With Gallade and Drizzile's match out of the way, almost everyone was ready to enjoy some much needed downtime. The chameleon and green man sat at a table with food they had bought from a nearby stand while the others joined them, Machoke grinning and exclaiming, "Way to go, Gallade! You've truly earned this!"

The green man chuckled, "Well, I certainly didn't do it alone," Drizzile nodding and adding, "You guys better watch yourselves. We might just take the championship title from you."

Blaziken smirked and replied, "If I hadn't seen what I saw today, I wouldn't have believed it," Scorbunny nodding and squealing, "You were awesome as always, Drizzile!"

Vaporeon smiled and thought, 'Yeah, they're both just as great as ever, Drizzile and Scorbunny. Now I really hope I'll be ready for my next match three days from now,' Zeraora digging into a bit of gyudon he had bought.

Raboot, who was seated next to the female rabbit, chuckled, "You guys are cooler than I thought. It takes real sportsmanship to feel so positive after hearing something like that," before enquiring, "So, um, where are the monkeys and those weird Halloween creatures who were with you?"

Scorbunny rose an eyebrow before Drizzile replied, "Well, Rolycoly and Morgrem are fighting next, so they figured they may as well use this time to prepare themselves. And while Rillaboom and Aipom aren't exactly up next, they will be the last to fight in this portion, so they won't get any other chances."

Machoke nodded and replied, "That sounds like Aipom. She's always planning things in advance," a big grin on his face, "I'm really looking forward to that. I wonder if Rillaboom will be as awesome as I was when Aipom teamed up with me."

Blaziken smiled and replied, "I doubt it. You two were awesome together. Although I have heard a little bit from those who saw her match in the elimination round. Apparently, Rillaboom is a good ally for her."

Gallade shrugged and replied, "Well, whatever the case, I'm sure they'll win. I mean, their opponents are Magnemite and Squirtle. Those two don't exactly have the best reputation."

"Yeah, along with Throh and Sawk, they make you look like a champion by comparison," Blaziken remarked, the green man lowering his eyelids before Gardevoir patted him atop the head with a sweet smile on her face.

"Wow," Zeraora said with a light smile, "You guys really do have a strong connection, don't you?" the others looking at him before he laughed nervously and uttered, "Sorry. It's just, well, it's been a while since I really had friends."

The others stared at him before Vaporeon patted the cat on the shoulder and replied, "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to," Zeraora sighing, "Thanks. I thought I'd have to reveal my entire back story after saying that."

At that moment, Florges approached the group along with Smeargle and asked, "May we join you for lunch?" the others nodding with big smiles. Thus the couple took a seat and joined into the conversation, both very interested in Gallade and Gardevoir's new friends.

All the while, Rolycoly and Morgrem worked hard to get ready for their match. The golem sent a barrage of punches into a sandbag while the goblin clawed at another. She figured since she could no longer cut opponents with her hair, perhaps she could make use of her fingers seeing as they looked enough like claws.

However, while they may have appeared sharp, it seemed they were not as they showed next to no results. Morgrem let out a sigh before Rolycoly took hold of her shoulders and said, "Come on, you were great against that bear and dog thing. You don't need a sharp weapon, well, save for your fangs."

"I know," Morgrem replied with a light smile, "I just figure if I could turn something like hair into a deadly weapon, I could do the same with my fingers," before gasping, "Or maybe I could turn my nose into a weapon! Maybe if I told a lie, it would grow into a spearhead!"

A big open-mouth smile appeared on her face until Rolycoly uttered, "I don't think that would work for you," Morgrem remarking, "Well, it doesn't hurt to try," turning to face her partner while she brought her face rather close to his and said, "I totally didn't steal your bag of chips the other day."

After a few seconds, she let out a sigh and groaned, "Yeah, you're right, that was a long shot," Rolycoly retorting, "What the hell!? Were you trying to stab my forehead!?" He then realized what she said and whimpered, "Wait, so you really did steal my chips?"

Morgrem took a deep breath only for the golem to clear his throat and enquire, "Come on, where's all that confidence you had before?" the goblin breathing in and out before a smile formed on her face. Thus she nodded her head and replied, "You're right. I'm overthinking this."

