"This will be a six-on-six Pokémon battle between Wally and Ash! Trainers, look at the screen."

Both trainers looked at the screen, awaiting the terrain to be selected. Ash himself couldn't believe how far he had gotten in this league. He never expected to reach Top 4 in his third journey. Perhaps the idea of bringing older Pokémon was rather more beneficial than he thought.

The ground rumbled before the Water Field appeared first. Wally got his first Pokémon out, "Azumarill!"

The Aqua Rabbit Pokémon appeared and jumped with a cute expression, "Azum~"

"Pikachu, let's go!" Ash said. The Mouse Pokémon ran onto a pad, emitting a charge.

"Battle begin!" the referee declared.

Ash immediately shouted, "Thunderbolt!" The mouse fired a yellow bolt of lightning towards the rabbit.

"Jump into the water!" Azumarill dove into the pool, avoiding the bolt before swimming towards Pikachu. "Use Aqua Tail!" The aquatic rabbit's tail glowed blue with water surrounding it before swinging it.

"Use Quick Attack to dodge it!" Pikachu sped away from the swirling water and landed a safe distance. "Electro Ball!" The mouse made a sphere of electricity around his tail before lobbing it, and nailed the rabbit.

Azumarill managed to get up before giving a fierce look. "Ice Punch!" Azumarill dove into the water, swimming fast before appearing with a chilly fist. The Aqua Rabbit Pokémon slugged the Mouse Pokémon with the freezing fist. "Now Superpower!" The blue rabbit flexed with a red aura, overpowering the yellow mouse.

Pikachu crashed on a pad as Azumarill was ready for more. "Hyper Voice!" The aquatic rabbit bellowed sound-waves that made the mouse cover his ears.

"Use Thunderbolt!" Ash shouted over the soundwaves.

Pikachu readied a charge and fired a bolt of yellow electricity that hit Azumarill, interrupting the soundwaves. "Now, Quick Attack into Iron Tail!" Ash's starter sprinted across the pads before landing a hit on with his metallic tail. The Steel-type move was enough to send the Water-type* out of the battle.

"Azumarill is unable to battle! Pikachu is the winner!"

"Return, Azumarill," Wally lamented before praising the rabbit. He selected his next Pokémon, "Roselia!"

The Thorns Pokémon did a pirouette before bowing, "Rose~."

"Pikachu, return for now," Ash said. The Mouse Pokémon ran back to his trainer's side. The Pallet Town native chose his second Pokémon for the match. "Crawdaunt, I choose you!"

The Rogue Pokémon snapped his pincers menacingly, "Craw!"

"Seems this time Ash is using the field to his advantage with Wally going for type advantage now! Talk about how the tables have turned!" the announcer jokes.

"Iron Defense then Crunch!"

"Magical Leaf!"

After shedding a metallic shine, the lobster took to the water, swimming fast as the dual-wielding flower threw multicolored leaves. The crustacean endured the leaves before appearing and Crunching the living rose.

"Roselia!" Wally cried. "Poison Jab!"

The Thorns Pokémon's roses turned to a venomous purple and jabbed them into the Rogue Pokémon's thorax, causing the crustacean to release her.

"Swords Dance to Liquidation!" Crawdaunt summoned swords for a boosting ritual then covered his pincher in a watery coat. The lobster swung the blade but Roselia managed to dodge it.

"Sludge Bomb!" With grace, the Thorns Pokémon fired a glob of poison that hit the Rogue Pokémon in the head before oozing from the poison.

Ash realized he was now on a timer with Crawdaunt's status effect. Not sure how much strength he had, Ash took a play, "Waterfall!"

Fighting through the toxicity in his body, Crawdaunt sent a stream of water that caught Roselia in its grasp. The lobster then swam upstream and rammed into her, sending the rose onto another platform.

Crawdaunt oozed from the poison before Ash ushered another move, "Dark Pulse!" The crustacean fired a pair of double-helix purple spirals at the perennial flower. Roselia was hit and weakly stood.

"Leech Seed!" She fired a seed that covered her opponent in vines. Crawdaunt struggled to move before feeling weaker himself while Roselia replenished her strength. After feeling the draining, Crawdaunt felt the poison in his system again.

"One last move," Ash muttered before yelling, "Crabhammer!"

Wally shouted his own move, "Petal Dance!"

Crawdaunt hopped into the water and swam with a menacing appearance. He drew his claw back, glowing blue as it did. Roselia spun around several times before sending a vortex of pink petals that consumed the Water/Dark-type. The Petal Dance was taken up before slamming down onto a platform to reveal an unconscious Crawdaunt.

