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Still in the Battle Factory, {{Adv|Emerald}} is moving along, winning battle after battle. After 17 straight wins, {{Todd}} comments on how insane this facility is, and notices how bored the other members of the press seem, given that Emerald is already battling for over four hours and he's not even near the halfway mark. On the battlefield, Emerald orders his rental {{p|Slaking}} to use {{m|Slack Off}} and {{m|Faint Attack}} against the rival {{p|Hitmonlee}}, winning another round. He then trades Slaking for the opponent {{p|Linoone}}, despite Todd thinking it's a mistake. | Still in the Battle Factory, {{Adv|Emerald}} is moving along, winning battle after battle. After 17 straight wins, {{Todd}} comments on how insane this facility is, and notices how bored the other members of the press seem, given that Emerald is already battling for over four hours and he's not even near the halfway mark. On the battlefield, Emerald orders his rental {{p|Slaking}} to use {{m|Slack Off}} and {{m|Faint Attack}} against the rival {{p|Hitmonlee}}, winning another round. He then trades Slaking for the opponent {{p|Linoone}}, despite Todd thinking it's a mistake. | ||
Suddenly, Emerald has to urgently go and relieve his bladder. Instead of going to the restroom, he runs off to urinate off the Battle Factory's roof, with Todd following him. Todd yells at Emerald to go to the toilet like a normal person, and while Emerald washes his hands there, Todd tells him he made the wrong choice letting Slaking go. Emerald disagrees, and explains his "order and role" strategy: the first Pokémon has the important role of being the "lead", and has to be able to deal out consecutive damage; the second Pokémon is the "main force", and has to able to use many different types of skills and cope with opponents who have special abilities; the third Pokémon is the "rear guard", the strong defensive backup. Since Emerald can't choose the order his Pokémon appear in, he had to let Slaking go because it wasn't in the right position. With 23 battles to go, Emerald pulls Todd by the nose back towards the battlefield with his {{p|Chinchou}}, {{p|Linoone}} and {{p|Ivysaur}}. | Suddenly, Emerald has to urgently go and relieve his bladder. Instead of going to the restroom, he runs off to urinate off the Battle Factory's roof, with Todd following him. Todd yells at Emerald to go to the toilet like a normal person, and while Emerald washes his hands there, Todd tells him he made the wrong choice letting Slaking go. Emerald disagrees, and explains his "order and role" strategy: the first Pokémon has the important role of being the "lead", and has to be able to deal out consecutive damage; the second Pokémon is the "main force", and has to be able to use many different types of skills and cope with opponents who have special abilities; the third Pokémon is the "rear guard", the strong defensive backup. Since Emerald can't choose the order his Pokémon appear in, he had to let Slaking go because it wasn't in the right position. With 23 battles to go, Emerald pulls Todd by the nose back towards the battlefield with his {{p|Chinchou}}, {{p|Linoone}} and {{p|Ivysaur}}. | ||
By the end of battle number 34, Todd realizes that Emerald was right - the Linoone is doing great with its {{m|Frustration}}, an attack that is the same type as Linoone and works best for Pokémon that don't share a strong bond with their Trainers. [[Factory Head Noland]] also points out to Todd that Linoone is holding a {{DL|In-battle effect item|Choice Band}} - an item that increases the Pokémon's attack, but limits it to use only one move. Meanwhile, [[Scott]], {{FB|Pike Queen|Lucy}}, {{FB|Arena Tycoon|Greta}}, {{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}} and {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}} arrive to watch the battles, and are amazed to see how far Emerald has already come. At that point, for the sake of being fair, Noland covers his eyes so that he won't be able to watch Emerald's final trades. While doing so, he points out to Todd that Emerald is taking longer and longer to finish each battle, and Todd notes that Emerald is surely being worn out. | By the end of battle number 34, Todd realizes that Emerald was right - the Linoone is doing great with its {{m|Frustration}}, an attack that is the same type as Linoone and works best for Pokémon that don't share a strong bond with their Trainers. [[Factory Head Noland]] also points out to Todd that Linoone is holding a {{DL|In-battle effect item|Choice Band}} - an item that increases the Pokémon's attack, but limits it to use only one move. Meanwhile, [[Scott]], {{FB|Pike Queen|Lucy}}, {{FB|Arena Tycoon|Greta}}, {{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}} and {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}} arrive to watch the battles, and are amazed to see how far Emerald has already come. At that point, for the sake of being fair, Noland covers his eyes so that he won't be able to watch Emerald's final trades. While doing so, he points out to Todd that Emerald is taking longer and longer to finish each battle, and Todd notes that Emerald is surely being worn out. | ||