Okay, this is the chapter you have all been waiting for: Ash vs. Tobias!

Arkarian23: Well, I'll see what I can do about the 'super-overpowered' thing, well as for the others, I guess I can't really do anything about it, sorry if you don't like where the direction this story is going.

Pokemon Logic: Every attack causes explosions.

Chapter 18: Champion Cup Finale Part 1

The stadium cheered as both Ash and Tobias, supposedly two of the strongest trainers alive to go all-out against each other. They walked out of their lockers, each shooting the other competitive glances, saying they would not hold back.

"Today, we have two of the world's best trainers, Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, in the Red corner and Tobias from The Chosen Eight, in the Green corner!" The crowd's cheer was deafening, it was like the whole world was watching.

"Now, before you face off, is there anything you want to say to each other?" Tobias walked up to the stage and announced, "I know you took down Team Rocket, it was very impressive, but you need more than that to defeat me. I hope you are prepared for a climactic battle, Ash." Tobias nodded and walked down the stage. Ash then walked up the stage.

"I am ready, Tobias. I hope you are ready too. To let you all know, I have only brought one of my six strongest, and that is not Frostfire or Rayquaza! I figured I must at least not use legendaries over here..." The crowd murmured some speeches, some calling Ash a cocky brat, while some others said he has dignity.

"Are the two corners ready?" Both of them nodded, while each grabbing a pokeball.

Each of them threw a pokeball at the same time, Tobias released the golem of steel, Registeel, while Ash released Blastoise.

"Begin the match, Registeel vs. Blastoise!"

"Registeel, use Iron Head!"

"Blastoise, try to grab it and then use Hydro Cannon!"

Registeel charged towards Blastoise with a silver glow enveloping it, while Blastoise grabbed hold of Registeel, wincing a little, where its back cannons fired two extremely powerful blasts of water, sending Registeel all the way back, but to nobody's surprise, Registeel appeared with only a few scratch marks on it.

"Registeel, now use Earthquake!"

"Blastoise, jump with Rapid Spin!"

Registeel stomped the ground and cracked it, as Blastoise jumped into the air with the help of Rapid Spin, while heading towards Registeel.

"Grab it and use Superpower!"

"Blastoise, switch into a Withdraw!"

Blastoise's spinning movements stopped and Registeel grabbed hold of Blastoise, with a blue glow, sent it crashing into the ground, with an explosion. When Blastoise came out, it was nearly unscathed, thanks to Withdraw.

"Blastoise, now use Hydro Pump!"

"Registeel, dodge it!"

Registeel, who was slow, could not dodge the onslaught of water coming towards it and got hit in the face, as it fell down onto the ground. Blastoise, even though it had a shell on its back, jumped back to Ash's side.

"Registeel, get up and use Zap Cannon!"

"Blastoise, counter it with Focus Blast and use another Hydro Pump!"

Registeel fired a ball of electric energy while Blastoise fired a blast of focused energy, the two balls of energy exploded and cancelled each other out, while Blastoise fired from its cannons two blasts of water which hit Registeel again, who fell down, but got back a few seconds later, looking a little bit worn out.

"Registeel, now use Flash Cannon!"
"Blastoise, finish it with the move we learned, Giga Impact!"

Registeel formed a steel beam and fired it straight at Blastoise, who was charging at it with gold and purple streaks enveloping it, Blastoise easily cleaved through the Flash Cannon, due to Registeel's weakened state, and crashed on it full force, signaling the end of the battle. Blastoise was standing with some scratch marks on it as the Flash cannon and the Superpower had done a number on him, but Registeel lay down and this time, did not get up.

"Registeel is unable to battle! Blastoise is the winner!"

"Registeel, you did well, return. Now, Go Rampardos!" Tobias sent out his Rampardos, who growled menacingly at Ash.

"Blastoise, think you can handle this Rampardos?"

Blastoise nodded and took an offensive position.

"Blastoise vs. Rampardos, begin!"

"Rampardos, let's start with a Head Smash!"

