Pokemon: I refuse to be a supporting character!

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The move Flash has a strong oppressive effect on both trainers and Pokémon. Basically, few people can withstand such a dazzling light without closing their eyes.

Pokémon fare a bit better. At most, they might be blinded for three or four seconds, and some Pokémon without eyes can't be blinded at all.

But humans are different.

Even humans from another world have eyes as one of their weaknesses.

Suddenly being enveloped in intense light can blind them for at least ten seconds.

Unless you had some special constitution that can block light perception or something, you'd be blinded.

Some traditional trainers, considering this, usually wear goggles to avoid being caught off guard by wild Pokémon's Flash attacks.

Sometimes, even when Pokémon and their moves collide, they can produce intense flashes of light.

Without goggles, unless you're some humanoid Pokémon, you really can't handle it.

In the arena.

Riolu easily completed its Swords Dance, and Heliolisk, which has some adaptability to Flash, gradually regained its vision, just in time to face Riolu.

The trainer was still blinded, but that didn't stop Heliolisk from using its moves.

Its black neck frill opened once again, and the orange triangles at the edges lit up with dazzling electric light, striking lightning in all directions like a celestial maiden scattering flowers!

At the same time, a brilliant electric ball formed and flew into the air, continuously releasing electric currents in place of Heliolisk!

Parabolic Charge!

Such a fast execution speed!

Li Xiang took a few steps back, retreating outside the range of Parabolic Charge, while glancing at Ni Wei, who was also retreating while covering his eyes.

He had thought this move would have some wind-up time, but he didn't expect Heliolisk to start releasing electricity during the wind-up phase!

Left with no choice, Riolu had to temporarily abandon its attack plan and quickly used Detect, dodging the randomly striking electric currents as if teleporting.

At least it had prepared for this.

Seeing this, Heliolisk widened its eyes, surprised that someone could dodge such a wide-ranging move.

What should it do next?

Continue using the same move? Or use Thunder Wave to restrict Riolu?

It didn't dare to stay still, retracting its frill and running at high speed while glancing at Ni Wei, hoping for instructions.

Coincidentally, Ni Wei had just regained his vision and locked eyes with Heliolisk. His pupils contracted sharply as he suddenly shouted, "Turn around!"

Heliolisk instinctively twisted its body, its left leg, stimulated by electricity, suddenly pushing off the ground!

*Snap!*

Its small body twisted unnaturally by ninety degrees, instantly changing direction!

Its speed was so fast that Riolu's Force Palm shockwave missed by a hair, just grazing past it!

Boom!

The missed shockwave hit the ground, kicking up a small cloud of dust!

"Damn it!"

Li Xiang cursed under his breath. Ni Wei's recovery was just too perfectly timed.

If he had been just one or two seconds slower, Force Palm wouldn't have missed!

With Heliolisk's physical defense, it couldn't withstand a Force Palm after Swords Dance. The match would have been over.

But now, this had happened.

If only he had used Vacuum Wave... but what's the point of thinking about that now!

"Charge!"

Ni Wei shouted, and as Heliolisk ran, a large amount of electricity surged around its body, boosting its special defense while significantly increasing the power of its next Electric-type move!

"...Damn it, I really didn't want to use my trump card, but you're forcing me!"

Li Xiang clicked his tongue. The opponent's speed was too high, and Riolu didn't have any moves to lower speed. There was no other choice.

"Use Agility and chase it down! Stick to it!"

In the sky, Riolu paused for a moment, then understood what Li Xiang meant. Its small body sped up again, heading straight for Heliolisk!

A suicidal charge!

Both Ni Wei and Heliolisk were stunned, not understanding why Li Xiang would make such a choice.

Was he trying to bait a move?

There had to be a trick here!

Ni Wei felt like Li Xiang's bait was too obvious, but seeing Riolu sticking so closely to Heliolisk, he couldn't help but want to bait out Riolu's Detect!

Although he had been half-blinded earlier, his vision blurry and his eyes sore, he had still caught a glimpse of Heliolisk's Parabolic Charge.

The maximum duration of the Charge state was twenty seconds!

"Stop!"

He shouted, and Heliolisk's frill opened!

Instantly, the resistance generated by the frill counteracted its forward momentum, causing it to slide less than half a meter before coming to a complete stop, waiting for Riolu to catch up!

Ni Wei's eyes were fixed on Riolu as he shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Parabolic Charge—stop!"

Just as Riolu's eyes lit up with a blue glow, Ni Wei called for a stop again and began counting in his head!

Meanwhile, the electricity surging around Heliolisk's body remained unleased!

Riolu couldn't stop in time and collided with Heliolisk with a loud thud!

The two Pokémon tumbled to the ground, rolling several times until they hit the edge of the net, finally coming to a stop!

Ni Wei tried to get to Riolu's front to see the blue glow in its eyes, but with Riolu pinning Heliolisk down, unless he could burrow underground, there was no way he could see it clearly.

