Chapter 181: Debut! Electivire!
Although Su Wan was representing Sichuan Academy, she was actually a native of Sujiang. Thus, her personality carried the gentle tenderness typical of women from the Jiangnan region.
Despite being a woman, amidst the cloud of experts at Sichuan Academy, she had not only fought her way out to qualify for the National Collegiate League but also ranked within the top three among all of Sichuan Academy's contestants.
As Kenji took the stage, Su Wan bit her lip lightly, looking at him nervously.
Please don't be Tyranitar...
Su Wan prayed silently in her heart.
Although the Water-types she specialized in held a type advantage over Tyranitar, the mere thought of that behemoth made Su Wan feel that the so-called type advantage was pale and powerless.
Moreover, if one really wanted to talk about type advantages, Wei Xinhong's Fighting-types had a 4x advantage over the Rock/Dark Tyranitar.
Yet the result was simply Tyranitar taking them down one punch at a time.
"The match... begins!!!"
With the referee's announcement, the battle started.
"Go!! My darling!!"
"I choose you! Electivire!!"
Patter patter patter...
"Pel!!!~~~~"
The red light in front of Su Wan dispersed, and a Pokémon with white feathers and a massive beak appeared in mid-air.
It was the pillar of Rain Teams, the weather setter that Rain sweepers relied on most—the "father."
Pelipper!!!
Among ordinary Pokémon, only two possessed the Drizzle ability.
One was Pelipper, and the other was Politoed (evolved from Poliwhirl holding a King's Rock).
Comparing the two, Pelipper was not only easier to evolve, but it could also learn U-turn.
Therefore, the vast majority of Rain Teams chose Pelipper as their weather setter.
"Ele-chug!!!—"
Crackle, snap...
On the other side, in front of Kenji, Electivire beat its chest, emitting the crackling sounds of jumping electricity and letting out a roar.
Electivire!!
This was the third Pokémon Kenji had revealed in this tournament!
Having witnessed the one-punch-kill Slaking and the monster-like Tyranitar, everyone understood that none of the Pokémon in Kenji's hands were simple.
This made the audience incredibly eager to see Electivire's performance.
Kenji and Electivire looked up in unison at the dark clouds gathering in the sky.
A light drizzle began to fall, pattering down.
It soon wet the entire battlefield.
Rain, huh? Interesting.
Electivire (4-Star)
Gender: Male
Level: LV.51
Type: Electric
Base Stats: 720
Abilities: Motor Drive, Galvanize
Moves: ...
Equipment: Hand of Justice, Edge of Night, Infinity Edge
Potential: Limit
Rainy weather didn't just boost Water-type Pokémon.
It also provided a certain boost to Electric-type Pokémon.
In the game, the effect was boosting the accuracy of Thunder to 100%. In realistic battles, the boost was even greater. Not only did the accuracy of Thunder increase significantly, but the power of Electric-type moves also received a certain enhancement.
The probability of Electric-type moves causing paralysis also increased greatly.
On the other side, Su Wan looked at Electivire on the field and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Thank goodness. Compared to the ten-meter-tall, monster-like Tyranitar, Su Wan was much more willing to face Electivire.
Moreover, if defeat was inevitable, losing to Electivire (who had a type advantage over her Pelipper) seemed less embarrassing than being swept 1v3 by Tyranitar (whom she had a type advantage over).
Su Wan thought to herself, a bitter smile tugging at the corner of her mouth.
"Pelipper, U-turn!"
"Pel!!!—"
Pelipper opened its large beak and cried out. It chose not to attack Electivire directly. Instead, it spread its wings, dove down, and then flew up into the air. In mid-air, the Ultra Ball in Su Wan's hand automatically released a beam of red light, recalling Pelipper.
U-turn: The user attacks and then switches places with a party Pokémon.
Pelipper using U-turn without attacking Electivire directly was an extremely correct choice.
After all, Pelipper was there mainly as a weather setter. Being Water/Flying type, it had a 4x weakness to the Electric-type Electivire.
If Electivire landed a Thunder Punch, Pelipper would be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
Of course, the main reason it succeeded was that Kenji hadn't commanded Electivire to attack yet, simply letting Electivire stand by and watch Pelipper's performance.
As Pelipper returned to its Pokéball, another Pokéball automatically opened, and a red light flew out.
"Draaa..."
A Pokémon resembling a seahorse, with horns on its head and fins on its back, hovered on the battlefield.
Patter patter...
Raindrops hit the Pokémon's scales, reflecting a noble and deep luster.
Kingdra!!!
Kingdra
Level: 48
Type: Water/Dragon
Ability: Swift Swim
Potential: A
Kingdra! A noble Dragon-type Pokémon with a base stat total of 540. Except for HP and Speed, every one of its base stats is 95.
It evolves from Seadra using a Dragon Scale.
In ancient times, Kingdra scales were offered to royalty. Even in modern times, shed Kingdra scales are sought after by many wealthy families and crafted into various exquisite art pieces.
Aside from its beautiful appearance, Kingdra is an excellent sweeper in Rain Teams.
Its slightly lackluster speed is perfectly compensated for by the Swift Swim ability.
The Dragon typing meant Kingdra was no longer checked by Electric-type Pokémon, leaving it with only two weaknesses: Dragon and Fairy.
"Kingdra, use Whirlpool!"
"Draaa!!!—"
Su Wan took the initiative to command Kingdra to attack.
Kingdra let out a cry. The water elements in the air began to surge, and a vortex of water rapidly began to form around Electivire.
"Electivire, use Quick Attack!!"
"Ele-chug!!!—"
Since Kingdra had made a move, Kenji commanded Electivire to act.
Electivire strode forward, snakes of lightning churning all over its body, emitting crackling snaps. It charged straight at the water vortex that was enveloping it.
"BANG!!!!"
Electivire, surrounded by lightning snakes, smashed straight into it. With a boom, the forming Whirlpool collapsed instantly, turning into a puddle of water on the ground.
"Ele-chug!!!—"
Smashing through the whirlpool, Electivire didn't slow down. It turned into a bolt of lightning and charged at Kingdra.
The Quick Attack Electivire used was a true Quick Attack—its entire body wrapped in lightning, making its speed even faster.
Not only was it faster, but thanks to Galvanize, the move became Electric-type, and Quick Attack now carried a paralysis effect.
To be precise, all Electric and Normal-type moves used by Electivire now carried a paralysis effect. Furthermore, the probability of triggering paralysis was extremely high.
Moves that already had a secondary paralysis effect now had a near 100% trigger rate, while other moves had a triggering probability of nearly 80%.
This was a seemingly insignificant change brought about after Electivire reached its Limit potential.
"Use Waterfall to go up!"
Kingdra arched its body slightly, covered instantly by a curtain of water. Borrowing the momentum, it flew straight into the air.
"Thunder!!!—"
At Kenji's command, Electivire, who was about to jump and pursue, paused for a split second. It then raised both hands. Thunder rolled and surged in its palms.
The dark clouds above turned into black storm clouds. Violent lightning brewed within the clouds, seemingly echoing the thunder in Electivire's palms.
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