Round One Matchups
"Alright everyone, I hope you're ready as we're about to start up our round one matchups! The first match will consist of Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town and Stephen-"
"It's Stephan!" Stephan hung his head as he groaned out.
"-Town duking it out in a three on three matchup. Standard rules apply for each match, the match will come to an end as soon as either side is unable to continue. And to really test your skills as a trainer, there are no switch outs! If you switch, you forfeit and that Pokemon will be taken off the board. And as a refresher, the winner gets to duke it out with Alder in a no holds barred three on three matchup so I expect everyone to be trying extra hard today! Now I kindly ask our challengers to step forward so we can begin the match!" Don George exclaimed.
"That'll be us, good luck Stephen!" Ash grinned at his rival.
"I just told you that my name is Stephan, how could you possibly forget that already?!" Stephan groaned out as the two began walking out onto the battlefield.
"Alright Stephen and Ash, when I get to the number three you're to simultaneously release your Pokemon. Ready? One, two, three and GO!" Don George shouted out.
"Let's do this, Liepard!" Stephen shouted while hurling a Pokeball towards the battlefield.
"Meow!" The purple feline hissed out upon release.
"Nidoking, I choose you!" Ash shouted while hurling his own Pokeball forward.
"Nido!" Nidoking roared out while giving his opponent an intimidating expression.
"Use Night Slash!" Stephan shouted.
"Meow!" Liepard's claws flashed a dark-purple color as she shot across the field. "Meow!" She cried out as she raked her claws across her opponent's face!
"Nido!" Nidoking roared out a pained grunt.
"Brick Break!" Ash shouted out.
"King!" Nidoking's fist glowed up as he karate chopped his opponent.
"Meow..." Liepard uttered out a pained hiss.
"Hyper Beam!" Stephan shouted out.
"Meow!" Liepard hissed out as a bright orange-yellow energy beam erupted from her throat. The blast of energy soared through the air before exploding upon making contact with Nidoking's body.
"King..."
"Megahorn!" Ash shouted out.
"King..." Nidoking's horn began glowing a light green color as he charged across the field before piercing his opponent with his sharp horn!
"Meow!" Liepard's eyes widened as she yowled out. The feline collapsed a short while after, swirls formed within her eyes as she laid in defeat.
"Liepard is unable to continue!" Don George declared.
"Return," Stephan swiftly returned Liepard and reached for another ball. "Sawk, let's do this!"
"Sawk!"
"Use Bulldoze!" Stephan shouted out.
"Sawk!" Large shockwaves burst from the ground shortly after Sawk slammed his fist against it, the shockwaves flew across the battlefield and delivered a powerful blow to their opponent.
"K-King..." Nidoking gritted his teeth as he temporarily dropped to his knee before collapsing onto his side a short while after as swirls formed in his eyes. "King..."
"Nidoking is unable to battle!"
"Nidoking return!" Ash swiftly returned the Poison type to his Pokeball. "You were great out there and deserve a long rest, we'll continue from here. Alright Gengar, I choose you!"
"Gengar!" Gengar pulled at his eyelids while uttering out a ghostly cackle as he emerged from his ball.
"Use Psychic!"
"Gengar!" Gengar's eyes shot a bright blue color while a similar glow surrounded Sawk's body.
"S-Sawk!" Sawk anxiously cried out, sweat poured down his forehead as he was hoisted up into the air before the same telekinetic force slammed him down against the ground. "Sawk..." Sawk grunted out as he raised back to his feet.
"Payback!" Stephan shouted.
"Sawk!" A purple aura formed around Sawk's body as he delivered an uppercut to his opponent.
"Gengar!" Gengar cried out as Sawk sent him flying into the air.
"Counter with Psychic!" Ash shouted out.
"Gengar..." The blue glow surrounded Sawk's body as he was hoisted into the air and hurled about before the telekinetic force slammed him down against the ground.
"Sawk!" Sawk grunted out, his eyes bulged out as the breath was knocked out of him. Swirls formed within his eyes as he collapsed onto his back. "Sawk..."
"Sawk is unable to continue battling!"
"Return," Stephan lightly gritted his teeth as he recalled Sawk to his Pokeball. "Alright Zebstrika, it's your turn!"
