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

Iron Tail is already one of Steelix's best moves for hitting Diancie. If it can't even hurt Diancie, how can it possibly hurt Diancie?

A feeling of confusion quietly arose, but he quickly extinguished it.

So what if he can't damage it? His Diancie might not be able to damage Steelix either!

If we wait and see, there might still be a chance.

"Steel Snake, Heavy Impact!"

If Iron Tail doesn't work, switch to one with higher damage.

Heavy Slam is also a Steel-type physical attack move, but it has a special effect—

The damage increases if the user is heavier than the opponent.

The greater the weight difference, the greater the damage.

The super-sized Steelix, which is twelve or thirteen meters long, weighs nearly ten tons, while the lithe Diancie, which is only a little over one meter tall, weighs no more than one hundred kilograms.

Given the dramatic weight difference, the damage that a heavy impact could inflict is terrifyingly high.

However, Xia Chen's expression showed little worry. He commanded in a deep voice, "Power of the Earth!"

After laying the groundwork with two defensive moves, Xia Chen directly had Diancie use Earth Power to confront the imposing Steelix head-on.

The two Pokémon, vastly different in size, reunited. The Steelix, its entire body gleaming with the cold light of steel, resembled a nine-section whip that had grown countless times larger.

Meanwhile, Diancie, who was about the same size as a human, calmly condensed a vast and heavy ground-type energy beneath the whip.

The ground trembled slightly, as if something was responding to Diancie's call.

Soon, an irregularly shaped, yet terrifyingly powerful, earth-yellow energy sphere appeared in front of Diancie.

This energy ball was no bigger than a basketball. Compared to the massive steel snake that crashed down, the difference between them was so great that even fireflies and the moon couldn't adequately describe the difference.

This scene looks like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, or an ant trying to shake a tree.

However, the result of the two moves colliding was quite surprising.

The earthen-yellow energy ball suddenly erupted with terrifying energy completely disproportionate to its size, relentlessly resisting the massive body of the giant Steelix like ocean waves.

Due to the energy barrier, the mighty Steel Serpent was unable to advance even a single step forward!

Chapter 454 Diancie's Progress

boom--

The stalemate finally erupted into a massive explosion, followed by a deafening roar that echoed throughout the area.

This clash, which should have been a foregone conclusion based on physical size alone, produced an unexpected result due to the sudden burst of energy.

The petite Diancie remained motionless, while the Steelix rolled backward several times before finally stopping thanks to the cushioning effect of several giant rocks on the field.

Dust kicked up by the explosion swirled across the site, like a small sandstorm.

Even the massive body of the giant Steelix was difficult to see clearly from the audience seats.

However, one thing is clear: in this first head-on clash between the two Pokémon, Steelix was defeated!

"Quicksand Hell!"

Without giving his opponent any time to breathe, Xia Chen took the initiative to launch an attack this time.

The dust, which had not yet completely subsided, surged and churned again under Diancie's control. The solid rock ground was instantly disintegrated and collapsed, causing Steelix, who had just stood up and was still recovering, to stumble once more.

The damage from Quicksand Hell is negligible for Steelix, which has extremely high physical defense; the most important thing is that it restricts its mobility.

"Steel Cobra, Electromagnetic Levitation!"

However, it was clear that the opponent was not a pushover. Before Steelix was completely trapped in the quicksand quagmire, Meng Yingcheng had already come up with a countermeasure.

Electromagnetic levitation is an electric-type transformation move. It fills the entire body with electromagnetic energy, granting the ability to fly for a short period of time and making the user immune to ground-type moves.

The brilliance of this move lies in the fact that it not only frees you from the constraints of the quicksand hell, but also significantly hinders Diancie's subsequent attacks.

Being immune to Ground-type moves means that most of her signature type moves are blocked.

Steelix has four times the resistance to Rock and two times the resistance to Fairy, and now even its original two-fold weakness to Ground-type moves is gone.

What was originally an extremely disadvantageous situation seems to have been suddenly turned around by this electromagnetic levitation?

However, the next move shattered Meng Yingcheng's illusions once again.

"Tianci, gravity!"

A pale blue light shone from Diancie's pink eyes, and an invisible energy permeated the entire arena before pressing down heavily.

boom--

The giant steel snake, which had just soared up like a dragon, had barely experienced the joy of flight for a few seconds when it was pulled back to the ground by an invisible force.

Meng Yingcheng felt a chill in his heart. This guy even knows how to use gravity. Isn't he being too restrained?

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The process of going from hell to heaven and then back to hell takes only a few seconds, and the breathtaking transition has elicited screams from the sidelines.

Without hesitation, Diancie quickly gathered energy and raised her hand to unleash another burst of earth power.

Seeing this, Meng Yingcheng hurriedly ordered, "Big Steel Serpent, dig a hole!"

