"Victor and Gloria arrive in Stow-on-Side where they run into Sonia, before Victor starts his Gym Battle against Allister, whose Mimikyu defeated Pikachu. Now with one Pokémon down each, Victor only has two more chances to claim victory. Will he succeed?"

"Ghost of a Chance"

In the center of the stadium, Dan holds up an arm, "Both Pikachu and Mimikyu are unable to battle. Challenger Victor and Gym Leader Allister will now send out their second Pokémon!"

Victor holds up a Poké Ball, "Okay, we can do this." He throws it. "Go, Scorbunny!"

The Poké Ball opens and shoots out red energy, which forms Scorbunny, "Scor!"

Allister holds up a Poké Ball, "It's your turn now..." He throws it. "Go, Cursola."

The Poké Ball opens and shoots out red energy, which forms Cursola, "Sol-a!"

"Who's that Pokémon?" Victor asks.

Victor's Rotom Phone flies up, "Cursola, the Coral Pokémon, Its shell is overflowing with its heightened otherworldly energy. The ectoplasm serves as protection for this Pokémon's core spirit."

"Cursola now, huh?" Sonia holds a finger to her chin. "Do you think Victor has a strategy?"

Sonia looks over to Gloria, who is looking nervously and sweating, as her Pokémon are watching her.

Sonia smiles with a sweatdrop, "Nevermind."

"Okay, Scorbunny, let's play it safe," Victor pockets his Rotom Phone. "Use Growl!"

"Scor!" Scorbunny starts screaming, sending soundwaves from its mouth.

"Sol-a…" Cursola closes its eyes, while the soundwaves hits it.

"Now, Ember!" Victor instructs.

"Scor!" Scorbunny jumps up and shoots a series of small fireballs from its mouth, hitting Cursola.

"Victor's trying to lower Cursola's Attack, and follow it up with its own Attack, but Cursola is just studying its opponent," Sonia studies the battle. "But I guess no matter what Cursola does, a Growl and Ember combo is Scorbunny's best choice."

"It's kinda funny," Gloria says, causing Sonia to look over to her. "Victor and Scorbunny worked so hard to master Double Kick, but now it would have no effect on Allister's Ghost-types."

"Unfortunately so," Sonia agrees, before looking back at the battle. "I just wonder how Allister will respond."

Scorbunny lands, breathing heavily, "Scor, Scor…"

"Keep it up, Scorbunny, Ember might not be doing much damage, it will still add up," Victor tells his Pokémon. "Besides if we keep on lowering its Attack…"

"It will not matter," Allister interrupts, with Victor looking over to him. "It's our turn now, Cursola, use Curse."

"Sol-a!" Cursola calls out, as its body is engulfed with dark energy.

Suddenly, dark energy surrounds Scorbunny, "Scor!"

"Scorbunny! What's going on?!" Victor calls out.

"Curse is a move that, if used by a Ghost-type, halves the user's energy... while the target constants lose energy," Allister explains.

"What?" Victor asks, before looking to Scorbunny, who keeps on breathing heavily. "Then no matter what else Cursola does next, Scorbunny will faint nonetheless." He looks back ahead. "I need to end this quickly."

Victor holds out an arm, "Scorbunny, get in close and use Ember!"

"Scor… Scor!" Scorbunny rushes ahead.

"A close ranged attack… can go both ways…" Allister slowly holds out an arm. "Cursola, use Hex."

"Sol-a!" Cursola's body is circled by dark energy which then blasts Scorbunny, as it approaches Cursola.

"Scor!" Scorbunny is knocked back.

"Scorbunny!" Victor calls out.

"Scor…" Scorbunny returns to its feet, before it temporarily becomes engulfed with dark energy.

"It's still under the effect of Curse…" Victor realizes, before looking ahead. "Cursola hasn't moved from its spot. It's probably not too mobile. We could use that…" Victor grits his teeth. "Scorbunny, runs around Cursola and use Ember!"

