The Unova League is coming to a close as the semi-finals has arrived. Only four trainers remain and Ichigo is one of them. His opponent now is Joseph, a new coming rival that comes all the way from Johto. Joseph might have access to pokemon Ichigo's never seen before. Does Ichigo have a chance?

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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!)
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I'm undefeatable
Oh oh oh
(Advanced Battle!)
I'm unbeatable
Pokémon

(Ichigo's voice) Regional Battle

"Here we are. It's the semi-finals and we all can't wait for it to start." Everyone cheered loudly for this. "Our two trainers are coming out. We've got our Unova's own Ichigo going against a trainer from Johto known as Joseph." The two of them walked out and were ready for this battle.

"Ichigo so has this." Karin said.

"He's going to win it all." Yuzu said.

"Does anyone know anything about this Joseph guy?" Renji said.

"All we know is that he's from Johto and his partner is Feraligatr." Rukia said. "Joseph could have pokemon we've never even seen before." Uryu stuck around in the Unova League and was going to watch this battle himself.

"Okay, Ichigo. Let's do this and may the better trainer win." Joseph said.

"I intend to. Bring it on, Joseph." Ichigo said.

"For my first choice, I choose Ursaring!" Joseph said.

"Ring!"

"Joseph's first choice is a fierce and powerful Ursaing. Who will Ichigo choose?"

"Tauros, I choose you!" Ichigo said.

"Roo!"

"Ichigo's first choice is his Tauros. We all can't wait to see how this one goes."

"Allow me to make the first move. Tauros use Horn Attack." Ichigo said. Tauros charged right at Ursaring with its horns right out.

"Ursaring, counter that with Rock Smash." Joseph said. Ursaring reared its arm back and smashed Tauros with it before Tauros could land an attack.

"That was a strong hit. Tauros didn't stand a chance."

"Now use Bulk Up." Joseph said. Ursaring build some muscle and its power went up. "Now use Hidden Power." Ursaring created energy orbs and shot them at Tauros with Tauros getting blasted. "Now use Power-Up Punch." Ursaring had energy formed around its claw and was going to attack Tauros.

"Uh oh. This could be it for Tauros."

"No it's not. Tauros use Earthquake." Ichigo said. Tauros slammed its hooves against the ground and was causing the whole place to shake and Ursaring was taking damage and losing balance. "Tauros use Take Down." Tauros charged at Ursaring and slammed against Ursaring.

"Nice comeback." Chad said.

"I thought that would have been the end." Tatsuki said.

"That's Ichigo. He always manages to turn things around." Renji said.

"Ursaring use Slash." Joseph said.

"Tauros use Iron Head." Ichigo said. The two pokemon used their attacks, but Tauros was stronger and slammed his head against Ursaring. Ursarin collapsed and lost the battle.

"Ursaring is unable to battle. Tauros is the winner." The referee said.

"The first win goes to Ichigo, but this is only the beginning."

"Just five more." Orihime said.

"Let's not get our hopes up. We know nothing about Joseph or his pokemon. Who knows what else he's got." Rukia said.

"Could Joseph be that strong?" Yuzu said.

"Of course. We know nothing about him so he could be." Isshin said.

"Shouldn't you be rooting for your son?" Karin said as she was starting to get annoyed with him.

"Heracross, you're up next!" Joseph said.

"Heracross!" From the shape of Heracross' horn, his Heracross was a male.

"Oh no! Heracross is part fighting-type. Tauros won't stand a chance." Rukia said.

"No matter what pokemon you use, we won't back down. Tauros use Horn Attack." Ichigo said and Tauros charged again for another attack.

"I don't think so. Heracross use Bug Buzz." Joseph said. Heracross unleashed a red sonic wave and the sound was hurting Tauros and irritating him that he was acting wild.

"Tauros, calm down." Ichigo said, but Tauros couldn't hear him.

"A brilliant move using Bug Buzz. Not only is Tauros taking damage, but it doesn't seem to hear its trainer."

"Take it down with Focus Punch." Joseph said. Heracross focused some energy in its claws and gave Tauros a hard hit that knocked him out.

"Tauros is unable to battle. Heracross is the winner." The referee said.

"Now it's all even up with both sides having only five pokemon left."

"That's okay. I still have plenty of chances to make a comeback." Ichigo said. "Crobat, I choose you!"

"Crobat!"

"Ichigo is now using Crobat. That might mean Ichigo has the advantage, but can Joseph turn it around?"

"Just watch. Heracross use Aerial Ace." Joseph said. Heracross flew right at Crobat and slammed against it. "That's good. Now just stay behind Crobat so it can't attack."

"Try to shake it off." Ichigo said. Crobat and Heracross flew around the field so Crobat can attack or Heracross stay out of its range.

"You can't escape from us. Heracross use Bug Buzz." Joseph said. Heracross was unleashing the red sound wave and Crobat was about to get caught in it.

"Crobat, face Heracross and use Air Cutter." Ichigo said. Crobat turned around and unleashed the attack. It went right through the Bug Buzz and Heracross got hit hard. Heracross fell out of the air and was knocked out.

"Heracross is unable to battle. Crobat is the winner." The referee said.

"In just one hit! That must have been some powerful attack."

