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.31: Eeveelution Challenge
The Third Round of the Corriola Tournament has begun. Most of Ash's rivals have been eliminated, like Cilan, Luke, Misty, Harrison, Dawn and Stephan. It was time for Ash's battle against Virgil and after that it was Serena's battle against May.
"The Pokemon Battle between Ash from Pallet Town and Virgil from Virbank City is about to begin," said the referee. "Each trainer is allowed to use six 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 Virgil.
"Bring out your first Pokémon," said the referee.
"Leavanny, I choose you," said Ash as he brought out his Unova Pokémon.
"Jolteon, let's go," said Virgil as he brought out his evolved Kanto Pokémon.
"Let the battle begin," said the referee.
"Jolteon, use Signal Beam," said Virgil.
"Leavanny, dodge it and use Leaf Blade," said Ash. Jolteon fired its bug–type, bug Leavanny managed to dodge the attack and landed its Leaf Blade with a lot of power. "Now use String Shot."
Leavanny fired a tight web which wrapped around Jolteon, preventing the electric–type to move.
"Jolteon, try to break free," said Virgil. "Use Thunderbolt." Jolteon tried firing the electric attack, but String Shot was too tight and this was an opening for Ash and Leavanny.
"Leavanny, use Leaf Storm," said Ash. Leavanny fired its Leaf Storm which struck Jolteon directly, dealing a lot of damage. "Now use Leaf Blade and follow it up with Shadow Claw."
Leavanny managed to land its Leaf Blade and Shadow Claw on Jolteon who had no choice but to take the powerful attacks as String Shot was still wrapped around it.
"You can do it, Jolteon," said Virgil. "Use Thunderbolt with everything you've got to break free."
Despite getting hit by Leavanny's powerful attacks, Jolteon managed to stand up and fired the electric attack which this time broke the web from String Shot and was then ordered to use Shadow Ball which struck Leavanny, lowering its special defence.
"Good job, Jolteon," said Virgil. "Now use Signal Beam."
"Leavanny, use Shadow Claw to block and then use Leaf Storm," said Ash. Jolteon fired its Signal Beam, which Leavanny managed to counter with Shadow Claw and fired Leaf Storm which struck Jolteon with a direct hit. "Finish it with X–Scissor." Leavanny crossed its arms and landed its X–Scissor on Jolteon who was still recovering from Leaf Storm. This attack was enough to knock it out.
"Jolteon is unable to battle," said the referee. "Leavanny is the winner."
"That was some battle," said Freddy. "Ash and Leavanny completely dominated after String Shot."
"At least Jolteon managed to land a Shadow Ball," said Selena. "But Ash's Leavanny is still victorious. I wonder if there's someone who could end Ash and his Pokémon's winning streak."
"Jolteon, return," said Virgil. "You did your best. "Vaporeon, let's go."
"He's using Vaporeon," said Ash. "Leavanny, return and take a rest. Trevenant, I choose you."
"Virgil sends out his Vaporeon and Ash chooses his Trevenant," said Freddy.
"Trevenant, start with Horn Leach," said Ash.
"Vaporeon, dodge it and use Acid Armor," said Virgil. Trevenant ran towards Vaporeon with glowing horns, but the water–type managed to dodge the attack and raised its defense with Acid Armor. "Now use Aurora Beam."
"Trevenant, dodge it and use Will–O–Wisp," said Ash. Vaporeon fired its Aurora Beam, but Trevenant dodged it and fired a Will–O–Wisp which burned Vaporeon. "Now use Forest's Curse."
Trevenant's eyes glowed as vines came out of ground and hit Vaporeon, turning it into a water/grass–type.
"We need to counter attack," said Virgil. "Use Scald." Vaporeon fired its water attack which struck Trevenant and to Virgil's dismay, it didn't burn Trevenant.
"Trevenant, use Poison Jab and follow it up with Horn Leach," said Ash. Trevenant charged towards Vaporeon and landed its super–effective Poison Jab and restored its health with Horn Leach.
"Vaporeon, use Aurora Beam," said Virgil.
"Trevenant, dodge it and finish it with Shadow Claw," said Ash. Trevenant managed to dodge the ice–type attack and scored a direct hit with Shadow Claw, dealing major damage on Vaporeon and the burn effect was enough to knock it out.
"Vaporeon is unable to battle," said the referee. "Trevenant is the winner."
"Ash's Trevenant emerges victorious against Virgil's Vaporeon," said Freddy.
"Ash's Pokémon are unbeatable," said Serena as the crowd began cheering Ash on. "It looks like the crowd believes that the way Ash is battling, he'll be the winner of the tournament, but there's still long way to the final match."
"Vaporeon, return," said Virgil. "You did your best. Espeon, let's go."
"Trevenant, return," said Ash. "Greninja, I choose you."
"Ash decides to switch his Trevenant with Greninja to battle Espeon," said Freddy. "We know what Ash's Greninja can do, so will it change its form this time?"
From the sidelines, one of Serena's Pokeballs opened and her Delphox came out to cheer Greninja on.
