Chapter 46 Link Loses Battle Ability
At this moment, A-Liu is not yet the Gym Leader or Elite Four member she will become, but even so, she possesses the strength to participate in the League Conference with the collection of 8 badges.
Type advantage, tactics, and knowledge can all influence the outcome of a battle, but these are not choices that can guarantee a numerical crushing victory.
Absolute level suppression remains the biggest winning factor… a point that all the Scizor-type attack teams deeply understand.
Fortunately, this battle is not for victory, but to test whether the Divine Plan and the Badge of Knowledge truly have the effect of enhancing Pokémon as Link predicted.
"Go, Dustox and Beautifly!"
"Fennekin and Litten, prepare for battle."
Seeing that Link indeed sent out two small Fire-type Pokémon, A-Liu, who had been expecting the opponent to have other main forces, looked strange. No matter how you looked at it, they were no match for these two Butterfly Pokémon that she had led to conquer 8 Gyms in a row, right?
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Link smiled kindly. "To be honest, my Fennekin is only a week old."
A-Liu was even more speechless: "Who's training whom here?"
Link didn't respond; if they continued, he might end up paying A-Liu.
He looked at the two Pokémon his opponent had sent out, recalling some information about them.
Beautifly, a Bug/Flying-type special attacker, with the abilities Bug Sensation and Fighting Spirit, specializing in using its mouthparts as weapons.
Dustox, a Bug/Poison-type special defender, with abilities likely Scale Powder and Compound Eyes. Scale Powder is poisonous and requires caution, but it's not very powerful.
At the same time, he looked at the Divine Plan in his hand.
Sure enough, as he pondered, the badge on it was also faintly glowing.
What did this depend on—the level of mental agility, or curiosity and a thirst for knowledge?
"What's that?" A-Liu noticed the item in her opponent's hand.
"Z-Crystal, probably."
As he spoke, Link gripped the Divine Plan tightly, trying to transmit his power and thoughts to the Feraligatr in front of him.
The latter wagged its tail, clearly feeling its mind and trainer's mind working in unison, and many plans targeting the characteristics of the opponent's two Pokémon appeared in its mind.
Noticing the rapid loss of stamina, Link was certain of his guess!
So he shouted out the move that didn't belong to Feraligatr—
"Super Ultimate Blaze!"
In that instant, Fennekin and its trainer understood each other perfectly, and it used its most powerful fire-type move—"Ember."
An unexpected thing happened.
Fennekin move, which originally only spewed out three or five scattered sparks, suddenly changed, forming a fireball with a diameter larger than three adults.
"Muff!!!"
As the move was completed, Fennekin manipulated "Psychic" and hurled the huge fireball at Dustox and Beautifly.
Faced with an attack so terrifying it was almost unbelievable, A-Liu hurriedly ordered her Pokémon to react: "Dustox, Butterfree, use 'Thread Trap'!"
The two Pokémon immediately unleashed threads as hard as steel, forming a massive net in front of them.
Fiery Blast slammed straight into it, unleashing an explosion that nearly engulfed the entire battlefield!
"N-Niamu?" Litten
was so startled that even its meow wasn't as shrill as usual...
A-Liu realized that this attack couldn't be taken head-on; she should have flown upwards out of its blast radius from the start.
Moments later, the flames and smoke dissipated.
The heatwave melted all the snow on and around the battleground, clearly injuring the fragile Poison Dustox and Hunting Butterfree.
Meanwhile…
Link and Fennekin both collapsed to the ground, unable to battle.
"Huh? Link?"
A-Liu was bewildered. The trainer was also down?
Since the opposing trainer was unable to battle, he was the victor?
Never heard of that!
In any case, this doubles battle ended abruptly due to an unexpected event…
…
A long time later, when Link woke up, he found himself lying on the sofa, Fennekin licking his face, and dusk approaching outside.
"A strange ceiling… how long have I been asleep?"
"Three days."
A-Liu, who was quietly reading at her desk, looked at him after hearing this.
Link's face darkened. That meant his ticket to Fire Island was wasted.
But soon, A-Liu couldn't help but laugh, "Actually, it was only half a day. Nurse Joy said you and Fennekin were just exhausted, so I left you at my house to rest temporarily."
He breathed a sigh of relief, "Yeah, I didn't expect this move to drain all of Fennekin's and my stamina. It seems we should practice more."
Then came a series of words about mistakes, demonstrations, not taking on apprentices, and the price that must be paid to demonstrate powerful fire-type moves.
Although A-Liu didn't quite understand, he could tell that the brick with the LCD screen in the other person's hand was probably playing a role.
So he asked curiously, "What is a Z-Crystal?"
"A kind of energy crystal native to the Alola region, which is the hometown of this Litten. It allows trainers to transfer their fighting spirit, energy, and stamina to their Pokémon, allowing them to unleash power and effects that surpass ordinary moves.
"Faced with such a move, neither 'Protect' nor 'String Trap' at the same level can easily tear it apart. If you encounter it, try to dodge it if possible." "
Just like moves like 'Protect' and 'Stealth Rock' are no longer Rule-type moves, Z-Moves in reality certainly can't have the effects of 'guaranteed hit' or 'invincibility pierce.'
But for Link, who personally used 'Super Ultimate Blaze,' under equal conditions, this move could definitely be a game-winning move!
Of course, the cost is also high. Right now, he and Fennekin can't even use this move completely, which is why they both collapsed from exhaustion after dealing with it until they couldn't handle it anymore (exhausted).
Link is now as tired as if he's been forced to run a thousand meters after three days and three nights of hard work. If anyone asked him to do physical labor now, he'd be willing to work himself to death on the spot.
But...
'Fennekin (tilts head)?'
Is it really true that they're Pokémon?
While Link is almost completely exhausted, Fennekin has recovered and is jumping around, looking much more excited than usual."
"Meow~"
Litten looked at its trainer in confusion, unable to understand when the other had obtained the Z-Crystal from its father. And what the other was holding didn't seem like it.
"Fuzai, the Z-Crystal simply uses Necrozma's energy as a medium. When anyone uses a Z-Move, it's essentially the trainer infusing their own power and emotions into the Pokémon. Similar items from other places will work, and even with sufficient strength and emotion, one can use a Z-Move without a Z-Crystal."
However, this was just Link's guess. He'd better go to the Dream Realm tonight and ask Mew what's going on.
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