Chapter 341: Akiba Contest (Part 2)
"Dustox, use Tackle!"
After issuing the attack command, Jessie whispered to Meowth, who was hiding in the shadows: "Use Rainbow."
Meowth immediately pressed the switch in his hand, and the special device hidden behind Dustox suddenly activated, causing some colorful powder to slowly drift down.
Watching the charging Dustox, Beautifly flapped its wings to gain altitude, easily dodging the Tackle.
"Beautifly, use Silver Wind!"
Under May's command, Beautifly flapped its wings to create a storm that enveloped it, charging toward Dustox.
Dustox didn't even have time to dodge before Beautifly's attack struck it.
Although this move didn't take down Dustox, it caused Jessie's score to drop significantly.
"Dustox, use Poison Sting!"
Dustox pulled itself together and spat out Poison Sting at Beautifly, the needles taking on a rainbow hue thanks to the special machine's enhancement.
"Beautifly, use Hurricane!"
Beautifly flapped its wings, creating gust after gust of wind that blew all of the Poison Sting needles back.
Some of the reflected Poison Sting needles struck the strange device on Dustox's body.
Seeing that both attacks failed, Jessie gritted her teeth and muttered: "Damn it, how did this little girl get so strong all of a sudden?"
"Dustox, use Rainbow and Encore with Tackle!"
Things had come to this, so Jessie had no choice but to go all out.
Dustox spun its body and charged toward Beautifly, the rainbow effect created by the device making Dustox look exceptionally beautiful.
"Beautifly, use Quiver Dance to dodge it!"
Beautifly displayed a mysterious and beautiful dance in mid-air, and at the very moment Dustox was about to collide, Beautifly used a gorgeous turn to evade it.
Dustox couldn't stop in time and crashed headfirst into the ground, and the strange device strapped to its body was heavily jarred.
Jessie was furious: "Damn it! Dustox, get up quickly and use Psybeam at full power!"
Dustox shook its head, struggled to stand up, and prepared to launch an attack at Beautifly.
However, the strange device on its body had long been damaged by the repeated attacks, and no matter how hard Meowth fiddled with the instrument, there was no response.
Without the special effects, Dustox didn't know whether to attack or not, but it was precisely this moment of hesitation that May successfully seized as an opportunity:
"Beautifly, use Hidden Power!"
Beautifly unleashed Hidden Power, and all five beams of light struck Dustox.
After this blow, Dustox could no longer hold on and fainted directly.
With Dustox unable to battle, Jessie's score was wiped out and she was eliminated.
The second match was between Drew and Grace.
The Pokémon used by the two were Roselia and Medicham respectively.
"Roselia, use Magical Leaf!"
Roselia twisted its body, raised its right hand, and fired white energy leaves at Medicham.
"Medicham, use Yoga Pose!"
Before the Magical Leaf could strike, Medicham instantly levitated into mid-air and sat cross-legged.
"Medicham, use Ice Punch!"
Medicham, in mid-air, gathered Ice-type energy and fired a remote Ice Punch.
"Roselia, dodge it quickly!"
Roselia leaped to dodge the attack, and the Ice Punch landed on the ground, creating a sheet of crystalline ice.
"Roselia, use Petal Dance!"
While dancing, Roselia scattered a large number of petals, which drifted toward Medicham under Roselia's control.
Grace reacted quickly: "Medicham, use Telekinesis!"
Medicham's Telekinesis was very strong, instantly taking control of the sky full of petals.
"What?"
Drew and his Roselia were both extremely shocked.
"Medicham, send these petals back!"
"Chaa!"
Medicham raised its hands high, and with a movement of its Telekinesis, the sky full of petals flew back.
In its shock, Roselia was struck by its own move.
Drew's score dropped sharply.
Suffering consecutive setbacks, Drew lost his cool: "Roselia, use Solar Beam!"
Roselia raised its hands high and began to accumulate energy for Solar Beam.
