The Raticate beside him was momentarily stunned.
Its Trainer had just died like that?
At this moment, Tetsuya took off the blood-soaked black clothes and said coldly, "Soon, you will go accompany him as well."
This Raticate had carried its Trainer running such a long distance, consuming a large amount of stamina. Tetsuya was still quite confident in dealing with a Raticate without a Trainer's command.
The Raticate had seen him kill its Trainer, so it had to die as well.
"Haunter, Sludge Bomb!"
Tetsuya shouted, and Haunter flung out a purple spindle-shaped toxic orb, heading straight for Raticate.
Although Raticate had short legs, they were still quite strong. With a push of its hind legs, it used Quick Attack, dodging Haunter's move.
With the speed from Quick Attack, Raticate suddenly charged toward Haunter.
Normally, a Normal-type move like Quick Attack would have no effect, but Raticate's teeth were already wrapped in black energy.
'It's Crunch…' "Haunter, move back and dodge."
Tetsuya was also startled. This Raticate was not ordinary. Even without a Trainer's command, it could perform like this.
As expected of a Pokémon that had gone through life-and-death experiences. It even knew to use Quick Attack as support to execute the Dark-type move Crunch against Haunter. This level of experience made even Tetsuya admire it.
Even with Haunter's speed, it had only just barely avoided Raticate's assault. If this Raticate had been in its peak condition, that single move would have been enough to finish Haunter.
"Will-O-Wisp."
Haunter floated upward and backward. After using Quick Attack and Crunch, Raticate was now falling downward.
Now was the perfect opportunity to attack!
Five clusters of ghostly blue flames surrounded Raticate, instantly seeping into its body.
Raticate let out a painful howl, continuously shaking its body. It had already fallen into Burn status. Trying to shake its body to dissipate the heat was not a solution.
Burn status also had an important effect, which was reducing a Pokémon's physical Attack, so Raticate's offense would also be greatly weakened.
Even so, Tetsuya could not let Haunter get too close to this rat.
"Sludge Bomb, Dark Pulse!"
Tetsuya prepared to have Haunter use a combo of two moves to heavily injure Raticate. Even if Sludge Bomb did not hit, Dark Pulse would still deal damage.
Unexpectedly, Raticate's eyes had been fixed on Haunter the entire time.
Just as Haunter was about to use Sludge Bomb, Raticate darted out at lightning speed, suddenly ramming Haunter and sending it flying!
Even Tetsuya could not help but be greatly shocked.
Raticate had used the Dark-type move Sucker Punch. The strength of this move lay in its sudden attack, catching the opponent off guard.
Especially when the opponent was using an damaging move, because there was always a process of energy gathering when using an attack. Although it was only for an instant, Sucker Punch, when trained to the limit, could take that instant of opening to strike.
However, the chance of this move succeeding in a battle was usually only the first time it was used. After that, once the opponent was prepared, there would be no opportunity to use Sucker Punch again.
Haunter was clearly quite injured. Unexpectedly, even after being inflicted with Will-O-Wisp, Raticate could still have such attack power.
"Haunter, are you alright?"
Tetsuya asked. Haunter nodded and prepared to attack again, while Raticate was already lying on the ground, continuously panting, having already given up the perfect opportunity to press the attack just now.
Raticate's stamina and energy consumption was too severe. It had just gone through a long journey while carrying a person on its back, and it had also been hit by Will-O-Wisp. The merciless flames continuously scorched its body. After using two moves with all its might, its body felt like it was about to reach its limit.
So it took the opportunity to continuously adjust its breathing, letting itself recover some stamina.
Haunter had taken a Sucker Punch and was also not lightly injured. Tetsuya naturally understood this clearly. Although Ditto was by his side, it too had been galloping for a long time and desperately needed to rest. After dealing with this Raticate, he would still need to rely on it.
The reason for not using Piloswine was naturally because he was wary of one of Raticate's abnormal moves, Super Fang. In the Kanto and Johto regions, only Raticate and Rattata could naturally learn this move.
By concentrating the power of anger into its incisors, as long as it hit, vitality would be greatly drained. Even a Pokémon with tremendous vitality like Snorlax would be the same in front of Super Fang, its vitality would still be reduced.
And this was a Normal-type move, which had no effect on Haunter. So he could only let Haunter fight. If it really did not work, then he would send out Piloswine. After all, there was no knowing if there were more dangers ahead. It was certain that he would not be able to leave this forest today, and even wild Pokémon had to be guarded against.
Haunter gathered its spirit and prepared to attack once again.
Tetsuya looked at the Raticate lying on the ground without moving, and he already had a plan in mind. The current Raticate would definitely take every possible opportunity to recover, then deliver a one-hit kill.
'So…'
"Haunter, Shadow Ball!"
When Tetsuya said this move, even Haunter showed a trace of hesitation. Ghost-type moves had no effect on Normal-type Pokémon. Tetsuya, who was usually so shrewd, how could he make such a low-level mistake.
Tetsuya nodded again.
Haunter naturally chose to trust Tetsuya, launching three consecutive Shadow Balls.
Raticate showed no intention of dodging. It also knew very well that this move would not cause it any damage, so it simply did not dodge, preserving its stamina instead.
"Use chained moves."
Tetsuya did not say the specific move names, but Haunter already understood. The chaining of these moves that it had been practicing was extremely familiar.
Following behind the Shadow Balls, Haunter launched a Sludge Bomb. Aside from the slightly lighter color, there was no difference from Shadow Ball.
Raticate did not notice at all!
Tetsuya secretly smiled. This Raticate had already been successfully deceived by him.
The three consecutive Shadow Balls did not cause any damage to Raticate. The next three came in quick succession, following right behind the Shadow Balls.
Three consecutive explosions sounded. Raticate was blasted and flipped over, but a Pokémon's hide was much tougher than a human's. The three Sludge Bombs only blew off the yellow fur on Raticate's body.
The originally large yellow rat had now become a large bare-fleshed rat~
The following Dark Pulse came, and Raticate was already unable to resist. The burning from Will-O-Wisp had already left many scorch marks on its body, and it was even more obvious after losing its fur.
"Sludge… Bomb…"
Tetsuya spoke in a gloomy voice. After this round of attacks, Raticate could already be sentenced to death.
Raticate, whose defenses had already been broken, could no longer withstand this Sludge Bomb. Although it rolled on the ground, avoiding several Sludge Bombs, as long as one hit, it was enough to blast Raticate until its skin split and flesh tore…
With the corrosion of toxins and the burning of Will-O-Wisp, Raticate quickly turned into a pool of blood…