"Zebstrika!" The large zebra cried out as it burst from it's ball.
"Flame Charge!" Stephan shouted out.
"Zeb!" Zebstrika cried out as flames engulfed his body. The zebra quickly galloped across the field and crashed into his opponent, sending him flying back!
"Gengar..."
"Perish Song!" Ash shouted out.
"Heh, I see he's picked up on some tricks. He's really grown up!" Iris exclaimed while lightly blushing as stars filled her eyes.
"Oh just admit that you're in love with him already." Hilda sweated.
"Gengar... Gengar..." Gengar sang out a rather eerie tune as a purple aura flared around him and his opponent, dooming them both.
"Wild Charge!" Stephan shouted.
Electricity surrounded Zebstrika's body as he galloped across the field. "Zeb!" Zebstrika cried out while hurling himself at his opponent.
"G-Gengar!" Gengar cried out as electricity surged through his body.
"Dark Pulse!"
"Gengar!" Gengar cackled out as a pulse of black-purple static energy shot from his mouth, the energy pulse shot across the field and promptly exploded upon impact.
"Z-Zebstrika..." Zebstrika grunted out.
"Discharge!"
"Zeb!" Multiple bolts of electricity flared off Zebstrika's body and flew towards Gengar, giving the ghost an electrical shock!
"G-Gengar..." Gengar groaned before falling to his back as swirls formed within his eyes.
"Gengar is unable to battle!"
"Gengar return, you were great out there and deserve a long rest. Alright Dewott, I choose you!"
"Dewott!" Dewott cried out as he burst from his ball.
"Z-Zebstrika..." Zebstrika groaned as the purple aura faded away. "Z-Zeb..." Zebstrika collapsed onto his side, swirls formed within his eyes as he laid in defeat.
"Zebstrika is unable to continue battling, Ash wins the first round!" Don George shouted out while the crowd erupted in a series of cheers and shouts. "Challengers Brock and Jimmy Ray, please take your position on the field!"
"Alright, we won!" Ash eagerly shouted out.
"Dewott!" Dewott cheered.
Stephan uttered out a brief sigh before flashing a light smile as he made his way across the field. "That was a great battle Ash, you sure have gotten stronger since our last battle."
"Thanks Stephen, you were pretty great yourself!"
"Pi Pikachu!"
"It's Stephan... that does it, I'm getting a nametag!" Stephan shouted out.
"Alright Watchog, let's do this!" Jimmy Ray shouted while hurling a Pokeball towards the battlefield.
"Watchog!"
"Let's go Croagunk!" Brock shouted.
"Croagunk!" Croagunk cried out as he sprang onto the battlefield.
"Close Combat!"
"Counter!" Jimmy Ray hastily shouted out.
"Croa...gunk!" Croagunk leaped across the field and began rapidly lashing out a series of punches and kicks upon his opponent.
"Watch... hog!" Watchog cried out as a bright red energy beam erupted from his body, blasting Croagunk away from him!
"Croagunk!" Croagunk cried out as he flew across the field, the poison frog quickly caught himself before he could hit the ground and did a quick twirl allowing him to land on his feet.
"Poison Jab!" Brock shouted out.
"Croa!" Croagunk's fist glowed a bright purple color as he pulled his arm back before lunging at his opponent, striking him directly in the chest!
"Watchog!" Watchog gasped out before promptly dropping to his side as swirls formed within his eyes.
"Watchog is unable to continue battling!"
"Return," Jimmy Ray swiftly returned Watchog to it's ball before reaching for another Pokeball. "Here we go, Watchog!"
"And it appears that Jimmy Ray has sent out another Watchog!"
"Seriously?" Trip scoffed.
"Well what do you expect? The guy's dressed up as the species, he must have a fondness for them." Iris explained.
"Brick Break!"
"Counter!" Jimmy Ray swiftly shouted out.
"Croa..." Croagunk's fist glowed white as he karate chopped his opponent. Watchog grunted out shortly before firing off a red energy beam which sent Croagunk flying across the field.
"Hyper Fang!" Jimmy Ray shouted.
"Sucker Punch!"
