Chapter 563: Ten Rounds for the Husband
Chapter 563: Ten Rounds for the Husband
Danti's "Kite" tactic with Multifang Bulbato failed in terms of speed, as Rapid Dragon was no slower than Multifang Bulbato.
However, with the addition of Swift, or a transformed Swift, Rapid Dragon completely outpaced Multifang Bulbato in speed.
In the end...
"Multifang Bulbato, lose your ability to battle!" The referee announced loudly, his emotions running high.
Today's battlefield felt so safe, unlike the danger his colleagues had described, with no sign of the promised sandstorm.
"Well done, Multifang Bulbato."
Danti recalled it and whispered softly to the Poke Ball.
Dong—
At the same time, on the big screen, next to Danti's avatar, the avatars representing Thousand-Face Evasion and Multifang Bulbato's Poke Balls dimmed, indicating he had already lost two Pokemon! However, while Houndoom, Gramps, and Rapid Dragon's avatars were still lit, their health wasn't looking good, except for Gramps.
Houndoom had clashed with Danti's Blaziken several times, and Rapid Dragon had also faced off against Multifang Bulbato.
Jinghe had the advantage, but it wasn't as overwhelming as it seemed.
So Danti's spirits remained high, and his chances were still good.
After a brief pause, Danti threw his fourth Poke Ball.
"Come back, Rapid Dragon." Jinghe also recalled Rapid Dragon, as it had done enough.
Amidst the flashing red light, accompanied by the sound of drums, a brown-and-black Pokemon appeared in the arena, with green leaves covering its head, wrists, and waist, resembling an ape.
Thunder Roar King Ape!
It grabbed a wooden stake-like object and placed it on the ground, which quickly grew into a thunder drum.
Then, with a flip of its hands, it grabbed two wooden drumsticks and began pounding the thunder drum.
Dong, dong, dong—
As the drumbeats echoed, a verdant green field spread from under Thunder Roar King Ape, covering the original plain arena.
Grass Field!
This Thunder Roar King Ape's trait was "Grass Maker."
[Grass Maker: When a Pokemon with this trait enters the field, it creates a Grass Field.]
This is a field-type trait, similar to Jinghe's father's "Mind Maker," except it creates a Grass Field instead of a Mind Field.
In the Pokemon world, there are traits that bring weather, like Snow, Sandstorm, and Sunlight.
There are also traits that create fields, like Grass Maker, Mind Maker, and Mist Maker.
These traits allow Pokemon to expand their advantages by utilizing weather and fields.
"Thunder Roar King Ape, the drummer Pokemon, is a Grass-type. They are known for their calm demeanor and gentle nature, able to create deafening drumbeats by striking hollow wooden stakes."
Jinghe was more familiar with Thunder Roar King Ape than Danti's previous Blaziken, Thousand-Face Evasion, and Multifang Bulbato.
It was also a frequent guest in Pokemon Battles, appearing more often than the other three.
Dong, dong, dong—
Thunder Roar King Ape's drumming continued to echo in the arena, and Gramps beside Jinghe danced to the beat, seemingly impressed by Thunder Roar King Ape's "musical talent."
After confirming Danti's fourth Pokemon, Jinghe, who still held the advantage of replacing Pokemon, threw his fourth Poke Ball.
"Woof~"
On the lush green grass field, white, crystal-like snowflakes began to fall, gradually covering the entire arena.
A graceful figure moved between the ice and grass, resembling an elegant sprite, accompanied by a hazy beauty.
Ice Nine-Tails!
"It's Ice Nine-Tails, weather against the field!" Kibana, the commentator, returned.
In the previous round, Rapid Dragon's Swift had hit Multifang Bulbato, forcing the commentator to "log off."
There was no way he could explain that move.
Fortunately, after seeing Danti send out Thunder Roar King Ape, he correctly predicted the Pokemon Jinghe would bring out.
Ice-type moves have a 2x advantage against Grass-type Pokemon.
However, the threat of Ice Nine-Tails to Thunder Roar King Ape wasn't as severe, as Thunder Roar King Ape's Grass-type moves could still deal normal damage to Ice Nine-Tails.
So this was a fair fight.
Moreover, since Jinghe had the advantage of replacing Pokemon, Danti had the advantage of going first.
So, when Ice Nine-Tails appeared and the snow began to fall, Danti immediately commanded:
"Thunder Roar King Ape, Hammer Surprise!"
Dong, dong, dong—
The drumbeats rained down like raindrops, and in the grass field gradually covered by ice and snow, two thick brown vines shot out from the ground, lashing at Ice Nine-Tails.
With the priority advantage of Hammer Surprise and the first move, the vines struck Ice Nine-Tails' body.
Bang, bang!
Hammer Surprise succeeded!
"Thunder Roar King Ape, Taunt!" Danti seized the opportunity.
Dong, dong!!
Thunder Roar King Ape pounded the thunder drum twice, then provocatively wagged its finger at Ice Nine-Tails.
Taunt!
