Pokémon, who made him the gym leader?

Chapter 96 This is a gym battle where I'm risking my dignity!

How should I fight Darkrai?

Blue-Green's expression was unpredictable. Darkrai is a pure Dark-type Pokémon, but there are also Toxic Spikes on the field right now.

No matter how you think about it, you still have to clear the area first, otherwise it will be very troublesome. At a critical moment, a poison chaff attack would be too deadly.

Even if the opponent is a legendary Pokémon, the proud Blue will not admit defeat! He will win!

"Blastoise! ​​Spin at high speed!"

Green decisively threw out its third Poké Ball.

A flash of white light, and a Blastoise spinning at high speed swept across the field, the gust of wind it generated knocking away the poison spikes on the field, finally landing in front of Green.

"That Blastoise looks fierce."

The little girl looked at the Blastoise with some surprise. Normal Blastoises are not cute, but at least they are not scary.

However, this green Blastoise possessed an extremely domineering aura and a fierce, menacing appearance, making it somewhat unsettling. (Refer to the green Blastoise in "Origins")

"But it must be very well bred." Mizuki observed the Blastoise.

Not only is it larger than a normal Blastoise, but its exposed limbs and head are also extremely strong, indicating that it is very well-developed.

"Drip~ Blastoise, Water-type, Shell-type Pokémon"

Ability: Torrent

Special moves: Wave Slam, Water Gun, Iron Defense, Shell Smash, Aqua Tail, Pounce, Rapid Spin, Water Jet (inherited), Wave Missile...

Description: The water jets fired from the cannons on the carapace are incredibly powerful, capable of piercing through thick iron plates with a single strike.

It is indeed a very powerful Blastoise.

On the field.

"Darkrai, nearing the past, the wave of evil."

Guxin sized up the Blastoise, which was now displaying a ferocious appearance. This Blastoise was probably of a higher level than the Crimson one.

That's right. Green is proud of its breeding ability, and it's been almost half a month since Guxin and Crimson last fought.

For ordinary people, half a month may not seem like much, but for trainers like Crimson and Blue, whose talent is nothing short of monstrous, there will still be progress, because they are still growing rapidly and are far from reaching their peak.

Darkrai charged toward Blastoise, its claws pulsating with black energy like a Pokémon as it moved.

"Spray water!"

Qinglu suddenly shouted.

Blastoise growled, and the two cannons on its back glowed blue as a massive amount of water gushed out.

Water system spray!

The terrifying volume of water was truly astonishing; the spray surged towards Darkrai like a tidal wave.

When fully charged, the water spray is incredibly powerful!

But as the water spray nearly filled his vision, Darkrai waved his right arm expressionlessly.

A surge of black, undulating energy erupted—a Dark Wave of Evil!

boom!

With a deafening roar, the evil energy blasted a hole in the massive 'wave,' making Qinglv's eyelids twitch.

Darkrai's special attack is truly formidable!

Darkrai accelerated and passed directly through the gap, getting close to Blastoise.

"Trying to get close? Master Guxin, you're too arrogant!" Qinglu waved his arm stylishly.

If Blastoise were too far away, it would be really difficult for it to attack, and Green would have to find a way to get close to Darkrai, but now Darkrai has come to its doorstep.

"Blastoise, pounce!"

Blastoise lunges fiercely at Darkrai, a Fighting-type attack! Darkrai, being a pure Dark-type, is weak to Fighting-type attacks.

"You're the arrogant one, Mr. Green." Guxin's lips curled up as he saw Blastoise lunging at him so directly.

"Darkrai, the Dark Hole!"

Darkrai shifted its body backward to avoid being pounced on by Blastoise, and raised its right arm. Black energy condensed between its claws, transforming into a deep energy sphere.

Dark Void, a Darkrai-type move!

Darkrai swung his right arm and hurled Dark Hole at the onrushing Blastoise.

"Wait! Blastoise!" Although Green didn't know what this move was, it still sensed something was wrong.

But it was too late; the Blastoise that pounced crashed directly into the dark hole.

