Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 491 The Work Results of the Four Heavenly Kings
The most powerful move of the Bug type is "Super Horn Slam". Unofficial common translations include Mega Horn Slam, Mega Horn Slam, or "Mega Amplitude Audio"!
It boasts a power of 120, but its accuracy is only 85%, making it one of the worst high-power moves, almost on par with the Railgun.

After all, it's common knowledge!

95% hit rate = 50% hit rate = 0% hit rate!

Accuracy is not absolute.

It's absolutely impossible to hit!
Of course, optimists can also see it this way: with a 50% chance of hitting the opponent, this move is really too powerful!

Optimistic people see everything in a positive light, but Super Horn Fighter is anything but happy.

The strongest insect-type ultimate move, but more than 80% of users are not insect-type!
Just like the soldiers in formation now!
Seeing the invincible battle formation charging towards them with ferocity, the long horns on the heads of the soldiers in the formation suddenly stretched forward, just like the spears of the Roman infantry phalanx!
The Formation Troopers are a group of Pokémon that are used to team battles and will fight while changing formations!
It can use retractable angles to issue commands to change formations!

"Kirin!"

Qilin was locked onto by the formation of the arrayed soldiers. It tried to escape, but it was powerless against the arrayed soldiers with a speed of +6!
The long horns of the arrayed soldiers thrust in from six directions, almost completely surrounding Qilin Qi!
The square formation is deforming!

"Qilin!" Qilin gritted its teeth, its eyes suddenly flashing with light!

They attempted to use area-of-effect attacks to assault the arrayed troops. And the brilliance they displayed in dire straits was...
"Ita!"

The leader of the arrayed soldiers used his long horns to emit light, directly hitting the Qilin Qi!

"My confidant, move out! Watch me take six hits with one move!"
The arena trembled violently, as if it would be trampled to pieces at any moment. Qilin Qi was helplessly thrown back by the arrayed soldiers, once, twice, three, four, five, six!

The Qilin Qi, which is twice as weak to insects, is simply unable to withstand the Super Horn Strike with +6 attack!

Lip never imagined that she would lose in such an absurd way.

The black gaze and gravity were originally intended to compensate for the lack of accuracy in the moves, and to prevent the opponent from escaping around the arena.

But now, we've inadvertently helped our opponent achieve their goal!
"Furthermore, the speed isn't fast enough; otherwise, we could use [Power Exchange]!"

Psychic Pokémon have many cheat moves in battle.

One of them is the exchange of power.

They can use their superpowers to swap their own and their opponent's attack and special attack abilities.

However, fighting with one's back to the wall not only boosts attack power, but also speed!
Lightmoss: "During battle, the arena and status effects that are activated are sometimes not only used by yourself."

“In some situations, the enemy will also make good use of this to carry out their operations.”

"Therefore, the difference between victory and defeat often lies in a single move!"

Listening to the "admonitions" of the new Four Heavenly Kings opposite her, Lip blinked, fell into a brief moment of contemplation, and then sighed helplessly.

I was actually lectured by someone younger than myself.

So, is that why the other party was able to be exceptionally recruited by Ye Ci as one of the Four Heavenly Kings?
There are many things I know and many things I don't know.

"As a gym leader, it seems I still have many shortcomings."

Admitting defeat is not shameful; in fact, this recreational match helped Lip identify the weaknesses in her tactics.

"It's impossible for anyone to know all the Pokémon's abilities, moves, additional effects, and effect interactions so well."

"A person who can specialize in a particular field can already be called a master."

"However, I heard that you are a master of steel attribute, but I didn't expect you to have so much knowledge about techniques and status changes. Is this the 'knowledge' of the Elite Four?"

"An infinite invincible array—that's a flaw in my tactics, and it just so happens to be a Fighting-type Pokémon. Being able to use this battle method is really something."

If Huangbo knew about this strategy beforehand...
So, that bet where "whoever loses has to listen to the other" might end up being the one who loses and then has to run a hundred laps around the track with Huang Bo!
Thinking about it this way, losing to Lightmoss is actually incredibly lucky!

