Chapter 121: Ludicolo
This Bellossom had truly been raised well.
"Bellossom! Sunny Day!"
The Sandstorm on the field hadn't cleared yet. The Ground/Water-type Gastrodon wouldn't take damage from the Sandstorm, but it would severely impact Bellossom's performance.
"Gastrodon! Use Rain Dance!"
Marina commanded in a low voice. She naturally wouldn't let Bellossom set up Sunny Day as it wished.
If Bellossom's ability was Chlorophyll, letting it set up the sun would be very troublesome.
"Lii!!!—"
Bellossom clasped its small hands together. The two red flowers on its head sparkled, then shot two beams of light into the sky.
On the other side, Gastrodon began to channel the surrounding Water-type energy, and dark clouds gathered in the sky again.
The two different weather moves clashed in mid-air. Just as the sunlight intensified, it was blocked by clouds; just as the clouds gathered, they were scattered by the sun.
Finally, when both weather moves ended, the battlefield returned to its original state.
Sunny Day and Rain Dance had canceled each other out, and the Sandstorm had been dispelled in the clash.
But it didn't matter anymore. Kenji's Bellossom wasn't an ordinary Bellossom.
"Bellossom! Max Power Solar Beam!"
"Lii!!—"
Bellossom instantly understood Kenji's meaning of "max power." It activated Solar Power, rapidly boosting its Special Attack!
The two small red flowers began to sparkle, absorbing the surrounding sunlight to charge the Solar Beam.
"BOOM!!!—"
In less than five seconds, with a soft cry from Bellossom, the Solar Beam fired, blasting straight toward Gastrodon.
"Return! Gastrodon!"
The moment Bellossom fired, Marina pressed the button on her Pokéball, sending a red beam toward Gastrodon.
Just as the Solar Beam was about to hit, the red light reached Gastrodon first, enveloping it completely.
The Solar Beam missed!
So fast!!
Although she had successfully avoided the Solar Beam, Marina's expression was incredibly grave.
Fast. Too fast.
Even in normal weather, Bellossom's Solar Beam took less than five seconds from charge to fire.
Fortunately, Marina's reaction was quick enough. Otherwise, Gastrodon would have been knocked out instantly!
Thinking this, Marina gripped the Pokéball tighter in her nervousness.
"Come out!! Ludicolo!!"
"Ludi!!!—"
A green, rotund Pokémon with yellow fur and a lily pad on its head appeared on the battlefield.
"Ludi!! Ludi~~~"
As soon as it appeared, Ludicolo began to dance cheerfully, waving its arms.
Ludicolo
Level: LV.66
Type: Water/Grass
Ability: Swift Swim
Potential: B+
The dual Water/Grass typing of Ludicolo eliminated the Water-type's weakness to Grass.
"Sunny Day!"
This Ludicolo was already at the Gym Leader-level, a full 24 levels higher than Bellossom. If they didn't set up the sun, the upcoming battle would be troublesome.
This time, Marina didn't rush to have Ludicolo use Rain Dance to override Sunny Day. Instead, she seized the opportunity while Bellossom used Sunny Day to attack.
"Ice Beam!!"
"Ludi!!—"
Ludicolo stopped dancing and got serious. A beam of chilling energy shot from its mouth, aiming straight for Bellossom.
"Lii!!!—"
A 2x super-effective hit, plus the 24-level gap between them... Bellossom took the Ice Beam with visible difficulty, its small face contorted in pain.
But even so, it chose to tank the Ice Beam and successfully executed Sunny Day.
As the move completed, the sunlight on the battlefield intensified dramatically, raising the temperature by several degrees.
The two red flowers on Bellossom's head glowed brighter. Specks of green light flickered across Bellossom's body, visibly repairing the damage caused by the Ice Beam.
Seeing that the Ice Beam hadn't taken Bellossom out, Marina thought to herself that this Bellossom's level must not be low.
"Ludicolo! Use Rain Dance!"
Marina chose a steady approach, deciding to break the Sunny Day first.
But Kenji wasn't going to let Ludicolo have its way. With the sun out, Bellossom was about to show everyone what a true cannon looked like.
"Bellossom! Max Power Solar Beam..." Kenji paused.
"Rapid Fire!!!!"
"Lii!!!—"
At Kenji's command, the flowers on Bellossom's head instantly gathered sunlight.
This time, in just one second, a Solar Beam blasted out.
Then, without any pause, as soon as the first one ended, Bellossom fired another one right behind it.
Marina: ◝(O͝ДȎ)◞
Marina looked at Bellossom as if it were a monster.
This speed of firing Solar Beams completely transcended Marina's understanding of the move.
And in the few seconds Marina was stunned, the first Solar Beam hit Ludicolo, who was still in the middle of using Rain Dance.
"Ludi!!!—"
Ludicolo cried out in pain. A 120-power Solar Beam was not easy to take.
What made Ludicolo despair even more was that before the first hit faded, several more Solar Beams were already rushing toward it.
"Patter patter patter..."
Rain began to fall steadily.
Rain Dance was successful.
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