Elf, who made him the gym leader?..

Chapter 432: Which one is the strongest among the Guxin common legends?
"The legendary Phantom Pokémon Machado!"

Mikoli looked at the gray and black little guy. Judging from its appearance alone, Machado was quite cute. In fact, because of its big, hollow and cute eyes and its bulging little belly, it gave people a very cute feeling.

But... this is a mythical Pokémon!
It is also a mythical Pokémon known as the 'Guide of Shadows'.

"Just seems to have gained a little weight."

After looking at him for a while, Mikoli's eyes looked a little strange.

Because the belly of this Machado is a little "protruding", very similar to those office workers who have big bellies after middle age.

Is this normal?

Mikoli didn't know, after all, he had never seen any other Machado.

"Since Guxin put this Machado fourth in the game, it must be very strong."

Zhulan's eyes flickered slightly. As everyone knows, except for special circumstances, Gu Xin usually arranges the order of appearance in battle from weak to strong.

"That's right, Machado is very powerful. Its strength is even stronger than Moltres and Zeraora."

Lilia smiled, but then looked adorably annoyed.

"But Machado is a bit greedy. If my brother hadn't strictly limited the amount of snacks he could eat, Machado would probably become like Menghuan."

Liliae said helplessly that she actually liked cute Pokémon like Machado, especially Machado's shy personality, which really appealed to Liliae and her little sister.

But it is worth mentioning that Machado is very greedy! In particular, he always likes to hide snacks in the shadows and eat them secretly.

As a result, it has a big beer belly at a young age. Thanks to Gu Xin, who still has a fresh memory of a certain "pig", he is relatively "cold" towards Machado.

Otherwise, Machado would really become a little fat man.

"Oh? What happened to Menghuan?" Hearing this, Mikoli was stunned and very curious.

"Little Dream..." Liliae's pretty face looked extremely strange, and she didn't know how to describe it for a moment.

"Rotom, could you please introduce Machado to me?" Yeci was very polite to the Rotom encyclopedia.

"Okay, Loto~" Rotom Illustrated always likes such polite people.

'Ding~ Machado, Fighting, Ghost attribute, Shadow Pokémon

Characteristics: Technical expert

Special moves: Shadow stealing, close combat, surprise attack, absorbing punches, imitating, exerting strength...

Introduction: Able to sneak into the opponent's shadow, imitate the opponent's movements and strength, and become stronger than the original in the process of imitation.

It's a bit awesome.

Ye Ci looked at the beer-bellied Mashado with amazement, sneaking into the opponent's shadow to imitate him, and then surpassing the original?

This introduction is quite informative.

On the field.

"How Masha..."

Daigo looked at the cute little guy opposite him cautiously. There were rumors that Guxin had a Machado.

The attributes are not at a disadvantage. Ghost is good against super powers, but super powers can also restrain fighting.

In this case, the two sides will restrain each other, and it all depends on the performance and strength of both sides, but Daigo is still confident in his shiny Mega Metagross.

After mega evolution, Mega Metagross is no less powerful than an ordinary Legendary Pokémon!

"Metrogross, bullet punch!"

Daigo gave decisive orders and took the lead in launching the offensive.

Shiny Mega Metagross roared, raised its four arms and rushed towards Machado, and its speed was very fast thanks to the first-strike skill.

"Raid."

Machado leaned down slightly, a black light flashed in his eyes, and his body completely turned into a gray-black shadow and shot towards Mega Metagross, using the Dark-type priority attack.

The speed was so fast that only a gray-black afterimage could be seen!
Daigo's pupils narrowed slightly. It was really fast!
but……

boom!
There was a sudden loud bang, and it was the invisible rock that was triggered by the charging Machado.

The invisible rock exploded, and Machado was pushed back by the explosion with a muffled groan, and the raid was forced to be interrupted.

Machado rolled over and landed on the ground to steady himself. The next moment, a huge black shadow enveloped Machado.

Machado raised his head, and what came into his sight was the bullet fist swung by Mega Metagross.

Bang bang bang!
The bullet punch was as fast as a bullet, with fist shadows flying everywhere. Machado only had time to raise his arms to block in front of him.

The dense bullet punches continuously hit Machado's arms, and the huge force caused Machado's body to be knocked back and slide uncontrollably.

With the last heavy punch, Machado was knocked out directly, but the agile Machado turned over to relieve the force and half-knelt on the ground.

"Nice bullet punch," Gu Xin commented.

Machado stood up, reached out to pat the dust off his stomach, and looked at Mega Steelix with his empty orange eyes without any ripples.

"Is it because of the defense?"

Daigo couldn't help but frown when he saw that Machado didn't look like he was hurt at all.

The Steel-type Bullet Punch is indeed not very powerful, but Mega Metagross's attack is powerful, and Mega Metagross's characteristic is Hard Claws, which is a characteristic that can increase the power of contact moves.

