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Chapter 374
Chapter 370 Grass Field, vs. Beedrill!
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
"Coming out now is Ash from Pallet Town! His performance in the first two battles was incredibly brilliant, making him one of the dark horses of this conference!"
The announcer was roaring at the top of his lungs.
Ash's third preliminary match was taking place on a Grass Field.
Today, he stood at one end of a lush green battlefield. The ground beneath his feet was covered in dense, short grass. A gentle breeze rustled through it, carrying the scent of fresh soil through the air.
Around the Grass Field were half-meter-high bushes, adding a few obstacles to the simple terrain.
This time, the audience stands were also packed to the brim. The sound of discussions and cheers rose in waves; it was clear that everyone had come specifically to watch this battle. The popularity was off the charts.
Seeing this, Ash's expression grew focused as he turned his gaze toward the entrance opposite him.
Soon, a figure slowly emerged, walking straight to the other end of the Grass Field.
She was a blue-haired girl dressed in the traditional attire of her hometown. Her movements were graceful and dignified, her expression serious. Finally, she raised her head and fixed her eyes on Ash.
"And Trainer Ash's opponent is Xunzi from Maiden Town, whose strength is also formidable!"
"Maiden Town?"
Ash couldn't help but scratch his head. The town's name was just absurd.
Seeming to notice the audience's confusion, the announcer spoke into his microphone, slowly explaining:
"Maiden Town, as the name implies, is a town of only maidens. When the people there wish to reproduce, they need only drink from the local specialty, the Mother-Child Spring, and they will become pregnant."
Everyone: "?"
"You two, please send out your Pokémon."
The referee in the middle, however, frowned. Seeing that the time had come, he prompted the two trainers.
He didn't care if you got pregnant from drinking water or were a gene-modified mutant. Right now, as long as you were a trainer, it was time to battle.
At this, the two glanced at each other, their attention returning completely to the field. They then simultaneously threw their Poké Balls forward.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
Two Pokémon appeared on the field at the same time.
Xunzi sent out a yellow-and-black striped bee Pokémon. It held two large stingers in its hands, and the end of its abdomen was also a poison-tipped stinger. Its appearance was ferocious.
Ash, on the other hand, sent out a green, toad-like creature. It stood on all fours with an honest and simple look. On its back was a large, vibrant red flower with lush leaves, its petals already three-quarters open. The moment it appeared, a pleasant floral fragrance filled the Grass Field.
"There they are! Trainer Xunzi is using a Beedrill, while Trainer Ash is using the pride of the Kanto Region, a Venusaur! In terms of type matchup, they are evenly matched! But why is this Venusaur's body a bit small and thin? Is it malnourished?"
The announcer's eyes swept over the field as he roared into the microphone.
On the electronic scoreboard, the headshots of Venusaur and Beedrill appeared.
Ash: "?"
Before he could protest, the announcer's voice changed again:
"Oh, oh, my apologies! I just received a warning from the organizing committee. I made a mistake. That's Pokédex Number 002, Ivysaur!"
The Pokémon avatar on the electronic scoreboard changed again.
It wasn't surprising that the announcer had misidentified it. After all, he was watching the battle from a semi-overhead perspective, and most of Ivysaur's body was obscured by the flower on its back. And for the petals to bloom to such an extent, it could only be a third-stage Venusaur. He was a veteran announcer and had never seen a second-stage Ivysaur with such a large, open flower.
To be honest, he really wanted to punch Ash in the face. Because of one slip of the tongue, his pay for the day was probably gone.
"Ahem, Beedrill, Ivysaur. Let the battle begin!"
The referee in the middle was extremely serious. He immediately raised his hand and swung it down, signaling the official start of the battle.
"Beedrill, use Quick Attack!"
"Ivysaur, use Grassy Glide!"
The battle began, and both trainers issued commands simultaneously, both using a priority move.
"Saur!"
Ivysaur let out a low roar. The pads of its four feet scraped against the grass beneath them as its body was enveloped in a dense green light, transforming it into a green shockwave as it charged straight ahead.
The Grass Field was the perfect location for Grassy Glide, allowing the priority move to be triggered indefinitely.
"Clang!"
In the span of a few blinks, the Beedrill, shrouded in white light, collided head-on with the green shockwave. Energy rippled outwards, and in terms of the speed of their priority moves, they were temporarily evenly matched.