During this time, Rillaboom and Aipom were hard at work. Though after they practised their abilities, the monkey smiled and said, "Hey, I've been thinking, since this is technically your big debut here in Tokyo, maybe we could do something special for our entrance. Scorbunny's idea for Blaziken clicked well with audiences, so I'm all for whatever you have in mind."

Rillaboom blinked and uttered, "Oh, uh, thanks, but I'm okay with a simple entrance," Aipom sighing, "Don't feel like you have to hold back for my sake. I mean, yeah, I've always found Machoke's entrances questionable, but they always give him this great burst of spirit. I allowed Machoke to make his own weird entrance when we teamed up but didn't really put one on myself. I figure maybe I could give it a go just this once, you know?"

The gorilla tapped her chin and thought about this. After all, she had tried an over-the-top entrance in the Olympics and it had gone over well. As such, she smiled, nodded and gave Aipom a thumb up. She had just the entrance for the two of them and the materials to pull it off. But of course, it would have to wait until their match.

Shaymin and Melmetal were off getting ready as well. The hedgehog had just finished her lunch inside a training room while the cyborg rammed his fists into a punching bag and scraped his hexagonal nuts against them. He then took a deep breath and asked, "Are you sure you wanna stay in here until our match is announced?"

"Yep," Shaymin replied, "I did say I'd consider letting the others partake in the tournament, but I figure once we beat those dragons, there'll be no need for us to participate anymore."

"Oh, so you're just gonna drop out even if we win?" Melmetal replied with a look of slight disappointment in his eye, the hedgehog letting down nervous sweat and chuckling, "Well, look, I have no doubt Rillaboom and Aipom will win, and I know how both of them fight. I don't need to watch their match."

The cyborg shrugged his shoulders and figured that was a good enough answer. Even so, he really hoped they could win. After all, he had not yet seen Dialga and Palkia in combat. What if they were worse than he was back when he was evil? He just had to trust that Shaymin knew what she was doing, and even then, she did not always seem mentally stable enough to think straight.

Soon enough, the full hour had passed and the bleachers were filled. Everyone was seated to watch the match, Rillaboom and Aipom sitting down and wiping a bit of sweat off of their foreheads. Machoke blinked and said, "You two look like you've been working hard," the gorilla sighing, "You have no idea."

Vaporeon nodded and said, "I have no doubt you'll win, just like Morgrem and Rolycoly," Zeraora nodding and adding, "Just think, all of you might actually advance to the next round. Imagine how much more fun it would be just to face your friends, eh?"

The fox bit her lower lip and thought, 'Yeah, just my friends,' remembering how she lost to Scorbunny in a sparring match. While she seemed to accept it at the time, deep down, it had dealt a serious blow to her self-esteem, especially after her loss of Dragapult earlier. This was why she would treat the rabbit like any other opponent no matter what.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are back with more exciting action!" Beedrill exclaimed with his eyes implying a smile, "It's been an incredible first round, but we still have five matches to go!"

Butterfree nodded and stated, "In the red corner, we have two more newcomers and a couple who haven't had a lot of exposure until now! Our first team is a rather odd pair who apparently gave Ursaring and Houndoom a real run for their money! One is a scary gremlin who may not look all that strong but certainly isn't to be underestimated! Her partner may be short, but his rocky exterior makes him a true force to be reckoned with! Presenting Hell's Demons!"

The crowd watched in anticipation when rock music started to play in the background. Morgrem rode toward the ring on Rolycoly's back while she held one hands like a motorcycle handle and held a flag with a picture of a gargoyle painted by the golem himself. When the two were close enough, she leapt off his back and flipped vertically into the ring, Rolycoly propelling himself high into the air and landing next to her. After he did so, he circled around her with his arms in the air and his pointing fingers and pinkies sticking up.

But after he stopped, it seemed as if the two were not yet finished their entrance when Morgrem pulled out a microphone and sang, "We're glad you came to see us both kick ass on this super awesome day! These two losers who think they're so hot, we're gonna make 'em pay!"

The crowd stared while many of them started to smile, Rolycoly adding, "Yes, by the time we're through, they'll wish they'd never tried, because we're gonna take them on a rough and deadly ride!"

Their friends simply stared at this, none of them really knowing how to react. While the motorcycle theme was expected, this was unlike anything they had ever done before. But what really surprised the group was just how good their singing was, especially since Rolycoly always sounded insecure whenever he spoke, even when he was confident.

