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Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 49: Tag! We're It!
Ash hands Dawn an entry card that said the Number 28 for the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition.
"Here you go, Dawn."Ash admitted.
"What's this?"Dawn asked.
"It's an entry for the tag battle."Ash replied."This one is for you."
"Why me?"Dawn asked.
Denise smiled at Dawn.
"Zoey suggested you should enter it before she left, sis."Denise explained."So, have a little fun since you need some time to get over things."
"But she never told me anything about it."Dawn admitted.
"Doesn't matter it still feels like a good idea."Ash remarked with a smile.
"Pikachu!"Pikachu agreed happily.
Dawn looked at Piplup and then smiled at her friends.
"Okay, I'm in."Dawn declared.
Dawn took the card and stood up from where she sat.
"That's the spirit."Denise chuckled.
In the Hearthome Stadium...
"It's battle time!"Enta the Announcer stated."Get ready for some action!"
The audience cheered in excitement.
"Its just like the Pokémon League."Brock said with a smile.
"I can't wait to get this going!"Ash admitted.
"Pika."Pikachu responded.
"This is so exciting."Dawn remarked.
Piplup nodded. "Piplup!"
"I have a feeling this competition will be great."Denise declared.
"Welcome Tag Battle Trainers to Hearthome City!"Enta announced."I know your going to have a great time and I should know I'm the MC and the Hearthome City Mayor!"
The crowd cheered again at Enta.
"As you may know, our warm and kind Hearthome City is known as the city where hearts meet!"Enta explained."And with this tag battle include Pokémon and people alike. Pokémon to Pokémon and person to person. Yes. Bringing them all together is what this tag battle is all about and so for the next three days, this stadium will burn with spirit!"
The Mayor of Hearthome City then took out a card.
"So now I must make sure you all have your registration card!"Enta stated.
Ash, Brock, Dawn and Denise all checked the cards they held.
Ash was Number 15.
Brock was Number 16.
Dawn was Number 28.
Denise was Number 23.
Then the stadium screen went on.
"On this screen you'll find everyone's number listed look for your number and the number next to yours. This will be your tag team partner through out the competition!"Enta announced."All right, then time to see who's with who!"
Enta slammed his fist on the red button and the numbers appeared on the screen.
Dawn's partner was Number 9.
Brock's partner was Number 21.
Denise's partner was Number 18.
Ash's partner was Number 5.
"Wow!"Dawn said happily."I'm in the A block!"
"I'm in the C block."Denise admitted.
"Okay, I'm in the H block."Ash commented.
"Now using the numbers as your guide find your tag team partner!"Enta stated.
Everyone began looking for their tag battle partners.
"I am Number 16, I'm trying to locate Number 21!"Brock called out.
Dawn was looking for her partner with Piplup.
"Let's see where's Number 9?"Dawn asked.
"Well, hello Number 28, how are you?"
"I'm fine."Dawn answered with a smile.
Dawn turned around to look at the person who was talking to her.
But when she turned her head she saw a guy with a creepy smirk on his face.
Next to the guy was a Slowking.
"That's good."Conway sneered."Conway is my name, the pleasure."
Dawn and Piplup sweat dropped with nervous looks.
"Oh nice to meet you."Dawn said nervously."I'm Dawn."
"Dawn, eh? My, my, there's a cute name."Conway commented."A perfect person to be our partner."
Slowking smirked in agreement while Dawn and Piplup shivered in fright.
"Who's that Pokémon?"Dawn asked.
Dawn took her Pokédex to scan Slowking.
"Slowking, the Royal Pokémon."Dawn's Pokédex buzzed."It has tremendous intelligence and intuition. No matter what the situation, it stays calm and collected."
"Well Dawn, it appears Slowking has take quite a liking to you."Conway admitted.
"Slowking slowking."Slowking chuckled.
"Isn't that special?"Dawn said with a sheepish expression.
Denise looked around for Number 18.
"Where could Number 18 be?"Denise asked while holding her card.
Denise then notice a girl waking up to her.
