"Next up! Thomas Preston versus Alice Kyte!" The announcer shouted from the side of the arena, Alice took a deep breath and hurled Celia's Pokeball into the center of the ring. The small swinub stood before a large, tough looking Scraggy. Alice's mind instantly loaded a memory of a type chart she once saw that listed Pokemon's advantages and disadvantages. Her ice type Pokemon stood little chance against the Scraggy's fighting type. She could see from the look on her opponent's face that this was intentional. Alice took a deep breath and pulled her goggles down, the world slowing down around her as her mind raced. If the Scraggy landed a decent blow on Celia, the battle would be over and Alice would walk away with her tail tucked between her legs. That meant Alice and Celia needed to make sure that they never landed an attack.

"Celia! Attack with mud slap!" Alice shouted. Celia was slow, but by some miracle, the Scraggy was slower. Celia sprayed the fighting Pokemon with a wave of dirt, making it stagger back.
"Scraggy, don't let it distract you! Attack with Brick Break!" Her opponent shouted. The scraggy lumbered forwards, but Alice's plan seemed to be working. The Pokemon seemed dazed, finding it hard to see properly with dust and sand in his eyes. Celia easily shuffled out of the way of the attack. Alice knew that it was a strong start, but she also knew that there was no way that it would last. Now her opponent was aware of her plan, there was no way he would let her do it again. She had to think of something else. She had to figure out something new.

"Scraggy! use brick break again!" Her opponent yelled. It was obvious the Pokemon hadn't recovered properly and struck out with its tiny fist, Celia stepped out of the way with ease sending the rival Pokemon veering into a rock, breaking it into pieces with it's fist. Small shards of rock exploded around the arena and suddenly Alice had an idea.
"Celia!" She called out, her Pokemon looking up at her. She pointed to a point in the arena and the pig nodded, trotting as fast as she could to the indicated point. The Scraggy recovered quickly and was in pursuit within seconds.
"Use Mud Slap again Celia!" She shouted and her Pokemon obliged, spitting a cloud of dust into the air with her hind legs. The Scraggy tried to dodge, but was clipped by the cloud of mud.
"Come on Scraggy! Hit the thing! Use Brick Break" Her opponent yelled. Alice smiled cunningly as her opponent waltzed into her trap.

The Scraggy dived forwards, arm raised to deliver a powerful strike. Celia rolled out of the way and the Pokemon smashed into the rock she was standing before, sending the remains splashing into the water. The size of the boulder made quite the wave, flooding a part of the field.
"Now! Celia! Use Powder Snow, freeze the wave!" Alice shouted. A look of sudden panic flashed across her opponent's face as the Snorunt took a deep breath and breathed out a wave of icy wind, turning the falling water into shards of ice that rained down upon the Scraggy. The Pokemon looked tough, but the onslaught of hail was too much and the Pokemon was knocked out by one large lump of ice to the head.

"Remarkable! Alice and Celia win without taking so much as a single hit!" The announcer shouted. A wave of relief and excitement filled Alice. At first, she had never actually believed she could win the prize money, but now there was an actual chance. She only had one more opponent to defeat and now, she was ready.