Chapter 186: Zephyr vs. Kenji
On the other side of the field, Zephyr gazed at Kenji calmly. Just as it was when they first met, a faint smile rested on his face.
Zephyr was the type who perhaps wasn't suited to be a competitive battle trainer, but rather a Pokémon Breeder.
On Zephyr, Kenji couldn't see even a sliver of the thirst for victory.
He was the type who felt that winning was fine, but losing was okay too.
"The match... begins!!!"
The referee raised the flags in his hands and then swung them down sharply.
"Go! Slaking! I choose you, Sceptile!!"
Both sides raised their Pokéballs simultaneously, and two beams of red light shot out.
In front of Kenji, Slaking appeared. It maintained its familiar, lazy posture of half-lying on the ground. After its debut, it sluggishly climbed to its feet, arms hanging low, its dead-fish eyes staring indifferently at the opponent.
On the other side, Zephyr chose to lead with his ace, Sceptile.
However, this time, Zephyr did not choose to Mega Evolve immediately upon entry!
As the Pokémon took the field, neither side chose to strike instantly. Instead, they watched each other warily.
It was no secret that Slaking possessed the ability to teleport behind an enemy.
Seconds ticked by, and the active duration for the Spectral Cutlass's teleportation window was nearing its end.
Finally, Slaking made the first move. The Spectral Cutlass triggered, and its burly body vanished instantly, reappearing behind Sceptile. An iron fist burning with raging flames swung down heavily, creating a terrifying sonic boom that seemed to tear the very air apart.
Fire Punch!!
Just a split second before Slaking's fist landed, Sceptile finally reacted and made a move.
"POP!!!—"
Slaking's fist slammed down onto Sceptile, but Sceptile's body simply burst apart.
Substitute!!!
Like Protect, Substitute was a versatile move that the vast majority of Pokémon could master through learning.
After using Substitute to evade Slaking's Fire Punch, Sceptile swung its arms, launching several leaves flashing with a strange light.
And on those leaves, a dangerous purple glow shimmered.
Toxic had been applied to these leaves!
Toxic-infused Magical Leaf!
After throwing the punch, restricted by its ability, Slaking stopped moving.
The Magical Leaves hit Slaking squarely.
With a low grunt from Slaking, purple spots appeared on its skin—it was clearly badly poisoned.
The move Toxic was simple and brutal: it inflicted the Badly Poisoned status on the opponent.
Unlike regular poisoning, the longer a battle lasted, the deeper the toxin would seep in, and the greater the damage to the victim would become.
"Return, Slaking!"
Kenji raised his hand without the slightest hesitation and recalled Slaking into its Pokéball.
Just as Kenji recalled Slaking, Zephyr also simultaneously recalled Sceptile.
"Go!! Electivire!!"
"Go, Torterra!"
Both Pokémon appeared at the same time.
Kenji chose to send out Electivire, while Zephyr sent out Torterra, which possessed the Ground typing.
Torterra
Level: LV.52
Type: Grass/Ground
Ability: Shell Armor (Protected by a hard shell, preventing critical hits)
Potential: B+
"Rutai!!!—"
Torterra opened its mouth, a green light shimmering over its body as energy began to accumulate in its throat.
Stockpile!!
By stockpiling energy, it simultaneously boosted its Special Defense and Defense.
On the other side, Electivire didn't rush to attack. It slammed its fists against its chest with a roar, stomped heavily, and charged toward Torterra. Its fists erupted into raging flames as it smashed them toward Torterra.
Torterra seemed to have a high mastery of the Stockpile move. Just as Electivire was charging toward it, Torterra completed two layers of Stockpile.
"THUD!!!—"
Electivire slammed a fist into Torterra. The super-effective Fire Punch landed with great force.
As the Fire Punch hit, Torterra took the opportunity to swallow the accumulated energy in its mouth.
Swallow!! Swallowing the stockpiled energy to restore its own stamina!
"Tutai!!!"
Simultaneously, a dark light gleamed in Torterra's eyes.
Torment!! Preventing the opponent from using the same move twice in a row!
With Torment in effect, the flames in Electivire's palm extinguished.
Next, Torterra completely ignored Electivire's subsequent assault and roared at the sky. In the arena, the already bright sunlight grew even more intense!
Sunny Day!
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