Author's note: This took a long while for me to finish due to examinations. Yes, this is the last chapter of the Tournament Arc, highly based on Best Wishes episode 93. And it's going to be a long one, so enjoy reading. . . . . . .
Chapter 15
Tournament Arc VIII - Defeat Means Friendship
The next morning:
Brendan, Ash, his friends, and the five members of the SOS Brigade are asleep in the room that they were all resting in.
Nurse Joy and her Audino both showed up, attempting to make a wake up call just by waking them all up.
When Kyon got up from bed, he tried to wake up Haruhi.
"Today is the big day. Come on and get up."
Suddenly, Haruhi got up, still being energetic as before.
"Today, the SOS Brigade will be one step ahead as Trip and I face off against Alder in a special match. Hey Kyon, cheer for me, okay?"
When she noticed Kyon looking at Mikuru, who was still being waken up by Nurse Joy's Audino, she yelled, "Kyon, aren't you listening?"
After breakfast, the ten set off to the stadium.
"And now, today is the big day of the special double battle between Trip and Haruhi, the two winners of the Junior Cup, and Alder, the Champion of the Unova region!" O'Martian announced.
Trip thought, referring to Alder, "The time has come for all the differences to be settled."
He then set off to the battlefield.
Brendan handed Haruhi a Poke Ball before she left out to the battlefield, saying, "Once again, I'll hand you over Electivire. It's already healed at the Pokemon Center, and it's still got the same moves as before."
"Kyon, Mikuru, Itsuki, you three cheer for me, alright?" Haruhi yelled as she went off to battle alongside Trip.
"Let the battle begin!" the referee announced.
"Serperior, go!" Once again, Trip sent out his Serperior.
"Go, Electivire!" Haruhi brought out Brendan's Electivire.
"Bouffalant and Volcarona, go!" Alder sent out a Bouffalant and Volcarona.
"Who are those two Pokemon?" Kyon, Dawn, and Mikuru wondered, referring to Alder's Bouffalant and Volcarona.
Dawn checked on her Pokedex and scanned it on Bouffalant. It said, "Bouffalant, the Bash Buffalo Pokemon. Their headbutts are destructive and powerful enough to derail a train."
"So that's called a Bouffalant?" Kyon wondered.
When she checked on Alder's Volcarona, it said, "Volcarona, the Sun Pokemon and the evolved form of Larvesta. When the atmosphere was blocked by volcanic ash, Volcarona is said to have taken place of the sun."
"Aren't Pokemon battles supposed to be single battles?" asked Kyon.
Itsuki replied, "There are also other forms of Pokemon battling, like double battles and triple battles. In this case, this is called a double battle."
"Serperior, use SolarBeam on Bouffalant!"
"Electivire, use ThunderPunch!"
Using the power of the sun, Serperior charged SolarBeam, firing it at Alder's Bouffalant.
On the other hand, Electivire aimed ThunderPunch at Volcarona. But it was avoided.
When Alder's Bouffalant appeared to have taken damage, Trip thought, "Just as planned."
Iris and Ash thought, "Why did Alder have to let his Bouffalant have to take the hit?"
"And it looks like Bouffalant hasn't taken any damage!" O'Martian exclaimed, "On the other hand, it looks like Volcarona managed to dodge Electivire's attack!"
"I knew it all along that Bouffalant has Sap Sipper," Trip said to Alder.
"What's Sap Sipper?" Dawn wondered.
Cilan replied, "Sap Sipper is an ability that enables a Pokemon to be immune to Grass-type moves like SolarBeam. In turn, it raises Bouffalant's attack. Now with that advantage, Bouffalant is unmatched in terms of power. Trip let Serperior fire SolarBeam just to invoke Bouffalant's ability."
Haruhi yelled, "Do we have to finish the battle or what?"
"I'm trying to convince Alder how strong my Pokemon really are!" replied an angry Trip.
Alder replied, "If you want to prove how strong your Pokemon became, then do it. Your tag partner Haruhi is waiting for you to make a move."
"Serperior, use Dragon Tail on Bouffalant!"
"Electivire, use Psychic on Volcarona!"
"Volcarona, use Protect!"
Volcarona's Protect blocked Electivire's Psychic from floating it up in the air. Meanwhile, Bouffalant didn't have to dodge. Instead, it only managed to absorb the impact of the Dragon Tail.
"Now use Leer on Volcarona!"
Serperior's Leer caused Volcarona to be intimidated.
