Rayquaza45: Okay readers, I'm back. Sorry for making you guys wait 2 weeks when you're used to waiting just one but I've been studying like never before and writing this chapter didn't really fit in the schedule. This chapter was also really hard to write, more so than the other chapters. So without further ado, here is the fifth chapter. Remember to review at the end!
Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon or any of its characters.
Chapter 5: The First Preliminary Round
The 'Battle Spirits Tournament' is having its preliminary rounds in order to narrow down its 256 registered trainers to the 128 of them who will go on to the next preliminary round. After having trained for a whole week, Ash and friends have arrived at the Battle Tower.
After walking up the steps, Ash jumped up onto the final one. "We're here!"
Leaf was looking all around. "I can't believe how many people there are here."
As the gang approached the inside of the tower; they noticed Tucker on a stage behind a podium about to give a speech. There were well over 200 people, which meant they must've been the trainers that would be competing. Nobody other than the registered trainers and Battle Tower staff was allowed inside since it'd get too crowded.
Ash and the gang struggled to get into the crowd before Tucker started to make his speech. Ash, Leaf, May, Dawn and Brendan made it close enough to the front while Gary and Brock had gone completely missing. As the lights faded, the room got much quieter as it was clear that Tucker was about to make a speech. Eventually, he managed to do so.
"Greetings, pokemon trainers!" He started. "You all know me, Dome Ace Tucker of the Kanto Battle Frontier."
A spotlight suddenly shone upon him after the lights went out completely.
"I'm going to get right to it. You must get a number plate from our staff. The number given out to each trainer is completely random and don't bother trying to alter it or trade it away." He warned them. "You must team up with the trainer who has the other number indicated on the plate. Your opponents will be called at the same time as you for battle. The winning trainer team will go on through to the second preliminary round."
The lights soon returned and all the trainers rushed towards the reception area to get their number. Ash managed to get to the desk but only Leaf was with him now since everyone else had apparently been lost in the crowd.
"Looks like it's just you and me, huh Ash." She said with her heart melting smile.
Ash tried his best to hide his blush. "Let's get what we came for."
Ash and Leaf managed to get their number plates soon after. Ash received number 75 while Leaf received number 110. Ash's partners' number was 122 while Leaf's was 234.
Both of them decided to wait near the entrance, since everyone started to leave they could see the rest of the gang easier from that area.
Brendan, Gary and Dawn soon came back with their number plates. Their numbers were 1, 235 and 118. The numbers of their partner happened to be 89, 44 and 256 respectively.
May and Brock arrived soon after with their number plates. Their numbers were 23 and 55 and their partners' numbers were 11 and 222. It was clear that nobody in the group teamed up with each other.
"It seems the preliminary battles officially start in 2 hours." Brendan stated. "Let's get ready."
Two hours later, everyone had found their partner. There were several rooms in the tower which meant all battles would occur simultaneously. There were no spectators in any of the rooms. Just a stadium for battle and a cameraman for the TV telecast. And a referee of course.
In one room, Brendan Birch and his partners readied themselves as their opponents did so. Brendan's partner was named Sean.
Their opponents were an unnamed boy and girl team. Sean talked to Brendan and described his style of battle as a mostly attack based strategy, something which Brendan could relate to. Soon after, the referee ordered the battle to begin.
"Each trainer will choose one pokemon to battle with." He said. "Whichever team loses both their pokemon first is out."
Brendan chose his Swampert while his partner Sean chose his Hypno. Their opponents chose a Kadabra and a Magneton.
"Okay, ready yourselves." The referee said. "Let the battle begin!"
"Swampert! Use water gun on Magneton!"
"Hypno, use confusion on Kadabra." Sean yelled.
"Dodge it, Magneton!"
"Kadabra! Counter it with psybeam."
Swampert's water gun attack was mostly avoided by Magneton, but not completely as the hovering pokemon suffered a scratch. Hypno's attack collided with the psybeam and both were cancelled it out by one another, resulting in a large cloud of dust.