Grace was dismissive of this: "Medicham, use Ice Punch consecutively!"
Medicham kept using Ice Punch on the ground beneath its feet. Just as Solar Beam was fired, Medicham exerted sudden force, causing the ice sheet created by Ice Punch to shatter into standing ice blocks.
The Solar Beam struck the mirror-smooth ice, refracting repeatedly before finally hitting Roselia itself.
Both ultimate moves were returned to sender, causing Drew's score to drop again, and Roselia suffered heavy damage.
Grace pressed the attack: "Medicham, use Yoga Pose to execute High Jump Kick!"
Medicham flew toward the kneeling Roselia using Yoga Pose. Once in front of Roselia, it even cruelly locked eyes with it. Under Roselia's surprised and confused gaze, it delivered a knee strike to the face, knocking Roselia away and causing it to lose the ability to battle.
"Roselia is unable to battle! The two finalists for the Grand Festival Akiba Contest have been decided; they are Ms. May and Ms. Grace!" the Host announced excitedly.
After a short break, May and Grace returned to the stage.
"Beautifly, take the stage!"
"I'm counting on you, Medicham!"
Both sides sent out their Pokémon at almost the same time.
"Beautifly, use Tackle!"
Beautifly spun its body and charged toward Medicham.
"Medicham, use Yoga Pose."
Medicham stood on the ground, striking various poses, and at the very moment Beautifly was about to collide, it sidestepped to evade the Tackle.
"Medicham, use Ice Punch!"
"Beautifly, use Hurricane!"
Medicham jumped high, intending to blast Beautifly with Ice Punch, but the storm attack created by Beautifly's flapping wings was clearly faster, and Medicham's skill was interrupted by the wind before its fist could even strike.
Just as Medicham was about to land, Grace ordered it to wrap itself in Telekinesis to fly up.
However, the fact that the attack failed was undeniable, and Grace's score dropped slightly.
"May, you're pretty good!" Grace praised.
"It was just a little bit away from succeeding." May expressed regret, then commanded again: "Beautifly, use Hidden Power!"
"Wu~"
Five white energy beams flew toward Medicham at high speed.
"Medicham, use Telekinesis!"
Medicham raised its hands, and with powerful Telekinesis, it froze the attack from Beautifly in mid-air.
"Good, Medicham, send the Hidden Power back to Beautifly!"
Watching the attack flying back, May gritted her teeth: "I won't let you get away with that! Beautifly, use Psychic!"
Beautifly also unleashed a powerful Psychic force, seizing control of the incoming attack and sending the Hidden Power back toward Medicham.
The power of Psychic was clearly much stronger than Telekinesis, and Medicham was blasted before it could even launch another move.
Grace's score dropped by another chunk as a result.
"You even learned Psychic?" Grace was very surprised.
May said proudly: "Hehe, this is all Ash's credit. Sorry about this match, Grace!"
"Beautifly, use Silver Wind to ram it!"
Beautifly enveloped itself in Silver Wind, then launched the Tackle move. After the combo hit Medicham, it sent it flying directly into the wall.
After taking the combo, Medicham still hadn't fallen, but Grace's score had already been reduced by more than half.
Looking at the little time remaining, Grace gritted her teeth: "Medicham, use High Jump Kick to turn the tables!"
Medicham endured its injuries, jumped into mid-air, and charged toward Beautifly.
"Beautifly, use Quiver Dance to dodge, then Hurricane!"
Beautifly used Quiver Dance, its movements becoming erratic and confusing Medicham's vision. Medicham missed the High Jump Kick, and Beautifly took the opportunity to blow a Hurricane at its back.
Finally, Medicham's knee slammed hard into the ground. The backlash from missing the move, combined with Beautifly's finishing attack, completely drained its remaining stamina.
"Medicham is unable to battle, so the winner of this Akiba Contest is May!"
As the Host Vivian announced the result, May obtained her first Ribbon.
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