Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 545 Open space, an old man, the answer is the older, the stronger!

Ardek's fighting style is to apply knowledge, experience, and philosophy of life to combat. After all, Ardek's main image is based on Native Americans, and the background music when Ardek appears also has a Native American style.

In ancient cultures, life, death, and the soul are three inescapable mountains. Elderly people often possess a sixth sense that surpasses that of ordinary people, not to mention a master like Adek who often lives in harmony with nature.

Perhaps Aldak doesn't rank among the top champions of all time. His long years of travel have left him out of practice, and his team's level is also quite unusual. While other champions have varying team compositions, his team, except for Volcarona, is all level 75. Perhaps this number itself holds some significance.
But the other champions are all energetic young people. They are very strong now. Ardek is also very strong, but Ardek was already this strong when the other champions were not yet this strong!
His team has been stuck at level 70 for many years!
"The answer is that Adekel, representing the history of Unity's development, is stronger the older it is?"

In short, the Alderk before us is definitely stronger than the current Ye Ci of the same era! And the most special thing is that there is no pseudo-god in Alderk's team.

The instant defeat of the Volcano was something that Lightmoss hadn't expected, but she had a slight premonition about.

Absolute Zero, a move that relies on luck, is something I also let Gudetama use. Sometimes refusing interaction and instantly killing the opponent is really fun. Not to mention ordinary Pokémon, even Kyurem of the Three Dragons of the Way will use Absolute Zero when it finds the opponent troublesome.

"If Absolute Zero hits repeatedly, it's really deadly. Even if you transform into nature itself, you can't withstand this move. Horn Drill and Guillotine can at least be dodged by elemental affinity, but ice-type attacks have a very wide range of coverage."

"The only way to stop them is with Pokémon that have the [Sturdy] ability, and Ice-type Pokémon!"

In other words, sending out the Ancient Sword Leopard now would secure victory, but Lightmoss already plans to send out the initial six, so...
"Awooohoo!"

Although Volcarona was defeated by Zero, it had already changed the weather when it appeared. Although its bugs were punished for illegally using fireflies, it still illegally activated [Sunlight]!
So, under clear skies, the Pokémon that goes into battle against the Ice type can't possibly be Grass-type!
Then there's only one left!

"It's here! That water dragon that once disguised itself as Reshiram!" Alder was still quite excited to see the rippling water. He stroked his chin and said, "It really does look very similar to Suicune, one of the legendary beasts of the Johto region!"

"However, it doesn't have the elegance of Suicune; instead, it's full of violence and wildness, after all, it's a [Dragon]!"

"The water dragon is not afraid of ice-attribute moves, however..."

Adek closed his eyes again, and in that instant, a strong chill emanated from Double Ice's body once more!

Can absolute zero hit a second time?

A chill even stronger than a blizzard surged up again!

The Double Ice, which was originally smiling, will become extremely angry the moment it uses Absolute Zero and its ice-attribute ultimate move!
"If both heads become enraged at the same time, they will unleash a fierce blizzard from their horns, burying the surrounding area in snow. When their anger reaches its peak, they will unleash a blizzard that freezes both enemies and allies into ice blocks!"

"Is he really going to unleash a triple kill on his second use?"

Lightmoss was also taken aback, watching the cold air surge towards the rippling water, as if it were turning into a winter cold wave that would sweep across the entire land of Unova. The next moment, the water dragon's eyes sharpened!

Its form shattered instantly, and it dodged absolute zero!
substitute!

Reducing one's own life force and creating a false illusion is always an excellent way to resist, especially for fast Pokémon!
Although it's somewhat counterintuitive, Ripple's base Speed ​​stat is a whopping 109, which is a full 7 points faster than Garchomp's 102 Speed!
While it's not the fastest Dragon-type Pokémon, it's fast enough against Double Speed ​​Ice, which only has a base Speed ​​stat of 79!

The moment of switching Pokémon is when you are most vulnerable to being taken down in one go. Whether it is a one-hit kill move or a special technique like the Aura Fist that transforms you into a One-Punch Man, seizing the gap when the opponent switches Pokémon to launch a series of attacks is the most common combat technique among experts!
"[Flame Jet]!"

A fierce fire erupted from the mouth of the surging water, instantly engulfing Double Ice!

The fire and the cold air clashed, and thick white fog swept through the champion's room. The creamy ice on Double Ice's body was instantly burned away by the fire!
"Special ability [Ancient Activity]!" Lightmoss looked at the nearly defeated ice cream and exhaled: "When the weather is sunny, the highest strength ability will increase by 30%; if the ability is speed, it will increase by 50%!"

