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he knowes pokemon more than i know _Chapter_366_en
Chapter 366
Chapter 362: vs. Yuto Seidai!
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
"Wartortle!"
Unexpectedly, these words seemed to enrage Wartortle. It immediately puffed out its shell, raised its head high, and its bright, watery eyes now glinted with a villainous look.
It could tolerate other insults, but to say its head wasn't hard enough was something it absolutely could not accept.
"Wartle!"
Wartortle roared, reaching a chubby hand to the side of its shell and, with a flourish, pulling out a pair of sharp-angled sunglasses, which it placed on its face.
In an instant, it transformed into a delinquent turtle, looking like a real gangster.
Yuto Seidai: "?"
She cast a questioning glance at the referee, signaling that changing an item mid-battle was grounds for disqualification, right?
The referee, however, simply raised a hand, impartially indicating that the battle could continue.
Wartortle was already carrying the item; it just hadn't been wearing it. "Carrying" and "wearing" were two different concepts, so it wasn't a major issue.
Seeing Wartortle's action, Ash understood that it was now fired up and taking things seriously. He was secretly delighted and took a step forward, pointing a commanding finger as he took the offensive.
"Wartortle, use Water Gun!"
"Warto-to-tle!!"
Wartortle immediately spat out another jet of blue water. Although the sunglasses only increased the power of Dark-type moves, its rising fighting spirit significantly boosted the power of its Water Gun, bringing it close to the level of a Hydro Pump.
It hadn't been faking its performance earlier.
"Heh, you haven't forgotten, have you? That move is useless against me," Shengdai said, shaking her head disdainfully.
"Graveler, use Rollout!"
Following the same method, Graveler jumped into the air again, spinning rapidly.
This time, however, the situation changed. Ash's eyes lit up as if this was exactly what he had been waiting for, and he issued another command:
"Wartortle, aim the Water Gun at the ground beneath it!"
"Wartle!"
Wartortle, still firing its Water Gun, understood. It bent its head in an arc, and this time, the ferocious jet of water didn't strike its target directly but shot toward the ground instead.
"Splooosh!!"
The full force of the Water Gun washed over the ground. Although it didn't blast a deep pit into the rocky surface on the spot, it completely soaked that patch of earth.
Rollout finished, and Graveler landed.
*Splat.*
It landed on a slick, muddy patch of ground. The slippery surface caused Graveler to lose its footing and fall flat on the spot.
"What!?" Shengdai's pretty face changed.
Seeing his chance, Ash's eyes shone brightly again as he mercilessly swept his finger forward.
"Now's your chance, use Water Gun again!"
"Wart-tle!!"
Wartortle was already poised to strike. Mustering all its strength, it unleashed another powerful stream of water. This time, Graveler didn't have time to react and block with Rollout, and the Water Gun struck its body head-on.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
In the next moment, Graveler was blasted back several meters by the Water Gun. The water splashing around its body was like a deadly poison, continuously inflicting terrifying damage, and in an instant, it was left in a critical state.
By the time the Water Gun subsided, Graveler was drenched, and just supporting itself upright exhausted nearly all of its strength.
It was doubly super effective.
Water Gun was four times super effective against its Rock- and Ground-typing!
"Grave?"
Just as it stood up, a flash of white light suddenly appeared in the corner of Graveler's eye. It couldn't help but look up, only to see what looked like a white rocket shooting toward it, growing rapidly larger before its eyes.
"Clang!!"
Caught off guard, Wartortle's Skull Bash struck Graveler right in the stomach. The powerful impact sent even its heavy body flying, and it only stopped after slamming hard against the wall of the spectator stands several meters away, causing quite a commotion.
"Wartle!"
After unleashing Skull Bash, Wartortle braced itself on the ground with its front limbs and landed smoothly from a stylish front flip.
It then placed its hands on its hips, puffed out its shell, and a sharp glint flashed across its sharp-angled sunglasses as it looked disdainfully at the Graveler slowly sliding down the wall.
Hmph, who's going to say my head isn't hard now?!
"Graveler is unable to battle! The winner of the first round is Wartortle!"
