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Chapter 274: Gengui: Do You Want to Dance Too?
Chapter 274: Gengui: Do You Want to Dance Too?
"Jinghe's choice is none other than Gengui, making its debut!" The announcer exclaimed as he spotted Gengui.
Hmm?
In the guest seats.
Upon seeing Gengui, Liubo's eyebrows twitched slightly.
"This Gengui..."
It gave him a feeling reminiscent of Juezi's Gengui.
Or perhaps it seemed even more special.
"Gengui, huh," Oak said, his smile tinged with a hint of something else. "Go get 'em."
The battle officially began!
"Corviknight, Wind Surge!"
In both 6v6 and 3v3 rotation modes, as well as in doubles and full team battles, a Pokemon's speed often plays a critical role.
Having speed is akin to possessing the initiative or even the upper hand.
And without a doubt, Wind Surge would grant Corviknight and subsequent Pokemon a certain speed advantage.
[Wind Surge: Creates a wind surge on the user's side, doubling the speed of all Pokemon on the field for a certain period.]
It could be said that this was an incredibly powerful group-boosting move.
However.
Jinghe, once an avid Pokemon battle gamer, was all too familiar with this move.
Starting with Wind Surge was no issue, and such a tactic was quite normal.
But the problem was that the Corviknight initiating Wind Surge was not Darkrai!
More precisely, Corviknight had the 'Overconfidence' ability instead of Darkrai's 'Prankster' ability.
[Prankster: This Pokemon's move priority increases by 1 when using a status move, including Z-status moves.]
Darkrai's hidden ability, 'Prankster', changes to 'Overconfidence' after evolution.
And Wind Surge is a status move.
Without the Prankster ability, Corviknight's Wind Surge was slower!
So, the audience witnessed.
As Corviknight flapped its wings to summon the wind, a dark, plump figure rapidly rushed towards it, leaving behind a trail of bluish-purple light like an electric arc.
The key point was.
That figure was accompanied by a bluish-purple arc, like an electric arc, flashing through the arena.
As it approached Corviknight, the audience's faces showed bewilderment.
What was Gengui up to?
Didn't Gengui usually stick to a defensive and toxic strategy?
Raiden also looked slightly taken aback, as if this scene felt familiar.
Yesterday, Jinghe's Ice Nine-Tails had instantly taken out Melanie's Sun Rock with a close-range Iron Tail.
But that was a Nine-Tails, and while most Nine-Tails focused on special attacks, its base stats allowed it to be a physical attacker as well.
But Gengui?
Could Gengui also be a physical and special dual attacker?
It wasn't that Raiden hadn't considered Jinghe's potential for close combat; it was just that he couldn't imagine
no, no one in their right mind would think of making Gengui a dual attacker.
Yet, the reality proved otherwise.
Zzzz—
A bluish-purple electric arc flashed and, upon contact with Corviknight, burst like fireworks, spreading countless bluish-purple arcs in an irregular web-like pattern.
Even the sound of countless birds chirping seemed to accompany it.
Bang!!
Corviknight instantly flew backward, its body still flickering with residual electric arcs.
Finally, it slammed heavily into the ground.
Bang—
Thunder Grip, followed by Thunder Punch!
This was the move that almost destroyed the Weather Room at the Cana Pokemon Academy.
In the dead silence of the arena, the audience was momentarily stunned.
"Whoa!"
"Jinghe has read Raiden's tactics and launched a decisive offensive!" the announcer exclaimed after a brief pause.
"Is Jinghe-sensei going all out?" Yasha asked, her voice filled with awe.
Da Wu nodded in agreement, "Thunder Punch with Thunder Grip is a high-power move right from the start."
"So cool!" Ash's eyes lit up.
Electric-type moves were indeed cool.
The audience slowly regained their composure.
"Damn! A physical attack Gengui? Am I seeing things?"
"Is this Gengui? It seems a bit different from what I know."
"Such a bold offense, did Jinghe read Raiden's tactics?"
". "
In the guest seats.
"Holding Thunder Grip like that, hahaha—I never knew Thunder Grip could be used this way!" Oak laughed.
"Is Jinghe's Gengui already this strong?"
Shiba regretted his decision.
Last time, he was too focused on Gigaforg. He should have had a full team battle with Jinghe.
"Although Corviknight is knocked out, its Wind Surge was successful, so theoretically, the tactic worked," Liubo said calmly.
Raiden frowned and recalled Corviknight.
Was his strategy read?
After all, Corviknight had previously displayed immense attacking power and endurance in battle.
He thought changing tactics and using Corviknight as the opening Wind Surge user would be unexpected.
He didn't expect it to be read.
Jinghe also shook his head secretly.
This was the difference between real and game battles.
In a game, after being read, Corviknight would have been knocked out before even using Wind Surge.
In reality, the distance between the two Pokemon gave Corviknight enough time.
"Raiden's second Pokemon is... Masked Ninja!"
