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HGSS: Sinnoh Saga

Season 1

Chapter XII: Troubles in Doubles, Part 2

The MC and the crew were working to set up a battle terrain for the next round.

With a clank of the board, the MC stood straight and cheered.

"Finally we can now get our matches underway! The second round of the Double-Tag Tournament shall now commence! Our first pair..." The MC rang as the computer started shuffling. Suddenly, two pictures showed up; one of Dento and the other of Noah. Noah's heart skipped a beat and he almost staggered forward.

"Cous, it'll be fine!" Nimh cheered her cousin on. Noah nodded and hurried to his side of the battlefield.

"Another rookie, an easy feat I suppose!" Dento called as the two trainers set themselves up. He drew a Great Ball and, this time, an Ultra Ball. "Kricketune, Gligar, take them down!" He tossed them and sent out his Bug and a bat-type Pokemon.

"Ra! Won't be too much of a hassle for mine! Wormadam and Eevee!" Throwing his balls into the field, a small Eevee was released, as well as brown bagworm covered in rocks and sand. "Heh, Wormadam, use Sandstorm!" Wormadam waved the horn on its head and a cloud of sand whipped up towards Dento.

"Gligar, counter Sandstorm with your own!" Gligar fell to the ground, then whipped up sand that clashed into Wormadam's. However, it was a bit stronger and pushed through to Noah's Pokemon. They were thrown back a bit, but unfazed in the least.

"Go, Eevee, use Trump Card!" Eevee's tail glowed, then it flipped, releasing a blade of glowing energy.

"Kricketune, Growl!" Kricketune's mouth gaped open and a funnel of red energy flowed around the blade of power. It exploded and the shards of energy scattered everywhere. "All right, X-Scissor, and Gligar use Metal Claw!" The two Pokemon barreled forward, claws at the ready.

"Wormadam, use Stone Edge!" Wormadam summoned glowing rocks around its bod, and fired them at the oncoming creatures.

Kricketune sliced through a barrage of them, as Gligar sailed through the remainder. The two Pokemon clashed with their enemies, and sent them sprawling across the soil.

"Eevee! Wormadam!" Noah exclaimed.

"Shortest match in my life..." Dento said a little louder than Noah could have hoped. Dento withdrew his Pokemon, crossed his arms behind his head, interlacing his fingers, and gave a big yawn, walking back towards the small crowd. Noah recalled his Pokemon and was comforted by his cousin.

"Well, let's get right on moving! Our next match is..."

Another match was underway, and two fierce competitors put on a huge display of battling, but only one was victorious.

"All right, that was one explosive match! Both battlers did a great job in showing off exemplary moves and battle tactics! But, we shall move on to..." The machine shifted through the files, and finally came upon Ethan and Cody.

The two boys glanced at each other, smirking devilishly on both sides.

On the battlefield, Ethan and Cody both gripped their Pokeballs with intensity of he anticipation for the match.

"Start!"

"Piplup, Aipom!"

"Starly, Kabuto!"

The four Pokeballs soared into the air, exploding open and releasing streams of sparkling white aura that released the Pokemon onto the ground.

"Piplup, get this done! Peck!" Piplup charged across the soul, beak shimmering and sharpened.

"Starly, use Aerial Ace!"

"Won't work every time! Piplup, flip!" Piplup hopped into the air and rolled into a ball as Starly pounced into the air. Piplup straightened out as Starly flew below, and jammed its beak into Starly's back. The bird went down, Piplup standing on top. They hit the ground and Piplup bounced off.

"Starly! ...Kabuto, use Absorb!" Kabuto's front claws began to glow, and the energy shot off of them, striking Piplup and sapping energy from him, taking it back to Kabuto.

"Aipom, Focus Punch!" Aipom rocketed off the ground, flipped, and pushed its tail downwards to anchor it towards Kabuto. It crashed into the Pokemon, causing an explosion on the ground, dirt flying. "Piplup, Bubblebeam!"

Piplup regained his balance and fired a round of bubbles at the bird who had just become airborne once more. They struck and Starly was sent spiraling to the ground, crashing into the dirt.

"Kabuto, Cut!" The smoke cleared, and Kabuto rushed forward, a little scratched from the Focus Punch, and threw a slash at Aipom. Aipom dodged it and slapped Kabuto with her tail.

"Aipom, Focus Punch again!" Aipom reared back and released a full-throttle Focus Punch into Kabuto, sending it skidding back into the soil. "Piplup, Pound!" Piplup darted across the ground, and jumped into Starly who had recovered once more, throwing it upwards and then back downwards into the ground.

"And the winner is..."

"Wait!" Cody interrupted the MC. Kabuto weakly stood up, grunting as he did. "Kabuto! Can you..." As he started to speak, Kabuto collapsed, fainted.

"Ethan!" The MC finished.

"Piplup, Aipom! Great job, guys!" Ethan cheered with his Pokemon.

Later, on the sidelines, Ethan took Starly back and congratulated Cody on a great run at the competition and a good battle.

"That was awesome! Great battle, as well!" Ethan said happily.

"Thanks. And thanks for letting me use Starly..." Cody replied hastily. Ethan nodded with a smile, and held his thumb up.

After a few more battles, the MC's board buzzed. "All right! The second round is now over! Our Tag-Team battles shall now commence! The teams are..." the board rifled through pictures and then places them up brackets of teams, "Nimh and Jude, Tyson and Ursa, Damion and Craig and Ethan and Dento!"

Ethan's eyes bulged as he glanced to his side where Dento stood a few yards away. Dento stole a glance at Ethan as well, a flat expression greeting his partner. "Grah, I have to battle with him..." Ethan thought to himself.

