Piloswine itself had inherited the move Curse, but due to its current physic being too poor it could not use it yet. However, Tetsuya had already begun planning for it.
Piloswine's Ice-type moves were its "killing moves" and also the ones it used best, but if it relied entirely on Ice-type moves, the range of targets it could battle was limited after all.
Therefore, the move combination tactic of Rest and Sleep Talk that Travis used on Snorlax could also be applied to his Piloswine.
In this way Piloswine would gain another direction for battle. Combined with the move Curse, Piloswine could also follow a route of endurance and counterattack.
While Tetsuya was hesitating, Snorlax defeated another opponent. The opponent's Ursaring was directly pressed into the ground by Snorlax's Body Slam.
Travis's Snorlax was indeed powerful, and it could recover energy/stamina by relying on Rest. Even after dealing with many opponents in succession, it still showed no obvious signs of fatigue.
It seemed he should go meet this Snorlax. Unfortunately, he currently had no means to deal with the move Rest, so defeating Snorlax would still be very difficult.
Once a meta appeared, someone would naturally think of ways to counter it. The simplest and most direct way to deal with Rest was Taunt. Taunt was a move that forced the opponent to use offensive moves.
Another method was the move Heal Block, which could prevent the opponent from healing. The move Rest could completely restore vitality/energy/stamina, so naturally it would be sealed by Heal Block.
Piloswine could only fight it head-on…
Tetsuya directly took out one thousand in cash and handed it to Travis, then sent out Piloswine.
"Let's start." Tetsuya said.
Travis had not yet reacted when snowflakes had already begun drifting down from the sky. Immediately afterward fine ice pellets also began falling. However, Snorlax had thick skin and heavy flesh, so this little bit meant nothing to it.
'Hm…?'
Travis smiled smugly and was just preparing to attack, but Piloswine had already disappeared.
"Damn it…! so your goal was Snow Cloak!" Travis suddenly lost his sense of direction and did not know where to start. Snorlax was already clumsy and now it swayed its head around even more.
"Freeze-Dry."
Tetsuya did not hesitate and immediately used the move Piloswine was best at. In the Hail weather a gap was suddenly torn open, and two streams of cold air burst out. Piloswine revealed itself at the same time.
"Snorlax, use Body Slam there!"
Travis completely ignored the Freeze-Dry that Piloswine was using. After locking onto Piloswine's direction, Snorlax charged toward the target.
Freeze-Dry blew against Snorlax's big belly, but there was absolutely no reaction.
'It is the Ability Thick Fat!' Tetsuya gritted his teeth. No wonder Travis could be so fearless. However, the fat layer on this Snorlax was far too thick. Even Piloswine's Freeze-Dry could not produce the slightest effect.
Now if he wanted to defeat Snorlax, he could only break through its fat layer!
Snorlax suddenly dropped its body toward the position where Piloswine had just appeared, and the entire ground trembled.
"Icicle Crash, smash!"
Tetsuya was not worried at all that Snorlax's Body Slam would hit Piloswine. Since the cold air could not invade Snorlax's body, the only option was to use powerful offensive moves for relentless bombardment.
Piloswine flickered in and out within the Hail. Snorlax turned east and twisted west, completely unable to find the target. Just as it was becoming confused, piles of icicles in the sky smashed down toward Snorlax's head!
With Snorlax's Speed, it was impossible to dodge such an attack.
Two icicles smashed down onto Snorlax's head one after another. Only then did Travis realize that Snorlax had unknowingly already fallen into a disadvantage. He immediately shouted, "Snorlax, use Brick Break!"
Snorlax swung both arms as white light flashed brilliantly. The sound of icicles shattering echoed with crackling noises. It had to be said that aside from the enormous cost of raising it, Snorlax was indeed an extremely powerful Pokémon. Not only did it possess tremendous stamina and high defense, its strength was also astonishing.
Facing Piloswine's icicles it dealt with them with ease. If Piloswine had not relied on the Ability Snow Cloak to interfere and confuse its direction, it would probably have lost long ago.
"Icicle Spear."
Tetsuya's offense did not pause at all. Icicle Spear shot out like daggers, one after another, coming from five different directions. Snorlax had not even finished dealing with the icicles above when it only managed to swing its paw to knock away one Icicle Spear. The other four Icicle Spears all struck Snorlax's body.
Snorlax finally let out a painful roar.
Tetsuya was also somewhat surprised by such an effect. He had not expected that today this small move Icicle Spear would truly play its role.
The power of a move could not always be measured accurately!
To put it plainly, the move that could cause the greatest damage to the opponent was the most practical move. Even if it was the simplest move like Scratch or a charging move, as long as it caused the greatest damage to the opponent it could not be considered a weak move.
Seeing that this style of attack produced good results against Snorlax, Tetsuya naturally intended to expand this tactic. Snorlax possessed astonishing vitality, so once an opportunity appeared he had to inflict heavy damage!
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"Avalanche!"
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"Icicle Spear…!"
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"Icicle Crash…"
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"Icicle Spe…"
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What Tetsuya relied on was attacking from above to disperse Snorlax's attention, while Icicle Spear launched effective attacks from the sides. This was precisely exploiting Snorlax's heavy body and slow reactions.
For a moment Piloswine completely seized the advantage.
Travis scratched his head anxiously!
Although the Hail raged, sweat still appeared on his forehead.
With a loud rumble, Snorlax collapsed to the ground.
"Reeeest!Snorlax use Rest!" Travis sounded somewhat panicked.
Not only was Travis panicking, Tetsuya was even more alarmed. Once Snorlax used Rest, its condition would be completely restored, and all the previous efforts would turn into nothing!
"Icicle Spear. Do not worry about direction. Just fire!"
Tetsuya shouted directly. To save time he ordered Piloswine to abandon the previous tactic of firing one Icicle Spear and then changing position. After steadying its stance, Icicle Spears shot out like a rain of Honedge toward Snorlax without stopping!
However, Snorlax was already fast Asleep. The wounds on its body began healing at a visible speed, and Snorlax's vitality was rapidly recovering!
Even Piloswine became somewhat discouraged. After working so hard for so long, it seemed everything had been in vain…
'No… There is still a chance!' "The move Rest cannot wake up immediately. Piloswine, continue using Icicle Spear!"
Tetsuya's words had the effect of refreshing the mind. The current Snorlax would not even resist. It was a completely defenseless target. Attacking now might still give them a chance.
Piloswine gathered all its power and fired Icicle Spear once again.
"Snorlax, use Sleep Talk!"
"Sigh…" 'Sure enough, it was this tactic.' The move Sleep Talk allowed the user to randomly use one of the moves it knew while in the sleeping state.
Just now Snorlax had used Body Slam and Brick Break.
Tetsuya silently recited this in his mind while also thinking of a way to deal with it.
Snorlax suddenly curled itself into a ball...