After Raiden threw his Poke Ball, he summoned an insect-shaped Pokemon.
Its head was yellow, its abdomen black, and it had two pairs of wings and a pair of powerful gray forelimbs.
Masked Ninja, the Ninja Pokemon, a Bug/Flying-type Pokemon.
This Pokemon is incredibly fast, and some even believe that due to its speed, it can dodge any move.
As soon as Masked Ninja appeared, its two pairs of wings began to vibrate rapidly.
Already naturally fast, with the Wind Surge boost, its speed increased even further.
It flew up and down in the arena, dancing in the air.
"I thought it was a Cicada," Jinghe muttered to himself.
If you're so capable, why don't you have a Cicada equipped with a Spirit Belt on the field? Gramps was a bit surprised by this.
"Hngga?"
Ninja?
He took out his sunglasses again and put them on, pointing at the dancing Masked Ninja.
Do you want to dance too?
Masked Ninja: ?
Buzz...
Observant audience members might notice that the already swift Masked Ninja was getting even faster.
The Speed Boost ability?
【Speed Boost: Pokemon with this ability will continuously increase in speed.】
With Wind Surge and Speed Boost, Masked Ninja's speed was unimaginable.
This was a typical baton passer.
Jinghe understood instantly.
"Masked Ninja, use Swords Dance!" Raiden commanded with a frown.
Reddish-orange air currents appeared around the swiftly moving Masked Ninja, and its aura surged.
However, Jinghe didn't hesitate:
"Gramps, use Trick."
If we're boosting, let's do it together!
"Hngga!!"
A cunning look appeared in Gramps' eyes, and waves of dark mist emerged from its body, its aura skyrocketing.
"Boosting together? That's not a good choice," Liubo said.
Dr. Oak remained calm and smiled, "Jinghe must have his reasons."
Seeing that Jinghe chose to boost with him, a cold smile appeared on Raiden's face. If that's the case...
"Masked Ninja, Swords Dance again!"
But Gramps' actions changed.
Whoosh—
A black sphere flew towards Masked Ninja.
"Masked Ninja, dodge it!" Raiden shouted.
Buzz...
The black sphere grazed Masked Ninja's body and finally hit the ground with a loud "Bang!"
This made both Raiden and Masked Ninja secretly relieved.
Thankfully...
But Gramps grinned maliciously.
It wasn't that simple.
"Hngga! Hngga! Hngga!" (Ola! Ola! Ola!)
"Ahh... So many Shadow Balls?! Is this cheating?!"
"Is this for real? Using Shadow Ball like a machine gun?!"
Exclamations rose from the audience.
Raiden's pupils constricted.
This doesn't make sense!
Countless Shadow Balls, like dense cannonballs, covered the area where Masked Ninja was located.
Dodge?
Gramps didn't think it was possible.
No matter how fast you are, you can't escape the barrage.
Boom! Boom!
In an instant, the half of the arena where Masked Ninja was located was engulfed in explosions and smoke!
Raiden's face darkened, but he quickly commanded, "Masked Ninja, Baton Pass!"
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately...
Masked Ninja had the Spirit Belt, so it wasn't instantly defeated.
With Wind Surge, Masked Ninja's Speed Boost ability, and Swords Dance, Raiden believed his next Pokemon could finish the team!
However...
Before he could finish speaking, Jinghe's voice ended sooner than his.
Or rather, before he could speak, Jinghe had already spoken.
"Spirit Temptation!"
Just then...
As the dust settled, a red silk belt flew out from Masked Ninja's body, as if driven by some special force.
It bound Masked Ninja, whose body glowed with white light.
Bang!
In the end...
Masked Ninja fell to the ground, unable to battle!
Gramps hopped around on the ground with a mischievous smile.
Sorry, your dance wasn't as good as mine!
"Another successful prediction from Jinghe! Masked Ninja is out of commission! Raiden has lost two Pokemon!" The announcer exclaimed.
To be honest...
If it were a player like Ash, Jinghe wouldn't have been able to predict his moves because Ash's style is chaotic.
But Raiden's battle style, following a set path and predetermined tactics, made it too easy to predict.
The Pokemon world is just too naive.
"Damn, using your item to finish them off, that move was too slick! Truly worthy of Spirit Temptation!"
"The tactic was about to succeed, just a little more, this feeling is worse than being knocked out at the start!"
"Killing with a thousand cuts, Jinghe is a master of psychological warfare!"
What?
Killing and then tormenting, how scary.
At this moment, Raiden's expression was extremely unpleasant.
Just a little more, but unfortunately, just a little more.
But the battle must go on.
Wind Surge was still in effect, and the situation hadn't completely turned against him.
Raiden took a deep breath.
"Roar!!!"
Dust flew, and a monstrous beast with dark brown fur roared ferociously, its intimidating aura spreading like a wave.
The front-row spectators swallowed hard.
