Mr. Coleman was impressed at how well trained Chuck's Pokémon seemed to be. He called over to the other man who was at the entrance with him to see what they thought.
Four more figures showed up and Shiranui recognised two of them as his mother, Mizumi Tsukiko and his father, Kaika Tsukiko. The other two were two of his father's Pokémon: a Charizard, Hokage and a Greninja he had battled named Mizukage. "Hi son," Mr. Tsukiko greeted. "Mum, Dad, Hokage, Mizukage!" Shiranui exclaimed in shock as well as glee, "I wasn't expecting you lot to show up here." "Scott informed us that you were about to beat the Battle Frontier," replied Mrs. Tsukiko, "So we decided to come here to the Battle Pyramid to cheer you on." "Thanks," said Shiranui.
Sashia phone beeps once again which made her chuckle softly as she said "Nope, looks like you guys were right the first time, it in the indigo Plateau. Guess they sent me the location of the Johto contest instead of of the Kanto contest". It was then she acknowledge Liam family as she waved to them.
Once all of the introductions were done between The Colemans, The Tsukikos, and the party, Scott than introduced the Pyramid King Brandon. He had a stern look on his face. Brandon apologized for being late, but he visiting a friend who lives in town that he hadn't seen since a chance encounter near Snowpoint City in Sinnoh. Pyramid King Brandon welcomed the heroes to the Battle Pyramid. He explained that it would be a full six on six battle where only the challenger can substitute. Brandon took his place in the red corner, while Liam took his in the green.
“Ninjask, I need your assistance!” Brandon called. “Jiriya! Its time to Shine!” Liam called. The two Pokémon emerged, ready to battle.
“Ninjask, Double Team!” Brandon ordered. “Double Team as well.” Liam ordered. Both Pokémon began to dash around the arena fast enough to make copies of themselves. Ninjask’s speed boost triggered, making it faster. “Shadow Ball!” Brandon called. “Aerial Ace!” Liam called. The many Jiriyas quickly charged at the Ninjasks, dealing great damage to it. They than hit the Jiriya copies, and the real one with the Shadow Balls. Liam ordered a Water Shuriken and it was enough to KO the Ninjask. Brandon praised Ninjask for the good work, and commented that Jiriya was well trained.
“Dusknoir! I need your assistance!” Brandon called. “Jiriya, take a break, Grimm, Its time to shine!”
“Shadow Punch!” Liam called while Brandon called for Shadow Ball. Grimm punched the other ghost’s attack, making it fly off in another direction. Grimm kept moving and hit the other Dusknoir. Brandon had his Dusknoir grab Grimm while he was close and used Ice Punch, freezing Grimm. While Grimm was frozen, he was hit with Hex. It was a critical hit, and Grimm was heavily injured. Brandon was again impressed.
Liam recalled Grimm and sent out Blissey. Brandon was surprised to see Blissey called out. Being a normal type, Blissey wouldn’t be able to hit Dusknoir with a STAB move, nor would Dusknoir.
“Toxic!” Liam called. Blissey hurled a blob of poison at the Dusknoir. Dusknoir retaliated with a Fire Punch. Blissey took the hit. Toxic sapped some of Dusknoir’s health. Dusknoir used Thunder Punch, and paralyzed Blissey. “Refresh.” Liam called. Blissey cured herself of the paralysis and Toxic sapped more health from Dusknoir. “Use Ice Punch.” Brandon ordered. “Dodge!” Liam ordered. Blissey managed to sidestep the attack and used Softboiled to heal herself. Toxic sapped even more health away from Dusknoir. Brandon ordered a Destiny Bond, knowing that the poison would likely take Dusknoir this turn. Liam ordered Healing Wish. Blissey knocked herself out to fully restore the next Pokémon to come out, who would be Grimm. Dusknoir was KO’d, and swapped out for Registeel.
“Registeel, I need your assistance!” “Grimm, Its time to shine!”
Register was ordered to use Thunderbolt. Dusknoir used Shadow Sneak. Both moves hit the target. Liam called for Curse. Grimm cut his health to curse the Registeel. Register than finished Grimm off with Iron Head.
“Smaug, its time to shine!” Liam called as his Charizard emerged from the Luxury Ball.
