let's see what else you learned other than Double Iron Bash." He looked up Melmetal's attacks and saw what else Melmetal has. "You still know Flash Cannon. Wow. You learned Mega Punch and Thunder Punch! Those are awesome moves." Melmetal beamed as Sora had praised it. "I think I'll use you for the first round. We just need to know who we're up against first." Sora calls back Melmetal and he joins up with his friends for the matchups in the competition.
"Attention, everyone! The round-robin battles of the Johto Pokémon League is about to take place! To those who are participating for the first time, this will be a group of three trainers. The trainers will be allowed to use three Pokémon each. And whomever shall defeat the opposing trainer's Pokémon will be granted one point. And which one of the trainers recieves the most points shall be moving onto the finals of the tournament. And from there on, that will be a full Pokémon battle. The battles taking place will rage on until a winner is named! The matchups for the round-robin round will be chosen now!" Nurse Joy announced.
As it turns out, Sora's first opponents of the round-robin round will be Chumley and a girl who has blue eyes, light blonde hair and light pale skin. She wore narrow eye glasses. Caesar is going to be having his battles with two other trainers as Ethan is having his battles with Silver and another trainer. Gary will be having one with two others as is Minerva. Sora wasn't surprised to see that one of his opponents is one of his friends.
"The first match will be taking place within one hour! And if there are any trainers seen battling outside the official battles, then you will be automatically disqualified! However, sparring is permitted!" Nurse Joy announced.
With that said, the trainers had left for their rooms to do research on the trainers their battling.
"I know it's Chumley that I'm up against first, but who is the girl I'll be battling?" Sora asked. Sophocles did some typing on the computer.
"According to the database, the girl you and Chumley are battling is named Rebecca Hawkins," Sophocles said.
"Rebecca Hawkins?" Illima asked. "I believe I know who she is."
"So, who is she, Illima?" Hapu asked.
"She is the granddaughter of Professor Arthur Hawkins; he's a renowned archeologist," Illima said.
"And that's not all," Sophocles said. "She specializes in different Types of Pokémon, the same way Sora, Gary, and the others do. She's no pushover in a battle."
"I wouldn't think so since she made it so far in this," Terra said.
"Chumley did the same thing. Not to mention so did Ethan and Caesar," Kiawe said.
"Don't count out Minerva. She gave it her all during the Whirl Cup," Kairi said.
"And we did agree to give it everything we have when we end up battling each other. And they're not going to be disappointed," Sora said.
Kairi, Ventus, Terra, Aqua, and the Alolan nine all agreed since they were there during the agreement. Sora accessed his Pokédex and he exchanged Silvally and for Typhlosion.
An hour later, the battles were now underway. Sora, Kairi, Ventus, Pikachu, Togepi, and the Pichu went to the stands where the other trainers are staying in during the battles. One of the trainers, Rebecca Hawkins wore a light blue top over a grey T-shirt. She also wore thigh-high socks to cover her legs. Rebecca took a glance over to Sora and her heart suddenly stopped at the very sight of him.
"That's really him?!" Rebecca exclaimed in her thoughts. "He's even more dreamy than I thought he was!" She swallowed a big lump as she began to slowly approach her soon-to-be-opponent when Chumley walked up to him.
"Sora. Hard to believe we're going to be battling each other. But we did agree not to hold back," Chumley remembered.
"Yeah, we did," Sora said.
"I promise t give you all of my power when we battle. But you're going to be battling Rebecca first," Chumley said.
"Sora is gonna win it for sure!" Ventus said. Sora turned to his cousin and smiled.
"You can count on it, buddy," Sora said, ruffling his hair.
"Pika, Pika," Pikachu said.
Minerva was up first and she is battling with a girl named Richard and he came from Goldenrod City. Hiroaki and his crew had set up the equipment to catch the action on TV.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the first battle of the Round-Robin round of the Johto Pokémon is about to begin! The first round will be Minerva from Postwick and Richard from Goldenrod City! As the rules are simple! The trainers will be using three Pokémon each and the battling trainers will be given one point for every win!" The announcer announced. The referee looks right at both trainers.
"Choose your Pokémon and come out battling!" The referee instructed. Minerva and Richard had made their first choice.
"And now the first choice will be made by the computer!" The announcer announced. Minerva is the red trainer and Richard is the green trainer. The computer has chosen Minerva as the first to choose. "Minerva from Postwick is the first to choose!" Minerva breathes in.
"Go! Dubwool!" Minerva shouted. She threw her Pokéball. The Pokéball opens and lets out a sheep-like Pokémon that appears to be white with black spots. Around its neck is a gray wool with four long tufts. Its head is black with a blaze on its head and its eyes are yellow with slits pupils. It has long black horns and no visible ears. Its legs are black with split hooves. It wore the same bell as the Wooloo from before.
"Isn't that Wooloo?" Kairi asked.
"Thats Wooloo's evolved form, Dubwool, Kairi. Minerva's Wooloo had evolved since then," Chumley said. Sora takes out his Pokédex to scan this new Pokémon.
Dubwool, the Sheep Pokémon
The evolved form of Wooloo
Type: Normal
Its majestic horns are meant only to impress the opposite gender. They never see use in battle. Weave a carpet from its springy wool, and you end up with something closer to a trampoline. You'll start to bounce the moment you set foot on it.
"Like I said before, that's some wool," Sora said, putting his Pokédex away.
Richard had made his first choice as well.
"Go! Heracross!" Richard shouted. Stars swirls around Heracross as it is a purple coloring and his a heart-shaped end at the horn. The referee raises both flags.
"Minerva has chosen Dubwool and Richard has chosen Heracross! Those two will be locking horns in this match! But which one is going to be overpowering the other?!" The announcer questioned.
"Begin!" The referee said.
"Heracross! Begin with your Brick Break!" Richard ordered. Heracross comes right at Dubwool to land a chop attack.