"Blastoise, try to stop it with a Hydro Pump!"

Rampardos charged towards Blastoise enveloping itself with a blue aura, while Blastoise tries to fire the blasts of water in an attempt to stop Rampardos, but to no avail. Rampardos slammed full force into Blastoise, Blastoise quickly recovered from the attack, firing another and weaker blast of water at Rampardos, who took the hit but shook it off.

"Rampardos, end it with a Thunderbolt!"

"Blastoise, try to stop it with a Hydro Cannon!"

Rampardos discharged a powerful bolt of electricity headed straight towards Blastoise, who was on the verge of fainting. Blastoise fired another two powerful shots of water which collided with the Thunderbolt, resulting in an explosion that did little damage to both parties. Blastoise could not take it anymore, and collapsed on the ground.

"Blastoise is unable to battle! Rampardos is the winner!"

"Blastoise, you did an awesome job there, Return. Go Sceptile!" Ash released Sceptile which was famous in the arena for its speed.

"Rampardos vs. Sceptile, begin the match!"

"Rampardos, this one is speedy, use Flamethrower on the ground!"

"Sceptile, quick! Use Sunny Day and then jump on Rampardos's head!"

Rampardos let loose a powerful stream of flames which hit the ground, making it red-hot. Sceptile jumped into the air just before the flames hit and fired a white ball of energy into the sky, which made the sun shine brighter than usual, making the crowd squint their eyes because of the brightness, before landing on Rampardos's head. Rampardos tried to shake Sceptile off, but to no avail.

"Now Sceptile, jump into the air and use Solarbeam!"
"Rampardos, use Head Smash!"

Sceptile jumped into the air and absorbed the light necessary to fire the Solarbeam and fired it straight at Rampardos, who charged at it with a blue aura enveloping it once more. The two attacks collided as Rampardos was pushed back by the force of the explosion and crashed onto the ground, but got back up not a second later, few scratch marks evident on its head and back. Sceptile landed on the ground, but winced in pain due to the heat radiating from it.

"Sceptile, now use Leaf Blade!"
"Counter with a Hammer Arm!"

Sceptile's arms enveloped themselves in green while Rampardos's arm covered in white. Both attacks collided and resulted in a large explosion, temporarily blinding everyone. When the dust cleared, Sceptile and Rampardos were both barely standing, glaring at each other before their legs finally gave way and they fell with a thud.

"Both pokemon are unable to battle! Will the two trainers send out their next pokemon?"

"Rampardos, great work, return. Go Heatran!"
"Heatran, eh? Sceptile, you were great, return. Go Tyranitar!" Ash released his massive pseudo-legend, his eighth strongest while Tobias released his Heatran.

"Tyranitar vs. Heatran, begin the match!"

"Heatran, use Fire Blast!"

"Tyranitar, counter with Stone Edge!"

Heatran released red-hot flames in the shape of a stick figure at Tyranitar while Tyranitar shot a dozen of sharp rocks at Heatran, these two attacks passed each other and hit their respective targets, Heatran who growled a little while Tyranitar just snorted.

"Heatran, now use Earthquake!"

"Tyranitar, you use Earthquake as well!"

Both pokemon slammed their feet on the ground, sending massive tremors as both collided, resulting in equal force and damaging the other, Heatran taking more damage as it is four times weak to ground.

"Heatran, return. I need you for later. Go Lucario!"

"You have a Lucario as well... Tyranitar, use Fire Blast!"

"Lucario, use Force Palm!"

Tyranitar released flames the shape of a stick figure while Lucario evaded the blast, out of harm's way, and slammed its energy-infused fist at Tyranitar, who roared in frustration and pain from the quad-effective attack.

"Tyranitar, grab hold of it and use Superpower!"

"Lucario, dodge it!"

Tyranitar enveloped itself with a blue aura and grabbed hold of the unsuspecting Lucario and sent it crashing head-first into the ground. Lucario then jumped out of the crater and to Tobias's side.

"Lucario, try an Aura Sphere!"

