Chapter 655: The Pink Devil
Match start!
"Specter, Mega Evolve!"
Arthur stuck to the tried and true.
Mega Evolution was a must regardless.
Future Yuzuru, however, adopted a posture of being ready to take a beating right from the start.
"Blissey, Life Dew!"
Life Dew is a continuous healing move.
Using healing at full health, the attitude was clear: Come on, hit me with your best shot!
Arthur wasn't in a hurry. After Specter closed in and pinned Blissey with Shadow Tag, his second command was: "Specter, Taunt!"
He wasn't rushing to attack.
Blissey was famously tanky, with amazing vitality, truly an unkillable pink devil.
And since the opponent clearly intended to play defensively and set up, rushing to attack one or two seconds earlier wasn't important.
Interrupting the opponent's setup was what mattered!
However, Future Yuzuru's focus was also exceptionally sharp.
"Close your eyes, Blissey!"
A very timely command, reacting very quickly.
Although they were opponents, the Kubfu commentator didn't spare praise for this command.
"The Nine-Tailed Fox captain is very focused! It's a pity that Taunt missed. Worthy of a Champions Cup duel, both sides are truly world-class players!"
The moment Blissey opened her eyes again, Future Yuzuru finally revealed her plan—
"Blissey, use Stealth Rock!"
Blissey hopped around, happily throwing a large number of rocks into the distance.
After these rocks scattered on the ground, they miraculously disappeared.
To be precise, they didn't disappear, but became invisible!
Rock-type move: Stealth Rock. Throws invisible rocks made of energy. They detonate and cause damage when they sense approaching enemy targets. If not triggered for a period, the energy constructs dissipate automatically.
Rather than rocks, it's better to say these are landmines!
Touch and boom!
And they are landmines with friend-or-foe identification. The Pokémon using this move can designate targets when creating these rocks.
"Specter, leave that area, use Rock Smash!"
When the opponent's plan was finally revealed, Arthur had to start attacking.
He couldn't let the opponent cover the entire field with landmines, could he?
Normally, Mega Gengar mostly used energy-based moves to attack, but this round was different.
To be precise, this enemy was special.
Blissey's Special Defense was always high, but her physical Defense was very fragile.
A body full of blubber, although possessing immense vitality, was also satisfying to punch, sinking deep with one blow.
So against Blissey, physical moves were often more effective.
To get rid of this oversized pink devil as soon as possible, Arthur used Rock Smash first to further disintegrate the opponent's already low physical defense.
However, Future Yuzuru was prepared for this.
"Blissey, use Minimize!"
As soon as the words fell, with a poof, Blissey seemed to deflate like a balloon, instantly spitting out a large puff of pink gas, and then her body visibly shrank.
Although smaller, she was still agile when hopping around.
Now it was hard for Specter's fist to hit her.
Even a fist the size of a sandbag would find it difficult to accurately hit a palm-sized and extremely agile pink ball.
After shrinking, Blissey became almost a pink ball, rolling fast and jumping around.
This gave Specter quite a headache.
Physical moves generally lacked AOE effects, and Gengar's move pool didn't include Body Slam or Heat Crash, the two moves that countered Minimize most effectively.
But Arthur had a way: "Use Scary Face!"
After shrinking, Specter was a giant in Blissey's eyes.
Combined with the ghostly illusion intimidation, it was a nightmare for megalophobia!
This Scary Face was super effective!
The tiny Blissey was so scared she froze and couldn't move.
Specter seized the opportunity to grab her, squeezing tight!
Outputting damage while firmly controlling her to prevent escape.
Wait for cooldown.
Then—
"Keep holding her, use Focus Punch!"
Fighting-type counters Normal-type!
Focus Punch: Fighting-type ultimate move!
Its close-range theoretical power was no less than Hyper Beam!
With this punch and a hundred years of cultivation, can you withstand it?!
"Good! Player Arthur quickly neutralized the opponent's surprise move Minimize and used Focus Punch! It looks like this punch will establish the advantage!"
The Kubfu commentator was very excited now.
This spoke to the hearts of the audience!
The only hidden danger was: it would be better if The Oracle hadn't said this.
Sure enough, the next second Future Yuzuru responded immediately.
"Blissey, use Attract!"
The tiny Blissey let out a pitiful cry in Specter's hand. Instantly, a surge of guilt, pity, and reluctance rushed into Specter's heart.
Miraculously, he let go of his fist just like that, and the charge for Focus Punch was also interrupted.
Blissey took the opportunity to flee quickly.
Attract: Tempts the opponent, infatuating them, making the target temporarily unable to generate hostility towards the user.
Off the field, the Poké Ball containing Mismagius at Arthur's waist seemed to tremble violently at this moment.
Specter, snapping out of it, shook his head vigorously, dispelling the inexplicable emotions that had rushed into his mind.
A ghost with a hundred years of cultivation falling for a little girl's trick was truly shameful for a ghost.
His eyes narrowed, killing intent re-condensing.
Unfortunately, the tiny Blissey had already run far away.
"At your front right foot, try to grab her again!"
Fortunately, Arthur called out the location in time.
Arthur had a premonition: he must win this round!
Otherwise, Specter might have a fire in his backyard and no peace when he returns.
Back in the match, although this series of exchanges didn't deal much substantial damage, both sides' damage output was very limited.
Blissey still had Life Dew active, so rounding up, it was practically no damage...
But the competitive game in the middle was actually very exciting, impressing all the commentators.
"Blissey escaped again. Both sides go back and forth. The series of commands and calculations just now were all top-tier, and the engagement rhythm was very fast! No one made a mistake!
"Both sides deserve to be pre-match favorites and genius new stars!
"Although both sides' performance on the damage panel seems mediocre so far, the competitive level of this round is not bad at all, very exciting!"
The Sakura audience had to admire: This Kubfu young man is not simple.
The Kubfu audience also nodded: This pretty girl has more than just looks.
Both sides continued the fast-paced command game, issuing orders at a very high frequency.
But as time went on, hidden dangers gradually appeared—
Specter struggled to kill Blissey quickly;
And the opponent's Stealth Rock was accumulating more and more.
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