“Good Morning,” Ry called out as Zak came out of his room in the PokeCenter. Ry, currently was wearing a white apron, and making pancakes in the small kitchen the Center provided for its guests.
Zak raised and eyebrow. “What happened? Why are you so cheerful this morning. Yesterday, you were totally bummed out.” Zak said, taking a seat at the table and releasing his two Pokemon. The Snover and Piplup happily have a cry of joy as they sat down, ready to eat. Currently, Fuego, Splashy, and Jet, were all trying to do something productive and help Ry cook. Jet would slice up the berries, that would be added to the pancake batter. Fuego, was setting up the table, and Splashy was getting everyone drinks. Fuego had already lit a kettle and was making Roserade Tea, which was a specialty in Alola.
“I guess I had a revelation or something. It's no big deal, I'm over the whole thing.” Ry said as he poured in the batter for the next pancake.
Soon a big breakfast of Pecha Pancakes and Roserade Tea, was done. Both boys and their pokemon dug in, enjoying the meal. Midway through the meal, Zak decided to bring something up.
“Did you hear about the tournament?” Zak asked after swallowing a bite of pancake. He watched as Ry took a sip of his tea, before Ry flashed one of his classic grins.
“Sweet. Sounds cool. When is it?” The boy asked, before beginning to work on his third pancake.
“Well it's actually this afternoon.” Zak began. “Sign ups closed yesterday, and I took the liberty to sign us both up. Yesterday, you seemed pretty bummed and I thought that would cheer you up.”
Ry swallowed and looked at Zak. “Seriously! You signed us up? That is so sweet! We can totally test our skills.”
“And the winner gets a super rare Pokemon Egg. That would be a pretty cool prize to win.” Zak said, off in his own head.
“Zak, snap out of it. We should probably head to the stadium. What time does this thing start?” Ry said snapping his fingers. He then stood up and began to collect plates.
“About 1 o’clock, so we should get there at about noon, to prepare,” Zak said checking his watch.
--1:00 p.m.--
“Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the Jubilife Cup. We hold this tournament every year to celebrate the city’s birthday, and to have a good time. So without further ado, let's get this thing rolling. We have 32 contestants here today. So after four rounds, we will have a winner. And this year, the winner will receive this fabulous mystery Pokemon Egg. Contestants, on the screen, your first match ups will be shown. It shall be a single battle with two Pokemon on each side. So let's spin that machine and get our matchups!”
The announcer was full of vigor and readied the randomizer as it paired off trainers on the large screen. All 32 contestants were lined up inside the stadium, seeing who they would be mup against.
Soon the battles got underway, and some were very heated. After about 3 battles, it was Zak turn to battle. He was up against a girl named Alicia Monroe. He stepped forward onto the battlefield, and immediately felt queasy. He had never really battled with this big of a crowd.
The Alicia came onto the field. Unlike Zak, she was enjoying the cheers of the crowd, milking it all up. The referee took his position and the battle had officially begun.
“Go Frost!” Zak shouted tossing out the Pokeball that contained his Grass and Ice type. As the Frost Tree Pokemon stretched his arms up, a snowy gust of wind brushed through the arena with a loud whistle. Then hail began to fall towards the ground. “That's Frost's ability Snow Warning. When he comes out to battle, he whips up massive hailstorm.” Zak exclaimed, quickly forgetting about the crowd.
“C'mon Crunch!” Alicia shouted tossing the Pokeball into the air. In a flash of white, the Houndoom burst forward, giving a menacing snarl. “Crunch use Flamethrower!” The Houndoom opened his mouth to bellow searing hot flames towards Frost.
“Protect!” Zak instinctively shouted as Snover raised his arms, and was surrounded by a pale energy. The flames crashed against the barrier, and soon both faded away. It was good Zak did that. A Fire type attack, would not only do 2x but double that, 4x damage.
“Now, attack with Razor Leaf!” Zak shouted. This battle wouldn’t be easy, considering his massive type advantage. Snover waved his arms sending sharpened spinning leaves in the direction of Houndoom.
“Fire Fang!” Alicia shouted, quickly ready to disperse the attack. Crunch jumped up with his mouth in flames, and bit at the leaves, burning them up instantaneously. However some bounced against the Houndoom’s body, doing a small about of damage.
Zak winched. This was bad. Alicia seemed to doing pretty well, and was beginning to get the crowd’s favor. It was time to step things up.
“Icy Wind!” Zak shouted. Frost opened his mouth and a wave of cold snowy wind rushed out and flew towards Crunch . The Houndoom didn’t even flinch as the attack hit him, sliding past him.
“Flamethrower, once more. Finish this now!” Alicia commanded. The Houndoom fired another blast of spinning heat towards the Snover. The flames hit hard, knocking the Grass and Ice Type away, knocking it out.