Liam activated the Mega Ring, and Smaug Mega Evolved into Mega Charizard Y. An intense sunlight filled the arena. Registeel was afflicted by the curse, and then hit by Smaug’s Flamethrower. Registeel was KO’d and swapped out for Solrock.
Goodra fired off a Flamethrower, which got a lucky hit on the Regice. Regice used Ice Beam and hit Goodra. Goodra used Dragon Pulse, which hit very well, despite the type disadvantage. Regice was ordered to use Ice Beam, but missed and Goodra fired off another Flamethrower. Regice next used Frost Breath. It was a critical hit and KO’d Goodra.
Liam wanted Jiriya to cover the battlefield in as thick of a smokescreen as he could. He didn’t want Regice to see Jiriya coming. Brandon was surprised at the order, seeing as such would keep Liam from seeing as well and realized that he must have some sort of strategy. Liam closed his eyes and began to focus on Jiriya’s presence. “Power up Punch 30 degrees to your right!” Liam called. Inside the smoke, Jiriya hit the other Pokémon. Brandon called for a Lock On. Liam next ordered a Night Slash. Jiriya managed to hit, but Brandon ordered a Hammer Arm, which was Super Effective since Jiriya just became Dark type. Jiriya went flying out of the smoke and was KO’d. When the smoke dispersed, it was found that it was in fact a double KO, leaving them both with a single Pokémon.
“Regirock! I need your assistance!” “Deoxys, its time to shine!”
Brandon called for Zap Cannon, while Liam called for Shadow Ball. Deoxys morphed into his Attack form and flung the attack, getting hit by Zap Cannon and paralyzed. Brandon called for Iron Defense and Liam had Deoxys use Pycho Shift, to give his status condition to the Regirock. Brandon called for an Ancient Power, which connected. “Use Agility!” Liam called. Deoxys morphed to his speed form and began to move around at an accelerated pace. Regirock used Lock on as a target appeared on Deoxys’ body. Deoxys flung a Shadow Ball which hit. Regirock used Ancient Power again. Deoxys had lost a good amount of health, and Liam ordered it to Recover. Regirock’s paralyzed condition forced it to skip its turn. Liam had Deoxys use Agility again while Brandon effectively made it irrelevant with another Lock On. Brandon than ordered Regirock to use Superpower. “Counter!” Liam ordered. Deoxys stayed in his Attack Form and began to glow with a red aura. When Regirock slammed its fist onto Deoxys, he was sent flying backward and was KO’d. Deoxys was barely holding on, and Liam was named the winner. Brandon presented him with the Brave Symbol.
It was Shiranui's turn to battle Brandon and after he took his place in the green corner, the battle was on.
"Solrock, I need your assistance!" Brandon called. "Bakeru, I choose you!" Shiranui called. Brandon's Solrock and Shiranui's Mimikyu (Zoro in Illusion) made their appearances.
"Solrock, Zen Headbutt!" Brandon ordered. "Bakeru, Dark Pulse!" Shiranui ordered. The disguised Zoroark converted his nasty thoughts into power and threw the orb-like cluster of dark rings at Solrock with a shadowy claw that protruded from underneath his rag. The attack struck home and the damage was a more than the amount expected from a perceived lack of a STAB boost. Solrock took heavy damage and with its body glowing with iridescence, charged at Zoro. Solrock scored a hit and Zoro feigned the loss of his "Disguise" while in reality, the attack was ineffective. Brandon, thinking (rightly so) that the "Mimikyu" was a Dark-type, switched tactics. "Solrock, Stone Edge!" "Bakeru, Night Daze!" Zoro put his Speed to work and conjured a dome of crimson dark energy that quickly rippled outwards, engulfing Solrock before it could ready its next attack. When the dark energy dissipated, Solrock was on the ground knocked out. "Solrock, return; Ninjask, I need your assistance!" "Bakeru, return; Boukun, I choose you!" Brandon switched out his Solrock and sent his Ninjask out while Shiranui switched his disguised Zoroark for his Tyrantrum.
