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"Let me teach you how to use Mismagius~"
Hearing Mammon's words, Iono's fair skin couldn't help but twitch slightly, vividly demonstrating what it meant to force a smile.
This made her expression extremely peculiar.
How should she put it?
This handsome guy, his words were truly infuriating!
Iono quickly reacted, unable to resist baring her teeth at Mammon. Her ace Pokémon was Mismagius, and this guy actually said he would teach her how to use Mismagius?
These words were truly enraging!
It was like telling Lance, "Let me teach you how to use Dragonite," or telling Steven, "Let me teach you how to use Metagross." Wasn't this just pure, utter provocation?
"Ok, ok Well I'm really curious, handsome guy, how are you going to use Mismagius?"
Although she was extremely annoyed, Iono, as expected of a streamer, quickly suppressed her emotions and showed an exceptionally sweet smile, even making her voice higher-pitched.
"Kilowattrel!"
Iono threw out her first Poké Ball, and a black and yellow bird Pokémon appeared, chirping and flapping its wings.
It was the Electric/Flying-type Kilowattrel from the Paldea Region.
It's a characteristic high-speed special attacker Pokémon; aside from its Special Attack and Speed, other stats are relatively average.
"Ladies first, Ms. Iono, please go ahead."
Mammon, with gentlemanly politeness, gestured to Iono.
"Then I won't hold back~"
Iono didn't decline. Today, she was prepared to get serious, after all, this wasn't a Gym battle, but her first challenge in the World Championship.
Moreover, Mammon had said such 'provocative' words before the battle. Although she was annoyed, Iono also roughly guessed that Mammon was definitely not simple.
"Kilowattrel! Use Tailwind!"
Iono decisively ordered Kilowattrel.
Kilowattrel shrieked, its wings flapping vigorously, creating a surging gale.
The Flying-type move Tailwind creates a fierce whirlwind, increasing the speed of allied Pokémon for a period of time.
"Looks like it has the Wind Power ability."
Selene, seeing this, roughly determined the ability of this Kilowattrel.
Wind Power is a unique ability of Wattrel and Kilowattrel. Its effect is: 'When hit by a wind move or when an ally is under the effect of Tailwind, the Pokémon enters the Charge state.'
Charge state: The power of the next Electric-type move used in the Charge state will be doubled.
This is equivalent to the next Electric move always dealing super-effective damage.
Therefore, the Tailwind status is a very important buff for Kilowattrel, not only increasing its speed but also boosting the power of its Electric-type moves.
"Confuse Ray."
Mammon smiled faintly.
Facing the gradually intensifying whirlwind on the field, Mismagius's expression remained unchanged. It quickly approached Kilowattrel, its eyes flashing with a rich, eerie light.
"Huh? Kilowattrel! Dodge!"
Iono's small face changed slightly, and she immediately shouted at Kilowattrel.
The Ghost-type Confuse Ray displays a strange light, causing the opponent to enter an abnormal status.
Although Tailwind was very important for Kilowattrel, being confused would be very troublesome.
Kilowattrel stopped Tailwind, but Mismagius's speed was astonishingly fast.
A purple ghostly shadow flashed, and an eerie light had already drifted over. Kilowattrel, seeing that ghostly light, its eyes gradually became hollow, then filled with confusion and agitation.
"Kilowattrel!"
Iono's delicate brows furrowed, watching Kilowattrel frantically shrieking and flapping its wings in the air, clearly confused.
But… how could it be so fast?
Iono looked at the Mismagius whose mouth always held a faint, wicked smile. This Mismagius's speed, both its own and the speed of its Confuse Ray, was terrifyingly fast!
So strong.
"Come back, Kilowattrel…"
But her thoughts quickly cleared, and Iono was about to recall the confused Kilowattrel.
Confusion is a very troublesome status. Under confusion, a Pokémon can barely hear its Trainer's voice and may even inflict self-damage due to the confusion.
Under such circumstances, it's almost impossible to battle normally; you can't gamble on whether the Pokémon will listen to your commands, can you?
So recalling the Pokémon is the best option.
However, before Iono could finish her sentence.
"Lock-On."
Mismagius's eyes glowed with an eerie, ghostly light, staring motionlessly at the confused Kilowattrel. That deep, dark gaze, as if trying to ensnare a soul, fixed Kilowattrel in its place on the field.
The red light from Iono's Poké Ball, meant to recall it, landed on Kilowattrel but was repelled by a layer of dark, ghostly light that appeared on its body.
Recall failed!
Lock-On: Prevents the target from switching out or fleeing.
"You…!"
Iono's eyes widened, staring blankly at the handsome young man opposite her.
Seriously? Is it necessary?
"Ms. Iono, fleeing in the middle of a battle is not a good choice, you know."
Mammon's smile, at this moment, seemed so malicious to everyone.
It seems people really do smile when they're angry!
Iono gritted her teeth and glared at Mammon for a while, then suddenly laughed.
Damn it!
"Kilowattrel! Blast it with Thunder!!"
If she couldn't escape, then she would fight directly! Iono chose to face him head-on.
However… the still confused Kilowattrel didn't hear Iono's voice, still screaming and flapping aimlessly in the air, as if it were… dancing without any rhythm?
"It seems, Ms. Iono, your Kilowattrel isn't listening to you very well." Mammon teased.
"…"
Hearing this, Iono felt very frustrated, but she seemed… to have no other option.
