I sat in the stands, watching Jason's battle. Jason was battling some guy and this was proving to be a tough battle. Jason had already beaten the first two of his opponent's Pokemon, but he had also lost Tangela and Fearow and was down to his final Pokemon, Golduck, who was facing off against Poliwrath. The battle wouldn't last much longer since both Pokemon were reaching their limits.

After a water battle for dominance, both Pokemon fell to the ground. The stadium had gone quiet, watching to see what was going to happen. Who had won? Who would win? Both trainers were tense as they looked at their Pokemon.

"Gol...duck!" Golduck cried, getting to his feet.

"Poliwrath is unable to battle! Golduck wins, which means Jason Oak is the winner!" the ref announced.

Jason visibly relaxed and praised Golduck before returning him. I followed everyone out of the stadium as we waited for Jason. I was going to battle next at the Grass battlefield, where Jason had battled yesterday.

"Way to go, Jason! You won your fourth battle!" Michelle cried.

"You made it into the top sixteen. Great battle." his dad, Gary, said.

Leaf hugged him and congratulated him and my parents did the same.

"Great battle, Jason. You're still undefeated." I said, walking over to him.

We then made our way over to the Grass battlefield.

"Good luck, Adam. You'll do great." Michelle said.

"You can do it, Adam." said Brittany.

My parents wished me good luck and they, Michelle, and Brittany left to find seats, leaving me and Jason alone.

"Hey, good luck with the battle. You'll be able to do it, Adam. You'll make it into the top sixteen. We've been through a lot together on our journey and there's nothing that we can't beat. You've got this in the bag." Jason said.

I nodded my head. "Thanks, Jason."

Jason nodded his head and headed towards the stands while I made my way onto the battlefield. I was facing off against a guy who was named Roy. He looked to be about a year older than myself, with dark red hair that was spiked and dark brown eyes. He was wearing a pair of jeans, a black and green jacket that was over a plain green shirt, and sneakers.

I had decided that I was going to use Venusaur and Haunter, since they had yet to battle in the Pokemon League. Plus, being on the Grass battlefield would give Venusaur a small advantage, being a Grass type.

"The battle between Adam Ketchum and Roy will now begin! The battle will be over when all three of the Pokemon on one side are unable to battle!"

"Tauros, go!" Roy cried, tossing his Pokeball.

"Venusaur, let's show 'em!" I cried, throwing my Pokeball.

"Use Take Down!" Roy cried.

"Stop Tauros with Vine Whip!" I cried.

Tauros was successfully stopped by Venusaur's vines wrapping around its horns. Tauros was raised into the air and slammed down onto the field.

"Razor Leaf!" I cried.

"Dodge it and use Zen Headbutt, Tauros!"

Tauros successfully dodged Razor Leaf and ran towards Venusaur.

"Dodge it!" I cried. Venusaur dodged. "Now use Razor Leaf again!" Venusaur turned and used Razor Leaf, successfully hitting Tauros.

"Horn Attack!" Roy cried, as Tauros was quick to recover.

"Dodge!"

Venusaur couldn't dodge in time and got hit.

"Vine Whip!" Vines wrapped around Tauros once more and it was slammed into the field once again. Tauros didn't get back up.

"Tauros is unable to battle! Venusaur wins!" the ref announced.

Roy returned his fallen Pokemon and enlarged his next Pokeball. "Charizard, go!" Roy cried, tossing the Pokeball.

I had a type disadvantage and his Charizard looked very powerful.

"Use Vine Whip!" I cried.

Roy smirked and looked at me. "A careless move. Use Flamethrower on the vines!" Roy cried.

"Hurry, Venusaur!" I cried.

Venusaur lifted Charizard into the air and was about to slam it into the ground when Charizard used Flamethrower, burning the vines and then hitting Venusaur directly. That one attack did a lot of damage.

"Use Wing Attack!"

"Get ready, Venusaur." I said. I waited until the right moment and then cried, "Vine Whip!" The vines wrapped around Charizard's wings and stopped the Wing Attack. Charizard was slammed into the ground.

"Solar Beam!" I cried, since Charizard was still recovering from Vine Whip. Venusaur launched the Solar Beam.

"Dodge it!" Charizard flew out of the way, successfully dodging Solar Beam.

"Finish this with Fire Blast!" Before I could call a command, Charizard blasted Venusaur with one of the strongest Fire attacks that I had ever seen. I flinched as Venusaur collapsed on the field and fainted.

"Venusaur is unable to battle! Charizard wins!" the ref cried.

I removed my Pokeball and returned Venusaur. "Thanks, you did great. Rest now, you've earned it."

"Haunter, let's show 'em!" I cried, tossing my next Pokeball.