"Croa...gunk!" Croagunk swiftly flew across the field and punched his opponent across the face before Watchog could even react! Watchog's eyes rolled up as the meerkat fell to his side.
"Watch... hog..."
"Jimmy Ray's second Watchog is unable to continue!"
"This battle ain't over yet," Jimmy Ray smirked while reaching for a third Pokeball. "You're dealing with my top percentage Watchog now!"
"Watchog!" A third Watchog exclaimed as it burst from the ball.
"Oi vey, how many Watchog's does this guy have?!" Georgia rolled her eyes.
"Close Combat!" Brock shouted out.
"Croa...gunk!" Croagunk cried out as he sprang across the field.
"Counter!"
"Hog!" A red aura formed around Watchog's body as Croagunk began unleashing a rapid series of punches and kicks upon him. The aura began intensifying as a bright red beam flared from his mouth. "Watchog!"
"Croagunk!" Croagunk cried out as the attack exploded against him, the poison frog was sent flying through the air before landing in a collapsed heap in front of his trainer as swirls formed within his eyes. "Croagunk..."
"You did great Croagunk now take a rest," Brock praised Croagunk as he recalled him to his Pokeball.
"And Croagunk finally goes down! What Pokemon will Brock use next!?"
"Alright Joltik, it's your turn!" Brock shouted while tossing a ball into the air.
"Jol!"
"Electroweb!" Brock called out.
"Jol!" Joltik fired off an electrified string of silk which began taking on the form of a net as it approached Watchog.
"W-Watchog!" Watchog gasped out as the electrified net fell on top of him, a pain filled screech escaped his throat as electricity began surging throughout his body!
"Alright Joltik!" Ash cheerfully shouted out.
"Pi Pikachu!"
"Hyper Fang!"
"Watchog!" Watchog bared his fangs as he sprang across the field.
"Dodge with Agility!"
"Jolt!" Joltik was slower than Watchog but his incredibly small size made it rather easy to escape Watchog's grasp while Watchog chomped down on a rock that laid by Joltik's feet.
"W-Watchog!" Watchog frantically cried out as a light crack formed on his fangs.
"Slash!"
"Jolt!" Joltik lashed out at his opponent's leg.
"W-Watchog..." Watchog grunted out before collapsing onto his side as swirls formed within his eyes.
"Jimmy Ray's third Watchog is unable to continue battling, Brock and Joltik win the first round!"
"Noooo!" Jimmy Ray cried out while quickly hanging his head. "I can't believe my top percentage Watchog lost!"
"Great job, Joltik!" Brock praised. "You were incredible!"
"Joltik!" Joltik beamed up at his trainer shortly before a bright blue light consumed his body.
"Ah!" Brock lightly jumped back before his shock was replaced with excitement. "You're evolving!"
"Jolt!" Joltik began increasing in height, now standing just beneath Brock's kneecap while blue fur grew along Joltik's waist. His legs grew longer while two yellow pincers formed around his mouth, his two primarily pupils grew larger while two smaller ones formed above his other pair giving him a total of six eyes. "Galvantula!" The newly evolved spider cried out as the light faded away from it's body.
"Who's that Pokemon?!" Ash excitedly asked while retrieving his Pokedex.
Trip scoffed while muttering out something about Ash being from the boonies. Iris scowled at Trip before elbowing him in the chest. "Show him some respect, I bet you're just as in the dark when it comes to Kanto/Johto Pokemon!"
"Fraxure, frax!" Fraxure chanted out.
"Galvantula the EleSpider Pokemon, it launches electrified fur from its abdomen as its means of attack. Opponents hit by the fur could be in for three full days and nights of paralysis!"
"Again with the dark themes, I swear the Pokedex is doing this on purpose!" Cilan shivered.
"Cilan we've been over this several times, there's no way that Ash's Pokedex suddenly gained sentience and decided to tease you by reading out dark entries." Iris rolled her eyes while a silent electrical cackle could be heard.
"Gah!" Cilan screamed out while leaping into Iris' arms.
"The next round will see Iris of Opelucid City facing off against Georgia the Dragon Buster!"
"This'll be easy!" Georgia uttered out a mocking laugh as she began making her way towards the battlefield. Iris scowled after her before giving Cilan a brief look.