After hitting the opponent, they will be unable to use transformation-type moves for a period of time, such as Ice Nine-Tails' Aurora Veil and Trick.
"So cautious, Danti."
Kibana, witnessing this scene, expressed his surprise.
Since Hammer Surprise hit the opponent, they will be in a "Cower" state, and this state is enough for Thunder Roar King Ape to take the first move, and then use Taunt.
But Danti gave up this opportunity to strike first and directly followed up with a Taunt.
One can only say that Danti is truly cautious.
"But it's understandable for the opponent to be Teacher Jinghe," Kibana immediately expressed his understanding.
Having battled against Teacher Jinghe, Kibana understands Danti's caution, as Teacher Jinghe and his Pokemon cannot be judged by common sense.
Especially the "Cower" state brought about by Hammer Surprise, which is a psychological strike against the Pokemon.
As expected.
Before Thunder Roar King Ape's Taunt could fully land, Ice Nine-Tails had already struggled out of the "Cower" state.
As a Pokemon psychologist, Ice Nine-Tails' mental fortitude is absolutely solid.
However, this also proves that Danti's caution is justified.
"Tsk."
Looking at Thunder Roar King Ape's Taunt, Ice Nine-Tails' eyes glowed with a hint of red light, and Jinghe smacked his lips.
Truly cautious.
"Thunder Roar King Ape, Drum Roll!" Danti seized the advantage and pursued relentlessly.
Boom, boom, boom—
The drumbeats became increasingly dense, and two vines emerged from the ground again, lashing towards Ice Nine-Tails.
Although Thunder Roar King Ape is a physical attack-type Pokemon, it can control vines by drumming, and the Grass Field is indeed troublesome.
"Nine-Tails, dodge!" Jinghe commanded calmly.
"Roar~"
Despite being taunted, Ice Nine-Tails did not ignore Jinghe's command, and its agile body nimbly jumped and dodged the lashing vines.
"Blizzard!"
Whoosh—
The north wind howled, and the raging snowstorm instantly turned into ice crystal blades, making the entire field bone-chillingly cold while a fierce snow dragon vortex swept towards Thunder Roar King Ape.
"Grass Slide behind the opponent!" Danti's mind was intensely focused.
Thunder Roar King Ape's reaction speed was also swift, as it grabbed the Thunder Drum and slid, using the power of the Grass Field to try and avoid the baptism of the Blizzard.
But—
"Roar!!"
Ice Nine-Tails slightly raised its head and let out a long howl.
The snow dragon vortex, which initially covered only a portion of the area, suddenly expanded, engulfing the entire field! Without the protection of Aurora Veil, the usually cautious Ice Nine-Tails felt a bit unsafe at this moment.
Genggui clearly understood the consequences of Ice Nine-Tails feeling unsafe.
It had endured many beatings from Ice Six-Tails in the past.
"Such a powerful Blizzard! Such formidable Ice-type ability!" Kibana exclaimed.
When battling against Teacher Jinghe, Kibana's feelings as the opponent were completely different from how he felt sitting in the commentator's seat.
However, he seemed to sense that this Blizzard's power was even stronger than when it was used against him!
Crack, crack, crack—
Ice gradually formed on Thunder Roar King Ape's body, and its brows furrowed as it felt its body slowly stiffen.
But the drumbeats remained rapid.
Boom, boom! The vines brought forth by the drumbeats finally struck "Ice Nine-Tails."
But "Ice Nine-Tails" suddenly crumbled!
"A Substitute? No, a Snowman!" Danti quickly made a judgment in his mind.
After being taunted, Ice Nine-Tails couldn't use transformation-type moves like Substitute, but its basic abilities were unaffected.
Using the reduced visibility from Blizzard to confuse with a Snowman?
"Thunder Roar King Ape, Boom Wave!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—
Thunder Roar King Ape's drumming action suddenly intensified, and the drumbeats truly resembled thunder, rumbling loudly.
A powerful sound wave erupted from Thunder Roar King Ape, and the violent motion not only shook off the ice on its body, but the booming drumbeats and sound wave together scattered all the snowmen and snow on the field!
"Battle Cry!"
Boom!!
Thunder Roar King Ape pounded its chest, letting out a fierce roar.
[Battle Cry: Lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack.]
"Nine-Tails!" Jinghe exhaled a puff of white breath, "Blizzard again!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The previous Blizzard had not completely dissipated, and a more intense gust of wind carrying snow howled, and compared to before...
"It's Psychic!" Gardelia, sitting next to Herona in the audience, sensed Ice Nine-Tails' Psychic power.
Using Psychic to assist Blizzard! No, a double Blizzard! Plus, Ice Nine-Tails, unable to use Aurora Veil and forced to confront the opponent head-on...
That drumbeat, like thunder, was truly terrifying. Ice Nine-Tails' light blue ice crystal irises were filled with frost.
This was too much, it was unsafe. Ice Nine-Tails' body was covered in white frost like mist.
"Look! Did I see it wrong?"
The audience gasped in surprise.
"Did I see that right?"
"Can Sonic Boom be frozen too?!"
