Lucario was hurled far into the stadium.
"Machamp, now use 'Darkest Lariat'", said Noir with a calm voice. There was no way that Lucario was going to win this battle and Noir was not even in stress even though she was fighting against one of the most powerful trainers in her generation.
Noir was around 19 years old. 3 years older than Axel and she was young. Having an elemental rank Pokemon at the tender age of 19 was a huge accomplishment.
'Lucario, use 'Aura sphere' and then use 'Counter'', said Axel through his mental communication technique.
Axel knew that Lucario could not possibly dodge the attack. It was flying back from the throw and Machamp was running towards it with 2 of its right arms colored in black extending. It was going to crash into Lucario's chest.
And the lariat did connect. However, before it connected, while it was flying back, Lucario, raised both of its hands together and a blue sphere formed and then it immediately spread out and covered its whole body.
The lariat first hit the blue sphere that covered Lucario and there was some resistance. But soon the resistance was taken off and the blue sphere disappeared with countless pieces.
The lariat was already slow in speed and power compared to before hit Lucario but this move was used by an elemental rank Pokemon to an uncommon rank Pokemon, so the power of the move was immense.
Lucario was starting to flow back from the impact but before it did, it turned around, redirecting the speed of the attack that it had just received. Its hand now had a blue colored swords and it slashed the sword towards the chest of Machamp.
Since Machamp was using 'Darkest lariat', its arms were wide open and it could not defend the attack.
Lucario had used 'Counter' before it was hit by 'Darkest Lariat', so the power of the move was 1.5 times greater than what it was hit by. Since the move was not completely mastered, 'Counter' could only return the attack with 1.5 times the power.
'Aura sword' was a physical move and the move was powerful even for Machamp. It was slashed on the chest. It was a horizontal slash and created a deep gash on Machamp's chest. Blood started to flow from its chest as both of them were hit.
Both of them were injured but Lucario was on the verge of fainting. It was coughing up blood from its mouth and its chest looked like it had been caved in. Machamp was also hurt and it was also bleeding but it could still fight for a long time.
Machamp's defense was obviously very high compared to Lucario and its attack was monstrous. Since Axel had never used a Machamp when he was playing Pokemon games on Earth, he never knew how powerful it really was. But now, he thought of catching one in the future. It was that good.
Even though Lucario was an uncommon rank Pokemon, it was personally trained by Axel, and due to the system, it was more powerful than a normal uncommon rank Pokemon. But the battle was going to end so soon.
'Lucario, come back. You should rest now.', said Axel through his mental communication.
'No, I can still fight for some time.', said Lucario with determination. It just didn't want to believe that it was going to lose its first battle. It was very stubborn. But Axel had enough of it.
"No, you will listen to me right now. You need more training. Don't be stubborn and follow my instructions.", said Axel out loud.
Lucario could finally give in after getting berated by Axel.
"Trainer, do you want to lose this battle? You cannot change your Pokemon again.", said the referee.
"Yes, I lost this round.", said Axel and called Lucario near him. He then started to spar some 'Super potions' to relieve Lucario from the pain.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, it looks like the battle is over. Well, we expected it. An uncommon rank Pokemon could not win against an elemental rank. But I must say that Lucario did hold quite well.", said the announcer which further angered Lucario and Axel.
Meanwhile, Noir was impressed by Lucario's determination. It was an uncommon rank Pokemon even after getting hit by a full power 'Darkest Lariat', it had not fainted.
"It looks like you are going to lose this battle.", said Noir with a smile. She was really enjoying the moment. Axel had been racist to her and now he was suffering.
"Oh, you might want to hold onto that thought.", said Axel and threw out a master ball.
"Come out, Gogoat.", said Axel.
Gogoat came out and saw the condition of Lucario. It was immediately angered by seeing Lucario injured. Everybody could see that it was a king-rank Pokemon and the crowd went silent for a few seconds and then it erupted with cheers. They finally had a king-rank Pokemon in this competition.
It went towards Lucario and started to heal it. After seeing that it was healed to a certain amount, it turned towards Axel and asked, "What happened?"
"Well, Lucario wanted to fight in this battle but I didn't know that Machamp would be so strong. It got hurt in the battle.", replied Axel.
"And you never thought to stop the battle before it happened?", asked Gogoat.
"I could not. It was so fast and besides, Lucario needed the experience. It needs to know that it is still very weak."
"Axel, while I appreciate you thinking like this, I won't tolerate it getting seriously injured again and you are partially to be blamed for it. Yes, they need experience and they need to grow but you are pushing them too hard.
