A hint of surprise appeared in Koga's eyes. He hadn't expected that Aoki's Blaziken had already combined the Swords Dance skill with his usual actions.
This is actually related to Aoki's usual fighting habits. In a life-or-death battle, how could the opponent give Blaziken time to use the Swords Dance skill?
Therefore, during training, Aoki deliberately emphasized Blaziken. The skillful use of Swords Dance is what allows Blaziken to unleash a powerful offensive after one or two attacks in many battles, resulting in an unexpected amplification in his opponents' abilities.
" Venomoth, be careful! Toxic!" Koga shouted.
With Blaziken's speed, he quickly rushed to Venomoth's side, ending the use of Swords Dance.
At this moment, Venomoth had just finished using Quiver Dance and completed the amplification. A ball of deep purple energy appeared in front of him and was thrown towards Blaziken.
But Blaziken seemed to have prepared in advance, spinning his body 360 degrees and simultaneously flipping his entire body 180 degrees.
His skillful use of Aerial Ace allowed him to appear behind Venomoth.
With his legs fully extended and fists clenched at his waist, flames leaped from Blaziken's tightly clenched fists.
Without hesitation, a punch landed on Venomoth's back from below, sending Venomoth flying into the air.
Immediately after the attack ended, Blaziken's legs bent again, like a spring, and he sprang up, much faster than Venomoth was blasted up.
" Venomoth, Confusion!" Koga's expression changed slightly as he glanced at Aoki, who was standing opposite him.
His eyes flickered with psychic energy, clearly indicating that he had used Telepathy with Blaziken, which explained his swift reaction and ability to dodge Venomoth's Toxic attack. Energy Ball.
Now that Venomoth has been blasted into the air again, Koga knows that a combo attack is about to follow, and if he doesn't stop it in time, it will be very dangerous for Venomoth.
Venomoth's eyes lit up as he continued to rise, and he immediately used the Confusion skill to forcibly stop himself with Psychic.
Blaziken quickly surpassed Venomoth's height, but when he tried to stop, it wasn't fast enough.
Furthermore, Venomoth is a flying Pokémon, making it quite difficult to defeat it with this combination of skills.
" Venomoth, Quiver Dance again!" Koga shouted.
While suspended in mid-air, Venomoth took advantage of Blaziken's upward jump, which prevented him from changing his direction of ascent and made it impossible to interfere with him in the short term, and used the Quiver Dance skill again.
However, things didn't go as planned. If things had gone according to plan, Venomoth would have been able to break free from the continuous combo attacks and retreat in time to dodge, or even launch some attacks himself, thus interrupting Blaziken's combo skill. But Koga made a mistake in his commands to Venomoth.
It's not entirely accurate to say that Koga's command was wrong; he simply hadn't expected Blaziken to be able to change direction mid-air.
Blaziken, who was rising, clenched his fist again and swung it straight upwards.
Flames gathered on his fist, and as he swung it, a torrent of flames erupted from it.
"boom!!!"
A tremendous roar shot into the sky, flames surged forth instantly, stirring up the air currents and creating an explosion. The recoil from the explosion not only stopped Blaziken's ascent but also sent him hurtling downwards.
Venomoth, who had just used Quiver Dance again, was caught off guard and was kicked by Blaziken, who was covered in flames.
Thud—
It plummeted rapidly and made intimate contact with the ground.
This attack surprised all the spectators, including Koga. After all, Blaziken's way of stopping also caused him some harm, but Venomoth's injury was much more serious than his.
Venomoth was not completely incapacitated and staggered as he flew up from the crater in the ground.
"It seems you have a very good understanding of my tactics and know Venomoth's role in my team." Koga's expression returned to normal.
Aoki smiled but didn't say much. Although he didn't often use this tactic, it was still a good way to fight.
Seeing Aoki's smile, even though he didn't admit it, he probably guessed it.
"Although it's only two Quiver Dances, that's enough." Koga then continued to Venomoth, " Venomoth, Toxic Spikes, then use… Baton Pass!"
Venomoth shook its slightly charred wings, and a large number of four-legged, poisonous diamond-shaped creatures appeared from mid-air, scattering not far in front of Aoki.
Venomoth's body then transformed into a beam of white light, shooting like lightning at the Poké Ball in Koga's hand.
Koga then threw out a Poké Ball, and a Pokémon appeared on the field.
"Hehehe!!" Accompanied by a sinister whisper, a Gengar appeared on the field, and a bright light emanated from its body as soon as it appeared. The amplification of Venomoth by the Quiver Dance skill appeared on the Gengar.
This is the effect of the Baton Pass ability: it swaps the Pokémon on the Trainer, allowing the new Pokémon to inherit its abilities.
From Aoki to Koga After reviewing Venomoth's data, I was able to guess his tactics and fighting style.
So Aoki's strategy was simple: to minimize Venomoth's use of Quiver Dance's boost and force Koga to use his battle Pokémon as soon as possible.
If Venomoth uses Quiver Dance six times and then summons a Champion Level that specializes in Special Attack... Pokémon, then Aoki's later battles will be much tougher.
Gengar is a typical Special Attack type Pokémon, and speed is also one of its strengths.
The two Quiver Dance buffs have now made this Gengar quite tricky.
Furthermore, when Koga retrieved Venomoth, he had Venomoth use Toxic Spikes. Therefore, Aoki needs to be careful when switching Pokémon, otherwise the Pokémon might be poisoned as soon as it enters the battle, and then Koga could use different toxins on the Pokémon to deepen the poisoning. In the end, even if they don't fight, the Pokémon will be worn down and die.
Pokémon: Gengar ( light blue )
Gender: Male
Level: 79
Type: Ghost + Poison
Ability: Curse's Body
Carried Item: Black mud
Moves: Astonish, Ghost Face, Haze, Reflect Type
Basic Skills: Shadow Fist, Hypnosis, Lick, Grudge, Mean Look, Curse, Night Shade, Confuse Ray, Sucker Punch, Eye for an Eye, Shadow Ball, Dream Eater, Dark Pulse, Destiny Bond, Hex
Learnt Moves: Icy Wind, Deception, Rest, Shadow Ball, Psychic, Snore, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Pain Sharing, Ally Switch
TM Moves: Psychic, Protect, Sleep Talk, Toxic, Taunt, Poison Jab, Poison Jab, Thunderbolt, Double Team
Koga's Gengar, while similar in rank to Venomoth, is likely far stronger in terms of overall power.
This is a Pokémon capable of reaching Champion Level.