The Path of a Genius to Becoming a Pokémon Champion

Chapter 221: One Good Trick is All You Need

"Press the attack, Weavile!"

Although Asher's reaction was half a beat slower than Arthur's, his subsequent command was very decisive.

From the moment the dark clouds spread across the field, this duel was destined to have no room for maneuvering or stalling!

There was simply no time to hesitate or test the waters.

If they didn't attack, the guaranteed-hit "Thunder" would eventually paralyze them all.

Greninja was a step faster than Weavile.

Because "Substitute" itself included a positioning effect.

Unlike the basic move "Double Team," "Substitute" was of a higher tier and contained two effects: creating a substitute at the original position that could take a certain amount of damage, and allowing the main body to complete a short teleport at the moment of release.

It was equivalent to a combination of "Double Team" and "Teleport."

Using the effect of the main body's teleport, Greninja completely dodged the damage area of Raichu's first lightning bolt while rapidly closing the distance between them.

But before contact was made, the opponent was not just sitting and waiting for death.

"Use Tailwind!"

This command was given by the Pelipper's trainer.

This pair's division of labor had always been very clear: Raichu for damage, Pelipper for support.

Pelipper was not a particularly powerful Pokémon to begin with. In the wild, they would even often become food for ferocious predators like Talonflame and Salamence, so it was generally unrealistic for such a Pokémon to deal explosive damage.

But as a support, it was at least qualified.

The airflow swirled.

Greninja could clearly feel the headwind resistance increase significantly.

The wind direction had instantly become extremely unfavorable for it.

In contrast, the opposing Raichu, with the advantage of the tailwind, ran as if it were chasing the wind and moon.

At the moment of contact, Raichu's speed completely overwhelmed Greninja's.

It leaped up on the spot, spinning like a top in mid-air.

Its long tail whipped out like a lash, the lightning-shaped tip at the end of its tail flying through the air like a meteor hammer!

"BANG!"

For a moment, Greninja could only cross its arms to defend. But the opponent came charging at high speed, and even without a skill, this tail whip carried considerable force.

Greninja was helplessly sent flying by the tail whip.

Fortunately, Weavile arrived in time to fill the gap.

"Triple Axel!"

Weavile seized the opening just as Raichu landed after its tail whip, flying up and kicking Raichu hard.

Then, using the recoil to leap into the air, it spun its body and kicked out again!

The Ice-type skill: Triple Axel. It launched three consecutive kicks at the opponent, and each successful hit would accumulate energy for the next kick, its power increasing sequentially!

If all three kicks landed, the power of this move would even exceed Ice Beam, approaching that of an ultimate move. It was Weavile's specialty.

Asher, being a veteran, was no pushover!

"Use Tailwind at full power, increase the wind resistance!"

However, the only drawback of this move was that its damage output was too slow; it needed all three hits to land. The opponent was not a stationary target and quickly seized the opening to counter.

Raichu retreated at full power, while Pelipper vigorously flapped its wings, stirring up the airflow.

Weavile spun again in mid-air.

Only the last kick remained.

This kick was the most powerful. If it couldn't hit Raichu, all its previous efforts would be wasted.

Asher was clearly getting a bit hot-headed at this moment.

"Chase it!"

But at this time, a strange smile appeared on the face of the player on the other side.

"Change the wind direction!"

Suddenly, Pelipper used the "Tailwind" skill to change the wind's direction!

From obstructing Weavile, it suddenly became pushing it forward.

"What?!" Asher was suddenly alarmed.

Although Weavile's final kick did land, it wasn't at full power, and the damage dealt was insufficient.

And that wasn't all.

What was truly fatal was that the opponent's Raichu seized this opportunity to grab Weavile, and with a twist of its body, forcefully wrestled it down!

In terms of weight, Weavile, with its 1.2-meter, child-like physique, was no match for the broad and stout Raichu.

After its kick, Weavile was instantly pinned down.

And at this time, under Pelipper's field control, Greninja and Weavile were temporarily separated, their positions staggered one behind the other.

At this moment, the opponent seized the opportunity—

"Raichu, Thunder!"

In an instant, the commentator's voice rose, and the live audience erupted in screams.

Here it comes again!

An ultimate move used twice in a row!

This match was truly exciting to watch!

But Arthur's face was terrifyingly grim at this moment.

They had been played.

And what was more fatal was: from this, it was clear that the opponent's Raichu was extremely skilled with the move "Thunder." Its cooldown period for this move was even shorter than that of an average Pokémon!

Normally, a Pokémon's cooldown period was related to its skill level, proficiency, and its own condition.

In most cases, small skills like "Water Gun"—skills that would consume 25 to 30 PP in the parallel world games—generally had a cooldown of two to three seconds, which could even be compressed to about one second after practice. For example, Little Lapras's water jets had now been trained to one shot per second.

For more advanced skills, like "Dark Pulse" or "Ice Beam"—skills with a PP consumption of 15 to 20 in the games—the cooldown was generally between 4 to 8 seconds.

These skills were also the main moves used in exchanges in the professional league; 4 to 8 seconds corresponded to the duration of one round of offense in a professional match.

As for ultimate moves, the cooldown was normally over ten seconds.

Greater power, greater consumption, longer cooldown—this was the characteristic of ultimate moves!

However, at this moment, Greninja's cooldown for "Substitute" had just finished, and Raichu's "Thunder" was already coming again!

Of course, part of the reason was that Greninja had just learned "Substitute" and its mastery was not yet proficient.

However, the opponent's cooldown was also ridiculously fast!

At this moment, on the sidelines, Bella had already started to sigh helplessly.

"Some specialized Pokémon are truly unbeatable."

Last year, when she and Luna encountered the Otter Team in the regular season, they had faced the same situation. At that time, they also couldn't think of a way to break the situation and ultimately lost with regret.

The opposing Raichu was a complete one-trick pony.

That Raichu knew very few skills. It didn't know "Thunderbolt," "Thunder Punch," or "Discharge." Its only melee skill was "Iron Tail." Its skill list was pitifully barren.

This person had almost completely given up on the idea of bringing Raichu into the main player arena in the future.

His Raichu was completely incapable of fighting in 1v1 duels; it could only coordinate with Pelipper.

Because it was only proficient in one move: "Thunder."

But with Pelipper's Drizzle support, its dominance in the doubles arena was at a sovereign level!

A guaranteed-hit ultimate move "Thunder"—there was simply no way to dodge it!

At the same time, this bolt of lightning not only heavily injured Weavile but also activated Raichu's own ability—

Ability: Lightning Rod. When in physical contact with an enemy, it is immune to all lightning damage, and it is more likely to attract lightning. When electricity passes through it, its own energy will become more active for a short period!

Having this ability meant Raichu was not at all afraid of its own "Thunder" causing friendly fire. On the contrary, if lightning struck it, it would become even more excited for a short time!

This even got the commentator excited.

"Raichu has once again released its ultimate move 'Thunder'! The players on the Sea Carp Team's side are in danger!"

(End of Chapter)

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