Pokémon: Reborn as Lucario

Chapter 130: Fierce Battle with Gym Leader Wattson

Swift as a flash of lightning, explosive as a clap of thunder—this is the characteristic of the Electric type!

Wattson and Míng Rìzhào each threw out their own Pokémon.

Wattson: "Voltorb!"

Míng Rìzhào: "Ralts!"

The spinning Voltorb, which resembled a Poké Ball, fixed its sharp eyes on the small, green-haired Pokémon before it.

It could be said that, as expected of an Electric-type Gym Leader, his reaction speed was as fast as lightning.

The moment the two Pokémon were summoned and before they had even found their footing, Wattson had already shouted a command.

"Voltorb, [Spark]!"

The experienced Wattson directly targeted Ralts's weakness against close-combat opponents, immediately having his Voltorb unleash a close-range attack move.

"Vol, torb!" Voltorb's entire body crackled with electric sparks. Propelled by the electricity, it rushed towards Ralts at extreme speed.

Before Voltorb even reached her, the crackling electric current made Ralts involuntarily take a few steps back.

"Ruru, use [Confusion] to float!"

Ralts quickly used her psychic power to levitate.

"Swoosh," the sparking Voltorb rushed past underneath her feet.

"Whew, that was close."

Wiping the cold sweat from her forehead, Míng Rìzhào let out a sigh of relief.

She hadn't expected this cheerful uncle to be so swift and decisive in battle, not inferior to some young people at all.

However, before Míng Rìzhào and Ralts could rally, Wattson's command came again.

"Use [Thundershock]!"

Voltorb's eyes sharpened. Its body, which looked like a red-and-white Poké Ball, burst forth with a bright yellow light.

"Voltorb!"

"Bzzzt," a bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air and struck down directly.

Seeing the unfavorable situation, Míng Rìzhào waved her hand and shouted nervously, "Ruru, [Double Team]!"

Ralts's figure flickered, and in an instant, several "Raltses" appeared on the stage.

Voltorb was a little confused, but its long-term battle experience made it decisively control the lightning to attack one of the "Raltses."

The "Ralts" flickered under the lightning and then dissipated into the air.

The [Thundershock] had only hit a clone.

"Voltorb, continue with [Thundershock]!"

"Bzzzt, bzzzt, bzzzt," one after another, bolts of lightning continuously struck down. But in the eyes of the audience outside the stage, it only looked like it was dispersing Ralts's clones one by one, not causing any damage to Ralts's real body.

Voltorb, having continuously used [Thundershock], was also getting a little tired, and the lightning offensive subsequently stopped.

Míng Rìzhào's eyes lit up.

"Ruru, use... No, don't land!"

Ralts, who was just about to dispel her psychic power and land, was startled by her trainer's cry of alarm. She immediately strengthened her psychic power and pulled herself to a higher altitude again.

"Is this your tactic, Uncle Wattson?"

Míng Rìzhào pointed at the floor of the battle stage and said in a grave tone.

Wattson smiled without saying a word.

And those spectators, who had been curious as to why Wattson was continuously using the futile [Thundershock] move, craned their necks to observe. Only then did they discover that, at some unknown point, the floor of the battle stage had been covered with a thin layer of Electric-type energy. If Ralts had landed rashly, she would have been directly harmed by the residual Electric-type energy, and might even have become paralyzed.

"Alright, Voltorb, use [Charge]."

Voltorb, having rested for a while in the opening, had a powerful gathering of light appear on its body.

Visibly, the scattered Electric-type energy on the stage, as if having found its center, continuously converged towards the glowing Voltorb.

Using a large number of [Thundershock] moves to destroy Ralts's Double Team clones, and then using the next stage move, [Charge], which could strengthen moves, to reuse the previously released electric energy.

Míng Rìzhào swallowed. The endless tactics of the experienced Gym Leader opposite her left her a little breathless.

"Iya! (Pokémon Language) Xiao Zhao, let's use that move!"

At this moment, Ruru the Ralts sent a telepathic message to Míng Rìzhào.

The young girl looked at her Pokémon. The eyes under Ralts's green hair showed a resolute gaze.

Looking closely, the psychic power enveloping the levitating Ralts had already become somewhat faint. If they continued to be entangled, the energy-depleted Ralts would become extremely passive.

"Alright! Let's settle this with one final move!"

Míng Rìzhào naturally also sensed Ralts's determination to win.

The audience present held their breath.

The opposing Voltorb had also, in a short instant, finished charging.

"Voltorb, use [Charge Beam]!"

"Boom!" A powerful beam of electric current roared as it rushed towards Ralts in mid-air. The overflowing electrical light even left residual traces in the air.

Ralts withdrew the psychic power enveloping her and closed her eyes.

Then, she opened them abruptly.

"Ruru, [Psybeam]!"

It was a Psychic-type move that should normally only be learned at a higher level. Due to Ruru's proficient control of psychic power, she had comprehended it ahead of time.

Therefore, at this moment, this one move released an astonishing power!

"Om, om, om," circle after circle of psychic waves were emitted. Compared to the imposing current beam, they seemed completely silent.

Even the spectators sighed, thinking that this time, Ralts was sure to lose.

A slight smile tugged at the corners of Míng Rìzhào's mouth.

Unfortunately, the truth was that this psychic wave, silently, gradually disintegrated that thick current beam. Watching the scene of the continuously collapsing current scattering sparks everywhere, Voltorb also widened its eyes.

After that, it was hit by one blast of [Psybeam] and fainted on the ground, unable to battle.

"Well done, Voltorb."

Wattson recalled Voltorb into its Poké Ball.

And Ralts, having landed on the ground, also happily high-fived Míng Rìzhào, celebrating the first round victory against the Gym Leader.

"Very good. To be able to comprehend such a powerful move at this stage, your Ralts is very well-raised," Wattson praised. "However, the battle is not over yet!"

"Come out, Manectric!"

A white light flashed, and Manectric, with its yellow mane standing tall, appeared majestically.

"Ruru, you've worked hard. Take a rest."

Ralts, who had successively challenged several Gym apprentices and had just fought the opponent with all her might, was now looking a little dispirited, her energy also quite weak. So Míng Rìzhào decided to let Ralts have a good rest.

It was time for her other ace to take the stage.

The Poké Ball held in her hand was already shaking impatiently.

"I know, I know! It's your turn!"

Míng Rìzhào smiled.

"Next, the stage is yours!"

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