DC003

==Synopsis==
Justin begins his challenge against the Hoenn Elite Four.
==Summary==
Justin and Sidney continue the second half of their Full Battle on a water battlefield between Walrein and Sharpedo, respectively. Between the two Water Pokemon, Sharpedo fares much better in the water and is able to swipe Walrein several times with Aqua Jet. Walrein summons a Hail to rebuild health, but Sharpedo badly poisons him with Poison Fang. Walrein is able to slow down Sharpedo with Blizzard, but Sharpedo dips deeper into the waters to come back up and land a critical Night Slash that knocks out Walrein. 
Justin recalls Walrein and returns Swellow into battle. Justin thinks back to his gym battle against Juan, providing him ideas to have Swellow defeat Sharpedo. Justin has Swellow dive into the water with Brave Bird, which causes an eruption of water and skews Sidney's sight of Sharpedo. Sidney still has Sharpedo use Surf to consume Swellow, but the latter swims back up with Aerial Ace to knock Sharpedo out of the water. Both Pokemon are airborne, and Sidney reveals to have trained Sharpedo for the situation. Sharpedo is able to align itself in the air and launch into an Aqua Jet. Swellow collides with Sharpedo with Brave Bird. Swellow's attack proves more powerful, and both Pokemon crash back into the water. 
Justin thinks Swellow has won the battle, but both Pokemon float to the surface, unable to battle in a double KO. In the stands, Andrew addresses the Sharpedo species' naturally low defenses and Connor acknowledges that Swellow took heavy damage from Skuntank and Shiftry before facing Sharpedo, which in addition to the recoil from Brave Bird, contributed to the knockout. 
Both sides recall their fallen Pokemon. Sidney calls on a Zangoose as his fifth Pokemon. Everyone expects Justin to return Eevee to battle, but he instead chooses Blaziken.
At the start of the battle, Zangoose empowers itself with Hone Claws to build power and improve accuracy. Blaziken lunges into a Sky Uppercut, but Zangoose dodges Blaziken's attacks with Detect before delivering heavy blows with Crush Claw. Blaziken still holds position and kicks away Zangoose and into the water with Blaze Kick. Zangoose lurks in the water before burting up to attack with Crush Claw. Blaziken is prepared and engulfs Zangoose with Fire Spin. However, Sidney encourages Zangoose to embrace the flames and keep attacking. Zangoose subsequently uses the flames from Fire Spin to empower its rapid Crush Claw attacks. Blaziken responds with Blaze Kick again, and Zandoose uses Detect to dodge. However, Blaziken follows-up her attack with Sky Uppercut, which clocks Zangoose in its jaw and knocks it across the standing platform. Zangoose is shown unable to battle, leaving Sidney with his last Pokemon.
Sidney's final Pokemon is his signature, Absol. Sidney does not waste any time and Mega Evolves Absol, and Justin responds by Mega Evolving Blaziken. Absol empowers itself with Swords Dance and opens fire with Psycho Cut, which Blaziken kicks away with Blaze Kick. Absol then speeds into an Aerial Ace, which Blaziken cannot avoid but narrowly blocks. Blaziken uses the proximity to engulf Absol in a Fire Spin before jumping back. Absol immediately shrugs away the flames. Sidney has Absol summon a Rock Slide. Speed Boost kicks in for Blaziken, allowing her to easily dodge the rocks, but several rocks crash into the waters for several large splashes. Absol releases blades of Psycho Cut onto Blaziken, but Justin has trained Blaziken well to remain focused and ignore distractions. Blaziken jumps to avoid the Psycho Cut and descends with Blaze Kick. Absol accelerates into an Aerial Ace, which dodges Blaze Kick and clips Blaziken, sending her crashing. Absol lands and summons Rock Slide directly around Blaziken to crash onto her. Speed Boost triggers again for Blaziken. She recovers from the Rock Slide and crouches, igniting a Flare Blitz. She dashes to attack Absol, and the latter meets Blaziken with Aerial Ace. Flame Blitz dwarfs Aerial Ace in power, and Absol is sent crashing into the wall. Still the Disaster Pokemon walks back to the battlefield to continue fighting. Absol readies another Psycho Cut, this time as a direct attack. Blaziken responds with Blaze Kick, and the two Pokemon clash several times. Speed Boost kicks in for Blaziken a third time, allowing her to faster Blaze Kick attacks. Absol cannot keep up, and when Absol is kicked down one last time, it cannot get back up. 
Absol comes out of its Mega Evolution form as it is knocked out and declared unable to battle, winning Justin the battle with Eevee to spare. As the crowd cheers, Justin and Sidney shake hands after a fine battle with Blaziken and Absol sharing mutual respect. Sidney walks off and Justin gives a brief on-field interview.
Justin joins his friends in a celebration of his first Elite Four victory. The group discusses their current endeavors and Connor showcases his four Johto Badges. Andrew and Evyr are still competing in Contests and both have two ribbons with both of them registered for the upcoming Lilycove Contest. Their celebration is paused by the arrival of a girl and her Whismur. The girl introduces herself as Zinnia and she gets an autograph from Justin. She shares some words with the group and leaves with Zinnia noting to herself she'd see him again very soon.
The next day, Connor boards a boat to Cherrygrove City, intending to face Leader Falkner in Violet City for his fifth badge. Justin then joins Evyr and Andrew on their trip to Lilycove City. 
Meanwhile, in a hotel in Santalune City, Kalos, a girl shrieks that she missed the battle between Justin and Elite Four Sidney as the news of Justin's victory as echoed around the world. The girl is furious as the promised herself she'd watch it. She checks her schedule and realized her wrote down the wrong day of the match. The girl is revealed to be Rachel who is beside her Marshtomp and Skitty. Rachel is able to stream a recording of the match and she dedicates the day to enjoying the match.
==Major Events==
*The Full Battle between Justin and Sidney continues, which ends in Justin's victory, allowing him to challenge Elite Four Phoebe
*Justin formally meets Zinnia for the first time
*Juan has continued to mentor Andrew
*Connor is revealed to have earned four Johto Badges
*Connor boards a boat to return to the Johto Region
*Andrew and Evyr have both won two Hoenn Ribbons
*Justin joins Evyr and Andrew to Lilycove City for the Lilycove Contest
*Rachel is shown to have been watching Justin's battle from Kalos
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events/Delta Crisis. 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Justin
*Rachel (cameo)
*Yazmyne
*Carrie
*Duane (cameo)
*Andrew
*Evyr
*Connor
*Summer
*Sidney
*Steven
*Phoebe
*Glacia
*Drake
*Announcer
*Referee
*Audience
===Pokemon===
*Eevee (Justin's)
*Swellow (Justin's) 
*Walrein (Justin's)
*Blaziken (Justin's; Mega Evolves)
*Marshtomp (Rachel's; cameo)
*Skitty (Rachel's; cameo)
*Aipom (Andrew's)
*Absol (Sidney's; Mega Evolves)
*Sharpedo (Sidney's)
*Zangoose (Sidney's)
Category:Delta Crisis