Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

"..."

Latias's attack continued, and the Raichu on the ground could only dodge in a hurry. Although due to the interference of the dragon's wave, the Raichu could not immediately step on its own tail and enter the sliding state, but in the normal state, its movements were still very agile.

However, this state certainly couldn't last forever, and constantly dodging wasn't Chen Leizhong's style. Instead of dodging, it would have been better to launch a storm of attacks, but in this state of decline, he had no other options.

"Raichu! Volt Replacement!"

Suddenly, following Chen Leizhong's order, Lei Qiu, who was lying on the ground and running away desperately, raised his head and his eyes flashed.

Then, a ray of light emerged from Raichu's body, turning into lightning and rushing directly towards Latias in the air, while Raichu's own body turned into another ray of light and returned to the Poké Ball in Chen Leizhong's hand - at the same time, another Poké Ball on his waist was directly opened, and another new Pokémon appeared in the venue.

"...Well done! If this continues, my Raichu will surely lose its ability to fight."

"However, Volt Swapping and frequent switching are also the privileges of Electric Pokémon. If you want to completely suppress an Electric Pokémon, it's best to completely block the opponent's ability to switch."

Chen Leizhong still seemed to have some lingering fear on his face, but as the leader of an electric-type gym, he did not forget his responsibility to provide guidance.

Moreover, he couldn't just let Qiao Ran suppress his Pokémon. If Raichu fell like this, it would be too regrettable.

This game has just begun.

"...Volt replacement... Indeed." Qiao Ran touched his chin and nodded.

Exchanging Pokémon on and off the field is itself a way of fighting Pokémon, especially for electric-type Pokémon that can learn "Volt Swap", not to mention that the damage of the Volt Swap skill itself is not low.

As for gym leaders not exchanging Pokémon - this rule is a customary rule and cannot be considered an official regulation. Moreover, this is indeed one of the characteristics of electric-type Pokémon. If even these are to be restricted, I'm afraid a large number of trainers specializing in electric attributes will take to the streets to protest, right?

There are also a lot of Pokémon that can learn the "Rapid Return" skill that have to rush out together.

"Anyway, let's continue the battle."

Chen Leizhong turned his attention back to the battlefield, and Qiao Ran also saw clearly the other Pokémon sent out by the opponent at this time.

According to the effect of Volt Replacement - after attacking, the attacking Pokémon will be directly removed from the field and replaced by another Pokémon in the trainer's hand.

At this time, the other one that Chen Leizhong replaced was the opponent that Latias was going to face again.

Looking at the Pokémon with a slender neck, its body covered in golden color, but with black ring-shaped patterns in some places, its body is like a kangaroo. The most conspicuous thing is that there is a red ball on its tail.

Qiao Ran also recognized

Although this kind of Pokémon has never had a strong presence, its characteristics are still quite obvious.

"Electric Dragon?"

Chapter 668 [Electric Dragon]

Zapdos - A pure electric-type Pokémon.

Although its racial value is not low, its characteristics are not very obvious among more and more Pokémon.

"Dragonite's speed is very low. Trainers who usually use this Pokémon only use it in special circumstances, right?"

Qiao Ran knew the weakness of this Pokémon. Although it had a special attack stat of 115, its speed was only 55 points. Its performance in the game was more like a heavy turret. If he wanted to fully unleash the potential of this Pokémon, he had to first activate a skill called "Trick Space".

In the Trick Space, the speed order of all Pokémon will be swapped. Fast Pokémon will become slower, and slow Pokémon will become faster. The Heavy Turret will directly transform into a terrifying meat grinder in the Trick Space, crushing the opponent directly.

Of course - all of this is based on the game. After all, in the game, speed is the key to determining the rounds. However, in reality - all of this is obviously not turn-based.

Just like the Squirtle that Qiao Ran had faced at the Rongcheng Gym before, it is better not to make judgments based on past experience before actually fighting these Pokémon.

"Special circumstances? You're talking about the Trick Space skill, right?"

After hearing what Qiao Ran said, Chen Leizhong also realized what the other party wanted to say, but he shook his head.

"Unfortunately, no Electric-type Pokémon can learn this move. However, my Electric Dragon doesn't need those things to amplify it."

Chen Leizhong seemed extremely confident in his Pokémon, and after seeing the level of this Electric Dragon, Qiao Ran almost understood the source of the gym leader's confidence.

"Electric Dragon, Level: 53"

The level of this Pokémon has not only broken through level 50, but has even reached level 53. In other words, it has stabilized its level above the King level and has even made certain improvements. This Pokémon... might be Chen Leizhong's ace Pokémon.

"Electric Dragon! Electric Field!"

As soon as Dragonite came on the field, Chen Leizhong let Dragonite release the Electric Field skill again. Countless electric sparks exploded from the golden dragon-type Pokémon, and then spread to every corner of the field again. Now, Dragonite seemed to be able to bring up a series of electric currents with just a raise of his hand or a stomp of his foot. It really looked like the thundering Thor, full of an inexplicable sense of oppression.