The girl had yellow blonde hair that was in a side braid style that was on the right side of her head which was decorated with a small bow that has a heart ornament, a pale pink scrunchie and a few red clips. Her eye colour was apple green and had fair skin. She wore an off-white long sleeved shirt beneath a pale pink ruffled camisole, denim short pants, white socks and pale pink shoes.
"Hi."the girl greeted."Are you Number 23?"
"Yes, I'm Denise."Denise responded."Are you Number 18?"
The girl nodded and smiled at Denise.
"I'm Helen."the girl said gently."Nice to meet you."
Denise then notice a Poochyena next to Helen's feet and it barked at her.
"Aren't you cute?"Denise chuckled sweetly.
Denise took out her Pokédex.
"Poochyena the Bite Pokémon."Denise's Pokédex said."A Pokémon with a persistent nature, it chases its chosen prey until the prey becomes exhausted."
"A Dark Type Pokémon?"Denise read and placed away her Pokédex."Cool."
Denise looked at Helen.
"Well, Helen."Denise remarked."Since we're going to have our first battle today, let's make sure we work real hard."
"Okay then."Helen answered kindly.
"Wow! It's a girl!"
Denise and Helen then notice Brock rushing up to a dark orange haired girl that held the Number Card 21 on her hand.
Then a Wingull flew on the dark orange haired girl's shoulder.
"Whoa.."Brock said in surprise.
"So do you wanna play tag with me?"the girl asked.
"You bet!"Brock answered in excitement."My name is Brock!"
"Hi Brock, I'm Holly."the girl answered.
Dawn and Piplup walked next to Brock.
"Wow, a Wingull."Dawn admitted.
Dawn took out her Pokédex to scan Wingull.
"Wingull, the Seagull Pokémon."Dawn's Pokédex said."It uses its long wings to catch the ocean wind and glide across the sky, and fold them when resting."
Brock started flirting with Holly.
"Wingulls are graceful, but to me, not with your prefect face."Brock flirted.
Croagunk then appeared behind his trainer preparing to use Poison Jab.
"I'm so sorry, but I'm not interested in younger men."Holly apologised.
Brock dropped his mouth in shock.
Then Denise and Helen walked up to Dawn and Brock.
"That was some performance I've never expected to see."Denise declared smugly.
"It sure was."Dawn agreed and then notice Helen."Oh. This is your tag partner, Denise?"
"Yes. This is Helen."Denise introduced and looked at Helen."Helen, this is my older twin sister, Dawn and our friend Brock."
Helen bowed at Dawn and Brock.
"Pleased to meet you both."Helen said with a kind smile.
"Same here, Helen."Dawn replied sweetly.
Brock still sat on the floor in despair.
"Is he all right?"Helen asked in confusion.
"Yeah."Denise answered with a shrug."Just getting over his rejection."
Ash was still looking for his Tag Team Partner.
"Man. Now Dawn, Brock and Denise now found their Tag Team Partners."Ash commented and looked around."Okay. So where is mine?"
"Of course you had to be number 15."A cold voice said.
Ash and Pikachu turned around with smiles.
"And I'm ready to win!"Ash said happily.
But when he turns around to find his partner is none other than Paul standing there with his Elekid and Chimchar.
"Well, what do you know, Paul is in this too."Brock stated with a frown.
"Uh huh and talk about the luck of the draw."Dawn admitted.
"To think I thought this tag battle was going to be fun."Denise muttered with a frown.
Ash and Paul continued glaring at each other.
"Of course, I have no choice."Paul said coldly."You just make sure you don't get in my way!"
"Hold on!"Ash snapped angrily. "That's no way to talk to your Tag Battle partner!"
Pikachu leapt off of Ash's shoulder and ran to Elekid.
"Pika Pika."He greeted kindly.
Elekid looked at Pikachu for a moment before smiling back and held out his arm for a handshake.
But when Pikachu was about to take the handshake, Elekid zapped Pikachu with a little Thunder.
Pikachu was tossed back to Ash.
"Oh no, Pikachu!"Ash said worriedly.
Pikachu frowned as he got up and began to use Thunderbolt.
"Hey! Hey! Pikachu, cut it out!"Ash stated.
When the Pallet Town Trainer ran to grab Pikachu, but got shocked by the Thunderbolt Attack.
