Pokémon from Galar

With white shoes and lace-trimmed socks, honestly, if it weren't for the information stating he was male, this child would be surprisingly easy to mistake for a girl.

“...I am Onio.”

"Challenger Mary is looking forward to her battle against Gym Leader Onio."

Onio's voice also sounded hesitant, and Mary could even tell that he was trying hard to make his voice clear. Even though Mary didn't particularly like idols, she finally understood why Onio had so many "mommy fans".

This timid appearance can indeed easily evoke maternal instincts...

Mary gave what she thought was a fairly friendly smile, but didn't try to continue the conversation. The other person was clearly a bit shy, so it was better to remain reserved.

"...I, I'm going to go."

"Please give me more advice."

After a brief greeting, Mary turned her back and walked towards her seat.

Both stood still, each holding a Poké Ball, and launched their starting Pokémon almost simultaneously.

Marie naturally chose Eevee, as her starter Pokémon, and with the Dark type's advantage, she's a very suitable choice for the lead.

Onio's first Pokémon was a Dusknoir, whose two-meter-tall body floated in mid-air, exuding a sinister aura.

Mary looked at the opponent's starting lineup with a somewhat subtle feeling. Dusknoir and Umbreon are both Pokémon with excellent dual resistances. With Umbreon's limited offensive capabilities, even with its type advantage, it might not be able to deal much damage.

If you don't know what the other person's characteristics are, and you keep holding back, you won't be able to sense any pressure or even feel anything.

Both sides' Pokémon appeared on the field. The host paused for two seconds, then loudly announced the start of the battle!

"...Shadow attack"

"A flash of lightning!"

Although Marie knew that Dusknoir was also a Pokémon that excelled at close combat, there was no way around it; Ichigo was the same way. The only way to deal enough damage with Foul Play was to attack at close range.

In short, let's test the other party's strength first.

The moment I heard the word "Quick Attack," I roughly guessed what Mary was up to, since Quick Attack was completely useless against Ghost-type Pokémon.

Facing the rapidly lengthening shadow of her opponent, I-chan flashed a white light and charged towards her opponent.

Chapter 222 The Appearance of the Demon Coral

As the opponent's shadow drew closer, Ichigo didn't need to give any instructions. She leaped up and swung her iron tail down, forcibly cutting a path through the shadow screen, breaking through the opponent's attack blockade, and continued to rush towards the Night Demon.

"...Continue the attack."

Seeing that I-chan had broken through, Onio didn't care at all. He even continued to let the Night Demon maintain its shadow attack and press towards I-chan's back.

The distance between the two Pokémon quickly closed. The Shadow Sneak Attack contracted rapidly, and Ichigo dodged left and right, managing to get quite close to its opponent's main body with some difficulty.

"Now! Gravity, Lightning Fist!"

"I-chan, hold on!"

Mary's command was a beat too slow, but fortunately, her opponent also seemed unable to unleash both Gravity and Lightning Fist simultaneously. Just as Ichigo was about to leap up and launch an attack, her body suddenly sank, instantly disrupting her rhythm and causing her to fall to the ground.

The moment she heard Mary's voice, Ichigo abandoned her balance, the lightning flash quickly canceled, and she barely caught a glimpse of that lightning in her peripheral vision. So she did her best to hold up the light barrier she was guarding!

Bang-!

The light barrier shattered, and the opponent's electricity was perfectly neutralized in front of Ichigo. However, the physical kinetic energy from the punch forced Ichigo, who was still rolling on the ground and hadn't had time to regain her balance, to stop.

Enduring the discomfort from the sudden stop, Ichigo felt her body, which had suddenly become heavier, return to its previous lightness. So, she awkwardly propped herself up on her hind legs and pounced towards the Night Demon that was already standing in front of her.

At such close range, even if gravity is used to disrupt Ichigo's movements, there won't be enough time to follow up with other attacks to cause damage.

"Flame Fist..."

The Night Demon had no intention of creating distance; his main attack methods were all close-range attacks, so he couldn't fight if he created distance.

I-chan was even bolder. Seeing the fist erupting in flames, she flipped in mid-air to avoid the direct impact, her forelimbs enduring the intense heat of the flames as she placed them on the Night Demon's wrist.

Fraud!

boom--!!

The Night Demon's body was swung around in mid-air by I-chan before slamming heavily onto the ground, creating a visually impressive effect that drew cheers from a large number of spectators.

Mary, on the other hand, planned to press her advantage.

"provocative!"

"babble--!"

"Immobilization spell".

Onio's command remained as calm as before, but it was clear that his voice was much louder than before, as if he was getting more and more into the zone.

The immobilization technique not only hinders the opponent's movements, causing momentary confusion, but it can also seal a specific special move for a short period of time. Clearly, Onio and Marie have similar ideas.

They all want to temporarily block one of their opponent's moves so that they can better develop their own attack rhythm.

Now it all comes down to who can unleash their ultimate move faster. If Mari is a step behind, they'll have to switch, otherwise Ichigo's deception will be sealed, and her offensive capabilities will be quite limited.

While still in mid-air and not yet falling, Ichigo heard Mary's command, and the evil energy was drawn out again. His black eyes stared at the Night Demon lying on the ground, and the annoying energy enveloped him.

