Chapter 331: Grand Celebration, Top 8 to Top 4 (Ended in the rain, stopped in the top 8)
After a few days of rest, everyone's condition has almost recovered.
And today is the day when the quarterfinals begin, and the first to begin is the match between Flandi and Saori.
At this moment, Frandy was adjusting his bow tie backstage. To be honest, after knowing that he and Saori had met, Frandy was still a little nervous.
After all, in the previous round of 16, Saori's performance could be said to have perfectly defeated her opponent.
Now, after getting ready, Frandi and Saori stood on the stage at the same time as the contestants.
Lillian: "Dear audience! Sorry to have kept you waiting. Now! The first match of the quarterfinals, the match between Flandy and Saori, is about to begin!! So, now, both sides, please take out your Pokémon!!"
As soon as Lillian finished speaking, Freddy and Saori took out their Poké Balls at the same time.
Flandy: "I'm counting on you, Frog King! Milotic!"
Saori: "Go, Butterfree! Silly Hippo!"
At this moment, four Pokémon Balls fell to the ground at the same time. In an instant, the white light dissipated. The moment Frog came out of the Pokémon Ball, heavy rain poured down. This made Milotic and Slow Hippo, who came out of the Pokémon Ball, feel very comfortable instantly.
On the other side, after Butterfree came out of the Poké Ball, as described in the illustrated guide, Butterfree can fly gracefully in the air even in the rain.
Lillian: "Okay, now then!! The five-minute countdown begins!!! Herewego!!!"
At this moment, while the heavy rain caused by the characteristics of the Mosquito Repellent Frog King was still going on, Frandy immediately gave instructions.
Flandy: "Mienshao, please use Surf! Frog King, please use Bluff!!"
Hearing Flandy's instructions, Milotic flicked its tail, and a huge wave instantly rose up under the nourishment of the rain. And Frog King followed suit, and under the rush of the surf, he proudly put his hands on his waist. In the blink of an eye, a force that caused confusion for Pokémon quickly dissipated from Frog King's body.
Facing this wave of powerful attacks, Saori smiled gently and said.
Saori: "Butterfree is hiding behind Hippopotamus, and Hippopotamus uses Guard."
As soon as he finished speaking, a green shield instantly unfolded, and Butterfree immediately flew behind the Hippopotamus.
Afterwards, the huge waves under the rain were blocked by the green shield. After the green shield dissipated, the power emitted by the bluffing of the Mosquito Repellent Frog King was completely resolved by the stupid hippopotamus who had the characteristic of doing things his own way.
At this point, Frandy's score was deducted a little.
Lillian: "This is really amazing. Contestant Flandy's rainy day attack was directly resolved by Contestant Saori. She really deserves to be one of the three double-hundred players in this large-scale celebration!"
Saori: "Tomoe, use Butterfly Dance."
Hearing Saori's instructions, the blue and pink gradient light began to dance as Butterfree flew in the air.
Seeing this scene, Frandy understood that if the winner was not decided quickly, then when the Butterfly Dance started, the game would definitely be lost.
Flandy: "Mienshao, hurry! Please use Surf again! Frog King, please use Bounce on Butterfree!"
At this moment, as soon as Frandy finished speaking, the Frog King quickly jumped into the air, and its excellent jumping ability made the audience on the scene drop their jaws.
At the same time, powerful waves rose again from under the tail of Milotic. After absorbing the power of rain, the waves rushed towards Hippopotamus and Butterfree like a torrent.
Saori: "Stupid hippo, mind interference!"
After receiving Saori's instructions, Hippopotamus covered himself with the power of mental interference. Then, he used the spikes on the top of the shell as a fulcrum and began to spin at high speed.
In an instant, after the huge waves hit the stupid hippo, they were all bounced away by the mental interference covering the surface of the hippo's body.
After that, Hippopotamus quickly jumped up again, using mental interference to keep spinning while powerfully knocking away the Frog King who was about to attack Butterfree with a bounce.
At this moment, huge waves fell, and the Frog King was knocked to a corner of the stage. Butterfree had also finished its first butterfly dance, and most of Freddy's points were deducted at once.
Lillian: "Faced with Frandy's continuous attacks, Saori methodically defended them all, and now, Saori still maintains a full lead over Frandy."
Faced with continuous offensive failures, Frandy suddenly became confused.
Flandy: "Hmm... Could it be that I still, I still, have not made any progress at all... Well, no!! I am unwilling, I am unwilling to stop here! Minas, please come surfing again!!!"
The desire to continue was conveyed to Mienshao's heart from Flandy's words. In an instant, like a building rising up, Mienshao used all his strength this time, making the water flow backwards and rise to the sky with a bang!!!
Flandy: "Now is the time, Frog King! Please use the power of surfing to climb the waterfall!!"
Hearing Flandy's instructions, the Frog King ignored the wounds on his body, stood up and jumped, diving into the fierce waves.
Afterwards, the Frog King was like a veteran in driving a large ship. In the dense and turbulent water, he perfectly used the power of surfing and used the waterfall climbing technique to knock the stupid hippopotamus, who was using mental interference to rotate, away from the front.
Frandy's training at the Cerulean Gym was also fully demonstrated at this moment. In the water, no one would be a match for his Pokémon.
At this moment, in an instant, water splashed everywhere, and the silly hippopotamus was hit against the wall and embedded in the wall. Saori was deducted some points for this.
At this moment, Frandy, who saw this scene, suddenly relaxed.
Frandy: "That's great... I feel like we can win this time. We can win."
Although, this wave of attacks by Frandy just now helped him catch up with Saori. However, at the moment when the Frog King was about to release the waterfall and land, Saori immediately shouted.
Saori: "Stupid Hippo, use Yawn!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a pink bubble quickly sprayed out of the Hippo's mouth. In the blink of an eye, because the Frog King was hit by a yawn, he fell asleep the moment he stopped climbing the waterfall, and Freddy's score was deducted.
Frandy: "Oh no! Minas!! Hurry!!!"
At this time, before Flandre could give any instructions, Saori's Butterfree had already flown behind Milotic.
Saori: "Sleeping powder!"
In an instant, the green powder quickly spread out. Mienshao was unable to dodge and was hit directly by Bardie's sleeping powder. He fell asleep on the spot.
At this point, Frandy's points were deducted again.
Flandy: "Everyone!! No!!! No!!! Milotic!!! Frog King!! Wake up!!! Please!! Please..."
In response to Flandi's shouts, Milotic and Frog King did not respond at all, and at this moment, Saori also gave the final instructions for this duel.
Saori: "Stupid Hippo, Destruction Ray, Butterfree, Energy Ball."
At this moment, an orange beam of light shot out from the mouth of the stupid hippopotamus, and the mosquito-repellent frog king lying on the ground quickly lost its combat ability after being hit head-on.
Seeing this scene, the judges immediately pressed the decision to fight off.
Lillian: "The Frog King is off for battle."
On the other side, Butterfree flapped its wings and several energy balls shot out. Under the continuous surrounding of the green light, Milotic gradually lost its combat ability.
At this moment, the judges saw this scene and immediately declared the fight off.
Lillian: "Mienshao is off in battle, so the winner of this match is our contestant Saori!!"
As soon as Lillian finished speaking, the audience burst into applause. It seems that the title of double 100 player has really brought Saori considerable fame.
At this point, the winner of the first match of the quarter-finals is Saori.
The heavy rain had not yet dissipated, and Frandy's large-scale celebration trip had come to an end.
Although Frandy felt sad about his defeat, he had to accept the result.