Chapter 643: Dragon Dance Sweep
"Holy crap?! How is this possible!"
"Double ultimate moves didn't take out a Pachirisu?! Is this fake?"
"I can't accept this! I can't accept this!"
In an instant, waves of shock and doubt surged.
Even the local live commentator was stunned.
"This... the Hoenn player's focused fire didn't work?"
Their tone was filled with doubt and uncertainty.
But facts speak louder than words.
When the dust settled, in the center of the crater created by the falling meteor, the battered, dusty, and bloodied little squirrel Pachirisu was still standing!
And not far away, the Salamence covered in icicles had already collapsed and fainted...
The ferocious dragon fell first;
While the petite cutie still stood tall!
This scene appeared absurd yet undeniably real.
The Tyranitar, whose vision had been forcibly diverted, punched angrily, sending the little guy flying again.
But after rolling several times on the ground, the wretched Pachirisu stood up tenaciously once more!
She still hadn't fallen!
After the initial astonishment, the audience's feelings gradually shifted.
Who said a hero can't be covered in mud?
Who said only powerful damage dealers roaring in the arena count as heroes?
This little guy had barely dealt any effective damage so far, but she was still on the field, still standing, making her the greatest hero of this round!
From initial disbelief to gradual emotion and admiration, to one-sided fanatic support.
Bianca's little cutie Pachirisu had spread her fan base from Kubfu to the whole world in the span of a single match!
"Go, Pachirisu!"
"Hang in there, little guy!"
"Don't fall, you're the best!"
Of course, there was one place with a voice distinctly different from this emotion and support.
That was the audience section and online community of the Hoenn Alliance.
"Why is she still standing?!"
"Why hasn't she fallen yet?"
"Is she an undying demon?"
"The White Devil!!"
In the end, until Ninetales reclaimed the weather, approached with Aurora Veil, and wore down Tyranitar with Dazzling Gleam, Pachirisu never fell.
This little cutie, who had endured the most violent focused fire on the field, stood tall until both pseudo-legendaries were unconscious!
Off the field, the head coach calmly pushed up her glasses.
"Damage endurance test, seems very successful."
Everyone was speechless for a moment.
Even her own teammates hadn't expected this scene.
It could only be said that a certain little cutie had truly proven herself, stunning everyone, including her teammates.
This victory completely relieved the pressure on Starlight and Frost.
In the last doubles match, the coach even rotated the lineup again, swapping in Kevin, determined to carry out the training and testing to the end.
As expected, they lost.
Arthur said helplessly, "Aren't you guys trusting me a bit too much?"
Obviously, the head coach was relying on the opposing captain's lack of strength to crazily train the team and lineup here.
All in preparation for subsequent matches.
And the source of confidence lay in having Arthur as a backstop.
"Go for it, Brother Arthur, a two-point deficit is a piece of cake for you."
Even the most loyal little brother Justin had learned to tease him with a smile.
Arthur was helpless.
Roman said yesterday that he underestimated his opponent.
Now it seemed his teammates were even worse than him!
In the end, he was the most honest person, where could he reason with this?
However, carrying his teammates' trust onto the field, Arthur didn't plan to lose.
Although Primordial Sea currently held a two-point lead, the ones nervous right now were all on the Hoenn side, from audience to players!
Arthur's shutout of Arnold the day before yesterday put pressure on everyone!
The one to worry about wasn't Arthur, but the opponent!
And right at the start, the Primordial Sea captain's face changed.
Because Arthur changed his lineup!
This time he didn't start with Lina!
This made the Primordial Sea captain, who had started with a Fairy-type Grimmsnarl, freeze on the spot.
This...
Why didn't you change your lineup against Steven or Arnold, but suddenly changed it against me?
Are you targeting me?!
What did I do to deserve this?!
In this moment, the Primordial Sea captain wanted to cry but had no tears.
He felt a long-lost sense of recognition and respect, but if he had a choice, he really didn't want this respect!
In this round, Arthur started with the little dragonfly.
"Grimmsnarl, Thunder Wave!"
Despite thousands of alpacas galloping in his heart, after the start, the Primordial Sea captain still had to fight tenaciously.
99% of Grimmsnarl in the arena had the Prankster ability, casting status moves extremely fast.
Grimmsnarl's Thunder Wave quickly hit the little dragonfly, paralyzing her.
But at the same time—
"Little Dragonfly, Dragon Dance!"
Instantly, the audience and commentators exclaimed.
"Holy crap?! It's over!!"
"Primordial Sea is going down!"
"Damn, read like a book again!"
Less than a second into the match, just starting the first round of exchange, the Primordial Sea captain's face turned black instantly.
Initially, feeling respected, he had a trace of satisfaction in his heart.
But he didn't expect Arthur's respect to come so violently that in just one second, his satisfaction turned into panic!
"Damn it, stop him, Grimmsnarl!!"
The Primordial Sea captain cursed anxiously on the field.
This was a very thrilling prediction!
Arthur predicted the opponent wouldn't use Fake Out, and he was right!
The Prankster ability is one of the best support abilities. Pokémon with this ability gain casting speed bonuses for all moves without direct damage.
Arthur predicted the opponent would get greedy, reluctant to waste the ability effect, and would prioritize debuff moves over attacking first.
Because the Primordial Sea captain likely didn't plan to fight Arthur's Flygon to the death with Grimmsnarl.
Without planning to fight to the death, there was no need to rush the attack. Debuff and switch, that was likely the opponent's thought process.
Thus, Arthur predicted the opponent wouldn't attack at the start.
And without an attack, Arthur had plenty of room to operate!
Seizing the opening, he had the little dragonfly start a Dragon Dance!
The commentators immediately got excited.
"My god! The Kubfu player made a very bold choice! He bet the opponent wouldn't use Fake Out at the start!
"And Primordial Sea really didn't use Fake Out or attack at the start. Seizing this opening, Flygon started Dragon Dance!"
Prankster's casting was too fast, which became a disadvantage here—
The Primordial Sea captain didn't have time to cancel the command!
By the time he heard Arthur speak and reacted, it was too late.
Grimmsnarl acted quickly, entering cooldown himself, unable to change moves.
He helplessly ordered Grimmsnarl to run over and approach the opponent, hoping to interrupt with a basic attack.
But Grimmsnarl wasn't fast, and couldn't fly.
The distance between the two Pokémon at the start wasn't short!
By the time Grimmsnarl finally ran up to the little dragonfly, Dragon Dance was nearing its end.
Grimmsnarl jumped with all his might, throwing a stubborn punch!
Unfortunately, the little dragonfly twisted at the last moment.
Not only dodging the attack but also completing the chant!
It's over!
The Primordial Sea captain began to weep internally.
In the rest area, Steven and Arnold sighed simultaneously.
"Exploded at the start, hopeless..."
And the Kubfu commentator excitedly shouted the domineering slogan.
"Dragon Dance sweep!! Dragon Dance sweep!!"
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