The Night Demon was a beat too slow. Due to the lack of energy from a non-type move and the fact that she had just been thrown to the ground, Ichigo completed her provocation the moment she landed, directly blocking the immobilization spell that she hadn't had a chance to cast.

"Try it again, you fraud!"

"revenge."

Onio was helpless. Dusknoir was entangled with Umbreon and had no chance to switch out. It also couldn't learn special moves like Volt Switch. It was already difficult enough to withstand Foul Play before. If it were to do it again, Dusknoir simply wouldn't be able to withstand it.

The only thing we can do is weaken this Umbreon as much as possible to create conditions for the next Pokémon.

Mary knew that Dusknoir could learn two Fighting-type moves: Retaliation and Brick Break, but she couldn't just give up attacking to defend against a counterattack. After taking Foul Play for the second time, this Dusknoir was probably at its limit, and it was uncertain how much power Retaliation would be able to unleash.

I-chan and Mari had similar ideas and fighting styles. I-chan was even calmer than Mari and wasn't worried at all. Retaliation was a counter-attack move, and if it was launched first, its power would be limited. It wouldn't be much of a challenge for I-chan, who could use restorative moves.

Illusion lunged at Night Spirit again, ignoring the emerging Fighting-type energy. Its eyes widened, and its forelimbs once more touched Night Spirit's body, and then—

Fraud!

The clever use of leverage left the Night Demon, who had not practiced this skill, completely unable to resist, and he was once again swung around and smashed to the ground!

But this time, Dusknoir had no intention of letting her opponent off so easily. Indeed, the Umbreon in front of her was stronger than her in both skill and combat ability, but that did not mean that she could underestimate her attacks.

Before being thrown down by I-chan, he raised his two large hands, trying to calculate the right moment to block I-chan's escape route. The instant he touched the ground, his retaliatory move was unleashed in one go!

The moment the Night Demon lost its ability to fight, Ichigo was also blasted away by the burst of Fighting-type energy. The timing of her card play was tricky; although it didn't double the power of the burst,

However, the attack erupted the moment Ichijou exhausted her attack, and the obstruction of her retreat route prevented Ichijou from dodging it, leaving her no choice but to take the damage.

After rolling twice on the ground, she finally got up, her ears twitching. I-chan, slightly out of breath, looked at the unconscious Night Demon lying on the ground, and ran back to Mari, standing up again.

"Ichi-chan, let's restore the moonlight."

While Onio pulled out his second Pokémon, Marie immediately had Ichigo use a healing move to recover from her injuries.

At the same time, be wary of Onio's second Pokémon.

"—"

What appeared on the field was a grayish-white Pokémon that looked like a potted plant: Corsola.

It is a Pokémon with excellent Special Attack and Special Defense.

"Ichi-chan, get ready."

"Ee~ (Got it~)"

Ichigo has already played one match, let her rest for a bit, it's time to make a substitution for this match.

"provocative!"

“The primal force stopped him.”

After they entered the scene, both sides quickly issued instructions without delay.

"Watch out!"

Fortunately, her opponent was slow enough that Ichigo barely dodged most of the attacks without taking too much damage, and successfully used Taunt to temporarily block some of her opponent's moves.

"Passing the baton! It's time to change players."

"Ee-- (Got it!)"

After using Taunt, Ichigo moved swiftly, immediately turning back and rushing into her Poké Ball, while another Poké Ball automatically opened.

Silk Sauce appeared on the field.

Chapter 223 An Unexpected Song of Destruction

Coral's abilities are quite similar to Sue's, with both its Special Attack and Special Defense being very high. However, Coral has a lower Speed ​​but a stronger offensive capability.

It's hard to say which is better, but given Coral's attack power, unless Ichigo keeps fighting, Little Chu would just be easy prey.

Baru needs to be wary of the opponent's only confirmed final Pokémon, Gigantamax Gengar.

Despite the disadvantage in attributes, Mary still decided to let Silkie give it a try.

The main reason is that Marnie doesn't have much experience with Ghost-type Pokémon, and Corsola... to be honest, not many people raise them. Marnie can tell that this Corsola is quite strong, but it's hard to tell how it compares to Sue-chan.

Fortunately, Corsola is a very slow Pokémon, both in movement and attack speed. Combined with the effect of Taunt, this gave Suzuya an opportunity.

"Meditate! Be careful to avoid it."

"Shadowball..."

With his Transmutation-type skills temporarily sealed, Onio could only resort to brute force. Meanwhile, Mari quickly helped Sue-chan strengthen herself. Sue-chan's movements were swift, a result of her daily meditation training.

The meditation started faster than expected. After quickly completing her own enhancement, Sis-chan watched the shadow ball flying towards her and effortlessly dodged the attack with a teleportation.

"Light wall, then begin the counterattack!"

It's not Marie's fault; the main problem is that if Sis doesn't get some boosts, she might not be able to withstand the damage from a Ghost-type move. And in a battle, it's not always possible to dodge every attack smoothly.

"Shadow of the Night".

Silky is harder to catch than Onio expected, but it's not a big problem. Once the taunt effect wears off, Coral can launch a counterattack.

The Dark Shadow's attack range is vast; its pitch-black shadow covers half the area in one go. As long as Si-chan is still on this battlefield and sees the phantom attacking, she will be injured.

This move wasn't very powerful, but it did hinder Siji's attempt to press her advantage.

Hypnosis!