"I'm back, Qilin Qi. I'm sorry, I misjudged the situation."

Lip retrieved the unconscious Kirin from the ground:
"I originally planned to use the superpower attribute to suppress the fighting attribute and enter the finals in one go, and then stand at the peak with Huang Bo. I didn't expect the plan to be interrupted here. It really makes me sad."

"However, even a Psychic-type that is super effective against Fighting-type attacks cannot defeat a Formation Soldier whose abilities are maximized and which has no weaknesses. The moment the Super Horn Strike hit, it sealed my defeat."

Guangtai remained silent, only staring at the Giraffe whose eyes had been glowing earlier, and the Poké Ball that had retrieved the Giraffe.

What was the move that the Qilin Qi didn't use just now?
Could it be that? !

Guangtai's eyes lit up slightly, and then he nodded secretly.

It seems that the Qilin Qi learned an interesting new move under pressure, and that move is the opportunity for its evolution!

However, because it lost to the array infantry, it failed to complete the evolution process.

"Ita ita! Waaaaaagh!!!"

The soldiers in formation are dancing!

Powerful and domineering, an invincible formation!
Sons of Rome, raise your lances and advance!
The battle continues, and the waaaaaagh continues!

When a big guy stands out among the soldiers, he leads the gathered soldiers in a parade spreading Waaaaagh! The soldiers sing and beat drums!
If a big guy can convince other big guys, he is called God's Chosen!
We're thinking that our temporary trainer is none other than the big, red Chosen One!
Therefore, as long as he leads us to waaaaaagh!

Then no enemy is invincible!
We are worthy of the blood of Rome! Although we never actually had that thing before, we have it now!

The soldiers in formation let out a victorious legionary roar, jumping and leaping across the field. Lip could only smile helplessly as she watched these energetic and frenzied soldiers.

A chorus of "waaaaaagh" could be heard.

Huangbo shook her head on the viewing platform: "Oh dear, what a pity, Lip! Facing the Elite Four's Pokémon, she really isn't strong enough."

Lip replied irritably, "Isn't this all because of you? You told the other person my fighting techniques, and they used them against you."

Huang Bo scratched her head: "Eh? Is that so? But, I only did it after you used your move... Is it really my fault?"

Lip shrugged: "Never mind, but that Strider shouldn't be one of the Elite Four's main forces. I've never heard of him having that Pokémon before. Besides, its preferred type is Steel, not Fighting."

Huang Bo didn't seem to mind: "It's normal to have combat skills, right? He's a martial artist, and he's going to participate in the Iron Fist Championship held in a remote area. There's nothing wrong with him being good at combat."

Lip, the martial artist from the Iron Fist Tournament, blinked slightly and muttered softly, "I see. Her strongest attribute is [Steel], but she also possesses martial arts skills, so her second strongest attribute is [Fighting]?"

"However, that arrayed soldier probably doesn't possess the power of the Four Heavenly Kings; it's simply that it has used tactics to enhance itself to an unbelievable, invincible level."

Thinking about all this is useless. Lip looked at the moss that had left the field, rubbed her forehead and sighed softly.

It would be great if this new Four Heavenly Kings were a woman.

This way, you can discuss collaborations with the other party and promote your own cosmetics brand, etc.
Although Xin Li, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, is also a woman, she often wears men's clothing and clearly doesn't put much effort into makeup, showing absolutely no femininity.

Hmm... it doesn't seem like that?
Because the cool green-haired girl, Xin Li, was always hanging out with Ye Ci, she had never noticed her.

Although her figure is somewhat like steel plates, well, it's reasonable since she's ground-based and the ground is flat.
But actually, it's not bad.

"Shouldn't we get that top-tier athlete to be our model? I've been ignoring such great material all this time; my taste is really terrible."

I've come up with a new modeling idea. Even if they might not agree, at least I've temporarily escaped the feeling of failure.

Lip: "There's nothing we can do about losing. Huangbo, you'd better give it your all! This is your only chance to beat me. Defeat the Four Heavenly Kings!"

