Pokemon Anime What If?

Kanto Arc

Chapter 11: SS. Anne Tournament Round 1

Hello everyone, this chapter will mainly cover the battles of round 1 of the tournament enjoy!

We begin were the last chapter left off with Pikachu and Sawk colliding with each other and fighting for dominance

"The battle has just begun between Ash and Stephan and its already intense!" Alex announces

"Sawk use your free arm to hit Pikachu!" Stephan calls as Sawk raises its free arm to go and strike Pikachu

"Pikachu counter with Iron Tail!" Ash calls as Pikachu counters the Brick Break as Sawk and Pikachu go back to their sides of the battlefield both trainer's and Pokemon smile at each other knowing this is going to be a good battle.

"Hmmm impressive" Violet says with Surge nodding his head as Gary and Goodshow watch the battle closely

"Now Sawk use Bulk up!" Stephan calls

"What's Bulk up?" Ash says but soon gets his answer when Sawk's muscles begin to grow as the Pokemon flexes, but its muscles go back to their regular size.

"Stephan has used Bulk up to boost the attack and defense power of Sawk how will Ash deal with it?!" Alex says

"Pikachu's are known for having low defenses if Pikachu gets hit the battle is over" Kiawe says

"Nah I would worry about that Ash's Pikachu has been doing a lot of endurance training it can tank a lot of hits before going down" Brock says

"Yeah, it gave my Venasuar when it was an Ivysaur a hard time it's a really tough cookie" leaf says with a smile Misty, Giselle and Joe nod as Kiawe looks at them before looking back at the battle Ritchie and Sparky are paying very close attention to Ash and Pikachu as well.

"Pikachu use Quick Attack and charge up Iron Tail!" Ash calls Pikachu dashes forward at Sawk while charging up Iron Tail

"Heh, I know what you're planning Ash, but it won't work Sawk use Low Sweep!" Stephan calls as Sawk slides forward hitting Pikachu in the face, but it doesn't knock Pikachu away instead Pikachu holds on to Sawk's leg tightly

"Great job Pikachu now Thunderbolt!" Ash calls

"Sawk quick get Pikachu off your leg with Close Combat!" Stephan calls but Pikachu was too fast as it fires the Thunderbolt shocking Sawk as it cries out in pain.

"SAWK!" Sawk screams in pain Pikachu then let's go as Sawk bends down on one knee paralyzed, surprising Stephan and the other trainers.

"I see so he had Pikachu take the hit to get in close so it can fire a full power Thunderbolt not only damaging Sawk but paralyzing it as well amazing" Violet says

"Yep, that's Red Ketchum's son for ya coming up with crazy ideas hahaha" Surge says with a laugh as Gary and Goodshow continue to not say anything as they continue to watch the battle.

"Good job Pikachu!" "Rai!" Ash and Raichu cheer as Pikachu smiles back and nods

"We're not done yet come on Sawk don't let a little paralysis stop you!" Stephan calls as Sawk nods standing up ready to continue the battle this doesn't surprise Ash or Pikachu they knew that wouldn't have been enough to knockout Sawk.

"That's what I like to see! Now use focus energy!" Stephan calls as Sawk begins to focus its power making Ash a bit worried

"I gotta be careful Sawk already increased its attack with bulk up now that its using Focus Energy it allow Sawk to land a critical hit on Pikachu, Pikachu can probably take one hit but another would KO it I need to end this battle fast" Ash thinks to himself as he calls for his next move

"Pikachu use Tail whip!" Ash calls as Pikachu begins to whip its tail back and forth confusing Sawk and Stephan, but this does lower Sawk's defense which is what Ash was looking for.

"Now Thunder!" Ash calls as Pikachu summons a large bolt of lightning from the sky heading towards Sawk

"Dodge then use Façade!" Stephan calls Sawk quickly dodges the Thunder and runs as fast as it can towards Pikachu until it's in front of it.

"SAWK!" Sawk yells as it brings its fist down to hit Pikachu

"Pikachu use Thunderbolt!" Ash calls as Pikachu quickly fires the move shocking Sawk it groans in pain but fights through as it punches Pikachu with the façade creating a big crater in the ground with Pikachu laying down groaning in pain.

"Ouch Pikachu's really got to be feeling that" Alex says as Sawk gets on one knee again as it begins to pant

"Say Brock what does façade do?" Mallow asks

"Well, it's a move that grows stronger when the Pokemon has a status condition, so Pikachu probably took a lot of damage" Brock says

"You're right about that Brock but if Ash didn't tell Pikachu to use Thunderbolt when he did to minimize the damage of the Façade Pikachu probably would've been knocked out" Cilan says with everyone nodding

"Oh, that's just like my prince not only handsome but smart" Giselle says as not only Misty, but everyone rolls their eyes as they go back to watch the battle

"You okay Pikachu?!" Ash yells Pikachu groans a little bit as it gets up but is okay with Ash smiling

"Come on Sawk you're not done let's get this battle over with use Close Combat!" Stephan calls as Sawk roars and jumps towards Pikachu to strike it

"Dodge with Quick Attack and jump in the air!" Ash calls before Sawk could reach Pikachu the yellow mouse jumps in the air dodging the attack as everyone looks at Pikachu now in the air

"We've trained hard to master this move now's the time to use it Pikachu use Wild Charge!" Ash calls Pikachu's body is surrounded in electricity as it begins to fall down towards Sawk can't move because of the paralysis.

"Sawk fight back with Façade!" Stephan calls Sawk nods as it glows both its fists as it jumps in the air and collides with Pikachu.

"PIKA!"

"SAWK!"

Both Pokemon yell as they want to win this battle for their trainers Sawk then starts to push Pikachu back a little making Stephan happy but then the paralysis kicks in again as Sawk begins to lose strength both Ash and Pikachu see this as their chance.

"Now Pikachu!" "Rai!" Ash and Raichu yell with Pikachu understanding

"PIKA!" Pikachu pushes down with all its might as it hits Sawk in the stomach causing Sawk to cough as they both fall hitting the ground hard creating a cloud of smoke.

As the smoke is clearing everyone is waiting to see who's still standing everyone's surprised both Pikachu and Sawk are standing and glaring at each other panting hard Pikachu also takes recoil damage from using Wild Charge. After 10 seconds pass Sawk smiles gives Pikachu a bow and falls down completely knocked out.

"Stephan's Sawk is unable to battle there for making Pikachu and Ash Ketchum from Pallet town the winners!" The ref calls as the crowd give a loud cheer

"Alright! We did it Pikachu!" "Rai! Rai!" Ash and Raichu cheer as Pikachu runs to them giving them a hug

"Ashy Kins you were amazing!" Giselle yells

"That was a great battle!" Joe yells

"Yeah, Ash and Pikachu you showed them that Pallet Town Spirit!" Leaf yells

Everyone else cheers except for Kiawe, Ritche and Iris they say one thing in their minds "impressive" they smile as they begin to clap. Stephan who's in shock smiles as he walks over to Sawk and helps him stand up.

"You did great Sawk take a good rest" Stephan says with Sawk nodding as it returns to its Pokeball Stephan then walks over to Ash and his Pokemon with Ash seeing Stephan coming over to him.