Even if Machado raised his arms to avoid being hit head-on, he shouldn't have such a nonchalant attitude, right?

"My Machado is supposed to be much more resistant to blows than a normal Machado."

Gu Xin spread his hands helplessly, after all, this belly was not given for nothing.

“……?” Daigo was stunned. What does that mean?
Machado tilted his head, with an innocent and cute expression, as if to express that he had no idea what his trainer was saying.

"Bullet punch!"

Daigo was too lazy to continue thinking about these things, and after thinking for a while, he launched another attack.

After all, Mega Metagross' strength lies in its powerful melee combat. Only in close combat can Mega Metagross' combat power be brought into full play.

Mega Metagross sprints forward again.

"The same move won't work on me twice." Gu Xin smiled.

"Mashado." Guxin called out to Mashado.

Machado looked up at the rapidly approaching Mega Steelix, and just as Mega Steelix swung its bullet fist towards it, Machado's body quickly melted and disappeared into the shadow.

Having lost its target, Mega Metagross was a little at a loss for a moment.

"Use Earthquake on the ground... Wait! Get out of the way, Metagross!"

Daigo was not panicked. He had rich experience in battles and knew that some ghost-type Pokémon had the ability to transform into shadows.

For example, Gengar is like this.

But turning into a shadow does not mean that you are immune to attacks. To put it bluntly, it means blending into the ground. As long as you use earthquake on the ground, the earthquake can still shake the opponent.

But soon Daigo discovered something was wrong. The shadow that Machado transformed into not only did not disappear, but was expanding rapidly!

Daigo's face changed, something was wrong!
When Mega Steelix heard Daigo's words, it immediately stepped back and rose higher, trying to leave the spot.

"Quick reaction, but too late." Gu Xin glanced at the enlarged shadow.

"Shadow Thief."

Boom!

The next moment, a huge beam of shadow energy shot up into the sky.

Machado's exclusive skill: Shadow Steal!

A huge amount of shadow energy poured out and gushed out crazily, completely covering the Mega Steelix that had no time to retreat, and attacking it madly.

The dark energy rose straight up like a fountain, and the dim shadow energy darkened the entire gym.

Huge orange pupils appeared on the surface of the shadow energy, empty, strange, and quiet, making people's scalps numb with creepy feelings.

Daigo pursed his lips tightly, looking at the terrifying shadow energy beam. He was careless!

The entire gym was quiet at this moment, with only the crazy venting of Shadow Thief and the low and painful roar of Mega Metagross.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The energy of Shadow Steal finally dissipated, and Mega Metagross's huge body fell down.

It completely took on this restrained Shadow Theft, which was a heavy blow to Mega Metagross.

After all, the ghost-type's shadow stealing is a restraint on it. The shadow condensed again and transformed into Machado, still with such a cute expression.

"Shadow ball."

Gusin ordered a pursuit.

Machado slightly turned sideways and raised his right arm. A dark energy sphere condensed in his right hand and shot it quickly towards the Mega Steelix.

A ghost-type shadow ball.

"Hold on." Daigo said in a deep voice.

Mega Metagross gritted its teeth and formed a protective barrier to block the Shadow Ball.

Mega Metagross's special defense is actually pretty good, but there's no need to withstand the one-hit counter of Shadow Ball. Besides, Daigo doesn't know the strength of Machado's special attack right now, so using defense to hold it is the safest option.

After the barrier dissipated, Mega Steelix adjusted its state and floated up again, but when it looked forward, Machado was no longer in sight.

"Megalodon, behind!"

Daigo suddenly reminded Mega Metagross.

Behind the Mega Steelix, a deep shadow crack opened up, and Machado emerged from it, and swung his fist surrounded by dim light fiercely at the Mega Steelix.

The ghost-type sneak attack!

Mega Steelix reacted quickly, turning around and raising its two arms to block.

Bang!
The Submariner's surprise attack hit the arm of Mega Metagross hard, and Mega Metagross groaned as its entire body was knocked back.

Daigo's brow remained furrowed when he saw this, there was no doubt that Machado was very powerful.

"Shadow Fist."

The Gusin offensive showed no intention of stopping.

Mashado let out a low growl and leaned forward again, dark energy lingering around his little fist.

But just after taking two steps, an invisible rock was triggered and then exploded.

Caught off guard, Machado was blown back by the invisible rock.

"Mind hammer!" Daigo immediately seized the opportunity.

The Mega Steelix steadied itself and colorful light flashed on its body, then it rushed towards Machado.

Machado had just found his footing at this moment.

"Get out of the way." Gu Xin raised the corners of his lips slightly.

Machado planted his right foot on the ground to steady himself, his hollow orange eyes staring at the attacking Mega Metagross.

The gray-black half of the body melted into a shadow like water. Mashado, who had suddenly become much shorter, sent a mental hammer across his head.