"S-Sorry!" Cilan leaped from her arms and cast Ash's Pokedex a nervous glance before turning back to his friend. "Good luck!"
"Let's go Salamence!" Iris shouted.
"Vanilluxe, it's time to bust a dragon!" Georgia shouted.
Ash couldn't help but drool as what appeared to be a sentient double scooped vanilla ice cream appeared on the battlefield. "That's a Pokemon?!"
"Pika..." Pikachu began drooling as well while Ash retrieved his Pokedex.
"Eep!" Iris froze up at the sight of the ice cream, a light shiver flowed through her as fear flowed through her eyes.
"Sala..." Salemence growled out, his eyes narrowed to slits as he glared at his opponent.
"Vanilluxe the Snowstorm Pokemon, swallowing large amounts of water, they make snow clouds inside their bodies and can cause violent blizzards if one makes them angry."
"Icicle Crash!" Georgia shouted out.
"Vanill!" Vanilluxe cried out as sharp icicles began raining down upon the battlefield.
"Sala!" A pained roar escaped Salamence's throat as the icicles pierced his skin.
"F-Flamethrower!" Iris stuttered out.
"Sala... MENCE!" Salamence roared out as a powerful flame erupted from his throat.
"V-Vanilluxe!" Vanilluxe sweated while some snow began melting off his body.
"Blizzard!" Georgie ordered out.
"Vanil!" Vanilluxe cried out. A sudden chill filled the air before a powerful flurry of ice and snow whisked across the battlefield, Salamence began shivering as the snow and ice pelted against his body.
"S-Salamence..." Iris sensed Salamence's pain and quickly snapped out of her fear, knowing that she had to be brave for the sake of her Pokemon. "Sunny Day then follow up with Flamethrower!"
"Sala..." A harsh sunlight began pouring down upon the battlefield as fire began charging within Salamence's mouth. "Mence!" He roared as a powerful geyser of flame erupted out.
"Vanill!" Vanilluxe cried out as the harsh flames struck his body. The ice cream Pokemon promptly dropped to his side as swirls formed within his eyes.
"Damn it!" Georgia angrily snapped.
"Vanilluxe is unable to battle!"
"Return..." Georgia growled out, her anger directed towards Iris as she offered her a harsh glare. "This battle isn't over yet, Bisharp get out here!"
"Sharp!" Bisharp cried out as he burst out onto the battlefield. "Bisharp!"
"Guillotine!"
"Sharp!" Bisharp's arm blades shined as he raced across the field. "Bisharp!" Bisharp cried out as he swiftly lashed out at his opponent!
"Sala!" Salamence's eyes widened as Bisharp's arm blades pierced his skin. "Sala..." He groaned out, swirls formed within his eyes as he collapsed against the ground.
"Salamence is unable to continue battling!"
"Ha! We're back on track!" Georgia eagerly shouted out.
"Sharp, Bisharp!" Bisharp eagerly exclaimed.
"Return!" Iris lightly gritted her teeth as she recalled Bisharp to his ball. "Let's do this, Deino!"
"Deino!" Deino cried as he burst from his ball.
"Fire Fang!"
"Deino!" Fire engulfed Deino's fangs as he lunged at his opponent.
"Sharp!" Bisharp exclaimed as Deino bit his leg, the warrior began frantically kicking about in an attempt to shake him loose.
"Enough messing around, use Iron Head!" Georgia snapped.
"Sharp, Bisharp!" Bisharp exclaimed as a silver hue shined across his head. Bisharp promptly lashed out by headbutting his opponent, knocking Deino loose.
"Deino..." Deino faintly grunted out.
"Earth Power!" Iris shouted out.
"Deino!" Deino raised his forelegs upwards before slamming them down against the ground. The ground began vibrating before splintering up beneath Bisharp causing him to cry out as he lost a great deal of energy.
"Sharp!"
"Alright let's try out another Guillotine!" Georgia shouted out.
"Counter with Fire Fang!" Iris swiftly shouted out.
"Sharp!" Bisharp cried as he raced across the field.
"Deino..." Flames engulfed Deino's flames as he readied up his attack.