"Alder's Volcarona is intimidated by Serperior's Leer, causing its Defense to be lowered!" O'Martian yelled at the microphone.
"Electivire, ThunderPunch on Bouffalant!"
Once again, Bouffalant didn't have to dodge. It rather had to absorb the impact from ThunderPunch.
"Serperior, use Dragon Tail!"
"Volcarona, use Quiver Dance!"
"Electivire, use Thunderpunch!"
Trip thought, "Serperior should be able to attack again. However, Bouffalant's Sap Sipper will capture the attention of everyone. And not to mention, Dragon Tail isn't doing a thing against it. If Serperior should attack from above, what I mean. . . . . . if only I should've found a weak spot in Bouffalant. . . . . . "
"I'm suspecting that this is Bouffalant's weak spot!" exclaimed Trip.
When Alder's Bouffalant got hit from below, it flipped high up in the air. Fortunately, it landed safely when it touched the ground.
On the other hand Volcarona spun itself around as it glowed, suddenly accumulating some speed, dodging Electivire's Thunderpunch.
"That can't be right!" Trip exclaimed, gasping in shock.
"You are only caring about yourself, but not with your tag partner," Alder replied to Trip, "Serperior inflicted decent damage on a Normal-type. However, you must remember that I'm the Champion!"
Trip became surprised from the look on his face.
"Trip, aren't we going to do this together or what!?" exclaimed Haruhi.
"Bouffalant, use Head Charge!"
"Serperior, dodge it!"
Serperior was helpless, and as a result, it got knocked out from Bouffalant's Head Charge.
"Serperior is unable to battle. Bouffalant wins!" the referee announced.
"And it looks like Haruhi is left to be battling with Alder and his two Pokemon!" O'Martian announced.
"Looks like it's down to me and me alone," thought Haruhi, "Two is better than one, but I don't care. I'm just going to defeat the Champion no matter what!"
"Now, Haruhi. Show me how skilled you really are," convinced Alder.
"Electivire, use ThunderPunch!"
Bouffalant's afro managed to cushion the attack with no trouble at all.
"Volcarona, use Fire Blast!"
"Dodge it!"
Electivire avoided Volcarona's Fire Blast by jumping in midair.
"Now use ThunderPunch again!"
Electivire hit Volcarona with a ThunderPunch, paralyzing it. However, Flame Body was activated, causing Electivire to inflict a burn.
"And it looks like Alder's Volcarona displays its Flame Body ability, causing Electivire to inflict burn damage!" O'Martian exclaimed on the microphone.
"Hey, that's the same ability that the other Haruhi's Magmortar just activated!" Kyon exclaimed at Iris.
"Yes, you're correct," Iris replied, "I'm predicting that Haruhi could have a hard time winning the match if Electivire becomes physically weak because of the burn damage."
"Please, Haruhi. Don't be causing a lot of trouble if you lose," Kyon thought.
"Bouffalant, Head Charge!"
"Dodge it!"
Bouffalant's Head Charge was avoided, causing it to stop. However, Volcarona managed to stop Electivire.
"Electivire, use Psychic!"
"Volcarona, use Double Team!"
Psychic was avoided as Volcarona used Double Team to make multiple clones of itself all around the battlefield.
"What are those Volcarona clones for?" asked Kyon.
Yuki replied, "It is a move called Double Team. Double Team manipulates the increase of evasion data at 100%."
"You mean that the move itself can cause a Pokemon to avoid certain attacks?"
"Yes."
Kyon facepalmed and muttered, "This can be a surprise if the opponent can avoid all of your moves."
"Volcarona, use Fire Blast!"
"Bouffalant, Head Charge!"
"Electivire, dodge both of them!"
Electivire dodged Head Charge, but it got hit by Fire Blast. It was then knocked away.
"Electivire, get up!" Haruhi yelled.
"Bouffalant, finish it off with another Head Charge!"
Just before Electivire could get up, it was rammed by Bouffalant's Head Charge. It was later knocked out, much to Haruhi's dismay.
"Electivire is unable to battle. Bouffalant wins, and the victor goes to the Champion of the Unova region, Alder!" the referee announced.
"And Electivire is down after a Head Charge!" O'Martian announced on the microphone, "Haruhi and Trip were both attempting their Pokemon to use up all their strength against the Champion's Pokemon!"
Haruhi and Trip were both unfazed.
"Alder's battling style is somehow different when compared to Cynthia's," Dawn said.
