Chapter 460: Super Godlike
Metagross has four legs, which are also four fists.
After slamming Swampert down from high altitude, it didn't stop there. Instead, its four fists struck in an orderly manner, hitting Swampert one after another, like waves crashing, each wave higher than the last.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With each punch from Metagross, Swampert's falling speed increased slightly. Bombarding a flesh and blood body with iron fists, even Swampert, naturally divine-powered and physically astonishing, couldn't help but scream repeatedly.
When it landed, Swampert's speed had reached an extremely terrifying level. Even with the water in the venue as a buffer, it still penetrated the water surface and smashed a huge crater in the pool bottom, cracks spreading.
"Swampert is unable to battle; please change Pokémon!"
The referee immediately announced the ruling.
"Hiss... such a formidable Metagross!"
On the SRU side, everyone couldn't help sucking in a breath of cold air. Metagross's physical attack was already formidable, and Zhang Yunding's Metagross seemed to have mastered some secret technique to attach psychic power to its body surface to enhance destructive power. Pseudo-legendary bloodline plus special secret techniques created Metagross's prestige.
"Basalt might be in trouble!"
Shan Qingtian sighed. A Metagross of this level would take him quite some effort to handle.
Teacher Tan Houcheng adjusted the glasses on his nose bridge and waved his hand, "Don't rush to conclusions; Basalt's four aces haven't made a move yet!"
Hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted. Yes, Basalt's three aces—Excadrill, Bronzong, and Cradily—plus the pseudo-legendary transition form Pupitar hadn't taken the field yet; this match was still fightable. Swampert was just a newly trained Pokémon in Basalt's team!
"Here it comes, Basalt sent out an ace."
With someone's exclamation, everyone quickly turned to look at the field.
A Bronzong of unparalleled size was floating in mid-air, psychic power surging around it endlessly, turning into bursts of strong wind.
"Meta~"
"Broonz~"
The two Psychic-type Pokémon still remembered each other's psychic characteristics. Especially Metagross; meeting an enemy now, its eyes were exceptionally red with anger!
"Bronzong, crush it!"
Basalt roared loudly. Swampert was beaten so badly; it was impossible for Basalt not to be angry. He must get this back!
"Bronzong, Iron Head!"
"Metagross, Zen Headbutt!"
The battle continued; the two Pokémon clashed first. As everyone knows, Bronzong has never lost in head-to-head collisions. Not before, and certainly not now!
Boom!
When the two Pokémon collided, Metagross used all four legs as flame throwers for propulsion, but still couldn't suppress Bronzong. After a moment of stalemate, Metagross began to be pushed back by Bronzong's impact until it was pushed under the water surface, splashing a large area.
"In terms of strength, Metagross actually lost?"
Everyone in the Huaxia University school team had faces full of disbelief. This was the pseudo-legendary Metagross!
"Meta~"
Psychic power surged around it, and Metagross flew up from the water again. The physical injury from this collision was slight, but the psychological damage was far more terrifying than imagined. Because the aura of invincible confidence on Metagross was gone. Gazing at Bronzong's majestic body, the scene of being defeated that day couldn't help but surface in its mind.
Zhang Yunding's heart skipped a beat; obviously, he also saw the change in his Pokémon's mentality. He knew he couldn't let his Pokémon overthink anymore, so he quickly shouted, "Metagross, Agility!"
Since it couldn't win in its normal state, then buff!
"Want to play buffs? I'll play with you!"
Basalt sneered, "Bronzong, Calm Mind!"
Both sides fell into a buffing race. While Metagross's speed climbed, Bronzong's psychic power also became active.
Seeing this, Zhang Yunding was overjoyed. His Metagross had the "Clear Body" ability; buffed stats wouldn't be lowered by the opponent. Being strong means earning. But Bronzong wasn't! However you buff, I can debuff you back.
So Zhang Yunding shouted excitedly, "Metagross, Confide!"
Confide, a move that can lower the opponent's Special Attack.
Facing the debuff move, Bronzong unexpectedly ignored it and closed its eyes to use Calm Mind again.
"What? Bronzong chose to buff again?"
Everyone was shocked and puzzled, wondering if Basalt had lost his mind. Because the difficulty and speed of casting buff moves were higher/slower than debuff moves. Debuffing was faster than buffing, yet still buffing; wasn't this stupid?
"What on earth is Basalt doing?"
Fang Tianjin gritted his teeth, his face gloomy. Could this guy be passively coping knowing he couldn't defeat Metagross?
