Chapter 245: The House-Slave of Three Forms
At this moment, with the match on the field still raging, Luna, as a player, couldn't help but let her mind wander.
A wave of gratitude towards Arthur surged within her!
If it weren't for this miraculous boy suddenly appearing, pointing the way for her and helping her find her original aspiration, she might still be muddling along, continuously catching new Pokémon for the sake of getting a main player position, completely at the mercy of the club's manipulation.
Having come to her senses, it was as if she had just woken from a long dream. She felt a sincere sense of regret and relief.
She regretted having let down so many Pokémon in the past year or two.
She was relieved that her awakening had not come too late.
As a Bug-type Pokémon, Beedrill's lifespan was very short. If she had waited a few more years, she might never have had the chance to bring Beedrill onto the arena stage again.
A thousand words converged into a single sentence: Thank you, Arthur!
"BANG!"
A muffled sound of an energy explosion promptly brought Luna's mind back to the present.
This strong and independent woman pinched the bridge of her nose and took a deep breath. Without time to wipe her eyes, she was already refocused on the match.
"Fall back, Beedrill!"
This one "Return" had already produced an exceptionally outstanding effect.
Afterward, the cooldown-locked Beedrill retreated, naturally rotating with its teammate.
The next moment, Togekiss, which had been providing cover from above, dove down.
"Togekiss, use Heat Wave!"
The two Pokémon cooperated with each other, attacking alternately to maintain the pressure and rhythm!
Originally, Bella had even intended to directly use the ultimate move "Fire Blast"; Togekiss had this Fire-type ultimate move in its skill reserve.
However, after the white light of "Return" shone, she knew it was no longer necessary.
That "Return" from Beedrill was too explosive; it was almost like an internal detonation for Tangrowth. Compounded with the damage from several previous "U-turns," now she only needed to deliver a light finishing blow.
Using "Heat Wave" was already a very safe choice.
If she were to use the ultimate move "Fire Blast," she was even worried that a misstep might burn Tangrowth to death right on the stage…
Sure enough, the very next second after Togekiss flapped its wings to summon the scorching whirlwind, the referee very quickly raised his flag, afraid that a Pokémon death would occur if he delayed his verdict.
"Tangrowth is unable to battle—"
At the same time, Excadrill seized the opening while Beedrill was in cooldown and came spinning in with "Horn Drill," seemingly making a last-ditch effort.
However, Beedrill managed to withstand it.
Then, after only four or five seconds—
"Beedrill, Substitute!"
Luna commanded again!
Regrettably, the cooldown for "Return" was not long. In terms of its tier, it wasn't a particularly advanced skill, far from an ultimate move. The explosive power just now was just an isolated case.
With "Substitute" out, Beedrill smoothly escaped from Excadrill's sharp claws. Afterward, Togekiss, having finished its job, glided down at a low altitude. The moment it arrived, it happily flapped its wings and let out a cry.
"Follow me~"
At this, the owner of the Excadrill completely despaired.
He had hoped to take advantage of the opening when Tangrowth was knocked out to force a kill on one of the opposing Pokémon and even the odds, but unfortunately, this wish had now come to nothing.
Next, once the opponent regrouped, how the hell could he win a one-on-two!
And so, not long after, he really did take out his ball.
Because Excadrill had also fallen, and it was time for him to recall it…
With that, the entire match was over!
The Sea Carp Team ultimately won both of the doubles matches, successfully completing the comeback!
With a final total score of 7 to 4, they defeated the Ghost Dragon Team, who were in the same tier as them.
Thus, after the first six matches of the season, the Sea Carp Team's record stood at four wins and two losses. Their record was generally still in the first tier, which left the club quite satisfied.
This result largely dissipated the anger of the coaching staff, and they didn't pursue the matter of Luna disobeying the tactical arrangement and swapping out her Pokémon on her own initiative after the match.
Luna was completely unconcerned about this.
She had never been the type of soft, obedient girl. Even if the coach did investigate, she wouldn't care.
Bella unconditionally supported her best friend, silently giving her a thumbs-up.
Arthur naturally had the same attitude.
Elijah and Fang Shiwei were new to the team and didn't dare to say much.
Asher was still in his suspension period, so his opinion was invalid.
And so, the matter was concluded with everyone in the doubles division happy~
Afterward, everyone went back to their routines: debriefing what needed to be debriefed, training what needed to be trained.
Arthur also needed to step up Greninja's learning of "Rest."
Although he had thought of the tactic of using his own weakness as bait, and the record of his swift kill of Nidoking in the last match was probably enough to deter many teams, one still needed to be strong oneself to forge iron. Plugging this weakness was ultimately the best solution.
Fortunately, their next opponent was not strong, a bottom-tier league team, which meant Arthur still had a relatively ample amount of time for training.
However, this ample time was only for one match.
Because in the match after that, they would once again have to face a strong enemy!
Another team belonging to the Kubfu "Big Three" alongside the Demon King Team: the Jinchan Team!
There was an interesting little story about this team: the team image they had originally set for themselves was Shedinja, a special Pokémon colloquially known as the "Ghost Cicada." Its body was brown, which corresponded with their team name "Jinchan (Golden Cicada)," so it could be said to be very fitting.
However, later on, after they, along with the Demon King and Yankee teams, formed the "Kubfu Big Three," the netizens, in order to fit the "Big Three" moniker, forcibly changed their team image.
In the early years, these three "Big Three" teams weren't so disappointing and had also had a glorious period of gaining fans, so the earliest images of the "Big Three" teams were very domineering.
The Demon King Team's earliest image was Mega Charizard X, and the Jinchan Team's earliest image was also Mega Venusaur!
At that time, their team posters would have a small "Ghost Cicada" drawn next to Mega Venusaur to defend their original image.
Later on, after many ups and downs, Kubfu's performance in the T1-level Champions Cup became worse year after year. People's memories of championships grew more distant, and along with it, the public perception of the "Big Three" teams also declined steadily.
Although under their mature commercial operation model, they still had many loyal fans, there was no shortage of haters either.
And so, several years ago, with the push of a group of "enthusiastic netizens," the images of the Demon King, Yankee, and Jinchan teams were changed again!
They were changed to one of the relatively least popular starter trios: Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile.
Thus, the Jinchan Team got its third team image: Chikorita when they lose, Meganium when they win.
From then on, in the mouths of online haters, this team gained a very affectionate nickname: "The House-Slave of Three Forms"!
(Translator's Note: This is a pun on the famous historical insult "三姓家奴 (sānxìng jiānú) - House-Slave of Three Surnames," used to curse the warrior Lü Bu for his disloyalty in serving three different masters. By changing "surname" to "form," the haters mock the team's changing image.)
It could be said to be very amusing.
When Arthur first heard this story, he also burst out laughing.
But jokes aside, as a veteran "Big Three" team, Jinchan's strength was still not to be underestimated!
(End of Chapter)
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