GC040

==Synopsis==
Torchic is tired of losing.
==Summary==
Justin and Rachel have exited Fiery Path and take a break to eat and relax. The two of them scout berries as well. Soon, Justin and Rachel are met by passing trainer Wilton, who joins them in eating. Since Justin and Wilton are both trainers competing for a spot on the Hoenn League, they agree to a three-on-three battle.
Justin starts the battle with Eevee, who makes quick work of Wilton's Electrike and Bagon. Makuhita proves to be Wilton's ace and it absorbs Eevee's attacks to defeat him with Close Combat. Justin sends Torchic into battle, and Torchic matches Makuhita very well especially with her increased speed due to Flame Charge. However, Torchic's valor spurns Makuhita to evolve into Hariyama. Torchic's abilities are soon rendered powerless, and he is defeated. Kirlia is Justin's final Pokemon, and he defeats Hariyama to win Justin the battle.
Wilton and Justin shake hands on an excellent battle, and Wilton presses through Fiery Path. Rachel and Justin continue to enjoy their day, but Torchic is extremely upset by she defeats, more specifically she is upset that she was unable to defeat Makuhita simply because it evolved. Justin struggles to understand Torchic, but notes evolution cannot be forced.
Justin tries to appease Torchic by increasing their training, but Torchic acts brashly and wildly to the wild Shroomish nearby. The Breloom retaliate against Torchic, and Justin has Kirlia and Eevee intervene to resolve the conflict caused by Torchic. Angry, Torchic challenges the Breloom to a one-on-one battle and ultimately wins. This victory does not trigger evolution but makes Torchic more confident in herself though Justin and Rachel seem very worried.
Justin and Rachel take the rest of the day off completely to let their Pokemon decompress. The next day, they move forward and Justin meets a trainer Brooke and engages in a battle against her. Justin sends Plusle into battle when Brooke chooses Pelipper. However, Torchic pops out of her ball to battle instead since Pelipper is an evolved Pokemon.
When Torchic proved unable to defeat Pelipper due to the type disadvantage, she begins to glow, triggering her evolution into Combusken. Combusken then uses a new move, Sky Uppercut to help defeat Pelipper. The rest of the battle is not shown, but Justin is concerned.
==Major Events==
*Justin's Torchic evolves into Combusken and learns Sky Uppercut
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events (Grand Conquest). 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Justin
*Rachel
*Wilton
*Brooke
===Pokemon===
*Eevee (Justin's)
*Torchic (Justin's; evolves)
*Combusken (Justin's; newly evolved)
*Kirlia (Justin's)
*Plusle (Justin's)
*Mudkip (Rachel's)
*Minun (Rachel's)
*Bagon (Wilton's)
*Makuhita (Wilton's; evolves)
*Hariyama (Wilton's; newly evolved)
*Electrike (Wilton's)
*Pelipper (Brooke's)
Category:Grand Conquest