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Eddie looked at Green's impressive strategy and could only give her a thumbs up in admiration.
"Hehe~~ I can only assist you in this battle. Greninja is the main force here~~"
"But since I'm providing support, I won't just watch the main attacker take heavy damage. I can at least do this much."
Green accepted Eddie's praise calmly and spoke with obvious pride.
Eddie hadn't released his other Pokémon to join the fight because Greninja had specifically requested to battle alone.
However, Greninja found assistance from Blastoise acceptable since it was purely supportive.
Greninja remained the primary fighter, engaging fierce enemies by itself. It naturally felt that having some backup made the battle more manageable.
But if Eddie were to release his other Pokémon, it would mean they were "stealing the spotlight," and there would be no clear distinction of who was supporting whom.
Regarding Greninja's mindset—or rather, the competitive nature that all of his Pokémon had developed—Eddie felt somewhat helpless. After all, it was his own influence that had shaped them this way.
Because Eddie was battle-hungry in his pursuit of growth, his Pokémon had also become eager for combat. This was how Pokémon naturally reflected their trainer's characteristics.
This was also why there were so few people in this world who truly despised Pokémon. Even the most villainous individuals regarded their Pokémon as family.
"Anyway, now that Blastoise has helped defend against that attack, Greninja has its opening!"
"Greninja! Use Water Shuriken!"
While using Thunder, Dragonair had to continuously channel energy to maintain the lightning in the sky.
This meant it couldn't move freely unless it abandoned the attack entirely.
But even Eddie hadn't expected Blastoise's intervention, let alone Dragonair.
Eddie was able to seize the opportunity instantly and command Greninja to launch another assault.
However, Dragonair's reaction wasn't as quick, which was understandable for a wild Pokémon.
If it had a trainer, it could receive commands to react appropriately to changing situations.
Unfortunately, it was on its own and had to rely solely on its instincts.
By the time it realized something was wrong, Greninja had already hurled an enormous Water Shuriken toward it.
Water Shuriken was typically an extremely fast, multi-hit attack—small but continuous strikes.
But in the hands of Greninja after its bond evolution, this move transformed into a powerful single attack.
After all, how could such a massive shuriken lack power?
In the anime, Ash had defeated countless powerful opponents using such huge Water Shurikens. Even Mega Sceptile had fallen to this technique.
"Fuwu!!"
Dragonair didn't realize it needed to cancel its attack until the enormous Water Shuriken was right in front of it.
But it was too late—the attack had already connected.
The powerful Water Shuriken dealt significant damage to Dragonair, causing it to cry out in pain.
"It's badly hurt! Now's our chance! Greninja! Blizzard!"
"Quack!!"
Seeing Dragonair severely injured, Eddie pressed the advantage. Greninja naturally understood Eddie's intent.
It took a deep breath and exhaled, sending a fierce blizzard streaming from its mouth toward Dragonair.
Once again, Dragonair failed to react in time. Not only was it still reeling from the previous injury, but the pain was overwhelming its ability to respond properly.
Meanwhile, the Dratini behind it was shivering from the cold, looking as though it might freeze solid.
Dragonair couldn't and wouldn't retreat.
Because it wanted to protect its child.
"Fuwu!"
Using every ounce of strength it had left, Dragonair created a Light Screen.
It wasn't for its own protection, but to shield the Dratini.
Then it continued to stand protectively in front of Dratini, facing Greninja's incoming Blizzard attack.
But just as Dragonair was about to take Greninja's final blow and collapse, it heard a voice.
"Blastoise! Go block that attack!"
Green seemed unable to bear watching and directly ordered Blastoise to intercept for Dragonair.
Blastoise's expression looked ready to cry as it approached Greninja once more with grim determination.
Then, like a member of a suicide squad, it positioned itself directly in front of Greninja.
Earlier, it had come to Greninja's aid to help defend against the Thunder attack.
This time, it came to Greninja to help Dragonair defend against the Blizzard attack.
The situation seemed somewhat ironic, but Blastoise didn't understand the contradictions. It only knew that it was serving as a shield in this battle—a very unfortunate one at that.
However, this time the attack wasn't an Electric-type move like Thunder that was super effective against it, but an Ice-type move like Blizzard that it could resist.
Blastoise thought this would be easier and that it would take less damage.
However, Blastoise seemed to have forgotten something crucial—something that even Green had overlooked.
Because Green had also forgotten, she didn't have Blastoise use Protect again.
Greninja had just used a Water-type move and severely damaged the Dragon-type Dragonair, which was stronger than Greninja and resistant to Water-type attacks.
Why did Blastoise, who was much weaker than Greninja, think it could withstand an Ice-type move from Greninja?
Perhaps the battle situation had changed too rapidly, and both Green and Blastoise had temporarily overlooked this critical detail.
But regardless of the reason, it seemed Blastoise was about to face disaster.
No, it should be said that disaster had already struck.
When Blastoise positioned itself in front of Greninja, the Blizzard engulfed its entire body.
With crackling sounds of ice forming, Blastoise was frozen solid by Greninja's Blizzard and immediately toppled over.
"Ding! Gardevoir gained experience! Level +2, reaching level 48!"
"Ding! Blastoise gained experience! Level +2, reaching level 48!"
"Ding! Venusaur gained experience! Level +2, reaching level 48!"
It seemed that the elite-level peak Blastoise at level 49 had provided substantial experience. Gardevoir and the others had gained two full levels.
Although Blastoise had fallen, it had successfully blocked the attack and, incidentally, caused the usually composed Greninja to return to its normal form.
At that moment, everyone present—both people and Pokémon—stared at the frozen and fallen Blastoise in prolonged silence.
Although they felt the situation was somewhat awkward, they all inexplicably felt the urge to burst out laughing.
"Pfft~~Hahahaha!!"
Eddie was the first one unable to contain himself. Even though he had received disciplined training, he really couldn't help it this time.
"Blastoise, even though I'm your trainer, I can't help it either!"
"Hahahaha~~~~"
Green couldn't help herself either. Even though this situation was caused by her own orders, she couldn't stop laughing.
As Eddie and Green led the way in bursting into laughter, the other Pokémon couldn't restrain themselves either.
"Quack, quack, quack~~~"
"Buey~~~"
"Fuwu~~~"
"Mmmmm~~~"
Each Pokémon's call was different, but at this moment, the meaning behind their cries was remarkably similar.
They were all laughing out loud.