Chapter 477: Emperor Mole Takes Flight
"Carb~ink~"
Although its stamina was close to the limit, Carbink's spirits were very high, and its eyes shot out intimidating light.
Suddenly, a ball of white light burst from Carbink, enveloping its entire body. Immediately after, the white light began to shrink, shooting towards the Pokéball in Basalt's hand with lightning speed.
Baton Pass, a move that switches with a backup Pokémon and allows the successor to directly inherit the predecessor's stat changes.
"Exc~a~drill~"
Accompanied by a low roar, Excadrill (Emperor Mole) appeared with red fur standing up like iron nails all over its body, carrying a terrifying aura.
"It appeared, Excadrill!"
The moment Excadrill appeared, fanatical fans of Excadrill, whether on site or in front of the broadcast stations, shouted uncontrollably, unable to hide their excitement. Even the information collectors of major clubs straightened their backs, concentrating on observation.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~
The sand rolled up by the sandstorm hit Excadrill's fur, instantly activating its "Sand Rush" ability, bringing a satisfied expression to Excadrill's face. Looking up with eyes under the steel cap, Excadrill curiously examined Golurk, narrowing its eyes slightly. Instantly, Golurk felt a chill on its back, its body tightening slightly.
"Go~lurk~"
Golurk was confused. Who the hell is the Ghost-type Pokémon here? This damn oppressive feeling!
"Sure enough! My guess was correct; this Excadrill's strength is absolutely not below Tyranitar."
The bearded Old Luo was invigorated, staring fixedly at Excadrill, watching its every move, afraid of missing any detail.
"Drill Run!"
Basalt waved his hand boldly, posing flamboyantly.
Buzz! Zeng!
A familiar but scalp-numbing screech suddenly sounded. Excadrill spun its body into a stream of light, hitting Golurk with incredible speed before the latter could even react.
Boom!
Golurk's huge and heavy body flew backwards, finally landing heavily on the ground, smashing a pit. Conversely, a clear crack appeared on the wooden strap on Golurk's chest, the spot "chiseled" by Excadrill. For a moment, Golurk panted heavily, struggling to get up again.
"How can it be so fast!"
Wang Botao was stunned, his face full of disbelief. Actually, not only Wang Botao, but the audience on site and members of both clubs were all surprised. Because Excadrill's speed was simply too fast. So fast that before everyone could react, Golurk was hit.
"This isn't scientific! Even with the boost of the 'Sand Rush' ability, it's impossible to be this fast, right?" Everyone expressed their inability to accept it.
"It's the Rock Polish move!"
War God Club's captain Kong Linfang reacted first.
"Captain, what Rock Polish?" Other members were still confused.
"Remember the two lights that appeared on Carbink just now? As far as I know, Abdullah of the Pantheon Club has a 'Rock Polish' secret manual that can polish the body for reinforcement using the opponent's attacks. And both Abdullah and Basalt are members of the Weather Bureau."
Kong Linfang stopped there, but everyone understood. Basalt's Carbink must also know that secret manual, then secretly completed a significant speed boost while being attacked by Golurk's fist, and finally passed it to Excadrill using "Baton Pass." Therefore, Excadrill's speed was greatly boosted as soon as it appeared, and after activating its ability, it was boosted significantly a second time, hence the terrifying effect just now.
Especially for some audience members far away, they only heard the buzzing screech after seeing Golurk flying. Some unlucky viewers who blinked at the critical moment missed the good show directly.
"Has this Basalt grown to this extent after only a year or so?"
Kong Linfang felt a bit of toothache. From childhood to adulthood, he was always known as a genius. But compared to Basalt, he felt very mediocre.
"Captain, then isn't Wang Botao doomed to lose? This speed is unstoppable!"
In the War God Club, a sense of powerlessness rose in a trainer's heart.
"That's not necessarily true!"
Kong Linfang shook his head and explained, "Although buff moves can bring amplification, they also impose a huge load on the body, and energy consumption will be faster. This Excadrill's 'Sand Rush' ability, plus the 'Iron Defense' and 'Rock Polish' effects relayed from Carbink, layered upon each other, are destined not to last long."
"Moreover, Excadrill isn't invincible. Most of Wang Botao's Pokémon know 'Destiny Bond'; if they can't win, perishing together is always hopeful. At worst, he can send out a flying Pokémon. No matter how strong or fast Excadrill is, it can't take flight."
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement and also expressed admiration for Kong Linfang's profound knowledge. Truly worthy of being the son of a Pokémon Master!