"Hey Stephan, your Sawk was amazing" Ash says with a smile

"Thanks Ash, your Pikachu was amazing as well I've never seen a Pikachu as strong as yours" Stephan says with a smile

"Thanks, we've trained a lot though if Sawk wasn't paralyzed the outcome could've been different" Ash says with Stephan nodding

"Well even still it's my lost hope you do well in the rest of the tournament and if we ever battle again, I won't lose" Stephan says holding out his hand

"Yeah, me neither" Ash says taking Stephan's hand as they both shake with the crowd clapping

"Great sportsman ship from both Ash and Stephan now let's hear what our commentators have to say" Alex says as he hands the mic to Lt. Surge

"It was a great battle you two you both show power and skill I was on the edge of my seat the whole time Hahahaha" Surge says with a laugh as he passes the mic to Violet.

"Yes, it was a wonderful battle" Violet says as she passes the mic to Gary

"Hmph not bad Ashy Boy but don't get cocky just because you won one battle let's see if you can reach the top" Gary says with Ash nodding the mic is finally passed to Goodshow as everyone is interested to hear his thoughts.

"Yes, you two gave us a great starting battle I was on the edge of my seat the entire time I hope the rest of the battles we see today get me that excited as well" Goodshow says as the crowd gives a loud cheer, Ash then goes to sit with his friends who congratulate him Giselle tries to kiss Ash on the cheek, but Misty stops her making the girl pout.

"Looks like your information was right that Pikachu is strong" Archer says looking at the trio in disguise who nod their heads

"Our next battle will be Misty and Magikarp Salesman please make your way to the battlefield" Alex calls

"Will it's my turn" Misty says with a determined look on her face

"Don't lose too early" Giselle says in a mocking tone making Misty angry

"Good luck Misty I'm sure you'll win" Ash says with a smile with Misty smiling back at him as she goes towards the battlefield.

"So, this Salesman is one of the trainers you picked" Petral asks Cassidy and Butch

"Yes, he told us his Magickarp are the strongest in the world" Butch responds with Cassidy nodding Petral doesn't believe them, but he thinks if that Magickarp belonging to Ash can be strong then so can other ones.

"This will be a 1v1 battle between Misty the 4th gym leader of the Cerulean City gym and Magikarp Salesman please send out your Pokemon" the ref says, Misty takes a quick glance at Violet giving a smile with Violet doing the same Misty looks at Wimpod in her arms

"You ready for your first official trainer battle?" Misty asks with Wimpod nodding, "Okay Wimpod I choose you!" Misty says as Wimpod jumps out of Misty's arms and lands on the battlefield

"A Wimpod this will be too easy behold the strongest Magickarp in the world!" The Salesman says throwing Magikarp's Pokeball what comes out shocks everyone it's not the usual red skin instead its skin is gold everyone looks in awe even Archer, Petral, Gary, the ref and the man in a brown jacket wearing a Croagunk mask looks interested.

"I can't believe this folk Saleman's brought out a gold Magikarp this should be an exciting battle!" Alex says with the crowd getting excited.

"Now that both trainers have brought out their Pokemon let the battle begin!" the ref call's

"Hahahaha now feel the awesome power of Magikarp!" Salesman says

"Wimpod get ready" Misty says with Wimpod nodding

"Magikarp Hydro Pump!" Salesman calls as Magikarp takes a deep breath everyone looks on in amazement expecting to see Magickarp use Hydro Pump the Pokemon begins to shoot out water but instead of a big stream of water like everyone was expecting only two drops of water comes out making everyone dumbfounded.

"Hahahaha did you see that my Magickarp can shoot water from it's mouth now use Bounce" Salesman call's everyone begins to think the Hydro Pump was a fluke surely this Magickarp can use Bounce? Everyone in the crowd thinks while Magickarp does use the move all it does is Bounce up and down not doing anything everyone is dumbfounded again.

"You've let your guard down Magickarp use Tackle!" Salesman calls Magickarp does indeed tackle Wimpod but it does nothing to the bug as Magickarp continues to splash.

"Hahahaha see that my Magickarp is so strong all your Wimpod can do is stand there hahahaha" Salesman laughs with everyone looking at the man in disappointment even the ref is disappointed, Misty has had enough and calls for an attack.

"Wimpod end this battle with Scald" Misty says with disappointment in her voice Wimpod nods as it fires the hot water at Magickarp it hits the fish not only knocking it out but also washing off the gold paint as Magickarp is now back to its red skin making everyone angry. Misty picks up Wimpod as she begins walking back to her seat the ref doesn't bother to say Misty is the winner everyone knows she won.

"Nooooo! How could you do that I was planning on selling it once I was done with this battle to con someone!" The salesman says in anger but realizes his mistake as the crowd begins to yell at the man and throw food at him calling him all sorts of names.

"I hope for your sakes the other trainers you picked are better" Archer says with anger/disappointment in his voice as he, Petral, the rocket trio and the other disguised grunts glare at Cassidy and Butch who are also disappointed. The Magickarp salesman is then arrested by one of the Jenny's guarding the egg and is taken away.

"So do are commentators have anything to say?" Alex asks

"No comment" Surge, Violet, Gary and Goodshow say with anger/disappointment in their voices. Misty makes it back to her friends looking down as she sits next to Ash Misty doesn't say anything and neither does anyone else, Giselle doesn't say anything either she knows if she said something it would be bad.

"Will anyway will the next two challengers walk down to the battlefield?" Alex announces as the next two trainers walk down to the battlefield to begin their battle. The battles after Misty's have gone much better there are many strong trainers here, some disguised rocket grunts won their battles, the disguised Cassidy and Butch won their battles Ash, Misty and Brock got a feeling as though they've seen them before, some of the trainers Cassidy and Butch picked won their battles. Petral (calling himself Larry) won his battle easily with a Koffing making the group impressed, it's now Archer's turn his opponent is against a trainer wearing a witch outfit by the name of Lilly.

"Trainers please send out your Pokemon" the ref calls Archer (going by the name Justin) sends out a Hypno while Lilly sends out a Murkcrow, "Battle begin!" the ref calls

"Let's end this in one shot Murkrow use Dark Pulse!" Lilly calls as Murkrow fires the dark energy at Hypno

"Dodge then use Hypnosis" Archer call's as Hypno easily dodges the Dark Pulse and sends out waves with its pendent that puts Murkrow to sleep, "Come on Murkrow wake up!" Lilly pleads but Murkrow is fast asleep "Now Focus Blast" Archer call's as Hypno fires the move at the sleeping Murkrow hitting the bird and instantly knocking it out surprising everyone.

"Murkrow is unable to battle making Hypno and its trainer Justin the winner" the ref calls as Archer returns Hypno and walks back to his seat without saying anything to Lilly and not interested in hearing the commentator's comments.

"He's strong" Ritchie says with Ash nodding as he and everyone hear the announcement for the next battle

"Will Brock and Hiker Bill please come to the battlefield?!" Alex calls as Brock stands up

"Will its finally my turn" Brock says with a smile

"You got this Brock!" Ash and Misty say

"I'm really interested in how strong you've become good luck" Kiawe says with Brock nodding as he and Hiker Bill walk to the battlefield and take their positions.

"Please send out your Pokemon" The ref calls Hiker Bill sends out a Rhyhorn while Brock brings out Sandshrew

"Battle begin!" The ref call's

"Rhyhorn use Rockslide!" Bill calls with Rhyhorn summoning multiple large boulders flinging them at Sandshrew

"Use Rapid spin and Bounce off the Boulders!" Brock calls as Sandshrew begins to spin and bounces on each of the boulders getting high in the air

"Use Smack down!" Bill calls as Rhyhorn fires a small rock at Sandshrew

"Dodge and use Swords Dance! Then use Rollout" Brock calls Sandshrew successfully dodges the Smack down while upping its attack sharply it then forms into a ball and begins spinning down towards Rhyhorn and hitting the Pokemon in the head Sandshrew then starts spinning around Rhyhorn.