Ash screamed in pain as he groaned and fainted.
"Pika! Pika!"Pikachu said as he ran to his trainer.
"Wow...you sure are strong these days!"Ash mumbled.
Elekid snickered at the sight.
Paul scoffed and walked away.
"Just pathetic."He muttered.
Ash got up and glared his rival with Pikachu.
Denise frowned at the sight she just saw and simply shook her head.
"Hey Denise, who was that guy who was talking to your friend?"Helen asked with a smile and blushed a little.
"A stubborn fool, so keep your distance."Denise warned bitterly.
Helen looked at her partner in surprise.
"In a Tag Battle, the real key to success is to create a spirit of partnership between both Trainers and their Pokémon! To learn to truly rely on each other!"Enta explained."And so to the team that emerges victorious will be awarded with an item that sure to deepen the connection between you even more! Our grand prize!"
The mayor held up silver bells causing them to make beautiful sounds.
Everyone listened to the sounds, relaxing by the sounds it made.
"The beautiful Soothe Bell! A bell that produces the sound so magnificently beautiful that it brings forth peace and joy to everyone who hears it!"Enta stated."And this bell will be awarded to our fine Tag Battle winners!"
Ash grew amazed with the bells.
"Wow!"Ash remarked. "What an awesome first prize!"
"Pika."Pikachu agreed softly.
"It sure is."Dawn admitted.
"Piplup."Piplup said with a smile.
"Just imagine to play that beautiful bell whenever you feel down."Denise commented.
Helen smiled. "That would be amazing."
Then the screen showed the tag battle trainers, who were they up against.
"All right trainers by now you all must have found your tag battle partner."Enta announced. "You all know the festivities begin until this afternoon so you time to practice with your partner!"
"Dawn, you know your lucky to have matched with me."Conway admitted.
"Huh?"Dawn asked in confusion.
"You see after every analysis on every league battle including the present, I calculated every formula so that victory is ours."Conway stated with a smirk and chuckled.
"That's great, Conway."Dawn responded simply.
"Looks like we're going to be up against some tough trainers, so let's make a plan."Denise suggested.
"All right, so if I using Poochyena, which pokemon will you use, Denise?"Helen asked.
"Don't worry, I know well who to choose."Denise assured.
Holly walked away with Brock.
"Let's talk strategy."Holly suggested.
"Okay."Brock said sadly.
Ash and Pikachu sweat dropped to see their friends getting along with their partners before they turned to glare angrily at Paul.
A While Later...
It was time for Dawn and Conway's first battle.
"All right, it's time for our first match!"Enta announced. "And here are the rules, each trainer will have to use one pokemon and no time limits there will be no substitutions, which ever team ends up unable to battle is defeated then tomorrow will be the second round now today's Battle will be A Block, so it's up to the battle field!"
"Now Piplup, Spotlight!"Dawn stated.
Her pokeball opened and Piplup came out.
"Piplup!"
"Hey Slowking up here!"Conway said with a smirk.
His pokeball opened and Slowking appeared.
"Slowking!"
Slowking landed next to Piplup.
The man and the brown haired girl took out their pokemon which was a Koffing and a Scyther.
"Now you go right ahead with your attacks and don't worry one bit about defence you leave that to me and don't think too much."Conway reminded with a creepy smirk. "Okay?"
Dawn sweat dropped in response.
"Yeah, right."She muttered.
"Now Scyther, Razor Wind!"the brown haired girl ordered.
"Koffing, Sludge Bomb now!"the Man ordered.
Scyther starts things off with Razor Wind and Koffing attacks with Sludge Bomb.
"Piplup use Bubblebeam!"Dawn ordered.
Piplup fired Bubblebeam at Scyther's Razor Leaf.
"Slowking use Safeguard!"Conway ordered.
Slowking blocks the Sludge Bomb with a Safeguard.
Holly, Brock, Ash, Pikachu, Denise and Helen were watching the battle.
"What was that move?"Ash asked.
"It's Safeguard."Brock replied. "A protective field that prevents status problems like poison or analysis."
"Now Koffing, Thunderbolt!"the Man ordered.
Koffing fired Thunderbolt towards Piplup and Slowking.
