Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

There are two more Pokémon.

He still has two chances, he hasn't lost yet!

Duowu gritted his teeth and reached for his waist.

His fingertips hovered between the two Poké Balls for a moment before his gaze hardened again.

"In that case, I've chosen you!"

A flash of red light appeared, and suddenly a violent ripple spread across the surface of the water in the center of the pool.

A Pokémon emerges from the water.

It has a slender body, with an overall dark blue color resembling the deep sea, and a bright yellow belly.

Its head resembles a seahorse, yet it exudes the majesty of a dragon.

Its nose is long, and its dorsal fin stands tall like a crown.

Those eyes carried an innate arrogance, as if to say, "I am different from you ordinary Pokémon."

King Thorn Dragon!

Unlike Gyarados and Charizard, which are Dragon-type Pokémon that rely on luck.

It is a true dual Water and Dragon type Pokémon!

It is also one of Duowu's trump cards!

Looking at the Kingdra with its head held high in the arena, Dowu regained some of his confidence.

He admitted that the giant crab on the other side was indeed something special, a melee god of war.

In that case, I just need to avoid being touched by it!

On the sidelines, Kona paused slightly, her hand that had been supporting her chin.

She glanced at the fleeting sneer on Duowu's lips, then at the Thorn Dragon King poised to pounce in the pool, and almost instantly deciphered the player's tactical intentions.

Does it have the characteristic of being able to move freely and easily?

Using speed to create distance and wear down the opponent... that's a pretty good strategy.

It's quite rare to see tactical maneuvering in the qualifiers.

After all, most people from the Kanto region know what's going on.

Basically, they don't care about tactics, they just close their eyes and charge in!

Kona nodded slightly, her gaze returning to the arena, looking with interest at the boy wearing the red and white hat.

It's unclear how this boy named Xiaozhi plans to resolve this situation.

.......

"King Thorn Dragon, pray for rain!"

Duo Wu took the initiative and pointed his right hand forward sharply.

"Dora—!"

The Kingdra raised its head and roared, its dorsal fin glowing with a pale blue aura.

Thick rain clouds quickly gathered in the sky, and large raindrops pelted down, instantly enveloping the entire area in a hazy rain curtain.

The audience members in the stands were fine, as they were far enough away that they weren't affected.

But the referee standing on the edge of the floating platform... got drenched right in the head.

Rainwater streamed down the referee's uniform, and his once meticulously styled hair collapsed into a seaweed-like shape, plastered to his forehead.

"..."

The referee wiped the water off his face expressionlessly, staring blankly ahead.

Therefore, he hates his job more than anything in his life!

none of them!

In the center of the arena, the figure of the Dragon King became blurred in the rain.

Raindrops fell on the scales of the King Thorn Dragon, as if infusing it with boundless vitality.

Duowu's lips curled up.

Feel free to relax, kid!

With a flick of its tail fin, its entire body glided across the water like a dark blue arrow—

"So fast!"

A gasp of surprise erupted from the audience.

The already fast Kingdra was now twice as fast, leaving trails of afterimages on the water's surface. It sliced ​​through and closed the rain curtain, creating a dazzling spectacle.

boom! boom! boom!

The giant crab swung its pincers to meet the attack, but each strike only hit the air.

"right!"

The moment Ash's voice rang out, Krabby's right claw slammed directly into the water on its right.

But the Dragon King had already drifted to the side.

Its tail fin drew a graceful arc on the water's surface, deftly circling behind the giant crab.

"Dragon's Breath".

Duo Wu slowly uttered two words.

Kingdra opened its mouth and unleashed a blue energy breath, which slammed solidly into the back of Crab.

"Tch!"

The giant crab was blasted so hard it flipped over in the water, wisps of white smoke rising from its hard shell.

But it just shook its head, pushed off with its four legs, and steadily flipped itself over, re-assuming a fighting stance.

"Not bad, it can hold its own."

Duo Wu raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement in his tone.

"Then keep attacking! Don't stop!"

The rain is getting heavier.

The Kingdra drew graceful arcs across the water's surface, occasionally unleashing a breath attack or a water gun from tricky angles.

The giant crab struggled to stay afloat, its pincers slamming against the water's surface with a resounding crash, but it couldn't even manage to graze the Kingdra.

Seeing this, Duowu crossed his arms over his chest, his tone carrying a sense of confidence and composure.

"Stop putting up futile resistance!"

"My Kingdra's ability is Swift Swim, and its speed doubles in the rain!"

"With the mobility of your giant crab, there's no way you can hit it!"

On the stands.

Seeing this, Xiaoxia turned her head and said to Lillie beside her.

"Hey, Lillie, watch closely, this is another major taboo in battle."

"Huh?" Lillie blinked, her face full of curiosity. "What taboo?"

She had already turned to a new page in her notebook, the pen tip hovering over the paper, ready to take notes.

Xiaoxia pointed to Duowu, who was standing in the arena with his arms crossed and a smile on his lips.

"That is, never, ever explain your tactics to your opponent when you have the advantage."

Before Lillie, her face full of questions, could even ask why, Ash's voice came from the sidelines.

"Speed, huh..."

The boy's tone showed no panic, but rather a thoughtful calm.

He looked up, raindrops hitting the brim of his hat and sliding down the edge.

"Since that's the case—"

A glint of light flashed in Xiao Zhi's eyes.

"Big Claw Crab, then stir up the water in the pool!"

The giant crab received the order and stopped chasing the ghostly figure of Kingdra.

He raised his pincers and plunged them hard into the water beneath his feet.

It doesn't unleash any special moves like a regular Pokémon.

Instead, it used its two large pincers to frantically draw circles in the water in an almost barbaric way.

The King Thorn Dragon's water gun hit it, but it didn't budge.

Another burst of dragon breath struck its crab shell, and it only let out a muffled groan, but the force of its churning increased.

Duo Wu paused for a moment, then sneered.

"Give up the fight? King Thorn Dragon, give him one last shot—what?!"

Before he could finish speaking...

As the giant crab stirred the water, the surface of the entire pool began to slowly rotate, with the giant crab in the center of the pool as the center!

It started slowly, but within just a few breaths, the speed of rotation increased visibly.

The water was pulled, torn, and stirred by the giant crab's pincers, forming an ever-growing whirlpool.

The edge of the vortex expanded rapidly, spreading from the center of the field all the way to the edge of the pool.

The Kingdra was swimming at high speed, but the speed it had gained from its leisurely movements became a hindrance in the face of the sudden change in the water flow.

Before it could adjust its direction, it was caught by the edge of the vortex, and its whole body began to spin uncontrollably.

"What?! Impossible!"