The two Pokémon were not weak, and were temporarily in a stalemate. Serperior's attacks were completely neutralized by Hydreigon, and Hydreigon's attacks were calmly handled by Serperior under Ye Wei's command.
"If this continues, I still have the advantage."
Jiang Chen was unhurried. Hydreigon was a Dragon-type and a powerful pseudo-legendary, with incredibly high stamina.
If the battle continued as a war of attrition, Hydreigon would definitely last longer than Serperior.
"I don't plan to drag this out with you forever."
Ye Wei clearly understood that if she kept delaying, she would likely be the one to lose. Before defeating one of Jiang Chen's Pokémon, Ye Wei didn't want to be defeated herself.
Flying Pokémon were indeed troublesome. If Hydreigon and her Serperior had a head-on collision, Ye Wei felt she wouldn't be afraid of Hydreigon.
Her Serperior's strength was not weaker than Hydreigon's, and might even be stronger.
The key was that Hydreigon could dodge. A Hydreigon flying in the air was too flexible, and many Grass-type moves had a drawback: their burst power wasn't great.
Take Leaf Storm, for instance; although it was a powerful Grass-type move, it dealt continuous damage. As long as Hydreigon didn't take the full brunt of it, it wouldn't pose much of a threat to Hydreigon.
"Serperior, use Vine Whip."
Instantly, Vine Whips shot out, wrapping around Hydreigon.
Because there were so many Vine Whips this time, it was impossible to dodge, and Hydreigon was ensnared.
"Is she preparing a big move? Hydreigon, break free quickly!" Jiang Chen shouted at Hydreigon.
Jiang Chen had already ordered Hydreigon to use Protect earlier in the battle.
At this moment, binding Hydreigon with Vine Whip—if Jiang Chen were Ye Wei, she would definitely use Solar Beam next.
Many Grass-type moves lacked burst power, but Solar Beam was an exception. Its drawback was that Solar Beam required sunlight to charge.
The more sunlight collected, the greater the power released.
"It's too late to break free now."
Ye Wei's mouth curved into a slight smile. She had been planning this since the beginning of the battle.
In the previous exchanges, she forced Hydreigon to use Protect, its life-saving move, and now she had bound Hydreigon's movements, leaving it no room to dodge.
"Serperior, use Solar Beam."
During the previous exchanges with Jiang Chen's Hydreigon, Serperior had used Leaf Storm several times. Although the effect wasn't great, due to the effect of Contrary, Serperior's Special Attack had increased multiple times.
Coupled with the long period of sunlight collection, the power of this Solar Beam was something Jiang Chen could hardly predict.
Hydreigon could break free from the Vine Whip, but it would take time.
"Should I use Protect? No, that's too unreliable. I might as well use Hyper Beam to counter it."
Jiang Chen abandoned the idea of gambling. He didn't like to gamble on luck. Since Protect had been used once, the chance of it succeeding again was too low.
He would save his luck for check-ins or opening gift packs.
Hydreigon's three heads simultaneously unleashed Hyper Beam. This time, the three Hyper Beams converged into a single, incredibly thick beam.
Hyper Beam and Solar Beam collided.
Both were powerful moves, and for a short time, neither could claim victory. However, Serperior's long-accumulated attack was not so easily resisted.
Soon, the Hyper Beam couldn't hold out and was pushed back by the Solar Beam.
A dazzling light erupted in mid-air, its brilliance almost blinding. Jiang Chen raised a hand to shield his eyes.
With a crash, Hydreigon fell from the sky, its body charred black and smoking.
This long-charged Solar Beam was too powerful, and Hydreigon couldn't withstand it.
"Did I win?"
Ye Wei looked at Hydreigon, which had crashed to the ground. She wasn't sure if she had defeated it.
Suddenly, Hydreigon moved, struggling to get up. With its wings injured, Hydreigon could still fly, but it was swaying unsteadily.
Fortunately, it could still fly. If it couldn't even fly, it would definitely be a sitting duck.
"It can still get up? That thing can take a beating," Ye Wei said, looking surprised.
Jiang Chen let out a sigh of relief. If Hydreigon hadn't used Hyper Beam to offset part of the Solar Beam's attack, it might really have been defeated in one hit.
"Serperior, use Energy Ball."
Ye Wei wasn't worried. If one attack didn't defeat it, she would just try again.
"Hydreigon, use Dragon Rage."
Dragon Rage's power depended on the Pokémon's anger level; the angrier the Pokémon, the more powerful the attack.
