Chapter 481: Asian Youth Tournament
"Asian Youth Tournament?"
Basalt raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised.
Just by the name, one could tell this was an international competition. The participating countries were mainly some Asian countries like the Indian Alliance, Japanese Alliance, Korean Alliance, etc. Of course, this also included Russia. Although Russia's main essence was in Europe, due to the extremely tense relationship with the European and American Alliances in recent years, they were banned from many international competitions dominated by Europe and America. Forced, Russia could only lean towards Asia and participate in Asian competitions.
Not only that, since the Australian Alliance occupied a continent alone, they would sometimes participate in the Asian Youth Tournament.
This was a super event gathering top geniuses under 25 from major alliances, and there were many types of competitions. Besides the regular team points competition, there were also Doubles, Triples, Multi Battles, and Type Battles. In terms of influence, it was only slightly inferior to the World Masters Tournament.
"So, Senior Wu Kong has been cultivating hard in the Himalayas to prepare for the Asian Youth Tournament?"
Basalt's eyes shone brightly, then he looked at the woman in the blue dress. Yang Cheng called her "Leng Leng," so presumably she was Yu Lengleng of the Rain sequence.
"Who can say for sure about winning the championship? Let's see the performance then!" Wu Kong smiled modestly.
"By the way, have you two mastered Mega Evolution? If you have, there's hope; if not, it's troublesome!" Yang Cheng rubbed his chin and sighed.
He had also participated in the Asian Youth Tournament back then, but unfortunately, he couldn't master Mega Evolution before the age of 25. Then even if he participated, he was like a minion, only serving as an on-field spectator. The trainers who truly decided the winning hand and stole the spotlight were always those super geniuses who mastered Mega Evolution in a short time.
After all, every time a Pokémon evolves, its life energy undergoes a leap, and its strength skyrockets. At the same Gym Leader level, the difference between being able to Mega Evolve and not being able to is truly extraordinary.
Hearing this, Yu Lengleng and Wu Kong looked at each other and sighed: "Mastered it, but not completely! My Lucario has a high risk of going berserk; the berserk rate is about 70%. Sister Leng Leng is better; she and Blastoise have reduced it to about 50%."
When a Pokémon's Mega Evolution is not mastered proficiently, after the life leap and strength surge, the mind cannot control the energy, creating a risk of going berserk. There is no shortcut for this stage; it only relies on the trainer and Pokémon to slowly coordinate.
"That's acceptable! Mega Evolving when about to lose gives at least a certain chance to turn defeat into victory."
Yang Cheng patted Wu Kong's shoulder. Obviously, the two were old acquaintances.
Immediately after, Yu Lengleng also stepped forward and patted Wu Kong's shoulder, only a bit heavily. Her eyes narrowed slightly, killing intent permeating: "Calling me Sister is too formal? Next time, like Yang Cheng, just call me Leng Leng."
"Okay, okay, Leng Leng!"
Being stared at by Yu Lengleng, Wu Kong felt a chill all over his body. This woman cared a bit too much about her age, didn't she?
"Come, Leng Leng. Let me introduce you; this is Basalt, the most potential trainer in our Sandstorm weather sequence. You must have heard his name."
Yang Cheng pulled Basalt over and praised his little brother: "Although Basalt is young, his recent momentum is very strong. He has already made a great splash in the First Division League, greatly boosting the face of our Weather Bureau."
"Looks... indeed quite good!" Yu Lengleng examined Basalt a few times and nodded slightly.
Having delivered Hakamo-o, Wu Kong didn't delay much and left directly.
Basalt found an open space, preparing to check the progress of the two Pokémon. Having not seen them for three or four months, he wondered how much they had grown.
First, Bronzong.
"Bronzong, Psychic Terrain!"
Basalt widened his eyes, waiting to see.
"Understood!"
After Bronzong responded, the psychic power in its body began to sweep out frantically. The terrifying psychic power almost condensed into substance; Basalt clearly felt something brushing against his face.
"Carb~ink~"
Carbink beside Basalt also widened its eyes. Because mastering quite a few Psychic-type moves, it could clearly sense that as Bronzong constructed the psychic power into a form similar to a magnetic field and vibrated it at a certain weird frequency, the nearby Psychic-type energy instantly became active.
Moves that usually required ten points of effort to cast now probably only needed five or six points, and the power was also significantly improved. Comparing the two, the difference before and after was nearly double.
"Is this Psychic Terrain? Although I can't see or touch it, it seems very awesome!"
Learning Carbink's feedback, Basalt beamed with joy. Truly worthy of a move that took the "martial arts genius" Bronzong four months to master; indeed extraordinary.
"Of course!"
Bronzong said proudly, "With Psychic Terrain, my strength can be fully displayed at 180%. Crucially, I am unaffected by priority moves." Since its debut, few Pokémon could make Bronzong suffer. But Pokémon with the "Prankster" ability counted as one!