"Crawdaunt is unable to battle, Roselia is the winner!"

"Ouch! Crawdaunt will be feeling that in the morning!" The announcer lamented.

"You were great out there, Crawdaunt," Ash praised, returning his Hoenn crustacean.

"Thank you, Roselia," Wally thanked, returning his Pokémon as well. He selected his next choice, "Delcatty!"

The Prim Pokémon appeared and mewed, "Del~"

"Bulbasaur, I choose you!"

The Seed Pokémon let out a growl, seeing his opponent. "Bulba!"

"Delcatty, start with Shadow Ball!" The housecat fired a spectral ball towards the plant-toad hybrid.

"Bullet Seed!" The Kanto Grass starter fired several spurts of seeds from his bulb, shooting down the spectral sphere and hitting the housecat.

"Blizzard!" The Prim Pokémon mewed, sending a flurry of snow towards the Seed Pokémon who was powdered.

"Sludge Bomb!" Bulbasaur hurled a glob of poison through the flurry and hit Delcatty where she stood.

"Hit them with Payback!" Covered in a black aura, the housecat leapt across the platforms before striking the plant-toad hybrid.

"Power Whip!" Bulbasaur grew two purple vines and slammed them against Delcatty. The housecat hissed as she flew in the air. Rightening herself, the Prim Pokémon landed with grace.

"Assist!" Delcatty's tail wagged back and forth before her eyes shined blue. Shortly after, Bulbasaur was outlined in blue and thrown into the pads.

The Seed Pokémon grunted with each slam, "Saur! Saur! Saur!"

"Use Blizzard again!" The Prim Pokémon pulled in the plant-toad hybrid before unleashing another flurry of snow that powdered Bulbasaur relentlessly. Eventually, the housecat released her telekinetic hold and Bulbasaur landed on a pad.

Struggling to stand up, the Kanto Grass starter got to his feet. Ash decided to make these last moves count. "Sludge Bomb to Magical Leaf!"

The plant-toad hybrid fired a glob of poison from his mouth that caught the housecat before multicolored leaves were unleashed against her. Delcatty hissed as the assault continued.

"Ready Solar Beam!" The Seed Pokémon prepared to fire a blast when Wally shouted, "Sucker Punch!"

The Prim Pokémon danced around the pads and landed a tail slap into Bulbasaur's face. "Finish with Blizzard!" The Hoenn feline gave another flurry that encased the Kanto Grass starter before shattering to reveal the latter's swirly eyes.

"Bulbasaur is unable to battle, Delcatty is the winner!"

Ash returned his first Grass-type, "You were amazing out there." He pocketed it before looking at Pikachu, "Your turn, buddy!"

"Pika!" The Mouse Pokémon chirped and ran onto the field again.

"Quick Attack!"

"Assist!"

Pikachu sprinted across the pads while Delcatty waved her paws. She unleashed chartreuse colored breath that the mouse avoided before ramming into the housecat.

"That was Dragon Breath." Tyson recognized.

"Which means Wally has a Pokémon on his team that knows the move." Brock added.

"Thunderbolt!" The Mouse Pokémon fired a yellow bolt of lightning, frying the housecat before letting up. The Prim Pokémon hissed at the yellow rodent.

"Now Signal Beam!" Pikachu fired a pink energy beam from his mouth.

"Dodge!" Delcatty jumped up and avoided the attack. "Now Hyper Voice!" The housecat let out soundwaves that disoriented the mouse.

"Electro Ball!" The Mouse Pokémon charged up a sphere of yellow electricity and threw it, striking the Prim Pokémon.

"Assist one more!" The housecat waved her paws then unleashed a magenta beam that exploded upon contact against the mouse. Once the smoke cleared, it revealed the outcome.

"Pikachu is unable to battle, Delcatty is the winner! Since Ash has lost three Pokémon, we will go into a short five minute break." The referee said.

Once the pool was drained and closed up, Ash ran onto the field and picked up his starter. "Thanks for your work out there, Pikachu. Don't worry, I'll be sure to win this."

As both trainers returned to their sides, Ash's friends voiced their concerns.

"Ash is behind," May said.

"With five against three left, Ash might lose this." Max admitted worringly.

"I wouldn't count Ash down yet," Brock said, "He has bounced back before, even from a losing streak." Tyson and Morrison nodded in agreement.


The field shifted to the ice terrain as both trainers walked back on.

"Welcome back, everyone! For those tuning in just now, Wally has Ash on the ropes right now! With a five Pokémon lead, Wally could be the winner already! However, Ash has three remaining Pokémon so he could make a comeback!"

