Pokémon: Start with a Mewtwo Invitation.

Chapter 108 Sabrina's Superpowers, Psychological Warfare

A Pikachu versus Alakazam matchup is a rare occurrence.

Not only were the trainers watching the battle never seen anything like it before, but even Sabrina was somewhat surprised.

However, Sabrina couldn't help but recall the boy from back then through Pikachu.

"It really brings back memories. You must feel the same way, right, Alakazam?" Because of their psychic connection, Sabrina and Alakazam are connected.

"Hoo-hoo!" (Yes, Master, so much time has passed without me realizing it. How is Ash doing now? Has he collected all eight badges yet?)

Alakazam's words were heard not only by Sabrina, but also by Natsume and Pikachu, though neither of them responded with an "uh-huh."

As a clone of Pikachu, although the memories were not shared, there was still some influence.

Pikachu had already guessed it to some extent; its true form had challenged this gym before and had also fought Alakazam in front of it.

"Pikachu~ Pikachu!" (This isn't the time for nostalgia, let's battle!)

Pikachu is full of fighting spirit and is clearly eager to show off.

Sensing Pikachu's fighting spirit, Sabrina and Alakazam became serious: "Then come on, use whatever skills you have."

As soon as he finished speaking, Natsume smiled slightly and said, "I couldn't be happier. Let's strike first. Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"

"Pikachu!!!" A powerful electric current was released, accompanied by a loud shout.

Golden lightning, like a thunder dragon, rushed towards the Alakazam with astonishing power.

This kind of move is a frontal attack.

Sabrina remained completely calm, and Alakazam was even more composed and collected.

"Teleport." Sabrina gave the order the instant the Thunderbolt was close.

In an instant, Alakazam's two spoons emitted a flash of light and vanished without a trace just before the 100,000 volts struck.

Boom! ...

"This level of power? That's quite an impressive Pikachu," Sabrina exclaimed, then gave a command to the air, "Alakazam, use Psychic."

"Alakazam!" Alakazam's figure hovered in the sky.

As the two spoons were crossed and placed together, a beam of psychic energy shot out.

"Just some telekinesis! Move at high speed to dodge." Xia Mu smiled faintly and commanded easily.

Suddenly, Pikachu's figure burst into a dazzling white light, and the next second its entire body darted out like a phantom.

Having dodged the telekinetic attack, Natsuki shouted again, "Use Electric Field to cover the entire field!"

"Pikachu!!" Pikachu stopped and let out a loud cry.

Immediately afterwards, intense electric light was released from Pikachu's body, quickly filling the entire arena with an electric field.

This move, Electric Terrain, can keep ground-based Pokémon from falling asleep for five turns. Of course, this is a basic setting in the game. Most importantly, the power of Electric-type moves is increased within Electric Terrain.

"Unfortunately, even though the ground is covered by Electric Fields, Alakazam can stay in the sky indefinitely."

As soon as Naz said that, a special smile appeared on Xia Mu's lips.

"My goal was simply to prevent your Alakazam from returning to the ground. I thought it would take some effort, but your Alakazam just went straight into the sky. Pikachu, use Electric Shock!"

In the game, electrical fields can enhance the power of discharge.

The same applies in the real world, only the effects are even more outrageous, especially in terms of attack range.

For example, Pikachu's electric attack, which originally only caused damage to a small area, can now cause area damage to anyone within the Electric Field, whether on the ground or in the sky.

"What?" Sabrina exclaimed in surprise as she felt the power of the electric shock.

I never imagined Pikachu could use Electric-type moves like this.

Alakazam in the sky underestimated Pikachu, thinking it would be safe since it was in the air, and was hit hard by this attack.

"If it's an outdoor venue, the discharge won't work if the distance is too high," Xia Mu casually explained, which also served as a reminder to the spectators present.

Don't copy everything he does. After all, this is indoors with limited height, which is why it can have unexpected and wonderful effects.

If outdoors, Flying-type Pokémon can react quickly and ascend to avoid it.

