"Davin's doing pretty good." Haro admitted.
"Yeah, but it's not over yet." Edric said.
"Don't worry. I'm positive he'll win!" Maura said.
Phoebe called back Banette. "All right, Banette #2, let's go!" The same Pokemon came out of the thrown ball.
"Oh, come on! What is up with her and having two of the same Pokemon?!" Davin said with frustration. "Well, I guess there's nothing I can do about it." He pointed to Banette. "Ros, Hydro Pump!"
"Banette, use Grudge!" Its body glowed slightly as it was hit by Hydro Pump.
"Was that supposed to do anything? It seemed pretty useless." Davin said to himself.
"Now, Will-O-Wisp!" Blue flames surrounded Banette as they were sent over to Ros.
"Put 'em out with Mud Shot!" The balls of mud that were fired made contact with the flames and both of them disappeared when each one of them hit. "Now, use Muddy Water!"
"Grudge!" Banette was hit by the tidal wave as its body slightly glowed again.
"What is she doing? I don't know what that Grudge thing is supposed to be doing, but it seems like she's just wasting her time." Davin thought.
"Use Faint Attack!" The Marionette Pokemon vanished from view and quickly re-materialized behind the unsuspecting Swampert. It then jabbed Ros in the back of the neck and went back to Phoebe's side of the battlefield.
Davin narrowed his eyes "I've had enough of this. Ros, put everything you've got into a Muddy Water and take it out!"
As the tidal wave appeared, Phoebe called for another Grudge; Banette was hit by the brown water wave and fainted.
"Banette is unable to battle! Swampert wins!"
"Just one more victory and Davin wins!" Maura reminded the boys.
"Let's hope he can do it..." Edric said.
Phoebe recalled Banette. "You've come far in this battle, Davin, but I won't lose! Sableye, come out!" The crystal-eyed Darkness Pokemon made its appearance on the battlefield.
"No way are we losing! Ros, Muddy Water!" It raised its hands into the air to summon the move, but nothing happened. "Huh? What's going on?"
Phoebe had a smirk on her face. "Oh, I suppose you didn't know. When a Pokemon is defeated after using Grudge, the attack it used to knock it out is completely drained of its power and the Pokemon can't use it for the rest of the battle."
Davin gasped. "So that's why she kept using it. She expected for Banette to faint after getting hit by one of Ros's moves so that he wouldn't be able to use one of them."
"Now, Sableye, use Night Shade!" Black beams fired from both of its eyes and struck Ros's body. "Follow with Faint Attack!" Like Banette, Sableye disappeared and threw a punch behind Ros.
"Ros, return!" The beam from the Poke ball absorbed Ros into it. "Now, Kalis, I choose you!" Davin's ice Pokemon entered the battle. "Icy Wind!"
"Use Double Team!" Kalis's attack was avoided as copies of Sableye appeared all around the field.
"That won't work. Kalis, use Hail!" A light blue sphere formed between its hands and it threw it towards the sky. Then, dark clouds appeared over the battlefield and large chunks of hail began to rain down upon it, striking the Sableye copies as it came down and making them disappear while at the same time hitting the original. "Now, Ice Fang!" It jumped forward and closed its cold jaw on to Sableye's arm, making part of it freeze solid.
"Sableye, Night Shade!" When Kalis was hit by the beams, his grip quickly loosened and he was knocked back to Davin's side of the field. Just then, more chunks of hail crashed down on Sableye.
"Icy Wind! Go!" The chilling wind blown from its mouth hit the Dark/Ghost type and made it flinch as more hail rained down on it.
"Now, Kalis! End this battle with a Bite attack!"
"Come on, Sableye! Faint Attack!"
Sableye tried to move, but its frozen arm prevented it; Kalis took the chance and bit down on its head, where he proceeded to pick it up in his mouth and toss him into a boulder, destroying it on contact and leaving the Sableye knocked out as the hail stopped and the dark clouds disappeared.
"Sableye is unable to battle! Snorunt wins! Davin advances to the semifinals!" The crowd went off into loud cheers after the judge announced this.
"I DID IT! I won!" Davin celebrated. He ran over to his Snorunt and picked him up. "Way to go, Kalis! You were amazing!"
"Sno, Sno~!" It said happily.
Phoebe called back Sableye and walked over to the victor. "It's a shame that I lost, but that was an excellent battle. Davin, you are truly a talented trainer."
He smiled. "Thanks, Phoebe. It wasn't easy having to deal with your strategies, but it was all good."
After shaking hands, both of them cleared the arena for the next battle.
