The Final Battle (4)
Rope and Shori both took their Pokémon back into the ball.
Rope was calm after all, although Poipole hadn't accomplished his goal, Rope's objective had been achieved. But Shori was a different story...
Seriously, it wasn't as if he hadn't been paying attention to his opponents. But he had always assumed that there was nothing those Pokémon themselves couldn't handle.
After all, the essential thing in the profession of a trainer, besides experience and knowledge, was confidence.
The confidence to go up to anyone and compete.
From this perspective, Ash's role as the anime's protagonist is not problematic at all. After all, he also really demonstrates the courage and fervor of the trainer profession.
Although a little bit worse in terms of rigor. But there is no problem with his basic skills.
The profession of a trainer was a profession that valued your longboards more. Short boards can exist, as long as they are not too excessive. But the long board is the existence that determines a trainer's ceiling.
But this own opponent across the street...Rope didn't see where his longboard was...
The sparring skills are moderate, the Pokémon cultivation is moderate, and even the bonds with the Pokémon are moderate. He should also be a trainer who has picked up a Gosanja, except that Rope isn't sure if he'll ever see his Gosanja...
After all, the growth period of a
Shori looked at Rope's implied look, but knew it was bound to be anything but appreciative. He was also unlucky enough to meet one who came to
Though everyone thought it was fun and pretty...
But what about the fish! What should the fish think!
As the fish that got fried, Shori's heart was filled with helplessness, but he also knew that he couldn't just surrender.
At the very least, let the other side remember a Shori who kept fighting before failing!
"Come out Kangaskhan!"
Shori's eyes sank in, like he had finally pulled out his trump card.
Rope looked at his opponent's eyes and finally nodded with slight satisfaction before removing a Pokéball from his own belt.
"Come out, Arcanine!"
In a ball of flames that exploded in the air, Arcanine lightly landed on the ground then tossed his head, his eyes cold and lonely, like a batch of wolves whistling alone on a moonlit night.
...It would have been more handsome if it wasn't for the tail that wagged like a small fan...
Rope was powerless to hold his forehead, this guy didn't even know how to put on a full show?
Although the Arcanine in front of him had never appeared in any of Rope's previous matches. But being able to appear in the final match itself meant that this Pokémon was not simple...
But so what! As a trainer! Isn't it about facing up to difficulties and breaking through?
As for why he didn't break through to his opponent...just look at the sweat on Kangaskhan's head and the yawning Arcanine on the opposite side and you'll know that the battle power of these two guys is probably not on the same level.
"Kangaskhan, use Rock Slide!"
Shori ordered with a determined face.
At that moment, Kangaskhan's body's earth-colored energy was tumbling, and huge rock blocks coalesced in the air.Kangaskhan was a Pokémon of the general lineage, but because it was a general lineage, it had the least amount of reaction to the energy of other lineages.
Even the Fighting and Ghost skills could be used as flexibly as possible.
That's why Rock Slide's molding was so fast that it finished shaping and then started its descent almost instantly.
"Extreme Speed!"
Rope wasn't going to be polite with Shori at all either. Since it was all on Arcanine, there was little need to hold back on command. But this time he was not giving Arcanine any reinforcement at all.
So Arcanine was relying purely on his own strength to fight. White general system energy quickly covered Arcanine's entire body, and almost instantly, Arcanine transformed into a white stream of light before charging towards Kangaskhan.
"Protect!"
Shori of course ordered immediately.
He didn't need to tell Kangaskhan to know that he couldn't resist this move... so even though he brought Shori's order fast, he still stopped Rock Slide before Shori gave the order, and started to prepare for Protect...
This little detail might not be obvious to others, but how could Rope, who was battling Shori, not see it?
Although he didn't know how the little guy in front of him had taken in this Kangaskhan, it was clear that the compatibility between them could only be described as average.
However, Rope didn't say anything more, although he valued the Safari Zone, but since it had come out of the Safari Zone, what it looked like at the end of the day didn't have much to do with Rope.