"Dubwool! Use Zen Headbutt!" Minerva ordered. Dubwool charges towards Heracross while surrounded by a light blue aura. Dubwool lands a hit before Heracross ever could. Heracross skids backwards on the battlefield. "Now use Double-Edge!" Dubwool charges right Heracross and rams into the Shiny single horn Pokémon. Dubwool ended up with a recoil hit, but it didn't stop her from earning a victory over Heracross. The referee raises the red flag.
"Heracross is unable to battle! Dubwool wins!" The referee announced.
"Minerva has taken an early lead in the match as she has quickly taken down Richard's Heracross! I was certain Heracross had the edge when it camr to Pokémon Types, unless Dubwool had a move to turn it around on him!" The announcer announced. Richard calls back his Heracross. "Now which one is Richard going to be sending out?" Richard takes out another Pokéball and throws it.
"Go! Machoke!" Richard shouted as Machoke had entered the battle flexing its muscles.
"Richard's next Pokémon is his Machoke! He really wants to end this very fast!" The announcer announced. Minerva calls back Dubwool. "Now Minerva is calling back her Dubwool! What could she sending out next?" Minerva takes out another Pokéball and throws it.
"Go! Rapidash!" The Pokéball opens and her Rapidash whnnies upon entry. The crowd are at awe at the sight of this Rapidash. Minerva's Rapidash is similar to the Galarian Ponyta. Like the Galarian Ponyta, it has a white coat, pale blue eyes, and a long, curly mane and tail colored in streaks of pastel cyan and pink. Its horn is much longer than that of regular Rapidash and is deep violet in color with a spiraling white line running its length. Its fetlocks are adorned with long pink fur that stores psychic energy, which gives it a swift, airy gait, and it has deep violet hooves.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't believe what I am seeing! Minerva's second Pokémon is a Rapidash! And not just any Rapidash, it's a Galarian Rapidash! I had never seen anything like this before! This should be very interesting!" The announcer announced. Sora took out his Pokédex and scanned Minerva's Rapidash.
Rapidash Galarian Form, the Unique Horn Pokémon
The evolved form of Ponyta Glarian Form
Type: Psychic/Fairy
Brave and prideful, this Pokémon dashes airly through the forest, its steps aided by the psychic power stored in the fur on its fetlocks. Little can stand up up to its psycho cut. Unleashed from its horn, the move will punch right through a thick metal sheet.
"Her Ponyta must have also evolved since our last battle," Sora said.
"Another Glaraian Form Pokémon. Just like Caesar's Farfetch'd before evolving and that one Meowth," Kairi remembered.
"Let's see how tough this Rapidash is," Sora said, putting his Pokédex away.
"Machoke! Use Dynamic Punch!" Richard ordered. Machoke runs towards the equine Pokémon to land a powerful punch.
"Machoke is getting off with a good start! Will Machoke land a punch onto Rapidash before it's light's out?" The announcer asked.
"Rapidash! Dodge it!" Minerva called out. Rapidash gallops out of the way before Machoke could even get close enough.
"Oh, that isn't good for Machoke! Rapidash has dashed right pass Machoke! How will Richard respond?" The announcer asked.
"Machoke! Rock Slide!" Richard ordered. Machoke forms rocks all around Machoke and sends them right at Rapidash.
"Machoke is now using Rock Slide to slow down Rapidash! What will Minerva do?!" The announcer asked.
"Rapidash! Psychic!" Minerva ordered. Rapidash whinnies as she blocks the rocks with hr psychic powers. "Now send them back!" Rapidash does exactly that as the rocks heads right towards Machoke.
"Ooh! What an upset! Rapidash is giving Machoke a taste of its own medicine! I hope Machoke likes it in rock-flavored because that's what Machoke is tasting right now!" The announcer announced.
"Now use your Psybeam!" Minerva ordered. Rapidash fires Psybeam and it strikes the superpower Pokémon on the spot, causing such heavy damage. Machoke is now down for the count. The referee raises the red flag.
"Machoke is unable to battle! Rapidash wins!" The referee announced.
"And that's two for Minerva! One more and she'll be getting that one point, or will it be Richard who is getting a comeback!" The announcer announced. Richard calls back his Machoke.
"I had enough of this! I have been saving my best one for last! Go! Muk!" Richard shouted. An Alolan Muk had entered the battle against her Rapidash.
"Richard has really done his research on Minerva since her Rapidash is a Psychic Type and a Fairy Type Pokémon as his Muk is a Poison Type and a Dark Type Pokémon!" The announcer announced. Minerva has called back her Rapidash and takes oout another Pokéball.
"It's your turn now, Inteleon!" Minerva shouted as her Inteleon makes his entrance by gliding by his yellow fins.
"And her third Pokémon is Inteleon! This slick Pokémon doesn't look like a slouch when it comes to battling!" The announcer announed.
"I knew she was going to use Inteleon in the first round," Sora said.
"Muk! Start up with Poison Fang!" Richard ordered. Muk charges towards Inteleon with its teeth emitting poison.
"Dodge and use Liquidation!" Minerva ordered. Inteleon gracefully jumps out of the path of Muk's Poison Fang and forms a sword made out of water and swipes at Muk with it. "Now use Snipe Shot!" Inteleon fires water and hits the Alolan Muk right in the face. "Snipe Shot again and again!" Intleon fires his signature attack again and again and the attack hits a different part from each hit.
"Is anyone getting soaked out here? Because Muk is getting pelted by Inteleon's signature attack more times than a tin can struck with a bullet! And Richard doesn't seem to like it!" The announcer announced.
"Muk! Dark Pulse!" Richard ordered. Muk fired Dark Pulse from its mouth and struck Inteleon on the spot. "That was great, Muk! Now finish it with your Body Slam!" Muk jumps in the air and comes down right at the secret agent Pokémon.
