Our heroes have finally arrived in the Unova League. They've met up with Ichigo's old rivals and met a new one. Ichigo soon learned that his first opponent was going to be against Ikkaku. Is Ichigo ready?

"Hurry, Dad." Karin said as she and her family were running through the place. They just arrived at the Unova League to watch Ichigo battle. "If we miss Ichigo's battle, I'm blaming you."

"Sorry. I'm coming." Isshin said.

Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh
I'm unbeatable
Walking down this endless highway
With nothing but my friends beside me
We'll never give in, we'll never rest
Advanced Battle is the ultimate test
From the earth, the land
The sea and sky
They can never win, but they sure can try
Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh
I'm unbeatable
Pokémon
(Advanced Battle!)
Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh
I'm undefeatable
From the stars and the ancient past
They come to play, but they'll never last
Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh
I'm unbeatable
Pokémon
(Advanced Battle!)
Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh
I'm undefeatable
Oh oh oh
(Advanced Battle!)
I'm unbeatable
Pokémon

(Ichigo's voice) Way of the Samurott

"Our next battle in the blue field is about to begin. As you know, all battles here will be one-on-one. Whoever is left standing will be the winner. Now to introduce our two trainers. We have Ikkaku against Ichigo." Both trainers came out on the field and were excited for this.

"Good luck, Ichigo." Orihime said.

"I sure hope he's ready for this." Rukia said.

"He is." Chad said.

"Both trainers bring out your pokemon." The referee said.

"I know who I'm using. Samurott, it's time to battle!" Ikkaku said.

"Samurott!"

"Samurott?! So he managed to get his Dewott to evolve." Ichigo said. "Okay, there's only one pokemon I'm starting this battle out with. Absol, let's do this!"

"Absol!" Absol ran out on the field and was ready to face Samurott.

"Ichigo, you better give it your all in this battle." Ikkaku said. "Samurott, let's show them your Razor Shell." Samurott pulled out one of his shells and used it like a sword as Samurott went on the attack.

"Absol, counter that with a Night Slash." Ichigo said. Absol intercepted the attack with his own and was able to hold the attack back.

"They're even!" Orihime said.

"Maybe, but not for long." Rukia said.

"Looks like we made it in time." All of them looked to the stairs and saw Ichigo's family.

"Orihime! Rukia! Chad! I'm glad we found you guys." Karin said.

"You all made it!" Orihime said.

"We're glad you're here. Please, have a seat." Rukia said.

"Thank you." Yuzu said as they all sat down. "So how's Ichigo doing?"

"The battle just started." Chad said.

"Samurott use Strength and add a little more effort in your attack." Ikkaku said. Samurott had a red aura flowing around itself and added more power in his attack and slashed against Absol. Absol slid against the ground and took some damage.

"Oh no! Absol could be hurt." Yuzu said.

"Nah. It's going to take more than that to keep Absol down." Isshin said as Absol got back up.

"Absol use Razor Wind." Ichigo said. Absol reared his head back and slashed the air with his horn and unleashed the attack with Samurott getting hit and was pushed back.

"Don't just take that. Give them your Megahorn attack." Ikkaku said. Samurott's horn glowed and charged directly at Absol.

"Dodge it!" Ichigo said. Absol jumped up and was able to avoid the attack.

"Perfect timing by Absol. That could have hurt."

"We'll show you what we can do. Absol use Night Slash." Ichigo said. Absol swung his horn and landed a strong hit against Samurott.

"Let's not give up. Razor Shell!" Ikkaku said. Samurott fought through the pain form Absol's attack and twisted its body around to land its own attack against Absol. Absol slid against the ground as Samurott crashed.

"What an impressive counter by Samurott." Both pokemon tried getting back up and neither were backing down.

"That's what I like to see. Samurott let's give them a taste of your Hydro Cannon." Ikkaku said.

"Absol use Dark Pulse." Ichigo said. Samurott build up water and pressure with it firing the water attack and Absol unleashed the beam of rings. The two attacks collided and caused an explosion. Neither side was backing down of this battle.

…

The Arenas

There were other battles going on and Ichigo's other rivals were fighting as hard as they could in their battles.

"Sawk use Close Combat." Tatsuki said. Sawk unleashed and onslaught of attacks against and took down a Toxapex with her winning.

"Arbok use Poison Tail." Renji said and his Arbok smacked a Toucannon with it and won his battle as well.

"Feraligatr use Aqua Tail." Joseph said. Feraligatr had water form around its tail and defeated Jynx. All three of them managed to win their battles and are moving on.

….

Ichigo's Battle

"Samurott use Strength." Ikkaku said.