Yuri Nakamura went to the stadium to watch Haruhi's battle. When she watched Haruhi lose to Alder, she muttered, "Clever girl." Despite having a disappointed look in her face, she continued to watch without hesitation.
Alder patted Bouffalant and Volcarona as a result of their victories. When Bouffalant approached to lick its Trainer, he replied, laughing, "Oh, stop that!"
"It looks like Alder is having fun," said Itsuki and Iris.
"It's Haruhi and Trip!" Ash and Kyon both said.
Haruhi and Trip both approached Alder along with Electivire and Serperior, respectively.
"What went wrong in my battle? I failed to do my best," said Trip.
"Me too," replied Haruhi.
"I don't think something went wrong with both of you," replied Alder.
"But Trip and I lost to you," said Haruhi, "I was this close to winning the match alongside Trip."
Trip added, "I failed to prove to you my true skills and power."
"Let me guess," Alder said to Trip, "Did you seem to expect response from me, showing that you are interested in me? Apparently, I can presume that your tag partner did the same thing too."
This left Trip and Haruhi surprised.
"It is pretty clear that both of you and your Pokemon decided to win or lose, no matter how many strengths or weaknesses are there in your side," said Alder, "There is no true answer yet. On the bright side, you and your tag partner have managed to reach this checkpoint of your adventure."
He looked at Haruhi and added, "Haruhi, there is more to being the best than just winning. You will learn a lot of stuff from losing."
"It is?"
"Yes, that's right," answered Alder, "Even though you and your tag partner lost out, both of you did your very all."
"Isn't winning supposed to be everything?" asked Haruhi.
Alder replied, "No, Haruhi. It is just a bad perception of people who do not know how to accept defeat."
He looked back at Trip and asked, "Do you show interest to your Pokemon?"
Trip thought to himself.
"That's right, your Pokemon will be trustful to you if you do. That's what I felt during the battle. Mutual relationship with your Pokemon only exists if both trainer and Pokemon are loyal to each other."
When Serperior approached to Trip, Alder added, "Now, are you able to sense their feelings?"
Trip replied, "I think I can."
"I believe that a mutual relationship is important in order to win battles. Whatever you find something that is interesting, it adds up to your journey!" Alder said.
He looked at Haruhi and added, "Now, are you realizing that you are still the best even when you lose?"
After a few minutes, the latter replied, "Yes, I really am!"
"Can I battle you again the next time we meet again?" asked Trip.
"Yes, we will, Tristan," replied Alder.
Trip exasperated and said, "It's Trip."
"Same with me too! I wanna battle you again someday!" exclaimed Haruhi.
"Same with you too, Haruhiko," replied Alder.
Haruhi sweatdropped, saying, "Actually, that's Haruhi."
Kyon thought, "Koizumi, any sign of closed space?"
"Fortunately, there aren't any of them as of now," replied Itsuki, "It is fortunate that Alder's words of wisdom managed to calm down Miss Suzumiya and her subconscious."
Kyon thought, "Good. At least you don't have any work to do."
"So, is Haruhi going to be fine after losing to Alder?" Dawn asked Kyon. The latter failed to respond.
With all the participants of the tournament back on the stage, O'Martian announced, "The Junior Cup Tournament is now officially coming to a close. Best wishes to everyone and take care of yourselves on your journeys!"
Everyone was outside the stadium as the rivals go their separate ways with the gang.
"I wanna know the end results for raising that Dragonite of yours," said Georgia.
Iris replied, "I'm going to look forward to it."
"See you soon. You may have gotten better with Dragonite, but that only means you're going to start from scratch." Georgia then left off.
Meanwhile, Brendan, Doremi Harukaze, and Konata Izumi were having a conversation.
"Konata, what's your next plan?" asked Brendan.
"Oh, I'm looking forward to the Unova League," replied the blue-haired girl.
"What about you, Doremi?"
"Same thing too."
"Well, see you all soon!"
"You too!" The three then parted as Konata caught up with Miyuki, Tsukasa, and Kagami while Doremi went off with Momoko, Aiko, Onpu, and Hazuki.
When Dawn noticed Trip leaving, she muttered, "It's Trip!"
That was when Pikachu approached Trip for Ash to notice him.
"Your battle with Alder is totally awesome!" exclaimed Ash.
"Yes, he is. And it's good to know that I got to battle with him," replied Trip.
"Trip, let's battle again in the Unova League!"
"Sure." Trip then waved his hand and left.
