Episode 160: Dueling Heroes
Sora, Kairi, Tracey, Pikachu, Angel, Togepi, the Pichu, Lana, Misty, Trinity and the remaining competitors stood in amazement in the sight of an ancient colosseum rise from the whirling sea.
"Is that what I think it is?" Sora asked.
"The Whirl Cup," Misty said.
"It's beautiful," Lana said.
Everyone standing there watched as the colosseum slowly rise up until it had completely risen. The Whirl Cup battlefield is a giant water field with some platforms and pillars, similar to the Water Field back in the Indigo Plateau.
The opening ceremony of the Whirl Cup has opened. All of the competitors that survived the preliminary rounds all stood in boats. Sora, Lana, Misty, Lana, Trinity were no exception. Sora and Lana stood in one boat while Misty stood in another. Minerva stood in another with another competitor.
Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, Togepi, and the Pichu all sat in their seats among the spectators.
"Ladies and gentlemen! We now begin our opening ceremony!" The announcer announced. The crowd roars upon the anticipation. "We welcome the many trainers who have survived their preliminary battles to strive to become Water Pokémon Alpha Omega! Since ancient times, the Whirl Islands have been home to many Water-type Pokémon! The ritual associated with this great tradition are kept vital and alive up to this day and taught by Maya, the sea priestess!" Maya is a beautiful young woman with long lavender hair and wearing garments appropriate for a sea priestess. She holds a scepter with a blue orb.
"So that's a sea priestess," Lana said awestruck.
"She's very gorgeous," Misty said.
"We will now hear from Maya who give us her greeting!" The announcer announced. Maya raises her hands holding the scepter in her right hand.
"Welcome! Welcome to all our friends, both old and new as we celebrate the battle for the Whirl Cup!" Maya greeted. "We are most pleased to be able to share with you the love and appreciation for all the Pokémon of the sea! And at the same time we are happy to include each and everyone of you as true heroes of the sea! And may everybody recieve the ability to communicate with our Water-type Pokémon brothers and sisters with this magnificent Sea Spirit!"
Among the spectators, Team Rocket are working as vendors passing out treats and drinks.
"Lookie there," Jessie said, looking through the binoculars. "Our very next target." Jessie's eyes sparkled at the sight of the Sea Spirit, admiring its beauty.
"What?" James asked.
"Feast your eyes on our next brilliant scheme," Jessie said, placing the binoculars to his eyes.
"I see. Someone is about to lose their marble," James said.
"You two can sure relate to that," Meowth said.
"Hey! Shorty! How about some service here!" A man the spectators called out.
"Coming up!" Meowth said. Meowth left to serve the man.
"Shall we say it?" Jessie asked.
"Yeah," James said.
"Team Rocket's gonna bring it home!" Jessie and James said all at once.
"My very own Sea Spirit," Jessie beamed. Meowth suddenly came back.
"Hold it," James and Meowth said.
"Excuse me!" Another man called out. Team Rocket turns to him. "Can I get a soda here?" Team Rocket rushes over with enthusiasm.
"How about three?" Team Rocket asked.
"And so, with our united purpose, I shall now envoke the Sea Spirit Union!" Maya announced. Maya positions the Sea Spirit in place of the sun. Kairi, Tracey, and the Pokémon watched in awe to the sight.
Sora, Lana, and Misty were amazed as the blue light had shined down upon them.
"Whoa," Sora said.
"Took the words right out of my mouth, Sora," Misty said.
"What was that about?" Lana asked.
"I think she has brought together the energy from all Water Type Pokémon," Marolon said.
"And now, let the Whirl Cup begin!" Maya announced. The crowd roars upon the start of the Whirl Cup tournament.
"The honored Water Pokémon Alpha Omega will recive the prized Mystic Water pendant!" The announcer announced.
"Mystic Water, huh?" Sora asked.
Later, Sora and Lana met up with their friends. Tracey was stroking his chin as they talked about the Mystic Water.
"I heard of Mystic Water. It is said to increase the power of any Water-type move that is used," Tracey said.
"Now that's something," Sora said.
"I'd love to have that," Lana said, with her eyes sparkling.
"One of us has to win it first, Lana," Sora said. Lana's cheeks puffed up.
"Nice of you to burst my bubble, Sora," Lana pouted.
"You should have let her have it, Sora," Kairi said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Maybe so, but he's right. Their not just giving those out," Tracey said.
"In case we forget, we use two Pokémon each," Sora said.
