FJ134

==Synopsis==
Justin survives a brutal one-on-one.
==Summary==
Justin and Upton are tied for first place in their round robin group. The rules stipulate a one-on-one battle with a Pokemon they did not use in their original battle. Justin's friends come to support him during the battle tie.
Justin does not take any chances and chooses Scizor, his strongest Pokemon while Upton chooses a Dugtrio. Dugtrio is able to trap Scizor in a Sand Tomb and deliver powerful attacks. Scizor tries to cut up the ground with Air Slash to strike Dugtrio, but it keeps dodging by digging away. Frustrated, Scizor ultimately blows up the ground by learning Hyper Beam. Justin then has Scizor take advantage of Dugtrio's low defenses with a Quick Attack-Metal Claw combination to win the battle and advance Justin to the Top 16.
After the win, there is a day of rest and Devon shares her previous experience at a regional conference in Unova where she lost in the Top 16. On the day of rest, the Top 16 draw is made. Justin's friends learn they are all on the same half of the draw. Justin and Devon will meet in the quarterfinals if they both win their Top 16 battles. More importantly, Andrew and Declan are slated to meet in the Top 16.
Justin is the first trainer to have a Top 16 battle, and it is against Kaden of Cerulean City, Kanto. When the Full Battle begins, Justin chooses Skiploom and Kaden opens with what seems to be his strongest Pokemon, a Charizard. Kaden announces that he finds the idea of leaving his "boss" Pokemon for the end to be archaic.
Charizard opens with a Flamethrower which Skiploom tries to repel with Fairy Wind. Skiploom only softens the blow when she is  ultimately struck. Justin's friends believe he needs to swap out Skiploom because she does not stand a chance, but Justin does not make the call. Kaden has Charizard release blades of wind with Air Slash, which Justin has Skiploom nimbly dodge with Acrobatics then strike Charizard. Skiploom then takes advantage of the close proximity to paralyze Charizard with Stun Spore. Declan recognizes Justin's plan to have Skiploom to paralyze Kaden's team then recall her. Justin orders Skiploom to distance herself from Charizard to make the recall, but Charizard first blasts Skiploom with a point-blank Flamethrower, defeating her.
==Major Events==
*Justin's Scizor learns Hyper Beam
*Justin defeats Upton in a rematch and advances to the Top 16
*Justin and his rivals are all placed in the same half of the Top 16 draw, so only one of them can potentially advance to the finals
*Declan is set to face Andrew in the Top 16
*Justin begins his Top 16 battle against Kaden
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events (First Journey). 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Justin
*Andrew
*Devon
*Declan
*Upton
*Kaden
*Johto Gym Leaders
*Trainers
*Audience
*Civilians
===Pokemon===
*Eevee (Justin's)
*Skiploom (Justin's)
*Scizor (Justin's)
*Aipom (Andrew's)
*Dugtrio (Upton's)
*Charizard (Kaden's)
Category:First Journey