Chapter 489: Basalt, The Pro-level Ceiling
"What? Misty Terrain?"
Hearing Meng Yao's command, the audience on the scene, including the players from both clubs, were all shocked.
Terrain moves are extremely difficult status moves to master. In the Pro-level rank, Pokémon capable of mastering such skills are almost as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Moreover, among the four terrain moves, the Fairy-type "Misty Terrain" and the Psychic-type "Psychic Terrain" are slightly more difficult to master than the Grass-type "Grassy Terrain" and the Electric-type "Electric Terrain."
Who would have thought that Meng Yao's Sylveon had reached this level?
"Basalt might lose this time!"
Zhang Dongliang sighed.
The effect of Misty Terrain, besides weakening the power of Dragon-type moves, also cures the status conditions of all grounded Pokémon. In other words, the deadly poison mixed in the sandstorm could no longer affect Sylveon.
Looking at the pink mist floating up with Sylveon as the center, a smile appeared on Meng Yao's lips. Misty Terrain was her final trump card! Originally, this was prepared to deal with the other two major powerhouse clubs. But now, to deal with Basalt, she had to expose her trump card in advance. Basalt, it was an honorable defeat!
But unexpectedly, seeing "Misty Terrain" appear, Basalt didn't show surprise on his face; instead, a smile appeared.
Terrain moves? Very awesome? As if no one else knows them!
Among Basalt's Pokémon, Cradily knew "Grassy Terrain," although it had already been defeated. But Bronzong also knew the "Psychic Terrain" skill. As long as Basalt wanted, Misty Terrain could be overridden at any time.
However, thinking of "Klefki," Basalt decided to play it safe to ensure nothing went wrong.
"Bronzong, Steel! Rol! ler!"
Basalt waved his hand grandly.
Now it was Meng Yao's turn to be confused. Steel Roller, a move that can destroy terrain!
In mid-air, Bronzong spun violently and crushed towards the ground. Although Misty Terrain mainly consisted of mist, the source was still the ground. So after being crushed by Bronzong's "Steel Roller," the pink mist in the air instantly became rootless duckweed; just blown gently by the wind, it dissipated rapidly.
Misty Terrain, broken!
"Basalt is still steady. Meng Yao's terrain skill was broken as soon as it was used. Breaking terrain in three seconds, is that okay?"
"Basalt, go! Basalt will win!"
"Long time no see; Bronzong's strength has improved again. It seems that during the time it disappeared, it must have been cultivating hard somewhere."
"Super Bronzong, charge for me!"
Basalt's fans shouted endlessly. Conversely, Meng Yao's fans were all in low spirits. This reversal came a bit too fast, didn't it?
"Sylveon, Hyper Voice!"
Meng Yao hated it in her heart but was helpless. Her trump card was a joke in front of Basalt!
Terrifying sound waves appeared, but soon transformed into pink energy, and the power was also greatly enhanced. Hitting Bronzong with the pink sound waves, even with Super Bronzong's defense, it inevitably swayed, faintly unstable.
"Pixilate ability?"
Basalt raised an eyebrow. Pixilate, a magical ability that turns Normal-type moves into Fairy-type moves and boosts their power accordingly. Under the effect of this ability, Hyper Voice not only increased in power but also became Sylveon's STAB move. So with both bonuses, Bronzong also felt the sting!
However, with a move of "Skill Swap," the situation of both sides reversed instantly. But as a price, Bronzong also lost its ability to levitate (Levitate ability swapped).
But, no fear! Because with the descent of the "Gravity" magnetic field, Sylveon soon landed too. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bronzong fired an "Earthquake," directly beating Sylveon to low health and imprisoning it with psychic power.
But next, Bronzong didn't defeat Sylveon immediately but rolled in front of it, closing its eyes slightly.
"What is Bronzong doing?"
Everyone was puzzled, not knowing why Bronzong was dawdling when it could obviously win.
However, when Bronzong opened its eyes and floated up again, everyone finally realized. It turned out Bronzong was swapping back its ability!
"Bronzong, setup complete. Give Sylveon the final Flash Cannon!"
With Basalt's command, Sylveon finally fell under Super Bronzong's cannon.
"Go, Klefki!"
Meng Yao's last Pokémon, Klefki, took the field again. But just like last time, it had to accept the baptism of "Stealth Rock" upon entering, a curse no one could escape. Klefki's HP dropped again!
"Klefki, Thunder Wave!"
Klefki's old routine reappeared.
"Bronzong, Gravity!" Basalt waved his hand.
Fine electric light appeared again, falling on Bronzong with lightning speed. At this moment, it was as if the battle scene between Tyranitar and Klefki reappeared.
But unexpectedly, the anticipated "electric light" didn't appear on Bronzong, nor did it fall into paralysis. Instead, the "Gravity" magnetic field appeared smoothly. Klefki, originally floating in mid-air, fell directly to the ground, its mobility drastically reduced.
"How can this be?"
Meng Yao widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief: "Why? Why didn't Thunder Wave work?"
Actually, not only Meng Yao but almost everyone on the scene had the same doubt. Why was Bronzong completely unaffected by Thunder Wave?
"Bronzong, Earthquake!"
The corners of Basalt's mouth rose slightly. Of course, he wouldn't tell Meng Yao that it was because after imprisoning Sylveon in the previous match and before removing "Skill Swap," Bronzong also secretly cast "Psychic Terrain" in the meantime.
The purpose was to ambush Meng Yao and Klefki, preventing Klefki's counterattack. Because Basalt knew very well that Klefki's strongest tactic was the combination of "Prankster" and status moves. But besides that, who could guarantee the opponent didn't have other hidden trump cards? So for the sake of caution, Basalt secretly set up "Psychic Terrain" (Prevents priority moves on grounded targets) and ambushed Klefki and Meng Yao.
Now, he succeeded! Klefki was also ambushed to death! Because with Bronzong's "Earthquake," the grounded Klefki was taken away directly. For Steel-type Pokémon, Ground-type moves are super effective. And Klefki's defenses and HP weren't outstanding.
Silence!
The scene was silent!
Thought that at the last moment, both sides would use all their means and erupt into an unparalleled fierce battle. Who would have thought the match ended as soon as it started.
"This... is it over?"
The audience on the scene was a bit uncertain. Because the final battle ended too quickly! And somewhat confusingly. Why didn't Klefki's Thunder Wave work? This was very unscientific! Didn't see Bronzong use "Safeguard"!
"Basalt, awesome!"
The first to wake up were Basalt's fans. Their shouts were breaking, but couldn't hide the excitement in their hearts.
Basalt defeated Meng Yao!
Not only defeated, but the score was quite good, 4:6 (Basalt having 2 Pokémon remaining)!
This was a Pro-level ceiling player!
In other words, the current Basalt was also a Pro-level ceiling player!
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