As they announced the first battle round, Kyle walked on stage. Before he did, he saw Teiran in the crowd and waved! Thank god they were here! He placed the egg he had with him down and approached his opponent. Facing him was a Trainer named Mikayla. As Mikayla sent out her Rockruff, Kyle gripped his PokeBall confidently and sent out....... Salandit! There was a type disadvantage there, but he could do it! Rockruff started the battle with Rock Tomb, but Salandit hopped from rock to rock until it reached Rockruff, and then used Poison Tail to knock it backwards. The way Salandit dodged lowered Rockruff's bar! However, Rockruff caught Salandit's tail with Bite and hurled it into the air, then using Rock Blast! Salandit was knocked to the ground, and had it bar lowered by a lot! Rockruff didn't stop there; it used Quick Attack and hurtled towards Salandit, knocking it backwards!
"SALANDIT!" exclaimed Kyle.
Salandit tried to get up, and once it stood on its hind legs, a light started to shine around it! It evolved into Salazzle! With newfound strength, Salazzle used Flamethrower on Rockruff, who was too shocked to dodge! Rockruff tried to use Accelrock with incredible speed, but Salazzle hopped into the air and used Poison Gas, covering Rockruff and the rest of the battlefield with toxic gas, poisoning Rockruff. Salazzle leaped back down and shot a powerful Venoshock at Rockruff, but it wasn't over yet!Rockruff used Rock Blast and hit the Venoshock! The two moves collided, forming a cloud of dust.
Suddenly, the buzzer rang, and the time was up! The audience's attention turned to the screen above them, and the Pokemon with more of a bar left was....