"The two of you will do your best," Kairi said.
"Thanks, Kairi," Sora said.
"I know you're gonna root for Sora since he's your boyfriend. Don't forget that I whooped you in our last battle," Lana said.
"I didn't forget. When we end up going against each other, I'm gonna throw everything I have at you," Sora said.
As they joined up with the rest of the competitor's they both saw who they'll be up against first. Sora is said to be battling a young woman named Annie and Lana is battling against an experienced Pokémon Trainer named Harrison, Misty is battling a boy named Marcellus, and Trinity is battling a younger girl.
The tournament raged on as trainers gave it everything they had. Trinity and the girl had entered the stadium ready for their battle.
"Now, ladies and gentlemen! The battle between Trinity from right here in Scarlet City, and Layla, another local girl is about to begin!" The announcer announced. "Trinity is clearly the crowd favorite since being more experienced when it comes to Pokémon battling, but shall see if the tables shall turn!" The crowd starts cheering to prove the announcer's point. Sora, Lana, and Misty, were watching from the locker room on the screen provided inside. "Both Trainers will be using two Pokémon each and the battle will be over when both are unable to continue." The referee looks at both trainers.
"Trainers! Choose your Pokémon and begin battling!" The referee instructed.
"You're up first, Gyarados!" Marlon threw her Pokéball. The Pokéball let's out a Gyarados. This Gyarados has white whiskers. Layla threw her Pokéball as well.
"Go! Croconaw" Layla shouted. Her Croconaw is let out and throws its arms in the air upon entry.
"This should be interesting to watch," Sora said.
"Yeah," Lana agreed.
"I wonder how tough is that Gyarados," Misty said.
"I think we're about to find out," Sora said.
"Begin!" The referee instructed.
"Croconaw! Ice Punch!" Marlon ordered. Croconaw's fist emits ice and heads towards the Atrocious Pokémon.
"Hyper Beam!" Trinity ordered. Gyarados fired a Hyper Beam, hitting Croconaw, knocking out Croconaw in just one hit.
"Croconaw is unable to battle! Gyarados wins!" The referee announced.
"And Trinity has taken the early lead! Croconaw never stood a chance against her Gyarados!" The announcer announced. Layla calls Croconaw back and takes out another Pokéball and threw it.
"Go! Wartortle!" Missy shouted. A Wartorle is let out and is ready to battle.
"And Layla's second Pokémon is a Wartortle! Will Wartortle make up where Croconaw has fallen? We're about to find out!" The announcer announced.
"Wartortle! Use Aqua Tail!" Layla ordered. Wartortle's tail emits water and heads towards Gyarados, and lands a hit.
"Wartortle lands a hit onto Gyarados with an Aqua Tail! And after using Hyper Beam, a Pokémon cannot attack again right away!" The announcer announced.
"Use Ice Beam!" Layla ordered. Wartortle fired Ice Beam at Gyarados.
"Use Dragon Tail!" Trinity ordered. Gyarados swings its tail at Wartortle, landing a hit.
"Gyarados smacks Wartortle with a Dragon Tail! Trinity really has her on the ropes now!" The announcer announced.
"Now use Hydro Pump!" Trinity ordered. Gyarados fired a powerful water attack and it strike Wartortle hard and it hits one of the pillars. Wartortle had skidded down beaten.
"Wartortle is unable to battle! Gyarados wins! Trinity from Scarlet City is the winner!" The referee announced.
"And there's no surprise that Trinity would win this battle! And I can see why she had made it oh so far! Our next battle will begin shortly!" The announcer announced.
Back in the locker room, Sora, Lana, and Misty were watching and they were amazed by Trinity's battling skills.
"Whoa. I knew she was good, but she's better than I thought," Sora said.
"I was thinking the same thing," Lana said. "It looks like it's going to be a lot harder since Trinity had won it."
"You're right, Lana. And I have a feeling she'll do the same thing with us when we come across her," Misty said.
Battles have come and gone. Up next was Sora and his opponent Annie.
"Well, my turn now," Sora said. He enters the battlefield and standing across from him is a girl with red hair and she wore a yellow dress and white shoes.
"Now our next battle is about to begin! Hailing from Pacifidlog Town in the Hoenn region is Anna and the Indigo Plateau Pokémon League champion Sora Ketchum hailing from Pallet Town in the Kanto region!" The announcer announced.
The girls among the spectators were cheering hard for Sora to win. Among, Maya's handmaidens the youngest one became smitted by him, finding to be cute. One of the older handmaidens turned to her with a strict look and she regained her posture.
