My Little Pokémon: Grander World

by Amarvax

Sci-Twi vs Klara! The Final Trial

Galar. The Isle of Armor. Master Dojo. The Pokemon Festival. Day.

The third and final trial was a Pokemon Battle. And the two to take on the final trial and the chance to win the Secret Armor, were Sci-Twi and Klara. Sci-Twi, even though she only showed up at the Isle of Armor since yesterday, went very far and reached the final trial, showing how well she's progressed. Compared to Klara, who has been here a few times and has only just now reached the final trial.

The battle would take place at the back of the dojo, which had a Dynamax Power Spot around it. But before that, Sci-Twi was preparing herself. She wouldn't instantly jump into the battle. Knowing what Pokemon Klara is fond of, she had to be careful.

"Alright. I know who I want to send in for this battle." Sci-Twi made up her mind. "I'm ready to take on Klara and obtain that Secret Armor."

"Yeah-hehehe! We're going to wipe the floor with her, Twilight" Spike cheered.

"Still, I want to try and understand Klara during the battle." Sci-Twi had another motive in this battle aside from winning the Secret Armor.

"What's there to understand? She doesn't like you so you've gotta beat her and it'll be so satisfying." Spike saw it as nothing more, nothing less. Pikachu nodded in agreement while Zorua didn't give any input.

"I know she doesn't like me but there's a reason for it. She was afraid that I'd steal her thunder and well...I kinda did. I'm not one for standing out, at least, I wasn't all for it back then, but I've always been better at a lot of things than everyone."

"Well, yeah. That's why you're so great. It's her fault that she's lazy."

"But Mustard said that she's gotten better ever since she came around and this is her chance to get what she wants. I didn't mean to overshadow her, Spike." Even with that brief spat they had last night and Klara's true self leaking out, Sci-Twi harboured no ill feelings towards her. "I'm not sure how I'm going to do it, but I'll try and reconcile with Klara and make sure she stands out too."

"I guess...Still not a fan of how she talked to you."

"It'll be water under the bridge after this. Believe me." Finally, she geared up for the battle, placing Spike and Zorua in her bag. With her Poke Balls ready, Sci-Twi made her way to the back of the Master Dojo.

Everyone else was waiting, ready to view this battle for themselves. This will be the deciding factor after all. And after opening those doors, Sci-Twi saw her friends, her fellow students and her opponent Klara, standing there on the opposite side of the field.

"Finally, you're here. When I beat you, I'll get the Secret Armor and then I'll become the Poison-Type Gym Leader!" Klara announced, catching Sci-Twi off guard.

"You're still pursuing that goal? But I thought..." Sci-Twi paused as Klara was still aiming to become a Poison-Type Specialist at the end of the day.

"Duh! Why else do you think I'm still wearing this outfit? I can only go so far in the Isle of Armor. It's the entire world we're talking about here. I've got to win, no matter what." Klara sneered. "I'm gonna go all out and totally beat you. You ready?"

"R-Ready." Sci-Twi stammered. Klara was 100% serious about this. The dedication to defeat Sci-Twi was at an all-time high. The emotion she was feeling would be the guiding strength in this battle.

"You've got this, me!" Twilight cheered her Human Counterpart on. All of her friends minus those who came from the Human World were here to support her to the fullest. Her bag was passed over to Ash to take care of. Zorua certainly wasn't taking part in this battle.

"Now...The Master Dojo's Final Trial..." Mustard was building things up. Sci-Twi adjusted her glasses, putting on a serious face. She was in it to win it but to also reconcile with Klara. "Four Pokemon each for this one, if you don't mind."

As for Klara, she suddenly let out a slight smirk as multiple purple lights sparkled on the ground. It was seen briefly by Ash and the others but they weren't sure what it was. These sparkles looked familiar but they weren't sure what they were. Klara certainly did and she was vehemently waiting for them to be truly revealed to everyone.

"Ready! Aaaaand go!" Just like that, Mustard began the battle. Sci-Twi and Klara both took out their first Poke Balls. Klara was the first to throw her own Pokemon out and it ended up being a Skorupi.

"Skorupi!"

"Go! Luxio!" For Sci-Twi, it was her loyal Luxio.

"Luxio!" And once both Pokemon were out, the Dynamax Bands were fully charged. At any moment, both trainers could unleash the power of Dynamax when ready.

"I'm not holding a single thing back anymore. Time to settle this, fair and square, Twilight!" Klara bellowed before putting on that smirk again. "Oh...and maybe watch your step. Looks like some Toxic Spikes somehow got on the Battle Court~."

"Toxic Spikes?" She repeated.

