'Pfft~ Hahaha~~'
Yuichi laughed out loud, looking arrogant.
"Are you sure you want to use a Growlithe to fight my Nidoqueen? Don't be ridiculous."
At this moment, he had no idea that Xia Mu was about to teach him a lesson he would never forget.
"Yes, so you go first, this is your only chance." Xia Mu wasn't angry, but instead smiled even more brightly.
Seeing that his sarcasm had no effect, Yuichi immediately became furious and gave Nidoqueen the command: "You're asking for it, so don't blame me, Nidoqueen, use Stomp! Crush this dog."
Nidoqueen roared to encourage itself and charged forward, completely disregarding Growlithe.
Xia Mu realized that Pokémon and their trainers had very similar personalities, both being overly arrogant.
Growlithe faced Nidoqueen, its eyes displaying a powerful aura.
Underestimate it?
I'll show you why flowers are so red.
Actually, Nidoqueen's attack power had already decreased due to Intimidate from the start.
However, Nidoqueen still felt that this puppy posed no threat, so it fearlessly roared and attacked.
"Unfortunately, you missed your best opportunity. If I were you, I would have used Earthquake or Earth Power immediately. At least, regardless of the effect, it would have impacted the opponent. Your Stomp exposed a weakness to my Growlithe," Xia Mu said calmly.
When Nidoqueen got close, Xia Mu's eyes changed drastically. Growlithe, already connected to him, didn't need his command and immediately used High Speed Shift to flash behind Nidoqueen.
'BOOM!!!'
A dense jet of flame struck Nidoqueen's back.
A single, fatal blow.
Nidoqueen let out a painful howl, collapsed to the ground, and lost its ability to fight.
Even though Flamethrower is a special attack, Growlithe's Special Attack stat is low due to its nature, but its base power is still considerable. Plus, the 5-level difference, while not huge, isn't insignificant either.
"Nidoqueen is unable to battle, Growlithe wins, so this match is..." The young referee, not knowing Xia Mu's name, hesitated.
Xia Mu, seeing his gaze, smiled and said, "My name is Xia Mu."
The young referee nodded before continuing, "So this match is Xia Mu's victory."
The verdict was announced, and everyone stared at Growlithe incredulously, questioning Yuichi and his Nidoqueen.
So fierce just now, and now it was defeated in one move.
One person couldn't help but burst into laughter, praising Growlithe for its skill.
Undoubtedly, it was Xiaolan, the girl who had been defeated earlier.
Yuichi stood there stunned, unable to recover for a long time, just staring at his Nidoqueen, as if in a dream.
Even though he was injured and exhausted from battling Sandslash, his opponent was just a puppy.
Growlithe has always been used as a police dog, its combat ability considered average, so most trainers subconsciously assume it's easy to deal with.
"Come on, you don't only have one Nidoqueen, do you? If you can beat Growlithe, you can still get 10,000 League Coins from me." Xia Mu used Yuichi as an example to let other trainers know he wasn't lying.
Yuichi, upon hearing this, immediately became even angrier, taking out a Poké Ball to recall Nidoqueen, then taking out another Poké Ball.
"Don't be so smug. You're just injured and weak because you took Nidoqueen. Let's see how arrogant you can be this time! Go, Golduck!" A
level 37 Golduck, while not as high a level as a level 39 Nidoqueen, was still quite powerful.
Moreover, using Water-type against Fire-type was a clever move by Yuichi.
Growlithe, seeing its new opponent, its eyes filled with burning fighting spirit, used its Intimidate ability to suppress the opponent first.
This kind of battle was indeed a first for Growlithe.
Lucario beside Xia Mu was also eager to try, wishing it could immediately take Growlithe's place and have a good fight.
Unlike fighting wild Pokémon, Pokémon battles between trainers also ignited their inner desire to win.
"Strike first, Golduck, use Water Gun!" With that command, Yuichi launched another attack.
The previous time, it was Xia Mu who gave him the opportunity; this time, he was attacking first.
Of course, Xia Mu didn't care.
In the game, because it involved turn-based combat, whoever attacked first would inevitably win.
But the real world was different; Xia Mu preferred to counter-attack. He would Xia Mu
carefully observe his opponent's attack patterns and then counter them.
"Not using a higher-level Water-type move, you really look down on us! Growlithe, use Agility to dodge!"
Unlike Agility in
the game, where a successful use of Agility directly increases speed by 2 levels
, in the real world, this increase has various limitations, unlike other boosting skills.
The conclusion drawn from the analysis was that Agility could increase speed by 2 levels during its use, and with continuous use, it could reach a boost of level 6 faster.
However, after use, regardless of the boost level, the speed would revert to its original state unless used again to re-accumulate the boost.
Most importantly, no other moves can be used midway, otherwise the stacking will be interrupted.
At first, when testing it, Xia Mu felt it was somewhat unfair, but as he gradually adapted to the rules of this world, it seemed quite normal.
Recalling the early plot of the original work, this change in move characteristics was like Pikachu using Quick Attack; in the game, it was a guaranteed first-strike move, but in the anime, while the opponent might say "Wow, that's fast," it was no longer an absolute first strike.
Growlithe dodged Golduck's Water Gun attack, and its speed increased.
Even facing continuous Water Gun attacks, it moved back and forth on the battle arena with ease.
Yuichi was clearly somewhat annoyed: "Water Pulse!"
Golduck obeyed, conjuring a Water Pulse and unleashing it.
Xia Mu didn't give any commands, letting Growlithe continue using High Speed Shift to dodge, its speed increasing until it reached a boost level 6.
Golduck's Water Pulse missed, exploding like a bomb with considerable power, but it had no effect on Growlithe.
At this moment, it was bewildered by Growlithe.
Growlithe's figure was like a shadow clone, making it impossible to discern its exact location.
It panicked.
This was exactly the effect Xia Mu wanted.
"You were the one attacking before, now it's my turn, Growlithe, Thunder Fang!"
With a command, Growlithe suddenly attacked, its explosive power even shattering the ground.
'Boom!!!'
'Crackling~~!!'
A deafening roar, accompanied by streaks of lightning.
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