Starmie and Steelix are unable to battle. The winners are Garchomp and Leavanny. Green side, please choose out your next Pokémon."
Ash checked his CommuniDex's stopwatch function. "Wow, two minutes and forty-two seconds, you really did keep your word, Leavanny."
"Of course. Do you really think I'll go back on my word like those traitors?" Leavanny looked at him incredulously, as Misty and Brock sent out Gyarados and Sudowoodo respectively.
"No, of course not." Ash laughed. "Now, why don't we give others a chance?"
"Whatever you say, Ash." Leavanny replied as Ash returned him.
"You can understand Pokémon language?" Cynthia asked. She had decided to stick with Garchomp.
"All of us can." Ash answered shortly.
"It looks like Champion Red has decided to switch Pokémon. What would he send out next?" Ken wondered.
"Roserade, lend me your aura!" Ash summoned the Bouquet Pokémon.
"Battle begin!" Evan said.
"Gyarados, use Dragon Dance!" Misty called out. She'll need to raise her Gyarados' Attack and Speed.
"Sudowoodo, let's use Rock Throw!" Sudowoodo slammed its thin forelegs into the ground, making rocks fly towards Roserade and Garchomp.
"Garchomp, use Dragon Claw to slice through the rocks!"
"Roserade, use Petal Blizzard to blow the rock pieces back to Sudowoodo!"
The rocks was sliced through into smaller pieces, and Roserade used Petal Blizzard to blow it back to Sudowoodo.
"Gyarados, use Thunder on the rocks before it hits Sudowoodo!" Gyarados started to charge up a Thunder.
"Oh, no you don't. Garchomp, use Sandstorm to lower Gyarados' accuracy!" Garchomp kicked up a sandstorm just as Gyarados was about to launch its move. It missed the rock pieces, and Sudowoodo was hit, dealing some damage.
"Garchomp, now hide in the Sandstorm and use Dragon Rage on Sudowoodo!" Garchomp obeyed, and it hit Sudowoodo, but Sudowoodo managed to get up.
"While the Sandstorm is on, Roserade, use Toxic Spikes, and blow the Sandstorm away from you using Petal Blizzard again." Roserade threw the Toxic Spikes at the opponents' side while they were obscured by the Sandstorm, and used Petal Blizzard to blow the Sandstorm away from her. Unfortunately, she overdid it a little, and blew the Sandstorm away from everyone.
"Now's our chance, Gyarados! Use Hyper Beam on Roserade!" Misty commanded.
"Use Grass Whistle, Roserade!" Roserade put one of her hands into her mouth and blew on it, producing a soothing melody. The musical notes hit Gyarados, and it fell to the ground, asleep, and the Hyper Beam was fired towards the ground.
"Gyarados, wake up!" Misty called out.
"Leader Misty attempts to wake Gyarados up, but to no avail. Will this be the end?" Ken commented.
"Sudowoodo, use Swagger on Garchomp!" Sudowoodo crossed its arms and looked Garchomp in an intimidating manner while glowing red, causing Garchomp to be confused as its Attack sharply rises.
Seeing that Misty's Gyarados is still asleep, Ash told Roserade to hit Garchomp on the face, since Gyarados can't get in the way. She obeyed, and Garchomp was snapped out of its confusion.
"Thanks, Red. Now, Garchomp, use Surf!"
"Sudowoodo, use Rock Slide to absorb the water!"
The Surf overpowered the Rock Slide, and Surf hit his Sudowoodo, finally fainting it.
"Sudowoodo is unable to battle!" Evan declared, as Brock retuned his Sudowoodo.
"Roserade, use Shadow Ball on Gyarados!" Ash decided to finish this round once and for all.
"Garchomp, use Flamethrower to power up the Shadow Ball!"
The Shadow Ball and Flamethrower combined, and the Shadow Ball glowed with an orange light around it, leaving orange and dark purple trails behind it, as it hit the still sleeping Gyarados, engulfing it in a purplish orange explosion. It could have passed as a Coordinator's appeal in the Grand Festival, as it looked rather pretty. Gyarados had swirls for eyes, indicating it is knocked out.
