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But looking at Rosa, she was clearly a young girl who was very enthusiastic about Pokémon battles, so a full team battle was out of the question.
"Alright~ Let's begin!"
Rosa felt a little regretful upon hearing this.
If it was a battle, a full team battle would naturally be the most exciting.
But it didn't matter.
The location where they were was already the main road outside Icirrus City, so they could save time searching for a battleground.
Arriving at an open space, Ryuga and Rosa stood at opposite ends.
"Next, we will have a battle between Ryuga and Rosa."
"The battle rules are 1v1. When one side's Pokémon loses its ability to battle, the other side wins."
"Battle start!"
Hilda, acting as a temporary referee, announced the brief battle rules, then stepped back a distance.
"For my side, it will be this one."
Ryuga took out a miniaturized Poké Ball, enlarged it, glanced at Rosa, a slight smile on his lips, and threw it out with a flick of his wrist.
"Arbok, prepare for battle."
The Poké Ball flew out and opened.
A flash of white light, and a huge Arbok landed, its golden snake body coiled, its cold snake eyes staring at Rosa.
Its golden scales reflected a faint light under the sun, but despite the bright gold, the overall impression Arbok presented was a chilling coldness that made one's heart palpitate.
It was the Shiny Arbok he had captured in Viridian Forest!
His current handheld Pokémon, not counting Eternatus and Reshiram, had already reached seven, but the four veteran Dragonair were clearly not suitable for battling Rosa.
The Galarian Moltres was already Elite peak when it was captured, and after this period of training, it had successfully advanced to Champion-level, becoming a decent combat force.
But looking at Rosa's appearance, she was probably at most seventeen, very likely like Hilda, having traveled for less than a year.
Ryuga wouldn't go so far as to use Galarian Moltres against her.
So, the only ones he could use were the newly captured Arbok and Salamence.
"Wow~ A Shiny Arbok!"
Upon seeing this golden cobra, Rosa and Hilda's eyes instantly lit up.
Normal Arbok are dark purple, but this one was golden.
It was undoubtedly a Shiny Arbok, also known as Shiny.
"Okay! Then we're going too!"
Stretching her limbs, Rosa heavily threw out her Poké Ball.
"Serperior! I'm counting on you!"
A white light flashed, and a magnificent, noble green snake-like Pokémon appeared in front of Rosa, raising its head high and looking down at Arbok.
The final evolution of the Unova region's Grass-type starter, Serperior!
"An Elite-level Serperior, its talent is indeed good."
Ryuga examined the Serperior and nodded. Moreover, both its luster and spirit were very full, indicating that Rosa usually trained it very carefully.
"How confident, a pure Poison-type Arbok, and she sends out a pure Grass-type Serperior."
"This Arbok must be one that Ryuga recently captured, right? But it looks like Rosa won't have an easy time either."
Looking at the Serperior, Blue looked at Rosa with slight surprise.
She didn't expect this seemingly naive girl to be so skilled.
But taking Serperior to battle Arbok, that was perhaps too overconfident.
"Arbok was just captured in Viridian Forest."
"And generally, starter Pokémon are a Trainer's ace. Let's see how she performs." Marnie said calmly.
Encountering two girls by chance who are both such strong Trainers…
Marnie was already used to it, no big deal.
Anyway, with Ryuga personally teaching her, she would become strong sooner or later!
"Just captured…"
Hilda also heard the conversation between the two girls and silently repeated the words.
A newly captured Arbok.
But looking at its power, it didn't seem to be any weaker than Rosa's Serperior.
And at this moment, in the arena.
"Serperior, get closer!"
Rosa's small face also became slightly serious.
Once she entered battle mode, she would fully adjust her mind and body.
Only then could she ensure that she could concentrate and battle calmly.
Serperior slightly lowered its body, then quickly slithered towards Arbok, moving very fast!
Serperior's body was not small.
After all, its length was at least three or four meters, but Serperior's flexibility and agility were extremely high.
"Poison Jab!"
Ryuga glanced at Serperior.
Its movements were indeed fast, but that alone was useless.
Arbok's tail slightly lifted, glowing with a strange purple light, but it did not move its body, instead keeping its eyes fixed on Serperior.
"Serperior, Aqua Tail!"
Seeing this, Rosa's delicate brows furrowed slightly.
Arbok wasn't affected by Serperior's Aerial Ace at all, instead it was waiting for Serperior to make the first move.
Since that's the case, then let's do it!
Serperior's slender tail glowed with a stream of water, moving to Arbok's side, and Aqua Tail directly swept towards Arbok.
