Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

Before challenging Miao Ye, Nanfeng studied the Pokémon lineup that Miao Ye often used.

Using Intimidate as a starting move for Arcanine is a common tactic.

The referee confirmed that both Pokémon were in position, raised his hand, and announced, "Battle begins!"

"Wind Speed ​​Dog, amazing speed!"

"Greninja, Surf!" Nanfeng and Miaoye shouted at the same time.

Facing Master Miao, Nanfeng dared not be careless in the slightest. If such an opponent seized the initiative, he might be taken down in one fell swoop before he could even launch an offensive.

Master Miao didn't underestimate Nanfeng. Since he had received Master Bai Wenru's affirmation, it meant that Nanfeng must have some skills, so he went all out from the start.

Despite its enormous size, Arcanine possesses unimaginable speed. With a light touch of its orange claws, its body transforms into a streak of fire, moving at a speed that can only be described as an orange flash.

In the blink of an eye, it was in front of Greninja, slapping its head with its claws.

But just before the claw was about to strike, another Greninja appeared in front of the Greninja that had just crouched down, withstanding Arcanine's Extreme Speed!

A muffled explosion rang out, and white smoke billowed out.

In the blink of an eye, Greninja used its highly skilled Stand to block Godspeed.

Then, a slap on the ground caused a seven-meter-high azure curtain to rise from behind.

This is a terrifying surf with a power of 140!

"Come back!" Miao Ye immediately recalled the Arcanine.

Such a powerful Surf attack would likely KO a pure Fire-type Arcanine instantly. Trying to gamble on defense might result in Greninja being defeated by a barrage of attacks.

"please!"

Then, after throwing out another Poké Ball, the second Pokémon that Bellatrix sent out was Poliwrath.

Let the fast-swimming frog take the hit of the surf.

But less than two seconds after the wave submerged the fast-swimming frog, a loud bang suddenly rang out in the azure sea.

"boom!"

Two columns of water shot into the sky from the center of the waves.

Greninja and Poliwrath are engaged in close combat.

Nanfeng's eyebrows twitched upon seeing this scene; Master Miao's title of "Master" was truly not just empty words.

While surfing, South Wind also enabled Greninja to use "Water Shot," hiding in the rushing waves to launch a sneak attack at any moment.

However, as a seasoned Gym Leader, Mr. Miao has an incredibly wealth of battle experience. Judging from the current situation and the positions of the two Pokémon in battle, Poliwrath immediately launched an attack on Greninja after taking a hit from Surf.

That's why the two elves collided in the waves.

But.

It's important to know that South Wind's Secret Technique - Surf - will create a vortex after it hits, so Poliwrath launched its attack after getting rid of the vortex!

This is incredible!

Even if Surf only deals half damage to Water-type Pokémon, that's still a whopping 70 points. Add to that Greninja's terrifying Special Attack, plus the interference from Whirlpool.

To be able to catch surf and whirlpools so easily and launch a counterattack immediately, unless...

Nanfeng frowned, suddenly having some guesses.

"Shadow Clone, Water Shuriken!" Nanfeng shouted.

Greninja, which had leaped into the air, suddenly flashed, and five more Greninja appeared around it, all of which used Water Shuriken on the Poliwrath not far away.

In an instant, twenty-five flying water shurikens flew through the air, but without exception, their targets were all fast-swimming frogs.

"A series of slaps!" Master Miao immediately followed up with his own move.

The Swiftfrog in mid-air slapped away five water shuriken with a single blow, one each, but it just so happened to knock away all five water shuriken thrown by the Greninja itself.

Nanfeng immediately realized that the fast-swimming frog had mastered his mind.

Yes, the Swiftfrog is one of the few creatures that are born with the ability to control minds.

"True Qi Bomb!" Master Miao added in a counterattack.

As it began its descent from mid-air, Politoed pulled its hands out of the air and placed them on its chest. White energy immediately spiraled and condensed around Politoed's chest. The next moment, the ball of light was launched, its target being the main body of the six Greninja frogs!

"Hold on!" Nanfeng shouted helplessly.

Greninja immediately shrank back and crossed its legs to block.

"Bang!" The guard could not block the energy blast and immediately shattered. The aftershock still hit Greninja and sent it flying.

Although the damage was reduced by Protect, Focus Blast, as a Fighting-type move, deals double damage to Greninja, a Dark-type Pokémon. This attack could likely severely injure Greninja.

Master Miao raised his hand to command the "Oath of Water," his aura as imposing as a mountain. In his view, this strike was the final, decisive blow.

The fast-swimming frog, having fallen back into the waves, immediately lunged forward and slammed its fist into the ground. From the spot where its fist landed, it shot straight ahead, the ground cracking open and a jet of water as thick as a millstone bursting forth, roaring forward, already aimed at the Greninja frog's landing spot!

With such a good opportunity, Master Miao wouldn't give Nanfeng a chance to adjust his state.

In mid-air, Greninja was flying backwards. It was in a very awkward situation. It didn't have enough energy to summon a Stand, and it had nowhere to use its strength. So it couldn't adjust its landing position and direction. It could only watch helplessly as the Water Pledge arrived, but it was powerless to do anything about it.

Looking at this scene that seemed like a desperate situation, Nanfeng took a deep breath. There was one thing he wasn't sure about, but he could only take a gamble.

"Greninja, use role-playing!"

(I just noticed when the chapter was misspelled... it's been corrected now).

243. Frog Showdown

Greninja leaped sideways in mid-air and pulled a top hat out of thin air, placing it on its head.

The next second, the ground exploded with a loud bang, and the water shot through the air, hitting the Greninja frog's body squarely.

But a strange thing happened: the water that hit the Greninja's body went straight into the Greninja's body, as if it were being absorbed by it.

