HGSS: Sinnoh Saga

Season 1

Chapter VI: Stage Set

"Our first match, Ursula vs. Rodney!"

Ursula danced on stage. "All right, let's take them down! Ralts!" Ursula tossed a ball in the air. A small white pokemon with a green head and red horn came out on stage, yawning. "Ralts may look puny, but it is a monster!" Ursula taunted.

"We'll see!" Rodney replied. "Come out, Munchlax!" A small blue pokemon appeared on the stage. The clock was set, and they were a-go. "Munchlax, Body Slam!" Munchlax toddled forward. It threw its weight forward towards Ralts.

"Ralts, Teleport!" Ralts disappeared in a hue of purple. As Munchlax skidded to a stop, it fell on its face. Ralts appeared behind it. "Now, Ralts, shake it up with a Confusion!" Ralts' horn glowed and it waved its arms, picking up Munchlax and tossing it across the stage.

"Munchlax, use Natural Gift!" Munchlax stood up and reached inside the tufts of its fur. It yanked out a large, red, spiky berry.

"A Tomato Berry..." Ursula thought to herself.

It gulped it down. Suddenly, its belly expanded and it released a red beam from its mouth.

"Ralts, Lucky Chant!" Ralts' horn turned pink, and the energy flowed and circulated around Ralts. The attack struck it directly and Ralts was tossed around the stage. It stood up, barely harmed. "Lucky Chant prevented a critical hit!" She boasted. Her points fell a minuscule amount. "All right, Ralts, use Magical Leaf!"

Dark colored leaves surrounded Ralts. He used kinetic powers to lob them like discs at Munchlax.

"Munchlax, use Screech!" Munchlax yelped and released a large wave of soundpower. It erupted towards the leaves, but they stayed put, just moving slower. Soon, they pierced the Screech and slashed at Munchlax. Munchlax fell in front of Rodney, fainted.

"Ursula wins!" Roseanne cheered.

Ursula bowed. "Great job, Ralts!" Ralts teleported in front of Ursula, and they left the stage.

"Our next match...will be...Lyra vs. Romano!"

Lyra stepped onto stage, her pokeball teetering in her hand.

"Marill, spotlight!" Lyra tossed the ball, releasing her blue pokemon onto the stage, sitting on its tail.

"Not easy to beat me..." Romano whispered. He lobbed his ball directly towards the center of the stage, and released a Pikachu onto the stage.

"And the match has begun!" Roseanne said, the clock starting up.

"Pikachu, Agility!" Pikachu dashed towards Marill, moving side to side quickly.

"Marill, Aqua Tail!" Marill hopped up and span its tail, water circulating high. It flipped and crashed down on top of Pikachu, water engulfing it. "Great!"

Pikachu was tossed back, still being lashed by water, points declining by the second.

"Pikachu, fight back with Charge Beam!" Pikachu's energy sparked off of its cheeks, then exploded in a sharp electrical discharge that downplayed towards Marill.

"Marill, tip yourself!" Marill threw its body to the side. Its tail took the full blow of the attack, and sapped the energy into it. "All right!"

"Eh?"

"Not even going to explain! Go, Electric-Tail!" Marill jumped into the air, did a cute spin, and fell down on top of Pikachu, slamming it forward with its electrified tail. Pikachu went skidding across the ground, and he was fainted. Romano lost with one fourth points remaining. "Yes! No need for much!"

One more battle preceded Jim's match.

He walked up to to the stage, gripping his pokeball confidently.

"This is the time for my first ribbon!" He tossed it and out came Bidoof.

His match passed on relatively quickly, Bidoof beating down his opponent quickly.

Later on, Roseanne held a rose in her hand.

"Ah! The semi-finals has approached! Our first elegant match is between Ursula and Lyra!"

Ursula danced onto stage. "All right, Pachirisu!" She released her ball and streaks of lightning fell and a mouse rose from the sparks.

Lyra walked silently onto stage, smiling. "Togekiss, spotlight!" She released her pokemon in a veil of bubbles. It fell to its tiptoes and closed its eyes.

