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"Let me explain the battle format. The Durian Gym is a doubles tournament, but there's a special rule... that is, if either of our two Pokémon is unable to battle, we lose," said Ruri.
This rule is indeed very special. In a normal doubles match, if one of the two Pokémon loses, the other can continue to battle.
One of the double battle strategies proposed by Ruri is to focus fire on one Pokémon during the battle, and victory can be achieved by defeating it.
"I understand, we can begin," Xiao Mao said.
"Alright, let's begin." Without further ado, Ruri threw out the Poké Ball.
"Go, Marowak! Alakazam!"
Great!!
【LV52 Gala Gala♀/Near-King】
【LV54 Alakazam ♂/Elite Four】
Both of Liuli's Pokémon are strong, especially Alakazam, which has the potential to become an Elite Four member and is comparable to Gary's Alakazam.
"Eevee, Blastoise, you guys go!" Gary threw out a Poké Ball as well.
"Kami!"
"Bah!"
Blastoise emerged from its Poké Ball, while Eevee ran onto the field.
Blastoise and Eevee are tall and short, fat and thin, forming a stark contrast that creates a strong sense of difference.
"Blastoise and Eevee, what a strange combination," Ruri murmured.
The battle begins.
"Marowak attacks Eevee with Bone Boomerang, and Alakazam uses Psychic to assist Marowak's Bone Boomerang," Ruri immediately commanded.
Marowak threw its bone club at Eevee, and Alakazam used its Psychic ability to accelerate the club's flight. It was clear that Ruri intended to work together to defeat Eevee, since unevolved Pokémon are generally considered weaker...
"Eevee, Dig!" Gary quickly issued the command. "Blastoise, use Rain Dance."
Boom!
Eevee immediately burrowed underground to dodge the rapidly approaching bone club, while Blastoise completely ignored the bone club and used Rain Dance, instantly covering the field with a layer of dark clouds and a light drizzle.
"Bang!" a voice.
The flying bone spun back and hit Blastoise's shell, causing no pain whatsoever. The bone club that hit its target was also manipulated by Alakazam's psychic powers and flew back into Marowak's hand.
"Blastoise, use Hydro Pump on Marowak!" Gary's target was clear: Marowak.
"Kami!!"
Blastoise aimed its cannon at Marowak and fired two water jets, but Alakazam didn't give it a chance, blocking in front of Marowak and using Light Screen to try and block the water bubbles.
Bang! !
The water cannon hit the light wall, shattering it. The impact of the water cannon also knocked back Alakazam and Marowak.
"Such powerful force!!" Ruri was also secretly shocked, not expecting that Blastoise's Water Cannon was so powerful.
Boom! !
Before Ruri could react, Eevee burst forth and arrived right behind Marowak.
"The water flow has broken!" Xiao Mao shouted.
"Watch out behind you! Use your bone club to block!" Liuli shouted hurriedly.
Gala Gala was very experienced; without even turning its head, it swung its club backward, and bang! The water blade collided with the bone club.
"Gara!!" Gara Gara was shocked. The bone club in his hand had disappeared... no! It had been knocked away.
"Bee." Eevee spun around, its tail forming a water blade of water power, which struck Marowak's belly and sent it flying into the sky. After the attack, Eevee found itself unable to move. Alakazam used Psychic to bind Eevee.
"Water cannon!" But Xiao Shi's command immediately panicked Liuli.
Liuli was startled. The Water Cannon was the strongest water-type ultimate technique. If it hit Galaga, it would definitely defeat it.
"Alakazam, hurry and rescue Marowak, use Light Screen!" Ruri shouted urgently.
Because of the battle rules, both sides lose if one of their Pokémon is defeated, so Ruri must protect Marowak, otherwise she will lose.
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"Bah!"
Ibrahimovic suddenly felt free from restraint and was about to attack Alakazam when Alakazam suddenly vanished from its spot.
Suddenly, Alakazam appeared in front of Marowak and created several light walls for defense. However, these light walls shattered like ordinary glass in front of the Hydro Cannon, and the powerful water cannon instantly engulfed Alakazam.
Meanwhile, Gara Gara plummeted towards the ground, escaping the water cannon's attack and narrowly escaping death.
"call...!"
Alakazam has some special defense, and with the damage reduction from Light Screen, it managed to withstand the Hydro Cannon, but it still suffered considerable damage.
Liuli finally had a chance to catch her breath, but she wasn't going to take that chance. The Water Cannon had side effects; Blastoise's energy was disrupted, making it temporarily unable to move. This was the perfect opportunity to attack.
"Use Thunderbolt and Stone Edge on Blastoise!" Ruri focused her attention on Blastoise for a short time, hoping to KO it instantly.
"Ibrahimovic attacks Marowak with Waterfall!" Gary retorted.
Eevee charged towards Marowak, its entire body covered in water, and pounced on Marowak with astonishing force. Marowak, however, was busy attacking Blastoise with Stone Edge and had no time to pay any attention to it.
boom! !
boom! !
An explosion and a crash were heard.