"Piplup dodge it!"Dawn ordered.
"Now Slowking, Protect!"Conway ordered.
Slowking blocks the attack with Protect.
Dawn blinked in amazement.
"There are?"Conway asked. "Now you can do what ever you want cause I will be covering for you no matter what."
Dawn nodded. "Got it."
"Scyther, X-Scissor!"the brown haired girl ordered.
Scyther attacks with an X-Scissor.
"Piplup, Peck!"Dawn ordered.
Piplup comes from above with Peck attack that knocks out Scyther.
"So Scyther is unable to battle!"the Referee announced.
"Koffing, Gyro Ball!"the Man ordered.
Koffing began to spin itself to attack Piplup and Slowking.
"Slowking, Psychic!"Conway ordered.
Slowking uses Psychic to slam Koffing into the ground knocking it out.
"Koffing is unable to battle as well!"the Referee stated. "Which means the winners are Piplup and Slowing!"
"And the first exciting battle has been decided!"Enta announced.
Dawn smiled in happiness.
"So Dawn, how was it?"Conway asked with a smirk.
"Awesome!"Dawn answered. "Our attack and defence were perfect! Next I want to tell you about the battle formula of yours, I'm sure they will help me in contests!"
"Your a coordinator?"Conway asked nervously.
"I must say their battle was pretty cool."Helen remarked.
"That Conway was very big on defense moves."Brock admitted. "Dawn has got herself an interesting partner that's for sure."
"And their strategy was perfect too."Denise complemented in approval.
"Yeah, they're unstoppable!"Ash agreed and looked at his rival. "You know, we should be doing that too, Paul!"
But then a Flamethrower causing Ash to get knocked down on the ground.
"Whoa!"Ash said in surprise and glared at his rival. "What was that for!?"
"Give Chimchar your suggestions."Paul scoffed.
"Chimchar? Wow!"Ash said happily."You've been working on your Flamethrower, haven't you?"
"Chim!"Chimchar responded with a weak smile.
"A weak Flamethrower from a weak flame."Paul said coldly.
"Chim..." Chimchar said sadly.
"Even if you have no control over it at all!"Paul added.
Chimchar dropped his head down in shame.
"Well, I think it was great!"Ash commented. "Say, why don't you let us help you out?"
"Pika Pika!"Pikachu agreed.
"Sorry, we don't need your help."Paul retorted.
Denise turned her head to look at the rude trainer.
"My, this isn't a surprise!"Denise said in anger. "Even after meeting Cynthia, you still haven't changed one bit!"
Helen blinked in surprise at the mention of the champion.
"This is a tag battle that means we work together to win!"Ash snapped.
Paul only turned away and scoffed.
"This is all about you, isn't it?"He asked.
"What was that!?"Ash snapped.
Pikachu glared at Elekid, who just smirked.
"Pika..."Pikachu growled.
"Ele..." Elekid said with a smirk.
Denise and Helen both frowned at Paul.
"Sounds like you might've forgotten the purpose of this competition!"Dawn stated. "Fact of the matter is, both trainers and Pokémon have to constantly think about each other in a Tag battle! That is what Cynthia said!"
"When every life meets another life...something will be born."Paul muttered. "So Chimchar, let's go, now!"
Chimchar quickly followed Paul and Elekid.
"Hey, Paul."Ash said. "Why did you enter this thing in the first place?"
"So I can meet Fire Type Pokémon."Paul answered as he walked away.
"Meet Fire Types?"Ash said in confusion.
Brock and the two sisters walked up to him.
"I get it."Brock admitted. "Knowing Paul that reason makes a lot of sense."
"Huh?"Dawn said in confusion.
"Do you remember the very first time that Paul and Ash had a battle?"Brock asked. "Back then, Paul used Pikachu's Thunderbolt to power up his Elekid's Thunder, this time, it's exactly the same, Paul's planning to use his opponent's Fire attacks to juice up Chimchar's."
"Of course that's so obvious."Denise said with a frown.
"But I sure don't like it!"Ash admitted.
A While Later...
It was time for Denise and Helen to have their first tag battle against two girls, one had green blue hair while the other girl had reddish brown.