Haruhi was frowning her face a little. That was when Kyon and Brendan went to her.
"Don't worry about that battle," said Kyon, "You'll beat the Champion someday and become one."
Suddenly, Haruhi became in the mood to become motivated.
"Even though our goal to defeat the Champion has failed, we will still be one step away from success!"
"I never expected you to mention that motive of yours to defeat the Champion in the first place," replied Kyon.
Suddenly, Meloetta showed its presence in front of the gang.
Ash asked it, "What do you think of the battles?"
Meloetta jumped for joy. Iris remarked, "It appears Meloetta was having fun."
Suddenly, the Melody Pokemon vanished from sight, leading to Ash wondering what went wrong.
That was when a Trainer with a Riolu rushed by and stopped in front of Ash and his Pikachu.
"Did it end?" asked the Trainer, "Yo, time for the two of us to make friends with all of you!"
Suddenly he noticed Ash's Pikachu and remarked, "Oh, it's a Pikachu! You definitely have a rare Pokemon with you! Looks like it's time to pull out the Pokedex!"
When he attempted to fish out his own Pokedex, he ended up pulling out a remote control. This left Ash, Haruhi, and Cilan wondering.
"That's a remote control that you just pulled out," said Kyon, who, as usual, had a deadpan look in his face.
"Oh, thanks for reminding me that," said the Trainer, as he pulled out the actual Pokedex this time.
The Pokedex scanned on Ash's Pikachu and said, "Pikachu, the Mouse Pokemon and the evolved form of Pichu. It stores electricity in the pouches on its cheeks."
Ash asked the Trainer, "Is it the first time that you've seen a Pikachu?"
"Well, yeah."
Iris and Kyon both asked curiously, "I wonder who's that Pokemon." She was referring to the Trainer's Riolu.
Dawn replied, "That's called a Riolu." She scanned it with her Pokedex and it said, "Riolu, the Emanation Pokemon. It has the unusual capability to sense emotions in the form of waves."
Kyon asked, "So that's called a Riolu, Miss Nagato?"
"Yes," Yuki replied softly.
"So it's called a Riolu. How cute!" When Iris touched both of Riolu's ears, the Trainer grabbed Riolu away from Iris.
"What are you doing to Riolu?" asked the latter.
Iris replied, muttering, "I'm really sorry. . . . " She then moved back.
"It doesn't matter though, and it's nice to meet you. I'm Kotetsu," introduced the Trainer to the gang.
Shaking his hands to Ash, Dawn, Iris, Cilan, and all the five members of the SOS Brigade, Kotetsu added, "It appears all of you went here just early. When did all of you arrive? I was apparently very late."
He then wondered, "I was wondering who among all of you went here first."
This left Kyon confused.
"If you want to come here in the first place, are you planning to participate in the Junior Cup?" asked Cilan as Kotetsu started pulling out his things from his knapsack.
"Yes," replied Kotetsu, as he pulled out a kettle, a stove, and a table, among the other things that he fished out of his knapsack, "Perhaps I should set up camp right here!"
Kyon said, "The truth is, the Junior Cup is already finished."
This left Kotetsu and his Riolu surprised.
"Isn't it supposed to be tomorrow?"
Cilan replied, "As you can see, all of us participants have been provided with each of those." Cilan, Ash, Dawn, Iris, Haruhi, Brendan, Haruhi, and Kyon displayed their keychains to Kotetsu.
"What did all of you just say?" exclaimed Kotetsu in surprise, frowning, "You have got to be kidding me. I'm totally in despair!"
After pulling his headband and releasing it back, he thought, "This gives me an idea!"
"What idea?" asked Cilan and Haruhi.
"Alder is still around, right? On the bright side, I can still get to meet and greet with him!" said Kotetsu as he put back his things into his knapsack.
"I'll see you later," said Kotetsu, "Let's go, Riolu!"
Both Trainer and Pokemon went off to the stadium.
"I wonder what just happened to him," thought Ash and Haruhi.
"Apparently, he must be forgetting the fact that the tournament had just ended earlier," replied Kyon as Meloetta showed itself up.
That afternoon:
The gang were now back in Cynthia's villa, thanks to Jeremy escorting them in the same limousine that picked them up to the villa a few days ago.
"It looks like we're back!" exclaimed Ash.
"Welcome back, everyone," said Jeremy, "All of you can take a rest here for tonight."
Suddenly, everyone heard Meloetta singing its song again.
Haruhi remarked, "Meloetta's song is good to hear."