"Muk is coming down at Inteleon with that Body Slam! It looks like it's all over for Inteleon!" The announcer announced.
"Inteleon! Water Pulse!" Minerva ordered. Inteleon quickly forms a ball of water and send it right at Muk, hitting it right on the mark.
"Inteleon has really turned the tables on Muk once again! What an upset for Richard!" The announcer announced.
"Finish it with Liquidation!" Minerva ordered. Inteleon forms a sword made out of water once more and slashes into Muk. The sludge Pokémon fell to the ground beaten. The referee raises the red flag.
"Muk is unable to battle! Inteleon wins! Minerva wins the battle!" The referee announced.
"And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen! Minerva has earned one point for her round! I just hope Richard will do better in the next round," the announcer announced. "The next battle will take place in fifteen minutes." The cleanup team begins to clean up the damage from the first battle. Fifteen minutes had passed and Ethan has taken his position as the green trainer and another trainer is a girl named Amy has taken her position as the red trainer. "Now it's time for our second round! It's Ethan from New Bark Town and Amy from Olivine City! I hope the both of these youngsters will put on a splendid show for us!" Ethan and Amy stared into each other. Kris is watching the match closely with Lyra. "Now it's time for the computer randomizer to decide who shall make the first choice!" The randomizer starts to rotate around and around until it lands on Ethan. "And it's Ethan who shall choose first!" Ethan grinned as he took out his first Pokéball.
"I like the sound of that," Ethan said. "Let's go! Hitmontop!" Ethan threw his Pokéball and his Hitmontop spins upon entry. Amy takes out a Great Ball.
"I was hoping it was going to be a Fighting Type Pokémon you would send out! And I'm sending out Dodrio!" Amy said as she threw her Pokéball and it unleashes her Dodrio.
"Ethan's first choice is Hitmontop and Amy's choice is Dodrio! Amy has the edge in this match! How will Ethan handle this?" The announcer questioned. The referee raises both flags.
"Begin the battle!" The referee instructed.
"Dodrio! Begin with your Drill Peck!" Amy ordered. Dodrio rushes at Hitmontop with its entire body spinning like a drill.
"Hitmontop! Detect!" Ethan ordered. Hitmontop stood his ground and avoids Dodrio's attack just by taking a sidestep.
"Hitmontop has lucked out with that Detect! Amy is gonna have to try harder if she wanna stay in this battle!" The announcer announced.
"Dodrio! Try again! Another Drill Peck!" Amy ordered. Dodrio moves towards Hitmontop again.
"Hitmontop! Dodge and use Triple Kick!" Ethan ordered. Hitmontop spins around and avoids Dodrio's Drill Peck. Hitmontop spins right at the triple bird Pokémon and lands three kicks on it.
"Hitmontop is doing a number on Dodrio down there! How much abuse can this three-headed Pokémon can take?" The announcer announced.
"Dodrio! Jump Kick!" Amy ordered. Dodrio jumps in the air to deliever a devastating kick.
"Dodrio is getting set for a Jump Kick! Just hope Dodrio doesn't miss because it'll be bad is it did!" The announcer announced.
"Detect!" Ethan ordered. Hitmontop avoids Dodrio's attack and ends up hurting itself in the landing.
"Amy has really put too much faith in that one! Dodrio has paid for its mistake!" The announcer announced.
"Now use Rock Slide!" Ethan ordered. Hitmontop has formed rocks all around him and sent them to pelt Dodrio with them. Dodrio is down for the count. The referee raises the green flag.
"Dodrio is unable to battle! Hitmontop wins!" The referee announced.
"Ethan has taken the lead in this bout with his Hitmontop! Amy now has two more left to use!" The announcer announced. Amy calls back her Dodrio and took out a Lure Ball. She threw her Lure Ball.
"Go for it, Quagsire!" Amy called out as her Quagsire makes an appearance in battle.
"Amy's second Pokémon is her Quagsire! What does Amy have in store for Hitmontop?" The announcer announced.
"Quagsire! Hydro Pump!" Amy ordered. Quagsire fired a huge water attack to strike the handstand Pokémon.
"Dodge it, Hitmontop!" Ethan called out. Hitmontop spins out of the way of the Hydro Pump. Quagsire kept firing and firing.
"Hitmontop is spinning out of Quagsire's line of fire, or should I say water. And with the way Hitmontop is moving, it almost like it's dancing!" The announcer announced.
"Quick Attack!" Ethan ordered. Hitmontop dashes right towards Quagsire and lands a brutal blow. "Now use Triple Kick!" Hitmontop spins around and delievers three kicks onto Quagsire.
"Hitmontop is doing another number on Quagsire just like with Dodrio. And it doesn't look like Quagsire is going to last long out there!" The announcer announced. Amy calls back her Quagsire. "What a lucky break for Amy! She calls back her Quagsire! Now she'll be needing another Pokémon to keep her on the fray!" Amy takes out a regular Pokéball.
"I'm sending you out now, Hypno!" Amy shouted as she threw her Pokéball. Her Hypno is unleashed from its Pokéball and sways the pendulum.
"Amy has now sent out her Hypno to deal with Hitmontop!" The announcer announced. Hitmontop pants in exhaustion, feeling tired from battling Dodrio and Quagsire. "Hitmontop looks incredibly worn out from all that battling! Is Ethan sticking with Hitmontop or is he making a switch?" Ethan calls back his Hitmontop.
"You did great, Hitmontop. Take a rest!" Ethan said, putting Hitmontop's Pokéball away. He takes out a Heavy Ball. "Go for it, Snorlax!" The Heavy Ball opens and his Snorlax is seen sleeping.
"Ethan's next Pokémon is his Snorlax! And it looks like it's more interested in cutting logs than battling!" The announcer announced.
"This'll make it even easier! Hypno! Dream Eater!" Amy ordered. Hypno's eyes glows red and absorbs Snorlax's energy.
