"Davin, you were great!" Maura said when he walked in.
"Thanks. It may have looked like I was in the middle of losing, but really I was just giving the audience the suspense that they wanted." he said, trying to show off.
"Oh, please..." Haro rolled his eyes as he stood up. "Well, I'm next. Hopefully, this battle won't be too difficult."
"Good luck, Haro! Make us proud!" Davin shouted to him as he walked towards the arena.
"Now, for the third battle! We have Haro from Lilycove City against the Ice type user herself, Glacia!" The two trainers took their place on the battle field, one of them being the blonde haired woman from the picture wearing a purple dress.
"This match will take place on an ice battlefield!" The announcer said as the regular field switched to another one made of ice with stalagmites on the sides of it. "If both contenders are ready, let the battle begin!"
Glacia pulled out her Poke ball. "I hope you'll be able to give me a decent battle. Let's go, Sealeo!" The Ball Roll Pokemon materialized on to the ice.
"Believe me, I will! Vulpix, I choose you!" The Fox Pokemon appeared on the boy's side.
"I had a feeling he would use Vulpix," Davin said. "Ice types are weak against Fire types, after all."
"Yeah, but Sealeo's also a Water type." Edric said. "He'll be in trouble if he doesn't think about his moves carefully."
Davin gave him a thumbs up. "Don't you worry. If I know Haro, he'll win this first one easily."
Haro pointed. "Vulpix, use Flamethrower!" It breathed fire at its opponent, but Sealeo just sat there as the fire hit it. "What? How come it's not being affected?"
"Foolish boy. My Sealeo has the ability Thick Fat, which halfs the damage of Fire and Ice attacks when they hit." Glacia explained.
"Is that so?" Haro recalled Vulpix. "Fighting moves will work much better than Fire moves. Hariyama! Go!" The Arm Thrust Pokemon entered the battle.
"Sealeo, use Hail!" It shot the light blue sphere it created into the air and large chunks of ice began falling from dark clouds over the field.
"Hariyama, Focus Blast!" A light blue sphere formed in its hands and it threw it.
"Dodge and use Body Slam!" Sealeo pushed down on the ground with its flippers to get into the air and was prepared to land on the opponent.
"Force Palm!" Hariyama stuck its hand out and fired a white beam that hit Sealeo and knocked it into one of the stalagmites. Right then, Hariyama took damage from the Hail.
"Ice Ball, Sealeo!" A small sphere of ice was made in its mouth and it fired it.
"Dodge, then use Seismic Toss!" Avoiding the Ice Ball, Hariyama ran at Sealeo and picked it up with its hands; it jumped into the air, holding Sealeo in its hands, and began to spin towards the ground.
"Ice Ball! Now!" As she said this, the two crashed into the icy ground. Hariyama jumped back to Haro's side and Sealeo was revealed to be just fine.
"How could it still be standing?" Davin asked.
"My guess was that when Sealeo fired its Ice Ball at that moment, it used it as some sort of hard cushion to half the damage it would've received from the fall." Edric said. "Glacia's smart. Right now, it's doubtful that Haro will be able to outwit her."
"Ice Ball again!" This ball was twice as big as the first one.
"Destroy it with Force Palm!" Hariyama attempted to, but the Hail did its job and left it wide open to be hit by the impending Ice Ball.
"Body Slam!" Not wasting time, Sealeo jumped and slammed down on Hariyama into the ice with the latter ending up unconscious.
"Hariyama is unable to battle! Sealeo wins!" As the judge announced this, the Hail let up and the clouds disappeared.
Davin was shocked. "Wow... That Sealeo's tough."
"If all of her Pokemon are like that, who knows how Haro will deal with them?" Maura said.
Haro recalled Hariyama. "Thanks. Take a good rest." He looked at Glacia's Sealeo. "This woman's not what I expected her to be. Her strategies seem flawless and I can't see any way to get around them."
"Return, Sealeo!" Glacia said as the seal disappeared into the Poke ball.
"She's switching? What's with that?" Davin asked.
"She probably thinks it'll be boring to take Haro down with the same Pokemon so she's substituting to make the battle more interesting." Edric guessed.
"Now, Glalie! Come out!" The Face Pokemon appeared in midair when the next Poke ball was thrown.
"Vulpix, let's try this again!" The fire fox made its second appearance as the Poke ball sent it out. "Glalie is a pure Ice type so our Fire attacks will do some damage. Vulpix, use Fire spin!"
"Glalie, Light Screen!" A golden mirror shield appeared in front of it to prevent the swirling flame from hurting it. "You honestly thought I would send out a Pokemon that didn't have a proper defense against your moves? How naive."
Haro grunted. "Vulpix, Dig!" It tried to, but with the field being made of ice and not solid ground, it failed.
"Use Crunch!" Glalie came forward and bit down on Vulpix. Then it tossed it into a stalagmite, making the fire Pokemon fall into unconsciousness.
"Vulpix is unable to battle! Glalie wins!"
"That's another loss..." Maura frowned.