"Use Earthquake!" Bill calls as Rhyhorn stomps its foot shaking the battlefield, but this doesn't concern Brock or Sandshrew

"Sandshrew jump then use Brick Break!" Brock calls Sandshrew still spinning jumps into the air above Rhyhorn it then shoots towards the 1 horn Pokemon and swings down hard on it slamming it on the ground and knocking it out.

"Rhyhorn is unable to battle Sandshrew and Brock are the winners!" The ref calls as Sandshrew and Brock celebrate with the crowd cheering

"You did great young man" Surge says

"I agree you and your Sandshrew did a really great job" Violet says happily as Brock gets hearts in his eyes at her words

"As I would expect from a former gym leader" Gary says

"Indeed" Goodshow says, Brock then heads back to where his friends are they congratulate him as Kiawe looks at him excited to battle Brock

"Now will Leaf Green and Lara Laramie please come to the battlefield" Alex calls as Leaf gets up from her seat and immediately runs down to the battlefield ready to battle surprising everyone (except Ash, Gary, Misty and Brock) at how fast she is Lara makes to the field as they both go to their sides of the battlefield

"Please send out your first Pokemon!" the ref calls

"Go Rapidash!" Lara calls as a large fire horse like Pokemon appears giving a loud neigh

"Cool let's make this a Rapidash battle Go!" Leaf says as she brings out her own Rapidash that's not only a little bit bigger than Lara's, but it also has silver flames the horse neigh's louder than Lara's and stomps the ground hard giving Lara's Rapidash a serious look with Lara's doing the same as the crowd roars in excitement.

"Whoa I didn't know Leaf got a shiny Rapidash" Ash says with a shocked expression

"Those flames they're absolutely perfect I have to evaluate her Rapidash once the day is over" Cilan says with everyone besides Iris wondering what he means by that.

"Battle begin!" The ref calls as Lara makes the first move

"Use Flamethrower!" Lara calls as her Rapidash fires the flames from its mouth at Leaf's Rapidash but Leaf does nothing letting Rapidash get hit making everyone except the commentators, Archer, Kiawe, Cilan, Brock and Ritchie wonder what she's doing once the Flamethrower stops Leaf's Rapidash appears from the flames completely unscathed surprising most of the crowd and Lara

"But why?" Lara asks

"Sorry but my Rapidash has the ability Flash fire it absorbs fire type moves increasing Rapidash's fire type moves" Leaf says with a smile as the flames of her Rapidash start to get bigger scaring Lara and her Rapidash

"I'm going to guess that your Rapidash has the ability Run away sorry Lara this is my win Rapidash use Flame Charge!" Leaf calls as her Rapidash covers its body in fire as it charges at Lara's Rapidash hitting it before Lara could tell it to dodge causing Lara's Rapidash damage.

"We're not done yet use Quick Attack!" Lara calls as her Rapidash charges forward at Leaf's

"Dodge then use Fire Blast!" Leaf calls as her Rapidash dodges Lara's by jumping in the air as it let's out a big blast of fire on Lara's Rapidash knocking it out.

"Lara's Rapidash is unable to battle Leaf and her Rapidash are the winner's" the ref calls as Leaf jumps up and down with her Rapidash doing the same, Lara returns her Rapidash thanking it as Leaf approaches her telling her it was a good battle with Lara nodding.

"To be able to find a shiny Rapidash with a hidden ability is very impressive" Sophocles says with everyone nodding

"Leaf's really gotten stronger it makes me both nervous and excited to battle her" Ash says with an excited look

"Me too!" Misty and Iris say

"You and your Rapidash were amazing young lady" Surge says with a smile

"Yes, you've grown stronger after you battled my sister" Violet says happily

"The way you used Rapidash's ability was amazing to see" Goodshow says happily with Leaf nodding she then looks over at Gary with a smile to hear what he has to say.

"You did good" Gary says making Leaf happy its not much but to Leaf that was good enough she winks at him saying thank you Gary blushes a little bit before he turns away from her Leaf then goes back to join everyone else.

"Now will Lana and Avarie please come to the battlefield" the announcer calls

"It's my turn" Lana says excitedly her friends wish her good luck as she walks down to the battlefield her, and Avarie take their sides as the ref calls for them to send out their Pokemon

"Beedrill I choose you!" Avarie calls sending out the large wasp Pokemon

"Go Popplio!" Lana calls as Popplio jumps out of her arms and onto the field as the ref calls for the match to begin

"Beedrill use Poison Jab!" Avarie calls as her Beedrill charges forward at Popplio with its stingers covered in poison

"Popplio dodge with Aqua Jet" Lana calls as Poplio safely dodges Beedrill and is behind it

"Now Ice Beam!" "Block it with your stingers!" both Lana and Avarie make their commands as Popplio fires the icy beam, but Beedrill successfully blocks it but ends up freezing Beedrills stingers which is what Lana wanted.

"Now use Aqua jet again then finish it with Ice Beam!" Lana calls as Popplio quickly shoots forward hitting Beedrill in the chest and landing the Ice beam freezing Beedrill in the process and knocking it out.

"Beedrill is unable to battle Popplio and Lana are the winners!" The ref calls Popplio jumps into Lana's arms as Lana pets it the commentators give their comments on the battle as Lana goes to join her friends.

"You were amazing Lana" Misty says with a smile

"Thank you, Misty," Lana responds

"Now will Sophocles and Dario come to the battlefield" the ref calls as both trainers make their way to the battlefield walking to their sides.

"Heh this has to be a joke why's a little kid like you in this tournament?" Dario says with a smug

"I'm here to win the Pokemon egg of course" Sophocles responds

"Whatever you'll be easy to beat" Dario says making Sophocles mad

"Trainers please send out your Pokemon" the ref calls as Dario brings out a Dodrio and Sophocles sends out Togedemaru

"Battle begin!" the ref calls as Dario makes the first move

"Dodrio let's end this quickly use Swords Dance then Drill Peck!" Dario calls Dodrio raises its attack power, then all 3 beaks from the 3 headed bird start to spin as Dodrio quickly runs towards Togedemaru

"Use Spiky Shield then end the battle with Zip Zap!" Sophocles calls as the little iron mouse summons a spiky grass shield not only protecting itself but injuring Dodrio in the process it then curls into a ball with its spikes out with electricity flowing all over its body it rams into the 3 headed bird knocking it out.

"Dodrio is unable to battle Togdemaru is the winner" The ref calls Dario is furious that he lost while Sophocles and Togdemaru celebrate.

"Way to go Sophocles and Togdemaru!" Mallow cheers with the rest cheering as well the commentators tell Sophocles he did a great job as he goes back to where his friends are.

"Now will Croagunk mask and Jessica please make their way to the battlefield!" The ref calls as a girl with short blue hair wearing a red hat, yellow shirt, an orange shirt with black leggings and a man with a brown trench coat wearing a mask that looks like a Croagunk walk to their sides of the battlefield.

"Hmmm I feel like I've seen that man before" Archer says in his mind with Petral thinking the same thing, "Please send out your Pokemon" the ref calls as Jessica brings out her Pokemon

"Furfrou I choose you" Jessica calls as a large dog having a design that looks like a Pharaoh, makes the crowd look on in awe at the design.

"Whoa it looks so cool I want one!" Leaf says with a smile with the other girls agreeing.

"I've heard that with Furfrou you can give them any design you want it would be an interesting Pokemon when it comes to learning how to groom a Pokemon" Brock says with Clian agreeing

"Go Croagunk!" Croagunk mask calls as he sends out a small bipedal frog like Pokemon the poison Pokemon looks around until it sees its opponent and gets in a battle-ready stance.

