Pokémon Anime What If
Orange Islands Arc
Chapter 102: The Orange League Ceramony!
Hello everyone, in this chapter we focus back on Ash and friends as they'll finally reach Pummelo Island. Ash reunites with the rivals he met in this arc and he along with his friends will enter the ceremony for the Orange League. I hope you all enjoy it.
The chapter begins 3 days after the gang left Shamouti Island. During this time, it's been very peaceful for them, which is something that they needed after helping save the world. On their way to Pummelo Island they've stopped on a few islands to restock on supplies and train. For Tracey he continues to do his sketches and on an island that the group stopped at called Rind Island they met another Pokémon Watcher named Dr. Quincy T. Quackenpoker. This man was another one of Tracey's idols who Tracey got to learn a lot from, and the group also got to see how Magikarp evolved into Gyarados during their evolution season. Once that was over, they left the island and Tracey's passion for observing Pokémon grew even more.
Leaf during this time continues learning about different Pokémon from her encyclopedia and also continues catching new Pokémon as well. With the help of Leaf's Catching and Shiny Charms she was on a catching spree. The new Pokémon Leaf captured were a shiny Electabuzz, a shiny Psyduck (which made Misty jealous), a shiny Tangela, a shiny Abra (which eluded her for over 3 hours because of its Teleport move), a shiny Electrode, and a shiny Ditto (which eluded Leaf for half a day as it kept transforming into different Pokémon).
For Misty she continues to train her Pokémon for the Whirl Cup. Also, now that she and Ash are boyfriend and girlfriend, they called their families telling them the good news. Ash's mom Delia was happy and told Ash to treat Misty right with Ash nodding. Misty's sisters were happy that Misty finally got a boyfriend. Violet was the happiest while Lily and Daisy were a little jealous as Misty got a boyfriend before them. Misty has also been training Poliwag a lot and he is improving fast thanks to the help of Misty's other Pokémon and Togetic.
Ash during this time continues training his Pokémon for the Orange League. Speaking of Ash's Pokémon let's talk about the ones who evolved during the Shamouti Island incident being of Dragonite, Lucario, Greninja, and Melmetal. First off for Dragonite now that she's fully evolved her training with Gyarados, Charizard, and the other dragon types has become even more intense. Dragonite is not only physically powerful, but is also a lot faster too and has even won a few of the flying races that she along with Ash's other flying type Pokémon compete in. Even though Dragonite's powerful she still has a very kind/caring personality and has also become another co ambassador thanks to Charizard and Gyarados's recommendation. Also, another thing that Dragonite loves doing is that she loves giving out hugs which makes any Pokémon she gets her hands on happy even Lucario who isn't the biggest fan of hugs. Speaking of Lucario, let's now talk about her.
Lucario after evolving has grown a lot stronger and continues to train a lot with Ash's fighting types and his other Pokémon. A couple of days prior when the gang stopped on a nearby island Ash had Lucario and Primeape have a sparring match. During the battle it became a pretty intense one with neither Lucario nor Primeape giving in. The 2 mons continued their battle until it became a draw. Lucario has also been training with Ash's steel types and Blastoise so that she can learn the move Flash Cannon as she along with Ash feel as though it'll be useful in the future. As for Lucario's personality, like most Lucario's she's pretty stoic but she still has the same personality she had as a Riolu. Which means that she's still as rambunctious as ever even though she has mellowed out a little bit she does tend to get into arguments/fights with the other Pokémon at Oak's lab which means that Greninja has to come in and calm her down.
For Greninja he's grown a lot stronger and faster too. Greninja tends to train a lot with not only Ash's water types but also Sceptile, Ceruledge, Scyther, Sirfetch'd, and Kingambit. One day prior Greninja and Sceptile had a pretty intense training battle which showcased not only power but also speed as well. The 2-mons continued to battle until it ended in a draw too. Greninja's personality has also remained the same, being very calm but like with most of Ash's Pokémon he likes to eat a lot as well. Now that Greninja and Lucario have evolved their rivalry with each other has grown too and always train with each other. Also, whenever Greninja and Lucario aren't traveling with Ash they still stay at Delia's house where they hang out and have light training sessions with Incineroar, Lycanroc, Dartrix, Meowscarada, Raichu, and Melmetal. Whenever they want their training battles to be more intense, they usually go over to Oak's ranch so that they don't destroy Delia's house.
Now we can talk about Melmetal. Melmetal after evolving has gotten physically strong and has learned a new move called Double Iron Bash. At first Melmetal was having trouble with the move as it requires him to swing his arms so Ash came up with the idea that Melmetal should try spinning to gain momentum. After training with Incineroar, Snorlax, Sirfetch'd, and Tinkaton Melmetal's able to use the move more effectively and when he uses it it's very powerful. The attack is so powerful that during a training battle Melmetal had with Snorlax he one shotted him which surprised everyone. This made Snorlax get more serious with his training and has now formed a rivalry with Melmetal.