"Hypno starts to devour Snorlax's energy and right into itself. What could Ethan be planning?!" The announcer announced.
"Snorlax! Sleep Talk!" Ethan ordered. Snorlax stands up even while asleep and slams its whole body onto Hypno, causing a knockout. The referee raises the green flag.
"Hypno is unable to battle! Snorlax wins!" The referee announced.
"Amy has lost two of her Pokémon and she's just down to one more!" The announcer announced. She took a Lure Ball and she threw the Lure Ball.
"Come back out, Quagsire!" Amy shouted as the Lure Ball opens and her Quagsire still injured from battling Hitmontop.
"With no other option, she sends her Quagsire back out to battle! Is Ethan going to keep Snorlax out? Or will he make a switch?" The announcer asked.
"Snorlax! Use Snore!" Ethan ordered. Snorlax snores loudly while sleeping, causing Quagsire and Amy to hold their ears in pain.
"Such a powerful Snore! So powerful, it even hurts my ears from up here!" The announcer announced. Quagsire falls to the ground beaten. The referee raises the green flag.
"Quagsire is unable to battle! Snorlax wins! Ethan wins the battle!" The referee announced.
"Ethan from New Bark Town has won the battle and earned one point! Tough break for Amy," The announcer announced. The battle was going through cleanup as Caesar and a trainer named Rockwell enters the battlefield. "Next we have Caesar from Postwick versus Rockwell from Mahogany Town entering the battlefield. This should be an interesting battle." The computer randomizer goes off to see who's going to make the first move. Ceaser is the green trainer and Rockwell is the red trainer. The randomizer lands on Rockwell. "Rockwell makes the first move! And Caesar is following after him!" Both trainers got a Pokéball ready.
"Trainers! Choose your Pokémon and begin!" The referee instructed. Caesar and Rockwell both took out a Pokéball each.
"Go right in, Tentacruel!" Rockwell called out as he threw it and the Pokéball had let out a Tentacruel.
"Go! Boltund!" Caesar called out. The Pokéball opens and lets out a medium-sized dog-like Pokémon. It has the same yellow and white colored fur on its upper half, but slender. It also has olive green fur covering its mid section. Sora was surprised to see another one of Caesar's Pokémon.
"Is that what I think it is?" Sora asked. He took out his Pokédex and scanned this new Pokémon.
Boltund, the Dog Pokémon
The evolved form of Yamper
Type: Electric
This Pokémon generates electricity and channels it into its legs to keep them going strong. Boltund can run nonstop for three full days. It sends electricity through its legs to boost their strength. Running at top speed, it easily breaks 50 mph.
"I knew it. Yamper evolved," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Pichu," the Shiny Pichu chirped.
"Pichu," the Spiky-eared Pichu chirped.
"Cool," Ventus said.
"He's got the advantage since being an Electric Type Pokémon," Kairi said.
"Agreed, Kairi. Caesar never messes around," Chumley said.
"Tentacruel! Bubble Beam!" Rockwell ordered. Tentacruel fired Bubble Beam to strike at the canine Pokémon.
"Boltund! Dodge and use Electric Terrain!" Caesar ordered. Boltund avoids Tentacruel's attack and howls as he lets out electricity all around. It turns into an electrified field.
"Boltund has electrified the field and any one of its Electric Type attacks are increased!" The announcer announced.
"Tentacruel! Use Poison Jab!" Rockwell ordered.
"Boltund! Electro Ball!" Caesar ordered. Boltund forms a ball of electricity and it's much bigger than normal, due to Electric Terrain on the field. Boltund fires Electro Ball and it knocks out Tentacruel. The referee raises the green flag.
Tentacruel is unable to battle! Boltund wins!" The referee announced.
"Caesar has taken an early lead! That Electric Terrain has built up amounts of power needed for a single hit!" The announcer announced. Rockwell calls back his Tentacruel. "Rockwell is down to two Pokémon left! Which one will he send out against this canine Pokémon?" Rockwell takes out another Pokéball.
"Go! Donohan!" Rockwell shouted as he threw his Pokéball. It opens and stars swirls around the elephant Pokémon; this Donphan has brown armor and the skin is a dark yellowish color.
"The tables have turned for Caesar since Boltund's electricity won't effect Donphan due to it being a Ground Type Pokémon!"
The announcer announced. Caesar calls back Boltund. "Caesar isn't taking any chances here! What could he be sending out?" Caesar takes out another Pokéball.
"Go! Machamp!" Caesar called out. The Pokéball opens and his Machamp flexes all four of its arms.
"Caesar has sent out a Machamp! Will Donphan overpower this superpower Pokémon?" The announcer asked.
"Donphan! Use High Horsepower!" Rockwell ordered. Donphan's body gives off a glow surrounded by an orange aura and charges towards Machamp.
"Stop it with Strength!" Caesar ordered. Machamp stood its ground and grabs Donphan by the tusks. Both Machamp and Donohan were locked in their hold.
"Wow! This is intense! Machamp and Donphan are locked in a spectacular hold! Caesar must have given his Machamp some kind of special training!" The announcer announced.
"Machamp! Vital Throw!" Caesar ordered. Machamp swings its arm into Donphan, catching it in a kind of clothesline, then throws the armor Pokémon.
"Ooh! That has got to painful! Machamp is doing a serious number on Donphan! How long can it go on?!" The announcer questioned. Not very long, Donphan tries to get back up, only to be knocked out. The referee raises the green flag.
"Donphan is unable to battle! Machamp wins!" The referee announced.
"Two down, one to go!" The announcer exclaimed. "Rockwell is really placed in a corner here! Can he hope to turn this around?!" Rockwell calls back his fallen Donphan. Rockwell takes out a Great Ball and threw it. The Electric Terrain then fades.