After checking Bronzong, Basalt winked at the eager Hakamo-o beside him. The latter patted its scales and stepped forward excitedly. Not seeing Basalt for four months, today it had to perform well and surprise Basalt greatly.
"Haka~mo~"
With a strange cry, Hakamo-o first took a deep breath, then suddenly spewed out a strong breath from its mouth, which finally turned into the shape of a dragon and rushed fiercely towards a towering tree not far away.
Boom!
The towering tree, whose trunk required three or four people to encircle, exploded directly. Countless branches and leaves flew around like dancing butterflies.
"This is... Dragon Pulse? Such strong power!"
Basalt was slightly surprised but also a bit confused. Wasn't Hakamo-o learning fighting techniques with Wu Kong? Why did the Dragon-type aspect improve so much all of a sudden?
"Truly worthy of Senior Wu Kong, actually understanding Dragon-type cultivation so thoroughly." Basalt could only attribute it to Wu Kong's erudition.
After casting Dragon Pulse, Hakamo-o successively used three moves: Payback, Uproar, and Earthquake.
Payback, a Dark-type move (Basalt mistook it for Fighting, likely confusion with Revenge or similar fighting moves, but Payback is Dark). If attacked by an opponent's move, it deals double damage.
Uproar, a Normal-type high-tier move. Attacks the opponent with noisy sounds; during this period, no one can fall asleep. This is a move that can prevent the opponent from using "Rest" to recover HP.
As for Earthquake, no need to explain.
However, Basalt didn't look forward to these three moves. He just rubbed his hands frantically and said, "Hakamo-o, did you learn Drain Punch? Drain Punch!"
Drain Punch, a move Basalt had coveted for a long time. A mid-to-high-tier Fighting-type move with a power of 75, which also recovers the user's HP; an essential skill for fighting protracted battles.
"Haka~mo~"
Hakamo-o smiled proudly. It knew Basalt would definitely ask this question. Although Drain Punch was hard to learn, it ultimately didn't stump it.
Glancing at Carbink not far away, Hakamo-o suddenly attacked, fast as lightning. Before Carbink could react, it was punched by Hakamo-o on its rocky body. Fortunately, Hakamo-o only used this strike for demonstration, so it didn't use force; the power was very limited.
Even so, Carbink still felt its stamina draining rapidly, and part of it flowed into Hakamo-o. This feeling was very wonderful and mysterious! But Carbink knew its feeling was definitely correct.
"Good! Good! Good!"
Basalt applauded, praising endlessly. In this way, even if Hakamo-o didn't evolve, it was enough to participate in the battles of the First Division League. Especially against some mediocre players, Basalt felt bored sending Tyranitar, Excadrill, and other Pokémon. Now letting Hakamo-o go up was just right, also considered training for Hakamo-o.
"Haka~mo~"
Just then, Hakamo-o called out again, the corners of its mouth slightly upturned.
Basalt was stunned for a moment, asking curiously, "Hakamo-o, do you have any new moves you haven't shown?"
"Haka~mo~" Hakamo-o nodded.
"Hm? Really?"
After being slightly surprised, Basalt quickly urged, "Don't hide it, kid; show me quickly!"
"Haka~mo~"
Nodding slightly, Hakamo-o moved its feet, occasionally tapping the ground with its tail and hammering its fists together, surprisingly dancing a mysterious battle dance.
"This is... Dragon Dance!"
Basalt recognized the move in front of him and was shocked. Because Basalt saw that the "Dragon Dance" mastered by Hakamo-o was not simple. Although it was jumping for buffs, in fact, between the left and right movements of its feet, it could completely dodge, and its fists and tail could also swing freely, making various movements.
In other words, Hakamo-o could defend while buffing!
Crucially, the duration of Hakamo-o's "Dragon Dance" was also relatively short; anyway, at least one-third faster than Tyranitar's. One-third was a significant breakthrough. As everyone knows, the faster a Pokémon casts a move, the sooner it can seize the initiative. I hit you first; not only can I deal damage first, but with good luck, I can also interrupt your skill casting, causing you energy backlash. Trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice. This is simply a buy-one-get-one-free deal.
"Hakamo-o, did you comprehend this yourself? or did Senior Wu Kong teach you?"
Basalt felt he won big. This wave was truly a huge profit!
"Haka~mo~ Haka~mo~"
Remembering the woman's repeated warnings and Wu Kong who disdained telling lies, Hakamo-o was slightly stunned, then could only puff out its chest. That's right, I comprehended all these myself!
Basalt was pleasantly surprised again and again, praising, "Turns out you kid are also a martial arts genius? Really underestimated you before!"
After digesting the surprises brought by the two Pokémon, Basalt looked up at the sky and said quietly, "It seems next, it's time to prepare to impact the Pro-level ceiling!"
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