It was time.
After an extended break for students, it was time to begin the third round of the qualifying rounds of the tournament.
And for Tyson, he was dreading this as he looked at the opponent he got for his matchup. It was Rex.
Tyson knew that he would have to face one of his friends in the tournament soon enough, but he didn't expect it would be this soon.
He was contemplating this in the commons area where he saw a scene of people having fun and drinking their hearts out (with soda obviously) as they were just having fun with each other.
"Man this is nice, I wished the others were here so we could celebrate with each other." Tyson said as he sipped some of his coke from his red solo cup.
But as soon as he saw that, he heard two of his Pokeballs opening. He soon saw his Growlithe and Scyther. His Growlithe soon yipped and went to lick his face while Scyther soon nuzzled his neck indicating that they would go out and battle their hardest for him tomorrow.
"Thanks you guys, I really appreciate that." Tyson said as he soon left to get ready for tomorrow's battle. Meanwhile, Rex was going over his Pokemon wondering which ones he should use in his battle with Tyson tomorrow.
"I know I want to use Weiss and Blair in my battle tomorrow, but who else I should use as well?" Rex asked he thought about it.
Kenan who sipping on a frappe and swiping through his phone soon approached him.
"Doesn't Tyson have a Tyrouge? Maybe if you have one, use a Flying-type." Kenan said to him.
Rex soon caught on as he brought a Great Ball that he have never taken out and soon released the Pokemon inside it. It was Crone, his Murkrow that acted like a mother to his other Pokemon and to himself at times.
"Hey Crone, you want to battle tomorrow?" Rex asked his Murkrow.
Crone soon stretched her wings and looked at the Sneasel and Houndour and soon nodded yes as she nuzzled Rex in the process.
"Great! I know that the three of us together will definitely win tomorrow!" Rex said surely.
Weiss, Blair and Crone soon cheered in agreement and Kenan soon smiled at the four of them. Knowing that tomorrow's battle will be one for the record books.
Soon the fated day came as, many students and even some members of the faculty soon flocked to the stadium.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the third round of the qualifying round of the Pokemon Trainer's Academy Monarch Invitational Tournament!" Freddy George Jr. said to the rocking crowd.
The crowd responded with a loud roar as Kenan, Shion and Robyn soon made it to their seats to watch the battle between their friends.
"As you know, the winner of this battle will be heading directly to the Victory Tournament, so in the spirit of this competition, all battles this round will be three-on-three battles." Freddy George Jr. said.
Soon both Tyson and Rex made their way out of the corners and soon appeared on the battlefield against each other.
"Of course, here is our battlers. Hailing from Crimson City, his unique battling style has left many opponents in the dust, it is Tyson Fisher!"
Tyson soon waved to the crowd as they chanted his name before he took his place on the battlefield.
"And his opponent, a master of Dark-type Pokemon and intimidating his opponents left and right, from the Seveii Islands, it is Rex Washer!"
Rex soon also waved to the crowd before staring down Tyson, they didn't have anything to say to each other knowing what they both had to do.
"Trainers, this will be a three-on-three battle, the battle will be over will all of one side's Pokemon are unable to battle. Furthermore, substations are allowed. Is that clear?" The referee asked both of them.
Both Tyson and Rex soon nodded yes as they brought out their Pokemon.
"Alright battle begin!"
"Tyrouge I choose you!"
"Blair let's go!"
Soon both Pokemon were sent out as Tyson was given the first move.
"Tyrouge use Karate Chop!"
Tyrouge soon used his amazing speed to go up to Blair and strike the Dark/Fire-type with amazing power.
"Blair use Flamethrower to shake him off!"
Blair soon let out a jet of flames but Tyrouge soon managed to dodge the attack as Tyson soon yelled out for Tyrouge to use High Jump Kick, landing another super effective attack.
Blair looked to be in immense pain as Rex commanded him to use Fire Fang. Blair soon filled it's mouth with fire and bit Tyrouge engulf him in flames but Tyson told him to power through it and commanded a final Karate Chop which knocked out Blair.
"Houndour is unable to battle, Tyrouge is the winner!" The referee said as the crowd soon cheered for the first victory of the battle.
Meanwhile watching from the VIP area, Colon was munching on some popcorn as he saw the two trainers battling it out.
They had some promise, he thought as Rex recalled Blair and thanked him for his hard work before sending out Crone as his second Pokemon.
Crone soon took to the skies looking confident that she would take down Tyrouge.
"Crone, use Sky Attack!" Rex commanded.
Crone soon engulfed herself in a blue aura and flew down and hit Tyrouge with a super effective attack. Tyson told Tyrouge to stay calm and use Rock Silde to get Crone down.
"Dodge it than use Air Slash!" Rex said.
Crone easily dodged the falling rocks before sending a super effective Air Slash towards Tyrouge which knocked him out.
"Tyrouge is unable to battle, Murkrow is the winner."
The crowd roared once again as Rex evened things up. Tyson recalled his Tyrouge thanking him for giving it his all before sending out Scyther.
Scyther soon gave a mighty battle cry as he was ready to battle.
"Once more use Sky Attack!"
"Use Fury Cutter!"
Soon both attacks were followed through as they clash creating a dustcloud that covered the battlefield. Scyther looked through it and found Crone in the middle of it.
"Use X-Scissor!" Tyson commanded.
Soon Scyther using his speed soon on top of Crone and dealt her a powerful blow with X-Scissor.
Crone tried to retaliate with Dark Pulse but Scyther dodged it and soon used Bug Buzz to finish it off.
"Murkrow is unable to battle, Scyther is the winner." The referee said.
Soon the crowd roared even louder as Rex was down to his last Pokemon. Tyson soon thanked Scyther for her work before recalling him and sent out his final Pokemon: Growlithe.
Rex soon looked down and said it was all up to her and soon sent out Weiss.
Growlithe and Weiss soon circled each other as the referee soon said begin.
"Growlithe use Flame Charge!"
Soon Growlithe soon charged into a ball of fire as he slammed into Weiss dealing a lot of damage.
"Stay strong and use Icy Wind!"
Weiss soon recovered and soon used Icy Wind to try to slow down Growlithe. It worked to a degree as Growlithe was stopped in his tracks.
"Now use Metal Claw!"
Weiss' claws soon turned metallic and swiped at Growlithe as the Puppy Pokemon soon grimaced in pain.
"Growlithe use Flamethrower!"
Growlithe soon opened his eyes and fired a point-blank Flamethrower at Weiss who was flung away and soon knocked out ending the battle.
"Sneasel is unable to battle, which means the winner of this battle is Tyson!"
Soon the crowd nearly exploded as they cheered for the winner. Growlithe soon ran and jumped into Tyson's arms who nuzzled him back as he became the first trainer to reach the Victory Tournament.
Rex and Weiss came over to congratulate their friend on his victory.
"Well done man." Rex said to him holding out his hand.
"Thanks I appreciate it." Tyson said back.
Soon the two of them shook hands as the crowd couldn't wait for more heart-stopping battles like this.
