Hey. Its kinda been a while since I've updated compared to the other chapters, but I had a grave case of laziness and I'm super tired. Forgive me if I rush to the battle because I'm kind of in the same mood I was in during the Never Have I Dared chapter. Nevertheless, I will put all my effort in getting this chapter out for you guys and I'm still waiting for your answer on Calem's final rank. Please, leave a review so I might get a little satisfaction after writing this thing.
Also, here's Diamond and Calem's teams, for reference.
Diamond:
Arceus
Item: Iron Plate
Ability: Multitype
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Judgment
- Extreme Speed
- Recover
- Refresh
Palkia
Item: Lustrous Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Surf
- Spacial Rend
- Ice Beam
- Water Pulse
Dialga
Item: Adamant Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 8 SpD / 248 Spe
Modest Nature
- Roar of Time
- Flash Cannon
- Iron Defense
- Stealth Rock
Darkrai
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Bad Dreams
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Sludge Bomb
- Pursuit
- Dream Eater
- Dark Void
Giratina-Origin
Item: Griseous Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpA
Mild Nature
- Shadow Force
- Shadow Ball
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt
Torterra (Male)
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Shell Armor
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Lax Nature
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Leech Seed
- Giga Drain
Calem:
Greninja (Male)
Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Protean
EVs: 236 SpA / 252 SpD / 20 Spe
Calm Nature
- Toxic Spikes
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Fling
Talonflame (Female)
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 252 SpA / 196 SpD / 60 Spe
Modest Nature
- Flame Charge
- Will-O-Wisp
- Heat Wave
- Roost
Xerneas
Item: Pixie Plate
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 204 SpA / 124 SpD / 180 Spe
Modest Nature
- Moonblast
- Aromatherapy
- Geomancy
- Horn Leech
Yveltal
Item: Black Glasses
Ability: Dark Aura
EVs: 208 SpA / 84 SpD / 216 Spe
Gentle Nature
- Foul Play
- Oblivion Wing
- Phantom Force
- Psychic
Zygarde
Item: Yache Berry
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Careful Nature
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Sludge Wave
- Dragon Tail
Lucario (Male)
Item: Lucarionite
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Atk / 60 Def / 196 Spe
Lax Nature
- Close Combat
- Drain Punch
- ExtremeSpeed
- Rock Slide
Before starting, I want to ask you to listen to the playlist I made on chap 6 for their battle.
Chapter 8: Calem vs Diamond
"You sure you're okay?" The Legends looked at Diamond, who had a huge bump on his forehead, his arms crossed and his eyes looking away.
"Of course I'm okay. I'm perfectly fine and ready to kick Calem's ass today in our battle."
"You look like you're ready to go to the hospital." Nate snickered, earning a slap in the back of the head from Black.
"Are you ready?" Serena whispered in Calem's ears.
"Of course I am. He said he caught all Legendaries and most legendaries come from Sinnoh. He's bound to have a ton of them. The most common type of legendary is Dragon-type, so I have a huge advantage." He smiled.
"Hey." Dawn narrowed her eyes at Serena and Calem. "What are you two whispering about?" May joined her in pointing at them accusingly.
"Nothing."
"The battle." Red gulped down milk. "Calem is going to win, obviously. Do you know why, Leaf?" He smiled at her, eyeing her as she made her way towards the kitchen.
"I'd have to be an idiot not to." She started to prepare her pancakes.
"I feel like I'm being left out here." Diamond grumbled.
"That's because you're going to lose for sure." Gold tried to smile through a spoonful of cereal.
"Let's settle this right now, so I don't have to listen to you guys laugh behind my back." Diamond got up and stomped his way to the door.
(After the ride)
"Why are we in the Distortion World?" Calem looked around to see vertical rivers and upside down trees.
"One of my Pokémon needs to be here to be at its full potential. You'll see."
Darkrai and Zygarde appeared on the battleground.
"Dragon Tail!"
"Dark Void first!"
Darkrai moved way faster than Zygarde, and put it to sleep.
