this is the run, we are invincible

[domeinion]

[The days are here, and the Battle Park is all done up for the show. Banners with a weird shield-like symbol announce the Dome-tide tournament, and everything is organized in an orderly fashion. Everyone who signed up will be directed to their place and given a free water and name tag, and spectators will get a program detailing all the matches and locations.

The prizes are... well, something that a weird nerd would think are good prizes. First prize gets a Nugget, second a bunch of EXP candy, and third and fourth get literally just 30 Ulternian Poké Balls each. She had to be talked out of giving you textbooks.

select your team, b yourself, and have fun!]



[HOW IT WORKS

The bracket was seeded with characters who were signed up on the thread linked above for the month's plotting post! Since there were 10 teams and thus four people would have had to play an extra round, I gave those slots mainly to people who signed up multiple characters. You can find the bracket here with all the results, which were done via RNG.

The matches can be threaded out on the post in their toplevels according to the RNGed results, or can be skipped, depending on player preference. There will be a toplevel for rounds 1, 2, 3, and 4, and another for general spectating.

ICly, this runs on the 12th, but backtags until whenever are fine as always! This is a player-run event, so if you need anything, let me know!]

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[goingallout]

Once returning to his position, Ash had already decided on who to send out next. Pikachu may be out, but he still has four other Pokemon (and one paralyzed bird) that he's sure are raring to go.

"Infernape, I choose you!"

The fire-type lets out a roar upon making his appearance. And seeing that Gold wasted no time to make his next move, Ash could see what he could do to counter this move.

"Dig your way through the ground, Infernape!" he ordered.

Infernape then quickly dug open a hole on the ground and tunneled through the underground, completely missing those lights. For a short time, the Pokemon is completely hidden, and it's unknown where he'll come out and strike. And if Gold makes his next move, Ash gives out another command.

"Now! Mach Punch!"

A fist suddenly burst from the ground underneath Mateo's feet, slugging it towards the Umbreon's stomach.

1/2

[gold_drum]

Dig? Aw, crap. Gold never knows how to deal with that.

Mateo's Confuse Ray fizzles into nothing, and both Pokemon and trainer look around the battlefield, trying to see where Infernape will reappear from.

"Uh, when it pops up again, Quick Attack!" Gold commands.

Mateo nods and gets ready, but in the next moment the Mach Punch knocks him off his feet and into the air.

Gold gasps as he watches Mateo get flung up in the air, then land with a thud and a puff of sand. Mateo twitches, kicking up some sand, but doesn't get up again.

"Ahh... Dang it," Gold says, gritting his teeth, then exhaling a breath to calm himself. "You did good, Mateo." He recalls the Umbreon into his Pokeball.

2/2

[gold_drum]

Now, which Pokemon should he send out next? He takes a calculating look at Infernape. Fire-type for sure, and uses fighting-type moves. He knows which Pokemon he wants to send out, but... Is now the right time? Umbar's already fatigued after the last two matches... Ah, whatever, he'll have to send him out eventually anyway.

"Come out, Umbar!"

The Lugia appears above the field, spreading his wings in a magnanimous fashion.

"Aeroblast!" Gold calls out, pointing at Infernape.

Umbar gathers a ball of energy in his mouth and releases it, blasting Infernape with a beam of concentrated wind energy.

[goingallout]

As Ash praised his Infernape for a job well done, the celebrations died down real fast when Gold sent out his next Pokemon. Ash's mouth opened agape. Both he and his Infernape marvelled at the Lugia at first, really feeling the pressure of his presence -- the same kind he felt when he saw Umbar being used in Gold's previous matches.

And before he could even utter even a single word, Infernape was instantly blown away by Umbar's attack, flying away from the field until he hits the ground. Luckily he managed to pick himself back up, but had sustained a lot of damage from that attack that his flaming mane began to burn brighter and bigger -- activating its ability, Blaze.

Then he formed a smirk on his face, as a sudden boost of confidence filled him.

"I was hoping you'd send your Lugia out!" Ash said excitedly, "Use Flamethrower!"

Infernape then breathed out a large jet of fire towards Lugia's direction.

[gold_drum]

Gold grins when he sees Ash's reaction. That sense of awe whenever he brings out Umbar always gives Gold a rush, a feeling of power, and pride in his Pokemon.

He should've expected Ash's Pokemon wouldn't go down that easily, and he really should've expected Ash would just get excited at the chance to face Umbar. Gold's grin tightens into something a little more feral, more teethy.

Oh, this is fun. This is why people like Pokemon battles so much, isn't it? Because there's people like Ash out there, whose enthusiasm is infectious.

Umbar grimaces at the Flamethrower, but holds his ground, or rather, remains in the air, using his wings to protect himself.

"Umbar! Gust!" Gold commands. He has a feeling Umbar's fatigued from so many Aeroblasts in these last few battles, so he'll use a quick lighter attack to give him time to breathe. And hopefully, it should blow away some of Infernape's flames too.

The Lugia flaps his wings to blow a gust of wind at Infernape, which inevitably blows some sand in the air as well.