Chapter 199: Bellossom!! Enters the Stage!
The match had barely begun, and Xie Mu had already lost two Pokémon.
Slaking's second punch not only shocked the audience and delighted Kenji, but it also dealt a severe blow to Xie Mu's morale.
Reflect plus Protect managed to block the first punch, but they crumbled under the weight of the second.
The moment Medicham fell, Xie Mu recalled it and instantly threw out his next Pokémon, acting as if he feared Kenji would recall Slaking if he delayed even a second.
"Go!! Wobbuffet!!"
"Wobbuh~~~ ffet!!!"
A blue, blob-like Pokémon with a black tail and one hand perpetually saluting its forehead appeared on the battlefield. Wrapped around its head was a distinctive red sash.
A Focus Sash. An item that prevents the holder from being knocked out in one hit if they start at full HP, leaving them with exactly 1 HP.
It essentially granted the holder the Sturdy ability. It was a powerful, expensive, and consumable held item.
Wobbuffet!!!
[Wobbuffet]
Level: 49
Type: Psychic
Ability: Shadow Tag
Potential: A-
Wobbuffet's eyes were squinted shut, giving it a perpetually cheerful appearance. However, the black tail behind it had eye-like markings. That tail was its most vital part; because it hated light, Wobbuffet usually lived in pitch-black caves.
Wobbuffet was generally a low-threat Pokémon. In fact, it was less dangerous than a Caterpie.
If you met a grumpy Caterpie in the wild, it might try to tackle you.
But if you met a Wobbuffet? You could walk into its den, hug it, and sleep next to it, and it wouldn't attack you. You could slap it in the face, and it would just salute you.
Of course, Wobbuffet wasn't purely pacifist. If it just endured everything, the species would have gone extinct long ago.
If it felt threatened, it would retaliate with Counter or Mirror Coat.
But the one thing you absolutely could not touch was its tail. Wobbuffet would not tolerate even a scratch on its tail.
If anyone attacked the tail, Wobbuffet would unleash a frenzied revenge, seeking to take the attacker down with it at all costs.
It rarely got angry, but when it did, it aimed for mutual destruction.
Shadow Tag... Kenji felt a headache coming on. No wonder Xie Mu was so quick on the draw. He was terrified Kenji would switch out.
Shadow Tag: Prevents the opponent from switching out or fleeing.
It was a broken ability. In his past life, combined with a fast Mega Gengar, "Perish Trapping" or "Destiny Bond trading" was a notorious dirty tactic.
And Wobbuffet.
Bad news: It can only learn four moves.
Good news: One of them is Destiny Bond.
Sure enough, the moment Wobbuffet hit the field, its little black tail began to tremble. A thick aura of dark energy poured out from the tail, rushing toward Slaking.
Destiny Bond!!
Facing the surging curse, Slaking simply lay half-reclined on the ground, looking too lazy to move.
"Slaking!!"
Restricted by Truant, Slaking heard Kenji's command but didn't budge.
The dark aura enveloped it, drilling into its body.
A sinister, unbreakable contract was forged between the two Pokémon.
With Destiny Bond active and Shadow Tag preventing escape, Slaking was doomed to faint the moment Wobbuffet did.
Kenji had no choice. If Slaking didn't have Truant, he was 100% confident he could have KO'd Wobbuffet before Destiny Bond activated.
But unfortunately, there were no "ifs."
Kenji hadn't found a way to completely remove the Truant ability yet.
Because of this laziness, Destiny Bond was a hard counter to Slaking.
It was a pity Xie Mu had gotten greedy earlier, thinking Medicham could win, which resulted in him wasting a perfectly good fighter for nothing.
...
A few minutes later, after two solid bonks from Slaking, Wobbuffet was knocked out. As it fell, Slaking's stamina instantly drained to zero. It swayed slightly and collapsed alongside its opponent.
"Wobbuffet and Slaking are both unable to battle!! This round is a draw!!"
"Contestant Xie Mu has lost three Pokémon first! We will now enter the halftime intermission!!"
As Slaking fell, the audience erupted.
This was the first time in the entire National League that one of Kenji's Pokémon had actually been knocked out.
Since Xie Mu lost three Pokémon first, the halftime break began.
Xie Mu would choose the field for the second half.
Strangely, during the break, Xie Mu disappeared. He didn't return to the lounge.
When the second half began, Xie Mu stood on the trainer's platform wearing a new glove.
Kenji's eyes were immediately drawn to the gemstone embedded in the glove, shimmering with rainbow light.
That was... a Key Stone!!!
Xie Mu looked excited, making no attempt to hide the Key Stone on his hand.
For the venue, Xie Mu chose the classic Standard Battlefield.
"Battle... Begin!!!"
"Come on out! Bellossom!!!"
"Go! Meowstic!!"
In front of Xie Mu, a blue, cat-like Pokémon with white eyes and red pupils appeared, standing on two legs.
In front of Kenji, a Pokémon resembling a dancing hula girl with a skirt of leaves appeared.
Bellossom!!!
[Bellossom] (4-Star)
Gender: Female
Level: 61
Type: Grass
Base Stats Total: 670 (Modified)
(HP: 100, Atk: 110, Def: 130, SpA: 125, SpD: 135, Spe: 70)
Abilities: Healer, Solar Power
Moves: Quiver Dance, Petal Blizzard, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Petal Dance, Teeter Dance, Synthesis, Leech Seed, Giga Drain, Moonlight, Moonblast...
Items: Blue Buff, Rabadon's Deathcap, Jeweled Gauntlet
Potential: Limit...
"Li~~~~~~"
Bellossom entered the stage, spinning gracefully. She raised her little hands, a joyful smile on her face, dancing like a flower fairy.
As she danced, the temperature in the arena began to rise.
A combo move of Sunny Day and Quiver Dance!!!
Prayer of the Sun!!!
Integrating a weather move into another move to form a combo was even harder than the Protect combo used by Gyarados.
On the other side, Meowstic watched the dancing Bellossom and... blushed.
Your opponent is buffing up right in front of you, and you're standing there blushing like a teapot?!
Xie Mu, linked mentally with his Pokémon, mentally screamed. He hurriedly ordered Meowstic to act while Bellossom was still dancing.
Meowstic's eyes glowed with dark energy.
Nasty Plot!!
Just as Bellossom finished her Prayer of the Sun, Meowstic completed its Nasty Plot first, thanks to its ability, and immediately started a second one.
[Meowstic (Male)]
Gender: Male
Level: 49
Type: Psychic
Ability: Prankster
Potential: A
Another Prankster user...
"Solar Beam!"
"Li!!! —"
The flowers on Bellossom's head glowed white, gathering energy rapidly.
Under the harsh sunlight, it took only one second to charge.
BOOM!!! —
A condensed beam of solar energy blasted toward Meowstic.
At that moment, Meowstic finished its second Nasty Plot. Suddenly, a red light shot from Xie Mu's Poké Ball, intercepting the Solar Beam from a different angle.
BOOM!!!! —
The Solar Beam struck.
Blinding light swallowed Meowstic's position, forcing everyone to look away, unable to see what was happening inside the explosion.
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