"Ninjask, X-Scissor!" "Boukun, Head Smash!" Ninjask flitted in and gave Boukun an X-shaped slash with his claws and quickly retreated. When Boukun started charging, Ninjask flitted back and forth to try and dodge the Tyrantrum's attack. "On your 10!" Shiranui ordered and Boukun changed his course. As he had predicted, Ninjask flitted right into Boukun's path and took a full-force headbutt, getting knocked out from the hit. Boukun's Rock Head ability made him immune to recoil damage. "Ninjask, return!" Brandon called back the downed Ninjask. "You got lucky with that hit," stated Brandon. "Wrong, Brandon," Shiranui rebutted, "To beat a ninja, you have to think like a ninja and I am very good at that! Of course, Boukun here is a prehistoric juggernaut." "Well, in that case, let's see if your Tyrantrum can handle this opponent," Brandon shot back, "Registeel, I need your assistance!"
Shiranui scanned the metallic golem. "Registeel, the Iron Pokémon. Registeel has a body that is harder than any kind of metal. Its body is apparently hollow. No one has any idea what this Pokémon eats."
"Registeel, Lock-On!" "Boukun, Stealth Rock!" The Tyrantrum conjured some rocks and fired them into Brandon's side of the battlefield. Registeel's seven eyes glowed as the titan took aim. "Registeel, Superpower!" "Boukun, Earthquake!" Boukun gave the battlefield a sumo stomp and Registeel was shaken for a decent amount of damage. Registeel glowed with a cyan aura as the metallic titan charged in and backhanded Boukun for a bit more damage than the Tyrantrum dealt, suffering a drop in Attack and Defence. "Registeel, Lock-On!" "Boukun, Fire Fang!" Boukun charged in with his jaws on fire while Registeel's eyes glowed once more. The Tyrantrum delivered a strong bite that didn't dent Registeel's carapace, but the golem did feel the damage. "Registeel, Zap Cannon!" "Boukun, Protect!" Boukun stood his ground and conjured his protection shield while Registeel conjured a ball of electricity and fired it. The electricity struck the shield. "Registeel, Superpower!" "Boukun, Earthquake!" Boukun stomped the ground again and the tremors shook Registeel for more damage. Registeel, charged in and chopped Boukun on the snout, scoring a critical hit and dealing enough damage to knock the dinosaur king out. "Boukun, return; Yoto, I choose you!" Shiranui switched out his Tyrantrum and sent out his Aegislash.
"Registeel, use your Earthquake!" "Yoto, Sacred Sword!" Yoto changed to his Blade Forme before his blade glowed a bright cyan. The Aegislash shot out and slashed Registeel for a coup de grâce. Registeel fell over with a mighty crash. "Registeel, return; Dusknoir, I need your assistance!" "Yoto, return; Bakeru, I choose you!" Brandon switched out his Registeel and sent in his Dusknoir, who took damage from the Stealth Rock. Yoto returned to his Shield Forme and settled to his spot on Shiranui's back while Shiranui sent out his Mimikyu (Zoro in Illusion) for another round.
"Dusknoir, Focus Blast!" "Bakeru, Night Daze!" The disguised Zoroark conjured his crimson energy field and engulfed Dusknoir for major damage. Dusknoir conjured a ball of bright turquoise energy and threw it at Zoro. The attack struck home and in the ensuing explosion, Zoro lost his Illusion and in his true form, slowly got up. "I had a feeling you used a Zoroark in this battle and now there it is," stated Brandon, "Dusknoir, Brick Break!" "Zoro, Night Slash!" Zoro charged in and gave Dusknoir a Z-shaped Night Slash right where it hurt. Dusknoir barely survived the hit and in retaliation gave Zoro a karate chop that knocked the illusionist out. "Zoro, return; Yoto, I choose you!" Shiranui recalled his Zoroark and Yoto drew himself out from Shiranui's back for another round.
"Dusknoir, Pain Split!" "Yoto, Shadow Ball!" Yoto changed to his Blade Forme and conjured an orb of shadow energy in his non-shield cloth before throwing it at Dusknoir. Dusknoir dodged the attack and while glowing a nasty crimson colour, shared its pain with Yoto. "Dusknoir, Trick Room!" "Yoto, Shadow Ball once more!" Yoto conjured and threw another Shadow Ball at Dusknoir and this time, Dusknoir was hit for enough damage to knock it out. "Dusknoir, return; Regice, I need your assistance!" Brandon switched out his Dusknoir and called out a second Legendary Titan, who got a lot of damage from the Stealth Rock.
