Because they were in the water venue, Gyarados didn't even need to charge up his energy. He just opened his mouth, and a huge stream of water appeared in his mouth. Then a thick column of water hit Alakazam who was standing on the float.
"Shh!"
Without any order from his trainer, Enma, Alakazam casually waved the spoon in his hand and instantly disappeared from the spot, appearing on another floating board, avoiding the water cannon attack.
"Tsk, it's worthy of being Alakazam. Teleportation has become their instinct." Gongsun Yan curled his lips, but he was not too surprised. It was obvious that he had expected it.
Alakazam can be said to be the first psychic Pokémon that humans have come into contact with. It is estimated that Alakazam, with an IQ of up to 5000, has long become humanity's best fighter. Even in the research institute of Devon Company, there are several special researchers, and they are all Alakazam without exception.
What is most impressive is not Alakazam's intelligence, but his skillful teleportation. Even in his childhood, Casey could use teleportation even in his sleep, not to mention the final evolved form of Alakazam.
"Gyarados, use Water Tail to break all the floats!" After Gongsun Yan found that Gyarados could not catch up with Alakazam's speed, he decisively decided to overturn the table. Anyway, three of his remaining four Pokémon had no need for floats, so he might as well break them. Maybe he could even trick his opponent.
As for Banguilas, please, this is a water field! Let Banguilas play? I'm afraid it's too much of a stretch. Besides, with Banguilas' weight, the floating boards stacked together on the field can't even support him. It's better to just dismantle them. Maybe it can provide some advantages for the next battle.
"Alakazam, stop Gyarados and use the immobilization technique!" Yan Lingji naturally knew that she could not let Gongsun Yan get his wish. No matter how powerful Alakazam's superpowers were, he could not stay suspended in the air for a long time without mega evolution. Not only would it be tiring, but he would also easily become a sitting duck.
The immobilization move may not be so familiar to you, but the petrification move should be more familiar to you. Although it is a useless move in the game, it can be said to be a magical skill in the real world.
This has been reflected in the original anime. In the limited highlight moments of Misty's unreliable Psyduck, he used the immobilization technique to perform many tricks.
Although the entry for the move states that the opponent cannot use the moves used last time, the actual effect is to directly render the opponent unable to move. Although if we have to talk about the effect, it can indeed be said that the opponent cannot use the moves used last time, but in reality it is quite different.
Just like the century-old stores that many people talk about, they often use the rounding method to calculate, but in fact, the stores are often about 50 years old. Although they can be considered old stores, they are also a bit over-promoted.
As for those shops that are truly over a hundred years old, their specific opening time will often be indicated. It is impossible to call a shop that is seven or eight hundred years old, or even nine hundred years old, a century-old shop.
Although this analogy is a bit exaggerated...well, actually it is very exaggerated, but the truth is indeed the same. In short, it means that the immobilization technique is not as simple as it seems.
At the beginning, Gyarados took advantage of the water field to hide its figure and destroyed several floating boards in a row, forcing Alakazam to move instantly several times. However, as Alakazam covered the entire water surface with his superpowers, Gyarados lost the advantage of sneak attack and was hit by the immobilization technique without being careful.
"Well done, Alakazam, use Psychic!" After seeing Gyarados being controlled by the Immobilization Technique, Yan Lingji was also happy, and quickly ordered Alakazam to pursue the victory.
"Gyarados, Intimidate, then break free!" Gongsun Yan did not sit still and wait for death. As he said before, Pokémon's characteristics can actually be controlled by oneself whether to show them. Gongsun Yan had not allowed Gyarados to use Intimidate before, just for this moment.
Although Gyarados was fixed in place, it was still very easy to activate its characteristics. Just when Alakazam was about to release his mental power, a wave of threat suddenly swept through his body, causing him to pause for a moment, and this mistake was seized by Gyarados.
"Roar!" After feeling that the super power covering him became weak, Gyarados immediately gathered his own strength, broke free from the control of the immobilization technique, dived into the pool, and avoided Alakazam's mental power.
Chapter 449: First Victory
"Gyarados, create a tornado underwater!" After seeing that Alakazam was well prepared, Gongsun Yan did not repeat the same mistake. Instead, he let Gyarados hide in the water and launch an attack. Although this would consume more physical strength, it was still a good method.
"Alakazam, use your psychic powers to search for Gyarados!" Seeing this, Flame Spirit Girl asked Alakazam to increase the output of his psychic powers. If they could find Gyarados before the tornado formed, the outcome of the game would be clear.
