Sounds like good timing! (Since I never really got into pokemon, I’ll assume all your facts are correct.) The only thing I found was in the 2nd paragraph, 5th line I think you meant ‘crushed’. Other than that, it was a great story! Thanks fir entering. :)

Fun stuff.

Your first depiction He dodged, he sidestepped…, reminded of a boxing match.

I then visualized some-sort-of sci-fi street-fighter future virtual-reality grudge match. And apparently I was correct. Isn’t that what Pokémon is?

Not a big fan of Pokémon, but still a fan of H.S. Wift.

Pokemon fan fic? I was not expecting that at all. It’s exciting stuff, but the ending felt like it devolved into some repetition, maybe, or just the way I read it.

Repetition is the story of Pokémon.