Pokémon, who made him the gym leader?

Chapter 40 He already said he was skilled in using poison.

"Awesome! Brother Chi is really amazing!"

Ash's eyes lit up when he saw Blastoise's Hydro Pump finally hit Arbok.

"Indeed, Blastoise's shell defense is too excellent, making Arbok's swift and fierce attacks almost ineffective."

Xiao Gang nodded in admiration. Blastoise was able to fight back because its shell protected it from Arbok's attack.

"But this Arbok is also very strong. I've never seen an Arbok that's been bred so well." Misty blinked and chimed in.

She knew that Granny Kikuko, one of the Elite Four, also raised an Arbok, which was said to be a very special Arbok, though Misty herself had never seen it.

But without a doubt, Gushin's Arbok was the strongest Arbok she had ever seen.

That sudden attack was incredibly fast! If it were my own starfish, I probably wouldn't have had time to react before being hit.

"But Red will definitely win!" Ash had absolute confidence in his older brother.

"Unable to break through Blastoise's shell, Arbok really has a hard time winning." Brock pondered for a moment. Arbok is not good at special attacks.

Furthermore, the clash between the Sludge Bomb and the Water Cannon just now did prove one point, but Arbok's physical attacks could not penetrate Blastoise's shell and could not cause any damage.

On the surface, Arbok doesn't seem to have much of a chance of winning, and that's true.

"You can't be sure. Gu Xin himself said that he's actually more skilled at using poison."

Xiao Lan's beautiful eyes flickered slightly as she spoke with a smile.

Yes, that's a big variable!

Xiao Gang looked at Guxin with curiosity. Poison-type trainers are very rare, and he was also looking forward to seeing how Guxin would perform.

……

On the battlefield.

Blastoise! ​​Spray water!

Crimson slightly lowered the brim of its hat, its red eyes, hidden in the shadow of the brim, fixed intently on Arbok, and launched an attack.

Blastoise opened its mouth, blue light flashing, and then it spewed out a huge amount of water, a torrent of water surging towards Arbok like a flood.

The incredibly high water output shocked many people present.

Water-type Spray! It's Blastoise's inherited move.

This is a special attack with extremely high power among water-based special moves, because the power of the water spray depends on the user's stamina.

When the user is in good condition, the water spray is extremely powerful, but when the user is in poor condition, the water spray is not powerful.

Blastoise is currently in excellent condition, so its water spray is naturally extremely powerful.

The powerful jet of water nearly swept across half the battlefield and continued to surge toward Arbok, giving Arbok almost no room to dodge.

"Dig a tunnel." Gu Xin chuckled.

Arbok stared coldly at Blastoise behind the floodwaters before suddenly ducking down and burrowing underground.

Ground-based digging tunnels!

As the name suggests, it allows users to go directly underground.

The jet of water, like waves, submerged Arbok's original location. A lot of water flowed directly into the cave through the opening left by the burrow, but this small amount of water obviously had no effect on Arbok.

At this moment, Blastoise is the only Pokémon visible on the entire battlefield.

"Spinning at high speed!"

Its crimson eyes flickered slightly. The best way to deal with burrowing is still earthquakes, but Blastoise hasn't learned this move yet.

That makes it very simple.

The water rocket retracted its limbs, its body spun rapidly, and it floated into the air.

Arbok!

Suddenly, a four-meter-long purple cobra sprang from the ground beneath Blastoise and lunged at it.

At the same time, Arbok was surrounded by a faint earthy yellow light, which was the energy for digging burrows!

boom!

The burrow slammed into Blastoise, causing it to jolt and halt its high-speed spin, its body being pushed back slightly.

However, just like the previous raids, the burrowing attack also targets the turtle's shell, so the damage it does to Blastoise is limited.

"Water Cannon! Hmm?" Crimson immediately ordered Blastoise to retaliate, but then frowned slightly.

This time, Arbok didn't pause after its attack, but instead pounced on Blastoise, which was very close by, its long body circling Blastoise's shell several times with lightning speed.

This is a standard form of binding! It tightly binds the other person with the body.

Blastoise growled uncomfortably, looking down at Arbok's head with a glare, while Arbok returned the gaze with a cold stare.

"..." Crimson fell silent.

In this situation, the water cannon indeed cannot hit Arbok, since Blastoise uses its water cannon either through its mouth or through the barrel on its back.

However, there aren't many ways to break free from the tightness.

"Retract into its shell."

Crimson calmly gave the order, and the water-based creatures retreated into their shells.

Blastoise immediately retracted its limbs and head into its shell, and a layer of white light shone on its body, increasing its defense by one level.

Arbok! Thundra!

Guxin made a gesture towards Arbok.

Arbok instantly understood that the flashing fangs were actually just a disguise.

Arbok suddenly poked its head into the hole where Blastoise's head was retracted, leading outsiders to believe it simply wanted to attack Blastoise's head with Thunder Fang.

But in reality, Arbok had already sprayed the dark purple venom it was holding in its mouth directly into the turtle's shell, spraying the Blastoise's head, which was tucked inside the shell, all over its face.