A Water-type Aqua Tail!
Yes, although Serperior is a pure Grass-type Pokémon, it can also learn Aqua Tail.
And Aqua Tail itself is quite powerful, plus it's super effective against Fire-types, which is why Rosa specifically had Serperior learn it.
But Arbok's reaction was also very fast.
Poison Jab went straight to meet Serperior.
The tail glowing with a strange purple light and the tail surrounded by water collided heavily, resulting in a draw.
"Slam!"
"Sludge Wave."
Without any hesitation, Rosa shouted loudly to Serperior.
Serperior's slender body was extremely fast, shooting towards Arbok like lightning and coiling around Arbok's body.
But the ground beneath the two snakes had, at some unknown point, overflowed with a thick, dark purple poisonous mud.
Sludge Wave!
"Serperior!"
Rosa's expression changed slightly.
At this moment, the Sludge Wave had already risen, burying half of Serperior and Arbok's bodies!
"Slam!"
But there was no time to worry about that now.
The offense had to be carried through to the end.
"Death Makeup!"
(A/N: Color pattern on Arbok body)
Ryuga's mouth curled slightly when he saw this, and he gave the command to Arbok.
Death Makeup?
What is that?
Hearing this, not only Rosa, but Hilda and Blue, who were watching the battle, were also stunned.
They had never heard of such a move.
On the field, Arbok's strange patterns on its chest and abdomen quickly changed.
Serperior exerted great force, lifting Arbok up and out of the Sludge Wave, then spun its body heavily once, throwing Arbok fiercely to the ground.
Slam!
Boom!
Arbok was slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a large amount of smoke and dust, and its cold eyes narrowed slightly.
This hit was not light.
"Poison Fang!"
Ryuga's command came abruptly.
Arbok quickly adjusted its posture, the patterns on its chest changed again, and it shot at high speed towards Serperior, who was falling from the air.
"How could this be?"
Rosa's eyes widened slightly.
Ithad just been hit by Slam, how could it adjust so quickly!
No, now is not the time to think about this.
"Serperior, avoid it!"
Rosa reacted and hurriedly shouted to Serperior.
"It's too late." Blue and Hilda, who were watching, shook their heads.
Although Serperior was fast, it had just landed and hadn't even adjusted its state.
And indeed, that was the case.
The moment Serperior landed, it wanted to retreat, but Arbok was already very close!
And…
It was just as Serperior landed that a thick, strange purple glow appeared on Serperior's body, and the sudden, intense pain made Serperior grit its teeth and its body tremble slightly.
"It's poisoned…"
In an instant, Rosa understood Serperior's condition.
Although the Sludge Wave hadn't fully risen before Serperior broke through it, some of the Sludge Wave did get on Serperior.
Serperior happened to get poisoned!
And Arbok, at this moment, also opened its devouring maw, and a shocking purple light flickered on its sharp fangs.
Arbok bit directly onto Serperior's neck, holding on tightly to Serperior, just as the purple glow from the poison's onset had faded.
Bitten by Poison Fang, Serperior's elegant green body once again glowed with a purple light that made one's hair stand on end.
Serperior let out a piercing shriek of pain, its long snake body twisting constantly on the ground, trying to break free from Arbok.
"Serperior, Frenzy Plant!"
Seeing Serperior's painful appearance, Rosa grew anxious and hurriedly shouted to Serperior.
Serperior endured the pain and ignored Arbok, its whole body glowing with a dazzling green light.
"Too naive, Arbok!"
Seeing this, Ryuga raised an eyebrow.
Arbok was still clinging to Serperior, yet it still wanted to use Frenzy Plant?
Arbok released Serperior and straightened its body
The ground had already begun to crack slightly, and Frenzy Plant was loading!
But the next moment, Arbok suddenly opened its gaping maw and directly swallowed Serperior's head and a part of its neck!
"???"
Rosa's anxious expression instantly froze, her eyes wide and blankly staring at Serperior, of which only half its body remained outside.
Marnie and the two others: "!!!!"
Holy crap, Arbok actually swallowed Serperior!
Crunch!
A crisp sound, as if something was being bitten off, came from Arbok's mouth.
This was the Dark-type Bite!
And the green light on Serperior's body completely dimmed at this moment.
Its body, which had been stiff from being swallowed, instantly softened like noodles, wilting.
Hearing that bone-chilling biting sound, Rosa finally reacted, her blank expression slowly turning to horror.
"Ah ah ah!!!!!"
"You immediately spit out my Serperior!!"
A terrifying scream with extreme penetrating power echoed through the sky, soaring high!
