The Tournament Begins!
Me, May and Wally sat in a circle, looking at a list of all of my pokemon, trying to decide which one to use for Round 1. And it was tricky...
"What about Charizard?" May suggested. "Since it's your first pokemon, it should be very strong, right?"
"True." I agreed. "But I can't rely on strength alone for this battle..."
"Well then, how about Elektross?" Wally pointed out. "It has no weaknesses due to its ability."
"Good point." I noted. "Still though..."
"Elliot sure seems excited for this." Professor Birch chuckled.
"Yes, he's taking every detail into account." Professor Oak agreed.
Suddenly I had a spark of genius! "That's it! I'll use this one!" I circled the pokemon on the list.
"That one?" Both May and Wally said sceptically. "Are you sure?"
"Of course! It's never let me down before!" I emphasised. "Right! I'm ready for Round 1!"
EvS
"Welcooooome ladies and gentleman to the Hoenn World Tournament Cup!" The huge crowd cheered at the announcer's commentary. "We have here for the next two days, 16 of the strongest trainers in all of the pokemon world! Please take a bow!"
Us lined up 16 all bowed to the roar of the spectators. SOMEWHERE in their was my mum and dad, who had taken time off of his Gym work to come and watch.
"And now, if you'll turn your attention to the screen, we shall decide the battle rounds!" Everyone looked at the screen as our headshots were shuffled around, before being decided, looked like I was in Battle 2 against some guy with spiky green hair.
"The matchups have been decided! Trainers! Please enter the preparation rooms to wait for your battles!" So with that I marched on in.
As we were getting ready, I sent out my specific pokemon and had some recollections with him, he deserved it after all, we'd travelled so long together before.
As I returned him, I noticed a figure sitting in the corner, away from the others, with a Samurott next to her. She looked 15, and had long brown hair kept in a pony tail. Her eyes were a pure piercing blue that held a sense of mischievousness, but also coldness. She was somewhat short, I'd say only just above 5 feet and was very pale. She also wore a black mini skirt and purple blouse with a jean vest and a locket around her neck, complete with black high top converses.
Thinking she seemed lonely, I hesitantly walked over to her. "Are you okay?"
She looked at me with that same coldness. "I'm fine, thank you." She snapped before returning to her Samurott.
"Why aren't you with the others?" I asked.
"None of your business." She snapped again, now not even making eye contact.
I could feel my pokemons hateful glare through the Poke-Ball. "Well, if you need a hand with anything, just say." She didn't respond.
"Attention contestants!" A loudspeaker crackled. "Round 2 shall begin shortly, will the designated competitors please make their way to the battlefield."
"Ah! That's me!" I realised before rushing out.
"Now entering the field, winner of the Kanto and Kalos league, VIIIIIINCEEEEENT!" The crowd cheered as the guy with spiky hair and punk style clothing walked out, giving them an acknowledging wave and a faint smile.
"And his opponent, winner of ALL SIX REGIONS Leagues! EEEEEEELLIOOOOOOOOT!" I ran into the field with a big grin, waving my hands around like a madman.
"Trainers! Please send out your pokemon!" The referee asked.
"Talonflame! You got this!" Tossing a Poke-Ball, the recognisable Fire/Flying type appeared with a powerful squawk.
"Serperior! I'm counting on you!" I also threw my sphere.
"Ssssserperior!" My Unova starter hissed.
"Oh no..." May mumbled from the sidelines. "Vincent's using a Talonflame..."
"Serperior's at a major disadvantage!" Wally panicked.
"No need to worry." Professor Oak assured them. "Serperior's a good choice on Elliot's part." The two gazed at the professor with a confused look.
"Now! Single Battle! Begin!"
"Talonflame! Use Aerial Ace!" "TaloooonFLAME!" The bird swooped at us instantly, alerting us to it's ability: Gale Wings.
But I just smiled, and Serperior shared it, I didn't even have to give him a command before he effortlessly zipped out of Talonflame's range.
