[@Zarkun][@Typical] And Jason and Claris sat down waiting in anticipation for these two gym leaders to start duking it out. They would watch as Astrid, the woman that spoke stepped behind a control panel and fiddled with could be assumed to be a keyboard. The stage then began to emit light, but said light began to twist into shape and have a grid like pattern like look like wired meshes they flashed brightly. The plain stage that was stood before was now a pool of water with various platforms floating on the surface. It looked real. That looked like real water and those platforms looked like they were made of something white and sturdy, but they looked like they could be touched and yet, this environment with no doubt was entirely simulated in real time. Thora, the blonde girl that crackled with energy, bounced the balls of her heels with a grin as she rolled two Pokeballs in their small, inactive state between her fingers. [color=fff200]"Ohhhhh? A watery battlefield huh? Now this looks like fun!"[/color] She chirped happily. [color=7ea7d8]"A not entirely ideal battlefield, but I suppose that is the point."[/color] Sigrid, the black-haired woman, said with a small grin. She detached two Pokeballs from her belt and tossed them into the air. What came out in a flash of white light was a beautiful fox with nine tails that looked like a soft pile of snow. Its fur was an icy blue with tips as pure as white snow and drifted in the air like an aurora. The other was another icy companion though it had a much sharper edge to it. It was a bipedal shrew with icicles on its back as spines or a shell. Its claws looked like they could tear through glacial walls with ease. [center][img]https://www.serebii.net/scarletviolet/pokemon/new/038-a.png[/img][/center] [color=6ecff6][i][center]Pokedex Entry #038-Ninetails the Fox Pokemon. It creates drops of ice in its coat and showers them over its enemies. Anyone who angers it will be frozen stiff in an instant.[/center][/i][/color] [center][img]https://www.serebii.net/scarletviolet/pokemon/new/028-a.png[/img][/center] [color=6ecff6][i][center]Pokedex Entry #028-Ninetails the Mouse Pokemon. This Pokémon's steel spikes are sheathed in ice. Stabs from these spikes cause deep wounds and severe frostbite as well. A long, long time ago, it lived in the desert. With its sharp claws fully extended, it can run right up an iceberg without slipping. [/center][/i][/color] The Ninetails threw its head into the air and howled and somehow, clouds began to form on the ceiling and flakes of snow began to fall down. [color=fff200]"You're really not going to make it easy on me, are you? Good!"[/color] She threw her Pokeballs out in the air and what came out was a, for a lack of a better word, a floating microwave with a mischievous grin and orange electricity surrounding its form, mimicking limbs. The other one was a towering, yellow gorilla of a creature with black markings surrounding its fur and two strange black tails with red tips. [center][img]https://www.serebii.net/scarletviolet/pokemon/new/479-h.png[/img][/center] [color=6ecff6][i][center]Pokedex Entry #479-Rotom the Plasma Pokemon. This Rotom has possessed a convection microwave oven. It will sear the surrounding area with its burning heat, then smile in delight. .[/center][/i][/color] [center][img]https://www.serebii.net/scarletviolet/pokemon/new/466.png[/img][/center] [color=6ecff6][i][center]Pokedex Entry #466-Electivire the Thunderbolt Pokemon. When it gets excited, it thumps its chest. With every thud, thunder roars and electric sparks shower all around.[/center][/i][/color] [color=7ea7d8]"You're not bringing out your ace?"[/color] Sigrid called out from the other side of the battlefield. Thora called back. [color=fff200]"And let you freeze his round butt? I don't think so."[/color] They stood there silently, waiting for the battle to begin. Suddenly, Astrid shouted to begin, and they had a look in their eyes, the kind where sharks sniffed blood. And it looked like Thora was first on the offensive! [color=fff200]"Rotom, use Discharge!"[/color] Thora ordered. The ghost haunting the microwave let out a battle cry and bolts of electricity flew from its body in every direction, not caring if it struck friend or foe. Sigrid was quick to react. [color=7ea7d8]"Sandslash, Protect! Ninetails, Aurora Veil!"[/color] The Sandslash braced itself and a sphere of green energy encapsulated it and the Ninetails howled again. An aurora flared up around both ice-types, various shades and hues danced around them like protective sigils. The Sandslash's protective barrier blocked the bolts of electricity perfectly, but the Ninetails was still struck though it shook off the blow quite easily. It did not look bothered much by the attack. However, that same attack hit Thora's own Electivire, except it did not seem to be bothered by it. In fact, it was the opposite. The black markings on its body glowed with blue light as electricity travelled through its body and then crackled together at the tips of its tails like a Jacob's ladder. If anything, it seemed empowered. Thora punched the air with a straight punch and flashed a grin. [color=fff200]"Don't let up! Electivire, use Fire Punch on the Sandslash!"