"We're Hell's Demons, the greatest team that you have ever seen!" both belted, "When we fight together, we're the ultimate killing machines!"

The music ended while both shifted their heads up and down, Morgrem's tongue sticking out while Rolycoly had the biggest smile on his face. And it only got bigger when the crowd went wild, Butterfree uttering, "Wow, that was actually kind of epic."

It took all of Beedrill's might not to applaud this, but he ultimately caved in when he saw Nori doing just that and even whistling. Sure enough, Morgrem and Rolycoly's friends joined in, Gardevoir squealing, "We should do something like that!" Machoke uttering, "But we are gonna do something like that," the white woman blinking and uttering, "Oh yeah."

Rolycoly turned to Morgrem with tears in his eyes and sniffed, "That was the best idea for an entrance ever!" the goblin nodding only for Beedrill to clear his throat and state, "Wow, what an entrance. Anyway..."

He then pointed to the western side of the stadium and stated, "In the blue corner are two mighty twins sure to quite literally shock and amaze us all. With incredible power that can truly bring down the house, I present the Electric Metal Heads!"

At that moment, more rock music sounded through the area, but when everyone looked at the opposite entrance, they noticed this was not coming from any speakers. Instead, Toxtricity and Sutorinda both provided their own music by forming guitar strings with electricity.

They walked toward the ring with intense looks in their eyes while the male lizard sang, "You think you're hot shit, acting high and mighty in that ring!? Well let me tell you that you losers do not know a thing!" his sister adding, "We're the real talent here! We're the whole damn show! Now get your asses off our stage, it's time for you to go!"

Rolycoly blinked and trembled, Morgrem trying her hardest not to lose her cool while Rillaboom sighed, "Did this really just become a battle of the bands?"

Toxtricity leapt into the ring and slid along the surface on his knees while he continued to play his strings and belt, "We're the real talent here, we're the real rising stars!" Sutorinda joining him before she walked toward the two and continued, "You're just a couple of nobodies! No one here knows who you are!"

"If you newbies think you can take us, then you're messed up in the head!" Toxtricity laughed, "Mark my words, by the time we're done, you will wind up dead!"

The strings vanished as the crowd went wild, Morgrem frowning and trying her hardest to maintain her fighting spirit. Sure, these two seemed intimidating, but for all she knew, they might very well have been all talk. And Rolycoly had to remind himself that he had defeated someone far more intimidating than these two, thus he took a deep breath and sported a serious look of his own.

Both teams walked to opposite sides of the ring while Butterfree stared and uttered, "Is it wrong that I kinda wanted that to continue?" Beedrill shaking his head and replying, "If that had been the entire match, I would have been satisfied."

Nori looked back and forth between the two before she shrugged and stated, "Alright, folks, the combatants are set! Let's begin!" ringing the bell.

Morgrem immediately leapt onto Rolycoly's back before the golem sped toward the lizards, both shouting, "ROCK RAGE!" Morgrem pointed her skull forward before she and Rolycoly rammed both of theirs into Toxtricity.

The yellow lizard flew backwards as Sutorinda gasped, "Bro!" only for Morgrem to leap off of Rolycoly's back. The golem then cross his arms in front of his face and sent them into the blue lizard's ankles thus causing her to fly into the air and lean forward.

When she reached Morgrem's level, the goblin wrapped her arms around her neck and descended toward the mat. She slammed Sutorinda's chin into the canvas while the crowd went wild. Needless to say, they were all beyond impressed by this opening assault.

"Damn!" Vaporeon exclaimed with her eyes wide open, "They really have improved!" Rillaboom nodding and replying, "Seriously. I've never seen them fight this well before."

Aipom blinked and said, "Even so, a good start doesn't always equal a good ending. As long as they keep this up, I can see them putting Toxtricity and Sutorinda in their place."

Morgrem was not finished as she mounted herself onto Sutorinda's back and barked, "FANG SUBMISSION!" planting her teeth into the blue lizard's skull. A bit of blood leaked out while she cried out in pain.

All the while, Rolycoly knocked Toxtricity onto his back with a clothesline. He then propelled himself into the air and landed hard against the yellow lizard's belly. "MEDIEVAL SHARPENER!" he yelled while he scraped his wheel up against that very spot.