"Heracross, return. No need to feel bad." Joseph said. "Quagsire, you're up next!"

"Quagsire!"

"That's strange. Why would he use a water and ground-type against a flying-type?" Rukia questioned.

"Quagsire use Ice Beam." Joseph said.

"Uh oh! Crobat move out of the way." Ichigo said. Quagsire fired the cold beam. Crobat tried moving out of the way, but part of Crobat's wings got frozen. "That must have been his plan for when dealing with pokemon who hold the advantage."

"Now use Muddy Water." Joseph said. Quagsire created a wave of mud and Crobat got caught in it.

"Looks like Crobat is getting all washed up."

"Why didn't Crobat fly out of the way?" Yuzu said.

"Part of it's wing got frozen from that Ice Beam." Chad said.

"That must be affecting how Crobat flies." Tatsuki said. The mud cleared away and Crobat kept flying, but it was having trouble staying strong.

"Crobat use Supersonic." Ichigo said.

"Quagsire use Safeguard." Joseph said. Crobat unleashed the sonic attack, but Quagsire generated a silver dome and blocked the attack.

"Safeguard blocked out that confusion. Can Crobat do anything?"

"Safeguard can't protect you from Cross Poison." Ichigo said. Crobat unleashed the poison attack and Quagsire got hit from the attack.

"Quagsire use Mist." Joseph said. Quagsire breathed out a mist and Crobat couldn't see a thing and Crobat couldn't fly away because of the frozen wing. "Now use Muddy Water." The wave came at Crobat again and Crobat couldn't see the direction it came out of. Crobat hit the ground hard and it wasn't looking good.

"This isn't looking good for Crobat. Maybe we should end it." Joseph said.

"I'm the one who's going to end it. Crobat use Wing Attack." Ichigo said. Crobat flew right at Quagsire and slammed its wings against Quagsire. It also broke Crobat's wings free from the ice. "Now use Cross Poison." Crobat unleashed the attack and blasted Quagsire. Quagsire was knocked out from the attack.

"Quagsire is unable to battle. Crobat is the winner." The referee said.

"Crobat was able to hang in there and won another battle. Now Joseph only has three pokemon remaining."

"Three is all I need. Octillery, you're turn!" Joseph said.

"Oct!"

"Joseph is now using his Octillery. This could get sticky."

"Brace yourself, Crobat." Ichigo said.

"Octillery use Octazooka!" Joseph said. Octazooka fired an energy blast from its mouth and blasted Crobat out of the air. Crobat dropped to the ground and was out in one move.

"Crobat is unable to battle. Octillery is the winner." The referee said.

"And in just one attack, Ichigo is down to four pokemon."

"Poor Crobat." Orihime said.

"Joseph's pokemon are all pretty tough. Ichigo is going to have one tough battle." Renji said. Even Uryu was starting to get concerned for Ichigo.

"I'm not giving up this battle. Palpitoad, you're up next!" Ichigo said.

"Palpitoad!"

"Ichigo is now going with his Palpitoad. How will this battle turn out?"

"With us winning. Palpitoad use Rock Smash." Ichigo said. Palpitoad jumped up and was about to land the attack down, but Octillery was able to jumped out of the way.

"Octillery use Constrict." Joseph said. Octillery came down on Palpitoad and wrapped its tentacles around Palpitoad and were squeezing. "Now use Octazooka." Octillery fired at such close range and the explosion went off with Palpitoad taking massive damage.

"An up-close Octazooka. That must have done some damage."

"We'll do it again. Octillery use Constrict." Joseph said. Octillery jumped up and was about to come down on Palpitoad again.

"Not this time. Palpitoad use Hyper Voice." Ichigo said. Palpitoad unleashed the sonic attack and it pushed Octillery away.

"You'll have to do better than that. Octillery use Bullet Seed." Joseph said. Octillery fired a barrage of seeds from its mouth and Palpitoad was getting pelted with them.

"It knows Bullet Seed too?!" Chad said.

"This isn't good. Joseph is starting to get the upper hand against Ichigo." Rukia said.

"Finish this up. Octillery use Energy Ball." Joseph said. Octillery charged up the green energy orb and shot it out. No time for Palpitoad to dodge and when it made contact, it caused a fierce explosion.

"Palpitoad, no!" Ichigo called out. They waited for the smoke to clear away and it wasn't good for Palpitoad.

"Palpitoad is unable to battle. Octillery is the winner." The referee said.

"With that win, Joseph has even the score with both sides having only three pokemon left."

"Figures Octillery knows Energy Ball too." Tatsuki said. "It's similar to using Bullet Seed. This isn't good at all for Ichigo."

"He had the lead and now Joseph is starting to push him back." Renji said. "He better get it back or else he's going to have me to deal with."

"We're all waiting to see who Ichigo chooses next."

"Weavile, I choose you!" Ichigo said.

"Weavile!"

"So your Weavile is next, is it? That's just fine with me. Octillery use Bullet Seed." Joseph said.

"Weavile use Agility and go into Fury Swipes." Ichigo said. Octillery shot the seeds, but Weavile ran through it and went to keep this battle going.

Two powerful trainers from different regions are in a fierce battle. Who will win and who will win the Unova League? Stay tune for the finale of the Unova League.

To Be Continued….