“Return Frost. Now go, Emperor!” Zak shouted, quickly recalling the Snover and replacing him with his Piplup.
“Bubble Beam!” Zak shouted, hoping to turn this battle around. He already was at a two to one disadvantage, and Crunch, had taken very little damage. But Zak still had a few tricks up his sleeve. Emperor wiped his head, back then forward, and fired a barrage of bubbles that charged towards the Houndoom. Crunch tried to leap out of the way, but he seemed to be a bit too slow and the bubbles hit his rear end, send him into and tumble.
“Dark Pulse!” Alicia shouted. Crunch arched his back and fired a dark purple blast of shadowy energy towards Emperor.
“Dodge with Peck!” Emperor launched himself into the air, doing somewhat of a somersault to dodge the attack. Then he flew towards Crunch from above, in a dive formation and his beak glowing with a white energy.
Emperor crashed into the Houndoom’s back, knocking it out.
“He should have been able to dodge that. What happened? “ Alicia asked aloud, returning him to his pokeball.
“Icy Wind also lowers speed. I used it for that reason, because I knew it wouldn't hurt him that much.” Zak said proudly as she got her next Pokemon ready.
“Go Hurricane!” Alicia shouted sending out her final Pokemon. The Pidgeotto flapped his wings and gave a loud screech, signaling he was ready to begin the battle. “Wing Attack!”
Hurricane rushed forward, with his wings spread out and glowing white. “Emperor, Dodge!” Zak shouted hoping to avoid the hit. However it didn't really work, and Emperor was battered by the left wing. The little water type crashed and skidded across the ground.
“Are you okay?” Zak shouted towards his fallen Pokemon. Emperor stood up, gave a nod, and growled at Hurricane. Of it was one thing the little Pokemon hated, was being disrespected and stood up. Now it was time to get serious.
“Pound!” Zak shouted as the Piplup rushed forward, with his left flipper raised, ready to smack the enemy Pokemon. Emperor jumped up and slapped Hurricane across the face before quickly landing 9n the ground.
“Quick Attack!” Hurricane did a dive bomb, rushing towards Emperor, slamming into him right before he pulled up quickly back into the air.
“Finish this with Bubble Beam!” Zak shouted. Emperor fired another barrage of bubbles that flung themselves towards Hurricane. They made their mark, knocking out the bird Pokemon.
“Good battle,” Alicia said returning the Pidgeotto back to his Pokeball.
Zak gave a shy nod, and rushed over to hug Emperor. “We did it. We are so winning that egg. Even if it means, battling and beating Ry.”
Zak raised and eyebrow. “What happened? Why are you so cheerful this morning. Yesterday, you were totally bummed out.” Zak said, taking a seat at the table and releasing his two Pokemon. The Snover and Piplup happily have a cry of joy as they sat down, ready to eat. Currently, Fuego, Splashy, and Jet, were all trying to do something productive and help Ry cook. Jet would slice up the berries, that would be added to the pancake batter. Fuego, was setting up the table, and Splashy was getting everyone drinks. Fuego had already lit a kettle and was making Roserade Tea, which was a specialty in Alola.
“I guess I had a revelation or something. It's no big deal, I'm over the whole thing.” Ry said as he poured in the batter for the next pancake.
Soon a big breakfast of Pecha Pancakes and Roserade Tea, was done. Both boys and their pokemon dug in, enjoying the meal. Midway through the meal, Zak decided to bring something up.
“Did you hear about the tournament?” Zak asked after swallowing a bite of pancake. He watched as Ry took a sip of his tea, before Ry flashed one of his classic grins.
“Sweet. Sounds cool. When is it?” The boy asked, before beginning to work on his third pancake.
“Well it's actually this afternoon.” Zak began. “Sign ups closed yesterday, and I took the liberty to sign us both up. Yesterday, you seemed pretty bummed and I thought that would cheer you up.”
Ry swallowed and looked at Zak. “Seriously! You signed us up? That is so sweet! We can totally test our skills.”
“And the winner gets a super rare Pokemon Egg. That would be a pretty cool prize to win.” Zak said, off in his own head.
“Zak, snap out of it. We should probably head to the stadium. What time does this thing start?” Ry said snapping his fingers. He then stood up and began to collect plates.
“About 1 o’clock, so we should get there at about noon, to prepare,” Zak said checking his watch.
--1:00 p.m.--
“Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the Jubilife Cup. We hold this tournament every year to celebrate the city’s birthday, and to have a good time. So without further ado, let's get this thing rolling. We have 32 contestants here today. So after four rounds, we will have a winner. And this year, the winner will receive this fabulous mystery Pokemon Egg. Contestants, on the screen, your first match ups will be shown. It shall be a single battle with two Pokemon on each side. So let's spin that machine and get our matchups!”
The announcer was full of vigor and readied the randomizer as it paired off trainers on the large screen. All 32 contestants were lined up inside the stadium, seeing who they would be mup against.