Melmetal's appetite has gotten bigger, making it a little difficult for Delia to feed him but Prof. Oak and Daisy solved that problem by giving Delia a lifetime supply of unused parts of machines they don't use anymore. Delia was grateful to them, which also made Melmetal happy too. Melmetal also tends to sleep a lot and whenever he's not sleeping, eating or training he takes part in the flexing competitions that Ash's Primeape, Incineroar, Snorlax, Hawlucha, Sirfetch'd, Tinkaton, Heracross, Rillaboom, Lucario Pignite, Rhyperior, and Darmanitan have. Oak and Daisy have also been studying Melmetal a lot too which means that their study on the GS Ball is still on the back foot.
We now come to present time and see the group still riding on Lapras's back. We see Tracey drawing a sketch of Ash's Pikachu and Raichu along with Misty's Togetic and Poliwag taking a nap together. Misty and Leaf are currently looking through a Pummelo Island catalog which showcases what kind of places the island has to eat and shop at. For Ash, we see him looking forward, having an excited look on his face as he can't wait to get to Pummelo Island. As Lapras continues to swim forward Ash sees something up ahead, smiles and speaks.
"Hey guys I think I see it!" Ash says alerting his friends causing them to look forward too and when they do they see the island as well as Leaf speaks.
"Is that Pummelo Island?" Leaf asks as Tracey speaks.
"Yep, it is" Tracey responds making the group happy as Misty looks at Ash and speaks.
"We finally made it Ash" Misty says with Ash nodding as he speaks.
"Yeah, and I can't wait!" "Pika!" "Rai!" Ash says with Pikachu, Raichu and Lapras cheering too. As Lapras continues to swim forward something catches hers, Pikachu's, Raichu's, Togetic's, and Poliwag's attention causing them to look right. The group have confused looks on their faces as they look to the right too and when they do they see something in the far distance flying above the water going at a fast speed as Ash speaks.
"What's that?" Ash asks as Leaf along with Tracey pull out their binoculars to view the mon and the moment, they do the mon immediately shoots up high into the air and disappears into the clouds. Once it's gone Leaf and Tracey put their binoculars away as Misty speaks.
"Were you guys able to see it?" Misty asks as Leaf speaks.
"Not really it was going too fast for me" Leaf responds as Tracey speaks.
"It was going fast for me too but it kind of looked like a Dragonite" Tracey responds surprising the group as Misty speaks.
"A Dragonite? What's a Dragonite doing out here?" Misty asks as Leaf speaks.
"Maybe it belongs to a trainer?" Leaf says as Tracey speaks.
"That's possible" Tracey says as Ash speaks.
"Well, if it does belong to a trainer, I'm confident that my Pokémon and I can beat it right guys?" Ash asks with the 3-mons nodding as Lapras continues to swim forward. After that we head over to a big Colosseum on the island and inside the Colosseum on the battlefield, we see a man looking at a Dragonite statue. He continues to look at it as a Dragonite lands next to him the man looks at the mon and speaks.
"Dragonite, I have a feeling that we're going to be seeing some strong trainers competing this year and I feel as though we're going to have a really intense battle that's similar to the battle we had with Red Ketchum and that one trainer from 8 years ago." The man says with the dragon nodding as he then returns the dragon back to its Pokeball then leaves the Colosseum. A couple minutes later we come over to the group who've made it to the dock of the island. They all get off Lapras's back, tell the mon thank you and Ash returns her back to her Pokeball. Once he does that the group begins to walk forward heading for the center. As they're walking, they see a big festival as Leaf speaks.
"Wow this is similar to what happened on Mandarin Island" Leaf says as Tracey speaks.
"Yep, the people of the Orange Islands always look forward to the Orange League and tend to have a festival every year." Tracey says with the group nodding as Leaf speaks.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Leaf says happily as Ash speaks.
"Hold on Leaf don't forget we're here for me to compete in the Orange League we don't have time for the festival" Ash says making Leaf sad as Misty looks at Ash and speaks.
"Come on Ash it's only for a little while and the league doesn't start until tomorrow" Misty says with Ash nodding as he thinks for a little bit smiles and speaks.
"Yeah, you're right Misty we can have some fun" Ash says making the group happy as they enter the festival. Once they do they play many games, eat a lot of food, and buy many things. Ash along with Misty got on this one ride together which had images of different kinds of bug type Pokémon suddenly appear out of nowhere which made Misty scared causing her to cling to Ash which made the boy happy. The group continue to enjoy the festival for 30 more minutes and once they've had their fun they make their way to the Pokémon Center. When they make it to the center, they see a lot of trainers inside, surprising the group as Misty speaks.
"Are all of these trainers here to register?" Misty asks as Tracey speaks.
