After Infernape lost its ability to battle, at the referee's reminder, Gao Yang recalled Infernape and then sent out his last Pokémon, Emboar.
All three Pokémon were Starter Pokémon, and all were Fire/Fighting-type.
Blaziken, Infernape, and Emboar had identical typings.
"Nidoqueen, use Toxic Spikes."
Toxic Spikes were directly laid on the ground. Anyone who stepped on them would become poisoned.
Emboar, who had just appeared, dared not move, afraid of accidentally stepping on the Toxic Spikes.
In fact, Jiang Chen was still quite honorable. If he weren't, at the moment the opponent's Pokémon appeared, he would directly lay Toxic Spikes on the ground, and Emboar would definitely step on them and become poisoned upon entering.
Not doing so could be considered Jiang Chen holding back a little.
"Phew?!"
Gao Yang breathed a sigh of relief. At least he didn't get derailed at the very beginning.
If he had been poisoned from the start, he could have declared this battle lost and just surrendered.
However, immediately, Gao Yang's heart tightened again, because Jiang Chen's Nidoqueen launched an attack.
Opening its mouth, countless Poison Stingers continuously assaulted Emboar.
Nidoqueen's Poison Sting attack, coupled with the Toxic Spikes on the ground, put Emboar in a difficult position.
If the area covered by the Toxic Spikes was small, it would be fine, but the area covered was too large. It was even difficult to jump out of this range.
"Emboar, jump out."
Gao Yang had no other choice but to have Emboar rely on its jumping power to leap out of the Toxic Spikes array.
If it were Infernape or Blaziken, they would easily jump out, but Emboar's body was bulky and very heavy.
Seeing Emboar jump, a smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
When Gao Yang saw the smile on Jiang Chen's face, a clear sense of unease rose in his heart.
"Oh no, he's probably trying to force my Emboar to jump," Gao Yang's face changed.
A Pokémon that couldn't fly and had a relatively clumsy body couldn't evade attacks in mid-air. There were no footholds in the air.
Even though he now knew Jiang Chen's objective, Gao Yang couldn't stop it, because Emboar had already jumped.
"Use Hyper Beam."
Jiang Chen said to Nidoqueen.
On the other side, Gao Yang had just opened his mouth, and before he could speak, Emboar was hit by Nidoqueen's Hyper Beam. Its heavy body crashed down from the sky and landed right on the Toxic Spikes, immediately becoming poisoned. It truly didn't evade anything. If he had known earlier, he should have just had Emboar charge out.
This Emboar's strength was not superior to Infernape, nor was it superior to Mega Blaziken after Mega Evolution. Its strength was similar to a non-Mega Evolved Blaziken, both being Elite Four Rank 1.
So, facing Nidoqueen's full-power Hyper Beam, Emboar's situation was currently very dire.
"Excellent work," Jiang Chen said to Nidoqueen.
A 3-0 sweep was truly not a problem now. Jiang Chen believed Nidoqueen could do it next; her stamina could still hold out.
"This is troubling. Could I not even handle one Nidoqueen? Jiang Chen hasn't even used his strongest Pokémon yet."
Gao Yang was a bit nervous. He had entered the Latent Dragon Cup Trainer Tournament with full confidence. If this was the final result, Gao Yang couldn't accept it.
Losing to Jiang Chen was actually acceptable. After all, he knew Jiang Chen was strong, and his own luck was bad, encountering Jiang Chen right after the elimination rounds. There was nothing he could do.
But if he couldn't even defeat one of Jiang Chen's Pokémon, then this competition would be too humiliating. His family and friends were watching now.
"Emboar, we must defeat Nidoqueen, so cheer up and unleash all your fighting spirit." Gao Yang looked at Emboar with anticipation.
Whether he could defeat Nidoqueen depended on Emboar's performance. If Emboar performed well, victory wasn't impossible.
At Emboar's neck, flames burned fiercely. When a Fire-type Pokémon's flames burned intensely, it indicated that its battle spirit was also very fierce.
Charging straight towards Jiang Chen's Nidoqueen, it used Hammer Arm directly. Its arm swung down towards Nidoqueen like a battle-axe.
"Nidoqueen, use Superpower."