Big cheers sounded all throughout the stadium while Beedrill exclaimed, "Already, Hell's Demons have proven themselves a real force to be reckoned with! They may look weak, but they're clearly anything but! The Electric Metal Heads are at their mercy!"

It seemed as if that might not be the case, though, when Sutorinda smirked at her brother and enquired, "So, you think we've shown them enough pity?" Toxtricity replying, "Yeah. They're good, but they're not us."

Rolycoly blinked and uttered, "What?" before Morgrem barked, "Are you seriously implying that you've been playing possum!?"

"Well, not really," Toxtricity remarked, "See, when we know we're about to face total weaklings in the ring, we share a little of our glory with them and let them beat us up a little bit, you know, make them feel better about themselves."

"Doesn't explaining it kinda defeat the purpose?" Machoke uttered while the others hoped this was all a bluff. Unfortunately, it seemed as if there may have been truth to their words after all when Sutorinda's frills started to move like a buzz saw. Morgrem's eyes widened when it put a cut into the middle of her mouth, blood flying out before she removed her fangs and cried out in pain.

Rolycoly gasped when Toxtricity immediately lifted his arms, formed sparks around his hands and planted them into the golem's sides. While he was made of coal, this still dealt some pain to him, thus he ended his assault and allowed the yellow lizard to rise to his feet with a smirk on his face.

Morgrem trembled as she felt her lips and panted heavily, Sutorinda quipping, "Hasn't anyone ever told you not to lower your guard for a second during a fight!?" sending a back kick into the goblin's midsection. She then spun around and delivered a karate chop to her neck powered by electricity. Zeraora watched this and thought, 'Wow, she's so good at that.'

Toxtricity, all the while, lifted Rolycoly up and slammed his face into the canvas. The people gasped as the golem groaned and thought, 'It's just like when Rillaboom got the upper hand against me.'

Things only got worse for him when Toxtricity knelt down, rested his knees against the golem's sides and rammed his elbows repeatedly into him. Gallade tensed up and uttered, "Oh god, we might actually have to face those two in the next round," Drizzile frowning and grunting, "But we can take them, right?"

The green man nodded and nervously said, "Right, of course. For a second there, I was thinking like classic Machoke," the reptilian staring awkwardly at him.

However, there was no way Morgrem would allow that. As such, after she succumbed to an onslaught of strikes from Sutorinda, she growled and grabbed hold of her wrist. Unfortunately, it seemed as if the blue lizard was ready for that when she sent a fierce knee kick into the goblin's gut. She then walked behind Morgrem, lifted up her leg and sent it hard into her back, forcing her to fall on her chin.

"Good job, sis," Toxtricity said with a smirk before he lifted Rolycoly up and hurled him into the turnbuckle. Sutorinda nodded with a smile, mounted herself onto Morgrem's back and wrapped one arm around her neck, grunting, "Unlike you, I don't need fangs or two arms to pull off an impressive submission hold!"

Morgrem's eyes and mouth were wide with terror. She could not believe this. She was just as pathetic as she had been back when she and Rolycoly just started and all they ever did was get their butts kicked by every hero they faced. Even the first time they fought a pair of villains, they lost horribly.

With that in mind, Morgrem gritted her teeth and hissed, "No! We won't lose!" before taking hold of Sutorinda's forearm. She tried her hardest to pry it off only for the blue lizard to tighten her hold and grunt, "Don't bother! It's clear you severely lack any real muscle!"

Toxtricity, all the while, lifted Rolycoly up, leaned backward and planted the back of his head into the canvas. He then let out a laugh and exclaimed, "This is so easy! I don't even need to use any signature moves!"

As soon as Morgrem heard this, she fumed all over and spat, "NO! WE'RE BETTER THAN THIS!" everyone gasping when suddenly, the tips of her fingers sharpened and elongated. Sutorinda's eyes widened when she felt them stab her forearm. Thus she cried out in pain and stood upright. And since she picked up Morgrem with her, the goblin now had a perfect opportunity to kick her in the shin and cause her to let go.

The crowd stared in awe while Morgrem backed away from Sutorinda and panted heavily, looking at her hands and thinking, 'I can't believe it. I can use them like claws after all.'

