Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

With a special supply of up to 130, combined with the bonus of the spiritual field, this attack is no joke. Even the physical attack is as high as 85, which is enough to kill a giant hornet with one punch.

When it comes to choosing Pokémon, the only Pokémon with the attributes that can restrain Tapu Butterfree are Poison, Ghost, and Steel.

Qiao Ran also has Pokémon with these three attributes, but all three have their own problems. The poison-type Hollow is restrained by Tapu Butterfree, and the ghost-type Mimikyu is just a short-legged Pokémon that moves on the ground. It may perform better in arenas with limited space, but in this broken world, it really has no advantage.

As for the remaining steel-attributed Cang Xiang, although she has the steel attribute, Qiao Ran is not sure whether the sword will come with her if he calls her out in this situation. If there is no sword, Cang Xiang will probably be confused like him on the spot, and there is no way for her to enter her strongest combat state - the King of Swords, and she will not be able to obtain the second attribute of "steel".

"..."

After thinking about it, there was no suitable option. In Qiao Ran's mind, it seemed that there was only one option left.

—Excluding Rotom, who serves as a support staff and is nominally his second Pokémon.

Qiao Ran, thinking of the other party's appearance and name, threw the Poké Ball in his hand with force. In the light, the Pokémon with a diamond-like appearance and the same pink color as the opposite Tapu Butterfree appeared in the field.

She raised her little head and looked into the eyes of the Tapu Butterfly opposite her, not flinching even when facing those eyes filled with anger and negativity.

"really……"

Qiao Ran took a deep breath, and when he saw the pink Pokémon, his eyes widened and the excitement in his heart gradually calmed down.

Thinking about the other person's appearance,

This... is indeed useful!

“…Is this that world?”

Diancie's voice rang in Qiao Ran's mind. In this empty and hopeless world, it made Qiao Ran feel "touched" in his heart.

"Correct."

Qiao Ran had told her about these things before, so it didn't take Diancie much time to adjust. She only had to glance around to understand the situation.

The Pokémon opposite also looks pink, and it might be her opponent this time.

Moreover, the other party's state of being surrounded by black and purple mist was obviously not normal. It was probably because of some reasons that he became like this.

"te..."

A strange sound came from Tapu Butterfly's mouth, and without any warning, a strong super-powered energy burst out from its waving hands. Moreover, under the influence of the mental field, Tapu Butterfly's super-powered attribute actually showed a strange pink color, and the power looked extremely terrifying - like two tornadoes, rushing directly towards Diancie and Qiao Ran.

"Diancie! Diamond Storm!"

Facing the opponent's attack, Qiao Ran could only command Diancie to launch a counterattack while dodging. Compared with the previous Nine-Tails, Diancie's combat effectiveness would be obviously stronger, and even when facing Tapu Butterfree, she would not be suppressed all the time.

However, as a trainer who was "also participating in the battle", Qiao Ran could only run frantically to avoid this powerful mental whirlwind, and finally flew out to completely avoid the opponent's attack.

“So strong…!”

Compared with the previous Tapu Moo, Tapu Cleaver is good at special attacks. Although the values ​​of both are the terrifying 130, the special attack obviously has a larger attack area. With just one move, it has covered the range of Qiao Ran and Diancie.

Qiao Ran is just an ordinary human. If he were involved in a legendary Pokémon battle of this level, he would definitely not be able to bear it.

"Ti!"

Diancie also folded her hands and used her most iconic skill. Countless pink diamond fragments wrapped around her like petals, blocking the opponent's attack. However, Qiao Ran's current situation made her take a few more glances. It was obvious that she was very worried about Qiao Ran's condition.

However, as a Pokémon fighting on the battlefield, she understood very well that if she approached Qiao Ran out of worry about him at this time, she would actually bring danger to him.

What she should do now is to force the other party's attention to herself.

"Di!!"

She exerted a little force with her hands, and the diamond storm, which was already of considerable size, quickly doubled in size. As the first mental shock from Capu Butterfly gradually dissipated, she raised her hands and let the storm fly directly to where Capu Butterfly was.

"it is good!"

This sneak attack was entirely Diancie's own idea. Even without Qiao Ran's command, she was able to grasp many opportunities for battle. As a Pokémon with a certain strength, it was not difficult for her to do this. Even Qiao Ran couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw this scene.

However, when the storm gradually dissipated, the pink island god still appeared in front of Qiao Ran and Diancie intact.

"te..."

Her body was surrounded by a transparent wall that glowed slightly pink, and it was even more obvious under the reflection of the aura on the ground.

Chapter 697 [Spiritual Power]

It was just a Diamond Storm, and it didn't cause any obvious damage to the Tapu Butterfly in front of him. Moreover, judging from the opponent's appearance, it seemed that he had used the "Reflection Wall" skill before hitting, which greatly offset the effect of the Diamond Storm.

In terms of attack power, Diancie's attack power is obviously not as high as Tapu Butterfree's, but even before entering the mega evolution state, Diancie's attack power cannot be underestimated.

only……

"...Without Mega, it's still a bit difficult..."