Suddenly a ripple in the dust appeared and Swampert ran through and put itself in close range with Magneton. Kadabra was still blinded by the dust and couldn't see, but Brendan could.
"Swampert! Use hydro cannon!" He shouted.
Magneton was no match for the ultimate water attack being shot at point blank range and was knocked into the side of the stadium where it landed. Its trainer ran to it immediately.
"Magneton is no longer able to battle!" The referee declared.
As his partner had failed, it was all up to the other one to win. "Kadabra! The dust is clearing, use psychic!"
"Kadabra."
Kadabra's psychic attack blindsided Swampert, who was sent reeling into the ground. However, being the tough pokemon that it is, Swampert managed to get up with only minor scratches as its partner Hypno came to its side.
Brendan looked towards his partner. "Sean! We've gotta work together on this one."
"Got it!" He replied.
Soon, the dust had cleared up. Swampert stood by Hypno, facing down Kadabra.
"Kadabra! Use headbutt!" Its trainer commanded.
Kadabra bashed its head into Swampert's chest but this barely made the pokemon reel. Swampert quickly grabbed the pokemon and pushed it forward.
"Hypno! Use confusion."
Kadabra was immediately struck by the attack and knocked down. Now injured and struggling to get back up, it noticed Swampert staring at it when it did.
Brendan looked right at the injured Kadabra. "Swampert! Use hydro cannon!"
"Kadabra! Dodge it!"
The injured pokemon did its best, but simply being able to stand was a major accomplishment for it. It had no chance to dodge the powerful attack and was sent flying by it. Kadabra struggled to get back up.
"Kadabra, are you alright?" Its trainer asked.
"Kad…..abra." The injured pokemon spurted out.
"That's way too much." The trainer said. "We forfeit the battle."
"What!" His partner shouted out. "You're giving up."
"I don't want Kadabra to get hurt any further." He explained. "We forfeit the battle."
"Very well then. Kadabra's trainer has forfeited." The referee declared. "Swampert and Hypno are the winners of this round."
Sean started jumping around. "Excellent!"
Brendan simply kept quiet.
Meanwhile, in another room Ash Ketchum team up with his partner; a boy of the same age named Landon who was wearing sunglasses. Their opponents were revealed to be two unknown boys who looked astoundingly similar to one another, possibly fraternal twins. The referee soon entered to begin the battle.
"Each trainer will choose one pokemon to battle with." He said. "Whichever team loses both their pokemon first is out."
Ash sent out Pikachu while his partner sent out a Staryu, all too familiar to him. Their opponents sent out a Vulpix and a Growlithe.
"Okay, ready yourselves." The referee said. "Let the battle begin!"
Ash pointed out towards the battlefield. "Pikachu! Use iron tail on Vulpix!"
Landon lifted his sunglasses towards his forehead. "Staryu! Attack Vulpix with water gun when it tries to dodge."
Growlithe started running towards Pikachu, but that was the last of Ash's concerns for the moment. Vulpix managed to dodge the iron tail attack as expected, but when taking Landon's command into account, Vulpix was hit hard by Staryu's water gun.
"Vulpix!" Its trainer yelled. "Get back in there."
"Growlithe! Use flame thrower." Its trainer commanded.
Growlithe's powerful flames hit Pikachu at point blank range. The electric rodent was sent crashing into the ground.
"Pikachu!" Ash yelled out. "Are you alright."
Staryu got in front of the injured Pikachu and prepared to defend its partner. Pikachu struggled to get up.
"Staryu! Prepare to use water pulse as they approach!" Landon said.
At that, both Growlithe and Vulpix charged towards Pikachu and Staryu.
"Don't…."
"underestimate us!"
Landon started getting smug. "Staryu, launch water pulse."
Staryu's powerful attack scored a direct hit on both Growlithe and Vulpix. Vulpix, having already taken significant damage was nearly knocked out.
Its trainer shouted out to it. "Vulpix! Hang in there!"
Ash pointed out towards the battlefield. "Now, Pikachu! While it can't fight, use thunderbolt!"
"Staryu!" Landon shouted. "Prevent Growlithe from coming closer!"