"Hmmmm" Brock says while thinking

"What is it, Brock?" Ash asks as the others look at him

"I don't know why but I get the feeling I'm going to catch a Croagunk one day" Brock says as the group look at him confused.

"Battle begin!" the ref calls as Jessica makes the first move "Use Charm!" Jessica calls as Furfrou winks at Croagunk hearts appear from Furfrou's eyes heading towards the poison frog and hits it lowering Croagunks attack, but this doesn't faze it or its trainer.

"Use Nasty plot" Croagunk mask calls as Crogunk begins to raise its Special attack/defense

"Furfrou use Take Down!" Jessica calls as the large dog charges forward at Croagunk

"Dodge then use Nasty Plot again!" Croagunk mask commands as Croagunk dodges by jumping over Furfrou

"Use Charge Beam!" Jessica calls as Furfrou launches a beam of electricity towards Croagunk

"Now Focus Blast!" Croagunk mask calls as Croagunk quickly fires a wave of fighting energy destroying the charge beam as the move hits Furfrou knocking it out.

"Furfrou is unable to battle the winner is Croagunk mask!" the ref calls both trainers shake each other's hands hear from the commentators and go back to their seats.

"You three I want you to keep a close eye on Croagunk mask" Archer says with the trio confused

"But the boss told us to keep tabs on the twerp and his friends" James says

"We have rocket members in disguise who can still do that" Archer replies

"But why us specifically?" Jessie asks

"Well, I don't like or care about you, but I'll admit it you 3 are great at gathering information so I expect you to do the same for this mission as well" Archer says the trio look at each other and smile they've never had an executive praise them on their abilities before this will give them more motivation.

"Yes sir!" The trio say trying their best not to salute since that would blow their cover.

"Good once today's round is over for the rest of the tournament, I want you 3 to gather as much information on that man as you can before the final day of the tournament" Archer says with the trio nodding as they turn their heads back to the battlefield

"Now will Iris and Dino come down to the battlefield!" Alex calls

"Will I'm off guys wish me luck" Iris says as she jumps high in the air doing a few flips as she lands on the battlefield with the crowd clapping.

"Wow she's really athletic" Ash says in amazement

"That's Iris for you when she was younger, she used to climb trees" Cilan says

"Hey Cilan, could you tell us a little about Iris?" Ash asks in curiosity with the others interested as well

"Well, I don't know too much about her since I only met her a week ago, but what I can say is she's a very fun person, loves dragon types, and is a very skilled battler she told me she's been battling ever since she was 6 years old" Cilan says surprising the group

"Looks like we'll have to watch out for her" Kiawe says with the group nodding

"Hmph please my Ashy Kins can beat her he's the son of Red after all" Giselle says with a smug, but the group ignore her as the battle is about to begin.

"Please send out your Pokemon!" the ref calls as Dino brings out his Pokemon first

"Darmanitan I choose you!" Dino call's sending out a large red ape like Pokemon with fiery eyebrows the Pokemon gives a mighty roar and begins to pound its chest.

"Excadrill I choose you!" Iris calls sending out a mole like Pokemon with steel claws and a steel horn, Excadrill looks at its opponent and gives a mighty roar as well ready to battle.

"Whoa those Pokemon look so cool I would love to study them" Leaf says with an excited look (alongside Ash) and begins scanning the two Pokemon with her Pokedex

"This should be an interesting battle both Pokemon have an advantage against each other" Brock says

"Yes, Darmanitan is a pure fire type Pokemon and has the advantage on Excadrill who's part steel type but Excadrill also has an advantage since it's also part ground which is super effective against fire" Cilan says

"Battle begin!" The ref calls as Dino makes the first move

"Use Work Up!" Dino calls as Darmanitan roars as a yellow energy covers its body that raises its attack and special attack

"Excadrill use Swords Dance!" Iris calls Excadrill roars as it sharply raises its attack.

"So, they both used stat increasing moves this should be an interesting battle" Surge says

"Now Flamethrower!" Dino calls as Darmanitan fires the stream of flames at Excadrill

"Dodge with dig!" Iris calls as Excadrill quickly drills underground dodging the Flamethrower successfully

"Darmanitan listen closely and then jump when Excadrill appears" Dino says with Darmanitan nodding it closes its eyes and begins to carefully listen on where Excadrill will come from a few seconds later Darmanitan jumps as Excadrill appears from under it.

"Now Hammer Arm!" Dino calls Darmanitan falls forward with its fist aiming to hit the mole Pokemon

"Use Drill Run!" Iris calls as Excadrill's body becomes like a drill and collides with Darmanitans fist as there's a big explosion the Pokemon land back on the ground ready to continue the battle.

"Use Fire Blast!" Dino calls Darmanitan fires a big blast of fire at Excadrill

"Destroy it with Crush Claw!" Iris calls as Excadrill's claws get bigger and cut through the big blast of fire shocking Dino and Darmanitan

"Now Hone claws! Then use Crush Claw again" Iris calls Excadrill begins sharpening its claws and then quickly charges forward at Darmanitan

"Knock it back with Hammer arm!" Dino calls as Darmanitan reels back its arm ready to hit Excadrill as it gets closer

"Dodge Excadrill!" Iris calls as Excadrill dodges and slashes at Darmanitan's stomach greatly injuring the Pokemon as it holds its stomach in pain.

"Now end it with Drill Run!" Iris calls as Excadrill becomes a drill and begins shooting towards Darmanitan

"Counter with Flamethrower!" Dino calls Darmanitan fires the Flamethrower consuming Excadrill but since Excadrill is spinning so fast the fire doesn't hurt it Excadrill continues to spin until it hits Darmanitan in the chest as it knocks the Pokemon out.

"Darmanitan is unable to battle the winners are Excadrill and Iris" the ref calls as Iris runs to the field giving Excadrill a big hug as the crowd claps.

"To be able to counter fire type moves the way she did was simply incredible" Kiawe says

"I agree I can feel that Iris and Excadrill have battled many fire types before they must've come up with all sorts of ways to counter it" Ritchie says

"Iris did tell me that Excadrill was her first Pokemon and they've been together ever since she was 6 so it would explain why they've so many ways to battle fire type Pokemon" Cilan says surprising the group

"Man, I really want to battle her" Ash says with an excited look on his face, Iris then gets complements from the commentators all are impressed with how she battled making Iris happy as she goes to join up with everyone else.

"Hey Cilan, are you battling as well?" Brock asks

"Hmm oh no unfortunately I only have one Pokemon with me I'm only here to support Iris and learn more of the Kanto cuisine" Cilan says with a smile

"Hey me too! Do you own a restaurant as well?" Mallow asks

"Why yes me and my brothers are the gym leaders of Striaton city in the Unova region part of our gym is a restaurant where we serve trainers challenging the gym and customers" Cilan responds

"Cilan's an amazing cook you guys you should try out his food sometime" Iris says with a smile

"That's amazing I'd love to try your food" "Me as well" Mallow and Brock say excitedly with Cilan smiling back at them.

"Now will Giselle and Otoshi please come to the battlefield!" Alex calls

"Finally, it's my time to shine, watch me Ashy Kins I'll show you just how strong I've become" Giselle says blowing a kiss towards Ash much to Misty's annoyance

"Good luck Giselle" Ash says with a smile making Giselle happy as she looks at Misty and gives her a smug look then runs to the battlefield before Misty could say anything to her.

Giselle and Otoshi make it to the battlefield, Otoshi looks to be around Brock and Cilan's age with black hair, a ponytail in the back and looks to be in samurai attire.