"Our first match will be...Jude and Nimh vs. Damion and Craig!"

Nimh stepped up to the grassy battlefield with her partner, a boy the same age as her named Jude. They high-fived and drew one Pokeball each. On the opposite side, two boys, Damion and Craig, same age as Ethan and Jim, stepped up and drew their own.

"Mothim!" Nimh exclaimed.

"Kirlia!" Jude followed.

"Luxio!" Damion called out.

"Kricketot!" Craig followed, again.

The four Pokeballs were tossed into the air, all of them releasing vibrant white lights, glittering lights that released the Pokemon upon the ground.

"Go! Mothim, use Air Slash!" Mothim formed a swirling pocket of air in front of it, and propelled it towards Kricketot.

"Kricketot, use Bide!" Kricketot started glowing bright white, as the Air Slash explodes upon him, sliding him back. Kricketot sighs and tries to stay up as the wind slashes around it. "Kricketot!"

"Luxio, Spark!" Blue electricity surged around and the Pokemon charged forward.

"Kirlia, Safeguard!" Kirlia glowed green and released a dome of energy that slammed into Luxio, tossing it back, electricity flying in different directions. Kirlia danced and did a pirouette, landing firmly on one foot. "Magical Leaf!" Kirlia kicked its back leg forward and its red horns glowed white, forming multi-colored leaves. They then threw themselves at the enemies.

The leaves struck Kricketot, but it sucked in the energy. Suddenly, it erupted in a large wave that pulsated towards Mothim and Kirlia.

"Kirlia! Confusion!"

"Mothim, Confusion!" The two Pokemon used Confusion, slowing the Bide attack eventually until it stopped. Kirlia waved her hands and all of the energy formed a small ball in the center of a crater. Mothim flapped its wings, and the ball was tossed towards Luxio and Kricketot.

"AHHH! Luxio, Iron Tail!" Luxio charges forward, tail glowing. However, this effort is of no avail, as the ball of energy collides with Luxio, creating a beam of energy that also consumed Kricketot inside. A powerful explosion rid the battlefield of all of the grass on Damion and Craig's side of the field.

The two Pokemon lay on the ground, injured and fainted.

"NO!" Craig and Damion shouted in dismay, at the same time.

Nimh and Jude high-fived and smiled at each other, than smirked at their defeated opponents.

"Now that that's over...time for the next match! Our battlefield will be a rocky terrain, and the battlers are Ethan and Dento vs. Tyson and Ursa!" The MC referred.

Ethan tightened his expression of cheer as he and Dento stepped up to the battlefield. Dento paid no mind to his teammate as the terrain changed and their opponents appeared on the other side.

"Go, Gible," Dento said blankly as he tossed his ball into the air.

"Aipom!" Ethan called out more cheerily than Dento.

"Nidorino!" Tyson called.

"Nidorina!" Ursa followed up.

"That HAS to be a coincidence..." Jim observed.

"Nidorina, Helping Hand!" Nidorina said a cheer and orange light enveloped Nidorino.

"Nidorino, Take Down!" Nidorino charged down the rock field, pummeling through boulders as he stared down the enemies.

"Aipom-"

"Gible, use Dragon Rage!" Dento interrupted Ethan's command. Gible released a ball of sparkling energy. It collided with Nidorino, stopping it in its tracks.

"Aipom-"

"Gible, now Dig!" Ethan was once again interrupted as Gible burrowed underground.

"Nidorina, use Helping Hand!" Nidorina repeated its previous move, and got Nidorino to continue his Take Down. Suddenly, Gible appeared below Nidorino and slammed into it, tossing it into the air.

"AIPOM USE SWIFT!" Ethan commanded quickly before Dento had a chance to counter him. Aipom twirled and sent a barrage of stars through the air. Gible darted back to the ground safely, whereas the striking stars collided with Nidorino.

"Nidorina, use Toxic!" Nidorina released blobs of poison from its mouth as Gible fell.

"Gible, Sandstorm!" Gible twirled quickly,, landing on his pointed mouth on the ground and whipping up a sandstorm around him. The toxic sludge was hacked apart, and sent back across the rocks. Boulders were sliced in half as this funnel whipped about. At the top, it caught Nidorino and tossed him around like a ball, then threw him on top of Nidorina.

"Aipom, finish them off with Focus Punch!" Aipom threw herself into the sandstorm, propelling her towards the Nido couple. Focus Punch glowed brightly, then slammed down upon the two Pokemon, ending the battle.

Dento smirked. "...no way we could have lost...or, me at least."

Ethan stomped and steamed at his cocky attitude. Dento walked away, however, before Ethan was able to retort.

"And our final match has been decided! Nimh and Jude vs. Dento and Ethan!" The MC announced as the court was cleared.

Ethan sniveled. "Finally! I battle against Nimh! I wanna see how tough she really is..."

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Preview for Chapter XIII, Doubles in Troubles, Part 3

"Rapidash, use Fire Blast!" Rapidash reared back on its haunches and released a smoking ball of fire. The fire formed a chinese kanji symbol, and erupted towards Piplup and Gligar.

"Gligar, use Sandstorm!" Gligar stood on its tail and started to spin, creating a funnel similar to Gible's. It slashed around and twisted towards the oncoming attack. They clashed, and the fire split the sandstorm and incinerated Gligar. Gligar fell to the ground, burned.

"Piplup, Bubblebeam!" Piplup released a tornado of spinning bubbles.

"Rapidash, Horn Attack!" Rapidash galloped across the ground quickly towards the attack.