"Burned? Was it because of that Protect just now?"
Geeta was shocked. The burn status is absolutely fatal for physical Pokémon.
But how did it get burned?
Geeta immediately thought of that flame-like Protect move from earlier, as many Protect-type moves have special effects.
For example, Spiky Shield can inflict a stab wound on the opponent, and Toxapex's Baneful Bunker can poison the opponent, and so on.
"That's right, Flame Guard. This is Gouging Fire's exclusive move, it can burn the opponent," Mammon said with a smile.
Geeta's brows furrowed. The burn's effect on Dragapult was truly too great.
"Dragon Claw!" Mammon immediately seized the opportunity to order.
Gouging Fire roared, its two massive claws glowing with sharp azure light, and it fiercely swung them at Dragapult.
Dragapult, having just recovered from the burn, tried to dodge immediately but it was too late.
The Dragon Claw hit Dragapult's body hard, and Dragapult let out a cry of pain.
Dragon against Dragon!
And with Sunny Day active, Gouging Fire's Ancient Ability was in an activated state, making its physical attacks even stronger now.
"Dragapult!" Geeta exclaimed in surprise.
"Outrage!"
Mammon wasn't going to give Dragapult any chances. Although the burn had a huge impact on Dragapult.
Dragapult's special attack was still decent, and using its high speed for a special attack hit-and-run strategy would be very troublesome.
Gouging Fire roared, its eyes stained with a crazed bloodlust, and its massive body suddenly pounced on Dragapult, who had been knocked back by Dragon Claw.
The Dragon-type Outrage!
Fangs and sharp claws all became Gouging Fire's weapons. After pinning Dragapult to the ground, it furiously attacked Dragapult's body.
Geeta sighed silently when she saw this.
When the Outrage attack ended, Dragapult was already completely collapsed on the ground.
"Dragapult is unable to battle. Gouging Fire wins." The referee announced the battle result.
"Dragapult has also been defeated! The situation is getting worse and worse, and Geeta is in a huge crisis!!" The Sunglasses Host's commentary reached everyone's ears.
"What huge crisis? The moment she was matched with Mammon, it was already the biggest crisis, wasn't it?" Nemona scoffed at the Sunglasses Host's remarks.
Only now is it a huge crisis? It was clearly already one the moment she stepped onto the field.
"This Gouging Fire actually has such an insidious exclusive move. I need to write that down."
Then Nemona looked at Gouging Fire on the field. She hadn't expected such a wild and domineering big guy to have such an 'insidious' exclusive move.
How annoying!
"Hmm, this move is too effective against those melee-type Pokémon." May deeply agreed. Burn was originally the most hated abnormal status for physical-type Pokémon because burns severely weakened physical attacks.
If you're poisoned, you at least have a chance for one last struggle. If you defeat your opponent before your stamina is depleted by the poison, victory is still yours.
But if you're burned, for physical-type Pokémon, there's almost no chance of turning the tide.
"Champion Geeta's sacrifice was still worth it, allowing us all to learn about this Pokémon." Nemona felt that her region's top Champion was truly great.
May: "..."
On the field.
Geeta recalled Dragapult, momentarily at a loss for words.
"So, Mammon, what is your fourth Pokémon?"
After some thought, Geeta could only look forward to Mammon's fourth Pokémon, trying to find some humor in her predicament.
"It's a very cute little fellow." Mammon chuckled softly, then tossed out his fourth Poké Ball.
"Mesprit, I choose you."
With a flash of white light, a small Pokémon floated in front of Mammon.
"Mesprit?" Geeta curiously scrutinized this Pokémon named Mesprit. Its appearance resembled a tiny gray Fairy-like creature.
To be honest, Geeta had never seen this before, but according to previous intelligence on Mammon, this little Fairy-like Pokémon had appeared by Mammon's side as a mascot several times.
"One of the Legendary Pokémon of the Sinnoh region's Lake Legend." Mammon briefly introduced.
It really is a Legendary Pokémon… "This little guy is also a Legend?" Wallace was quite curious.
"May, lend me your pokédex."
May rolled her eyes cutely and pointed her pokédex at Mesprit.
'Beep~ Mesprit, Psychic-type, Emotion Pokémon.
It taught humans the pain of sorrow and the preciousness of joy, and is known as the 'God of Emotion'.'
God of Emotion?
Wallace and Steven were stunned. It sounded quite powerful.
On the field.
"Espathra!" Geeta thought for a moment and decided to fight Psychic with Psychic.
Otherwise, Avalugg probably wouldn't even be able to touch this flying Mesprit.
A flash of white light, and a very flamboyant ostrich-like Pokémon landed in front of Geeta.
However, contrary to its flamboyant appearance, Espathra's eyes were extremely fierce, and one foot kept scratching the ground, as if it could launch an attack at any moment.
