Tier 2 King rank Competition

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Ding!

Light's special attack has been upgraded to A rank.

Ding!

Light's special defense has been upgraded to A rank.

Ding!

Light's agility has been upgraded to B rank.

Ding!

Light has fulfilled all the conditions of the rank-up.

Ding!

Light is ranking up to tier 2 king rank..

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A purple glow enveloped Alakazam and everyone could tell for certain that it was ranking up to tier 2.

"OH COME ON!!!", shouted Hymer. He just could not believe his luck. 

Aggron, Sceptile, and now Blastoise. Everyone lost cause the enemy ranked up during the battle. Hymer felt that he had used all the bad luck of his life in this competition.

Blastoise was already injured and it had lost almost all of its stamina but it had a chance to win. What Axel didn't know and what everyone didn't know was that Blastoise had modified its move 'Shell armor'. 

If Blastoise used 'Withdraw' and faced some attack, it could then use 'Shell armor' with 1.5 times the power that it had received as damage. So, he was sure that his Pokemon would win when Alakazam hit Blastoise with 'Thunder' and 'Elemental manipulation'.

However, Alakazam ranked up during this critical time and it could no longer use the move. Blastoise was already very injured and it had lost a lot of its stamina. It could now no longer battle. 

Alakazam took 10 minutes to rank up to tier 2 and Blastoise had already fainted by then. 

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"The winner of the tier 1 king rank competition is Alakazam and let's congratulate it for the rank up to tier 2.", announced Agnes with excitement.

Among all the Pokemons of Axel, Agnes was most close to Alakazam cause it had been with the family for a long time. So, Agnes was happy that Alakazam had won the tier 1 king rank competition. 

"Now, it is time for tier 2 king rank competition. We will need some time to get the stadium ready and you all need some time to eat. So, we will be back after 30 minutes. 

Enjoy the local delicacies of our city."

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"Mom, I also want to be the trainer in the future. I want a king-rank Pokemon like Alakazam.", said a child to his mother.

"But honey, we don't have enough money to get a powerful Pokemon like Alakazam.", replied his mother.

The mother wanted everything for her child but she also knew that such a thing was impossible. Axel was a miracle. She had seen the Blaze family rising from the ashes and very quickly they became the richest family in the city. 

However, getting a good Pokemon was still a challenge for many families. She didn't want to crush the hope of her child but she also wanted him to know the reality.

"But mom, I am doing good in school. If I get good marks, then I can get a good Pokemon for free.", said the child.

The mother's eyes instantly lit up. That was indeed true. Axel had made a pact with the Pokemons in the forest that every year, chosen children would get a chance to get a Pokemon for free. The Pokemon would also have great potential. 

Normally, the children that did good in school that Axel had established would get a chance to get those Pokemons. Her child was not the best in his class but he was still above average. Her child was going to be 13 years old very soon and if he did a good job in school, then he would have a chance to get one of those Pokemons.

"Yes, you can. You will have to study harder from now on. The school also says to train your body. You cannot relax now.", said his mother.

"Yes, I will do it.", said the child with determination.

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Talks like this were happening all over the city. Axel had not expected such an outcome. If the children of the city started to work hard then it would be better for the city and that would obviously make Axel very happy.

"Axel, it looks like the city is flourishing. It is just as you hoped.", said Alakazam.

"Yes, I hope that this city would have the best defense against the tide. We still have a lot of work to do. I want to talk to that Arcanine. Since we are now sufficiently strong, we should go and talk to it.", said Axel.

"Yes, I will try to set up a meeting. I am hearing a lot about it these days. It is very old and could die anytime. I think we should be careful.", said Alakazam.

"Yeah, it would be a problem if it died so fast. We need to take that part of the forest and strengthen our defenses.", said Axel.

Alakazam nodded its head and disappeared. 

East, west, and south parts of the Hakone city were covered by forest. Axel had already made a deal with the east and west part but the south part had a king rank Arcanine as guardian. At that time, Axel was weak, so he didn't think to make a deal with Arcanine. However, now, it was sufficiently strong and had many king-rank Pokemons. So, he decided to talk to Arcanine too. 

He decided to go there after the competition was over. 

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The battle sequence for tier king rank competition had already been decided.

Charizard Vs Hypno

Beedrill Vs Machamp

Shedinja

The first battle was between Charizard and Hypno. Charizard was strong. Very strong. However, Hypno was also a tier 2 king-rank Pokemon. It was a psychic Pokemon and it had 2 new moves that surprised everyone. Creating a new move was not an easy thing to do.

Yet, compared to Charizard, Hypno was weaker. If one were to compare Charizard's talent with Hypno, Hypno would pale in comparison. The battle was not very long. It was around 7 minutes and it ended with Charizard's victory.

The next battle was between Beedrill and Machamp. Machamp was known to have great strength but Beedrill was also very powerful in the strength department. It had the passive move 'Resolve' and it fought with Machamp toe to toe without holding anything back. This battle was also short lived and it ended with Beedrill's victory.