"So fast!" May gasped.
'Ever since I got him as a Snivy, Serperior's never let me down in terms of speed!' I thought remembering when he won against Cheren's Lillipup and Marlon's Jellicent.
"Flame Charge!" Talonflame became cloaked in flames as it shot towards Serperior, but he once again dashed away in the blink of an eye.
"Looks like Vincent's trying to raise Talonflame's speed to match Serperior's..." Wally mumbled.
"Serperior! Coil!" I called for, he nodded and wrapped his body up like the move, gaining a purple aura before it disappeared.
"Flame Charge again!"
"Coil again!" Once again Talonflame missed, and once again Serperior raised its stats.
"Now! Brave Bird!" Talonflame shrieked before diving towards Serperior with a powerful blue aura.
"Go, Serperior!" Serperior jumped upwards, and circled straight around Talonflame!
"What!?" Vincent gasped as Talonflame crashed headfirst into the ground.
"Now use Aerial Ace!" "Seeeerperior!" fast as a bullet, Serperior flew past Talonflame, slashing it with its long serpentine body. "Aqua Tail!" The end of his tail glowed blue before being wrapped in a giant whirlpool! It brought its tail around and smashed the whilpool into Talonflame, sending it skidding back to its trainers side.
"Talonflame! Get up!" The bird struggled to even lift a wing.
"That was so powerful..." May breathed.
"It's due to that." Professor Birch pointed to the Expert Belt, wrapped around Serperior's long body. "It boosted the power of the super effective attack."
"Let's finish it, Serperior! Use Leaf Blade!" Serperior's tail turned completely green as in the space of a milisecond, he dashed over and slashed Talonflame, making it collapse with swirled eyes.
"Talonflame is unable to battle! Serperior is the winner!" The crowd exploded into celebration.
"Serperior! Awesome job, buddy." I praised him running over, as he hissed happily.
Vincent returned Talonflame and strolled to the centre in front of me. "Damnit...can't believe I lost...but that Serperior of your is no pushover!"
"I know, Serperior is the first pokemon I've had to reach Level 100!" I admitted, with him smiling at that fact.
"That so? Well then good luck in the rest of your battles." We shook hands, much to the crowds delight.
EvS
As I sat back in the room, Serperior looking pleased to have battled again, Sam walked over. "Hey Elliot! Awesome battle! Your Serperior's pretty cool...for a Grass type."
"Thanks Sam." I nodded, whilst the starter shot him a look for that last sentence. "So, which battles on now?"
"Number 4." He shrugged. "It's these two girls named Rebecca and Dakota."
"Who?"
"Them." He gestured to a monitor, where a Mega Alakazam and a Samurott were battling.
"Hey...it's that girl I met earlier!" I pointed to her on Samurott's side.
"THAT'S Dakota." Sam nodded.
The audio was kinda bad, but I could see the Alakazam toss an Energy Ball that Samurott deflected with its seamitar, before unleashing a Surf that the Psychic-type avoided with Protect. Samurott unleashed an Ice Beam that Alakazam just floated over, before unlashing a powerful Focus Blast that hit Samurott full on!
"That's gotta sting..." Sam winced, before Samurott was suddenly smashed into the ground by a powerful psychic force! "There's the Future Sight from earlier..."
Samurott struggled to its feet, as Alakazam prepared another Future Sight. It slashed with its seamitar through a Night Slash, but it was just blocked by Protect.
'Setting up Future Sight and then stalling with Protect...clever.' I thought.
Suddenly Samurott's horn glowed and it torpedoed straight into Alakazam as its shield came down, sending it flying back. As it crashed down, it de-evolved to show its defeat, and the starter and its trainer were declared the winners.
"Wow! She really pulled through on that one." Sam praised.
"Yeah." I agreed in admiration.
EvS
Sometime halfway me and Serperior went off to get a snack, I got a hot dog for each of us, which I savoured whilst Serperior gulped it down without chewing, true to his species.
