Chapter 623: Is There No Place for Me on This Team?
Luna's Empoleon wasn't skilled at Earthquake, and he had no means to drag the hovering Magnezone down to the ground.
From the perspective of type advantages alone, the optimal counter to Magnezone would be a Pokémon like Palossand, which had both Gravity and Earthquake, and whose Ground typing provided significant immunity to Electric attacks.
If Leo were on the field, he could probably pull out such a Pokémon.
The main players of the Demon King Team likely had such reserves.
But Luna didn't.
However, she never regretted it!
She had been lost for a while, wasting time in doubles, until Arthur joined the team and taught her a simple truth—
Pokémon battling is never a single-player game for the trainer, but a battle where the Pokémon and trainer partner together!
If you are lost, why not trust your Pokémon?
Because they are worth it!
So in recent years, Luna stopped blindly capturing more reserve Pokémon. Instead, her existing aces improved rapidly!
This kind of effort that yielded results was the greatest happiness in the world.
And today, this effort finally reached its harvest moment!
The commentator shouted excitedly: "The Whirlpool hasn't dissipated yet, we can see lightning flashing inside! Both sides are attacking violently, fighting with great ferocity!
"No one expected that facing a counter-pick Magnezone, the Kubfu player not only didn't switch Pokémon but fought even more aggressively!
"Empoleon is still attacking!
"He slashed out a stunning blade of light again!
"Even through the water curtain, we can almost smell that sharp aura!
"My god! I'm even worried if Magnezone can hold on!
"You should know, according to the data: the Grand Master player's Magnezone has the Magnet Pull ability, not Sturdy!
"Maybe he didn't expect someone to counter an Electric-type Pokémon so strongly with a Water-type Pokémon.
"Oh!! The exciting moment is coming!! The water curtain falls!! The tornado ends!! What is the result?"
Everyone clenched their fists nervously at this moment.
Until—
"Magnezone is unable to battle!"
The referee's flag was final.
"We won!!"
Bella raised her hands excitedly.
Now Luna really had the advantage!
Winning the first round while retaining the mid-battle switch authority.
Perfect!
This Grand Master starting main player paid a heavy price for his initial contempt and pride.
Next was the second round.
Luna sent out Empoleon again!
But because she still held one mid-battle switch authority, the opponent couldn't decide his Pokémon based on this.
In the end, the Grand Master main player sent out another one of his aces: Malamar.
Shaped like an upside-down squid, Dark/Psychic type, with a very powerful ability in the arena: Contrary!
This ability reverses stat changes, turning debuffs into buffs. In an arena combat environment where chanting is easily interrupted, the value of this ability is very high.
Broadly speaking, this is also a type of championship ability.
Luna's response was also very direct—
"Don't close in yet, Whirlpool, then Drill Peck!"
Unleash a combo ultimate move, then recall Empoleon without hesitation.
Try not to give the opponent a chance for reverse buffing.
Then she sent out the Pokémon she really intended to use for the second round.
A very unexpected choice: Beedrill!
"Hiss!"
At this moment in the Kubfu rest area, many players couldn't help but sweat for her.
" Although Beedrill's Bug typing counters Malamar, Beedrill... is too fragile. If the opponent uses Superpower twice, stacking Strength and Defense, Beedrill might be one-shot, right?"
Everyone had seen the public data, so they knew this Grand Master main player's Malamar excelled at the move Superpower.
With the reversal effect of Contrary, this move could boost Malamar's Attack and Defense simultaneously.
This was extremely fatal for Beedrill!
Beedrill lacked ranged energy attack methods and had a very fragile body.
If the scenario played out as everyone predicted, Malamar could stack buffs to become a heavily armored warrior with extreme offense and defense, ignoring all of Beedrill's stings and slapping it to death with two tentacles.
This was very possible!
Moreover, Malamar's Psychic moves also countered Beedrill.
If the buffs really stacked up, could Beedrill withstand a Psycho Cut?
It seemed... very hard to withstand.
Everyone was inhaling sharply and worrying, generally not optimistic about Beedrill's prospects.
Until—
Luna suddenly raised her hand to signal the referee.
The local commentator instantly lost his calm!
"Wait! What is she doing?! My god!! The Kubfu player applied for supplementary regulations!! This move, this move turns the tables! A Kubfu player applied for supplementary regulations in front of a Hoenn player!
"What an incredible scene! After so many years, we actually see a Hoenn player needing to prepare items when facing Kubfu! Haha! I bet this Grand Master player didn't expect this situation! I wonder if he prepared items for this round."
The commentator was agitated, the audience was buzzing, and similarly in the Kubfu player area, everyone's eyes widened.
"Holy crap?! Really?! Luna mastered Mega Evolution?!"
Even backstage, Captain Warren was confused.
"Why didn't I know Luna had Mega Evolution? Wait! Why didn't I know again?! Damn it! Am I still the captain?! Is there no place for me on this team anymore?!"
Fortunately, Serena and Melody stood by his side this time.
"This... we didn't know either."
"It's a pity we're not in the rest area, otherwise I think you should ask Arthur from Starlight and Frost."
Warren was speechless.
Why do I have to ask a player from another team about my own team member's situation?
Damn it, am I really a fake captain?!
After the initial shock in the Kubfu rest area, everyone turned their eyes to Arthur sitting in the back row again.
"You... aren't going to say something?"
Someone asked.
Arthur rubbed his nose, acting very innocent.
"I... actually didn't know either."
No one spoke, but the distrust in their eyes was unconcealable.
"...Okay, I did know she was working towards this, but at least when I trained with Luna a few days ago, her Beedrill hadn't mastered this form change yet."
This sentence was more convincing.
But it immediately made everyone's hearts hang in suspense again.
"Does that mean Luna's Beedrill just mastered Mega Evolution? Can she use it well?"
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