Confide hit Bronzong, but unexpectedly, no dim light appeared on Bronzong. Instead, after Calm Mind finished slightly later, two dazzling lights instantly appeared on Bronzong. This was the effect of Calm Mind; Bronzong's Special Attack and Special Defense rose again!
"How is this possible?"
Zhang Yunding's eyes widened in disbelief, "How could Metagross's Confide fail?"
"Eh?"
Just then, Teacher Tan Houcheng also exclaimed in surprise, raising his eyebrows slightly.
"Teacher Tan, what did you see?"
Fang Tianjin, Shan Qingtian, and others quickly asked, "Tell us quickly!" Because like Zhang Yunding, they were all baffled!
"Actually... I'm not too sure either!"
Tan Houcheng pushed his glasses and smoothed his sparse bangs, "I just saw that when Confide hit Bronzong, faint gray-black patterns appeared on the metal surface of Basalt's Bronzong, seemingly containing a strange power that can resist the opponent's debuff moves."
"Can resist the opponent's debuff moves?"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, "Doesn't this equate to the Clear Body ability?"
Fang Tianjin's face showed an expression of extreme shock. As the captain, Fang Tianjin understood the data of his members quite well. This reminded him of a rumor about Basalt's Bronzong. According to visual observation, Bronzong's ability should obviously be "Levitate."
However—Basalt's Bronzong seemed naturally able to endure high-temperature flames, so some busybodies speculated that Bronzong's true ability might be "Heatproof"!
At the same time, due to Bronzong's huge size and amazing mass, some speculated its true ability was "Heavy Metal"!
But now, Bronzong seemed to have another ability—Clear Body?
"What ability does this Bronzong actually have? Or is it a four-ability fusion? Chosen One?"
Fang Tianjin's mouth twitched violently. He felt numb!
On the battlefield, Zhang Yunding was also numb. However, he didn't think too much, only assuming Bronzong used "Skill Swap" to steal Metagross's ability.
"But when did Bronzong cast it? Why did neither Metagross nor I feel anything?"
Zhang Yunding scratched his head continuously, his mentality collapsing. Because if he and Metagross had noticed, they would definitely have used "Imprison" to block it.
But now, everything was too late. With Bronzong's Special Attack raised by two stages, Metagross's psychic power was completely crushed. So when Bronzong used "Speed Swap," even if Metagross mastered "Imprison," it completely lost the power to resist and intercept.
Just like that, Metagross's "Agility" just now completely became a wedding dress for Bronzong (benefited Bronzong).
"Truly worthy of Registeel's metal fragment; after refining, it can even leech its protective ability. Simply delightful!"
Basalt was overjoyed in his heart. Initially, he just wanted Bronzong to refine the metal fragment to increase defense and become the strongest shield. Who would have thought he would get a pleasant surprise; Bronzong also possessed an ability similar to Clear Body.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After its speed skyrocketed, Bronzong flashed quickly closer to Metagross, first using "Psychic" to control Metagross, then using "Flash Cannon."
After the stat boost, Bronzong's cannon looked exceptionally majestic, and the muzzle exceptionally dark and terrifying. When white light burst out from inside, the confined Metagross was sent flying directly, splashing water from the pool.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
After one shot, Bronzong didn't need to rest, continuing to gather energy and fire. This scene was exactly the same as when Metagross bombarded Swampert.
After five shots, most of the water in the pool was evaporated. Conversely, Metagross happened to lie where Swampert had lain, also with swirling eyes, losing the ability to battle!
"This guy is really petty!"
On the Huaxia University side, everyone else looked solemn, except for Long Feiyu who shook his head and laughed. Although Basalt's performance exceeded his expectations, he didn't take it seriously. After all, Zhang Yunding was just a substitute player for Huaxia University. Any main player from Huaxia University could crush Basalt.
After Metagross was defeated, the field began to change because Zhang Yunding already had three Pokémon lose the ability to battle. The Ice Field was removed, replaced by a standard battlefield.
But at this time, what field it was didn't matter anymore. Because Bronzong, with Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed all raised by two stages, had reached a Super Godlike state. Even the pseudo-legendary Metagross couldn't resist its psychic confinement, let alone Zhang Yunding's other Pokémon.
And under the protection of "Safeguard," Bronzong wouldn't fall into status conditions. How could this be fought?
Destiny Bond? Who bonds with you? My Sandstorm will grind you to death in minutes!
Haze, want to reset stats? Survive my full-power strike first!
Just like that, Zhang Yunding sent out Malamar, Xatu, and Delphox successively, and then they were wiped out by Bronzong one after another.
In the end, Basalt helped SRU take the first blood (first win) with a Super Godlike record of 1:6 (remaining Pokémon).
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