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Bab 193: Illusion Instakill

Even with a body full of injuries from the fall, Growlithe still eagerly stared at the newly appeared Swellow, showing no signs of backing down until Terrance recalled Growlithe and sent out Mismagius, signaling the continuation of the battle.

Growlithe could still fight... Terrance remembered that unless Growlithe was truly exhausted, even multiple injuries couldn't stop it from fighting.

However, observing Swellow's agility, Terrance knew... this Swellow was much faster than Swablu, and with Winona likely being prepared, Growlithe's ambush wouldn't be as effective as before.

If Growlithe's attack failed... it would only result in increasing its injuries for no gain.

"Mismagius—"

Terrance signaled to Mismagius, his gaze fixed on the Swellow in the sky, who was waiting for Winona's command.

"Not attacking first?" Winona cautiously observed Mismagius, having learned from her experience with Growlithe earlier, she realized Terrance wasn't just an ordinary Trainer.

"We can't afford to be careless." Pumping herself up, Winona said: "Swellow, Air Slash!"

Swellow, with its ink-blue feathers, extended its sharp red claws and vigorously swung them towards the ground, sending several sharp blades formed from air racing towards Mismagius.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As Air Slash hit the ground, Mismagius dispersed with the dust, disappearing from Winona and Swellow's sight, hiding somewhere unknown.

That's the most difficult aspect of dealing with Ghost-type Pokémon... their ability to conceal themselves...causes headaches for most Pokémon; if they can't locate the Ghost-type Pokémon, they will surely be at a disadvantage in battle.

"Keep your calm, Swellow, observe the surroundings." Winona scanned the area, having Swellow fly higher into the air; she didn't believe Terrance wouldn't issue a command to attack.

The atmosphere grew tense as Swellow circled in the air, its sharp gaze scanning all around with great focus. Suddenly, Shadow Balls appeared from all directions one after another, flying towards Swellow. Facing great danger, Swellow received Winona's swift command to "use Quick Attack" to evade!!

Zzzt zzzt zzzt~

Swellow effortlessly flapped its wings, calmly dodging the Shadow Balls, while simultaneously showcasing the elegance of its beautiful feathers, its movements graceful.

However, just when Swellow thought it had perfectly avoided all the Shadow Balls, it felt numbness creeping through its body. Its wings had been invaded by strong electric currents, the tingling sensation making it unable to flap its wings, only able to let out a miserable cry as it fell from the sky.

"Swellow!! Swellow! What's wrong—"

During the fall, Swellow heard the Trainer's call clearly, feeling momentarily confused...

Meanwhile, Winona was even more confused, as she watched Swellow, who was previously focused, suddenly use Quick Attack to charge into the Thunder Wave that had been woven together out of thin air. No matter how she called out, it had no effect.

Then... it happened, Swellow succumbed to the effect of Thunder Wave's paralysis, losing its ability to fly and crashed onto the ground.

"It's over! Mismagius, Shadow Ball."

This time, it was a genuine Shadow Ball. As Swellow fell, numerous Shadow Balls followed closely behind. At the moment they hit Swellow, intense fluctuations spread out, causing waves of smoke. When the smoke cleared... Swellow's condition appeared before everyone's eyes.

Incapacitated! The referee took a deep breath. "As Gym Trainer Winona's two Pokémon have both lost their ability to battle, the winner is Terrance."

Since Winona took over the Gym, this person had always served as a referee. A battle where Winona was so powerless... this was the first time he had seen it. Typically, Winona, who had just taken over as Gym Trainer, wasn't considered weak; in fact, she was even above average among Trainers.

For someone of her age to be able to take over as Gym Trainer... it was partly because the old Gym Leader hoped Winona would develop through experience, but it also showed their recognition of Winona.

The sudden burst of power from Growlithe, Swellow's inexplicable behavior, all left Winona staring bewildered at the arena. She had faced challengers stronger than her before... but the reasons for her losses were understandable, allowing her to identify her shortcomings.

But such a bizarre, unpredictable battle, she was experiencing for the first time.

It was actually an application of "Confuse Ray" and "Psybeam", as well as the foundation of Mismagius' illusion skill. It uses the Confusion condition to make the opponent see other scenes.

