A new day began.
After resting, they were even more energetic!
In the past ten days, Tetsuya had put all his energy into Golett. Today, he finally had time to take a look at the training results of Piloswine and Beedrill.
They each used the moves they had commonly used before.
The best way to display strength was still through battle. Under Tetsuya's command, Piloswine and Beedrill formed a standoff.
"Use all the tactics I usually teach you. Just use your full power."
After Tetsuya finished speaking, Piloswine shook its body, and the temperature within a radius of a couple of hundred meters dropped accordingly. Hail covered a large area.
Even Tetsuya could not help but shiver. After licking Eternal Ice for these ten days, Piloswine's Ice-type power/potency had been strengthened again, and he had no choice but to stay a bit farther away from it.
Beedrill's wings vibrated at high speed, and the space was filled with Beedrill's clones. Tetsuya quickly counted, and there were already more than twenty…
Compared to before, there were nearly ten more. This was exactly a manifestation of Beedrill's Speed and flying prowess.
Originally, a move like Double Team would not be very effective in Hail, because Hail would pass directly through the clones, but Beedrill had too many clones, making it impossible to distinguish them all at once. Looking up, one's eyes would immediately become dazzled.
…But it was still at a disadvantage against Piloswine.
Snow Cloak!
Beedrill did not hesitate in the slightest. More than twenty clones shot out like Draco Meteor, with [Twin Fury] ready to strike!
However, with a turn of its body, Piloswine had already disappeared into the Hail. Beedrill's attack missed. Since its "birth", such a situation had never occurred before.
But with more than twenty Beedrill clones, Piloswine also had no way to act.
In the end, experience prevailed. Piloswine had gone through quite a number of battles. When facing Double Team, the simplest and most direct method was still a long-range¹[1] move.
Powder Snow and Icy Wind swept out!
Beedrill immediately became unstable, and the clones were also shattered by the passing cold wind.
However, these many days of Gravity training were not for nothing. Beedrill suddenly vibrated its wings and rushed out of the range of Icy Wind's attack.
Looking at Beedrill, whose movements changed in an instant, Tetsuya had already seen it…
This was the move Agility!
Originally, judging by Beedrill's "level", it should have learned Poison Jab first, but now it had unexpectedly learned Agility ahead of time.
There was no doubt that this was the effect of Golett giving it Gravity training every day. Now the strength of Beedrill's wings had already undergone a qualitative leap.
It could be seen that after using Agility, Beedrill's speed was much faster than usual. This was also one of the directions Tetsuya had set for Beedrill.
If the results of training could reach a point where its normal flying speed and its speed after using Agility were no different… then Beedrill's speed could be said to have reached the peak!
Now the battle between Piloswine and Beedrill had fallen into a deadlock. Beedrill's speed was extremely fast, and Piloswine could not find a direction to attack; while Piloswine was also flickering in and out within the Hail, and Beedrill did not know how to make a move.
Icicle Spear kept shooting out, and Pin Missile did not fall behind either, but neither side managed to hit the other.
However, if this continued, it was clearly unfavorable for Beedrill. First, this kind of temperature was not something Beedrill could adapt to, and Hail kept striking its body. This kind of continuous damage, when accumulated, would invisibly deprive it of all its stamina/vitality.
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Beedrill was now shivering from time to time, only relying on Agility to keep its body as warm as possible.
Piloswine also seemed to have noticed this. Since it could not hit it anyway, it might as well wear it down.
It was time to give Beedrill some hints. After all, having it battle Piloswine was inherently unfair.
"Beedrill, use Toxic Spikes to cover the entire Hail field."
After Tetsuya spoke, Beedrill suddenly understood, as if enlightened. Its stinger thrust out, and purple Toxic Spikes were scattered across the entire Hail field.
Piloswine also sensed something was wrong. Icy Wind swept out once again. Although Beedrill's speed was very fast, Piloswine's control over Ice-type energy was not something ordinary Ice-types could compare to. The range of Icy Wind grew larger and larger and still successfully covered Beedrill.
The cold was biting. Icy Wind could directly invade the opponent's muscles, and those struck would have their speed greatly reduced due to muscle freezing.
Beedrill was no exception.
Its flying speed became slower and slower, but it still persisted in completing the setup of the Toxic Spikes field.
Along with a painful cry from Piloswine, it had already revealed its position from within the Hail.
Toxic Spikes had successfully poisoned Piloswine!
At the moment Piloswine appeared, Beedrill dived down, but it clearly could not use its original velocity. The intense Hail also severely affected its Speed. In Hail weather, to be honest, aside from Ice-type Pokémon that were not afraid, for other Pokémon, the faster they moved, the greater the damage from the Hail striking their bodies.
Tetsuya also gradually began to understand the "quintessence" of an Ice-type team. It was no wonder Pryce could rely solely on Ice-type Pokémon to become the top figure in the Johto region.
In Tetsuya's previous life, even at his peak, his research on Poison-types could only reach the level of the Elite Four. The gap with the Champion level was abysmal. It seemed that in this life, if he wanted to cross from the Elite Four to Champion, he would need to thoroughly study Pryce's two raising/breeding guides.
Beedrill's [Twin Fury] struck Piloswine twice. Trying to carry out the previous hit-and-run tactics was completely unworkable now. The limitation of speed was one aspect, and each flight would also suffer severe damage from the Hail.
Sure enough, when it flew away for the second time and attacked from another direction, Piloswine was already prepared.
With a long grunt, Icicle Crash was set in front of it. Beedrill's attack was directly deflected by the ice pillar. Not only did it fail to hit Piloswine, it also suffered recoil damage.
However, the poison also made Piloswine very uncomfortable, and with each step, it accelerated the spread of the poison. Snow Cloak also lost its effect…
Rest!
Piloswine's experience was indeed extraordinary. Rest could not only restore vitality/stamina but also remove all status conditions.
Piloswine lay on the ground and fell into a deep sleep. The poisoned state on its body was removed, and the damage it had previously taken was also healing.
Beedrill only thought that Piloswine was truly sleeping soundly. With its stamina already close to its limit, Beedrill had no way to deal with Piloswine at all, and suffering from the extreme cold, its body was about to become frozen stiff. Only at this moment did it realize Piloswine's might…
Piloswine's use of Rest rekindled hope for Beedrill. Its stingers thrust out, preparing to execute a targeted attack!
After poking several times with no response, Beedrill also felt that victory was within reach. Enduring the Hail and the cold, it executed continuous attacks on Piloswine.
Suddenly, Piloswine let out a long grunt…
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¹. I always write it as "long-range" because that's what the official "rules" say, because if it were up to me I'd just type AOE... this fandom has quite a few... cough, fans, so I'd rather use the official one… not judging!
[1] I always write it as "long-range" because that's what the official "rules" say, because if it were up to me I'd just type AOE... This fandom has quite a few... cough, fans, so I'd rather use the official one… not judging!