Arcanine's speed was very fast, but the casting speed of the Protect skill was really not slow either, so before Arcanine crashed into Kangaskhan, Kangaskhan also finished this Protect at the limit.
Arcanine crashed hard into Protect's light shield, sending Kangaskhan behind the shield flying backwards.
And the white light on Arcanine's body dissipated before slowly shaking his head.
He had charged so hard that it caused him to hit so hard that it hurt... good thing he was used to it...
Since Arcanine himself was of such a rampaging nature, how could Rope not help him out. Crash carrying training was also a must. And with Rope's help, the force of Arcanine's impacts were more refined.
Kangaskhan hadn't suffered any damage, but the look of panic on his face was naturally clearer...damn...to be bumped off even with Protect on top...it's so humiliating.
But right now he really didn't have to think about what was embarrassing...what mattered now was how to end the match a little easier and not let himself get hurt too badly.
He glanced at Shori behind him. Borrowing the tacit understanding between one man and one beast, Shori was naturally able to see Kangaskhan's meaning.
'Why don't you surrender...I really can't hold up against this one!'
Kangaskhan's eyes were filled with aggravation... and he couldn't really say it out loud. After all, he had to have the most basic respect for his trainer.
Shori didn't say anything or respond to his eyes...just kidding, if you can't stand up to this one, which one can you stand up to? You can't hold up against that one just now just as well.
"Kangaskhan! Surf!"
Shori rationalized her next command. It wasn't even a matter of whether Kangaskhan wanted to fight or not...this match was a fight that had to be fought even if he didn't want to!
But the good thing was that Kangaskhan did have a wide range of skill strikes, and there weren't just one or two water-based skills that he could pull out of his hand. These were the fruits of kryptonite, ah!
"Roar!!!"
Kangaskhan roared, and then with waves emerging from beneath his feet, Kangaskhan stood on the waves and charged towards Arcanine, towering over him!
"Arcanine, Wild Charge!"
Rope ordered as he looked at the giant wave, and Arcanine who was getting more and more excited underneath it.
The thunderbolts stored on Arcanine's body burst out steeply, and the corner of Arcanine's mouth pulled out a slightly crazy arc, then his body sank slightly, then he ruthlessly rushed towards the giant wave on the opposite side!
The golden lightning conducted quickly in the water, and the entire giant wave was colored with a dazzling golden light.
"Roar!!!"
Kangaskhan let out a wail of agony, but he also knew that just wailing in one go wouldn't help at all with what happened after this.
So he kept his mouth tightly shut and watched Arcanine's position through the giant wave.
"Left rear! One step, Body Slam!"
Shori was quick to give his orders. Kangaskhan, who was incapable of finding Arcanine's figure on his own, naturally chose to follow his master's orders, before the water energy on his body dissipated, covering it with white light once again.
Then the moment before the water energy completely dissipated he stomped on the water and changed his position.
The Surf skill canceled and a large amount of water fell directly from mid-air.
Before Arcanine, who was swimming in the water and discharging, had a chance to get over it, he watched what looked like huge chunks of water slam down towards him.
Arcanine subconsciously intended to dodge, but the height wasn't high enough so it was too late to dodge. His subconscious reaction was to lower his head and close his eyes, waiting for the water to fall.
But before the water could fall, Rope's command had arrived first.
"Arcanine, retreat and fight in close quarters towards the front!"
Arcanine, even though his eyes were closed and he had no time to observe his immediate surroundings, he still violently retreated backward, even the moment the water smashed down he was still retreating.
'Splash!'
The sound of a large amount of water instantly hitting the ground.
'Thud!'
The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground.
Arcanine opened his eyes, and then before he could see what exactly was in front of him, he crashed into it with a headlong rush of brick-red fighting system energy surging through his body, making every part of his body quite flexible.
"Avoid it, Kangaskhan!"
