The top 8 was finally over. Tomorrow the semifinals and the finals, as well the 3rd place match will take place. The pairings for the semifinals will be announced tomorrow.
Wes was already briefing his Pokemon about the matches that will take place tomorrow.
Wes: Ok everyone. That's all. Tomorrow i expect you to give it your all.
All of the Pokemon nodded and roared in excitement. They were ready to crash their respective opponents. The most excited of the bunch were Espeon, Umbreon and Charmeleon. They were the only ones, that had no appearances on this tournament. At the briefing, their trainer had informed them, that they will get 1 match each.
Wes then went to sleep early, as he needed to be at his top condition for the final 2 rounds of the tournament. The night past quietly, and the sun started to rise up. At around 09:00 o'clock, Wes woke up. After eating some breakfast, Wes immediately left for the stadium.
Inside the stadium the crowd was already cheering out loud, fully hyped up for the for the 4 matches remaining, for the finale of the tournament.
Commentator: Morning everyone. Welcome to the Semifinals of the Vermilion Double Tournament. After a day of waiting lets announce the pairings.
The commentator started immediately to hype the crowd even more.
Commentator: Ok. For the first match we have Leaf VS Wes!!! So the second pairing is our own rookie star of Vermilion City Aster, against the grandson of the world famous professor Oak. GARY OAK!!!!!.
The crowd started to cheer even more. Some people in the stands, started to bet for the winner of the whole event. Some others rushed at the Bar to buy coffee and snacks to enjo,y while watching the battles. While others run to the toilet to make sure that they won't have to go when the fights are under way. Of course the majority of the crowd was cheering for Aster. After all he was from the same city as the majority of them.
Commentator: What do you thing Lt.Surge about the upcoming round?
The commentator immediately asked the special guest of the event about his thoughts.
Surge: I can't wait for the matches to begin. I am also very happy since all three of the trainers i had my eye on managed to reach this stage.
The Commentator immediately caught on the piece of info that Lt.Surge spelled out.
Commentator: Oh i see. So which, are the three trainers you had your eyes on.
Surge: The second match has two of them. One is of course our young star Aster. After all as a trainer from Vermilion City, i know a lot about him. Of course his opponent is also a very powerful. If someone thinks, that he only is the grandson of someone famous, they will get a very bad awakening when they battle him. I had a very enjoyable match with him and i know for certain that Aster must fight with all his got. It will an epic match for sure.
Lt.Surge said, his last phrase with a light chuckle at the end.
Commentator: I see. So what about the final one?
Surge: I will keep it to myself for a bit ,after all I'm sure that i will see that trainer at the finals. After all that is the trainer i believe that has the chance to win the whole event.
Commentator: Ok then. Let's everyone welcome two trainers from Pallet Town. Leaf and Wes.
Surge: Three trainers from Pallet Town are in the top 4. This time Pallet Town for sure, gave birth to a lot of genius trainers. Ha Ha Ha.
The Commentator welcomed the contestants of the next battle to the stage. When a literal bomb was thrown towards hin from the special guest,
Commentator: Wow. You are totally right. The townspeople of Pallet Town, must feel very proud of their young talents.
At that moment both Wes and Leaf reached their corners. The referee immediately told them to realise their Pokemon.
Wes: Charmeleon. Magnemite take the stage.
Leaf: Ivysaur. Weepinbell. Come on out.
Leaf's POV:
A few minutes earlier:
Leaf was preparing for the fight with Wes in her waiting room.
Leaf: Ok Ivysaur. Weepinbell. You are my strongest Pokemon. This match is all up to you. Let's crush Wes in this fight.
Ivysaur: Ivy Ivy Ivysaurrrr!
Weepinbell: Bell bell.
Both Pokemon immediately nodded to their trainer.
" Everything is ready. Now all that's not accounted for, is only a small thing. The evolution of that Eevee of Wes. If he evolved it into a Flareon, this fight will be a lot of trouble."
Leaf took some deep breaths to calm herself down.
Then the time, to come up to the stage, finally arrived. Leaf climbed up the stairs, stood on her corner, and right opposite from her, she could see a blue clothed white haired youth.
The announcer called them out to summon their Pokemon. Leaf. immediately summoned her two best Pokemon, on the stage.
Leaf: Ivysaur. Weepinbell. Come on out.
Wes: Charmeleon. Magnemite take the stage.
Then the Pokemon of both trainers appeared on their respective corners.
Charmeleon: CHAAAAAAARR!!!!!!!!!
Leaf: WHAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!?
Leaf screamed, fully surprised, at what she was seeing right Infront of her eyes. Except the already reaveled Magnemite, a Charmeleon with visible scars on its body, radiating a lot of fighting intent, could be seen.
" How? How? How is this possible? He hasn't only caught an Ivysaur, but also a Charmeleon!!! Also, why does it look like, its a bit stronger than the one Daisy has?"
