Chapter 334: Grand Celebration, Semi-Finals (Try your best, leave no room for error)
This difficult thought appeared in Heimer's mind after he looked at the group list for the semi-finals.
(Hmm... it's hard...)
In the semi-finals of the large-scale celebration, Heimer met Saori, while Changan met Xiaoyao.
Faced with this coordination trainer who is good at striking back, Heimer decided to adopt the tactic of "the mantis stalks the cicada, while the oriole is waiting behind", that is, to strike back and then strike back.
For some reason, during the days of the big celebration, time seemed to pass very quickly. It felt like the few days of rest after the quarterfinals were over in the blink of an eye.
And now, on the stage of the grand celebration, the first match of the grand celebration semi-finals, the showdown between Xiaoyao and Changan is about to begin.
At this moment, as Lillian's opening hosting ended, flames filled the stage and sunlight condensed.
In this match, Xiaoyao's tactics seemed to have no effect on Chang'an. After the Sunshine Flame in Snorlax's mouth was blown away by the wind, Snorlax was knocked away by Flareon's Flare Charge and lost its combat ability. On the other side, Xiaoyao's Brachychiton also quickly fell under the continuous attack of Nine-Tails's Jet Flame.
At this point, relying on his love and understanding of the fire attribute, Changan successfully defeated Xiaoyao and advanced to the finals.
And after that, it’s the showdown between Heimer and Saori.
To be honest, at the previous large-scale celebration of Hoenn and the Caiyou Conference, Heimer had a guess.
That is, the final champion does not seem to violate the original development of the animation plot.
In the previous anime plot, the champion of the Hoenn League Saiyou Tournament was Tetsuya. And the champion of the Saiyou Tournament that Heimer experienced was also Tetsuya.
Also, the champion of Hoenn's grand celebration is Robert, just as the previous development of the animation plot.
Therefore, now at the large-scale celebration in Kanto, for some reason, after having this worry, Heimer felt that no matter what he did, he could not defeat Saori.
After all, in the original anime plot, the champion of the large-scale celebration in the Kanto region was Saori.
(Hmm... Could it be that the ending will really be the same as the original development...)
At this moment, after Heimer and Saori stood on both sides of the stage, Lillian shouted happily to the audience.
Lillian: "Dear audience!! The second match of the semi-finals!! The match between Chi Haimo and Saori is about to begin!!"
As soon as Lillian finished speaking, there was applause from the audience. It seemed that after the previous match, everyone's expectations for the competition after the big celebration were getting higher and higher.
Lillian: "Well, now both parties please take out your Pokémon!"
At this time, as soon as Lillian finished speaking, Heimer and Saori took out their Poké Balls.
Saori: "Go ahead, Laplace, Pidgeot."
Chi Haimo: "Go on stage with brilliance, Jianzimian, PandaYuck."
In an instant, four Pokémon landed at the same time, and Pidgeot flapped its advantageous wings and flew right above Laplace.
On the other side, Jianzimian was happily shaking the cotton ball right above Psyduck, and it was dancing in the wind. Psyduck was still the same, and no matter where he was, his mind would be more free.
Lillian: "Well, the five-minute countdown begins!! Herewego!!"
(Well, no matter what, going all out and leaving no room for error is what we must do now.)
Chi Haimo: "Shuttlecock cotton, sunshine and flames!"
Hearing Heimer's instructions, the warm sunlight slowly gathered on the white cotton ball of the shuttlecock. After seeing this scene, Saori did not give instructions easily. It seemed that she was still carefully observing the situation on the field.
(Very cautious, but it doesn’t matter, if something unexpected happens later, there is still Psyduck.)
At this moment, after the gentle warmth gathered to the highest point on the cotton ball of the shuttlecock cotton, a powerful beam of light quickly shot towards Laplace and Pidgeot.
Saori: "Laplace, surf."
After receiving Saori's instructions, a huge wave rose from under Laplace. In the blink of an eye, the sun's flames hit the bright waves, scattered into drops of crystal water and quietly fell to the ground. At the same time, Laplace used the power of surfing to leap in front of Jianzimian, and Heimer's score was deducted.
Saori: "Laplace, freezing ray."
As soon as Saori finished speaking, the blue icy light slowly gathered in Laplace's mouth. When Heimer saw this, he immediately shouted to Jianzimian.
(Oh no! We need to give instructions quickly!)
Chi Haimo: "Shuttlecock cotton, dodge with acrobatic moves!"
Hearing Heimer's instructions, Jianzimian spun lightly in the air, trying to avoid the freezing ray, but at this moment, Laplace turned his head and actually shot the freezing ray at Psyduck!
In an instant, because Psyduck was daydreaming, he was hit directly by the freezing ray, and his lower body was quickly frozen by the ice, so Heimer's score was deducted.
Chi Haimo: "What?!"
At this time, Laplace fell down immediately after firing the freezing ray. Seeing this, Saori quickly gave the next instruction.
Saori: "Laplace, use Tarzan on Psyduck! Pidgeot, use Swallow Return on Cotton!"