"Go! Granbull!" Rockwell shouted. The Great Ball unleashes a ferocious looking Granbull.
"Rockwell's final Pokémon is a Granbull! Caesar is in a real sling since Machamp is a Fighting Type Pokémon and Granbull is a Fairy Type Pokémon," the announcer announced.
"Machamp! Strength!" Caesar ordered. Machamp's built up and charges towards Granbull. Rockwell wasn't too worried.
"Granbull! Psychic Fangs!" Rockwell ordered. Granbull's fangs gave off a cyan glow and lands a bite onto one of Machamp's arms. Granbull gives the superpower Pokémon a toss and against a wall. The referee raises the red flag.
"Machamp is unable to battle! Granbull wins!" The referee announced.
"Rockwell has finally taken down one of Caesar's Pokémon! Which one is Caesar going to send out next?" The announcer asked. Caesar takes out Boltund's Pokéball and threw it.
"Go! Boltund!" Caesar called out. Boltund barks upon entry.
"Boltund is sent back out! Will Caesar find an easy win or will he lose the remining Pokémon like Rockwell did?" The announcer questioned.
"Boltund! Thunder Fang!" Caesar ordered. Boltund started to run towards Granbull with his jaws emitting electricity.
"Granbull! Stop Boltund with your Bulldoze!" Rockwell ordered. Granbull stomps on the ground, causing the ground to shake and create a shock wave on the ground. The shock wave then crashes towards Boltund. Boltund is flipped over to the ground and is knocked out. The referee raises the red flag.
"Boltund is unable to battle! Granbull wins!" The referee announced.
"Both trainers are down to one Pokémon each! And juding how this battle went, it could go either way!" The announcer announced.
Caesar calls back his fallen Boltund and looked over to Granbull. Rockwell's Granbull had taken down two of Caesar's Pokémon and isn't even tired yet. He had one more ace up his sleeve.
"It's your moment to shine. Go for it, Toxel!" Caesar shouted as the Pokéball had opened and let out a small purple reptilian vaguely humanoid Pokémon. ts head has four small horns and a small electric volt running down the middle that is white in colour. Its eyes are always half closed and have yellow irises. Its cheeks are lighter purple, which is carried over to its belly and pelvic area. Its tail is attached to its pelvic area, which resembles a diaper. It limbs only have two fingers and toes each. Many of the spectators were confused by the appearance of this small Pokémon in front of Granbull. Rockwell just laughed at the sight.
"You have got to be freaking kidding! Is that a Pokémon or a beanie baby?!" Rockwell exclaimed while laughing.
"Caesar's third Pokémon is a Toxel! What an unexpected turn of events on Caesar's part," the announcer announced. Kairi ended up gushing at the sight of Caesar's Pokémon with hearts in her eyes.
"OMIGOSH! SO CUTE!" Kairi exclaimed.
"What kind of Pokémon is that?" Ventus asked.
"It's a Toxel. I never thought Caesar was going to send it out," Chumley said.
"Toxel, huh?" Sora asked, taking out his Pokédex again.
Toxel, the Baby Pokémon
Type: Electric/Poison
It stores poison in an internal poison sac and secretes that poison through its skin. It manipulates the chemical makeup of its poison to produce electricity. The voltage is weak, but it can cause a tingling paralysis.
Sora winced at the thought of being poisoned by one of those. He looked over to his girlfriend who is still gushing at the sight of it.
"Still think Toxel is cute, Kairi?" Sora asked.
"Of course," Kairi answered unphased. He hung his head in defeat.
"Ask a dumb question and what do you get?" Sora rhetorically asked.
"Pika," Pikachu deadpanned.
"Granbull! Psychic Fangs!" Rockwell ordered. Granbull ran towards Toxel to land a bite, but Toxel jumps on Granbull's back and starts smacking on Granbull's back like bongo drums. Granbull jumps to get Toxel off, but it just jumps off before Granbull did.
"Toxel is just playing with Granbull, and it's not having the least bit of fun!" The announcer announced. Toxel blows a raspberry, pissing Granbull off. Granbull tries to tackle Toxel, but Toxel is just dodging the tackles. Toxel then started to evolve. "Ladies and gentlemen! Toxel is starting to evolve!" Toxel then turned into a bipedal, lizard-like Pokémon with a purple-colored body and a yellow underbelly. It has electric frills that extends from front nose to neck. It has black eyes with white sclera. It has two short horns on top while large horns behind both sides of eyes. On its back are two smaller electric spikes along with four purple horns on four yellow spots each. Six organs protrudes on its chest. It wear a crescent shaped body part with seven spikes located between lower body. The wrist of its arms have four spikes each. There are three long strips on its two legs. It also has yellow underside on its three fingered hands and underneath its feet. "Toxel had just evolved into an Amped Form Toxtricity!"
"Amped Form?" Sora asked.
"Toxtricity's appearence depends what nature Toxel has before evolving. I should have guessed this is what he was planning," Chumley said. Sora takes out his Pokédex and scanned the newly evolved Pokémon.
Toxtricity Amped Form, the Punk Pokémon
The evolved form of Toxel
Type: Electric/Poison
This short-tempered and aggressive Pokémon chugs stagnant water to absorb any toxins it might contain. When this Pokémon sounds as if it's strumming a guitar, it's actually clawing at the protrusions on its chest to generate electricity.
"So cool," Ventus said.
Toxtricity grinned right at Granbull. Caesar grinned the same way.
"I knew you were close to evolving. Now let's give everybody here a real show! Spark!" Yellow sparks of electricity surround Toxtricity's body. Toxtricity then becomes covered in yellow electricity and then tackles into Granbull. "Now use Poison Jab!" Toxtricity's fist emits poison and lands a punch onto Granbull. Granbull then became poisoned and fell to the ground.
