Since, in the most technical of terms, the first complete battle has been fought, I'll take care of it now before I forget to count it.

[h3]Tantalus won a battle against Mikhail![/h3]

(I say that, but in this case, I'd say everyone lost..........)

[h3]For this victory, Tantalus (and only Tantalus, not his whole team) earns a level at the worst possible time![/h3] :magnum:

[u]These are the rules for a battle to qualify as a level-up:[/u]

#1 Two or more players must be directly involved in role-playing the battle. The GM counts as a player.

#2 The avatar or Pokemon to earn a level must have used at least one Pokemon move with the intent to harm or kill an enemy, or to defend itself or an ally.

#3 An enemy must have used at least one Pokemon move with the intent to harm or kill somebody on the avatar or Pokemon's side.

#4 A battle is over when every member of one side is fainted, killed, surrenders, runs away, or is otherwise unable to continue battling.

#5 A level is awarded to each member of the winning side, whether or not they knocked anything out, and whether or not they are conscious at the end of the battle.

The mass battle against the Alliance will count, but it's technically not quite over yet.