The instant Blastoise touched the Dark Hole, the Dark Hole suddenly expanded and engulfed Blastoise completely, leaving only a black sphere in its original position, with Blastoise no longer visible.

"What is this thing?!" Qinglu exclaimed in astonishment.

No, it's such a big Blastoise! ​​And Blastoise was just using a pounce attack!

Even if it's a clash of ultimate moves, shouldn't it be this one-sided? Blastoise was swallowed without even making a splash?

Dark Hole: Forces your opponent into a dark world, putting them to sleep.

"Darkrai's Dark Hole is really unreasonable, Mr. Blue. Why do you think I would let Darkrai, who is good at special attacks, get close to Blastoise?"

Guxin shook his head slowly and said that he understood Qinglu, since Qinglu did not know Darkrai, let alone Dark Hole.

The Dark Hole is actually a very powerful control ability. As long as you touch the Dark Hole, you will be swallowed up by it regardless of whether you are using a special move.

Just like at the Lily of the Valley Conference, Ash's Heracross used Mega Corner, but it encountered Dark Hole and got stuck, then fell into a crash while unconscious.

The only drawback of the dark hole is its accuracy.

Because it's thrown directly into the dark hole, opponents can generally dodge it if it's thrown from a distance, but the hit rate will naturally increase if the distance is close.

As the dark hole gradually dissipated, Blastoise's figure reappeared, but it was immediately fast asleep with its eyes closed.

"She's asleep." Qinglu frowned.

Darkrai stared at Blastoise, its eyes flashing with an eerie black light.

But the next second, Blastoise's face twisted and contorted in pain as it cried out, as if it were suffering some kind of agony.

"What's going on here?" Green was completely confused, but then she remembered the rumors about Darkrai.

"Darkrai's ability Nightmare causes Pokémon sleeping around Darkrai to suffer real damage from nightmares, and the longer the nightmare lasts, the greater the damage."

Guxin explained to Qinglu in a gentle voice that as a qualified gym leader, he naturally had an obligation to answer the questions of challengers, and there was nothing to hide.

"Disgusting!" The handsome, green-haired man's face darkened again.

Damn it, you won't even let me sleep peacefully? What an evil Pokémon!!

"I'll accept this as a compliment from Mr. Qinglv." Gu Xin's smile remained sunny upon hearing this.

He was already used to the word "disgusting" and it had no effect on him whatsoever.

"?" Qinglu couldn't help but ask.

"Darkrai, thunder!" Gushin issued the attack command; now was not the time for idle chatter.

Lightning crackled around Darkrai, and a golden bolt of lightning shot out towards the sleeping Blastoise.

"Come back, Blastoise!" Green's expression changed, and he immediately took out a Poké Ball and recalled Blastoise.

The Poké Ball beam hit Blastoise first, causing it to recall; the lightning bolt from Thunder was ultimately a little too slow.

"A wise choice." Guxin raised an eyebrow. "You acted quickly."

"whispering sound!"

Upon hearing this, Qinglu scoffed. He was very annoyed by Gu Xin's superior attitude of judging a junior, even though Gu Xin didn't look much older than him.

But I have to say, this guy is really strong, and how did he even manage to subdue Darkrai? It's just unbelievable.

"Mighty Strength!" After a moment's thought, Green threw out his fourth Poké Ball.

A flash of white light, and Mighty appeared in front of Azure, waving his four arms and staring fiercely at Darkrai.

Darkrai remained unmoved, his blue eyes silently watching Mighty.

"Mr. Blue, using super strength to fight Darkrai is not a good choice."

Gushin sized up Machamp. It was indeed an exceptionally strong and imposing Machamp, with a powerful aura, and it was even able to counter Darkrai.

However, Machamp is very slow. No matter how powerful the attack is, it is useless if it can't hit. Darkrai can easily walk Machamp around like a dog.

"Hmph~ We'll only know after we fight." Qinglu snorted coldly, still very 'rebellious'.

"I see." Gu Xin nodded, clearly Qing Lü had her own ideas.

"Super Strength! Bullet Punch!"

Qinglu shouted at Guaili without hesitation.

With a low growl, the monstrous force clenched its four arms into fists, which gleamed with a metallic sheen, and charged towards Darkrai at a speed much faster than expected.

