After participating in the Kalos League, Ash decides to go to the Nessada region with his friends. Along the way, they face some unexpected events which will change the life of some of them.
Ch.30: Ash vs Morrison
It was the second day of the Corriola Tournament. The first two battles were quickly won by Clemont and Barry and it was time for Ash's battle against Morrison. Both trainers were standing in their trainer boxes, ready for an incredible battle.
"The Pokémon battle between Ash from Pallet Town and Morrison from Lilicove City is about to begin," said the referee. "Both trainers are allowed to use 6 Pokémon and the battle will be over when all six Pokémon on one side are unable to continue. Are the trainers ready?"
"Ready," said both Ash and Morrison.
"Send out your first Pokémon," said the referee.
"Arcanine, let's go," said Morrison as he brought out his Kanto fire–type.
"If he's using Arcanine, then I'll use this," said Ash. "Seismitoad, I choose you."
"Morrison send out his Arcanine while Ash has brought out his Seismitoad," said Freddy. "Seismitoad is a perfect Pokémon to battle Arcanine, but let's see if Morrison will surprise us."
"Seismitoad, start up with Hydro Pump," said Ash.
"Arcanine, dodge it and use Dragon Pulse," said Morrison.
Seismitoad fired its powerful Hydro Pump, but Arcanine managed to dodge the attack and fired a Dragon Pulse, which managed to hit Seimitoad. "Now use Flare Blitz."
"Seismitoad, stop it with Hyper Voice," said Ash. Arcanine surrounded itself in flames and charged towards Seismitoad, but the Unova Pokémon fired a powerful Hyper Voice, which stopped Arcanine from landing its attack. "Use Drain Punch."
Seimitoad's right hand glowed green and landed its attack on Arcanine, which not only dealt damage, but it also healed the water/ground–type.
"Arcanine, use Flamethrower," said Morrison.
"Counter with Sludge Wave and use Hydro Pump," said Ash. Arcanine fired its powerful Flamethrower which was countered by Seismitoad's Sludge Wave, followed by a Hydro Pump which hit Arcanine, dealing massive damage. "Let's finish this with Earth Power."
Seismitoad slammed its hands on the ground, causing it to shake, dealing a lot of damage on Arcanine and it was enough to knock it out.
"Arcanine is unable to battle," said the referee. "Seismitoad is the winner."
"Arcanine, return," said Morrison. "You did your best. Gliscor, let's go."
"Seismitoad, return," said Ash. "Let's see whose Gliscor is stronger. Gliscor, I choose you."
"So Ash has chosen to use his Gliscor to battle Morrison's Gliscor," said Freddy. "It's hard to predict who is going to win."
"A battle between two Gliscor," said Selena. "That's something I'd like to see."
"Gliscor, use Aerial Ace," said Ash.
"Gliscor, use Aerial Ace as well," said Morrison. Both Gliscor charged towards the other, but Ash's Gliscor appeared to be more powerful when the two Pokémon collided with one another.
"Gliscor, use Stone Edge and then use X-Scissor," said Ash. Gliscor fired its Stone Edge which hit Morrison's Gliscor directly and took a powerful X-Scissor, but the bug–type move didn't do that much.
"Come on, Gliscor," pleaded Morrison. "You've got to get up."
Gliscor heard its trainer's voice and flew upwards, right before landing hard on the ground.
"That's how we do it," said Morrison. "Use Steel Wing."
"Gliscor, dodge it," said Ash. "Use Giga Impact."
Ash's Gliscor managed to dodge Steel Wing and successfully landed its Giga Impact, dealing a lot of damage which also formed a huge cloud of dust.
"Bad move, Ash," said Morrison. "Your Gliscor can't move so our turn to attack. Gliscor, use Guillotine."
Gliscor's right pincer glowed white and charged towards its opponent, but when it got throught the cloud, it was surprised that its opponent was nowhere in sight.
"Where on Earth is Gliscor," asked Morrison shocked.
"Right above you," smirked Ash. "Gliscor, use your own Guillotine."
Ash's Gliscor's right pincer glowed white and Morrison's Gliscor didn't see it coming and got hit with the 1-hit KO move.
"Morrison's Gliscor is unable to battle," said the referee. "Ash's Gliscor is the winner."
"I can't believe what just happened," said Selena. "How did Ash's Gliscor manage to move after using Giga Impact?
"I don't know, but however it did it, it sure helped Ash and Gliscor defeat Morrison's Gliscor," said Freddy.
Gliscor, return," said Morrison. "You did your best. Ash how did Gliscor moved after Giga Impact?"
