"Ladies, Gentlemen, and Pokemons, I welcome you to the second day of the competition. As of right now, there are 4 trainers that are left and this is basically the semi-finals of the competition.
Now, we will proceed to pick the trainers for the battle. I urge Mr. Goodman to come here and do the honors.", said Joseph.
Finally, the battle sequence went like this.
Cynthia vs Krishna
Axel vs Susan
The first battle was between Cynthia and Krishna. Even Axel didn't have any confidence that Krishna would win. Cynthia was from a different league altogether. Axel could tell cause he had fought with her.
"Krishna, don't worry. Even if you lose, no one would make fun of you. You just have to do your best.", said Lance patting his back.
"The battle has not even started and you think that I will lose?", asked Krishna.
"Yes."
Krishna didn't even want to talk to Lance anymore. He directly went to the stadium and got ready for battle.
Krishna called out his Pokemon and Cynthia called out hers.
"Let the battle begin!!"
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The battle was over in 4 and a half minutes. This was a huge amount of time for a common-ranked Pokemon. It was not that he lost so easily. He gave her a tough time but Cynthia came as a winner in the end.
Krishna came towards the meeting area with a sad look.
"Hey, don't worry. Cynthia is the best of the best. She is like Axel. Do you really think that you can win against Axel?", asked Lance trying to make him comfortable.
"Axel is far better than Cynthia."
"You really think so?", asked Lance.
"Of course, that is why I joined him."
The bickering went on and on while Axel got ready to fight against Susan. Axel was just going to enjoy the moment right now.
Axel stepped into the stadium with heavy footsteps. Some of the trainers cheered for him while some elders gave an approving nod. Axel was one of the most promising trainers of this generation and he had worked hard for it.
Looking at the expression of all those people, he felt that he had achieved something but he knew that it was not going to be enough.
Susan came towards the other end. Susan was one of those who made fun of his kidnapping. Wartortle could clearly tell that Axel wanted to teach this kid a lesson and he was ready for it.
"Call out your Pokemons.", said the referee.
"Come out Lairon!!", shouted Susan.
"Wartortle, come forward.", said Axel.
This was one of the reasons why Susan was in the top 4. Lairon was a steel-type Pokemon and its defense was very high. However, its special defense was not so good.
The Pokemon was perfect for Wartortle as it was weak to special attacks and also weak to water-type attacks. Wartortle excelled in those.
"Axel, before the start of the battle, I want to apologize for what I have said. I should not have said that.", said Susan.
Axel didn't know what happened but Susan suddenly apologized to him. However, he was not going to feel any better. He was going to make her pay.
"Are you both ready for battle?", asked Axel.
"Yes."
"Let the battle Begin!"
"Squirtle, use 'Rain dance' and then use 'Chilling water'", said Axel.
"Lairon, use 'Sandstorm' and then use 'Harden'", said Susan.
'Iron defense' was much better than 'Harden' but since it had recently learned the move and 'Iron defense' would make it even slower.
The surroundings changed instantly. It was not so much of a change when a king-rank Pokemon used it. But dark clouds began to gather and it started to rain. Rain was very cold due to the effect of 'Chilling water'. Some of them had also started to freeze. This was great progress for someone like Wartortle. Meanwhile, sand started to brew out. It was not much of a storm but it was still something.
It only covered around 5 meters of the area and then all the rain also started to mix on the sand storm.
"Lairon, use 'Rock polish' and then use 'Earthquake'", said Susan.
'Rock polish' would polish its entire body and increase its speed while 'Earthquake' was a special attack move.
Wartortle immediately used the move 'Water pulse' to hit Lairon. It then used the move 'Aqua ring' to cover itself from the veil of water and tried to get as far as possible.
'Earthquake' was one of those moves that could not be avoided unless you were a flying-type Pokemon.
Both of the moves hit both of them. Since 'Earthquake' was a ground-type move, it didn't have much effect on Wartortle as it was also a bit far from Lairon.
Both of them used their own moves for 4 minutes and Lairon finally lost and fainted. This battle was just too much for poor Lairon. First of all, it was not properly trained. Aggron was one of the best Pokemon that he knew. He had seen the power of Steven's Aggron in the past.
If it was Axel, he would have first trained it on moves like 'Sandstorm' and then done something to increase its speed and also focused on special attacks. Lairon were normally very heavy, so their speed was also not so high. The difficulty was to deal with its speed.
For safety reasons, Axel didn't let Wartortle go near Lairon as he was afraid of its attack power. He could have ended this battle way earlier by using the modified version of 'Water gun' and some other tricks but he didn't. Even for a few more minutes, he wanted to humiliate Susan. He knew that he didn't do a good job in it but he was satisfied.
"There will be a break for 3 hours and then we will have the final battle. We must remember that this is not a battle between 2 different regions but a battle between 2 talented young trainers.