"Granbull! Psychic Fangs!" Rockwell ordered. Granbull got back on its feet and made an attempt to attack Toxtricity again, but fell to the ground with the poison running its course. Granbull was down and out. The referee raises the green flag.
"Granbull is unable to battle! Toxtricity wins! Caesar from Postwick wins the battle!" The referee announced.
"And there goes the battle! Caesar has earned his point! Our next battle will take place momentarily," The announcer announced. Sora's match against Rebecca is up next and he knew he was in for a hard one even with Melmetal being used. Kairi, Ventus, Togepi, and the Pichu followed Sora and Pikachu as they entered the battlefield with Kairi and Ventus as their coaches. Among the spectators, Yugi, Zeraora, Téa, Joey, Tristan, Bakura, Duke, Mai, and Serenity were anticipating Rebecca and Sora to enter the battlefield. "Our next battle is officially underway! From Pallet Town is the champion of the Indigo Plateau Pokémon League is Sora Ketchum against Rebecca Hawkins from Verdanturf Town! She is the granddaughter of the famous archeologist Professor Arthur Hawkins!" Sitting with Yugi and the others, is a very tall thin old man with dark skin. He has light gray hair, huge eyebrows and a gray mustache. He is wearing a light tan suit with a red bow tie. Yuuta takes a video camera to catch the action. Mirei and her mother smiled warmly as Sora was about to start.
"There he is!" Yuuta said. "With Kairi and Ventus as well!"
"My Sora sure looks confident down there," Delia said.
Over to Yugi and the others.
"Didn't think Bec was gonna battle with Sora. Those two should make it a blast to watch," Joey said.
"Rebecca is good, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't count out Sora. We've seen how hard he battled against those Team Rocket thugs," Duke said.
"I know they're going to do their best down there. Sora and Rebecca worked hard to make it all the way to the league," Yugi said.
"I hope that hard work has paid off," Téa said.
The referee looked at both trainers into position. Sora has reprised his position as the green trainer and Rebecca had taken her spot as the red trainer. Rebecca was looking at Sora with her cheeks tinted with a shade of pink. The randomizer activates to see who was going to go first.
"Our randomizer has activated. Now to see who is going to have the first choice," the announcer announced. The randomizer has chosen Rebecca to go first. "And it's Rebecca who is choosing her first Pokémon!" Rebecca takes out a Pokéball.
"I'm going with you first, Magcargo!" Rebecca shouted, throwing her Pokéball. Her Magcargo enters the battle blowing some smoke. Sora turns to his partner and grinned.
"You're going in first, Pikachu!" Sora said.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said. Pikachu enters the battlefield against Magcargo.
"Rebecca begins with Magcargo and Sora starts things off with Pikachu! A clash of fire and lightning escalates!" The announcer announced. The referee raises both flags.
"Begin!" The referee instructed.
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Sora ordered. Pikachu fired Thunderbolt to shock the fire snail Pokémon.
"Magcargo! Protect!" Rebecca ordered. Magcargo forms a protective barrier and Pikachu's Thunderbolt bounces right off.
"Rebecca blocks Pikachu's Thunderbolt with Protect! What's to be expected from this girl? And what can Sora do to turn it around fast?" The announcer questioned.
"Pikachu! Electro Ball!" Sora ordered. Pikachu forms a ball of electricity and throws it right at Magcargo, but she wasn't going to have it.
"Magcargo! Overheat!" Rebecca ordered. Magcargo's body turned into a different shade of red and fires a beam of fire right at Pikachu. Sora gritted his teeth as it approaches Pikachu.
"Dodge it, Pikachu!" Sora called out. Pikachu avoids Magcargo's attack and it strikes the ground instead.
"What a lucky break for Pikachu! It avoids Magcargo's Overheat attack, but unfortunately it weakens from every use," the announcer announced.
"Magcargo! Heat Crash!" Rebecca ordered. Magcargo jumps in the air and comes down like a meteor homing in on Pikachu.
"Pikachu! Dodge and use Iron Tail!" Sora ordered. Pikachu jumps out of the way of Magcargo's attack and he swings his tail as it gives off a metallic glow. Pikachu gives Magcargo a smack with his tail. "Now use Thunderbolt!" Pikachu fires Thunderbolt and it shocks Magcargo on the spot. Rebecca was stunned to see how good Sora's Pikachu was able to do some serious numbers on her Magcargo and at the same time she was impressed.
"Not bad, Sora. Your Pikachu is fast, but speed isn't going to win it with me," Rebecca said. "Magcargo! Flamethrower!" Magcargo fires Flamethrower right towards Pikachu.
"Dodge it with Quick Attack, Pikachu!" Sora ordered. Pikachu ran across the battlefield, but Magcargo started to use Flamethrower to follow Pikachu without any relent.
"Incredible! Magcargo is using its Flamethrower to follow Pikachu's every movement!" The announcer announced. Rebecca adjusts her glasses.
"Told you speed wasn't going to win it with me. Magcargo may be a slow moving Pokémon, but her timings are very quick," Rebecca said. She grinned and said in her thoughts, "And if I win this, you and I are going out on a date." Sora was at a sling.
"Pikachu! Come back!" Sora called out. Pikachu manages to avoid Flamethrower, but got hit all the same. It wasn't enough to bring him down, and he returned back to Sora's side.
"Sora calls back his Pikachu to rest up. I wonder which one is he going to send out next?" The announcer asked. Sora takes out a Pokéball and he tosses it.
"Go! Typhlosion!" Sora shouted. Typhlosion flares his flames upon entry.
"Sora has sent out his Typhlosion! This Pokémon is willing put out Magcargo's flames, but is Magcargo going to put out Typhlosion's flames before it happens?!" The announcer exclaimed.
"Not if I have anything to say about it! Magcargo! Flamethrower!" Rebecca ordered.