"It's thanks to some training with the air battle master," said Ash. "He managed to teach Gliscor to move after Giga Impact."
"That's amazing, but my next Pokémon will be a challenge for you," said Morrison. "Swampert, let's go."
"Gliscor, return," said Ash. "You did amazing. Take a long rest. Floatzel, I choose you."
"So Morrison as chosen his Swampert while Ash has chosen his Floatzel," said Freddy.
"This is an interesting match-up," said Selena.
"Swampert, start with Focus Punch," said Morrison.
"Floatzel, counter with Hydro Pump and then use Sonic Boom," said Ash. Floatzel fired its powerful Hydro Pump which managed to stop Swampert and scored a direct hit with Sonic Boom.
"Swampert, use Earthquake," said Morrison.
"Floatzel, jump and use Sonic Boom and follow it up with Ice Punch," said Ash.
Swampert slammed its hands on the ground, causing it to shake violently, but Floatzel jumped, evoiding the ground–type attack and landed its Ica Punch.
"Swampert, we need to finish this," said Morrison. "Use Ice Beam."
"Why thank you very much," said Ash. "Floatzel, use Aqua Jet." Floatzel surrounded itself in water and charged towards Swampert who fired its Ice Beam. When the attacks collided, everyone was surprised to see Floatzel in frozen water, still going for Swampert. "Floatzel, use Ice Aqua Jet."
Floatzel managed to hit Swampert with Ice Aqua Jet, which caused the water/ground–type to slam in the wall behind Morrison, knocked out.
"Swampert is unable to battle," said the referee. "Floatzel is the winner."
"I can't believe what I just saw," said Freddy.
"Ash sure is full of surprises," said Selena.
"Swampert, return," said Morrison. "You did your best. Girafarig, let's go."
"Floatzel, return," said Ash. "Scrafty, I choose you."
"Morrison sends out his Girafarig and Ash chooses his Scrafty," said Freddy.
"Scrafty has the advantage, being a fighting/dark–type, making it immune to Girafarig's psychic attacks," said Selena.
"Girafarig, use Thunderbolt," said Morrison.
"Scrafty, counter with Dragon Pulse," said Ash. Both Pokémon fired their attacks which created an explosion when they collided. "Now use Focus Blast."
Scrafty fired its Focus Blast which managed to hit Girafarig, lowering its Special Defense.
"Girafarig, use Energy Ball," said Morrison.
"Scrafty, stop it with Drain Punch and then use Feint Attack," said Ash. Girafarig fired its Energy Ball, only to be successfully countered by Scrafty's Drain Punch and got hit by the super–effective Feint Attack. "Use Focus Blast."
"Girafarig, counter with Psyshock," said Morrison. Scrafty fired its Focus Blast, but Girafarig managed to counter with Psyshock. "Use Take Down."
"Scrafty, let's finish it with Head Smash," said Ash. Both Pokémon charged towards their opponent and created a huge explosion when they collided, forming a cloud of dust. When it cleared, Scrafty was standing tall while Girafarig was lying on the ground, unconscious.
"Girafarig is unable to battle," said the referee. "Scrafty is the winner."
"Ash's Scrafty takes down Morrison's fourth Pokémon," said the referee.
"Ash's Pokémon are very powerful," said Selena. "This is only the second round and none of his Pokémon has been defeated."
"Girafarig, return," said Morrison. "My other Pokémon will be a lot more challenging. Steelix, let's go."
"Scrafty, return," said Ash. "Donphan, I choose you."
"This will be quite a battle," said Freddy. "Both of these Pokémon have strong defenses and are pretty powerful."
"It's hard to predict who is going to win," said Selena.
"Steelix, use Rock Slide," said Morrison.
"Donphan, use Rollout to dodge and then full speed ahead," said Ash. Giant rocks started to fall towards Donphan, but the Johto ground–type managed to dodge the attack and landed its Rollout on Steelix.
"Steelix, use Dig," said Morrison.
"If it's going underground, then we'll get it out," said Ash. "Donphan, use Earthquake."
Steelix went underground, but Donphan slammed its front feet on the ground, causing it to shake violently, sending the steel/ground–type in the air.
"Steelix, use Iron Head," said Morrison.
"Donphan, dodge it and use Rollout," said Ash. Steelix covered itself in silver light, but Donphan managed to dodge the steel–type attack and landed its Rollout. "Let's finish this with Fire Fang," said Ash. Donphan covered its fangs in flames and landed the super–effective fire–type attack on Steelix, knocking it out.
"Steelix is unable to battle," said the referee. "Donphan is the winner."