"Use Flamethrower!"

"Dodge it, Haunter!"

I had a plan for Haunter. Haunter would be able to avoid Charizard's attacks thanks to something that my dad had told me. It was something that he had seen Fantina, the Gym Leader of Hearthome City, do in battle.

Roy kept calling out commands and Haunter was able to avoid almost all of Charizard attacks. Ghost Pokemon could float around freely in the air and move in a tricky way so there was no way for Charizard to be able to completely predict Haunter's movements. After launching many attacks, Charizard was starting to get tired.

"Fire Spin, now!" Roy cried.

"Dodge!" I cried, but Haunter was unable to dodge this time.

"Break out with Shadow Ball!" Haunter used Shadow Ball and an opening formed. Haunter had escaped the fiery vortex.

"Now use Shadow Punch!"

"Dodge!"

Charizard flew up in the air to dodge but Haunter disappeared and reappeared beside it, hitting Charizard with Shadow Punch.

"Now use Hypnosis!" I cried. But Charizard was able to avoid the attack and before I could command Haunter to dodge, Haunter was hit with a Flamethrower.

"Use Shadow Ball!"

"Deflect it!"

Charizard was able to hit the Shadow Ball away but Roy didn't know that it was just a distraction.

"Shadow Punch!"

"No!" Roy cried.

The diversion had worked! Haunter landed the Shadow Punch.

"Now use Hypnosis!" Charizard fell to the ground, asleep.

"Finish this! Use Dream Eater!" Haunter drained away energy from Charizard. Haunter was now healed and Charizard had woken up, but looked very weak.

"Use-" Roy started, but Charizard fell to the ground and fainted.

"Charizard is unable to battle! Haunter wins!" the ref cried.

Roy returned his Pokemon and removed his last Pokeball.

"Beedrill, go!" he cried, tossing it. "Use Pin Missile!"

"Dodge it and use Shadow Ball!" I cried.

Haunter vanished and reappeared behind Beedrill.

"Look out behind you!" Beedrill barely managed to dodge the Shadow Ball.

"Shadow Punch!"

"Poison Jab!"

The two moves collided with one another.

"Now Hypnosis!" I cried, since smoke had formed and Beedrill couldn't see Haunter. The smoke cleared and Beedrill was flying sleepily. I watched as it flew lower and lower.

"Dream Eater, Haunter." I said and Haunter began to drain away Beedrill's energy.

"Wake up!" Roy cried. Beedrill snapped awake, but Dream Eater had done a good amount of damage.

"Shadow Ball!"

"Dodge and use Agility and Poison Jab!"

Beedrill avoided the attack and quickly flew towards Haunter.

"Dodge it!" I cried. Haunter couldn't dodge in time. Looking at the Pokemon, I saw that Beedrill was still close.

"Shadow Punch!" I cried.

"Get away!"

Beedrill managed to dodge, thanks to Agility.

"Shadow Ball, and keep it up!" Haunter used Shadow Ball before vanishing and reappearing and using another one, meaning that Beedrill had no idea where the next attack was going to come from. Haunter kept doing this repeatedly and Beedrill couldn't dodge all of them and got hit a few times.

"Now use Shadow Punch to finish this." I said, since Beedrill was dazed. Haunter appeared beside Beedrill and attacked. Beedrill fainted and fell to the ground.

"Beedrill is unable to battle. Haunter wins! Adam Ketchum is the winner!" the ref cried.

"Great job, Haunter. Take a rest." I said, returning my Pokemon.

Roy looked at me and nodded his head before walking off. As I made my way outside, I felt relief and happiness. I was going to the top sixteen. The real challenge would be starting now. It was going to be six-on-six, full team battles now and all battles would be taking place on the main battlefield in the Indigo Stadium. I had made it to the halfway point of the Pokemon League.

"Way to go, Adam! You did it!" Michelle cried happily.

Brittany hugged me.

"Great job, sweetie." my mom said.

"Good job, Adam. You've made it to the top sixteen." said my dad.

Jason's parents congratulated me and then Jason walked up.

"Good job, Adam. We're both in the top sixteen. Who knows what's going to happen next?" he said.

"Yeah,"

But in my mind, I had a dilemma. I had faced Roy's Charizard and Venusaur had gotten defeated. I had to figure out a way for Venusaur to fight against a Fire Pokemon like Charizard, because I may have to face another Charizard later, possibly Jason's. This was far from over.

Author's Note: Adam and Jason have won all of their battles on the four different battlefields and have made it to the top sixteen in the tournament. The real challenge starts now.

How far will they be able to make it? Are either of them capable of winning the entire tournament? Find out as the Pokemon League continues in the next chapter of Pokemon NG!