As we were eating I noticed Dakota walking down the corridor. "Dakota!" I called to her.
She reluctantly noticed me. "What do you want?"
"That was an awesome battle!" I grinned. "Where's Samurott?"
"Healing at the Pokemon Center." She told me. "He'll be alright."
"That's good to hear." I beamed.
"Why do you care?" Her tone caused Serperior to hiss at her.
"Why shouldn't I?" I responded.
She just stared at me for a minute before shaking her head. "Screw it, do whatever the hell you want." She then walked off.
"Wonder what's up with her?" I thought aloud.
"Attention! Round 1 has officially ended!" The loudspeaker announced. "Round 2, Double Battles, will now begin!"
"Awesome!" I jumped out of my seat, turning to Serperior. "I already know which two pokemon I'm gonna use!"
EvS
"Metagross! Use Earthquake!"
"MeeeeeeetaGROOOOOSS!" Metagross smashed the ground with its Mega-Evolved claws, knocking out the Hippowdon and Primeape it was battling.
"Hippowdon and Primeape are unable to battle! Metagross and Heracross are the winners!"
"Way to go you two! Your an awesome team!" I praised my two pokemon.
"So now Elliot will move onto the semifinals tomorrow!" The announcer explained.
I once again entered the training area, giving Metagross some food and Heracross some honey for their victory.
"Now I need to start thinking about pokemon for tomorrow." I said to myself. "Which three should I use?"
"Hey Elliot!" Sam called to me. "Check it out! Dakota's battling!" Me and my two pokemon walked over and looked up at the screen. Dakota's Ninetales and Leavanny were battling a Granbull and Breloom.
"Why's it so bright?" I asked due to the glare.
"Her Ninetales' ability is Drought. And check that out!" I looked and saw Leavanny move incredibly quick.
"Chlorophyll." I recognised the ability. "It's like those two are made for double battles..."
The battle ended with a super speedy X-Scissor and a Heat Rock enhanced Flamethrower, leaving Dakota victorious once again.
"Yep, she's good alright." Sam admitted. "Too bad your going up against her tomorrow."
"Yeah...wait, what!?" I facefaulted.
"Yeah, your matched up for the semifinals!" Sam exclaimed. "But you gotta admit, that'll be one heck of a battle to see!"
"Yaaaay..." I sighed.
EvS
Man I was exhausted, May and Wally had thrown this big party together with mum and dad to celebrate my making to the semifinals. However, I think I drank too much juice, because now I couldn't get to sleep!
"Uuuuurrrggghhh..." I groaned. "Maybe I should try and walk it off..."
So i dragged my sorry self out of bed and through the sleeping room corridors, when I noticed a light coming from behind one of the doors. Curious, I peeked through the hole to see Dakota with her Samurott, Leavanny and Ninetales.
"You all did so well today, thank you." She said in a kind voice that was a stark contrast to her usual one. "Titanio, Melody, Minnie, these are for you." She handed Titanio the Samurott, Melody the Leavanny and Minnie the Ninetails a chocolate each, which they all happily ate and thanked her for. "Now we just have to keep doing our best."
I smiled at the scene, and turning on my heel, walked back to my room.
EvS
"Gendered spectators! Welcome to the Semifinal rounds of the Hoenn World Championship Cup!" The crowd cheered loudly. "For our first battle today, we have two of the strongest trainers ever seen in this tournament facing off! Elliot and Dakota!" The audience screamed in adoration.
"Hey Dakota!" I called over to her. "Let's both have a good battle!" She just glared back at me.
"This is a 3-on-3 Single Battle! Begin!"
"Tyrantrum! Let's go!" "Graaaaaaaaaah!" The giant dinosaur pokemon burst from its ball.
"Chuly, go!" "Raichu!" The familiar Electric type appeared.
"Now! Battle begin!"
"Tyrantrum! Earthquake!" With a single stomp of its collosal foot, an earthquake was created by Tyrantrum.