Steel-type Bullet Punch! It is also one of the priority moves.

So it turns out he inherited the Bullet Fist technique; no wonder he uses superhuman strength in battle.

Upon seeing this, Guxin immediately understood that the monster's close-combat ability was extremely strong, and what it actually needed was a way to get close to its opponent.

Even Darkrai would be easily overwhelmed in close combat against Machamp.

"But Mr. Azure, you're giving Darkrai an opportunity." Gushin's lips curled up slightly. Azure's idea was good, but it was useless.

Machamp quickly approached Darkrai, raining down Bullet Punches on it, giving Darkrai absolutely no chance.

"Darkrai, mental power."

As Darkrai retreated, a deep, incomparably powerful blue light shone from his blue eyes.

The monstrous punch abruptly stopped, and a layer of blue light appeared on the surface of his body—this was Darkrai's psychic control!

There are two ways to use mental power: one is control, and the other is offense.

"Superhuman strength!" Qinglu's expression changed drastically.

The powerful creature began to struggle frantically, but Darkrai's psychic binding effect was unexpectedly strong.

Darkrai slowly raised his arm, and as Darkrai moved, the controlled Machamp's body began to float up slowly, albeit at a slow speed.

The blue Machamp is very strong, and Darkrai is not so easy to control. In terms of level, Darkrai, which is only level 50 now, may not even be as strong as this Machamp.

This was after Gushin had leveled up Darkrai for a while. When he first caught Darkrai, it was only level 41. No wonder Team Rocket caught it.

"Strange power! Rock collapse!"

Green immediately shouted at the monstrous strength.

With veins bulging on his face, Machamp roared as huge rocks appeared in front of him. Unless there was a huge difference in strength and the Pokémon was completely immobilized by psychic control, some of the controlled Pokémon could still use moves.

A massive rockfall hurtled toward Darkrai.

Darkrai immediately retreated to avoid it, but his psychic powers also lost their effectiveness.

"Superhuman strength, cross chop!"

The Magnus landed safely and immediately charged towards Darkrai with a loud cry, its two arms on its back glowing white and crossing over.

Fighting-style cross slash!

"That's why I said that Pokémon that only have muscles in their brains and rely on brute force are the easiest to deal with," Guxin sighed softly.

Darkrai advanced instead of retreating, black energy spheres condensing between its claws.

Dark Hole!

But Darkrai didn't throw it; instead, he held Dark Hole in a vague grip and met the Mighty Blow.

"Superhuman strength!" Qinglu frowned.

Might and Darkrai raced towards each other, and the distance between them grew ever closer.

Five steps, three steps, one step!

Machamp swung its two arms down at Darkrai with a fierce, whistling wind, demonstrating the immense power of its cross-shaped strike.

But Darkrai's blue eyes remained calm and unwavering. It had already anticipated Machamp's attack location, and its body suddenly shifted to the side, easily and effortlessly avoiding Machamp's cross slash at close range.

"Break the tile!" But the monstrous strength also has two arms.

The monstrous strength raised its head and growled at Darkrai, then clenched its fist into a sword and slashed horizontally at Darkrai.

However, Darkrai was faster, his right arm forming a dark hole that smeared Machamp's face.

I'll unleash my Black Hole Rasengan!

The moment it came into contact with the monstrous strength, the dark hole suddenly expanded and swallowed the entire monstrous strength.

Thump~

The incredibly strong and robust body collapsed to the ground with a thud, and a thunderous snoring sound filled the arena.

Yes, Mighty is asleep.

Green: "..."

Looking at the monstrous creature sleeping soundly, even drooling, Qinglu was bewildered.

This thing is sleeping soundly now, but it will start barking when the Nightmare ability kicks in.

No, that's not the point right now. Strength is asleep, and Blastoise is still asleep too. How can they fight like this? Isn't he just waiting to die?

For the first time, Qinglv felt lost on the battlefield, mainly because he hadn't taught them to talk in their sleep or snore.

Should we just order it? We've already run out of units.

But wouldn't that be a bit embarrassing? Qinglu pondered.