"Sora is the crowd favorite for this battle, but I am beginning to have a strong feeling about Annie in this battle! I wonder she's going to last against Sora!" The announcer announced.
"Trainers! Select your Pokémon and begin!" The referee instructed. Sora takes out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Go! Quagsire!" Sora called out. His Quagsire has entered the battlefield.
"Go! Wailmer" Annie called out. Her Pokéball opened and out came a spherical whale Pokémon with no tail. It has a dark blue topside and a tan underbelly with grooves. It has two fins that have finger-like appendages, baleen plates that resemble teeth, and a pair of nostrils on the top of its head functioning as blowholes.
"Annie has chosen Wailmer and Sora has sent out a Quagsire! I am wondering how this battle will go!" The announcer announced. Sora took out his Pokédex and scanned Wailmer.
Wailmer, the Ball Whale Pokémon
Type: Water
Wailmer can store water inside its body to transform itself into a ball for bouncing around on the ground. By filling itself up with more water, this Pokémon can elevate the height of its bounces.
"Two words for that kind of Pokémon: bouncy, bouncy!" Sora said, putting his Pokédex away.
"Wailmer! Use Brine!" Annie ordered. Wailmer spews water from its blowhole.
"Wailmer starts things off with a Brine! How will Quagsire respond?" The announcer asked.
"Quagsire! Dodge and use Mud Bomb!" Sora ordered. Quagsire dodges Wailmer's attack and unleashed a Mud Bomb right at the Ball Whale Pokémon.
"Wailmer! Dodge with Dive!" Annie ordered. Wailmer dives underwater.
"Wailmer dodges Quagsire's Mud Bomb just by diving underwater! But I doubt it's going to stop Sora! He's gotta have an ace or two up his sleeve!" The announcer announced.
"Quagsire! Go after Wailmer!" Sora called out. Quagsire goes underwater and goes after Wailmer.
"Quagsire goes after Wailmer in the water! This has now turned into a water battle!" The announcer announced. Wailmer goes right at Quagsire and lands a hit. Quagsire and Wailmer goes flying into the air. "And Wailmer lands a devastating hit with that Dive!" Quagsire lands on his back.
"My Wailmer isn't gonna go down that easily!" Annie said.
"That Wailmer is tough! I just gotta turn it around fast," Sora said.
"Sora can turn this around, can he?" Kairi asked.
"This might go either way. Even though Quagsire is an amphibious Pokémon, Wailmer has the edge. I can bet my sketches Sora knows it's gonna be harder than he thought," Tracey said.
"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu shouted.
"Eevee!" Angel added.
"Toge, Toge!" Togepi chirped.
"Pichu!" The Shiny Pichu shouted.
"Pichu!" The Spiky-eared Pichu shouted.
"Wailmer! Use Heavy Slam!" Annie ordered. Wailmer jumped up and started to come down at the Mud Fish Pokémon with its body.
"Uh-oh! Wailmer is coming in with a Heavy Slam! That does great damage depending on how heavy the Pokémon is!" The announcer announced.
"Quagsire! Dodge it by swimming!" Sora called out. Quagsire jumps into the water once again. Wailmer makes a big splash throughout the battlefield.
"And Wailmer throws its weight in the water! Did it hit Quagsire?" The announcer asked. Quagsire pokes his head out. "And Quagsire's okay!"
"Not for long! Use Dive!" Annie ordered. Wailmer dove underwater again.
"And Wailmer dove into the water once again! Will Sora fall for it twice?" The announcer asked.
"Quagsire! Fire Mud Bomb as soon as you have a clear shot!" Sora ordered. Quagsire dove in the water and swam towards Wailmer whom fired Mud Bomb, dealing some damage.
"Quagsire has finally landed a hit onto Wailmer! What else can Quagsire do?" The announcer asked.
"Use Muddy Water!" Sora ordered. Quagsire unleashed Muddy Water and it hits Wailmer on the mark. Wailmer's eyes are encrusted with mud.
"Muddy Water makes contact with Wailmer, and it looks like its accuracy has been cut!" The announcer announced.
"Wailmer! Use Heavy Slam!" Annie ordered. Wailmer jumped up and heads towards a wall, hitting that due to Muddy Water's effect.
"Wailmer misses its target completely! This looks bad for Wailmer!" The announcer announced.