"Jump!" Raichu did an impressive leap, avoiding the attack. "Now use Iron Tail!"
"RaaaaaaiCHU!" Raichu's long tail turned metallic before it hit Tyranturm, who merely shook off the damage.
"Now use Volt Switch!" "Raichu!" Raichu generated a ball of electricity on the end of its tail which it tossed t Tyrantrum, electrocuting it before Raichu returned to its Poke-Ball.
"Now, Cloud!" "Altaria!" The Flying/Dragon type appeared. "Mega Evolve!" In a burst of multicoloured light, Altaria had Mega-Evolved into a Flying/Fairy type.
"Shit..." I cursed under my breath. "Tyrantrum! Return!" The giant was quickly called back to his ball. "Scizor! Your turn!"
"Scizor!" The pokemon cried as it emerged from its ball.
"Scizor! Metal Claw!" Scizor's claws glowed metallic as it zipped forward with its impressive speed and slashed Cloud back.
"That's a strong hit!" May marvelled.
"It's because of Scizor's ability, Technician. It powers up normally weaker moves." Professor Oak explained.
"Use Dazzling Gleam!" "Alllltariaaaaaaa!" Cloud shone with a powerful pink light that was launched at Scizor! He defended himself with crossed arms.
"Fury Cutter!" Scizor sliced with a faint green claw, hitting again.
'What's up with her Altaria?' I thought. 'It's more bulky then speedy! Is that how she trained it?'
"Use Hyper Voice!" Everyone covered their ears as Scizor was blasted by a powerful force, Cloud's voice.
"Swords Dance then Metal Claw!" I shouted over the noise, making blue swords float around Scizor and a red aura to flare up around him. He then charged forward with a metallic claw and slashed Cloud again. "Metal Claw again!"
"Cotton Guard!" Cloud's fluffy wings suddenly poofed up and shielded it from Metal Claw! "Now! Draco Meteor!"
"AllllllTARIA!" She spat an orange sphere into the sky that exploded into loads of falling meteors!
"Dodge it, Scizor!" I called, making him zip around all of them, not getting hit by one. "Now use Knock Off!"
"Cotton Guard!" Cloud once again blocked Scizor's claw.
"Fury Cutter!" "Scizor! Scizor! Scizor! SCIZOR!" Turning its claws green, Scizor repeteadly slashed Cloud's Cotton Guard, getting stronger each time until it finally tore through, miraculously it was still able to fly!
"Dazzling Gleam!" "AlTAria!" Scizor surprised by the quick recovery and was knocked back by the attack.
"Now Hyper Voice!" "ALTARIA!" Scizor was pushed back by the force of the attack.
"Don't give up Scizor! Use Metal Claw!" "Sci...Scizoooor!" Scizor tore through the attack and slashed Cloud, sending it plummeting down where it crashed and de-evolved.
"Altaria is unable to battle! Scizor is the winner!"
"You did it Scizor!" I congratulated him, as he smiled at me.
Dakota returned Cloud and hardened her glare. "Chuly! Again!"
"Raichu!" The electric mouse fist-pumped.
"Scizor! Use Knock Off!" Before Chuly could react, Scizor hit it with its blackened claw, knocking off its Magnet.
"Thunderbolt!" "Raaaaaichuuuu!" It delivered a devastating close range Thunderbolt, sending Scizor flying back.
"Scizor!" I gasped as my pokemon struggled to stand.
"Finish it with Volt Switch!" "RaiCHU!" The ball of electricity hit Scizor dead on, KOing him.
"Scizor is unable to battle! Raichu is the winner!" Raichu quickly returned to its ball.
"You fought really hard Scizor, take a well deserved rest." I smiled as I returned him.
With a stern expression I got out my next pokemon. "Go!" We both cried.
"Hitmonlee!" "Espeon!" The two pokemon cried.
"Bad type matchup..." Wally said. "Let's hope he proves us wrong like with Serperior..."