"L-Lux!" The second Luxio touched the ground, something happened. Something truly unexpected. His body pulsated as his pupils dilated. A purple flash exuded from his body. The purple sparkles in the ground had been revealed to be Toxic Spikes. Just like that, Luxio was poisoned. "X-Xio..?!"

"You...You ran out here early to poison the battlefield!" Sci-Twi gasped, realizing why Klara hit the jets earlier and wanted to get out in the battlefield so quickly. It was to gain an easy advantage by having all of Sci-Twi's Pokemon undergo poison.

"That's what that was! That's not fair!" Naturally, Rainbow Dash was displeased by this and so were her friends. Klara snuck in an early Status Ailment before the battle had even begun.

"I wanna win, Twilight. More than anything. So I'll gladly play dirty! You have Alpha Pokemon or whatever they're called on your side, so to me, this seems fair!"

"Battle Start!"

"Well, I'm not going to let poison stop me. This is exactly why I led with Luxio since I know what your favourite type is." Now Sci-Twi unleashed a smirk of her own, followed by a grin. She was anticipating something like this. Granted, not this early on but it was still something she was expecting. "Poisoning Luxio was your first mistake!"

"Eh?" Klara blinked.

"Xio!" At that moment, Luxio's ability activated. Guts. Klara gasped as Luxio's body flared with a burst of energy. While he was about to take passive damage, his strength was also elevated.

"Eep!" The Poison Specialist squeaked as this wasn't how she wanted to start things off. That was just rotten luck for Luxio to have the perfect ability in response to this. It would be embarrassing if Luxio single-handedly wins because of this sabotage.

"Luxio, use Night Slash!"

"Luxio!" Luxio would make the first move with his boosted strength. Taking off, his claws were laced with darkness while poisonous bubbles were continuously flowing out him. But that wasn't going to stop him at all.

"Quick, Skorupi! Bite!"

"Skoru!" Opening its mouth, Skorupi bared its fangs on the side of its mouth, ready to confront Luxio with its own Dark-Type move. Both Pokemon rushed at each other, but only one of them landed a clear hit. Luxio swiped his claws, leaving a dark trail behind as he struck Skorupi's face. Skorupi didn't even get the chance to bite Luxio's claw, taking the hit and receiving a knockback. "Pi!"

"Sorry, my dear Pokemon!" Klara gasped after Skorupi tumbled on the ground for a moment, apologizing to it. "I should've given you better directions! But hang in there! You've got this! Use Pin Missile!"

"Skorupi!" From its stinger, the Scorpion Pokemon unleashed a barrage of glowing pins that were shaped like arrows which rapidly flew against the air.

"Use Psychic Fangs, Luxio!"

"Lux!" Luxio was very much prepared for Poison-Types. From the ability Guts, to the move Psychic Fangs. His teeth were enveloped in a Psychic Energy as he approached the arrows, immediately biting at them. Luxio managed to break the pins apart with his bite, shattering them.

"Gotcha. Poison Tail!"

"Sko!" But as soon as Luxio got rid of the pins, along came Skorupi to get an attack in as soon as possible. Appearing in front of the Spark Pokemon, Skorupi stung its tail into his chest. Even though he was already poisoned, the impact of this strike would certainly add to the damage.

"X-Xio!" Luxio grimaced after being stung. The stinger even managed to dig into his skin a bit, going past his coat. Everyone certainly felt that as Luxio was stunned by this. His body trembled as he wouldn't even move from the spot he was previously in.

"Aha! That's right! Let my Poison drive you Kla-razy!" Klara cackled.

"L-Lux...! Luxio!" Luxio was trying to take in this accumulated damage and the sharp sting that Skorupi gave him. Sci-Twi gasped before focusing on a counterattack.

"Thunder!"

"Lu...Xio!" With his eyes flashing yellow and his body still next to Skorupi, Luxio suddenly called down a fierce strike of thunder that came crashing down at high speeds. Klara and Skorupi both looked up once a yellow glow appeared. And at that moment, Skorupi received a smite from the blast of Thunder.

Luxio went tumbling back, getting caught up in his own attack, while Skorupi took the full force of it. Luxio managed to recover, sliding on the battlefield and powering through the damage. The Spark Pokemon breathed in and out as the poison was getting to him some more the longer it went.

"Skorupi..." Skorupi had fainted, granting this victory to Luxio.

"Skorupi is unable to battle! Luxio wins!" Mustard announced, followed by applause from Sci-Twi's friends. Now that it was learned that Klara placed Toxic Spikes on the battlefield before this battle began, a lot were rooting against her and for Sci-Twi, which didn't exactly sit well with Klara. She was wishing for them to root for her.

