Chapter 410: Perverts Have Rights Too
Afterward, Simon was in a situation of "when it rains, it pours."
Just as he was trying to have his Palossand use Shore Up to recover, as luck would have it, the paralysis triggered.
This time, Specter didn't even have to do anything to stop him; he just seized up on his own.
The failed Shore Up only made the already grim situation worse.
"Use Bulldoze!"
Helpless, Simon still had to command a normal Ground-type attack.
But this time, it was Arthur whose grasp of the environment was sharper!
"Specter, float up!"
In the last round, he hadn't accurately timed the end of Gravity, and had been caught off guard by the suddenly airborne Shuckle.
But this round, the tables had turned. Arthur was paying much closer attention to the changes on the field, while Simon, under the immense pressure of the situation, had overlooked it.
The Gravity field had just expired!
The Levitate ability was back. Gengar could fly!
With this one ascent, the ground-hugging energy waves of the attack hit nothing but air.
"Shadow Claw!"
Specter swiped down with a claw, once again tearing the Palossand into three pieces!
This time, the sand took noticeably longer to reform.
His opponent was on its last legs…
The Ghost type is weak to itself. Every one of Specter's attacks was a critical hit on the Palossand's weakness!
And besides, its own raw power was inferior to Specter's.
This time, even Sage Hwang couldn't save him.
"It looks like the winner is about to be decided! Simon's performance in this round has been absolutely praiseworthy! He's had some very brilliant plays. But in this matchup, he needed to gain much more of an advantage to have a chance of winning. The opposing Gengar is, after all, Arthur's ace!"
This time, even the Sage's words had no effect.
It was probably because this time, he wasn't making a prediction about the future, but merely summarizing the established facts.
The Sage's magic, it seems, can only affect the future, and cannot yet distort the past.
His partner also chimed in.
"Indeed. As a counter-pick, it's expected that they will have a type or playstyle advantage. If they didn't have these advantages, they wouldn't have been chosen as a counter-pick. In this situation, just trading evenly is not enough to support them in defeating the opponent's ace!"
At this point, Sage Hwang decided to stop talking about the match altogether.
"But don't you think a large part of this is because Arthur has too many strong aces? If Arthur only had one ace Pokémon, I think Simon would have had a chance in this match!"
"Sigh! So the question is, why does a young player in his first year as a main singles player have so many top-tier aces?"
"Yeah, why?"
In the stands, the Blaze Team's fans were so frustrated they wanted to tear up their tickets.
Why? How the hell should I know why?!
And Arthur's fans at this point were so happy they wanted to put their hands on their hips and ask everyone they saw: Hey, why do you think that is?
You can only say that the joys and sorrows of people are not interconnected…
Simon's fans just thought the two commentators on the field were being noisy…
After this one Shadow Claw, the situation on the field was basically on a countdown.
"Specter, Taunt!"
To be safe, Arthur added a Taunt, giving his opponent absolutely no chance!
After all, in a skill-less confrontation, Specter was consistently beating down the Palossand. He wasn't in a hurry to lose a little bit of damage.
A successful Taunt would seal the Palossand's Shore Up, Gravity, and even a potential Protect, leaving the opponent with no room to maneuver.
The Palossand, which was already struggling to reform its body, had no time to turn its head and dodge the Taunt. It was hit by the mental suggestion on the spot.
Now, the commentators had basically sentenced Simon to death. There was nothing more to say.
"Using Taunt in an advantageous situation, Arthur really doesn't give any chances!"
"He's infuriatingly solid!"
Actually, in the current state, he had a good chance of one-shotting the Palossand with an ultimate move.
But Arthur would rather choose the safest play, not giving his opponent a chance to block an ultimate with Protect or stall for its life with Shore Up!
He was too solid!
So solid that even Simon wanted to call the police!
"Use Giga Drain!"
Helpless, he could only have his Palossand use an attacking move with a recovery effect, hoping to heal a little bit.
Unfortunately, Grass-type moves are not very effective against Gengar, and his Palossand wasn't very skilled with this move.
You can't say the effect was meaningless, but it was like a drop in the bucket.
"Specter, Hex!"
Then, Arthur had Specter use a high-level skill again.
Hex deals damage comparable to an ultimate move against an enemy suffering from a status condition!
The paralysis effect on the Palossand had never been cured.
Taunted!
Unable to defend!
The curse explodes!
Sand splatters!
This time, the sandcastle was completely shattered, and for a long time, there was no sign of it reforming.
The referee decisively raised his flag—
"Palossand is unable to battle!"
The second round was won!
At this, Simon let out a dejected sigh.
There was no chance.
With this round lost, he had absolutely no chance.
His Dusclops with the Eviolite was tough and could stall, but it lacked offensive power!
His ace, Shuckle, had been traded one-for-one by Arthur's Greninja. It had not achieved its desired effect. With that, his entire strategy had plunged into the abyss of disadvantage…
His original plan was to have his Shuckle win the first match and then wear down one of Arthur's subsequent aces, to pave the way for his other Pokémon.
But the result—
The Shuckle had only managed to get one claw swipe out of Specter.
And then, in this round, his Palossand had also failed to win from a disadvantaged position.
Could his Dusclops win two in a row? Could it win them all?
Probably not. It's very blue…
During the halftime break, Simon stood silently for a long time, still unable to think of a way to win.
"So, how on earth did this kid train his Pokémon? Where did he get so many powerful aces? Where did this one Gengar and this one Charizard come from? Damn it!"
Simon, who was usually so refined, couldn't help but curse.
My life is so hard!
In the end, his brilliant and exquisite command and operation had failed to turn around the huge strategic disadvantage.
He had lost…
And with that, the singles segment was over. Starlight and Frost had once again taken the lead, temporarily ahead by one point.
Backstage, Simon collapsed into his chair, dejected.
But his teammates were all smiling and comforting him.
"It's fine. You weren't shut out. You only lost by two points."
Simon said angrily, "I'm a堂堂 All-Star main player, a veteran who has dominated the arena for over a decade, a famous figure who has competed in the Champions Cup! Against an eighteen-year-old rookie, is my only goal to just not be shut out?!"
He spoke with great passion, as if his ambition soared to the clouds.
But his teammates all just threw up their hands, their smiles very mischievous.
"Otherwise?"
"Otherwise?"
"Otherwise?"
"..."
Simon was depressed.
"You guys are enough!!"
In terms of atmosphere, the Blaze Team was also quite cheerful, not a hint of pressure.
It was just hard on Simon.
On the field, he was getting mind-gamed by his opponent. Off the field, he was getting mind-gamed by his teammates…
Perverts have rights too, damn it!
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