Journey through Alola

by darkmage1997

Chapter 11: Melemele Island Grand Trial (Part 2)

Returning to Iki Town, our heroes, mainly Fluttershy, Silver Spoon and Toby, were ready to face Hala in battle, for the Grand Trial, "Alright guys, this is it. You saw how Hala battled against me, so you know what to expect. I can't guarantee he'll use Hariyama against you guys, but that doesn't mean he won't make this a challenge for you," Will said.

"We know. And I feel that we're ready for it. I'll be fine with Brionne and Hawlucha," Fluttershy commented.

"I'm going in with Noibat and Mawile," Toby added.

"As for me, my Pokémon will be Marill and Butterfree," Silver Spoon added.

"And you all remember the pose for Flying Type Z Moves, right?" Will asked. They nodded, "Alright, if you're ready, then let's go," Will said, as they ventured into Iki Town, determined to battle against Hala. They found Hala meditating on the stage, along with Hau. The two noticed our heroes.

"So, you've come back, I see. I take it you've all gotten in all the training you think you needed?" Hala asked.

"Yes. And we would like to formally challenge you to battle," Fluttershy politely requested, bowing in respect, as did Toby and Silver Spoon.

"Very well. Which of you will go first?" Hala asked, as Hau cleared the stage.

"Since it's ladies first, Flora and Sylvia should go first," Lola declared.

"Us? But, I don't know if I'm mentally ready for this," Fluttershy commented.

"Relax, you got nothing to be nervous about," Luna said, as she and Luan nudged them closer to the stage.

"Sorry about that Toby, but you know," Lori said to the glasses wearing boy.

"It's fine," Toby shrugged like it was no big deal.

"Since the first two of three have stepped forth, how about we do this alphabetically? Flora shall face me first, then Sylvia, and then Toby," Hala suggested.

"Fine by me," Silver Spoon shrugged.

"Ok, then I guess I really am going first," Fluttershy said, taking a step forward.

"The rules are the same as last time. We'll each use two Pokémon, and the Grand Trial will be over when both Pokémon on either side is unable to battle. I didn't use this rule with Will, on account of having gone through two battles prior, but you may switch between your two Pokémon at anytime. It is a legitimate tactic," Hala said.

"Ok, I think I understand," Fluttershy replied.

"Alright, then let us bring out our first Pokémon. Go, Crabrawler!" Hala said, sending out a Crabrawler that was a different color than Fluttershy's. It sparkled when it hit the ground.

"Cool, that Crabrawler's a different color!" Lincoln commented.

"Ok, Brionne, I choose you!" Fluttershy said, sending out Brionne.

"You may make the first move," Hala said.

"Ok, Brionne, use Aqua Jet!" Fluttershy instructed. Brionne the rocketed at Crabrawler while surrounded by water.

"Crabrawler, use Vicegrip!" Hala instructed. Crabrawler then caught Brionne at the last second with it's pincers, "Now, for Brutal Swing!" he added. Crabrawler then swung Brionne around, throwing it back at Fluttershy's side of the stage.

"Hmm, better stay with long ranged attacks. Brionne, use Bubblebeam!" Fluttershy instructed. Brionne then fired Bubblebeam at Crabrawler, who stood it's ground, "Now, use Disarming Voice!" Fluttershy added. Brionne then fired Disarming Voice, which caused more damage to Crabrawler, who couldn't stand it's ground anymore, and was knocked out.

"Crabrawler, you did tremendously well. Take a well earned break," Hala said, recalling Crabrawler, "As for my second Pokémon, to my side, Pancham!" Hala said, sending out a small, black and white panda Pokémon, that was chewing on a leaf.

"Pancham, the Playful Pokémon, a Fighting Type. It does it's best to look intimidating, but it can't help smiling when someone pet's its head. It looks up to it's evolved form Pangoro, as a role model," Rotom said.

"Pancham, use Thunder Punch!" Hala instructed. Pancham's fist's then became cloaked in electricity, and then charged at Brionne, swinging it's fist, striking Brionne, causing massive damage.

"Hang in there! Use Bubblebeam!" Fluttershy instructed. Brionne tried firing, but static electricity flew off of it, "What's wrong?" Fluttershy asked worriedly.

"Brionne's been paralyzed. It's an added effect of Thunder Punch," Will commented.