With that in mind, a smirk crossed her face before she spun toward Sutorinda with her hands spread out and exclaimed, "GRIZZLY BLADE!" The blue lizard was spellbound when she took multiple slashes to her chest and blood squirted out.

Toxtricity turned away from Rolycoly and gasped, "Sis!" only for Morgrem to leap into the air and plant her foot hard into Sutorinda's skull, knocking the blue lizard on her back. She then propelled herself toward Toxtricity and flipped vertically toward him with her fingers pointed over her head and shouted, "GRIZZLY SABER!"

The crowd was truly amazed when the yellow lizard took a fierce slash to his belly and cried out in pain. Morgrem wrapped her arms around him, planted her fingers into his back and bit his shoulder, grunting, "FANG SUPLEX!" leaping into the air and flipping herself one hundred and eighty degrees.

Rolycoly finally managed to shake off the pain he had succumbed to up to this point and stared in awe when Toxtricity's skull hit the canvas hard. Morgrem then released him and allowed him to collapse before she flipped herself upright and breathed heavily with a big smile on her face. The golem approached her and rested a hand on her shoulder with a grin.

"Wow, that was so cool," he said before Morgrem nodded and said, "Hey, thanks for always believing in me, buddy," giving him a thumb up.

But of course this match was not yet over, and it showed when Toxtricity and Sutorinda rose back to their feet. Both took a few deep breaths before the blue lizard bowed her head and said, "Mad props, gremlin. That was an impressive display of skill."

Morgrem blushed bright and chuckled, "Well, um, I don't know what to say," only for Toxtricity to sigh, "But even so, just because you're better than we first thought doesn't mean you're at our level. You still have a long way to go before that."

"How can he still be so arrogant after all of that!?" Scorbunny growled only to Rillaboom to utter, "Have you seen half of our opponents up to this point?"

Everyone stared in confusion when the lizards formed their guitar strings made entirely out of electricity again. Zeraora blinked and uttered, "Wait, are they gonna sing again?" Vaporeon sighing, "Somehow I get the feeling it's not gonna be as simple as that."

Toxtricity grinned, held his finger up in the air and exclaimed, "Hello, Tokyo! How are you all doing!?" the crowd even more confused, "It's been a great show so far, but now it's time for the final performance!" Beedrill and Butterfree both intrigued by this while Nori scratched the side of her head.

Toxtricity and Sutorinda ran their fingers quickly along their strings and shouted, "OVERDRIVE!" before a large sound wave shot out and headed straight into Morgrem and Rolycoly. The Hell's Demons covered their ears only to receive even more pain when lightning swirled within the sound and struck them both hard.

They cried out in agony while the electricity coursed through them, Drizzile gasping, "Oh my god! Why didn't I think they'd have an ability like that!?" Aipom groaning, "That really should have been obvious."

Toxtricity and Sutorinda kept this up for a while before they figured their opponents had suffered enough, thus they stopped their attack and Sutorinda gave her brother a thumb up and said, "Time for the finishing blow, wouldn't you say?"

"Damn right," Toxtricity replied before he and his sister leapt off of the ropes toward their opponents. The two then turned their bodies sideways and face one-another, holding each other's hands and feet. They proceeded to spin like a wheel while their frills spiked up.

Sure enough, Morgrem and Rolycoly were unable to respond in time. As such, the goblin took a fierce slash to her midsection while Rolycoly took one to the skull, the Electric Metal Heads shouting, "LIGHTNING SAW!"

Morgrem coughed up blood as Rolycoly groaned in pain. Both fell on their sides and lay there before Nori started the ten count, Scorbunny crying, "OH MY GOD!"

Drizzile frowned and folded his arms with a serious look in his eyes. There was no doubt he and Gallade would defeat these two for sure.

After ten seconds, Nori rang the bell and stated, "And our winners are the Electric Metal Heads! Therefor they will advance to round two!"

The crowd broke out into heavy cheers and applause while Toxtricity and Sutorinda held their hands up in the air and formed peace signs. Scorbunny bit her lower lip with concern as Gallade took a deep breath and uttered, "It's fine. We can totally beat those two."

But deep down, everyone could only hope that this was true. After all, the lizards seemed like posers at first, but they really could back up their claims. Hopefully Drizzile and Gallade could defeat them in the second round.