"You may be a girl, but I won't hold back" Otoshi says holding out a Pokeball

"Hmph that's fine by me I wasn't planning on holding back either I need to show my Ashy Kins just how strong I've become" Giselle says with determination in her eyes as Gary, Surge and Violet chuckle at the name Ashy Kins.

"Great now Gary's going to make fun of me even more" Ash says with his head down as Misty and Pikachu pat his back in comfort

"Now please send out your Pokemon!" The ref calls as both Giselle and Otoshi send out their Pokemon

"Marowak I choose you!" they both say as two bipedal reptilian like Pokemon come out staring at each other then start spinning their bones

"So, Giselle's Cubone evolved into a Marowak?" Ash asks

"Yes, it evolved during Giselle's battle in the Pewter gym" Joe says

"So that's what a kantoian Marowak looks like" Kiawe says with the other Alolan kids looking on in interest.

"Do Marowak have an Alolan form as well?" Misty asks

"Yes, instead of light brown skin its skull becomes grey its body is black, has green fire and it's a fire/ghost type here take a look" Kiawe says sending out his Marowak as everyone looks at it in amazement.

"It looks so cool!" Ash, Leaf and Iris say with stars in their eyes looking at Marowak Pikachu, Raichu and Sparky greet it with Marowak doing the same.

"I wonder if other regions have Pokemon with different forms as well?" Ritchie says

"I believe the Galar and Paldea regions have Pokemon with different forms as well I also read when the Sinnoh region used to be called the Hisui region there were forms called hisuian forms" Cilan says with everyone looking amazed

"Man, the more I learn about Pokemon the more excited I get wouldn't you agree buddy?!" Ash says looking at Pikachu with the yellow mouse agreeing they then hear the ref call for the battle to begin the group then turn their heads towards the battlefield.

"Use Bone Rush!" Giselle and Otoshi call as both Marowak's charge at each other with the 1 bone in their hands becoming two they clash and try to hit the other.

"Use Screech!" Giselle calls as her Marowak screams at the opposing Marowak hurting its ears and greatly lowering its defense

"That won't stop us, Marowak use Brutal Swing!" Otoshi calls as Marowak's bone becomes a bright red as it spins around throwing its bone at Giselle's Marowak before Giselle could tell her's to dodge its hit clean in the face as it falls on its back groaning in pain.

"Now Bone Rush again!" Otoshi calls as Marowak jumps in the air the bone it had in its hands becoming two as it falls toward Giselle's Marowak

"Use Ice Beam!" Giselle calls shocking Otoshi as Giselle's Marowak fires an Ice Beam hitting Otoshi's Marowak causing super effective damage the Pokemon falls on the ground groaning in pain.

"Now Bonemerang!" Giselle calls as Marowak throws its bone at the opposing Marowak

"Dodge then use Headbutt!" Otoshi calls as his Marowak dodges the bone and begins running towards Giselle's with its head lowered.

"Jump Marowak!" Giselle calls as her Marowak jumps in the air dodging Otoshi's Marowak and catching its bone

"Now Bone Rush!" Giselle calls as Marowak falls toward Otoshi's shocked Marowak Otoshi didn't have time to tell his Marowak dodge as Giselle's Marowak hits it in the head knocking it down and then starts hitting Otoshi's Marowak multiple times until it's knocked out.

"Otoshi's Marowak is unable to battle therefore Giselles Marowak is the winner!" the ref calls as Giselle smiles flipping her hair back at her win and thanking Otoshi for a good battle with Otoshi doing the same. The commentators tell the two trainers they did well in their battle as they head back to their seats.

"Did you see that Ashy Kins I won" Giselle says happily looking at Ash

"Yeah, you did great your Marowak's gotten stronger" Ash says with Giselle blushing

"You did alright I guess" Misty says as Giselle looks at her annoyed

"Hmph you won't be saying that when I beat you again in battle and win Ash's heart" Giselle responds glaring at Misty with Misty glaring back at her as Ash feels uncomfortable

"Geez you've become quite the lady's man since you left home" Leaf says whispering to Ash

"I hope my mom doesn't learn about this" Ash says in a scared tone as Ritchie looks at Brock

"What's wrong Brock?" Ritchie asks

"Sign why can't girls fight over me?" Brock says in a disappointed tone causing everyone to fall

"Now will Joe and Derek come to the battlefield!" the ref calls

"Alright it's my turn" Joe says with a determined look

"Good luck Joe" Ash says with a thumbs up

"Make sure you win" Giselle says, everyone else tells Joe good luck as he heads for the battlefield as he and his opponent go to their sides.

"Please send out your Pokemon" the ref calls as both trainers bring out their Pokemon

"Doduo I choose you!" Derek says bringing out a two-headed bird Pokemon

"Victerebell I choose you!" Joe says bringing out a large plant bell shaped like Pokemon it screams ready to battle.

"What's wrong James?" Jessie asks seeing James's cowering in fear

"Sorry it just reminded me of my own Victerebell" James says still hiding as Jessie and Meowth shrug

"Battle begin!" the ref calls as Derek makes the first move

"Doduo use Drill Peck!" Derek calls as the two headed bird Pokemon charge at Victerebell spinning their beaks like drills.

"Dodge then use Sleep Powder!" Joe calls as Victerebell dodges the attack and sends out a powder above Doduo that put's it asleep

"Wake up Doduo!" Derek yells but bird the Pokemon isn't waking up

"Now use Swords Dance and end this battle with Poison Jab!" Joe calls as Victerbell gives a mighty scream as it increases its attack power, it charges at the sleeping Doduo with poison covering its leaf's as it jabs Doduo in the stomach the two heads scream in pain as they fall on the ground unconscious.

"Doduo is unable to battle Victerebell and Joe are the winners!" the ref calls as Joe and Victerebell celebrate their win.

"Joe improved a lot when I battled him last time" Misty says with a smile

"Yeah, he's been training hard ever since we left Pokemon tech I would say he's equal to me now when it comes to battling" Giselle says surprising everyone

"If we're not careful Joe might end up winning the whole thing hehehe" Brock says with a chuckle with everyone doing the same

"Hmmm I'll crush him first" Archer says to himself looking at Joe who's currently talking to the commentators, once that's over Joe goes over to everyone else as they congratulate him

"We have two battles left today folks can we please have Kiawe from Akala Island and Hodge from Lavaridge Town come to the battlefield" Alex calls as Kiawe returns Marowak to its ball

"Good luck Kiawe" "You got this" "Fight hard" Mallow, Lana and Sophocles say with Kiawe nodding he looks at everyone else giving them a nod as well as he goes to the battlefield

"Finally, I'll get to see how strong Kiawe is" Ash says

Kiawe and Hodge are now standing on their sides of the battlefield glaring at each other with a serious expression.

"Please send out your Pokemon" the ref calls as Hodge brings out his

"Hariyama I choose you!" Hodge calls as a large sumo looking Pokemon with two large hands comes out of its Pokeball it stomps hard on the ground ready to battle

"That Hariyama looks strong" Ash says

"I wouldn't worry about it Kiawe's got this" Sophocles says with confidence in his voice

"Yeah, at the Pokemon school Kiawe is the top student in our class when it comes to battling" Lana says

"His mom and his late grandpa trained him how to battle when he was very young, he even gives our teacher Professor Kukui a hard time in battles though the Professor does tend to hold back" Mallow says

"Don't forget he gave me a tough battle when he was only 8 years old, I'm interested to see how much he's improved" Brock says with a smile as Ash and the others look forward at the battlefield

Kiawe takes out a Pokeball and puts it on his head "it's time my friend" Kiawe says as he throws the Pokeball in the air.