"Too bad the rules don't let me spam." Diamond chuckled. Darkrai's ability made Zygarde lose 12.5% health in its sleep.
"Dream Eater combo!"
"Not today." Calem switched Zygarde for Lucario, who was clearly not affected by the Dream Eater move.
"Fine then. Doesn't matter who, just use Dark Void!"
"Close Combat."
Calem's Lucario mega-evolved and hit Darkrai with a barrage of punches, making it faint immediately. (290.3% damage holy shit 0_0)
"Can't use Arceus now. hmmmm. Behold! Giratina in its Origin Form!"
Giratina roared as it floated above the ground. Calem easily predicated he would use a dragon-type though, so he let out Xerneas.
"Moonblast!"
"Get out of there with Shadow Force!"
Xerneas was faster though, and Giratina was wiped out.
"Dammit. Arceus! Obliterate him!" The Pokémon God let out its mighty cry.
"Aromatherapy to wake Zygarde up."
"Cast your Judgement upon this sorry excuse for a legendary." Diamond smirked.
Arceus was faster and dealt 81.4% damage, leaving it at 18.6% HP. Xerneas woke Zygarde up anyways.
"Damn. Didn't realize he had an Iron Plate. Try to Moonblast him away."
"Don't waste your effort. Extreme Speed."
Xerneas cried before fainted and returned to its pokéball.
Mega Lucario! Close Combat!"
"He's probably faster. Recover."
He was wrong though, and Arceus recovered for nothing. Lucario then used Close Combat and made Arceus faint.
"Palkia! Surf!"
"Close Combat again!"
Palkia outsped Lucario and somehow made him faint.
"W-What? Why would Surf of all things make him faint immediately?" Calem was dumbfounded.
"Lustrous Orb." Diamond shrugged, grinning.
"Zygarde! Outrage!"
"Use the Lustrous Orb to our advantage! Surf!"
The Surf hit first and left the already damaged Zygarde at 38.8% health. Zygarde's Outrage then hit Palkia and made it faint.
"Right. I forgot it was also dragon-type. I can't send out another one. hmm. Torterra!"
"You're not effective against him. Get out of there!" Calem switched Zygarde out for his Greninja.
"Battle of the starters." Diamond chuckled. "Giga Drain!"
"Ice Beam!"
Greninja was double his speed though, and made it faint first.
"I'm tired of one-hit KOs. My last pokémon: Dialga! Roar of Time!"
"Ice Beam!"
Greninja was just a bit faster and dealt 42.5% damage, but Dialga roared and made him faint.
"Talonflame! Heat Wave!"
"Roar of Time again!"
Talonflame hit first but Dialga still had 17.1% health left, which was more than enough for it to make Talonflame faint.
"You're done now. Yveltal, Oblivion Wing!"
Yveltal was faster and finished the battle.
"Good match." Diamond put his arms in the air.
(Back at the House)
"So," Nate grinned confidently at Diamond, who was way more disappointed in Nate's presence than in the Distortion World.
"Looks like the newbie got you too. I'm not surprised. Loser."
"I ranked higher than you!'
"Only because you kept spamming Dark Void and Dream Eater."
"Only because you kept spamming Double Team and Acrobatics."
"Shut up. both of you." Black shook his head.
"It was a good match though." Calem admitted.
"He realized the grave danger that was Xerneas and dealt with it with precaution and thought put into it. At the end we were pretty close." He smiled.
"Now you're in for the battle of your life." Ruby smiled, adjusting his hat with a finger.
Alrighty. That's done. I find funny how I start the chapter feeling really tired and lazy and at the end I'm energetic and happy. Writing this really does make a difference. At least for me. Anyways, did you like the battle? Did you listen to the music? I'm still waiting for your answers to Calem's rank and the female tournament. I need your answers for the next chapter (Calem vs Ruby), so please leave a review. Seriously. I get super happy because I got like 400 views overnight and then I see that there are no new reviews, no follows, no favorites, no nothing. I don't really care about follows and favorites, but I need reviews to see how my story is going and how I can change it to make it better. Seriously. It takes little effort, so please review.