"They must be" Tracey answers as Leaf speaks.
"This kind of reminds me of the Kanto League with this amount of trainers you really have your work cut out for you Ash." Leaf says with Ash nodding as he speaks.
"True but it doesn't matter how many trainers there are as I'm going to win!" Ash states with Pikachu and Raichu agreeing with him making the others smile as they then hear a voice.
"Ash is that you?" The voice says causing the group to turn as they see Hau. Once they do Ash gets a smile on his face as he speaks.
"It's Hau!" Ash says happily as Hau speaks.
"Alola!" Hau says as Ash speaks.
"Since you're here Hau that must mean that you got all 4 badges" Ash says with Hau nodding as he speaks.
"Yep, it took some time, but I managed to get all 4" Hau says while showcasing his badges with the group nodding as they then hear a voice.
"OUT OF THE WAY!" The voice says as suddenly someone crashes into Ash causing him to fall and knocking Pikachu off his shoulder, but Raichu catches the mon. The group look forward and see that it was Barry who crashed into Ash. The 2 boys groan in pain as Barry speaks.
"Ow my head" Barry says as Ash speaks.
"Of course, it was you Barry" Ash says making Barry look as he gets a surprised look on his face and speaks.
"Ash it's you!" Barry exclaims as Ash speaks.
"Yes, it's me and can you please get off me?" Ash says with Barry nodding allowing for the 2 boys to stand up and when they do Barry looks at Ash and speaks.
"Okay Ash for running into me I'm giving you a fine!" Barry says as Ash speaks.
"Really you're still doing this even though you're the one that ran into me?" Ash asks as Barry speaks.
"Well, I wouldn't have ran into you if you had gotten out of my way like I had asked." Barry says as Ash speaks.
"Well maybe I would've gotten out of the way if you stopped running around like a lunatic!" Ash responds which makes Barry gasp as he speaks.
"How dare you?! Just for that I'm increasing the fine to 1000 Poke dollars!" Barry says as Ash speaks.
"What?!" Ash exclaims causing the 2 boys to get into an argument. Off to the side Misty, Leaf, Tracey, Pikachu, Raichu, Togetic, and even Poliwag let out a sigh as Hau speaks.
"Seems like they haven't changed much" Hau says with the others nodding as they then hear another voice.
"Now I understand why it's so noisy" The voice says causing the group to look as they see Rinto then speak.
"It's Rinto!" Misty, Leaf, and Tracey exclaim which causes Ash to stop arguing with Barry as he looks at Rinto smiles and goes over to him. When he makes it, Ash looks at him and speaks.
"Rinto, you made it" Ash says happily as Rinto speaks.
"Of course, and even though the league hasn't started yet you're already making fights" Rinto says as Ash speaks.
"Oh that, that's just Barry we do that all the time whenever we meet and besides it was his fault for running into me" Ash says as Barry speaks.
"What?! No, it's not!" Barry exclaims as Hau appears next to Barry and speaks.
"Here have a Malasada it'll make you feel better" Hau says while holding out the snack in front of Barry. Barry looks at Hau, then looks at the snack then takes it. Once he does Barry takes a bite, and when he does, he immediately calms down as he continues to eat the snack. Meanwhile, back to Rinto and Ash Rinto speaks.
"I'm happy that you made it Ash because if we get the chance to battle each other again I'm confident that I won't lose to you" Rinto says making Ash excited as he speaks.
"We'll see about that" Ash says while having a confident smile on his face making Rinto smile as they then hear a voice.
"Ash!" The voice says causing the group to turn as they see Nemona running towards them. Once Nemona gets close to Ash she looks at him and speaks.
"Ash, you made it!" Nemona says happily as Ash speaks.
"Yep, I finally got my 4 badges and I'm ready to win the whole thing!" Ash says making Nemona smile as she speaks.
"I like your enthusiasm Ash but you're going to have to get through me first" Nemona says having a confident look on her face as Barry speaks.
"Hold on! If anyone's going to win, it's me!" Barry says as Nemona looks at him and speaks.
"Oh, you're here too Barry? Sorry I didn't see you there" Nemona says making Barry annoyed as Hau walks over to Nemona and speaks.
"Hi, my name's Hau I don't think we've met before" Hau says as Nemona greets him Nemona then looks at Rinto and speaks.
"Are you competing in the league too?" Nemona asks as Rinto speaks.
"Yes, I am and my name's Rinto" Rinto says with Nemona nodding as they then shake hands as Nemona speaks.
"Nice to meet ya my name's Nemona" Nemona says with Rinto nodding as they then let go of each other's hands as they then hear a voice.
"Hey!" The voice says causing the group to look as they see Cameron running towards them as Ash speaks.
"It's Cameron!" Ash says as a couple seconds later the boy makes it over to them and when he does, he looks at Ash, Barry, Hau, and Nemona then speaks.