"Now it's time for our first battle in the C Block and begin!"Enta announced.
"Eevee, come on out!"Denise remarked.
"Poochyena, let's go!"Helen said happily.
The two pokeballs opened causing Poochyena and Eevee to come out.
"Eevee!"
"Poochyena!"
Their opponents took out their Pokémon which was a Masquerain and a Bellossom.
"Eevee, your ready to go?"Denise asked.
Eevee nodded. "Eevee!"
"Okay Poochyena use Fire Fang on Bellossom!"Helen ordered.
Poochyena charged towards Bellossom.
"Eevee use Shadow Ball!"Denise ordered.
Eevee fired Shadow Ball at Masquerain.
"Masquerian use Psybeam!"the green blue haired girl ordered.
"Bellossom use Petal Dance!"the reddish brown haired girl ordered.
Masquerian and Bellossom fired Psybeam and Petal Dance towards Poochyena and Eevee.
"Dodge it!"Helen and Denise ordered in unison.
Both Poochyena and Eevee quickly leaped up to dodge the attacks.
"Poochyena use Yawn!"Helen ordered.
Poochyena used Yawn on Masquerian causing it to get sleepy causing the green blue haired girl to get shocked.
"Now Eevee use Thunder!"Denise ordered.
Eevee used Thunder on Masquerian to knock it down to the ground.
"Masquerian is unable to battle!"the Referee announced.
"Bellossom use Leaf Storm!"the reddish brown haired girl ordered.
Bellossom sent a Leaf Storm towards Poochyena and Eevee.
"Poochyena use Payback!"Helen ordered.
Poochyena uses Payback on Bellossom knocking the grass type out.
"Masquerian and Bellossom are both unable to battle!"the Referee announced. "Poochyena and Eevee win!"
"All right, we did it!"Denise and Helen said in unison.
The two girls high fived each other and laughed.
Ash, Pikachu and Dawn cheered while Brock, Holly and Conway simply smiled.
"Yay!"Dawn said happily.
"That was awesome!"Ash remarked.
"Pika!"Pikachu cheered.
Afterwards...
It was Brock and Holly to battle against two boys.
It's Sudowoodo and Wingull against a Yanma and Bagon.
"On the first round, moves to the E block!"Enta announced. "With the speedy Wingull and the powerful Sudowoodo, against Yanma and Bagon!"
"Wingull use Blizzard!"Holly ordered.
Wingull flew up high to prepare to attack.
"Now Yanma, Steel Wing, let's go!"the blue haired boy ordered.
Yanma chases after Wingull in the sky.
"I think Tanks is going to catch up to Wingull."Brock admitted.
Wingull gets hit by Yanma's Steel Wing causing it to go down.
"Zen Headbutt, Bagon!"the Brown Haired Boy ordered.
Bagon comes charges with Zen Headbutt.
"Quick Wingull, straight up!"Holly ordered.
"There is no time!"Brock stated. "Now Sudowoodo, Double-Edge!"
Sudowoodo hits Bagon with Double-Edge.
"Now that's power."the brown haired boy said.
"What are you doing?!"the blue haired boy said angrily. "Yanma was doing great!"
"Oh yeah, you better counter attack, but we're doomed!"the brown haired boy snapped.
"This is no place for those guys to fight."Ash commented.
"This has got to be the worst battle of all times."Conway admitted with a smirk.
"Seems to me that those two guys are really bad for each other."Denise said simply.
"All right, let's both work together to win this."Brock stated with a smile.
"Brock, your right."Holly agreed. "Wingull, Blizzard!"
Wingull blew Blizzard at Bagon and Yanma."
"That powerful Blizzard had put both Yanma and Bagon some serious damage!"Enta commented.
"Now Bagon use Dragon Breath!"the brown haired boy ordered.
Bagon fired Dragon Breath at Sudowoodo.
"Now, Sudowoodo use Flail!"Brock ordered.
Sudowoodo dodged Dragon Breath and hit Bagon multiple times.
"And using that Blizzard as a perfect opening, Sudowoodo lands a beautiful Flail!"Enta announced.
"Aerial Ace!"Holly ordered.