"Espeon, use Dazzling Gleam," said Virgil.
"Greninja, dodge it and use Aerial Ace and follow it up with Water Shuriken," said Ash. Greninja managed to avoid the fairy–type move and landed its Aerial Ace and Water Shuriken, dealing lots of damage on Espeon. "Now use Ice Beam."
Greninja fired the ice–type move which struck Espeon with a direct hit.
"Espeon, use Double Team and then Shadow Ball," said Virgil. Espeon created multiple copies of itself and fired Shadow Balls towards Greninja, but the water/dark–type was prepared.
"Greninja, spin while using Night Slash to counter and then use Water Shuriken on all copies," said Ash. Greninja began spinning as he formed two dark blades and successfully countered Shadow Ball and destroyed Espeon's copies with Water Shuriken. "Now use Hydro Pump."
"Espeon, counter with Psybeam," said Virgil. Espeon fired its powerful Psybeam, but it was completely overpowered by Greninja's Hydro Pump.
"Greninja, use Ice Beam to freeze it and then use Aerial Ace," said Ash. Greninja fired its Ice Beam which froze Espeon and landed its powerful Aerial Ace, which dealt a lot of damage as the attack broke the ice block and sent Espeon rolling over to Virgil and barely managed to stand up.
"Espeon, use Dazzling Gleam," said Virgil.
"Greninja, counter it with Water Shuriken and rap this up with Night Slash," said Ash. Greninja fired four Water Shrunken which countered Dazzling Gleam, creating an explosion and Greninja used the moment to get in the cloud. Espeon didn't have time to dodge the incoming Night Slash and was hit by the powerful dark–type attack, knocking it out.
"Espeon is unable to battle," announced the referee. "Greninja is the winner."
"And just like that, Greninja takes out Virgil's Espeon," said Freddy. "Ash and his Pokémon are in the league of their own."
"I agree," said Selena. "And this time, Greninja didn't change to its special form."
"Espeon, return," said Virgil. "You did the best you can. Time for your debut. Sylveon, let's go."
"Virgil, isn't that your Eevee," asked Ash.
"Yes, this will be Sylveon battle debut," said Virgil.
"In that case, Greninja, return," said Ash. "Pikachu, it's your turn to battle. I choose you."
"Virgil sends out his Sylveon and Ash chooses his Pikachu," said Freddy.
"Here's a surprise," said Selena. "Both Pokémon are fast and have a lot of power."
Suddenly, Serena's Sylveon and May's Glaceon came out to watch Pikachu in battle.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt," said Ash.
"Sylveon, counter with Psyshock," said Virgil. Pikachu fired his Thunderbolt, but Sylveon managed to counter it with Psyshock.
"Pikachu, use Quick Attack," said Ash. Pikachu ran full–speed towards Sylveon and slammed himself into the fairy–type.
"Sylveon, use Swift," said Virgil.
"Pikachu, counter it with Iron Tail," said Ash. Sylveon fired its Swift, but Pikachu managed to counter with Iron Tail.
"Sylveon, let's try Attract," said Virgil.
"Pikachu, spin and use Thunderbolt," said Ash. Sylveon shot multiple hearts, but Pikachu managed to defend himself with its electric Counter Shield. "Now use Thunderbolt straight ahead."
Pikachu stopped its spinning and fired its electric attack which struck Sylveon.
"Sylveon, use Draining Kiss," said Virgil. Sylveon ran towards Pikachu and managed to land its Draining Kiss, but then the fairy–type was surrounded in yellow sparks. Sylveon got affected by Pikachu's Static.
"Pikachu, use Iron Tail," said Ash. Pikachu quickly recovered and landed its super–effective Iron Tail on Sylveon. "Now use Quick Attack and follow it up with double Iron Tail."
Pikachu once again slammed himself into Sylveon and landed two powerful Iron Tail attacks on its opponent.
"Sylveon, use Draining Kiss," said Virgil. Sylveon once again runs towards Pikachu, but the paralysis caused it to stop.
"Pikachu use Thunderbolt," said Ash. Pikachu fired its Thunderbolt which struck Sylveon directly. "Now use Electro Ball."
"Sylveon, try to counter with Psyshock," said Virgil. Pikachu fired its Electro Ball which Sylveon managed to counter with Psyshock.
"Pikachu, finish this with Volt Tackle," said Ash. Pikachu covered himself in yellow electricity and slammed itself directly into Sylveon, knocking it out.
"Sylveon is unable to battle," said the referee. "Pikachu is the winner."
"Ash once again manages to pull through," said Freddy.
"It really surprised me how Pikachu defended itself from Sylveon's Attract," said Selena. "Sylveon went for another Draining Kiss, but it couldn't as Static activated and this was an opening for Ash and Pikachu."
"Sylveon, return," said Virgil. "You did your best. Glaceon, let's go."
"So Glaceon is next," said Ash. "Pikachu, take a rest. Talonflame, I choose you."
"Ash substitutes Pikachu with Talonflame," said Freddy. "This will be quite a match–up."