"Okay, Quagsire! Use Hydro Pump!" Sora ordered. Quagsire fired Hydro Pump and it lands a hit. Wailmer hits another wall, resulting in a knockout.
"Wailmer is unable to battle! Quagsire wins!" The announcer announced.
"And Sora has taken the lead in this battle! Now Annie has only one Pokémon left in reserve! Which one will she use?" The announcer asked. She calls back her Wailmer.
"Great work, Wailmer. You did your best," Annie said. She smiles as she takes out another Pokéball. "That was great, Sora! But it's not over yet!"
"Show me what you've got!" Sora dared her.
"You asked for it! Seaking! Go!" Annie threw the Pokéball and a Seaking does a splash, upon entry.
"Annie has sent out a Seaking! This Goldfish Pokémon makes its appearance right here in the Whirl Cup!" The announcer announced. Quagsire pants in exhaustion. Sora knew he had to use so much energy since battling Wailmer. "Will Sora be sticking with Quagsire or is it too tired to keep going?" Sora pulls out Quagsire's Pokéball.
"Come back, Quagsire," Sora said. Kabutops is recalled into his Pokéball. He pulls out another Pokéball. "Go for it, Feraligatr!" The Pokéball opens and Feraligatr is let out.
"And Sora has sent out Feraligatr! These two Water-type Pokémon will put on quite a performance in this round! I can't help but wonder how this'll go!" The announcer announced.
"Seaking! Use Megahorn!" Annie ordered. Seaking came charging at Feraligatr with its horn glowing.
"Feraligatr! Dodge and use Ice Fang!" Sora ordered. Feraligatr charges towards Seaking with his fangs emitting ice. Seaking is struck hard.
"Seaking! Hit it with Water Gun!" Seaking fires Water Gun and it heads right for Feraligatr.
"Block that with Water Gun!" Sora ordered. Feraligatr fired Water Gun and the attack has proven to be much stronger than the the Goldfish Pokémon's.
"Look at that! Seaking's Water Gun has been overpowered by Feraligatr's Water Gun! It looks like Annie has found some serious problems on her hands!" The announcer announced.
"Seaking! Megahorn!" Annie ordered. Seaking swam towards Feraligatr and lands a heavy hit on him.
"Feraligatr! Slash!" Sora ordered. Feraligatr tries to slash onto Seaking, but the Goldfish Pokémon has proven to be too fast for Feraligatr to land a hit.
"I stand corrected! Seaking's speed seems to be overpowering Feraligatr! Doesn't look like those two are going to give up!" The announcer announced. Feraligatr kept swiping and swiping, until Feraligatr lands a hit. "It looks like Feraligatr has finally landed a hit! And it looked pretty critical!" Seaking gets back up.
"Use Waterfall!" Annie ordered. Seaking surrounds itself in water and heads towards Feraligatr.
"Looks like Seaking is charging towards Feraligatr with Waterfall!" The announcer announced. Feraligatr stood his ground as the Goldfish Pokémon just headed his way. "For some kind of reason, Feraligatr isn't even budging! What is he planning?" Sora grinned a bit.
"Grab Seaking!" Sora called out. Feraligatr grabbed Sobble by the horn and the water has subsided, much to the surprise of Seaking and Annie as she gasped.
"Feraligatr has proven itself to be too much for Seaking, yet again! Sora must have planned for Seaking to come towards his Feraligatr!" The announcer announced.
"Full power Water Gun!" Sora ordered. Feraligatr lets go of Seaking and fired a Water Gun attack that was more powerful than the last time.
"Feraligatr has given Seaking a brutally powerful Water Gun right in the face! Could it be all over?!" The announcer announced. Seaking lands in the water and floats back up, beaten.
"Seaking is unable to battle! Feraligatr wins! Sora wins the battle!" The referee announced. The crowd starts roaring once again. Sora's fan club cheers hard and loudly for his victory.
"And Sora has triumphed over Annie! And he has done it without losing a single Pokémon! He'll be moving on in the next round!" The announcer announced.
After the battle, Sora and Annie shook hands.
"That was an amazing battle, Sora. It's no wonder that you're a Pokémon League champion," Annie said. Sora chuckled nervously.
"Just didn't show off," Sora said. Annie gave him a look.
"Really?" Annie raised a brow.
"Well, there was that and I didn't want to draw any attention to myself," Sora said. He remembered all the times that some of the girls wanted to ask him for an autograph.