"Tyranitar, use Dragon Pulse!"

Lucario fired a blue orb of aura and fired it at Tyranitar, while Tyranitar fired a green orb of draconic energy from its mouth and sent it at Lucario. Both attacks collided and cancelled each others out.

"Tyranitar, use Dark Fire Blast!"
"Lucario, use Close Combat!"

Lucario got behind Tyranitar and attempted to punch it repeatedly, but Tyranitar figured its plan out and fired the Dark Fire Blast directly at Lucario, making it shout in pain from the overwhelming attack.
"Tyranitar, now use Earthquake!"

"Lucario, use Close Combat once more!"
Tyranitar slammed its legs on the ground once again, this time hitting Lucario, who growled in pain and Lucario punched Tyranitar with what seemed like a thousand times a second, before Tyranitar fell onto the ground, getting up a few seconds later, panting heavily.

"I guess that's that. Lucario, use Aura Sphere!"
"Not yet, Tyranitar, use Dark Hyper Blast!"

Lucario fired an Aura Sphere, while Tyranitar fired a dark orange stick-figure shaped blast of fire, that easily nullified the Aura Sphere and hit Lucario full force, before Tyranitar fell down with a thud.

"Tyranitar is unab-"

Lucario, after the attack, it proved too much for it as it fell down as well.
"Both pokemon are unable to battle! May both trainers send out their next pokemon?"
"Lucario, you did great, return. Now go Heatran!" Tobias sent out Heatran for a second appearance.
"Tyranitar, you did magnificently, return. Go Floatzel!" Ash sent out Floatzel who gave a grin, it was going to have a challenge.

"Heatran vs. Floatzel! Begin the match!"
"Floatzel, use Rain Dance!"

"Heatran, use Solarbeam!"

Since it is sunny, Heatran fired the Solarbeam with ease, nearly hitting Floatzel as it shot the blue orb into the air and rain started to fall, activating Floatzel's Swift Swim ability and increasing its water moves' power.

"Heatran, use a Flash Cannon!"
"Floatzel, four Water Pulses in the four directions!"

Floatzel shot four balls of water at Heatran in an amazing speed, thanks to its ability, while Heatran only managed to take out one Water Pulse with its Flash Cannon, while being hit by the others, roaring in pain.

"Heatran, now use Dig!"

"Floatzel, aim a Hydro Pump down the hole Heatran is digging!"

Heatran dug a hole at an amazing speed, despite its weight, and Floatzel shot a torrent of water straight down the hole, but a few seconds later, Heatran charged towards Floatzel with and Iron Head, Floatzel grunting in pain from the onslaught.

"Floatzel, fire a Water Pulse!"
"Heatran, quick, counter with Flamethrower!"
Floatzel formed a ball of water and sent it at Heatran before it had the chance to release its flames, scoring a direct hit on its face, it shaking it off and landing on the ground, a few scratch marks evident on its body.

"Heatran, now use Flash Cannon!"

"Floatzel, use Aqua Pulse!"

Heatran opened its mouth and then fired a silver energy beam headed towards Floatzel, who formed a Water Pulse and enveloped it with a Aqua Jet. Both attacks collided with an explosion, and the Aqua Pulse hit Heatran in the face for another time. Heatran was now on the verge of collapsing, its eyelids drooping.

"Heatran, use Magma Storm!"

"Floatzel, counter by using Hydro Pump!"
Heatran fired a giant spiral of flames towards Floatzel, while Floatzel fired a torrent of water that collided with the Magma Storm. Both attacks resulted in an explosion, and when the dust cleared, Heatran could not take it anymore and collapsed due to fatigue.

"Heatran is unable to battle!"

"Good job Heatran, you did a great job, return. Go Bastiodon!"

I swear, I do not know how long I'm going to spend on this chap, but its long enough to make me split it into two parts. So the next chapter's pretty much nearing the end of the story, after the next one there's probably six or seven more, and this story is done. Just giving you all the heads up.

-Mega T-Rex