"Mmmrgh...!" Klara grumbled before then returning Skorupi to its Poke Ball. But she didn't break down or rant about it. Instead, she continued to battle, making sure that she could achieve victory. With her next Poke Ball out, she launched it forward. "Alright...Go, Weezing!"

"Weezing!" Her next Pokemon was a Weezing. Specifically, a Galarian Weezing.

"Do I switch out now? If I do, my next Pokemon will be poisoned either way." Sci-Twi thought to herself. Thanks to those Toxic Spikes, all of her Pokemon will be poisoned.

"Weezing! Use Strange Steam!"

"Weeeee!" From its mouth, Weezing unleashed a pink yet volatile steam. Luxio braced himself, immediately zipping to the side to avoid the incoming steam. However, Weezing would redirect it, causing the steam to make a quick turn and strike Luxio.

"X-Xio!" Luxio failed to avoid it as the steam carried him through the air before sending him back to the ground. The Spark Pokemon groaned while tumbling and rolling before managing to recover by jumping back up. "Luxio!"

"Use Psychic Fangs!"

"Lux!" Luxio rushed in.

"Weezing, push Luxio away with Heat Wave!"

"Weezing!" From its mouth, a scorching wave of heat was unleashed to try and repel the Spark Pokemon. Luxio found himself being held back by the Heat Wave, struggling to get in close. Alas, he couldn't. The wave sent him flying, preventing him from touching Galarian Weezing. Klara grinned as she liked what she was seeing. She just had to keep this up.

"Great going, Weezing! Now, use Sludge Bomb, my dear Pokemon!"

"Wee!" Following up from Heat Wave, Weezing unleashed a barrage of explosive poison,

"Let's switch out for now! Use Volt Switch!"

"Xio!" However, Luxio's way of switching involved damage. From his body, he unleashed a burst of lightning that quickly raced forward. The lightning burst through the poison, disintegrating it. After destroying the poison, Volt Switch struck Galarian Weezing. And of course, the main effect of this attack kicked in. A switch-out. Luxio automatically returned to his Poke Ball.

"You're up, Munchlax!"

"Munchlax!" Appearing next was Munchlax. And as soon as he touched down, the Toxic Spikes got to him. That was one massive problem that was going to stay and unfortunately, Munchlax didn't have an ability similar to Luxio that would help him. "Munch...!"

"All of her Pokemon are gonna end up being poisoned regardless...How come Klara gets away with that?" Scootaloo bit her hoof.

"I don't think she has anything to get rid of the Toxic Spikes. And even if she does, all of Klara's Pokemon have ways to poison her." Lucas commented. "The best thing she can do is try and get through all of her Pokemon as soon as possible and she only has three left."

"Don't worry, Munchlax! You've got this! Use Ice Punch!"

"Munch!" Munchlax was slow, so he wasn't going to get close to Weezing anytime soon.

"Pssh! As if I'd let an attack that slow get to me. Sludge Bomb!"

"Weez!" Galarian Weezing unleashed yet another barrage of explosive poison from its mouth. And this time, it was bound to hit thanks to Munchlax's slow speed. But as always, Sci-Twi was aware of this drawback and used what she had at her disposal.

"Hit the ground, Munchlax!"

"Munchlax!" Munchlax came to a halt, immediately focusing on the ground all of a sudden. The Normal-Type delivered a chilling blow to the battlefield, causing a flash-freeze. And as soon as the ground turned to ice, Munchlax was struck by the barrage of poison which would blow up around him. "Lax!"

"Hmph! What's the point of freezing the ground?! It's not gonna get rid of my Toxic Spikes and Weezing's floating, if you hadn't noticed." The Toxic Spikes did not leave the ground. They were still present as the spikes were sticking through the ice thanks to their sharpness.

"I was hoping that I'd get rid of the Toxic Spikes this way, but I guess that won't cut it." Sci-Twi smirked. "But there's another reason for this ice floor. Start skating, Munchlax!"

"Munchlax!" The second reason was to give Munchlax a way to move quickly. Once he got back up, he started ice skating, accelerating faster than he ever has. "Muuuunch!"

"Weez? Weez?" Weezing looked around it, following Munchlax's movements. He wasn't significantly faster to the point where Galarian Weezing couldn't keep up, but he did gain some considerable speed that would allow him to pace with his opponent.

"Tch! Whatever! Take Munchlax out with Strange Steam!"

"Weezing!" Breathing out that pink smoke again, Weezing pursued Munchlax with this attack. Munchlax looked behind him to see the incoming steam that moved across the icy floor.

"Get ready, Munchlax! Prepare yourself for a Body Slam!"

"Munch-Munch!" Munchlax understood as he used his ice skating to evade the incoming steam. He did so by twirling around it, acting as if he was in an actual ice skating show.

"Great form, Munchlax!" Rarity cheered.