"Scor!" Scorbunny starts running around Cursola and then fires small fireballs from its mouth. "Scor!"

"Cursola, counter with back-to-back Hex," Allister instructs.

"Sol-a!" Cursola starts to turn around in one spot, as dark energy surrounds it and starts firing off blasts, blasting apart each fireball and barely misses the still running Scorbunny.

"Scor! Scor!" Scorbunny continues to run, shooting fireballs from its mouth, when it temporarily becomes engulfed by dark energy, slowing down.

"Scorbunny!"

"Scor…" Scorbunny is then hit by a blast of dark energy and knocks back. "Scor!"

"That's enough, Cursola…" Allister says, as the dark energy stops circling around Cursola.

"Scor… Scor…" Scorbunny slowly returns to its feet, when it is engulfed by dark energy, and as it dissipates, it collapses with its eyes whirling.

"Scorbunny is unable to battle!" Dan calls out, as Victor runs over to his Pokémon.

Victor picks up his Pokémon in his arms, "It's okay, Scorbunny. You did your best."

Scorbunny looks up to its Trainer, "Scor…"

He holds out a Poké Ball, shoots out a red beam, turning Scorbunny into red energy, which flies back into the Poké Ball.

"Now, Victor is down to one Pokémon, while Allister still has two more," Sonia says, before she looks over and sees Gloria watching the arena closely.

"You can do it, Victor…" Gloria softly says, as Sonia smiles.

Victor holds up a Poké Ball, "Okay, it's now or never." He throws it. "Go, Corvisquire!"

The Poké Ball opens and shoots out red energy, which forms Corvisquire, "Squir!"

"Curse is too dangerous now…" Allister starts, as he raises his arm. "So… Cursola, use Ancient Power."

"Sol-a!" Cursola calls out, as large rocks levitate around it, before the rocks fly ahead.

"Corvisquire, dodge them!" Victor calls out.

"Squir!" Corvisquire flies around, dodging the rocks. "Squir! Squir!"

"Cursola, switch between… Ancient Power and Hex…" Allister instructs.

"Sol-a!" Cursola calls out, as large rocks levitate up and fly ahead, before dark energy circled around it and blasts ahead, then more large rocks levitate up and fly ahead. "Sol-a! Sol-a!"

"Squir! Squir!" Corvisquire flies to the side, dodging some large rocks, quickly flies to the other side, dodging a blast of dark energy, and then flaps its wings, flying ahead to dodge more large rocks. "Squir!"

"Cursola switching between moves faster than Pikachu and Scorbunny was doing earlier…" Victor watches as Corvisquire flies around above the arena, dodging large rocks and dark energy blasts. "I came up with that strategy on the fly against Mimikyu, but Allister is able to put it off even better." He looks ahead at Allister. "This is the true power of a Gym Leader…"

"Sol-a! Sol-a!" large rocks fly past Cursola, before it is circled with dark energy and then fires a blast.

"Squir!" Corvisquire flies to the side to dodge, but one large rock clips its wing, slowing Corvisquire by a second, followed by a dark energy blast hitting it. "Squir!"

"Corvisquire!" Victor calls out.

"Another Hex…" Allister instructs.

"Sol-a!" Cursola is encircled by dark energy, before firing a blast, blasting Corvisquire.

"Squir!" Corvisquire is knocked out of the air, falling straight down, when suddenly its eyes open up and it quickly turns and flaps its wings, stopping itself from hitting the ground, while hovering above it. "Squir!"

"The next attack will decide this battle…" Allister starts. "Cursola, Hex…"

"Sol-a!" Cursola is circled by dark energy, before firing a blast.

"We need to end this, Corvisquire, dodge and use Pluck!" Victor calls out.

"Squir!" Corvisquire responds, before flying ahead.

Corvisquire then sways to the side, dodging the dark energy blast, before grabbing Cursola's lower body, pulling it off the ground.

