Bab 1117: Primordial Beast
Faced with Yuga's confusion, the opponent remained silent, prompting Yuga to frown and release his second Pokémon, Sceptile.
Since they were not there for the badge, there was no need for him to follow the gym battle rules.
Sceptile was on a completely different level compared to Leavanny; its speed was exponentially greater. Energy balls were launched at Xatu without hesitation, like a rain of projectiles.
Even with Xatu using Teleport, its movement range was still limited within the small battlefield, making it impossible to escape Sceptile's high-frequency attacks.
Seizing a brief opening, Sceptile quickly unleashed a Leaf Storm. Xatu was instantly engulfed by countless green leaves, and when the leaves dispersed, Xatu was rendered unable to continue fighting.
The opponent silently recalled the fainted Xatu and sent out their second Pokémon: a Raichu, specifically an Alolan Raichu, which was also a Psychic-type Pokémon.
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[ Alolan Raichu ]
Type: Electric, Psychic
Ability: Surge Surfer
Gender: Male
Potential: Blue
Level: 69
Moves: Thunder Shock, Helping Hand, Volt Switch, Agility, Shadow Ball, Electric Terrain, Magnet Rise, Signal Beam, Iron Tail, Charge Beam, Thunderbolt, Psychic, Speed Swap, Calm Mind, Psyshock, Magic Coat, Telekinesis.
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This was a pseudo-Elite level Pokémon, just a step away from being a true Elite level Pokemon! Who on earth were these challengers? Were they really here to cause trouble? It seemed inappropriate for someone with a pseudo-Elite level Pokémon to be here for such a purpose!
At that moment, Yuga was filled with doubts.
Although Yuga's Sceptile had a high level, it still fell short of the pseudo-Elite level and was no match for Raichu.
Raichu began the battle by setting up Electric Terrain.
With the Surge Surfer ability, Raichu's speed would double in Electric Terrain, and considering Raichu's natural speed, Sceptile found itself being toyed with, unable to land a single hit despite its sharpest attacks!
Raichu surfed around the battlefield on its long tail, darting about like it was riding the waves, while continuously bombarding Sceptile with Charge Beam, creating a chaotic and overwhelming situation.
Although Charge Beam was just a basic skill and not particularly powerful, its effectiveness against Grass-type Pokémon was limited. However, it had a high chance of boosting the user's Special Attack. Therefore, before long, Raichu's Special Attack had significantly increased while toying with Sceptile.
As Raichu continued to toy with Sceptile, Sceptile quickly became exhausted. Seizing the opportunity, Raichu used Telekinesis on it, turning Sceptile into a glaring target, and under the pressure of Raichu's Psychic, it lost its ability to fight.
Watching Raichu joyfully surfing in Electric Terrain, Yuga pondered for a moment before sending out his final Pokémon, Dhelmise.
Dhelmise was a subordinate of Dusknoir, the last Pokémon captured by Shadowsong, and it was a genuine Elite-level Pokémon!
As soon as Dhelmise appeared, a fierce aura emanated from it, causing Raichu's surfing motion to momentarily halt.
Its helm-shaped head floated silently in the air, while its anchor-like body swayed back and forth like a pendulum, occasionally emitting squeaky sounds. Its eyes blinked in a rhythmic manner, making everyone present feel a chill run down their spines.
Seeing Dhelmise like this, Raichu immediately launched an attack. After continuously using Charge Beam in the previous match, Raichu's attack power had reached its peak, so it no longer approached Dhelmise as it had Sceptile.
To be precise, the reason Raichu wasn't in a hurry to attack the Sceptile, which was far weaker than itself, but instead chose to spend time toying with it was to enhance its own power for the next battle, as its next opponent might not grant it time to boost itself.
The Psychic energy beam transformed from Psyshock raced directly toward Dhelmise, which remained motionless. Suddenly, two rusty chains appeared and flew wildly. The chains danced chaotically, scattering Raichu's Psyshock.
This was Dhelmise's skill, Anchor Shot!
The top of the chains resembled the lower half of Dhelmise's body, but the tops were extremely sharp. After dispelling the Psyshock, they continued to swing and then suddenly attacked Raichu from afar.
Seeing this, Raichu's expression changed dramatically, and it quickly hopped on its tail and darted away like the wind. However, the chains followed closely behind, relentlessly trailing after it.
Dhelmise's Anchor Shot had even ensnared a Pokémon like Rayquaza, let alone a small Raichu.
