Beedrill materialized on the field and began to pant heavily. Shida's eyes lit up, realizing that his strategy was working.
Seizing the opportunity, he immediately ordered his Pokémon to attack Beedrill.
"Blastoise, Aqua Jet!"
Two narrow streams of water shot directly toward Beedrill.
As the water columns shot forward like sharp arrows, Beedrill's eyes flashed with a bright red glow, and it vibrated its wings, vanishing instantly.
"Blastoise, Water Pulse."
After a short pause, nothing happened.
"Blastoise, Water Pulse," Shida repeated, seeing that Blastoise was not responding.
"Kar-mey!"
Looking closer, Shida saw that Blastoise's entire face had turned completely purple.
It let out a furious roar toward the sky and began to stagger unsteadily.
Blastoise suddenly felt a wave of dizziness as its brain turned to mush.
Its vision began to blur, and its body lost all strength.
Three seconds later, Blastoise's eyes went dark, and it collapsed forward.
In the end, it failed to endure the intense pain and was defeated by the heavy poison.
Shida watched helplessly as Blastoise fell to the ground.
His emotions were incredibly complex right now, a mix of regret and sheer disbelief.
He regretted not thinking of this method sooner, which had allowed Blastoise to be completely worn down to its demise.
Furthermore, he found it unbelievable that his ace, an Elite Four rank Blastoise, had actually lost to a Beedrill.
"Blastoise is unable to battle. Beedrill wins!"
As the referee made the announcement, Beedrill materialized in midair.
The audience outside the field began to applaud, and thunderous cheers erupted throughout the entire stadium.
At this moment, everyone was witnessing a miracle—a Beedrill had defeated an Elite Four rank Blastoise at the Indigo League.
Buliangren, Ryuichi, and Kadokawa applauded frantically.
"Beedrill actually won, oh my god!" Ryuichi said in disbelief.
"I have truly opened my eyes today," Buliangren murmured to himself.
"Eichi is amazing!" Mumu said happily.
"Fantastic! I recorded the scene just now. This is truly a miracle," Kadokawa muttered excitedly to himself.
Meanwhile, in several seats located near the center of the stadium.
"It's unbelievable that Beedrill actually won," the middle-aged man said with emotion.
Lorelei pushed up her glasses and smiled inexplicably.
"Eichi, is it? I will remember him."
Bruno said nothing, merely nodding as his furrowed brow smoothed out.
Now that Eichi's strength had been recognized by two members of the Elite Four, they began to take notice of him.
Beneath the large screens outside the Indigo League stadium, the crowd also began to applaud when they saw Blastoise fall.
Not only here, but also in Pokémon Centers, on the streets, and inside small shops, countless people were watching the match.
Even some staff members found their eyes drawn to the screen.
On the electronic display, Blastoise's avatar instantly darkened.
"Dear viewers, Beedrill has actually won, which is beyond imagination!"
"However, even though he defeated Blastoise, contestant Shida still has two Pokémon left."
"Conversely, Beedrill's condition looks rather poor."
Once Blastoise lost its ability to battle, the dark clouds in the sky also dispersed.
Eichi silently watched Shida recall Blastoise, take out his fifth Poké Ball, and throw it out.
Shida took a deep breath. Even if Blastoise had been defeated, it did not matter, since he still had two Pokémon left. Although Eichi also had two Pokémon left, Beedrill was already heavily injured and could not last much longer, and Eichi's next Pokémon could not possibly be stronger than Beedrill.
Therefore, his chances of winning were still exceptionally high.
A white light burst forth, shaping into an ostrich-like Pokémon on the ground.
However, it possessed three heads, and each head carried a completely different expression.
Eichi scanned it with his Eye of the Bug Emperor.
Dodrio
Talent Grade: Outstanding
Trainer Rank: Gym Leader Peak (57)
"The match continues!"
The moment the referee's voice faded, the battle between both sides erupted once more.
"Dodrio, Agility, Tri Attack!"
"Do-drio!"
Its three heads swayed back and forth as it kicked off the ground and began running rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, it covered a distance of ten meters with light and nimble steps.
During its sprint, the three heads rapidly gathered energy in their mouths, each a different color, and shot them toward Beedrill in the sky.
"Beedrill, Agility!"
Right after Shida issued his command, Eichi similarly handed down his attacking instruction.
Although Beedrill was heavily injured, its speed remained incredibly fast.
It charged out quickly, facing the three incoming beams of light.
With a slight tilt of its body, Beedrill dodged the attack, subsequently continuing its charge toward Dodrio.
It flew directly above their heads.
"Beedrill, Fury Attacks!"
Its sharp twin needles swung up, slashing down toward Dodrio's three heads.
"Bang!"
Surprisingly, Beedrill only struck one head, while the other two heads reacted with incredible speed.
The moment one head was hit, the sharp beaks of the other two heads pecked onto Beedrill's body.
The speed was too fast, leaving Beedrill completely unable to react.
"Bang! Bang!"
Directly hit twice, Beedrill made a prompt decision and quickly pulled away.
Two more wounds were added to its body. How could Dodrio pass up such an excellent opportunity?
With wind beneath its feet, it immediately gave chase. However, Beedrill's speed was exceptionally fast, leaving Dodrio unable to catch up.
"Beedrill, Pin Missile!"
Beedrill flew high into the sky, and countless glowing needles formed out of thin air across the entire field.
Dodrio pushed hard off the ground and leaped into the air, showcasing amazing jumping ability.
It leaped upward, quickly reaching right in front of Beedrill.
Regrettably, when it was just a fraction away, countless glowing needles under Beedrill's control slammed into Dodrio's body.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ..."
"Do-drio!"
Dodrio cried out in pain and plummeted directly from midair.
Furthermore, it was smashed down violently by the endless stream of glowing needles.
"Bang!"
Debris flew everywhere as Dodrio crashed into a shallow mud pit on the ground.
Since the dark clouds had only dispersed a short while ago, the ground was still covered in water.
Dodrio raised its heads and shook them, standing back up, but a wave of intense pain immediately surged from its body once more.
In midair, a massive bolt of lightning gathered around Beedrill's entire body and blasted onto Dodrio.
It charged toward Dodrio while unleashing the lightning.
"Beedrill, Swords Dance, Fell Stinger!"
Once the lightning finished discharging, Beedrill's body began to spin, gradually growing faster and faster.
Transforming into a triangular cone, it rushed swiftly toward Dodrio.
"Sizzle!"
Dodrio had barely regained consciousness before another wave of intense pain hit it.
Following that, it lost all awareness as its body staggered and collapsed to the ground.
Shida could not react at all. Had the match ended this quickly?
However, after defeating Dodrio, Beedrill flew up into midair and panted without stopping.
Then, its body stiffened, and it fell straight out of the sky, crashing onto the ground and losing its ability to battle.
"Dodrio and Beedrill are simultaneously unable to battle!" the referee announced.
Eichi let out a gentle sigh.
As expected, it still turned out this way. He knew Beedrill had very little stamina left, which was why he needed to defeat Dodrio in the absolute shortest amount of time.