Liam thanked Shiranui. The top 8 was as follows. In the next round, each trainer was allowed the use of four Pokemon each. 1 Ash Ketchum 3 Liam Coleman 5 Trevor Walton 7 RP 9 Tierno 12 RP 14 RP 15 Shiranui Tsukiko To begin, Ash called on Hawlucha. Liam sent out Swallow. [color=red]Liam[/color]-vs-[color=green]Ash[/color] [b][color=red]Swellow[/color][/b]-1-[b][color=green]Hawlucha[/color][/b] [color=red]?[/color]-2-[color=green]?[/color] [color=red]?[/color]-3-[color=green]?[/color] [color=red]?[/color]-4-[color=green]?[/color] "Hawlucha! Aerial Ace!" Ash called. "Swellow, Gust!" Liam called. Swellow was hit with the priority attack. Swellow then conjured the mini tornado and hit Hawlucha with it. "Flying Press." Ash called. "Air Slash!" Liam replied. Hawlucha knocked Swellow out of the sky. Swellow took to the sky again. She used her attack and Hawlucha crashed to the ground. Hawlucha stood back up. "Hawlucha, return." Ash said as he recalled the Wrestling Pokémon. "Pikachu, go!" "Pika!" Pikachu cried as he leapt into the battle. [color=red]Liam[/color]-vs-[color=green]Ash[/color] [b][color=red]Swellow[/color][/b]-1-[color=green]Hawlucha[/color] [color=red]?[/color]-2-[b][color=green]Pikachu[/color][/b] [color=red]?[/color]-3-[color=green]?[/color] [color=red]?[/color]-4-[color=green]?[/color] "Attract!" Liam called. Swellow winked at Pikachu as hearts appeared around Pikachu. Pikachu fell in love. "Pikachu, Electro Ball!" Ash called. Pikachu was immobilized by love. "Brave Bird!" Liam called. Swellow was engulfed in fire as she dive bombed into Pikachu. Pikachu took a great deal of damage. "Thunderbolt!" Ash called. Pikachu was able to get the attack off. Swellow had now taken significant damage. "Wing Attack!" Liam called. The attack hit Pikachu, and Static activated. "ELctro Ball Pikachu!" Ash called. The attack succeeded, and Swellow was KO'd. Liam switched her out for Garchomp. [color=red]Liam[/color]-vs-[color=green]Ash[/color] [s][color=red]Swellow[/color][/s]-1-[color=green]Hawlucha[/color] [color=red]Garchomp[/color]-2-[b][color=green]Pikachu[/color][/b] [color=red]?[/color]-3-[color=green]?[/color] [color=red]?[/color]-4-[color=green]?[/color] "Garchomp, Earthquake!" Liam called. Garchomp made a tremor in the ground. It was a critical hit and left Pikachu with little health left. "Pikachu, return!" Ash called. Pikachu walked back to Ash's side. "Glalie, go!" [color=red]Liam[/color]-vs-[color=green]Ash[/color] [s][color=red]Swellow[/color][/s]-1-[color=green]Hawlucha[/color] [b][color=red]Garchomp[/color][/b]-2-[color=green]Pikachu[/color] [color=red]?[/color]-3-[b][color=green]Glalie[/color][/b] [color=red]?[/color]-4-[color=green]?[/color] "Sandstorm!" Liam called. Gar chomp began to spin in place to stir up sand. "Ice Beam!" Ash called. Garchomp evaded the ice move (Sand 1) "Flamethrower!" Liam called. Glalie was hit by the jet of fire. "Blizzard!" Ash commanded. The attack hit Garchomp, who took significant damage. (Sand 2) "Fire Blast!" Liam called. The powerful fire attack hit its mark, scoring a critical hit and a KO. Ash sent out Greninja. [color=red]Liam[/color]-vs-[color=green]Ash[/color] [s][color=red]Swellow[/color][/s]-1-[color=green]Hawlucha[/color] [b][color=red]Garchomp[/color][/b]-2-[color=green]Pikachu[/color] [color=red]?[/color]-3-[s][color=green]Glalie[/color][/s] [color=red]?[/color]-4-[b][color=green]Greninja[/color][/b] "Dragon Claw!" Liam called. "Rain Dance!" Ash replied. The Sand was replaced with a downpour. Greninja got hit with the claw attack. (Rain 1) "Draco Meteor!" Liam called. "Water Shruiken!" Ash called. The priority water attack hit three times. Garchomp was KO'd and replaced by Hitmonchan. [color=red]Liam[/color]-vs-[color=green]Ash[/color] [s][color=red]Swellow[/color][/s]-1-[color=green]Hawlucha[/color] [s][color=red]Garchomp[/color][/s]-2-[color=green]Pikachu[/color] [b][color=red]Hitmonchan[/color][/b]-3-[s][color=green]Glalie[/color][/s] [color=red]?[/color]-4-[b][color=green]Greninja[/color][/b] (Rain 2) "Mach Punch!" Liam called. "Hydro Pump!" Ash ordered. Hitmonchan got to hit with his attack first. Greninja was hit square in the face. It then retaliated with a powerful water attack. (Rain 3) "Thunder Punch!" Liam called. The electrified punch hit Greninja, who used Ariel Ace, but missed. (Rain 4) "Ice Punch!" Liam called. "Ariel Ace!" Ash commanded. Both attacks hit, resulting in a double KO. Liam sent out Hydro the Blastoise, and Ash sent Hawlucha. [color=red]Liam[/color]-vs-[color=green]Ash[/color] [s][color=red]Swellow[/color][/s]-1-[b][color=green]Hawlucha[/color][/b] [s][color=red]Garchomp[/color][/s]-2-[color=green]Pikachu[/color] [s][color=red]Hitmonchan[/color][/s]-3-[s][color=green]Glalie[/color][/s] [b][color=red]Blastoise[/color][/b]-4-[s][color=green]Greninja[/color][/s] (Rain 5) "Ice Beam!" Liam called. The attack hit and KO'd Hawlucha. (Rain stopped) Ash sent out his final Pokemon, Pikachu. [color=red]Liam[/color]-vs-[color=green]Ash[/color] [s][color=red]Swellow[/color][/s]-1-[s][color=green]Hawlucha[/color][/s] [s][color=red]Garchomp[/color][/s]-2-[b][color=green]Pikachu[/color][/b] [s][color=red]Hitmonchan[/color][/s]-3-[s][color=green]Glalie[/color][/s] [b][color=red]Blastoise[/color][/b]-4-[s][color=green]Greninja[/color][/s] Liam smirked. "Now Hydro, MEGA EVOLVE!" Ash and Pikachu were shocked by the revelation, neither of them noticed the mega stone Hydro had. "Aura Sphere!" Liam called. Pikachu took a great deal of damage from the move. Liam explained that Mega Blastoise's ability was Mega Launcher, which gives aura and pulse moves a power boost. "Thunder!" Ash called. The Powerful attack hit Hydro, almost one showing Hydro. "Aura Sphere again!" Liam called. The attack hit and KO'd Pikachu, allowing Liam to continue. Trevor and Tierno both defeated their opponents, leaving one more battle in the top 8. [color=black][s]1 Ash Ketchum[/s][/color] 3 Liam Coleman 5 Trevor Walton [color=black][s]7 RP[/s][/color] 9 Tierno [color=black][s]12 RP[/s][/color] 14 RP 15 Shiranui Tsukiko