Even if the opponent uses Earthquake, it doesn't matter. Steelix's Special Defense is really weak. Even if Earthquake can deal more damage to Pokémon that are underground, it may not be as damaging as Earth Power.

Amidst a deafening rumble, the giant steel snake flipped over and burrowed beneath the sand-like, shifting ground.

The second wave of Earth Power only hit a small portion of the initial burst, with most of the energy being evaded by Steelix through digging.

Xia Chen wasn't in a hurry; he simply commanded, "A trick!"

His main tactic for Diancie was defense and counter-attack. Now that the defense was already impregnable, all that was needed was to strengthen the special attack and accumulate power.

To be honest, Diancie originally didn't have the Trick skill in her skill pool, but Zoroark's Move-Move Fruit filled that gap for her.

Nasty Plot is much more effective than Meditation when the opponent lacks good special attack options.

For example, right now.

The ground beneath was surging and undulating dramatically. For the giant steel snake, its activity underground was no different from that of a fish in water. After nimbly adjusting its posture, it burst out of the ground like a megalodon pouncing on its prey!

The giant Steelix's wild and rugged head reflected a dazzling metallic light in the sunlight, and its first move after breaking through the ground was none other than Iron Head!

Meanwhile, Diancie continued to unleash her schemes without any reaction.

boom--

Steelix's relentless third attack finally yielded a slight breakthrough, with Diancie flying upside down under the immense Steel-type energy contained within Ironhead.

"Strike while the iron is hot," Meng Yingcheng commanded in a deep voice, "Big Steel Serpent, charge up and bind her with your body!"

"S-"

A short, muffled buzzing sound responded, and Steelix, using its momentum, followed Diancie's figure forward, its thick, long body slightly curved.

Although it wasn't fast, it still managed to precisely grip Diancie's neck before unleashing a sudden burst of power.

Snake spirits rely on this trick to catch their prey, but their familiar movements don't elicit the same feedback.

The hard, tactile sensation of being tightly bound actually made the steel snake, with its steel-like body, feel a bit painful from the tension.

Clearly, in terms of hardness, nothing in the world can compare to diamond.

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Just as Steelix was secretly exerting its power, Diancie finally completed the enhancement of her Trick.

She was quite surprised to find herself in Steelix's arms when she opened her eyes, but Diancie didn't struggle because Xia Chen had sent her a message in her mind.

"It's alright, this way it can't attack you. Keep up the trick."

Upon hearing this, Diancie strengthened herself again while still bound by Steelix, displaying a Zen-like attitude of simply lying down wherever she fell.

Steelix was wondering why its prey wasn't struggling at all when it heard its trainer behind it shout, "Steelix, let go, Heavy Slam!"

Unfortunately, binding moves like [Tighten] are either Normal or Grass-type, so they can't effectively damage Diancie.

The initial assumption of a binding attack actually slowed down the pace of the Mega Steelix.

Steelix hastily released its body, and Diancie naturally fell to the ground. By then, it was too late for Steelix to adjust its body and launch an attack.

The second trick was successfully enhanced, and a rich orange light enveloped Diancie's magnificent and dazzling body.

She is now unstoppable!

The thick, earth-yellow energy condensed in front of him was still the power of the earth, but compared to the previous move that was somewhat hasty in response to the heavy impact, the momentum of this power of the earth had increased by many orders of magnitude.

Meng Yingcheng's expression was hesitant and uncertain. After the double trickery was enhanced, Diancie's output ability was beyond doubt.

Even a powerful Steelix might not be able to withstand this attack.

He really wanted Steelix to use Protect to withstand this attack, but in the current situation, Protect would undoubtedly be a slow death.

The best approach would be to send out Flying-type Pokémon for defense, but he didn't have any.

Helpless, Meng Yingcheng could only grit his teeth and command, "Steel Serpent, heavy ramming!"

Since there's no point in running away, then let's unleash our last bit of light and heat before we leave the stage.

Understanding its trainer's feelings, the Steelix roared and used all the energy it could muster as a propulsion force to pounce on Diancie, and the two collided once again!

boom--

A tremendous roar ripped through the sky, and blazing flames erupted from the center of the energy explosion, carrying with them a mushroom cloud that almost turned the entire sky gray.

If the previous earth power was only at the missile level, then this move, enhanced by the double trick, is comparable to a nuclear bomb!

While this statement may be somewhat exaggerated, those who watched the game live truly understood the sentiment.

If it weren't for the energy barrier protecting the venue, it's hard to imagine how many people would have been injured by the aftershocks of the collision and explosion of these two moves.

Even though the area was shrouded in thick smoke and dust, and looked like it was about to be bombed to pieces, you could still vaguely see the massive body of the giant Steelix crashing down.

Undoubtedly, the outcome of this battle is decided; Super Diancie has the upper hand and has won the fight!

After this fast-paced battle, the live stream chat finally found an opportunity to explode.

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