"That's impressive, I've learned something too, even though I'm not an Electric-type Pokémon Trainer." Sabrina smiled gently, then relaxed and said to Alakazam, who had shaken off the electric shock, "We can't be too passive, Alakazam. Since our opponent is so strong, we should show our true strength."

"Hu~~di!!" Hudi let out a defiant cry.

Seeing this, Naz smiled and ordered, "Strengthen your mental focus!"

"Alakazam!!" A dazzling white light shone from Alakazam's eyes as its powerful psychic abilities erupted, and the two spoons bent and changed shape.

"I've been waiting for you, Pikachu, Light Screen!" Natsuki commanded at the same time.

Almost instantly, Pikachu on the ground, having just finished casting Light Screen, was swept up by a powerful pressure, its entire body lost control, and was forcibly squeezed, causing it to let out a painful cry.

Under Alakazam's control, Pikachu was propelled into the sky and then crashed heavily to the ground.

Even if the light wall reduces the damage, it will still cause enormous trauma. Superpower attacks are hard to defend against unless you can catch them. Xia Mu thought to himself.

The idea is indeed simple and useful, but given Pikachu's level and speed, without skill enhancements, it's still quite different from Alakazam. Even though their speeds differ, with Pikachu having an advantage in agile movement, Natsuki felt that unless it was a high-speed Pikachu, it still wouldn't be able to evade Psychic.

Many thoughts arose in Xia Mu's mind, and he soon came up with a new idea.

"Your Pikachu is really well-trained, but that's enough for now. Alakazam, use Psychic Blade." Sabrina gave a compliment before issuing another command.

On the surface, she appears gentle and quiet, but in reality, Xia Mu senses the competitive spirit hidden deep within her heart.

"You think you can just take down Pikachu like that? Not yet! Shadow Clone!" Seeing the materialized psychic blade sweeping down, Natsuki immediately commanded Pikachu to dodge.

Unlike turn-based combat in games, shadow clones are more effective in actual battles.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen Pikachu figures appeared on the field. Even though nearly ten of them were breached by the Psychic Blade, Pikachu managed to evade the attack.

"Thunderbolt!" Without hesitation, Xia Mu continued the attack, giving Pikachu another command in his mind.

It's all about psychological warfare; he doesn't believe Sabrina wouldn't secretly give Alakazam instructions.

"Pikachu!!" Pikachu shouted defiantly.

A powerful burst of 100,000 volts swept out and shot straight into the sky.

"It's no use. Attacks at that speed can't reach my Alakazam," Sabrina said with a smile.

While she was speaking, Alakazam used Teleport to dodge the Thunderbolt attack.

This move is something that can only be used outside of combat in the game, but in the real world, it has become an absolute cheat code for superpowers.

Honestly, this move is extremely rare in the game. Who would waste an empty slot to set up this move? Very few.

However, Xia Mu already had a strategy to deal with it.

Since Naz is so confident, let's encourage her to be even more confident.

The key to victory or defeat often lies in the final moment.

When Alakazam appeared, Natsuki's eyes narrowed, and he pretended to shout, "Now! One more electric shock!"

With a loud shout, Pikachu responded quickly.

Sabrina seemed to have anticipated this: "This move is indeed troublesome. Even though you've told me how to counter it, the indoor space is still insufficient. However, Alakazam, use Protect!"

As the words fell, Natsuki saw Alakazam unleash a defensive move.

He had seen Alakazam's skill list before, so he wasn't surprised at all by this move.

With the discharge blocked and defended, Xia Mu narrowed his eyes and a stern look appeared on his lips.

It was just a feint. While everyone else was blinded by the electric shock and couldn't look directly at it, Pikachu had already begun its high-speed movement, escaping everyone's sight.

Sabrina had been secretly directing things from the shadows, so Natsuki also used his Aura to give ambiguous commands.

Lightning flash!

This was no ordinary flash of lightning; it was a flash of lightning imbued with electricity, possessing immense power.

During their journey, Natsuki experimented with Pikachu in many ways and discovered that many of its skills could complement each other.

For example, after using high-speed movement, the speed is increased, and then a preemptive lightning strike is suddenly unleashed.

This is absolutely feasible, and very powerful.