"Pfft~ That expression is hilarious."

Seeing the bewildered look on Qinglu's face, the younger sister covered her mouth, trying her best not to laugh out loud.

Mizuki was also overjoyed, while secretly glancing at Gary not far away. Gary had been silent ever since Arcanine lost its ability to battle, as if he had become completely withdrawn.

The ensuing battle needs no further explanation; Qinglu maintained her pride and did not choose to surrender immediately.

Darkrai used three Psychic attacks to take down Machamp, then used two Thunderbolts and Nightmare Erosion to take down Blastoise.

Darkrai successfully pushed three opponents together.

"You performed exceptionally well; you truly live up to my reputation as Darkrai."

After the referee announced the result of the fight, Gushin walked over to Darkrai on the field and praised him with a smile.

Darkrai's blue eyes lit up with a hint of joy and a smile as he nodded to Guxin.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Qinglv looked at the Blastoise's Poké Ball in her hand with a blank, bewildered expression.

"I actually...lost?" Qinglu's usually arrogant face showed a hint of disbelief.

He lost? He lost to a gym leader, and it was a crushing defeat.

This script isn't right...

Qinglu scratched her hair vigorously, making a complete mess of her hairstyle. Wait a minute, this isn't right at all!!

Why would he lose to a gym leader? It doesn't make sense.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Qinglv, you did not defeat me."

Gu Xin walked up to Qing Lü and spoke with a smile.

Green: "..."

"But through battles, I've personally experienced that Mr. Blue, your strength is excellent, and your Pokémon are all very well trained."

Green: "..."

Qinglu's expression wasn't very good. Although it was praise from his opponent, he was the loser, and Qinglu, who had a strong sense of pride, found it hard to accept.

Gu Xin also noticed Qing Lü's expression, and a slight, almost imperceptible smile appeared on his lips. He suddenly had a particular thought.

"As expected of the person Crimson mentioned, after today's battle, Crimson was right. Mr. Azure, you are indeed very strong."

Qinglu was taken aback, and then immediately frowned.

"You know that guy, Akari? He challenged you too?"

Sure enough, Qinglu immediately spoke up, and he noticed Guxin's way of addressing Chihong. What is the relationship between these two?

"Yes, although it wasn't inside this gym, I did have a gym battle with Red."

"That guy Akari definitely can't beat you!"

Qinglu was absolutely certain that if she couldn't beat the man, then Chi definitely couldn't either! Absolutely!

"Yes, I also had a 4vs4 battle against Crimson. That was the first time I faced such a strong challenger. He defeated two of my main fighters. If it weren't for..."

"etc!"

Qinglu interrupted Gu Xin's "reflections" with a dark face. Had he misheard?

"What's wrong, Mr. Green?" Gu Xin asked, feigning curiosity.

"Guxin, that guy Akane defeated two of your main fighters?"

"Yes."

"That's impossible!"

Qinglu's expression was starting to crumble. How could this be?! Even I, the great one, could only defeat one of Guxin's main forces, so how could that bastard Chi possibly defeat two?!

"Um... but it's true, the video of my fight with Crimson can still be found online; it was filmed back then."

Guxin tilted his head, looking somewhat troubled.

"It seems you have some misunderstanding about Crimson, Mr. Azure? Actually, Crimson is extremely powerful."

I know that without you telling me!

Qinglu gritted his teeth. Of course, he knew his childhood sweetheart and formidable rival all too well.

But I can't allow it! How can I be worse than that scoundrel?! Absolutely not!

"Gym Leader Gushin! Do you have a Pokémon teleportation machine here?"

"Yes, Mr. Qinglv, what is this?" Gu Xin was taken aback.

"I have other main forces stationed in my grandfather's research institute! Please allow me to continue challenging you! I can still fight!"

"Um... it's getting late..."

"Please promise me! Please!!!"

"Even if you say that, Mr. Qinglv..."

"This is a gym battle where my dignity is at stake! I'm begging you!!"

This was the first time Qinglu had ever made such a solemn request to an outsider, and the motivation for all of this was simply because of a silent childhood sweetheart.

(End of this chapter)