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"Politoed, use Dragon Pulse."
"Mirror Coat."
Politoed's damage was returned by Wobbuffet with double the power. Wobbuffet was fine, but Politoed couldn't hold on.
"Damn it, this thing is a porcupine, impossible to get a bite on."
Xiao Luoxue finally understood why Ling Wanqiu had said she disliked battling Jiang Chen's Wobbuffet the most.
"Wobbuffet, use Encore."
After using Encore, Politoed was forced to use Dragon Pulse again, and then Wobbuffet used Mirror Coat again to return the damage to Politoed. And it was double the damage.
Unable to withstand the damage reflected by Wobbuffet, Politoed completely collapsed.
"Do you want to continue sending other Pokémon to battle my Wobbuffet?" Jiang Chen asked Xiao Luoxue.
"My strongest Politoed is no match, let alone other Pokémon."
Xiao Luoxue shook her head and recalled Politoed.
"Are you so determined to challenge my Wobbuffet? Don't you know that my Wobbuffet's strength is actually among the top of my Pokémon?"
Don't let Wobbuffet's role as a mascot fool you. Because of the Mysterious Tablet, its strength has been continuously increasing. Wobbuffet has been with Jiang Chen for a long time and has also reached Elite Four level now.
"Then do you want to challenge my other Pokémon?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Forget it, I've lost so much these past two days that I've lost my confidence." Although battling Jiang Chen's Pokémon helped her improve quickly, constantly losing was too much for even the best mindset.
"Ling Wanqiu and I agreed to go to the Pokémon Plaza. Do you want to come?"
"I plan to challenge the Tiānhǎi City Gym today. You two go ahead."
Jiang Chen planned to challenge the gym today. Although there were still several months until the Hidden Dragon Cup Trainer Tournament, it would be reassuring to get the gym badges beforehand. The qualification requirement for participating in the Hidden Dragon Cup Trainer Tournament was to obtain eight gym badges, and not just from small gyms, but from nationally certified gyms.
Every major city has nationally certified gyms, and you only need to challenge eight of them. Gyms vary in strength. Some trainers, in order to get badges, specifically choose to challenge relatively weaker gyms.
The Tiānhǎi City nationally certified gym, however, was not weak. It was even considered one of the strongest gyms in the country. Many contestants participating in the Hidden Dragon Cup Trainer Tournament generally wouldn't come to challenge the Tiānhǎi Gym. It was very difficult; most couldn't win.
However, Jiang Chen naturally chose the one with difficulty. He had no desire to challenge gyms without any challenge. Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue would also participate in this tournament, and the Tiānhǎi Gym was not within their challenge range. Because it was simply impossible to defeat. Without an Elite Four level Pokémon, one couldn't defeat the Tiānhǎi Gym. The Gym Leader would send out Elite Four level Pokémon.
"Go for it, I wish you success in getting the badge. Ling Wanqiu and I will go to the Pokémon Plaza to regain our confidence."
Having just lost to Jiang Chen, Xiao Luoxue felt she desperately needed to challenge a few opponents at the plaza to regain some self-confidence.
The Tiānhǎi Gym was not near the urban area of Tiānhǎi City; it was located in a relatively remote part of Tiānhǎi City. Of course, "remote" was relative.
"Having lived in Tiānhǎi City for so many years, this is my first time stepping into the Tiānhǎi Gym."
Jiang Chen and Gardevoir stood at the entrance of the Tiānhǎi Gym. It was quite grandly built, and there were quite a few people there. However, these people weren't there to challenge the gym; they were disciples of the gym.
"Hello, are you here to register for our gym?" A disciple at the entrance asked Jiang Chen.
"No, please inform the Gym Leader. I'm here to challenge the gym."
Hearing Jiang Chen say he was there to challenge the gym, the disciple was clearly surprised. While there were challengers, it was rare to see someone Jiang Chen's age.
"Please follow me."
He directly led Jiang Chen into the gym, then asked him to wait a moment before going to inform the Gym Leader. Not long after, a burly middle-aged man entered the reception room. He was Ma Hong, the Gym Leader of the Tiānhǎi Gym.
"So it's you, this year's strongest rookie trainer." Ma Hong clearly recognized Jiang Chen. Indeed, Jiang Chen's reputation was quite significant now. Not everyone knew him, but anyone who knew about the Rookie Trainer Tournament recognized Jiang Chen.
"Hello, I'm here to challenge the gym."
"You should be familiar with our gym's rules, right? Six Pokémon are used."
