Davin gritted his teeth as he grunted. "Halo, return!" The defeated Pokemon was absorbed inside its ball. "Thanks. You were awesome." He looked at the powered up Makuhita. "This is bad. Now that Guts is in effect, Makuhita can just keep on raising its attack with Bulk Up, making it even more stronger." He took a deep breath. "Okay, calm down. I'm saving Ros for last and since Luck's a Normal type, it would get knocked out in one move. Meaning I can try to tire it out with... Ferro!" Davin let out his newest addition on to the field.

"Bad move, dude. A Steel and Rock type like Aron has no chance against Makuhita's Fighting type moves." Brawly stated. "Go and use Vital Throw!"

"Ferro, Harden!" Makuhita threw a punch, only to have it be blocked by Ferro's body stiffening. "Use Headbutt!" A direct hit landed on Makuhita's center.

"Bulk Up, then use Reversal!"

"Avoid it with Dig!"

Ferro quickly burrowed into the ground while Makuhita charged up. "Get ready to strike when it comes up, Makuhita!" It crouched down, looking around the field. Ferro quickly came up from Makuhita's left. "Now!"

"Dodge and use Headbutt!" Ferro jumped on Makuhita's fist to launch itself in the air and dove down to deliver the blow.

"Nice try! Vital Throw!" It swung its arm into Ferro's head. Then Makuhita grabbed it and flung it across the field.

"Ferro, no!" It laid on its side, knocked out.

"Aron is unable to battle! Makuhita wins!"

Davin's eyebrows narrowed as he recalled the Iron Armor Pokemon. He took out his last Poke ball and released his Mudkip. "Ros, it all depends on you. Don't let me down!"

"Mudkip!" It lowered its body in readiness.

" 'kay, Makuhita! Let's Bulk Up and finish this battle with Arm Thrust!"

"Prepare yourself, Ros!"

Makuhita's body flowed with Fighting-aura and it ran at the Mud Fish Pokemon. "Go, Ros! Bide!" The Mudkip was pushed back by Arm Thrust as it concentrated its increasing energy.

"Continue with Vital Throw!" It punched Ros into the air and slammed it back to the ground with another punch. Davin knew that Brawly was planning something since his opponent knew that Bide increased when the user takes damage.

"Another Arm Thrust!" After dealing the attack, it jumped back to its side of the field. Ros unleashed the massive energy beam and Makuhita was blasted into the wall. However, it managed to get up despite the visible injuries.

"All right, I know you're up to something! What is it?" Davin said.

Brawly smiled. "Still don't know your battle moves, do you? You've seen all of Makuhita's moves and you still couldn't figure it out."

"What are you talking about?"

"Makuhita, use Reversal!" Light blue energy began to gather in Makuhita's fist. "You see, Reversal is a move that gets stronger when the user is low on energy. And since Makuhita just took double the damage it did to your Mudkip, with increased power up by Guts and multiple Bulk Up's,-"

"-IT'LL BE A ONE HIT KNOCKOUT!" Davin horribly realized.

"Bingo! Makuhita, do it!" It flung itself over with its fist overpowering with loads of energy. Ros could only stare in great fear as it came closer.

"Ros, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

A huge explosion occurred on impact and the victim flew into the air and hit the ceiling, which left a huge hole. Ros fell with a thud, lying face down.

"Oh..." Davin lowered his head in defeat.

"Mudkip is unable to battle! Makuhi-"

"Muuud!" Ros interjected. Ignoring the massive damage it just took, the Mudkip struggled to stand.

"No way! That was a sure one hit K.O.! How can it still fight?!" Brawly could barely believe that the small Pokemon managed to stand on three legs.

Davin closed his eyes and smiled. "That's Ros's spirit." He said in an almost whisper. Ros lowered its head and closed its eyes with its body enveloped in a light blue.

"Oh no! Is it using Rest?" Brawly said, worried.

With renewed hope, Davin proudly said, "That's right! Meaning that it's regaining health as we speak!"

Brawly grunted. "I won't let that happen! Makuhita, Vital Throw!"

"Maaaa... kuuuu..." It tried to lift its arms, but it didn't have the strength.

"Ahh! The damage from Bide and that huge Reversal drained its energy!" Brawly said, now terribly worried. Soon, the glow from Ros' body deceased and it stood, looking good as new.

"This battle ends now! Ros, give your best Water Gun!"

"Muuuuuuuud-kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip!" It fired a huge blast of water from its mouth, knocking Makuhita into the wall again. This time, it didn't get up.

"Makuhita is unable to battle! Mudkip wins! The victor of this battle is the challenger, Davin!"

"OH, YEAH!" Davin shouted with a click of his heels. He ran over to Ros and squeezed the life out of him. "Ros, you wonderful Pokemon! You actually won! I'm so proud of you!"

"Mu-Mud...k-k-kip." It choked.

Brawly recalled Makuhita and walked over to Davin. "That battle was totally awesome! I actually underestimated you back there."

Davin set down Ros, who exhaled with relief. "We may not seem like worthy opponents at first, but our spirit and strength always pull us through!"

"That's what I like to hear!" Brawly smiled and reached into his pocket to pull out a badge that was shaped like a boxing glove. "As proof of your victory, here's the Knuckle Badge!"

Davin took it from his palm. "Thanks, Brawly!" He held it over his head. "Yeah! The Knuckle badge is ours!"

"Mud Mudkip!" Ros cheered.