Who needs a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

The opportunity for victory was already laid in the very first round when Gardevoir appeared!

Everything that follows is merely a step towards victory...

Indeed, if Kangaskhan had landed that punch of gratitude, Gardevoir would definitely not have been able to withstand it. However, Kangaskhan no longer had a chance to retaliate!

The ability to foresee the future was activated; a pink beam of light descended from the sky, striking her precisely in the body…

Both Kangaskhan and Kangaskhan were blasted away by the attack, unable to stand up the moment they hit the ground...

Kangaskhan, unable to battle!

Chapter 201 Ace's Leave of Absence

Kangaskhan... Can't fight!

Rowe successfully captured the second Pokémon from the Thousand Miles, but he felt no sense of relief, because he knew very well that this was not his father's true all-out effort.

Perhaps his father was very serious, and the Pokémon he sent out were all capable partners that he had trained with great care. However, because he had trained with his father since he was a child, Rowe knew very well what his father's trump card was.

Of course, it doesn't really matter who Luo Wei is. Basically, anyone who has challenged Qianli or knows him even a little bit knows that Qianli's strongest trump card is...

Senri reached down and took the third Poké Ball from his waist, a hint of emotion in his eyes.

"It's truly remarkable, not as a son, but as a worthy and evenly matched opponent. It's been a long time since I've had such a thrilling duel. You feel the same way, don't you?"

The first half of Qianli's sentence was clearly directed at Luo Wei, but the second half was obviously not. He raised his hand and threw out the third Poké Ball in his hand, which was also the first Pokémon that Qianli got. It had accompanied him through so many years of growth.

If the theme of this duel is "inheritance," then Qianli can say the same thing... This is the result of his inheritance, the crystallization of all his efforts to date.

"Go...Slave King!"

Emerging from the Poké Ball, the Pokémon, with humanoid primate features, casually sprawled on the ground, nonchalantly scratched its belly, and waved in the direction of Rowe.

Haha, nice to meet you!

Rowe seemed to understand what the other person was saying. Normally, even if a trainer doesn't speak the same language, they can understand what their Pokémon is trying to say. This is the foundation of becoming a trainer.

However, to understand what Pokémon that you didn't train yourself are saying, you need a certain level of special ability. So far, it has been confirmed that "Viridian Power" has such a special effect, allowing trainers to understand the thoughts of any Pokémon without any difficulty.

Of course, Rowe didn't have that ability, but he was extremely familiar with Slave King, after all, he could be considered Rowe's half-teacher.

Lowell grew up surrounded by his father's Pokémon. Slaking was once Lowell's bodyguard and nanny, although it mostly just lay there watching Lowell run around, only moving a little when there were special circumstances.

It lives up to its name perfectly. If it weren't for its lazy nature, this Pokémon's base stat total of 670 would be close to that of a legendary Pokémon...

Despite its laziness, its strength was enough to provide Rowe with a sense of security. That adventure in the back mountain, if it hadn't been for Slaking coming to help, it probably would have been a disaster.

However, given the circumstances at the time, the appearance of Slaking was not entirely unexpected. After all, Rowe's father would never allow Rowe to run around freely, and Slaking had been secretly protecting Rowe all along.

If Lowe doesn't run around, then this is a fairly easy job, since no matter how much trouble humans cause, it's just minor annoyance to Pokémon.

However, if Lowell runs around, it can be quite dangerous for a Pokémon like Slaking that doesn't really like to move.

Lowe admitted that he had caused the other party a lot of trouble when he was a child, but the King of Leave didn't care at all, which could also be because it was too lazy to care.

In addition, since he was Rowe's father's ace, and had watched Rowe grow up, and Pokémon are known for their high intelligence, Slaking actually treated Rowe like family.

So, Wang casually waved to Luo Wei, his attitude clearly indicating that he was greeting him in a very easygoing manner.

"...Haha, I've really been very kind to you in the past, but today I'm here to take on the challenge, so please guide me!"

Luo Wei's attitude was incredibly sincere, and he spoke from the bottom of his heart. He had always received care from the other party since childhood, and he was well aware of the other party's strength. This time, Luo Wei was going to challenge this teacher who had taken care of him since he was a child...

