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.34: Ash vs Serena
After Serena defeated May in the third round, she was now about to face her childhood friend, Ash. She knew him pretty well, but when it comes to battles, Ash is unpredictable.
"The Pokemon between Ash and Serena will now begin," said the referee. "Each trainer is allowed to use six Pokemon and the battle will be over when all six Pokemon on one side are unable to continue. Are the trainers ready?"
"Ready," said both Ash and Serena."
"Send out your first Pokemon," said the referee.
"Let's do this," said Serena. "Delphox, let's go."
"Goodra, I choose you," said Ash.
"Let the battle begin," said the referee.
"So Serena is starting with her Delphox and Ash sends out his Goodra," said Freddy.
"We saw what Serena's Delphox can do, but this is the first time we see Ash's Goodra," said Selena. "According to type match-ups, the advantage belongs to Goodra, being a dragon–type."
"Delphox, use Psybeam," said Serena.
"Goodra, take it head on," said Ash. Delphox fired her Psybeam which landed on Goodra, but to Serena's shock, Goodra didn't seem to be effected by it.
"Goodra took that Psybeam like it was nothing," said Freddy. "This could be trouble for Serena and Delphox."
"Delphox, try Flamethrower," said Serena.
"Goodra, counter it with Dragon Pulse," said Ash. Delphox fired her Flamethrower, but Goodra managed to overpower it and Dragon Pulse landed on the fire/psychic–type. "Now use Sludge Bomb."
"Delphox, dodge it and use Shadow Ball," said Serena. Goodra fired its Sludge Bomb, but Delphox dodge it at the last moment and landed its Shadow Ball which managed to lower Goodra's special defense. "Now use your best Flamethrower."
"Goodra, take it," said Ash. Delphox landed its Flamethrower on Goodra which gave the dragon–type a burn. "We won't let that happen. Goodra, use Rain Dance."
Goodra managed to use Rain Dance so its ability, Hydration, could activate and was healed from the burn.
"Delphox, use Mystical Fire," said Serena.
"Goodra, use Sludge Bomb to counter," said Ash. Delphox fired her Mystical Fire, but it wasn't that strong because of Rain Dance and Sludge Bomb managed to overpower it. "Now use Dragon Pulse."
"Delphox, dodge it and use Psybeam full power," said Serena.
"Goodra, use Bide," said Ash. Delphox fired its best Psybeam, but that only made Goodra's attack a lot stronger and landed its Bide with a direct hit. "Now use Thunder."
"Delphox, try to counter it with Flamethrower," said Serena. Goodra fired its Thunder which overpowered Flamethrower and landed on Delphox, paralyzing it.
"Goodra, let's finish this with Dragon Pulse," said Ash. Goodra fired its Dragon Pulse, which landed on Delphox with a direct hit, knocking it out.
"Delphox is unable to battle," said the referee. "Goodra is the winner."
"And Goodra manages to take out Delphox," said Freddy. "Things were looking quite well for Serena and Delphox at one point, but Ash and Goodra responded with Rain Dance, making Delphox's fire attacks a lot weaker."
"I've never seen a Goodra taking so many hits, despite being a bulky Pokemon," said Selena. "Could this be another sweep for Ash?"
"Delphox, return," said Serena as she returned her fallen Pokemon. "You did your best. Butterfree, let's go."
"Goodra, return and take a rest," said Ash. "Time to confuse them. Charizard, I choose you."
"Ash brings out his mighty Charizard," said Freddy. "He's not here to play games. That's for sure."
"You're right," said Selena. "But something about that Charizard doesn't seem right."
"Why would Ash bring out Charizard right now," asked Kaylin. "Doesn't he usually bring out his powerhouses at the end?"
"I don't know," answered Brock. "But Selena might be right about Charizard."
"We have to be careful, Butterfree," said Serena. "Use Poison Powder."
"Charizard, dodge it and use Nasty Plot," said Ash. Butterfree fired its Poison Powder, but Charizard managed to dodge it and boosted its special attack with Nasty Plot. "Time to reveal the secret. Use Night Daze."
"Did I hear that correct," Freddy asked shocked.
"Charizard can't learn Night Daze," said Selena.
Charizard fired its boosted Night Daze which landed on Butterfree, lowering its accuracy.
"How on Earth is Charizard able to use Night Daze," asked Clemont.
"Let's answer to them," said Ash. "Reveal your true form."
To everyone's shock, Charizard was surrounded in dark aura and after a couple of minutes, a Zoroark was now standing in Charizard's place.
"Now it all makes sense," said Freddy. "That was Ash's Zoroark, disguised as a Charizard."
"I knew something was odd," said Selena. "Charizard can't even learn Nasty Plot."
"So it was Zoroark's Illusion all along," said Serena. "Butterfree, let's continue. Use Silver Wind."
"Zoroark, counter it with Flamethrower," said Ash. Butterfree fired its Bug Buzz, but Zoroark successfully counter it with Flamethrower. "Use Extrasensory and slam it on the ground."