Blastoise landed both Thunderbolt and Rock Smash, and Eevee also knocked Marowak away.
"Is it over?" Ruri looked at the Blastoise shrouded in black smoke. Being hit without warning had caused serious damage.
After all, real combat is not a game. If you punch someone's arm, you won't cause much damage, or even any damage at all. But if you hit someone's head or vulnerable parts, the damage will be much greater.
Therefore, in real battles, Pokémon will take more damage when attacked without warning.
Suddenly, the black smoke dissipated, revealing Blastoise's body.
"It withstood..." Liuli frowned. She hadn't expected that Xiao Mao's Blastoise could withstand this attack. Its defensive ability was too strong.
"Use Water Pulse to attack Alakazam and Marowak simultaneously," Gary immediately commanded.
BOOM!! BOOM!!
Blastoise fired a water ball from each of its two cannons, aiming at Alakazam and Marowak respectively.
Alakazam was in a real bind. It had already expended too much of its mental energy taking care of Marowak, but the two were one entity, and either of them losing meant defeat. Alakazam immediately used Instant Transmission to instantly take Marowak to the sky.
Blastoise is like a cannon, constantly firing Water Pulse. Teleport is very taxing on mental energy, and even Alakazam can only use Teleport a limited number of times, with a limit of 20 times.
These 20 uses are only for Alakazam's own use. If you bring Marowak along, it can only be used up to 10 times.
Eevee kept staring at Alakazam, who was constantly teleporting. Eevee seemed to be able to sense the fluctuations in psychic power. Alakazam teleported again, and Eevee suddenly disappeared from its original spot. Then, Eevee, Alakazam, and Marowak appeared in the same place.
Eevee appeared beside Alakazam and Marowak, immediately waving its tail and using Water Power to quickly form a water blade that slashed out.
Bang! !
The surging water blades struck both Alakazam and Marowak simultaneously, sending them flying.
"Kami!!"
Without hesitation, Blastoise seized the rare opportunity and fired its water cannon.
Bang! !
The water cannon hit Alakazam and Marowak accurately, sending them flying more than ten meters away. The two Pokémon lay motionless on the ground, their eyes darting around, having been defeated at the same time.
"Alakazam and Marowak are both unable to fight."
Xiao Mao was also quite surprised. He originally planned to defeat Marowak, but Alakazam always shielded Marowak from damage, and in the end, they were both defeated.
After the battle, Ruri handed the Ruri Badge to Shigeru.
[Ding! Mission complete. Rewards have been sent to your inventory.]
After handing the badge to Shigeru, Ruri asked curiously, "Your Pokémon are very strong. I'd like to know why your Eevee can teleport?"
"My Eevee doesn't teleport; it uses imitation to master teleportation," Gary explained.
"So it was imitation." Ruri suddenly realized, she was still wondering why Eevee could even master teleportation.
The skill Teleport is so powerful that even Psychic-type Pokémon rarely master it. Even Eevee's evolved form, Espeon, cannot learn Teleport.
Gary's Eevee came up with the idea of using Imitation to teleport, naturally because he had stayed with Professor Oak and seen Gary's Alakazam use teleport, so he learned it from him.
Unexpectedly, in this battle against Ruri, Eevee will be fighting Alakazam, so Eevee naturally uses Teleport to attack.
After answering Ruri's questions, Xiao Mao stayed at Ruri's hotel. Since he had defeated Ruri, he didn't have to pay for the accommodation.
Upon entering the room, Xiao Mao couldn't wait to see what the randomly awarded skill learning devices and items were.
[Premium First Strike Claw (When equipped, grants a 40% chance to attack first when a Pokémon uses a skill.) x1.]
[Gravity Permanent Skill Learning Device.]
"First Strike Claw...!" Seeing that the battle-affecting item rewarded by 897 was First Strike Claw, Xiao Mao felt that this item was rather useless.
The First Strike Claw still has some use in the game. After all, the game is turn-based, and each person attacks once, so it comes down to who is faster. The First Strike Claw can ignore speed, making it a very good item in PVP.
However, in real Pokémon battles, even if the priority claw is triggered, it only makes the Pokémon move a little faster. So this item is somewhat useful for Pokémon that move slowly, but not very useful.
Shigeru's assessment of the Gravity skill was so-so.
The Gravity skill is used to restrict a Pokémon's flight. If a Pokémon knows how to change the magnetic field, it can counteract the suppression of gravity. However, this skill can be used to assist Pokémon training, allowing Pokémon to conduct physical training in a gravity environment, which is quite beneficial.
"Next up is the Orange League. Hopefully, the rewards will be better this time." Shigeru decided to set off for Orange Island tomorrow morning.
...!
Orange Island is home to the Orange League headquarters. Once you obtain four Cross Badges, you'll be qualified to challenge the Chief Trainer.
Under the bright sun, Shigeru arrived at Citrus Island on his Moltres.
"Hello, my name is Gary, and I'd like to challenge the Orange League's top trainer." Gary entered the Pokémon Center and directly asked Nurse Joy for a challenge to the top trainer.