Chapter 378: Tournament (Part 2)
"For this tournament, I specifically trained a new partner. Go, Masquerain!"
[Pokémon: Masquerain]
[Type: Bug + Flying]
[Gender: Male]
[Level: Excellent Advanced]
[Ability: Intimidate (Intimidates the opponent upon entry, causing them to flinch and lowering the opponent's Attack)]
[Potential: Quasi-Elite]
[Moves: Whirlwind, Hurricane...]
Ash's mouth curled up slightly. "Masquerain, huh? You've trained it quite well. Eevee, I choose you!"
Choosing Eevee to compete wasn't originally Ash's plan. It was just that Eevee saw May training hard with Bulbasaur, and she got the idea to join in for fun.
And wasn't it just for fun?
Eevee had been trained for so long that its level had long since reached the Elite level. Dealing with opponents at the Gym level or even lower was a piece of cake.
"Eevee?"
When Drew saw Ash's choice, his expression immediately collapsed.
Someone who could be kept out by Ash all the time, acting as his left and right guard alongside Pikachu, definitely had extraordinary strength.
In the spectator stands, that group of PMDM young married women went completely crazy when they saw Ash send out a new Pokémon to compete, their cheering filling the entire arena.
"Masquerain, use Bubble to follow up with Psybeam, and finish with Hidden Power!"
Masquerain sprayed a large amount of bubbles into the air, then used Psybeam to freeze the bubbles in mid-air into ice balls. Finally, a ball of light formed by Hidden Power hit the ice balls, ricocheted back and forth, and flew straight toward Eevee.
This combination of moves, although it didn't hit Eevee, caused Ash's score to drop by a small amount.
"Eevee, use Swift!"
Eevee, with its absolute advantage in level, lifted its head and released a large amount of star-shaped rays, forming a huge vortex that completely neutralized Masquerain's attack, then exploded in mid-air to form a golden rain of dust.
And the moment the dust rain fell, Eevee's figure disappeared from everyone's field of vision.
Noticing this, Drew's heart jumped into his throat, and he shouted: "Masquerain, be careful!"
Masquerain, upon being reminded like this, fell into a state of fear.
Ash smiled. "Eevee, use Shadow Sneak!"
Five dark purple balls of light flew from behind Masquerain, sealing off all its escape routes in the blink of an eye.
As Eevee flicked its tail to remotely control the trajectory of the Shadow Sneak, Masquerain, in order not to get hit, could only obediently follow the movement of the Shadow Sneak.
Thus, a situation appeared on the field where Masquerain became Eevee's marionette.
Seeing this, Drew could only hope that Masquerain could withstand the bombardment of the five Shadow Sneaks.
However, this was all just his wishful thinking. After Eevee got bored, the Shadow Sneaks exploded simultaneously, knocking Masquerain down in one wave.
"Masquerain is unable to battle!"
As the three judges announced the result, Ash successfully advanced to the final round.
"Masquerain, you've performed very well. Rest well now."
Drew had long expected to lose, so he wasn't too sad when the truth arrived. After all, he was someone who only walked the path of a Coordinator, not a freak like Ash who crossed boundaries to steal jobs.
The second match was May versus Tsukiko.
May sent out Bulbasaur, which she had practiced with for two days at the last minute, while Tsukiko sent out Lairon.
According to Tsukiko's own description, many of her ideas were thought up by her daughter, Hoshika, which proved how amazing Hoshika's talent in being a Coordinator was.
The moment the two Pokémon appeared, the result was already revealed.
May's Bulbasaur hadn't been caught for long and had previously been a wild Pokémon living in the forest, so it had never seen such a big scene.
So, seeing the packed spectator stands and hearing the cheers resounding through the venue, it got stage fright, curled up into a ball, and even hid behind May.
Even in this situation, May didn't see the severity of the problem and insisted on having Bulbasaur fight.
In the ensuing battle, Bulbasaur couldn't react to May's commands at all.
The only active attack was when Ms. Tsukiko, following her daughter's concept, let Aron take the Vine Whip damage and then released Thunder Wave along the Vine Whip to paralyze Bulbasaur.
The final result was obvious; May was almost completely crushed.
Rubello Pokémon Contest final stage.
"I didn't expect to meet Mr. Ash on the final stage. I'm so excited!" Tsukiko said excitedly.
Ash said: "Ms. Tsukiko, let's have a match with no regrets."
"Okay!" Tsukiko took a deep breath and threw a Poké Ball: "Go, Lairon!"
[Pokémon: Lairon (Tsukiko)]
[Type: Steel + Rock]
[Gender: Female]
[Level: Gym Beginner]
[Ability: Sturdy (Even if hit by an opponent's move, it will not be knocked out in one hit, and one-hit KO moves have no effect)]
[Potential: Elite]
[Moves: Tackle, Harden, Metal Claw...]
"Eevee, it's your turn!" Ash said.
"Eevee, use Shadow Sneak!"
"Lairon, use Metal Claw!"
Eevee, following the same operation as when it defeated Masquerain, put on a good show of ball control again.
However, Lairon used Metal Claw, actively meeting the Shadow Sneak, and used its claws to slash and strike, neutralizing this wave of attacks.
"Very good, Lairon, use Hidden Power next!"
"Eevee, use Swift."
Lairon used its full strength to unleash Hidden Power, firing several balls of light. Eevee dismissed this with disdain, opened its small mouth, and a large amount of star-shaped rays gushed out, instantly engulfing Lairon and its attack.
Tsukiko shouted with a nervous face: "Lairon, you must hold on!"
"Lairon!"
Relying on its strong will, Lairon managed to withstand Eevee's Swift.
Tsukiko steeled her heart and shouted: "Lairon, use your final Iron Tail!"
"Lairon!"
Hearing this, Lairon dashed toward Eevee, its short tail lighting up with a white glow.
"Eevee, we use Iron Tail too!"
When it came to Iron Tail, Ash didn't think he would lose. After all, Eevee's Iron Tail was taught by Pikachu, that actor mouse who could release Behemoth Bash.
As the two tails collided, Lairon didn't even last more than five seconds before being knocked out by a sweep of Eevee's tail.
"Lairon is unable to battle!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this Rubello Pokémon Contest has appeared... He is our contestant, Ash!" Vivian announced.
"Ms. Tsukiko, I didn't expect you to be so strong once you got into the zone. Your Lairon is also quite well-trained!" Ash smiled and reached out.
"Mr. Ash, thank you!" Tsukiko excitedly reached out and shook his hand.
In the spectator stands, that group of PMDM members saw this scene, their eyes filled with intense envy. At this moment, they wished they could rush up and replace Tsukiko.
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