The Centros League is underway with it entering the third round. Davis, Flint, Keen, and Nathan have all advanced. As the third round matches have been set, Davis has learned that he's going against Nathan. What kind of battle can we expect this time? We're about to find out.

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(Davis' voice) Settling a Rotating Score

"We are now back with the third round about to get underway. Our battle is now going to feature Nathan going against Davis." Nathan and Davis came out on the field with the two of them ready for whatever battle they'll face now. "We will now see what kind of battle these two trainers will have." The spinner went off and said "Rotation" on it. "It looks like we're having a rotation battle. In a rotation battle, trainers bring out three pokemon, but they battle with only one. With a rotation battle, they can switch their pokemon around a lot faster and can strike faster."

"What are the odds we get that kind of battle?" Nathan said as they both liked the sound of that. "Infernape, Empoleon, and Torterra; let's go!" Nathan called as he chose his three pokemon.

"Infernape!"

"Empoleon!"

"Torterra!"

"Those are... Those three are the final evolve forms of the three starter pokemon in Sinnoh!" Cletus said.

"It's just like before, only they're a lot stronger." Tetsu said.

"Before?" Shade questioned.

"When Nathan and Davis battled for the first time, they had a rotation battle and Nathan used those same pokemon in their pre-evolved forms." Cletus said. "I wonder how Davis is going to handle it this time."

"Here are the three pokemon I'm using! Seadra, Zebstrika, and Tropius; I choose all of you!" Davis called.

"Dodo!"

"Zebstrika!"

"Tro!"

"It's Infernape, Empoleon, and Torterra against Seadra, Zebstrika, and Tropius! This is sure to be an interesting battle."

"This could go either way, but his Seadra..." Nathan said as Seadra was up front and that meant it was battling first. "It's going to have a hard time moving. I shouldn't have much problem with it. Infernape, let's start by using Fire Punch!" Infernape was the one to attack as it went at Seadra thinking it be an easy target.

"Dodge it, Seadra!" Davis called. Right when Infernape was close enough with a fiery fist, Seadra jumped out of the way and landed perfectly. That was surprising to a lot of people. "Now use Bubble Beam!" Seadra opened fired on Infernape and blasted it with all the bubbles.

"Infernape, Low Sweep!" Nathan called. Infernape tried attacking Seadra again, but Seadra jumped out of the way.

"Look at how that Seadra moves! It's most impressive!"

"I never knew a Seadra could move like that out of water!" Tetsu said.

"Amazing!" Shade said.

"Seadra, Bubble Beam again!" Davis called. Seadra opened fired with the bubbles and blasted Infernape again.

"Switch! Torterra!" Nathan called with his pokemon switching.

"Switch! Tropius!" Davis called with his pokemon switching.

"Both trainers switch their pokemon around. It's now a battle between grass-types."

"Tropius, Bullet Seed!" Davis called with Tropius firing a barrage of seeds with them smashing against Torterra.

"You'll have to do better than that! Stone Edge!" Nathan called. Torterra smashed the ground and caused rocks to shoot out with one rising right underneath Tropius and Tropoius was shot into the air.

"Ouch! Tropius got hit hard by Stone Edge! Not only does that hurt with Tropius being part flying-type, but a pokemon as big as Tropius has been thrown into the air!" It certainly didn't look good with a pokemon as big as Tropius was shot into the air.

"Straighten yourself out! You've got this!" Davis called with Tropius able to do just that and was now flying over the field. "Now use Gust!" Tropius started flapping its wings and blasted Torterra with it, but Torterra tried to endure the attack.

"Torterra is getting smashed with attacks, but it looks like it's hanging in there. That is some strong endurance."

"Sorry, Davis. You won't beat my Torterra easily. It's got some good defense." Nathan claimed. "Torterra, Leaf Storm!"

"Tropius, Gust again!" Davis called. Both pokemon used their attacks and it ended up clashing against each other with them cancelling each other out.

"Now use Rock Slide!" Nathan called.

"Get out of their!" Davis called. Torterra summoned a series of rocks to try and land down on Tropius, but Tropius flew around and tried to avoid the attacks. However, one did managed to land on Tropius and knocked it out of the air.

"Ooh! Tropius tried to avoid Rock Slide, but ended up crashing down." Tropius tried getting back up, but it looks like it took a lot of damage.

"Stone Edge!" Nathan said as he was aiming to end this.

