Chapter 429: The Extremely Cautious Camerupt
Led by Alka, the group returned to the enclosed battlefield. As this was a challenge match, both sides had specially invited a referee to ensure fairness.
On the right side of the battlefield, Alka stood with Basalt, looking a bit worried. "Basalt, are you confident?"
The name of the Koga Clan was simply too big.
So Alka had specifically probed into Basalt's background just now, only to hear... Basalt say he came from an ordinary family?
Hearing this, Alka instantly panicked! If they lost, not only would China lose face, but Abdullah would lose face too. In that case, Abdullah would definitely blame him for not entertaining Basalt properly.
"Whether I'm confident or not, we'll know after fighting, right?" Basalt smiled and strode onto the stage.
As an MVP player in China's Second Division League, the strength of Basalt's main Pokémon was more than enough to compete in the First Division League. Moreover, Koga Kurojo wasn't much older than Basalt, so Basalt wasn't panicked.
In terms of heritage, the Koga Clan was indeed renowned, but China's Weather Bureau and South River University weren't lacking either. Not to mention that every Pokémon under Basalt's command had self-created secret techniques and unique skills.
This was his true confidence! Even if he lost the match, he wouldn't lose his spirit. Just fight! In Basalt's dictionary, there was no such word as "cowardly."
"This match will follow a 3v3 format. Both players have only one chance to switch Pokémon during the match."
The referee looked at both players and raised his flag, "Players, take your positions!"
Hearing this, both Basalt and Koga Kurojo took out a Pokéball. Their eyes met, and the smell of gunpowder in the air was unmistakable.
"Shif~try~"
With a clear shout, Koga Kurojo sent out his Pokémon. It was a Pokémon with distinct Japanese Alliance characteristics—Shiftry!
Conversely, Basalt sent out the newly evolved Camerupt.
"Tch... Fire-type Camerupt?" Aliyang snorted coldly.
In terms of type advantage, Koga Kurojo's Shiftry was at a severe disadvantage!
Soon, the match began.
"Camerupt, Eruption!"
Since it was a duel against a Japanese player, there was no need to hold back. Just fight to the death.
Camerupt's body turned slightly hot and red, and the openings of its humps contracted slightly like gunpowder barrels about to explode, gathering power for the eruption.
Seeing this, Koga Kurojo was not alarmed but delighted, shouting, "Shiftry, Sucker Punch!"
Sucker Punch, a Dark-type move. It's a mid-to-high-level move that guarantees striking before the opponent, provided they are preparing an attack, and its power is not low. Crucially, it was a STAB move for Shiftry. Once hit, the power couldn't be underestimated.
And reality played out exactly so.
Everyone only heard a "whoosh," and Shiftry's body turned into a black light, sliding to Camerupt's side with lightning speed, chopping down fiercely with a hand knife.
In contrast, the clumsy Camerupt hadn't erupted the flames from its humps yet, completely becoming a sitting duck!
"Well done!" Aliyang was overjoyed.
Alka felt the same. He knew very well how terrifying Camerupt's body temperature was. Even before evolving, it was hot enough to burn Togekiss. That was a terrifying temperature.
But catching a glimpse of Alka also being overjoyed, Aliyang suddenly couldn't smile anymore. There must be a trap!
"Shif~try~"
And the outcome was exactly as Aliyang expected. The moment Shiftry's hand knife touched Camerupt's body, its hand recoiled involuntarily from pain. The power of Sucker Punch couldn't be exerted at all.
Camerupt's body didn't even tremble.
Conversely, Shiftry wailed in pain, clutching its palm. Its palm was scorched black with wisps of flame burning—a sign of being burned.
"Nani?"
"Flame Body?"
Both Koga Kurojo and Aliyang were stunned, completely unable to understand the reason. They had never heard of Camerupt having the Flame Body ability!
Unfortunately, no one would explain the reason to them.
Rumble!
Just then, Camerupt finally completed the eruption. Accompanied by roars, flames and rocks shot out from Camerupt's humps. Lava overflowed, flowing everywhere and slowly spreading around. In an instant, the temperature in the entire battlefield rose by more than ten degrees.
Seeing the flowing lava, Koga Kurojo and Aliyang widened their eyes again, just like Alka had.
Amidst the confusion, there was more helplessness!
"Shif~try~"
It was evident that Koga Kurojo's Shiftry was also very excellent. Its speed was very fast, and its movements agile, actually managing to dodge the Eruption's coverage attack.