Having been beaten to this state, Hydreigon, which wasn't naturally good-tempered, was now brimming with anger.
Dragon Rage instantly swallowed the Energy Ball.
"Oh no."
Seeing this, Ye Wei wanted Serperior to dodge, but it was too late. Dragon Rage had already struck Serperior's face.
"Well done, keep using Dragon Pulse. Maybe we can turn this around."
Jiang Chen smiled.
Serperior and Ye Wei had definitely underestimated Hydreigon, thinking it would be easy to deal with in its current state. But underestimation comes with a price.
One Dragon Rage plus a Dragon Pulse—it was a good thing Serperior's defense was excellent, otherwise, it might have truly lost.
After all, Serperior had already taken quite a bit of damage during its previous battle with Hydreigon.
"Serperior, use Frenzy Plant."
"It looks like this is it."
When Jiang Chen saw Serperior get up and counterattack with a powerful move, he knew it was over.
He still couldn't turn the tide. If Hydreigon had been in perfect condition, it could have flown higher to dodge.
But with injured wings, Hydreigon could barely stay airborne, making it impossible to dodge the attack.
The rapidly growing plants instantly surrounded Hydreigon, then slammed it to the ground. Countless plants entwined it, leaving Hydreigon no way to escape.
This was not Vine Whip; it wouldn't be so easy to break free.
"Hydreigon is unable to battle," the referee announced.
"Come back, Hydreigon."
Jiang Chen was already satisfied with Hydreigon's performance. After all, it faced an opponent stronger than itself, had previously defeated two opponents, and had even severely weakened Serperior.
After using Frenzy Plant to defeat Hydreigon, Serperior's stamina was also almost depleted.
"I won."
Jiang Chen was satisfied with Hydreigon's performance, and Ye Wei was also satisfied. At least she had defeated one of Jiang Chen's Pokémon, and although she would inevitably lose later, this was enough.
Afterward, Jiang Chen sent out Alakazam.
He didn't send out Tyranitar. Although Serperior was low on health, there was a type disadvantage, and the power gap was still significant, so sending out Tyranitar could easily lead to a setback.
Alakazam's strength was slightly greater than Tyranitar's. Although they were both Pokémon Jiang Chen acquired around the same time, with the Draco Plate and Mind Plate, Hydreigon and Alakazam grew faster than Tyranitar.
Alakazam, like Hydreigon, was a Quasi-Elite Four, Fifth Order, which was sufficient to deal with a weakened Serperior.
As expected, after Alakazam was sent out, it won very easily, and Serperior had no power to resist.
Ye Wei hadn't intended to resist much anyway. Since she was clearly outmatched, why bother? Being able to defeat Jiang Chen's Hydreigon already left Ye Wei quite content.
"Congratulations, you've earned the Maple Leaf Gym Badge from the Maple Leaf Gym."
The Maple Leaf Badge was a maple leaf-shaped badge, inlaid with gems. She wondered if the gems were real or fake.
"Thank you."
Jiang Chen accepted the Maple Leaf Badge, then released Hydreigon and healed its injuries. Hydreigon's injuries were indeed severe.
But in his hand, it was instantly fully revived.
"How impressive. What kind of Pokémon is this? I've never seen it before."
Ye Wei pointed at it and asked Jiang Chen.
Actually, Ye Wei had wanted to ask earlier. It looked very cute and had powerful healing abilities.
"Can you tell me where you caught it? I want to catch one too."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen's expression was strange. This was a legendary Pokémon, and she wanted to catch one too?
If she encountered one in the wild, it probably wouldn't be as weak as his newly hatched one; it would most likely be a Legendary Pokémon.
The difficulty of catching one was off the charts.
"Is it inconvenient to tell me?"
Ye Wei's face showed disappointment.
"Actually, it can appear anywhere, but whether you encounter it depends on luck."
Jiang Chen remembered that it liked to wander around and basically had no fixed dwelling, completely an idler.
"If you really do encounter one, I suggest you stay far away from it."
Even encountering it might not be a good thing. Its personality was lively and mischievous. Under Jiang Chen's guidance, it held no ill will towards humans, but that didn't mean all of them were like that.
Its personality was simply unpredictable. Its emotions were different from humans; it could become your friend, but it could also become your enemy.
"Why?" Ye Wei asked Jiang Chen, puzzled.
"That question is hard to answer."
Jiang Chen had no intention of explaining further to Ye Wei. They weren't close friends, and Jiang Chen wasn't interested in telling Ye Wei so much.
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