"Samurott!" Samurott had red aura around itself and gave Absol a strong tackle. Absol slid against the ground and had trouble getting back up.

"What are you doing out there, Ichigo?" Karin shouted.

"Put up some defense." Isshin said.

"Just don't quit. You can still win." Orihime said.

"Hey guys." All of them looked and saw Tatsuki with Renji.

"Tatsuki and Renji! Did you two win your battles?" Chad said.

"Yeah. They were nothing." Renji boasted.

"Good thing you're here. These people are Ichigo's father and sisters." Rukia introduced the Kurosaki family.

"Nice to meet you." Renji said.

"Looks like Ichigo is having a hard time." Tatsuki said as both of them were starting to get concerned about him losing this battle.

"Man. Samurott is so strong. There's got be a way to get around its power." Ichigo said.

"Sorry, Ichigo, but you won't find that so easily." Ikkaku said. "Samurott gives it all or nothing. We never back down and anything less would be pathetic. We've trained hard for this and we're not letting it go. I think it's time we put an end to this. Samurott, finish Absol with Hydro Cannon." Samurott powered the attack and shot it.

"Absol, Swords Dance." Ichigo said. Absol generated the swords and was able to endure the attack even with its fierce impact.

"Whoa! Who could have seen that coming? Who would have thought you could use Swords Dance like that?"

"Samurott has some power to it, but there's got to be a weakness somewhere." Ichigo said as he tried to think of something. He analyzed Samurott and came up with something. "That could work."

"Let's finish this already. Samurott, Megahorn." Ikkaku said. Samurott charged right Absol and was ready to finish this.

"Absol, get right under Samurott." Ichigo said. Absol maneuvered himself and was right under Samurott. "Now blast Samurott with Razor Wind."

"Absol!" Absol unleashed the attack and it sent Samurott flying in the air.

"Samurott is sent flying! What an interesting way to use Razor Wind."

"No way!" Ikkaku said.

"Time we did finish this. Absol use Dark Pulse." Ichigo said. Absol unleashed the attack before Samurott hit the ground and they all waited for the dust to clear. Everyone looked and saw Samurott was taken down.

"Samurott is unable to battle. Absol is the winner. Victory goes to Ichigo." The referee said.

"That's it. Ichigo is moving to the second round."

"Yes! He did it!" Karin said.

"That's our brother!" Yuzu said.

"He better keep winning because I want to be the one to beat him." Renji said.

"Dream on. I'll beat both of you." Tatsuki said. Joseph had his battle finished and he watched Ichigo's battle. He was pretty impressed.

"Not bad." Joseph said. "He aimed for Samurott's underside where it was most vulnerable. This Ichigo guy might be more of a challenge than I thought and I'm looking forward to it."

…..

The Pokemon Center

"Thank you for waiting." Nurse Joy said as she handed Ikkaku Samurott's pokeball.

"Thank you." Ikkaku said as he took it back.

"Ikkaku?" Ikkaku looked to see Ichigo found him. "Are you leaving already?"

"No point for me to stick around since I lost." Ikkaku said. "You won. So you better make sure you don't lose."

"You got it." Ichigo said as he held out his hand. Ikkaku took it and the two of them show good sportsmanship. With that Ikkaku headed out. His time in the Unova League might have ended, but Ichigo is still going on.

"Ichigo!" Orihime called out as she ran up to him.

"Hey, Orihime. What's up?" Ichigo said.

"Your family is here and waiting for you." Orihime said. "We all want to head out and celebrate your first win the Unova League."

"Shouldn't we save the celebration for when my team and I win the Unova League?" Ichigo questioned.

"Come on." Orihime said as she took him by the arm and left the building. "It's not a bad idea to celebrate even the smallest of victories." Orihime dragged Ichigo out of the pokemon center where all the others were waiting.

"There you are." Chad said.

"Congrats on your first win." Yuzu said. "You and Absol did great out there."

"Thanks guys, but it's far from over." Ichigo said.

"That's it." Ichigo looked to screen and saw the end result of the battle Uryu was in. "Uryu wins his battle and he'll be heading to the second round as well."

"So Uryu won as well." Ichigo said.

"Yeah and so did Tatsuki and Renji." Rukia said. "I also heard that guy from Johto, Joseph, won his battle too. You're not out of the woods yet. It's only going to get harder from here."

"I get that." Ichigo said. "I know I'm going to face some trainers that were tougher than the last, but that won't have us back down. I'm not stopping until I reach the top."

Ichigo succeeded in winning his first round battle against Ikkaku, but he still has some strong opponents. Just who will emerge the victor of the Unova League? You don't want to miss a single moment. Stay tune.

To Be Continued….