Ringed Bear! A Sleeping Pokemon with a Normal-type attribute! It was evident.
This was one of Raiden's trump card Pokemon specifically prepared to counter Gramps, a Ghost-type Pokemon that Jinghe had never fielded.
If the Masked Ninja had successfully executed the baton pass strategy, the Ringed Bear, boosted by Wind Surge, multiple Accelerates, and Sword Dance, would undoubtedly become terrifying.
However, even if the baton pass failed, as a Normal-type Pokemon, it would still put Gramps at a significant disadvantage.
Because Ghost-type moves couldn't affect Normal-type Pokemon.
And most Normal-type Pokemon could learn a vast array of moves outside their type!
Hiss!
As the Ringed Bear appeared, a flame ignited on its body.
Flame Orb!
The item held by the Ringed Bear was a Flame Orb! This caused the Ringed Bear to fall into a "Burn" status.
The burning flames intensified the Ringed Bear's ferocity, its eyes glowing crimson as it roared fiercely.
"Roar!!!!"
Even without a Pokedex, the Ringed Bear's ability was clear.
Perseverance!
[Perseverance: When a Pokemon with this ability is in a status condition other than fainting, its Attack increases by 50%, and it ignores the halving effect of non-fixed damage physical moves caused by Burn.]
Jinghe nodded thoughtfully.
Even he had to admit that Raiden's preparation for this battle was indeed thorough.
"Isn't Teacher Jinghe going to switch Pokemon?"
"Does he want Gramps to face such a Ringed Bear?"
"Even if the baton pass fails, the Ringed Bear still has a significant advantage!"
But Jinghe and Gramps remained remarkably composed.
Raiden narrowed his eyes, feeling slightly underestimated.
Even with his strategy disrupted, he remained confident in the Ringed Bear.
"Since you're so bold," Raiden said coldly, "I'll grant your wish!"
"Ringed Bear, Earthquake!"
"Roar!!!"
The Ringed Bear lifted its foot high and slammed it down.
Boom!!!
The entire arena shook violently, with the Ringed Bear at its epicenter.
Countless cracks spread, shattering numerous rocks.
"Hng!"
The purple-skinned chubby Pokemon crouched, jumped with all its might, and soared into the air.
"Hmph! Useless!" Raiden scoffed.
The ground trembled under the Ringed Bear's control, and rocks shot up where Gramps was about to leap, forming crisscrossing pillars.
Without its Levitate ability, Gramps couldn't dodge the Ringed Bear's attack.
But the next moment—
Jinghe smiled.
"Gramps, Ability Swap," he said softly.
Gramps cackled, its eyes gleaming, as an invisible force connected it with the Ringed Bear.
In an instant, Gramps' ability became the Ringed Bear's Perseverance, and the Ringed Bear's ability became Cursed Body!
Hiss—
The burning flame that rose again halved the Ringed Bear's Attack power.
Gramps lightly stepped on the protruding rocks and pillars, soaring even higher.
The halved power of Earthquake was insufficient to inflict a critical injury on Gramps.
"This—"
The spectators widened their eyes in surprise.
They never expected Jinghe and Gramps to have such a move up their sleeves!
"Hng!"
Gramps, floating high in the air, struck a swimming pose, looking adorable.
It shouted at the Ringed Bear on the ground.
The next moment—
Hypnosis!
Circles appeared in the Ringed Bear's eyes, and after a glance at Gramps, it collapsed, fast asleep.
Jinghe smiled and continued, "Gramps, Nightmare Feeder."
"Gramps devoured the Ringed Bear's nightmare with a roar.
The previously depleted energy instantly restored to full.
Seeing this, Raiden hurriedly took out a Poke Ball and recalled the Ringed Bear.
The sleeping Ringed Bear could only serve as Gramps' refueling station and a source of healing.
Just a moment ago, the audience felt Gramps was at a disadvantage, but the situation had completely reversed.
Who said Gramps could only use Ghost-type moves? Our Psychic-type moves are pretty slick, too, right?
"Gulp—"
Watching Gramps, who looked relaxed and happy, the audience once again swallowed hard.
"Why do I feel like Teacher Jinghe isn't himself, and Gramps is about to go rogue?"
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PS: On the Qixi Festival, the humble author is still writing for you all. This chapter has 4400 words. Is it worth a monthly ticket?
In the Pokemon world, Qing Shui, without a system, relied solely on his efforts to become the Sinnoh Champion and the world's strongest.
Just then, a system suddenly appeared, claiming to help him become a Champion-level Trainer and issuing his first task.
[Go to the Yamanashi Institute to receive your starter Pokemon.]
[Note: Owning a Pokemon and embarking on a journey is a small step for every Trainer, but it's a giant leap towards becoming a Champion.]
Qing Shui: "???"
I'm already the world's strongest; why do I need to get a starter Pokemon and embark on a journey?
You're not only late but also extremely delayed!
(End of Chapter)
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