The lucky classmate had to rely on his own count.

He didn't believe Riolu's Detect could last more than ten seconds. As long as he waited ten seconds, when Heliolisk's Charge reached its limit—

"Thunderbolt!!"

Ni Wei roared!

At such close range, using Parabolic Charge was pointless. He had to use the most powerful move available!

The moment he finished speaking!

Heliolisk's body erupted with a blinding flash of electricity, accompanied by a deafening crackle in the air. The intense lightning surged into Riolu's body, causing the Pokémon to convulse and let out a piercing scream!

Thunderbolt had hit!

Ni Wei was overjoyed. With this move, even if Riolu didn't faint, it would be left with half its health. If luck was on his side, Riolu might even be knocked out immediately!

The match was decided!

—Or was it?

In the distance, Li Xiang, who had been silent all this time, saw the pitiful state of Riolu. Instead of panicking or growing anxious, a smile crept onto his lips.

Plan successful...

Let's give them a big fireworks show!

"Endure, followed by Reversal."

He muttered softly, his voice so quiet that no one could make out what he was saying.

Of course, It didn't matter anymore, because after Thunderbolt ended, Riolu, now charred black, didn't let go of Heliolisk. Instead, it clung tightly to Heliolisk's closed frill!

And faint blue wisps began to swirl around Riolu, like ethereal smoke!

"The hell? What is this—!!"

In his panic, Ni Wei revealed his otaku side but had no time to hide it. His eyes were filled with shock and panic!

Heliolisk sensed something was wrong and frantically tried to push Riolu away, but it was no use!

Riolu's strength far surpassed its own!

"Hei....!!"

Heliolisk let out a shrill cry!

At that moment, Riolu, whose head had been hanging low on Heliolisk's chest, slowly lifted it. Its golden-red eyes locked onto Heliolisk, staring it down until fear appeared in Heliolisk's eyes.

Then, Riolu let out a furious roar!

"Riolu—!!"

Don't underestimate me, you bastard!!

The blue light around Riolu's body expanded countless times in an instant, transforming into a dazzling orb of light that exploded with a deafening roar!

*Boom—!!!*

A pillar of white light shot into the sky! The ground trembled!

A massive cloud of dust rose, enveloping the entire arena and obscuring the view of what was happening inside!

What terrifying power was this!?

The three people in the arena retreated to the edges, while the students outside covered their eyes to avoid being blinded by the intense light once more!

How could a first-year student be this terrifying!?

Some second-year students couldn't help but glance at Li Xiang, who remained calm and composed. Wasn't he afraid that Riolu would be knocked out by Heliolisk's Thunderbolt?

—Of course not.

Li Xiang never fought battles he wasn't prepared for.

Long ago, he had thought of this combo, but he had almost never used it, because, this was a combo that could very well end in mutual destruction!

Using the opponent's boosted move, which could potentially one-shot Riolu, to trigger Endure, ensuring Riolu would be left with a sliver of health.

Then, using Reversal to turn the tables in a desperate situation!!!

Li Xiang would never use this move unless it was the most critical, most desperate moment!

After all, if the opponent didn't go down, Riolu would be the one to fall!

What had just happened was clear.

While Ni Wei thought Riolu had used Detect and was counting down the time until it ended, Riolu had secretly used Endure!

Heliolisk's Thunderbolt, boosted by Charge, had reached a terrifying level of power. If Li Xiang's calculations were correct, even if it didn't knock out Riolu, it would at least bring it to the brink of fainting.

And at that moment, Reversal's power would have reached its peak!

Now, the match was truly decided!

A Reversal at maximum power after Swords Dance—how could a Pokémon like Heliolisk possibly withstand it!?

Just as Li Xiang had predicted....

In the arena.

The smoke gradually cleared.

A small figure stood, while another lay on its back.

The referee struggled to identify the two figures and blew his whistle.

"Beeeeep—!!!"

"Heliolisk is unable to battle! Riolu wins! The winner is Li Xiang!"

Clap clap clap.

Scattered applause came from the audience.

The match had been quite thrilling. The high level of execution from both Pokémon, the twists and turns, the predictions and counter-predictions—any student who understood what was happening knew just how intense it had been.

As the smoke completely dissipated, Riolu, standing next to Heliolisk, was on the verge of collapsing, its body swaying unsteadily.

But fortunately, a pair of hands caught it.

"Well done, you've worked hard."

Li Xiang's voice came from behind Riolu. The pup wasn't a masochist—the pain of being hit by Thunderbolt was something most people couldn't comprehend.

And after taking such massive damage, being able to keep a clear head was something worthy of praise for any Pokémon.

After all, they fought so desperately, pushing themselves to their limits, still daring to launch an all-out assault on their opponent, not for themselves, but for their trainer.

To make them—

Win!