Having served as a Gym Leader for so many years, and given his advanced age, Wattson was undoubtedly a seasoned veteran. After only a moment of thought, he had already devised a strategy to break the stalemate.
Of course, true to his cheerful and boisterous nature, playing defensively was obviously out of the question. Offense was the only way to defeat this Combusken.
"Voltorb, use Spark!!"
Since Rolling Tackle didn't work, he just needed to add electricity to the roll!
Just like the name suggests, the move Spark allows electricity to cover the user's whole body before crashing into the enemy to attack. Combined with Voltorb's movement style, this would surely be a rolling lightning bolt!
Under such a move, it would be impossible for Combusken to simply kick Voltorb away like before.
As long as there was contact, it would definitely be injured by the electricity, and if luck wasn't on their side, it might even trigger the paralysis effect!
Hearing the order, Voltorb's body changed immediately. Threads of electric current visible to the naked eye were emitted from its body and crackled in the air. Just looking at it gave off a sense of danger.
And when it rolled toward Combusken again, its momentum and power were clearly different from just now!
Facing such an attack, Natsui naturally wouldn't let Combusken kick it away so casually. He couldn't help but become a bit more cautious.
But engaging Voltorb in close combat right now was not a wise choice.
"Combusken, use Ember!"
Combusken spat fire, but this time, because Voltorb was rolling, its speed advantage was fully utilized. It actually escaped from the attack range before the flames could land!
Natsui's gaze narrowed. Knowing that intercepting it halfway had become impossible, he immediately changed his strategy.
We have to at least dodge this Spark!
Having thought this through, he shouted loudly.
"Dodge quickly!"
Hearing the trainer's order, Combusken did not hesitate. It turned and sprinted toward the back of the court. This run also caused the distance between the two Pokémon to stalemate.
This also has to be mentioned.
Although the average speed of Combusken is not very outstanding, like Natsui's, there will always be individual ones whose single ability value is relatively prominent and are better at running.
Its two powerful legs gave it a certain explosive power. Although it might not be so durable, there was no problem in the short term.
One fled, the other chased.
To be honest, this was indeed beyond Wattson's expectations.
After all, as a Gym Leader in the Hoenn region, although he was a specialized Electric-type trainer, he had fought with all kinds of challengers. He naturally knew what the abilities of a Pokémon like Combusken were.
He originally thought that Spark combined with rolling would definitely hit the opponent, but he really didn't expect that this Combusken could run so fast!
It was truly somewhat beyond his expectations.
As the energy in its body was constantly consumed, Voltorb's electricity soon weakened until it completely disappeared. Although it was slowly closing the distance with Combusken, by this point, only the singular rolling momentum remained.
Seeing this, Wattson cried out inwardly. Not good.
Why did the electricity fade right at this moment?
Age had taken its toll, and his reaction was a beat too slow. Before he could give an order, he heard the young man on the opposite side shout at this moment.
"It's now! Use Quick Attack!!"
The fleeing Combusken suddenly braked, then turned back abruptly and charged toward Voltorb. This time, its speed surged again, even faster than before!
Just like the name of the skill, almost in a flash, Combusken had already arrived in front of Voltorb.
Oh no!
Wattson was startled. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Combusken headbutt Voltorb. This hit sent Voltorb's round body flying far away until it finally rolled to a stop.
Wattson looked at Voltorb again. He saw its body shake a few times. The next second, a violent explosion occurred!
Boom!
It turned out that Combusken's hit directly triggered Voltorb's explosion threshold, causing it to self-destruct!
And the most pitiful thing was that its self-destruction was too far from Combusken and did not affect Combusken at all.
Sigh...
Crying out what a pity inwardly, Wattson shook his head helplessly.
If only it had been a little closer...
Watt raised the colored flag at this time and announced loudly.
"Voltorb is unable to battle! Combusken wins!"
"Good job!"
Natsui praised from a distance, and Combusken responded with a cry.
Not mentioning the mood of this person and Pokémon, just speaking of Wattson, after losing the first round, he was inevitably a little disappointed. But he forced himself to match his calm appearance, took out the Poké Ball to recall the unconscious Voltorb, and took out a second Poké Ball.
"You really have some skills. Your Combusken actually has such running ability. It really exceeded my expectations. But the next battle will not be a competition of speed!"
Saying that, as he threw the Poké Ball, with a flash of blue light, a Magneton appeared in front of Natsui.
Speaking of Magneton, Natsui had battled its unevolved form, Magnemite, many times before, whether in the wild or in competitions, so he was quite familiar with it. But this was the first time he had encountered this three-in-one combination.
Of course, meeting for the first time did not mean he was unfamiliar.
Magneton looked no different from Magnemite; it was just combined together.
It is said that because of magnetic force, they are deeply connected together. Because the connection is too tight, they cannot be separated, so this Pokémon was born.
After combining, the position of its magnets changed. The two magnets in the lower middle extended forward, and the two small Magnemites on the side only had two screws on their bodies. Although it was formed by three connected together, changing from one head to three heads, it did not become three times smarter, only its electric power increased sharply.
It emits strong magnetic force and high voltage, which can even evaporate surrounding moisture. Just getting close to it causes strong tinnitus. Moreover, it will constantly emit mysterious radio waves, causing electromagnetic storms to disrupt communications, making signals unable to be transmitted clearly. Even precision machines will malfunction where they live.
Precisely because of such characteristics, some big cities even have regulations that if trainers carrying Magneton do not keep it in a Poké Ball, they will even be warned by the police!
Compared to the Voltorb just now, Wattson sending this Magneton on the field let Natsui see his plan.
It seems he learned the lesson from just now, so he decided to send a Pokémon good at medium and long-range combat to deal with his Combusken!
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