Venusaur stared at Dragonite, somewhat questioning its life choices. Its trainer wants it to fight this Dragonite? Isn't that overestimating it too much? Pokémon's senses were sharper. It wasn't clear about Dragonite's exact strength, but it was certain it was no match for Dragonite.
"Bulba?!" Venusaur looked back at its trainer, its eyes filled with a sense of grievance.
"Come on, I won't blame you if you lose, Venusaur." Lin Ning didn't understand what Venusaur was trying to express. She raised her hand to cheer for Venusaur. What else could it do but follow its trainer's command in battle?
"Use Leaf Storm." Countless sharp leaves, like blades, swept towards Jiang Chen's Dragonite. Dragonite stood there motionless. Leaf Storm hitting Dragonite was like a mere tickle; Dragonite didn't even budge.
"Well, I think the gap between the two contestants is indeed a bit large," the commentator couldn't help but repeat. Standing still and letting you attack, yet you can't even move it. How can you win? According to the commentator's understanding,
Lin Ning's Venusaur should be her strongest Pokémon. If even her strongest Pokémon couldn't break Dragonite's defense, then what could she do? This Venusaur wasn't weak; it had Elite Four Level 1 strength. At least its strength reached the Elite Four level, meaning Lin Ning was no weak trainer to possess an Elite Four level Pokémon.
"Dragonite, use Dragon Pulse." Jiang Chen didn't want to torment Lin Ning. After all, Lin Ning was his senior, coming from the same school. He should at least give her some face. Although being instantly defeated was quite embarrassing, it was better than being tormented, right?
"Quick, resist, Venusaur, use Protect." Lin Ning quickly shouted to Venusaur. However, with such a huge disparity in strength, even using Protect was useless. Protect was a miraculous move, but it couldn't overcome all moves across a strength gap. Ultimately, Lin Ning's Venusaur couldn't withstand it and was sent flying by Dragonite's Dragon Pulse, losing its ability to battle.
"What now? Should I surrender?" Lin Ning wore a wry smile. Her strongest Pokémon was Venusaur. Besides Venusaur, Lin Ning had no other Elite Four level Pokémon.
Lin Ning's ability to reach the Round of 32 was actually due to a bit of luck. For example, Gao Yang and Li Xuan, whom Jiang Chen eliminated earlier, were both stronger than Lin Ning, but they were eliminated due to bad luck. Now, among the Round of 32, Lin Ning, while not the weakest, was certainly among the last.
"Surrendering would be too embarrassing. If I surrender after losing only two Pokémon, I might be looked down upon." No one had surrendered yet in the Hidden Dragon Cup Trainer Tournament, and she didn't want to be the first to "eat the crab," as it wasn't a good thing. If she truly surrendered, she might not be able to hold her head high in the future, being despised for life.
"Come back, Dragonite." Lin Ning was contemplating how to deal with Dragonite when Jiang Chen suddenly recalled Dragonite.
Seeing Jiang Chen recall Dragonite, Lin Ning was slightly stunned, then thanked Jiang Chen. She truly couldn't deal with that Dragonite. If it were another Pokémon, there might still be some hope.
Even if she couldn't win against other Pokémon, as long as she didn't lose too badly, as long as she wasn't instantly defeated like this, it would be fine. Jiang Chen recalled Dragonite because he felt it was too much to use Dragonite, and he also intended to have other Pokémon participate in the battle.
"Go, Dragapult."
"Sceptile, go!"
Dragapult versus Sceptile. Both Pokémon had Quasi-Elite Four Level 9 strength.
"This Pokémon, cough cough, forgive my ignorance, but I don't recognize this Pokémon." The commentator was completely bewildered when he saw Dragapult. He considered himself knowledgeable and had commentated countless matches, but he truly didn't recognize Dragapult.
Not recognizing it was normal; Dragapult had not yet appeared in this world. Only those close to Jiang Chen knew about Dragapult. Outsiders didn't know much, and even if they did, it would be from Jiang Chen.
"Although I don't recognize this Pokémon, judging by its appearance and aura, it might be a Ghost-type Pokémon."
