Jacob stretched his neck around his head as he took his position on one end of the field. The battlefield was larger than Jacob was used to, and it was surprisingly spacious. The ground was made of thick, dry mud and dirt, giving off a light brown look. In chalk, a large rectangle was drawn. One one end, stood Jacob and his Croagunk, Felix, at his side. The pokemon was looking up at Jacob as if looking for orders, but Jacob wasn’t giving any. Across the stadium, on the other side of a rectangle, stood another man. Taller than Jacob, he had brown hair, and a prepubescent-looking beard, despite obviously being in his twenties. To Jacob’s right, near the center of the stadium, stood a referee, wearing black and white stripes.
Around them were elevated seats, the stands. There weren’t many; just about five rows for people to sit in. The truth was, it was barely a stadium; the walls themselves only rose about 6 feet in the air. The stands rose higher, in fact. Even these few stands weren’t filled with people; not yet, anyway. It was only the first few rounds of the tournament, and the tournament would be going on for some time. This open-air battlefield was obviously a makeshift one; there were several all throughout Veilstone City. Jacob didn’t expect a large crowd for this battle, especially since it was only his first match.
Upon orders from the referee, Jacob reached for a pokeball from his belt, and he saw his opponent do the same. Simultaneously, both trainers released their respective pokeballs in the air, and in a flash, their pokemon appeared. On Jacob’s opponent’s side, a Drapion appeared. It was a large pokemon; Jacob hadn’t seen one in years, and he had forgotten how big they could get. On Jacob’s side, the flash revealed Zed, his Excadrill. The pokemon stretched happily as he was released. Zed has always had a passion for battling, but Jacob hadn’t used him in some time. The Drapion, however, towered over Zed, and Jacob was not a little worried that his pokemon might be outmatched.
With the wave of a flag, the referee began the battle.
“Drapion, use Venoshock!” the man on the other side of the stadium started. The Drapion opened its mouth and released a flood of purple poison heading straight for Zed. Jacob reacted quickly.
“Zed, use Drill Run!” The Excadrill pulled his arms together, and in a single push he jetted towards the Drapion. The attacks collided, and Excadill pushed through the poison liquid, slamming into the Drapion and sending the pokemon falling backwards. Zed ended his attack, opening up us arms and standing up. The Drapion lifted itself to its feet, and Jacob’s opponent barked another order.
“Drapion use Pin Missile!” Drapion raised its arms, pointing its hands at Zed and released a set of glowing white needles at Jacob’s Excadrill.
“Zed, dig!” Jacob shouted, but Drapion’s attack was too fast. The needles slammed into Zed, knocking him backwards. The ground pokemon flopped over at Jacob’s feet. Rolling onto his belly, Zed pushed himself up, and turned back towards his opponent. “Rock Slide!” Zed raised his arms, and above the Drapion rocks began to appear in the sky. They dropped down on top of the poison pokemon, smashing into it and kicking up a cloud of dust. Jacob didn’t wait, however, for his opponent to give his next order. “Zed, now use dig!” Zed quickly disappeared under the ground. As Jacob was able to see the Drapion, who had remained crushed under a pile of rocks, Zed popped up out of the ground, sending the Drapion flying out from beneath the rocks with great force. The Drapion dropped to the ground, and was struggling to move. Jacob’s opponent shouted something, but Jacob wasn’t listening.
“Zed, end this will Drill Run!” The pokemon assumed its drill position again and fired towards the fallen Drapion. The attack hit, and the Drapion was flung across the field again. It hit the ground hard, and fainted immediately.
“The winner is Jacob and his Excadrill!” The referee announced. A few muddled claps could be heard as Jacob walked over to Zed and patted him on the shoulder. It was a good win, and Zed had done well. He recalled his pokemon, and walked over to the bleachers. With Felix(Croagunk) following close behind him, he took a seat and prepared to watch the next battle. He wanted to see what he would be up against in the next rounds.
Around them were elevated seats, the stands. There weren’t many; just about five rows for people to sit in. The truth was, it was barely a stadium; the walls themselves only rose about 6 feet in the air. The stands rose higher, in fact. Even these few stands weren’t filled with people; not yet, anyway. It was only the first few rounds of the tournament, and the tournament would be going on for some time. This open-air battlefield was obviously a makeshift one; there were several all throughout Veilstone City. Jacob didn’t expect a large crowd for this battle, especially since it was only his first match.
Upon orders from the referee, Jacob reached for a pokeball from his belt, and he saw his opponent do the same. Simultaneously, both trainers released their respective pokeballs in the air, and in a flash, their pokemon appeared. On Jacob’s opponent’s side, a Drapion appeared. It was a large pokemon; Jacob hadn’t seen one in years, and he had forgotten how big they could get. On Jacob’s side, the flash revealed Zed, his Excadrill. The pokemon stretched happily as he was released. Zed has always had a passion for battling, but Jacob hadn’t used him in some time. The Drapion, however, towered over Zed, and Jacob was not a little worried that his pokemon might be outmatched.
With the wave of a flag, the referee began the battle.
“Drapion, use Venoshock!” the man on the other side of the stadium started. The Drapion opened its mouth and released a flood of purple poison heading straight for Zed. Jacob reacted quickly.
“Zed, use Drill Run!” The Excadrill pulled his arms together, and in a single push he jetted towards the Drapion. The attacks collided, and Excadill pushed through the poison liquid, slamming into the Drapion and sending the pokemon falling backwards. Zed ended his attack, opening up us arms and standing up. The Drapion lifted itself to its feet, and Jacob’s opponent barked another order.
“Drapion use Pin Missile!” Drapion raised its arms, pointing its hands at Zed and released a set of glowing white needles at Jacob’s Excadrill.
“Zed, dig!” Jacob shouted, but Drapion’s attack was too fast. The needles slammed into Zed, knocking him backwards. The ground pokemon flopped over at Jacob’s feet. Rolling onto his belly, Zed pushed himself up, and turned back towards his opponent. “Rock Slide!” Zed raised his arms, and above the Drapion rocks began to appear in the sky. They dropped down on top of the poison pokemon, smashing into it and kicking up a cloud of dust. Jacob didn’t wait, however, for his opponent to give his next order. “Zed, now use dig!” Zed quickly disappeared under the ground. As Jacob was able to see the Drapion, who had remained crushed under a pile of rocks, Zed popped up out of the ground, sending the Drapion flying out from beneath the rocks with great force. The Drapion dropped to the ground, and was struggling to move. Jacob’s opponent shouted something, but Jacob wasn’t listening.
“Zed, end this will Drill Run!” The pokemon assumed its drill position again and fired towards the fallen Drapion. The attack hit, and the Drapion was flung across the field again. It hit the ground hard, and fainted immediately.
“The winner is Jacob and his Excadrill!” The referee announced. A few muddled claps could be heard as Jacob walked over to Zed and patted him on the shoulder. It was a good win, and Zed had done well. He recalled his pokemon, and walked over to the bleachers. With Felix(Croagunk) following close behind him, he took a seat and prepared to watch the next battle. He wanted to see what he would be up against in the next rounds.
