Shirley
*'Nope,'* Allister thought to himself. *"Stay on that lake where I can throw shadow balls in your face from a safe distance!"* And now, clever Leon had his Mr Rime hopping across ice platforms now that the fire was gone. Crumbs. With the grass all wet, lighting it wasn't gonna be an option anymore. Luckily for the boy and his ghostly friend, they didn't need the grass to keep the mime in one place.
"Chandelure! Mystical fire!" And his snap had him directing it towards the ice chunks. Dreamer, the clever boy, knew exactly what his trainer was onto, and started firing at the appearing ice chunks. Using his higher speed to his advantage, he predicted where Mr Rime was about to created another piece of ice, and shot it! The ice melted under the old man's feet, leaving it with nothing to stand on, right as the last flame was fired out, straight for its body.
Kathryn
Leon was only hoping Mr. Rime would make it back to land safely, but hey. They're still in a battle! Of course Allister predicted where the old man was going to jump next. His Chandelure's Mystical Fire was thrown at where Mr. Rime would literally lose his footing! And as soon as that vanished, well, there goes another wisp shooting for Mr. Rime's heart. Once the attack hit, the Pokémon gets sent into the water... Before floating back up, fainted. "That's enough. Return." Leon pulls out Mr. Rime's Pokéball and returns the old man Pokémon. "This battlefield really is fun, isn't it?" He shouts over to Allister. The boy is really utilizing it and Leon can't have the boy doing better than him at being creative. He huffs out from his bottom lip, which shifts his bangs a little. Two Pokémon down, but that's not an issue. Just when they think they got it, it'll all turn back and bite them in the b— "Inteleon, your turn!" The Majestic water-type pops out and puts a hand on her hip.
Shirley
Mr Rime was down, and Allister was actually winning three to two. Then, Leon sent out Inteleon and the boy slightly panicked. He knew that thing possibly had dark pulse, and anyone too far under half health was gonna go down, especially if they get immobilized, which was always a possibility. And if not that, it had a bunch of water moves that would screw over his half fire type. Ok, Allister had a plan. Since he knew that the champion always, *Always* Sent out his Charizard last, the boy realized that with Mr Rime gone, he had no need for Dreamer's fire type moves anymore. While it hurt him to do this, sacrificing his chandelure to set up trick room again was basically necessary, as nothing on his team could out speed inteleon.
"'m sorry..." Allister whispered, before signaling Dreamer to use trick room. Whatever was up next for his ghost friend, it was gonna hurt...
Kathryn
It's that strange shift in the air again! Dammi—nope, nope! Leon isn't getting frustrated! It's the fact he might have to stall out *Again*. After that breaks down, the whole match will be in the bag. "Inteleon, Mud Shot!" Using the watered ground from the match prior, the starter Pokémon starts to water bend. The laser made up of dirt, sod, and of course, *Water* Shoots toward the Chandelure. Meanwhile, Leon's eyes would shift around as he tries to get an idea on what to do. Oh! But what else than the most obvious thing in their battlefield? He stands up straighter and cross his arms once again. This whole thing is making his heart crash like waves against his ribcage. There's no way he's going to lose.
Shirley
Agh! Just as expected, he *Did* Use something super effective. And there goes Dreamer, out like a light. ~~or lamp~~. Returning to his pokeball, the Chandelure muttered a small apology, and Allister shook his head. "No Dreamer. Y-you did amazing." Seriously, sticking in there just long enough was exactly what he needed to get this inteleon and anything (probably charizard) that followed out of the fight.
"Polteageist, you're up!" He called, and the little teapot ghost was more than ready to join in the fight. Noticing Leon's distress, wait, was he actually scared of losing this battle? No way! Now was the time to ~~pick on~~ challenge the champion even more. As Allister's latest friend had giga drain, a grass type move, not a bad choice against inteleon, which already did decent damage on its own minus the type advantage. So no matter what Leon threw out there, Empress could bounce back from it, and thanks to Dreamer's previous sacrifice, was always gonna move first.