Although Raichu was fast, Dhelmise used the Ghost-type move Scare at that moment. A piercing scream rang out, catching the fleeing Raichu off guard, causing it to fall into a state of fear, and then it was ensnared by the chains of Anchor Shot.
"Raichu!!!"
Raichu let out a pained cry as the chains tightened around it, causing its expression to twist in agony.
In fact, Dhelmise had shown restraint, as the proper use of Anchor Shot involved striking the enemy with the sharp ends of the chains rather than binding them. The binding technique was primarily used to restrict the enemy's movements.
With Raichu's strength, it simply couldn't break free from Dhelmise's chains and eventually lost consciousness from the suffocation!
With Raichu defeated, the opponent still hadn't said a word. They quickly recalled Raichu and sent out their final Pokémon.
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[ Gallade ]
Type: Psychic, Fighting
Ability: Justified
Gender: Male
Potential: Indigo
Level: 72
Moves:
Telekinesis, Double Team, Teleport, Imprison, Psychic, Slash, Leaf Blade, Close Combat, Night Slash, Fury Cutter, Psycho Cut, Aerial Ace, Shadow Ball, Brick Break, Swords Dance, Ability Swap, Dual Chop, and Drain Punch.
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After reviewing Gallade's data, Yuga was increasingly astonished. The level of the Pokémon sent out by the opponent was rising steadily, from ordinary level to pseudo-Elite level, and then to Elite level; their potential was also increasing, going from green to blue, and finally to indigo.
Who on earth were these two?
Yuga scrutinized the two individuals across from him again, but their faces were obscured by cloaks, and with not a single word exchanged, he was unable to gather any useful clues.
However, it seemed the opponent specialized in Psychic-type Pokémon and possibly had psychic powers themselves! After witnessing Xatu's performance, Yuga firmly believed that the opponent couldn't lack psychic abilities!
Could they be the kin of Sabrina? Or perhaps the kin of Caitlin?
When it came to Psychic families, these were the first two groups that sprang to Yuga's mind! Moreover, if they truly belonged to these families, their psychic powers would surely be formidable, indicating they were likely core members of their families.
"Let the match continue!"
Beidou's voice snapped Yuga back to reality, and Gallade on the opposite side immediately launched an attack against Dhelmise.
Gallade's first move was Ability Swap, trading its Justified ability with Dhelmise's Steelworker abilities.
In the previous match, Dhelmise's performance with Anchor Shot was too outstanding, so Gallade aimed to disable this skill right from the start! The reason why the Ghost and Grass-type Dhelmise could utilize Anchor Shot so effectively was thanks to its Ability, Steelworker.
Sure enough, as soon as it lost its Steelworker ability, Dhelmise's control over Anchor Shot immediately became inadequate.
Seizing the opportunity, Gallade teleported in front of Dhelmise and landed a Night Slash right on its head.
Because Dhelmise had received Gallade's ability, Justified, it made it inconvenient for Gallade to use the Dark-type move Night Slash against it; otherwise, the effects of the Dark-type move would be much stronger than Night Slash!
It can only be said that Gallade's use of Ability Swap had both advantages and disadvantages! Moreover, Gallade couldn't learn Steel-type moves, rendering the Steelworker ability somewhat useless for it!
With a loud "clang," Dhelmise's body emitted a loud sound under Gallade's Night Slash.
Although Dhelmise wasn't a Steel-type Pokémon, its body structure was similar to that of Steel-types, which was why it had the Steelworker ability; thus, its defense was quite formidable.
The power of Night Slash wasn't strong, so Dhelmise only retreated a short distance, suffering minimal actual damage.
However, Gallade didn't give up and continued to attack; it teleported behind Dhelmise and delivered another Night Slash.
"Clang!"
Another loud noise erupted as Dhelmise was hit again before it could react.
Although the initial power of Night Slash wasn't strong, with continuous usage, its power would increase with each hit!
Due to Dhelmise's unique body structure, it moved particularly slowly. Once it lost the constraint of Anchor Shot and the enemy closed in, it would become very passive.
Seeing that Gallade was about to strike Dhelmise once more, the power of the third Night Slash would surpass that of moves like Solar Beam, Final Gambit, or Hydro Pump. If Dhelmise were to be hit again, it would be all over!
At that moment, Yuga suddenly shouted, "Dhelmise, use Phantom Force!"
Dhelmise suddenly transformed into a shadow and dove into the shadow beneath it. Gallade's Night Slash missed, and it looked around in confusion, failing to detect Dhelmise's presence.