In an ordinary Confusion condition, the user can't control the opponent's situation at all, and it is already fortunate to be able to confuse the opponent. As for being able to control the opponent's Confusion condition and create an illusion to make the opponent follow their rhythm, this is no longer an ordinary Confusion move...this ability to create illusions, generally only Psychic-type Pokémon and Ghost-type Pokémon could use it well.

The principle of illusion and hallucination is the "Confusion condition", turning uncontrollable Confusion into controllable Confusion. With Swellow intensely focused and unable to see Mismagius, its attention was focused keenly on the movements around it. Suddenly, the Shadow Balls illusion... coupled with the Trainer's voice, directly broke through Swellow's mental defenses. This prompted Swellow to swiftly react and seriously dodge these Shadow Balls.

However...these Shadow Balls were ultimately fake. Following the trajectory of the Shadow Balls, Swellow charged straight into the Thunder Wave woven by Mismagius, and then it was followed by the real Shadow Ball attack, leaving Swellow, who was paralyzed, unable to resist it.

"I've lost." Actually, Winona didn't care about winning or losing; she just wanted to know why Swellow didn't obey her commands and acted on its own. This was the most puzzling aspect for her. After Terrance explained it in simple terms, Winona suddenly understood, realizing she knew too little about Ghost-type Pokémon as she was focused only on Flying-type Pokémon.

Terrance smiled. He could guess the other's thoughts, but not every Ghost-type Pokémon had the ability to control "Confusion." Firstly, it requires a microscopic level of control over energy, which can easily stump a large number of Pokémon. Secondly, the control over the rhythm when using illusions during training and battles is also crucial. Without long-term practice, illusions with many loopholes were even less useful than simply causing the opponent to fall into random confusion.

"Gym Leader Winona, I came to Fortree Gym specifically to challenge the Altaria of the Gym. Could you now please give me this opportunity?" Terrance asked.

Fighting Trainers of the same age rarely provides Terrance with any gains. He already has a rough framework in mind of common knowledge and experiences. Unless they were Trainers like Steven, Wallace, or Cynthia, even Gym Leaders like Candice, Winona, don't impress Terrance much. They were just thresholds set by the old Gym Leaders to test the Trainers participating in the conferences. Their own strength hadn't grown to the level of seasoned Trainers like Steven and others.

Whether or not they could become qualified Trainers depends on whether they could grow while continuously facing challengers.

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Bab 194: Fighting Fortree Gym again!

Although unwilling, Winona reluctantly agreed to Terrance's request.

However, the next battle wouldn't happen today; the previous Gym Leader of Fortree Gym was not in the Gym. So, Terrance was arranged to have the battle a week later.

Receiving the Feather Badge from Winona, Terrance temporarily bid farewell to Fortree Gym and took up residence at the Pokémon Center.

At the Weather Institute, everyone, including Steven, was extremely busy as the research had reached a critical stage. They temporarily don't have time to entertain Terrance. But, Terrance left Castform behind to assist with the research, joining the group of Castform at the laboratory.

***************

One week later.

Terrance stepped into Fortree Gym once again.

This time, the challenger was the former Gym Leader of Fortree Gym and Winona's mentor, Miss Hana.

Unlike Winona, Miss Hana looked exceptionally wise. Recalling Steven's description of her, Terrance confirmed that he had found the right person.

"I must say, I was quite surprised when I heard someone want to challenge me," Miss Hana remarked as she welcomed Terrance.

Upon learning from Winona that a challenger wished to duel her Altaria, Hana's initial thought was that this person must have been recommended.

Moreover, there was a good chance that this challenger also possessed a Pokémon like Altaria.

Fortree Gym wasn't renowned in Hoenn, and Miss Hana wasn't a widely known Gym Leader. Since handing over the Gym to Winona some time ago, Miss Hana rarely faced challengers.

Ordinary Trainers, and even Fortree Gym's Gym Trainers, often didn't know who she was, let alone that her trump card was an Altaria.

Miss Hana's guess was indeed correct. However, during the battle, she was surprised to find that Terrance did not send out an Altaria like she had imagined.

"Growlithe?" Miss Hana inquired.

"Yes, I hope you'll use Altaria to battle," Terrance replied.

After a brief pause, Gym Leader Hana smiled and said, "I see. In that case, I'll indulge your request."

"Soar through the sky! Altaria——"

This time, Winona served as the referee. Watching the two Pokémon in the arena, she couldn't help but feel a bit bewildered; wasn't this a replay of their previous battle?