"Hitmonlee! Blaze Kick!" "Hitmooooonlee!" Hitmonlee's foot was set ablaze as its leg stretched forward.
"Dodge it!" Espeon jumped into the air to avoid it.
"Follow it with High Jump Kick!" Hitmonlee jumped up knee first towards Espeon.
"Luna! Psychic!" Both 'Luna's' eyes and Hitmonlee glowed blue before Hitmonlee was slammed back into the ground!
"Hitmonlee, no!" I cried, but the Fighting type still struggled to its feet. "Okay, use Mega Kick!" Hitmonlee's foot glowed metallic light blue and it kicked Luna with great force, throwing it like a ragdoll across the field. "Way to go!"
"Use Moonlight!" "Eeeeeeeeeessssss..." Luna glowed white as it recovered all the damage!
"Crud!" "Monlee!?"
"Use Quick Attack!" Luna charged forward leaving a white trail, ramming into Hitmonlee and throwing it against the wall, where he lay limp.
"Hitmonlee is unable to battle! Espeon is the winner!"
"Now he just has Tyrantrum..." May said, worried.
"Hitmonlee, you were awesome out there, thank you." I got out my last Poke-Ball. "Tyrantrum! It's up to you!"
"Graaaaaaaah!" The giant pokemon roared.
"Shadow Ball, Luna!" "Espeon!" The Eeveelution shot a Shadow Ball, but Tyrantrum didn't seem fazed by it.
"Use Crunch!" "Grrraaaah!" Before Luna could escape, Tyrantrum bit down on it with its giant jaws. The super effective move plus Tyrantrum's Strong Jaw ability was enough to knock it out.
"Espeon is unable to battle! Tyrantrum is the winner!"
Dakota withdrew Luna, whispering to it in its Poke-Ball, before getting out her last one. "Chuly! One more time!"
"Raichu!" The Raichu once more popped out.
"Crunch, Tyrantrum!" I cried.
"Use Grass Knot!" Suddenly two blades of grass grew under Tyrantrum, tripping him up and sending him crashing down!
"Tyrantrum!" I panicked, but he once again stood up, and gave a murderous glare towards Chuly. "Alright, use Thrash!"
"RAAAAAH! GRAH! HRAH! GRAAAAAAAAH!" Tyrantrum brutally beat the Raichu with its head, legs and tail, the little creature falling through the air.
"Finish it up with Dragon Claw!" "GRAAAAAAARGH!" Green aura from Tyrantrum's stubby arms formed into long claws, that slashed Chuly, knocking him out before he even reached the ground.
"Raichu is unable to battle! Tyrantrum is the winner!" The crowd erupted into cheer.
"You did it Tyrantrum! I knew you could!" I said as he nuzzled his huge head against me affectionately.
Meanwhile Dakota returned Chuly, and with her eyes shadowed, walked out of the coliseum.
"Huh? Hey! Dakota!" I returned Tyrantrum and ran after her. "Wait!"
She stopped and sighed. "Why can't you just leave me alone?"
"Because we're friends." I stated.
"...What makes you think that?"
"Well, yeah, we fought each other, but it helped us gain respect for one another, that's gotta be enough, right?"
There was a minute of silence, before she shook her head. "I don't understand you...but..." She turned to me, with a smile. "It was a good battle. Thank you."
I grinned. "No problem." And we shook hands.
After a few minutes, the Finals were decided, it was me versus Sam. "So it's come to this..." I mumbled.
"You can do it Elliot!" May encouraged.
"You've got an awesome team!" Wally emphasised.
"Good luck." Dakota nodded.
I smiled. "Thanks guys."
So I stood up, and walked out onto the battlefield.
Where Sam stood on the other side.
Thank you to ThiefofStealth and Razzorow for reviewing! Happy Birthday Razzorow!
Dakota belongs to Icecakequeen!
Hopefully the last chapter will also be out today!