Chapter 405: Meteor Shuckle
Under the effect of Gravity, Old Flame was forced to land, but that didn't stop him from launching his Flare Blitz.
Then, Arthur recalled Old Flame and switched in Greninja.
"Dusclops, use Will-O-Wisp!"
After that, his opponent did the same. He hit and ran, recalling his Pokémon immediately after using a move.
"Greninja, Rest."
Arthur was forced to use a move slot to cure the burn.
Then, Simon sent out his signature ace Pokémon: Shuckle!
The first round of the battle between the two had, at this point, officially begun!
Right from the start, Simon showed how his Shuckle was different from others.
"Shuckle, use Rollout! Spin on the spot to accelerate, then throw yourself forward!"
Others would use Defense Curl before Rollout, but his Shuckle didn't need to.
This Shuckle didn't follow the conventional path. It didn't roll by retracting into its shell.
Instead, it first plunged its small head into the ground. Then, using its buried head as the center and its stretched-out neck as the radius, it spun on the spot, circling to build up speed!
After quickly picking up speed, it suddenly pulled its head out, and the entire Shuckle shot forward like an arrow from a bowstring!
The commentator cried out, "There it is! It's Simon's signature: Meteor Shuckle!"
This method of attack, first swinging and then throwing, was undoubtedly inspired by the famous thrown weapon: the meteor hammer.
Hence the name, Meteor Shuckle!
Simon's Shuckle was completely different from other Shuckle. It was never timid. It fought like a beast and had an extremely ferocious temperament.
Its outstanding defense did not stop it from swinging itself like a berserker to smash the enemy's head in.
It's just that when others swing a meteor hammer, it's the person throwing the weapon. When he swings a meteor Shuckle, it's "I throw myself!"
And you had to admit, it was still very powerful!
If it weren't for the effect of the Gravity field, it could really fly right now!
Arthur judged at a glance that this could not be taken head-on.
"Greninja, use Mat Block!"
The Fighting-type move: Mat Block.
This could also be considered an exclusive move, one that only Throh and Greninja can learn.
Greninja lowered its body slightly, making a motion as if flipping a table. Then, a thin, earth-yellow board made of pure energy was truly flipped up by it out of thin air!
"THWACK!"
The ground-skimming Shuckle crashed into this suddenly appearing mat, creating a stunningly loud noise!
A normal Rollout, just after starting, could never have achieved such power.
This was Simon's own creative invention. It had nothing to do with skills or energy; it was pure speed and kinetic energy!
Just like how the majority of the damage from Arthur's Pokémon's close-range kills didn't come from skill damage.
Competitive Pokémon starts with the exchange of skills, but in truly high-end confrontations, the suppression from skill-less combat is just as important!
Mat Block had temporarily defended against this blow, but it also meant that Greninja hadn't had time to reposition.
Simon commanded again, "After you land, use Rock Blast for propulsion! Go around the mat in an arc!"
Although the appearance of the new move, Mat Block, had once again refreshed the intel on Arthur's Greninja, Simon did not seem surprised.
There was no other reason than that he was already used to it…
Just think about whose Pokémon this is, and everything seems so logical.
Fortunately, as an experienced veteran, even if his opponent suddenly pulled out a new skill, Simon could immediately respond.
After crashing into the mat and being thrown back, the Shuckle immediately gave up on continuing its Rollout and instead stuck its head out and used Rock Blast behind itself.
Yes, that's right. He fired it behind himself!
After its head emerged from its shell, the Shuckle didn't even glance at Greninja.
This move, which should have been an attacking skill that fired and then detonated rocks to cause damage, had been turned into a nitrous boost for a street race by Simon's Shuckle!
What do you do when you crash into a mat and are forced to stop?
No problem, you can still use an explosion for propulsion and start again!
Rock Blast is a multi-hit move, which also gave the Shuckle the opportunity to adjust its direction multiple times after starting.
With a series of explosions as dense as popping beans, the Shuckle, which had been on the ground for less than half a second, began to roll again. It traced a stunning arc, bypassing the mat that Greninja had flipped up!
Like a beautiful banana kick in soccer!
The ball (Shuckle) went over the wall (the mat), a magnificent goal, and successfully smashed into Greninja's knee!
It couldn't be helped. The Gravity field hadn't dissipated yet. No matter how beautiful the shot, it couldn't fly. Hitting the knee was already a great effort.
Greninja had lived a life of freedom, until he took a Shuckle to the knee…
"Grab it!" Arthur didn't just sit and watch his opponent show off. He immediately gave a command.
"Don't be afraid! Wrap your neck around its leg and then swing yourself up!" Simon continued to command.
Both sides were fighting very aggressively!
It was hard to imagine that this was a duel involving a Shuckle.
Many of the new spectators in the stadium were shocked.
"Is that a Shuckle? My heavens, is that how you're supposed to play Shuckle?"
Beside him, an old-timer watching the match calmly glanced at the newcomer. "Other teams' Shuckle are not like this. But this is the Blaze Team's Shuckle. This team's style is just like that."
A style full of freedom, a playstyle full of imagination.
This was the Blaze Team's specialty.
And in this round, Arthur was experiencing it firsthand.
The Shuckle paid no mind to Greninja's height and size advantage. It used its slender neck to wrap around Greninja's leg, then swung its own pot up, once again smashing it towards Greninja's head.
But this time, Greninja had predicted it and caught it.
Without the acceleration from spinning on the spot or the propulsion from Rock Blast, this level of meteor hammer was still a bit lacking to knock over Greninja.
And with that, Arthur's counterattack had arrived!
"Grab it with one hand! Scatter Toxic Spikes on the ground with the other! Then slam the Shuckle down!"
This time, Arthur had no intention of being polite with his opponent.
Simon's self-created Meteor Shuckle was certainly imaginative and stunning, but Arthur's personally trained Greninja was no pushover!
In the realm of close combat, forget a meteor Shuckle, he'd smash a stellar Shuckle for you!
After steadily catching the Shuckle's swing, Greninja immediately clamped down on it with one hand.
Then, with its other hand, it scattered purple, poisoned caltrops downwards.
"WHOA!!!"
Amidst a wave of gasps from the stadium, Greninja, in a one-handed slam dunk posture, forcefully threw the Shuckle in its hand to the ground!
"BAM!"
A powerful, heavy sound exploded once again.
The opening of the match had been less than half a minute, and this was already the second thrilling, violent collision.
The commentators were also getting hyped.
"Magnificent!! The intensity of this round has been maxed out right from the start!! Simon's signature Meteor Shuckle was like a meteor, and his reaction to bypass the Mat Block was also very swift! But even so, Arthur's response was no less impressive! That slam from Greninja was so powerful, it hurts just to watch! Both players have shown us an extremely high level of confrontation right from the start! It's just too exciting!
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