But unbeknownst to her, she wasn't the only shocked Person at the appearance of Charmeleon.
AT THE STANDS:
Daisy: Impossible!!!!!!!
Gary: How???
Gary and his sister Daisy were on the stands watching the upcoming fight. The moment Wes called out his Charmeleon, they were both shocked.
Daisy: Damnit!!! Both an Ivysaur and a Charmeleon.
Gary: This lucky pank.
Daisy: What do y... Brother are you sweating???
Daisy turned to ask her brother about his thoughts, but when she saw some drops of sweat on his face, she got immediately worried. After all her brother was always full of confidence and pride.
Gary: Don't worry. it's just that i don't now what to expect now. This is his Sixth reaveled Pokemon. Knowing that he also has his first Pokemon Eevee, that hasn't appeared yet, is just too shocking.
Daisy: You are right. After all this Charmeleon appears to be, as strong as mine.
Gary: Its not only that. If you take into account his already reaveled Pokemon, you will see what i mean.
Gary let at a sigh and he continued his explanation.
Gary: Electric Type Magnemite. Water Type Staryu and a Fire Type Charmeleon and to top it all off, an Ivysaur as a Grass Type. If we take those Types into account, its impossible to find any information about that Eevee.
Daisy: I see. So there's a high chance that this Eevee has evolved into an Espeon, Umbreon, Glaceon or even a Sylveon.
Gary: Or he has a duplicate Typing on his team. Damnit. Now if i face him, he made my Pokemon selection very difficult and confusing.
WES POINT OF VIEW:
As Gary and Daisy were discussing about his Pokemon the match finally began.
Wes had checked out the summary of Ivysaur and Weepinbell again to make sure that there won't be any surprises.
Ivysaur: female LV 30 Ability: Chlorophyll Item: no
Moves: Tackle, Growl, Bide (Baby), Reflect (Baby), Leech Seed, Vine Whip, Razor Leaf (Tutor), Ingrain (Tutor), Power Whip (Tutor), Growth,.
Weepinbell: female LV 27 Ability: Chlorophyll Item: no
Moves: Vine Whip, Power Whip (Baby), Weather Ball (Baby), Growth, Razor Leaf (Tutor), Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Acid.
Leaf: Ok. Ivysaur. Weepinbell use Sleep Powder.
Wes: Protect. Then Flamethrower on Weepinbell, Charmeleon. Magnemite, Metal Sound on Ivysaur.
Both Ivysaur and Weepinbell immediately after hearing the order of their trainer realised a lot of polen. The green domes enveloping, the Charmeleon and Magnemite didn't allow even a little bit of the powder to pass through. Then suddenly Charmeleon lunched its Flamethrower Move towards Weepinbell. Weepinbell got directly hit by the attack and was knocked backwards. Magnemite on the other hand realised a sound wave towards Ivysaur. Ivysaur got hit by the Metal Sound Move of Magnemite but it took no damage instead its SPDef Stat got lowered by two stages.
Leaf: Ivysaur use Growth. Weepinbell use Weather Ball.
Wes: Magnemite Metal sound again. Charmeleon dash towards Ivysaur and use Scary Face.
Charmeleon immediately after hearing the order Wes gave, run towards Ivysaur. Ivysaur was enveloped by a white light increasing its Atk and SPAtk stat by one stage. Magnemite again launched its Metal Sound lowering again the stats of Ivysaur. Because of this Magnemite suffered a direct shot from Weepinbell's Weather Ball, receiving negligible damage in return. Charmeleon as it got closer to Ivysaur, its eyes shined with a red gleam, lowering the Speed Stat of both of Leaf's Pokemon by 2 stages.
Wes: Charmeleon Flamethrower. Magnemite move towards Charmeleon.
Leaf: Ivysaur Power Whip. Weepinbell use Stun Spore.
Charmeleon launched its Flamethrower Move towards Ivysaur.
Leaf: Ivysaur dodge!!!
Leaf seeing the Flamethrower coming closer to her Ivysaur, immediately ordered it to dodge the attack.
Wes: Magnemite now.
Suddenly Magnemite stopped moving towards Charmeleon, and it turned its face towards Ivysaur. Then a lot of red energy balls flew towards Ivysaur hiting it directly.
Ivysaur: IVYYYYYY!!!!!!!
Ivysaur screamed in pain, before fainting right away after that. With the -4 SPDef, Magnemite's Hidden Power-Fire was more than enough to defeat the Ivysaur. Wes had already briefed his Magnemite, that he wil have Charmeleon get closer to the target he decided. Then after the target dodged and Magnemite moved closer, Magnemite would spike it with its Hidden-Power Fire. The tactic worked like a charm, managing to get Leaf's ace in the end.
Then the Stun Spore Move of Weepinbell hit Magnemite. Inflicting it with the Paralisis status.
Leaf: NO Ivysaur!!!!!
Leaf returned her fallen Pokémon back to its Pokeball.
