Chapter 9: Battle against the Best - I

"This battle between Trent Fernandez of Eterna City and Reggie Green of Veilstone city. This is a full six-on-six match with both trainers being allowed to make substitutions at will, and the match will end when all six of either trainer's Pokemon are defeated, or if one trainer forfeits. This match will be held on a plain, dirt battlefield so neither side will have an advantage. There will be a fifteen-minute break after three of either side's Pokemon are knocked out, and the battle will continue after that. Are both trainers ready?" the referee asks.

Both trainers replied with a yes.

"Then please send out your first Pokemon."

"Gastrodon, you're up!" shouted Reggie.

"Dragonite, I choose you!" Trent called.

Reggie, who was runner-up in this year's Hoenn league and previous year's Kanto League as well, wants to move to the next step this time. On the other hand, Trent, who fought hard for reaching this point, wants to move forward and give his all

"Begin!" The ref said.

"Gastrodon, Use Ice Beam!" Reggie commanded.

"Use your own Ice beam" Trent countered.

A light blue ball forms in front of Gastrodon's third eye. It then fires light blue beams from the ball at the Dragonite, who counters the move by opening its mouth and firing multiple light blue beams of energy from the orb in front of its mouth. Both attacks collided in the center of the pitch but, despite being the same move, Dragonite's Ice Beam, due to its superior strength, soon overpowers and charges at Gastrodon

"Jump and Use Muddy Water" Reggie called.

"Counter with Hurricane" Trent shouted.

West Sea Gastrodon releases multiple streams of brown water from its body at Dragonite, who laps its wings creating a powerful gust of wind from them. The strong wind easily blew the brown streams of water and even hit Gastrodon to some extend

"Damn it, That Dragonite is strong, we have to do something, Use Water Pulse," He said, a hint of desperation in his voice.

"Dragonite use Dragon Rush" Trent commanded.

Dragonite's horns started to glow blue and releases a blue, dragon-shaped energy that covers its body. It slams into the light blue orb of water with full force, destroying it. Dragonite continues to march Gastrodon, who is unable to do anything apart from waiting for the attack to hit it

"Now use Dragon Pulse", Trent said

Dragonite hit Gastrodon with a powerful Dragon Rush, then it flew into the sky and opens its mouth and a turquoise energy ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the Gastrodon, knocking it out

"Gastrodon is unable to battle, Dragonite is the winner!" The ref announced. Roars emanated from the crowd in response.

Reggie recalled Gastrodon into its Poke Ball. He thought for a second before grabbing another Poke Ball from his belt. "Froslass, I choose you!" He calls.

"Froslass versus Dragonite. Begin!" the ref says

"Dragonite, Use Extremespeed to get closer, then use Thunder Punch" Trent ordered.

"Frosloass, Hail!" Trent yelled.

Dragonite's body becomes outlined in a light-green color and then it charges at the Frosloass at a high speed, leaving a green trail behind it. The moment Dragonite comes closer to Froslass, Dragonite's right fist become surrounded by yellow sparks, which grow into balls of electrical energy. Dragonite then punches the Froslass and smacks it to the ground.

Froslass, with visible damage marks stand-up and floats in the sky. Then, its body started to glow light blue summoning thick clouds above the battlefield, and a thick fog formed. Froslass then floats into the clouds. Snow starts to fall from the clouds, and occasionally, large balls of hail fly down and repeatedly hit Dragonite, damaging it, being a super-effective move.

"Dragonite, Return" Trent recalled his Dragon-type and threw another Pokeball, "Infernape, I choose you"

"Froslass versus Infernape. Begin!" ref says

As soon as Infernape arrives at the battlefield, large balls of hails fly down and hit Infernape, but it stands there like it was not hit by any move

"Froslass, Use Water Pulse"

"Infernape, Dodge ad get close to Froslass, Use Blaze kick"

Froakie creates a blue sphere of water in between its hands. It then fires the sphere at the Infernape, who is too quick to dodge the attack, and the hit Froslass with leg blazes in flames.

"Now use Fire Spin" Trent called in an attempt to increase the damage.

Infernape opens its mouth and releases a stream of spinning red-orange fire with a yellow flame spiraling around it at the Froslass. When the stream of fire hits the Froslass, it curls around it for a moment before disappearing.

"Frosloass return", Reggie said, recalling his ice-type, He knows Froslass won't have a chance against the ace Infernape, so he has to do something quickly, "Staraptor, I choose you"

"Infernape versus Staraptor. Begin!" ref says

"Infernape, use Rock Slide", Trent starts

"Quick attack into Aerial Ace", Reggie counters

Infernape raises both of its hands into the air. Then, multiple white rings of energy then appear above Infernape's body high in the sky and large gray boulders come out of the ripples of energy. The boulders then fall down and rain over the Staraptor, who flies at Infernape leaving a white trail of energy behind it, dodging all the incoming rock and dives down at Infernape, with its body becoming surrounded by white streaks of energy. It hit Infernape straight on with a super-effective move.

"Now Whirlwind!", Reggie sensing the opportunity

Staraptor flaps its wings and a strong gust is created from them and blows the Infernape back to its Pokeball and a Tadpole Pokémon appears on the battlefield

"Staraptor versus Poliwrath, begin!" The ref says

"Staraptor, Use Agility!" Reggie commands, tightening his grip on the match

"No Problem we will level the playing field, Poliwrath, use rain dance!", Trent Counters

Poliwrath forms a blue ball of water in between in hands and fires it at the sky, causing a large rain cloud to appear above the battlefield. Staraptor's body outlines briefly glow white as it disappears and reappears multiple times in the heavy rain

"Staraptor return, Electivire, Go!", Reggie switches his Predator Pokémon with his Thunderbolt Pokémon

"Poliwrath versus Electivire, begin!" the ref says

"Oh no, this doesn't look good, Use Focus Blast" Trent shouts.