The judgment of the electric field will only affect Pokémon on the "ground". In the game, whether it is on the ground can only be judged by whether the Pokémon is affected by ground-type skills. However, in reality, many Pokémon that can fly in the air can also avoid the influence of ground skills.

Pokémon that glide through the air, like Raichu, can, on the contrary, be amplified by the electric field.

Although the theory that "the closer to the ground, the stronger the amplification" is still applicable, in other aspects, it seems to be very different from the game. At least - judging from the current electric dragon, the visual effect of this amplification is too strong.

"Latias! Psychic shock!"

In order to prevent the opponent from doing anything weird again, Qiao Ran decided to let Latias take the initiative. With Latias's speed, it would definitely not be a problem to forcibly suppress the electric dragon whose speed was only half of his own.

A series of spiritual energy emanated from Latias' body and shot straight towards the electric dragon shining on the ground. However, facing Latias's attack, the electric dragon did not dodge and directly took it with its own body.

No, it can't be said that it took it head-on - in front of the electric dragon, a dense electric net was actually spread out. The moment before it was hit by Latias's mental shock, it had actually prepared for defense. Although its body was still affected by the impact, the damage was reduced to an acceptable level after being diverted and buffered by the electric net.

"Dragon Wave!" A light flashed in Chen Leizhong's eyes. Due to Raichu's mistake, he obviously knew the attributes of the opponent's Pokémon. Since it was a dragon type, he had to use the dragon type to fight against the opponent!

“Den!!”

The electric dragon let out a shrill roar, and a blue, energy-filled dragon-shaped light wave shot out from its mouth, shooting directly back in the direction of Latias' attack.

"Get out of the way!"

Faced with the opponent's fierce skills, Qiao Ran could only use a special move to dodge quickly. Dragon skills can cause double damage to Latias. No matter how resistant Latias is, he will definitely not feel good if he is hit by this skill.

"it's useless!"

Latias in the sky began to move quickly, and finally avoided the attack range of the Dragon Wave with great difficulty. However, because her body paused when she used the mental shock, her starting speed slowed down a lot, and in the end she was still slightly touched by the Dragon Wave.

However, this will not have any effect on Latias considering his endurance.

The current scene,

It’s still their advantage...

No...that's not right...

Suddenly, just as Qiao Ran was thinking about this, a feeling like a lightning strike came from his brain, making him cover his head.

His body froze in place for a moment.

“This… this is…”

He looked up into the sky, and sure enough, just like his current state, Latias in the sky also had tiny electric currents spreading through his body, and it was obvious that he was in some strange state.

"paralysis?"

Although Qiao Ran really wanted to curse, he was definitely not cursing at this moment. Latias was obviously in an abnormal state called paralysis, and this state also affected his judgment.

After all, his perception and Latias's were completely connected.

"Yes, it's paralysis. This is a characteristic unique to Electric Pokémon."

When Chen Leizhong on the opposite side saw this scene, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise wildly.

"My lightning dragon's special ability is that all wave-type skills will carry a portion of electric energy, causing a paralysis effect when hitting."

"This—all based on its and mine understanding of electrical energy! The secret technique of electricity!"

"Even the fastest Pokémon can defeat my Dragonite when it's paralyzed?"

Chapter 669 [Fort]

It is no exaggeration to say that the paralysis state is one of the most disgusting and common negative states in the Pokémon world.

In addition to interfering with the movements of Pokémon, making it impossible to move with about a quarter of the chance, it can also directly reduce the opponent's speed by half. Under this deceleration rate, no matter how high the monster is, it is estimated to be in slow motion.

Even Latias, whose speed was originally twice that of Dragonite, was forcibly pulled to the same level as Dragonite after being paralyzed. At this moment, Qiao Ran basically understood why Chen Leizhong was so confident and would rather stick to the identity of the Electric Gym Leader than add a non-Electric Pokémon to the team.

With this style of play, it doesn't matter whether you can create space for tricks or not. The only important thing is how to bring your opponent to the same level as you.

"Latia..."

Qiao Ran naturally couldn't just sit there and wait for death, but just as he was about to issue a command, his brain froze and he became numb on the spot. This paralyzed state not only paralyzed the Pokémon, but also the trainer. Although he had experienced Pokémon entering abnormal states in previous battles, it had to be said that once his Pokémon entered an abnormal state, the impact would be doubled, which would greatly weaken his combat capability.

"Tsk..."

"Owner."

Latias also felt the discomfort of this state. Basically, when she felt numb, Qiao Ran would also feel numb at the same time. If she was the only one there, Qiao Ran could observe the situation when she couldn't control it, but now, they could only be controlled by each other at the same time.

Paralysis, or abnormal state, may be Qiao Ran's most powerful enemy.

