Chapter 642: The Limit of Endurance
"Why insist on using Pachirisu for this round?"
Off the field, Arthur couldn't help but ask the head coach.
It wasn't that he didn't trust his teammates' Pokémon. He knew, of course, that Bianca's Pachirisu was more than just a cute pet.
But it didn't fit.
"The opposing Tyranitar has the Sand Stream ability. Wouldn't it be safer to use a standard Hail team to secure weather control?
"Besides, Pachirisu's Volt Absorb ability likely won't trigger in this matchup."
The head coach pushed up her glasses.
"I know all that."
Bianca's choice was exactly what she had specifically arranged. But it wasn't just for this match.
"We just need to test the limit of this little guy's endurance."
Arthur understood instantly.
"For the duel with Grand Master?"
The head coach nodded.
"Yes. To deal with Grand Master's 'Fat Tiger' duo."
The Grand Master Team had a very famous double battle pair nicknamed the "Fat Tiger" duo.
They used Snorlax and Incineroar.
Snorlax represented "Fat," and Incineroar represented "Tiger."
The Snorlax specialized in Belly Drum, an extreme self-harm move, resulting in explosive physical damage output, while Incineroar was a support, skilled in various debuffs and crowd control.
This duo began to shine two years ago when Grand Master won their second championship, and by this year, they had evolved into their complete form, currently the double battle duo with the highest win rate in the Champions Cup!
As the head coach, she had been thinking for days about how to deal with this complete champion duo.
"Pachirisu, as an Electric-type, has relatively fewer weaknesses. And according to current data, the Fat Tiger's Snorlax doesn't know Earthquake.
"I think we have a better chance of winning if we let Pachirisu replace Togekiss as the redirection support for that match."
Trusting Pokémon didn't mean ignoring tactics altogether. Within permissible limits, Starlight and Frost also valued tactical adjustments, just not as extremely or superstitiously as the Demon King Team.
As the head coach, she naturally couldn't remain indifferent to the loss in the winner's bracket.
Arthur suddenly realized: He wasn't the only one holding a grudge and wanting revenge after losing!
Everyone was reflecting, summarizing, and then formulating a more perfect plan!
Losing wasn't scary.
What was scary was losing the courage to fight back!
And at this moment, Starlight and Frost clearly hadn't lost that obsession.
Everyone was racking their brains for the next duel.
But this seemed a bit disrespectful to their current opponent, the Primordial Sea Team...
"Testing a Pokémon's endurance limit like this, aren't you afraid of losing this round? The opponent is a famous pseudo-legendary rookie, after all."
Unexpectedly, Bella, who stayed off the field, glanced at him charmingly.
"Don't we have you as a backstop? You consistently score six points in the Captain's Match, so we can play however we want~"
The head coach glared at her.
"Don't pin everything on Arthur! Play your own matches well!"
Bella stuck out her tongue.
But before Arthur could breathe a sigh of relief, the head coach turned to him and said, "If they don't perform well, you'll still have to work hard."
"..."
Arthur suddenly felt a lot of pressure.
Bella snickered on the side.
Actually, everyone wasn't that irresponsible.
Although Bianca adjusted her Pokémon choice to Pachirisu for this match, the head coach had spent several hours yesterday studying and deducing this battle in detail with the sisters!
Saying this was probably the coach punishing Arthur for leaving without notice again yesterday, skipping work without a report, right?
Bella snickered: Arthur, you offended the head coach and still want to have a good time? Too naive!
While everyone was chatting, several rounds had passed on the field.
Pachirisu showed unparalleled resilience, constantly using Follow Me to draw aggro, covering Ivy's Ninetales to deal damage!
The opposing Salamence was doubly weak to Ice, and Ninetales' targeted sniping tactics made him suffer unspeakably.
Even a pseudo-legendary found it hard to withstand such a fatal double weakness.
But they couldn't break through Pachirisu at the front, unable to find an opportunity to focus fire and suppress Ninetales.
"Ninetales, Ice Beam!"
Another Ice Beam shot out!
Salamence, previously paralyzed by Pachirisu's Nuzzle, stiffened slightly and took the extremely cold beam head-on again.
Cold air surged, and Salamence shivered.
This couldn't go on!
The opposing duo exchanged a glance, quickly reaching a consensus with their eyes.
They couldn't let Ninetales output comfortably in the back anymore!
The Salamence trainer's eyes turned fierce, and his partner understood instantly.
Force a kill on the front line!
It's just a Pachirisu!
"Salamence, press forward!"
"Pachirisu, use Follow Me again!"
Now!
They thought they had seized the opportunity!
"Salamence, knock him into the air with your wings, then use Draco Meteor!"
"Tyranitar, Stone Edge!"
The sudden focused fire caught everyone off guard.
The commentators stood up in surprise.
"Ultimate moves!! Two pseudo-legendaries used ultimate moves at the same time!! The Hoenn duo's focused fire is very sudden! Double ultimate moves on Pachirisu!
"The little guy knocked into the air is still on cooldown! Is it over?"
Double ultimate moves!
The most violent focused fire method in double battles!
In double battles, teams generally try to stagger the cooldown periods of two Pokémon to avoid overlapping downtimes and being countered strongly.
But this time, the Primordial Sea pseudo-legendary duo abandoned this common sense!
If this focused fire didn't work, they would fall into an ultra-long downtime with absolutely no moves for the next seven or eight seconds!
Salamence would also pay the price of a sharp drop in energy intensity for a short time.
This was completely a desperate gamble; the commentator wasn't wrong at all!
All just to force a kill on a tiny Pachirisu!
Meteors fell, sharp stones shot out!
The dust kicked up by the ultimate moves completely engulfed the petite figure for a moment!
Instant kill, right?
Should be an instant kill!
The Primordial Sea duo didn't have time to confirm the result.
"Tyranitar, press forward, block Ninetales' attack path!"
"Salamence, fall back, prepare to use Dragon Dance after cooldown!"
After killing Pachirisu, it's two against one!
Let the thick-skinned Tyranitar tank first, while Salamence takes the opportunity to buff up. Dealing with Ninetales next would be easy.
But, one second...
Two seconds...
The dust was about to settle, and the audience wondered, "Why hasn't the referee raised the flag yet?"
Just then—
"Pachirisu, use Follow Me again!"
"What?!"
The whole venue exclaimed!
Tyranitar's gaze was forcibly drawn away, preventing him from guarding against Ninetales.
"Ninetales, Ice Beam on Salamence!"
With Ivy's command, Ninetales calmly adjusted her angle, bypassing Tyranitar whose gaze was locked elsewhere, and opened her mouth to spit out another extremely cold pure white beam!
"No!!"
Salamence's ultimate move cooldown hadn't ended yet; he had no means of resistance.
One shot to the soul!
The referee finally raised the flag at this moment.
But the announced result was vastly different from everyone's prediction a few seconds ago!
"Salamence is unable to battle!"
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