"Now, use Stone Edge!" Hala instructed. Pancham punched the ground, summoning a bunch of glowing, blue spiked rocks, which struck Brionne, knocking it out.

"Thank you Brionne, you did great," Fluttershy said, recalling her Pokémon, readying her next one, "Hawlucha, I need your help!" Fluttershy said, releasing Hawlucha, who did a few poses.

"Well, can't say Hawlucha's worried," Lori commented.

"So, you're using a Flying Type against my Fighting Type Pokémon, eh? This should be interesting," Hala commented.

"I'd better be careful. Hawlucha will take a ton of damage if it's hit by that Thunder Punch," Fluttershy said to herself.

"Now, like before, the first move shall be yours!" Hala declared.

"Ok, Hawlucha, use Wing Attack!" Fluttershy instructed. Hawlucha then charged at Pancham, smacking it around with it's wings, but Pancham was persistent, and held it's ground.

"Pancham, use Ice Punch!" Hala instructed. This time, icy energy surrounded Pancham's fist, as it punched Hawlucha, who took a lot of damage.

"Hawlucha, use Flying Press!" Fluttershy instructed. Hawlucha leapt up into the air, and flew at Pancham, knocking it to the ground, knocked out, "I-I won?" Fluttershy asked in disbelief, as Hala recalled Pancham.

"That you did, young one. You performed admirably in our battle. And so, I bestow this Fightinium Z to you," Hala said, giving Fluttershy the Z Crystal, and demonstrated the pose, "Use it well in your travels," Hala said, turning his attention to Toby and Silver Spoon, "Now then, which of you two said was going first?" Hala asked.

"I would like to go first, if Toby's alright with it, that is," Silver Spoon replied.

"Go right ahead," Toby urged, as Silver Spoon took her place on the stage.

"Like before, two Pokémon each, and two knockouts are required to claim victory," Hala said.

"I understand," Silver Spoon said respectfully.

"Alright, here is my first Pokémon, go Mankey!" Hala said, sending out a Mankey.

"Ok, in that case, Butterfree, I choose you!" Silver Spoon said, sending out Butterfree.

"As always, you are allowed the first move," Hala said.

"Thank you. Butterfree, use Stun Spore!" Silver Spoon instructed. Butterfree then flew over Mankey, spreading Stun Spore across it, paralyzing Mankey, "Now, use Gust!" she added. Butterfree then began beating it's wings, sending a powerful gust of wind, which seemed to damage Mankey.

"Mankey, hang in there! Use Façade!" Hala instructed. Mankey then began glowing, and slammed into Butterfree, who seemed to have taken a lot of damage.

"Butterfree, stay strong! Use Psybeam!" Butterfree then fired a psychic blast at Mankey, knocking it out.

"Excellent work Mankey. Take a much earned rest," Hala said, recalling Mankey, "Now, for your second opponent, Machop!" Hala said, sending out a small, grey, humanoid Pokémon.

"Machop, the Superpower Pokémon, a Fighting Type. Machop's muscles never tire, no matter how much training it does. As such, it, along with it's evolved forms, Machoke and Machamp, willingly help out at construction site," Rotom said.

"Man, I'd kill for muscles like that!" Lynn commented.

"Aren't you used to sports and exercise?" Toby asked.

"Yeah, but I can never do as much as I want without tiring," Lynn replied, as the battle resumed.

"Machop, use Fire Punch!" Hala instructed. Machop then swung it's flame covered fist at Butterfree, knocking it out.

"Thanks for battling Butterfree. Take a long rest," Silver Spoon said, recalling Butterfree.

"So now it's crunch time for Sylvia," Hau commented.

"Now, Marill, go!" Silver Spoon said, sending out Marill.

"Machop, use Low Sweep!" Hala instructed. Machop then did a leg sweep, knocking Marill off it's feet.

"Marill, roll back around, and use Water Gun!" Silver Spoon instructed. Marill then used the momentum from Low Sweep, to roll back on it's feet, and fired Water Gun at Machop, "Now, use Play Rough!" Marill then charged at Machop, and the started smacking it around, causing major damage.

"Not a bad choice of moves. Let's see how you deal with this!" Hala said, doing the pose for Fighting Type Z Moves, enveloping Machop in Z Power, "Now Machop, All Out Pummeling!" Machop then fired off the first and foot Z Power projectiles at Marill, causing quite a bit of damage to the Water Mouse Pokémon, who was still standing.

