Alright. Before I start this chapter, I just want to mention three things:
Also, since nobody reviewed on the subject of Calem's ranking, I've decided to just go with what they would do. Thank you, you help me so much.
With that out of the way, here's their teams, and I hope you're listening to the music.
Ruby:
Rayquaza
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Air Lock
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Mild Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Dragon Ascent
- Draco Meteor
- Bulk Up
Groudon
Item:Red Orb
Ability: Drought
EVs: 12 HP / 244 Atk / 252 SpA
Brave Nature
- Eruption
- Counter
- Precipice Blades
- Bulk Up
Sceptile (Male)
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Gentle Nature
- Energy Ball
- Giga Drain
- X-Scissor
- Leech Seed
Kyogre
Item: Blue Orb
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 92 SpA / 164 Spe
Timid Nature
- Origin Pulse
- Calm Mind
- Ice Beam
- Signal Beam
Mightyena (Male)
Item: Expert Belt
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Foul Play
- Heal Bell
- Play Rough
- Poison Fang
Medicham (Female)
Item: Expert Belt
Ability: Pure Power
EVs: 212 Atk / 212 SpA / 84 Spe
Lonely Nature
- High Jump Kick
- Drain Punch
- Psychic
- Calm Mind
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
Chapter 9: Calem vs Ruby
"Don't underestimate him." Gold muttered in Calem's ear during breakfast.
"Hoenn has a lot of powerful pokémon, and all of the main legendaries can primal/mega evolve."
"You have to stop doing that." Calem frowned at him.
"Fine. Good luck fighting Black." He crossed his arms and looked away.
"Do you think you're ready for today's match?" Ruby shifted his hat and smirked at Calem.
"Of course I'm ready. I might even win."
"You're in for a surprise." May chuckled, making Dawn join her.
"A nasty one." Diamond shuddered, remembering his battle with him when he was the newcomer.
"Depends on how he uses it." Red shrugged.
"Depends my ass. Nothing even fazes you." Gold crossed his arms.
"You'd be surprised." Leaf winked at Red, which made him smile.
"Whatever. After Diamond, I feel like I'm ready for any legendary." Calem shrugged and Red almost spit out his coffee, remembering how strong his legendary was.
"No you're not." He laughed, shaking his head.
"Let's find out then." Ruby got up and dashed towards the door.
(After the ride)
"The Sky Pillar huh." Calem looked around, feeling the breeze atop Rayquaza's tower.
"Yep. Now let's settle this once and for all!" Ruby released his Medicham. Calem had chosen his Lucario prior to battle, and he mega-evolved upon touching the ground.
"Psychic!"
"Get out of there!" Calem switched Lucario for Yveltal, who took no damage whatsoever.
"Now Foul Play!"
"I won't switch though, switching is for cowards. High Jump Kick!"
The Foul Play hit first, leaving Medicham at 15%HP. Medicham then kicked Yveltal, leaving it at 5% health.
"Finish it!"
"One final Drain Punch!"
But Medicham fainted before he could take out the legendary Dark-type.
"Fine. Mightyena! Play Rough!"
"Oblivion Wing!"
Yveltal outsped Mightyena and took half his health, but couldn't stop Mightyena from finishing it off.
"Xerneas! Show him the real power of Fairy-types!" Xerneas appeared and prepared for battle.
"Moonblast!"
"I know their weakness. Poison Fang!"
But alas, Mightyena wasn't fast enough to evade its defeat. (335.9% DAMAGE HOLY MOTHER OF PRIMAL ARCEUS)
"Groudon!" The legendary pokémon landed on the ground with a loud thud and used its Red Orb to access its Primal Form. This made the weather change to a harsh sunlight.
"I know you're faster. Precipice Blades!"
"Moonblast again!"
The Moonblast left Primal Groudon at 51%, while Precipice Blades left Xerneas at 15%.
"Finish him off with one last Moonblast!"
"I'm not taking any chances on that Precipice Blade. Eruption!"
Xerneas hit first, but failed to defeat the mighty Groudon, leaving it at 2%. Groudon, on the other hand, did his job and made Xerneas faint.
"Dammit. Greninja, don't waste your moves and use Fling!"