"I can understand," Annie said. "Anyway, I wish you luck in the tournament. Also, if we do battle again, just know that I'm going to be much stronger by then." Sora nods.
"And I'll hold you to that," Sora said.
Over to Team Rocket, they are huddled together and tired from all the vending they had to do.
"Ugh, this is very asinine! I feel like my feet will fall off," Jessie groaned.
"I can't believe we had to work at this stadium just to make some money," Meowth said.
"We have to because our debts got tripled and we can't afford to screw up again. But that Sea Spirit should be worth a the money we owe the boss," James said.
"Yeah, we just gotta get our mitts on it and sell it to the highest bidder," Meowth said.
"You're out of your freaking mind?! There will not be selling that Sea Spirit!" Jessie exclaimed. James and Meowth looked at her like she was crazy. "Something as beautiful as the Sea Spirit should belong to a woman as beautiful as me, and there is no one more beautiful than I."
"Hold on, Jess!" James said.
"What you're saying doesn't make any sense!" Meowth said.
"Selling my Sea Spirit makes no sense! We're going to work our way to the Sea Priestess and swipe the Sea Spirit right from her!" Jessie said.
"Hey, get back to work!" A man's voice said. Team Rocket looked at him. "We got a lot of hungry spectators out there; and they'll be plenty of cotton candy to eat for later!"
"Yay!" Team Rocket cheered.
"Well, working for a living does have its advantages," Jessie said.
"Let's get right to it!" James said.
Team Rocket got right to it. Unknown to them, a young man looked at them and he took out a small book. It turns out to be a guidebook for wanted criminals. He flipped over through some mugshots right until he found Team Rocket's mugshots. He took out his smartphone and dialed the number on the paper.
"Hello, international police? I think I spotted three Team Rocket members: a guy, a girl, and a talking Meowth. They're here in the Whirl Cup stadium in Scarlet City, and it looks like they're planning something big," the young man said on his phone.
Lana was up next. Sora was walking by her and both trainers smiled at each other.
"Way to go on your battle, Sora!" Lana praised Sora.
"Thanks, Lana! Good luck; not that you need it," Sora said.
"Thanks," Lana said.
"Take that guy down!" Sora said. He and Lana high-fived each other. Lana took the red side and her opponent Harrison took the green side. Harrison is revealed to be a middle-aged man wearing a yellow Hawaiian shirt, red shorts, a straw hat, and brown sandals.
"Now our next battle is about to begin! Let us all give a strong Alola to newcomer Lana from Konikoni City making her debut right her in the Whirl Cup! Her opponent, Harrison has years of experience in Pokémon training under his belt!" The announcer announced. Lana took a deep breath and made her first choice. She took a Pokéball and threw it.
"Go! Seaking!" Lana shouted. The Pokéball opens and her own Seaking makes a splash upon entry. This Seaking has a smaller horn than the one Kairi has.
"Piece of cake. No little girl is gonna get pass this trainer," Harrison said, taking out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Tentacruel!" The Pokéball opens letting out his Tentacruel.
"Harrison has chosen Tentacruel and Lana has sent out Seaking! Talking about a battle between these two sea Pokémon! The scales will fly in this bout!" The announcer announced.
"A Seaking, huh? This battle will be over by lunch time! Tentacruel! Poison Jab! Let's go!" Tentacruel charges towards Seaking.
"Seaking! Drill Run!" Lana ordered. Seaking charges towards Tentacruel with her horn making an orange drill-shaped horn from her own horn. It spins like an actual drill and charges towards Tentacruel. The attack strikes the Jellyfish Pokémon hard.
"No way! She used Drill Run to block my attack?!" Harrison exclaimed.
"So much for Tentacruel's direct approach! Seaking's Drill Run attack has backed Tentacruel off for the moment! Harrison needs to think of something fast!" The announcer announced.
"Tentacruel! Ice Beam!" Harrison ordered. Tentacruel fires Ice Beam right towards Seaking. Lana wasn't going to have it.
"Seaking! Dodge it and use Waterfall!" Lana ordered. Seaking avoids Tentacruel's attack and water surrounds the Goldfish Pokémon and heads towards Jellyfish Pokémon. Seaking strikes Tentacruel hard.
"Lana's Seaking has struck Bruxish right on the money-maker! But, I doubt Harrison is going to take that laying down!" The anouncer announced.
"That girl isn't going to get the best of me! Tentacruel! Poison Hab!" Harrison ordered. Tentacruel charged towards Seaking and struck her with its tentacles giving off a light purple glow.