"Sharp!" Bisharp lashed out at his opponent but Deino was quick to leap back before sinking his teeth into his opponent's arm as it flew past his head. "Sharp!" Bisharp exclaimed as an intense heat flowed through his body. "Bisharp, sharp!" Bisharp anxiously exclaimed before collapsing onto his side as swirls filled his eyes.
"Bisharp is unable to battle!"
"Noooo!"
"Way to go Deino!"
"Fraxure, frax!" Iris and Fraxure praised their partner.
"Deino!" Deino cried out as a bright blue light surrounded his body. Deino began doubling in height while a second head began growing out of it's neck. "Zweilous!" The newly evolved Pokemon exclaimed as the light faded from it's body.
"Oh wow, a Zweilous!" Iris squealed out, stars filled her eyes as she gushed over her newly evolved Pokemon.
"Frax frax!"
"Zweilous the Hostile Pokemon, their two heads will fight each other over a single piece of food. Zweilous are covered in scars even without battling others." Ash's Pokedex read out.
"Hey don't forget about our battle!" Georgia's words brought Iris back to reality as the dragon buster impatiently tapped her foot. "I still have one Pokemon left and it's sure to give you a hard time! Beartic let's bust this so called Dragon Master!"
"Beartic!" The polar bear roared out.
"Hail!"
"Beartic!" Beartic roared out. Hail began descending upon the battlefield moments afterwards causing Zweilous to flinch as the ice chunks pelted against his body.
"Zweilous..."
"Dark Pulse!" Iris shouted out.
"Zwei!" One of the Zweilous began charging up the dark energy pulse before forming a look of annoyance as the other head began charging up the same attack. "Zweil!" He angrily exclaimed.
"Zwei!" The other Zweilous hastily shook his head as he refused to back down.
"Zwei!" Zweilous growled before blasting the other head with the dark pulse attack, proving the Pokedex entry correct as the two heads began bickering!
A delighted expression flashed across Georgia's face as she clasped her hands together. "Perfect, while they're fighting it out amongst themselves we can attack without any drawback! Use Frost Breath!"
"Bear..." Beartic took a deep breath before unleashing an ice cold breath upon his opponent, a shiver ran across Zweilous' body before the Pokemon plopped down against the ground. Swirls formed in all four of it's eyes as it laid in defeat.
"Zweilous..."
"Zweilous is unable to continue battling!" Don George exclaimed.
"Return!" Iris swiftly recalled Zweilous to his Pokeball. "Alright Fraxure, you're up! Use Giga Impact!"
"Fraxure!" Fraxure cried out. A golden aura flared around his body as he charged across the field. "Frax!" He cried out as he threw himself at his opponent, knocking Beartic back!
"Bear..." Beartic grunted out.
"Blizzard!" Georgia shouted out.
"Bear!" Beartic roared out as a fierce storm of ice and snow whisked across the battlefield, pelting against Fraxure's body.
"F-Fraxure..." Fraxure shivered.
"I know how you feel, Fraxure." Iris lightly shivered while clenching her fists. "Laser Focus!"
"F-Fraxure!" Fraxure cried out as he set his eyes on his opponent.
"Now use Sheer Cold!" Georgia shouted out.
"Bear!" The temperature began rapidly dropping as Beartic roared out.
"Substitute!" Iris shouted out.
"Frax!" A Fraxure plush toy appeared in front of Fraxure, sparing him as the plush toy ripped apart while Fraxure remained harm free!
"Now use Giga Impact!"
"Frax..." Golden energy flared around Fraxure's body once more as he charged across the field. "Fraxure!" He cried out as he hurled himself at his opponent.
"Bear!" Beartic roared out as he fell to his back, a loud thud echoed across the field as he landed against the ground. A brief dust cloud formed up before quickly fading to reveal the defeated form of Beartic. "Bear..."
"Beartic is unable to battle, Iris wins and will be advancing to the next round! And with that the day's events are coming to a close, we'll continue with the round one matchups tomorrow! I hope you all enjoyed the battles and I can't wait to see you all back here tomorrow!" Don George exclaimed.
Georgia's eye twitched as she recalled Beartic to his Pokeball. Iris took a deep breath before forcing a smile as she made her way across the field. "That was a great battle, Georgia." She extended her hand, offering to show good sportsmanship.