Clearly, the King of Leave on the other side understood what Rowe meant. Its reaction was also very direct. It stopped scratching its belly and slowly stood up from the ground.

"..."

Luo Wei steadied himself, then suddenly swung his raised hand downwards...

When Slaking appeared, Gardevoir did not launch an attack immediately, nor did the opponent make a move right away. Instead, the two sides greeted each other first.

Now that the greeting has been given, the next steps are very clear.

That's when it's time to decide the winner!

Luo Wei hoped to win the battle in one fell swoop, although he was well aware that this was probably unrealistic. But in any case, Luo Wei was fighting with the goal of winning.

Gardevoir went all out from the start, with the artificial moon above its head radiating brilliant light and a deluge of light sweeping in. This time, it didn't use Future Sight to create a time difference, because the opponent wouldn't give it any chance to stall.

The reason why Rowe can keep up with Kangaskhan's time difference is because Rowe is confident that his Gardevoir can hold out for two rounds with Kangaskhan, but if the opponent is Slaking, Rowe doesn't think he will have a chance to take action and hold out.

Meanwhile, Slaking raised his hands and clenched them into fists, repeatedly pounding his chest while letting out a wild roar. This battle cry instantly resounded through the sky, and a visible shockwave erupted from Slaking's entire body!

The shockwave resembled a raging flame, but unlike the ultimate power, it was not golden; instead, it was white, representing the "normal" attribute.

Enveloped in a pure white shockwave, Wang raised his hand and swung it fiercely...

...The Ultimate Impact, a powerful attack with a power of 150 among Normal-type moves, was originally supposed to be a massive impact that gathered all the power of the body, but in Slaking's hands, it became a surging burst of energy that blasted out in a devastating barrage!

The rain of light falling from the sky was cleaved in two by this white-glowing shockwave, tearing a clear dividing line in its path!

This attack completely stunned Rowe. He knew his father's Slacker was terrifying, but this guy's strength was just too terrifying...

My team had Mega Evolution and Z-Moves, essentially a double power-up, and even benefited from Eevee's Baton Pass. Yet you, a Slaking with no experience, managed to tie the game?

Also, that full-body burst of energy special effect looks kind of familiar to me. Isn't that ultimate power?

Okay, it doesn't seem to be, but it's clearly similar to Ultimate Power. If Ultimate Power involves infusing Pokémon with energy from another world to unleash their immense potential, then...

...What Wang did was to unleash this potential through self-training?

Chapter 202 The Unruly Fist

The burst effect on Slave King is clearly similar to the effect of ultimate power...

However, instead of using the Z-Crystal to trigger the power from another world, he broke through his limits entirely through his own training.

As I said before, 90% of the power in the Pokémon world comes from the same source, and theoretically, as long as you master the correct method, they can all be interconnected.

Therefore, it is perfectly normal for seemingly unrelated people to possess similar powers.

However, although he could understand it, Luo Wei still felt quite impressed when he actually saw his father forcefully break through the limits and unleash a burst of power similar to ultimate strength.

He relied on external help, while his father achieved this directly through self-training. The difference in their abilities is already clear.

However, the external cheat is a power that Luo Wei has genuinely mastered. There is no such thing as power that is necessarily weaker than power that has been trained. The premise is whether one can understand the essence of the power and use it perfectly.

Luo Wei composed himself and wasted no time. Seeing that Gardevoir's attack had been broken in one move, he immediately raised his hand and issued a new command.

Meanwhile, the guy who asked for leave broke through the blockade with a final impact, and swung his strong arms, which were at least several times thicker than an adult's thigh, with a powerful and impressive swing...

From the raised arm, a fierce aura erupted and rose, the rising light forming a phantom that transformed into a heavy hammer that crashed down.

"Heavy Arm Hammer? No, wait a minute, what happened to the Lazy trait?"

Loew is really a bit hard to describe. Slaking's base stats are comparable to legendary Pokémon, but the biggest problem limiting its performance is its Sloth ability, which forces it to rest every other turn.