Zoroark landed its Extrasensory and slammed Butterfree on the ground with a lot of power.
"Butterfree, use Energy Ball and then use Silver Wind," said Serena.
"Not happening," said Ash. "Zoroark, counter with your best Flamethrower."
Butterfree fired its Energy Ball and Silver Wind, but both attacks were overpowered by Zoroark's Flamethrower which landed on Butterfree, burning it. "Finish this with Night Daze."
"Butterfree, dodge it," said Serena. Butterfree tried to dodge Night Daze, but the burn damage didn't allow it and got hit by the powerful Night Daze, knocking it out.
"Butterfree is unable to battle," said the referee. "Zoroark is the winner."
"And just like that, Zoroark defeats Butterfree, despite being in a disadvantage," said Freddy.
"I think it's all because of its Illusion that made everyone think it was a Charizard," said Selena. "Right now, Serena has four Pokemon left while Ash still has six."
"Butterfree, return," said Serena. "You did your best. Ash wasn't kidding when he said he won't be holding back. Pancham, let's go."
"Zoroark, return and take a rest," said Ash. "Aipom, I choose you."
"Ash decides to keep on the pressure as brings out his Aipom against Serena's Pancham," said Freddy.
"Pancham, start with Power–Up Punch," said Serena.
"Aipom, protect yourself with Shadow Claw," said Ash. Pancham's arms glowed red and charged towards Aipom, but the normal–type managed to strike first with Shadow Claw due to its long tail. "Now use Swift."
Using the close distance, Aipom landed its Swift with direct hit, dealing a lot of damage to Pancham.
"Pancham, use Stone Edge," said Serena.
"Aipom, dodge it with Double Team," said Ash. Panchamp fired its Stone Edge, but Aipom managed to avoid it with Double Team. "Now use Focus Punch."
All Aipom copies' arms glowed white and Pancham didn't have anywhere to go and got hit by multiple Focus Punch attacks.
"Pancham, try to stand up and use Dark Pulse," said Serena.
"Aipom use Double Team one more time and use Thunderbolt," said Ash. Aipom once again managed to avoid Pancham's attack and fired its Thundebolt, dealing a lot of damage to the Kalos fighting–type. "Now use Swift."
"Pancham, use Power–Up Punch," said Serena. Aipom fired its Swift which at first Pancham managed to counter, but suddenly, yellow sparks surrounded Pancham which was bad news for Serena. Pancham was paralyzed by Aipom's Thunderbolt and got hit by the rest of Aipom's Swift.
"Aipom, this is our chance," said Ash. "Use Focus Punch and put everything into it." Aipom charged towards Pancham and landed its powerful Focus Punch which slammed Pancham into the wall behind Serena, knocking it out.
"Pancham is unable to battle," said the referee. "Aipom is the winner."
"Ash's Aipom manages to defeat Serena's Pancham without taking a single hit," said Freddy.
"Ash's Pokemon still remain undefeated," said Selena. "If this keeps up, he'll win the whole tournament without any problems."
"Pancham, return," said Serena. "You did well. Take a long rest. Sylveon, let's go."
"So it's Sylveon," said Ash. "Aipom, return. Staraptor, I choose you."
"Ash swiches his Aipom for Staraptor," said Freddy.
"Just how many Pokemon does Ash have," asked Selena.
"I don't know, but all of them appear to be pretty strong," answered Freddy.
"Sylveon, start up with Dazzling Gleam," said Serena.
"Staraptor, dodge it and use Aerial Ace," said Ash. Sylveon fired her Dazzling Gleam, but Staraptor avoided the attack and landed a direct hit with Aerial Ace. "Now use Steel Wing."
Staraptor's wings glowed white and slammed its Steel Wing on Sylveon, dealing major damage.
"Sylveon, try to stand up and use Attract," said Serena.
"Staraptor, hit Sylveon with Quick Attack and then use Quick Attack to dodge Attract", said Ash. Staraptor charged like a bullet towards Sylveon and landed its Quick Attack with a lot of power and managed to avoid Attract using its speed.
"Sylveon, use Swift," said Serena.
"Staraptor, Swift is a move that always hits so use Close Combat to counter and then use Brave Bird," said Ash. Sylveon fired her Swift, but Staraptor managed to counter it with Close Combat and scored a direct hit with Brave Bird which dealt a lot of pain to Sylveon. "Staraptor, let's finish this. Use Steel Wing full power."
Staraptor's wings once again glowed and slammed its Steel Wing on Sylveon, knocking the fairy–type out.
"Sylveon is unable to battle," said the referee. "Staraptor is the winner."
"And without a sweat, Staraptor takes out Sylveon," said Freddy.
"Ash gave some pretty quick commands to Staraptor," said Selena. "Staraptor successfully countered Sylveon's Swift with Close Combat and scored two hits in a row with Brave Bird and Steel Wing."
"Those were some strong moves," said Freddy.
"Sylveon, return," said Serena. "You did your best. Rhydon, let's go."