The steam continued to follow Munchlax with Weezing manipulating its movements. But as soon as Munchlax went past the Poison Gas, Weezing had to manually turn its entire body to continue the attack. The steam still hadn't reached Munchlax, failing to land at all. All the while, Munchlax was preparing himself for a Body Slam.

"Hold still, already! Burn all the ice away with Heat Wave!"

"Weez!" Since it was frustrating trying to catch Munchlax, Klara would try and get rid of his main source of rapid movement. Luckily for her, Weezing had just the attack for this.

"Now! Body Slam!" But Sci-Twi was well aware of this attack and was waiting for this moment.

"Munch!" Munchlax leapt off the icy floor, going all in for Body Slam. Right as Weezing breathed in to generate the heat, it was immediately interrupted by Munchlax descending from above, dropping his full body weight on the Poison-Fairy-Type. "Lax!"

"W-Weez!" And to say this was a strong hit was an understatement. By crashing on top of Galarian Weezing, targeting its hat, the paralysis effect triggered immediately. Munchlax then bounced off Galarian Weezing, landing back on the ice.

"Nice! She kept the ice around!" Fluttershy hollered.

"This means Munchlax's the fastest Pokemon right now thanks to the paralysis!" said Sweetie Belle. Galarian Weezing had quickly taken a disadvantage thanks to Munchlax's actions.

"Now's your chance, Munchlax! Non-stop Ice Punch!"

"Munchlax!" This was Munchlax's opportunity to unleash a barrage of Ice Punches while Weezing was paralyzed. Accelerating with the ice, Munchlax approached the Poison Gas Pokemon once more, this time with a chilling blow.

The first Ice Punch landed, socking the smaller head of Weezing. The second blow targeted the larger head. Munchlax would continuously swing his paws at the two heads, dealing continuous damage. And speaking of continuous damage, Munchlax was still suffering from the poison, but the goal was to take out Klara's Pokemon as soon as possible, just as Lucas said.

"Let's make this the deciding one, Munchlax! Go for it!"

"Munch...!" Munchlax was preparing for the absolute biggest Ice Punch he had to offer.

"I don't think so! If Weezing's going down, I'm taking Munchlax with him! Explosion!" Klara roared, showing visible frustration as her drive to win forced her to use quite an explosive attack.

"Explosion?!" Sci-Twi gasped.

"Wee...!" Weezing's eyes flashed as Munchlax then struck the larger head. But upon making contact, lights flared out of Weezing's body. At that moment, it blew up, unleashing a powerful explosion that eclipsed its body and Alpha Munchlax. The ice was instantly obliterated by the Explosion, breaking it apart.

Sci-Twi held onto her glasses while Klara hugged herself. The explosion was very much fierce, sending rubble flying everywhere. Once the outburst subsided and the smoke cleared, the fate of Galarian Weezing was already as clear as day. It had fainted. But it wasn't the only one that fainted. Munchlax was a victim of this explosion. Both Pokemon had fainted.

"Weezing..."

"Munchlax..."

"Both Munchlax and Weezing are unable to battle! Making this one a draw!"

"Aw, Munchlax..." Sci-Twi recalled Munchlax. She then held the Poke Ball close to her, wishing that Munchlax got a victory this time. "I didn't see that coming. But you did your best. Get some rest, okay?"

"Well, at least Twi still has the lead," said Rainbow Dash. "I wish that Explosion got rid of the Toxic Spikes already."

"I had to do it, Weezing. Sorry about that." Klara apologized to Weezing as she didn't wish to use Explosion. But she felt the need to do so, feeling that she was out of options. "My Toxic Spikes are still around, Twilight! All I have to do is keep my distance from you next time and I win by passive knockout!" Klara exclaimed, holding out her third Poke Ball.

"That's not going to happen!" Sci-Twi held out her own Poke Ball. "Klara. I'm sorry that I overshadowed you during most of this, but it wasn't my intention. I don't want to be your enemy at all."

"Tough! You're already capable of standing out because of who you are!" Klara sneered. "You're the one person I don't want to lose to! Go, Whirlipede!"

"Whirlipede!" Out came Whirlipede, who was Klara's third Pokemon.

"Appear! Luxio!"

"Luxio!" For a second time, Luxio was back into the fray, ready to throw down. He was still poisoned but his ability, Guts, raised his attack.

"Go, Luxio! Use Psychic Fangs!"

"Rollout!"

"Whirl!" By rolling on the spot, Whirlipede approached Luxio, who bared his fangs in a psychic energy. The two Pokemon collided, initiating a clash. Luxio bit his Psychic Fangs down on Whirlipede's shell. This shell, while hard, meant nothing to an Alpha Pokemon. His fangs sank in, however, Whirlipede still managed to get its own attack off. The circular body of the Curlipede struck the Spark Pokemon while his fangs were still inside.

