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.39: A Legendary Battle part 1
It was finally time for Ash and Tobias's battle. All of Ash's friends and family, including Arceus in his human form, were in the audience and were waiting for the battle to begin when Selena suddenly spoke.
"Ladies and gentlemen," said Selena. "This is the final battle of the tournament and the winner will have the chance to battle me in a three–on–three battle. However, there has been a change in the schedule. Instead of of being one–on–one, we decided that this battle to be also six–on–six, so I hope you're ready for a lot of action."
"I couldn't say it better, Selena," said Freddy.
"A full six–on–six battle," repeated Clemont shocked.
"Now that's something I didn't expect to hear," said Brock. "Who knows how much stronger Tobias is. He'll be Ash's biggest challenge in the tournament so far.
"Don't worry," said Serena. "I know Ash can win this. His Pokemon are stronger that we think. Besides, didn't Ash already beat some Legendary Pokemon, like Articuno, Regice and Darkrai with Charizard, Pikachu and Sceptile?"
"You're right, Serena," said Brock.
"Wait a minute," said Kaylin. "My big brother defeated such powerful Pokemon?"
"Yeah," answered Brock. "But, at the Sinnoh League, it took three of Ash's Pokemon before Sceptile could finish Darkrai."
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the final battle," said Freddy. "Let's welcome our finalists. In the green corner, he's the one and only Ash from Pallet Town. And in the red corner is the user of Legendary Pokemon, Tobias."
"Go get 'em, Ash," cheered May.
"Show him how strong you are," cheered Red.
"The Pokemon battle between Ash and Tobias will now begin," said the referee. "Each trainer can use 6 Pokemon and the battle will be over when all six Pokemon on one side are unable to continue. Are the trainers ready?"
"Ready," both Ash and Tobias answered.
"Send out your first Pokemon," said the referee.
"Drakrai, come on out," said Tobias as he brought out his Legendary dark–type.
"No holding back," said Ash as he made his choice. "Sceptile, I choose you."
"Let the battle begin," said the referee.
"Darkrai, use Dark Pulse," said Tobias.
"Sceptile, counter it with Energy Ball and then use Leaf Blade," said Ash. Darkrai fired its Dark Pulse which was countered by Sceptile's Energy Ball and got hit by its Leaf Blade. "Now use another Energy Ball."
"Use Sludge Bomb," said Tobias. Sceptile fired its Energy Ball, which was overpowered by Darkrai's Sludge Bomb and Sceptile got hit by the poison–type move. "Use Dark Void."
"Sceptile, dodge it," said Ash. Darkrai fired its signature Dark Void, but Sceptile managed to avoid it. "Use Energy Ball and shoot it in the air."
"What are they up to," Tobias asked himself. Sceptile knew what Ash's plan was and fired its Energy Ball in the air.
"Sceptile, jump and hit Energy Ball with Focus Punch," said Ash. Sceptile jumped surprisingly high and managed to hit its Energy Ball with Focus Punch, sending the grass–type move towards Darkrai.
"Darkrai, dodge it and use Dark Void," said Tobias. Darkrai barely managed to avoid the powered Energy Ball and fired another Dark Void.
"Sceptile, use Dragon Pulse counter shield," said Ash. Sceptile started to spin and fired a Dragon Pulse, successfully countering Dark Void. "Now use Energy Ball." Sceptile fired its Energy Ball which struck Darkrai directly, also lowering its special defense.
"Darkrai, use Sludge Bomb," said Tobias.
"Sceptile, counter with Dragon Pulse," said Ash. Darkrai fired its Sludge Bomb, but Sceptile managed to counter it with Dragon Pulse. "Sceptile, use Leaf Blade."
"Darkrai, use Dark Void," said Tobias. Sceptile charged towards Darkrai with Leaf Blade, but Drakrai managed to land its Dark Void, putting Sceptile asleep. "Finally. Use Dream Eater and then Dark Pulse."
"Sceptile, you've got to wake up," shouted Ash and much to Tobias' surprise, Sceptile opened its eyes just before Darkrai could use Dream Eater. "Use Focus Punch with everything you've got." Sceptile's fists glowed white and charged towards Darkrai.