"Saur!"
In the next instant, however, Ivysaur let out another low cry. The green energy erupted a second time, and its immense power sent Beedrill flying back several meters. The latter flapped its wings for a good while before regaining its balance, its head shaking slightly in mid-air.
The power of Grassy Glide was, after all, much higher than that of Quick Attack.
Having landed a successful blow, Ash smiled smugly and took the offensive.
"Use Vine Whip and grab it!"
Ivysaur nodded. With a flick of its head, two slender vines shot out from the root of the petals on its sides, lashing out toward their target.
The Vine Whip was incredibly fast, reaching Beedrill in an instant and completely wrapping around it, poised to tighten and constrict.
"Swoosh!"
However, Beedrill's figure suddenly vanished from its spot, and the vines only managed to capture an afterimage.
"Bzzzzzz!"
The high-frequency hum of insect wings came from all directions. Beedrill's figure flickered like a phantom, constantly flashing across the mid-air of the Grass Field. In a few blinks, it was right in front of Ivysaur, the two large stingers in its hands gleaming with a chilling light.
It could be said that Xunzi had raised this Beedrill to be an extremist Pokémon, sacrificing its other stats and putting all its Effort Values into Speed to achieve such swiftness.
"Now, Beedrill, use Twineedle!" Xunzi shouted.
"Drill!"
The twin stingers in its hands suddenly thrust toward Ivysaur's head like a violent storm. For a moment, it was as if Beedrill had dozens of hands, a dazzling and bewildering sight.
"Saur..."
Under the assault of Twineedle, Ivysaur could only sway its head left and right, continuously evading the thrusts as its body retreated. It was a very difficult evasion.
Xunzi immediately changed her strategy, instructing, "Use the third stinger!"
Beedrill understood. While its two hand-stingers were still swinging, the large stinger at the end of its abdomen suddenly thrust forward. It struck during a moment of stiffness in Ivysaur's evasive movements, a weakness that its opponent had keenly spotted.
"Stab!"
The tail stinger hit its mark. Ivysaur's body stumbled back several meters, sustaining a minuscule amount of heavy damage.
Fortunately, Ivysaur was part Poison-type, so Bug-type attacks were not very effective against it. Factoring in that Beedrill's Effort Values were almost entirely invested in Speed, the damage was basically just chipping away at it.
Xunzi's expression didn't change. Chip damage was still damage. Once enough accumulated, it could become a bone-deep wound.
"Beedrill, use Pin Missile!"
Beedrill raised its twin stingers and thrust them into the air. A white energy light instantly condensed at their tips, transforming into a barrage of energy spikes. Each spike was followed by a trail of pale white energy, resembling a fleet of rockets with a terrifying presence.
Ash was not the least bit intimidated, raising his hand to issue a similar long-range command.
"Ivysaur, use Razor Leaf!"
As Ivysaur's body trembled, countless leaves shot out from the flower on its back, spinning at high speed like sharp green blades.
"Thwack thwack thwack!"
The Razor Leaf blades and Pin Missile projectiles collided unimpeded between the toad and the bug. Explosions of energy occurred one after another, and countless green leaves and white light rained down. The power was not low, and in the end, it even kicked up an explosion of smoke and dust.
As they waited for the smoke and dust to settle, Ash's vision was clearly better than Xunzi's. He spotted Beedrill's figure in the smoke a step earlier and immediately swiped his thumb through the air.
"There! Razor Leaf!"
"Saur!"
The poised Razor Leaf shot out again, piercing through the smoky mist and attacking the fleeting shape.
But this time, Beedrill actually charged forward, as if suicidally rushing to meet the Razor Leaf head-on.
"Bzzz!"
Another high-frequency vibration sounded.
The next second, Beedrill had vanished from that position. The Razor Leaf attack hit the distant audience stands, missing completely.
And just as the audience was still searching for Beedrill, it appeared right in front of Ivysaur, close to the grass in a low-altitude position, as if it had teleported. Its two large stingers were raised in a thrusting posture, a chilling white light condensed upon them.
A look of delight crossed Xunzi's face as she shouted, "Beedrill, use Aerial Ace!"
Caught off guard, Ivysaur was struck square in the face by Aerial Ace. Its body was instantly sent flying backward in a parabolic arc.