"Fly up, Tropius! Get out of there!" Davis called. Torterra attacked again with the rocks coming right at Tropius. It wasn't looking good, but Tropius found the strength and was able to fly straight up with the Stone Edge missing. "Yeah! Now use Solar Beam!" Tropius gathered sunlight, and it charged faster with it being a clear sunny day. Tropius fired the attack right at Torterra and Torterra got blasted hard by the attack and was actually knocked out with Nathan surprised at that.

"Torterra is unable to battle!"

"Davis managed to claim the first win with Torterra knocked out!"

"That was awesome!" Tetsu said.

"I thought it was over for Tropius, but what a comeback." Shade said.

"It's a little early to celebrate. Tropius has taken a lot of damage." Cletus claimed.

"Torterra, return." Nathan said as he brought Torterra back. "Not bad, Davis. Of course, you're not winning. Empoleon, you're turn!"

"Empoleon!" Empoleon went out on the field and was ready for a battle, but Tropius wasn't looking good.

"Tropius isn't looking good. Too much damage has been dealt." Imperialdramon said.

"You're right. Switch! Zebstrika!" Davis called with his pokemon switching and Zebstrika stepping out on the field.

"Davis switches out with Zebstrika. He holds the advantage here."

"He's right. If Davis can beat Empoleon, all Nathan will have is Infernape. Seadra can beat that." Tetsu said.

"Maybe, but I think Nathan is prepared for something like that." Shade said as this battle isn't over yet.

"Go, Zebstrika! Shock Wave!" Davis ordered. Zebstrika gathered electricity and launched it all at Empoleon. Empoleon braced itself as it crossed its wings and was blocking the attack. That was a surprise to them.

"Empoleon, Drill Peck!" Nathan called. Empoleon extended its beak and started rotating like a drill with it smashing against Zebstrika.

"Quick, Zebstrika, use Stomp!" Davis called. Zebstrika tried stomping down on Empoleon, but Empoleon easily deflected it.

"You have to do better than that. Empoleon's part steel-type." Nathan said as this wasn't looking good for Zebstrika.

"Zebstrika might have the type advantage, but it seems that Empoleon is the one controlling this battle."

"We're not backing down! Use Charge Beam!" Davis called as Zebstrika gathered power and fired a beam of electricity. Empoleon crossed its fins and was trying to block the attack. Empoleon was pushed back, but was holding strong. Empoleon's defense was quite impressive with how it took an attack like that. "Empoleon's defense against electric attacks is unreal!"

"And we're not done yet!" Nathan said as Empoleon deflected the Charge Beam. "Now use Hydro Cannon!" Empoleon focused its water power and fired it in a powerful blast with Zebstrika taking some real damage from it. "Let's finish this! Empoleon, Drill Peck!"

"We'll have to go for broke! Flame Charge!" Davis ordered. The two of them readied their attacks and charged right at each other. The two of them crashed into each other and tried to push the other back, but Empoleon was the one that win this struggle as Zebstrika was knocked back and was out of the battle.

"Zebstrika is unable to battle!"

"Now Davis has lost a pokemon. It's all tied up now."

"Oh man! That Empoleon is powerful! How is Davis going to deal with that?" Tetsu questioned.

"We'll find out soon enough." Cletus said.

"Go get them, Seadra!" Davis said as Seadra stepped forward.

"Dodo!"

"Let's strike while the iron is hot! Seadra, Twister!" Seadra wasted no time in attacking as it breathed out a powerful twister that blasted right against Empoleon with Empoleon trying to endure it.

"Seadra attacks with Twister, but Empoleon is still hanging in there!"

"Now use Metal Claw!" Nathan called as Empoleon went straight at Seadra with hardened fins.

"Seadra, use Twister right on the ground!" Davis called. Seadra did what it was told as it attacked the ground and was propelled right into the air and caused Empoleon to miss. "Now blast it with Bubble Beam!" Seadra fired a barrage of bubbles and blasted Empoleon with each one. Empoleon might have good endurance, but it appeared to be reaching its limit.

"Seadra is blasting away, but it doesn't look like Empoleon can take much more."

"Now use Water Pulse!" Davis called. Seadra fell straight at Empoleon and got right in its face with Seadra shooting a powerful blast of water point-blank.

"Empoleon!" Nathan called as that last attack didn't look good. All of them watched as Empoleon fell back and was knocked right out.

"Empoleon is unable to battle!"