"Glacia is really good. Haro needs to get it together before it's too late." Davin said.
Recalling Vulpix, Haro sent out his third choice. "Now, Claydol, let's go!" The Ground/Psychic Clay Doll Pokemon levitated on to the field.
"So, his Baltoy evolved..." Davin noted to himself.
"Use Ancient Power!" Claydol's eyes glowed and a rock appeared in front of each one of them. They were then released towards the opponent.
"Ice Beam." Glacia said plainly as she closed her eyes in disinterest. Glalie then released light blue beams from its mouth, freezing the rocks solid and making them fall to the ground in mid-attack. "You don't seem to think about how to you use your attacks effectively, do you?"
"I do SO!" he shot back.
"You obviously don't. Even if Ancient Power wasn't frozen by Ice Beam, it still wouldn't have worked because Glalie's Light screen is still in effect. It's almost a shame that you didn't think about that."
Haro growled. "Claydol, use Gyro Ball!" The tips of its arms glowed white as it started to spin rapidly towards the ice Pokemon.
"Icy Wind." The wind it blew was so powerful, it momentarily stopped Claydol from advancing. Eventually, it was pushed back into a stalagmite, resulting in another knockout.
"Claydol is unable to battle! Glalie wins!"
"I can't believe what I'm seeing. What's going on with him?" Davin said with a worried voice.
"Glacia seems to be getting to Haro and her criticism is making him lose focus." Edric informed.
"Oh, I hope he can pull through. And soon!" Maura said.
Haro returned Claydol and sighed. "She's wrong. I DO know what I'm doing! I won't let her think otherwise!" The next ball was thrown. "Metang, I need your power!" A robotic Pokemon with two arms that have three spikes at the end of each of them levitated from the Poke ball.
"Cool!" Davin said as he opened his Pokedex.
"Metang, the Iron Claw Pokemon. Metang is the evolved form of Beldum. The claws tipping its arms pack the destructive power to tear through thick iron sheets as if they were silk and it flies at over 60 miles per hour."
"A Steel type like Metang is effective against Glalie, so Haro should be fine." Davin said.
"Type alone won't be enough." Edric warned.
"Glalie, return!" It was absorbed by the Poke ball's red light. "Walrein, come out!" Her third Poke ball opened to reveal a large blue walrus with a white mane and long, yellow tusks. Davin looked to his Pokedex.
"Walrein, the Ice Break Pokemon. Walrein is the evolved form of Sealeo. To protect its herd, the leader Walrein battles anything that invades its territory, even at the cost of its life. Its tusks may also snap off in battle."
"Metal Claw!" The spikes on the end of its right arm glowed as it moved forward.
"Ice Beam!" The light blue beams froze Metang's arm solid. "Now, Surf!" A tidal wave appreared in front of Walrein and it moved towards the opponent.
"Destroy it with Flash Cannon!" Metang's nose glowed as an orb of energy began to take shape in front of it. The orb fired a beam at the wave to no avail and Metang was soaked by the hit.
"Now, Body Slam!" Walrein leaped and sent Metang into the ground with its body to make the Steel-type faint.
"Metang is unable to battle! Walrein wins!"
"Not again!" Haro shouted as Metang went back inside its ball. "I refuse to lose to someone like you! Seviper, let's go!" The Fang Snake Pokemon hissed upon its appearance.
"His last Pokemon..." Davin stated.
"Seviper, use Giga Drain!" Its long body glowed green as an energy beam was released from its mouth.
"Ice Beam." The cold beams went through the Giga Drain and froze Seviper completely. "Now, Walrein! End this with Sheer Cold!"
Haro gasped. "No!"
"Anything but that!" Davin shouted.
"Oh, I can't look!" Maura covered her eyes.
Walrein's body glowed as it released a powerful force of ice energy at the frozen snake. On contact, the ice encasing Seviper shattered and it was knocked into a stalagmite. It had been defeated.
"Seviper is unable to battle! Walrein wins! The victor is Glacia of the Elite Four!" Loud cheers filled the stands at this news.
"What an amazing battle!" The announcer said. "Since Haro has been defeated, he is automatically knocked out of the tournament."
The boy was speechless; his eyes were full of appall and his mouth was wide open. He swallowed with discomfort and walked over to his fallen Pokemon. "Seviper... Are you okay?" he asked as he held its head in his arms while he knelt down.
"Seviii..." It groaned as it looked at him.
Haro closed his eyes. "I'm sorry I let you down. I didn't mean for it to end like this. Can you ever forgive me?" Seviper nuzzled him under his chin as it made a purring noise. "Thank you." he smiled.
"You should learn to concentrate better." Glacia stood in front of them. "If you don't learn to maintain concentration in battle, you will fail to use your Pokemon's moves correctly. Also try to control your emotions as well; if you get riled up at every little thing that goes on, it will only lead to failure." She turned her back to him. "Remember that." She recalled Walrein to its ball and exited the arena.
"Maintain... my concentration... Control... my emotions..." Haro said to himself. He recalled Seviper and headed back to the contender's room.