"Hey, looks like you guys made it too" Cameron says with the 4 trainers nodding as Cameron then looks at Rinto and introduces himself with Rinto doing the same. Rinto also introduces himself to Barry and Hau too. Then once they're done with that Nemona speaks.
"Okay now that everyone's here what do you say we all have a battle?!" Nemona asks, making the 5 boys excited as Cameron speaks.
"Sure, let's go" Cameron says as Hau speaks.
"I'm ready" Hau says as Barry speaks.
"You all don't stand a chance against me" Barry says while having a confident look on his face as Rinto speaks.
"Hmph" Rinto says while having a smile on his face as Ash speaks.
"Pikachu, Raichu let's do this" Ash says with the 2 mice Pokémon nodding as they spark their cheeks. The 6 trainers look at each other in silence waiting to see who'll make the first move. They continue to look at each other as Nemona smiles and speaks.
"Okay let's have a Fruitful-" Before Nemona can finish they all hear a voice.
"Registration for the Orange League tournament is ending in 30 seconds; I repeat registration is ending in 30 seconds." The voice says making the 6 trainers stop as they all get surprised looks on their faces and quickly head to the registration table requesting to be registered for the tournament. When that happens, Misty speaks.
"Of course," Misty says with Leaf, Tracey, Togetic, and Poliwag agreeing. A couple minutes later the 6 trainers have finally finished registering for the tournament they all let out a relief sigh as Ash speaks.
"Man, that was close" Ash says with the group agreeing with him as Cameron speaks.
"So, now that we've registered where do we go now?" Cameron asks as Rinto speaks.
"I believe that we're supposed to begin heading over to Pummelo Stadium as I heard that they're going to explain the rules for the tournament." Rinto says with the group nodding as Barry speaks.
"Alright last one there's a rotten Pokemon Egg!" Barry says as he begins running to the stadium surprising the 5 trainers as Cameron speaks.
"Hey! No fair!" Cameron says as he along with Hau begin running too as Nemona smiles and speaks.
"It may not be a battle but I'm not going to lose this race!" Nemona says as she along with Rinto begin running too. Ash is about to sprint forward but then looks back at the others and speaks.
"Sorry guys I'll catch up with you all later" Ash says with the others nodding as they see Ash along with Pikachu and Raichu running forward trying to catch up with the others. Meanwhile, over with Misty, Leaf, and Tracey they watch the 6 kids running as Tracey speaks.
"They certainly have a lot of energy" Tracey says as Leaf speaks.
"Hmmm maybe I should've joined the race too" Leaf says to herself as Misty speaks.
"Come on let's go" Misty says with the 2 kids nodding as they begin walking over to the stadium. 5 minutes later we see Ash, Nemona, Barry, Rinto, Hau, and Cameron all panting heavily as they sprinted all the way to the stadium. The results for their race came out to be Barry in first (because he had a head start), Ash in second, Rinto in third, Cameron in fourth, Hau in fifth, and Nemona in sixth. They all continue to pant heavily as Barry smiles and speaks.
"Ha! I won take that!" Barry says as Ash speaks.
"Only because you had a head start" Ash responds with the others agreeing with him as Barry speaks.
"Whatever I still won the race and I'm also going to win the Orange League too" Barry responds making the 5 trainers look at him as they speak.
"No, it'll be me!" The 5 trainers say while having serious looks on their faces with Barry having a serious look too. A couple seconds later they then smile and laugh for a little bit. Once they do Misty, Leaf, and Tracey have made it and they all go inside. Once they're inside they see how big the stadium is and hear an announcement for all of the trainers to head over to the battlefield. Misty, Leaf, and Tracey begin heading over to the stands while Ash and the other trainers begin heading over to the battlefield. Once they're at the battlefield they see a big stage in front of them as they see a man appear. Once he does, he looks at the trainers then speaks.
"Hello everyone, my name's Jake and you may know me as the announcer from the Mandarin Island tournament well I'm also the announcer for the Orange League too!" Jake says as in the stands Misty speaks.
"Well, that's surprising I wasn't expecting him to be the announcer for the Orange League" Misty says with Leaf and Tracey nodding. Back on the stage Jake continues to speak.
"Also, I'm not the only announcer as my co-host will be Don George from the Don George Battle Club!" Jake says as the man appears causing the crowd to cheer as Ash speaks.
"Cool Don George is here" Ash says as back on the stage Jake gives Don George a mic as he begins to speak.
"Hello everyone, my name's Don George and I'm happy to be one of the announcers for this year's Orange League" Don George says with the crowd nodding as Jake speaks.
"Now Don George I believe it's time for us to introduce our special guests!" Jake says with Don George nodding as suddenly the Orange Island Gym Leaders, Rika, Larry, Hassel, and Wikstrom appear and walk on the stage. Everyone has surprised looks on their faces as Jake speaks.
