"Did you guys see that? The Gym Leader's smile looks even brighter now."
"I saw it too. Could that Corviknight have a new move too?"
"Probably not. That Corviknight is clearly an offensive Pokémon. It probably won't do anything too 'light'."
"..."
Bai Yu's smile grew even brighter, and everyone felt a little uneasy. They had a feeling that something was definitely wrong with this match .
Every time Bai Yu showed that smile, it was accompanied by a change in the match's tactics.
"Shinji, I suddenly feel a chill down my spine."
Xiao Mao's voice trembled slightly, and he had that annoying smile again.
He remembered the first time he met Bai Yu, Bai Yu always had that smile on his face.
As a result, he lost miserably and almost ended up as his grandfather's research assistant at the research institute.
"Me too."
Shinji nodded, he understood perfectly.
He had been in the match with Bai Yu even earlier. Could
that Corviknight have other moves it hadn't used yet?
Could it be that this Pokémon can also throw nails?
The match had progressed to this point, and the nails seemed utterly useless.
Even Steel-type Pokémon couldn't master Poison-type moves, and Bai Yu's smile was genuine.
He must be using some tricks we hadn't seen before; how did he have so many fighting techniques?
Every time I saw him, I saw a new move—it was infuriating…
Coming here wasn't all bad, though; I saw Bai Yu's other Pokémon.
That Corviknight was more troublesome than expected.
On the field.
A-Tie didn't pay much attention to Bai Yu's smile.
He only cared about the outcome of this match; he absolutely couldn't lose here.
He was standing in the gymnasium carrying the hopes of those spectators.
How could he lose so easily? Absolutely not.
"Your turn, Steelix!"
A-Tie threw the Poké Ball forward.
A huge body, covered entirely in steel, appeared on the field like a giant python.
Accompanied by roars, Steelix's figure filled the entire field.
"The evolved form of Onix, Steelix?"
Xiao-Mao took out his Pokédex.
'Ding~ Steelix, Rock/Steel type, found in Kanto, Johto, Sinnoh, and other regions.'
Ability: Hard Head.
Moves: Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Fire Fang, Crunch, Rock Slide, Tackle, Sand Abyss, Rock Slide, Suicide Slam, Stone Edge, Bind, Iron Tail...
Description: It is said that when a Steelix lives for more than 100 years, its body composition becomes like diamond.
"Steelix is much stronger than the usual Steelixes I've seen."
Gary glanced at the Steelix on the field.
It was much larger than the Steelix that Brock had raised, possibly due to the increase in size after Steelix evolved, but its aura was no less than that of the Magneton from before.
Just no less than, it would be difficult to defeat Whitefeather's Corviknight.
Rock type is indeed super effective against Flying type, and Corviknight also has Steel type, which resists Rock type. In essence, Rock type moves cannot cause super-effective damage to Corviknight.
The remaining moves were mostly resisted by Corviknight; only Thunder Fang and Fire Fang could deal super-effective damage.
"Corviknight's type is quite perfect; it's an excellent Flying-type Pokémon,"
Shinji reiterated his assessment of Corviknight's type.
On the field,
"Steelcore, Rock Slide!" Atetsu shouted.
Steelix roared, and several rocks appeared out of thin air.
Several rocks flew towards Corviknight.
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This was one of Steelix's few ranged moves, but its essence was still a physical attack.
"Iron Wall!"
Corviknight emitted a silvery-white light, allowing the rocks to strike it.
The rocks only left slight marks on Corviknight's body, causing little damage. The rocks shattered into fragments upon impact, falling from the sky.
The hardness of the rocks was related to the Pokémon's strength; Steelix's ability to gather so many rocks was quite impressive, at least it looked intimidating.
A-Tie watched Corviknight in the dust. The same move again?
Was it going to use Pounce again? This time, I definitely wouldn't fall for it.
"Steelix, Dig!"
Steelix's massive body charged towards the ground, creating a large crater. Steelix entered the crater, looking for an opportunity to attack.
With such a huge body, and the gym's somewhat cramped space, if Steelix managed to break through the ground with a little force and pounce on Corviknight, Corviknight would also be damaged.
Swooping down from the sky to the ground inflicts damage; the massive Steelix crushing the Corviknight's body also inflicts damage.