In other words, without this trait, Slaking's combat power would definitely surpass most ordinary Pokémon. However, Senri's Slaking seems to have no concept of laziness at all.

Having just used the Ultimate Impact, a skill with a huge recoil, he is now unleashing the Heavy Arm Hammer without stopping.

Lo Wei suspected that the reason for this was the burst effect on Slaking, which should be some kind of special bonus that allowed Slaking to ignore the Sloth trait and use skills continuously...

After all, the Lazy trait is just a manifestation of personality, and it's also a compromise in terms of gameplay. Moreover, the game text clearly describes it: Lazy is Slacker's way of slacking off.

If it's not for any special reason and it's simply due to his personality, then although it's said that it's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature, it's unrealistic to expect the fake king to completely change his lazy personality. However, it shouldn't be a big problem if he makes an effort in a short period of time.

Although it generally slacks off and does nothing, it does occasionally have sudden bursts of determination. Most of the time, the "Leave King" is just slacking off, but when it really needs to give its all, it can still muster all its strength to do something worthwhile.

Besides making it serious, this burst effect should also increase the power of the skill to a certain extent. Although it is not possible to completely enhance the skill into a brand new skill, it is still possible to increase the power by a certain percentage on the original basis.

Therefore, this power should be somewhere between ultimate power and Mega Evolution. Although it has some similarities with both, it is neither of them. It is exactly at a very subtle point.

The heavy hammer whistled across most of the field. Gardevoir knew how powerful it was, and she definitely didn't want to try to see if she could withstand a powerful attack from Slaking.

Light Wall is probably not enough to stop it, so Gardevoir simply used Teleport to dodge from under the heavy arm.

As she teleported, crimson psychic energy patterns gathered in her hands once more, and she threw out a compressed mass of psychic energy. Without even turning her head, Slaking swung his arm back, smashing the incoming mass of psychic energy to pieces...

"..."

Does this work too?

Although it looked very imposing, the impact of the exploding psychic mass still hit Slaking. However, this psychic impact only made Slaking's body sway slightly.

Luo Wei was also helpless. Gardevoir's full-force Psychic Blast didn't seem to have caused any real damage to Slaking, who still appeared to be full of energy.

The misty arena beneath his feet continued to produce its effects, and the artificial moon overhead still emitted a faint glow. Surrounded by a pink aura that enveloped the entire arena, Slaking stood alone in the arena, like a reef... unyielding to wind and rain.

"In short, let's use all the skills we can think of first!"

Without hesitation, Luo Wei raised his hand and made a series of changing gestures, issuing one command after another.

Psychic Blast, Moonblast, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Precognition, Magical Flame, Energy Ball...

Some of the moves Gardevoir learned on its own, while others were learned after consulting with other gym leaders. A dazzling array of moves were unleashed one after another.

If it were any other Pokémon, let alone whether it could unleash such a high-intensity, continuous barrage of moves, the question would be whether it could even master so many moves simultaneously.

Of course, Gardevoir's learning ability is not a problem. On the other hand, Lowell has been training and receiving special training, and the people he is learning from are a group of gym leaders. It can be said to be elite education.

The skills rained down like a storm, basically just throwing them out without thinking twice...

...However, the sky was filled with lightning and thunder, wind and fire, and pink fairy flashes and crimson psychic patterns were mixed together. Although it looked powerful, it was actually quite chaotic.

You could even say there was absolutely no strategy involved; it was just throwing out all the offensive skills they had. We usually have a general term for this kind of absurd tactic...

...wild punches!

However, this kind of wild, unorthodox punches are mostly just for show. Skills require proper combinations to achieve maximum effect, rather than simply throwing them all out together.

This chaotic and disorganized offensive might be somewhat intimidating to newcomers, but for a seasoned veteran like Qianli, it's "full of openings"...

"...Is this also part of the tactics? If so, that would be best; if not..."

Over there, facing the surging sea of ​​skills, the Slave King made only one move: it took a deep breath, and then, a wild roar mixed with a booming shockwave erupted...

Chapter 203 Classic Battle Until Transformation is Cancelled