[/color] It was amazing how fast something as big and burly as that Electivire could move, but it moved like a flash. Its fist was cloaked in flame as it leaped towards the Sandlash though the icy shrew was faster. The Sandslash jumped out of the way with ease onto another platform while the burly electric type crashed onto the floating platform, causing it to wobble unsteadily upon impact and spraying water into the air. Upon seeing an opening, Sigrid called out to her Ninetails. [color=7ea7d8]"Ninetails, use Moonblast!"[/color] The mouth of the Ninetail's opened and a sphere of pale blue moonlight charged, ready to hit the Electivire for some heavy damage. Without wasting a moment, Thora commanded her Rotom. [color=fff200]"Rotom, use Ally Switch!"[/color] It was a literally blink or you missed it moment. Somehow, a psychic force switched the Rotom and Electivire's places in the blink of an eye. The Ninetails shot a sphere of pure moonlight at the Rotom, knocking it back from the force though it received not very effective damage. It shot a defiant look at the elegant fox. [color=7ea7d8]"Ninetails, use Blizzard on the water!"[/color] Sigrid commanded with a point of her finger. Her Ninetails let out a deafening howl and a blizzard began to rage from the snowy winds it had summoned previously. The biting gales washed over the surface of the water, creating small swells before they froze over until the battlefield was covered in pristine ice in a matter of seconds. Sigrid grinned confidently as she took control of the battlefield. [color=7ea7d8]"You've got stable footing now Sandslash! Ice Spinner on the Electivire!"[/color] The Sandslash curled up into a ball and very much like a certain hedgehog began to spin rapidly and flew like a blue blur straight towards the yellow yeti, gorilla thing. Thora had ordered Electivire to dodge and counterattack, but ice was not this Pokemon's natural terrain; it slipped on the smooth surface, losing its footing and suffered the first hard hit of the battle. The Sandslash landed and then curled up into a ball again and spun towards the Thunderbolt Pokemon again. However, Thora was not going to take it standing up. [color=fff200]"Electivire, use Super Cell Slam on the icy surface as hard as you can!"[/color] Electricity crackled around Electivire as it rose its arms up into the air, clasping its hands together before bringing them down against the ground with a resounding boom! Shards and chunks of ice flew everywhere as the frozen surface broke, revealing the water beneath it as parts of the sheet of ice drifted away. The sudden force that travelled through the now broken frozen field caused the Sandslash to lose balance and skidded along one of the broken drifts of ice. Thora's Rotom hovered with a malicious grin on its face as fire began to gather inside of its convection microwave door before it released in an overwhelming beam of fire. Before it could reduce the ice-type into atoms, the Ninetails had jumped in front of it and used Protect, using its own green barrier to protect its partner from being completely annihilated. As soon as the Ninetails barrier was down, the next thing it saw was the flaming fist of the Electivire as Thora ordered it to do so. That fist connected with its body and sent the Ninetails skidding across the water like it weighed nothing, crashing through the floating ice until it landed on one of the floating platforms. By some grace of God, it stood back up though worse for wear. The shimmering colors of the aurora seemed to somehow have taken some of the brunt of the attack. In retaliation, Sigrid ordered to keep going on the offensive. [color=7ea7d8]"Sandslash, use Drill Run on the Electivire!"[/color] The Sandslash began to spin like a drill and lunged itself towards it though Thora ordered Electivire to use Protect. It crossed its arms to summon a barrier to withstand the attack while the Rotom looked prepared to attack. However, a ghostly howl brought its attention back to the Ninetails that summoned another brutal Blizzard. The Rotom breathed another devastating stream of fire, and the two attacks collided, meshing and swirling together into a sphere before exploding into a cloud of mist that covered the battlefield. There was a moment of silence and then the Pokemon all broke through it to lunge at each other before that same tone that started the battle rung through the battlefield. [color=7bcdc8]"Okay, I think we should call it here. You're here to give a demonstration, not kill each other.[/color] Astrid called out before reverting the battlefield to how it was with a few clacking of keys. She walked in the middle and looked up at the audience. [color=7bcdc8]"As you can see, while they fought in conditions that were unideal, they were still able to adapt to the situation. Now, can some of you point out what strategies they employed? What were your take aways?"[/color] Well, Jason, class is in session. Does he have any comments?