The referee quickly ran over to confirm that Graveler wasn't just asleep but had been knocked out completely, then promptly delivered the verdict.
"Woohoo!!"
"That's our hometown turtle for you!"
This unstoppable combo immediately drew cheers from countless spectators. After all, it was one of the Kanto Region's signature starter Pokémon, and its fame was already considerable.
"..."
Yuto Seidai's expression turned ugly. She slowly raised her hand and recalled the defeated Graveler.
She was indeed prepared for dealing with various disadvantageous moves on a normal day.
But facing someone like Ash, who could change tactics on the fly during a battle, required extremely sharp on-the-spot adaptability. This was an ability she had little opportunity to develop back on campus, facing classmates who followed rigid formulas.
"The world outside is more exciting than I imagined..."
This was her first time standing in the outside world, competing against trainers from all over.
Unconsciously, Shengdai had already shed her initial arrogance. A hint of competitiveness had appeared in her gaze as she looked at Ash. She took a deep breath, regained her elegant and composed demeanor, and sent out her second Pokémon.
The battle was just getting started!
"Bang!"
This was a jellyfish-shaped Pokémon. Its upper body was blue, with two large, red agate gems embedded on either side of its head. In the center of its forehead was a smaller, circular agate, giving it an eerie beauty.
Beneath its blue body was a spherical, pitch-black head with stern eyes. It had a pair of large, pincer-like blue claws in front and behind, and below its head hung dozens of long, slender, earth-gray tentacles.
"Pokedex Beep. Tentacruel, the Jellyfish Pokémon. A Water- and Poison-type. Commonly found throughout the ocean. If you throw a rock into the ocean, there's a fifty-percent chance you'll knock out a Tentacruel."
The Pokedex reported, then added another sentence.
"Pokedex Beep. The other fifty-percent chance is that you'll knock out a Tentacool."
It was on the list of the top ten wild Pokémon you want to encounter the least, yet it would always pop up to attack trainers during voyages across the ocean.
Although its attack wasn't high, it knew various support moves, inflicting both poison and confusion. Its decent durability ensured it couldn't be taken down easily, and if you tried to run, it could even use Bind to prevent a trainer from escaping the battlefield easily.
In short, it was a truly agonizing opponent.
"A Water-type, huh..."
Ash raised an eyebrow and picked up Pikachu, pondering his strategy.
Although switching to Pikachu now seemed like the better choice, he decided to leave the choice to Wartortle.
"Wartle!"
Wartortle immediately slapped its shell, adjusted its sunglasses, and indicated that it wanted to continue the battle.
No one had a harder head than it did, and no one could match its Water Gun!
Hearing this, Ash's own passion was ignited. He immediately tossed Pikachu behind him and swept his finger forward with a command:
"Alright! In that case, let's go! Use Water Gun!"
"Warto-to-tle!!"
Wartortle immediately shot out a jet of blue water. This time, it narrowed the stream's diameter to only ten centimeters, yet its power, instead of decreasing, actually increased. Its firing speed multiplied, turning it into a true water *gun*.
Unexpectedly, Shengdai seemed to have no intention of dodging. She pointed a finger toward the sky.
"Tentacruel, use Rain Dance!"
"Cruel!!"
Tentacruel cried out. Two of its tentacles converged in front of it, creating a blue sphere of water that shone with a strange light. It then flung the sphere high into the sky, where it shot directly into the clouds above.
"Pfft!"
The Water Gun, a half-second too late, struck Tentacruel's body unimpeded, dealing minuscule damage.
Between its natural resistance as a Water-type and its own exceptionally high Special Defense, the Water Gun had almost no effect.
"Drip... drop... drip-drip-drop..."
The next second, the sky was already filled with dark clouds, and a light rain began to fall upon the Rock Arena.
"Is there a purpose to this? Rainy weather?" Ash held out his palm, watching the rainwater land on it.
He was no longer the novice trainer he'd been at the start. He understood that rainy weather could increase the power of Water-type moves.
But Wartortle was also a Water-type. If both got a boost, it was the same as no boost at all.
Ash's gaze returned to the Battle Arena, and he instantly understood Shengdai's intention.
