Ash ascended, as he heard his name being called by the announcer. The crowd, who weakly cheered for him, early in the tournament, had now erupted into a deafening roar. Ash could feel the excitement and adrenaline beginning to flow through his veins. What made this feeling, even more, exacerbated, was the person across from him.

Standing on his own platform, was Trevor, who had his arms crossed in front of his chest, as he waited for his opponent to appear. Ash began to feel nervous, as he and Trevor had only battled once before, which Trevor won.

"Master, you must control yourself," Lucario said calmly. "Your aura is going berserk. You must calm yourself if you're going to prove to Lance, that he has nothing to worry about."

Ash took a deep breath, as his eyes danced their way to the elite suite and the Kalos Queen, who was inside.

"You're right, Lucario. I need to focus my energy towards this battle." he smiled and gave a thumbs-up to Serena, who returned it with one of her own.

"Pikapi pipi chu. Chu Pikachu pi chu ka Pikachu," Pikachu chirped, enthusiastically, while jumping off of Ash's shoulder. He landed on the ground, with sparks already flying.

"You're right, buddy," Ash said as he turned back to his opponent. "I've been waiting for this rematch for a long time too. We owe Trevor a good battle, after all, we did make a promise, to him, that'll we'll give him a good battle, if we were to face each other, at some point, during the tournament. Now, he's getting one."

Like Ash, Trevor's eyes also made their way to the suite, but instead of them meeting Serena, they met Brittany and Ashley, who were also in the suite. He smiled and gave a thump-ups to them, which they both returned it with one of their own. Trevor then turned back to his opponent.

"Well, Aaron." Trevor began. "I'm glad to be facing you, in the Semifinals; unfortunately for you, that's as far as you will get here!"

"We'll see about that, Trevor!" Ash shouted out, in response to Trevor's comment. "Prepare yourself, for a battle that's you'll never forget!"

"I hope so. Now then," Trevor stated as he reached down to his belt and unclipped a Pokéball. "Let's get this battle underway, Aaron!"

"Agreed!" Ash shouted out as he reached down to grab his first choice, for the round.

"Jolteon, I choose you!" Trevor yelled as he threw the Pokéball into the air to reveal his first choice.

Standing before Trevor, was his Jolteon. It let out a roar, filled with determination while positioning itself in a battle stance, to show that it's ready for battle.

Ash chuckled at Trevor's first pick. "Big mistake there, Trevor!" Ash shouted out to his opponent, who had a confused look on his face."

"How so?"

"Because" Ash began as he extended out his right hand, which hold a Pokéball, straight towards his opponent. "You're about to face one of my original Pokémon! Come on out, old friend!"

When the light, from the Pokéball, faded away, it revealed the final evolution form of the grass and poison type starter from Kanto. Venusaur is a squat, quadruped Pokémon with bumpy, blue-green skin. It has small, circular red eyes, a short, blunt snout, and a wide mouth with two pointed teeth in the upper jaw and four in the lower jaw. On top of its head, there are small, pointed ears with reddish pink insides. It has three clawed toes on each foot. The bud, on its back, has bloomed in a large pink, white-spotted flower. The flower is supported by a thick, brown trunk surrounded by green fronds. The seed Pokémon let out an intimidating roar, to show that it's ready for battle.

Trevor grinned at Ash's Venusaur. He recognized the seed Pokémon when it was just a Bulbasaur. Ash's Bulbasaur was one of Ash's most loyal and trustworthy Pokémon.

This should be interesting. Trevor thought as he viewed the grass type Pokémon that stood across from him.

The ref then signaled the trainers, to start the match. The battle got underway, with Trevor calling out the first attack.

"Jolteon, use Pin Missile!"

The Eeveelution Pokémon's fur suddenly became spiky, and then, it proceeds to fire multiple yellow needles, from it, towards the seed Pokémon.

"Venusaur, use Razor Leaf to counter that Pin Missile!" Ash commanded.

The grass Pokémon launches multiple razor-sharp leaves, from the leaves on its back, at the incoming yellow needles. The leaves stopped all the needles from reaching its target.

"Jolteon, use Dig!" Trevor shouted out as the lightning Pokémon dug its way underground, using its paws while leaving Venusaur with an uneasy feeling.

The grass Pokémon doesn't know where Jolteon will come off the ground.

"Remain calm, Venusaur!" Ash told the seed Pokémon. "Once Jolteon reveals itself, use Vine Whip to toss it away from you!"

The grass Pokémon nodded to its trainer, as it continues to be on the lookout, for his opponent.