Jiang Chen nodded. Of course, he had done his homework before coming to challenge the gym.
"Follow me."
Following behind Ma Hong, they arrived at the gym's battle arena. It was built with special rocks. This type of rock was extremely hard; even Elite Four level Pokémon would find it difficult to destroy.
"Do you mind if my gym disciples observe the battle? If you do, I'll ask them to leave." Ma Hong asked Jiang Chen.
"It's fine, I don't mind."
Jiang Chen didn't mind having observers. They couldn't affect Jiang Chen anyway.
At this moment, the referee was already in position. Ma Hong looked at Jiang Chen with a serious expression, not underestimating him because of his young age.
"Both sides, please send out your Pokémon." The referee announced from the platform.
"Go, Wobbuffet."
"Hitmonchan, go."
"I didn't expect it to be Wobbuffet." Ma Hong was surprised by Wobbuffet. He knew Wobbuffet quite well. Wobbuffet doesn't attack proactively; it only reflects attacks. Using Wobbuffet is equivalent to giving up the initiative. However, some of Wobbuffet's moves are quite annoying, like Destiny Bond. When it loses its combat ability, it can still drag you down with it.
Ma Hong didn't immediately order Hitmonchan to attack. Wobbuffet itself doesn't attack proactively, so it naturally wouldn't move.
A test of patience was fine. Wobbuffet was most fearless when it came to endurance contests.
"Hitmonchan, first test it with Vacuum Wave."
Upon being attacked, Wobbuffet's body swelled up, and then Mirror Coat doubled the attack back. Hitmonchan, the attacker, instead received double the damage from Vacuum Wave.
"Such a fast reaction." His Hitmonchan's attack speed was considered divine, yet Wobbuffet still reacted and used the correct move to reflect the damage.
"Hitmonchan, Continuous Mach Punch."
"Wobbuffet, use Counter." Jiang Chen ordered Wobbuffet.
He truly wasn't afraid of being hit; he was only afraid of the opponent not attacking. If you don't attack, Wobbuffet really doesn't have many options. Jiang Chen also knew the opponent's goal: to defeat Wobbuffet in one go. It was just that the opponent underestimated Wobbuffet's resilience.
"Thump~!"
Hitmonchan, wearing boxing gloves, fell to the ground. The one who attacked fell instead.
"What, Master's Hitmonchan is down?"
The observing disciples looked at each other, especially those who weren't very familiar with Wobbuffet. It was clearly Hitmonchan continuously attacking Wobbuffet, so how did Hitmonchan end up on the ground?
"Your Wobbuffet is very impressive."
"To be honest, this is my first time seeing such a powerful Wobbuffet."
As a Gym Leader, Ma Hong had many challengers, but this was truly the first time he encountered a Wobbuffet. Attacking Wobbuffet only to lose one's own combat ability left Ma Hong feeling disgusted.
"Come back, Hitmonchan."
He recalled the fainted Hitmonchan. Looking at Wobbuffet, he felt a headache. Although he was surprised to see Wobbuffet at first, he thought he could easily defeat it. But now, it seemed Wobbuffet was not easy to deal with. This Tiānhǎi Gym was a Fighting-type gym. All his Pokémon were Fighting-type. Facing Wobbuffet, which could endure, resist, and reflect damage, was indeed a headache.
"Go, Gallade."
The Psychic-Fighting type Pokémon, Gallade.
"Gallade, use Teleport then Psycho Cut."
Instantly, Gallade body-flickered behind Wobbuffet, and the blade-like part of its elbow struck Wobbuffet. The attack was very sudden; it would be difficult to react under normal circumstances. Even if the trainer reacted, there wouldn't be time to give Wobbuffet instructions.
However, Jiang Chen possessed Aura, and directly gave the command to Wobbuffet telepathically. The moment the attack landed, Wobbuffet used Counter, reflecting Gallade's attack with double the power.
The counter-damage gave Ma Hong a headache. Gallade's defense wasn't high, and its body wasn't resilient. After attacking Wobbuffet, Wobbuffet was fine, but Gallade's condition was not good. It had just attacked Wobbuffet with full power. The stronger the power it used, the higher the damage Wobbuffet reflected, and it was double the damage reflected. This meant Gallade essentially took double the damage of two of its own full-power Psycho Cuts.
"Wobbuffet, use Encore, then Counter."
Encore forced Gallade to use Psycho Cut again, striking Wobbuffet, and Wobbuffet reflected the attack again. Ma Hong had no choice but to watch Gallade lose its combat ability and collapse to the ground.