"I bet you're all wondering why all of the Orange crew, 3 Paldea Elite 4 members, and Wikstrom of the Kalos Elite 4 are here!" Jake says as Don George speaks.
"They're here because they'll be the referees for the battles." Don George says surprising everyone there as in the stands Misty speaks.
"They're going to be the referees?" Misty says as Tracey speaks.
"I got to sketch this" Tracey says as Leaf speaks.
"Cool!" Leaf says while having stars in her eyes as down to where the trainers are Ash looks at Nemona and speaks.
"Nemona did you know that Rika, Larry, and Hassel were going to be referees?" Ash asks as Nemona speaks.
"No but now that I think about it, they did tell me that they were going to do something for the league" Nemona responds with Ash nodding as back on the stage Jake speaks.
"I bet you're all wondering why they're going to be referees for this year's league" Jake says as Don George speaks.
"It's because since the trainers competing here have gathered all 4 of the badges in the Orange Islands, they all want to see just how skilled you've all become after gaining your badges by watching all of your battles in the tournament." Don George says with the trainers nodding as Jake speaks.
"That's not the only surprise as we also have one more" Jake says making everyone confused as they then hear a loud roar. This causes everyone to look up in the air as they see a Dragonite heading for the stage as Ash speaks.
"A Dragonite?" Ash says as a couple seconds later the dragon lands on the stage and when it does the man, we saw earlier gets off the dragons back and lands on the stage. Once he makes himself known suddenly the crowd begins to let out a big cheer surprising Misty, Leaf, and Tracey as Leaf speaks.
"Whoa the crowd's going crazy" Leaf says as Misty speaks.
"I wonder why?" Misty says as Tracey speaks.
"It's him" Tracey says making the 2 girls confused as before they can ask Tracey Jake speaks.
"You know him you love him everyone please give a big round of applause for The Orange Crew's Supreme Gym Leader and the strongest trainer in the Orange Islands Drake!" Jake says as Drake has a smile on his face causing the crowd to let out another cheer as Ash speaks.
"So that's Drake" Ash says as he looks at the man and his Dragonite and can feel a lot of power radiating off them as Nemona speaks.
"He's strong" Nemona says while having an excited look on her face with the others agreeing with her. Back on the stage Jake hands Drake the microphone as he begins to speak.
"Trainers, I congratulate you on making it this far on your journey in the Orange Islands. I'm sure that you've all faced harsh and difficult challenges when facing the gym leaders who tested you and your Pokémon's bond with each other, but you all managed to make it here." Drake says with the trainers nodding as Drake continues to speak.
"So, now that you've made it here, I expect to see amazing skills from each and every one of you. I want to see you all try your best to reach the top to face me and give me an intense battle that we'll never forget!" Drake says making the trainers along with the crowd cheer as Drake then hands the mic back over to Jake as the man continues to speak.
"What amazing words from Drake now then it's time that we explain the rules for the tournament" Jake says as Don George begins to speak.
"The tournament will take place over the course of 6 days where you'll all battle each other to try and reach the top. All battles for the tournament will consist of full 6v6 single battles. Then whichever trainer wins the tournament they'll be granted the chance to battle The Supreme Gym Leader Drake." Don George says as Jake speaks.
"Seeing as there are a lot of trainers, we also have 4 other stadiums where you'll battle each other, and whichever trainers reach the top 2 they'll battle here in the main stadium." Jake says with everyone nodding as Don George speaks.
"Now please look at the screen to see who you'll be battling tomorrow and which stadium you'll be battling in." Don George says as a screen appears and when it does it turns on showcasing the images of all of the trainers competing. All of the images then begin to randomize spinning around the screen. They continue to do that until they stop revealing who's battling who as Jake speaks.
"Now please look at the screen to see who your opponent is and which stadium you'll be battling in tomorrow." Jake says with the trainers nodding as they look at the screen and begin looking for their images along with their opponents. We now come over to where Ash along with Nemona, Barry, Rinto, Hau, and Cameron are. They continue to look at the screen as Cameron speaks.
"Looks like I'm battling in stadium 1" Cameron says with Hau saying the same as Rinto speaks.
"I'm in stadium 2" Rinto says as Barry speaks.
"Me too" Barry says as Nemona speaks.
"Looks like I'm in stadium 3 and will be facing someone named Elise" Nemona says as she looks at Ash and speaks.
"Who's your opponent Ash?" Nemona asks as Ash continues to look at the screen until he sees his image along with his opponents then speaks.
"Seems like I'm battling someone named Tad and our battle will be the second one in stadium 4" Ash responds with Nemona nodding as Ash then looks over at Tad who has a confident look on his face. Once the trainers have finished looking at the screen Don George speaks.
"Seems like everyone has found their opponents" Don George says as Jake speaks.
