Chapter 435: Tactical Adjustments
The Shadow Tag ability is truly worthy of its "Champion" title in the arena!
The Starlight and Frost team had suffered so much against this ability before. Now that Specter had trapped the Ludicolo, the fans were ecstatic!
With its movement range limited to five meters, no matter how fast the Ludicolo was with its Swift Swim ability, it was useless.
After Mega Evolving, Gengar's short arms had received an epic enhancement. The ghostly claws from its Haunter stage had returned!
Now, with Specter's arm span being nearly two meters, how was the Ludicolo supposed to kite him…
Not to mention, Arthur was going for the kill!
"Specter, use Sludge Bomb!"
With its movement range limited to a five-meter radius, and facing a saturation bombing of Sludge Bombs, the Ludicolo's eyes seemed to have tears welling up…
Its face was written with: Forget it. Just destroy me. I'm tired.
It chewed on the Persim Berry in its mouth, and the Ludicolo seemed to have given up thinking…
But Roman had not given up yet.
"Ludicolo, use Teeter Dance!"
The Ludicolo then began to dance a cringe-worthy hula dance. The strange dance could cause any Pokémon that watched the whole thing to fall into a state of confusion.
Fortunately, Arthur reacted quickly.
"Specter, turn your head!"
But Roman immediately changed his move.
"Stop the dance! Use Zen Headbutt instead!"
This feint successfully caught Specter off guard and hit it right in the gut.
Roman was really giving it his all!
To be able to pull off such a counterattack in this situation, he had truly tried his best. The fans in the chat were spamming "Tears!" and "Crying to death!"
But it was unknown which side's fans were sending these.
There seemed to be some "I'm crying, but I'm faking it" troll comments mixed in…
Specter turned back, rubbed its sore midsection, its eyes narrowed, and in a counter-move, it slapped the Ludicolo with a big backhand.
Roman's command had truly been the best he could do in a desperate situation. The Ludicolo had even landed a critical hit.
But alas, how was a ranger-type shooter, who usually relies on speed, controlling distance, and long-range attacks, supposed to fight a close-quarters master in a five-meter Shadow Tag circle?
The Ludicolo really did its best to create distance.
Unfortunately, in a counter-move, Specter's combo of punches returned the damage from the Zen Headbutt with interest.
As for the chance of flinching from Zen Headbutt?
Don't be ridiculous. Specter really couldn't think of any reason to be afraid of this grass duck.
Then, when the Ludicolo tried to start its sunny beach hula dance for a second time, Arthur directly commanded Specter to send it a Disable.
You dance very well. Don't dance again!
At this, Roman let out a long sigh, forced to accept the fact that he had lost this round…
The Shadow Tag ability is truly disgusting!
But he didn't just give up.
He still conscientiously set up for the next match.
Before fainting, the Ludicolo reapplied Rain Dance, recharging the energy of the dark cloud above.
It used Flash continuously, severely impairing Specter's vision with a powerful light pollution, causing Specter to have to shake its head every few moments, its vision blurry with double images.
Finally, it used Tickle, forcing Specter to use a Clear Smog to get rid of the itching sensation all over its body.
A professional player, even when they have no way to turn the tide, will not just sit and wait for death.
In the end, Arthur won the second round.
For the third round, he had to send out his Pokémon first.
Looking at the torrential rain above, he thought for a moment, but ultimately chose not to send out Old Flame.
Instead, he sent out the quiet and steady Mismagius.
And Roman didn't waste any time, directly sending out his aces in succession. His third ace, Poliwrath, took the stage!
Roman's Poliwrath was also a heavy-armored warrior type, but not as extreme as his number one ace, Swampert.
It still had some room for retreat and speed.
Its ability is Water Absorb!
This ability has a wide range of applications in reality.
A Pokémon with this ability can absorb water to accelerate its wound recovery, and at the same time, it's immune to the corrosion of Water-type energy.
This ability is especially popular in seafaring. Because they can actually store water, they are one of the most convenient means of storing fresh water.
Rain also helps Pokémon with this ability, as they can continuously replenish their water supply.
It's equivalent to carrying a fountain into battle. It's incredibly tanky, and it comes with a heal.
This tactical style was indeed a great counter to Mismagius.
Because Mismagius's offensive ability had always been relatively weak. Even now that she had learned some attacking moves, her damage output was still far inferior to her support ability.
She is very good at stalling.
But not at bursting.
Facing a tanky warrior with a built-in heal, Mismagius was indeed at a disadvantage.
In the end, Arthur lost this round, and Roman won back a point.
But similarly, just like the Ludicolo at the end of the last round, knowing that victory was hopeless, Mismagius did her utmost to weaken her opponent!
She used Will-O-Wisp to force the Poliwrath to use Rest to cure its burn. In the middle of it, she used Dream Eater to severely torment her opponent's mind.
Then, Spite drained a large amount of the Poliwrath's stamina, and Screech forced it to use Safeguard to protect itself.
You could say that although Mismagius was defeated, she did not let the Poliwrath have an easy time at all!
At the same time, she had stalled for a large amount of time. So much so that by the time this match was over, the rain on the arena had basically stopped.
During the halftime break, the commentators, for once, were not on the fence, but offered sincere praise.
"Both players have shown us some very brilliant tactical wisdom! In two consecutive rounds, the losing side has shown astonishing resilience! The Pokémon, before fainting, have all exerted one hundred and twenty percent of their value! This is the true style and charm of professional competition! I look forward to seeing even more brilliant performances from these two players!"
Then it was the fourth round. It was Roman's turn to send out his Pokémon first.
Taking advantage of the fact that the rain on the field hadn't completely stopped, he chose to have his Poliwrath fight again.
"Send out Charizard or Gengar and crush him, Arthur!"
The fans' calls were loud, but this time, Arthur was not swayed by these passionate voices.
He was still very calm.
When it's time to be reckless, he is never timid. But that doesn't mean he doesn't understand tactics.
When it's time to be dirty… ahem, to be roundabout, he also knows how to bide his time.
And so, for this round, to the surprise of his fans, he chose—Little Lapras!
"Whoa! It's rare to see Arthur take the initiative to make a tactical retreat! In this round, there was no direct confrontation between aces. He's sent out his Lapras!"
For this round, Arthur's strategic objective was also very simple—
"Little Lapras, use Hail!"
First, let's take back the weather
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