Learning how to battle

The crowd once again got pretty enthusiactic with all the cheering. Walking up to the arena I noticed the seats were filled mostly with kids and old folks who had been doing the majority of the cheering. The cheering from actual students could be questionable.

"You got this Glaze-" Matthias shouted.

Well, except for him. It didn't matter much to me I just had to keep a calm mind.

"Here's hoping the time I spent playing the games, and watching the anime reflect in my battling" I muttered to myself as I stepped onto my side.

"Folks get ready for another interesting match, Glaze vs Luke" The announcer said.

"Flare set the stage aflame" Luke said throwing his pokeball a slugma popped out of it.

I looked at my pokeball. 'Its time'.

"Absol drag your opponent to the abyss" I said throwing the ball, my absol exiting it.

The two pokemon stared at each other, as if scanning each others weaknesses.

"Begin" the announcer said.

"Flare rock throw" Luke said.

Flare began throwing rocks at Absol.

"Absol dodge and keep your eyes on the opponent" I said.

Absol managed to dodge the first few rocks but was eventually hit. It seemed to be fine though.

"Absol double team now" I said as it split itself into multiple copies.

The copies all started making thier way towards the slugma.

"Flare ember find the real one fast" Luke said.

The slugma started shooting embers in a flurry eliminating a couple of the absol copies.

'If my theory is right It should work like this, forget about everyone else, focus Glaze'.

I waited for the perfect moment to execute my strategy, waiting till the slugma's attention was completely focused on the clones.

"What's wrong frozen in place, well it's going to be over soon. Flare rock throw" Luke said

-Tournament Seats

"Guess he was all talk" Reanna said.

'Glaze' Matthias thought.

-Tournament Arena

All the clones were about to be destroyed.

'Perfect'

"Now, Absol pursuit" I commanded.

The absol appeared behind the Slugma covering itself in a dark aura and hit it in it's blind spot. Luke couldn't give it orders to dodge in time.

"Oh it seems Flare has gotten hurt pretty badly" The announcer said.

The slugma looked pretty exhausted but seemed to still be concious.

'Great it worked'.

"Absol go for another pursuit" I said.

The Absol started running towards the slugma covered in a black aura.

"Flare smog now" Luke said.

The slugma prepared the poison gas and expelled it towards the Absol.

"Dodge with quick attack and get close to it" I said.

The Absol dodged the cloud of poisonous gases reaching behind the slugma.

"End it with pursuit" I said.

The absol once again enveloped itself in darkness as it landed it's hit again at the slugma's blind spot. It layed on the ground motionlessly.

"Flare get up" Luke pleaded.

It tried to get up but fainted.

"Flare is unable to battle the winners are Glaze and Absol" The announcer announced.

"Phew" I said wiping the sweat of my brow. I managed to win. I returned Absol to it's pokeball.

"That was a good battle" was all I said to Luke.

I then left the stage not looking at the crowd who cheered for my victory. I needed to get to the seats fast, my stage fright was starting to show itself.

-Tournament Seats

I awkwardly managed to return back and collapsed in a heap of exhaustion.

'I didn't think pokemon battle's were so exhausting'.

I noticed a small room that looked like a mini pokecenter. My Absol needed healing so I went ahead and gave the nurse joy there my pokeball.

"Your pokemon has been fully healed" She said as she handed me the ball.

I let Absol out to check on it. It seemed completely refreshed so I returned it back to the ball.

I went back to where I sat before to see Matthias there.

"Hey that battle was amazing as it should be for someone of your caliber" He said.

"Thanks, though I feel I just got lucky" I said.

"Maybe you did but nonetheless I may have misjudged your abilities" A voice behind me said.

It was Walker.

"Seems like this time I won't have an easy victory against you after all. Try not to lose too soon" Walker said walking away with a slight grin.

"Guess walker's excited to face off against you too" Matthias said.

"Sadly you're going to lose to me first" he added.

"Sure" I said yawning.

"The preliminary matches are now over the next round will begin soon" The announcer announced.

(Next time:Avian fury)