Seeing this, Nanfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he guessed, Miao Ye's Swift Frog has the ability to "store water".

Water Absorb: Pokémon with this ability are unaffected by Water-type moves and recover 1-4 of their maximum HP when hit by a Water-type move.

This is the effect of water storage in the game.

In real-world water storage, recovery from water-related damage is a continuous process.

Even if Swim Frog's Water Pledge can't fully restore Greninja's stamina, it can at least feed it on the spot.

It is precisely because of this water storage characteristic that Poliwrath is able to block Greninja's 140-power Surf and launch an attack even under the interference of whirlpools.

However, Nanfeng only had suspicions at first. To confirm his suspicions, he had Greninja use "Water Shuriken" to test him.

I didn't expect Master Miao to be so meticulous. He didn't want me to see through the characteristics of the fast-swimming frog, so he used a series of slaps to knock away the flying water shuriken.

　040 He could have let the fast-swimming frog attack directly.

Faced with this situation, even trainers who have already guessed that Poliwrath's characteristic is water storage would probably have doubts!

Therefore, Nanfeng was never sure.

Only at the very last moment did they decide to take a gamble.

Fortunately, the gamble paid off!

"Acting? Such a rare move is not often seen!" Master Miao laughed. He was very satisfied with Nanfeng's response. If he had been instantly killed, Nanfeng's strength would have been a huge disappointment to him.

Taking Bai Wenru's recommendation proved to be the right decision.

"Fast Frog, Sonic Punch!" Master Miao suddenly shouted, his attack like thunder.

"Surprise attack!" Nanfeng and Miaoye gave the order simultaneously, but Nanfeng was watching Miaoye's lips as he gave the command.

He issued his own command at the same time as he was giving the order to capture Master Miao, and he anticipated that Master Miao's command would be an attack command.

The result was great, Nanfeng was caught! And the prediction was correct!

The fast-swimming frogs race across the wetlands left by the crashing waves.

Sonic punch is all about speed!

Greninja landed, and with a burst of speed from its two legs, it launched itself forward as fast as a cannonball.

The two clashed in the center of the battlefield almost immediately after Nanfeng and Miaoye issued their orders.

At the moment of close collision, Greninja's body was wrapped in a layer of black light and suddenly accelerated. A long, black sword appeared in its hand at some unknown time, and it slashed at Poliwrath's chest.

The fast-swimming frog sensed the slash of the long sword through its mind's eye, but it couldn't pull its forward fist back and could only use its body to withstand the blow.

"Oh!"

The fast-swimming frog was immediately slashed and sent flying.

The surprise attack hit! The sonic punch failed!

This is due to the fact that a surprise attack is bound to arrive first.

Reality is not a game. In a game, Greninja's ambush might hit Poliwag first, but it would also be hit by Poliwag's Sonic Punch and then be instantly killed.

Unfortunately, Dark-type moves only deal half the damage to Fighting-type Pokémon, and Sucker Punch is a physical attack move. The effect of Greninja's Intimidate ability reducing its physical attack damage did not disappear when Arcanine left.

Therefore, this surprise attack only deals one-quarter of the normal damage that Greninja would deal to a Pokémon with no resistance!

The fast-swimming frog was sent flying three meters away, but immediately stomped its feet on the ground to stabilize itself. Its defenses were quite good, so it wasn't seriously injured.

Before Miao Ye could launch another attack, Nanfeng seized the opportunity to recall Greninja and then switch to Gyarados!

"Roar!" The red Gyarados makes its appearance.

Its enormous size immediately took to the sky upon its appearance, and its blood-red body, both majestic and ferocious, instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.

"It's a Shiny Gyarados!" one reporter exclaimed.

In an instant, reporters around were all pointing their cameras and microphones at the red Gyarados. Not only were they recording videos, but some even brought out dedicated high-resolution cameras to capture the red Gyarados on camera!

"A red Gyarados? That's so cool!" Miao Ye couldn't help but exclaim, but he didn't change his Pokémon. He was more interested in the water droplets falling from the sky.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and soon a light rain began to fall.

"Praying for rain?" Master Miao frowned slightly.

"Thunder!" Nanfeng called out softly.

"Roar!"

"Boom!" The roar of the red Gyarados merged with the sound of thunder.

A bolt of lightning, as thick as a bucket, fell from the dark clouds and struck the ground, its target being the fast-swimming frog.

"BOOM!!!" The earth exploded, and the Swiftfrog was immediately pierced by the lightning.

Its keen senses detected the lightning's arrival just before it struck, but the Swiftfrog had no time to dodge or defend itself, and could only be bathed in the lightning.

"So it was Thunder?!" Master Miao was slightly surprised. Gyarados, a Water/Flying dual-type Pokémon that is four times weak to Electric-type moves, actually knew such a powerful Electric-type move as Thunder.

That's unscientific.

But this answer is reasonable.

He was indeed guessing when he saw the raindrops falling all over the sky.

Judging from the way Greninja was used, Nanfeng should already know that his Poliwrath has the Water Absorb ability.

So why did Southwind make Gyarados use Rain Dance?

I only found out now that it was for the purpose of generating thunder.

In rainy weather, the speed of the lightning strike will increase, making it almost a guaranteed hit against opponents of the same level!

"Zizzizi..."

As the lightning bolts dissipated, the Swiftfrog still stood stubbornly on the battlefield covered in golden lightning, its body charred black, a faint smell of burning emanating from it.

"Clap!"

The fast-swimming frog still collapsed.

The double damage from Thunder is enough to KO Gyarados in one hit, even though it's not particularly good at Special Attack.

"Pontius Frog is unable to battle, Gyarados wins!" the referee announced.