"Now, take Cursola straight up!" Victor raises an arm, with Corvisquire carrying Cursola straight up into the air.

"Cursola…" Allister watches as they fly up.

With Corvisquire carrying Cursola high into the air, Victor calls out, "Corvisquire, throws Cursola back down and follows up with Power Trip!"

"Squir!" Corvisquire spins around, with Cursola's lower body in its peak, and releases Cursola, throwing it straight down. "Squir!"

Corvisquire starts flying down to Cursola, before hitting it with its claw, "Squir!"

Cursola is slammed hard onto the ground, with dust blown up. As the dust settles, Cursola is lying on the ground, with its eyes whirling, "Sol-a…"

"Cursola is unable to battle!" Dan announces.

"Alright!" Gloria and Sonia call out, as their Pokémon also cheer.

"Sobbl!"

"Sir, Fetch!"

"Or-beet!"

"Yamp!"

"Of course, they both now are down to one Pokémon," Sonia adds.

"Right…" Gloria says, before she, Sonia, and their Pokémon look back down at the arena.

"Good job, Corvisquire," Victor says to his Pokémon. "But can you continue to battle?"

Corvisquire smiles, then spreads out its wings, "Squir!"

Suddenly, Corvisquire's body glows, as it gets larger, and then the glowing ceases, "Knigh!"

"Corvisquire… you evolved…" Victor's in awe.

"Corviknight, huh?" Gloria responds.

Gloria's Rotom Phone flies up, "Corviknight, the Raven Pokémon, This Pokémon reigns supreme in the skies of the Galar region. The black luster of its steel body could drive terror into the heart of any foe."

"Congratulations… the battle isn't over…" Allister says, as he holds up a Poké Ball, and then throws it. "Go, Gengar."

The Poké Ball opens, shooting out red energy, which forms Gengar, "Gar!"

Gloria holds Sobble closely, "It's not as scary as it looks, it's not as scary as it looks…"

"Sobbl?" Sobble looks over to its Trainer.

Victor's Rotom Phone flies up to him, with him taking it, "What? Corviknight learned a new move. Perfect timing." He then pockets the Rotom Phone and holds out an arm, "Corviknight, get in close and use Steel Wing!"

"Knigh!" Corviknight calls out, as it flies ahead, with its wings glowing silver.

"Gengar, use Payback…" Allister instructs.

"Gar," Gengar crosses its arms, as energy gathers on its arms.

"Knigh!" Corviknight flies past Gengar, slams its wing against Gengar, before flying back into the air.

"Gar, Gar!"

Gengar, now surrounded by energy, jumps up and slams into Corviknight, knocking it back, "Knigh!"

"Now, Venoshock…" Allister says.

"Gar," Gengar, still in midair, spins around and throws down its arms, shooting a blast of purple liquid. "Gar!"

"Knigh!" Corviknight is knocked out of the air and hits the ground hard.

Victor looks ahead, as Corviknight stands, shaking its head, "Corviknight… you have taken a lot of damage already, perhaps we should…"

"Knigh," Corviknight looks over to its Trainer, shaking its head, before looking ahead, with its wings spread. "Knigh! Knigh!"

"Corviknight…" Victor says.

"Is Victor okay?" Sonia asks.

"Victor's a great Trainer, but his greatest weakness has always been his self-confidence," Gloria says. "He has improved a lot…"

"But it still remains a roadblock for him," Sonia realizes.

Gengar looks over to Allister, "Gar."

"Agree… it's time to show them… our full strength…" Allister says.

"Full strength? Don't tell me…" Victor responds.

Allister holds out a Poké Ball, which shoots out a red beam, before a large Poké Ball forms around it and he holds it with both hands, "Swallow everything in darkness…" He turns around, "Gengar…" He throws the Poké Ball. "Gigantamax."

