Without needing Axel to explain, Gym Leader Shasha already knew that this Gardevoir of Axel must be more specialized in the Fairy type.
Otherwise, there would be no need to force him to switch in the Incineroar, which is immune to Psychic.
"Damn, this trainer is so dirty!"
The moment Gardevoir appeared, the crowd beside the battlefield exploded.
"I thought he was just dirty in tactics, didn't expect him to be this dirty as a person too."
"This Gardevoir is probably more skilled in the Fairy type, so the Gardevoir faked a move, making the opponent send out Incineroar."
"Feel sorry for Gym Leader Shasha's third match, it was originally almost a guaranteed win."
Hearing the surrounding commotion, Axel didn't show much expression, just maintained a smile while looking at Gym Leader Shasha.
'Actually, they all got it wrong, I brought Gardevoir up absolutely not to hit you with Fairy-type moves.'
'Emmm... it's because I want to use Aura Sphere.'
Shasha took a deep breath, her proud chest instantly showing great volume.
"Axel, I admit your psychological tactics are impressive."
"But what I want to say is, as a trainer, actual strength is more important."
"Although your Fairy type can deal non-reduced damage to Incineroar, Incineroar is immune to your Psychic-type attacks."
"Incineroar and Gardevoir at most are just neutral to each other."
"If you're ready, let's begin the battle."
Axel smiled. His Gardevoir is very specialized, and currently barely has any Psychic-type moves, okay?
Does Confusion count?
"Alright!"
The moment Axel's voice fell, Incineroar immediately let out a roar.
Intimidate ability activated, a ring of descending light appeared on Gardevoir's body.
Axel's eyes lit up, 'No wonder Gym Leader Shasha was so proud, this Incineroar actually has a hidden ability!'
'Just don't know if this guy knows Parting Shot and Fake Out?'
'If it knows both, then it's really a bug-tier tiger.'
But luckily, this is the last battle for both, so even if Incineroar knows the powerful debuff skill Parting Shot, it's fine, and Axel didn't bother checking its stats.
Anyway, Shasha just got played by him once, so if Incineroar inherited these moves, it's very likely they'd get a free Fake Out.
Sure enough...
"Incineroar, use Fake Out!"
Incineroar's two sharp front claws clapped together, rapidly rubbing out a ball of white energy.
That ball of energy appeared in front of Gardevoir almost instantly, transforming into a pair of white palms, smacking hard into Gardevoir's face.
Slap!
A faint red mark immediately appeared on Gardevoir's beautiful face, and her gaze visibly turned cold.
For Gardevoir, this move didn't do much damage, but the humiliation was extremely strong.
'You dare slap me in the face in front of my trainer, not caring about my feelings?'
'Very well!'
A red light flashed in Gardevoir's eyes, her body slowly floated into the air, the power of Aura within her surging wildly.
Axel: "???"
'I haven't even given a command yet? Why are you moving on your own?'
'This might be bold, but it's not strong!'
As a mature man who has trained with Gardevoir, Axel knows that only after enough foreplay can the most powerful attack be launched.
Status and debuff moves are essential.
"Gardevoir, use Confuse Ray!"
"Incineroar, use Flamethrower!"
Axel and Gym Leader Shasha issued commands almost simultaneously.
Gardevoir conjured a deep purple energy in her hand, just a glance was enough to make people feel dazed.
Incineroar, on the other hand, roared madly, small sparks appearing from nowhere in its mouth.
Under the intense Fire-type energy inside it, the temperature of the entire arena rose rapidly.
A rotating, magma-like fiery ball appeared before Incineroar's mouth, on the verge of condensing into a towering fire pillar.
But just as it was about to unleash the fire pillar from its mouth, a dark light quietly descended.
Gardevoir's casting speed was faster than Incineroar's.
After being hit by Confuse Ray, a trace of confusion flashed in Incineroar's fierce eyes, and a ring of adorable little stars appeared above its head.
It had entered the Confusion status.
Gym Leader Shasha was clearly stunned for a moment.
'Why not a Fairy-type move, but confusion?'
'You went through all the trouble to force me to send out Incineroar just for this?'
'Isn't it the same as confusing a Charizard?'
No time to complain, Gym Leader Shasha began calling out to her Incineroar.
"Incineroar, hang in there, use Flamethrower!"
Incineroar: "..."
'Emmm, master maybe you hang in there yourself, I feel like the confusion today is hitting extra hard.'
'Your tiger is not waking up!'
"Gardevoir, use Fling!"
Axel grinned, decisively using his most practiced combo move.
When he threw out the Toxic Orb, all the trainers present simultaneously fell into a dazed state.
Fling + Toxic Orb?
"Oh no, I feel dirty just watching!"
"Mom, my eyes!"
"This guy is clearly a gifted player, why doesn't he open a Youtube account?"
"This kind of charming tactic, post it online and you'll be set for life!"
The referee froze for a moment, the red card in his hand almost rubbed into white paper.
He really wanted to say Axel broke the rules, but honestly couldn't think of any rule Axel actually violated.
It was just outrageous.
A purple light flashed over Incineroar's body, and within its confused gaze, a trace of pain appeared from nowhere.
It's poisoned.
Incineroar is immune to burns, so Axel didn't have Gardevoir use Will-O-Wisp again.
He could take advantage of Incineroar's confusion to get another free hit.
"That's enough Gardevoir, now use Aura Sphere!"
"Garde~"
Gardevoir's hair whipped around as she let out a satisfied cry.
She had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
'That slap must be avenged!'
A faint blue energy surged from her body, a kind of Fighting-type energy, but distinct from it—Aura.
In the entire Pokémon world, Aura is considered a very powerful energy.
Its representative is the Lucario clan.
It is said that if this ability is mastered to the extreme, it can even rival the power of gods.
"This is possible?", Watching the Aura Sphere fly toward Incineroar, Shasha nearly bit through her little white teeth.
She originally thought this Gardevoir specialized in the Fairy type.
After being tricked into sending out Incineroar, she had already gotten angry once in advance.
But now it seems, all that anger was wasted.
This Gardevoir is indeed a Psychic + Fairy-type Pokémon, but it doesn't use any Psychic or Fairy-type moves.
'If you like playing dirty this much, why not go for Ghost-type or Poison-type?'
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