Then came a further attempt, because the use of single skill switching is actually the foundation. Natsuki made Pikachu move at high speed while its whole body was covered in electricity, and then perform a lightning strike.

This creates a true flash of lightning!

It's very similar to the Electric-type move Volt Attack, except that this move doesn't harm the user and its power level doesn't reach 120.

It should be said that this was the prototype of this move.

Of course, with the added benefit of an electric field, this move would definitely be over 100 in power.

In the blink of an eye, to everyone's astonishment, Pikachu shot straight into the sky like a bolt of lightning, giving no one a chance to react.

Under Sabrina's shocked gaze and Alakazam's astonished stare.

A loud bang!

Pikachu knocked Alakazam flying, and Pikachu even lunged several meters before completely losing its strength and falling from the sky.

After landing, Pikachu was somewhat injured, but compared to that, Alakazam was already lying on the ground, its body crackling with electricity.

Not only were they rendered unable to fight, but they were also paralyzed.

"Alakazam is unable to battle, Pikachu wins. Gym Leader Sabrina, please switch to your second Pokémon." With that, the referee declared the winner of the first round.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

Sabrina initially had the advantage, but the situation was suddenly reversed.

Sonia, who was sitting at the edge of the stands, was initially worried that Xia Mu might lose this battle, but the result still broadened her horizons.

In fact, the audience was completely confused.

Only Xia Mu and Na Zi knew that they were both taking advantage of each other.

At this moment, Sabrina's smile brightened: "Natsuki, do you also have superpowers? Can you communicate telepathically with Pokémon?"

As she spoke, Sabrina recalled Alakazam into its Poké Ball.

Upon hearing this, Xia Mu smiled slightly and said, "My ability is not a superpower, but it is similar. You can call it the power of wave guidance."

"I seem to have heard of the power of Aura. So it seems you saw through my telepathic communication with Alakazam all along and secretly gave me commands." Sabrina said, taking out a second Poké Ball.

Xia Mu didn't hide anything and nodded directly: "Before I came to challenge you, I had heard about your situation. To deal with you, the psychic gym leader, I naturally need to use some special methods to fight fire with fire. Otherwise, it will indeed take a lot of effort to win this battle."

"I see, I was careless. But it won't happen in the second round. My second one is this one. Go, Mr. Mime."

With a burst of white light, Mr. Mime appeared on the arena.

As a domesticated Pokémon in the Kanto region, it is rare to find one that can be trained to fight on the battlefield.

Mr. Mime's base stats aren't actually that low, with a total of 460 points. It also has both Psychic and Fairy types, making it extremely valuable for training.

Mr. Mime

【LV: 42】

[Gender: Female]

[Attributes: Superpower, Fairy]

Personality: Introverted

【Special Feature: Filtering (Reduces the power of highly effective attacks)】

[Skills: Slap, Repeat, Wide-Area Defense, Power Swap, Defense Swap, Imitation, Quick Defense, Baton Pass, Telekinesis, Role Play, Protect, Recycling, Illusion Beam, Mimicry, Light Wall, Reflection Wall, Mystic Protection, Surprise Attack, Psychic...]

[Friendliness: 20]

[Emotion: Serious (It's my turn, which means Alakazam lost)]

……

Looking closely at the Mr. Mime's level data, especially the skills section, Xia Mu was somewhat shocked.

With so many support and transformation skills, I really don't know how Sabrina was trained.

The only strange thing is that it doesn't know any fairy-type skills.

It's probably because the power of the Fairy type isn't widely known, so even geniuses like Sabrina don't know how to develop it.

Even if the Pokémon themselves know they possess that power, they probably don't know how to channel it and use it.

Speaking of which, Natsuki remembers that the Mr. Mime has a powerful move called Flash Magic.

"Are you going to change your Pokémon next?" Sabrina asked Natsuki instead of attacking.

She is very polite and ladylike.

"Naturally, Pikachu is no longer fit for battle." Xia Mu nodded, called Pikachu back, and told it to go and rest with Sonia.

This is actually telling Sabrina that Pikachu will no longer be used, and each game will be played separately.

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