As they finished eating, Jax and Fennekin headed to the local Pokemon Center, where a little battle tournament was being held for new Trainers like him. The first Trainer he fought had a Scatterbug, which he beat with a series of Embers from Fennekin. The second round was a little trickier, because he had to deal with a Sandile, that was a Ground type. Fennekin swiftly dodged the moves that were blasted at it, however, and used a barrage of Scratches to blind it, and then for the finishing touch, it used Ember and knocked it out. Now was the time for the final round, where he went up against a Fletchling, who was basically as swift as Fennekin was.
The battle started off with Fennekin using Scratch on Fletchling, but it flew backwards, and as Fennekin fell to the ground, Fletchling used Peck and sent it hurtling even faster! Despite the damage it had taken, Fennekin stood up and used Ember, which Fletchling dodged and countered with Quick Attack. Fennekin rolled to the side, barely dodging the attack, and then it used Growl, lowering its opponent's Attack power. Now that it was weaker, Fennekin felt more confident and used Ember, which hit Fletchling straight on! Then, it used Scratch, and Fletchling countered with Quick Attack. The two moves collided, and only one Pokemon remained standing.