"In that case we all look forward to seeing all of you battle tomorrow and wish you luck. For now, please enjoy yourselves at the festival" Jake says with the trainers nodding as they along with the people on stage and in the stands begin to leave. Once they do Ash along with Nemona, Rinto, Barry, Hau, and Cameron meet back up with Misty, Leaf, and Tracey. When they do Misty looks at Ash and speaks.
"Were you able to find your opponent Ash?" Misty asks with the boy nodding as Tracey speaks.
"Seeing as the tournament doesn't begin until tomorrow what do you guys want to do now?" Tracey asks as Leaf speaks.
"How about we go back to the festival it was pretty fun there" Leaf suggests with the group nodding as Nemona speaks.
"Sounds like fun I'll join you!" "Me too!" "Me three" Nemona, Hau, and Cameron say happily as Rinto speaks.
"As much as I would want to enjoy the festival I'm going to decline for now and train up my Pokémon for my match tomorrow" Rinto says as Barry speaks.
"I'm going to do the same" Barry says with the others nodding as Ash speaks.
"Alright see ya guys tomorrow" Ash says with the 2 boys nodding as they leave and when they're gone Ash looks at the others and speaks.
"Okay now let's go have some fun!" Ash cheers along with everyone else as they head over to the festival. When they make it, they all begin having fun by playing many games, going on many rides and eating a lot of food. They all continue to have fun until a few hours pass and it's time for everyone to go to bed. Nemona along with Hau and Cameron leave the group and begin heading over to the hotels that they're staying at. The gang was about to go to the Pokémon Center to rest but Ash tells them that there's something that he wants to do before going to bed so he'll meet up with the others later with the 3 kids nodding as they head into the center. 5 minutes later we see Ash along with Pikachu, and Raichu in the Pummelo Stadium battlefield. Ash pulls out 5 Pokeball's and speaks.
"Everyone come out!" Ash says as he throws the 5 balls in the air and when he does Charizard, Dragonite, Lapras, Lucario, and Greninja appear from their Pokeball's. When they do Pikachu along with Raichu go over to them as they then all look at Ash who begins to speak.
"This is it everyone we've finally made it to the Orange League." Ash says with the 7-mons nodding as Ash continues to speak.
"Our journey wasn't an easy one we faced many challenges and obstacles, but we managed to overcome them." Ash says with the 7-mons nodding as Ash continues to speak.
"So, when the tournament begins tomorrow let's win and keep winning until we reach Drake and defeat him!" Ash states while having a serious look on his face making his Pokémon excited as they all let out a loud cheer making Ash smile as they then hear a voice.
"Well, I wasn't expecting to see someone else here" The voice says making everyone look as they see Drake appear Ash speaks.
"It's Drake!" Ash says while having a surprised look on his face as Drake looks at him and speaks.
"Say are you, Ash Ketchum?" Drake asks with Ash nodding as he speaks.
"Yep, that's me my name's Ash Ketchum and I'm from Pallet Town also these are my Pokémon" Ash says as his Pokémon greet Drake with the man greeting them too as Drake speaks.
"Ketchum huh? I haven't heard that name since I faced your father Red Ketchum a little over 28 years ago" Drake says with Ash nodding as he speaks.
"My dad recently told me that when you 2 battled you managed to defeat him" Ash says with Drake nodding as he speaks.
"Yes, that's true it was a very intense battle with my Dragonite going up against his Charizard and just when it seemed like I was about to lose my Dragonite managed to defeat his Charizard at last second." Drake says with Ash nodding as Drake continues to speak.
"Seeing as you're competing can I guess that you're planning on defeating me?" Drake asks with Ash nodding as he speaks.
"Yep, my Pokémon and I are going to win our way through the tournament challenge you then beat you!" Ash states with his Pokémon agreeing with him making Drake smile as he speaks.
"Is that so?" Drake says as he looks at Ash's Pokémon again then speaks.
"I must say you have a great selection of Pokémon Ash, and they all look strong" Drake says as Ash speaks.
"Thank you I make sure that they get good training everyday" Ash responds with Drake nodding as he speaks.
"Yes, I can see that, but I wonder will they be able to stand up to this one?" Drake says as he pulls out a Pokeball and sends out his Dragonite. Once the mon appears it has a smile on its face but underneath that smile Ash along with his Pokémon can feel an immense pressure emanating from not only Dragonite but from Drake as well. Ash along with his Pokémon have surprised looks on their faces as Drake speaks.
"You all look worried, so does this mean that you don't think that you'll be able to take down my Dragonite?" Drake asks as Ash then gets a serious look on his face and speaks.
"I'll admit the pressure that you along with your Dragonite are giving off is a lot but no matter how strong you two are I believe that my Pokémon and I will still win!" Ash states with his Pokémon agreeing with him as they all let out a roar and look at Drake along with his Dragonite while having serious looks on their faces. Drake along with his Dragonite continue to stare at them until Drake smiles and speaks.
