Chapter 408: Wobbuffet!
For Pan Shanyu.
Growing up, in Pokémon battles, if not always victorious, losing was at least very difficult.
Moreover, his losses were always to people a whole tier above him.
But now, he was losing to a junior so much younger than him.
And there was even the risk of a clean sweep.
This made it hard for Pan Shanyu to accept for a moment.
From the moment he became a trainer, he never thought he would one day experience such a crushing defeat.
But he quickly adjusted his mentality.
As the leader of the Central Youth University team, the most common evaluation of him by other team members was: calm, gentle, not arrogant despite his talent, and peaceful with everyone.
When he found shortcomings in his battles, he would humbly seek advice from the opponent, and similarly, he would also point out the opponent's weaknesses.
Therefore, Pan Shanyu's reputation in the outside world had always been very high.
This was also why, before the Youth League even began, he was already a popular candidate for the championship in people's minds.
He just hadn't expected this year's Youth League to be so full of ups and downs.
Looking at the Charizard still soaring in the sky, Pan Shanyu pondered for a moment. Even if he lost, he had to defeat at least one of the opponent's Pokémon!
Or force out a Mega Evolution!
A Poké Ball appeared in his hand, "Come out, Wobbuffet."
An azure body, entirely like rippling water except for a mouth with a pink tongue—Wobbuffet.
The moment it came out, its mouth opened wide, its eyes squinting into a line, "Wobbuffet..."
[Pokémon: Wobbuffet]
[Ability: Telepathy]
[Gender: Male]
[Talent: Champion]
[Level: 58]
[Moves: Destiny Bond, Safeguard, Mirror Coat, Counter.]
A level 58 Wobbuffet! It only knew four moves.
The moment this Pokémon appeared, Hikaru sensed Pan Shanyu's intention: no matter what, he had to take down one of Hikaru's Pokémon.
Counter, Mirror Coat.
[Counter]: Returns double the physical attack damage received to the opponent.
[Mirror Coat]: Returns double the special attack damage received to the opponent.
Besides these, there was also Safeguard and Destiny Bond.
The four moves combined didn't make up a single offensive move.
So, this round, it didn't plan to attack actively.
And for a Wobbuffet to reach level 58 with just these four moves, one could imagine how proficient it was with them.
"Wobbuffet!"
Without even needing a command, after releasing Wobbuffet, Pan Shanyu looked at Hikaru opposite him, his meaning already very clear.
My Pokémon has no offensive moves; let's see how you handle it.
Looking at the harmless-looking Wobbuffet below, Hikaru also felt troubled.
Attacking the opponent meant attacking himself.
If he couldn't knock it out in one hit, whether it was Counter or Mirror Coat, it would be unpleasant for Charizard.
Moreover, there was Destiny Bond as a last resort.
He was dead set on trading one Pokémon for his.
However, if it's about playing "Thornmail"...
"Return, Charizard! I'm counting on you, Tyranitar! This opponent is suitable for you!"
This kind of opponent was best left to the tanky Tyranitar.
It loved reflect damage the most.
Recalling Charizard, Hikaru sent out Tyranitar.
"TYRAN!!" (This Lord is back again!)
A massive roar echoed throughout the arena. The lively Tyranitar, upon entering the field, immediately displayed its might.
This line, Hikaru silently roasted in his mind, why does it sound so much like a villain from an anime series, "xxx is back again?"
Even the audience above agreed, "Why does it always feel like Tyranitar has a very imposing presence, but somehow can't quite pull it off?"
"It's clearly such a cool shiny color scheme, but with that layer of rock armor, and yet this voice, why does it sound so young and tender? It doesn't feel like a Tyranitar, more like a... Larvitar?"
"Uh, I just thought it was a bit strange before. Now that you put it that way, it really does seem like it. The timbre of this voice, no matter how you listen, doesn't sound like Tyranitar."
Actually, this wasn't strange.
Long story short, Larvitar's evolution speed was simply too fast.
During its Pupitar stage, it didn't go through a long period of gloomy darkness. Moreover, Hikaru would occasionally go into the training house to accompany it.
So, even after evolving into Tyranitar, its personality remained very lively.
"Tyranitar, see that? That Wobbuffet opposite, look at its punchable face! That's right, aim for its face! Hyper Beam!"
A few words, and Tyranitar's mood was instantly raised a notch.
Although it didn't feel that Wobbuffet's expression was particularly punchable, hearing its trainer say so, it only felt that the more it looked at Wobbuffet, the more it felt it deserved a beating.
This mentality, fortunately, appeared in a Pokémon. If it appeared in a human, it would be a classic case of a "love brain," beyond saving.
Energy gathered in its mouth. Hyper Beam, carrying a destructive glow, quickly formed and then shot towards Wobbuffet.
Pan Shanyu didn't issue a command. He just saw a colorful aura emerge from Wobbuffet's body, completely enveloping it.
Boom!
Hyper Beam slammed heavily onto Wobbuffet's body. The immense power created a roaring sound and simultaneously kicked up dust.
In less than half a second, the dust swirled, and an energy beam, no less powerful, even surpassing the previous Hyper Beam, shot towards Tyranitar. Its speed was so fast that the latter couldn't dodge at all and took the hit head-on.
Actually, Tyranitar hadn't even thought of dodging this attack.
And the moment Mirror Coat attacked, Hikaru immediately inquired via Aura, "How is it? Tyranitar?"
Although he was very confident in Tyranitar's dual defenses, the power of a doubled Hyper Beam was still very frightening.
"Tyran..." (Ouch, a little painful. But not a big problem.)
Although it said so, Tyranitar truly felt the pain this time, as if it had been struck hard by a hammer falling from the sky.
So painful...
Hikaru sensed it. While feeling sorry for its stubbornness, he also found it a bit amusing.
The dust over there dispersed. Wobbuffet, having suffered a Hyper Beam, indeed hadn't fallen.
Although it had low defense and low attack,
And couldn't learn many offensive moves, heaven had blessed it with an exceptionally high HP base stat of 190.
This damage, landing on its body, it actually endured it.
Pan Shanyu breathed a sigh of relief. This attack was blocked, and the opposing Tyranitar clearly wasn't well off either.
But the subsequent second wave of damage from [Thorn Armor] made Wobbuffet unable to withstand it any longer, and it began to sway unsteadily.
Pan Shanyu's just-relaxed expression immediately tensed up again.
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