The boy standing opposite Alice ran his fingers across his belt of Pokeballs, eyeing her carefully. Three. He had three choices to pick from while she only had Celia. She knew that if her opponents type countered Celia's then the battle would be lost in a matter of minutes and so would the prize. She clutched her Pokeball in her hand as her opponent finally settled on one of his Pokeballs.
"On my right Alice Kyte." The presenter shouted from the side of the arena "And her opponent today Kyle White" There were scatterings of applause and cheers from the crowd as the presenter raised his hands "contestants, go!" He screamed and before Alice could really think, she was arcing her arm and tossing her Pokeball into the arena.

A small grin began to play on Alice's lips as the bursts of light scattered and Celia stood opposite a particularly small looking Sandshrew.
"Grit, use Dig!" Her opponent was quick on his feet, issuing his first command within instants of the battling beginning. Alice's heart pounded in her ears and her mouth was dry. A long series of facts and figures she had absorbed over the time flashed through her mind as she tried to find something she had read that would help her in this situation. Finally, she found something, but before she could speak the ground near Celia erupted and the rival Pokemon jumped out, striking Celia and sending her soaring into a nearby boulder.

"Oooh, that's a strong hit from Kyle's pokemon" The announcer's voice taunted Alice "But Alice's Swinub is still standing and ready for the counter attack." Celia stood, obviously reeling from the blow but still far from being out of the fight.
"Celia, use odour sleuth!" Alice shouted, met by a murmur from the audience. She knew that the move was more often used against ghost Pokemon, but she had spent ages with Celia and knew that her Pokemon's sense of smell excelled and if she could keep track of the location of the Sandshrew, the battle would be their's.
"Use dig again Grit!" Kyle barked. Obediently, his Pokemon scurried underground, leaving Celia standing alone near the edge of the ring. 

Alice allowed herself a quick glance at her opponent to find him smugly staring back. She knew that he believed the match was his which only meant that he hadn't figured out her plan. Alice glanced back at the field and focused, squinting her eyes and murmuring to herself. Her mind raced as she crunched a series of numbers in her head, using her opponent's previous attack to figure out the timing on the current one.
"Celia, jump now!" She yelled out quickly. Her pokemon reacted with lightning reflexes, hopping out of the way just in time to see the Sandshrew leap out of the ground next to it "Now! While it's vulnerable, attack with Powder Snow!" An icy blast erupted from the nose of the pig Pokemon, strong enough to send the Sandshrew hurtling into a nearby patch of water.

"Sandshrew has lost the will to battle!" The announcer cried out "Alice brings it back to move onto the next round" Alice finally let out a breath she hadn't been aware she was holding as she called Celia back into her Pokeball.
"Holy crap girl, you were amazing." She murmured to her Pokeball, clipping onto her belt and removing her goggles. The tournament was far from over, but she couldn't stop smiling all the same. She took a few excited steps away from the arena and dashed towards the healing station. One down, but the others wouldn't go down without a fight.

((I may have gone a little overboard on post length...))