"Good thing Marill's part Fairy Type, otherwise, that would've finished it off for sure," Will commented.

"Why's that?" Leni asked.

"See, Fairy Type Pokémon are resistant to Fighting Type Moves. I guess the same thing applies with Z Moves," Will explained.

"Marill, once more, try using Play Rough again!" Silver Spoon urged. Marill once more smacked Machop around, this time, knocking it out.

"Well met young one," Hala said, recalling Machop.

"Thank you, Kahuna Hala," Silver Spoon said respectfully.

"And as proof you won against me, this Fightinium Z is now yours," Hala said, giving Silver Spoon the Z Crystal.

"Thank you. I will use it well," Silver Spoon said, as she hopped off the stage.

"Now then, Toby, it's your turn next," Hala said.

"Yes sir!" Toby said, getting on stage.

"Rules are the same, so is the game. Now, for our Pokémon! Go, Makuhita!" Hala said, sending out a Makuhita.

"Ok, and for my Pokémon, go, Mawile!" Toby said, sending out Mawile. However, when she was sent out, Mawile then dashed over to Toby, and clamped down on the boy, "AAAAHHHH! I know you like me, but I'm not the one you should be battling!" Toby yelled in pain, as he pried Mawile off, "Makuhita is your opponent," Toby groaned, pointing to the aforementioned Pokémon. Mawile then turned her attention to Makuhita, and took her place.

"I take it this is a Pokémon you caught while Ten Carat Hill?" Hala asked.

"That's right," Toby replied.

"Even though you just recently caught it, Mawile seems to be rather fond of you. You must have some special quality," Hala complimented.

"Thank you, Kahuna Hala," Toby said, bowing in respect.

"Now then, like before, you have the first move," Hala said.

"Ok, Mawile, use Moonblast!" Toby instructed. The yellow spot on Mawile's massive jaws began glowing, and from them, Mawile fired a ball of moon energy, which caused a lot of damage to Makuhita.

"That Mawile's a strong one. Let's see how it deals with this, now Makuhita, use Bulldoze!" Hala instructed. Makuhita then stomped on the stage, causing it to shake. Mawile seemed to take a lot of damage.

"Oh no, Mawile may not last long at this rate!" Toby exclaimed.

"You know, you are allowed to exchange Pokémon. It is a legitimate battle tactic, as I said previously," Hala stated.

"Oh right, Mawile, return!" Toby exclaimed, recalling the Deceiver Pokémon, "Ok, Noibat, go!" Toby said, sending out Noibat.

"Using a Flying Type Pokémon to avoid Ground Type Moves like Bulldoze. Smart move, but not smart enough, now Makuhita, use Rock Tomb!" Hala instructed. Makuhita then summoned large rocks, and threw them at Noibat.

"Evade them!" Toby instructed. Noibat skillfully dodged the rocks, "Now, use Air Slash!" he added. Noibat then fired saw blades made of air at Makuhita, knocking it out.

"Just one hit!" Lola commented.

"Not quite. Remember, Makuhita took a lot of damage from Mawile's Moonblast," Will reminded, as Hala recalled Makuhita.

"Well met, young one. Now, for your second hurdle, Riolu!" Hala said, sending out a small, blue and black humanoid Pokémon, with two large blobs on it's head.

"Riolu, the Emanation Pokémon, a Fighting Type. Riolu knows how people and Pokémon are feeling by reading their auras. They do not approach dangerous opponents," Rotom said.

"Riolu has more speed than Makuhita. Toby should stay on his toes," Will commented.

"Like before, you may go first," Hala urged.

"Ok, Noibat, use Air Slash!" once again, Noibat fired off the blades of air at Riolu.

"Dodge them!" Hala instructed. Riolu charged, dodging all of the blades, "Now, use Roar!" Riolu then roared at Noibat, sending it back to it's Pokeball, and forcing Mawile back out, much to Mawile and Toby's confusion.

"What was that?" Luna asked.

"See, Roar is a move that forces an opposing Pokémon out of the match, and replaces it with another one. In the wild, it scares off wild Pokémon," Will explained.

"Ok, no matter. I can still work with this. Mawile, use Iron Head!" Toy instructed. Mawile then became surrounded by gray energy, and charged at Riolu.

"Riolu, use Force Palm to stop Iron Head!" Hala instructed. Riolu then placed it's paw up, and energy shot out, sending Mawile back. Sparks then started flying off of Mawile, as she moved sluggishly.