Huang Bo sensed something was wrong, crossed her arms and tilted her head slightly: "Eh, am I going to fight the Four Heavenly Kings? No, although I was supposed to fight them anyway, after you said that, I suddenly feel a lot of pressure, and I'm not as relaxed as I was before."

"It's like I'm carrying some heavy mission, huh? There shouldn't be anything like that here! I'm just testing my own abilities!"

"It hasn't really come to a point of no return yet!"

A fighting spirit surged within Huang Bo, as she pondered the "Invincible Formation" that Guang Tai had used earlier. Hmm, Lip is definitely on guard now. Next time she faces her, Lip shouldn't use similar moves to create openings for her!
However, Lord Kou Tai truly lives up to his reputation as one of the Four Heavenly Kings!

Are Fighting-type attributes always weaker than Psychic-type attributes?

That doesn't make sense! Even a fighting attribute can defeat a superpower by reversing the attribute!

"The bullfighting celebration lasts for three days, but the matches actually go by quite quickly. One after another, the players are eliminated, and that's how they advance to the finals."

"The battle with Huangbo is about to begin."

Guangtai glanced at the three Pokémon beside her and shrugged slightly.

At this time, Miss Huangbo was not very strong. Of course, even during the Zhu Zi period, Miss Huangbo was not strong.

Among those skilled in combat, Huang Bo is probably among the weakest.

Although the battle seems to have no suspense, Miss Huangbo will probably keep honing her skills at the last minute because she doesn't want to lose, but underestimating her opponent is absolutely unacceptable.

That's how Pokémon battles are; sometimes, you can be defeated by an opponent you initially looked down on.

"One wrong step and the whole game is lost."

"This time, Houbo used three bulls, all of which are from the Padia region. Fortunately, these three bulls are from the ninth generation, not from the Kanto region. Otherwise, if they suddenly pulled out a [Crack] while you were fighting, that would be really bad."

Tauros from the Kanto region possesses the ultimate move, "Ground Smash"! Ash's Tauros also seems to have demonstrated this move before.

However, Tauros from other regions cannot learn this move.

On the surface, it's because the "local customs" of different regions make the moves you can master quite different, but in reality, it's just a nerf in the new version and a benefit in the old version.

"The move to be careful of is 'Brute Force'. Although it's not widely learned, some Pokémon will use this move to try and take down their opponent, or to reduce the opponent's HP to the same level as their own."

"Tauros can learn Brute Force from all three of his Area Forms, and two of them can also learn the opponent-binding techniques, Flame Vortex and Tide Whirl."

"The two that Huangbo uses most often are one water and one fire. The remaining one is a bull with pure fighting attributes. Well, its main purpose is to complete the bull head. You can't start a bullfighting competition without three bulls."

In the rest area, Guangtai approached Lip, who was talking to Huangbo. Lip was somewhat surprised:
"Oh? Brother Four Heavenly Kings, you came to find me on your own initiative, do you want to be a male model here?"

“Uh, I have no such intention.” Lightmoy chuckled, waved her hand, and said to Lip, “I’m here to confirm something.”

"Your Qilin Qi, if I'm not mistaken, should be about to evolve."

"Evolution?!" Lip was slightly taken aback, then exchanged a puzzled look with Houbo. "Giraffe is a Pokémon that has been studied a long time ago! The current academic consensus seems to be that it is a 'Perfect Pokémon,' so how could it evolve?"

"Seriously, don't use such an excuse to strike up a conversation with an older woman."

“Miss Lip, you’re not that much older than me, are you?” Guangtai said, somewhat speechless, and cleared her throat. “I will discuss this soon… Anyway, please stay tuned for the next academic summit.”

"The concept of 'Complete Pokémon' and 'Incomplete Pokémon' was originally Professor Yamanashi's idea. It is said that he and Professor Oak finalized this hypothesis at Professor Oak's lab. Recently, in order to further refine the research, he returned to the Sinnoh region."

