"It's over!"
"That Nidoking is way too strong!"
"It's not that Nidoking is strong. It's that the trainer on the other side is too strong. This definitely isn't some nobody. I want all his information in five minutes."
"Reporting... found it! The boy on the other side is named Gary Oak, grandson of the famous Pokémon scholar Professor Oak.
Supposedly, he's a rookie trainer who just received his starter Pokémon this year."
"A rookie trainer? What kind of freak newbie is this? But if he's Professor Oak's grandson, suddenly it all makes sense."
"Yeah! Before Professor Oak became a researcher, he was a world-class Pokémon trainer."
The livestream chat was full of capable people. As long as they wanted to, Gary's identity was immediately exposed.
Learning that Gary was Professor Oak's grandson, they immediately felt everything made sense.
After all, Pallet Town really does produce talent!
In the past there was Professor Oak, more recently Red and Blue... each one a legend.
Especially Red, who was the world champion!
"Is Caster going to lose?"
In a room in Paldea, Iono felt disappointed.
She and Caster were friends, so naturally she hoped Caster would win.
However, the boy on the other side was indeed strong. Suppressed multiple times, yet breaking through that suppression multiple times. His battle command ability was beyond question.
Definitely a genius!
BOOM!
The massive electric current of Thunderbolt struck Gyarados, arcs flashing continuously, blindingly bright.
Everyone shook their heads, sighing with regret!
Once Gyarados fell, given Pikachu's condition after its abilities were reset, facing Nidoking would almost certainly mean defeat.
Because just the Stealth Rock damage it would take upon re-entering would be enough to give Pikachu serious trouble.
Stealth Rock in the real world didn't consume an opponent's stamina proportionally.
If the power difference was too great, Stealth Rock alone could knock out an opponent.
This wasn't without precedent on the battlefield!
"Hmm? Something's wrong!"
But soon, Gary was the first to notice something off.
Because Gyarados's cry of pain never came.
Gary's gaze sharpened as he looked toward the opposite side.
That massive form had indeed been hit by the electric current. That couldn't be faked.
"Wait..."
A thought stirred in Gary's mind as he suddenly thought of a possibility, so he quickly looked toward the field.
Just then, the current dissipated and the blinding light vanished.
Only then did Gary finally see clearly.
It turned out the Thunderbolt hadn't hit the real Gyarados, but rather an energy construct that resembled Gyarados.
It was just that the electric current had been too dazzling, preventing everyone from seeing clearly.
BOOM!
Under the bombardment of electricity, the energy construct dissipated into nothingness.
But the Gyarados hidden behind the energy mass wasn't affected at all. Only its eyes appeared more vicious than usual.
"Damn it! It even learned Substitute?"
Gary nearly ground his teeth to dust.
Substitute was an advanced technique even harder to master than Protect, requiring an extremely high degree of energy control.
Even Gary currently had no Pokémon under his command that had mastered the Substitute move, which showed just how difficult it was to train.
"Holy crap! It's Substitute! It's Substitute!"
"A Substitute Gyarados? That's insane!"
"Time for the counterattack. Gyarados, charge!"
Seeing that Gyarados hadn't fallen, the viewers in the livestream immediately became excited, sending waves of comments and donations.
Honestly speaking, this battle was truly spectacular.
Every time everyone thought it was about to end, the situation would reverse, causing all the viewers' emotions to swing wildly.
"Waterfall!"
Caster's voice suddenly rang out.
"ROAR~"
Accompanied by an earth-shaking dragon's roar, water waves began appearing around Gyarados. Like a vicious water dragon rising from the sea, it lunged out with extremely fierce eyes.
After all, the opponent had even pulled out "Lightning Double Strike," clearly trying to beat it to death.
This was no longer a normal Pokémon battle sparring match. It needed to strike with full force!
Rain!
Royal Authority of the Sea!
Dragon Dance!
With these three enhancements, Gyarados's physical attack power had more than tripled, reaching a truly terrifying level.
At this moment, even the powerful Nidoking felt the pressure.
Gary's expression changed slightly.
But he knew now wasn't the time to retreat.
Victory or defeat was right before them!
"Nidoking, meet it with Double-Edge!"
Gary also went all-in, directly ordering Nidoking to use the Rock-type ultimate move.
This was Nidoking's final trump card!
"ROAR~"
"ROAR~"
The two giant beasts' eyes turned red as they charged at each other with overwhelming momentum, evenly matched. Neither willing to yield.
BOOM!
Gyarados and Nidoking collided.
Gyarados suffered the hammering of rock blades, while Nidoking likewise endured the battering of water waves.
But the stalemate everyone expected didn't occur.
The moment they made contact, the fierce Gyarados became like a heavy bulldozer, pushing Nidoking backward continuously, plowing a deep furrow in the ground.
Massive amounts of water engulfed Nidoking, making it struggle constantly, crying out in pain.
It felt like it couldn't breathe!
At this moment, dead memories began attacking Nidoking.
Nidoking clearly remembered... the last time it battled Gyarados, it had also been defeated this way.
Except last time, Gyarados's victory had relied on Pichu's Lightning Rod ability.
But this time, Gyarados had won fair and square. No one could criticize it.
This moment was exactly like that moment!
Before long, Nidoking stopped struggling, its eyes spinning in circles as it lost its ability to battle.
In contrast, Gyarados's Moxie ability was triggered, its aura rising once more, dragon's might like a cage.
"Nidoking is unable to battle, so the winner is... Gyarados!"
The Rotom Phone quickly issued its judgment, but at the last moment held back, not revealing Caster's real name.
"We won! Caster won again!"
"He even defeated Professor Oak's grandson. Caster went god mode this round!"
"Really impressive! The host's Gyarados is just too terrifying."
With the outcome settled, Caster's livestream became lively again, various donations arriving one after another, making the screen brilliantly colorful.
"I lost!"
Gary knelt weakly, feeling somewhat unable to accept it.
In the 2-on-2 match, not only had he lost, but he hadn't even taken down a single one of his opponent's Pokémon.
This was undoubtedly a crushing defeat!
Since his debut, Gary had been smooth sailing, the undisputed number one of Pallet Town's younger generation.
But now, he had met his Waterloo!
Of course, this wasn't that Gary wasn't strong. It could only be said that Caster was really too much of a monster.
"Waaah~ Gary actually lost!"
Gary's cheerleader girlfriends were all in tears, clearly unable to accept Gary's defeat.
Click, click, click!
Just then, the sound of high heels striking the ground rang out.
Caster turned to look, and a red-haired beauty immediately came into view, gracefully walking toward him, her eyes full of curiosity.
However, in Caster's view, that gaze, enhanced by her metal-framed glasses, appeared even more alluring.
"Lorelei!"
Caster's Adam's apple bobbed as he felt himself heating up all over.
One of the Kanto region's Elite Four, Miss Lorelei with an angel's face and devil's figure, had actually come to stand less than a meter in front of him.
At this moment, Caster could already smell the faint fragrance emanating from Lorelei.
Lorelei looked at Caster and smiled gently. "So… how do you know Lance?"