"L-Lux?!" Luxio grimaced as he was forced off Whirlipede. His fangs were removed as he was then hit a few times by the Bug-Poison-Types rapid movements. Luxio went tumbling after the initial hit.

"Good! Now, use Venoshock!"

"Whirlipede!" A truly dangerous move in this instance. It was something that would do even more damage if the opponent was poisoned and unfortunately for Luxio, he was poisoned.

"Look out, Luxio!"

"L-Lux!" But Luxio couldn't avoid it in time while he was still tumbling. Mid-tumbling, a stream of poison came his way, dealing hefty damage to the Spark Pokemon. "Xio!" After seeing all of that damage and watching Luxio drop to the ground, many assumed that was the deciding blow. And so did Klara. This would mean that she had evened up the score.

Despite all that damage, Luxio could still stand. He slowly got back up, groaning and growling. The Spark Pokemon breathed in and out as his body was trembling a bit.

"It's still standing?!" Klara grizzled her teeth. "How?!"

"Thanks for hanging in there, Luxio! Use Night Slash!"

"Lu...Luxio!" Luxio was going in for another attack he wouldn't fall so easily. But he was clearly suffering noticeable damage.

"Take it down, Whirlipede! Double-Edge!"

"Whirl!" Whirlipede would launch itself at Luxio, enveloping its body in a white light. The Curlipede Pokemon then rolled as fast as it could while Luxio leapt off the ground with a trail of darkness leaving his claws. At that moment, the two Pokemon clashed, but the result was them going right past each other.

There was a bit of silence, followed by a sudden barrage of dark energy blades that rapidly struck Whirlipede. It had taken the attack, crying out. It even suffered some recoil damage thanks to Double-Edge. As for Luxio, he smiled before turning his head. But that smile soon faded away once he fell down. The poison got to him, prompting the Spark Pokemon to faint.

"Luxio..."

"Luxio is unable to battle! Whirlipede wins!"

"Yes, yes! I evened it!" Klara got all giddy after evening the score.

"Return, Luxio..." Sci-Twi recalled the Spark Pokemon. "Thank you for that. Rest well."

"I can already taste victory! But I'm tasting your defeat before that." Klara smirked.

"You say that...But you're forgetting one thing, Klara. I've got a Pokemon who can ignore the poison." Sci-Twi took out her next Poke Ball. Klara already knew who she was referring to. "We did a little bit of practice last night and we grew stronger together after our battle with Bea. "Bulbasaur!"

"Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur was the answer. And as soon as he touched down, the Toxic Spikes didn't even register for him. They were completely ignored thanks to him being a Poison-Type as well. A Grass-Poison-Type to be exact. On top of that, he was also a perfect counter to Whirlipede, neutral to any Bug-Type moves it may have and even resistant to its Rollout.

"Tch. That's not a problem at all..." Klara twitched. "Whirlipede! Use Double Edge!"

"Whirl!" Once more, Whirlipede was rushing in for a second Double Edge, planning to take Bulbasaur out as fast as possible.

"Leap over it with your vines!"

"Bulba!" Bulbasaur summoned his hidden vines, placing them on the ground. By doing so, he used them as springs to launch himself through the air. A clever play on Bulbasaur's part as the second Whirlipede got close, the Grass-Poison-Type was already over the Curlipede Pokemon.

"Now, use Seed Bomb!"

"Bulbasaur!" While in the air, Bulbasaur quickly shot out a seed from his bulb. That seed, which was bigger than Bulbasaur's head, came crashing down, landing right on top of Whirlipede.

"Pede!" Whirlipede's movements were disrupted thanks to this aerial attack. Its circular body fell over, sliding on the ground without any control.

"Now, use Razor Leaf!"

Bulba!" Bulbasaur landed. And immediately after that, he used Razor Leaf by summoning sharp leaves from his bulb. Whirlipede was struck by these razor-sharp leaves, which did minimal damage to it thanks to its Typing. However, Whirlipede was still on the ground, lying flat on its body, which allowed the leaves to repeatedly strike it.

"Grrr...! Get up, Whirlipede, please! Use Rollout!"

"Whirlipede...!" Whirlipede would force itself back into its usual stance, attempting to regain balance.

"Keep going, Bulbasaur!"

"Saur!" However, Bulbasaur would continuously unleash razor-sharp attacks, putting the pressure on Whirlipede. But since it was all not-very-effective, Whirlipede found the strength to get back up once more. And after getting up, it instantly used Rollout, charging at the Seed Pokemon. Rollout was breaking through the Razor Sharp leaves thanks to Whirlipede's hard shell.