Wingull slammed into Yanma with the Flying Type attack.
"And it's Wingull with the super fast Aerial Ace and Yanma receives a direct hit!"Enta stated.
Both Bagon and Yanma landed on the ground defeated.
"Bagon and Yanma are unable to battle!"the Referee stated."The winners are Wingull and Sudowoodo!"
"We won!"Holly said happily.
"Yes and you're in sensation!"Brock remarked.
He suddenly notice he was holding Holly's hands as he quickly released them.
"Oh uh, sorry about that."Brock apologized.
Holly took his hands and smiled.
"I'm impressed by the quick call you made and how well you worked with your Sudowoodo."Holly admitted.
"Yeah?"Brock said in surprise.
"We could be...the greatest Tag Team partners the world's ever known!"Holly remarked.
Brock was speechless while Croagunk stood beneath the two.
"All right!"Dawn cheered. "Brock won too!"
Denise nodded in approval.
"Pika Pika!"Pikachu agreed.
"I knew it!"Ash commented. "Brock and Sudowoodo were both great out there!"
The Pallet Town Trainer then turned to Paul, who was giving orders to Chimchar.
"And now, it's us."Ash said with a frown.
A Moment After...
Ash and Paul are the last battle of the first round.
"The time has come for the last of the final first round battles! The H block!"Enta announced. "I'm sure that this case, last is certainly not least!"
Ash turned to look at Pikachu.
"Alright."He said."Ready, Pikachu?"
Pikachu nodded as he ran to the battlefield.
"Chimchar, Standby!"Paul stated.
The Fire Type Pokemon came out of his pokeball.
The two opponents took out their pokeballs.
"Go!"They said in unison.
The two pokéballs opened showing Magmar and Rhydon.
"Get ready, Paul."Ash warned."This could be tough."
"With Pikachu, tough is right."Paul scoffed.
"Well, Chimchar is not a great match!"Ash snapped.
"Who asked you?"Paul questioned with a frown.
"I can predict the results, their opponents are a Fire Type Magmar and Rhydon, who's a Rock and Ground Type."Conway explained with a smirk."The two Fire Types moves won't affect each other much and Pikachu's Electric Type moves won't damage Rhydon in the least."
"And the trainer's matchups aren't better!"Dawn said worriedly.
"Relax sis, I'm sure both Ash and Paul will think of something."Denise assured.
"Let's show that Magmar a thing or two!"Ash stated. "Quick, Pikachu use Thunderbolt!"
Pikachu leapt up and used Thunderbolt towards Magmar.
However the Electric Type move zapped Rhydon instead.
"Astounding!"Enta announced. "Amazingly, Rhydon absorbed Pikachu's Thunderbolt!"
"Now Rhydon use Megahorn!"the Scientist ordered.
Rhydon charged at Pikachu and slammed him to the ground.
"Pikachu!"Ash shouted.
Pikachu landed on the ground and started panting.
Paul frowned. "Don't know Rhydon's special ability, huh?"
"Ability? You mean..."Ash started.
"Lightning Rod, Rhydon's ability."Brock stated."Lightning Rod can absorb any Electric Type move."
"Does that mean Pikachu can't use any of its Electric Type moves!?"Helen asked in shock.
"I'm afraid Pikachu is out of commission."Conway stated with a smirk.
"Forget it."Paul replied."You're just getting in the way."
"Give me a break!"Ash snapped. "I don't care what you say, I'm in this Tag Battle too, you know!" .
"Magmar use Lava Plume!"the blonde haired boy ordered.
Magmar unleashed hot air of flames around the battlefield.
Paul smirked. "Look out."
Rhydon also got hit from the Lava Plume.
"Rhydon got hit too!"Dawn commented.
"Lava Plume is a move that hits everyone in the area."Brock explained."But Fire Type moves don't affect Rhydon that much that was a great strategy."
"Chimchar, let's go!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar looked back at his trainer before going inside the Lava Plume Attack.
"Chimchar?"the blonde haired trainer said. "Even if Chimchar is a Fire Type, this much fire is gonna cause major damage!" .
"Pikachu dodge it, quick!"Ash ordered.