"Thunder, at the sky" Reggie commands.

Poliwrath puts its hands together in front of it and creates a light blue ball of energy. It then fires the orb at Electivire, who took the attack head-on but not before launching a massive bolt of electricity into the rain-filled clouds. The clouds absorb all the electricity, only to send it back randomly on the battlefield with double power. Poliwrath, unable to dodge the bolts quickly, got hit by three massive electric bolts, and on the other side, one bolt also hit Electivire, only to make him super-charge

"Now, Thunder Punch!" Reggie finishes

Electivire's fists become surrounded by yellow electricity, accompanied by yellow sparks. It punches Poliwrath with alarming speed, knocking it out

"Poliwrath is unable to battle, Electivire is the winner!" The ref announces.

"Return Poliwrath, I am sorry, my misjudgment led you to this, I will not let you down next time", Trent says as he recalls Poliwrath, he grabs another Pokeball and shouts, "Whiscash, I choose you"

"Electivire versus Whiscash, begin!" red announces

"Whiscash, use Earthquake", Trent Commands

"Electivire, Use Ice Punch", Reggie calls calmly

Electivire suddenly appears in front of Whiscash and punches it with a light blue icy fist, knocking it a few feet away. Whiscash, standing on its ground, with anger clearly visible on its face, jumps into the air and lands hard on the ground, making the battlefield shake. Electivire falls on the ground and struggles to get up after being hit by a massive super-effective move.

"Electivire return, Torterra standby for battle", Reggie says as he recalls his Thunderbolt Pokemon and chooses his, perhaps, the strongest Pokemon

"Whiscash versus Torterra, begin!" the ref says

"I am done with these type-advantages, Whiscash, use Ice Beam", Trent shouts

"Torterra, use Stone Edge", Reggie counters

A light blue ball appears inside Whiscash's mouth. It then fires light blue icy beams at Torterra, who summons three rings that surround its body. Then, the rings glow white and form into chunks of gray stones that circle around Torterra's body. Torterra's eyes then glow green and it fires the stones at the incoming blue freezing cold beam. Both attacks collide, canceling each other.

"Damn it, Whiscash, Blizzard now", Trent says, trying to gain the momentum

"Leaf Storm to end this", Reggie commands his final stage Starter Pokemon

Whiscash opens its mouth and releases a powerful blizzard from its mouth at the Torterra, which is matched cyclone of wind and glowing light green leaves emerging from a tree on Torterra's back. Both the attacks collide but despite being at disadvantage, Leaf Storm overpowers Blizzard and hit Whiscash with the super-effective move, knocking it out.

"Poliwrath is unable to battle, Torterra is the winner!" The ref announces.

"Whiscash, Return", Trent recalls the Whiskers Pokémon back to its Pokeball. The two Pokemon that he thought would be his MVPs are back in the hut and he needs to come back in this match and come back strongly. "Dragonite, I choose you", Trent said as he chooses his Dragon-Type back on the field

"Torterra versus Dragonite, begin!"

"That Dragonite, he is going to be forced to reckon with", Reggie thinks, "Torterra, use Stone Edge", he commands

"Dragon Pulse! Dragonite" Trent says

Torterra again summons three rings that surround its body. Then, the rings glow white and form into chunks of gray stones that circle around Torterra's body. Torterra's eyes then glow green and it fires the stones at the incoming blue ball of dragon energy. Both attacks collided, causing a small explosion.

"Torterra return, Electivire go!" Reggie says as he switches to another Pokemon. He is using the right moves to his advantage and pushing Trent back every time

"Dragonite versus Electivire, begin!" says the referee

"Dragonite, use Dragon Pulse" Trent commands

"Electivire, Ice Punch" Reggie counters

Electivire appears in front of Dragonite in a second and punches it with a light blue fist. Dragonite, roaring in pain, is able to gather the energy and opens its mouth to fire a turquoise energy ball at Electivire. Electivire easily dodges the incoming dragon attack, thanks to its increased speed.

"Electivire, use Ice Punch again"

"Use Extremespeed and then Dragon Pulse"

Electivire, again, moves at a swift speed and started to punch Dragonite with an icy-cold fist. Dragonite's body becomes outlined in a light-green color helping it match the speed of Electivire. Easily dodging the attacks, Dragonite again fires a turquoise ball of dragon energy which hit Electivire in the face, smacking it to the ground

"Electivire, use thunderbolt", Reggie shouts

"Counter it with Ice Beam", Trent commands

Dragonite opens its mouth and forms an orb of light blue energy in front of its mouth. It then fires multiple light blue beams of icy energy from the orb at the incoming bolt of electricity. Both attacks collide in the middle of the field, causing a small explosion

"Ice Punch, use both hands", Reggie says, hoping to end this battle

"Dragonite, Use Dragon Rush", Trent counters with a strong Dragon-type move

Electivire's both hands started to glow blue in icy cold energy, it rushes at the Dragonite, whose horns started to glow blue, and releases a blue, dragon-shaped energy that covers its body. Both attacks collide creating a small explosion due to too much energy and smoke covering the area. When the smoke clears, both pokemon are lying on the ground, unconscious

"Both Pokemon are unable to battle, this round is a draw!" The ref announces. "Trent has lost his three Pokemon, with that, we will now go into a fifteen-minute break.", he added