Normally, if a Pokémon mega evolves, Diancie can quickly switch to the "all-out attack" state, and then use up to 150 points of attack power, which is enough to stand at the top of all Pokémon, to quickly suppress the opponent. But now, not only does Qiao Ran not have the key stone required for mega evolution, but even Diancie seems to have lost the mega stone required for mega evolution. Without these two things, no matter how much they want to mega evolve, they can't do it.

Unless they can create the legendary "Bond Evolution" on the spot, but that is obviously unlikely.

"..."

The sudden disappearance of familiar things was actually a huge obstacle for Diancie in battle. After she was able to skillfully enter the mega state, Diancie would basically not maintain her usual appearance whenever she started to participate in the battle, but would enter the battlefield with a more powerful posture. In other words, she herself had already adapted to the kind of strong attacks.

Her fighting style of suppressing her opponents had suddenly returned to its normal state of "stronger double defense and weaker attack", and she was actually a little restrained.

"te..."

After blocking Diancie's attack, Capu Chou Chou continued to chant incomprehensible words. Her hands stretched out from the "cocoon"-like container, condensing surging spiritual power.

In Qiao Ran's memory, he had quite a few opportunities to fight with psychic-attribute Pokémon. Although he gained experience in this area from Nancy many times, considering Nancy's level, she could already be considered a master of psychic powers.

——The deterrent and destructive power exuded by this Tapu Butterfly now is much stronger than any of Nancy's Pokémon. Even the mental shock it released casually before is enough to withstand the full force of Nancy's ace Alakazam.

The island guardian deity is a type of land deity. Judging from the little information revealed by the orb, Tapu's existence is actually very closely tied to Alola's. So... judging from Alola's current situation, Tapu might not have reached his prime yet.

"Shhh!!"

Two more pink super power beams shot out from Tapu Butterfly's hands. The pink light almost filled the entire field of vision. In this black and purple space, it directly lit up an entire area. Qiao Ran had no way of identifying what skill this was. The only thing he could know was that the power of this thing was obviously a bit outrageous.

How on earth could such a small body launch such an attack?

"boom!!!"

Diancie condensed Eternal Diamond around her, blocking one of the opponent's attacks, while the other one was shot slightly off-center, brushing past Diancie's body and hitting the floating island.

And that beam of light directly penetrated the ground of the floating island. That was not the end. Tapu Butterfly just raised her hand slightly and shook it slightly. The beam of super power was like a scalpel, cutting through the thick ground of the floating island. Starting from the place where it hit, it divided the ground into two parts.

Rumbling sounds continued to come from Qiao Ran's ears, and at the same time, the ground under his feet was shaking violently. After the experience of fighting with Tapu Moo last time, he finally understood what was going on.

It is basically impossible to maintain the intact appearance of the land that has been tormented by these island gods.

Moreover, looking at the current situation...

“…It’s going to collapse!”

Qiao Ran didn't hesitate at all and decisively ran in the other direction without looking back. Diancie, who had blocked the opponent's attack and was about to continue fighting with Tapu Butterfly, also flew towards Qiao Ran in a very tacit understanding.

With Diancie's petite figure, she couldn't carry Qiao Ran and jump between floating islands like Nine-Tailed Fox did. However, she could use her rock-based abilities or her ability to make diamonds to help Qiao Ran build a temporary "bridge".

Although these temporarily created pink crystals do not have the hardness and long-lasting effect of eternal diamonds, their own effects are not bad. At least, they are more than enough to help Qiao Ran find a way to other floating islands.

——As for the rest, Diancie’s short legs were of no help, so Qiao Ran could only rely on his own body, squeeze his physical strength, and find a way to speed up his running.

However, the Tapu Butterfly on the other side obviously would not let them get their wish.

When she saw what Diancie and Qiao Ran seemed to be doing, she quickly moved over here. Her speed was much faster than Diancie in normal state, but because they were in a strange state, the thinking of these island gods seemed to be interfered with in some way.

Just like Tapu Moo before, the reason why she was defeated by the Nine-Tailed Fox was actually because of this.

If it were a head-on battle, Nine-Tailed Fox would not have much room to maneuver and would be defeated head-on by the opponent.

"ke..."

Following the sound of Tapu Butterfly, several more pink super-powered light balls flew towards Diancie. This time, in order to cover Qiao Ran's way to another floating island, Diancie could only stand in front of Qiao Ran and the "Diamond Bridge", using her own attacks and body to block all attacks.

If the bridge was hit by the enemy's attack here, even Diancie would not be able to ensure its integrity. If Qiao Ran fell down, it would be very difficult for her to pull him up with her short arms.

"..."

Faced with this situation, Qiao Ran could only try his best to speed up so as not to hold back Diancie's battle. As a trainer, he knew his limits and when he should rely on his Pokémon.

At this moment, Diancie's reason for fighting was no longer to bring victory to Qiao Ran in the arena. All she wanted was to bring Qiao Ran back safely and protect everything she had now.

Chapter 698 [Come again? ]

Every trainer, or every Pokémon, has his or her own reason for participating in the battle. Perhaps it is simply to become stronger, or simply to win honor. When Qiao Ran first embarked on his journey, he might have thought so too.