"Staraptor, return," said Ash. "You deserve a long rest. Kingler, I choose you."
"Serena sends out her Rhydon and Ash switches Staraptor for Kingler," said Freddy. "Something tells me that Ash wants to end this battle quick as Rhydon is pretty weak to water–type attacks."
"Rhydon is Serena's fifth Pokemon," said Selena. "If Kingler wins, she'll be down to her last Pokemon."
"Rhydon, use Thunder Punch," said Serena.
"Kingler, dodge it with Agility and then use X–Scissor," said Ash. Kingler successfully avoided Rhydon's Thunder Punch with Agility and landed a direct hit with X–Scissor. "Now use Swords Dance."
"We need to be careful," said Serena. "Rhydon, use Stone Edge."
"Kingler, break through it with Guillotine and then use Crabhammer," said Ash. Rhydon fired its Stone Edge, but Kingler managed to go through it with Guillotine and scored a direct hit with Crabhammer, knocking Rhydon out.
"Rhydon is unable to battle," said the referee. "Kingler is the winner."
"I can't believe what I just saw," said Freddy. "Ash and his Kingler dominated over Serena and Rhydon."
"The combination of Agility and Swords Dance is pretty dangerous," said Selena. "Especially when you're in a disadvantage. Serena and Rhydon didn't stand a chance against Ash and his Kingler."
"Rhydon, return and take a rest," said Serena. "It's all up to you. Absol, let's go."
"Kingler, return and take a break," said Ash. "This time for real. Charizard, I choose you."
"And here's Ash's real Charizard," said Freddy.
"I can confirm it's Charizard, because it has a Mega–Stone," said Selena.
"So this battle might end between Mega–Charizard and Mega–Absol," said Freddy.
"Absol, we have to be careful," said Serena. "Charizard is one of Ash's most powerful Pokemon, but I know we can win this. Start with Night Slash."
"Charizard, fly up and use Dragon Pulse," said Ash. Charizard managed to dodge Night Slash and landed its Dragon Pulse. "Now use Flamethrower."
"Absol, counter it with Psycho Cut," said Serena. Both Pokemon fired their attacks which at first appeared to be even in power, but then Flamethrower overpowered Psycho Cut and the fire–type attack landed on Absol. "Absol, let's get serious. Mega–Evolve!"
"We won't let them win, Charizard," said Ash as he Mega–Evolved his Charizard into Mega–Charizard Y.
"And here they are," said Freddy. "Mega–Charizard Y and Mega–Absol are about to show us their true power."
"We saw what Mega–Absol can do in the previous round," said Selena. "But this is the first I see Mega–Charizard Y. It sure looks powerful."
"Absol, use Thunderbolt," said Serena.
"Charizard, counter it with Solar Beam," said Ash. Absol fired its Thunderbolt, but Charizard managed to counter it with Solar Beam. "Now use Ancient Power."
Charizard fired its Ancient Power which only landed on Absol, but all of Charizard's stats got boosted.
"Absol, use Double Team and then use Thunderbolt," said Serena.
"Charizard, use Counter Shield," said Ash. Absol made copies of itself and all of them fired Thunderbolt, but Charizard started spinning around and fired a Flamethrower which not only managed to block every Thunderbolt, but also destroyed Absol's copies. "Now use Air Slash and follow it up with Solar Beam."
"Absol, use Psycho Cut to counter," said Serena. Before Absol could fire its Psycho Cut, it got hit by Air Slash which caused it to flinch and immediately got hit by Solar Beam.
"Charizard, use Ancient Power," said Ash.
"Absol, dodge it and use Thunderbolt," said Serena. Absol managed to avoid Charizard Y's Ancient Power and landed its Thunderbolt, but much to its and Serena's shock, Charizard didn't appear to be affected by the electric attack.
"Charizard, use Dragon Pulse," said Ash.
"Absol, use Psycho Cut," said Serena. Both Pokemon fired their attacks which collided in the middle of the field.
"Charizard, let's show them what you're made of," said Ash. "Use Flamethrower full power!"
"Absol, counter it with Thunderbolt," said Serena. Mega–Charizard Y and Mega–Absol fired their attacks which collided in the middle of the field and Charizard's Flamethrower immediately overpowered Thunderbolt and hit Absol with a direct hit, knocking it out.
"Absol is unable to battle," said the referee. "Charizard is the winner. The victory goes to Ash from Pallet Town."
"After a tough battle, Ash and Charizard are victorious against Serena and Absol," said Freddy.
"With that, Ash moves on to the fifth round of the tournament," said Selena.
The rest of the battles were quickly won by Barry, Trip, Tobias, Brock, Iris, Dawn and Clemont. Ash will be facing Barry in the fifth round and the winner will move on to the quarter–finals.
To be continued…
That's all for this chapter. Ash defeats Serena using his Charizard. In the last chapter, I said that I would give Ash and his friends Alola Pokemon. If you have any suggestions, please send me a PM.
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