"Dodge, Bulbasaur, quick!"

"Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur ceased Razor Leaf, immediately running to the side.

"I don't think so! Drift!"

"Pede!" Using its circular body, Whirlipede would drift, immediately catching up to Bulbasaur. Just when Bulbasaur thought he avoided the attack, he was struck in the back by a powered-up Rollout. Sci-Twi gasped as her new Pokemon slid on the ground while upside down, groaning.

"Now, say goodbye to Bulbasaur! Roll on him! Non-stop!"

"Whirlipede!" At that moment, while Bulbasaur was on the ground, lying on his back, Whirlipede would press its body on the Seed Pokemon. And when doing so, it would roll on the spot, rapidly attacking Bulbasaur's underbelly.

"B-Bulba! Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur cried out after receiving these rapid attacks on his stomach. It was like a tire was being pressed on his body. In fact, it was worse than a tire. And since Rollout had been strengthened thanks to how the attack works, this did heavier damage. Many grimaced at the sight of this attack as it was rather brutal to look at.

"Keep at it, Whirlipede! Don't let up until he faints!"

"It won't end here...Bulbasaur! grab onto Whirlipede's feelers!"

"Bul...Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur summoned his vines, using them to grab the feels on the side of Whirlipede's body.

"Now, grip!"

"Saur!"Now that he had its feelers, Bulbasaur would hold onto them, tightening the grip of vines

"W-Whirl?!" That was a very sensitive touch without a doubt. Whirlipede teared up as its rapid movements came to a halt This was Bulbasaur's chance for a counterattack.

"Go, Bulbasaur! Seed Bomb, up close!"

"Bulbasaur!" With Whirlipede distracted, Bulbasaur unleashed an up close Seed Bomb that blew up in front of Whirlipede and even himself. The attack sent Bulbasaur flying back while Whirlipede was sent upwards. Bulbasaur managed to hang in there while Whirlipede bounced on the ground a few times after landing, just like a tire.

"I didn't even know those things were sensitive!" This was new to Rainbow Dash who had a Whirlipede of her own. Now she knew of a weakness her first-ever Pokemon had.

"This is our one chance to get rid of the poison! Bulbasaur! Pick out the Toxic Spikes with your vines!"

"Saur!" Using this as an opportunity to remove the Toxic Spikes, Bulbasaur would get to work while Whirlipede was still rolling, bewildered by the Seed Bomb and still shaking from its feelers being touched.

Finding the spikes which were sparkling in the ground, Bulbasaur picked one of them up with his vines, throwing it into the air. By doing so, the spikes fizzled out, no longer in the ground, thus, removing their effect. Bulbasaur moved onto the next spikes while he had the time, rapidly flipping them up.

Everyone watched as the Toxic Spikes flew into the air, fizzling out. Sci-Twi found a way to remove them in the best way possible. It was so great that Bulbasaur was completely immune to all of this, allowing him to be the perfect Poison Picker. Just like that, Bulbasaur got rid of the Toxic Spikes, making it safer for his next teammate. Sci-Twi sighed with relief, but this wasn't the time to take a break. Not when Whirlipede was fully recovered.

"You'll pay for that! Use Double Edge!"

"Pede!"Along came Whirlipede with another Double Edge.

"Now, Bulbasaur! Use Seed Bomb!"

"Bulba...!" Bulbasaur turned around before unleashing an explosive seed. This was shot right before Whirlipede could get close enough to Bulbasaur. The explosion promptly clashed with Double Edge, ending the attack. And with it, Whirlipede fell over, unable to reach the Seed Pokemon. After what was an intense part in this battle, Whirlipede had fainted.

"Whirlipede..."

"Whirlipede is unable to battle! Bulbasaur wins!"

"Hah..." Sci-Twi got on her knees, relieved as she could be. The Toxic Spikes were gone and that was seemingly the last Poison-Type on her team since she had a Galarian Slowpoke on her. "That could've been ugly. Great work, Bulbasaur."

"Bulbasaur."

"Return..." Klara closed her eyes, bringing Whirlipede back. "I've never had a bigger drive to win before. Not like this. Not ever. It's because of you, Twilight, that I'm feeling so frustrated right now. Beating you will be all the more satisfying!" Her final Poke Ball was shown.

"Just one more...And even if Bulbasaur goes down, the next Pokemon won't have to worry about the Toxic Spikes!" Pinkie Pie excitedly said as Sci-Twi's chances were looking bright.

"I don't think she's planning on going for her next Pokemon for a Dynamax," Ash observed, knowing what Sci-Twi was going for.

"I'm counting on you! Slowbro!" To the shock of Sci-Twi, Klara's Slowpoke had evolved. Going from Galarian Slowpoke to Galarian Slowbro.