"Try one last Precipice Blade!"
Greninja was way faster though, and threw its Toxic Orb at Groudon, who fainted immediately. This, for some reason, made Ruby smile.
"Why are you smiling if you just lost your Primal Groudon?" Calem asked nervously.
"You'll see." He released Rayquaza upon the battleground and stopped the harsh sunlight.
"Fine. One Ice Beam shoould finish it quickly, since it's a Flying/Dragon type. Do it Greninja!"
Ruby struggled to hold back a laugh. "Dragon Ascent!"
The flying legendary flew high in the sky and came back in Mega Form before striking Greninja once, making it faint. (Rayquaza was literally 4 points faster than Greninja)
"What!? How in the world? You already Primal Reversed your Groudon!"
"That's the awesomeness of the Hoenn legendaries." He shrugged, smirking. "Primal Reversion doesn't count as a Mega-evolution and you can use it as much as you want."
"I think that's cheating. Zygarde! Outrage!"
"Dragon Ascent once again! I don't want to lose your power."
Rayquaza hit first and took Zygarde down to half its health, and Zygarde made Rayquaza faint in one hit.
"Godammit. Oh well. Kyogre! Ice Beam!" Kyogre Primal Reversed, making it rain atop the tower.
"Not even the Yache Berry will save you now. I shouldn't have trapped you in the Outrage move." Calem shook his head.
Kyogre was faster and defeated Zygarde, despite it holding a Yache Berry. (Z was already at half health and Ice Beam is 4x super effective)
"Oh no, I'm losing!" Calem's Lucario appeared and Mega-evolved.
"That you are. Origin Pulse! The Rain will help you!"
"Close Combat!"
Lucario was faster and left Kyogre at 10%, but Kyogre quickly defeated Lucario.
"I can't believe I'm at my last pokémon..." Calem solemnly released his Talonflame.
"Too easy. Origin Pulse to finish the battle!"
"Your strongest move is Heat Wave, I guess..." Calem couldn't look at his pokémon in the eyes.
Talonflame was faster, but only dealt 5% damage. Primal Kyogre finished the battle with its last Origin Pulse.
"I can't believe I lost." Calem looked down, taking off his sunglasses and staring at them.
"Good match though." Ruby shrugged.
(Back at the House)
"Those Primal and Mega Legendaries were too strong." Calem shook his head.
"I think that's kinda cheating." Gold crossed his arms.
"Not if you know how to counter them." Red commented.
"And of course you do, Mr.-I can't-lose-and-I-know-everything." Gold narrowed his eyes at Red, who showed the hint of a smile.
"It's not my fault I'm better than you." He actually grinned.
"Yes it is, smug-ass Champion." Gold got closer.
"Excuse me, who is it that tried to cheat and use a lvl1 Rattatta with Quick Attack, Endeavor, and a Focus Sash again? And failed?"
"I thought that was a genius plan! I still don't understand how you beat it."
"It's called a brain."
"Shut up!" Gold and Red were now engaged in a staring battle, which made Leaf smile.
"A Red/Gold rivalry moment. I haven't seen those in a while."
"I agree with Calem on the cheating part though." May nodded along with Dawn.
"So, do you just stop there or do you still battle the others?" Serena frowned.
"We explained this before." Black sighed. "You still battle, but your rank is set under Ruby. If you win against any of us, that person goes under you in the ranks and the ones above you go higher. Ruby can choose if he wants a rematch with us to rank higher." The Legends (Except Gold and Red) promptly looked at Ruby, expecting an answer.
"Nah. I'm happy where I am."
"Then that means you're going against me tomorrow." Black smiled, slightly covering his face with his hat.
"Stop imitating Red." Nate told him.
"I'm not!"
"All that time at Mt. Silver took its toll."
"No it didn't!" Black growled and started chasing him through the House.
"I hope it's not like this everyday." Serena sighed, making everybody laugh.
"You have no idea."
Finally. That's done. I'm kind of sorry for Calem though. He was doing pretty well until the legendaries showed up. I still think Gamefreak has to fix that shit. Anyways, next battle is against Black, so watch out for that. (Even though I might procrastinate and write that way too late, much like this one.)