Of course, if Alakazam didn't find Gyarados, the situation would be clear. After all, Alakazam doesn't have any talent points for water battles. Once a tornado that can sweep across the entire water field appears, Alakazam can directly type GG.
Therefore, the competition field fell into an eerie silence at this time. Alakazam stood on the floating board with his eyes closed, using his superpowers to capture the figure of Gyarados, while Gyarados dived into the pool and disappeared. The scene changed from the previous tit-for-tat to calm, but all the fights were hidden in the dark.
The commentator at the side was also very anxious when he saw this scene. What the audience wanted to see was a high-quality battle, not two Pokémon confronting each other. He had already said everything he could say, and if he didn't take action, he could only tell the gossip he had heard.
However, the commentator's worries were soon resolved because the situation on the field changed. A huge whirlpool gradually appeared in the center of the field, and the float board that Alakazam was standing on began to shake constantly, making it impossible for Alakazam to control his superpowers properly.
This was an inevitable result. After all, Gyarados couldn't stay submerged in the water all the time, otherwise the referee could declare it the loser for violating the rules. Gongsun Yan wouldn't make such a stupid mistake, so after fixing the eye of the tornado, Gyarados released it without stopping.
"Alakazam, release a reflective wall under your feet." Yan Lingji said with a frown.
Under the influence of the waves, Hu Di barely managed to stand firm and outlined lines in front of him. A transparent mirror gradually took shape, but it was not in a normal vertical shape, but parallel to the ground.
Although using a reflective wall or light wall as a platform seems bold, it is a little trick that most trainers know. In reality, the reflective wall can not only be used to resist physical damage, but it is also a good choice to build a temporary foothold.
Even if your superpowers are strong enough, you can use the reflective wall as a shelter. It will be an extremely comfortable environment. Both light and sound will be blocked by the reflective wall and the light wall, providing a comfortable enough resting environment.
Yan Lingji's idea was undoubtedly correct. After all, Alakazam was about to infiltrate the entire pool with his superpowers. As long as he could delay for a while, the situation might turn around. However, that was only a possibility.
As mentioned before, this little trick is known to most trainers, so Gongsun Yan is no exception. He even designed a very inhumane tactic. Unfortunately, Gardevoir has not been able to enter the King level, so this plan can only be shelved and wait for the right time.
"That's wishful thinking, Gyarados, you're provoking me!" Gongsun Yan was naturally prepared and gave orders to Gyarados immediately. And because the tornado was becoming more and more powerful, Gongsun Yan had to shout loudly, otherwise Gyarados might not hear him.
"Shh!"
Just when the reflective wall was about to be completed, a huge head broke out of the water in front of Alakazam, its eyes full of evil energy. It gave Alakazam a provocative look, which made Alakazam furious, and the reflective wall that was about to take shape was directly shattered.
"Hu!" The enraged Alakazam didn't even wait for the trainer's order, but directly swung the spoon in both hands. A sharp blade made of superpowers appeared in front of him, and with Alakazam's movement, it shot towards Gyarados.
"Tsk tsk, he even used a move like Psychic Blade. It seems that Gyarados's provocation is very effective." Gongsun Yan was a little surprised when he saw the moves used by Alakazam. Alakazam could even use this rare physical attack type psychic move. He is indeed very talented, but it's a pity that his mentality is not very good.
Gongsun Yan didn't even need to say anything, Gyarados dived into the water immediately and avoided Alakazam's Psychic Blade. After cutting through half of the water in the pool, the Psychic Blade dissipated helplessly. Although Alakazam attacked in anger, the superpowers it could contain were limited.
"Alakazam, don't panic, use your foresight!" Seeing that Alakazam's mentality was a little unstable, Yan Lingji tried to comfort him with an extremely gentle tone, but it was a pity that it was all in vain.
Because all of Gyarados's previous arrangements had exploded, the violent tornado swept all the water in the pool into the sky, forming a very spectacular water tornado. The two Pokémon on the field were also wrapped in the water tornado, and Flame's voice could not penetrate the thick water tornado at all.
"Don't waste your energy. We can't interfere with the battle inside now. Let's just wait patiently for the final result." Gongsun Yan said calmly. Although he couldn't communicate with Gyarados now, he believed that Gyarados would bring him the final victory.