"Turtonator I choose you!" Kiawe calls as a big bipedial Turtle with spikes on its back lands on the battlefield giving a small roar and shooting flames from what looks to be its nose.

"So that's Turtonator" Ash says after he said that one of his Pokeball's shake as Charmeleon comes out and sits on Ash's lap shocking everyone

"Does Turtonator interest you Charmeleon?" Ash asks with Charmeleon nodding confirming what Ash said as Ash smiles

"Yeah, Turtonator interest me too let's see how strong it is" Ash says with a smile, Charmeleon nods as they look at the battlefield

"Battle begin!" the ref calls as Kiawe makes the first move

"Turtonator use Flamethrower!" Kiawe calls as Turtonator fires a big stream of fire that's bigger than Ash's Charmeleon's and Leaf's Rapidash's fire blast head towards the sumo Pokemon

"Push forward with Arm Thrust!" Hodge calls as Hariyama begins pushing the Flamethrower with its arms as it begins walking toward Turtonator

"How's Hariyama doing that?" Iris asks with everyone except Brock, Ritchie and Cilan wondering

"It's an ability called Thick Fat" Clian says

"Thick Fat?" Ash asks

"It's an ability that halves the damage taken by fire or ice type moves" Brock answers

"Yeah, I battle a Hariyama before coming here and it gave trouble for my Charmeleon Zippo" Ritchie says shocking Ash and his Charmeleon

"You have a Charmeleon as well?" Ash asks with Charmeleon looking at Ritchie interested

"Yep, I don't have it with me right now its back at Prof. Birch's lab training hard with my other Pokemon it was the first Pokemon I caught when I arrived in Kanto its proven to be a really strong Pokemon it beat the Celedon gym all by itself I would say it's probably my second strongest Pokemon with Sparky being my strongest" Ritchie says as he pats Sparky on the head

Ash, Pikachu and Charmeleon look at Ritchie and Sparky in amazement as they get excited looking forward to one day battling him as they turn back to watch Kiawe's battle as Hariyama is now in front of Turtonator.

"Now Brick Break!" Hodge calls as Hariyama lifts up its arm and begins swinging it down towards Turtonator

"Use Shell trap!" Kiawe calls as Turtonator quickly turns around with its back facing towards Hariyama as the large sumo Pokemon brings its fist down on Turtonator's back hitting it, but this activates the spikes on Turtonator's back causing an explosion as it sends Hariyama flying back towards Hodge heavily injured.

"Hariyama!" Hodge yells in worry as the sumo Pokemon struggles to get up

"Now Dragon Pulse!" Kiawe calls as Turtonator roars shooting out a large dragon shaped blast at Hariyama consuming the Pokemon creating an explosion, destroying part of the battlefield and causing the room to shake. As the smoke clears, we see Hariyama knocked out Hodge is surprised.

"Hariyama is unable to battle Turtonator and Kiawe are the winners!" the ref calls the crowd cheers and claps as Kiawe smiles, goes to pet Turtonator on the head and thanking Hodge for a good battle with Hodge doing the same.

"That was an amazing display of Power" Surge says

"Yes, most impressive" Violet says

"Your, Turtonator is really strong I wouldn't mind having it battle my Blastoise one day" Gary says with a smirk

"Indeed, you did well young man" Goodshow says with a smile as Kiawe nods he returns Turtonator and goes back to everyone else

"Your, Turtonator really has grown stronger" Brock says with a smile

"Thank you, Brock," Kiawe responds with a smile

"Your, Turtonator is really cool I want to catch one of my own someday" Iris says with Leaf nodding agreeing with her

Ash and Charmeleon are still in shock at what they witness Turtonator defeated its opponent in two moves this does scare the two but also makes them excited to battle Kiawe and Turtonator

"You're really strong Kiawe I can't wait to battle you" Ash says with a determined looks as Charmeleon has the same look as well Kiawe looks at them it sees fire in their eye's, Kiawe is also interested in Ash's Charmeleon

"Thanks Ash I want to battle you and your Charmeleon as well whenever we battle, I hope you give me and Turtonator a good fight" Kiawe responds with a smile

"Of course, we won't hold back" "Char" Ash and Charmeleon say both raising their fist as Kiawe smiles

"We've finally reached it everyone the last battle of the day will Ritchie of Littleroot Town and Sanpei please come down to the battlefield" Alex calls and as soon as he said that a kid in what looks to be ninja attire shows up on the battlefield shocking the ref and everyone else the trainer then glares at Ritchie waiting for him as Ritchie returns the glare with a smile.

"Alright its my turn let's do this Sparky" Ritchie says with Sparky sparking its cheeks in excitement as Ritchie runs to the battlefield and goes to his side.

"Finally, we'll see Ritchie battle let's pay close attention Pikachu and you to Raichu" Ash says with Pikachu and Raichu nodding

"This will be the final match for the day please send out your Pokemon" the ref calls as Sanpei smiles and sends out his Pokemon

"Frogadier appear!" Sanpei says this confuses everyone as Sanpei didn't throw a Pokeball they then see smoke and what appears from the smoke is a blue bipeadal frog with what looks to be a white scarf around its neck it then does a ninja pose with the crowd roaring in excitement.

"Is that a water type?!" Misty and Lana ask with hearts in their eyes as Ash and Leaf (who are also excited) scan the Pokemon with their Pokedex

"Frogadier, the Bubble Frog Pokémon a water type, and the evolved form of Froakie. Frogadier's speed is unmatched. It can climb a tower over 2,000 feet tall in one minute." The Pokedex says making the group excited.

"I hope I get my own Frogadier one day" Ash says with a smile unbeknownst to Ash in the far Kalos region in Lumiose City in a research facility there's a Pokemon egg that moves slightly at Ash's words

Back to the battle Ritchie is impress and sends in Sparky the yellow mouse jumps on the battlefield and begins to spark its cheeks ready to battle.

"Let the battle begin!" the ref calls Ritchie makes the first move

"Sparky use Thunderbolt!" Ritchie calls and Sparky fires a Thunderbolt that's not only faster but looks even bigger than Ash's Pikachu's.

"Frogadier dodge then use Aerial Ace!" Sanpei calls as Frogadier dodges at last second its body begins to change slightly as it quickly charges at Sparky punching and kicking the yellow mouse, Sparky groans in pain but it's not done yet.

"So, it has Protein!" Ritchie says with Sanpei smiling confirming what Ritchie said

"What's Protein Brock?" Misty asks

"It's an ability that changes the Pokemon's type to the move it used" Brock says

"So, since Frogadier used Aerial Ace, it became a flying type?" Misty asks with Brock confirming

"How will you deal with this Ritchie?" Ash says looking back at the battle

"Well, this is going to be a fun battle are you all warmed up Sparky?!" Ritchie calls as Sparky gets up giving its trainer a thumbs up

"I see your Pikachu has a lot of endurance as well like that the Pikachu in the first match" Sanpei says as Ritchie nods

"Well, it doesn't matter to me since we're going to win Frogadier use Quick Attack!" Sanpei calls as Frogadier changes into a normal type and quickly charges forward at Sparky

"Counter with your Quick Attack!" Ritchie calls as Sparky shoots forward colliding with Frogadier the two Pokemon try to push each other back

"Use Cut!" Sanpei calls as Frogadier goes to strike Sparky

"Dodge with Double team!" Ritchie calls as Sparky dodges creating multiple after images around Frogadier

"Knock them all away with Surf!" Sanpei calls as Frogadier summons a large torrent of water hitting all the clones but didn't hit the real one

Sanpei and Frogadier look around but can't find Sparky, Ash sees a hole in the ground and knows what Ritchie did

"Sparky use Thunder Punch!" Ritchie calls and Sparky appears from under Frogadier punching it under the chin knocking the frog away as it lands on the ground with electricity flowing around its body.

