Chapter 187: Volcarona!
He had first disabled Electivire's Fire Punch (using Torment) to ensure it wouldn't receive the weather boost from Sunny Day.
Otherwise, if the Fire Punch, which was already doubly effective, received an additional 1.5x boost from Sunny Day, Torterra wouldn't be able to withstand it, even if Electivire didn't have STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus).
Actually, besides Fire Punch, Electivire could also learn Flamethrower.
Zephyr was gambling. He was gambling that given Electivire's fighting style, it hadn't learned Flamethrower.
And the final result was that Zephyr gambled correctly. Electivire indeed didn't know Flamethrower.
To maintain such clear thinking in such a fast-paced battle showed that Zephyr, the strongest contestant from Imperial Academy, truly lived up to his reputation.
Torterra let out a low roar, and once again, Magical Leaves coated in deadly poison flew out from the tree on its back.
Electivire wasn't Slaking with the Truant ability; it wouldn't just watch helplessly as the Magical Leaves hit it.
Electroweb intercept!
Electivire roared low, flicking its hands. A dense net woven of electric light flew out, directly intercepting the Magical Leaves flying towards it.
"BANG!!!—"
The Magical Leaves smashed onto the Electroweb, creating crackling sounds.
But in the end, the Magical Leaves failed to break through the Electroweb's defense.
"Return! Torterra!"
Zephyr raised his hand and acted again, recalling Torterra into its Pokéball, then picking up another Pokéball.
On the other side, Kenji looked up slightly. Sunny Day, huh...
If he pulled out Bellossom right now, Zephyr would probably explode.
However, thoughts aside, Kenji didn't plan to send Bellossom out directly. After all, if Bellossom really took the stage, there would be no point for the opponent's Pokémon to continue playing.
"Go!! Volcarona!!"
Hearing the name of the Pokémon Zephyr sent out, Kenji was stunned for a moment.
The next moment, a Pokémon with three pairs of orange wings and white fluff on its upper body appeared.
Volcarona
Level: LV.62
Type: Fire/Bug
Ability: Flame Body
Potential: S-
It was actually a Volcarona, and one with S- Potential, having broken through the Gym Leader level to reach Level 62.
Although Volcarona wasn't a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, it was still an extremely rare Pokémon. Not to mention that this Volcarona's potential reached S-.
However, judging by this Volcarona's level, it likely wasn't obtained from Imperial Academy, but caught before Zephyr arrived there.
The rare Fire/Bug typing gave Volcarona six resistances and three weaknesses.
"Hoo hoo hoo..."
The three pairs of wings behind Volcarona flapped slightly. Instantly, scorching dry Heat Wave swept across the entire battlefield.
Boosted by Sunny Day, the temperature of the Heat Wave unleashed by Volcarona was even more astonishing.
"Rock Tomb for defense!"
"Ele-chug!!—"
Electivire roared, manipulating rock energy to form several giant boulders in the air, surrounding itself from all sides to defend against the Heat Wave sweeping in.
Seeing this, Volcarona wasn't in a hurry. While maintaining the Heat Wave, it began to dance amidst the scorching gale.
Quiver Dance! Its effect is to simultaneously boost the user's Speed, Special Attack, and Special Defense.
Facing Volcarona using Quiver Dance, Kenji didn't rush to deal with it. Instead, he had Electivire use Rain Dance first to snatch the weather control back.
Sunny Day was more of a headache for Kenji than the stat boosts from Quiver Dance.
On the other side, seeing the dark clouds suddenly appearing in the sky, Volcarona immediately stopped using Heat Wave. Raging flames suddenly rose around its body, flickering intensely.
Volcarona vibrated its wings, flames surging around it. Then, propelled by the vibration of its wings, it attacked Electivire, who was surrounded by the Rock Tomb boulders below.
Fiery Dance!! Volcarona's signature move. It covers its body in flames and then attacks the enemy by flapping its wings. It also has a 50% chance to raise the user's Special Attack by one stage.
