"Kadabra, use Fire Punch!"
Gary immediately unleashed a wave of flames across the entire arena. If it hit, Kadabra's power would definitely inflict massive damage on that Seed Ball.
Now, he only had one Pokémon left.
This match was crucial for him.
He was Professor Oak's grandson, and there was also that guy, Blue, watching from the sidelines.
Thinking of Blue's earlier words, Gary was furious. Why did he think his trip was just a game?
He had put in so much effort, defeating four Gym Leaders.
But in that guy's eyes, it was as if he only got to where he was because of the Professor Oak name.
No!
I can't lose to him.
No matter what his attack method is, he can't lose.
Absolutely not!
He's the trainer who's going to win the Indigo League championship.
How could he possibly lose to a Gym Leader like this?
Kadabra gripped the spoon in both hands, a powerful surge of psychic energy emanating from its body.
Flames erupted from the spoon, hurtling towards the Iron Seed.
"Such intense flames, even if I manage to withstand them, it'll be difficult to continue the attack."
Upon seeing Kadabra, Bai Yu already knew that the Iron Seed wouldn't be able
to defeat him with the same tactics
as the previous Wartortle.
Shigeru was Shigeru, not Shinji who had just arrived in the Kanto Region and had a limited number of Pokémon.
Bai Yu didn't want to change his Pokémon either.
So the only solution was...
"Iron Seed, use Iron Head!"
Bai Yu commanded decisively without hesitation.
The flames released by Kadabra surged towards the Iron Seed's body.
A powerful flame engulfed the Seed Ball's body.
A silver light shot out from within the flames, and the Seed Ball tumbled at high speed
, colliding violently with Kadabra. Kadabra's face showed pain as it was knocked back a distance by the iron head.
"Don't want to sit and wait to die?!"
"Just what I wanted."
"Kadabra, use your psychic powers to stop his attack."
Seeing this, Shigeru realized Shiraha's tactics.
This kind of attack tactic was too easy to identify.
That guy finally couldn't hold back and was preparing to take the initiative and fight to the death.
"Just what I wanted!"
Shigeru stared intently at the Seed Ball tumbling towards him on the field.
Such speed proved that the Seed Ball in front of him was no ordinary opponent. He
had been deceived by its small, egg-shaped appearance.
Now, this was Shigeru's true strength!
"I feel like something's wrong."
Aoyama looked at the Seed Ball on the field.
Despite taking a direct hit from a Flame Punch, Kadabra's flames, though not particularly powerful, still inflicted considerable damage on IronSpiked.
Yet, Bai Yu hesitated to issue a battle command, simply sending IronSpiked charging to its death?
Previous battles had shown Bai Yu wasn't the type of trainer to act rashly.
The only explanation was that Bai Yu had
a backup plan. Why was he going to such lengths to get close to Kadabra?
Qinglv was also confused; he only knew IronSpiked's type and couldn't check its moves in the Pokédex.
This Pokémon from the Unova region was proving somewhat difficult for Qinglv.
"Destruction!"
Bai Yu chuckled.
Since he couldn't inflict much damage, he'd use a final offensive to finish off Kadabra.
Kadabra was excellent in attack, but its defense was far inferior to IronSpiked.
At such close range, Kadabra was doomed.
"What!"
"Oh no, Kadabra!"
Upon hearing this, Shigeru's eyes widened.
These words completely changed all his previous offensive tactics.
He never dreamed that Kadabra would have this move:
the Normal-type Devastate!
Using its own body as explosives, detonating instantly.
Such immense power, especially considering Kadabra had already taken an Invisible Rock.
If Kadabra was caught in the blast, it would be difficult for it to continue winning the match.
Few Normal-type Pokémon trainers would allow their Pokémon to use such a move.
Shigeru had witnessed countless Elite Four battles throughout Pokémon battles.
No trainer had ever dared to do this.
Devastate was incredibly powerful, a life-for-life exchange.
Even Green had never seen anything like it. He
absolutely couldn't let the opponent unleash it.
"It's getting close."
"The outcome is decided."
Bai Yu looked towards Kadabra's location.
That position was enough to destroy Kadabra.
This battle was already decided at this moment.
The Seed Ball emitted a dazzling white light, its blinding glow engulfing the entire arena.
Even Kadabra, attempting to control the Seed Ball with psychic powers, was rendered helpless by the intense light.
It emitted a low hum and raised its hands to shield its eyes from the blinding light.
Bang!
A powerful explosion and the resulting shockwave swept across the entire arena.
Shigeru also reached out to try and block the shockwave.
In an instant, the entire arena was shrouded in smoke!
When the smoke slowly dissipated, the Seed Ball lay on the ground, its eyes glazed and completely incapacitated.
Kadabra, struck at such close range by the "Scorched Earth" attack, was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the gym wall, its eyes closed, unable to continue its attack.
"I...I actually lost."
"I..."
Shigeru clenched his fists, his heart filled with resentment.
He had wanted to utter a string of curses, but he forcibly suppressed the urge.
Only regret and self-reproach remained.
If his first Pokémon hadn't been Wartortle,
if he had paid more attention, if he had been able to anticipate his opponent's moves,
perhaps he wouldn't have lost so decisively.
It was all because of his pre-match underestimation.
He underestimated his opponent, thinking the weakest Gym Leader was nothing special.
He never expected to be caught off guard.
Now, Xiao Mao felt like he'd swallowed a fly.
He couldn't believe this guy would use a one-for-one tactic with his Seed Ball at the last moment.
He'd never seen such a decisive fighting style before.
He, who had been having a smooth journey, was experiencing defeat for the first time.
And such a complete defeat at that.
He hadn't even seen his opponent's second Pokémon.
"You played quite well in this match,"
Bai Yu's words reached Xiao Mao's ers.
Xiao Mao wanted to reply, but he swallowed his words.
Because he saw that Bai Yu was speaking to his Pokémon.
His opponent hadn't taken him seriously from the beginning.
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