"…X-Scissor!"
Dia gritted his teeth and ordered Pinsir to attack.
Now that Pinsir was battling Golett, only X-Scissor could deal damage to it, so Dia could only make a desperate gamble.
"Stomping Tantrum."
It was just the right opportunity to let Golett test this move, as Pinsir was charging fiercely toward Golett.
Golett stomped one foot onto the ground, and ground waves spread outward accordingly.
"Pinsir, jump up and avoid it!" Dia said while clenching his fists tightly.
Tetsuya smiled slightly…
The instant Pinsir jumped up and landed, Golett's second Stomping Tantrum gathered the resentment from the previous missed move and violently stomped onto the ground!
Its power was even greater than it would have been had it used Earthquake. Pinsir immediately became dizzy and disoriented, spinning in place.
"Impossible… how can Stomping Tantrum have such power!!!?"
Dia simply could not believe the scene before his eyes.
"Fire Punch."
Tetsuya said calmly. Not even understanding the power of Stomping Tantrum, defeat was inevitable.
Stomping Tantrum: Attack with the power of frustration. If the first Stomping Tantrum misses, the power of the second one doubles¹[1]!
Pinsir was still completely disoriented when Golett had already rushed over, a massive fireball gathered on its fist as it smashed into Pinsir's body.
Flames instantly wrapped around Pinsir, invading its body.
"Hn, Ice Punch."
How is steel tempered? It is forged through blazing fire and sudden freezing. Today, let you experience it personally!
Cold air slowly began to spread. Before the flames had even extinguished, the temperature suddenly plummeted. The alternation between scorching heat and bitter cold came without the slightest warning.
The torment of both ice and fire was something no living being could easily endure…
Pinsir's face was now twitching and distorted, already sealed within ice. How was it possible that it could still fight?
"…"
Dia silently recalled Pinsir. Golett was a Pokémon that only appeared in the Unova region, and it was almost never seen in Johto. There truly were not many good ways to deal with such a Pokémon, at least on his level. Dia could only start from type advantage.
"Go, Bayleef!"
A Grass-type Bayleef indeed had a type advantage against Golett, which possessed the Ground type.
However, whether the gentle-natured Bayleef could fully display its power depended on Dia's capability.
"Bayleef, Petal Dance!"
Dia had already lost one Pokémon and desperately wanted to regain some ground, so he immediately had Bayleef use the frenzied move Petal Dance.
The reason it was called frenzied was because it was similar to the Normal-type move Thrash and the Dragon-type move Outrage. After using them, the Pokémon would launch continuous attacks and fall into a Confused state.
However, the power of these moves was terrifying!
Bayleef let out a loud roar as Grass-type energy gathered, red petals surrounding its body and forming a whirlwind that swept toward Golett.
Golett truly was not competent at dealing with these kinds of wide-area damaging moves.
"Use Fire Punch to resist it."
After receiving the command, Golett swung both fists like two enormous fireballs, advancing and retreating as it resisted the red Petal Dance.
The petals were burned into ashes the moment they touched Fire Punch.
Bayleef had already entered a frenzied state, recklessly whipping and sweeping out endless petals. Golett gradually began struggling to endure it, and the flames on its arms were slowly fading away.
'Making Grass-types confused really could change their originally gentle nature…' Tetsuya saw through Dia's intentions. No wonder he had Bayleef use Petal Dance right from the start.
As more and more petals gathered, the Petal Dance vortex became bigger and bigger, finally swallowing Golett inside.
The Golett caught within suffered from the invasion of the petals, but Golett still used Fire Punch to resist the damage.
"Use High Horsepower to charge out!"
Both Tetsuya and Golett were extremely confident in this move. Several months of "rolling training" had been precisely the fuel for High Horsepower today.
Golett curled into a ball, horsepower at full throttle, like a snowball from an avalanche rolling down a high mountain~, carrying tremendous momentum as it broke through Bayleef's Petal Dance and smashed into Bayleef's head!
"B-Bayleef, quickly use Razor Leaf!"
Dia sensed danger approaching, but Bayleef had already fallen into a Confused state and completely ignored Dia's words.
"Continuous Fire Punch attacks!"
Golett used Fire Punch once again, beating Bayleef all over its body as though kicking a sandbag.
With a loud "bang!", Bayleef crashed heavily to the ground!
Dia gritted his teeth, his hands trembling slightly as he recalled Bayleef. At this moment, Strib Berry-sized drops of sweat rolled down his face, and he only had three Pokémon remaining.
Golett still had not fallen. How was he supposed to fight this?
"Too op, too op..."
Dia muttered continuously, while his mind had already become a complete mess.
At this moment, the Shadow referee had already become impatient and shouted, "Quickly kid, send out your next Pokémon, otherwise you'll be judged as having lost!"
Dia was suddenly jolted awake. "G-Go, Scyther!"
At this moment, Kanta had already finished his match and came to watch the battle between Tetsuya and Dia. Seeing Dia send out Scyther, he could not help but chuckle and deliberately said loudly, "Diaaa~ your opponent has only used his first Pokémon and you're already bringing out your strongest Scyther… mm, isn't that a little too early? By the way, let me tell you~ This Golett is actually Tetsuya's weakest Pokémon!"
Dia could not help glaring at Kanta. This was completely tipping Tetsuya off, making it impossible not to suspect what kind of relationship the two of them had.
'…But this Golett was actually Tetsuya's weakest Pokémon?
No! Kanta must be trying to shake my will!
This must be fake… this must be fake… These damn kids are trying to break through my psychological defense line! In your dreams!'
Dia gritted his teeth and stared directly at Tetsuya.
Tetsuya smiled slightly. Already his strongest? It seemed Dia had already exhausted all his cards.
Golett had suffered quite a bit of damage from Bayleef in the previous battle, and now it was facing the speed attack-type Scyther.
Tetsuya did not have too many worries, because Scyther was a close-combat assassin type. Against this kind of Pokémon, the Bright Powder on Golett's body could absolutely produce the greatest effect.
"Scyther, Agility and Double Team!"
Dia was already making a desperate gamble. Once Scyther fell, there would be no need for him to continue battling, so he absolutely had to win, and achieve consecutive victories. Dia had already begun calculating in his heart, relying on this Scyther to turn the situation around.
Scyther, the proud Bug-type warrior, stared with cold eyes. Its forearms were two white scythes used for hunting and battle, giving it an imposing appearance.
Scyther rapidly vibrated its wings, instantly splitting into more than a dozen clones while continuously changing positions.
Agility combined with Double Team gave the more than ten Scyther the appearance that in the next moment they would tear Golett into pieces.
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¹. +STAB! Sheeeeesh…
[1] +STAB! Sheeeeesh…