Therefore, this shot, combined with the ancient active jet flame, was incredibly powerful!
But the ice cream, which had melted instantly, still floated in the flames, and its expression remained angry!
The next moment, signs of freezing appeared on the body of the rippled water, and a beam of light blue, white and purple light shot out from the nozzle on the left face of the Double Ice!

It struck the rippling water instantly and froze it. With a bang, a large number of ice crystals appeared!
Then, it exploded!

Near-death phrases are incredibly effective!
Guangtai: "That's freeze-dried!"

Indeed, many Ice-type Pokémon can learn the move called Freeze-Dry, a move introduced during the Kalos era, which is Generation VI!
I already learned my lesson from the Iron Bag Bundle before!
Alder: "This move is extremely effective against Water-type moves, freezing opponents rapidly and sometimes even freezing them. However, it won't freeze them in bright sunlight."

Double Ice only managed to unleash a counter move before it was on the verge of death, but it had already dealt a heavy blow to Ripple Water!
After all, this guy's Special Attack is a whopping 110!

The Double Ice Cream, resembling a flying cloud ice cream cone, was quickly recalled by Alder. The astonishing old man, without uttering a word, immediately dispatched his third Pokémon!
"Beating my two has really got me excited on this celebratory day!"

"Awooo!" The third one to appear was a red-faced dragon that looked like it was wearing a red mask, was entirely blue, and had an extremely exaggerated and ferocious appearance!

Aldak laughed heartily: "Sunny days are excellent weather for the Red-faced Dragon, because it uses its wings to absorb sunlight and warm its body. If its body temperature drops, it will become unable to move!"

Then he waved his hand dramatically!
"Dragon Claw!"

The Red-faced Dragon appears to stand upright, with a body covered in rhomboid structures, numerous sharp horns, and two wings. Its head is red, and the skin on its red face is harder than rock!

Although he is often called the shame of the dragon race, and there are many who are more powerful than him, he can't even sway his fellow dragons, but in reality, this guy's attack power is as high as 120!

However, it wasn't very fast! So even though it started charging fiercely at this moment, it was still very slow in the undulating water!

Boom! The water dragon roared suddenly!
"Use [Dragon's Breath]!"

The red-faced dragon was hit head-on by the fierce dragon breath, and its dragon claws failed to strike. It was immediately knocked back!

“Looks like there’s a big problem with speed,” Adek stroked his chin. “However, the moment of being attacked is also the perfect moment to counterattack!”

The red-faced dragon's pained expression suddenly changed. It tore through the dragon breath with its claws, and its body steamed with intense true energy under the sun!

With a powerful burst of true energy, he blew away the dragon's breath and then slammed his fist forward, striking the rippling water!
Aldek: "[Retaliation]! If attacked, I can retaliate with twice the power!"

"Roar!" The water dragon was struck in the abdomen by the red-faced dragon, causing its pupils to tremble violently, while the red-faced dragon revealed a sinister smile!
Wow, the opponent is incredibly strong. Although they might not be considered among the most powerful dragons,
"It's normal for the regional champion's fighting power to create a suppressive effect. In the hands of these experts, the Red-Faced Dragon is actually not difficult to use."

In an instant, the moss recalled many things.

Whether in games, animations, or comics, the Red-faced Dragon can exert considerable pressure on the protagonists, which is inconsistent with its own data. It can be seen that the official team consciously raised the status of this red-faced dragon.

Its three characteristics are actually quite strong rough skin, forced, and unconventional!

The characteristic of Alder's Red-faced Dragon is rough skin!

From this perspective, since Reddra isn't a forced ability, there's no need to worry about it unleashing more powerful moves.
Of course, the issue of level suppression also exists, and it is different from the mutual restraint of other attributes. The Dragon attribute only restrains itself, while resisting water, fire, grass and electricity!
Therefore, whether it is a low-level wave attacking the red-faced dragon or the red-faced dragon attacking the wave, it will cause huge damage!

"However, I still have a trick up my sleeve. My Rippling Water has great stamina, after all, it can eat a lot!" Light Moss looked at Red-Faced Dragon. At this moment, Red-Faced Dragon did not realize what was about to happen, and the next moment it was suddenly pinned down by Rippling Water!

"Roar!?" The red-faced dragon was shocked, and then suddenly roared at the surging water, the huge roar forming a rolling sound wave that impacted the surroundings!

Adek's robes were billowed by the sound waves, and he shielded himself with one hand: "The Red-Faced Dragon's characteristic is [Rough Skin]. Contacting it like this will cause your dragon to continuously suffer damage. By the way, what is this move?"

Lightmoss: "[Dragon's Roar Inspire]! Boost morale with the Dragon's Roar, making our attacks more likely to hit critical points. The inspiration effect is stronger against Dragon-type enemies. Afterwards, trigger [Throat Spray]!"