The large Poké Ball opens and shoots out a massive red energy, as it starts to take shape and grows, as a giant Gengar's head sticks out of the ground, with a tongue sticking out of its gaping mouth, and two hands sticking out of the ground, "Gar!"

"Like a regular Gengar isn't scary enough!" Gloria yells, with her Sobble looking at her.

"A Gigantamaxed Gengar…" Victor looks ahead. "I can almost feel the power radiating from it…" He looks down. "I'm not sure we can handle something like that."

"Squir!"

Victor looks ahead to see Corviknight spreads out it wings, while looking back at its Trainer, "Squir! Squir!"

"Corviknight, you want to keep on battling… wow, it's incredible you believe in yourself so much…" Victor says.

"Squir," Corviknight points at him with one of its wings.

"You believe in me, too?" Victor places a hand against his chest, with Corviknight nodding its head. "Corviknight believed in me… Wait, this has always been my problem, has it? While I have always believed in my Pokémon, I haven't believed in myself…"

Victor looks downward, "I let my own stage fright held us back against Milo… I let my own self-doubts about taking care of my Pokémon held us back against Nessa… and I wasn't sure if I had raised Toxel enough, and it almost cost us a victory against Kabu."

Victor starts to grab onto his shirt, "But I have always believed in my Pokémon's strength, we have always come out on top. No, it's more than that. They have believed in my strength, while I didn't. No more…"

Victor looks ahead, "I'm gonna start believing in my own strength!" Victor removes his hand and holds it to the side. "And together… We will win!"

Victor's Dynamax Band starts to glow.

"A Dynamax Band reaction," Sonia realizes.

Victor holds out a Poké Ball, which shoots out a red beam, turning Corviknight into red energy, which flies back into the Poké Ball. "Go, Corviknightl!" Victor then holds out his hands, with the large, glowing Poké Ball surrounding it, before Victor starts to turn around, "Dynamax!"

Victor throws the large Poké Ball which opens and shoots out a massive red energy, which continues to grow, before spreading out one wing, as a feather-like blade flies off.

"Wait, it's not Dynamaxing!" Gloria stands up, with Sobble in her arms.

Another wing spreads out, as another feather-like blade flies off.

"It's… Gigantamaxing!" Victor realizes.

Corviknight stops glowing, as the giant Pokémon spreads out its wings and calls out, "Knigh!"

"Corviknight Gigantamaxed, just like Pikachu did…" Victor says, before his eyes widen. "Wait, was this what Nessa meant?"

"I know your Pikachu has a special spark," Nessa says. "I'm glad you were able to unleash it."

Nessa stands up, crossing her arms, watching Victor and his Pokémon, "I wonder, could all of Victor's Pokémon have the same special spark?"

"A special spark…" Victor says to himself.

"Knigh!" Corviknight calls out.

"Right," Victor turns back to face their opponents. "Let's go, Corviknight!"

Allister nods his head, "Gengar, Max Ooze…"

"Gar!"

Gengar's hands sink into the ground, when large geysers of ooze suddenly erupt from the ground.

"Knigh!" Corviknight flies ahead, darting around the geysers, with feather-like blades, blade birds, fly off and cut through a couple of the geysers as Corviknight continues to dodge.

"Corviknight, Max Steelspike!" Victor calls out.

"Knigh!" Corviknight stops, flaps its wings, with large steel-like spikes erupting from the ground and towards Gengar.

"Gengar, Max Guard…" Allister instructs.

"Gar!" Gengar grabs its hands, with a glowing barrier appearing before it, as the steel-like spikes collide with it and explodes.

"Now, grab Corviknight…" Allister instructs.

"Gar!" Gengar's hands stretch out, grabbing Corviknight's wings.

"Knigh!"

Allister holds out a hand, "G-Max Terror…"

"Gar!" Gengar becomes covered in dark energy.

Corviknight's shadow changes into Gigantamaxed Gengar's face.

"Corviknight, your shadow! Block it with Max Darkness!" Victor calls out.

"Knigh!"