The opponent dared to go head-to-head with his Nidoqueen; Jiang Chen couldn't ask for more. In a head-on clash, Nidoqueen absolutely wouldn't fear.
If it were like Infernape before, constantly relying on speed to harass Nidoqueen, that would be very disadvantageous for Nidoqueen.
Nidoqueen raised her arms, grabbed Emboar's slamming arm, then directly performed an Overthrow, throwing Emboar away.
"Rumble!!!"
The ground trembled. Nidoqueen leaped up, using Body Slam on Emboar.
"Emboar, use Full Push (Arm Thrust) to push Nidoqueen away."
Gao Yang quickly gave the order.
Just as Nidoqueen was about to slam down, Emboar suddenly pushed with both arms, blocking Nidoqueen's Body Slam, and even pushed Nidoqueen flying away.
Seeing this scene, Nidoqueen was naturally furious. She was actually pushed away! She was unrivaled in strength, yet she was pushed away by this Emboar. Wasn't this a slap in her face?
Suddenly, Nidoqueen roared, leaped up, and delivered a Mega Kick to Emboar, who had just gotten back up. Emboar flew into the distance like a soccer ball, hitting the crash barrier.
"Nidoqueen is so fierce! This Nidoqueen, wasn't she caught by Jiang Chen from the forest? He's so lucky to have such a powerful Nidoqueen."
In the audience, Xiao Luoxue couldn't help but say, watching the mighty Nidoqueen.
"She wasn't caught; Nidoqueen actively followed Jiang Chen back then, seemingly because Jiang Chen saved her," Ling Wanqiu said.
In fact, it wasn't Jiang Chen's good luck to catch Nidoqueen, but Nidoqueen's good luck.
If she hadn't met Jiang Chen, Nidoqueen would absolutely not have achieved this. Her initial talent potential was only at the quasi-Elite Four level.
Meaning, she could at most reach quasi-Elite Four Rank 9. To go any higher, Nidoqueen wouldn't be able to do it.
Of course, Nidoqueen's own efforts also played a part. There were Pokémon with high talent who didn't grow up in the end, and even many such Pokémon.
"Emboar, quickly use Protect."
Facing Nidoqueen's incoming Thunder Punch, Gao Yang quickly commanded.
This time, Emboar successfully used Protect to block Nidoqueen's punch. However, Nidoqueen's second punch immediately followed, still a Thunder Punch.
"Emboar, use Head Smash."
Gao Yang's expression turned fierce, deciding to go all out against Jiang Chen's Nidoqueen. He abandoned defense, wanting to fight Nidoqueen to the death.
As long as Nidoqueen continued to use Thunder Punch, Emboar's Head Smash would definitely hit Nidoqueen.
Head Smash deals damage to the opponent while also causing recoil damage to the user. Such moves that cause self-damage are always very powerful.
Nidoqueen did not retreat. She struck Emboar with Thunder Punch, then stepped back one step. Because she stepped back, although she was still hit by Head Smash, the power of Head Smash was also greatly reduced.
Nidoqueen was sent flying, but Emboar was also dazed at this moment, unable to stand steadily, as if it could collapse at any moment.
"Seize this opportunity to defeat Emboar in one go." Jiang Chen's eyes slightly gleamed.
Nidoqueen was badly injured just now, but this was also a good opportunity. Emboar was also injured. This was a move that hurt the enemy a thousand while harming oneself eight hundred.
"Cheer up, Emboar." Gao Yang quickly shouted at Emboar, hoping Emboar would wake up and face Nidoqueen's attack.
However, even if Emboar woke up now, it would be too late. Nidoqueen unleashed Giga Impact, directly charging into Emboar.
Emboar was once again sent flying into the crash barrier, and the barrier itself was directly destroyed, causing a significant commotion.
Its massive body lay on the ground. Emboar did not get up again. Clearly, Emboar could not withstand this attack and lay on the ground, unable to battle.
After defeating Emboar, Nidoqueen successfully achieved a 3-0 sweep, continuously defeating three Pokémon, helping Jiang Chen secure victory in this match.
The excited Nidoqueen forgot her fatigue and ran excitedly to Jiang Chen's side to celebrate with him.
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