The aftershocks lingered!
Some time later.
"Serperior, are you okay?"
Rosa was applying Potion to the wound below Serperior's neck with a heartbroken expression, muttering, "This damn Arbok, why is it so vicious with its Bites!"
"You can't just force yourself on my Serperior just because it's pretty, can you?"
Serperior shook its head at Rosa, then looked at Arbok fearfully, instinctively lowering its head and hiding behind Rosa…
"Ryuga, does your Arbok have any special hobbies?"
Although Marnie's expression was calm, her eyes were extremely strange, and she quietly asked Ryuga.
That Bite attack could have been used directly on Serperior's neck, but Arbok insisted on swallowing Serperior's head…
This…
Serperior probably won't ever get over its psychological trauma from Arbok, right?
Moreover, Marnie strongly suspected that Serperior didn't lose its ability to battle because of the Bite attack, but because it was scared unconscious.
"I don't think so…"
Ryuga was stunned at the question, glanced at the gloomy, standing Arbok, and stroked his chin.
Aside from that one time he had Arbok swallow the S.S. Anne captain alive to intimidate him, he hadn't seen Arbok have this hobby at other times.
However…
This was actually not bad.
Although the scene was a bit horrifying, the effect was good!
And Arbok can control its own stomach acid, so as long as it doesn't want to, swallowed objects won't be dissolved and digested in a short time.
In the future, if he encountered those who would rather die than surrender, he would just let Arbok handle it!
"Ryuga, what was that Death Makeup you had Arbok use earlier?"
Seeing that Serperior had no other problems except being overly startled, Hilda curiously asked Ryuga.
As a Trainer, understanding all moves is fundamental.
You might not specialize in a certain type, but you must have some understanding of that type's moves.
Otherwise, it would be too disadvantageous in battle.
But Hilda had never heard of a move called Death Makeup.
"This was discovered based on Arbok's unique characteristics."
Ryuga didn't hide anything when he heard the question and spoke directly.
Discovered?
Hilda (who was short on money) was stunned, and Rosa, Marnie, and Blue also looked at Ryuga with surprise.
"The patterns on Arbok's neck, as currently discovered, have more than twenty variations. These patterns, combined with special designs and specific methods, can enhance a certain ability of Arbok."
Ryuga explained that this was the concept of Agatha's Death Makeup, a unique technique developed by Agatha: changing the pattern on Arbok's neck to enhance one of Arbok's basic abilities.
Strength, speed, defense, and so on, each basic ability has a corresponding pattern.
It could be said that this special ability had a similar effect to acupuncture skills, but Agatha changed the patterns on her Arbok manually through makeup, allowing for more precise enhancement.
And understanding this principle, Ryuga had been constantly trying since he got Arbok, and finally managed to let Arbok autonomously change the patterns on its neck.
However, the patterns currently developed that are effective are only for defense and strength, and the extent of improvement is also average, not particularly exaggerated.
"This is not a secret technique I invented, but a unique move of the Kanto Elite Four Agatha. I merely followed suit and developed it."
Seeing Hilda and the others looking shocked, Ryuga chuckled and said.
He disdained claiming Agatha's invention as his own.
Color pattern itself was only effective on Arbok, and while it could enhance Arbok's strength, Arbok as a Pokémon was not popular.
And at this moment, in Blackthorn City, Johto region.
An Aerodactyl descended from the sky, and Lance, draped in his Champion cape, landed.
Although this was his family, Lance's handsome face remained calm upon returning here.
He had returned this time simply to find out what was going on with his 'dear' cousin, Ryuga.
...
"Ryuga?!"
In the Dragon Clan mansion, the dignified Dragon Clan head, Ryuga's Father, was stunned at the words and looked at Lance with surprise.
"Lance, have you seen Ryuga?"
Clan head hurriedly asked Lance.
That was his own son!
"Yes, I saw him earlier in Vermilion City, so I wanted to ask. I had never heard of anyone named Ryuga before."
Lance's stern and arrogant eyes narrowed slightly.
Sure enough, Clan Leader knew Ryuga, and it was even highly likely that Ryuga was Clan Leader's son.
As the current head of the Dragon Clan, it was extremely strange that Clan head had no descendants, but Lance was not particularly concerned with the Dragon Clan, so he hadn't thought about this before.
Now that he thought about it, it was probably not that Clan head had no descendants, but that this descendant was not in the Dragon Clan at all!
"Ryuga…"
Clan leader's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, then he sighed softly.
"It's not surprising that you don't know Ryuga. It's been a full ten years, and Ryuga has only returned once."
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