Leaf it to a Friend
To get to Ecruteak City, the heroes had to pass over a mountain. It wasn't very rugged and it was filled with plenty of greenery and grass Pokémon. And it looked like Yugi and his friends arrived just in time. There was a tournament coming up for trainers with grass-type Pokémon and the first prize would be a supply of Leaf Stones. It sounded like fun. Yugi decided to enter the tournament. It seemed fitting. He was the only trainer in the group who had a grass-type Pokémon and his friends already had fun in the Seaking catching competition.
After getting registered for the tournament, Yugi was ready to get in the game. It was no surprise that many of the announcers and spectators knew of Yugi's reputation as the King of Games and they couldn't wait to see what he could do in his first Pokémon tournament. In the first match, Yugi was pitting Chikorita against Gloom. Gloom started off by attacking with Petal Dance, but Chikorita roped him up with her Vine Whip and tossed him across the arena. Just like that, the match was over.
Yugi was doing impressive so far. He had been training with Chikorita a lot. As the tournament progressed, they saw lots of different grass Pokémon not just from Johto, but from other regions. There was Victreebell, Parasect, Ivysaur, even Tangela. In Yugi's next match, he was going to be facing Sunflora. Chikorita used Tackle, but Sunflora pushed her away with her leaves. Chikorita attacked with Razor Leaf. Sunflora tried to shield herself, but Chikorita tackled again and beat her opponent.
It took a long time, but Yugi and Chkorita made it to the last round. Their opponent was a young girl from the Sinnoh Region and her partner was a Leafeon. This looked like it was going to be quite a battle. Chikorita tried to distract Leafeon with Sweet Scent, but she didn't find the aroma captivating. She charged with a Quick Attack. Leafeon used Razor Leaf, but Chikorita shielded herself with Vine Whip and began whiplashing Leafeon. Leafeon endured it and used Magical Leaf.
Just when it looked like Chikorita was about to fall in defeat, she suddenly began glowing. As she grew bigger, her neck stretched out and the leaves around her neck and on her head grew as well. She had evolved into Bayleef. The match was far from over. As Leafeon charged in for another Quick Attack, Bayleef shoved her back and used Take Down. Leafeon crashed into a wall, but didn't have the strength to get back up.
Yugi could hardly believe it. He won his first tournament and his first Pokémon evolved. He wasn't sure what to do with his prize of Leaf Stones, but he would be keeping his trophy as a souvenir. Then he decided to share his Leaf Stones with the other competitors. He remembered that some of their Pokémon evolved by means of using a Leaf Stone. The competitors graciously accepted his kind offer and held on to the Leaf Stones they were given. Even the trainer who came in second place was nice enough to accept Yugi's kindness. Pride often gets in the way of grass-type Pokémon and their trainers, but when someone's being a good sport, it's best to swallow pride. And Chikorita evolving to Bayleef was enough of a prize for Yugi.
Yugi and his friends decided to celebrate with a song. Joey was the first to start singing.
I wanna be the very best like no one ever was
To catch them is my real test, to train them is my cause, Emily sang.
My whole life has led to this, Yugi was singing, Time to test my skills
Kaiba joined in and sang, I know I just can't miss it, gonna show the world
Born to be a winner, Yugi sang.
Born to be a champion, Emily sang.
Born to be a winner, Kaiba added.
Born to be the very best, Joey sang.
Together, they sang, Born to be a winner! Pokémon!