"So-nah~!"
Wobbuffet had a look of endurance. Although it seemed to be in great pain, Wobbuffet was actually not injured at all.
"Master's two Pokémon are down? Is this young man that amazing?" The disciples present were mostly older than Jiang Chen. They all knew the strength of their Master's Pokémon, but they never expected that a single Wobbuffet could easily defeat two of their Master's Pokémon.
Although Gallade and Hitmonchan weren't Ma Hong's strongest Pokémon, they were still among his main forces, both at quasi-Elite Nine-Star level.
"I have to admit, your Wobbuffet is giving me a headache."
Looking at Wobbuffet, Ma Hong truly felt a headache. "Your Wobbuffet, it must have reached Elite Four level, right?"
"Yes, I was fortunate enough to break through to Elite Four level," Jiang Chen nodded.
"To have such a strong Pokémon at such a young age, the future truly belongs to you young people," Ma Hong couldn't help but sigh with emotion after hearing this.
He then continued to look at Wobbuffet, that ghostly thing. No wonder it felt painless when it took attacks; it had already reached Elite Four level. A quasi-Elite Four level Pokémon naturally couldn't cause much damage to an Elite Four level Wobbuffet.
To defeat Wobbuffet, he would at least need to bring out an Elite Four level Pokémon, and even then, it would be difficult to deal with Wobbuffet. Even if he could defeat Wobbuffet, he would probably have one of his own Pokémon dragged down with it. If used well, this ghostly thing truly made opponents feel disgusted.
"Gym Leader, please send out your next Pokémon." The referee reminded Ma Hong.
"Oh, sorry."
Ma Hong, who was contemplating countermeasures, apologized to Jiang Chen and the referee, then sent out Primeape.
"I hope the short-tempered Primeape can win with a brute force charge."
Primeape's personality was just like its name: short-tempered and constantly angry. In the wild, Primeape was considered one of the most dangerous Pokémon. Because of its bad temper, it would attack humans without provocation, and its personality was very difficult to tame. However, if truly tamed, Primeape's combat power was definitely not weak; its personality was very suitable for battle.
The released Primeape was already angry; its nature was such that it was always in an angry state. Aside from its relatively weak physique, Primeape had high speed and attack. Fighting-type Pokémon generally had extremely high attack and speed.
"Go up, use Karate Chop."
A afterimage was left in the air as Primeape instantly appeared in front of Wobbuffet. Its movement speed was like Teleportation; it was simply too fast.
"Peck!"
Wobbuffet's body was hit and thrown to the ground, but Primeape received an even stronger attack. Although the attack was fast, Wobbuffet still reacted and used Counter.
"Endure, Primeape. Keep attacking with Close Combat." Ma Hong still wanted to defeat Wobbuffet in one go, and it seemed this was the only way to deal with Wobbuffet.
Primeape used Close Combat. Continuous punches landed on Wobbuffet's body, and Wobbuffet continuously used Counter, reflecting Primeape's attacks.
"This Primeape."
Looking at the increasingly spirited Primeape, Jiang Chen became serious. Its endurance was incredibly strong. When attacking Wobbuffet, Primeape had to continuously endure double the damage, yet it could still hold on.
"Good job, Primeape."
Ma Hong was very satisfied with Primeape. Its attacks became even more ferocious. Wobbuffet also started taking damage. Although it reflected attacks, Wobbuffet would still take damage when attacked.
Primeape's terrifying attacks were enough to wound Wobbuffet. Fortunately, Wobbuffet's endurance was also excellent. It was naturally an endurance Pokémon with high HP. It could withstand Primeape's fierce attacks.
"The one who can't hold on in the end will definitely be your Primeape. Wobbuffet, use Encore."
Jiang Chen had Wobbuffet use Encore. Primeape, having just finished using Close Combat, used Close Combat again, striking Wobbuffet.
Although it was constantly taking passive hits, the situation was tilting in Jiang Chen's favor. Wobbuffet could still hold on, while the heavily wounded Primeape was on the verge of collapsing. No matter how strong its willpower, it couldn't compare to Wobbuffet's resilience, especially since it was taking double the damage Wobbuffet received.
"Don't underestimate my Primeape. It can still hold on." Ma Hong had confidence in his Primeape.
"Still holding on? I think it's already reached its limit and can't take any more."
Because of Wobbuffet's Encore effect, Primeape used Close Combat for the third time, striking Wobbuffet, who was using Counter. The reflected damage this time completely overwhelmed Primeape. It collapsed with a thud onto the cold, hard rock.
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