Kenny judged Tetsuya's level. After wasting five years, there was no way Tetsuya could still be his match. Even five years ago, Tetsuya had only been able to defeat him by a narrow margin. There was nothing to fear!
Kenny opened his folding fan once again and said fearlessly, "Ho~oh… What do you want to know? I know everything! But whether I open my mouth depends on whether you have the ability to make me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kenny threw out two Poké Balls, releasing Victreebel and Sunflora.
"Weezing, I'll leave these two to you." Tetsuya was certain that Kenny had a strategy in mind by sending out these two Pokémon at once. However, his four-headed Weezing was the very embodiment of poison and had nothing to fear.
"Ha! Just one Pokémon? Prepare to die! Sunflora, Victreebel, Razor Leaf!"
The Razor Leaf launched by the two Pokémon came slashing toward Weezing like a violent storm. This was merely an opening move. It seemed Kenny had indeed improved over the years. Perhaps losing to Flint had dealt him quite a blow.
"Fire Blast, Flamethrower."
With the simplest coordination of Weezing's moves, Fire Blast surged forward with the support of Flamethrower, meeting the Razor Leaf from Sunflora and Victreebel head-on!
As the moves collided, a violent explosion erupted, sending withered leaves scattering everywhere. Yet neither side stopped attacking. After Fire Blast exploded, only the Flamethrower remained, but even so, the Flamethrowers fired by its two heads did not lose the clash.
"Sunflora, Leaf Storm! Victreebel, Swords Dance!"
The battle had reached a stalemate, forcing Kenny to seek a breakthrough. Tetsuya's greatest ace had yet to be revealed. Now he would see just what this fellow was truly capable of.
Sunflora and Victreebel split apart to either side, successfully avoiding Weezing's Flamethrower. Sunflora made the first move, unleashing Leaf Storm. Countless leaves swept across most of the battlefield like a tornado. Riding the gale, Victreebel spun its body as it used Swords Dance, creating its own current within the Leaf Storm.
Soon afterward, Victreebel's Swords Dance split the entire Leaf Storm into dozens of smaller Leaf Storms. However, with the boost from Swords Dance, each one became even more powerful than before.
Dozens of Leaf Storms swept toward Weezing from every direction. Kenny's tactic was indeed ingenious, fully bringing out the advantages of Grass-type Pokémon, and it had plenty of follow-up potential.
The dozens of Leaf Storms empowered by Victreebel's Swords Dance were several times stronger than an ordinary Leaf Storm. As long as Sunflora and Victreebel maintained their moves, there would be no escaping them, no matter where the opponent fled.
Even if the opponent somehow managed to evade them, Victreebel's Attack, boosted by Swords Dance, would be overwhelming, making it nearly impossible to withstand.
If Sunflora's level were high enough, it could even use Sunny Day while controlling Leaf Storm. Combined with Victreebel's Chlorophyll Ability, it would become a swift and deadly assassin!
'Fufufu…' At this moment, Kenny was already secretly pleased with himself, convinced that victory was within his grasp. Layer upon layer of killing moves awaited Tetsuya, and they were not something an average Trainer could overcome.
"Weezing, use Sludge Bomb while spinning."
With four heads, Weezing had no reason to fear this kind of AOE attack. It spun its body to increase the power behind the Sludge Bombs it launched.
Weezing immediately began spinning at high speed, with all four heads firing Sludge Bomb simultaneously.
Using the centrifugal force generated by its rotation, the Sludge Bombs were flung outward. The approaching Leaf Storms were blown apart one after another. Weezing spun faster and faster, and its body actually began to emit a metallic sheen…
Gyro Ball!
Tetsuya nodded. Weezing had learned the Steel-type move Gyro Ball. With the added force from such rapid rotation, the power of its Sludge Bomb became even greater.
Kenny's combination tactic could not get anywhere near it!
Kenny gritted his teeth in frustration. This combination had been more than enough even against more than a dozen Pokémon. Yet now, a single bizarre monster had not only held it off but was even beginning to gain the advantage.
Neither side gained any advantage from the clash of moves. Using attacks tactics on this scale was extremely exhausting. After remaining deadlocked for some time, both sides were forced to stop.
"Sunflora, Sunny Day!" Kenny revealed a faint, affected smile.
Just as Tetsuya had expected. Victreebel's Attack had now reached its peak. If it also gained a boost in Speed, he would be placed at a serious disadvantage.
"Weezing, do it!"
Even Tetsuya couldn't help but tense up a little, but he still didn't send out any more Pokémon.
Weezing also understood exactly what it needed to do!
The four-headed Weezing concentrated Poison Gas into a single mouth and expelled it all at once. In the next instant, Icy Wind enfolded the Poison Gas. Driven forward by the Icy Wind, the Poison Gas surged ahead, quickly engulfing both Sunflora and Victreebel.
Now Weezing turned around and prepared to use Flamethrower…
At that moment, Sunflora and Victreebel were already running(?), trying to escape the area covered by the Poison Gas. Tetsuya used his psychic powers to prevent the Poison Gas from being dispersed by the airflow and, at the same time, guided it to follow Sunflora and Victreebel.
There was simply no way he was going to let them escape its range!
Kenny could not help drawing in two sharp breaths. This monstrous four-headed Weezing could actually control the movement of a gaseous move like Poison Gas…
It was simply unbelievable!
At that very moment, Weezing used Fire Blast and Flamethrower once again, driving them straight toward the Poison Gas.
Terror spread across Kenny's face. He had no idea how to respond. His words stumbled over one another. "Quick, Leaf Storm! N-No, run! No! Use…!"
...Boooooom!
A deafening explosion erupted as a pillar of fire shot upward, dyeing the sky crimson. The shockwave forced both Kenny and Tetsuya back several meters.
'…'
By this point, Weezing was also swaying unsteadily from the enormous loss of energy. Tetsuya immediately recalled it. Even if two more Pokémon had been added just now, they still would have been defeated.
After the smoke from the explosion finally dispersed, a crater more than a meter deep had been blasted into the ground. Sunflora and Victreebel lay motionless inside it, no longer making the slightest sound.
After suffering such devastating damage, even if they survived, they would be crippled.
Kenny snapped his folding fan shut, recalled Victreebel and Sunflora, clenched his fists, and said angrily, "Today… I'm going to kill you… you damn bastard!"
Kenny understood the condition of Victreebel and Sunflora better than anyone. Although they were not dead, it was impossible for them ever to recover to their current level.
Kenny threw out four Poké Balls in succession, sending out all of his remaining main Pokémon.
Flashes of white light appeared as Meganium, Venusaur, Cacturne, and Jumpluff emerged. Each Pokémon had its own unique traits, and the moment they appeared, they had already taken up formation, poised and ready for battle.
Tetsuya frowned slightly…
Facing four Pokémon at once, he wanted to see just how much this fella was truly capable of.