Two dark beams shoot from Corviknight's body, hitting the ground beneath it, forming a dark dome, as Corviknight's shadow explodes with dark energy, blowing Corviknight away, "Knigh!"

Corviknight flips through the air, before flaps its wings and remains steady in midair, "Knigh…"

"Gar…" Gengar's hands return in front of it.

"Both Pokémon already used up so much energy…" Victor realizes.

"They're gonna return to normal at any moment... at the rate this battle's going… they're not gonna have enough strength to carry on…" Allister realizes. "Which means…"

"The next attack will decide the battle!" Both Victor and Allister realize.

Allister holds out a hand, "Gengar, Max Ooze…"

"Gar!"

Gengar's hands sink into the ground, when large geysers of ooze suddenly erupt from the ground.

"Knigh!" Corviknight darts around the geysers, as the blade birds help it by cutting through some of them.

"Corviknight, fly up and use Max Darkness!" Victor instructs.

"Knigh!" Corviknight flaps its wings and launches itself into the air.

Now, in midair, Corviknight flaps its wings, as dark beams shoot down from it, "Knigh!"

"Gengar, counter with your own Max Darkness," Allister instructs.

"Gar!" Gengar holds out its arms, as dark beams shoot from them.

The dark beams collide with each other, forming a large dark dome, which explodes.

As the explosion dies down, Gengar's hands stretch up toward Corviknight.

"Knigh!" Corviknight flies straight down, with its blade birds flying off.

The blade birds fly through Gengar's arms, cutting them as they continue to reform and forcing them backward, all the while as Corviknight gets closer to Gengar.

"Now, Corviknight!" Victor holds his arm to the side then holds out a hand. "G-Max Wind Rage!"

"Knigh!" Corviknight, within inches of Gengar, starts flapping its wings, blowing a massive cyclone at Gengar.

"Gar!" Gengar's arms are blown away, before its entire body is blown backward, shrinking and reforming as a normal size Gengar, as it continues to be blown backward and slams into the Max Barrier. "Gar!"

As Corviknight returns to its normal size and appearance, Gengar falls onto the ground, with its eyes whirling.

"Gengar is unable to battle!" Dan raises an arm. "The winner is Challenger Victor!"

As a round of applause fills the stadium, Victor jumps up, "Alright, we did it!" He then holds up three Poké Balls and then throws them up. "Everyone, come out!"

Three red beams shoot down, forming Scorbunny, Pikachu, and Toxel.

"We did it, we won the Gym Battle," Victor happily says, standing next to Corviknight.

"Knigh," Corviknight adds.

"Scor…" Scorbunny looks up at Corviknight.

"Oh, yeah, and Corvisquire evolved," Victor says. "Is that awesome?!"

"Scor," Scorbunny looks to the side, with a fowl.

"Pika?" Pikachu looks over to Scorbunny.

Scorbunny looks at Pikachu, before it rubs the back of its head and blush, "Scor…"

Allister walks over, "Congratulations, Victor…" He holds out a Gym Badge, with a design shaped like a will-o'-the-wisp. "You earned… the Ghost Badge…"

The Ghost Badge is added to the metal ring.

Victor holds up the metal ring, "Alright, we got the Ghost Badge!"

"Knigh!"

"Pika!"

"Toxe!"

"Scor!"

On the top of the stands, Silicobra watches with a smile, "Sili."

Allister watches Victor and his Pokémon, "Victor is impressive, with his ability to adapt to the situation quickly, and the shared belief he had with his Pokémon… He actually caused me to work harder."

Beneath Allister's mask, a smile forms, "He might actually have… Champion potential…"

Later on, Victor, Gloria, Sonia, and Yamper are exiting the Stow-on-Side Stadium.

"How about after we go to the Pokémon Center, we get something to eat, my treat," Sonia says.

"Sounds great," Gloria says.

"Yeah, I feel like I have the appetite of a Snorlax," Victor says.