Hearing Saori's instructions, a white light flowed between the wings of the Dabito. Then, with a bang, the shuttlecock was hit by the Dabito's flying return, and his body suffered considerable damage.
On the other side, after hearing Saori's instructions, Laplace fell heavily towards Psyduck. Psyduck was unable to move because its lower body was frozen. As the ice shattered, Psyduck was pressed heavily under Laplace.
At this point, most of Heimer's score had been deducted.
Lillian: "Wow!!! This is amazing! Saori's smooth moves made Psyduck and Cotton retreat one after another. Especially when Lapras jumped up, I thought the target of the freezing ray was Cotton, but unexpectedly, Saori was aiming at Psyduck, who was not prepared under Cotton!"
(It's really tricky. Well, when Laplace used Surf to fly into the air, Saori had already realized that she couldn't hit Jianzi Cotton with Freezing Beam, so she quickly changed her strategy and used Freezing Beam to attack Psyduck and let Pidgeot use Swallow to attack Jianzi Cotton.)
Saori: "Laplace, now is the time to use Absolute Zero on Psyduck! Pidgeot, continue to use Swallow Return on Cotton-spinner!"
After receiving Saori's instructions, Laplace's temperature began to drop rapidly. On the other side, Dabito was flying in the air with white spots of light emerging from its wings. It seemed that Dabito was preparing to use the Swallow Return on Jianzimian again.
Chi Haimo: "Well, in that case, Panda Duck, write brilliantly! Shuttlecock cotton, photosynthesis!"
As soon as Heimer finished speaking, Psyduck hugged his head and the expression on his face immediately began to show pain.
In an instant, the blue light of mind interference quickly gathered between Psyduck and Laplace, and then, with a bang, a huge sphere made of blue light appeared out of thin air between Laplace and Psyduck. Laplace was instantly bounced away, and Absolute Zero did not hit Psyduck.
And after helping Psyduck resist absolute zero, the sphere quickly disappeared.
At the same time, the shuttlecock cotton used photosynthesis in time before the big bird's swallow return hit it again. In the blink of an eye, the white wings and the cotton ball wrapped in sunlight collided with each other, like a duel between light and light.
In the end, Heimer was deducted some points again, but Jianzimian successfully survived the second attack of Yanfan, and Saori was also deducted some points.
Lillian: "Oh my god! This is amazing! Psyduck's use of mental interference is really interesting. He can actually mold the power of mental interference into various imaginary objects to help himself avoid the opponent's attack. On the other hand, relying on the power of photosynthesis, Jianzimian also successfully survived the second return of the swallows."
At this moment, although they have just successfully escaped from danger, the situation on the field is still not very optimistic.
In terms of the score, Heimer has been deducted a lot of points, and now Saori's score is far ahead of Heimer.
(Well, don't panic, don't be afraid, calm down. Well, calm down, calm down... Heimer...)
Saori: "Pibito, use Swallow Return on the shuttlecock cotton! Laplace, use Surf and then use Absolute Zero on Psyduck!"
As soon as Saori finished her words, Dabibird spread its wings like a bullet, emitting white light and charged head-on towards Jianzimian.
At this time, Laplace also raised a huge wave and rode it towards Psyduck. It seems that Saori wants to use the water from surfing to increase the hit rate of Absolute Zero.
Because when Laplace sits on the huge wave and casts absolute zero, the cold air emitted by absolute zero will quickly spread in the huge wave under Laplace. This means that everything touched by the huge wave will be quickly swallowed up by absolute zero.
Therefore, Laplace only needs to seize the moment when the surfing water hits Psyduck and perform Absolute Zero.
At this time, after the surf hit Psyduck, Laplace instantly spread the cold air on his body. In a moment, the water of the huge waves began to condense under the influence of absolute zero.
(No! If this continues! Psyduck will lose its ability to fight if it is touched by the surfing water. Hmm... In this case, I can only take an unconventional approach!)
Chi Haimo: "Jian Zimian uses Fairy Wind! Draw the water of the huge waves to your surroundings!!"
Hearing Heimer's instructions, Jianzimian was about to wave the cotton ball to use Fairy Wind to draw the surfing water around him to prevent Psyduck from being hit by Absolute Zero. However, Pidgeot had already rushed towards Jianzimian with Swallow Return.
In an instant, the shuttlecock's body tilted after being hit by Yan Fan, and the direction of the fairy wind it released shifted.
Then, with a bang, the surfing water flowed back into the sky with the pink gust of wind and hit the shuttlecock and big bird flying in the air head-on.
At this moment, Laplace's Absolute Zero swirled up through the water flow, freezing both Jian Zi Mian, who had just been hit by Yan Fan, and Da Bi Bird, who had just used Yan Fan!!!
This scene not only stunned Heimer and Saori, but also stunned Laplace who used absolute zero and Psyduck who was about to be hit by absolute zero.
(Ah, this, this, this…)
Lillian: "This is such a dramatic scene... Jian Zimian originally wanted to use Fairy Wind to help Psyduck through the difficult times, but under the attack of Pidgeot, this scene turned into a self-sacrifice."