Blastoise looked confused. Wasn't that Thunder Fang?

"Spinning Top Ball".

Red frowned slightly as he saw this, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't let Arbok stay on Blastoise forever.

Blastoise felt a bit uncomfortable with the sticky venom on its face, but it still started spinning at high speed.

A steel-based spinning top!

A metallic sheen shone from Blastoise's body, and the increasingly fast spinning ball made it almost impossible for Arbok to entangle itself, causing it to be thrown off and crash to the ground.

Blastoise in its spinning ball form immediately turned around, ready to attack Arbok.

But at that moment, a strange, deep purple light suddenly appeared on the spinning top.

Crimson noticed this, and her eyes narrowed. What is this?!

The spinning ball slowed down, and although it eventually crashed into Arbok, the impact was minimal due to its low speed.

The power of a spinning top depends on the speed of both sides, but the faster it spins, the stronger the impact.

Arbok and Blastoise are similar in speed, so the power of their Gyro Balls is also average.

However, compared to this, the unusual condition on Blastoise after it landed was what the Gym Leaders were really focused on.

The water lizard stood on the ground with its limbs extended from its shell, its eyes tightly closed and its face contorted, clearly suffering greatly from the poison.

Its entire body was flashing with a terrifying deep purple poisonous light, and patches of poisonous spots appeared on Blastoise's hands, feet, and head.

The symptoms are so obvious that no further explanation is needed... This is poisoning!

And it's highly poisonous!

"..." His red brows furrowed tightly.

"What is this?"

"Highly poisonous!! But when was it placed there?"

"The problem is, he never gave Arbok the order to use poison!"

"Awesome!"

Ash and the others were all extremely astonished, their expressions varying.

"The lightning fangs are just a disguise; the real attack is the deadly poison."

Red had already figured this out, and he felt something was off. If he really wanted to use Thunder Fang, he could just bite Blastoise directly and the lightning would spread throughout Blastoise's entire body.

The first wave of poisoning passed quickly. Blastoise glared fiercely at Arbok, the feeling of being poisoned was too painful!

If it weren't for its unwavering will, the spinning top ball probably wouldn't have been able to continue operating.

But having already been poisoned, the battle ahead would be truly difficult; his crimson eyes flickered slightly.

"Arbok, earthquake!" Gushin's lips curled up slightly.

Arbok swung its long tail and then slammed heavily onto the ground.

Rumble!

Earthquakes on the ground!

The ground shook violently, and the actual seismic shockwaves rippled forward.

"High-speed rotation." Crimson rapidly simulated various tactics in his mind.

Everything was going smoothly until Blastoise was poisoned, which reversed the situation. After all, this poison is no ordinary poison, and as time goes on, the toxic effects will become more and more severe.

Blastoise spun rapidly and floated in the air, dodging the earthquake shockwave.

Fortunately, it has just been poisoned, so the damage from the poison isn't too high. Blastoise can fight for a while longer.

"Spray water!"

Blastoise stretched out its head and limbs in mid-air, its mouth emitting a shimmering azure energy.

The next moment, a terrifying torrent of water gushed out, like a flood falling from the sky, far more exaggerated than the waves created by surfing.

"A surprise attack!"

This time, Guxin didn't use Dig Burrow, but instead had Arbok use Surprise Attack.

Arbok's eyes flashed with black light, and its body darted forward like lightning, moving at an extremely fast speed.

Dark-type priority move Sudden Attack!

Arbok quickly arrived below Blastoise, and only then did the spray of water begin to fall back to Arbok's original position.

The next moment, Arbok launched itself forward and shot towards Blastoise, which was falling towards the ground.

"Blastoise! ​​Retract into your shell!"

"Red said in a deep voice."

Retract into its shell, and then use Water Cannon after Arbok finishes its attack. It should definitely hit; there shouldn't be any problem.

But... I'm afraid the poison will take effect at this moment!

However, the fears came true immediately. Blastoise stopped spitting water and tried to retract its limbs and head into its shell, but it could only retract halfway.

The deep purple poisonous light reappeared, and the intense toxicity caused Blastoise to growl in pain, its face contorting as it stopped trying to retract into its shell.

A deadly poison has arrived!

boom!

Arbok's sudden attack slammed directly into Blastoise's head. Blastoise groaned, its body tilted to the side, and it crashed heavily to the ground.

"earthquake!"

Arbok's tail glowed yellow as it slammed into the ground the moment it landed.

Earthquake attack!

Rumble!

The earthquake trembled violently, and the shockwaves surged forward, the tangible shockwaves directly shaking Blastoise's body.

The Blastoise, its body shimmering with an eerie poisonous light, curled up in agony. The pain from the earthquake, combined with the corrosive effects of the venom, caused it unbearable suffering, both physically and mentally.

Hiss~!!

The onlookers and Xiaoxia and her friends all gasped in shock, their hair standing on end.

Just by looking at it, you can tell how much pain Blastoise is in!

This series of blows is terrifying!

(End of this chapter)