"Iron Guard," Bai Yu said calmly, a smile on his face.
Iron Guard again!
A Tie's expression changed drastically. This guy only knew Iron Guard?
The damage from a swooping attack increases with defense; Iron Guard increases physical defense by two points at once.
At this moment, Corviknight had already pushed its physical defense to the limit.
Corviknight flapped its wings, the jet-black steel wings emitting a dazzling white light.
"Let's fight!"
"Steelix, charge out! Use Thunder Fang to bite that Corviknight!"
The ground trembled incessantly. The Corviknight in the air scanned the frequency of the tremors, trying to locate Steelix.
After all, observing the tremors deep underground from the air was difficult for Corviknight.
Suddenly,
a massive figure leaped from the ground, its gaping maw crackling with electricity, and fiercely bit down at Corviknight.
"Dodge!"
Corviknight flapped its wings, easily dodging Steelix's attack. Such a clumsy attack couldn't possibly hit Corviknight,
especially considering Corviknight's speed had increased by two points.
Steelix missed its target, its body slamming violently into the ground, crushing the rubble into dust that covered the entire area.
"Now! Steelix, use Bind!" Iron reacted quickly.
Steelix's tail swept violently into the air, clearing away the surrounding dust. The tail tightly coiled around Corviknight's body, increasing its force in an attempt to strangle it.
Corviknight seemed completely unharmed, its red eyes looking at Steelix with a hint of confusion.
That's it?!
"Bindling? It increases physical defense by a full six points! The damage from Bind is practically zero!" Gary scoffed.
In this situation, no move could inflict fatal damage on Corviknight.
Its physical defense was too high; Gary couldn't find a way to counter it.
"Yes. Aside from Thunder Fang and Fire Fang, other attacks are only half effective against Corviknight, especially since Corviknight has a six-point increase in physical defense."
Continuing this battle would be nothing but torture; there was absolutely no hope of victory.
Steelix gasped for breath, constantly reinforcing its power, yet the damage it inflicted on Corviknight was negligible.
And it had to endure Corviknight's glare at it constantly.
It was incredibly frustrating.
"Slam Corviknight to the ground."
"Use Iron Tail!"
A-Tie's mindset had changed.
He refused to believe he couldn't defeat this Corviknight today!
Steelix lifted Corviknight to its highest point, its tail gleaming silvery-white.
Releasing Iron Tail in this position, the tail slammed violently towards the ground.
A large crater appeared in the ground; the power of this attack was astonishing, even Corviknight with its Defense boosted six times suffered considerable damage.
Bai Yu glanced at the panting Steelix, who no longer had the strength to restrain Corviknight.
Corviknight flapped its wings and flew through the air, its body bearing numerous wounds, its condition slightly weakened.
"Roost."
Corviknight flapped its wings, emitting a bright light that continuously nourished its body.
The damage inflicted by Steelix earlier vanished in an instant, and Corviknight looked even more energetic than when it first appeared.
A-Tie watched as the damage Steelix had desperately inflicted was perfectly healed with just one Roost.
At that moment, his heart, which had been as hard as steel, shattered.
A-Tie's mental state became abnormal; his face turned bright red, his hands trembled uncontrollably, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
Bai Yu also noticed A-Tie's strangeness, raising an eyebrow, sensing something was amiss.
"I..."
"I...I'll f*** you!"
All those heaven-defying command techniques were lies; no one could possibly do that, absolutely impossible.
He had been traveling for over a decade, striving every year to become the league champion, but today he realized that all his efforts were utterly useless.
The entire dojo fell silent, all eyes fixed on A-Tie.
A-Tie's match today was far better than before.
Even so, he still broke down, and to a far greater degree than his previous challengers.
He was truly red-faced; obvious symptoms appeared from his face to his arms and even his forearms.
Could this match really turn such an arrogant man into this state?
"Mr. A-Tie, the dojo match is still ongoing,"
Bai Yu kindly reminded him.
"What a load of crap, I don't want to fight anymore."
"Screw it."
A-Tie took out his Poké Ball, recalled his Steelix, and left without looking back.
He didn't want to continue fighting; his perfectly good Steelix had almost collapsed in this battle.