(end of chapter)
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
"Wartortle!"
Unexpectedly, these words seemed to enrage Wartortle. It immediately puffed out its shell, raised its head high, and its bright, watery eyes now glinted with a villainous look.
It could tolerate other insults, but to say its head wasn't hard enough was something it absolutely could not accept.
"Wartle!"
Wartortle roared, reaching a chubby hand to the side of its shell and, with a flourish, pulling out a pair of sharp-angled sunglasses, which it placed on its face.
In an instant, it transformed into a delinquent turtle, looking like a real gangster.
Yuto Seidai: "?"
She cast a questioning glance at the referee, signaling that changing an item mid-battle was grounds for disqualification, right?
The referee, however, simply raised a hand, impartially indicating that the battle could continue.
Wartortle was already carrying the item; it just hadn't been wearing it. "Carrying" and "wearing" were two different concepts, so it wasn't a major issue.
Seeing Wartortle's action, Ash understood that it was now fired up and taking things seriously. He was secretly delighted and took a step forward, pointing a commanding finger as he took the offensive.
"Wartortle, use Water Gun!"
"Warto-to-tle!!"
Wartortle immediately spat out another jet of blue water. Although the sunglasses only increased the power of Dark-type moves, its rising fighting spirit significantly boosted the power of its Water Gun, bringing it close to the level of a Hydro Pump.
It hadn't been faking its performance earlier.
"Heh, you haven't forgotten, have you? That move is useless against me," Shengdai said, shaking her head disdainfully.
"Graveler, use Rollout!"
Following the same method, Graveler jumped into the air again, spinning rapidly.
This time, however, the situation changed. Ash's eyes lit up as if this was exactly what he had been waiting for, and he issued another command:
"Wartortle, aim the Water Gun at the ground beneath it!"
"Wartle!"
Wartortle, still firing its Water Gun, understood. It bent its head in an arc, and this time, the ferocious jet of water didn't strike its target directly but shot toward the ground instead.
"Splooosh!!"
The full force of the Water Gun washed over the ground. Although it didn't blast a deep pit into the rocky surface on the spot, it completely soaked that patch of earth.
Rollout finished, and Graveler landed.
*Splat.*
It landed on a slick, muddy patch of ground. The slippery surface caused Graveler to lose its footing and fall flat on the spot.
"What!?" Shengdai's pretty face changed.
Seeing his chance, Ash's eyes shone brightly again as he mercilessly swept his finger forward.
"Now's your chance, use Water Gun again!"
"Wart-tle!!"
Wartortle was already poised to strike. Mustering all its strength, it unleashed another powerful stream of water. This time, Graveler didn't have time to react and block with Rollout, and the Water Gun struck its body head-on.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
In the next moment, Graveler was blasted back several meters by the Water Gun. The water splashing around its body was like a deadly poison, continuously inflicting terrifying damage, and in an instant, it was left in a critical state.
By the time the Water Gun subsided, Graveler was drenched, and just supporting itself upright exhausted nearly all of its strength.
It was doubly super effective.
Water Gun was four times super effective against its Rock- and Ground-typing!
"Grave?"
Just as it stood up, a flash of white light suddenly appeared in the corner of Graveler's eye. It couldn't help but look up, only to see what looked like a white rocket shooting toward it, growing rapidly larger before its eyes.
"Clang!!"
Caught off guard, Wartortle's Skull Bash struck Graveler right in the stomach. The powerful impact sent even its heavy body flying, and it only stopped after slamming hard against the wall of the spectator stands several meters away, causing quite a commotion.
"Wartle!"
After unleashing Skull Bash, Wartortle braced itself on the ground with its front limbs and landed smoothly from a stylish front flip.
It then placed its hands on its hips, puffed out its shell, and a sharp glint flashed across its sharp-angled sunglasses as it looked disdainfully at the Graveler slowly sliding down the wall.
Hmph, who's going to say my head isn't hard now?!
"Graveler is unable to battle! The winner of the first round is Wartortle!"
The referee quickly ran over to confirm that Graveler wasn't just asleep but had been knocked out completely, then promptly delivered the verdict.