"When using sound-related moves, Special Attack will increase by one stage!"

"coming!"

A spatial rift suddenly appeared in the ceiling!
"Oh my god! That move is!" Aldek saw the huge crack appear in the ceiling and realized what was happening, but it was too late!

"[Meteor Shower]!"

The most powerful move of the Dragon type!
A fierce dragon meteor fell from the universe, its dazzling light and powerful, indiscriminate bombardment shattering several of the Greek-style columns in the champion's room!
Amidst the billowing smoke, the Crimson-Faced Dragon remained motionless as it was bitten by Wave-Dang Water and flipped to the ground with a thud! Wave-Dang Water's body also began to sway, the crystal on its head reflecting light, before it crashed to the ground with a thunderous roar!
"To actually let yourself be hit by the meteor shower?" Adek was astonished. "Trading one for one is truly incredible courage!"

As the most powerful move of the Dragon attribute, Meteor Shower has two terrifying release methods. Whether it is opening a crack in the sky to pull down cosmic meteors, or blasting out its own Dragon energy in the shape of meteors, it will cause huge damage to the battlefield and itself!

Although this move is theoretically designed to only attack enemies, do meteorites distinguish between friend and foe?

“The area has become more open.” Adek looked at the collapsed Greek columns. Although these columns were just decorations, and even if they were all destroyed, there was no need to worry about the room collapsing, the battleground had become unusually spacious.

It's not limited to the high platform, but has expanded to the entire room!

Upon hearing this, Guangtai couldn't help but think of...
Hitting an old man in an open space, that's just right.

With both Pokémon down at the same time, it meant there was no longer any chance to launch a surprise attack during the switch-up. Alder took a deep breath: "Neither of us knows who the next one will be, but we don't have many options left."

"I'm sending out a water buffalo with an afro!"

Alder's Buffalo with its frizzy head is a Pokémon that is not unfamiliar to Glowmoss. It was once mistaken for Tauros' regional form. When traveling to the West Unova region, it was also encountered in front of the hometown of Miki and Kyohei.

Despite having the powerful ability "Sacrifice", the normal-type Afro-headed Buffalo is actually herbivorous!

In special circumstances, this ability can catch many powerful Grass-type attackers!

Just like now!
"Here you are, Earth Platform Tortoise!"

Alderk revealed an expression of "I knew it." There are two Grass-types in Lightmoss's team, so the Herbivore ability will play a big role. If you use Sacrifice, the Normal-type's coverage is actually not very good!

Of course, Lightmoy knew that during the Black and White 2 era, Alder's bull had acquired the Divine Strike ability! It probably symbolized his transformation of letting go of everything and fighting solely as a Pokémon Trainer!

To sacrifice oneself means to abandon all worries and forge ahead bravely!

Aldak: "The 'Afro Buffalo' charge with unstoppable momentum and its powerful headbutt is something I really love about it!"

"Since it's a battle between giant beasts, I'll just go straight for it! Use [Sword Dance]!"

"Moo!" The afro-haired buffalo roared, its attack power increasing dramatically! Then, it took off running!

Aldak: "[Super Horn Shot]!"

Tortoise looked at the water buffalo in front of it, swayed the tree on its back, and suddenly its eyes gleamed with superpowers!

Light Moss: "[Reflective Wall]!"

"When a protective barrier is erected within your team, Pokémon protected by Reflect will take half the physical damage from attacks for a certain period of time!"

Alder's expression changed, his interest piqued: "Wow! Torterra can do this move? That's really interesting!"

"However, the Super Horn Strike following Swords Dance is twice as effective against Torterra, so it will still hurt a lot!"

Guangtai thought that was of course the case, but
Lightmoy: "Did you know that there are many tree fruits in the markets of Flying Cloud City and Fanba City?"

Aldak: "Hmm?"

The afro-haired buffalo suddenly struck the earth turtle!
However, the earth-based tortoise blocked it!

“My Torterra is very fast,” said Lightmoss. “When [Reflect Wall] is activated, there’s still time to activate [Iron Wall]. After all, when using Iron Wall, you don’t need to move or make any extra movements.”

"Just as Mr. Lianwu said, use the fewest movements to release the most power, and then there is the [Flat Cherry Fruit]."

Adek was taken aback: "Flat cherry fruit?"

"Ah, that's it!" The old man, whose hair was as straight as the sun, touched his head and couldn't help but burst into laughter: "How could anyone bring such tree fruit! Ahahaha!"

Even he, who was skilled in using Bug-type moves, couldn't help but laugh!

After all, the coverage of Bug-type attacks is really not that great!