I must say that I am proud to see so many talented young trainers. But I also must say that all of you should be serious in the future. Except for a few, none of them looked serious in your life.
After seeing such a good show, all of us are convinced that some of you are qualified to attend the meeting. I will reveal the names of those trainers.
Now, enjoy the new unique foods that the island is famous for."
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"Dude, how sure are you that you can win against Cynthia?", asked Lance.
"I am pretty confident that I will win. Now, let's enjoy the food."
"Why are you not so serious about this battle?", asked Hymer as he was confused looking at Axel so calmly.
"It is just a battle. Even if I lose, it would not mean that I am weaker than her. Besides, she is a strong trainer. Losing against her would not make me look bad", said Axel.
Frankly, he didn't know if he could win or not but after training Wartortle for some time yesterday, they had come up with a strategy to deal with Cynthia and her Eevee.
"You just don't think like us cause you have never been to such parties like this. But I hope that you can win."
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After a couple of hours, it was finally time for the finals. Cynthia and Axel came to the stadium for the fight. Axel was actually excited to fight with Cynthia once again. This was going to be a very interesting battle and Axel was frankly looking forward to it.
"Call out your Pokemons.", said the referee.
Cynthia was the first one to call her Eevee.
Axel starred at Eevee for some time. He had already looked at its stats and had planned regarding it but he wanted to see it again.
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Pokemon's name: Eevee (Age: 11 months)
Pokemon Nickname: N/A
Pokemon Rank: Uncommon rank
Pokemon Tying: Normal
Ability: Adaptability (70%)
Hidden ability: Anticipation (65%)
Potential: Black (Monstrous)
Health: 1500 /1500 Attack: S
Agility: S Defense: B+
Sp. Atk: A+ Sp. Def: B
Moves: Quick attack, Swift, Bite, Endure, Take down, Sunny day, Flamethrower, Substitute, Double kick, Wish, Calm mind.
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The moves were simple enough. If this was the stats of other Pokemons from other trainers, Axel would not have been so worried but this Eevee was just abnormal.
The moves were simple but Cynthia had trained this Eevee to a limit. Most of the moves were already modified and evolved and its battle sense was very high.
Normally, Eevee would be called an uncommon rank Pokemon as shown on the status page but in the real world, it was not called an uncommon rank Pokemon until it was 2 years old.
Axel didn't know the reason for it but for now, it was just a common rank Pokemon.
Axel also called out his Wartortle and was ready to battle.
"Are you both ready for battle?", asked the referee.
Both of them nodded their head signaling that they were ready to roll.
"Let the battle Begin!"
Axel didn't even need to say anything. They had already properly planned for this event. It directly started to do weird dance. This was 'Rain dance'.
"Eevee, use 'Clam mind', 'Sunny day' and 'Substitute'", said Cynthia in a calm voice. She acted as if the battle was moving with her orders.
Axel expected her to be angry in this battle as he had permanently injured her best Pokemon but on the contrary, there was no hate in her eyes. There was only the hunger to win and have a good battle. This surprised him. When every trainer here was saying that the regions had differences and they were enemies, Cynthia didn't seem to feel that way.
When Eevee was using those moves, Wartortle also used 'Aqua ring' and then 'Withdraw' to increase its defense and heal points.
The substitute of Eevee appeared and both of the Eevees started to attack Wartortle. Both of them rushed towards Wartortle.
"Use 'Water pulse'", said Axel.
Due to the effect of 'Rain dance', the power of the move 'Water pulse' was heightened. The move hit both of them but the substitute was fast enough to dodge it.
One of the Eevee used 'Quick attack' while the other came near it and used the move 'Bite'. Yes, the move 'Substitute' had been modified. This was one of the main reasons why Cynthia could tie with Steven and win against Krishna. This move was very broken as even the substitute could fight equally.
Shedinja and Nidoking could also do it but it took them a long time to modify this move as it was very hard but this Pokemon could do it while it was just 11 months old.
The one using the 'Quick attack' was repelled but the other one used the move 'Bite' on one of its legs.
Wartortle gave a painful cry and then used the move 'Bite' too towards its tail and then flung it over the ground to remove it. The one that used the move 'Bite' was a substitute.
Axel could easily tell the difference between the original and the substitute.
The move 'Sunny day' was not very strong and it was overshadowed by 'Rain dance'. However, the move did decrease the effect of 'Rain dance' by a bit. Axel was impressed with Cynthia's way of thinking.
First, she let her Pokemon use the move 'Clam mind'. She must have noticed that most of Wartortle's moves were special in nature. So, using 'Calm mind' would increase its special defense.
She also used the move 'Sunny day' to decrease the effect of 'Rain dance' and then used 'Substitute' to stay in battle for a long time.
"It looks like I have to get a bit serious.", said Axel with a smile.