Hewwo! Can I request Leon and reader narrowly snatching the Champion title from him and going from flabbergasted, to elated, to worried and slightly regretful before rushing and slamming into him in a tight hug? (bonus point if the reader has a crush on Leon and they both have a bit of a "thing" going on >;3) I just felt so bad after beating him during the tournament, I just wanted a chance to give SOME comfort to the big boy,,, ;v; Thankch for your time, have some nice holidays! :D
coming right up!! ~ ModEevee
You exhaled nervously, looking up at the vast walls of Wyndon Stadium that stood before you. Today was the day, you knew, the day you would finally take on Leon. Your face flushed slightly as you thought of him, but you shook away the feeling, replacing it with solid determination.
To prepare, you had watched plenty of his matches, recent and older, thanks to Leon’s younger brother, Hop, who had graciously let you watch all of them in exchange for some pointers on how he could improve his team. You wanted to know Leon’s strategies before going into the battle, that way you could totally blow him away by showing him up completely.
But you were still worried that you had missed something, or that just the sheer power of Leon’s team would completely crush your well trained up team anyways. Your heart clenched at the fears that continuously bubbled up in your mind and heart, but you eventually brushed it all aside, finally walking forward from your trance to get registered for the finals.
As soon as you were in the changing rooms, your trusty Sylveon hopped out of its PokeBall, chirping at you happily as you slid on your Gym Uniform. Sylveon always loved the energetic setting and feeling being down on the pitch brought and you knew she was excited to finally take on the Champion.
You were excited too, but of course, you started thinking about Leon again. He had taken it upon himself to join you along your journey, since his younger brother Hop had too many plans, none of which involved traveling with you. Plus the other two familiar challengers you recognized, Marnie and Bede, seemed to have schedules of their own as well.
Leon had taught you how to set up a tent and you had cooked him a great number of curries as well. And just like true rivals, you and Leon battled at every turn, usually after you beat a Gym Leader, or needed a bit of a pick-me-up.
But you couldn’t help but long for more of him. Every time he disappeared to do something Champion related, you felt extremely lonely, and the enjoyable conversations you had while traveling upon the routes had you wishing you knew more about him.
You’re sure you know more about Leon than most people, but there was something that was drawing you to him. You had learned little things about Leon every day that made you question him, but also made him more personable and seem less of an important public figure.
Like, who knew the Champion of the Galar region was such a wreck? You’re sure that everyone knows he’s absolutely lost when it comes to directions, but sometimes, he even tries to convince you that you’re going the wrong way as well! Only cause “he swears it didn’t look like this” or “it didn’t seem familiar to him”, and when you listen to him begrudgingly, it only ends up causing you to become lost.
You wonder how he even became Champion in the first place sometimes.
Or why he puts milk before cereal. Which when you found that out, you had screamed in horror and taken both the milk and cereal away from him because you were dying on the inside because of the unacceptable act. You also ignored him for a whole hour before your guilt got the best of you, but you’ll never forgive him for such a vile act.
But anyways, you hoisted up your gym shorts, grabbing your teams PokeBalls before looking at the tournament chart. It looked like you would be battling Nessa first. You switched your team around that way you would send out Roserade first and returned Sylveon to its Pokeball with a smile on your face.
You jogged out onto the track, the smile on your face never leaving as the crowd starting cheering.
Even after the whole catastrophe with Rose, nothing could destroy your spirit. You had easily won the final tournament, taking down the Gym Leaders you had already battled before with ease.
But now, only Leon remained to defeat, and you hadn’t seen him, even when you took over for him in taking down Eternatus. You wistfully sighed, glancing up at the towering stadium that stood before you again.
Suddenly, all of your Pokemon burst out of their PokeBalls, crying happily as they looked at you with determination. Your Incineroar even stepped forward picking you up rapidly and spinning you around as you laughed loudly.
“Thanks you guys!,” you said, smiling, “I know all of you will do great today!” Your Pokemon cry out again, and your Weavile and Roserade get into fighting stances, pretending to fight each other, and both you and your Inteleon shook your heads jokingly.
Your Tyranitar jumped up behind Roserade and Weavile, cheering like it was pretending to be the crowd. Sylveon jumped into your arms, scared by the sudden noise, and you giggled playfully, holding out their PokeBalls as if to say that fun time was over.
All of them looked at you proudly before you returned them, walking into the stadium with a newfound pride in your heart. Your Pokemon weren’t doubting anything, so why should you? You’re not going to drag down their good mood with your doubts, so you pushed them all aside as you ran out onto the pitch again.
Leon was waiting for you at the center of the field, his head cast downwards. He held a single PokeBall in his hand, and his head immediately raised when he saw you standing across from him on the center of the field.
“Man, I’ve been waiting for this for so long!,” Leon exclaims, his words only loud enough for you to hear, “It’s about time we finally battled in an actual stadium, huh?” You nod energetically, raising up your first PokeBall, “And you’re going down today Leon! Your Champion reign ends here!”
Leon smirks, before expertly throwing his first Pokemon, Aegislash, out. You smirk in return, already knowing that he would use Aegislash first before announcing, “Alright, go Incineroar!”
The battle rocked back and forth slowly, with both of your teams taking one loss after another. You weren’t letting it get to you, but you were sure that Leon was beating you, even if only by a little bit. You had one Pokemon left while Leon still had two, but your Tyranitar was making quick work of his Mr. Rime, which had been weakened by Incineroar already.
And soon enough it fainted, leaving only his G-Max Charizard left for you to take down. Your Tyranitar was still in pretty good condition, so you knew Dynamaxing it would be the only way you could successfully take it down.
As soon as it was out, you were already Dynamaxing Tyranitar and commanding it to use Max Rockfall. It was four times effective against Charizard, so you would take this opportunity with no hesitations. By the time Tyranitar was ready to use the move, however, Leon had already gigantamaxed Charizard.
You inhaled shakily before giving Tyranitar the command to use Max Rockfall. The move landed perfectly, and you noticed Leon’s shocked face as Charizard fainted before you realized that you had just won.
You had beat the unbeatable Champion, and even though it had taken most of your team’s full effort, you had done it.
You stood there in shock for a few seconds, trying to process that you had actually just won and truly beaten Leon.
And then an overwhelming rush of joy slid over you, and you cried out in joy, wrapping your arms around Tyranitar in an excited rush, and Tyranitar cried happily, putting its arms on your back.
But then you realized that Leon was probably heartbroken, and you turned to him, worried…
However, Leon had thrown off his hat, and his eyes were filled with an intensely proud emotion.
The two of you ran towards each other and you enveloped him in a big huge, tightening your arms around his neck as he spun the two of you around. “Great job y/n!,” Leon cried out, placing you down in front of him, “Let’s go and get something to eat in celebration!”
