Piloswine rushed onto the shore and became extremely excited, stomping its feet hard against the ground. Tetsuya felt a clear vibration in the ground, like motion sickness, his stomach churning.
Tetsuya took a deep breath and nodded. Piloswine was indeed extraordinary. It had already reached the level to learn Earthquake.
To learn Earthquake at this moment was simply timely assistance. Drapion, with its Poison-type and Dark-type, had extremely strong resistances. The only type that had an advantage over it was Ground type.
Drapion used Fire Fang with unstoppable momentum. Once Icicle Crash fell onto the ice surface, it simply slid away and did not create much effective obstruction for Drapion.
After coming ashore, Drapion continued to fiercely attack toward Piloswine.
"Piloswine, use Earthquake."
Piloswine let out a muffled roar, lifted its forelegs, and smashed them down onto the ground. The energy waves of Earthquake spread outward in all directions.
Affected by Earthquake, Drapion immediately felt its blood surge and its body convulse. It had no choice but to leap to avoid the influence of Earthquake.
"Piloswine, now, Freeze-Dry!"
The moment Drapion landed, two streams of cold air sprayed out from Piloswine, enveloping Drapion within them. Fortunately, Drapion's outer shell was tough enough that it was not directly invaded by the cold air. However, such extreme cold was not something Drapion could endure.
Drapion was now in a completely passive state. Its two children had already been caught by Tetsuya, and its dignity could not be trampled.
It once again used Fire Fang, waving within the cold air, but the effect was not very obvious. Piloswine's level was not high. What it relied on was the extremely strong Ice-type energy within its body to gain the upper hand in battle.
This Drapion was still far from being able to break through Piloswine's cold air.
However, Drapion soon realized that no matter how much power it used, it could not change anything about this cold air. It could only brace itself and charge forward. Its advantage still lay in close combat.
"Now you can use Icicle Crash to trap Drapion."
Tetsuya's objective was now very clear, to seal it off.
The soil by the riverbank was soft. Icicle Crash deeply embedded into the soil, forming a circular encirclement that trapped Drapion within it.
Ice pillars surrounded it on all sides. It was difficult for Drapion to even turn around. Its freedom was greatly restricted, and it waved various moves in an attempt to break free.
"Earthquake!"
Tetsuya knew very well that with Drapion's strength, such ice pillars would soon be destroyed. Only by dealing it the greatest possible damage before it escaped could he succeed.
Piloswine continuously slammed the ground, forming an effective resonance with the energy within the earth. The seismic waves on the ground constantly assaulted Drapion's body. From within the encirclement of ice pillars came Drapion's painful howls.
Until a crack finally appeared in one of the ice pillars.
"Piloswine, Drapion is about to break out. Prepare to use Avalanche!"
After Tetsuya spoke, Piloswine also focused its attention, watching the changes in the ice pillars.
Suddenly Drapion smashed through the pillars and rushed out, but what awaited it were snowballs crashing down from above.
The snowballs struck Drapion's head, immediately leaving it disoriented. It had suffered continuous damage from Earthquake and accumulated the damage from Avalanche.
Normally, such damage would have been enough to cause a wild Drapion to lose the ability to battle. However, Pokémon that had once had a Trainer were comparatively stubborn. A Sinnoh Pokémon appearing in the Johto Region was definitely not wild, so it would not be enough to simply beat it until it lost the ability to battle.
"Piloswine, continue using Avalanche. Completely knock it unconscious."
Drapion had now completely lost its ability to resist. Avalanche smashed down once again, and Drapion was thoroughly knocked unconscious, fainted.
Only then did Tetsuya throw a Poké Ball and easily caught Drapion.
After defeating Drapion, Piloswine also collapsed onto the ground. Its whole spirit had been highly concentrated just now. Now that it suddenly relaxed, its body could no longer endure and fell.
Tetsuya recalled Piloswine. Indeed, this cross-level battle had been difficult for it. If it had not temporarily learned Earthquake, he would definitely have sent Ditto into battle.
Looking again at Swinub's battle against the Tentacruel group, many Tentacool were already floating lifeless on the water's surface. The Tentacruel were also on the verge of collapse, while Swinub still looked at ease.
"Swinub! Using Freeze-Dry is enough to end the battle."
Tetsuya gave a reminder. Tentacruel's body composition was ninety percent water. Freeze-Dry, a move that had excellent effectiveness against Water-type Pokémon, could be said to be Tentacruel's nemesis.
Two streams of cold air were sprayed out by Swinub, far stronger in momentum than Piloswine's, instantly shrouding the entire Tentacruel group.
At this time, Tetsuya was already packing up his things and preparing to leave. With Swinub's ability, dealing with this Tentacruel group was completely effortless. He only needed to wait for the cold, drying air to dissipate and then catch those two Tentacruel.
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After Tetsuya finished packing, the cold air over the lake surface had already dispersed. The two Tentacruel clung to the water surface, swaying with the waves. Tetsuya threw two Poké Balls and caught them.
A large number of Tentacool had already died on the water surface. A small number with tenacious vitality had not yet completely died, but in such conditions, it could be said that they had already been sentenced to death. Originally, relying on the two Tentacruel, they could dominate the waters, and some Pokémon would avoid them.
Now that the two Tentacruel leaders had been caught by Tetsuya and the entire group had suffered heavy casualties, the Pokémon that had once been bullied by them would surely use this opportunity to take revenge. The Tentacool in this body of water would probably face extinction.
After being busy for the entire morning, it was already past lunchtime. Tetsuya first released Piloswine and Golett and gave them simple healing for their injuries. In wilderness survival, the most basic medical treatment skills were necessary. However, to obtain more comprehensive recovery, they would still need to go to a Pokémon Center. In this world, the one Family that could not be offended was the Joy Family. Even League executives would treat senior members of the Joy Family with utmost respect.
Next came today's lunch. The only Pokémon eating lunch were his four Pokémon. Except for the two Skorupi, which he had use for, the other Pokémon were to be sold. However, he could not release the Skorupi here. After all, seeing so many Tentacool corpses floating on the water surface, and they were all their companions, if they sought revenge against him, it would be asking for trouble…
Just as he had expected, when he was preparing to leave, the Qwilfish group that had been frightened away by Tentacruel at the beginning returned once again. However, due to the ice layer over the lake surface, they had no way to pass through and exterminate the remaining Tentacool. He had probably already disrupted the ecological balance here. Of course, that was not something he needed to consider.
Originally, in the direction of Battle Park was the volcano ahead of the grassland. By passing through the volcano, one could quickly reach the Battle Park established by Pryce. Moreover, the Magcargo there had a gentle Nature and would not actively attack humans as long as he did not provoke it.
But now he had no choice but to take a detour…