Super effective!
(end of chapter )
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
"Coming out now is Ash from Pallet Town! His performance in the first two battles was incredibly brilliant, making him one of the dark horses of this conference!"
The announcer was roaring at the top of his lungs.
Ash's third preliminary match was taking place on a Grass Field.
Today, he stood at one end of a lush green battlefield. The ground beneath his feet was covered in dense, short grass. A gentle breeze rustled through it, carrying the scent of fresh soil through the air.
Around the Grass Field were half-meter-high bushes, adding a few obstacles to the simple terrain.
This time, the audience stands were also packed to the brim. The sound of discussions and cheers rose in waves; it was clear that everyone had come specifically to watch this battle. The popularity was off the charts.
Seeing this, Ash's expression grew focused as he turned his gaze toward the entrance opposite him.
Soon, a figure slowly emerged, walking straight to the other end of the Grass Field.
She was a blue-haired girl dressed in the traditional attire of her hometown. Her movements were graceful and dignified, her expression serious. Finally, she raised her head and fixed her eyes on Ash.
"And Trainer Ash's opponent is Xunzi from Maiden Town, whose strength is also formidable!"
"Maiden Town?"
Ash couldn't help but scratch his head. The town's name was just absurd.
Seeming to notice the audience's confusion, the announcer spoke into his microphone, slowly explaining:
"Maiden Town, as the name implies, is a town of only maidens. When the people there wish to reproduce, they need only drink from the local specialty, the Mother-Child Spring, and they will become pregnant."
Everyone: "?"
"You two, please send out your Pokémon."
The referee in the middle, however, frowned. Seeing that the time had come, he prompted the two trainers.
He didn't care if you got pregnant from drinking water or were a gene-modified mutant. Right now, as long as you were a trainer, it was time to battle.
At this, the two glanced at each other, their attention returning completely to the field. They then simultaneously threw their Poké Balls forward.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
Two Pokémon appeared on the field at the same time.
Xunzi sent out a yellow-and-black striped bee Pokémon. It held two large stingers in its hands, and the end of its abdomen was also a poison-tipped stinger. Its appearance was ferocious.
Ash, on the other hand, sent out a green, toad-like creature. It stood on all fours with an honest and simple look. On its back was a large, vibrant red flower with lush leaves, its petals already three-quarters open. The moment it appeared, a pleasant floral fragrance filled the Grass Field.
"There they are! Trainer Xunzi is using a Beedrill, while Trainer Ash is using the pride of the Kanto Region, a Venusaur! In terms of type matchup, they are evenly matched! But why is this Venusaur's body a bit small and thin? Is it malnourished?"
The announcer's eyes swept over the field as he roared into the microphone.
On the electronic scoreboard, the headshots of Venusaur and Beedrill appeared.
Ash: "?"
Before he could protest, the announcer's voice changed again:
"Oh, oh, my apologies! I just received a warning from the organizing committee. I made a mistake. That's Pokédex Number 002, Ivysaur!"
The Pokémon avatar on the electronic scoreboard changed again.
It wasn't surprising that the announcer had misidentified it. After all, he was watching the battle from a semi-overhead perspective, and most of Ivysaur's body was obscured by the flower on its back. And for the petals to bloom to such an extent, it could only be a third-stage Venusaur. He was a veteran announcer and had never seen a second-stage Ivysaur with such a large, open flower.
To be honest, he really wanted to punch Ash in the face. Because of one slip of the tongue, his pay for the day was probably gone.
"Ahem, Beedrill, Ivysaur. Let the battle begin!"
The referee in the middle was extremely serious. He immediately raised his hand and swung it down, signaling the official start of the battle.
"Beedrill, use Quick Attack!"
"Ivysaur, use Grassy Glide!"
The battle began, and both trainers issued commands simultaneously, both using a priority move.
"Saur!"
Ivysaur let out a low roar. The pads of its four feet scraped against the grass beneath them as its body was enveloped in a dense green light, transforming it into a green shockwave as it charged straight ahead.
The Grass Field was the perfect location for Grassy Glide, allowing the priority move to be triggered indefinitely.
"Clang!"
In the span of a few blinks, the Beedrill, shrouded in white light, collided head-on with the green shockwave. Energy rippled outwards, and in terms of the speed of their priority moves, they were temporarily evenly matched.
