Chapter 517: Big Fatty and Little Fatty
"Damn it! Damn it! How could this happen?! How did Groudon break free from my emotional control?! This is impossible! My emotional induction technology should be flawless!!"
At that moment, Kuisqi was hysterically roaring from the back of a newly summoned Metagross. He couldn't accept this reality.
The Champions of the new era might not have the same raw combat power as their predecessors, but to reach the pinnacle of an era, they naturally had their own unique strengths. Kuisqi's greatest pride had always been the emotional induction and manipulation technology he had spent half his life developing.
This was a technology that combined human science with Pokémon's psychic abilities. It was far more profound than simply having a few Psychic-types use mental suggestion moves. There were countless powerful Psychic-type Pokémon in the world, but he was the only one in history who could manipulate a Legendary, especially a major one, through emotional catalysis. Forget manipulation; most Psychic-types couldn't even influence a Legendary, as they were naturally resistant to status effects and almost immune to hypnosis.
By this achievement alone, Kuisqi's technology was indeed something to be proud of. Even Arthur had to admit that it was the most advanced "black technology" he had ever seen.
Unfortunately for Kuisqi, his opponent this time was also a peak figure from another era.
To break the control that Mr. Mime and Raichu had on Groudon, Arthur had fought a running battle for over sixty miles, holding Groudon off for over an hour. An hour was enough for even the most intense rage to begin to subside. And in an hour, many things could happen.
At that moment, a little onion head popped out, her hands on her hips, and taunted Kuisqi, "Hmph! Groudon has lived for over a thousand years. Do you really think its mind is that fragile? Your control method is far from perfect~"
Arthur, in pursuit, was speechless. He had said those exact words before the battle started. This little onion head was a quick learner. But seeing as she had played a part in this crisis, he decided not to flick her on the forehead this time. Besides, the context was completely different. When he had said it, he had been helpless. When Celebi said it now, it was a triumphant declaration. Groudon's recovery was, in large part, thanks to her.
"Damn it! Starmie, use Ice Beam on that talking Pokémon!" Kuisqi snarled as he fled on his Metagross. It seemed his hatred for Celebi was now even greater than his hatred for Arthur. Emotional control was his most prideful domain, his most confident masterpiece. A defeat in battle was nothing compared to being proven wrong in his own field of expertise. Celebi wasn't just defeating him; she was slapping him in the face and breaking his spirit.
"Wahh!" Celebi shrieked at the sudden attack. The little homebody hadn't really thought that far ahead. The psychological blow had been unintentional; she had just wanted to show off a little. She hadn't expected to land a critical hit.
She dodged the Ice Beam and pouted, enraged. "Big Fatty, get him!"
With a domineering wave of her small hand, a thick, scorching beam of high-energy light shot out from behind a nearby dune, aimed straight at Starmie.
Kuisqi's combat reactions and recall skills were clearly inferior to a battle-hardened veteran like Arthur. He failed to react in time, his recall a half-second too slow. The beam grazed Starmie, instantly cracking half of its body and chipping the tip of one of its arms.
Kuisqi's eyes widened. "Where did that Solar Beam come from?!"
Solar Beam was a powerful Grass-type move that normally required a long charge time. But under the intense sunlight of Groudon's Desolate Land, the charge time was reduced to almost zero. But that wasn't what truly shocked him. It was the power of the attack. His Starmie, while not his main Pokémon, was at the peak of the captain level. Even with a type advantage, not just any Solar Beam could break through its defenses in one hit.
He chanced a look down and was stunned. Behind a dune, there was an Exeggutor with a terrifyingly powerful energy aura. Its psychic waves were so strong they were visibly distorting the light around it, making the space seem as if it were from another dimension.
This was the same homebody Exeggutor that Arthur and Amani had encountered in the Krookodile's territory, which was why Celebi called it "Big Fatty." Incidentally, this Exeggutor was very fond of Celebi and affectionately called her "Little Fatty." It was a bond between homebodies.
And this was the variable Arthur had been waiting for during that long hour. This was Celebi's greatest contribution to the battle. She had used a Legendary's natural authority to persuade the Exeggutor to join the fight, and then used what little of her time-space power she had left to help the big fatty, who hadn't moved in centuries, cross half the desert to get to the battlefield in time.
Without the Exeggutor's incredible psychic prowess, Celebi alone would have had a hard time awakening Groudon's consciousness. Arthur's life-risking delay, Groudon's gradually stabilizing emotions, and the combined psychic assault from the two fatties at the critical moment—this was what had ultimately caused Kuisqi's pride and joy, his emotional manipulation technique, to fail.
Once that control was broken, re-establishing it would be nearly impossible.
With the appearance of the Exeggutor, Kuisqi finally understood where he had gone wrong. "I can't believe a Pokémon of this strength exists in this desert! My god... this Exeggutor's psychic power is no less than a Champion's!" he muttered dryly.
To this, Arthur, still in pursuit, just smiled. "There's a lot you can't believe."
Since Celebi had already revealed the existence of the big fatty Exeggutor, there was no need for him to hide his other trump cards.
"Don't get cocky, you little brat!" Kuisqi retorted instinctively.
But in the next moment, another unexpected "surprise" came knocking.
"ROAR!"
As Groudon, still on the ground, threw its head back and roared, a massive, dark wave of wild Pokémon suddenly converged on them from all sides. At their head was the Krookodile Chieftain, who had been offline for a long time. The moment it appeared, it roared at Kuisqi on his Metagross. Ha! Didn't expect this, did you? I'm back!!
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