"Typhlosion! Eruption!" Sora ordered. Typhlosion fires multiple fireballs and the came raining down and they all hit Magcargo on the spot. "Now use Flame Wheel!" Typhlosion rolls into a huge ball of fire and smacks Magcargo hard. The fire snail Pokémon goes flying right up to a wall and is knocked out. The referee raises the green flag.
"Magcargo is unable to battle! Typhlosion wins!" The referee announced.
"Sora makes a red hot burning start, knocking out Magcargo! Now Rebecca will have to try something new to take down his Typhlosion, and his Pikachu," the announcer announced. Rebecca calls back Magcargo.
"You did your best, Magcargo. You should rest up," Rebecca said. She takes out another Pokéball. "It's your turn now, Starmie!" The Pokéball open and her Starmie spins around upon entry.
"Rebecca's second Pokémon is her Starmie! She must be planning to put out Typhlosion's flames just like Sora had already done with Magcargo! Can Sora hope to counter this?" The announcer asked. Sora looks over to Pikachu.
"Back to action, Pikachu!" Sora said.
"Pika!" Pikachu nodded. Pikachu goes back out to the battlefield to battle Starmie.
"Sora has sent Pikachu back out to deal with Starmie! A wise choice since being an Electric Type Pokémon!" The announcer announced.
"Rebecca doesn't seems to be very worried about Pikachu's typings," Téa said.
"No. But I can surmise she anticipated Sora to use Pikachu since Pikachu is the only Electric Type Pokémon he has," Bakura said. Yugi turned to Zeraora.
"She must have planned this all along. Pikachu is strong, but her Starmie is much more experienced. This battle could either way for them," Zeraora said to Yugi.
"I think you're right. There's only one way to see it," Yugi said.
"Starmie! Use Psywave!" Rebecca ordered. Staramie's jewel begins to glow and fires a multicolored energy at Pikachu.
"Dodge it, Pikachu! Use Quick Attack!" Sora ordered. Pikachu uses his speed attack to avoid Starmie's Psywave.
"Rebecca's Starmie starts things up with a beautiful Psywave! Pikachu is running around to avoid Starmie's attack, but how long is Pikachu going to keep it up?" The announcer asked.
"Not for long! Starmie! Fire Blizzard! Aim it all over the battlefield!" Rebecca ordered. Starmie fires Blizzard on the battlefield, hoping to slow Pikachu down. Pikachu uses his tail as a spring to escape the Blizzard.
"Outstanding! Starmie is freezing the whole battlefield! Rebecca isn't taking any chances here!" The announcer announced. Sora just shook his head in disbelief.
"It's going to take more than cold to slow my Pikachu down! Pikachu! Quick Attack again!" Sora ordered. Pikachu ran towards Starmie to land a hit.
"Starmie! Dodge and use Psywave!" Rebecca ordered. Starmie fires Psywave and it struck Pikachu on the spot.
"Psywave lands a beautiful hit! Could Rebecca be making a comeback?!" The announcer asked.
Pikachu manages to get back up, but is a tad fatigue from the hit.
"Pikachu! Electro Ball!" Sora ordered. Pikachu forms a ball of electricity and hurls it right at Starmie.
"Starmie! Dodge and use Hydro Pump!" Rebecca ordered. Starmie fires hydro Pump to catch Pikachu in the blast of water.
"Pikachu! Dodge it!" Sora called out. Pikachu jumps out of the way of Starmie's Hydro Pump.
"Pikachu dodges Starmie's Hydro Pump just as easily! Could Sora have something else up his sleeve?" The announcer asked.
"Now use Thunderbolt!" Sora ordered. Pikachu fires Thunderbolt and the electric current makes its way through Starmie's Hydro Pump and shocks the star-like Pokémon causing some heavy damage. Starmie fell to the ground beaten. The referee raises the green flag.
"Starmie is unable to battle! Pikachu wins!" The referee announced.
"Now Rebecca has one Pokémon left to use! How can she hope to turn this around?" The announcer asked. She adjusts her glasses.
"I have just the one to do it," Rebecca said, taking out her last Pokéball. "It's your turn now, Raichu!" Her Pokéball opens to unviel her Alolan Raichu.
"Rebecca's final Pokémon is her Alolan Raichu! What kind of tricks does she have in store for Sora and his Pikachu?" The announcer asked. Pikachu is panting, having to be tired from the battle with Starmie and the battle with Magcargo did its part too.
"Pikachu is pooped from that rumble with Magcargo and Starmie. I better switch with Typhlosion now. I still have Melmetal too, but I'll have to use that as a last resort," Sora said in his thoughts. He called out to Pikachu, "Don't overdo it, Pikachu! Come back!"
"Pika," Pikachu said, shaking his head.
"Pikachu?" Sora asked. He looked over to his partner and saw how determined he was to finish this. "If you wanna do this, then I'll support you, buddy. Quick Attack!" Pikachu dashes across the battlefield.
"I don't think so! Raichu! Use Psychic!" Rebecca ordered. Raichu telepathically lifts Pikachu up in the air.
"Raichu is using its psychic powers to give Pikachu a wild ride!" The announcer announced. Raichu tosses Pikachu against a wall, earning a knockout. The referee raises the red flag.
"Pikachu is unable to battle! Raichu wins!" The referee announced.
"Rebecca has begun to make her comeback! Pikachu is the first to feel Raichu's wrath and now Sora has two left in reserve!" The announcer announced. Kairi picks up Pikachu in her arms as Ventus is holding Togepi in his arms. Sora takes out Typhlosion's Pokéball.
"Typhlosion! Back to action!" Sora called out. The Pokéball opens and Typhlosion flares up upon entry.
"Typlhosion is back right out to battle against Raichu! Will Sora earn his win this battle or is he going to lose Typhlosion like he did with Pikachu?" The announcer asked.
"Typhlosion! Flame Wheel!" Sora ordered. Typhlosion rolls into a ball of fire and heads right towards the Alolan Raichu. Rebecca wasn't going to throw in the towel just yet.