Kathryn
Ah, it's the Polteageist. It's not like Leon never watched the TV as the gym leaders slowly took down the gym challengers. Whereas, *He* Had to wait before the champion cup started. So, of course he knew what the kid had planned. Drat. He didn't want Charizard in until the last resort. Leon's kinda showy like that. But he can't waste Inteleon's energy if Polteageist is just going to recover back with not only a super-effective move, but a draining one. "Come back for now, Inteleon!" As much as it's against his own morale code for some reason, Leon has to be frugal with his Pokémon's energy. "I choose you, Charizard!" Pointing out in front of him, the fire/flying-type that's been sitting by this whole time flies into the field. No G-Max Wildfire for this one but his normal attacks are pretty sure-fire too. The orange beast roars and flaps its wings as if stretching, ready to go.
Shirley
Empress only got one hit off on Inteleon, knocking off a chunk of health before it... Left? Wait, huh? And here was Charizard, ready to take the lizard's place. That-THAT NEVER HAPPENED! Leon *Never* Used his ace before it was the only one left! So either he felt like being experimental, or the other possibility, the one that had Allister curious, was he *Scared* That he was gonna lose? Well either way, this actually made the gym leader's job easier, and started to fire off shadow ball, since it did the most damage out of everything the ghost had access to. He needed to be quick however, as he still wanted a turn of trick room left for when Inteleon decided to show itself again.
"Polteageitst!" Allister whistled and the tea pot floated higher into the air, summoning a wave of shadowy energy, before sending it flying at the other's face.
Kathryn
Charizard picked up at the move that's flying toward its face. It may be slow in speed, but not slow in mind. Fire foams at the beast's mouth before gaping open as a Fire Blast comes out. Leon really didn't have to tell his partner what to do as it seems to understand the champ through synergy. The attacks clash with each other for a moment, in a stalemate, before an explosion broke out from the attacks. Charizard, however, took itself to the sky as the blows from both moves created some kind of smoke screen.
*"Just have to stall for now,"* Leon thought impatiently. It *Sort of* Irked him that he's near losing(??), but that's when the excitement is more present! Still... How could this be? Why does he feel slightly... Bitter? Trains of thoughts run in his mind, making up excuses. *"It's because we can't Gigantamax! It's because I'm not using six Pokémon!"* Why, why is he starting to think like that? Even Charizard could feel the emotions running through Leon and it felt the need to fight harder for its trainer. The fire/flying-type turns itself in the sky to watch out for Polteageist's next move.

Charizard was a good distance in the air. The day which was cloudy when they crash landed there, had a break in the clouds... It shone nicely and Leon perked up at having an idea. Maybe he's like a kid. Exited when there's chances and disappointed when things aren't exactly going his way. He's human after all, and them not standing in front of an audience having to keep up with a smile is something he's honestly grateful for. That is, when he battles with Raihan as practice runs. It could be with anyone actually. It's time to step it up! It seems Polteageist attempted a move and Leon would have to guess what it was. Doesn't seem like an* Attack*, though. Charizard feeling these strange waves nearing it, felt a bit possessed before snapping its head back to present and giving a hearty roar. Flapping its wings, Charizard arced from where was in the sky, narrowly escaping. Making what looks like a u-turn, the flying beast is facing back at its opponent once it have dodged this *Hypnosis* And goes again for the stab move Fire Blast. The heat looks like the sun falling from the sky—it's kind of beautiful!
Shirley
Leon was gonna run away, huh. Well that's just fine, if he wanted to-
"Polteageist!" Allister called, holding out his hand, but too late. Leon's charizard sent out a fire blast, smacking the ghost in the "Body" And causing it to stumble. The force made it stutter a bit, wobbling in mid air and almost dropping before regaining its senses. Okay, that's it. No more holding back, because while that didn't do a lot of damage, too much of this was gonna take his friend out.
"Shadow ball!" Allister ordered, for once just shouting out his move, instead of signaling what he needed. The little ghost inside the teapot fluttered out, holding its hands out in front while more of the dark waves gathered into forming a ball. Now was time to whistle again and Allister directed it at their opponents wings. There was a reason.
The polteageist's small hands sent the orb of death flying at Charizard's wings, at a ridiculous speed. That combined with the lingering smoke from Fire Blast meant it was almost impossible to see coming. And if he hit the wings, Charizard was gonna be in trouble.