Chapter 277: Silver Conference (8)
"Hypno, use Telekinesis!"
Because he was unsure of the ability of Ash's Hypno, Harrison did not resort to Hypnosis.
Ash curled the corners of his mouth. "Hypno, we'll use Telekinesis too!"
The two Pokemon, both looking equally sleazy, stood in place, pitting the strength of their Telekinesis against each other.
However, in terms of level, Harrison's Hypno was a major class lower, so its Telekinesis was no match for Ash's.
After holding on for less than five seconds, Harrison's Hypno was lifted into the air by Ash's and slammed hard into the ground.
"This won't work, we'll lose at this rate. Hypno, use Zen Headbutt and give it everything!" Harrison decided to make a desperate last stand.
His Hypno focused its psychic energy on its forehead and charged toward Ash's Hypno.
"Hypno, use Reflect!"
Ash's Hypno shook the rings on its hands, generating a transparent wall in front of itself.
Duang~
Harrison's Hypno slammed its head hard against the Reflect wall.
The Reflect wall only developed cracks but was not broken through, and the recoil from the impact left Harrison's Hypno feeling dizzy and disoriented.
"Hypno, use Psybeam now!" Ash shouted.
Hypno received the order, and a colorful light shone in its eyes. Harrison's Hypno was lifted into the air again and then slammed down several times until its eyes swirled, and it was finally dropped.
"Contestant Harrison's Hypno is unable to battle!"
As the referee's voice fell, the match entered halftime.
The five-minute halftime was an opportunity for Harrison to adjust his mindset and tactics; the three losses had indeed hit him quite hard.
In order not to leave any regrets, Harrison patted himself and pulled himself together.
Five minutes passed quickly.
The two returned to the battlefield.
"I choose you for this round, Typhlosion!"
"Go, Steelix!"
The two released their Pokemon onto the field almost simultaneously.
But after sending it out, Harrison felt he had been rash.
[Pokemon: Steelix (Harrison)]
[Type: Steel + Ground]
[Gender: Male]
[Level: Gym Advanced]
[Ability: Rock Head (HP will not decrease even when using moves that cause recoil damage)]
[Potential: Elite]
[Moves: Rock Throw, Crunch, Smack Down, Dragon Breath, Sandstorm, Rock Slide, Sand Tomb, Stealth Rock...]
"Steelix, use Sandstorm."
"Typhlosion, use Flamethrower."
Steelix twisted its body to kick up a Sandstorm for defense, but Typhlosion didn't care. The flames on its back, representing its fighting spirit, erupted, and it opened its mouth to blast flames at the Steelix in the center of the Sandstorm, scorching it.
The scorching flames turned the sand red-hot, and the Steelix hiding deep inside let out a painful roar.
Seeing this, Harrison immediately shouted, "Steelix, burrow underground."
Boom~
With a loud noise, the Sandstorm, lacking Steelix's maintenance, dissipated significantly, leaving only a large hole where Steelix had originally been.
"Typhlosion, use Flame Wheel and start running."
Following Ash's instruction, Typhlosion covered its entire body in flames and ran in a circle on the ground.
This action left Harrison unsure how to attack for a moment. Steelix was afraid of fire, and now Typhlosion was completely engulfed in it. If it rushed out from the ground and collided, it would at best result in a mutual defeat.
But as Typhlosion ran around the field, the surrounding temperature gradually rose, and small areas of the grass field began to burn.
Seeing this, Harrison knew that if this continued, his Steelix would slowly be heated to defeat underground, so he shouted, "Steelix, burst out from the middle and use Stealth Rock!"
Steelix, which had been wanting to rush out, executed the order quickly upon hearing it. The moment it burst out of the ground, it slammed its tail hard against the ground, and a large number of rocks floated up and finally disappeared into the air of the arena.
Seeing this, Ash knew that Harrison wanted to use Stealth Rock as a foreshadowing tactic; he was determined to take out one of his Pokemon to save face.
Considering the opponent had traveled all the way from the Hoenn region, Ash felt bad about shutting him out completely, so he didn't order Typhlosion to 'clear the mines'.
When Typhlosion saw Steelix burst out, it changed direction, jumped onto Steelix's head, and then unleashed its full firepower.
With a 'boom', Steelix was burned until it fainted.
Referee: "Steelix is unable to battle!"
"Steelix laid Stealth Rock on the field; how will Ash switch Pokemon?" Misty couldn't help but feel nervous about Ash's next arrangement.
"Ash's Pokemon have very high levels, so Stealth Rock shouldn't cause too much damage. However, Harrison is quite clever to think of using Steelix to lay the groundwork for the next two Pokemon," Brock praised.
"Harrison's goal now must be to trade one or two of Ash's Pokemon, right?" Misty guessed.
"It's possible, but the remaining two Pokemon Harrison has should be the Houndoom and Blaziken he used before at Ho-Oh Temple," Brock said.
"Return, Steelix, you did very well. Next, I'll leave it to you, Houndoom!"
[Pokemon: Houndoom]
[Type: Dark + Fire]
[Gender: Male]
[Level: Pseudo-Elite Beginner]
[Ability: Flash Fire]
[Potential: Elite]
[Moves: Ember, Smog, Bite, Burn Up, Fire Fang, Flamethrower...]
Ash glanced at the data detected by the system and thought to himself, "Flash Fire ability? No wonder he had Steelix use Stealth Rock."
"Typhlosion, use Scorching Sands."
Typhlosion tossed hot sand toward Houndoom.
Seeing Ash change his strategy, Harrison couldn't help but think, "Did he see through that?"
Puzzled, Harrison had no choice but to Bite the bullet and say, "Houndoom, use Counter!"
A red light shone on Houndoom, and Typhlosion's move was bounced back as soon as it landed on it.
Caught off guard, Typhlosion was hurt by its own move.
"You've got some tricks up your sleeve!" Ash said.
"But let's see how you dodge the next move. Typhlosion, use Double-Edge!"
"Houndoom, we'll use Double-Edge too!"
The two Pokemon gathered their strength and charged at each other.
Duang!
The two heads collided, neither side retreating an inch.
Because it had taken some damage, Typhlosion couldn't exert its full strength no matter how great it was.
"Typhlosion, follow up with Swift."
"Houndoom, Flamethrower!"
Boom!
The two moves made contact, causing a massive explosion and kicking up a cloud of dust.
When the dust settled, Typhlosion and Houndoom were both lying on the ground.
The referee announced, "Typhlosion and Houndoom are both unable to battle!"
"Yeah!"
Having forcibly traded one of Ash's Pokemon, Harrison felt happy for some reason.
After recalling Houndoom, he shouted, "I'll leave the last one to you, Blaziken!"
[Pokemon: Blaziken]
[Type: Fire + Fighting]
[Gender: Male]
[Level: Pseudo-Elite Intermediate]
[Ability: Speed Boost (Speed increases every turn)]
[Potential: Pseudo-Champion]
[Moves: Blaze Kick, Double Kick, Quick Attack, Fire Punch, Flamethrower, Flame Charge, Flare Blitz, Brave Bird...]
"So it really is Blaziken? Alright, then I'll leave the last one to you, Lucario."
Previously, at Ho-Oh Temple, Ash had seen that Harrison was very wary of his Lucario. Now that he was about to eliminate the opponent himself, it was necessary to show him the strength of Lucario.
Although Lucario was at a complete disadvantage in terms of attributes, Lucario was now Elite Advanced. With a gap of more than a major tier, Ash felt he could guest-star as a master of overcoming type disadvantages.
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