If they can be overturned even when the dragon is in the face, Gongsun Yan should consider sending Gyarados to retirement. The three advantages of time, place and people are all on their side. Gongsun Yan said that he has never fought such a good battle.
After an anxious wait, the water tornado finally subsided, and along with the pouring pool water came the unconscious Alakazam. If Gyarados had not appeared and caught him when he was about to fall into the water, the damage would have been enough to inflict a heavy loss on Alakazam.
"Alakazam has lost its ability to fight, Gyarados has won, please ask contestant Yan Lingji to release the next Pokémon!" The referee confirmed Gyarados's condition again and again, and after making sure that it would not fall down, he announced the result of the game.
"Gyarados, well done." Gongsun Yan also encouraged Gyarados after winning.
"Roar!" Upon hearing this, Gyarados roared towards the sky, then turned to look at Gongsun Yan, and roared softly, as if saying something.
"Hmm? This... is not impossible. Then I'll leave the next battle to you." Seeing this, Gongsun Yan thought about it and finally agreed.
Chapter 450: The Battle between Water and Sky
It turns out that Gyarados looked at Gongsun Yan in order to continue to participate in the next game. Because Gongsun Yan's number of appearances is limited, if Gyarados does not come to fight for it, Gongsun Yan will definitely take him back and replace him with another Pokémon.
Gongsun Yan was not at all surprised that Gyarados wanted to continue the game. After all, Gyarados was a Pokémon that longed for battle, and since he had so many Pokémon in his hands, he didn't have many opportunities to send him out.
In addition, Gyarados' own defects mean that except for appearing in the Water Venue, it can only be a living target in other venues. Therefore, it is normal for Gyarados to want to continue fighting after finally catching up with the Water Venue.
As for whether extending Gyarados's playing time will affect the next Pokémon to appear, it will definitely have an impact, but Gongsun Yan doesn't think Gyarados can stay forever. You know, Flame Spirit Princess is not an easy person to deal with. The limit for Gyarados is to replace one more Pokémon, and the following Pokémon will still have a chance to appear.
And the next Pokémon has already secured a spot in the finals, so it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t appear in this battle, as it will definitely have a chance to appear later.
"Come back, Alakazam, your friends will avenge you." After Yan Lingji took Alakazam back into the Poké Ball, her whole aura suddenly changed. If she was like a sword drawn from its sheath just now, now she was a sword put back into its sheath.
I believe everyone knows that if a sword is sheathed, it does not mean that it loses its threat. On the contrary, a sheathed sword is the most dangerous because you don’t know when it will be unsheathed, and once the sword is unsheathed, it will drink blood.
"Gyarados, be careful. Something scary seems to be about to appear." Gongsun Yan carefully reminded Gyarados. Although his words sounded a bit cowardly, don't ignore the corners of Gongsun Yan's mouth that couldn't help but curl up. Gongsun Yan was really excited now.
"Roar!" Since even the trainer Gongsun Yan wasn't afraid, how could Gyarados be afraid? He was so ferocious! That explosive roar was his answer.
"Qixi Bluebird, this battle is left to you!" Yan Lingji shouted loudly and threw the Poké Ball in her hand. A Pokémon that Gongsun Yan was very familiar with appeared on the water field.
"Is it really the Tanabata Bluebird? What kind of Pokémon will the last one be? I'm really looking forward to it." Gongsun Yan murmured, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.
Tanabata Bluebird is the last Pokémon dropped by Enryūji. From the beginning of the Caiyou Conference to now, she has only used five Pokémon, and the sixth Pokémon has never appeared. Even in the previous six-on-six battle, she only used five Pokémon to win.
There were many speculations outside the venue about what Yan Lingji's sixth Pokémon was, but those were all pure speculations. There was no evidence to support those unrealistic speculations, so Gongsun Yan didn't take those speculations to heart at all. Anyway, he would definitely not lose.
"Gyarados, Freezing Wind." Since Tanabata Bluebird can fly, it will not be affected even without the float, and it can easily break free from the water tornado, so Gongsun Yan did not plan to use the same trick again, but instead used ice-based moves to test the waters.
"Qixi Bluebird, use Tailwind!" Facing the oncoming cold wind mixed with ice crystals, Yan Lingji chose neither to dodge nor to use any moves to offset it, but instead used an amplifying move on her own.
"Tsk tsk, what a clever way to deal with it." Gongsun Yan was also stunned after hearing Yan Lingji's instructions, and finally he burst into laughter.