"Darn Frogadier's been paralyzed" Sanpei says gritting his teeth with Ritchie smiling

"After he used double team, his Pikachu immediately dug the hole while the clones distracted Frogadier this kid is good" Gary says with a smile as the other commentator's nod as they thought the same thing

"Now Thunderbolt!" Ritchie calls as Sparky fires the bolt of lightning heading straight for the paralyzed frog

"Use Double team then smoke screen!" Sanpei calls as Frogadier turns into a normal type summoning multiple copies dodging the Thunderbolt as the real one and the copies blow out a black smoke from their mouths covering the entire battlefield

"Pika" Sparky says with a cough

"It's okay Sparky use your ears and listen to Frogadier's footsteps once you find it use Thunderbolt" Ritchie says Sparky nods as it perks up its ears and begins to concentrate listening for any footsteps.


10 seconds go by, and Sparky still hasn't found Frogadier yet making both it and Ritchie a little frustrated.

"Where is it?" Ritchie says to himself

"Now Hydro Pump!" Sanpei calls as Sparky is hit point blank range in the face with a Hydro Pump greatly injuring the yellow mouse and clearing the smokescreen

"You okay Sparky?!" Ritchie asks in worry as Sparky gets up it starts to breathe heavily

"I come from a family of ninja's in the Kalos region I've trained Frogadier hard to not make a sound while in a smoke screen it was in front of Sparky the entire time, we just waited for you to let your guard down to attack" Sanpei says with a smile

"I see that was a really good plan you really raised your Frogadier well but now its time for us to counterattack" Ritchie says with a confident look confusing Sanpei

"Sparky use Double team then agility" Ritchie calls as Sparky summons multiple clones as they all run around Frogadier

"Heh we won't fall for that again Frogadier use Smokescreen" Sanpei calls as Frogadier brings out a cloud of black smoke as Ritchie smiles

"I was hoping you'd do that Sparky use Quick Attack!" Ritchie calls as Sparky and the clones start to run faster in the smoke confusing Frogadier

"Frogadier try to find the real one then use Water Pulse" Sanpei calls Frogadier then closes its eyes and begins to concentrate on where the real sparky is but its having trouble as the Pokemon is moving so fast that its having a hard time differentiating between the real or fake footsteps it then hears something that sounds like the real one it then summons a ball of water from its hand and fires it in that direction but doesn't feel that the attack connected.

"Now Thunderbolt!" Ritchie calls as a bolt of electricity hits Frogadier from behind shocking the blue frog Pokemon causing super effective damage the smoke clears as Frogadier falls on one knee as it turns back and looks at Sparky who's smiling

"But how?" Sanpei asks with a shocked expression

"You see the real Sparky was behind Frogadier the whole time I took a page from your idea and put my own spin on it by having the clones run around confusing Frogadier while the real Sparky snuck behind it so it could land a Thunderbolt" Ritchie says with a smile shocking Sanpei and everyone else

"Heh I must say you're really smart but the battle's not over, Frogadier use Aerial Ace!" "Sparky counter with Iron Tail and Thunder Punch!" Both trainers call as Frogadier and Pikachu clash punching and kicking each other Sparky has the upper hand as it uses the Iron Tail to block some of Frogadier's attacks it then hits the frog with Thunder Punch this goes on for a few moments until both Pokemon hit each other hard in the face sending them back towards their trainers laying on their backs panting

"Come on Sparky we're almost there" "Don't give up now Frogadier" Both trainers encourage their Pokemon as they struggle to get to their feet the crowd roars in excitement.

"Even though they're tired neither Pokemon is willing the go down what determination!" Alex says as the crowd begins to cheer for the Pokemon they want to win some cheer for Frogadier while others cheer for Sparky the rocket trio cheers as well much to the annoyance of Archer and the other disguised rockets

"Let's end this battle Frogadier use Quick Attack!" Sanpei calls Frogadier groans a little bit because of the paralysis, but it gives a roar as it starts to run towards Sparky as fast as it can.

"Sparky use Extreme Speed!" Ritchie calls shocking everyone before anybody can say anything Sparky yells as it takes one step forward before vanishing in thin air. We then see Sparky ram its head into Frogadier's chest the frog coughs as its sent flying it flies by Sanpei it continues until it crashes into a wall it then falls on the ground unconscious

"Frogadier is unable to battle Sparky and Ritchie are the winners!" the ref calls everyone is in shock it stays that way for a few moments as what just happen fully registers into everyone's brains, they then let out a big cheer and clap very loudly.

"We did it Sparky we won!" Ritchie says picking up his tired friend Sparky pants one more time until it looks at its trainer and smiles

"You two were amazing!" "What a passionate battle!" the group cheer except for Ash, Pikachu and Raichu who are in shock at what they witness

"Did you see that Pikachu, Raichu it looks like when it's time for us to battle Ritchie we have to be ready" "Pika" "Rai" Ash says with fire in his eyes as Pikachu begins to spark its cheeks looking forward to facing Sparky, Raichu would usually be scared but like Pikachu it also sparks its cheeks in excitement they then join the rest of their friends and begin to clap and cheer for Ritchie and Sparky.

"Thanks, Frogadier you battled hard get a good rest" Sanpei says as he returns Frogadier to its Pokeball as he sees Ritchie with Sparky on his shoulder walking over to him

"Hey Sanpei thank you for the battle today your Frogadier was really strong we almost lost" Ritchie says with a smile holding his hand out

"Thank you it looks like I still need to train more let's battle again one day" Sanpei says as he shakes Ritchie's hand with Ritchie smiling and nodding wanting to battle him again as well.

"Splendid battle you two" Violet says clapping her hands

"It was an amazing battle to end on today my heart was racing the entire time" Surge says

"Hmph you two did really good I was invested throughout the whole battle" Gary says with a smile

"Indeed, you two both displayed many strategies to try and get the upper hand on each other truly amazing I'm looking forward to see you battle more Ritchie" Goodshow says as Ritchie and Sanpei bow and go back to their seats once Ritchie makes it back to the group, they all congratulate him on a good battle.

"That wraps up the battles for today thank you all for giving us good battles now the tournament is going to heat up even more here take a look at the screen on who you'll battle tomorrow" Alex says as the screen begins to randomize the images after a few seconds it stops, and everyone looks at who their next opponents will be.

Ash will be going first again and battle a woman named Viola she's the Satalune city gym leader in the Kalos region he saw her battle earlier and watched her defeat her opponent with a Surskit, After Ash's match Brock is next he'll be going up against a man named Roark who's also a Rock type gym leader in the Sinnoh region, Lana will battle a trainer name Marnia who used a strong Psyduck, Sophocles will battle Larry (Petral), Leaf will battle Bob (Butch), Kiawe will battle Cassandra (Cassidy), Iris will battle a trainer named Katie, Ritchie will battle Falkner the Violet city gym leader in Johto, Joe will battle Justin (Archer) and the last battle of round 2 will be Misty vs Giselle which surprises both girls.

"Hmph looks like tomorrow will decide it all I defeat you and make Ashy Kins my boyfriend" Giselle declares pointing at the blushing Misty

"I told you I don't like Ash that way and I'll show you that I'm the superior trainer!" Misty says in anger glaring at Giselle as Giselle glares back.