"Woohoo!!"
"That's our hometown turtle for you!"
This unstoppable combo immediately drew cheers from countless spectators. After all, it was one of the Kanto Region's signature starter Pokémon, and its fame was already considerable.
"..."
Yuto Seidai's expression turned ugly. She slowly raised her hand and recalled the defeated Graveler.
She was indeed prepared for dealing with various disadvantageous moves on a normal day.
But facing someone like Ash, who could change tactics on the fly during a battle, required extremely sharp on-the-spot adaptability. This was an ability she had little opportunity to develop back on campus, facing classmates who followed rigid formulas.
"The world outside is more exciting than I imagined..."
This was her first time standing in the outside world, competing against trainers from all over.
Unconsciously, Shengdai had already shed her initial arrogance. A hint of competitiveness had appeared in her gaze as she looked at Ash. She took a deep breath, regained her elegant and composed demeanor, and sent out her second Pokémon.
The battle was just getting started!
"Bang!"
This was a jellyfish-shaped Pokémon. Its upper body was blue, with two large, red agate gems embedded on either side of its head. In the center of its forehead was a smaller, circular agate, giving it an eerie beauty.
Beneath its blue body was a spherical, pitch-black head with stern eyes. It had a pair of large, pincer-like blue claws in front and behind, and below its head hung dozens of long, slender, earth-gray tentacles.
"Pokedex Beep. Tentacruel, the Jellyfish Pokémon. A Water- and Poison-type. Commonly found throughout the ocean. If you throw a rock into the ocean, there's a fifty-percent chance you'll knock out a Tentacruel."
The Pokedex reported, then added another sentence.
"Pokedex Beep. The other fifty-percent chance is that you'll knock out a Tentacool."
It was on the list of the top ten wild Pokémon you want to encounter the least, yet it would always pop up to attack trainers during voyages across the ocean.
Although its attack wasn't high, it knew various support moves, inflicting both poison and confusion. Its decent durability ensured it couldn't be taken down easily, and if you tried to run, it could even use Bind to prevent a trainer from escaping the battlefield easily.
In short, it was a truly agonizing opponent.
"A Water-type, huh..."
Ash raised an eyebrow and picked up Pikachu, pondering his strategy.
Although switching to Pikachu now seemed like the better choice, he decided to leave the choice to Wartortle.
"Wartle!"
Wartortle immediately slapped its shell, adjusted its sunglasses, and indicated that it wanted to continue the battle.
No one had a harder head than it did, and no one could match its Water Gun!
Hearing this, Ash's own passion was ignited. He immediately tossed Pikachu behind him and swept his finger forward with a command:
"Alright! In that case, let's go! Use Water Gun!"
"Warto-to-tle!!"
Wartortle immediately shot out a jet of blue water. This time, it narrowed the stream's diameter to only ten centimeters, yet its power, instead of decreasing, actually increased. Its firing speed multiplied, turning it into a true water *gun*.
Unexpectedly, Shengdai seemed to have no intention of dodging. She pointed a finger toward the sky.
"Tentacruel, use Rain Dance!"
"Cruel!!"
Tentacruel cried out. Two of its tentacles converged in front of it, creating a blue sphere of water that shone with a strange light. It then flung the sphere high into the sky, where it shot directly into the clouds above.
"Pfft!"
The Water Gun, a half-second too late, struck Tentacruel's body unimpeded, dealing minuscule damage.
Between its natural resistance as a Water-type and its own exceptionally high Special Defense, the Water Gun had almost no effect.
"Drip... drop... drip-drip-drop..."
The next second, the sky was already filled with dark clouds, and a light rain began to fall upon the Rock Arena.
"Is there a purpose to this? Rainy weather?" Ash held out his palm, watching the rainwater land on it.
He was no longer the novice trainer he'd been at the start. He understood that rainy weather could increase the power of Water-type moves.
But Wartortle was also a Water-type. If both got a boost, it was the same as no boost at all.
Ash's gaze returned to the Battle Arena, and he instantly understood Shengdai's intention.
(end of chapter)