"There has got to be a reason why Meloetta is near the shore, singing," said Iris.
Cilan replied, "Apparently, it lives there."
"It is?" asked Ash.
"I'm going to leave soon," said Dawn.
This left everyone responding to Dawn's phrase.
"Where are you heading for?" asked Iris.
"Back to the Sinnoh region?" added Haruhi.
Dawn replied, "No, I'm heading for the Johto region. Apparently, a certain tournament is coming up."
"Is it the Wallace Cup?" Ash asked.
"Yes, Ash. Do you remember the Wallace Cup that was being held way back in Sinnoh? This time, they're bringing it to the Johto region. I need to prepare my Pokemon along with me for this event."
Kyon and Iris both asked, "What is the Wallace Cup?"
Dawn explained to the two, "It is a special event hosted by Wallace, a well-known Pokemon Coordinator. In fact, what makes it special is that the ribbon for the Wallace Cup can be used at any Grand Festival. I will make use of what happened in the Pokemon Musical as inspiration for my next contest appeal."
Ash concluded, "I see it now. Give it all you've got and be a Top Coordinator!"
Haruhi frowned, saying, "It's saddening to see you leave, Dawn. I'd really wish to know more about Pokemon Contests. I'm so bored not being able to know more about them."
"Pokemon Contests? I don't think there ever has one here in Unova, has it?" Kyon thought to himself.
Dawn replied, "When we'll meet again, I will do a demonstration, okay?"
"So that means you're going to be leaving," said Cilan.
Dawn replied, "However, I will be seeing all of you someday."
Ash said, "Before you leave, why don't we conduct the battle that I promised to you, Dawn?"
"I wanna see Kyon battle again! Let's see if you got the experience as much as I do!" convinced Haruhi.
Kyon deadpanned, muttering to himself, "Why wouldn't you want to pick Koizumi or Miss Asahina?"
"I wanna battle too!" exclaimed Iris.
"Sure, you can battle too," responded Dawn, "Besides, you wanted to battle with me too."
"Kyon, you should comply to what Ash just said," said Haruhi, "I don't want you to disappoint."
"I hope she won't give me yet another penalty when I lose," Kyon thought to himself.
"Meloetta, you should be watching," said Ash.
On the battlefield, Ash, Kyon, Iris, and Dawn were readying themselves on their respective positions.
Haruhi cheered, "Go, Kyon! Do your best for the glory of the SOS Brigade!"
Dawn informed, "This is a two-on-two battle. The winner is determined when both Pokemon on one side are unable to battle."
Ash responded, "So that means, I'm going to send in Pikachu!" The Mouse Pokemon went out on the battlefield.
Dawn's Piplup wanted to battle. However, its Trainer opted to bring out Quilava instead, which saddened Piplup.
Dawn explained, "I'm sorry, Piplup. Pikachu's moves are effective against you."
"Go, Excadrill!" Iris sent out her Excadrill.
On the other hand, Kyon summoned 'Yanmega', which was obviously loaned by Brendan to him prior to the battle.
"So it is Pikachu and Yanmega versus Excadrill and Quilava," said Jeremy, "Let the battle begin!"
"Pikachu, let's start off with Quick Attack!"
"Excadrill, use Metal Claw!"
The latter used Metal Claw to fend off Pikachu's Quick Attack. Fortunately, Pikachu avoided Metal Claw.
"Yanmega, use Hidden Power on Excadrill!"
"Quilava, intercept with Flame Wheel!"
Dawn's Quilava charged at Kyon's 'Yanmega' with Flame Wheel. However, Speed Boost was activated, enabling Yanmega to avoid the attack with agility.
"Pikachu, Electro Ball on Quilava!"
"Excadrill, block it!"
Pikachu targeted its attack at Quilava. However, it was blocked thanks to Excadrill.
"You made use of Excadrill's type advantage to block that move," remarked Dawn.
"Yeah, I'm doing it that right," replied Iris.
The battle left Meloetta fascinated. Cilan remarked to Haruhi, "Apparently, Kyon is starting to become a little good at this, even though their side is at a type disadvantage."
"Quilava, use SmokeScreen!"
Quilava spouted smoke all over the battlefield.
"Yanmega, use Air Slash!"
Air Slash managed to clear the smoke caused by SmokeScreen.
"Now use Thunderbolt!"
Thunderbolt was fired at Quilava, but like Electro Ball, it was blocked by Excadrill.
"Excadrill, use Drill Run!"
