"Beedrill? Is this Red's starter Pokémon?"
"Beedrill is the partner I caught when I was seven. It has already been with me for three years."
After listening to Red's explanation, Koga also raised his vigilance and carefully observed Beedrill's every movement.
Although Crobat possessed an absolute advantage in attributes, Koga still did not dare to be careless, because Beedrill was Red's starter Pokémon.
"X-Scissor!"
Beedrill launched the first attack. Crobat below was suddenly struck. Just as Aya was still confused about how Beedrill had created a clone to attack, she realized that Beedrill's previous position had only been an afterimage left behind by its high-speed movement.
"Absolute attack and absolute speed?!" Koga murmured.
"Crobat, use Air Slash!"
Sharp wind blades were released from Crobat's wings, rapidly closing in on Beedrill's position.
"Use Pin Missile!"
Beedrill crossed its twin stingers and released countless sharp needles as well. The needles collided with the incoming wind blades, producing an explosion that formed a cloud of mist.
"Use Aerial Ace now!"
Beedrill's figure blurred again and suddenly appeared behind Crobat.
"Quickly use Wing Attack!" Koga said urgently.
(I didn't expect brother to be suppressed…)
Aya's shocked gaze moved back and forth between Red and Beedrill. She faintly sensed that their expressions were gradually synchronizing, as if Red was Beedrill and Beedrill was Red.
Before Crobat could react, Beedrill used high-speed movement again to avoid the attack, then followed up with Aerial Ace that struck Crobat's vital point. With the Sniper Ability boosting it, the strike nearly left Crobat unable to defend itself.
"I never expected Crobat's proud speed to be suppressed. This momentum feels like…"
Even though he had not sensed Red releasing any domain, Koga could still vaguely feel some kind of domain suppressing both him and Crobat.
(Is his domain already so powerful that merely leaking a trace of it is this terrifying?!)
Despite the unfavorable attribute matchup, Beedrill's attacks were still so fierce that Crobat began dodging in fear, not daring to take any hit head-on, afraid of being caught in Beedrill's continuous slashes.
"Crobat, use Acrobatics!"
Crobat suddenly darted around in a strange, playful manner, attempting to seize an opportunity to sneak attack Beedrill's weakness. However, the cautious Beedrill was not deceived by Crobat's surface disguise and still crossed its twin stingers, fully prepared for defense.
The impatient Crobat had no choice but to attack directly, but its wings were blocked by Beedrill's twin stingers.
"This is bad. Crobat, get away quickly. Don't let the poison stinger at the end hit you!" Koga said anxiously, afraid that Beedrill would use this opportunity to drain Crobat's stamina.
"Don't worry, Mr. Koga. My Beedrill doesn't like using the poison stinger at the end. It prefers the ultimate sensation of battle. I hope Crobat's strength can satisfy Beedrill," Red said calmly, telling Koga not to be so nervous.
"Cough, cough!"
Koga couldn't help coughing a few times. Noticing Aya's disdainful gaze, he felt momentarily embarrassed.
(Brother's Crobat already reached the level of a Champion-tier Pokémon, didn't it? So why is it still being suppressed so badly by this guy's Beedrill?)
Aya was deeply puzzled. Crobat clearly held an absolute attribute advantage, yet it had not gained even the slightest benefit against Beedrill.
"Crobat, use Supersonic at close range to interfere!"
The piercing noise penetrated Beedrill's ears at close range. Feeling the sharp pain, Beedrill used brute force to knock Crobat back, then flapped its wings to create distance and used Pin Missile against it.
The Pin Missiles struck Crobat's body, forcing the piercing noise to stop.
"Beedrill, use Fury Attack!"
"Crobat, use Wing Attack!"
Beedrill and Crobat rushed toward each other simultaneously, continuously striking with their stingers and wings. A contest of strength unfolded.
"Crobat, use Brave Bird now!"
Blue flames covered Crobat's body. The confronting Beedrill also sensed the danger.
"Use Giga Impact!"
Air currents gathered before Beedrill, colliding with Crobat covered in blue flames.
Compared to Red's calmness, worry was clearly visible on Koga's face. When he saw Beedrill gradually falling into a disadvantage, he secretly let out a sigh of relief.
"Unfortunately, Mr. Koga. Beedrill's strength isn't that simple," Red said, subtly reminding Koga not to relax too soon.
The suppressed Beedrill suddenly erupted with a powerful aura, reversing the situation and suppressing Crobat instead, directly knocking it down to the ground. The sharp pain from landing made Crobat unable to flap its wings to fly.
Beedrill, due to the side effects of using Giga Impact, temporarily fell into a stiff state as well. Both Pokémon stayed where they were, silently adjusting themselves.
A few seconds later, Beedrill regained the ability to move first and flapped its wings to arrive in front of Crobat.
Crobat trembled rapidly, trying to recover control of its wings as quickly as possible, but the deadly twin stingers had already arrived before its eyes.
"X-Scissor!"
Beedrill crossed its twin stingers and unleashed X-Scissor. The impact pressed Crobat into the ground, creating a spider-web-shaped crater.
Crobat trembled as it tried to struggle back into the air, but suddenly its eyes dimmed and its entire body went limp, collapsing on the ground.
"Crobat… has lost the ability to battle!"
Aya announced the result with a trembling voice. She could hardly believe that her most admired brother had lost to Red, who had only come to challenge today. Red was even younger than her—this was the hardest fact for Aya to understand.
"Hoo—"
Koga first exhaled a heavy breath calmly, then covered his face and thought silently for a moment.
"As expected of the strong trainer praised by Lance as the future Champion. Lord Red, I have completely lost to you. It seems my strength still needs improvement."
"Not really. This is simply Beedrill's own effort. It doesn't have much to do with me," Red said modestly, telling Koga not to doubt his strength too much.
"I had originally planned to step down from the position of Fuchsia Gym Leader after some time and pass it on to my sister Aya. But I have been hesitating about whether Aya's strength is truly enough to take on the role of Gym Leader," Koga said slowly.
"What do you mean, brother? I've been working very hard too!" Aya said unhappily.
"After being defeated by Lord Red, I finally understand how inadequate my own strength is. Even Mr. Giovanni, the strongest Gym Leader in the Kanto Region, did not take the position of Elite Four. How could I step down from my position so quickly?" Koga said.
(Giovanni… It's been quite a long time since the Silph Company incident…)
Red suddenly felt nostalgic about his battle with Giovanni—the kind of fight that completely stimulated his neural reactions.
He had no intention of belittling Koga, but as Giovanni's long-time opponent, Red understood very clearly just how terrifying Giovanni's true strength was. At present, no one in the Kanto Region could defeat him.
(But one day, I will definitely defeat him completely!)
Thinking of this, a blazing fighting spirit appeared in Red's eyes, making Koga curious about what kind of person could cause such a calm Red to show such passionate emotion.
"I plan to train again. After this Indigo Conference ends, I will consider whether to take the position of Johto Region Elite Four!"
After the match ended, Red used the Power of Viridian to restore Pidgeot's stamina. When he noticed Koga's slightly embarrassed expression, Red's lips curled upward as he also used the Power of Viridian on Weezing.
'Damn you!'
The first thing Pidgeot did after waking up was attack Weezing, wishing to fight it for three hundred more rounds. It had been on the verge of victory, yet Weezing had used a dirty trick. That truly made Pidgeot furious.
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