A-Tie had experienced so many battles, and this was the first time he had seen a Steelix panting heavily on offense. Every attack was delivered with full force, but what about its opponent?
Not only did it not attack, but it also liked to use Iron Defense?
Iron Defense, nothing but Iron Defense!
Your Corviknight just likes to use Iron Defense, huh? After using Iron Defense, that's fine, but after fighting for so long, you give me Roost, and all that damage is wasted.
"Sigh~ Such a strong challenger, how did it break through defense so easily?"
"What a sin."
Bai Yu shook his head helplessly, glancing at the Corviknight beside him.
As a Corviknight, what other moves could it use besides Iron Defense?
It's just Iron Defense three times, Roost once, and then a Pokémon swatting the team, isn't that the standard routine?
It can only be said that A-Tie's tolerance is really too poor, unlike Xiao-Mao, who at least challenged twice, although he lost badly each time. This spirit of daring to challenge is worth learning.
Shame leads to courage, what a good quality.
"So...so disgusting. I can tell it's not as disgusting as that Toxapex from before, but I just have this indescribable feeling."
"If I were A-Tie, I'd probably fight the Gym Leader to the death."
"Yeah, a perfectly good Steelix, such a domineering appearance, look at how it was created, it looks like it's been through a dozen battles."
"Who says it isn't? It's really too sinful. By the way, who wants to go up and challenge it? I heard a lot of people shouting to challenge it just now."
Someone mentioned this, and the noisy audience fell silent for a moment.
They all glanced at Corviknight, tilted their heads and whistled, as if this had nothing to do with them.
"That Corviknight is really strong."
Xiao-Mao pondered his Pokémon.
If he faced Corviknight head-on, could he gain the upper hand?
"It's strong, that's for sure. But didn't you notice that Corviknight's buffs are all physical defense? The damage from its special attacks is definitely not low."
Shinji observed carefully and noticed something fishy.
The previous Rock Slide was physical damage, while the Electro Cannon was special attack damage.
Back then, Shiraha had Corviknight block the Electro Cannon with Protect, avoiding direct contact.
Shinji suspected that using a super effective move, especially a special attack, would definitely cause Corviknight significant damage.
"You're right. I thought of that too."
Gary nodded, he had the same thought.
He had an Arcanine, whose Flamethrower would definitely cause a lot of damage. Even if Corviknight used Iron Defense, he could simply use Roar to force Corviknight to retreat.
The previous buffs would instantly vanish.
Neither Gary nor Shinji chose to battle.
Some challengers in the audience were also encouraged to go and face the Corviknight.
Midway through, Bai Yu thoughtfully switched from Corviknight to Gengar, using Hypnosis and Strange Gaze, interspersed with Toxic, allowing both Confused and Poisoned states to coexist.
The scene was quite something; even Bai Yu could hardly bear to watch.
While exploring the Hoenn region, focused solely on boosting battle power, he neglected Breloom, a top-tier Pokémon there. Bai Yu was considering asking the League to have Steven get one for him from Hoenn.
After all, Breloom's Spore accuracy was insane, it could use Toxic, Stun Powder, Feint to break Protect, and Brick Breaker to shatter Light Screen—such a perfect Pokémon!
He had only been focused on completing the game, completely overlooking such a perfect Pokémon.
"Toxic Orb, I'll see if I can get it in the game. If not, I'll have to go to the Sinnoh region. I remember Toxic Orbs appearing there."
Bai Yu pondered the Toxic Orb and the Pokémon that complemented it.
Gliscor!
Both Breloom and Gliscor possess the Poison Heal ability, which, combined with the effect provided by the Toxic Orb,
could produce amazing results in battle, ignoring all status conditions except Confusion. It
could also be used in defensive teams, Sandstorm teams, and even Poison-type teams.
"Gym Leader Bai Yu, you're very strong, I lose."
The remaining challenger withdrew, and the afternoon's challenges came to an end.
In the end, only the match against A Tie was truly interesting.
The challengers who came after were not strong enough, probably only good enough to get two or three badges.
"Bai Yu, this young master is back again."
Xiao Mao came down from the stands. Most of the audience had left, and Xiao Mao had watched quite a few battles. He took this opportunity to chat with Bai Yu.
After all, the main characters always appear last.
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