"Pikaaa….chuuuu" The electric rodent shouted out as it unleashed its famous attack, knocking out Vulpix. Its partner Growlithe could do nothing to help it, lest he be shot down by Staryu. As its trainer ran to it, the referee put up his hand.
"Vulpix is unable to battle." He declared.
Growlithe's trainer stepped forward. "Growlithe! Use take down on Staryu before it gets you!"
"Growlithe." The puppy pokemon yelped as it charged towards Staryu. The sparkling core pokemon attempted to shoot down Growlithe with water attacks but failed to score a hit and was knocked into the ground.
"Staryu!" Landon yelled. "Are you alright?"
"Pikachu!" Ash commanded. "Use thunderbolt!"
The electric rodent shot a powerful yellow strike at Growlithe, however, its speed preventing it from taking a hit.
"Landon! Is Staryu okay?" Ash asked.
Landon smiled. "Yeah, for sure."
"Great cause we need to take him down together."
"Let's do it then! Staryu, get next to Pikachu and prepare water gun!" He said. "Ash, can you make him vulnerable?"
"For sure!" Ash smirked. "Pikachu, use quick attack."
"Pika!" The electric rodent said once again, charging towards Growlithe.
"Growlithe! Dodge it!" Its trainer commanded.
"Grow!" The puppy pokemon spat as it effortlessly dodged Pikachu's attack, who was sent sliding further on.
"Now! Use flame thrower on it."
"Now, Staryu!" Landon yelled.
As Growlithe prepared to use flame thrower, Staryu unleashed its water gun attack. With Growlithe facing Pikachu rather than Staryu, it was completely blindsided by the attack. As Growlithe was being drenched, Ash looked right at Pikachu.
"Pikachu! Use thunder!"
"Pika…CHUUUU!"
Try as it did, the puppy pokemon was totally overwhelmed by the force of both attacks coming at it at the same time. Eventually, after the attacks had stopped, Growlithe fell to the ground, unconscious.
"No! Growlithe!" Its trainer yelled.
"Growlithe is unable to battle!" The referee declared. "Pikachu and Staryu are the winners of this round."
"Nice job, Ash."
Ash smiled. "You too."
In another room on another of the Battle Towers floors, Brock Harrison had met up with his partner. He was a boy, slightly younger than him, named Geki. Their opponents, two male trainers, stood on the opposite side of the stadium. The referee soon entered.
"Each trainer will choose one pokemon to battle with." He said. "Whichever team loses both their pokemon first is out."
Brock chose to use his Steelix while his partner used an Ursaring. Their opponents used Pupitar and a Sealeo.
"Okay, ready yourselves." The referee said. "Let the battle begin!"
"Steelix!" Brock yelled. "Use iron tail on Pupitar!"
"Ursaring!" Geki commanded. "Use focus punch on Sealeo."
"Dodge it, Pupitar!" Its trainer commanded.
"You too, Sealeo."
Pupitar managed to successfully dodge Steelix's attack; however the ball roll pokemon, Sealeo, was too slow and sent reeling by Ursaring's powerful focus punch attack. It quickly recovered and entered close range with Ursaring.
"Sealeo! Use aurora beam!" Its trainer commanded.
The Sealeo obeyed its trainer and launched an aurora beam attack at Ursaring from close range. Ursaring held its ground and was pushed back, dragging the ground beneath it. Eventually freeing itself of the beam, it charged back towards Sealeo. At the same time, Pupitar was preparing to attack Steelix.
"Pupitar! Use dark pulse on Steelix!"
"Pupitar!" The hard shell pokemon said as it charged towards the gigantic Steelix.
"Steelix! Use iron tail if Pupitar gets close enough!" Brock shouted.
As expected, Pupitar did get close enough and was smashed into the ground by Steelix's powerful iron tail attack. The hard shell pokemon struggled to get back up.
"Pupitar!" Its trainer shouted out. "Attack Steelix again, but avoid getting too close."
"Pupitar!" The hard shell pokemon shouted as it wobbly floated towards Steelix, visibly shaken from the last attack.