"Tentacruel has struck Seaking with a devastating Poison Jab! And that was a devastating attack on Harrison's part!" The announcer announced.
"That's the way, Tentacruel! Use another Poison Jab!" Harrison ordered. Tentacruel charges towards Seaking with Poison Jab again.
"Tentacruel is making its move! Seaking will be in big trouble if that Poison Jab hits again!" The announcer announced.
"Lana is going to be in trouble alright. That old guy sure isn't fooling around," Tracey said.
"I see what you mean, Tracey. I hope Lana has an idea about how to deal with that," Kairi said.
Lana had to keep her cool and bring Tentacruel down and fast.
"Seaking! Megahorn! Go!" Lana ordered. Seaking's horn started to glow a lime green and charged right into Tentacruel. Both Pokémon clashed right into each other. Tentacruel felt a very hit.
"Lana strikes at Tentacruel hard with Megahorn! She has taken advantage of the battlefield, but Seaking took an equally heavy blow! Can these two go on?" The announcer questioned. Both Water-type Pokémon stood their ground and both waited to see who would stay in the battle. Both had had earned a double knockout.
"Seaking and Tentacruel are both unable to battle! This round is a draw!" The referee announced.
"Lana and Harrison had both lost a Pokémon! Now both has one left in reserves!" The announcer announced. Harrison and Lana both calls back their fallen Pokémon. Lana takes out a Dive Ball while Harrison brought out another Pokéball.
"Go! Corsola!" Lana shouted. The Dive Ball opens and Corsola starts jumping up and down with joy.
"Corsola! Corsola! Corsola!" Corsola chirped.
Go! Qwilfish!" Harrison called out. Qwilfish is let out and splashes right into the water.
"Harrison has chosen his Qwilfish and Lana has chosen her Corsola!" The announcer announced.
"Ha! A Corsola, huh? Corsola may be a Rock-type as well as a Water-type Pokémon, so I better keep a sharp eye," Harrison said.
"Resume the battle!" The referee instructed.
"Qwilfish! Go! Water Gun!" Harrison ordered. Qwilfish fired Water Gun to strike at the coral Pokémon hard.
"Figured he would try using Water Gun right off the bat. Time to throw it right back in his face! Corsola! Mirror Coat!" Lana ordered. Corsola's body glowed a golden yellow aura and sends Qwilfish's Water Gun right back.
"Corsola has blocked Qwilfish's Water Gun with a Mirror Coat!" The announcer announced.
"Why didn't I think of that?!" Harrison exclaimed.
"And when Water Gun is reflected with Mirror Coat, it sends it back with twice the power!" The announcer announced. Qwilfish got hit hard by its own attack. Qwilfish rolls on the water, but it quickly regains its balance. "Qwilfish is a bit shaken, but in still in the battle!" Lana noticed the Water Gun had landed a hit on her despite reflecting it with Mirror Coat.
"You okay, Corsola?" Lana asked. Corsola was still chipper as ever.
"Corsola! Corsola! La!" Corsola answered with a cheer.
"Way to go, Lana!" Sora cheered from the locker room.
Harrison growled, "That does it! Qwilfish! Fire your Pin Missle!" Harrison ordered. Qwilfish began sucking up water.
"What now?" Lana asked.
"Qwilfish is beginning to swallow water at an incredible rate! It might be getting ready to launch a Pin Missle!" The announcer announced.
"Look at that!" Kairi said.
"In order for Qwilfish to fire Pin Missle with all the pins on its body, it has to inhale all of the water it could possibly can in order to make its body expand," Tracey said. "And the bigger the pins, the faster Qwilfish's Pin Missle is fired."
"I would hate to be a real balloon against that Pokémon. And now Lana won't be able to use Mirror Coat to block Pin Missle and that spells trouble for her," Kairi said.
"Qwilfish is continuing to expand! How much longer can it possibly grow?" The announcer asked.
Qwilfish has taken as much water it could inhale and gets ready to fire it.
"It looks like Qwilfish has finally taken on as much as it possibly can!" The announcer announced.
"Let's match Pin Missle with Spike Cannon. Corsola! Spike Cannon!" Lana ordered. Corsola fired Spike Cannon to strike the blowfish Pokémon.
"Qwilfish! Pin Missle now!" Harrison ordered. Qwilfish has fired Pin Missle to counter Corsola's Spike Cannon. Both attacks had collided and resulted in an explosion. The force of the explosion has sent Corsola flying. Lana gasped when Corsola made a splash in the water. Qwilfish had avoided it just by diving under water.
