The Electric-type Raichu was super effective against the Water-type Milotic. From Satoru's perspective, the two were probably about equal in strength.
Yet, Sakiko looked confident, without a trace of panic.
"Milotic, use Dragon Pulse!"
Sakiko commanded her Milotic. A surging, violet-blue shockwave erupted from its large mouth, rushing towards its opponent.
"Counter with Thunderbolt."
"Rai... RAAI—!"
Satoru commanded his Raichu to use Thunderbolt. The two Pokémon's moves met in mid-air, creating a powerful impact.
"BOOM!"
The two powerful energies collided, creating a deafening roar. The shockwave was so powerful that the surrounding leaves were blown askew, and dust filled the air.
The moves clashed, and smoke billowed. Each shockwave carried immense power, tracing beautiful arcs through the air, shaking the surrounding trees, grass, and rocks.
In terms of power, they were evenly matched, with no clear winner.
From the battle between Yahata Umiri and Wakaba Mutsumi earlier, Satoru had also understood the resistances between moves.
Dragon-type moves resist Electric-type moves.
Raichu's Thunderbolt was a STAB move, getting a 1.5x bonus. Electric is resisted by Dragon, but since their attacks were evenly matched, it meant Raichu's Special Attack was far greater than Milotic's.
"Use Dragon Pulse again!"
"Thunderbolt!"
It would basically take two Thunderbolts to knock out Milotic. If they kept this up at a distance, it would be endless.
It would just be a war of attrition between Thunderbolt and Dragon Pulse.
But Raichu had one advantage over Milotic.
And that was 'Speed'!
Raichu's 110 speed tier might not seem like much compared to the absurd Pokémon Game Freak had been creating in recent years, but it was much faster than the middling 81 speed of Milotic.
[Host, hurry up and finish her!]
"Raichu, charge in with Quick Attack."
Maintaining a stalemate at a distance was interesting, but Pokémon battling wasn't that simple.
As Raichu charged forward, a smile appeared on Toyokawa Sakiko's face.
"Twister."
"Rai?" Raichu moved nimbly, quickly arriving in front of Milotic, but Milotic unleashed a powerful tornado.
It spun violently, blocking the charging Raichu and preventing it from getting close.
In fact, due to the attack, Raichu was sent flying 10 meters away, crashing to the ground.
[Oh no, Host, you fell into a trap~]
"In that case, we'll use Thunderbolt on the tornado!"
"On the tornado?"
"Rai... Raichu—!"
Hearing this, Raichu gathered all its energy and unleashed a powerful Thunderbolt.
Golden lightning wrapped around the tornado, creating a powerful electric field that gradually seeped into its interior.
"Ugh~~" The Thunderbolt pierced the tornado like a sharp sword. Milotic let out a pained cry, its body trembling in the electric light as it took a massive hit.
There's a move like that?!
Is... is that even legal?!
Toyokawa Sakiko's eyes widened.
She had assumed a normal trainer would choose a head-on clash, but her opponent had used such an unconventional method to solve the problem.
Satoru, on the other hand, paid it no mind. In the anime, Pikachu could walk out of a water vortex by following the electric current. So, it was perfectly normal for his Raichu to do this.
Besides, tornadoes are sometimes accompanied by lightning.
My friend's (my) Raichu!
Don't worry about the details!
The storm raged on, lightning and wind intertwining. As time passed, the tornado gradually weakened, while the Thunderbolt attack grew more and more intense.
At this point, Toyokawa Sakiko also started to look flustered.
"Milotic, stop! Use Recover, quickly."
"Nuzzle."
Milotic hastily stopped, dissipating the tornado, and immediately used Recover. A white light appeared around its body as its wounds gradually healed.
However, by this time, Raichu had already reached Milotic's side. It gently nuzzled Milotic's body, and in an instant, Milotic felt a paralysis that made it difficult to move.
A paralyzed Pokémon's speed is halved, and there is a 25% chance it will be unable to act when using a move.
It was Satoru's favorite status condition.
As for how strong it was? The Super-Masaran had experienced it firsthand.
Not that great.
"Dragon Pulse!"
"Thunderbolt!"
Unfortunately, the paralysis didn't trigger this time. The two powerful energies clashed in the air again, the intense impact blowing both Pokémon back.
"Recover... Milotic?"
Toyokawa Sakiko saw an opportunity and wanted Milotic to use Recover.
But there was no chance. The effect of paralysis slowed Milotic down. Already slow, it took several times longer than Raichu to regain its footing.
"Charge in with Quick Attack!"
Satoru waved his hand forward, commanding Raichu. The battle was entering its final stage.
"Block it with Iron Head!"
"Use Iron Tail."
"RAI!"
Raichu charged forward with Quick Attack, its tail glowing with a silver light. It swung its Iron Tail, which gleamed like metal. Milotic, not to be outdone, also made its head take on a metallic texture. The sound of metal on metal was deafening.
This was the scene Satoru wanted to see. Since the opponent was using Iron Head, he would counter head-on with Iron Tail.
Although Iron Tail was resisted by Milotic, it was this kind of unconventional, passionate battle that made it interesting.
Iron Tail and Iron Head collided, creating a metallic clang.
Clang... Clang-clang~~
"Rai.. Raichu!" "Hroaar!"
But because Milotic was slower, Raichu found an opportunity and landed a solid hit on its body. Milotic took a heavy blow.
But it didn't fall. It still stood there, firm.
Seeing this, Satoru couldn't help but admire it.
"So strong! Too strong! Raichu, let's use our final Thunderbolt!"
"RAICHU—!"
A powerful electric current spread rapidly, making the surrounding air crackle.
A cold sweat trickled down Toyokawa Sakiko's face.
"Milotic, use Dragon Pulse... huh?"
Milotic's body trembled, but it didn't move.
Its body was paralyzed and unable to move. In the end, it could only take Raichu's Thunderbolt head-on.
"Hoo..."
It couldn't withstand the powerful current. Milotic's body was electrocuted and unable to move, collapsing to the ground.
"Milotic?!" Toyokawa Sakiko rushed over.
"Oops, I overdid it." Satoru felt a bit of a headache, not expecting Milotic to get paralyzed at such a critical moment.
Helpless, Satoru decided to go check on Milotic's condition first.
But just as he was about to go to Sakiko's side, he was drawn in by Furiko's voice.
[Alright, ehehe~ Satoru-baby, my Satoru-baby (drools), I'm starting to want to do strange things~]
"Stop being weird!"
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