Lightmoss: "Flat Cherry Berry is the only berry that can reduce Bug-type damage! It looks like a green, flat cherry and has a strong spicy and sour taste. This berry sways its petals that extend from the front in the wind to attract Bug Pokémon."

"If you accidentally add too much, the intense spiciness will make the dish extremely irritating!"

Alder: "Hahaha! In other words, this berry is a favorite food of Bug-type Pokémon! There are plenty of them in the forest! But generally, no one uses it as a battle item!"

"I see. Your Earth Tortoise can produce fruit on its own, so that's how it is! There is indeed such an ecological setting. Hmm, it seems your Earth Tortoise is quite old."

Guangtai chuckled and shook her head: "No, my earth turtle is still very small! But children grow at an astonishing rate."

Alder: "However, it's a waste to use your items just to block a Mega Horn Attack. Although your Torterra can grow berries, allowing you to handle all kinds of battle scenarios, it doesn't matter to me if you use other berries in this battle. After all, it's also the Pokémon's own power."

"However, the resistance of the Earth-type Tortoise can only be described as average. It cannot even resist common attributes."

“Although being the embodiment of nature means being able to embrace all things,,” Adek suddenly clapped his hands, “it is very disadvantageous when facing an opponent with similarly few weaknesses.”

"Afro-haired buffalo, [Cotton Defense]!"

While the Afro Buffalo possesses the insidious [Cotton Defense] ability, which greatly boosts its defense, that ability requires inheritance in Generation VII.
Wait, genetics?
When Guangtai saw the buffalo use this move, she was first taken aback, but then she remembered that Cotton Defense required Mareep, Sheep, and the Electric Dragon family to pass on the move so that the buffalo could learn it.

Coincidentally, this family acquired this ultimate move during the Unova era!
Moreover, as everyone knows, Alder's hometown is Suanmu Town, and there just happens to be a ranch in Suanmu Town that raises a family of Mareep! That's the Suanmu Ranch where you can meet Riolu!

Lightmoss: "The Pokémon of Wood Farm."

“Yes, my afro-haired buffalo has a unique move.” Adek smiled. “It’s been with me since I was very young, born and raised in the same hometown as me!”

"Cotton defense is the strength of weak cattle and sheep, which will greatly enhance their defense!"

"Alright, let's do it again, [Cotton Defense]!"

Only two upgrades are needed to complete the fortress's enhancement! Defense +6!

Given the Afro-Headed Buffalo's durability, even Fighting-type moves can no longer break it!

Aldak: "So, do you have any more special attackers? If you're not going to go, I'm going to!"

"Afro-haired buffalo! Let's attack together! Use [Repay]!"

With its Afro-haired buffalo at +6 Defense and +2 Attack, it is fearless, especially when facing Grass-type Pokémon!

The earth-platform tortoise's body gleamed with a metallic sheen!
Lightmoss: "Iron Wall. Although it's a bit slow, it has already enhanced the defense to level 6!"

"Besides, it's not necessarily true that there are no moves to fight!"

"Use [Pounce]!"

This move has never been seen before, and very few people know about it. It uses defense to calculate damage; the higher the defense, the higher the damage. It is also twice as effective against Pokémon of normal types!
In the fierce impact of the giant beast, the afro-haired buffalo was actually at a disadvantage and was knocked away by the earth-platform tortoise!
The giant beast was losing the battle, which surprised Aldak, as he had never seen that move before.

Aldak: "What's that? Fighting attribute?"

Lightmoss: "Pounce! The higher the defense, the more powerful the move! While Torterra isn't the most suitable Pokémon for it, it can be surprisingly effective in special situations."

Aldek: "Wow! Impressive, you even have that kind of skill. No wonder you were at a disadvantage in the collision!"

"However, my water buffalo also knows some interesting tricks."

As Adek's voice deepened, the afro-haired buffalo's eyes suddenly lit up!
"【Swallow Return】!"

Now it was the moss's turn to be surprised!
Although I know many Pokémon moves, it's impossible to be familiar with every move of every Pokémon and every generation. A Buffalo with an afro can use U-Aerial? Just like I thought before, who in the Unova region can't fly?
In Generation V, anyone can learn the move Swallow Return!
The Tortoise was twice as weak to Flying, which greatly surprised it! Although it managed to survive thanks to its +6 Defense buff, and thankfully its Aerial Ace wasn't too powerful, it was astonishing that a Buffalo could use Aerial Ace!

The buffalo with the afro had a smug smile on its face!

Hmph! Young Torterra, you may have some strange, hidden tricks up your sleeve, but do you think I don't? I've at least eaten grass for decades longer than you!
So, once again, Happy Buffalo is about to unleash its power!

(End of this chapter)