Chapter 374: It's Not Just You Demon Kings Who Know Tactics
The reason Arthur had Little Eevee go through three consecutive evolutions at the start, despite knowing the strain it would cause, was to put on a show of force, to confuse his opponent, and to complete a tactical deception!
The Abby Phenomenon hadn't been seen on the league stage for decades. For younger spectators, this was likely the first time in their lives they had ever seen an Eevee like this!
Arthur was betting that Leo hadn't seen it either!
And the facts proved that he had bet correctly!
The Ageless Wind King, who had played with tactics for years, had finally encountered a tactical deception of his own.
Little Eevee, maintaining its Sylveon form, continued to use Hyper Voice.
And Leo, unable to see through Arthur's bluff for the time being, was forced to defend, not daring to pursue.
"Kingdra, use Clear Smog!"
The Poison-type move: Clear Smog. Its effect is simple and brutal: it clears all buffs and debuffs.
This move is the fastest way to clear effects. In an instant, it dissolved the defense-lowering effect that Little Eevee's Fake Tears had previously applied to Kingdra.
A similar move is the Ice-type Haze, but Haze is much slower, needing to persist for a period of time to gradually erode the buffs of the Pokémon within the fog. But in turn, Haze can last for a long time, continuously covering an area, unlike Clear Smog, which dissipates after one puff.
In the past, Arthur and Kevin had always used Haze as a smoke screen. It was long-lasting and had good visual obstruction.
If Sylveon hadn't been using Hyper Voice, Leo would have likely been more inclined to use Haze as well.
But unfortunately, against a sound-based attack, a smoke screen is meaningless.
Even the speed boost from Kingdra's Swift Swim was useless at this point.
No matter how fast you move, you can't dodge a sound wave!
At this point, even the newcomer commentator could see it. "Captain Leo seems to have fallen into a state of hesitation! Even after removing the negative effect of Fake Tears, the Fairy-type's advantage over Dragon still exists. A passive defense like this probably won't work for long!"
Leo knew this, of course, but he was also a bit hesitant.
He didn't know if the opposing Little Eevee could still transform.
He didn't even know how many forms his opponent could take!
If the Mega form was just a rarity in the Kubfu League, but still a required course for professional players that everyone more or less understood, then the Abby Phenomenon was completely off the charts!
Even the oldest of veterans would not normally go out of their way to learn about this kind of knowledge.
Right now, Leo's mind was filled with one thought: How does this person always manage to pull off these unheard-of plays?
The fearsome reputation of the "Intelligence Black Hole"—he had truly experienced it today…
But he didn't have much time left to hesitate!
He had to come up with a counter-strategy before Clear Smog's cooldown ended!
Using Clear Smog was just a stalling tactic. If he took a few more Hyper Voices, his Kingdra would really be screamed to death by this little Eevee.
Leo was forced to make a choice!
"Advance! Use Iron Head in close combat!"
Leo finally gave the order to attack!
In a type-disadvantage situation, stalling is pointless. And using a projectile-based long-range move would give the opponent ample time to react and evolve.
So, after much deliberation, Leo could only choose to have his Kingdra attack up close!
The Steel-type move Iron Head is super-effective against the current Fairy-type Sylveon.
Assuming, of course, that his opponent didn't continue to play his transformation game.
Fortunately, this time, Arthur didn't continue to torture Leo's nerves.
He did not say the words "re-evolve" again.
Instead, he commanded, "Use Quick Attack!"
Kingdra, with its Swift Swim ability in the rain, was incredibly fast. Without a priority move like Quick Attack, Little Eevee would have almost no chance of matching its speed.
Before the opponent could finish accelerating and build up its power to its peak, Sylveon took the initiative and charged head-on!
"BAM!"
The Quick Attack, which should have been cloaked in a white aura, was now a very girly pink. The moment of impact, countless small, pink stars exploded around the two Pokémon.
It looked quite beautiful.
The Normal-type Quick Attack, just like Hyper Voice, had been turned into a Fairy-type move by Pixilate.
But this was not Arthur's main intention.
"After you land, jump onto Kingdra's back and kick it back!"
By using Quick Attack to get the first hit, Arthur's real goal was to switch sides of the field with his opponent!
Because of the clashing rain and snow, the side of the arena where Little Eevee had been was primarily snowing, while the side where Kingdra was, was primarily raining.
This was actually a disadvantage for Little Eevee.
On the rainy side of the field, the opponent could still enjoy most of the benefits of its Swift Swim ability.
And on his side, because he had re-evolved and no longer had the Ice type, he would actually take damage from the low temperature brought on by his own weather.
This was clearly not a good trade. It was like injuring the enemy for eight hundred while taking a thousand damage yourself.
But Arthur had held his ground, not showing any signs of anxiety or impulsiveness, letting his Sylveon calmly stay on its side of the field and use Hyper Voice, slowly wearing down Leo's patience.
Luring the opponent to come and attack!
Sylveon's special defense is excellent, but its physical body is relatively frail. Without realizing Arthur's true intention, Leo had subconsciously chosen a close-range, physical, Steel-type move.
Tactical baiting. Arthur could play that game too!
It's not just you Demon King Team who knows how to play with tactics!
By the time he realized what was happening, Leo hastily commanded, "Kingdra, return to your side of the field!"
But now that he was here, would Arthur really let him go as he pleased?
"Again, Quick Attack! Push it back! Don't let it return!"
Little Eevee let out a cheerful "awoo," bent its body, and launched itself forward, once again cloaked in a pink cloud of fairy energy, and charged at high speed!
Quick Attack's damage is low, but its cooldown is fast!
This is where small moves show their value!
Little Eevee relentlessly pressed Kingdra, not allowing it to return to its own side!
With this position switch, Little Eevee was now in the rainy half of the field, which did nothing to it besides getting it a little wet.
But Kingdra, now in the snowy half, was in trouble. Not only was its ability useless, but it also had to continuously endure the corrosive cold damage from the snow!
Pain. In short, it was very painful!
Taking a deep breath, Leo didn't dare to hesitate.
"Use Rain Dance!"
Helpless, he could only spend another dozen-second cooldown to reapply Rain Dance, as a way to set the weather for his Noivern, which was destined to come out later.
And Little Eevee, of course, gladly accepted this excellent opportunity to attack.
"Hyper Voice!"
A pink cloud of energy exploded by Kingdra's ears once again.
After this series of exchanges, Little Eevee, which should have been at a disadvantage in terms of raw power, had now begun to pull away from its opponent in terms of condition
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