"I like the passion/fire in your eyes in facing an opponent with immense strength none of you are scared." Drake says as he then returns Dragonite back to its Pokeball and speaks.
"Well, that's enough fun for now I wish you along with your Pokémon luck Ash in the tournament and hope that you keep your promise in getting the chance to challenge me. Now I'll be taking my leave." Drake says as he then begins to walk away and when he's gone Ash along with his Pokémon let out a relief sigh as Ash speaks.
"From that pressure alone, I can see why he's called the strongest trainer in the Orange Islands." Ash says with his Pokémon agreeing with him as Ash then looks at them and speaks.
"But them being strong doesn't scare us because we're going to keep training hard and win this tournament. Then when we get the chance to battle Drake and his Dragonite we'll win for sure I just know it." Ash says with his Pokémon agreeing with him as Ash continues to speak.
"Okay guys let's do our best tomorrow and win our first match!" "Pika!" "Rai!" Ash along with Pikachu and Raichu cheer while the others let out a loud roar cheering as well. After that Ash returns his Pokémon other than Pikachu and Raichu back to their Pokeball's as they then head back to the Pokémon Center. When they make it back, they meet up with everyone else then go asleep looking forward for the tournament to start tomorrow. It's now the next day and the tournament has already begun. We see explosions happening in the 4 stadiums with the trainers battling each other. In the stands we see Misty, Leaf, and Tracey watching the battles happen as Leaf speaks.
"Wow all of the battles so far have been intense." Leaf says as Tracey speaks.
"That just shows you how serious the trainers competing here are." Tracey says as Misty speaks.
"And soon it'll be Ash's turn" Misty says with Leaf and Tracey nodding as they then hear a voice.
"Hello!" The voice says causing everyone to look as they see Nemona Misty speaks.
"Nemona since you're here does that mean that you won your battle already?" Misty asks as Nemona speaks.
"Yep, it was pretty tough, but I came out the victor and now I'm here to watch Ash's battle it hasn't started yet, right?" Nemona asks as Leaf speaks.
"No not yet" Leaf responds making Nemona happy as Tracey speaks.
"Would you like to sit down?" Tracey asks with Nemona nodding as she then sits down with the group. After that Rinto along with Barry, Hau, and Cameron appear. They tell the group that they also won their battles too, but they weren't easy and sit down with the group as well. We now come over to Ash and Pikachu who're in a locker room. Earlier this morning Ash called Prof. Oak and Daisy as he wanted to switch out his Pokémon. Back to Ash and Pikachu we see Ash tying his shoes and straightening his hat. Once he does that he speaks.
"Okay I'm ready" Ash says while having an excited look on his face with Pikachu nodding as they then hear a voice.
"Now will trainers Tad and Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town please make their way to the battlefield!" The voice says as Ash looks at Pikachu and speaks.
"Looks like it's finally our turn Pikachu" Ash says with the yellow mouse nodding as they then begin walking towards the battlefield. A couple minutes later we see Ash along with Pikachu walking out of the hallway as up in the stands Tracey speaks.
"Look it's Ash and Pikachu!" Tracey says excitedly as Misty speaks.
"Go! Ash and Pikachu!" Misty along with Togetic, Poliwag, Leaf, Nemona, Barry, Hau, and Cameron cheer while Rinto stays quiet and has a smile on his face as Jake speaks.
"In this corner we have Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town along with his Pikachu!" Jake says as the crowd begins to cheer for Ash and the yellow mouse causing them to wave back at the crowd. A couple seconds later Ash and Pikachu finally make it to their side of the battlefield and when they do their opponent begins walking out of the hallway on the other side as Don George speaks.
"In this corner we have Tad!" Don George says as when the teen appears the crowd begins to cheer for him as he looks at them and waves. A couple seconds later Tad makes it to his side of the battlefield and looks at Ash having a confident look on his face while Ash has a serious look. We now come back to the stands as Tracey speaks.
"So, that's Ash's opponent he seems strong" Tracey says as Misty speaks.
"True but I'm confident that Ash's going to win" Misty says with Tracey nodding as they along with the others continue to cheer Ash on. Back on the battlefield the 2 trainers continue to look at each other as Jake speaks.
"Now it's time to reveal the referee for this battle!" Jake says as everyone sees someone walking over to the referee spot. A couple seconds later we see Cissy taking the referee spot as Don George speaks.
"The referee for this battle is going to be The Orange Crews West Star Cissy!" Don George says causing the crowd to let out a loud cheer as Cissy looks at the crowd and waves at them. Once Cissy's done waving, she looks over at Ash and smiles with Ash smiling too as Cissy then looks forward and begins to speak.
