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]

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.