"No! Corsola!" Lana gasped.
"Corsola appears to have taken some damage! But, where's Qwilfish?" The announcer asked. He got his answer when Qwilfish had resurfaced. "Incredible! Qwilfish avoided injury just by diving under water!" Harrison just grinned arrogantly.
"Hang on Corsola," Lana said.
"Qwilfish! Take Down!" Harrison ordered. Qwilfish rams into Corsola.
"Corsola has taken a Take Down direct hit!" The announcer announced. Lana grits her teeth. "Could it be all over for Corsola?"
"No way! Recover!" Lana ordered. Corsola's body glows yellow to heal herself from her injuries.
"Corsola is using Recover to heal itself of its injuries," The announcer announced.
"Take Down now!" Harrison ordered. Qwilfish charges towards the coral Pokémon with full force once again.
"Watch out, Corsola!" Lana called out. Corsola looks up to see Qwilfish coming down.
"Harrison has his Qwilfish charge right in with another Take Down attack! And Corsola is unable to move after using Recover!" The announcer announced.
"Dodge it!" Lana shouted. Corsola dives down in the water and Qwilfish dives in after her. Both Pokémon resurfaced and Qwilfish is stuck in her horns. Corsola tries to shake Qwilfish out of them. Kairi, and Tracey were stunned by the sight.
"That's something I never would have expected," Kairi said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
In the locker room, Sora, Misty, were also stunned by the sight.
"So much for Take Down," Sora said.
"And I don't think Harrison is going to take that too lightly," Misty said.
Back to the battle, Corsola races across the battlefield trying to shake Qwilfish off of her horns.
"Talk about a twist of fate! After that Take Down attempt, Qwilfish has actually got stuck in Corsola's horns!" The announcer announced.
"No! Get out of there!" Harrison exclaimed.
Qwilfish tries to struggle its way out of Corsola's horns and she's still trying to get Qwilfish out of her horns. Lana watched her Corsola race across the battlefield and gets an idea.
"Corsola! Spike Cannon!" Lana ordered. Corsola nodded and fired Spike Cannon to force Qwilfish off of her and the pufferfish Pokémon goes flying straight up in the air and suffered with a barrage of spikes in the process.
"The power of Corsola's Spike Cannon has sent Qwilfish on a trip not soon to be forgotten!" The announcer announced.
"Oh no!" Harrison gasped.
Qwilfish starts to fall back straight into the battlefield at an alarming speed. Qwilfish is in a daze from Corsola's Spike Cannon. Qwilfish lands back in the water knocked out. Harrison gasped at the sight.
"Qwilfish is unable to battle! Corsola wins! The match goes to Lana from Konikoni City!" The referee announced. The crowd roars for the young Water-type trainer's victory.
"Oh no! Why me?!" Harrison exclaimed.
"And Lana is moving on in the tournament, and the next battle will begin in just a few moments!" The announcer announced.
Walking through the stadium is Detective Mullock and his assistant Chester by his side. Mullock is seen eating a large tub of popcorn and sipping a large cup of soda with Chester carrying a tray filled with candy, hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, chicken legs, soft pretzels, and ice cream.
"You sure those Team Rocket losers are here somewhere, Chester?" Mullock asked.
"According to our anonymous tipster, sir. We had reports of Team Rocket members in certain areas, matching their general description," Chester said.
"Well, they better be, because I chased those good-for-nothings too far and I am not gonna give up! Don't you dare drop any of that food, Chester, and if you eat any, I'm gonna chew you out!" Mullock exclaimed.
"Oh, your food will be safe as a baby in a mother's arms, sir," Chester assured. He spoke under his breath, "Until he scarfs them down like a Snorlax."
The battle between Misty and Marcellus begins as she and Marcellus enters the battlefield.
Up to Maya, her handmaidens, and Officer Jenny, Team Rocket sneaks up to her booth.
"It's time to grab my Sea Spirit," Jessie said.
"But shouldn't we wait until our shift is over?" James asked.
"No, I want it now!" Jessie snapped at him.
Team Rocket, being as sneaky as they could be heads right for the Sea Spirit and attempts to grab it when Maya moved in. She turned to them in confusion. Officer Jenny approached them.
"What do you think you're doing up here?" Officer Jenny asked.
Knowing that they have been caught, they quickly got their concessions tray and held them.