"Steelix, use dragon breath!" Brock shouted. "Use it in every direction."
Steelix simply roared as it shook its head around, intending to spray the attack in so many places that Pupitar wouldn't be able to dodge. Pupitar was eventually hit by a small dosage of the attack, but no so much that it had been knocked out.
"Pupitar! Use stone edge!" Its trainer commanded.
"Pupitar!" It shouted as it charged towards Steelix, preparing to attack. Once unleashing stone edge, Steelix was visibly hurt but soon opened its eyes and became angry.
Brock suddenly became hyper. "Steelix! Use iron tail fast!"
Steelix let out a large roar and flattened Pupitar into the ground with its powerful and heavy iron tail attack. Steel, being a weakness to Pupitar, was well used and resulted in the opposing team losing one member.
"Pupitar is no longer able to battle!" The referee declared.
On the other side of the battlefield, Geki's Ursaring continued to engage Sealeo alone. Eventually, the opposing trainer realized that he was all alone in the battle now and turned his attention away from Ursaring and towards Steelix. "Sealeo! Use water gun on Steelix!"
"Sealeo!" It shouted as it unleashed a jet stream of water from its mouth that struck Steelix in the chest. It roared in pain.
"Ursaring! Use seismic toss on Sealeo!" Geki commanded.
Ursaring roared as it approached Sealeo, preparing to hopefully knock it out. Ursaring caught up to Sealeo and performed its seismic toss, having grabbed Sealeo while it was fixated on attack Steelix. The seismic toss managed to seriously injure, but not defeat, the ball roll pokemon.
"Sealeo, use head butt on Ursaring!" Its trainer commanded.
"Stop it, Steelix!" Brock shouted.
Using its immense body, Steelix cut Sealeo off before it could get to Ursaring.
"Use bind!"
Viciously squeezing Sealeo, Steelix roared and prepared to deliver the final blow.
"Steelix, release it and use iron tail!" Brock commanded.
Throwing Sealeo down into the ground, Steelix used iron tail and slammed down on the ball roll pokemon, knocking it out.
"No! Sealeo!" Its trainer said as he ran to it.
"Sealeo is unable to battle!" The referee declared. "Steelix and Ursaring are the winners of this round."
"Brock, you did awesome!" Geki said, thanking his partner.
"You did really well too, Geki."
Meanwhile, in another of the Battle Towers rooms, Leaf Green had managed to defeat the opposing team easily. Their opponent's pokemon, a Rapidash and a Beedrill lay on the ground, utterly defeated by Leaf's Venusaur. Leaf's partner, a girl of the same age named Miranda and her Machop were flabbergasted by Venusaur's power.
"Both Rapidash and Beedrill are unable to battle!" The referee declared. "Venusaur and Machop are the winners."
"Leaf….that was amazing." Miranda said.
"I know. I've been power training a lot for this tournament. I'm going all the way." Leaf replied.
On another level and a different room in the Battle Tower, another battle was raging on. May's and her partner's, a girl named Kimmy. Her Blaziken and Kimmy's Vileplume had already managed to defeat their opponents Nidoqueen and only the other trainer's extremely weakened Nidoking remained.
"Nidoking!" Their opponent shouted. "Use earth power!"
"Blaziken! Use flame thrower." May shouted.
"Vileplume! Use stun spore!" Kimmy said. "Make it fast!"
Nidoking, already weakened by the battle, fell prey to the stun spore before it could unleash its earth power and before it was hurt by the flame thrower. Thus, having been paralyzed by Vileplume, it couldn't move out of the way of Blaziken's flame thrower. Nidoking fell to the ground in defeat.
"Nidoking!" Its trainer yelled.
"Both Nidoking and Nidoqueen are unable to battle!" The referee declared. "Blaziken and Vileplume are the winners."
May started jumping up and down. "We did it!"
Kimmy then jumped and put her hand up high. "Up top!"
The two girls high fived and landed back on the ground.
"We rock!"
In yet another room of the tower, Gary Oak met up with his partner. She was an attractive young girl named Sara. Their opponents entered then and the referee got ready. The cameraman struggled to get set up.