Soon the battles got underway, and some were very heated. After about 3 battles, it was Zak turn to battle. He was up against a girl named Alicia Monroe. He stepped forward onto the battlefield, and immediately felt queasy. He had never really battled with this big of a crowd.
The Alicia came onto the field. Unlike Zak, she was enjoying the cheers of the crowd, milking it all up. The referee took his position and the battle had officially begun.
“Go Frost!” Zak shouted tossing out the Pokeball that contained his Grass and Ice type. As the Frost Tree Pokemon stretched his arms up, a snowy gust of wind brushed through the arena with a loud whistle. Then hail began to fall towards the ground. “That's Frost's ability Snow Warning. When he comes out to battle, he whips up massive hailstorm.” Zak exclaimed, quickly forgetting about the crowd.
“C'mon Crunch!” Alicia shouted tossing the Pokeball into the air. In a flash of white, the Houndoom burst forward, giving a menacing snarl. “Crunch use Flamethrower!” The Houndoom opened his mouth to bellow searing hot flames towards Frost.
“Protect!” Zak instinctively shouted as Snover raised his arms, and was surrounded by a pale energy. The flames crashed against the barrier, and soon both faded away. It was good Zak did that. A Fire type attack, would not only do 2x but double that, 4x damage.
“Now, attack with Razor Leaf!” Zak shouted. This battle wouldn’t be easy, considering his massive type advantage. Snover waved his arms sending sharpened spinning leaves in the direction of Houndoom.
“Fire Fang!” Alicia shouted, quickly ready to disperse the attack. Crunch jumped up with his mouth in flames, and bit at the leaves, burning them up instantaneously. However some bounced against the Houndoom’s body, doing a small about of damage.
Zak winched. This was bad. Alicia seemed to doing pretty well, and was beginning to get the crowd’s favor. It was time to step things up.
“Icy Wind!” Zak shouted. Frost opened his mouth and a wave of cold snowy wind rushed out and flew towards Crunch . The Houndoom didn’t even flinch as the attack hit him, sliding past him.
“Flamethrower, once more. Finish this now!” Alicia commanded. The Houndoom fired another blast of spinning heat towards the Snover. The flames hit hard, knocking the Grass and Ice Type away, knocking it out.
“Return Frost. Now go, Emperor!” Zak shouted, quickly recalling the Snover and replacing him with his Piplup.
“Bubble Beam!” Zak shouted, hoping to turn this battle around. He already was at a two to one disadvantage, and Crunch, had taken very little damage. But Zak still had a few tricks up his sleeve. Emperor wiped his head, back then forward, and fired a barrage of bubbles that charged towards the Houndoom. Crunch tried to leap out of the way, but he seemed to be a bit too slow and the bubbles hit his rear end, send him into and tumble.
“Dark Pulse!” Alicia shouted. Crunch arched his back and fired a dark purple blast of shadowy energy towards Emperor.
“Dodge with Peck!” Emperor launched himself into the air, doing somewhat of a somersault to dodge the attack. Then he flew towards Crunch from above, in a dive formation and his beak glowing with a white energy.
Emperor crashed into the Houndoom’s back, knocking it out.
“He should have been able to dodge that. What happened? “ Alicia asked aloud, returning him to his pokeball.
“Icy Wind also lowers speed. I used it for that reason, because I knew it wouldn't hurt him that much.” Zak said proudly as she got her next Pokemon ready.
“Go Hurricane!” Alicia shouted sending out her final Pokemon. The Pidgeotto flapped his wings and gave a loud screech, signaling he was ready to begin the battle. “Wing Attack!”
Hurricane rushed forward, with his wings spread out and glowing white. “Emperor, Dodge!” Zak shouted hoping to avoid the hit. However it didn't really work, and Emperor was battered by the left wing. The little water type crashed and skidded across the ground.
“Are you okay?” Zak shouted towards his fallen Pokemon. Emperor stood up, gave a nod, and growled at Hurricane. Of it was one thing the little Pokemon hated, was being disrespected and stood up. Now it was time to get serious.
“Pound!” Zak shouted as the Piplup rushed forward, with his left flipper raised, ready to smack the enemy Pokemon. Emperor jumped up and slapped Hurricane across the face before quickly landing 9n the ground.
“Quick Attack!” Hurricane did a dive bomb, rushing towards Emperor, slamming into him right before he pulled up quickly back into the air.
“Finish this with Bubble Beam!” Zak shouted. Emperor fired another barrage of bubbles that flung themselves towards Hurricane. They made their mark, knocking out the bird Pokemon.
“Good battle,” Alicia said returning the Pidgeotto back to his Pokeball.
Zak gave a shy nod, and rushed over to hug Emperor. “We did it. We are so winning that egg. Even if it means, battling and beating Ry.”
