The people in the stands reacted in various ways when they saw Aoki summon Salamence.
" How did Aoki summon his Salamence? Didn't he say that his Salamence hasn't fully grown yet? It's fine for bullying kids, but it's still quite a bit weak against Trainers of similar strength?" Fleur glanced at Steven and Wallace with a hint of curiosity.
Wallace and Steven both smiled at the same time. Finally, Wallace fiddled with his hair and said with a smile, " Aoki knows how to handle people. His Quasi-Champion almost defeated Koga's three Pokémon. Although Venomoth and Toxicroak still have some fighting power, it's limited."
Steven continued, picking up where Wallace left off, "After all, they're both Elite Four. Although they're not from the same region, the Johto region borders the Hoenn Region, and the two regions might even be able to start new collaborations because of this. So, giving them face at this time is quite realistic, especially since Aoki is now Hoenn's... " The Elite Four approach problems from a completely different perspective than we do.
While Steven and others were discussing Aoki's actions, a large number of people had gathered in the chairman's office of the Johto League to watch the match between Koga and Aoki.
To be honest, the Elite Four of the Johto region were selected before the Kanto region was divided into Johto and Kanto. In fact, Koga was a candidate personally selected by the then Johto chairman.
After all, Koga was someone he knew who definitely possessed the strength of the Elite Four, but he just hadn't had the opportunity to demonstrate it.
Today, Koga's hottest trending topic is Hoenn. As a challenger, Sandstorm Elite Four Members may have intended to leverage Aoki's fame to increase their own chances.
It's a bit of a shame that Koga's initial tactics seemed to have been completely countered by Aoki. Detected! The Baton Pass tactic failed to achieve its intended effect, and Blaziken's final breakthrough dealt a heavy blow to Toxicroak. It seemed that Koga had essentially lost three Pokémon.
Aoki, however, very cleverly summoned a Salamence that was relatively weak.
This is not only giving Koga face, but also giving face to their newly established Johto region and Johto Alliance.
At this moment, the battle between Aoki's Salamence and Toxicroak has begun.
Aoki commands Salamence, fighting with all his might, not seeking to achieve any specific combat objective, but only hoping to improve Salamence's tactics and fighting style when facing high-level, powerful opponents in actual combat.
If possible, Aoki is actually very reluctant to show his true strength in public, after all, given his personality, he prefers to develop his abilities quietly.
He is someone who likes to develop his abilities and usually appears timid and submissive, but in life-or-death battles, he strikes with deadly force.
Salamence's appearance this time can be seen as a way for him to conceal his true intentions.
Now, he is being watched by more than one force; the cult is certainly also keeping an eye on him. If he can achieve victory while preserving his strength as much as possible, that would be ideal.
This is a win-win-win situation!
Koga clearly appreciated Aoki's kindness and directed Toxicroak to be Salamence's training opponent for a while. When they felt it was about time, the two Pokémon used a move to clash and both lost their ability to battle.
In this way, although Aoki still holds the advantage and initiative, to ordinary people, it looks like both of them have lost two Pokémon and are back to the same starting line.
However, once is enough to drain the water; otherwise, it will make people with eyes feel uncomfortable.
Therefore, a real battle between the two would still be necessary.
After Toxicroak fell, Koga and Aoki simultaneously summoned Pokémon.
Koga summoned an Ariados, while Aoki summoned... an Aggron!
Koga was completely dumbfounded when he saw the Pokémon that Aoki summoned.
Bro, your attitude has changed so much. We were just going easy on each other and calling each other brothers, and now you've pulled out a submachine gun and pointed it at my head.
Steel-type Leaving aside Pokémon's immunity to Poison-type abilities, Aggron's defensive capabilities are truly ineffective against Ariados.
After all, judging from Ariados's appearance, it doesn't seem like a Pokémon with Champion-level strength, and as a bug-type Pokémon... Pokémon, and Rock-type guests are also restrained.
Pokémon: Ariados ( deep cyan )
Gender: Male
Level: 79
Type: Bug + Poison
Ability: Insomnia
Held Items: None
Egg Moves: Baton Pass, Pursuit, Toxic Spikes, Electric Grid
Basic Moves: Swords Dance, Focus Energy, Venom Trap, Deadly Needle, Bug Bite, Poison Needle, String Shot, Entangling Roots, Drain, Persistence, Ghost Face, Night Shade, Shadow Sneak, Fury Swipes, Sucker Punch, Web, Agility, Pin Missile, Psychic, Poison Jab, Cross Poison, Sticky Web, Poison Silk
Learnt Moves: Deception, Snore, Stomping Tantrum, Bounce, Throat Chop, Signal Beam
TM Moves: Toxic, Poison Jab, Protect, Vampire, Double Team, Sludge Bomb, X-Scissor, Substitute
This Ariados has the ability to stay awake, which means it's a guardian Pokémon in the wild, not a Pokémon for direct combat. Moreover, this is a very open, flat area, which is even more disadvantageous for the Ariados.
However, he is not without a chance of winning. At least compared to Aggron, Ariados has the String Shot Helping Hand, which is relatively more flexible.
This is Koga's opinion, but Aoki thinks it's completely... no need to fight.
No matter how much the Ariados attacks or causes trouble, it cannot break through Aggron's defenses at this moment.
If you were to ask Aoki which Pokémon's attack he trusts the most, he might not be able to choose, but if you were to ask him which Pokémon's defensive capabilities he trusts the most, it would definitely be Aggron.
It possesses a defensive capability far more terrifying than Tyranitar.
In terms of physical defense alone, Tyranitar is inferior to Aggron. Both are Pokémon that grow up eating diamonds, but if Aggron were to undergo Mega Evolution, Aoki believes that its defensive capabilities would be able to overcome any level of defense Pokémon.
Pokémon: Aggron (blue)
Gender: Male
Level: 78
Type: Steel + Rock
Ability: Hard head
Held Items: None
Egg Moves: Dragon Rush, Double-Edge Headbutt, Stealth Rock, Screech, Body Slam
Basic Moves: Tackle, Harden, Mud Throw, Headbutt, Metal Claw, Rock Tomb, Protect, Roar, Iron Head, Rock Slide, Take Down, Metal Sound, Iron Tail, Iron Defense, Double-Edge, Autotomize, Heavy Impact, Metal Blast
Learnt Moves: Iron Head, Earth Power, Iron Tail, Snore, Magnet Rise, Low Kick, Brute Force, Water Pulse, Icy Wind, Ice Punch, Fire Punch.
TM Moves: Protect, Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Brick Break, Shadow Claw, Stone Edge, Flamethrower, Rock Tomb
At this point, Aggron's level has reached 78, the Quasi-Champion level. He is not far from the Champion Level. If given the right opportunity, he could break through in a very short time and then successfully enter the Champion Level.
"include!!!"
After Aggron entered the fray, he roared at Koga's Ariados.
Standing three meters tall and covered in full metal armor, it's practically a living, breathing Vajra castle!