"Delcatty, come back out!"

"Pupitar, I choose you!"

The housecat mewed and she landed on the ice while the gray pupa hopped to attention.

"Start with Blizzard!" The Prim Pokémon blew a flurry of snow straight towards the Hard Shell Pokémon.

"Iron Defense!" The pupa shimmered with a metallic shine just as the flurry hit him. Grunting, Pupitar held on with his increased defenses.

"Shadow Ball!" Delcatty summoned a sphere of spectral energy and shot it.

"Hidden Power!" The pupa threw several green orbs, destroying the spectral sphere. "Rock Slide!" With a faint aura, the 2nd stage Johto pseudo legendary roared and portals dropped boulders from above. The purple feline yipped as the boulders rained from above.

"Assist!" Waving her paws, Delcatty threw several multicolored leaves from her collar. Pupitar was struck with Magical Leaf.

"Dark Pulse!" The Hard Shell Pokémon fired dark purple double-helix beam straight at the Prim Pokémon, who was defeated once the move hit.

"Delcatty is unable to battle, Pupitar is the winner!"

Wally thanked his Pokémon before sending out Roselia. "Rose~"

"Pupitar, return." Ash said before selecting his next choice. "Torkoal, I choose you!"

"Tor!" The Coal Pokémon snorted with a plume of smoke.

"Roselia, Sludge Bomb!"

"Torkoal, Heat Wave!"

The sentient rose threw several globs of poison when the tortoise blew orange-red heat waves. The Heat Wave destroyed the Sludge Bomb before continuing and hitting the Thorns Pokémon. Once she was able to stand, the sentient rose huffed as she was covered in soot.

"Magical Leaf!" Roselia threw multicolored leaves at Torkoal.

"Lava Plume!" Glowing red, the Coal Pokémon let out an explosion of heat that incinerated the leaves from reaching. "Now, Overheat!" The tortoise glowed red and unleashed a red-orange blast that caught the sentient rose and blasted her away.

"Roselia is unable to battle, Torkoal is the winner!"

"Wow! Already a few minutes in and Ash has managed to even the score by taking two Pokémon down! Now that these two are even, the battle is all downhill from here!"

Wally had already returned Roselia. He knew that he wasn't going to win that match and hoped to poison Torkoal. He was caught off guard by the tortoise's power. He carefully chose his fourth Pokémon for the match. "Magneton!"

The triclops Magnet Pokémon hovered and sparked. "Ton."

"Discharge!" Magneton released several blue streams of electricity that zapped Torkoal.

"Sunny Day!" Hanging on, the tortoise released a miniature sun, causing the heat to come down harshly. "Now, Heat Wave!" The Coal Pokémon unleashed searing red-orange waves, frying the Magnet Pokémon.

"Magneton, Tri Attack!" Thrusting their magnets forward, the magnetic triclops unleashed a fire-lightning-ice triangular blast at the tortoise.

"Iron Defense!" Torkoal took cover, bunkering down with a metallic glow. The tri-elemental blast hit the Coal Pokémon. Un-bunkering himself, the tortoise snorted.

"Fire Blast!/Thunderbolt!" Torkoal was quicker, firing a kanji-shaped flame, hitting Magneton before it fired a yellow bolt of lightning, zapping Torkoal.

A singed Magneton hovered dangerously low since it was dealt super effective damage. And a fried Torkoal panted, exhausted from their scuffle.

"Lock On then Zap Cannon!" The triclops fired a reticle at the tortoise. Developing a sphere of electricity, the Magnet Pokémon shot it, scoring a direct hit. Torkoal held on but was briefly paralyzed.

"Torkoal, wrap this up! Inferno!" Powering through the paralysis, the Coal Pokémon expelled blue flames, landing directly on the triclops magnet. Once the blue flames ceased, the Magnet Pokémon fell to the ground.

"Magneton is unable to battle, Torkoal is the winner!"

Wally gave a few words of praise to his Electric/Steel type and then pulled out his next Pokéball. "Go, Flygon!"

The Mystic Pokémon emerged from her Pokéball. "Fly~."

"Start with Sandstorm!" The insectoid dragon flapped her wings, creating a sandstorm that snuffed out the Sunny Day. "Bulldoze!" Slamming her tail onto the ground, a bulge of Earth came towards Torkoal.

"Use Body Slam to dodge!" Buffering in the sandstorm, the Coal Pokémon attempted to do so, but the paralysis kicked in, halting his movement. The Bulldoze smacked the tortoise away.