——Moreover, they are still in the official battle, and Qiao Ran cannot climb up to the arena to feed medicine to Latias. The use of any off-site props is not allowed in official Pokémon competitions, not even medicine. Imagine if this loophole is opened, the competition between the two sides will not be a Pokémon competition, but a potion competition, and every trainer will have to have a small mountain of potions piled behind him.

As for Viridian's Power - although this power can restore physical strength to a certain extent, slow down or even eliminate abnormalities, in the battle with the trainer, Qiao Ran has never used this power to directly enhance his own Pokémon. In his opinion, this is also a disruption and blasphemy to the battle, and it is also a denial of his own Pokémon.

Just like a psychic wouldn't use their telekinesis to punch their opponent's Pokémon while their own Pokémon is attacking, Pokémon trainers still need to maintain a certain level of martial virtue in the arena. As for wild battles outside the arena, of course, each one displays their own unique abilities.

"There's no other way. We can only try to finish off the opponent as quickly as possible and end this battle."

So far, Qiao Ran has no way to deal with the abnormal state of Latias. Although Latias also has many auxiliary abilities, most of what she can do is to provide benefits to her teammates, such as entering a low-health state herself, and then giving a buff to the next teammate who comes on the field.

As for getting rid of her abnormal state, with her current abilities, she really has no way to deal with it.

"Strong mental thoughts!"

Qiao Ran could only seek to defeat the opponent quickly. However, just like before, when Latias's attacks hit the opponent, most of the power of the skills would be blocked by the opponent's released electric net. The fate of long-range energy skills was the same. However, if he gave up the long-range advantage and engaged the opponent in close combat...

Looking at the sparks and lightning on the electric dragon's body, Qiao Ran decisively gave up this idea.

"Why is this electric dragon so difficult to deal with?"

Facing an electric dragon that he had originally thought had very little presence, Qiao Ran actually had the same feeling as when he dealt with Hua Wanshuang's earth turtle.

The turret is just as difficult to deal with, and the most important thing is that this electric dragon has the interference of paralysis state compared to the original earth turtle.

"Electric Dragon! Dragon Wave!"

Now that Latias has been slowed down, the opponent's attacks have become more and more unscrupulous. Latias can only try his best to dodge, but if he fails to dodge in time, he will be hit by the dragon's wave again, causing the paralysis debuff to be refreshed again.

“…We can’t waste our energy like this any longer.”

Qiao Ran could clearly feel that Latias's physical strength was depleted much faster than his opponent. Although Latias' attacks could hit the opponent, under the opponent's defense, the super power skills that did not constitute a restraint did not have the very good effect as imagined. The dragon wave of the electric dragon caused real double damage to Latias.

"Latias!"

Qiao Ran stretched out his hand and grabbed a stone that had been hanging on his chest.

A strong light emanated from his hands and then reached Latias.

——Mega evolution.

This is definitely one of Latias's most hidden trump cards. As one of the few legendary Pokémon that can mega evolve, Latias's abilities will be greatly improved after mega evolution. Although its speed will not change, the strength of its special attacks and its toughness will be greatly enhanced.

This is the power that can change the situation of the battle.

"Mega evolution!"

"Oh my god! Can this Pokémon also mega evolve?"

“…Quickly take a picture, take a picture!”

The audience who were watching the game were even more excited. When they saw Qiao Ran stretch out his hand and take out the stone, the DNA in their bodies was directly triggered. In previous games, Qiao Ran had also demonstrated the ability of mega evolution many times, and each time, it basically started with this action.

"Roar!!"

In the colorful light, Latias's body also began to change. The color of her body changed from red to purple, and her originally short arms became thicker. The two extended "wings" were like real airplanes. At this time, she looked more suitable for flying than before, and her eyes were also more determined.

A powerful aura emanated from her, and even the audience could feel the strong visual impact.

The Electric Dragon on the ground stared at its opponent. It did not take the opportunity to attack when its opponent transformed, but glanced thoughtfully at its trainer, Chen Leizhong, behind it.

"Oh? So this Pokémon can also mega evolve? ...I thought it would take a while..."

Chen Leizhong stared at Latias for a while, but soon he turned his attention to Qiao Ran.

Then, a smile appeared on his face, and he took out his other hand that had been in his pocket. What appeared in his hand was a round, colorful sphere that surprised Qiao Ran immensely.

"Look at what this thing is?"

Chapter 670 [Mega Evolution]

"Wait, that's...a key...stone?"

Looking at the object in Chen Leizhong's hand, Qiao Ran couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

The same was true for the audience outside the stadium. At first, the whole audience was silent for several seconds, and then everyone cheered loudly.

"Mage evolution! Mega evolution!"

They were all cheering and looking forward to what Chen Leizhong could do. Although Qiao Ran had demonstrated the existence of mega evolution before, the only battle between both sides with mega evolution was the one between him and Nancy.