Except this time, Swablu was replaced with Altaria...

And even after her Swablu lost its fighting ability, she still harbored the thought... if it were her teacher's Altaria, the outcome would surely have been different.

"And...I've already told teacher everything about the previous battle," Winona thought to herself.

The beginning of the battle was quite similar to Winona and Terrance's battle. Altaria launched attacks from the sky while Growlithe continuously evaded on the ground.

Although the power and frequency of Altaria's attack was higher than Swablu's, this time Growlithe was faster and dodged more skillfully.

In the continuous high-frequency barrage of countless tennis balls, Growlithe, relying on muscle coordination, was always able to find escape routes in the most efficient way. Right now, Altaria's attack should not be more difficult to dodge than the high-frequency attacks of countless tennis balls.

However, Altaria's attacks packed a significant punch, emanating fluctuations unmatched by the tennis balls.

But even so, Altaria initially couldn't do anything against Growlithe. The reason behind this was that Gym Leader Hana, after hearing Winona's account, deliberately kept Altaria at a distance from Growlithe, creating too much distance between the two Pokémon, giving Growlithe ample time to react.

"It seems this won't work..." Gym Leader Hana chuckled, not bothered. Then, Terrance saw her lower her arm, and Altaria, noticing this, slowly decreased its flight altitude.

"This should put Altaria within Growlithe's attack range, right?" Hana watched the sprinting Growlithe, wanting to see what Winona meant by the incredible burst of power.

"Trying to bait me, huh?"

Terrance didn't mind. Instead of changing the battle strategy from the previous battle with Winona, he repeated the same scenario.

Agility——

Flame Wheel——

Boom!!

In an instant, Growlithe erupted with astonishing power, leaving a trail of flame as it shot straight towards the sky.

With the speed of Agility combined with the explosive force from its leg muscles, Growlithe was like an arrow shot from a bow, heading directly towards Altaria.

Terrance wasn't worried that Altaria would use a move to knock down Growlithe at this moment. If Altaria wasn't hiding anything when it attacked just now, then Altaria's speed and reaction time in releasing a move would definitely not be faster than the sudden burst of Growlithe.

In fact, this was the case. Hana didn't let Altaria counterattack, instead the next moment, countless cotton shed from Altaria's body, wrapping layer upon layer around it. Growlithe's Flame Wheel seemed to collide with a huge ball of cotton. Although it continued to advance, it seemed to be lacking strength.

The speed and strength were all offset by Cotton Guard, and Altaria emerged unscathed from this assault.

Altaria's use of the Cotton Guard was swift, which was unlike Swablu. Swablu's physical growth didn't support it in creating such a large obstruction like Altaria's Cotton Guard to block the Flame Wheel.

In the air, Growlithe, blocked by Cotton Guard, fell from the sky just like last time.

Seeing this scene, Winona looked pleasantly surprised. That's how Swellow lost, and since Growlithe also lacked flying ability... if the teacher attacked at this moment, victory would be assured.

"Altaria, Dragon Breath."

The melodious voice rang in Winona's ears. Following the sound, she saw Altaria, under Gym Leader Hana's command, exhaling a green Dragon Breath towards the anticipated landing spot of Growlithe.

But.

As Dragon Breath headed towards Growlithe's landing spot, Growlithe gradually stabilized its descent during the fall, controlling its pace by reversing the rotation of the Flame Wheel. Then, it suddenly spewed out a flame, deviating from its original trajectory.

Winona exclaimed in surprise, looking astonished at Growlithe, who landed smoothly.

"Hmm..." Hana was also somewhat surprised; this seemed to differ from Winona's account of the battle.

It was quite simple: after the battle with Winona, Terrance suddenly realized that Growlithe hadn't undergone any specific training to deal with Flying Type Pokémon. If it used its usual fighting style, then being affected by gravity during a fall from high altitude would be unavoidable.

Terrance didn't want a repeat of the situation from last time, where it couldn't control its balance in the air, thus losing control of its body and ultimately injuring itself.

So, during this week, Terrance swiftly began training Growlithe for falls, aiming to provide Growlithe with a method to land smoothly.

The unique features of Fortree City provided Terrance with excellent training grounds; tall trees were everywhere here, and with Altaria's help, Growlithe spent the entire week practicing falling simulations.

The results were very successful; Growlithe completed the training, managing to land almost perfectly each time during the simulations.

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