"Man, girls sure are scary" Ash says with the boys agreeing with him as the girls look at them.


20 minutes later the group are following Giselle they were going to sleep in their rooms, but Giselle has a surprise for them.

"We're here" Giselle says happily as everyone sees a big door in front of them

"You brought us here to see a door?" Misty asks in a mocking tone as Giselle glares at her

"Hmph of course you would say that its what's behind the door that matters" Giselle says

"What's behind it?" Ash asks

"I'm glad you asked Ashy kins take a look" Giselle says with a smile as she opens the door as everyone's eyes grow wide in amazement. They see a big room, that has games, a lounging area, a pool, a training battlefield, a Pokemon transfer station, a play area for the groups Pokemon, a nurse joy and some more rooms that most likely contain beds, the room is big enough to where even Onix and Gyarados can freely roam around.

"What is this place, Giselle?" Leaf asks

"Well, you probably don't know this, but my father is the captain of the SS. Anne when I told him I was competing in the tournament he got so excited that he made this room for me and whatever guest I would bring we can stay here for the next 7 days while the tournament is active" Giselle says with a smile with the group happy as well

"Whoa thank you Giselle" Ash says with a smile

"Oh, I would do anything for you Ashy Kins I wouldn't want you sleep in some random room here you can be comfortable, and it'll allow me to get to know you" Giselle says with hearts in her eyes as the group now know the reason why Giselle had this room made.

The group enters the room and are amazed at everything Brock, Mallow and Cilan are loving the kitchen, Leaf, Iris and Sophocles love the game room and play a few games with each other, Lana and Misty go hang out by the pool letting Wimpod and Popplio swim, Joe goes to the lodging area to relax while Ash, Kiawe and Ritchie are impressed with the training area.

"There's even places where we can solo train as well" Ash says

"That's good so we won't know each other's strategies for when we battle each other" Kiawe says with Ash and Ritchie nodding

"Look at this kitchen it's amazing, the stove, the cabinets, the silver wear Ahhhh I can't wait to cook in here" Mallow says happily with Brock and Cilan nodding their heads all three then put on their aprons and begin cooking

"This game room is amazing it even has Magickarp Jump" Leaf says while playing the game

"I love this dancing game it feels like I'm getting a good workout in" Iris says as she dances

"This is blowing my mind the number of programs I can run is endless" Sophocles says running around excitedly

"Is the water good Wimpod, Popplio?" Misty asks as the two Pokemon nod happily at her making Misty and Lana smile

"Ah it's so nice to finally relax after running around all day" Joe says as he begins to sink in the couch

"Make sure not to relax too much Joe otherwise you won't get out" Giselle says but Joe doesn't care as he begins to relax Giselle shrugs her shoulders and walks away.

"Man, this place is awesome don't you agree Pikachu, Raichu?" Ash asks the two mouse Pokemon they nod in agreement as they and Sparky go to the Pokemon play area and begin to play with all the toys giving Ash an idea.

"Hey guys we shouldn't be the only ones to have fun let's bring out our Pokemon!" Ash suggested with everyone nodding as they all bring out their Pokemon. Ash sends out Charmeleon, Krabby, Alolan Vulpix and Bulbasaur. Misty sends out Vaporeon, Starmie and Seel, Brock Brings out Onix, Graveler, Sandshrew and his Kanto Vulpix. Giselle brings out her Marowak, Golem, Jolteon and Vilplume, Joe brings out Victerebell and Growlihte. Lana brings out Dewpider and Marenie, Sophocles brings out Togedemaru and Vikavolt, Mallow brings out her Bousweet. Clian brings out his Pansage, Iris brings out her Excadrill, Druddigon, Deino and Dragonair. Kiawe brings out his Turtonator, Alolan Marowak, Fletchinder, Salazzele, Magmar and a shiny Arcanine. Leaf brings out her Venasuar, shiny Rapidash, Dewgong, Nidoqueen, jigglypuff (this is the same Jigglpuff in the anime) and Fearow. Ritchie only has Sparky with him he wants to keep his other Pokemon a secret.

Throughout the night the group play games watch a romance movie (Giselle's choice to get close to Ash but fails because of Misty) the Pokemon get along with each other through a few did try to battle each other mainly Ash's, Kiawe's and Iris's Pokemon but Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Leaf's Venasaur and Kiawe's Turtonator were able to stop them and calm them down. Misty and Vaporeon were scared of Lana's Dewpider and Sophocles Vikavolt causing Iris to make fun of her while Iris was scared of Ash's Alolan Vulpix allowing Misty to make fun of her.

Brock, Mallow and Clian made an amazing dinner for everyone, Leaf, Ash, Iris and Kiawe thought it would be a good idea to see you could eat their food the fastest but all it did was give all four a stomachache allowing the other kids and Pokemon to laugh at them. Leaf and Ash were excited to see all the new Pokemon they've never seen before they loved Kiawe's shiny Arcanine petting the big dog. They liked Iris's Dragonair as well but Iris told them it has anger issues so it would be best not to mess with it making the two of them sad. Iris's Dragonair does end up getting along well with Ash's Charmeleon as the two have a small training match. Giselle absolutely loves Ash's Alolan Vulpix and was snuggling it throughout the night but Vulpix didn't like Giselle so it would always end up freezing her and going to play with the other Pokemon or be with Ash and Misty.

"Man, I wish Lillie was here" Mallow says in a sad tone

"Who's Lillie?" Ash asks petting Vulpix

"She's our friend from the Pokemon school she has a great knowledge of Pokemon and loves them" Kiawe says

"Then why didn't she come?" Misty asks

"Well even though she loves Pokemon she's not a big fan of battles and for some reason is unable to touch Pokemon" Mallow responds shocking everyone

"She doesn't remember why she can't touch Pokemon something happened to her when she was very young as for battles, they just don't interest her" Sophocles says

"But overall, she's a really great person" Lana says with a smile

"Cool I hope I get to meet her one day" Ash says with the other kids nodding as they all go back to playing

They play until it's time to go asleep the Pokemon (other than Pikachu, Raichu, Sparky, Vaporeon, Wimpod and Popplio) sleep in the play area as the trainers go to their rooms to sleep. The girls sleep in one room while the boys sleep in the room next to them all the beds are very comfortable. Giselle tries to sneak into the boy's room to get in the same bed as Ash, but Raichu and Alolan Vulpix notice Vulpix freezes her while Raichu uses Psychic to put Giselle back in her bed making Giselle pout in anger making the other girls who were still awake give a small chuckle.


It's now the next day as everyone is ready for round 2 Ash (along with Leaf) called Prof. Oak to make a transfer, he is now on the battlefield staring at his opponent Viola who is holding a camera.

"This will be a 2v2 Pokemon battle please send out your first Pokemon!" The ref calls

"Surskit I let's go" Viola calls bringing out a small spider like Pokemon

"Go Raichu!" Ash calls as Raichu floats on the battlefield sparking its cheeks

"Both trainers have sent out their first Pokemon let the first round of the second match begin!" The ref calls both trainers call out their moves as we end the chapter.

That's the end of round 1 tell me what you guys thought of how I handled the battles I know I rushed a few of them but round 2 and onwards should be better. Who do you guys think Croagunk masks is and how does Archer know him? His name was revealed in a previous chapter. Who do guys think are Ritchie's other Pokemon? Remember last chapter he stated he caught some Hoenn Pokemon before coming to Kanto. And how do you guys the battles in round 2 will go?

The next chapter will come out next week and be the end of this love triangle between Ash, Misty and Giselle see you all then.

Chapter 12: SS. Anne Tournament Round 2