Suddenly, the Eeveelution Pokémon jumps out from the ground, behind the seed Pokémon, with its mouth opened, ready to bite his opponent. Its fangs glow yellow and sparks of yellow electricity surround them. Jolteon then bites down on the seed Pokémon's left side and they both become surrounded in yellow sparks. Venusaur screams out in pain.

All of a sudden, two dark green vines came out from under the leaves, on Venusaur's back, then they grabbed the lightning Pokémon and pulled it off the grass type's side, which it had bitten into. The vines then threw Jolteon across the battlefield, but only for it to regain its composure and land on its feet.

Trevor smirked at Ash's move. "Nice, but that won't help you win this fight, Aaron!" He yelled out, while Ash gives a frustrated groan at the damage that his loyal grass Pokémon has just taken.

Suddenly, an idea came into Ash's mind, which he grinned in response to it.

"Let's end this! Jolteon, Pin Missile! Go!"

"Quick! Use Vine Whip to knock those needles down, then lift and hold onto Jolteon, up in the air!" Ash countered.

The lightning Pokémon fires the yellow needles, from its spiky fur, but only for them to get knocked down by the two dark green vines. The two vines proceed to wrap around the body of the Eeveelution Pokémon, and then, lifted it up into the air, while retraining the electric type, preventing it to escape from whatever attack Venusaur may use against it.

"Alright, use Solar Beam., Ash called out his next attack.

The seed Pokémon obeyed its trainer's commands, as the inside of the flower, on Venusaur's back, began to glow white, as sunlight is gathering in it.

It's going to take some time for that Solar Beam to be ready. So right now, let's inflict some damage towards the defenseless Pokémon! Trevor thought as he looked up to his restrained Pokémon and noticed Jolteon struggling to get out of the vines that are preventing the electric type to escape out of before the Solar Beam is ready to fire.

"Stay calm, Jolteon, and use Thunder!" Trevor commanded.

Although restrained in the air, by the grass Pokémon's vines, Jolteon manages to fire a massive beam of yellow electricity, from its body, towards Venusaur, causing it to let out a cry of pain.

Ash looked at his Pokémon, as it's taking damage from the powerful electric type attack, with a nervous, yet determined, look in his eyes.

Hang in there, old friend. You're almost there. He encouraged his loyal Pokémon on.

When the electric attack was finished, there were sparks of electricity flying around the seed Pokémon's body, but Venusaur managed to not lose its consciousness, despite that shocking attack inflicting so much damage to it.

Jolteon gasped at the sight of his opponent, still standing up, while Trevor gave a soft frustrated groan. All of a sudden, the whole flower glowed completely white, which meant the teams ready to be fire. Ash smirked towards the trainer, across from him, when this happened.

"Now, Venusaur, Solar Beam!" Ash shouted out, with spirit.

The seed Pokémon then fired a white beam, from the flower, towards Jolteon, who was still restrained, in the air, by the vines, and made contact with the lightning Pokémon's body.

Once the attack was finished, Venusaur then slams Jolteon into the ground with its vines, which were wrapped around the Eeveelution Pokémon's body, causing dust to cover the battlefield.

When the dust settled, it showed an unconscious Jolteon, laying on the ground. Upon seeing the knocked out Eeveelution Pokémon, Ash praised his grass Pokémon, for doing such a great job during the battle. He then returned Venusaur back to its Pokéball, so that it could take a good rest. It might have to come back out to battle again f need to.

A red light hits the knocked out Jolteon, as Trevor returns the lightning Pokémon to its Pokéball while praising its effort in the fight.

Good work, Jolteon. You did what I wanted you to do. Ash noticed that his Venusaur got paralyzed from our Thunder attack. If he lets him out again, it'll be a sitting duck. He thought as he looked at his opponent, with a smirk across his face.

"I'm impressed, Aaron," Trevor began to compliment his masked opponent, who was looking back, as a small smile appeared, underneath his mask, across his face.

"No Pokémon had managed to remain to stand after a direct Thunder attack from my Jolteon. Venusaur was trained well."

Ash shrugged his shoulders, in response to the compliment, before replying back, "Thanks. Although It was clever to have Jolteon use Thunder, while it was trapped by our Vine Whip, as Venusaur was charging up its Solar Beam attack. Good strategy, even though you were at a type disadvantage there."

"Well," Trevor responded as he reached down to grab his second Pokémon. "You'll find that my next Pokémon, won't be easy to take down! Braviary, let's go!"