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As Steelix was the one who released the explosion, its situation was inevitably a little more miserable than that of Metagross. Not only was it buried under sand and gravel, but wisps of smoke also came out of its mouth and joints.
But if you look closely, you can see a sense of relief on this guy's face.
I looked like it was worth it even if I fell.
illusion?
No.
Kashiwagi knew very well that this was because Steelix was in a good mood after successfully winning the battle against a strong enemy after a long time.
It had been a while since this guy had a proper fight with a worthy opponent, but now he was not only fighting against the two main Pokémon of the previous tournament champions, but he was even beating them.
Even Boscodorus doesn’t have such glorious treatment, how could it not be happy?
Of course, what made Steelix happiest was that the trainer agreed with his decision and allowed him to make a desperate attempt with the Big Bang, using his remaining little strength to die together with Metagross.
Maybe there is a better option of temporarily leaving.
But it was unwilling.
Now that it has come to the battlefield and has the opportunity to fight against a strong enemy, it wants to keep fighting until it defeats all enemies or falls itself.
It was because Kashiwagi felt Steelix's strong will that he deliberately exposed his flaws and then chose to use the Big Bang.
After returning safely, Aerial Rotom read out loudly:
"Metallica and Steelix have both lost their ability to fight!"
"Thanks a lot."
He and Tetsuya collected the two fallen Pokémon back into the ball.
Even though Steelix was dizzy, he still had to be praised, after all, he had defeated two powerful enemies.
to be frank.
As contestants of the Caiyou Conference, although the winner Zheye performed better than the runner-up Manchong, his overall strength gave him a feeling that he was not as good as Manchong.
Of course, he also knew that a big part of the reason was that his Pokémon had become stronger.
Although the upgrade range of high-level Pokémon like Steelix is not high, their various ability values have been greatly improved compared to the past, which is the so-called improvement in effort value.
Therefore, even if the level still does not exceed level 70, the combat effectiveness has long been different from before.
But putting this aside, Kashiwagi still feels that Zhe is not as good as Manchō.
Is it because the “Ace” didn’t play?
He thought of Tetsuya's Meowth. Although it was small and had not evolved, its combat power was actually the same as Pikachu, and it was a wall-hanging Pokémon that was far superior to the evolved ones.
It’s a pity that Meowth had just finished fighting with Bonnie’s Ice Demon Guard, otherwise Tetsuya would definitely let him go into battle.
Kashiwagi couldn't help feeling regretful.
At this time, the onlookers who had run away came back and looked at the huge pit in amazement. They had only seen battles of this level of destructiveness on TV and computers, and who would have thought that they would be able to witness it with their own eyes today.
Even gym battles may not be this exciting, right?
Can we continue to fight like this?
——Of course you can.
Kashiwagi pulled out a Poké Ball from his pocket.
"You started it, so you should end it, please!"
boom!
The light flickers.
The sun coral fell into the deep pit, but failed to float up immediately. Instead, it bounced several times like an ordinary stone and rolled to the bottom of the huge pit before stopping.
"voice……"
It stretched out its smoky tentacles tremblingly, turned around and raised its head, its eyes full of extreme resentment.
You let people go on stage without telling them in advance?
"Uh, I thought you heard it."
Kashiwagi said awkwardly, and quickly changed the subject, "Woo! Don't just stand there! The opponent is coming!"
I saw that not far away, Zheye released the Lizard King, and deliberately chose the remaining flat ground outside the deep pit, so that the Lizard King could occupy the high ground to deal with the Sun Coral.
Just as he landed on the ground, the burn marks on this guy's body suddenly turned into flames and burned!
bake!
"Chew!"
The Lizard King half-knelt on the ground, showing pain.
"Hold on, Lizard King! Use photosynthesis!" Tetsuya's voice rang out.
After the sandstorm was dispersed by the aftermath of the explosion, the voices of the trainers on both sides became clear again.
The Lizard King raised its head, and the six yellow fruits on its back glowed white in the sunlight. Then a flickering yellow light appeared on its body, and the burn marks on its body seemed to show signs of healing.
"The body-fixing method!"
A flash of blue light suddenly appeared on the Lizard King's body, and its photosynthesis, which had just started for less than a second, was instantly interrupted. Not only that, but its ability to move was also restricted, and it was slightly suspended in the air.
