Chapter 223: Ninetales vs. Scizor!
"Araquanid is unable to battle!! Arbok wins the round!"
"Return, Araquanid." Hua Mingyan's smile had completely vanished.
She clearly hadn't expected her Araquanid to be defeated so easily by Kenji's Arbok.
It could even be called a one-shot kill.
After all, from start to finish, Arbok had only used a single Thunder Fang, effortlessly breaking through Araquanid's defense and subduing it in one move.
"Leader Hua, if you keep sending out Elite-level Pokémon, my Beedrill might not even get a chance to take the field," Kenji reminded her.
He was afraid Hua Mingyan would keep holding back. Ideally, she should send out her ace, Volcarona, as her third Pokémon.
At this moment, Hua Mingyan's expression was incredibly serious. Even her hand holding the Poké Ball trembled slightly.
If Kenji had said this before the battle, she might have thought he was arrogant.
But now, she knew Kenji wasn't being boastful. On the contrary, he was speaking the truth.
Arbok was the most compelling proof.
"Go!! Scizor!!"
After a brief hesitation, Hua Mingyan chose to send Scizor back out first.
Seeing Scizor re-enter, Kenji raised his Poké Ball.
"Rest well, Arbok."
Recalling the completely unharmed Arbok, Kenji grabbed Ninetales's ball again.
"Go! Ninetales!!"
Ninetales reappeared on the battlefield.
This time, facing Ninetales—who had a quadruple type advantage over Scizor—Hua Mingyan did not choose to switch out.
"Bullet Punch!!! —"
Scizor bent its knees slightly. In the next instant, it shot forward like a red bolt of lightning, its crimson steel pincers coated in a metallic sheen.
Bullet Punch. A Steel-type move that strikes as fast as a bullet. In the games, it's a priority move.
Right now, Scizor seemed to have fused Quick Attack into its Bullet Punch, maximizing its speed to close the distance instantly.
Facing the charging Scizor, Ninetales showed no intention of dodging.
When Scizor reached Ninetales, its pincer was fully charged. Like a bullet firing from a chamber, it punched straight at Ninetales's face.
Normally, priority moves sacrifice power for speed. But with Scizor's Technician ability, Bullet Punch retained its speed while packing a devastating punch.
BAM!!! —
Scizor's punch landed. In the next instant, it punched straight through Ninetales's head!!
Yes!! It pierced right through!!
However, Scizor's expression showed no joy upon hitting the target. Instead, it looked shocked and bewildered.
There was zero resistance against its claw. As Ninetales's face shattered, its entire body began to crumble away.
It's a fake!!! Scizor realized in horror.
When did it happen?! From the moment Ninetales appeared until now, in Scizor's eyes, it hadn't moved an inch.
While Scizor was confused, it suddenly felt the temperature behind it skyrocket.
Instinctive danger sense kicked in. Scizor used the momentum of its punch to roll forward, fleeing its current spot.
Just as Scizor rolled away, a massive Fire Blast erupted from behind, aimed directly at where Scizor had been a split second ago.
BOOM!!! —
The Fire Blast exploded behind Scizor. Not far away, Ninetales was sitting quietly.
It was sitting less than three steps away from where Scizor had been standing.
At such close range, if that Fire Blast had connected, the match would have been over.
Scizor stared at Ninetales, eyes filled with wariness.
Hua Mingyan was also confused.
Neither she nor Scizor knew when Ninetales had vanished, left a substitute/illusion, and moved behind Scizor.
It all seemed to happen in an instant.
Beedrill could achieve a similar effect through sheer, god-like speed.
But Ninetales clearly didn't possess Beedrill's speed.
Ninetales achieved this through its second Ability: Illusion.
From the moment it entered the field, Ninetales had activated Illusion, weaving a small-scale hallucination over the battlefield.
And Scizor was currently trapped inside it.
Scizor didn't wait around. Missing the first strike, it charged at Ninetales again, throwing another punch.
BAM!! —
This time, it wasn't resistance-less like the first strike.
The moment Scizor's claw hit Ninetales, the first thing it felt wasn't impact, but an intense burning sensation.
In the next instant, Ninetales's figure vanished again. Replacing it was a floating ball of blue-white flame—Will-O-Wisp.
And now, that blue-white flame was scorching Scizor's steel claw.
"Sciz!!! —"
Scizor let out a pained cry and retracted its hand, but it was too late.
The burn status had already invaded its body.
Hua Mingyan looked at the battlefield in confusion, completely unable to decipher Ninetales's methods.
Eerie. That was the first word that came to her mind regarding Ninetales's fighting style.
"Mo..."
Not far away, Ninetales reappeared. It tilted its head back slightly and let out a long cry.
Suddenly, the temperature in the entire arena began to rise rapidly.
Drought (Sunny Day).
Only now did Ninetales trigger its weather-setting Ability.
Under the harsh sunlight, the damage from the burn on Scizor intensified.
Scizor's wings vibrated frantically, trying to cool its body down.
But it was futile.
In this situation, Ninetales didn't even need to attack. Before long, the combination of the burn and the intense heat of Sunny Day would cause Scizor—who had zero heat tolerance—to faint from overheating.
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