Chapter 379: A True Sweep
Nurtured by the Groudon Scale, Excadrill's Ground-type moves were devastating. Even Donphan, a fellow Ground-type Pokémon, found it difficult to parry. It was like a small boat in a stormy sea, swaying uncontrollably with the wind and waves, unable to help itself.
Fortunately, Donphan had thick skin and excellent Physical Defense, so its injuries weren't severe.
But just then, Excadrill moved.
It spread its steel claws, sprinting rapidly through the sandstorm. Its speed was ghost-like, closing the distance with Donphan in the blink of an eye. Before Donphan could react, Excadrill condensed a green energy orb between its claws and gently tapped it onto Donphan's body.
BOOM!
An explosion rang out, followed by Donphan's cry of pain.
When the smoke cleared, Donphan lay on the ground, eyes spinning.
"Lost again? So fast!"
The watching candidates got goosebumps. This Shiny Excadrill's speed was excessive. If a Pokémon had slower reflexes, it would probably be dead before it could even formulate a response.
"This Excadrill's speed is probably the most outstanding I've ever seen!"
On the evaluators' platform, someone sighed in admiration. To be an evaluator for the Pro-level assessment, one needed at least Gym Leader-level strength. Otherwise, what qualification did they have to judge? But even with their discerning eyes and high standards, they had to admit Excadrill's speed was terrifying. In terms of sheer speed, Excadrill had transcended.
"Please send out your next Pokémon, Candidate 5."
Donphan's defeat left Zhu Han dazed for a long time. It wasn't until the referee's urging that he snapped out of it.
Gritting his teeth, Zhu Han sent out his third Pokémon—Fearow!
"A Flying-type Pokémon? Looking down on us?" Basalt smiled.
At the same time, the huge rocks previously suspended around the field moved instantly. As if guided, they flew madly toward Fearow, smashing into it before it could react.
Soon, the rocks slowly returned to their original positions, floating in mid-air as if they had never moved.
But the previously spirited Fearow was now panting heavily. The Rock-type Stealth Rock was super effective against Fearow, dealing considerable damage.
Not to mention, Excadrill had been nourished by the Soft Sand's energy since childhood, giving it terrifying control over Rock-type moves.
"To use a non-STAB move to this level? It's completely on par with, or even better than, a Rock-type Pokémon."
Seeing this, the evaluators' eyes lit up again. This Excadrill had given them too many surprises.
But they didn't have time to lament, as the battle continued.
"Fearow, Whirlwind!" Zhu Han commanded first.
"Trying to use the Stealth Rock + Whirlwind stamina-draining tactic?" Basalt raised an eyebrow, quickly guessing the opponent's strategy.
"Excadrill, Stone Edge!" Basalt countered.
Facing Whirlwind, Excadrill could have used Dig to dodge, but Basalt felt it unnecessary. Since he decided to make a big splash, he had to confront it head-on. A crushing, swift victory was the most eye-catching.
Instantly, the field was filled with howling wind and flying rocks. Although Excadrill moved second, the stone missiles flew faster, striking first.
"Squawk~"
With a cry of pain, Fearow fell from the sky, knocked unconscious.
Excadrill, swept up by the Whirlwind, turned into a red light and returned to its Pokéball.
"That's a triple kill!" The candidates looked at each other.
Of course, the triple kill wasn't the key point. The lossless triple kill was.
Zhu Han's face was now the color of a pig's liver. In a 3v3 battle, he would have been swept without inflicting a single loss. This was irrefutable proof of being crushed.
Zhu Han's hands were trembling. But he couldn't lose his composure; he could be scared internally, but he absolutely couldn't show it.
So, Zhu Han threw out another Pokéball.
A flash of red light appeared, and a Pokémon resembling an inverted Pokéball—red on the bottom, white on top—with a perpetually mischievous grin appeared. It was the Electric-type Pokémon, Electrode.
Basalt, on his side, released Swampert.
When Swampert appeared, its muscle-bound body inevitably drew gasps of admiration.
Boom! Boom!
As the two Pokémon appeared, Stealth Rock activated again.
But compared to the "Super Physique" Swampert, who had been tempered by the Fountain of Life water, Electrode fared much worse, bearing visible injuries.
"Another Ground-type Pokémon?" Zhu Han sighed.
With this, Electrode's Thunder Wave paralysis plan was ruined. And type-wise, Electrode was at an absolute disadvantage.
"Should I use Self-Destruct?" Zhu Han's thoughts raced, but he ultimately shook his head. "Let's forget it."
Compared to Explosion, Self-Destruct was less powerful, but the damage to the Pokémon's body was also less severe. Even so, Zhu Han didn't want to do it. With victory impossible, risking his Pokémon's health just out of spite wasn't worth it.
Basalt didn't know Zhu Han's inner thoughts. But to win quickly, he held nothing back, shouting, "Earthquake!"
Against an opponent of Electrode's level, there was no need to expose the Swamp Domain.
RUMBLE!
The ground shook violently. Electrode survived one turn with Protect, but it couldn't survive the subsequent Waterfall, being launched far away by the impact. Then, another Earthquake hit, and Electrode lost its ability to battle.
Quadruple kill, complete!
At this point, Zhu Han was doomed to lose. His main team consisted only of the first three Pokémon. The subsequent ones, starting with Electrode, were merely at the Advanced-level.
Against Swampert's priority move Aqua Jet and the Foresight + tactic, they stood no chance.
Zhu Han's last two Pokémon were Seviper and Crawdaunt, but neither lasted three moves before falling.
"Crawdaunt is unable to battle! Therefore, the winner of this match is... Candidate 6!"
With the referee waving the flag, the lopsided match finally concluded.
And Basalt had fulfilled his flag, successfully sweeping the opponent without losses.
The evaluators and candidates were dumbfounded.
At this moment, even Zayne had nothing to say. Basalt's strength had reached a level comparable to his own.
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