The source of the blue light came from the sun coral in the giant pit.
Tetsuya was shocked, "Lizard King!"
Under normal circumstances, this kind of strong control would not be able to hit the Lizard King with its speed, but photosynthesis is not a move that can be used while moving.
Zhe Ye rashly ordered photosynthesis, which was undoubtedly giving him an opportunity.
of course.
It's not his fault. The burned Lizard King is in critical condition. If he doesn't recover through photosynthesis, he will faint. Besides, his knowledge of Galar Solar Coral is limited to the information in the illustrated encyclopedia.
There is a huge difference between what is shown in the illustration and what is actually used. Who knew that the mental control ability of the Sun Coral was so rapid.
In addition, the geographical advantage controlled by the Lizard King gave Zhe a sense of security...
As a result, Kashiwagi, who had the powerful weapon of information asymmetry, successfully suppressed the Lizard King again.
Just one move.
Tetsuya clenched his fists, "Lizard King, break free! You can do it!"
The sun coral in the giant pit slowly flew up, and although at a slow speed, it was approaching the Lizard King at a speed visible to the naked eye. This feeling of oppression caused the struggling Lizard King to have hallucinations.
It seemed that what was approaching was not a sun coral but a terrifying black fog and strange shadow.
The strange shadow seemed to want to devour it, revealing its sharp claws and bloody mouth.
“Tsk-tsk!”
The Lizard King's body trembled, and a green light overflowed from its body surface, which actually suppressed the blue light of the immobilization technique!
Bang!
There was a loud bang in the void, and it broke free from the restraints of the immobilization spell and regained its freedom. A surge of power surged in its body, and even the pain from the burns became dull.
The green light burned like a flame, and at this moment the Lizard King was like a Super Saiyan.
It looked towards the sun coral not far away, its pair of topaz-like eyes filled with sharp light.
"Lush Characteristics!"
Zhe was surprised at first but then happy. As an exclusive feature of the grass-attributed Starter Pokémon, it might be a bit useless in the game, but in the animation there was a Berserker Infernape who used raging fire to become violent, and even accomplished the feat of locking the blood at one point.
Looking at his long-term battles, the number of times Maosheng was triggered is not very many... Maybe there is a chance to turn defeat into victory!
"Flying Leaf Storm!"
He opened his mouth and shouted, and the Lizard King began to move.
next moment.
"Strange light!"
The sun coral suspended in the air suddenly turned into a huge flash bomb, and the strange colorful light looked like a gorgeous kaleidoscope.
The lizard king's eyes became dazed as emerald green leaves flew from his body. His pupils instantly lost focus, and then the storm of flying leaves that had accumulated suddenly shot towards the sky.
Hulala--
The burning green light enhanced the power of the Leaf Storm, but could not free it from its chaotic state.
The smile on Tetsuya's face completely froze.
What was more painful than despair was that he had had a brief hope before. He looked at Kashiwagi in the distance with a calm face. The other party didn't seem surprised at all that the Lizard King would trigger the lush characteristic.
But there is no doubt that the state of chaos became the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Lizard King.
Because its luxuriance is not the fierce fire of Infernape, although it can greatly increase the power of grass-attribute moves, it cannot bring magical abilities like blood lock.
So no matter how Zheya tried to wake up the Lizard King with his voice, it had no chance of recovering in its burning and confused state, and it successfully "committed suicide" before the Sun Coral could use its double-edged trick.
With a bang, he hit a rock at the bottom of the pit, his eyes rolled back and he quickly fainted.
Slightly playful.
But Strange Light is indeed useful, especially against Berserker Pokémon whose abilities suddenly increase but whose stamina is running low.
Kashiwagi was not so straightforward as to let the Sun Coral fight the Lizard King head-on.
Putting aside the question of whether he can win or not, Sun Coral doesn't take the offensive route, so why would he go against the other party's main output?
Aerial Rotom descended and read aloud:
"The Lizard King has lost his ability to fight, and the Sun Coral wins! The final winner is - the Sun Coral side!"
After a while.
The applause sounded sparsely and gradually became warmer.
Some trainers who originally wanted to fight with Kashiwagi or Tetsuya looked at the huge pit in the venue and chose to retreat.
Can't beat it, can't beat it.
"call……"