Pokémon League

The huge doors slam closed behind me. In this massive cathedral-like hall are four open doors, my best guess would be that each of the elite four are behind them. I pick the first one to my right, an elevator takes me directly up to an arena.

Well met, challenger! Verily am I the Elite Four’s famed blade of hardened Steel, Wikstrom!

- Hey.

‘Sup.

Before we engage in combat let us both give our word that our contest shall be fair and honourable.

- Oh, OK?

Excellent! Ready? En garde!

Go Klefki!

- Go Velen!

- Let’s give all we’ve got from the start!

I raise my arm, the keystone on my wrist and Velen glow in unison as he transforms.

- Substitute!

Torment!

Klefki insults Velen’s sense of style, making him unable to repeat the same move twice in a row. Velen channels some of his energy into forming a dummy copy of himself in the arena.

- Swords dance!

Spikes!

Klefki scatters spikes all around my side of the arena while Velen builds strength. I also start to feel pumped up with excitement.

- Earthquake!

Spikes!

Klefki continues to shower my side of the arena with spikes, Velen stomps on the ground to trigger an earthquake which somehow shakes kelfki into unconsciousness.

Go Probopass!

- Brick break!

Earth power!

Velen leaps from behind his substitute and from overhead he strikes probopass with the side of his palm. Probopass is so sturdy it barely manages to hold on and then unleashes an upheaval on Velen’s substitute, shattering it. My hand starts to throb a little, like I just tried to karate chop a building or something.

- Earthquake!

Wikstrom opens a bottle of full restore. Velen triggers another earthquake causing Wikstrom to briefly lose balance and drop the bottle.

- Brick break!

Wikstrom opens another bottle, Velen leaps at him and smacks it out of his hand.

Using full restores in battle? So much for honourable combat!

- Earthquake!

Earth power!

Velen stomps probopass on it’s head with his earthquake triggering foot, driving it into the ground and causing several aftershocks.

Go Aegislash!

- Substitute!

King’s shield!

Aegislash bolsters it’s defences while Velen builds another substitute.

- Earthquake!

Sacred sword!

Before aegislash can change stances it falls into a gap in the floor opened by another one of Velen’s earthquakes.

Go Scizor!

- Brick break!

Iron head!

Velen darts around his substitute and chops scizor in the back of the neck, knocking it out cold.

I am undone! Good Sir, you are indeed our equal–and worthy to enter this lofty hall! Go now, and face your next opponent!

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Kalos…

Bah! Where is he? He said he’d be right behind me.

Never mind, I can get all the glory myself and count it as repayment for helping me get my sister’s purrloin back!

I wish that green fairy told us exactly where the Pokémon League is though. That castle over there looks like a good place to start…