Chapter 605: Reversal at Death's Door
The Platinum captain's Trevenant also had a good understanding of Hex.
Normally, this move required manual contact with the enemy to detonate the status condition within them, causing massive damage.
Even a Pokémon of Specter's caliber usually cast it in this standard way.
But his Trevenant had uniquely trained this move to the point where it could be unleashed from a distance!
The Champions Cup was a stage for the strong, and every participant here was exceptional. Many had unique modifications to their moves.
But this time, the Platinum captain's signature Hex failed...
The reason was that Swampert, with a single roar, miraculously expelled the toxins at the last moment!
Like shedding armor, blood spurted from his body, and the purple toxins were expelled along with it!
"My god! This is a miracle!"
Even the local commentator was stunned.
"Is this really possible? expelling poison on your own? Isn't that cheating?"
A Sinnoh audience member raised a question.
But friends from other regions in the audience quickly replied.
"It's not cheating. It is possible. When a Pokémon's willpower breaks through its limits and the bond with its trainer is strong enough, there is a very small chance they can break free from status conditions on their own, while briefly maintaining their peak combat form!
"The probability of this happening is extremely low. No one dares to bet on this in the arena. It's a miracle, but not cheating."
At the same time, everyone in Starlight and Frost shared the same view.
"This is a miracle! Even Roman probably didn't expect it."
Just as that audience member said, no trainer dared to actively bet on such a low-probability event in the arena because it was too unstable.
But miracles are gifts from fate to those who refuse to give up!
The Ancient Power miracle didn't trigger, but Swampert, with his iron will, triggered an even bigger one!
Even his charging speed increased because of it!
Because what was important about this miracle wasn't just dispelling the status condition, but also briefly locking his state in peak combat form!
The impact of the pain was temporarily suppressed to a minimum.
Close in, and Ice Punch slammed down with heavy force!
At the same time, due to Swampert's sudden acceleration, the Platinum captain's judgment failed again.
At the moment of contact, Trevenant's cooldown hadn't finished yet.
Greed for a Hex backfired...
After taking a punch, the Platinum captain ordered, "Trevenant, Wood Hammer!"
Starting with a Grass-type ultimate move!
But Roman predicted his command again.
"Lean back, tackle its left leg!"
Before the match, Roman had also studied his opponent and analyzed that the opponent's Trevenant was accustomed to using its right hand for Wood Hammer, Horn Leech, and Branch Poke, while using its left hand for Shadow Claw.
Swampert dodged to the right, face to face, perfectly avoiding the opponent's right-hand smash.
Then he leaned down and tackled!
Trevenant lost its balance, and Wood Hammer missed completely!
Missing an ultimate move was fatal in any level of competitive confrontation!
"Yes!!"
The Kubfu audience went wild!
Swampert's counterattack was about to begin!
Meanwhile, in the Wild Card rest area, Leo was also watching this life-and-death battle of his compatriot.
His teammate couldn't help but tease him.
"Leo, a miracle like the one Swampert just pulled off probably won't be seen in your Pokémon for ten thousand years."
Swampert's current miracle required tough willpower, unyielding fighting spirit, and a bond and determination to firmly respond to the trainer. These were obviously unrelated to Leo's training philosophy.
If others exploding with power was a small probability, for him, it was absolutely zero probability.
But Leo didn't mind his teammate's teasing.
"Everyone walks a different path. My victory doesn't need to pray for miracles."
He continued to watch the live screen intently, saying no more.
But no one knew what he was thinking inside...
Soon his new teammates lost interest in teasing him.
Because on the live screen, Roman's current battle was truly eye-catching!
If the previous duel between Swampert and Beautifly was Roman exploding as a trainer, repeatedly outplaying the Platinum captain's operations with predictions.
Then the battle between Swampert and Trevenant right now was Roman and Swampert exploding together!
Trainer and Pokémon achieved a miraculous unity at this moment!
After the brief miracle state ended, Swampert had already dragged Trevenant into the same exhausted state as himself!
The wetland's slow meant neither Pokémon could escape!
Even using Substitute to teleport away wouldn't get them far; they would soon be caught up!
No Pokémon could leave!
This was a fight to the death!
But stalling for life was always a specialty of Grass-type Pokémon. With Ingrain and Leech Seed, Trevenant still managed to stubbornly pull back the situation bit by bit after missing the first round of ultimate moves.
Until another close encounter, the Platinum captain seized the opportunity and shouted: "Trevenant, use Wood Hammer!"
This time, Swampert couldn't react in time to dodge.
He had exited that miracle state where he felt no pain or sluggishness...
But Roman still didn't give up. "Use Endure!"
Normal-type move Endure: Allows the Pokémon to withstand any damage without fainting for a short time, maintaining combat capability throughout the move's duration.
Last chance!
Endure allowed Swampert to successfully withstand this wave of Wood Hammer, but the next ten seconds or so of the move's duration were his last chance...
"Trevenant, retreat first!"
The Platinum captain didn't intend to fight an enemy with locked HP to the death.
"Swampert, chase while using Screech!"
But Swampert chased relentlessly!
Endure triggering combat continuation would immediately refresh the cooldown, but it also meant the Pokémon was truly at death's door.
The last ten seconds!
Once the time was up, Swampert might just collapse on his own without Trevenant needing to do anything...
But Roman still didn't give up on himself.
"Catch up, use Liquidation!"
Surprisingly, at the last moment, Roman abandoned the super-effective Ice Punch against Grass-types and chose a normally ineffective Water-type move instead.
"What? Why use a Water-type move?! A mistake? A fatal mistake!"
Some spectators jumped up.
But on the field, Swampert roared and caught up with Trevenant, smashing a fist wrapped in water with immense force—
Bang!
Pfft!!
First a dull thud of impact, water pouring in!
Then water erupted from all over Trevenant's body, tearing apart large patches of its bark!
The water truly liquidated Trevenant, an effect very similar to Arthur's Greninja's Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.
This punch was earth-shattering!
No one expected its power to be so terrifying!
Trevenant, its bark cracking all over, made a few crunching sounds of decay.
Then it crashed down...
With this strike, Swampert actually reversed the match at death's door!
Arthur smiled, the first to realize the secret.
"Torrent ability."
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