"Talonflame is fire/flying–type and Glaceon is an ice–type," said Selena. "It's hard to tell who is going to win."
"Glaceon, use Water Pulse," said Virgil.
"Talonflame, dodge it with Flame Charge," said Ash. Glaceon fired a blue orb which Talonflame managed to dodge with Flame Charge. "Now hit it with Brave Bird."
Talonflame covered itself in blue flames and landed its Brave Bird on Glaceon, dealing lots of damage.
"Glaceon, use Ice Beam," said Virgil.
"Talonflame, counter it with Overheat," said Ash. Both Pokémon fired their attacks which collided in the middle of the field, but Overheat overpowered Ice Beam and hit Glaceon, dealing serious damage. "Now use Flame Charge."
"Glaceon, use Water Pulse and follow it up with Frost Breath," said Virgil. Glaceon fired its Water Pulse which struck Talonflame and landed its Frost Breath with a direct hit, dealing a lot of damage on Talonflame.
"Talonflame, use Overheat," said Ash.
"Glaceon, send it back with Mirror Coat," said Virgil. Talonflame fired its powerful Overheat which Glaceon managed to send back with double power, but Talonflame was quick enough to avoid the attack. "Use Ice Beam."
"Talonflame, use Flame Charge and then use Brave Bird," said Ash. Talonflame cover itself in flames and managed to go through Ice Beam and landed its Flame Charge and Brave Bird on Gleceon with a lot power.
"Stay strong, Glaceon and use Water Pulse," said Virgil. Glaceon barely managed to stand up and fired its Water Pulse.
"Talonflame, dodge it and finish this up with Steel Wing full power," said Ash. Talonflame dodged the water–type attack and directly landed its strongest Steel Wing on Gleceon, knocking it out.
"Glaceon is unable to battle," said the referee. "Talonflame is the winner."
"And just like that, Talonflame takes out Glaceon," said Freddy. "Virgil is down to his last Pokémon while Ash still has six Pokémon."
"I have the feeling that Ash's winning streak will remain undefeated," said Selena.
"Glaceon, return," said Virgil. "You did your best. Leafeon, let's go."
"Talonflame, return and take a rest," said Ash. "Muk, I choose you."
"Ash's sixth Pokémon is Muk," said Freddy.
"Ash is putting Virgil in a tough situation," said Selena.
"Leafeon, use Sunny Day and follow it up with Solar Beam," said Virgil.
"Muk, counter it with Sludge Bomb," said Ash. Leafeon managed to use Sunny Day, but its Solar Beam was successfully countered by Muk's Sludge Bomb. "Now use Ice Punch."
"Dodge it, Leafeon and use Leaf Blade," said Virgil. Due to its ability, Chlorophyll, Leafeon managed to avoid the super–effective Ice Punch and landed its Leaf Blade which didn't do that much damage.
"Let's slow it down," said Ash. "Muk, use Shadow Punch and then Body Slam."
"Leafeon, dodge it," said Virgil. Leafeon tried to avoid the ghost–type attack, but because of Shadow Punch's perfect accuracy, the grass–type Pokémon got hit and Muk managed to paralyze it with Body Slam. "Try using X–Scissor."
"Muk, stop it with Ice Punch and then use Sludge Bomb," said Ash. Leafeon went for X–Scissor, but Muk managed to stop it with Ice Punch and landed a powerful Sludge Bomb. "Now use Poison Jab."
"Leafeon, stop it with Solar Beam and then use Leaf Blade," said Virgil. Muk went for Poison Jab, but Leafeon somehow managed to stop it with Solar Beam, but couldn't use Leaf Blade because of the paralysis.
"Muk use Body Slam," said Ash.
"Leafeon, counter with X–Scissor," said Virgil. Leafeon managed to counter Muk's Body Slam, but the poison–type still looked like it didn't took any damage at all. "The sun is starting to fade. Use Solar Beam."
"Muk, stop it with Shadow Punch and finish it with Sludge Bomb," said Ash. Muk managed to stop Leafeon from firing its Solar Beam as it landed its Shadow Punch directly and its Sludge Bomb was enough to knock Leafeon out.
"Leafeon is unable to battle," said the referee. "Muk is the winner. The victory goes to Ash from Pallet Town."
"And without any problems, Muk defeats Leafeon earning Ash the win," said Freddy.
"This was a very interesting match," said Selena. "The most surprising moment was Pikachu's Counter Shield. Some of Virgil's Pokémon had moves that were super–effective against Ash's Pokémon, like Espeon's Dazzling Gleam and Glaceon's Water Pulse, but even that wasn't enough to earn a win."
"You're right," said Freddy. "Now, let's talk about our next match which is between May, a Pokémon Coordinator, and Serena, a Pokémon Performer."
"That battle will be fun to watch," said Selena.
To be continued…
That's all for this chapter. May and Serena's battle will be in the next chapter. I want to say that Greninja won't be using its Ash–Greninja form in every battle. There will also be an evolution in the next chapter. Stay tuned to find out which Pokémon will evolve. See you all next time.
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