Seeing this, Daigo pursed his lips tightly. How the hell is it possible to do this!

"Shadow Fist!"

After dodging the mind hammer, Machado gathered his body together again, turned around and leaped towards the Mega Steelix and punched with his right hand.

Bang!
The Shadow Fist hit Mega Metagross hard on its back, and Mega Metagross roared in pain.

The power of Shadow Fist is not actually very high, but Mashado has the characteristics of a technical master.

Under the characteristics of a skilled player, the power of Shadow Fist is directly increased by 50%! In this way, the power of Shadow Fist is very strong.

Moreover, after being hit, Machado did not retreat at all, and swung down again with his left shadow fist.

Mega Metagross half turned around and raised one of its upper arms to block.

Bang!
The Shadow Fist hit the arm of the Mega Steelix heavily, and a huge force came, pressing the arm of the Mega Steelix and smashing it on its body.

Mega Metagross' body was smashed down uncontrollably, and Mega Metagross roared angrily.

"Megalodon!" Daigo shouted in a deep voice.

The Mega Steelix endured the pain, and its two lower arms glowed with metallic light, breaking through the air and smashing towards Machado.

Steel-type Comet Fist!

It was impossible for Machado, who had just attacked, to dodge this sudden counterattack!
Daigo firmly believed that this was the situation he was best at, and he relied on Metagross's powerful defense and endurance to defend and counterattack.

"Malicious pursuit." Gu Xin grinned.

Machado's empty eyes reflected the two comet punches from Mega Metagross.

The small body twisted backward and sideways, and in front of everyone's shocked expressions, it passed through the middle of two comet punches.

He actually dodged it! Daigo's pupils suddenly shrank.

His right foot glowed black, and Mashado spun his body sideways, using the force to kick Mega Steelix hard on the head.

The malicious pursuit of the evil department!
The power of the evil-type malicious pursuit will also be enhanced under the characteristics of the technical expert.

boom!
With a dull sound, Mega Steelix finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell completely to the ground.

"Shadow Thief."

The moment Machado landed on the ground, he melted into a shadow. The shadow expanded rapidly, and a dark shadow energy rushed into the sky, completely covering the Mega Steelix.

Boom!

The shadow theft exploded, a powerful air wave swept and spread, scattered shadow energy overflowed, and the black shadows squirmed and gathered as if they had life, transforming into the appearance of Machado again.

In front of Machado, Metagross had already exited its mega-evolved form and fell into a coma.

Daigo looked at the figure of the Shining Metagross silently, without saying a word, and even his breath became much weaker for a moment.

This is his trump card Metagross...

"Metaphysical has lost its ability to fight, and Machado wins."

Xiaolan announced the outcome of the battle.

Machado turned around and tilted his head to look at Guxin, then patted his belly, as if to express something.

Gu Xin glared at Machado unhappily. Machado's big orange eyes revealed a feeling of grievance and he pursed his lips.

Damn it! This stingy trainer, I worked so hard for him, but he couldn't even bear to give me a piece of cake.

And at this moment in the spectator seats.

"Isn't this too powerful?" Mikoli was stunned.

That was Daigo's shiny Mega Metagross, but this chubby and cute Machado actually defeated it just like that!

"It's amazing~" Ye Ci was also amazed.

This is still under the unfavorable condition of having Invisible Rock on the field. If there is no Invisible Rock, it is possible that Mashado can defeat Shiny Mega Metagross without any damage.

"Part of the reason is that Daigo doesn't understand Machado, but more of it is because this Machado is so strong."

Zhulan was very emotional. This battle was actually very similar to the previous battle between Guxin's Shiny Greninja and Cattleya's Mega Metagross.

They all utilized flexible and agile body movements to fight against Mega Steelix, and the effect was indeed very good.

Although Mega Metagross has the Bullet Punch priority move that can quickly close the distance with the opponent, Mega Metagross itself is actually not very fast, which is also the only weakness of Mega Metagross.

But this does not mean that Mega Metagross has slow reaction. Moreover, due to its outstanding physical defense and excellent special defense, Mega Metagross is extremely good at defensive counterattacks.

The proactive one is the one that won’t hurt you even if you hit me. I can still cripple you with one punch.

"Lillie, is there any legend stronger than Mashado in Gusin? You should know what I mean."

Mikoli suddenly remembered something and asked Liliae.

"Let me think about it."

Lilia was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized something and nodded her chin to think about it.

She knew what Mikoli meant. He was asking Guxin if he had any normal legendary Pokémon that was stronger than Mashado.

"There are some who are stronger than Masha, like Zapdos. It's the Zapdos from Kanto, not the Galar one."

"Emmm...there are also Tao Dailang, Articuno, Reggie Elchi, and Heterochromatic Genesect."

"Ah? What about the strongest one?" Mikoli's eyes widened. So many?

"It must be Yanyan." Liliae said as a matter of course.

(End of this chapter)