After hearing the trainer's instructions, Tanabata Bluebird flapped its wings and cried loudly. A gust of wind blew from somewhere and appeared just behind Tanabata Bluebird, making her flight smoother.
This move is not just that. With the appearance of the strong wind, the freezing wind that was originally blowing towards the Tanabata Bluebird began to gradually slow down, and even began to stagnate. Fortunately, with the continuous blessing of Gyarados, the freezing wind was not blown back.
Although Frozen Wind is an ice-type move, it is still wind in essence, it just carries something in it. Since it is wind, it is normal to be blown back when encountering a stronger wind than itself.
"Gyarados, dive into the water." Gongsun Yan didn't let Gyarados stay there. As long as Tanabata Bluebird's Tail Wind was released, it would be effective for a short period of time, while Gyarados' Freezing Wind needed to be maintained.
The consumption of physical strength is secondary. Tanabata Bluebird will not just stay there and watch Gyarados compete. Now that she is free, she can attack Gyarados at will, so Gongsun Yan decisively let Gyarados avoid her attack.
Gyarados had just stopped using Freezing Wind and dived into the water when the Freezing Wind he released swept over under the influence of the tailwind and hit the place where Gyarados had just been.
And because Gyarados maintained the freezing wind for a long time, there were a large number of ice crystals in it. When the strong wind hit the water surface, a huge layer of ice appeared on the water surface, sparkling in the sunlight.
"Your reaction is quite quick, but it's completely useless. Tanabata Bluebird, use singing." Yan Lingji didn't think that this move could hurt Gyarados. She just did it casually, so she issued the next command without any interruption.
"Gyarados, provocation!"
Suddenly, Gongsun Yan shouted before Yan Lingji could finish her words, and a ferocious head suddenly appeared right below the Qixi Bluebird. The Qixi Bluebird was so scared that it quickly flew upwards for a distance to avoid being attacked by the Gyarados.
However, Gyarados had no intention of launching a sneak attack on Tanabata Bluebird. Such a crude sneak attack would not have a high success rate, so he was just trying to make a feint to the east and attack in the west.
As Tanabata Bluebird flew high into the sky, she subconsciously glanced at the falling Gyarados. A provocative look appeared in her eyes, causing an unknown anger to surge in her heart. She no longer wanted to use any auxiliary moves, but wanted to use offensive moves to defeat the opponent.
Chapter 451 No, I have money
However, Tanabata's control ability is much stronger than Alakazam. Even though its moves were also interrupted, Tanabata did not attack Gyarados recklessly like Alakazam. Instead, it continued to keep a safe distance from Gyarados and waited for the trainer's command.
"Tsk, you didn't fall for it, Gyarados? Pray for rain!" Gongsun Yan was disappointed for a moment when he saw that the Tanabata Bluebird did not fly down from the sky, but he quickly recovered because the battle had just begun.
"Qixi Bluebird, don't let the other party get what they want, use the dragon's power to stop the rain-praying!" As I said, usually no one cares about the weather, but once someone wants to grab the weather, a battle for the weather will begin.
There is a line in the movie "Drawing Sword", "No matter whether the enemy is going to reinforce or not, even if he is going to celebrate birthday, we cannot let him pass through our defense zone." It is also applicable here. No matter what the opponent wants to do by stealing the weather, even if he is just stealing it for fun, we cannot let him do it.
A water ball spewed out from Gyarados's wide-open mouth. The water ball quickly flew into the air. When the water ball reached a certain height and was about to explode, a emerald dragon wave hit the water ball.
Originally, everyone present thought that the water ball and the Dragon Wave would be in a stalemate for a while before the winner would be determined. However, something unexpected happened. The rain-praying move released by Gyarados was so vulnerable to the attack of the Dragon Wave that it was evaporated almost instantly.
"How is this possible? How could Qiyu be so vulnerable?... No, Qixi Bluebird, get out of the way!" Yan Lingji was puzzled when she saw this, but after seeing the strange smile on Gongsun Yan's lips, she suddenly realized something and quickly asked Qixi Bluebird to get out of the way.
However, it was too late for Yan Lingji to react now. Or even if she reacted immediately, it would be the same, because electric moves are notoriously fast.
"Woo!"
Just when Qixi Bluebird was concentrating on maintaining the dragon's fluctuations, a medium-sized lightning bolt suddenly appeared under her and hit her before she could react. Although the damage of this lightning bolt was not high, it was not something she could ignore.