"Yanmega, use Detect!"
Excadrill's Drill Run attempted to hit through Yanmega's Detect, but it failed. The latter's Speed Boost activated again, making it raise its speed.
"Pikachu, use Iron Tail!"
"Quilava, Flamethrower!"
Just before Pikachu could hit Quilava with Iron Tail, it was hit by Flamethrower.
"I would never expect Flamethrower to fend off that Iron Tail," remarked Cilan.
Cynthia replied, "Apparently, this is the end result of Dawn's experience in her travels. Somehow, the two are making use of what they have learned in their journey. And I'm sure that will happen to Kyon as well."
"Pikachu, use Quick Attack on Quilava!"
"Quilava, Flame Wheel!"
"Excadrill, Focus Blast on Yanmega!"
"Yanmega, counter with Hidden Power!"
Quick Attack and Flame Wheel clashed, while Hidden Power and Focus Blast did the same thing, creating a cloud of smoke.
"Yanmega, Aerial Ace!"
"Excadrill, Drill Run!"
"Pikachu, Quick Attack one more time!"
"Quilava, finish it off with Flame Wheel!"
All four attacks hit with each other, causing a clash. However, all four Pokemon eventually stood back unharmed.
"That's it for today!" Cynthia exclaimed.
"Therefore, we should declare it as a tie," Jeremy said.
Cynthia added, "All four of you are doing great."
Ash responded, "Thanks for complimenting, Cynthia!" Pikachu then approached its Trainer to get a hug.
Quilava approached its Trainer, just as she said, "Thanks for doing well, Quilava!"
"You too, Pikachu," said Ash.
Haruhi went to Kyon and said, "I would never expect you to do any good today. You should keep it up, because I don't want to see you lag around in Pokemon battles!"
Itsuki came to him and said, "You did very well today. If you could improve a little, the outcome that everything will be back to normal will increase."
"Koizumi, I'd wish to be seeing you and Miss Asahina participate in a Pokemon battle too."
At the pier, that late afternoon:
"What? There isn't a flight heading for Blackthorn City until tomorrow afternoon?"
"What is it, Dawn?" asked Ash.
"The sign says that there isn't going to be a trip to Johto until tomorrow."
Ash, Cilan, Haruhi, Kyon, and Yuki read the sign that was posted on the dock.
"So that means you'll have to stay here for tonight," concluded Cilan.
Kyon thought to himself, "I was wondering if it had something to do with Haruhi."
"I know! Perhaps you should teach all of us about Pokemon Contests! That would be a good way to let the time pass until tomorrow, isn't it?" Haruhi convinced Dawn.
"Oh, sure, Haruhi. Perhaps it would be the right time to do that," replied Dawn, "Then that means I'll have to demonstrate Piplup's newest contest appeal for the Wallace Cup while I wait!"
Kyon facepalmed.
Brendan informed, "If you are worried about not having a Pokemon to use in Dawn's Pokemon Contest lessons, I'll provide you one."
"I hope contests aren't that too complicated," replied Kyon.
"We should go back to the villa and stay for the night," said Cilan.
Kyon thought, "Pokemon Contest lessons with Dawn. I wonder if that will all be very easy."
And so, the gang went back to Cynthia's villa to spend some dinner and rest for the night.
Kyon was wondering why is Haruhi suddenly becoming interested in Pokemon Contests, based on the fact that she convinced Dawn to teach the SOS Brigade about them despite the fact that they don't exist in Unova. However, it involves the fact that he has to make sure Haruhi isn't annoyed, and so, he is forced to know more about the whole premise of Pokemon Contests.
END OF TOURNAMENT ARC
On the next chapter:
As a request from Haruhi, Dawn offers to teach the members of the SOS Brigade the guidelines and the basics of Pokemon Contests before she departs to the Johto region. When the five start practicing on their first contest appeal using Brendan's Pokemon, Kyon's attempt to create one fails. Will he develop his new skill in Pokemon Contests, or will he end up being the result of Haruhi's frustration? Find out in the next chapter of The Best Wishes of Haruhi Suzumiya!
References:
Death Note
Jurassic Park
Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei
Dragon Ball Z (The omake below defines the obvious reference.)
OMAKE
Brendan: What does the word scouter say about the previous chapter's word level?
Ojamajo Pokemon Master: IT'S OVER 5000 WORDS! GAHHHH! (crushes the word scouter with his grip)
Brendan: What? Over 5000 words? There's no way that can't be right!