Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Xia Chen used his aura to transmit his voice, waiting for Zoroark's reply. If the answer was no, he would have no choice but to recall Zoroark.

Soroyal had no time to answer and could only nod in response.

But then, a ghostly mist-like energy of resentment suddenly seeped from her snow-white fur, flowing along the Nen power binding Zoroark towards its source.

Perhaps because Slowking's energy was focused on the Shadow Ball, the Ghost-type Resentment Power, which is inherently restrained by Psychic abilities, eroded the Psychic Power's binding force on Zoroark, allowing the latter to break free instantly.

At the same time, the Shadow Sphere that had been gathering in front of Slowking finally took shape. Driven by blue psychic power, the deep purple energy sphere, with arcs of black electricity floating on its surface, roared out.

hum-

The ball of light was moving at an extremely high speed, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air, and fell toward Zoroark's location amidst the whistling wind.

At the critical moment, it was the stealthy spirit that saved their life again!

Zoroark narrowly escaped the Shadow Orb as it flew past him, then fled into the alternate dimension in a disheveled state.

Immediately, a loud explosion rang out on the battlefield!

boom--

Unlike the less powerful Psychic-type attacks, the Shadow Ball, which condensed a massive amount of Ghost-type energy into a small sphere, suddenly erupted with a terrifying energy explosion after grazing Zoroark.

A deep purple, almost black mist spread outwards from where Zoroark had disappeared, turning the entire battlefield into a bizarre, ghostly place.

Xia Chen had just breathed a sigh of relief at Zoroark's narrow escape when he detected something amiss from the aura power deployed on the battlefield—

Slowking is gathering psychic energy again!

Previously, the energy fluctuations in the magic space were shielded, but this time Xia Chen was more careful and used wave-guided power instead of superpower monitoring, which worked as expected.

And the move detected this time was none other than the ability to foresee the future!

Xia Chen was quite familiar with this move, as it was one of Gardevoir's most proficient Psychic-type moves.

Conceal an unstable energy ball on the battlefield, which will explode after about ten seconds. During this time, you can enhance its power by using techniques such as meditation!

Ten seconds is Gardevoir's time limit, and Xia Chen felt that with Slowking's strength, it could easily control Gardevoir to explode much earlier.

Xia Chen originally wanted Zoroark to stay in the alternate dimension a few more seconds to wear down Slowking's attacks, but now it seems that it would be safer for him to come out sooner.

…………

The void rift opened again, this time appearing in front of Slowking.

Perhaps not expecting Xia Chen to be so bold, Na Zi didn't react immediately.

The Nether Claw struck down, but this time the damage was even less than the first Spirit Ambush.

One reason is that Zoroark's energy was greatly depleted by the two consecutive use of the Spirit Raid, so she was inevitably a little weak at the moment. The other reason is that her already limited energy had an even more important purpose.

"Turn back immediately!"

Xia Chen, realizing that even with his crystallized form he couldn't defeat Slowking, quickly had Zoroark use U-turn to escape before [Future Insight] detonated.

Sabrina frowned slightly. Seeing that she couldn't stop Zoroark from leaving in time, she immediately changed her approach.

"Slowking, meditate."

This was her first time directing in this match, or more accurately, her first time directing without using telepathy.

Clearly, she's laid bare her hand: Slowpoke's premonition of the future after meditation—who do you plan to send to take over?

This is an almost unsolvable, openly planned scheme. It is foreseeable that the Pokémon that Xia Chen just switched into will be directly impacted by the energy burst.

If it were as fragile as Zoroark, that Pokémon would definitely die instantly, resulting in an instant defeat upon landing.

Raising the Poké Ball in his hand, Xia Chen recalled Zoroark, which had turned into a streak of emerald light and returned.

At the same time, he fell into deep thought.

In this match, the two Pokémon in his back row were Sylveon, which can Mega Evolve, and Dragapult, which also has powerful physical attack capabilities.

That's right, Zoroark's transformed Cyclops was not selected as one of the three Pokémon.

Xia Chen believed that without strong physical attacks, even with type advantage, it would be difficult to fight back against Sabrina's powerful Psychic-type Pokémon.

Now the question is, who should receive this premonition of the future after meditation?

While Sylveon can transform into a Dark-type using the [Elemental Power] ability after Mega Evolution, both Mega Evolution and the use of Dark-type moves require time.

Can the God of Gamblers complete these two tasks before the energy cluster explodes?

That would be a gross underestimation of Sabrina and Slowking.

So, let Dramberto take the hit that will surely cripple him, and then quickly finish him off so that Mega Sylvanas can end the battle?

Xia Chen immediately rejected the idea of ​​giving away Dorombalut for nothing.

He knew perfectly well that sacrificing any one of his Pokémon would prevent him from winning against Sabrina.

It seems there's only one option left—let Sylvanas eat the Predictions and then try to defeat Slowking.

This is undoubtedly a difficult task. Even though Sylveon's Special Defense, Durability, and Vitality are all excellent, the damage from premonition after meditation is equivalent to two psychic attacks at the same time.

The scissors can definitely hold up, but after that, the margin for error is almost zero!