"Damn! That's crazy! Can Jinghe's Ice Nine-Tails really freeze anything?"
The Thunder Roar King Ape's battle cry was frozen in mid-air, and within the ice wall, traces of the Sonic Boom could be seen.
To be honest, even Danti and the Thunder Roar King Ape were a bit stunned when they witnessed this scene.
Was it real?
Or was it an illusion?
But regardless of its authenticity, the terrifying double Blizzard had already swept across the entire arena!
"Thunder Roar King Ape, Wood Hammer! Smash the ice and snow!" Danti shouted, not having time to think about anything else.
Thud, thud, thud—
Thicker vines rose from the ground, sweeping across the arena with abandon.
Seeing that he couldn't stop the Ice Nine-Tails, Danti chose to counterattack.
Either the Ice Nine-Tails would freeze the Thunder Roar King Ape, or the Thunder Roar King Ape would smash all the ice and snow.
"It's over." Jinghe spoke softly, "Ice Nine-Tails, Ice Pebbles."
Under the continuous onslaught of ice and snow, even with the Thunder Roar King Ape's resilience, its stamina was already depleted. The last ice pebble thrown by the Ice Nine-Tails' tail was the final straw that broke the camel's back.
Boom!!
Like a bottle of liquid in sub-zero temperatures, with a slight shake, it instantly froze into an ice crystal.
After the ice pebble hit the Thunder Roar King Ape, its resistance to the ice and snow was instantly shattered, and its body was completely covered in ice crystals.
"Thunder Roar King Ape has lost its ability to battle!" Upon hearing the referee's words, the Ice Nine-Tails, which was about to launch another Ice Beam, stopped its action and breathed a sigh of relief.
It was a close call.
It seemed that in the future, Jinghe would need to help with strengthening training to counter Taunt. Ice Nine-Tails thought silently.
Thud—
The avatar representing the Thunder Roar King Ape dimmed, and Danti lost another Pokemon!
"What a pity," Kibana shook his head.
To be honest, Danti and the Thunder Roar King Ape had already fought exceptionally well in this match, but Jinghe's Ice Nine-Tails' ability in Ice-type moves was indeed a bit too strong.
Danti recalled the Thunder Roar King Ape back into its Poke Ball.
If his disadvantage wasn't apparent before, it became clear with the Thunder Roar King Ape's defeat.
Most importantly, the advantage of replacing Pokemon in the backline had always been in Jinghe's hands, allowing her to counter each move. This made it difficult for Danti.
He had to turn the situation around!
Danti exhaled, returned the Poke Ball to his waist, and patted his cheeks lightly to regain his spirit.
There was still a chance!
"Go, Blaziken!"
Danti summoned his first Pokemon, Blaziken, once again.
Bear!!
A scorching flame aura accompanied Blaziken's entrance, and even the ice and snow in the air seemed to weaken significantly.
"Gramps."
Upon seeing Blaziken, Jinghe's eyes flashed, and an idea formed in her mind, so she called out.
"Hmm?"
Gramps immediately became energized, extending his hand and standing at the edge of the arena.
The Ice Nine-Tails, who also heard Jinghe's words, lightly leaped to the sidelines and saw Gramps' outstretched hand. It extended its tail and high-fived Gramps.
Slap—
"Hmm."
Gramps stuck out his tongue and quickly blew on his palm, which was covered in ice crystals.
It was so cold, and it was a challenge for its opponent.
After Gramps returned to the field, he playfully winked at Blaziken.
Blaziken vs. Gramps?
"Blaziken, use Flash Lightning to approach Gramps!" Danti quickly gave the command.
Flash Lightning?
A Normal-type move against the Ghost-type Gramps?
As the move was executed, Blaziken's head crest turned white, and it transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing towards Gramps.
Its attribute changed to Normal-type!
Ghost-type moves became ineffective against Blaziken.
"Rapid Retreat!"
When Blaziken was close enough to Gramps, Danti shouted again.
"So it was to prepare for Rapid Retreat, Danti wants to grab the initiative and replace his Pokemon?" Kibana realized.
At the same time, Jinghe's voice, filled with a smile, echoed.
But it wasn't a command to Gramps to seize the opportunity and strike down Blaziken; instead,
"Gramps, Trait Swap!"
"Hmm!"
A tentacle extended from the shadow behind Gramps and connected to Blaziken's body.
In an instant, the two Pokemon swapped their traits.
Blaziken's trait became "Cursed Body," while Gramps' trait became "Shape Shifter"!
Subsequently, Blaziken transformed into a green light and returned to its Poke Ball.
Jinghe and Gramps' faces simultaneously displayed a similar, slightly cunning smile.
The "Shape Shifter" trait was obtained!
"Hmm! Hmm!"
Gramps, having understood the use of the "Shape Shifter" trait, became even more excited and started jumping around on the field.
This move was all about stealing traits.
"Hmm!"
Gramps suddenly put on sunglasses, crossed his arms, and started taunting.
"Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm~! (▼⊿▼)"
This time, I'll take on ten opponents!
(End of Chapter)
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