"And just recently, during my battle with Sister Cindy, I discovered a new evolution. The Primeape, which was first studied in the Kanto region, has learned new moves in the Padia region and has developed a completely new form!"

"Not only that, there's also information about Bisharp Commander and the evolution of Duraludon."

"Human activities, environmental pressures, changes in climate and time—these are all factors that determine whether Pokémon can undergo new evolutions. They are entirely new research topics beyond regional forms!"

"There are now several control groups."

"And your Qilin Qi is next!"

"Under the influence of different environments, Pokémon may learn different moves. Previously in the Johto region, we unexpectedly discovered that Giratina had mastered a move called 'Psychic Fang,' which is a newly discovered Psychic-type physical move."

Guangtai asked Lip to release the Qilinqi. The injured Qilinqi sensed fear from Guangtai, as if it were bowing its head slightly in the face of some kind of superior ferocious beast.

"Could you perform that again, the one you just did?"

"Kirin?"

Faced with Guangtai's request, Qilin Qi pondered for a moment, then looked at an open area, its eyes shining with the light of spiritual power! It circled twice around its neck like a stream of air!
biubiu!

Two beams shot out like lasers!

"Huh, what kind of move is this? I've never seen it before." Lip was very surprised.

Huang Bo was also completely confused.

“I’ve never seen it before. If Lip’s Kirinki had mastered this move, she would have used it to attack me long ago.”

Lip: "...Hmm, a move that attacks twice in an instant?"

Guangtai took out the magical candy and fed it to Qilinqi, explaining at the same time:
"Let's tentatively name this move 'Double Beam'!"

"Then, after mastering this move, if you defeat your enemy, or even grow stronger, let's see! The light of evolution appears!"

The Qilin let out a long, drawn-out cry!
I can scream like a madman!
When the light of evolution faded, what appeared before them was a Pokémon that looked more like a giraffe!

"Classified as a long-necked Pokémon."

"The attributes are normal plus superpowers."

"It stands 3.2 meters tall and weighs 160 kilograms. Its egg group is terrestrial. The small head that was originally on the tail controls the large head, or rather, they have become one and symbiotic. The two heads are connected by thick nerves, which enhances its superpower energy."

"By synchronizing the brainwaves of its head and tail, it is said that its superpowers have been increased to 10 times that of Qilin Qi!"

"A new evolution, the Qilin!"

Although the name is just a matter of changing the order of the names.

But this guy has the noble "tail armor" characteristic!

"Characteristics, rumination, tail carapace, and herbivory."

"Among them, the tail armor is the newest feature. It prevents the opponent from using a priority move against you by wrapping a mysterious tail around your head!"

Of course, rumination is also a very rare characteristic, and only three species of Canterlot from the Padina region have this characteristic.

Its ability is that after eating a tree fruit, it will regurgitate it from its stomach at the end of the next round and eat it again.

As for herbivores, there are a few more that possess this trait.

Seeing Lip's utter astonishment, Lightmoy registered Kirin's information in the Pokédex, then smiled:
"A new evolution sample has appeared, and your gym's overall strength has also improved. Congratulations!"

"If a new evolution occurs, Chief Yeci will probably send someone to study this Qilin. He should let you know beforehand."

As for myself, could this be considered a work report? Yes, it was just a work result I submitted while helping others!

However, Lip keenly sensed the problem:

"Huh? If no one has noticed this evolution before, how did you know about it?"

Lightmoy smiled slightly: "That involves my secret, but as time goes by, the evolution of Pokémon is endless."

Lip pondered, thinking to herself, "The new Four Heavenly Kings are indeed special."

He has an almost prophetic understanding of Pokémon ecology and evolution. By the way, he says he is a psychic, a type of trainer that didn't exist in the Padilla region before.

A superhuman, a martial artist, and then, a rare powerhouse skilled in using steel?
Oh dear, how come you have such a chaotic grasp of these attributes?
What a mysterious and powerful person! Well, if I had to add an adjective, it would be mysterious, right?
(End of this chapter)