"Now, switch it up to an Earth Power!" This time, the Hoenn dragon used her full force, sending yellow cracks along the ground. Torkoal grunted as he endured the Earth based attack and weather.

"Finish with Hyper Beam!" Taking a deep breath, the Desert Spirit let loose a magenta beam, striking the Coal Pokémon in the chest. An explosion occurred and Torkoal had swirlies in his eyes.

"Torkoal is unable to battle, Flygon is the winner!"

"What a match folks! Both trainers are now officially down to their last two Pokémon! With both two being Ground or Rock, the Sandstorm shouldn't hinder them! However, it might come down to their final Pokémon. Let's wait and find out!" The announcer exclaimed.

"Pupitar, I choose you!" Ash said, choosing his second to last choice. The Hard Shell Pokémon appeared and chirped.

"Screech!" Pupitar let out a ear piercing cry, lowering the green dragon's defenses.

"Rock Slide!" Ash immediately followed. The sliver pupa dropped boulders from above, hindering Flygon.

"Flygon, are you ready?" Wally asked. The Mystic Pokémon roared, saying yes. "Dragon Breath!"

"Take it then Dark Pulse!" Pupitar took the chartreuse flames before expelling a dark purple double-helix beam straight at the desert dragon. She took the attack and hissed in pain.

"Steel Wing!" Turning her wings to metal, the Desert Spirit soared and struck the shell with all her might.

Cringing in pain, the Hard Shell Pokémon went himself weak from the attack. Ash knew that Flygon was more than enough for Pupitar to take and a few final moves.

"Rock Slide!" Pupitar dropped boulders from above again, catching Flygon and hindering her. "Dark Pulse!" A dark purple double helix spiral beam erupted from the Rock/Ground-type and scored a hit.

"Flygon, another Hyper Beam!" The Mystic Pokémon fired her own beam, this one colored magenta. The strong Normal-type move exploded against a wide-eyed Hard Shell Pokémon.

Once the smoke cleared, the pupa had swirlies for eyes.

"Pupitar is unable to battle, Flygon is the winner!" By this time, the Sandstorm had dispersed.

"Ohhhhh! That's gotta hurt. Two Pokémon down but Flygon seems like she can't continue much longer! Can Ash pull out a win or will Wally win it and proceed?!"

"You were great out there, Pupitar." Ash thanked his fallen choice. Gripping the last one, he knew that his final choice could do it.

"Sceptile, I choose you!"

From his Pokéball, the Hoenn Grass starter appeared and placed his signature twig in his mouth. "Scep."

"Quick Attack then Dragon Breath!" The Forest Pokémon sped towards the dragon, colliding with her chest. Rebounding, the lizard expelled chanteuse flames, dealing super effective damage.

Flygon growled before feeling her recharge period end. "Use Earth Power!"

"Jump!" The lizard managed to avoid the yellow cracks with his altitude. "Seed Bomb!" Opening his mouth, Sceptile delivered several explosive seeds onto the insectoid dragon. "Now dive and Leaf Blade!" Taking his trainer's actions, the Forest Pokémon dove with vibrant green elbow arms. With a swift slice, the lizard struck Flygon once more.

"Dragon Breath!" Flygon attempted to unleash chartreuse flames at her opponent.

"Use yours!" Sceptile quickly used the same move, clashing their flames together and an explosion occurred.

"Quick Attack and Leaf Blade!" The Forest Pokémon sped through the smoke, slamming full force before swiping his vibrant green elbow leaves. The Mystic Pokémon cried out as she fell over and was no longer able to battle.

"Flygon is unable to battle, Sceptile is the winner!"

"And now we are at their last Pokémon! Who will win it?! Ash's speedy Sceptile or Wally's ace in the hole?!" The ref said on the edge of his seat.

Wally, having returned Flygon, took a deep breath. He pulled out his final Pokéball, gazing at it. "Alright, it's all up to you. Go, Gardevoir!" The Embrace Pokémon appeared with a bow. "Gard~."

Sceptile made a calculated gaze at the sight of the green and white humanoid Pokémon, who shot a fierce look at her opponent.

"Sceptile, let's finish this quick! Seed Bomb!" The lizard spat out several explosive seeds at the Psychic-type.

"Catch them with Psychic and hurl them back!" The Embrace Pokémon's eyes glowed blue and caught the seeds in her telekinetic grasp. With a swing of her hand, she threw them back at the Forest Pokémon who was bombarded with them.

"Leaf Storm!"

"Light Screen!"

From the smoke, a cyclone of leaves erupted and spirialed towards the humanoid Pokémon. In response, Gardevoir set up a reflective glass barrier that prevented the Leaf Storm from reaching her.