But now, those have become the even less important "other aspects".

When he first met Diancie, and when he first encountered those extraordinary Pokémon, Qiao Ran should have thought that there might be a day when they were born extraordinary, and he himself might also embark on an extraordinary adventure.

"Qiao Ran, run!"

"Ok!"

As if noticing the other party's embarrassment, Tapu Butterfree's attack became more and more fierce. In desperation, Diancie even called out Qiao Ran's name directly. Although it didn't matter how they called each other in private, in public or in front of other Pokémon, she always called Qiao Ran "Master".

Several huge energy balls formed from the other end of the sky, and then hit the diamond barrier created by Diancie, causing it to vibrate.

Diancie's defense is one of the best in the Pokémon world. She can even withstand attacks from legendary Pokémon like Yveltal or Reshiram, but that doesn't mean she can hold on forever.

"Ha ha……"

Qiao Ran had accelerated to his limit. Finally, after his last step, his body had crossed the long crystal bridge built by Diancie and arrived at the nearest floating island.

He gasped and looked back at himself. The original floating island had already collapsed and sunk. As the island collapsed, the long crystal bridge connected to it also fell. These crystals were not eternal diamonds and were obviously different from ordinary crystals. After they began to disintegrate, they turned into star-like lights and dissipated in this lifeless space.

"..."

On the other side, Tapu Butterfly was still staring at Qiao Ran and Diancie, like a pink devil. With a wave of her hand, a fierce storm of super powers came out. Although she was only the "Island God" of the Alola region, the oppressive feeling she brought surpassed many Pokémon Qiao Ran had faced before.

No, maybe, this is the second time for the real legendary Pokémon?

The previous Hoopa and those Genesects were just illusions whose authenticity was unknown, but these Tapu were the real island gods representing the will of Alola.

After arriving on the new floating island, Qiao Ran calmed down for a while and then returned to commanding and fighting.

"Dianci, Trick Space!"

A large part of all the previous disadvantages came from Diancie's slow speed. Before it became mega, Diancie's speed was on the low side among all Pokémon. At this time, this skill came into play.

As one of the few Pokémon that can learn Trick Space by leveling up, Diancie's mastery of this skill is obviously more proficient than those Pokémon that learn it through skill teaching. Or perhaps it can be said that this skill itself is prepared for her slow speed.

Diancie gently stretched out her hands, and a square area slowly took shape in her hands, like a small Rubik's Cube, flashing with strange light. However, as she stretched her body, the small Rubik's Cube gradually expanded, gradually becoming an area covering the floating island.

It enveloped Qiao Ran, Fudao, Diancie herself, and the Tapu Butterfly on the opposite side.

Trick Space is a skill that changes all the speed rules of objects in a spatial area. In this space, the slower Pokémon will become faster, and the faster Pokémon will become slower. In other words, as long as Diancie is within this area, she can actually beat the faster Tapu Butterfree -!

"Diancie! Diamond Storm!"

While the Tapu Butterfly on the opposite side seemed to have not reacted yet, Qiao Ran decisively ordered Diancie to launch an attack. Although Tapu Butterfly was very powerful, like Tapu Moo before, it would always fail at certain times, and it seemed that its thinking was completely unable to turn around.

“Ti——!!”

It wasn't until Diancie's diamond storm quickly took shape that Capu Triptoe finally reacted. She quickly gathered the same superpower energy as before, trying to compete with the opponent's storm, but this time, she miscalculated after all.

The opponent's speed actually surpassed hers. The attack launched by the Pokémon that she could only suppress and beat had actually approached her before she could react.

"Uh-huh!!!"

The pink diamond storm spread like a pink wind dragon from in front of Diancie and directly engulfed Capu Butterfree's body. Countless tiny diamond fragments, like blades, continued to cause damage.

From the outside, Diamond Storm is undoubtedly an extremely beautiful skill, but only the party that bears the damage can understand how terrifying this skill is. The fine diamond fragments are like indestructible steel knives. Even Tapu Butterfly, the god of the island, cannot withstand the pain brought to the body.

"……how's it going?

'

Diancie stared at the opponent's situation nervously. This Diamond Storm was indeed her full-strength attack. She even used the technique of mixing Eternal Diamond fragments into the Diamond Storm to increase the attack power. However, it was definitely impossible to defeat the opponent so easily.

"...!"

The endless diamond storm gradually dissipated. Qiao Ran and Diancie did not wait for Tapu Butterfly to lose her strength and fall from the sky. Instead, two super-powered whirlwinds rushed over again. The opponent's eyes were full of red, and her body was covered with scars from previous attacks. However, these injuries did not cause her to fall on the spot, but further stimulated her ferocity.

"Dianci, get out of the way!"

"Di!!"

With the help of the magic space, Diancie easily avoided the opponent's counterattack. However, the floating island under Qiao Ran's feet was obviously not so lucky.

Looking at the floating island that was crumbling beneath his feet, Qiao Ran's face was full of depression.

Again? ? ?

Next time, can you guys find a sturdier place to fight?

Chapter 699 [The Final Blow]