"Heh, how elegant! Pachirisu, use Sweet Kiss!" Pachirisu kissed the air and released tons of hearts the floated around Togekiss.

"Togekiss, wipe them away!" Togekiss span on its tip toes and lashed its wings out, slashing the hearts into bits. Ursula's points dropped. "Okay, Aura Sphere!" Togekiss formed a ball of aura at its mouth and flipped, firing it at Pachirisu.

"All right, Pachirisu! Seed Bomb!" Pachirisu sat on its tail and released large beads at the sphere. They collided, leaving smoke in the air. Suddenly, the sphere came towards Pachirisu. "Pachi, whap it!" Pachirisu flipped and lashed it with its tail. It flew back and exploded on Togekiss.

"Togekiss, Shock Wave!" Togekiss' wings glowed and it released blue electricity off of them.

"Pachirisu, dodge it..." Pachirisu was suddenly zapped lightly by it, due to its electric type. It stunned Pachirisu for a moment, long enough for Togekiss to release an Aura Sphere. "Pachirisu, Discharge!" Pachirisu released a storm of energy that sliced the Aura Sphere in half. The rest zapped Togekiss.

Togekiss fell backwards, fainted.

"The winner by default is Ursula!"

Lyra stared at her fainted pokemon. "Great job," she whispered, recalling it.

Later...

"And Jim is the winner! He will proceed to our final match!"

Jim stands in the back room with Lyra and Ursula.

Lyra packs her contest outfit. "Win this thing, Jim!" She encourages, upon her departure.

Jim tightens his fists. "I will!" He says to himself.

Out on stage, Ursula and Jim were already set.

"You aren't winning this! It's all mine!" She tosses a ball in the air and releases her Pachirisu.

"Right...but I think it's mine!" He tosses his ball in the air and releases his Bidoof.

"Meh, a petty little Bidoof isn't enough to top my Pachirisu! Use Seed Bomb!"

"Bidoof, Rollout and dodge it!" Bidoof curled into a ball and rolled around the oncoming seeds. It slammed into Pachirisu. Turning again, it came back.

"Pachirisu, use Discharge!" Pachirisu zapped the floor where Bidoof was coming, causing it to yip into the air and uncurl. "Now, Seed Bomb!" Pachirisu released a flurry of bombs.

"Defense Curl!" Bidoof coiled into a tight ball as the bombs exploded on him. "Now, come down with Rollout!" Bidoof appeared from the smoke, a high-powered Rollout crushing Pachirisu. Pachirisu skids to a stop in front of Ursula. It stands up.

"Pachirisu, use Sweet Kiss!" Pachirisu danced and kissed the air. Hearts floated towards Bidoof.

"Bidoof, dodge!" Bidoof is struck and is suddenly confused. "Bidoof!"

"Heh, Pachirisu, Discharge!"

As it tried to use Discharge, the electricity stopped. "Huh?"

"Looks like Pachirisu is a little tired already! Go Bidoof, Headbutt!" Despite the confusion, it rammed its head into Pachirisu, throwing it into the air. "Yeah, again!" Headbutt was thrown again into Pachirisu and it was thrown towards Ursula. Ursula's points were down to half, but Pachirisu was too tired. "Yes! Looks like the experience Coordinator topped!"

"And the winner is Jim and his Bidoof!"

In the center of the stage, Mr. Contesta presented the ribbon to Jim.

"Here you are! Your first ribbon of the Sinnoh Region. Congratulations!"

Jim held it high. "And it's mine! Yeah!" Bidoof stood on top of his head.

Outside the contest hall, Lyra stood at the end of the stone path.

"Well, I decided I'm just gonna take my own path through Sinnoh..." She said to Ethan, Dawn and Jim proudly.

"Right..." Dawn said.

"Okay then," Ethan smiled.

"Congrats on the ribbon and good luck to you all!" She said, jogging away.

Jim stares at the ribbon in his case.

"So, we're off to Oreburgh City, right?" Dawn asked.

"YES!" Ethan and Jim shouted in unison. The trio laughed.