"What with Mawile?" Lori asked.

"Force Palm can often times paralyze an opponent," Will replied.

"Now, use Blaze Kick!" Riolu's foot then became enveloped in flames, as it kicked Mawile, knocking it out.

"Thanks Mawile, you did great!" Toby said, recalling Mawile, "Now it's all down to you, Noibat. Go!" Toby said, sending Noibat back out.

"Since Fighting and Fire Type Moves aren't that effective against Noibat, does that mean it'll win?" Lana asked.

"Maybe, maybe not. We'll just have to see how the battle goes," Will replied.

"Statistically speaking, Noibat's areal movements gives it more mobility, while Riolu it stuck on the ground," Lisa stated, as the battle commenced.

"Noibat, use Super Sonic!" Toby instructed. Noibat then fired a soundwave at Riolu, which appeared to confuse it, "Now, I'd better wrap this up now. Let's go Noibat!" Toby exclaimed, as Toby did the pose for Flying Type Z Moves, enveloping Noibat in Z Power, "Alright, time to see what this Z Move is like, now Noibat, use Supersonic Skystrike!" Toby instructed. Noibat then flew high in the sky, disappearing in the wild blue yonder.

"Where'd it go?" Luan asked, trying to see where Noibat went. They soon saw Noibat rocketing down and blinding speeds, and slammed into Riolu. When the dust cleared, Riolu was knocked out, leaving a tired Noibat the victor, "Great job Noibat!" Toby said, as Noibat perched itself on Toby's arm.

"Well met Toby. It's clear your Pokémon all trust and respect you to the fullest," Hala said.

"Thank you Kahuna Hala," Toby said.

"And as proof of your victory over me, I now present you with your own Fightinium Z," Hala said, giving Toby the Fighting Type Z Crystal, "And with that, all four trial going trainers in this group have cleared Melemele Island's trials, and may now go on to the next island of Akala," Hala said.

"Another island? Sounds like fun," Leni commented.

"Also, you may want to take these with you," Hala said, giving each of the five trainers a strange, green device, "Those devices are known as Ride Pagers. They shall allow you to call upon a Ride Pokémon to aid you in your quest. It's quite handy to have," Hala said, as the five looked at their pagers, seeing that only Tauros was there.

"You'll be able to get more Ride Pokémon registered in as you travel through Alola. Some can help you on land, while others can only be used in water," Kukui added.

"Most spectacular!" they heard Illima say, as the aforementioned boy approached them, "You folks did simply smashing work in your Grand Trials. You may even qualify to use the Mantine Surf at Mantine Beach," he stated.

"Alright! We get to do something awesome!" Lynn exclaimed.

"Slow down there, miss. The Mantine Surf is only available for trainers who have cleared at least one Grand Trial. It can be quite dangerous," Illima said. Needless to say, Lynn was not to thrilled about being denied a sport.

"Not to worry, I have a boat we can take instead! Lillie, I'll need your help!" Kukui said, racing off, with Lillie following behind.

"But before we go to Akala Island, why don't we head to the Alola Photo Club?" Hau suggested.

"'Alola Photo Club'?" Will asked.

"Yeah! It's a place where trainers go to get their pictures taken with their Pokémon!" Hau said, racing off.

"If memory serves, the Photo Club on this island is down the street from the Malasada Shop," Illima said, taking his leave. Will then turned back to the group.

"Well guys, what do you think? Should we go and check out this Photo Club?" Will asked. They all gave their sounds of agreement, "Well alright then. Let's get going," Will said, as they left Iki Town, and headed towards Hau'oli City.

Author's Note:

Team So far:
Will: Dartrix (M), Alolan Grimer (F), Makuhita (M)

Fluttershy: Brionne (F), Trumbeak (F), Zorua* (F), Smeargle (M), Crabrawler (M), Onix (M)

Toby: Braixen (F), Vulpix (F), Pikachu (F), Noibat (M), Mawile (F), Steenee* (F)

Serenity: Buneary (F), Grubbin (M), Misdreavus (F), Spinda (F)

Silver Spoon: Marill (F), Butterfree*(M), Magnemite (N/A), Rockruff (M)

In Storage:

Will: None

Fluttershy: Rockruff (M)

Toby: Torracat (M), Rockruff (F)

Serenity: None

Silver Spoon: None

Totem Stickers So far: 21/100