Georgia stared at Iris' hand for a moment before uttering out a light huff as she shook hands with her rival. "Yeah whatever, you better watch yourself cause I won't rest until I beat you!"
"Well you won't be the only ones getting stronger, my Dragons and I will be even stronger!" Iris exclaimed.
"Fraxure, frax!"
Georgia shook her head while a light smirk formed across her face. "We'll see about that."
"Ugh, I don't feel so good..." Dawn grumbled out, a green tint was present across her cheeks while her hands pressed against her stomach.
"You okay?" Zach asked as the pair walked into their room, a concerned expression formed across his face.
"Y-Yeah, I think it was just those Tepig free hotdogs we ate." Dawn muttered out.
Zach glanced downwards before looking back towards her. He felt fine but that didn't mean she couldn't have ended up with a bad one. "I'm gonna go across the hall and see if Brock has anything that'll help." Zach placed his hand on her shoulder and gave her kiss a quick peck before turning to leave.
Dawn gazed after him with an adoring expression before quickly placing her hand against her mouth as she felt something wanting to come up. She quickly raced towards the bathroom and reached the toilet right in time as she began hurling up. "Ugh..."
"Piplup." Piplup gently patted her back.
Dawn offered Piplup a light smile before briefly pausing as something occurred to her. She quickly reached into her pocket and began popping open a cardboard box, she only bought it recently as there wasn't a need for one before she met Zach. Dawn closed her eyes for a brief moment before taking the test while waiting with bated breath.
"I'm back, Brock gave me something that'll help-"
"Z-Zach...?" Dawn began nervously stuttering out as she stared at the test, fearing his reaction as the results came back positive. "C-Can you come in here...?"
"You need toilet paper?" Zach was quick to assume as he heard her calling from the bathroom. "I can go back and get some-"
"N-No, not that... c-come here, I-I need to show you something..."
Lucario smirked lightly and gave his trainer a light push while uttering out a growl of encouragement.
"Alright...?" Zach raised his eyebrow as he gave Lucario an odd glance, wondering what got him so excited. He stepped on into the bathroom and froze up upon seeing his girlfriend holding up a white object, a nervous smile formed upon her face as she held the object out towards him. "I-Is this what I think it is...?"
"Y-Yes!" Dawn took a deep breath before offering another smile, her hands shook as she gazed towards him with a nervous expression. "Y-You're going to be a father!"
The medicine bag dropped from Zach's hand as shock formed across his face. "I-I am...?"
"Y-Yes, I know this will be difficult for you given the fact you're wanting to go on a journey of your own soon but-"
"No need to worry about it Dawn, we can work something out! I'd never dream of leaving you behind and I want you by my side as I compete in the Hoenn League, it won't be the same without you!" Zach grabbed hold of Dawn's hands while flashing her a warm and sincere smile. "I love you Dawn and I want to spend the rest of my life with you!"
"Oh Zach..." Dawn sighed out while offering him a warm and sincere smile of her own. "I love you too, I want to be there with you when you take on the Hoenn League and I'm so glad that you're staying with me!" In her heart she knew that Zach wouldn't leave her but her mind couldn't help but worry prior to him confirming it, recalling how her own father had ran off.
"Well of course, only a complete monster would run off." Zach stated before sweating as he recalled Dawn's previous discussion regarding her parents. "Sorry..."
"Don't be, it's not your fault that he ran off." Dawn smiled, her hands pressed up against his chest as she stepped closer to him. "And it's on both of us that this happened, so what are we going to tell the others?"
"The truth... though Hilda's probably going to think you did this on purpose to sabotage me." Zach playfully smirked.
Dawn giggled out while giving him a lustful look. "Then I'll play along and confirm her suspicions, after all who wouldn't want to 'sabotage' you?" The two gazed into each other's eyes before wrapping their arms around each other as they shared a passion filled kiss.
Sorry it took so long, I was a bit anxious at the thought of writing all those battles so I eventually decided to split round one into parts as to make it easier for myself. Next up is Cilan v Burgundy, Trip v Cameron, Hugh v Cheren and Hilda v Bianca! :3
Told you that Nate and Rosa would be descendants but are they Zach and Dawn's kids or will they be Hilda and N's? ;)