"This is a Pokémon brought out by contestant Jiang Chen; perhaps we can look forward to it." The commentator quickly smoothed things over.
"What kind of Pokémon is this? I've never seen it before?" Lin Ning couldn't help but ask.
"It's called Dragapult, a Dragon-type pseudo-Legendary. It probably hasn't descended on this world on a large scale yet, so it's normal that you don't know," Jiang Chen explained to Lin Ning. The referee also happened to hear Jiang Chen's words and immediately relayed them to the commentator through the comms device.
"According to contestant Jiang Chen, this Pokémon is called Dragapult, and it's a pseudo-Legendary, a Dragon-type pseudo-Legendary at that." The commentator quickly announced.
The audience, who were originally not interested in Dragapult based on its appearance, widened their eyes upon hearing that it was a pseudo-Legendary. A newly descended pseudo-Legendary? But didn't someone abroad say that the newly descended pseudo-Legendary was called Kommo-o? And that has already been confirmed.
Could it be that two pseudo-Legendary Pokémon have descended directly this time, both of them Dragon-types? Among pseudo-Legendaries, there were indeed more Dragon-types. Besides Tyranitar and Metagross, all other pseudo-Legendaries had the Dragon-type. Since it was a pseudo-Legendary, everyone was looking forward to Dragapult's performance.
"A pseudo-Legendary, huh." Lin Ning felt the most pressure. She knew she was probably going to be a background character. Although she couldn't tell Dragapult's specific strength, any pseudo-Legendary was surely not to be trifled with.
"Dragapult, use Dragon Darts." Sceptile's speed was fast, but Dragapult's attack speed was even faster. In terms of speed, Dragapult was the fastest among pseudo-Legendaries. Sceptile shrieked, then was sent flying by Dragapult's attack.
"Get up quickly, Sceptile."
"Dragapult, use Phantom Force."
Jiang Chen calmly gave the command. Dragapult's figure instantly vanished, appearing behind Sceptile the next moment and attacking it. The same strength, but completely different combat power. Dragapult's combat power utterly crushed Sceptile.
"Sceptile, use Leaf Blade." Seizing the moment before Sceptile was defeated, Lin Ning quickly had Sceptile attack. She wasn't asking Sceptile to defeat Dragapult, just to pose some threat to it.
Before Sceptile's attack could land, Dragapult had already vanished into thin air, having directly used its invisibility. This was one of Dragapult's special abilities. Many Ghost-type Pokémon could do this, like Gengar, which could hide in shadows.
"Looking at Dragapult's methods, besides being Dragon-type, it should also be Ghost-type. It seems Dragapult is very troublesome," the commentator deduced based on his own judgment.
He had previously guessed that Dragapult might be a Ghost-type Pokémon. Seeing Dragapult use Phantom Force and directly turn invisible, the commentator was even more convinced: Dragapult was a Dragon/Ghost-type Pokémon.
"Sceptile, be careful." Lin Ning couldn't find Dragapult either, so she could only warn Sceptile. She didn't let Sceptile attack randomly, because even random attacks might not hit Dragapult. It was hard to blindly guess Dragapult's location, and she had also discovered one of Dragapult's characteristics: its incredible speed.
Don't underestimate Lin Ning; she was actually a genius trainer. In a short exchange, she had already figured out some of Dragapult's characteristics. However, even seeing them, she had no solution. How do you deal with someone so fast? You can't limit them even if you want to.
The invisible Dragapult had already used Dragon Dance. After using Dragon Dance, its speed and attack power greatly increased.
"End this battle. Use Sucker Punch." Jiang Chen said to Dragapult. From a position Sceptile couldn't anticipate, Dragapult suddenly launched an attack, directly knocking Sceptile flying. This wasn't the end.
After using Sucker Punch to knock Sceptile flying, Dragapult attacked again, using Phantom Force once more. Before it could even land, Sceptile was hit again by Dragapult. Sceptile's own physique wasn't very strong. It simply couldn't withstand Dragapult's repeated attacks and was knocked unconscious, losing its ability to battle.
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