Chapter 546: Double Cancer
He actually dares to attack?!
The moment Arthur made his move, Glick was both shocked and enraged.
But he didn't surrender.
He was a professional trainer, after all!
You dare to attack in front of all these people? Then I'll make sure you regret it!
Glick snorted coldly and threw out his Poké Balls, red lights flashing one after another.
He fearlessly chose to fight back, meeting Arthur head-on!
"Grimmsnarl, Dark Pulse! Rillaboom, Grassy Glide!"
The first two Pokémon he sent out were Grimmsnarl and Rillaboom.
The Dark/Fairy-type Grimmsnarl was meant to counter Specter and Mismagius, using its Dark typing to suppress Ghost-types.
And Rillaboom was a regular competitor in the Sinnoh League!
Its ability, Grassy Surge, instantly covered the ground with Grassy Terrain upon entering the battle.
Combined with the move Grassy Glide, it was extremely nasty!
Grass-type move: Grassy Glide. The user slides along the ground like a sled to attack the enemy. If Grassy Terrain is active, the sliding speed is drastically increased.
The moment Rillaboom appeared, it dropped down and started sliding.
Green light spread as Grassy Terrain rapidly covered the ground.
And the slide followed closely behind the green light, as fast as a streak of green lightning!
Rillaboom, also known as the "Slider Jinchūriki."
Although many Pokémon could learn Grassy Glide, without Grassy Terrain, the move's speed was only average and not very threatening.
And the only non-Legendary Pokémon with the Grassy Surge ability was the Rillaboom line.
Thus, this high-speed sliding sneak attack became Rillaboom's exclusive move, which was quite nasty in competitions.
Glick's mouth curled up slightly.
His arrogance wasn't groundless; he had the capital to be flashy.
His Rillaboom was a captain-level ace. With one nasty slide, it had taken down countless opponents in the Sinnoh Professional League.
Everyone in Sinnoh knew he was going to use the nasty slide, but few could defend against it.
Because it was just too fast!
The red light from the Poké Ball hadn't even fully dissipated when Rillaboom, wrapped in green light, slid right up to Arthur's face.
As fast as the wind and lightning!
A big foot aimed straight for the opponent's lower body—that was indeed quite nasty.
Many Sinnoh trainers watching felt a phantom pain just seeing this scene.
Nasty, too nasty!
But to his shock, even at this speed, Arthur reacted!
"Greninja, Shadow Sneak!"
When it came to speed, Greninja wouldn't admit defeat easily.
The Ghost-type move Shadow Sneak was also a priority move with extremely fast activation!
This time, the nasty slide met a red card.
Swish!
Mid-slide, Rillaboom was suddenly kidney-punched by a shadow rising from the ground. In pain, its graceful sliding motion faltered, and it ended up tumbling like a gourd.
"Holy crap?!"
The onlookers exclaimed even before Glick did.
The nasty slide that was almost invincible in Sinnoh was countered the moment it was used?!
What fast reactions! What a fast sneak attack!
Many people marveled inwardly.
Both were extremely fast priority moves, but Greninja's Shadow Sneak was faster than Rillaboom's Grassy Glide!
This turned the sliding gorilla into a tumbling gourd.
Equally amazingly fast was Arthur's reaction!
This was a real wild battle!
There was no referee confirmation or whistle before the start. Glick's nasty slide was launched the moment the ball opened, faster than in a regular stadium match!
This was the first time this boy from the Kubfu Alliance had faced Glick's signature move.
Unlike them, who knew Glick was going to slide just by looking at his face—a face they almost equated with a big foot.
Yet even so, the boy reacted! His commands were timely, not even neglecting the battle on the other side.
This reaction speed forced them to marvel and admire.
At the same time, Arthur was managing the battle on the other flank.
"Mismagius, tank it and use Mean Look! Specter, circle around!"
Grimmsnarl's burst of Dark Pulse was tanked by both Specter and Mismagius, who seemed unaffected.
This shocked Glick again, almost as much as the failed slide.
Taking a super-effective high-level move head-on with almost no visible damage meant the base stats of these two Ghost-types were extremely solid.
Considering Gengar and Mismagius weren't species known for their defense, this meant they were at least on the same level as his Grimmsnarl!
But his Grimmsnarl was a captain-level ace, just like Rillaboom!!
It was one of his three aces!
The opponent casually summoned two Ghost-type Pokémon—two! And with overlapping types! Yet both had captain-level base stats?!
Is this reasonable?!
What kind of overpowered lineup does this guy have?!
Glick dared not think about it.
This isn't scientific! he screamed internally.
Hasn't the competitive level of the Kubfu Alliance been criticized as weak for the past two years?
You call this weak?
It's ridiculous!
But the battle continued!
Glick was the runner-up of the Sinnoh League this year and an All-Star main player!
How could he resign himself to defeat?!
Mismagius used Mean Look, forcing Grimmsnarl to lock eyes with her, preventing it from turning to stop the circling Specter.
Glick didn't hesitate. He immediately recalled the Grimmsnarl, which was restricted and on cooldown.
Then he quickly summoned two more Pokémon in front of him, one of which was his third ace: Incineroar!
"Incineroar, use Parting Shot!"
Another very nasty move right out of the gate.
Dark-type move: Parting Shot.
Its mechanism was similar to the Bug-type U-turn, quickly switching places with a marked teammate after an attack.
Except the prelude attack of Parting Shot dealt no damage. It was just a stream of nasty feline curses imbued with Dark-type energy, temporarily lowering the opponent's Attack and Special Attack.
This was a literal verbal attack that inflicted a debuff.
Like Rillaboom's Grassy Glide, this was a very common nasty move in the Sinnoh Professional League.
Since these two species were relatively rare in the south and east of the East Continent, they were uncommon in the Kubfu Alliance Professional League.
However, in the western Sinnoh League, these two nasty Pokémon were truly the two cancers of the stadium.
And Glick happened to be the man with double cancer!
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