Shiranui scanned the icy golem. "Regice, the Iceberg Pokémon. Regice cloaks itself with frigid air of –200°C. Things will freeze solid just by going near this Pokémon. Its icy body is so cold, it will not melt even if it is immersed in magma."
"Regice, Blizzard!" "Yoto, Sacred Sword!" Yoto shot out towards Regice with his blade glowing cyan and gave Regice a slash that Regice barely survived. Regice summoned a blizzard that was cold enough to condense nitrogen to a liquid and scored a point-blank hit that left Yoto frozen solid. "Regice, Earthquake!" "Yoto, Shadow Claw!" Yoto was still frozen as Regice jumped into the air and shook the ground on landing. Yoto was shaken and rattled and the damage was enough to cause the Aegislash to revert to his Shield Forme and clatter onto the ground. "Yoto, return; Bakeru, I choose you!" Shiranui switched out his Aegislash and sent out the real Bakeru.
"Regice, Avalanche!" "Bakeru, Play Rough!" Bakeru charged at Regice and like out of a cartoon, gave the icy titan a beating with his tail while cloaked in star-studded dust. A crash was heard and when the dust cleared, Regice was on its back knocked out. "Regice, return; Regirock, I need your assistance!" Brandon sent out the last Legendary Titan and Regirock only got a little bit of damage from the Stealth Rock.
Shiranui scanned the rocky titan. "Regirock, the Rock Peak Pokémon. Regirock's body is composed entirely of rocks. Recently, a study made the startling discovery that the rocks were all unearthed from different locations."
"Regirock, Iron Head!" "Bakeru, Will-O-Wisp!" The Mimikyu conjured some ghostly flames and sent them after Regirock, but the titan dodged the attack and slammed its head down on Bakeru, scoring a critical hit. Bakeru was knocked out. "Bakeru, return; Saisei, I choose you!" Shiranui switched his Mimikyu out and sent in his strongest Pokémon: the legendary Mewtwo.
"Regirock, Stone Edge!" "Saisei, Grass Knot! Mega Ring activate!" Shiranui activated his Mega Ring and Saisei glowed with the power of Mega Evolution whilst shrinking in size. The glow subsided and Saisei was now a Mega Mewtwo Y. While Regirock charged towards Saisei, the Mega Mewtwo Y used its psychic powers to conjure a rope of grass that caused Regirock to trip over and fall with a mighty crash, suffering heavy damage. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall," Saisei quipped as Regirock slowly got up, readied a Stone Edge and gave Saisei a rocky sucker punch, "You're in for it now, rocks-for-brains!" "Regirock, Giga Impact!" "Saisei, finish it off with Psychic!" "My sentiments exactly!" Saisei acknowledged. The Mega Mewtwo Y's eyes lit up as it used its psychic powers on Regirock. Regirock couldn't take the onslaught and fell over with a second crash, this time without getting up.Shiranui was victorious and Brandon awarded him the Brave Symbol.
Now that both of them had beaten all of the facilities, Scott told them that for winning, they are eligible to become Frontier Brains themselves. Liam thanked Scott for the offer, but wasn't ready to stop traveling yet. Liam's father congratulated them on winning. He gave Liam a Luxury Ball which held a gift for him. Liam thanked his father.
"Thanks Chuck. " Liam said. Brandon mentioned that he heard from Scott that they were going to the Grand Festival next and offered to take them to The Indigo Plateu. Liam said that he'd appreciate it.
"Same here," added Shiranui, "If the contests here in Kanto were anything to go by, the Grand Festival will be much more of a challenge than back at Hoenn."
Brandon said they could leave as soon as he got to the cockpit. "You mean this thing moves?" Liam's father asked. "Indeed it does." Scott replied. Soon enough, The Battle Pyramid took flight and landed at the Indigo Plateu. They still had some time until the Festival Began. The local Joy gladly helped them register for the Grand Festival and Pre-Register for the regional tournament. Since Shiranui was the reigning Champ, he had access to a spectator's box for use during both competitons. He would not be particpating, but would simply face the winner of the tournament, providing they had beat the Elite Four members: Will, Koga, Bruno, and Karen. liam was registered for both and went to work on his appeal for the festival. He had two weeks to get it down.