"…Piloswine, use Icicle Spear behind you to destroy the frozen grass."
Tetsuya gritted his teeth. Piloswine did not hesitate at all. Icicle Spear shot out, and the frozen weeds were already brittle. When the Icicle Spear struck them, they all fell down with a crash.
Bronzong's Gyro Ball followed immediately. With a loud crash, Piloswine was knocked rolling away. Fortunately the frozen grass behind it had already been destroyed by Icicle Spear, otherwise the damage Piloswine suffered would probably have been even greater.
Steel-type Pokémon and Rock-type Pokémon have hard bodies, and the impact moves they use naturally carry greater power.
In addition, such a "pure" Steel-type move striking Piloswine caused even greater damage. With a single hit, Piloswine almost could not get up.
After landing one successful attack, Bronzong became even more excited. It spun again, and Gyro Ball attacked Piloswine once more.
If Piloswine were struck by Gyro Ball again, it would be in serious danger…
"Piloswine, start running!"
Under the destruction caused by the two Pokémon, the field was already in ruins and no longer hindered Piloswine's movement.
Piloswine naturally knew that under this kind of weather, as long as it moved it would trigger the Snow Cloak Ability. It barely stood up and began running in the Hail. Its figure immediately became blurred, appearing and disappearing.
By the time Bronzong's attack arrived, Piloswine had already vanished without a trace.
The Snow Cloak Ability had already activated. Now Piloswine needed to use the advantage of its Ability to restrain Bronzong first and recover a little stamina.
Bronzong turned left and right but could not capture Piloswine's exact position. While hesitating, it was already struck by three Icicle Spear shots. They hit Bronzong's body with loud metallic clangs.
After being struck continuously, Bronzong also panicked and once again used Metal Sound.
Among sound based moves, Metal Sound is extremely difficult to endure. As soon as it was used, Piloswine was immediately affected and its entire body trembled again.
Unexpectedly, the move Metal Sound was so effective at countering Pokémon with the Abilities Snow Cloak and Sand Veil. The trembling Piloswine immediately revealed its position, and Bronzong naturally had a target.
Gyro Ball spun out!
After being struck by another Gyro Ball, Piloswine was already on the brink of defeat.
"Rest!"
Tetsuya shouted immediately. Today this Bronzong was performing extremely well. Although it had only used two moves from beginning to end, those two moves seemed almost specially prepared for Piloswine, leaving Piloswine looking somewhat helpless.
Piloswine lay on the ground and immediately entered the state of Rest. Its body had already suffered very serious damage and it would certainly not wake up quickly. In order to resist Bronzong, it could only use Sleep Talk.
Once Piloswine used Rest, it became a stationary target. Bronzong naturally would not miss such an excellent opportunity, and Gyro Ball began spinning again.
"Sleep Talk!"
At this moment these were the only two words Tetsuya could shout. Piloswine did not disappoint him. However the move it used was Freeze-Dry, the move it was most skilled at. Two streams of cold air shot out!
The usually effective Freeze-Dry only erased the outermost layer of Steel-type energy of Bronzong's Gyro Ball. It still could not completely stop Bronzong's attack. However the Gyro Ball only became ordinary high speed spinning damage and did not send Piloswine flying. Its power had been greatly reduced.
Now Bronzong seemed to have set its mind on using only the two moves Gyro Ball and Metal Sound. At close range it once again used the move Metal Sound.
The sharp sound rang out again. Even the sleeping Piloswine kept trembling. When Tetsuya shouted "Sleep Talk" once more, Piloswine did not respond.
When Bronzong used Gyro Ball again to launch its attack, Piloswine had already lost its combat ability…
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This training battle lasted a full hour. Tetsuya treated Piloswine's injuries. Although this battle was lost, the exp gained from it was still very important.
'Metal Sound…' It turned out that this move was so effective against Pokémon under the Snow Cloak Ability. In his previous life Tetsuya had never used such Pokémon, so at first he did not know it would have such an effect.
If Metal Sound was this effective against Pokémon under Snow Cloak, then it would certainly be the same for Sand Veil. If the opponent's Pokémon did not have the Soundproof Ability, then any Pokémon in a "hidden" state could be exposed by such an inconspicuous move.
Fortunately he discovered it here. Today's defeat could be considered paying some tuition. Here he would have to overcome this move. Piloswine's advantage lay in the combination of Hail and the Snow Cloak Ability. If it were countered by such a move, then Piloswine's great potential would be wasted, and its combat power would drop by a level.
It seemed Bronzong would have to stay with him for a few more days!
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After a morning of treatment and recovery, the condition of Piloswine and Bronzong had been adjusted fairly well.
As for the afternoon's training, Tetsuya already had a plan.
The main reason for Piloswine's defeat was that it was restricted by the effect of Metal Sound. If Metal Sound had not broken through the effect of Snow Cloak, then as long as Piloswine used harassment and hit-and-run tactics against Bronzong, even Bronzong's high defense would have difficulty securing victory.
"Bronzong, keep using Metal Sound. Piloswine, maintain the Hail weather. Now train your resistance to Metal Sound."
Tetsuya did not say much. Piloswine itself understood clearly that the root cause of its defeat was its poor resistance to Metal Sound. Even while veiled in Hail it had been forced to reveal itself, which led to the final defeat.
Bronzong was quite willing to stay with Tetsuya for a longer time.
With continuous Metal Sound, Piloswine was shaken until it was dizzy, its whole body trembling and goosebumps rising all over. Tetsuya's resistance was even worse than Piloswine's, so he had no choice but to stuff earplugs into his ears.
After about half an hour, Piloswine had to be left to rest.
For sound-based moves, as long as the ears adapt to the frequency, the move can be completely overcome. Although it would still lower Special Defense, the body would not suffer any substantial damage, nor would it show the previous adverse reactions.
After two days of continuous practice, Piloswine had completely adapted to Metal Sound. When Bronzong used Metal Sound again, Piloswine could already run freely in the Hail weather. The frequency of Metal Sound no longer had any effect on Piloswine's eardrums or body.
Golett could also handle fully autonomous training now. At night Tetsuya could only supervise its training until eleven o'clock, but since Golett rested during the day it was naturally full of energy at night.
The most important thing was that its partners were all already battling while it had not yet reached the level of battle. Therefore it trained even harder. Although the energy had not yet filled its chest, the speed was already many times faster than before.