You need to think about it.", said Gogoat as it turned towards Machamp.
Gogoat was the mother figure of the Axel's group. Recently, it had taken on itself to become the guardian of Axel's team and it took that job very seriously. It especially took care of young ones. So, naturally, it was very angry when such a thing happened and it didn't even care to respect Axel when such a thing happened.
The crowd, Noir, and the announcer were surprised by this conversation. It looked like Axel was not in full control of Gogoat and this Gogoat was very angry.
"So, do you plan to fight against it? I promised that you do not have to fight in such battles and if you say no, I will call Meg to fight against it.", said Axel.
"No, I will handle it. I will teach it a lesson.", said Gogoat.
"Are you both ready to start the battle?", asked the referee.
"Yes."
"Yes."
"Let the battle begin!"
Axel didn't even need to interfere in this fight as the referee said to start the battle. Gogoat gave a loud shout and then opened its mouth. A small ball of flame came from its mouth as it went up and then the temperature started to increase. Suddenly, the whole stadium was covered with grass and now it was a grassy field.
It had used 'Sunny day' and 'Grassy terrain'.
Noir knew that Machamp would not be able to win against a king-rank Pokemon. But she wanted to see how powerful this Pokemon really was and if Machamp could inflict some damage to it, then it would help her in the next battle.
"Machamp, use 'Fire punch'"
Since it was a grass-type Pokemon, it was reasonable to use 'Fire punch'. All 4 of its fists were now covered in orange light and flames came out of it. Before it could even move forward to strike, Gogoat had already come near it and then it struck it with its horns.
The power of the horns was too much for Machamp to handle. It pierced the already wounded chest of Machamp and it didn't stop. It started to charge while Machamp was crying in pain as Gogoat's horn was still pierced on its chest.
Gogoat had used the move 'Grassy glide' to increase its power and speed and then it used the move 'Horn leech' and stroke Machamp's chest. It started to run while Machamp's whole body was in the air as its chest was being pierced by Gogoat horns and it struck the wall of the stadium.
BANG!!!
The walls of the stadium were made to protect the crowd from Pokemon's attacks. It was very sturdy and it could take a lot of hits. One of the main expenses of building the stadium was the walls and protective layer that surrounded the stadium.
So, the wall didn't crack but it shook a lot from the impact. The wall was able to take the hits of pseudo-champion rank Pokemon. So the crowd was safe.
Before Noir could surrender, Gogoat opened its mouth and fired a 'Solar beam' point black right on Machamp's face.
BOOOM!!
A huge explosion came from that 'Solar Beam' and even though the crowd was safe due to the protection, the crowd in that section was terrified of Gogoat's power and some of them even started to run. Only when the staff pacified them, did they come back to sit.
Noir was terrified and started to run towards Machamp. When the dust settled, everyone could see that Gogoat was standing a bit far from Machamp and Machamp had already fainted for obvious reasons.
However, whether Machamp survived the attack or not was a totally different question. The medics reached first and Noir reached second. They started to do emergency treatment and after 5 minutes, the medic declared that Machamp was safe.
Gogoat had fought in tide battles and also in normal battles. So, it had the power, and determination to hurt the Pokemon to the limit if it wanted to. If it wanted to kill that Machamp, it would be dead but since this was a competition, it held back. However, its anger had not gone down.
Noir stared at Axel and unleashed all of her anger, "HOW COULD YOU? How dare you do that to my Pokemon?"
"What did you expect? You were seriously injured my Lucario and you expect me to go easy on your Machamp? Grow up and be thankful that Gogoat's nature is mature and calm.
'You call that a calm Pokemon? If that is a calm Pokemon then I am Arceus!!', thought Noir on her mind but she was too preoccupied with Machamp's injury to even speak right now.
Lucario was so surprised to see the power of Gogoat. Gogoat had hardly fought any battles and it mainly defended the young ones in the tide battle. So, Lucario didn't know that Gogoat was so powerful.
"Good. Let me see how you deal with my Pokemon.", said Noir and threw a master ball.
Axel was surprised to see this Pokemon. He had not expected to fight it next. It was a slightly humanoid Pokemon with a large mustache. It had a long, thin snout, narrow eyes, ear-like spikes extending from the top of its head, and an additional spike protruding from each cheek. Covering its yellow, skeletal body were brown armor-like sections over its chest, shoulders, forearms, and knees. There were three toes on each foot, each of which had a white claw. Two of the toes face forward, while one faces backward. It wielded a silver spoon in each hand.
It was Alakazam and it was a tier 1 king-rank Pokemon.