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Hideo couldn't immediately tell what Pokemon his opponent was using. Fortunately, that's what he had his Rotomdex for. "It's a Hawlucha," his Rotomdex said, "Not the best matchup for your Hitmonchan. It's close ranged and fighting-type too, but it's part flying."

"So we gotta be careful." Fortunately, his opponent was giving them the first move. "Sure we'll take it! Chan, go-"

But before he could finish the order, he heard their opponent's Pokemon jump to the air - then go straight down towards his Hitmonchan. Hideo was fortunate his Pokemon knew to protect himself, guarding against the attack with his arms. A hit, but not a solid one.

Hideo didn't actually know if it was Razz's Pokemon taking the initiative, or if it was an intentional attempt to make him lower his guard. He'd give Razz the benefit of the doubt this time.

"That's alright-"

In part, because he knew how his Hitmonchan would respond: going for a solid Counter-attack against the Hawlucha.

"-we can handle it~"

Hitmonchan was hit by Aerial Ace

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Chan wasn’t deterred by his Counter being blocked. He immediately noticed the Hawlucha’s hands glow purple, and was ready to defend the only way he knew how: with more attacks. He matched as many jabs as he could with Mach Punches, his fists colliding with his opponent’s. A few punches landed on Chan, but none hit hard enough to poison.

He wouldn’t let them go unpunished, aiming a solid Power-up Punch for the Hawlucha’s body.

“That’s alright!” Hideo shouted back, “I got a few Pokemon of my own that’re like that. Chan here’s been itching for a good fight for a while, and this tournament has been great for Pokemon like him!”

As great as Chan was for fighting, he wasn’t really that good for much else (except maybe carrying stuff around, but Hideo had other Pokemon for that too), so Hideo hadn’t used him much ‘til now. “Also been a while since I battled other trainers, so this’s been a great refresher!”

Hitmonchan deflects a few Poison Jabs with Mach Punches, but takes a few hits.  He is not poisoned.

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Chan looked up, watching as the Hawlucha took to the air, and rapidly came back down. His opponent slammed right into him, his arms barely blocking the force of the impact. It was a heavy hit - unexpectedly so. But he would respond with similar force, one fist coming in fast with a Counter-attack.

“Oh, a lot of stuff. Battling and catching wild Pokemon, and having my Pokemon help out with jobs. I’ve even done stuff like tracking down a thief and helping take care of newborn Pokemon. Honestly, battling trainers is something I’ve barely been doing ‘till now.” He’d gotten a bit rusty at it, but he could feel himself getting the hang of it again.

“Like, even my first badge wasn’t even a straight fight. Me and my Pokemon had to sneak around like it was a base and I had to ‘assassinate’ the leader.” He made sure to raise and hand and flex his index and middle finger - so his opponent would be sure it wasn’t a real killing.

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Though the Counter made a solid hit, his opponent wasn't slowing down. Chan bobbed and weaved around some of the Hawlucha's strikes, but a few still found their mark, and the assault was pushing him back.

But Chan wasn't going to take those attacks lying down. Aided by his Keen Eye, he looked for openings in his opponent's assault. And when the opportunities arose, he'd take them with a Drain Punch, his fists glowing bright and coming quick.

"It was the Honor Badge gym over in Mauville. The nontraditional test had us sneak around a set-up base and try to assassinate the 'boss'."

It took him a moment to remember the spiel John Sullivan gave him when he earned it. "It's supposed to be about being in a tough situation and knowing how to make the right call, even at a moment's notice."

He grinned "Of course, I don't plan on ever needing to assassinate someone, but I was able to prove I could think well under pressure. Pluuuuus I did beat the gym leader in an actual battle in this tournament, so there's that!"

Hopefully, Doug wasn't watching this battle too. Hideo didn't want to embarrass him.

Hitmonchan was hit by Frustration

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For Hideo, it wasn’t that much different from a game; he’d taken it seriously enough that he put all his effort into it - he wanted that badge - but he was well aware it wasn’t a real killing. He made sure not to seriously hurt anyone involved.

That part about sending the flag through the windshield of that driving car was a complete accident; it was only supposed to land in front of the car. And the car stopped before it crashed, so all was good.

“Yeah, it was a tough challenge,” Hideo said, “I’d be surprised if it wasn’t. It started off pretty easy at first, but once I was close to where the boss was, it got tough.” Surrounded on all sides, having to get his Grapploct to sneak in and fight off that Arcanine - it got pretty close. One misstep at that point would’ve ruined the “mission”.

Chan could feel some energy flow into him as his Drain Punch connected. It wasn’t much, but it would help.

Unfortunately, the punch’s work was immediately undone by another set of Poison Jabs from his opponent. One managed to get a solid hit on him - enough to let the poison settle in Chan’s body. As if he wasn’t already hurting; now he had that to worry about.

It just meant he had to go in hard. He took another shot at the Hawlucha, going in for another Power-up Punch to his opponent’s face.

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Hitmonchan used Power-up Punch

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Hideo kept a stiff upper-lip, even if Razz mentioning hunting evoked some bad memories. The last time he went hunting for a Pokemon didn’t go too well. Nobody died, thank goodness, but he’d already had a few nightmares about what happened that day. He could still remember the smell of that corpse pile sometimes.

“Yeah, it helps to know how to track down Pokemon,” Hideo said, trying to push those memories from his mind. “Don’t think I’ll ever ‘hunt’ poachers, but knowing how to find a Pokemon is always useful.” Though he’d most likely just use his Lycanroc to do that for him - his Odor Sleuth was great for finding Pokemon.

Back to the battle, Chan was doing his hardest to hang in there - but his stamina was reaching its limit, his body trembling. Though his previous attack empowered him, power alone wasn’t going to help him here. But he wouldn’t go without a fight.

That Aerial Ace hit him hard, pushing him to the brink - and he was going to use that hit to empower his own, going for one more Counter to the Hawlucha’s face.

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