"Icy Wind!" Gardevoir swiped her hand, sending a chilly breeze and struck Sceptile. Blocking with his arms, the breeze only made the lizard shiver.

"Now Psybeam!" The Embrace Pokémon fired a zig-zag multicolored beam from her palms towards the Forest Pokémon.

"Dodge then Fury Cutter!" Crouching, the Hoenn Grass starter avoided the Psychic range move before blitzing with red elbow arms. He swiped fiercely and scored multiple hits on the humanoid Pokémon who cried out in pain.

"Fire Punch!" Gardevoir's fist ignited with flames and punched Sceptile close up.

"Iron Tail!" The Forest Pokémon quickly responded with a metallic covered tail swipe and scored a hit on the Embrace Pokémon.

"Psychic to Psybeam!" Eyes glowing blue, the humanoid Pokémon caught the lizard in her telekinetic grasp. Adding onto the pressure, she fired a zig-zag multicolored beam and dealt damage to her opponent. The Grass-type reeled back in pain but managed to stand. As he did, a faint green aura took over his body.

"It looks like Sceptile has reached Overgrow range!" The ref explained.

"Mega Drain!" Ash shouted. With a burst of speed, Sceptile inhaled and green wisps of energy left Gardevoir's body. The lizard regained some health for the attack but the humanoid Pokémon still had energy to spare.

"Fury Cutter again!" The Forest Pokémon's elbow leaves took a red glow and began to slice relentlessly.

"Another Icy Wind!" Through the rush of attacks, the Embrace Pokémon swung her arm out and sent a chilly breeze that halted the lizard in his tracks. "Now, Fire Punch!" Gardevoir's fist ignited again and punched Sceptile away.

Skidding back, Sceptile rubbed his cheek before growling. Gardevoir narrowed her eyes.

"Both final Pokémon are giving it their all! Neither one wants to give in!" The ref said with fire in his eyes.

Ash and Wally looked at their final Pokémon, who were on their last legs it seems like. So, they made their final move.

"Solar Beam/Psybeam!"

Sceptile's seeds on his back absorbed sunlight while Gardevoir prepared psychokinetic energy in her hands. With a determined glint in her eyes, the Embrace Pokémon went first, firing a zig-zag multicolored beam towards the Forest Pokémon.

"Jump!" Using some of his remaining strength, the Grass-type jumped in the air, avoiding the range Psychic-type move. All charged up, the lizard unleashed a concentrated blast of solar energy from his mouth and struck the humanoid Pokémon directly.

After being dealt with by the solar-powered move, Gardevoir grit her teeth in pain. Sceptile landed just as she fell down with swirly eyes.

"Gardevoir is unable to battle, Sceptile is the winner! Since Wally has no more Pokémon available, Ash is the winner!" The crowd went wild for the winner.

"What a turn of events! Sceptile managed to give Wally's Gardevoir a run for her money and managed to secure the win for Ash! Even though Gardevoir lost, she still gave it her all!"

Wally ran onto the field and slowly helped Gardevoir up. "Hey, hey. It's okay. We made it far for our first league, didn't we Gardevoir?"

"Gard." The humanoid Pokémon said weakly.

Ash and Pikachu followed in suite and hugged Sceptile around his neck. "Amazing job out there, Sceptile!"

"Pika!"

The Forest Pokémon had a proud look on his face at the compliment. "Tile."

The Pallet Town native approached the greenhorn trainer and held out a hand. Wally accepted it and shook hands.

"He's moving onto the finals!" May said excitedly.

"This is getting intense!" Max exclaimed.

"You said it!" Morrison added, eager for Ash's finals.

"Has Ash made it to the finals before?" Tyson asked.

"Nope, this is his first time." Brock informed him, "I have to say, he's grown from his time in Kanto. But now the question is, will he beat Brendan?"

"You battled really well out there, today." Ash complimented and broke off the handshake.

"Thank you. It's my first league so I admit I was nervous." Wally bashfully admitted.

"Well, you did better than most. I commend you on that." Ash said. "So, what are you going to do now?"

The Petalburg trainer thought for a brief second before answering, "I think I'll stick around for the final match. Brendan helped me a lot on my journey."

"Yep, he's going to be a challenge." Ash noticed. "And I'm prepared to give it my all." Both of Ash's Pokémon agreed on that.

"Pika!"

"Scep!"

A/N: Another long awaited update for this story. Spring semester just started up again for me but I've been working as you can tell. I am considering bringing Wally back for the Kalos League.

*Again, Gardevoir and Azumarill are their original typing prior to Gen 6.