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Asch frowned as the Pidgeot now disappeared and what replaced it was an Umbreon. Looks like his twin had been busier than he realized. Just where had he gotten all of these Pokemon? They were also stronger than he had anticipated. He'd obviously been doing some training.

A flash of light dazed Havoc and caused him to stumble as he became confused. The Ponyta tried to shake it off but to no avail, it just made him angry. "Use Fire Spin on that Umbreon as well!" Asch ordered, and the Ponyta tried to comply but ended up tripping on its own hooves and fell flat.

Asch huffed a little, a bit annoyed at the turn of events but otherwise kept his composure. Havoc struggled back to his hooves and was then blind sided by a Faint attack, causing the horse to whinny angrily and rear up on his hind legs.

"Snap out of it!" Asch demanded of the Pokemon. "Flame Charge!"

The Ponyta shook his head and managed to shake off the confusion for the time being as he made a wild flaming rush for Tenebrae. The Sunny Day's bonus still in effect.

Tenebrae's attack did just that, knocking the Ponyta's long legs out from underneath him and causing him to topple. In a fit of rage, the horse tried to get up again but the confusion settled in once more and he flopped on the ground again after his trainer had called for another try at Fire Spin.

Asch growled a little in frustration, especially as the Sunny Day now faded away.

The blow was enough to finish off Havoc, and the dark Ponyta flopped over on the ground as he fainted. He was then returned to his ball, and now Asch reached for the last Pokemon he had.

Another burst of light and a significantly larger Pokemon appeared, a Zoroark. A Pokemon that Luke had met before. Saber glanced between his master and the one who had aided him. The Pokemon dipping his head respectfully to Luke, but he knew what was going on, and he had to fight. No hard feelings.

"Saber, ready yourself." Asch spoke calmly as he folded his arms across his chest.

The Zoroark narrowed his eyes at the Umbreon then held out his arms and flexed his digits, using Hone Claws.

Asch had expected that, but seemed rather unconcerned. By this point, he already knew that Luke had more Pokemon than him, and that his brother was more than likely going to win. While it might have bothered him otherwise, today it didn't. He had resigned to the idea of losing already, but that didn't mean he wouldn't go down without a fight.

Saber growled and covered his eyes with a paw as the light momentarily blinded him. He then shook his head, feeling the effects of the confusion.

"Go! Night Slash!"

Able to shake it off this time, Saber lept into action, coming at Tenebrae with a swipe of his sharp red claws.

"Tch," ... A Lairon, that sucked. That would make Saber's physical attacks pretty much useless against a Pokemon with armor like that. However, Saber's most powerful attack was a special one. Luke was indeed full of surprised. However, this was beneficial for Asch as well. He was getting a feel of what kinds of Pokemon Luke had, and he could be better prepared for next time.

The sharp metallic claws raked at the dark type, eliciting a pained snarl, and sending a few red hairs from his mane flying.

"Saber, Night Daze!"

The Zoroark again managed to shake off the confusion, and focused intently on his opponent. His arms were soon engulfed in an eery light as he readied for the attack. "Zrrrak!" Saber cried as he then unleashed the dark energy by hurling it at the armored Pokemon.

This was a little frustrating considering this left Asch with very few options since this was his last Pokemon. If Havoc wasn't already KO'ed, he could have used him against the Lairon, but such wasn't the case. The irritation now showed on the boy's features in a deep frown, but he still said little.

Saber attempted to dodge the rampaging steel type, but was unable to completely and was knocked flat by the hard blow. The Zoroark picking himself up with a shake of his head.

"Again!" Asch called, considering either of his attacks wouldn't do significant damage at this point. However, Saber's confusion kicked in and in his effort to attack, managed to miss and hurt himself instead.