"Slowbro." Naturally, Pokedexes were taken out to observe this new Slowbro.

"Slowbro. The Hermit Crab Pokemon. Galarian Form. A Shellder bite set off a chemical reaction with the spices inside Slowbro’s body, causing Slowbro to become a Poison-type Pokémon. If this Pokémon squeezes the tongue of the Shellder biting it, the Shellder will launch a toxic liquid from the tip of its shell."

"Watch out, audience! One dose of Klara poison and there's no turning back!" Klara said with high enthusiasm, raising her arm. Her Dynamax Band immediately went off as she was going for it against Sci-Twi's third Pokemon. Not her fourth. With Slowbro returning to its Poke Ball, the Dynamax Energy would pulsate, triggering the regional phenomenon. Once the ball enlarged, Klara launched it upwards while winking at it. "Dynamax!"

"SLOW...SLOWBRO!" Appearing onto the scene was Dynamaxed Slowbro, towering over everyone and raising its arm.

"It's our turn then! To everyone's surprise, but not Ash's, Sci-Twi was going to Dynamax her third Pokemon. Bulbasaur. It wasn't even her fourth Pokemon who got the chance to do so. "Dynamax!"

Sci-Twi was going straight for the victory with no holds barred. By returning Bulbasaur, her Dynamax Band went off too. With all of her might, holding an enlarged Poke Ball, she threw it as high as she could, almost falling over.

"BULBASAUR!" Joining the big leagues was Dynamaxed Bulbasaur, who still wasn't as big as Dynamax Slowbro.

"Using Dynamax on your third Pokemon? Big mistake! My Slowbro will be strong enough to take down your final Pokemon in no time! Use Max Mindstorm!"

"SLOW!" Slowrbo held its arm up, specifically utilizing the Shellder as a weapon. From it, Psychic energy reached the air before transforming into a massive spiral.

"Bulbasaur! Use Max Overgrowth!"

"BULBA!" From the bulb on his back which was bigger than any Ivysaur or Venasaur out there, Bulbasaur shot out a barrage of massive seeds that went upwards first, meeting with the massive Psychic Spiral in the air.

The two attacks collided, however, one of the seeds from Bulbasaur was shot forward instead of upward. While the ones that went upwards clashed with the Max Mindstorm, this single seed struck Slowbro directly. Max Mindstorm and Max Overgrowth clashed as both blew up around each other. A majority of the explosion reached Bulbasaur since it was closer to him.

Slowbro took some damage too. As soon as the attack went off, a verdant energy flashed across the area while the Hermit Crab Pokemon was pushed back. Thanks to the effects of Max Overgrowth and Max Mindstorm, two effects went off.

The terrains changed, summoning two prominent energies that were trying to overtake the battlefield. A Grassy Terrain and a Psychic Terrain.

"Oh, my. Looks like the two attacks going off at the same time created a conflict of Type Terrains." Mustard observed. "How long has it been since something like this has happened? Hohoho!"

"Your Bulbasaur can't handle much, I bet! This will finish it! Max Hailstorm!"

"BRO!" Slowbro, who was surprisingly swift even as a Dynamax Pokemon, unleashed another attack. A barrage of icebergs came crashing down which were shot into the air as small ice particles before enlarging. These would certainly deal massive damage to Bulbasaur without a doubt.

"Max Guard!"

"SAUR!" However, thanks to one of his moves being a Status Move instead of an attack, this granted Bulbasaur access to Max Guard. A massive shield was formed around him, protecting him from the massive icebergs from above. The icebergs crashed, but failed to properly connect thanks to Bulbasaur's shield.

"No, no!" Klara bellowed. That was her one chance to deal a ton of damage to Bulbasaur, but Max Guard had slowed her down. "Quick! Let your ability Quick Draw activate, Slowbro! Max Mindstorm!"

"Use Max Strike!" This would be the final time both of them get to use the power of Dynamax in this battle since they only had three tries. As for who would unleash their attack first, Bulbasaur managed to outspeed Slowbro as this Quick Draw ability didn't kick in.

Stomping his feet, Bulbasaur generated a burst of energy that would erupt from below. Just as Slowbro would about to unleash Max Mindstorm, the energy would engulf its entire body, causing it to fall back. Slowbro cried as it accidentally shot its attack in the wrong direction. The Max Mindstorm was unleashed, but it missed its mark and failed to be fully utilized. Thus, it simply went into the air without unleashing its spiral down onto Bulbasaur. Slowbro made a huge impact when falling over, causing large amounts of rubble to rise up.

With all three tries spent, the Dynamax Energy would fizzle out. Slowbro was beginning to shrink and so was Bulbasaur. But there was only one victor in all of this.