"Gyarados is unable to battle! Green side, please send out your last Pokémon."
"You lowlifes! How dare you hit a Sleeping Pokémon?" Misty yelled.
"Gee, Misty, do you expect an opponent to wait for your Pokémon to wake up before they strike? This is a battle you know, you can't be like 'Wait! Let's wait for my Pokémon to wake up before we fight!' Battles go on no matter what status condition your Pokémon acquired during battle." Ash replied calmly.
"He's right. Besides, we don't want to waste time, and there are others who want to battle." Cynthia added.
"Alright, Roserade, great job." Ash complimented.
"Thanks, Ash." Roserade blushed as she was returned to the Pokeball.
"Togekiss, I choose you!" He sent out the final evolved form of Togepi.
"So, I get to battle now?" Togekiss chirped happily.
"Yes, help me take them down, won't you?" Ash grinned.
"Anything for you."
"Garchomp I think it's time for you to rest." Cynthia said.
"Sure thing." Garchomp said, although only Ash can understand it. Cynthia switched her Pokémon out, and replaced Garchomp with Spiritomb.
Misty snarled at them, and sent out her last Pokémon, Politoed, while Brock sent out his Marshtomp. However, as soon as their feet touched the floor, they glowed purple, indicating they are poisoned. There is also a pressurized expression on them for a second, which meant that Spiritomb is exerting its Pressure.
"What th-?" Misty and Brock shouted in shock. "How?"
'I nearly forgot about the toxic spikes I placed. Oh well.' Ash shrugged.
"It looks like Champion Red's Toxic Spikes are in effect! Champion Red is always one step ahead in battle!" Ken cried, to audience's cheers.
"Ugh, no matter! Politoed, use Hypnosis on Togekiss and Garchomp!" What Misty failed to notice was Politoed seemed to need more energy than usual to execute the move.
"Togekiss, use Metronome!" Togekiss waved its arms back and forth until they begin to glow white, and performed Safeguard, protecting from Hypnosis.
"Spiritomb, use Shadow Sneak!" Spiritomb extended its shadow towards Marshtomp.
"Dodge it, Marshtomp, and use Earthquake!"
"Sorry, Brock, no can do. Togekiss, use Sunny Day to help power up Shadow Sneak!" Togekiss increased the intensity of the sunlight, and caused multiple shadows to appear and stretch out from Spiritomb. Although Spiritomb wasn't able to hit Marshtomp, it unintentionally hit Politoed. Politoed staggered backwards, glowing purple.
"Politoed, snap out of it! Use Scald!" Misty was desperate for this to end.
"Togekiss, counter with Psychic!" The Scald Attack was blasted back to Politoed.
"Spiritomb, use Curse on Marshtomp!" As a Ghost type, Curse works differently. Instead of cutting Speed to raise Attack and Defense, it slowly loses ¼ of its maximum HP at the end of each turn, at the expense of half the user's HP. Spiritomb had a pained look on its face, which meant that its HP has been cut by the move.
Brock gritted his teeth. He only had at most four moves left before Marshtomp's health depletes to zero. Also, there's the Poison condition to consider.
"Marshtomp, use Blizzard!"
"Politoed, use Scald one more time!" Although Politoed was tired from the energy drain and poison, it still charged up a Scald. The attacks combined, and it became water bullets.
"Spiritomb, use Ominous Wind!"
"Togekiss, use Hyper Beam!"
The Hyper Beam was covered by Ominous Wind, and the Hyper Beam was shrouded in purple. The combination was enough to overpower the water bullets, and hit Misty's and Brock's Pokémon. Since they were poisoned and pressurized (and cursed in Marshtomp's case), both of them fainted.
"Marshtomp and Politoed are unable to battle. The winners are Champion Cynthia and Champion Red!"
The crowd went nuts, and was cheering for the winners. Misty and Brock glared at them before returning their Pokémon and left.