Chapter 659: Striking the Soul
Most professional players could accept losing to a genius.
After all, Pokémon training sometimes really depends on metaphysics. Once a person and a Pokémon click, age is never an obstacle.
This industry never lacks geniuses every year, and it's common for veterans to lose to young people.
But losing to a genius is one thing; losing to unreasonable wealth is another.
Although behind technology lies human wisdom, and the robotic cat on the field was as beautiful as a pseudo-legendary in the eyes of some tech enthusiasts...
This was, after all, a Pokémon battling arena!
As professional players, no one liked the feeling of being knocked down by money rather than skill.
If the support for both sides was 50-50 globally at the start of this match, with Future Yuzuru perhaps slightly higher, then at this moment, as Rotom began to suppress Greninja relying on the robotic cat's strength, the attitude of most professional players gradually began to change.
Everyone started cheering for Arthur more!
Even in the Hoenn rest area, the Magma and Primordial Sea teams, both shut out by Arthur, awkwardly switched sides.
"This is Pokémon battling, not a robot fighting arena, right? Honestly! In comparison, I'm even starting to hope that Kubfu bastard wins."
A Primordial Sea team member was straightforward, speaking his mind directly.
If even the Primordial Sea Team, swept by Arthur's single dragon, switched to supporting Kubfu, one could imagine the attitude of most professional players at this moment.
This stage should ultimately be reserved for Pokémon and trainers.
The crystallization of technology is beautiful, but it shouldn't be displayed here.
Future Yuzuru's robotic cat seemed to use very high-end technology, achieving an effect similar to Persian's Fur Coat ability, exceptionally dissipating the force of Greninja's blade slashes for a time.
However, the more this happened, the more silent the professional players became watching this match.
No one complains about losing to a genius.
But losing to a power other than a trainer's is ultimately hard to accept in this arena.
"Maybe she didn't mean it. Maybe... this little girl is just too young and competitive."
Some people also defended Future Yuzuru like this.
But it was undeniable: as the battle progressed, more and more people chose to stand on Arthur's side.
"Go for it, big brother from Kubfu!"
A little fan in the audience suddenly shouted hoarsely.
However, in the end, Greninja still failed to cut through the robotic cat's simulated fur with his sharp blades.
The referee declared Greninja unable to battle. For a moment, applause in the entire venue was sparse, surprisingly cold compared to the enthusiastic atmosphere before.
There were still fans cheering and applauding for Future Yuzuru, but it couldn't compare to the audience's boiling excitement when Stealth Rock detonated earlier.
More viewers were wondering: "Why didn't that Kubfu player switch Pokémon mid-battle?"
Compared to Future Yuzuru's victory, they were more concerned about Arthur's decision.
He didn't choose to switch Greninja out in time when he was gradually losing ground.
This choice puzzled many people.
"That Greninja is also an ace, right? With a unique evolution form, not a simple counter-pick Pokémon? Is it really appropriate to give up so rashly?"
Thus, Future Yuzuru tied the score at 3-3!
She also gained a new round of mid-battle switch authority.
All this seemed to come too easily!
Everyone couldn't help but question Arthur's decision.
Then in the sixth round, Future Yuzuru still sent out her Rotom!
And according to the rules, during the break, she used tools to further repair the robotic cat possessed by Rotom.
Needless to think, these repair tools were also full of technology as always, with fully automated robotic arms plus nano repair robots. In less than five minutes, Future Yuzuru almost erased all traces left by Greninja on the machine in the previous round!
Making the players offstage sigh again.
"This match feels more and more unpleasant to watch."
However, at this moment, Arthur didn't seem discouraged at all.
After some thought, he suddenly smiled.
Future Yuzuru was very dissatisfied with this smile.
"What are you laughing at?"
She was still as proud as ever, showing her emotions on her face, speaking her mind directly, and asking questions straightforwardly.
Arthur's movement of taking out a Poké Ball didn't stop, but before sending out the Pokémon, he suddenly whispered, "I wonder if there's a possibility that I've already checkmated you."
The command platforms where the players stood had microphones for sound pickup, so even though Arthur's voice wasn't loud, it was accurately captured and spread throughout the venue.
Instantly causing an uproar.
Countless people exclaimed and questioned at the same time.
"Why so arrogant suddenly? Wasn't the score just tied?"
"You don't have the advantage on the field now, calm down, young man!"
"Is he triggered or something?"
However, no matter how the audience guessed, Arthur's actions remained unchanged.
In this round, he sent out Specter second.
Future Yuzuru raised an eyebrow, not seeing any mystery.
Her expression clearly said: "That's it?"
Specter had already been on the field once, heavily worn down by Blissey. Although not seriously injured, his breathing was exceptionally heavy when he came on stage again.
Specter was exhausted to the point of collapse.
Fighting a pink devil like Blissey was truly torture!
His current condition didn't look good. Anyone could see that he would have difficulty engaging in prolonged combat again.
With just this, how could he checkmate me?
Future Yuzuru didn't say much.
But at the start, her command was issued exceptionally quickly, as if holding back a fire in her heart.
"Rotom, Poltergeist!"
And Arthur's command was still the same first.
"Specter, evolve first!"
This allowed Rotom's Poltergeist to hit Specter first.
But this also made Arthur's smile broaden.
He read that Rotom would use Poltergeist at the start.
And he didn't mind the opponent using this move!
Because when using this move, to pursue maximum damage, the robotic cat probably hadn't activated yet, and Rotom still maintained its most primitive Electric/Ghost typing.
Only in this way could the Ghost-type Poltergeist maximize its damage.
And what Arthur caught was the opponent's state of maintaining the Ghost type at the beginning—
"Specter, use Night Shade!"
Specter attacked instantly, also using a Ghost-type move—
And this ghostly attack ignored the appliance, striking directly at the soul!
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