Unfortunately, as the lava flowed, the places where Shiftry could land became smaller and smaller, greatly restricting its movement. Forced, it leaped into mid-air, spreading the leaves on its hands to glide. Although Shiftry wasn't a Flying-type, it could learn Flying-type moves like Whirlwind, Hurricane, and Aerial Ace. Brief hovering wasn't difficult for it.
Pew! Pew! Pew!
Meanwhile, green energy bullets shot out from Shiftry's mouth, rapidly attacking Camerupt.
Bullet Seed!
"Lava Plume!"
Basalt snorted, letting Camerupt tank the Bullet Seed attack, then high-temperature smoke swept from its humps, covering the entire sky.
Actually, with Camerupt's speed, dodging was as hard as climbing to heaven.
Now, with lava on the ground and high-temperature smoke in the air, Shiftry had nowhere to hide. Covered entirely by the steam, countless blisters immediately appeared on its skin. Its body became unstable, nearly falling.
Seeing this, Koga Kurojo's face showed determination, and he decisively ordered, "Explosion!"
This was preparing to make use of waste! As a ninja clan member, Koga Kurojo had the decisiveness characteristic of ninjas. And as his Pokémon, Shiftry was mentally prepared to sacrifice itself for righteousness.
Without any hesitation, the energy on Shiftry's body detonated in mid-air. The shockwave swept out, indeed catching Camerupt off guard.
Fortunately, covered in lava as armor, although Camerupt was injured, it wasn't serious. On one hand, possessing the Primal Groudon Scale not only enhanced its Fire/Ground dual-types but also significantly boosted its Defense. On the other hand, Shiftry was relatively far away, so much of the Explosion's energy dissipated. Therefore, the Explosion wasn't enough to take Camerupt down with it.
"This..."
Aliyang was dumbfounded, somewhat unable to accept this result.
This battle lasted less than a minute from start to finish, but Koga Kurojo had already lost the match. To put it bluntly, if Shiftry hadn't used Explosion at the end, it would have been crushed by Camerupt the entire time.
Basalt's Camerupt was too damn demonic! Those who didn't know would think it was a Mega Camerupt!
"Donk~ Roar~"
But just then, although Camerupt on the field won, it involuntarily shrank its neck, appearing a bit scared.
As a cautious camel, Camerupt felt that if Shiftry had been a bit closer, it might have died there, causing a wave of panic in its heart. Immediately thinking of Basalt's cultivation, its panic turned into anger.
Blame myself for not being strong enough! Damn it, damn it!
A light shone, and Camerupt's aura instantly rose, feeling full of power.
"Eh? This is..."
Basalt raised an eyebrow, thinking of a possibility: "Anger Point?"
Anger Point is an ability where a Pokémon maxes its Attack stat after being hit by a critical hit.
But looking at Camerupt, Basalt didn't feel the Explosion just now hit a critical point! After all, it was still quite far away! Moreover, Camerupt's aura only rose a small amount, obviously not to the maximum limit.
So, what exactly was going on?
Unfortunately, Basalt didn't have time to investigate.
Because after recalling Shiftry, Koga Kurojo decisively released his ace—Greninja!
Greninja is a bipedal, frog-like Pokémon. Its body and legs are dark blue, with a yellow chest and white bubbles on its limbs. Each leg has a four-pointed star mark, resembling a shuriken.
It has three fingers on its forelimbs and two on its hindlimbs, with webbed feet. The lower part of its face and pointed ears are pale yellow. It has white spots above its eyes, white sclera, red irises, and white pupils. The pink "scarf" around its neck is its tongue.
"Camerupt, be on guard!"
Basalt's gaze focused, instantly becoming fully alert.
As far as Basalt knew, Greninja could appear and disappear like a ninja, toying with opponents with agile movements, then slicing them apart with Water Shuriken. The compressed water shurikens it creates spin at high speed and fly out, capable of splitting metal in two, possessing unparalleled power.
As the signature Pokémon of the Koga Clan, Basalt dared not take it lightly.
Upon appearing, Greninja frowned slightly. Because the surrounding lava and the high-temperature smoke permeating the air made it feel very uncomfortable, even though its whole body was covered in mucus. It didn't even dare expose its tongue to avoid being scalded by the high temperature.
"Greninja, Water Shuriken!"
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