"Uh, we just thought that the talented and beautiful Maya might like some form of refreshments," Jessie said.
"Wobbuffet!" Wobbuffet said, popping out of his own Pokéball.
"Sorry, but this area is restricted to those except for the Whirl Cup officials. You'll have to leave," Officer Jenny said.
"Aye, aye, officer!" Team Rocket said.
"It was sweet of you to offer. Thank you," Maya said with a smile.
"You're welcome," Team Rocket said, taking off. They made it far enough.
"Crap, that was too close," Meowth said.
"Close enough, it was literally within my reach," Jessie said.
"Meowth is right, that was too close for comfort," James said.
"Now our last battle for the day is about to begin! Local boy Marcellus takes on the Cerulean City Gym Leader Misty! Only one of these two young Trainers will be moving on to the next round!" The announcer announced.
"Trainers! You may use two Pokémon each! The battle is when either one is unable to continue battling! Let the match begin!" The referee instructed. Misty takes out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Misty calls: Golduck!" Misty shouted. Her Pokéball opens and Golduck swipes its claws upon entry. Marcellus takes out his Pokéball and threw it.
"Go Remoraid!" Marcellus shouted. The Pokéball opens and Remoraid splashes in the water, ready to battle against Misty's Golduck.
"Misty has sent out Golduck and Marcellus has sent out Remoraid!" The announcer announced.
"Remoraid! Bubble Beam!" Marcellus ordered. Remoraid fired Bubble Beam and right towards Golduck.
"Marcellus has started off with Bubble Beam! How will Misty respond?" The announcer asked.
"Golduck! Psychic!" Misty ordered. Golduck blocks Remoraid's Bubble Beam with its Psychic. "Now send it back!" Golduck sends Remoraid's Bubble Beam attack right back at Remoraid and it strikes the jet Pokémon hard. Remoraid is knocked out from the blowback.
"Remoraid is unable to battle! Golduck wins!" The referee announced.
"Remoraid never stood a chance against Golduck! Marcellus has one left to use and he better hope that it'll make up for Remoraid's hiccup!" The announcer announced. Marcellus calls back Remoraid. He pulls out another Pokéball and threw it.
"Go Octillery!" The Pokéball opens and Octillery enters the battle.
"Marcello's second Pokémon is Remoraid's evolved form, Octillery! Hopefully, Octillery will do much better than Remoraid did!" The announcer announced.
"Octillery! Octazooka!" Marcellus ordered. Octillery fired Octazooka towards Golduck. The attack was coming too fast for Misty to have Golduck to send back with Psychic, so she had to dodge it instead.
"Golduck! Dodge!" Misty shouted. Golduck jumps in the water and avoids Octillery's Octazooka.
"Golduck miraculously dodged Octillery's Octazooka! And now it's using the water as cover from Octillery, but how long will it last?" The announcer questioned.
"Octillery! Jump in after it!" Marcellus called out. Octillery jumps in the water after Golduck.
"Marcellus is taking no chances with Misty and her Golduck! Looks like it'll be an underwater battle!" The announcer announced.
The screen displays both Golduck and Octillery in the water.
"Golduck! Blizzard!" Misty ordered. Golduck fires Blizzard and freezes Octillery in a block of ice in the process.
"Octillery is now frozen solid! Now it won't be able to attack!" The announcer announced.
"Psychic!" Misty ordered. Golduck tosses the octopus Pokémon straight out of the water and strikes a pillar shattering the ice. Octillery slides down the pillar and is knocked out.
"Octillery is unable to battle! Golduck wins! This match goes to Misty!" The referee announced.
"And Misty has won over Marcellus and will be moving on in the next round!" The announcer announced.
After the battles have concluded, Sora meets up with Kairi, Tracey, Pikachu, Angel, Togepi, and the Pichu.
"Hey, guys," Sora greeted.
"Congratulations for your win, Sora," Kairi said. She gave her boyfriend a kiss on the lips.
"Thanks, Kairi," Sora said, smiling.
"Tommorow's matchups should already be shuffling at random," Tracey said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
They hear talking and saw a crowd at the counter.
"Looks like the match-ups have already been made," Sora said.
"Now we're gonna find out who's up against who," Tracey said.
They walked up to the counter and saw that Sora's next opponent is gonna be Lana. He noticed her and looked at her. She looked back at him and she nods. Sora nods back at her. He knew was gonna have a rematch with her sooner or later. Will Sora be able to win over Lana like the last time? Just wait and find out, so stay tuned!