"BANG!!!—"
The flames easily shattered the boulders formed by Rock Tomb.
The rocks cracked open with a crash. The Fiery Dance continued unabated, piercing through the boulders and landing.
With a loud bang, the Fiery Dance hit the ground. But amidst the rubble, Electivire was nowhere to be seen.
On the ground, there was a large hole.
Lady Luck favored Volcarona.
A red glow flashed across Volcarona's body—the manifestation of triggering Fiery Dance's secondary effect. Now, Volcarona's Special Attack had risen again, reaching +2 stages.
In the air, the rainy weather hadn't fully formed, but the summoned dark clouds had mostly diminished the Sunny Day weather.
"BANG!!!—"
Below Volcarona, the ground suddenly burst open. Electivire broke through the earth, thunder rolling in its palms, blasting straight towards Volcarona.
The moment the large hole inside the Rock Tomb was exposed, Zephyr had been on guard. So, the instant Electivire attacked, a Fire Spin engulfed Volcarona, transforming into a flame barrier that blocked Electivire's line of sight.
Swift!
Out of caution, Kenji didn't have Electivire forcibly break through the Fire Spin. Instead, he used Swift, which had a tracking effect.
Electivire spread its hands, lightning surging. Several star-shaped bolts of light flew out, diving straight into the Fire Spin.
"BOOM!!!—"
Part of the Swift attack dispersed the Fire Spin, while the remaining small portion passed through the collapsing vortex, attacking Volcarona inside.
"Bang bang bang!"
Flame Wheel!
Volcarona spun its body, easily neutralizing and defending against the remaining Swift stars with Flame Wheel.
As the Swift broke through the Fire Spin, it revealed that on the inner wall of the vortex, eerie blue-white sparks were surging.
Will-O-Wisp!!
Its effect: once it touches the opponent, it burns them with 100% certainty.
If Electivire had used Thunder Punch to break the Fire Spin directly, the first thing to greet it would have been the Will-O-Wisp hidden behind the flames.
Zephyr's intention in sending out Volcarona with Flame Body was quite obvious: to limit Electivire's melee performance as much as possible.
"Fiery Dance!!"
Volcarona took the initiative again, unleashing a thick pillar of fire.
The flames raged. Although it lost the Sunny Day boost, Volcarona had boosted its Special Attack twice. The effect of its special moves could not be underestimated.
After all, Volcarona had the level advantage and had completed two Special Attack boosts first. Even Electivire had to temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack, immediately using Quick Attack to dodge.
Presumably, to deal with him, Zephyr had conducted an extremely in-depth analysis of the three Pokémon Kenji had already revealed and had formulated more than one set of countermeasures.
As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.
But another old saying goes: one force conquers ten skills.
Tactics are used when both sides are evenly matched.
"Electivire! Thunder Armor!!"
"Ele-chug!!!—"
Hearing Kenji's command, Electivire suddenly stopped moving and let out a roar. The sound of its heartbeat became clearly audible.
"BOOM!!!—"
Discharge!!
The massive electric energy contained within Electivire's body erupted directly, sweeping in all directions. Even Volcarona in the air was not spared.
A pale pink barrier appeared in front of Volcarona.
Light Screen!!
The electric light smashed against the Light Screen, making muffled thudding sounds.
Amidst the dazzling electric light, Electivire was now bathed entirely in golden electricity.
"Zzzzt..."
Violent currents rampaged across Electivire's surface, transforming into dazzling lightning armor that clung tightly to its body.
Thunder Armor. The inspiration for this move partly came from Ash's "Bug" Swellow's Golden Armor (from the anime).
The principle was to release the electric energy within Electivire's body using the Discharge move, then control the released energy to adhere to Electivire's surface, forming armor made of electricity.
Thunder Armor could significantly boost the user's Attack, Speed, and Defense. Additionally, it imbued all melee moves with a paralysis effect.
More importantly, it protected Electivire from contact-based status-inflicting abilities like Flame Body or Poison Touch.
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