Chapter 621: The Water Dragon Drill
In the first round, Luna naturally sent out her strongest ace: Empoleon.
And the item she chose was Weakness Policy!
"Is she going all in? Choosing Weakness Policy means she plans to trade blows, but the opposing Medicham has a Mega form."
The item Weakness Policy triggers when the Pokémon is hit by a super-effective move, giving the Pokémon a temporary but powerful buff, significantly boosting Attack and Special Attack!
The effect is strong, but the cost is high.
Because the buff from Weakness Policy lasts a very short time, to maintain it, one must constantly tank super-effective attacks.
A moment of carelessness could easily lead to sudden death.
Moreover, Empoleon wasn't a Pokémon known for exceptional defense. It would be more reasonable and common for a Tyranitar to carry Weakness Policy, but for an Empoleon, it was truly a gamble.
"Heh."
Sure enough, the opponent let out a scornful sneer right from the start.
Weakness Policy?
You're looking down on my Medicham's damage output!
"Mega Evolve, then use Acupressure!"
The opponent confidently unleashed the power of Mega Evolution at the start.
Then Medicham used the move Acupressure!
By stimulating its own pressure points to unleash potential, it was one of the few buff moves with an extremely short chant time.
However, the downside was that the direction of the buff was random.
It was a case of "hit wherever, get whatever," pure luck.
Then, with a flash of light, Medicham's eyes shone brightly, its aura rising.
"It seems Acupressure boosted Special Attack, which is a bit useless."
The commentator judged based on the visual effect.
This was good news for Luna.
"Jump into the water, approach the opponent, use Steel Wing!"
Empoleon actively entered the water pool half of the field.
Medicham didn't dodge either, standing on a floating board, waiting leisurely for the opponent's arrival.
"Catch it barehanded! Then close in with a shoulder bash, use Force Palm with a one-inch punch!"
Upon receiving the order, Medicham clasped its hands together, catching Empoleon's Steel Wing slash firmly.
Then it leaned sideways, slamming its shoulder into Empoleon's chest!
At this moment, all the professional players' eyes widened, afraid of missing any detail.
The result of this collision was crucial!
Because everyone could roughly estimate whether Empoleon could withstand the intensity of Medicham's offense!
Medicham's ability is Pure Power, an exclusive ability only Medicham can possess.
It is also an extremely strong ability for duels!
Pokémon with this ability become more flexible, and their short-range power generation is more rapid, with extreme explosive power!
In open spaces and wide-ranging battles, this ability might not be as effective as Huge Power.
But in close-quarters combat within narrow spaces, the boost from Pure Power might even surpass Huge Power!
Being able to go toe-to-toe with Huge Power, known as a championship ability, showed how powerful Pure Power was.
Combined with the stat boost from Mega Evolution, the Grand Master main player's Medicham was practically invincible in close combat!
This was also why many people weren't optimistic about Luna bringing Weakness Policy in this round—
Facing Medicham's terrifying attack power, could Empoleon really hold on?
After the shoulder bash, Medicham quickly pressed close and threw a punch!
Force Palm, a Fighting-type short-range strike that required no run-up or power-generating distance, was particularly suitable for Medicham with Pure Power, almost their signature move.
Empoleon, already weak to Fighting, vomited blood on the spot after taking this punch, knocked off its feet and sent flying into the air.
Its body bowed like a shrimp.
"As expected, it was too forced..."
At this moment, even some in the Kubfu player rest area couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
The live audience and foreign commentators commented sharply.
"This young player from Kubfu is indeed a bit naive. Looking at this, even if Empoleon triggers Weakness Policy, it's useless. Medicham will likely knock it out in three or four punches."
"Exactly, it seems this round will end quickly."
A world-class main player from a veteran powerhouse team, wielding the strongest ace with Mega power, the attack intensity was truly astonishing!
"Sister Luna..."
Bella clenched her fists nervously.
Was it really going to end like this?
"Keep pursuing, Medicham! Stay close!"
But just then!
"Use Whirlpool!"
Luna didn't give up; on the contrary, her face was still full of fighting spirit!
Taking advantage of the water pool field, Empoleon instantly summoned a thick water tornado soaring into the sky, wrapping itself and forcing back the pursuing Medicham.
"It's useless. Whirlpool is okay for trapping, but the damage is limited. Medicham can end the match in three punches. What's the point of using such a trapping move at a time like this?"
"Indeed, not to mention her Whirlpool is centered on her own Pokémon. She must be panicking completely."
Foreign viewers and netizens mocked Luna unscrupulously, seemingly convinced she was powerless to reverse the situation.
However, Luna's command wasn't disorganized at all, unaffected.
"Spin, Empoleon! Use Drill Peck!"
Medicham had originally chosen to retreat temporarily, stepping on the floating boards out of caution.
Unexpectedly, this gave Empoleon ample freedom to perform!
Subsequent events proved: the opponent's underestimation of Luna was extremely unwise!
Medicham should have risked taking some damage to rush into the Whirlpool and interrupt Empoleon's casting!
But in that brief moment of hesitation, the opponent missed the opportunity.
Empoleon started spinning!
He was making moves!
His own rotation drove the surrounding water tornado to spin, their speeds gradually synchronizing. The water currents gradually attached to Empoleon, like armor, or a storm possessing him.
Then, in the blink of an eye, Empoleon descended upon Medicham's head with the momentum of a water tornado defying the heavens!
Whirlpool, originally only used to trap people, was driven by Empoleon and attached to himself!
At this moment, the high-speed spinning Empoleon seemed to transform into a cyclone tornado, first rushing high into the sky, then diving down!
Drill Peck and Whirlpool combined perfectly to form a Water Dragon Drill.
BOOM!
A loud noise, and a monstrous wave rose in the pool!
"My god!! Oh my god!! What did the Kubfu player do?! The water tornado swallowed Medicham!! Is this Drill Peck? Impossible, right?! Can someone tell me what the hell just happened?!"
The commentators, who were calm and collected just now, commenting that Medicham could end the match in three punches, all screamed, jumping up and down excitedly, incoherent.
Like a group of jumping monkeys.
They've seen everything? (Scratch that)
They really haven't seen this scene.
Only in the Kubfu rest area, everyone looked thoughtful upon seeing this, then turned their heads in unison to look at Arthur sitting in the back row.
Meeting everyone's gaze, Arthur stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table.
"That's right, I designed this move with her. The idea was referenced from Greninja's Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist."
Everyone suddenly realized.
Sure enough!
"I said this move looked familiar. The operation of wrapping water currents around the body, I can't say it's very similar, only exactly the same."
At this moment on the field, Otter Team captain Warren was also shocked.
"Luna developed a new move, why didn't I know?!"
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