"This is a full 6v6 single battle between trainers Tad and Ash. Both trainers are allowed to make substitutions at any time and whoever defeats all of their opponents Pokémon first will be declared the winner. Do both trainers understand?" Cissy says with both boys nodding as Cissy continues to speak.
"Now then will both trainers please send out your first Pokémon!" Cissy says as Tad pulls out a Pokeball and speaks.
"Stoutland you're first!" Tad says as he throws the ball forward and sends out a Stoutland. When the mon appears, it has a serious look on its face as Ash speaks.
"Who's that Pokémon?" Ash says as he pulls out his Pokedex and begins to scan the mon.
"Stoutland the Big-Hearted Pokémon, a pure Normal Type and the fully evolved form of Herdier. This extremely wise Pokémon excels at rescuing people who're stranded at sea or in the mountains. It's also said that in order to help keep its care takers warm it'll use its soft fur." The Pokedex says as Ash speaks.
"So, it's the fully evolved form of Herdier and is a Normal Type which means that I'll go with you." Ash says as he pulls out a Pokeball and speaks.
"Heracross, I choose you!" Ash says as he throws the ball forward and sends out Heracross. When the mon appears, he has an excited look on his face as back in the stands Tracey speaks.
"Heracross is first that was a smart move on Ash's part" Tracey says with the others agreeing as back on the battlefield Ash looks at Heracross and speaks.
"Let's do this Heracross!" "Pika!" Ash along with Pikachu cheer with Heracross nodding as he gets in a battle stance. On the other side of the battlefield Tad looks at Stoutland and speaks.
"Stoutland let's win!" Tad says with the dog nodding as it gets in a battle stance as well. The 2 mons along with their trainers continue to look at each other as we then cut away from them and head over to Oak's Ranch in Pallet Town. In the ranch we see Delia, Mr. Mime, Oak, Daisy, Rose (She got some time off) and all of Ash's Pokémon that are at the ranch looking at the screen. We head over to other parts of the Kanto region and see Giselle, Joe, AJ, Samurai, Jenette, Sabrina, Anabel, Yellow, Seymour, and Misty's sisters watching the battle. Next, we come over to Kukui's house in the Alola region and see Kukui, Burnet, Lillie, Kiawe, Mallow, Sophocles, and Lana watching the match on the TV. In Cianwood City in the Johto region we see Bea and Korrina watching the TV. Somewhere in the Johto region we see Gary along with Gladion watching Ash's match at their respective Pokémon Centers. In the Hoenn region at Prof. Birch's lab we see Ritchie, his Pokémon and Birch watching the match on the TV. We now come over to Paul who's at the Rustboro City Pokémon Center, he was about to leave but then saw Ash on the screen and decided to stay and watch. Next, we come over to Leon's house in the Galar region where he along with Red, Platinum (who just came uninvited), and Leon's family are watching the match on TV too. We now come back to the Orange Islands and on Shamouti Island we see Melody, Marin, Carol and the other islanders watching the match on the TV. At Valencia Island we see Ivy along with her assistants watching the match too while in another part of the Orange Islands we see Brock along with his Pokémon watching as well. After that we now come back to Ash and Tad the 2 trainers along with their Pokémon continue to stare at each other as Cissy speaks.
"Now that both trainers have sent out their first Pokémon let the battle begin!" Cissy says as Ash speaks.
"Let's attack first Heracross! Use Focus Punch!" Ash calls with Heracross nodding as both of his fists glow blue as he then flies forward heading for Stoutland Tad speaks.
"Stoutland counter with Giga Impact!" Tad calls. Stoutland roars as the mon covers its body in an orange sphere with purple streaks and shoots forward. Those watching on TV and those watching in the stands look at the 2-mons heading for each other. Meanwhile sitting on his throne, we see Drake having a smile on his face as we then come back to the battle. Back on the battlefield Heracross and Stoutland continue heading for each other. They keep going until Heracross points his right fist forward and collides with Stoutland as the chapter comes to an end.
Thank you for reading if you've made it this far. Pretty short chapter today as it was mainly just the opening ceremony for the Orange League tell me how did you guys like it. Were you surprised that the Orange Crew gym leaders along with Rika, Larry, Hassel, and Wikstrom were going to be referees for the matches? I decided to do this as it kind of brings everything together and the gym leaders will also get to see how much Ash has grown.
Ash has now met Drake and claims that once he wins the tournament, he'll challenge Drake and beat him. Do you guys think Ash can do it? Also, we're mainly going to focus on Ash's battles but there is a battle were two of Ash's rivals are going to have with each other that'll get its own chapter. Tell me who do you think which of Ash's rivals will battle each other.
Next chapter will come out next week it'll mainly focus on Ash's battle with Tad, and I hope you all look forward to it.
Next Time Chapter 103: Orange League Tournament R1 Ash vs Tad
See you all next time!