"Darkrai, dodge it," said Tobias. Drakrai tried to avoid Focus Punch, but Sceptile was two fast and landed its Focus Punch, knocking Darkrai out.
"Drakrai is unable to battle," announced the referee. "Sceptile is the winner."
"I can't believe it," shouted Freddy. "After a lot of struggling, Ash's Sceptile managed to defeat Tobias' Darkrai for a second time."
"I'm really starting to wonder just how powerful Ash's Pokemon are," said Selena.
"That's my son," said Red happily.
"Ash and Sceptile are stronger than ever," said May.
"Ash has the advantage after taking Darkrai down," said Kaylin.
"I'm not so sure," said Brock. "Sceptile took a lot of damage from that Sludge Bomb and let's not forget that Tobias still has five Pokemon left and all of them might be Legendary Pokemon."
"I'm afraid you're right," said Arceus. "But, I can sense two more Legendary Pokemon in Tobias' party. And of them has a unique Mega–Evolution."
"A Legendary Pokemon that can Mega–Evolve," Serena asked.
"That's right," said Clemont. "There are some Legendary Pokemon that can Mega–Evolve, like Mewtwo, Latios, Diancie and Latias."
"Now I know one thing for sure," said Bonnie. "If Tobias has a Legendary Pokemon that can Mega–Evolve, there's no doubt Ash will use Greninja against it."
"Darkrai, return," said Tobias as he returned his Ace Pokemon. "You did your best. Reshiram, let's go."
"Here comes Reshiram," said Ash to himself. "Sceptile, return and take a rest. Krookodile, I choose you."
"Tobias' second Pokemon is Reshiram and Ash switches Sceptile for his Krookodile," said Freddy.
"Reshiram might be a powerful fire/dragon–type, but it still has the disadvantage against Krookodile," said Selena.
"Reshiram, use Dragon Pulse," said Tobias.
"Krookodile, dodge it with Dig," said Ash. Reshiram fired its Dragon Pulse, but Krookodile managed to avoid the attack with Dig. "Use Stone Edge."
Much to Tobias and Reshiram's surprise, Krookodile came out from behind and landed its Stone Edge on Reshiram.
"Reshiram, use Flamethrower," said Tobias.
"Krookodile, counter it with Stone Edge," said Ash. Reshiram and Krookodile fired their attacks which collided in the middle of the field, creating a big explosion. "Use Dragon Claw."
Krookodile used the moment and landed a direct hit with Dragon Claw.
"Reshiram, use Blue Flare," said Tobias.
"Dodge it with Dig," said Ash. Reshiram fired its Blue Flare, but Krookodile went underground to avoid the attack. "Use Crunch."
"Reshiram, stop it with Flamethrower," said Tobias. Krookodile came out from underground with Crunch, but Reshiram managed to hit the dark/ground–type directly with Flamethrower. "Now use Dragon Pulse."
"Krookodile, use Dig and then Dragon Claw," said Ash. Reshiram fired a Dragon Pulse, but Krookodile dodged the attack with Dig and immediately came out and landed its Dragon Claw.
"Reshiram, use Blue Flare," said Tobias.
"Krookodile, dodge it with Dig," said Ash. Reshiram fired its Blue Flare, but Krookodile once again avoided the attack with Dig.
"Reshiram, use Earth Power," said Tobias. Reshiram slammed its fist on the ground, causing it to shake and sent Krookodile flying backwards. "Now use Flamethrower."
"Krookodile, counter it with Stone Edge," said Ash. Reshiram fired its Flamethrower, but Krookodile successfully countered the attack with Stone Edge. "Let's finish this. Use Dragon Claw full power."
Krookodile charged towards Reshiram and landed a direct hit with Dragon Claw, knocking Reshiram out.
"Reshiram is unable to battle," announced the referee. "Krookodile is the winner."
"I can't believe what I'm seeing," said Freddy. "Ash's Krookodile manages to take out Tobias' Reshiram."
"Ash's Pokemon are more powerful than I thought," said Selena.
"Reshiram, return," said Tobias. "Ash's Pokemon are more powerful than the last time, but I won't be intimated by them. Metagross, come on out."
"So he's using Metagross," said Ash. "Krookodile, return. Take a rest. Infernape, I choose you."