"One hundred thousand volts? How cruel are you to your own Pokémon? How come you would even use a move that can restrain itself!" Yan Lingji looked at Gongsun Yan in surprise, causing Gongsun Yan's originally smug expression to instantly stiffen.
"Don't think too much. I didn't use that kind of forced method to cultivate my Pokémon. I love Pokémon no less than you do."
Gongsun Yan could tell at a glance what Yan Lingji was thinking. He yelled in his heart, "This is slander, you are slandering me!" While explaining this to her calmly, Gongsun Yan suspected that he would suffer from schizophrenia.
As for what Yan Lingji despised, Gongsun Yan also knew it. After all, although this kind of "evil magic" was strictly confidential to ordinary trainers, for Gongsun Yan it was just information that he could casually flip through.
In fact, in a sense, "evil magic" itself is not that evil. In fact, it was a universal skill that almost everyone had a hundred years ago. In that barbaric era, humans created this skill in order to gain more living environment from Pokémon.
To be more specific, the so-called "evil magic" is entirely intended to allow Pokémon to learn any possible moves as quickly as possible, and some more extreme means may be used in the process.
Take Gyarados as an example. In Gyarados's move list, there are moves such as Flame Jet and 100,000 Volts. Under normal circumstances, if you want to learn these two moves, you first need to make changes in your diet, and there are also requirements for daily training venues, so that Gyarados can gradually become familiar with this type of energy.
And even if these two points are met, it will take at least a month to learn and adapt, and it is just to learn it, not to mention its power.
If you are willing to invest resources, you can naturally shorten the learning time and increase the power of your moves, but those resources are not so easy to obtain, so in order to quickly gain combat power, "evil magic" came into being.
If you want to make Pokémon familiar with attributes that have nothing to do with it, in addition to the method of subtle influence, there is a simpler and more brutal method, which is to beat it.
As we all know, before you learn to walk, you have to learn to crawl! ... Ahem, no, no, before you learn to hit someone, you have to learn to be hit first, so that you can know how to hit someone.
As long as the Pokémon is constantly exposed to moves of this nature, the speed of learning the moves can be accelerated to the maximum extent, and it may even be able to learn these special moves within a few days.
In fact, as long as you are willing to buy supplements, this training method is very effective. But then again, supplements are very expensive, and most people probably can't afford them.
If you use this method to train Pokémon without supplements, it would be equivalent to exchanging the Pokémon's future potential and even vitality for temporary strength.
"Hey, hey, don't be so unconvinced. I have my own training method. Even if I really use that training method, with my family background, I won't be stingy with that little bit of supplements." Seeing that Yan Lingji still looked unconvinced, Gongsun Yan simply used the last and most lethal reason.
"What are your superpowers again?"
"I'm rich." The master smiled.
Sure enough, just after Gongsun Yan finished giving this reason, the originally noisy meeting place suddenly became quiet, and it felt like even a pin drop could be heard.
"Damn nouveau riche." Yan Lingji said viciously. Fortunately, she knew to control her voice, otherwise this sentence would have reached the ears of all the audience.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Gongsun Yan looked at Yan Lingji's mouth opening and closing, as if she was saying something, and asked specifically.
"Tsk, it's nothing. Our fight isn't over yet. Qixi Bluebird, cheer up." Yan Lingji would naturally not repeat what she had just said.
"Woo~" Tanabata Bluebird gently flapped her wings and responded to her trainer. It seemed that the previous 100,000 volts did not cause much damage to her.
Chapter 452: Gyarados, It's You, As You Are
"Tsk, it turns out that the 100,000 Volts move is not suitable for Gyarados." Gongsun Yan was a little dissatisfied when he saw the wings of Tanabata Bluebird without even a single burn mark.
"Qixi Bluebird, use the charming voice in the air!" Yan Lingji shouted loudly.
"Gyarados, use Blizzard!" Gongsun Yan estimated the flying height of Tanabata Bluebird and found that Gyarados could not fly to such a high altitude even with the Waterfall Climb move, so he decisively chose to use a long-range move.
Although Gongsun Yan also learned from Xue that there was a Gyarados in the Xi Cui area that could fly between the mountains, Gongsun Yan was almost about to slice the Gyarados into slices and steam it in a pot. He just refused to admit that he could fly. What should Gongsun Yan do?