"It's another win for Davis. Now, the only pokemon Nathan has left is his Infernape."

"Since Infernape is a fire-type, Seadra has the advantage. Davis is going to win." Tetsu said.

"I wouldn't be too sure about that. That didn't really help Zebstrika." Shade pointed out. This battle could still go either way.

"Let's finish this, Infernape." Nathan said.

"Let's win, Seadra." Davis said as both pokemon were ready for a battle. "Get ready. Infernape is sure to attack. If you can keep out of it's reach, we've got this."

"I wouldn't be too sure. Mach Punch!" Nathan called. Infernape moved with blinding speed and landed it's attack against Seadra.

"Amazing! That attack was so fast that I didn't even see it!"

"I see now I'm going to need speed to beat that Seadra of yours. Mach Punch again and again!" Nathan called. Infernape kept the attacks going and they were all so fast that Seadra couldn't counter.

"Fight back, Seadra! Water Pulse!" Davis called.

"No you don't! Iron Tail!" Nathan called. Infernape hardened its tail and smashed it right against Seadra. Seadra was sent flying from that attack and smashed right against the wall with it being knocked out.

"Seadra is unable to battle!"

"That's it! It's tied once again with both sides having only one pokemon left! This is getting exciting. It all comes down to one pokemon."

"One pokemon each, but Tropius took a lot of damage from it's battle with Torterra." Cletus said.

"If Davis doesn't do something, this battle could be over for him." Tetsu said as they were really starting to feel the tension. Tropius walked out on the field, but it wasn't looking so good.

"Tropius isn't going to last much longer. Do you have a plan?" Imperialdramon said, but Davis didn't say anything. This could be it for them right here.

"Let's get in close and finish this. Infernape, Mach Punch!" Nathan called. Infernape went straight on the attack with its incredible speed and smashed its fist right against Tropius. It hit Tropius right in the center and it looked like that was the finishing move right there.

"We're not done! Use Wing Attack!" Davis called.

"What?!" Nathan said as he wasn't expecting that. Tropius found the strength to smash its wing against Infernape and did some real damage. That was enough to end the battle right there as Infernape was knocked to the ground.

"Infernape is unable to battle! The winner is Davis!"

"It's over and done! Davis is the winner!"

"Yeah! I knew you could do it!" Davis said as he ran over to Tropius and got his arms around its neck. As for Nathan, he brought back Infernape to its pokeball and actually had fun in the battle.

"Quite a battle. He really is something great." Nathan said as Davis continues to prove what an incredible trainer he is. Now that the battle was over, the third round went on with Flint and Keen winning their battles as well. The third round went on with the top eight being made.

"We now have our top eight and can now enter the quarter-finals with it being full six-on-six battles from here. We will now reveal the matches for the next round." The matches were assembled and one of the battles ended up being Davis vs. Flint. When they both saw that, they were both really excited for this upcoming battle.

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Later

"Plenty for everyone! Eat as much as you like!" Cletus said as Seadra, Zebstrika, and Tropius were being fed a great dinner. Their reward for a fantastic battle.

"Thanks for all the help, guys." Davis said.

"Davis, your continue to impress me. So, Flint is your next opponent." Tetsu said. "Since all of his pokemon are fire-types, are you going to go at him with all your water and ground-types?"

"I'm sure Flint has counters for them." Davis said. "Besides, I've been thinking and I think I want to only use the pokemon I caught here in Centros, including Imperialdramon, from here on."

"Only the pokemon you caught here in Centros? Why do something like that?" Tetsu questioned.

"Don't get me wrong. I love all my pokemon, and I know all of them want to come out here and help me out." Davis said. "However, I started out fresh when I came out here. It's... It's been a long time since I actually went on a journey. It was almost like I was starting completely over. Mightyena and the others worked so hard to get me this far, so they should be the ones that help me out here. They should be the ones to take me all the way to end."

"I think I get it. If you think you can really win like this, go for it. Those six should be apart in this since it's thanks to all of them that you made it here." Cletus said. "It's almost like rewarding their efforts."

"Exactly. Just wait, Flint. I'm winning this battle." Davis said as he was excited for the rest of the Centros League.

Now that Davis knows he's going up against one of his most passionate rivals, he feels ready for whatever else is going to come his way. In a battle against these two passionate trainers, who will be the one that wins it all and will advance to the top four? You don't want to miss this battle.

To Be Continued...