"Each trainer will choose a pokemon to battle with." The referee said. "Whichever team loses both their pokemon first is out."
Gary chose his Electivire and Sara chose her Weavile. Their opponents sent out a Pelipper and a Venomoth.
"Okay, ready yourselves." The referee said. "Let the battle begin!"
"Pelipper! Use water gun on Electivire!"
"Electivire, use protect!" Gary shouted to it.
Sara got herself into a position where she could see the entire field. "Weavile! Prepare to use night slash on Pelipper."
Using protect, Electivire was unfazed by Pelipper's attack. Pelipper, however, was left in the direct view of Weavile.
"Weavile!" Sara shouted. "Use night slash now!"
"Wea!" The sharp claw pokemon shouted as it leapt into the air to attack the frozen in fear Pelipper. The night slash scored a direct hit on Pelipper and sent it flying.
"Electivire!" Gary shouted. "Venomoth is behind you!"
"Elec?"
"Venomoth! Use signal beam!" Its trainer commanded.
The thunderbolt pokemon was unable to defend itself and sent reeling backwards, being pushed backwards while standing, dragging the ground beneath it. The attack eventually dissipated and Electivire got angrier and charged towards Venomoth.
"No, Electivire!" Gary yelled. "Attack Pelipper with thunderbolt."
Electivire was not the type of pokemon to disobey its trainer, as the Charizard of a certain rival was famous for. It eventually jumped up at Pelipper and prepared to attack.
"Weavile!" Sara shouted. "Use fury swipes on Venomoth!"
"Electivire!" Gary ordered. "Use thunderbolt now!"
Electric attacks such as thunderbolt, being super effective against both flying and water types, gave Electivire the edge against Pelipper, which was knocked out by the powerful attack. As its trainer ran to help it, the referee put his flag up.
"Pelipper is no longer able to battle!" The referee declared.
On the other side of the field, Weavile continued to attack Venomoth with fury swipes, but the poison butterfly pokemon managed to dodge all of its attempts. Electivire charged back towards its partner.
"Electivire! Use thunder!" Gary yelled.
"Elec!" It shouted as it leapt towards Venomoth and used the ultimate electric attack. Venomoth apparently had good evasion but mediocre defensive abilities. Venomoth struggled to get back up.
"Venomoth!" Its trainer shouted. "Use signal beam again."
"Venomoth!" It said as it flew towards Electivire, releasing the attack.
"Use protect!" Gary told Electivire.
"Elec!" The thunderbolt pokemon said as it used its protection attack once again, successfully.
"Now, Weavile" Sara said. "Use shadow ball!"
"Electivire!" Gary shouted. "Use thunder punch!"
Both attacks were unleashed simultaneously at Venomoth, who was too tired to dodge and was immediately knocked out.
"Both Pelipper and Venomoth are unable to battle!" The referee declared. "Electivire and Weavile are the winners."
Sara suddenly started hugging Gary, something he feared would happen.
"I have a girlfriend."
In another room of the Battle Tower, the final member of the group prepared for battle. Her partner was a boy named Ross.
"Each trainer will choose one pokemon to battle with." The referee said. "Whichever team loses both their pokemon first is out."
Dawn sent out her Piplup while her partner sent out a Hitmonlee. Their opponents sent out a Smeargle and a Ninjask.
"Okay, ready yourselves." The referee said. "Let the battle begin!"
"Piplup, use peck on Smeargle." Dawn said.
Ross pointed towards the enemy. "Hitmonlee! Use mega kick on Ninjask."
"Smeargle! Use sketch on Hitmonlee." Its trainer commanded.
"Ninjask dodge it!"
While Smeargle sketched Hitmonlee, Ninjask barely managed to dodge Hitmonlee's mega kick attack. After sketching Hitmonlee, however, Smeargle was critically hit by Piplup's peck attack and started wobbling around.
"Smeargle! Use mega kick on Piplup!"
"Ninjask! Use tackle on Piplup."
Ross looked worried. "Hitmonlee! Block Ninjask's attack."