"Saur!"
In the next instant, however, Ivysaur let out another low cry. The green energy erupted a second time, and its immense power sent Beedrill flying back several meters. The latter flapped its wings for a good while before regaining its balance, its head shaking slightly in mid-air.
The power of Grassy Glide was, after all, much higher than that of Quick Attack.
Having landed a successful blow, Ash smiled smugly and took the offensive.
"Use Vine Whip and grab it!"
Ivysaur nodded. With a flick of its head, two slender vines shot out from the root of the petals on its sides, lashing out toward their target.
The Vine Whip was incredibly fast, reaching Beedrill in an instant and completely wrapping around it, poised to tighten and constrict.
"Swoosh!"
However, Beedrill's figure suddenly vanished from its spot, and the vines only managed to capture an afterimage.
"Bzzzzzz!"
The high-frequency hum of insect wings came from all directions. Beedrill's figure flickered like a phantom, constantly flashing across the mid-air of the Grass Field. In a few blinks, it was right in front of Ivysaur, the two large stingers in its hands gleaming with a chilling light.
It could be said that Xunzi had raised this Beedrill to be an extremist Pokémon, sacrificing its other stats and putting all its Effort Values into Speed to achieve such swiftness.
"Now, Beedrill, use Twineedle!" Xunzi shouted.
"Drill!"
The twin stingers in its hands suddenly thrust toward Ivysaur's head like a violent storm. For a moment, it was as if Beedrill had dozens of hands, a dazzling and bewildering sight.
"Saur..."
Under the assault of Twineedle, Ivysaur could only sway its head left and right, continuously evading the thrusts as its body retreated. It was a very difficult evasion.
Xunzi immediately changed her strategy, instructing, "Use the third stinger!"
Beedrill understood. While its two hand-stingers were still swinging, the large stinger at the end of its abdomen suddenly thrust forward. It struck during a moment of stiffness in Ivysaur's evasive movements, a weakness that its opponent had keenly spotted.
"Stab!"
The tail stinger hit its mark. Ivysaur's body stumbled back several meters, sustaining a minuscule amount of heavy damage.
Fortunately, Ivysaur was part Poison-type, so Bug-type attacks were not very effective against it. Factoring in that Beedrill's Effort Values were almost entirely invested in Speed, the damage was basically just chipping away at it.
Xunzi's expression didn't change. Chip damage was still damage. Once enough accumulated, it could become a bone-deep wound.
"Beedrill, use Pin Missile!"
Beedrill raised its twin stingers and thrust them into the air. A white energy light instantly condensed at their tips, transforming into a barrage of energy spikes. Each spike was followed by a trail of pale white energy, resembling a fleet of rockets with a terrifying presence.
Ash was not the least bit intimidated, raising his hand to issue a similar long-range command.
"Ivysaur, use Razor Leaf!"
As Ivysaur's body trembled, countless leaves shot out from the flower on its back, spinning at high speed like sharp green blades.
"Thwack thwack thwack!"
The Razor Leaf blades and Pin Missile projectiles collided unimpeded between the toad and the bug. Explosions of energy occurred one after another, and countless green leaves and white light rained down. The power was not low, and in the end, it even kicked up an explosion of smoke and dust.
As they waited for the smoke and dust to settle, Ash's vision was clearly better than Xunzi's. He spotted Beedrill's figure in the smoke a step earlier and immediately swiped his thumb through the air.
"There! Razor Leaf!"
"Saur!"
The poised Razor Leaf shot out again, piercing through the smoky mist and attacking the fleeting shape.
But this time, Beedrill actually charged forward, as if suicidally rushing to meet the Razor Leaf head-on.
"Bzzz!"
Another high-frequency vibration sounded.
The next second, Beedrill had vanished from that position. The Razor Leaf attack hit the distant audience stands, missing completely.
And just as the audience was still searching for Beedrill, it appeared right in front of Ivysaur, close to the grass in a low-altitude position, as if it had teleported. Its two large stingers were raised in a thrusting posture, a chilling white light condensed upon them.
A look of delight crossed Xunzi's face as she shouted, "Beedrill, use Aerial Ace!"
Caught off guard, Ivysaur was struck square in the face by Aerial Ace. Its body was instantly sent flying backward in a parabolic arc.
Super effective!
(end of chapter )