After all, Kilowattrel was now confused and locked on by Lock-On. As its Trainer, she could do nothing but hang back and shout a few times.
Yes, she could do nothing now.
"Mammon, does he have such a nasty sense of humor?"
Geeta, who had appeared beside Caitlin and the two other girls at some point, asked the three in a low, helpless voice.
She was still quite curious about Mammon's ranking challenge against Iono, so she came to watch, and unexpectedly saw this scene.
Geeta could, of course, tell that this Mismagius's strength was absolutely enough to overwhelm Iono's Pokémon, but Mammon didn't do that.
"Champion Geeta, you're wrong, you know. Mammon is currently teaching that Iono how to properly use Mismagius."
Selene giggled; she really liked Mammon's fighting style.
Messing with people's minds was very interesting.
"Thunder." Mammon also had Mismagius use Thunder.
Mismagius let out a low moan, golden lightning glowing around it, and a massive bolt of lightning shot out with a roar.
It struck the still twitching 'dancing' Kilowattrel in the air directly, with a loud crash.
Lightning exploded, and after a violent roar, Kilowattrel, like a kite with a broken string, fell from the sky and crashed to the ground.
"Kilowattrel is unable to battle, Mismagius wins."
The referee announced the result.
"?"
Iono looked in astonishment at the fainted Kilowattrel. Although Kilowattrel was a Flying-type, it wasn't weak to Electric-type because Electric resisted Electric.
But in this situation, it was still directly one-shot by the opponent's Mismagius with a single Thunder… Something wasn't right, this Mismagius was a bit too strong!
"Handsome guy, you are indeed quite extraordinary."
Iono was very serious.
She was a Gym Leader, after all, not an ordinary person, and wasn't completely swayed by emotion.
"Ah~ Continue, beautiful Ms. Iono. Mismagius's abilities don't end there, you know."
Mammon smiled very happily.
"Phew~" Iono exhaled, her eyes serious.
"Such a strong opponent, well~ then let's go all out!"
Iono took out a Poké Ball and threw it.
"I'm counting on you! Mismagius!"
The Poké Ball opened, and a Mismagius, more slender in build compared to Mammon's Mismagius, floated in front of Iono.
Mammon's Mismagius tilted its head slightly, examining this member of its own species.
"Going straight for the ace, are we?" Mammon chuckled.
"Heh heh~ After all, handsome guy, you said you'd teach me how to use Mismagius, so…" Iono took out a black Terastal Orb.
"Here we go~! Electric Shock Alert!"
"Let me show you, handsome guy, our Paldea Region's Terastallization!"
The Terastal Orb was thrown high and landed on Mismagius, and Iono's Mismagius was immediately enveloped in dazzling, shimmering crystals.
Terastallization!
The next second, the crystals shattered, and the Terastal Electric Mismagius made a brilliant appearance.
Mammon's Mismagius had an unreadable expression, looking at this glittering member of its own species.
"Beep beep beep~ How about it, handsome guy! Isn't my Terastal Electric Mismagius super gorgeous?"
Iono put her hands on her hips proudly, cutely baring her small, pointed fangs.
Mammon couldn't even imagine if Iono's teeth would accidentally bite through her skin when she ate.
"Looks pretty good. Let me see its strength?" Mammon didn't give too high a rating.
"Very~ good! Let the handsome guy opposite and his Mismagius get a good taste of our power!"
"Mismagius! Charge Beam!"
Iono shouted with great spirit.
The Terastal Electric Mismagius's body flashed with fine golden electric light.
But… "Imprison."
Mammon merely said so casually.
"Eh?" Iono froze, but the next moment, she was instantly dumbfounded.
Mammon's Mismagius's eyes glowed with a deep blue light, a large 'X' illusion appeared, then quickly merged into Mismagius's body. At the same time, a faint glow appeared on the Terastallized Mismagius and then faded.
The Psychic-type move Imprison.
Imprison: If the opponent has the same move as the user, then only the opponent cannot use that move.
And just after Imprison was successfully used, the current on Iono's Terastal Electric Mismagius gradually weakened, finally turning into tiny arcs that completely disappeared.
The Terastal Electric Mismagius tried hard to generate electricity, but it was useless. No matter how hard it tried to channel energy to use Charge Beam.
However, let alone Charge Beam, it couldn't even produce an Electric Spark… The Terastal Electric Mismagius turned to look at its Trainer. It had Terastallized into an Electric-type, but it couldn't generate electricity.
The Terastallized Mismagius was bewildered.
Pitiful, weak, helpless, wronged, miserable.
"You…!"
Iono stared blankly at the Terastallized Mismagius, and after a long while, finally reacted, her eyes wide as she looked at Mammon, who was smiling happily opposite her.
Iono was stunned.
This guy! He actually used Imprison?!!
In a Mismagius versus Mismagius mirror match, he actually used Imprison?!!
Is this something a human would do??
Now that Imprison was successful, what moves could her Terastallized Mismagius still use?
After all, since they were both Mismagius, the moves they could learn were undoubtedly the same. Any move that Mammon's Mismagius knew, her Mismagius would be completely unable to use.
This… what the hell was she supposed to fight with now?!!
Should she have her Terastallized Mismagius fly over and Tackle the opponent to death??!
"Ha… ha…"
Iono's chest heaved rapidly, her breathing heavy. She was almost unable to resist hissing at Mammon.