Kangaskhan: ...
I have one momemtum that I must say!
It's not that hard to turn on another skill the instant one ends, but a skill like Body Slam, thinking that it's easy to cancel the backswing by sheer will and effort... isn't that underestimating the basic rules of this world.
So Kangaskhan just watched, rather helplessly and fearfully amidst the recoil, as Arcanine, whose eyes were surging with brick-red fighting energy, rushed towards him.
Then he closed his eyes and accepted his fate with open arms.
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"Kangaskhan is unable to battle! Arcanine wins! Contestant Shori please send out your next Pokémon!"
This battle wasn't too tedious, but it still didn't end too quickly, because Kangaskhan's skill strikes were so broad that Rope had to think about a lot of things when she thought about her response.
Shori shook her head and then put Kangaskhan back before dispatching her fifth Pokémon without much hesitation.
Rope, on the other hand, just shook his head and then put back Arcanine, who was about to continue spamming... what he needed right now wasn't a good battle, but to end it as soon as possible.
For some reason, he kept feeling a little unsettled, something was probably about to happen.
"Come back, Arcanine."
Then to Shori's astonished gaze, he once again pulled out a Pokéball from his belt.
Shori didn't think much of it. Of course he knew he couldn't win anymore, so all he had to do now was to present himself as best he could.
But what the kid didn't know yet was...Rope wasn't going to give him that chance anymore...
"Come out Slowbro!"
A pink, dorky looking Pokémon with a beating conch on its tail appeared on the field.
On the other hand, Rope threw the Pokéball he was holding.
"Hurry up and finish the battle, Entei."
Without reinforcement, Arcanine and the others were still a short distance away from Entei, so to end the battle quickly, Entei naturally became the best choice.
Entei's appearance was quite uneventful. He didn't purposely create the fiery flames of a burning bag like Arcanine did. He just lightly leapt down from the air, then raised his head and gave his opponent a serious gulp, then walked towards him.
Because of his powers and attributes, flickering sparks appeared with every step he took.
Numb... Shori was completely numb...
No, had I known that I would meet such a monster why would I come out to compete!
Wasn't this an insult to himself?
"Slowbro! Water Pulse!"
The aura sounded like something else.
After all, he also knew that there were still 90,000 spectators outside the arena watching, and on the TV channel, there were still countless viewers watching his performance.
[Even if I lose! I'm going to lose as much as possible like a hero!
Shori looked at Entei, who stood still across the street like a volcano about to erupt, and looked at Entei with a look as if she intended to give up her life generously.
"Slow!!!"
Slowbro's face remained dumbfounded, but he still stared at Entei's pressure and used Water Pulse.
"Entei, Fire Blast!"
With Rope's command the flames in Entei's mouth brewed for a moment and then spat out. And formed a 'big' character in the air.
At this moment, Slowbro's Water Pulse was just about ready and hadn't even begun to be released yet.
However, the Fire Blast that came at him was burning with a scorching temperature, and even among the red flames, some seven-colored flames could also be seen burning together.
"Slowbro, avoid..."
Shori's order was certainly not slow, but it was ultimately too late.
"Boom!"
"Slowbro is unable to battle! Entei is the winner! Contestant Shori please send your next Pokémon!"
Shori froze for a moment, then tightened her lips and put Slowbro back.
Tai wasn't even disappointed now... but close to despair...
The difference was too great... there was no hope of fighting back at all.
But soon he shook his head again and stared at Entei before removing his last Pokéball from his belt.
"Come out Blastoise, let's... offer the final battle!"
A very imposing Blastoise stared across the room at Entei, then assumed an attacking stance.
Rope finally nodded with some satisfaction.
"Very nice eyes it is!"
...
"Blastoise is unable to battle. Entei wins! The final winner of this match is contestant Rope from Pallet Town!!!"
The shield dispersed and the earth-shattering applause and cheers from the audience finally appeared for Rope and Shori.