"Tobias brings out his Metagross and Ash chooses his Infernape," said Freddy.
"We've got an interesting match–up," said Selena.
"Why did Ash make a switch," asked Kaylin.
"Krookodile already took some damage while battling Reshiram," said Clemont.
"But even if Infernape is a fire–type, it's still weak against Metagross' psychic–type attacks," said Brock.
"Metagross, start with Meteor Mash," said Tobias.
"Infernape, use Focus Punch," said Ash. Infernape and Metagross charged towards each other and collided with Meteor Mash and Focus Punch which appeared to be even in power, but after a while Infernape managed to over Metagross. "Infernape, use Focus Blast."
"Metagross, stop it with Hammer Arm," said Tobias. Infernape fired its Focus Blast, but Metagross managed to counter it with Hammer Arm. "Use Hyper Beam."
"Infernape, dodge it and use Flamethrower," said Ash. Infernape managed to avoid Hyper Beam and fired its Flamethrower which struck Metagross directly. "Now use Focus Blast."
"Metagross, dodge it and use Psychic," said Tobias. Metagross successfully dodged Focus Blast and surrounded Infernape in blue aura. "Now throw it in the air."
"Infernape, hang in there," said Ash. As Infernape started to fall down after being thrown upwards by Metagross.
"Metagross, use Hammer Arm," said Tobias. Much to Ash's surprise, Metagross jumped and hit Infernape, sending the fire/fighting–type crashing hard on the ground. "And now use Hyper Beam."
"Infernape, get out of the way," said Ash as Metagross fired its Hyper Beam which Infernape didn't managed to avoid and was struck directly by the powerful move. "Come on, Infernape. You've got to get up."
Infernape barely struggled to get up when suddenly he looked at Metagross with a fierce expression as fire erupted around Infernape.
"Alright, Infernape," said Ash happily. "Let's show them your true power."
"I can't believe what is happening here," said Freddy shocked. "After taking three powerful hits in a row, Infernape is now more determined to win."
"Not only that, but Infernape's ability, Blaze, is activated which will boost the power of its fire–type attacks," said Selena.
"Infernape is now really fired up," said Brock.
"For a moment I thought Infernape was going to lose," said Dawn.
"You're forgetting that Infernape is Ash's Pokemon and seeing how they battle, we should not underestimate them," said Kaylin.
"Infernape, use Focus Blast," said Ash.
"Metagross, counter it with Hammer Arm," said Tobias. Infernape fired its Focus Blast which Metagross countered, creating an explosion.
"Use Focus Punch," said Ash. Infernape used the moment and charged towards Metagross and struck Metagross directly with Focus Punch. "Let's finish this with Flamethrower."
"Metagross, use Hyper Beam," said Tobias. Infernape fired its powered Flamethrower which intimated Metagross, preventing it from using Hyper Beam and got hit by the powerful Flamethrower, knocking it out.
"Metagross is unable to battle," announced the referee. "Infernape is the winner."
"This is just incredible," said Freddy. "This is probably the most exciting battle I've ever seen."
"I've seen a lot of incredible battles and this one is in my top 10," said Selena.
"Metagross, return," said Tobias as he returned his steel/psychic–type.
"Great job, Infernape," said Ash as he returned his Sinnoh fire/fighting–type. "Take a long rest."
"Let's see how he'll beat this one," Tobias said to himself as he made his choice. "Hydreigon, come on out."
"Time for your debut," said Ash as he made his choice. "Dragalge, I choose you."
"It looks like we've got a battle between dragon–types," said Freddy.
"Both Hydreigon and Dragalge are pretty powerful," said Selena. "This is the first time I see a Hydreigon and I can tell that it's powerful, but Ash's Dragalge also looks tough. It's hard to tell who's going to win."
"Hydreigon, use Dark Pulse," said Tobias.
"Dragalge, use Sludge Bomb," said Ash. Both Pokemon fired their attacks which collided in the middle of the field, creating a huge explosion.
To be continued…
That's all for now. I hope you liked this chapter. The final of the battle between Ash and Tobias will be in the next chapter. Stay tuned to find out who is going to win and who will battle the Champion, Selena, in a three–on–three battle. See you soon.
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