Mesprit tilted its head slightly, scrutinizing this Espathra.
"Using Espathra to battle my Mesprit? That's not a bad idea." Mammon looked at Espathra for a moment, probably understanding Geeta's thoughts.
However, if a Psychic-type battles a Psychic-type, if the power gap is too large, it will be completely one-sided.
Because the Psychic power gap cannot be compensated for under normal circumstances.
"Espathra, Lumina Crash!" Geeta gave the command first.
Espathra let out a sharp cry, and a strange light flickered around its body.
This was Espathra's exclusive move, Lumina Crash!
"Psychic." Mammon, however, calmly ordered.
Mesprit's eyes glowed with a deep Psychic blue light, and it pointed a finger at Espathra, instantly controlling Espathra.
Espathra's movement to unleash Lumina Crash paused, and its body floated uncontrollably, being manipulated by Psychic.
Espathra shrieked irritably, constantly trying to resist with its Psychic power, but it was useless.
"Is its Psychic power that strong?" Geeta was surprised.
"Mesprit isn't what it used to be." Mammon's lips curved slightly. It must be said that the former Lake Legend was indeed pitifully weak.
It had extremely high status but was incredibly weak in actual combat, unable to even defeat Team Galactic executives. At most, Mesprit and its kind were probably only Elite Four Class level back then.
But ever since Mammon captured Mesprit, his special training for Mesprit had not diminished.
After all, with the foundation of a Legendary Pokémon, Mesprit's strength progressed very quickly under special training.
Nowadays, Mesprit is already a top Champion-level fighter.
It's no exaggeration to say that the current Mesprit could easily glare to death its former colleagues, Uxie and Azelf, without any exaggeration!
And the Psychic power gap between Geeta's Espathra and Mesprit was immense.
Under Mesprit's control, Espathra floated higher and higher, until it was completely out of sight.
With a wave of Mesprit's small hand, Espathra plummeted at high speed.
Rumble!
Espathra crashed heavily onto the battleground. Under the violent impact, the entire battleground shook several times.
As the dust gradually cleared, in a deep crater, Espathra was already unable to battle.
"Hmph~" Mesprit put its hands on its hips, proudly raising its head.
Let's see who dares to call me, Mesprit, just a mascot from now on! Mascots can fight too!
It's not what it used to be!
"Espathra is unable to battle. Mesprit wins." The referee announced the battle result.
"The legendary Mesprit is indeed impressive." Geeta could only say this, thoroughly convinced.
After all, Espathra had no chance to counterattack.
Mesprit was overjoyed at the words, its two tails wagging very high.
"Come back, Mesprit." Mammon chuckled, recalling the smug Mesprit, then threw out his fifth Pokémon.
"Reshiram, prepare for battle."
The magnificent True Dragon landed heavily in front of Mammon, its pure white, sacred draconic body seeming to shimmer.
Its slightly raised dragon head seemed to gaze into the distance, standing aloof from the world.
When everyone saw this Pokémon, the entire venue erupted in an uproar—a dragon from myths and legends!
"The legendary… Reshiram?" Geeta looked at this huge and beautiful white dragon, her pupils slightly contracting.
Reshiram, the True Dragon from the Unova region's myths!
Seriously, dude, are you using this against me? I didn't provoke you, did I?
"Ah~ That's right, Champion Geeta. As a sign of respect, I specifically chose Reshiram to be the finale." Mammon said with a smile, because the plan was to have all Pokémon appear in this World Championship.
So, Legendary Pokémon like Reshiram would naturally also make an appearance.
"Very well, then let me witness the power of the legendary Reshiram." Geeta took a deep breath, her expression becoming serious. Anyway, she was going to lose, so at least it would be to Reshiram, right?
Geeta first sent out Avalugg, but facing Reshiram's Flamethrower, the type-disadvantaged Avalugg couldn't resist at all and was instantly knocked out.
With that, Geeta had only one Pokémon left.
And Mammon had no intention of switching out Reshiram.
"Kingambit!" Geeta's final Trump card was the Dark/Steel-type Kingambit, the evolved form of Bisharp.
"Theoretically speaking, the Kingambit appearing last is still very strong." Nemona looked at the Kingambit on the field. Geeta's Kingambit had the ability Supreme Overlord.
Supreme Overlord: For a Pokémon with this ability, its move power increases for each allied Pokémon that has been knocked out.
And when five Pokémon have lost their ability to battle, Kingambit's ability will be maximized.
So theoretically, Kingambit, appearing as the trump card, would have very strong combat power.
But… seeing the opponent Kingambit was facing, that magnificent and aloof white dragon, Nemona helplessly put her hand to her forehead.
They're completely not on the same level…