James
_Ethan strode onto the scene, followed closely by his Typhlosion which was stretching preparing for the oncoming battle._ "Weird place to battle don't ya think buddy?" _Ethan asked Typhlosion, who nodded and grumbled in agreement. Indeed an odd place for the battle! The presence of a nearby water source put Ethan at a disadvantage, he'd have to figure out how to play around or make it work in his favor._
Tabatha
*Selene would arrive at the place. It had been quite some time since her last battle and wanted to try one again. She had changed her team around based on the battlefield since she didn't know his team. Hopefully, he wouldn't have any strong water Types. A special request from Professor Kukui would have been made late at night with Selene begging her to send her Totem Araquanid. She'd look at Ethan and wave. She'd be wearing a black tank top, a hat and sunglasses. She wanted to win looking stylish as well. Seeing as he was already there, she felt bad for making him wait.* "Uhm, Alola Ethan, sorry for making you wait."
James
_Ethan was practically bouncing around in excitement. Finally some action! He hadn't had any awesome battles on the island yet, which was one of the main reasons he'd come there in the first place._ "It's no biggie, so let's get straight to business! Since you're the last one here, I'll let you pick the battle format, 1v1, 3v3, 6v6, it's your call!"
Tabatha
*Selene would place her hand on her chin and think. This had to be something that could work to her advantage. She didn't know what his team looked like. It was nice to know he didn't have any problems and everything was washed away.* "How about ... 6 v 6, double battle?" *Selene would reach into her messenger bag she carried around and send out a Totem Araquanid and a Tsareena.*
James
_Ethan lifted an eyebrow. A double battle seemed tough, but his Pokémon were pretty much family. The bonds between them would for sure play to his advantage, and all of his Pokémon knew each other's moves._ "Fair enough, let's rock! Ambipom! Togekiss! Let's go!" _Ethan sent out his first two Pokémon. The battle was on!_
Tabatha
*Selene didn't know their typings but Togekiss' typing would be easy to figure out, a Flying type. Unfortunately for her, both of her team members were weak against it and would probably have a bad time. She'd take a step back and start off by attacking first.* "Alright Malie, High Jump Kick at the purple one and you Bubbles, use Protect." *Tsareena would jump at Ambipom, charging at it with full speed. On the other hand, to get a better grasp of Ethan's Pokemon, a barrier would appear in front of Araquanid, protecting it from any attack coming its way.*
James
_Ethan had to reach quick to prevent any damage to Ambipom. Keeping it up and safe was essential to his game plan._ "Quick Ambipom! Use Fake Out on Malie! Togekiss, back him up with an air slash!" _Ethan commanded his Pokémon, both of which leaped into action, Ambipom charging towards the Tsareena while Togekiss took to the air, using its flying advantage._
Tabatha
*Fake Out was too fast. Tsareena wasn't able to get a hit on, instead flinching. Luckily, it avoided any recoil damage but damage was done to Tsareena. Tsareena would be taken back, falling on the ground. Turns out Araquanid's protect was worthless and just wasted a turn.* "Don't worry you two, it's time for our secret plan. Bubble, use Leech Life at Togekiss." *Araquanid would try and attack Togekiss but it was simply a facade. Noticing an opening, Selene would order Tsareena to attack from behind with a Stomp.* "MALIE, STOMP FROM BEHIND!" *She'd run at full speed. It was guaranteed that one move would hit it at least.*
James
_The Togekiss was caught completely off guard. It narrowly avoided the Leech Life, however, it hadn't noticed the Tsareena behind it until it was far too late, taking the Stomp attack head on. The attack made direct contact, slamming it onto the ground hard. Ethan grit his teeth, he needed to help out Togekiss. But wait, Tsareena was distracted stomping Togekiss!_ "Ambipom! Use Ice Punch on that Tsareena!" _Ethan said, pointing at Tsareena. Ambipom would get there in a matter of seconds, positioning itself in a position where Ice Punch would certainly make contact, which would free the Togekiss._
Tabatha
*Doubles battles were tougher than single ones. One's mind had to be twice as focused. She'd catch Ambipom charging at Tsareena and try her best to cancel the attack out.* "Trop Kick to drop its attack." *A critical Ice Punch would send Tsareena to the ground but not before getting a Trop Kick. It wouldn't do nearly as enough damage but hey, Ambipom's Attack stat would be lowered.* "Bubbles, use Soak." *Araquanid would go over to Togekiss and use Soak, turning it into a Water Type, meaning it now was weak to Tsareena's attacks.*
James
_Ethan smirked, pleased that the Ice Punch had landed, which meant big damage for that Tsareena. It was only now that Ethan's strategist part of his mind clicked. It was obvious that he wouldn't beat them 1 on 1, so why not have them both work together?_ "Ambipom! Hop onto Togekiss' back and Togekiss time to fly high!" _Ethan commanded his Pokémon, which did as they were told. As the Pokémon rose higher and higher, Ethan revealed his trump card._ "Togekiss! Whirwind! Ambipom use the whirlwind as a boost and use Ice Punch on Tsareena one more time!" _The Togekiss summoned a gust of wind which sent the Ambipom flying towards the ground at a ridiculous speed. If you blinked you would surely miss it, all while Ambipom charged up another Ice Punch._