"Yamp!"

The three friends start laughing, unaware that Silicobra pushes the stadium's door open, exiting, before seeing Victor, "Sili…"

Silicobra gulps, and then slither slightly forward, "Sili…"

Suddenly a large explosion is heard, stopping everyone.

"What in the world was that?!" Gloria asks.

"It sounds like it's coming from the mural," Sonia realizes.

Victor, Gloria, Sonia, and Yamper start to run off, with Silicobra watching.

Victor, Gloria, Sonia, and Yamper arrive at the mural to find Bede in front of it with a Copperajah.

"Go on, Copperajah, another Iron Head!" Bede instructs.

"Rajah!" Copperajah charges, as its head turns silver and slams against the mural, causing cracks on it.

"Bede, what are you doing?!" Victor calls out.

Bede turns to them, "Not you annoyances. You won't stand in my way." He turns back to face the mural. "I will search the highs and lows of Galar to find as many Wishing Stars as there are for the Chairman."

"Wishing Stars?" Victor repeats.

"The Chairman?" Sonia repeats.

"Bede!"

At that moment, the entire group turned to see Chairman Rose walking up the steps, with Oleana and a couple League Staff officers.

"What do you think you're doing, damaging a historical site like this?" Oleana asks.

Bede scoffs, "Who cares for some ancient ruin when the next thousand years are at stake?"

"What now?" Gloria asks.

"I was endorsed by the Chairman, I will see to his wishings no matter what," Bede adds.

"Poor young Bede, while I'm honored by your words, I am truly disappointed by the actions you have taken today," Rose starts. "I saw potential in you. True greatest. But trying to destroy a part of Galar's history. You show no love toward Galar. It's pained me to have to do this, but I'm revoking my endorsement. Your Gym Challenge ends this moment."

"What?! You can't do this!" Bede calls out. "Not after everything I've done for you!"

"Enough!" Rose yells. "You will return to Hammerlocke this instant."

Bede looks shocked ahead, before looking downward.

Victor and Gloria sadden watch as Bede walks away with the League Staff officers, before Copperajah turns into red energy and flies into a Poké Ball held by Rose, then he and Oleana turn to leave.

"Bede might be a jerk, but I can't help but feel sorry for him," Gloria says, with Victor nodding his head.

"Indeed, to have his Gym Challenge ended in such a matter," Sonia agrees. "But unfortunately, he brought it upon himself."

"Still…" Victor starts.

"Yamp!" Yamper interrupts, before Victor, Gloria, and Sonia look to it then notice the cracks on the mural are spreading, with the entire mural then collapsing.

"Watch out!" Sonia calls out, as she and her friends step back.

Gloria looks ahead, as the smoke clears, "Victor, look!"

Victor looks ahead, "I-It can't be…"

"What is it? What's wrong?" Sonia asks.

"Sonia, remember when we went into the Slumbering Weald?" Gloria asks, turning to her friend. "And saw those two Pokémon, which our attacks had no effect on?"

"Yeah…" Sonia responds.

Gloria looks back ahead, "It's them."

Victor, Gloria, Scorbunny, and Sobble look ahead, as two large figures start to approach them through the mist. Then two large creatures emerge from the mist, one is mostly red...

A colorless statue of the red creature, with a large shield in front of it, stands in an opening within the cliffside.

The other creature is mostly blue.

A colorless statue of the blue creature, with a long sword held in its mouth, stands next to the other statue, and statues of two crowned kings standing behind them.

"The Pokémon… from before… but they look… different…" Victor says.

"And the weapons they're wielding, could these Pokémon actually be the sword and shield mentioned in the legend?" Sonia asks.

The three friends continue to stare at the mysterious statues.

"Misguided actions led to a tragedy. And a tragedy led to an unexpected discovery. But what does this mean for the Galar region's past, and future?"

"Find out as the journey continues, next season…"

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Sword/Shield

Galar Adventures