"Raichu! Dodge and use Electro Web!" Rebecca ordered. Raichu dodges Typhlosion and fires a web made out of electricity, trapping Typhlosion in it. The web was also hurting Typhlosion as well. "Now use Psychic!" Raichu lifts Typhlosion into the air.
"Rebecca has her Raichu doing the same to Typhlosion like with Pikachu! It looks like it's all over for this fully evolved Pokémon!" The announcer announced. Typhlosion gets slammed onto the ground. Typhlosion is then knocked out. The referee raises the red flag.
"Typhlosion is unable to battle! Raichu wins!" The referee announced.
"Rebecca is truly making a comeback! Both trainers has one left to use! And judging how this battle has went on, this could go either way!" The announcer announced. Sora calls back Typhlosion and looked right at his Pokéball. He sighs as he knows it had come down to this.
"It looks like it's going to be up to you now. You got through when you went up against that Furret and I did say I was going to use you for this battle. So, give it everything you've got," Sora said. He tosses his Pokéball. "Go! Melmetal!" The Pokéball opens and his Melmetal emerges flexes its metallic muscles upon entry. Many of the spectator were amazed by the sight of Melmetal. Hiroaki was stunned seeing this large Pokémon for the first time. Nancy was also stunned. She, Yuuko, Susumo, and the rest were just as surprised.
Tai, Kari, and their friends were shared the shocked expressions of their families.
"Holy smokes! What the heck is that?!" Davis exclaimed.
"I don't know, but it looks awfully familiar," Sara said.
"Doesn't it remind you of Meltan?" Cody asked.
"It kinda does when you really look at it," Izzy said. "But I think I have seen something like this before, but I just can't remember where."
"You don't think Meltan evolved into that thing, do you?" Mimi asked.
"I believe so," Izzy said.
Over to Yugi and his friends, they were amazed by the sight of Melmetal. Yugi was looking right at Melmetal as he realized something.
"So, it does exist," Yugi said.
"What do you mean, Yug?" Joey asked.
"What does exist?" Tristan asked.
"It's Melmetal. I have heard stories from my grandpa from this Pokémon when I was younger. He would tell me Melmetal is a mythical Pokémon just like Zeraora is," Yugi said. Zeraora nodded in agreement.
"Sora is just full of surprises, isn't he?" Mai asked.
"I hope Rebecca doesn't get too carried away battling it," Serenity said.
"I do not believe what I am seeing, ladies and gentlemen! It appears Sora has the mythical Pokémon known as Melmetal! I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes!" The announcer announced. "How will Sora be able to handle this powerful Pokémon?!" A bunch of Meltan had shown up and they all recognized their former comrade. They all spin thei heads, cheering for their evolved form on.
"I was ready for anything, but this wasn'twhat I was ready for. No matter what it is, it's going to lose! Raichu! Electro Web!" Raichu fires Electro Web to trap Melmetal in it.
"Melmetal! Double Iron Bash!" Sora ordered. Melmetal swung its arms around and spins its whole body, cancelling out Raichu's attack.
"Incredible! Melmetal has blocked Raichu's Electro Web with what appears to be its signature move!" The announcer announced. Melmetal extends its hex nut arms and struck Raichu hard.
"That was great, Raichu! Now use Thunder Punch!" Sora ordered. Melmetal's hex nut hand emits electricity and lands a punch onto Raichu.
"That was quite a powerful Thunder Punch for Melmetal's part! And judging how powerful it was, I don't think Raichu is going to last much longer out there!" The announcer announced.
"Now use Flash Cannon!" Sora ordered. Melmetal fired a powerful Flash Cannon and it sends Raichu straight into the sky. Raichu lands onto the ground faced down.
"Get up, Raichu!" Rebecca shouted. Raichu struggles to get up, but fell beack down due to fatique. The referee raises the green flag.
"Raichu is unable to battle! Melmetal wins! Sora wins the battle!" The referee announced.
"Sora has won the battle and has earned his one point! With the way tose two battled, things are going to be intese!" The announcer announced. Rebecca calls back her fallen Raichu.
"You did your best, Raichu. You'll do better next time," Rebecca said kindly.
Sora, Kairi, Ventus, and the Pokémon went onto the Pokémon Center to have Pikachu, Typhlosion, and Melmetal rest up. Once they arrived there, they had heard Gary had won his battle and earned his one point.
"No surprise Gary would make it so far," Sora said.
"The same can be said for Ethan, Caesar, and Minerva," Ventus said.
"That's right, Ven. THey worked hard to make it here," Kairi said.
Just then, Rebecca had approached Sora. She was blushing like crazy, but she felt confident even though he beat her.
"Um, excuse me," Rebecca said. They turned to see the girl in front of them.
"Rebecca? What brings you here?" Sora asked.
"I was wondering how are your Pokémon are doing," Rebecca said.
"They're doing okay. How about yours?" Sora asked.
"They're also doing great. Anyway, there is a reason why I came down here, since I knew I would would find you here anyway," Rebecca said, still blushing. "I was wondering if you would be willing to take me out for a date. I really would like to get to know you and everything." Sora winced and Kairi started to get steamed. Ventus looked a little scared.
"Uh-oh," Ventus said nervously.
"Sorry, Rebecca. I'm already in a relationship," Sora said. Rebecca's heart had shattered into a million pieces. "I think you're nice, but it wouldn't work out between the two of us." Rebecca looked over to Kairi when Sora places his arm around her shoulder. Rebecca could see she already lost the battle for Sora's heart before it started.
"I guess you're right. Sorry," Rebecca said. She exclaimed in her thoughts. "Shoot! I was certain I had a shot with him!"
The Johto Pokémon League is going to get more intense as it progresses even further. Sora will have to win his battle against Chumley if he wants to make it towards the championships. More to come in the next chapter.