Wes: Charmeleon Flamethrower again and again and again. Magnemite Hidden-Power Fire 🔥 non stop.
Leaf: Weepinbell dodge and use Razor Leaf.
Then a chase and catch game began. Weepinbell tried to dodge, while Charmeleon and Magnemite attacked continuously. Some times Magnemite was unable to move thanks to its negative status effect. But Weepinbell was all alone, while facing two Pokemon that resisted it completely, while being unable to deal significant damage with its counter attacks.
Commentator: And we have a WINEEER!!!! Give your appulse towards Wes of Pallet Town.
After sometime, Weepinbell finally fell down. The commentator immediately announced the result of the match. Wes returned back his Pokemon back and left for the stands. Before returning back Magnemite, he gave it a Cherry Berry to heal its negative status effect. Leaf left for the for the healing room, to heal her defeated Pokemon.
Daisy: Leaf i have been searching for you.
As Leaf waited to receive her Pokemon back. Daisy called her out.
Leaf: I'm okay Daisy don't worry. I was only shocked at Wes having a Charmeleon also.
Daisy: I know. Gary actually got a bit worried. If he wins his match against Aster. He will have to face Wes on the finals.
Leaf: Well i for sure going to cheer for Gary.
Daisy: Of course you would.
The girls then continued to gossip for quite a while. On the other hand Garry with his Wartortle and Nidorino, was having the advantage against the Persian and Fearow of his opponent.
Wes was at the stands taking notes, since he would fight, the winner at the finals of the tournament. After some time Wartortle dealt the final blow to Fearow, giving Gary the win.
Commentator: Ok everyone. We will now have an hour long brake. After that we have the match of Aster VS Leaf for the 3rd place placement match. And right after that we have the two shining stars of Pallet Town. Gary Oak and Wes Williams for the finals. Let's see who will leave with the crown.
WES TEAM:
1: Espeon: female LV 31 Ability: Magic Bounce Item: no
Moves: Tackle, Growl, Tail Whip, Sand Attack, Detect (Baby), Stored Power (Baby), Hidden Power-Fire (Baby), Quick Attack, Double Kick (Tutor), Bite, Swift, Protect (TM), Refresh, Confusion, Psybeam, Future Sight, Helping Hand (Tutor), Ally Switch (Tutor), Psych Up, Hyper Beam (Tutor).
2: Umbreon: male LV 32 Ability: Synchronize Item: no
Moves: Tackle, Growl, Helping Hand, Curse (Baby), Wish (Baby), Sand Attack, Pursuit, Quick Attack, Double Kick (Tutor), Hyper Beam (Tutor), Confuse Ray, Protect (TM), Payback (Tutor), Feint Attack, Charm (tutor), Foul Play (Tutor), Screech, Detect (Tutor), Sucker Punch (Tutor).
3: Nidorino: male. LV 30 Ability: Poison Point Item: no
Moves: Lear, Peck, Sucker Punch (Baby), Head Smash (Baby), Focus Energy, Double Kick, Protect (TM), Horn Attack, Bubble Beam (Tutor), Helping Hand, Thunderbolt (TM).
4: Ivysaur: male LV 30 Ability: Chlorophyll Item: no
Moves: Tackle, Growl, Swords Dance (Baby), Seed Bomb (Baby), Leech Seed, Vine Whip, Sleep Powder, Protect (TM), Razor Leaf, Sweet Scent, Power Whip (Tutor), Growth.
5: Butterfree: female LV 31 Ability: Compound Eyes Item: no
Moves: Tackle, String Shot, Harden, Electroweb, Gust, Protect (TM), Confusion, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Psybeam, Silver Wind, Supersonic, Safeguard, Bug Buzz.
6: Charmeleon: male LV 31 Ability: Solar Power Item: no
Moves: Scratch, Growl, Ancient Power (Baby), Dragon Pulse (Baby), Belly Drum (Baby), Ember, Smokescreen, Metal Claw (Tutor), Dragon Rage, Scary Face, Protect (TM), Mega Punch (Tutor), Mega Kick (Tutor), Flamethrower (Tutor).
7: Staryu: LV 29 Ability: Natural Cure Item: no
Moves: Harden, Tackle, Teleport (Baby), Recover (Baby), Rapid Spin, Water Gun, Icy Wind (Tutor), Psywave, Swift, Bubble Beam, Signal Beam (Tutor), Rain Dance (TM), Protect (TM), Thunderbolt (TM).
8: Magnemite: LV 29 Ability: Magnet Pull Item: no
Moves: Tackle, Supersonic, Gravity (Baby), Shock Wave (Baby), Thunder Shock, Thunder Wave, Magnet Bomb, Light Screen, Magic Coat (Tutor), Sonic Boom, Discharge (Tutor), Mirror Shot, Metal Sound, Protect (TM), Hidden Power-Fire (Tutor), Thunderbolt (TM).