"Exc~a~drill~"
On the battlefield, after knocking down Golurk, Excadrill walked slowly to its side, stepped on its huge body, and thrust its sharp claws with all its might.
Pfft!
Metal Claw hit, and the critically injured Golurk fainted directly. First blood, achieved!
"Emperor Mole, rampage!"
The audience boiled over. At this moment, even if they were originally fans of the War God Club, they couldn't help cheering and applauding for Excadrill and Basalt. Because this scene was truly rare. Extreme speed!
"Go, Drifblim!"
Wang Botao sent out his third Pokémon. Drifblim is a Ghost/Flying dual-type Pokémon with a larger body, purple upper part, pale purple lower part, red eyes, a yellow X-shaped pattern under the eyes, and four streamers extending from the pale purple part with yellow tips.
After taking the field, Drifblim decisively floated high into the sky, distancing itself from Emperor Mole. I admit you're awesome, but you can't fly! Stinky rat, come get beaten!
But the next second, Drifblim and Wang Botao's expressions froze. Because Excadrill's feet left the ground, and it began to float, right under their noses.
"This Excadrill actually learned 'Magnet Rise'?"
Kong Linfang's mouth twitched violently. He was just confidently saying Excadrill couldn't fly, and the next second he was slapped in the face. Face hurts so much!
"Hehe."
Seeing everyone around dumbfounded, Basalt felt full of accomplishment. With Groudon's scale, Emperor Mole's strength improvement had been very stable, almost linearly rising. So Basalt focused on developing Excadrill's moves.
As a Ground-type Pokémon, Excadrill's aptitude for "Magnet Rise" was actually poor, but Basalt had money and resources. Teaching? Find the best skill tutor for one-on-one guidance! Sensing electric energy? Use high-grade gems. And as everyone knows, Emperor Mole has always been the most hardworking and unyielding. With this three-pronged approach, spending more than half a year, Magnet Rise was finally conquered by Emperor Mole.
That led to the scene before everyone's eyes. Emperor Mole really took flight!
"Iron Head!"
With Basalt's command, Emperor Mole closed its body into a drill, shooting out straight like a cannonball towards Drifblim.
"Drifblim, Destiny Bond, Destiny Bond!"
Wang Botao was scared out of his wits. According to the plan, he originally intended to use "Haze" to reset Emperor Mole's stat changes first. But in this situation, casting Haze was obviously too late. Can only perish together!
A black energy shadow appeared on Drifblim but didn't have time to strike out. However, as long as Emperor Mole touched this shadow, it would be affected by Destiny Bond. Perishing together was inevitable.
But unexpectedly, Excadrill stopped abruptly about a meter away from Drifblim. Iron Head didn't hit.
Drifblim was a bit at a loss because it was prepared to perish together; who knew the ending seemed to have turned around. But when it opened its eyes, it happened to see Excadrill's taunting gesture, face full of disdain.
For some reason, Drifblim was particularly angry at this moment, instantly flying into a rage. Drifblim entered a "Enraged" (Confused) state.
"It's over; the Iron Head attack just now was a trap. Basalt's real purpose was this 'Swagger'. He was waiting for Drifblim to fall into confusion before going for the kill."
Kong Linfang clenched his fists. He felt he couldn't guess Basalt at all. This guy's dirty tricks came one after another, not playing by the rules at all. However, from the perspective of the Sanctuary Club and Basalt's fans, Basalt's move was a stroke of genius. Damn showy! Enemies call you insidious; teammates say all is fair in war. This is completely determined by stance.
"Excadrill, Stealth Rock!"
Taking advantage of Drifblim's confusion, Excadrill didn't decisively attack to knock it down but condensed huge rock projectiles beside it first, laying foreshadowing. Immediately after, Stone Edge condensed pointed rock projectiles even larger than Stealth Rock and struck fiercely. Drifblim fainted directly with swirling eyes.
One-shot!
Because Rock-type moves are super effective against the Flying-type Drifblim. And Drifblim's Defense is notoriously low; even high HP can't block it!
Second blood, taken!
"Double kill! Double kill! This familiar rhythm! Damn, I'm fired up!"
The atmosphere on the scene was ignited at this moment, shouting shaking the sky.
However, just then, Drifblim's body in mid-air suddenly expanded and exploded violently. The terrifying explosion wave swept over Excadrill, knocking the unprepared Emperor Mole flying directly and landing heavily on the ground.
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