"Slowbro..." Slowbro had fainted. That Max Strike, whichever move it was, was the deciding factor. There was a fourth move that Sci-Twi didn't reveal in the entire battle and yet it paid off as a Max Move.

"Slowbro is unable to battle! Bulbasaur wins! Thus, the winner of this battle is Twilight!"

"We won..." Sci-Twi smiled, lowering her head too. "And with one Pokemon to spare. That Take Down really came in handy." She revealed it to be Take Down that became Max Strike. Bulbasaur ran over, lunging at Sci-Twi and hugging her. "Ow!"

"Bulba! Bulbasaur!" He pinned her down, elated that they had won this battle. All of her friends cheered and applauded as well as her fellow students for such an entertaining battle.

"But I didn't hold back! I gave it everything I got..." Klara was absolutely gutted by this. She lowered her head in disappointment before returning her Slowbro. "How could I lose? To her?"

"The one to complete the third trial is you! Twilight!" Mustard announced. The trial was finally over and Sci-Twi was the victor of it all. But instead of relishing in her victory, she would approach Klara, wanting to speak with her.

"Klara...Thanks for the battle."

"Aw, man...I gave it my all and I still lost. You didn't even bring out your Fourth Pokemon. This was supposed to be a 4 v 4. This stinks. I did everything...Even cheat a little and I still lose."

"Klara. I'm sorry about all of this." Suddenly, Sci-Twi apologized. "If I had known I was overshadowing you when you badly wanted this, maybe I wouldn't have joined the dojo. Maybe. I'm not really sure myself."

"I was really trying, ya know. I swear I was." Klara groaned. "I always try my best at what I do. As hard I could! Maybe it's time for me to just give up my dreams of being a Gym Leader..."

"W-Wait. I didn't think you'd go there. I..."

"Once they find out what I did, I'll be expelled from the dojo anyway. I'm pretty sure they already know after what you just said earlier."

"You don't have to give up on it though. Isn't this the closest you've come to getting this far?
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"Well...My entire time being here, yes. This is the closest. But because you showed up, I couldn't grab my chance to win."

"I couldn't do anything about it, since I didn't know. But I never hated you, Klara. Or even wanted to take your spotlight away. I understand that you really wanted to get somewhere in all of this. I'm not mad that you cheated to try and win. To be honest, I've done something bad in the past myself." She giggled, referring to her time as Midnight Sparkle for a brief moment. Sci-Twi has certainly succumbed to her problems and unleashed them in the worst way possible. Klara's version didn't compare though.

"You mean it? Even after I cheated and talked to you like that since last night and today?" Klara was still stunned to hear Sci-Twi be so kind to her even after the truth had been revealed.

"I mean it." Sci-Twi sincerely said.

"It's a lovely sight to see! Kindness towards Pokemon and Rivals!" Mustard approached. "I should apologize on Klara's behalf too, as her Master. What she did was wrong but...She just didn't want to be beaten by her rival, that's all. She's a good hardworking student. And good on you for continuing to see the good in her, Twilight."

"I shouldn't be one to judge." Sci-Twi blushed. "I'm surrounded by all kinds of friends who have a lot going on for them. This isn't a problem for me at all."

"Gh...Ghaaa!" Klara broke out into tears, full of joy and relief. "You're so kiiiiiiind!" At that moment, she suddenly hugged Sci-Twi. "Twilight! I'm so sorry! I'm sorry, Master!"

"I-It's okay! Geez, you have a grip on you!" Sci-Twi groaned after being given a surprise bear hug. She didn't think Klara would go straight to that immediately. However, they had truly reconciled, throwing away any animosity and tension in the air.

"I would give you a punishment, such as taking care of the Pokemon in the dojo for six months...but since it's the Pokemon Festival, I'll let it go. This is just a warning, but I have a good feeling you won't do this again." Mustard uttered. "But one thing I expect you to do is to work harder. This is the hardest you've ever worked and now you have someone in your life to push you further."

"Y-Yes, Master!"

"What a lovely sight." Honey cleared her tears with a box of tissues which was then passed onto Rarity and the others.

"Agreed..." Rarity wailed.

"She may not be a Princess of Friendship like me, but she still has it." Twilight approved, proud of her Human Counterpart for making a new friend on this day.

The Trials were over. Sci-Twi emerged victorious and became the Dojo's most prestigious student. On top of that, she made a new friend, who was also a rival in the form of Klara, who would now strengthen her heart. Not just her skill. And with this resounding victory that was applauded by Ash, Fluttershy, Twilight and everyone else in the dojo, there was just one thing left. The Secret Armor.

As the journey continues.

Chapter 306 End.