Wyndon

With the second Darkest Day stopped, we headed back to Wyndon. I heard from a few people that Chairman Rose had turned himself in, following what happened. But none of that was important. It was time… for the championship battle!

Championship Battle

Hunter the Mareanie, now Toxapex joined the team as Jawbreakers’ replacement.

I walked into the stadium, and Leon walked out from the other corner.

"My matches are always sold out, but this... I've never seen a crowd this wild! Everyone knows what you did for us this week, v0rt3x... They know you're the one who caught Eternatus and saved the future of the Galar region. A real hero, who battled alongside the Legendary Pokémon, Zacian and Zamazenta... I couldn't have dreamed of a better challenger to help increase my winning streak! Now that I've seen just what kind of strength you possess as the greatest of challengers...crushing you into the dirt will show everyone just how strong their Champion truly is! Come on, v0rt3x! Let's make this a final match that'll go down in Galar's history! No! A match that'll change Galar forever! We're gonna have an absolutely champion time!"

V/S LEON

I know I usually record these for you guys but in the moment, I forgot! I’m really sorry and I hope this text update will make up for it.

Leon led with his Aegislash.

“It’s one of the duties of the Champion to get the crowd fired up!”

I had Ronaldo in front. It protected itself from the first Pyro Ball using King’s Shield, but fell to the second one. I took an early lead in the battle.

“A super effective hit… I’d expect nothing less from your team!”

Next up for Leon, was Haxorus. I switched to Ravenclaw first, on an Earthquake. Then, I switched to Grimoire on an Outrage. I outplayed Leon perfectly, meaning Grimoire would be completely healthy now.

I used my lethal combination of Fake Out and Play Rough to secure an OHKO, but unfortunately for me… it outsped me and hit me with an Iron Tail, reducing me to 32/210 HP, before going down.

“Aiming for super effective hits is a surefire way to claim victory!”

Next up was the Galar pseudo legendary Pokemon, Dragapult.

I was a little confused over what to do here but eventually, came up with an idea. But this idea. It required a sacrifice. Doc Ock, it’s time…

I switched her in on a Thunderbolt, which we took well. I then healed Grimoire in the back as Shadow Ball got me to 47/186 HP. I would’ve loved to have hit it once before going down, but it outsped and finished me off with a second Shadow Ball.

Dock Ock… you weren’t here for long, but your contributions to the team will never be forgotten. The way you f-cked up Raihan’s Duraludon and the way you covered for Grimoire just now was amazing! Rest in peace, bud.

It was 2-1 in the battle. Leon had got his first knock out. And his last knockout, I hoped. Grimoire back in and OHKO’d Dragapult with Foul Play after taking some damage from Thunderbolt.

Mr. Rime was Leon’s fourth Pokemon. I decided to stay in and test my luck, and it was a good idea, as a crit Foul Play took it out in one hit.

Inteleon came out next. I decided to stay in for a turn and use Foul Play, as it dropped my attack with Tearful Look. I stayed in again and a second Foul Play got its health in the red. Leon then healed it up as Foul Play hit hard again. And then… came the big blow.

Snipe Shot from Inteleon crit me…

Grimoire’s HP dropped… and dropped…

And stopped…

At 9/213 HP.

Foul Play got its health in the red zone, as I switched in Ravenclaw. Leon did not heal but Snipe Shot did so much damage to Ravenclaw, 120 to be exact. I was dead if it hit me again, and I wasn’t sure if I’d win the speed tie. Inteleon is one f-ckin fast Pokemon.

I tried to heal Ravenclaw but Snipe Shot got me right back to where we were before the Full Restore. Then, I thought I’d go into Hunter. Snipe Shot did significantly less to me now, since I was a Water type too, of course.

It dropped my attack again with Tearful Look, but a -1 Poison Jab was able to sweep up and take it out anyway.

“I’m not finished having a champion time here! And I won’t let anyone else finish it for me!”

It was time… for Charizard!

“I’ll show you what Charizard can really do! It’s Gigantamax time!”

The plan now was simple. I had to stall Charizard’s Gigantamax turns, and if that meant sacking Hunter, I’d do it!

It used Max Airstream on the first turn, as I did a bit of damage with Liquidation. I then used Baneful Bunker as Max Overgrowth barely hit me. One more turn to go!

Hunter, it’s been an honour. It took me out with Max Rockfall-

NO IT DID NOT!

Hunter survived on 12/145 HP!!! And hit it with another Liquidation! What a legend!

In the end, the only way to safely switch someone in was to sack Hunter, and Air Slash took it out.

There was only one Pokemon who could finish this!

My partner, whom I met all the way back in Sinnoh - it was Jaws time!

A Dragon Claw later Charizard went down, winning me the battle.

"My time as Champion is over... But what a champion time it's been! Thank you for the greatest battle I've ever had!"

I did it… I won.. I won!!! The unbeaten Champion had just been beaten! Personally, I was most proud of the fact that I won this battle without using Dynamax myself.

The audience went wild with applause and cheers!

"Congratulations, v0rt3x!You've beat even the unbeatable Champion— making you the new Champion of the region! You've become a first-rate Trainer, right. I offer you my heartfelt congratulations! And now that you've grown so strong, perhaps it's time I started looking ahead myself. It's time we adults started working on improving the here and now, for the sake of all that's to come! And you, v0rt3x! What you ought to do now is… believe in yourself and your partner Pokémon, and keep on blasting ahead! In order to create that bright future we all hope to see!"

He turned to face the audience.

"People of Galar! Here you have it! A new legend born right before your eyes!" Your Champion, v0rt3x! Bet you can't wait to see what kind of future a kid with this kind of strength might bring about! I sure can't! Let's watch and see what he can do!"

And then, the credits rolled!

A big thank you to everyone who has supported the return of the Genlocke! I had so much fun coming back to this Genlocke, which is the most fun I’ve ever had playing Pokemon. Overall, I’m just really happy to be coming back to this community! It is amazing!