"Steelix, return," said Morrison. "It's all up to you. Metagross, let's go."
"After returning his Steelix, Morrison sends out his Metagross, which appears to have a Mega–Stone," said Freddy.
"Donphan, return," said Ash. "You did a great job. We don't need a Mega–Evolution to win. Krookodile, I choose you."
"It looks like Ash won't be using Mega–Evolution this time," said Freddy. "Will Krookodile emerge victorious?"
"Metagross is a steel/psychic–type while Krookodile is a ground/dark–type," said Selena. "Krookodile has a clear advantage as Metagross is weak to both dark and ground attacks."
"Metagross, Mega–Evolve," said Morrison. Morrison touched his Mega–Ring and Metagross was surrounded by a bright light and in a few seconds in Metagross' place, now stood Mega–Metagross.
"Krookodile, let's show them what we're all about," said Ash. "Let's start up with Dig."
"Metagross, get ready to use Meteor Mash," said Morrison. Krookodile got underground while Mega–Metagross' hands glowed, ready to strike, but to its shock, Krookodile came out from behind.
"Krookodile, use Crunch," said Ash. Krookodile opened its jaw and landed a powerful Crunch on Mega–Metagross, dealing major damage. "Now use Dragon Claw."
"Metagross, counter with Meteor Mash," said Morrison. Both Pokémon charged towards their opponent and both of them landed their attacks, sending Krookodile and Mega–Metagross backwards. "Metagross, use Shadow Ball."
"Krookodile, counter with Stone Edge," said Ash. Both Pokémon fired their attacks, which collided in the middle of the battlefield. "Now use Dig and then use Dragon Claw."
"We won't fall for same trick again," said Morrison. "Metagross, turn around and prepare a Meteor Mash."
"There's one problem, Morrison," said Ash. "We're doing the same trick again."
Then to Morrison's shock, Krookodile came directly below Metagross and sent the steel/psychic–type in the air with a powerful Dragon Claw. "Now use Stone Edge and follow it up with Aerial Ace."
Krookodile fired its Stone Edge, which landed directly on Mega–Metagross and was sent back on the ground by Krookodile's Aerial Ace.
"Metagross, use Shadow Ball," said Morrison.
"Krookodile, dodge it and finish this with Crunch," said Ash. Krookodile managed to dodge the incoming Shadow Ball and landed its Crunch, dealing a lot of damage on Metagross, which caused it to revert back to its original form and to faint.
"Metagross is unable to battle," said the referee. "Krookodile is the winner. The victory goes to Ash from Pallet Town."
"I can't believe what a battle I just saw," said Freddy. "Ash's Krookodile defeats Morrison's Mega–Metagross, which means that Ash will be moving on into the third round."
"It looks like Ash's Pokémon are powerful enough to defeat a Mega–Evolved Pokémon," said Selena. "He really surprised us in this battle. Floatzel's Ice Aqua Jet sure is something that could turn everything around, which also includes Gliscor's ability to move after using Giga Impact."
"I agree with you," said Freddy. "Let's not forget that this is just the beginning and Ash might surprise us with more strategies."
(Later that day)
Ash, Serena, Bonnie and Clemont were in their room, discussing the following matches in the tournament.
"I can't believe that I'm facing Virgil in the third round," said Ash. "I also can't believe that you'll be battling May, Serena."
"It will be an interesting battle," said Serena.
"I won't be surprised if I have to face Dawn in the fourth round," said Clemont. "But Tobias is very powerful. We need to come up with some strategies if one of us has to face his legendary Pokémon."
"Tell me about it," said Bonnie. "In the first round, his Darkrai took out all of Drew's Pokémon and today, his Reshiram took care of Harley's Pokémon."
"I knew he had a Darkrai, but I didn't think he would have a Reshiram," said Ash.
"Sounds like you know him, Ash," said Clemont.
"I do," said Ash. "I battled him in the Semi–finals of the Sinnoh League. My Sceptile was the only Pokémon to defeat his Darkrai."
"Your Sceptile defeated a legendary Pokémon," asked Bonnie. "I really want to see it in action."
"Don't worry, Bonnie," said Ash. "You'll see Sceptile. Now, let's go to sleep. Tomorrow will be a long day and we need a lot of rest."
With that, everyone turned their lights out and fell asleep.
To be continued…
That's chapter 30. I want to say that Ash won't be using Greninja in all battles. In the next chapter, Serena will be facing May. If you're wondering Serena's other Pokémon, you'll see them next time. Will this be the chance Sylveon and Glaceon were looking to proof Pikachu which one is better? Stay tuned to find out.
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