Pikachu leaped up to dodge the attack.
Chimchar braced itself as it took the Lava Plume Attack.
"And Lava Plume engulfs Chimchar completely!"Enta announced.
"Chimchar use Flamethrower!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar's fire tail blazed up as he shot the boosted Fire Type move
"Awesome!"Ash admitted.
"Paul is using that Lava Plume to power up Chimchar's Flamethrower just like I suspected he would."Brock stated.
Denise looked at the scene quietly.
Conway, Dawn and Helen looked surprised while Paul gritted his teeth.
The flame on Chimchar's tail becomes bigger as the fire type gives a powerful blast of Flamethrower, which has very little effect on Rhydon.
"Use Hammer Arm!"the Scientist ordered.
Rhydon slammed Chimchar to the air causing the fire type to hit in the ground.
"Pikachu use Iron Tail, let's go!"Ash ordered.
Pikachu went towards Rhydon and did a direct hit using his tail.
"Whoa, nice shot."Denise chucked.
"True, great effect!"Conway agreed.
"Head's up!"the Scientist warned. "Though Pikachu may be an Electric Type, we've still got to be careful!"
"Right!"the Blonde Haired Trainer responded. "Magmar, Protect!"
Rhydon! Surf, let's go!"the Scientist ordered.
Magmar made a barrier while Rhydon created a giant wave that was headed towards Pikachu and Chimchar.
"Look out!"Brock shouted."That Rhydon knows how to use Surf!"
Ash suddenly remembers how Zoey used Glameow's Iron Tail to cut through Shellos's Water Pulse during her Double Performance.
Pikachu leapt in the air to do a spin and his Iron Tail made the surf split.
The Mouse Pokémon then slammed Rhydon to the ground with Iron Tail.
Rhydon smashed against the ground causing it to faint.
"What a move!"Enta announced."It covered Chimchar and scored a direct hit KO!"
"Rhydon!"the Scientist shouted.
"What an attack!"the blonde haired trainer said in surprise.
"Rhydon is unable to battle!"the Referee stated.
"Of course!"Dawn remarked. "That's what Zoey did!"
"Zoey's Double Performance was just the thing Ash needed for some inspiration!"Brock commented. "Great!"
"Alright! From now on, I'm doing it my way!"Ash admitted. "Pikachu use Volt Tackle!"
Pikachu charged at Magmar.
"Chimchar, Dig!"Paul ordered.
"Magmar, Fire Punch, let's go!"the blonde haired trainer ordered.
Chimchar dug underground as Magmar punched Pikachu with his blazing fist.
Magmar and Pikachu got each other blocked.
"It's an even match!"Enta declared.
Chimchar came out of the ground and knocked Magmar out with Dig.
Both Pikachu and Chimchar landed on the ground before smiling at each other.
"Magmar is unable to battle!"the Referee announced. "Pikachu and Chimchar are the winners!"
The giant screen showed that the winners were Ash and Paul with Pikachu and Ash.
"Wow!"Enta remarked. "What a rout and that means moving on to the next round will be Ash and Paul!"
"Wow, I'm so glad they won."Dawn said with a worried look.
"Yeah, but it wasn't the greatest example of team work."Denise stated bitterly.
"Well, my analysis tells me that was an excellent separate efforts."Conway stated.
'I will say this, it worked today, but that may be it."Brock admitted.
Ash and Paul glared at each other.
"Look from now on, stay out of my face!"Paul said cruelly.
"Get off it!"Ash snapped. "Face it! We work as a team! That's what Tag Battle partners do!"
Paul huffed and looked away.
Ash gritted his teeth and glared at his rival.
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter
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Denise's Team:
Grotle (Male): Solar Beam, Heavy Slam, Razor Leaf and Bite
Eevee (Female): Water Gun, Shadow Ball, Attract and Thunder
Luxio (Male): Spark, Night Slash, Wild Charge and Ice Fang
Ralts (Female): Psychic, Double Team, Magical Leaf and Confusion
Hoot Hoot (Male): Peck, Reflect, Aerial Ace and Hypnosis
Drifloon (Female): Ominous Wind, Thunderbolt, Will-O-Wisp and Astonish