However, at that moment, a black hole suddenly opened behind Gallade, and Dhelmise silently emerged from within, striking Gallade and sending it flying.
Yet this was not the end; Dhelmise disappeared back into the black hole, and Gallade lost sight of it once again.
It closed its eyes, trying to use its psychic powers to track Dhelmise's movements, but it failed! Dhelmise quietly appeared behind Gallade again and knocked it flying once more!
Indeed, Dhelmise's movement speed was excessively slow, but it had ways to compensate for its flaws, and Phantom Force was its method of countering.
Although Gallade had decent Special Defense, its physical defense was quite frail. Coupled with being vulnerable to Ghost-type moves, two uses of Phantom Force left it unable to continue fighting.
In the end, Yuga emerged victorious in this battle!
Seeing the opponent recall Gallade, Yuga was about to inquire about their identities when the short individual unexpectedly pulled aside their cloak.
"Ah! I thought I had improved enough to defeat Yuga, but it seems I was wrong!"
As the cloak was lifted, it revealed a round, smooth head. The tall figure also removed his cloak, and he too was a bald monk.
Both of them were monks!
"Gon!" Yuga exclaimed in surprise. "What are you doing here in Hoenn? You didn't even tell me!"
The newcomer was indeed the Holy Son of Bell Tower, Gon, who could now be referred to as Zhuqing Little Monk.
Since the visitor was Gon, everything made sense: a psychic type expert, specializing in psychic-type Pokémon, with indigo potential!
However, Yuga hadn't expected that in just a few short years, Gon had already become an Elite-level trainer. Although he looked like a newcomer, that was still impressive! It's no wonder after all he shared similar genes with Mewtwo.
A fifteen-year-old Elite-level trainer has a bright future ahead!
It was evident that Bell Tower had also invested a lot; otherwise, Gon couldn't have progressed so quickly.
Yuga knew that Gon hadn't left Ecruteak City in the past few years and had been diligently practicing at Bell Tower. In terms of psychic ability, he had completely surpassed Sabrina.
It was precisely because of his psychic powers that his Pokémon had made such rapid progress.
Thinking about the genius girl, Caitlin, she had become a Elite-level trainer at a similar age as Gon. One could only say that psychic abilities are quite overpowered!
However, Gon's training speed would surely slow down over time; hadn't Caitlin gained fame for so many years without breaking into Champion-level yet?
Compared to when Yuga first met him, Gon had grown much taller, and his smile had increased as well, clearly showing that Bell Tower treated him very well.
"I just wanted to give you a surprise, so I didn't tell you in advance!" Gon joyfully approached Yuga, with the tall monk following closely behind him, showing great respect toward Gon.
The tall monk was named Hill, a peer of the current head of Bell Tower, Abbot Joe. He had come along specifically to take care of Zhuqing Little Monk's daily needs.
Inviting both of them into the dojo, Yuga curiously asked Gon, "How could your headmaster allow you to leave Ecruteak City?"
Gon replied sheepishly, "I haven't made any progress in my training recently, so the Abbot let me come out with Master Hill to take a look."
"Is that so?" Yuga suddenly understood! Gon indeed needed to get out more; as the Holy Son of Bell Tower, it wouldn't be good for him to always be a sheltered flower!
Actually, Gon had another reason for coming to Hoenn, which was to investigate the anomalies regarding Suicune.
Although Bell Tower had lost contact with Ho-Oh for many years, it had always kept track of the Legendary Beasts, and recently, Suicune had arrived in Hoenn.
In this world, there was more than one Legendary Beast, but most of them appeared later; only the three original Legendary Beasts resurrected by Ho-Oh were referred to by Bell Tower as the "Primordial Beasts." Bell Tower had always maintained a record of the "Primordial Beasts."
After Gon became the Holy Son of Bell Tower, he learned that the Legendary Beasts they encountered on their way to Mount Tensei back then were merely ordinary Legendary Beasts, and the "Primordial Beasts" had never shown themselves.
The reason Bell Tower sent the Holy Son to Hoenn this time was not only to train him but also because the Primordial Suicune had suddenly left Johto and come to Hoenn.
The "Primordial Beasts" rarely left Johto, and at least in the last decade, they hadn't ventured out. This sudden departure was clearly abnormal, which is why Bell Tower sent Gon and Hill to investigate the reason.
Since this was a secret of Bell Tower, Gon didn't mention it to Yuga.
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