Chapter 68: Combination Move! Aqua Meteor!
Cloyster opened its hard shell. Icicles suddenly began to form on the spikes of its outer casing and shot, one after another, toward Gyarados.
"Gyarados! Dive into the water!!"
At the command, Gyarados dove head-first into the pool.
The icicles all lost their target. Some smashed onto the platform, while others splashed into the water.
Buffered by the pool, the force of the icicles began to weaken the moment they hit the surface. By the time they reached Gyarados, their power was less than a tenth of what it had been.
Gyarados's dive immediately put Cloyster in a passive position.
Cloyster's main method of movement was to suck water into its shell and jet it out for propulsion. On the platform, this method was obviously useless.
But if it actually dived into the water... it would be delivering itself right into Gyarados's mouth.
"Gyarados! Use Hyper Beam!"
"What! Cloyster! Quick, dive into the water!!"
Luke's heart jumped. Hyper Beam's 150 base power was no joke. Cloyster definitely couldn't take a hit from that!
He didn't dare hesitate for a second and immediately had it leap into the water.
Seeing this, a wicked smile uncontrollably tugged at the corner of Kenji's mouth.
"Now! Gyarados! Pin it with Iron Tail! Then hit it with repeated Crunches!!"
"BOOM!!!—"
As he spoke, the calm water surface suddenly burst open. A thick, metallic tail shot out, wrapped around Cloyster, and yanked it under.
"CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!"
A series of sounds, like metal striking metal, echoed from beneath the surface.
Gyarados didn't know Hyper Beam at all. That shout just now was purely to scare Luke.
Gyarados did have a high-power special move, but it was the 110-power Flying-type move, Hurricane.
By jumping into the water, Cloyster, which had been on the platform, had no time to react before being forcibly pulled into Gyarados's "gentle" embrace.
"Cloyster!!"
Luke took a step forward, trying to see what was happening under the water.
But the next second, a figure burst through the surface and was thrown through the air.
"THUD!!—"
It was Cloyster.
But at this moment, its hard shell was wide open, revealing the body within. Its eyes had already turned into swirls.
It had clearly lost its ability to battle under Gyarados's "loving" barrage.
"Cloyster is unable to battle! Gyarados is the winner!"
The referee raised his red flag and declared the result.
"Ding! LV.34 Gyarados defeated LV.38 Cloyster! Congratulations, Host, for receiving +14 Gold!"
"Ding! Spoils of War triggered! Congratulations, Host, for receiving an additional reward! +50 Gold!"
Whoa? Kenji raised an eyebrow.
A Professional-level battle gave 10 Gold. Plus the bonus from [Giant Slayer], every level higher gave a 10% Gold increase. Four levels was 40%, so 14 Gold was correct.
What surprised Kenji was that [Spoils of War] had given him 50 Gold in one go.
Added together, that was 64 Gold. The future was looking bright!
Luke, with a serious face, recalled his Cloyster and took out a second Ultra Ball.
"Go! Jolteon!"
"E-on!!—"
A small, yellow beast with spiky fur appeared on the battlefield.
It was the member of the Eevee family that evolves using a Thunder Stone: Jolteon.
Jolteon
Level: LV.40
Ability: Volt Absorb (When hit by an Electric-type move, it takes no damage and restores HP.)
Potential: C+
A level 40 Jolteon, huh.
"Jolteon, I'm counting on you for this battle!"
Luke looked a bit nervous as he called out to his Jolteon.
"E-on...—"
Jolteon's reaction was quite cold. It didn't seem to want to acknowledge Luke at all.
This surprised Kenji, and a strange guess formed in his mind.
This guy... he hasn't fully tamed this Jolteon yet, has he?
"Gyarados, do you want to keep fighting?" Kenji asked.
"ROOOAR!!!—"
Gyarados didn't turn around, simply answering Kenji's question with a roar brimming with fighting spirit.
"Jolteon! Use Thunderbolt on the water!!"
"Gyarados! Fly up into the sky!!"
The moment Jolteon appeared, Kenji had seen through Luke's plan.
Water conducts electricity. Therefore, the water field wasn't just a paradise for Water-types; it also made Electric-type moves much easier to land.
"SHWAAA!!!—"
Hearing Kenji's command, Gyarados didn't hesitate for a second, launching itself into the air and taking flight.
Gyarados stayed in the water on normal days because it liked to, not because, like some Pokémon, it couldn't fly and was forced to.
"E-ON!!!—"
A terrifying bolt of lightning erupted from Jolteon's spiky fur and surged into the pool.
The entire pool was instantly filled with crackling electricity, the calm surface dancing with light.
"Gyarados! Combination Move!! Aqua Meteor!!!"
"ROOOAR!!!—"
In the air, Gyarados heard Kenji's command and arched its body. It was instantly covered in a sheath of water. At the same time, inside the water, a faint green barrier appeared in front of it.
"BOOM!!!—"
The next second, Gyarados executed Waterfall. An explosive, terrifying force burst from its massive body.
But this time, the Waterfall wasn't going upstream. It was a downpour, crashing straight toward the Jolteon below.
From a distance, it looked just like a meteor made of water streaking across the sky.
And this... was the move Gyarados had been practicing for so long.
Aqua Meteor!
First, it flies high into the air, then uses the explosive power of Waterfall, combined with its own gravity, to crash down on the opponent from above.
Its power, on top of Waterfall's original base, is increased several times over!
However, this move also has a huge recoil. That's why Protect was added as a base, to form a layer of self-protection.
Maintaining Protect and Waterfall at the same time is extremely difficult. Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken even an S+ potential Gyarados so long to learn it.
This was the first time Kenji was using this move in an actual battle.
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