But this is the best solution Xia Chen can find at this stage. At this moment, he can only trust Xianbu, who has never let him down…

…………

My mind was racing with thoughts, but in reality, only two seconds had passed in the outside world.

Having made his decision, Xia Chen immediately threw the Poké Ball containing Sylveon from his waist. A flash of white light, and Sylveon appeared.

Before the white light dissipated, Xia Chen had already used his wave-guided power to transmit a message, "Xianbu, hold on!"

Although Xia Chen knew that Sabrina and Slowking would never make such a basic mistake as letting Sylvanas use Protect, he still gave it a try.

And he was right. Just as he was transmitting his voice, or even a fraction of an instant earlier, the transparent, colorless ball of light on the battlefield, which contained immense and terrifying energy, suddenly exploded!

A dazzling white light completely covered the deep purple smoke that had previously filled the arena, and then...

boom--

A sound, perhaps the loudest so far in the competition, pierced the ears of the spectators on the sidelines, and almost everyone instinctively covered their ears.

The light, as intense as the midday sun in summer, suddenly shone brightly and then went out.

On the sidelines, Naz's brows furrowed suddenly, a rare occurrence.

Because what appears under white light is not the Celestial Cloth, or more precisely, not the Celestial Cloth in its normal state—

A ball-shaped object wrapped like a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling) moved slightly on the field. Then, the tattered silk covering the "zongzi" loosened, revealing what was inside.

It was none other than Sylveon!

The instant she left the Poké Ball, she keenly sensed the abnormal fluctuations in the aura on the field. She quickly wrapped herself in several ribbons, minimizing the damage.

The silk fabric of the fairy cloth is made of energy, so it can usually stretch and shrink at will, but unexpectedly it played a crucial role now.

While it certainly can't block all damage like it can, it can at least reduce damage by half.

The remaining energy ripples from the attacks hitting Sylveon, whose Special Defense stat is excellent, would be perfectly acceptable to Xia Chen.

However, there was no time to be surprised by Sylvanas's quick thinking. Xia Chen raised the Keystone wristband on his left hand and said in a deep voice, "Sylvanas, Mega Evolve!"

"Buyi!"

Xianbu, who was appointed to this critical mission, had anticipated this and unleashed his super energy, responding to the glow emitted by the keystone in Xia Chen's hand.

The two brilliant rays of light merged into one, transforming into a super-evolved white light that enveloped the fairy cloth.

On the other side, Sabrina naturally wouldn't sit idly by and watch Sylveon Mega Evolve. Her eyes darkened, as if she were telepathically commanding Slowking.

Then, the elf, who was hailed as the "Sage of the Sea," finally placed his hands, which had been behind his back since his appearance, in front of him.

The red pearl on the giant oyster atop its head suddenly burst forth with a dazzling blue light!

Chapter 381 The Absolute Ace, Sylveon!

Legend has it that Slowking's amazing wisdom comes from the toxin that the giant trolley pierced his brain. Whenever the red pearl on the trolley lights up, it means that this wise man of the sea is about to do something amazing.

Xia Chen's expression turned solemn as he looked at the dazzling light emanating from the top of Dazai's head.

Although Sabrina's mental energy was shielded by some unknown means, he still sensed a terrifying water-based energy surging around Slowking through his Aura.

It's gathering momentum to unleash a water-based attack!

Since its debut, Slowking has always used Psychic-type moves, but in reality, it is a true Water/Psychic dual-type Pokémon.

The reason for switching to Water-type moves at this point is not hard to guess—Sara was worried that Xia Chen would let Sylveon use Dark-type moves to rewrite its type and become completely immune to the move.

Xia Chen understood this clearly. After Sylveon Mega Evolved, he immediately used Aura to telepathically command, "Use Quick Attack to get close first, then use Power Whip!"

The magic space that Slowking created earlier still exists on the field, and it doesn't look like it will disappear anytime soon.

Mega-evolved Sylveon is a hexagonal warrior similar to Arceus, with a speed greatly increased compared to its pre-evolution, far surpassing Slowking, and naturally also affected by Trick Room.

The only moves that can briefly break free from these rules are preemptive moves in the game, such as Quick Attack or Lightning Speed.

Although it is somewhat dangerous to approach Slowking rashly, without taking risks, one simply cannot fight against Sabrina.

The platinum-colored Super Fairy Cloth exuded mystery and elegance, and a grayish-white light suddenly flashed from the gem between her brows.

Then, a sharp whistling sound was heard, and Super Fairy Cloth's entire body disappeared from the spot as if it had been teleported.

A flash of lightning!

With the support of this special energy, Sylveon briefly broke free from the constraints of the Trick Room and rushed toward Slowking at lightning speed.

At the same time, the water energy accumulated in Slowking's body reached its peak, and his intelligent eyes narrowed, causing the water to surge and rush outwards.

…………

The relentless, surging waves crashed rhythmically toward the direction from which Xianbu was being attacked, like well-trained soldiers.

surf!

Sabrinas very carefully chose this wide-range water-type move.

Even taking into account Sylveon's ability to fly, the water waves, under Slowking's psychic control, rose to tens of meters high, almost reaching the top of the entire Punch Gate Arena!

"Xanbu, dive!"

Xia Chen calmly directed Xianbu to use his diving skills to enter the water that had spread across half of the area.