Chapter 153: Unleashing the Ultimate Move
Although Arthur realized Slowbro's intention in the first instant and averted his own gaze, the warning he gave was still too late.
Specter had completely witnessed Slowbro's yawning process, causing the mental suggestion to already be planted.
Helpless, Specter could only furiously throw a large patch of purplish-black "Shadow Balls" forward, adopting an unreasonable posture to include both opposing Pokémon within the bombardment range!
Afterward, having thrown them, he had no choice but to immediately retreat, giving up the pursuit.
Subsequently, the mental suggestion activated.
An intense wave of drowsiness surged over him, which the ghost found impossible to resist.
Even on the noisy and chaotic battlefield, Specter couldn't hold on and instantly closed his eyelids. Before long, he was emitting long, drawn-out snores.
Although the "Yawn" skill has no damage effect, as long as the enemy completely witnesses the entire yawning process, the mental suggestion will definitely, after a slight delay, drag the opponent into a deep sleep—unavoidable, with no way to dodge!
This still wasn't over.
Taking advantage of the gap created by Specter's temporary retreat, amidst the dust and smoke kicked up by the Shadow Ball explosions, bursts of an ethereal singing voice came again.
Jynx was using the Normal-type move: Sing!
Similarly, a move with no damage effect, but listening to the song for a long time will continuously deepen the sleepiness of everyone in the vicinity.
This was, after all, the signature skill of Jigglypuff in a certain parallel world's anime.
Dayna's Pokémon, when battling, also seemed to have inherited their master's personality; their tactics all prominently featured the word "dirty."
Up to this point, they hadn't even used a single proper damage-dealing skill, yet they had surprisingly rendered Specter—who far exceeded them in hard strength and even held a type advantage—unable to make a move.
Watching their battle, it's not hard to understand why modern competitive matches at the professional level and above all limit the number of skills a Pokémon can use in a single round.
Otherwise, if such dirty tactics were allowed to continuously roll on, matches would sooner or later drag on until the audience went mad...
Luckily, at this moment, Specter wasn't fighting alone; otherwise, he might truly have been unable to withstand such tactics.
Frogadier, after he started snoring, quickly stepped forward, leaped up, and forcefully knocked him once on the head, which then swiftly jolted him awake.
However, the situation remained critical, brooking no delay!
Over there in the smoke and dust, Jynx's luring song had already begun.
Although this move didn't distinguish between friend or foe, and everyone in range would be hypnotized if it went on long enough, they could afford to stall; Arthur could not!
The nearby small fry had just been cleared out; if this dragged on any longer, more people would rush over from the distance!
Not to mention, if time dragged on a bit longer, Dayna and Linda themselves might personally arrive on the scene!
"I'll go stall Slowbro! Specter, quickly deal with Jynx!"
Arthur yelled loudly while simultaneously running towards that side.
This one night, Arthur was truly delivering an MVP-level performance. Even without his former Elite Four title and numerous partners, on the battlefield, he was still that Sea-Fixing Divine Needle (pillar of stability) whose mere appearance could put his teammates at ease.
His words instantly calmed Specter down; the frustration from being successively forced back and hypnotized dissolved in an instant under Arthur's simple command.
"Ao!"
Replying with a firm cry, Specter once again soared into the sky!
However, just at this moment, the certain onion-headed mascot (Celebi) on Arthur's back suddenly emitted a high-pitched scream.
"Behind!! Look behind!!"
It turned out that from the rear, Electivire was chasing after them with the speed of wind and lightning!
"What?! How is it so fast?"
This time, even Arthur couldn't help but be shocked.
He couldn't imagine that the Electivire, previously heavily injured by a sword strike and then kicked away, could actually catch up so quickly.
It wasn't until his peripheral vision glimpsed the brilliant golden light on Electivire's body, bright as the stars, that he realized.
It's an ability!
He instantly understood—
It was the ability: Motor Drive!
Similarly, an extremely rare ability, and Electivire was precisely one of the few types of Pokémon capable of possessing it.
