Elf: Starting as the Fighting Gym Master, and being entangled by Nancy.

Chapter 354: The Three Perseverance Brothers, Heracross

"Geranium, the three great families of the Johto region."

Li Xuan raised an eyebrow, not expecting Lijia to have a strong gym-level geranium.

However, this geranium has no advantage over Heracross in terms of attributes.

And in terms of strength, both sides are evenly matched.

Pokémon: Heracross

[Attributes: Insect, Fighting]

【Level: 56】

[Characteristic: Perseverance]

【Moves: Omitted.】

Heracross is the second of the "Three Brothers of Perseverance".

His strength lies between extraordinary strength and that of an experienced builder.

As for how the extraordinary strength and the old construction craftsman came about, this was evolved through communication and exchanges after Li Xuan returned to the Taoist temple.

These three Pokémon all have the "perseverance" trait, so Li Xuan calls them the "Three Brothers of Perseverance."

……

Li Xuan and Lijia looked at each other.

Then, Lijia took the lead in attacking.

"Geranium, Leaf Knife!"

Lijia wants to see if Geranium can effectively damage Heracross.

"Jukui~"

The geranium raised its head, and the petals at its neck suddenly stretched out, emitting a refreshing herbal fragrance.

The moment the head was raised, countless leaves with sharp edges shot out from between the petals!

rustling!
The flying leaf blade cut through the air, blocking all of Heracross's escape routes in a fan-shaped trajectory.

Heracross did not dodge or evade, but crossed his strong forearms in front of him to block.

Clang clang!
The flying leaves and sharp knives poured down on its shell, making a crisp sound like the collision of metal!
Amidst the flying sparks, not even a white mark was left on Heracross's shell.

It even leisurely shook its tentacles to shake off the leaves stuck in its joints.

"not good!"

Lijia thought to herself that something was wrong.

This time, Heracross completely ignored Geranium.

And the other party really has such capital...

Normally, when Lijia sees this situation, she should use some underhanded tactics to put her opponent into various situations.

If it were any other Pokémon, it would be fine.

But the problem is, there is a high probability that Heracross's characteristic is "perseverance".

Lijia didn't dare to gamble.

If Geranium spreads poison powder to put Heracross into a poisoned state and successfully triggers the "Perseverance" trait, I'm afraid the team will be defeated.

But right now, the grass-type moves used by Geranium cannot cause effective damage to Heracross.

If it was a close combat, Heracross would probably have the upper hand.

For a moment, Lijia was in a dilemma.

"Master Lijia, if you don't give me orders, I will take action."

Li Xuan said with a smile.

He was letting Lijia win, not letting her lose in an embarrassing way.

Hearing the sound, Heracross swung his arms and raised his eyebrows at Geranium.

He looks like Li Xuan.

"Jukui..."

Geranium frowned, feeling that Heracross was plotting something bad towards her.

Then, Geranium turned her head to look at Lijia, signaling her to give orders quickly.

"Geranium, use Sunny Day!"

Lijia could only pin her hopes on the weather.

Her thoughts were also on the other Pokémon.

As for geraniums?
He's already a tool used to grind down Heracross's health...

"Jukui~"

The geranium cried out to the sky, and the tentacles of the pistil on its head and the petals around its neck burst out with dazzling light at the same time, and countless light particles gathered into a vortex in the air.

A low-frequency vibration generated by energy resonance caused the site's railings to tremble slightly.

As Geranium shook its head suddenly, a brilliant ball of light with a diameter of two meters rose into the air and hovered under the dome like a miniature sun.

The blinding light illuminated the entire field, and even the referee had to raise his hands to shield his eyes.

Sunny day!
"Weather moves, really good."

Li Xuan nodded heavily.

At this moment, Heracross also began to act.

"Hera!"

Heracross suddenly stomped on the ground, turned into a shadow and rushed towards Geranium.

At the same time, orange-red flames continued to seep out from the cracks in its shell.

Burn state!
Lijia's pupils suddenly contracted.

She knew all too well what this meant.

I'm afraid Heracross's characteristics are really...

will!

As if to confirm her guess, the burn marks that should have weakened the attack now acted like fuel, causing Heracross's power to surge significantly!

"Is it carrying a Flame Orb? I should have let Geranium rush over and use a knockdown move..."

Lijia felt a little regretful.

If Geranium had been allowed to approach Heracross from the beginning, perhaps it would have been possible to prevent him from being burned.

But, it was too late.

You can only use other moves to remedy the situation.

"Now is the time! Geranium, use the weather balloon!"

Seeing that Heracross was fighting vigorously, Lijia decided to give it a try and exchange injuries for injuries.

"Jukui~"

Geranium nodded in understanding.

A colorless energy sphere condensed in front of him, and the flames from the sky shone down, causing the energy sphere to instantly turn into a blazing fireball burning with raging flames!
"Sharp stone attack!"

Before Geranium launched the weather balloon, Li Xuan's order suddenly arrived.

Heracross's body was covered with a layer of gray-brown energy, and countless sharp rocks condensed out of thin air, aimed at the weather ball, and shot out in unison!

shhhhhh!
Sharp rocks cut through the air, creating an explosion.

Seeing this, Geranium shook his head, and the flaming weather ball rolled out like a bowling ball!

After dodging several sharp stone attacks in succession, he bombarded Heracross with precision.

Smoke and dust are everywhere, and the smoke is filling the air.

The sharp stone attack also successfully hit the geranium.

With the blessing of the "perseverance" characteristic, the power of this sharp stone attack is still extremely considerable.

"Jukui..."

Because of the sudden rise of smoke and dust, Geranium could not see where Heracross was.

"Super Corner Strike."

Li Xuan's command voice came lightly.

Upon hearing this, Lijia hurriedly searched for Heracross's traces, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Geranium, crazy plant!"

Rumble!
Geranium stomped its front paws down heavily, and the entire battlefield shook.

Countless hideous thorns burst out from the ground, and the vines were covered with sharp thorns, instantly forming a cage!
This is the Grass-type's ultimate killer move, "Crazy Plant", but it is now being used as a defensive measure.

Vines as thick as bowls intertwined into an impenetrable barrier, each one carrying enough force to penetrate steel plates as they strangled the black shadow in the smoke and dust.

Lijia's choice is clear.

I would rather cut off my own retreat than stop that burning monster from getting close!

only……

Pfft!

Heracross rushed out of the smoke and dust, the tentacles on his head emitting green light, and the insect energy suddenly burst out and attacked Huanglong!

The crazy plant fell apart the moment it came into contact.

When Heracross broke through the last obstacle, Geranium was frozen in place, gasping for breath due to the backlash of her skills.

boom!
The tentacles glowing with green light hit the geranium's abdomen heavily, and the insect energy passed through its body.

The geraniums wailed and flew backward, plowing deep furrows in the ground...

(End of this chapter)