A break of 20 minutes was given for the Pokemons to recover their strength.

The battle sequence had already been decided by that time. It was…

Charizard Vs Beedrill

Shedinja

"Damn! I wanted to see the fight of that Shedinja. I heard that it is very powerful.", commented Hymer.

Axel's Shedinja became famous when it fought with Bruno's Pokemon in the league finals. This Shedinja was considered immortal and it would not be hurt by anything.

So, Hymer and others wanted to see it battle. But unfortunately, they could not. They would see it in the finals.

Beedrill was weak to fire and flying-type attacks. So, Charizard had the advantage. Charizard was also able to reach tier 2 way before Beedrill. So the battle between Charizard and Beedrill should have finished after a few minutes.

However, that was not the case. Charizard did win. It didn't use 'Transform' as this was a friendly battle but it took a lot of time for Charizard to win this battle. The battle went on for 10 minutes. Beedrill was able to use its new move 'Bug knight' and with the help of 'Bug house', it was able to restore its health and stamina. 

It also had poison-type moves that helped it a lot. The move 'Drill run' was especially effective as it had powered up a lot but Charizard came out stronger. 

Its fire-type moves with its ability 'Blaze' made it easy to win the battle. Beedrill was also able to last so much due to its passive move 'Resolve'.

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"Charizard and Shedinja are in the finals. Charizard would need some time to recover. After 20 minutes, the final battle of tier 2 king-rank Pokemon would start.

This will be the final battle for today.", announced Agnes.

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"I didn't think that Beedrill would last so long in this battle.", remarked Lyra. 

"Yes, that Beedrill is very strong. Every Pokemon of Axel is stronger than a normal Pokemon of the same rank. I wonder how he trains them.", said Kate.

"You have heard of his schedule. You will also acquire the same power if you follow it.", replied Ryker.

"I don't think so. Even if all of us followed his schedule, we would not be able to reach such a stage. I think he is hiding something.", said Kate.

"Well, all of us have our secret. It is not good to ask him about it and I am pretty sure that he would not tell us anything.", replied Ryker.

"Well, that is true. Let's see the final battle. I want to see how powerful this Shedinja really is."

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Charizard and Shedinja were flying at the stadium and they were looking at each other.

"Is it really necessary for us to fight?", asked Shedinja.

"I don't know for sure. What should I do boss?", asked Charizard.

"I think you should give up. There is no way that you can win against me and even if you do, we both will have to use our best moves. I don't want to do that right now.", replied Shedinja.

"Well, you are right. You Referee, I surrender!!", shouted Charizard in a loud voice.

Meanwhile, everyone was stunned. The crowd, the trainers, and even the referee. Charizard had reached the finals with hard work and now it was just giving up. It was Charizard. Its nature should not allow it to give up so easily. So, why was it giving up?

Nobody could understand it but Charizard had given up and Shedinja had become the tier 2 king rank champion. 

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"I just cannot believe it. That Charizard gave up? Axel must be playing something.", spat out Hymer. He was not liking it one bit. He wanted to see the power of Shedinja but it won without even fighting. 

"No, I don't think that is the case. It is a Charizard and I know that like every Charizard, Axel's Charizard is also arrogant. Actually, it is more arrogant than other Charizards. 

So, it should not have given up even if Axel said to lose it intentionally.", said Kate.

Kate was one of the members of the Zard family, so nobody knew better than her relating to Charizard.

"So, what are you saying?"

"I am saying that Shedinja is very powerful. It is more powerful than Charizard, so Charizard chose to give up.", replied Kate.

"How is that possible?", asked Hymer.

Hymer had seen Charizard fight. Even though it had not used all of its moves and powers during the battle, Hymer could say that it was an exceptional Pokemon. And now he was hearing that Shedinja was even more powerful than Charizard?

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The next day was going to be the last day of the competition. Tier 3 king rank section only had 2 Pokemons but the crowd was hyped about it. 

There was also the fight between Tyranitar and Crobat and also between Salamence and Venusaur. 

Tomorrow was going to be very interesting. So, the ticket prices were the highest and everyone was expecting a good show. 

They had also earned a good amount of money today. The family expected to earn a total of 20 million Poke dollars in total.

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"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and Pokemons. We welcome you to the final day of this 'Blaze Pokemon competition'. We are very happy that you joined us in this competition. Today is the final day and we will open with a bang. 

Slowemperor Vs Venusaur.

Now, most of you might be confused about what is Slowemperor. I am happy to announce that this is a new Pokemon that has been discovered by my brother Axel."

The crowd cheered after hearing such an announcement. Lyra and Hymer were also surprised to hear it. They had not heard about Slowemperor before. The list was not published on the internet. So, nobody knew about it. The group had seen it evolve, So they were not surprised.

"Now, let's welcome the 2 Pokemons!!!"

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