The effect of this ability is that when hit by an Electric-type attack, it is immune to the energy damage and, simultaneously, can conversely absorb the energy therein to accelerate itself.
Just now, Raichu, knowing it couldn't catch up to Arthur and the others, had simply, after getting up, unleashed a barrage of electricity at Electivire, assisting its acceleration.
This was what enabled Electivire to instantly erupt with astonishing dash speed!
"Damn it!"
In this instant, Arthur could only grit his teeth.
Plans always fail to keep up with changes.
The enemy, after all, was not a puppet he could manipulate at will.
At this moment, he could only temporarily turn his body back, holding his sword horizontally, prepared to battle Electivire again.
But just at that moment, an extremely fast, light blue phantom suddenly darted out from the side!
It was precisely Frogadier, using the skill "Quick Attack" to rapidly dash in!
Frogadier, with its relatively slender physique, was completely outmatched by Electivire in terms of tonnage; the burly Electivire looked visually at least two circles larger than Frogadier.
But in this moment, the recklessly brave Frogadier surprisingly, by virtue of its skill, crashed into Electivire's side waist, forcefully knocking it over with a headbutt.
Then, the two Pokémon overturned onto the ground, tightly pressed together as they rolled continuously.
Frogadier, relying on its Protean ability, after using the Normal-type "Quick Attack," had temporarily changed its own attribute to Normal-type as well, and therefore was no longer particularly afraid of being zapped.
"Master, go quickly! I'll hold him off!"
In their mental link, Frogadier resolutely transmitted its thoughts to Arthur!
He, who had always fancied himself the family elder, was at this moment unwilling to accept being merely a supporting role on the battlefield.
His Master and his new Gengar big friend were both displaying divine might this night; he couldn't fall behind either!
Although he was worried in his heart that Frogadier might not be Electivire's opponent, Arthur, on the battlefield, was ultimately not the indecisive type.
The urgent priority right now was always to interrupt Jynx's "Sing."
Otherwise, in another ten seconds or so, everyone here might have to smoothly lie down, sleeping all over the ground.
"Hold on!"
Hurriedly sending a sentence of encouragement through their mental link, Arthur turned his head and continued to rush straight towards Slowbro!
Specter, meanwhile, rose into the sky, diving from above straight towards the singing Jynx!
Slowbro, blocking their path, had a tense expression at this moment, its usually dull eyes filled with grave seriousness.
Jynx was already in a situation like riding a tiger, finding it hard to dismount (a point of no return).
If she interrupted "Sing" at this moment, she would immediately enter a recovery period, possessing no power to resist for at least a few seconds.
And if she continued to sing, the drowsiness accumulated so far was still insufficient to make Arthur and Specter fall asleep on the spot.
Electivire couldn't be relied upon; she, for the moment, could only pin her hopes on the Slowbro in front to protect her.
Besides this, there was no other way.
Slowbro was also a ruthless character. Seeing there was no path of retreat, he unleashed his ultimate move on the spot!
"Roar!"
With a roar uncharacteristically vigorous and full of breath, Slowbro opened both its arms and, in an instant, summoned an expanse of giant fire wall in front of its body, reaching several meters high!
The fire wall vaguely condensed into the shape of the character "大" Then, carrying an astonishing momentum, it pushed forward horizontally!
The Fire-type ultimate move: Fire Blast!
Although this move wasn't Slowbro's STAB move, its advantage lay in its sufficiently large range and broad coverage!
It was able to include both Arthur and Gengar within its attack range at once.
Moreover, flames and lightning, compared to Water-type skills, often possess a greater deterrent effect on humans.
Slowbro, fiercely unleashing its ultimate move, wasn't seeking to achieve a decisive blow, but only hoping to temporarily force back the man and ghost before it.
But having reached this step, it wasn't just him who was desperate!
Arthur, seeing the fire wall pushing towards him, actually shouted loudly, "Continue your attack! Don't mind me!!"
(End of Chapter)
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