"Piplup, use bubblebeam on Smeargle before it gets too close." Dawn commanded.
"Hitmonlee!" "Piplup!" The two partners shouted as they followed their trainers commands. Hitmonlee obeyed its orders and used its arms to hold back Ninjask before it got too close. Piplup managed to score a direct hit on Smeargle with its bubblebeam, preventing it from hurting it with mega kick. Ninjask broke free from Hitmonlee and rejoined Smeargle.
Ross looked at his partner so as to tell her something. "Dawn! We need to work together to take them down one at a time!"
"What did you have in mind?" She asked.
"Follow my lead." He said. "Hitmonlee! Use mega kick on Smeargle."
"Piplup! Run behind Hitmonlee." Dawn told it.
As the pokemon ran across the field, the opposing trainers started looking smug. "Ninjask, use leech life on Piplup."
"Take it, Hitmonlee! Jump on Ninjask afterwards!" Ross yelled.
"Hitmonlee!" The kicking pokemon said as it took the vile attack in order to defend its teammate. Jumping and landing on Ninjask prevented it from getting up to help its partner.
Its trainer looked horrified at the prospect of being unable to help. "Ninjask!"
"Piplup! Use peck on Smeargle!" Dawn said.
"Piplup!" Her pokemon said as it started pecking the funny looking pokemon and knocking it around.
"Hitmonlee, get off Ninjask now and end Smeargle with mega kick!" Ross yelled.
Hitmonlee got up, leaving Ninjask stuck in the ground. Hitmonlee was still able to get around; even after the leech life had drained it. "Hitmonlee!" The kicking pokemon shouted as it delivered a powerful kick to Smeargle, sending it flying, crashing and knocking it unconscious.
"Smeargle!" Its trainer shouted as he ran towards his injured pokemon.
"Smeargle is no longer able to battle!" The referee declared.
Now the time came for Piplup and Hitmonlee to eliminate Ninjaskfrom the battle so they could go on to the next round. Ninjask came out of the ground and returned to the middle of the field, where it met with Piplup and Hitmonlee, standing side by side.
"Piplup! Use whirlpool!"
"Hitmonlee, use blaze kick!"
"Dodge them, Ninjask!"
Ninjask, though a fast pokemon, was unable to evade the attacks of both its foes. Hitmonlee's blaze kick narrowly missed but Piplup's whirlpool attack scored a direct hit, with Ninjask flowing in the water but Hitmonlee nowhere to be seen.
Dawn struck her signature battle command pose. "Piplup! Get in there and finish off Ninjask with hydro pump."
Jumping into the swirling whirlpool, Piplup located and approached its enemy. "Piplup!" The penguin pokemon yelled as it unleashed its powerful hydro pump attack in an area already logged by water thus eliminating its opponent. Eventually the water dissipated and Piplup was left standing, unlike its unconscious opponent.
The victory came at a price, however. Hitmonlee had been knocked unconscious after taking so many hits prior to the whirlpool.
"Both Smeargle and Ninjask are unable to battle!" The referee declared. But he said nothing else afterwards.
Eventually, all battles of the first preliminary round had been fought and the time came for an announcement. A large screen, present in each room, turned on and showed Dome Ace Tucker on a platform about to speak.
"I have been informed that all the battles for this round have finished." He said. "I would like to congratulate all the trainers who have passed. Also, the second preliminary round starts now."
All over the Battle Tower, surprised trainers responded.
"The winning teammates must now battle one another with the same pokemon previously used." He said. "The winning trainer goes on to the third preliminary round. The loser will be eliminated."
Expressions of surprise and shock could be heard in all rooms of the Battle Tower. Trainers couldn't believe that after having to partner up with someone else and pass the round battling along side them, they would now have to battle against them.
"This can't be happening!"
Rayquaza45: Okay readers, so what did you think? This chapter was hard to write since it's the first one with full length pokemon battle and the method through which the battles take place was hard to decide. So please, write a review and tell me what you thought of this chapter. And thanks alot to Gerbilftw. Till next time, people :)