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"Wow~ Suicune!"
May covered her mouth, looking at the aloof and ethereal Suicune with overwhelming excitement, her eyes sparkling like little stars.
One of the legendary Ho-Oh's Guard, the Forces of Nature of the North Wind, the Water-type Legendary Pokémon Suicune.
For most people, Suicune's fame is undoubtedly the highest among the Ho-Oh's Guard.
This is not only because Suicune has the highest probability of appearing among the Ho-Oh's Guard, but also because of its appearance.
Entei and Raikou, whether acknowledged or not, are simply not as graceful and magnificent as Suicune in popular aesthetics.
Moreover, it is said that Suicune possesses the ability to purify water sources, an ability truly revered by people.
"So strong~"
Steven looked at this Suicune with endless admiration; he was not entirely unfamiliar with Mammon's Suicune.
They had a brief skirmish back in Rustboro City.
But now... "It's surprisingly strong."
Steven's eyes were fixed on the aloof Suicune as it walked back to Mammon, his gaze shifting.
While Suicune was strong that year, Steven believed that his Metagross, in terms of pure combat power, should have been superior to Suicune.
And he wasn't wrong, as Mammon hadn't captured Suicune long before, and although Suicune's strength had significantly increased under Mammon's training, it wasn't surprising that its pure combat power was inferior to Steven's Metagross.
But what about now?
Suicune easily and effortlessly defeated Wallace's Mega Gyarados, practically without even getting a speck of dust on its clothes.
Judging by Suicune's calm and leisurely demeanor, it probably didn't even exert much effort.
"Master Wallace, your Mega Gyarados doesn't seem to be very difficult to deal with."
Mammon took out a Poké Ball, recalling the still aloof Suicune, and slowly said to Wallace.
"Hmph~! Mammon, are you very proud to use Suicune to battle me?"
Master Wallace snorted lightly, his expression unchanged.
Wallace wasn't surprised by losing to Suicune, but he was annoyed that he hadn't inflicted any damage on Suicune.
If he had known, he would have held back Ludicolo; at least Fake Out could have landed a hit... That way, at least he would have hit Suicune, right?
"After all, today I wanted to show you my Water-type team," Mammon shrugged, tossing out his fourth Poké Ball.
"So next up, it's this little guy."
"Iron Bundle."
The Poké Ball opened, and a Pokémon strikingly similar to Delibird landed in front of Mammon.
"This is... the Paradox Pokemon Iron Bundle?"
Wallace scrutinized the Iron Bundle, which shared the same characteristics as Delibird, and quickly recognized it.
Its entire body had a metallic, steel-like texture, its two large eyes were hollow and lifeless, its right arm held an ice-blue bundle, and its two feet resembled skis.
It was indeed the Paradox Pokemon future form, Iron Bundle, Water + Ice type.
"Swampert!"
Wallace pondered for a moment, then decisively threw out his Pokémon.
A strong and robust Swampert landed heavily in front of Wallace, growling at Iron Bundle.
Iron Bundle's hollow eyes remained unchanged, it merely tilted its head slightly, staring intently at Swampert.
"Swampert? Mr. Wallace is finished."
May's mouth twitched twice as she looked at the familiar Swampert.
As a Top Executive of Team Rockets, she understood Paradox Pokemon much better than people from the outside world.
The Water + Ground type Swampert, this type combination is actually very excellent, because this combination has no flaws except for a quadruple weakness to Grass.
And the Water + Ice type Iron Bundle indeed cannot learn Grass-type moves.
But the problem is... "What do you mean?" Steven was taken aback by her words.
"Emmm..."
May blinked, looking at the mechanically eerie Iron Bundle, unsure what to say.
On the field.
"Swampert, Rock Slide!"
Wallace still made the first move.
Swampert roared, and massive boulders appeared above Iron Bundle, plummeting down in a Rock Slide!
Iron Bundle didn't even lift its head, simply sliding on its skids, easily moving from its original position to avoid the Rock Slide.
"Arm Hammer!"
However, taking this opportunity, Swampert had already rushed forward, raising its two long and powerful arms high and bringing them down towards Iron Bundle.
A Fighting-type Arm Hammer!
Arm Hammer is super effective against Iron Bundle; if it connected, the damage to Iron Bundle would definitely not be light.
Wallace thought so.
"Freeze-Dry," Mammon, however, smiled slightly.
"What?!"
Master Wallace's face changed drastically.
Iron Bundle raised its head, suddenly lifting the ice-blue bundle it was carrying and aiming it at the Swampert, which was now close at hand.
Its head sprang up, connected to its body by a spring, almost causing a physiological discomfort.
The ice-blue bundle glowed with an ice-blue light, and a powerful Frost Breath sprayed out, hitting Swampert directly.
Swampert's movements abruptly ceased, its huge, strong body stopped dead, and a chilling cold breath continually spread out, making it impossible to see Swampert's condition.
A few seconds later, Iron Bundle slid back on its ski-like feet, the biting cold gradually weakened, and Swampert, covered in a layer of frost, came into everyone's view.
Swampert's body slowly tilted, then fell heavily to the ground.
Wallace stared with a livid face at the seemingly harmless Iron Bundle, that despicable, shameless steel penguin!!
It was actually hiding Freeze-Dry!
Freeze-Dry, an Ice-type move, is not as powerful as Ice Beam, but Freeze-Dry has a special effect.
This move is also super effective against Water-type Pokémon, meaning Freeze-Dry's type effectiveness against Water changes to 2X, while other types are calculated normally.
Swampert is Water + Ground; Ground is inherently weak to Ice, but Water resists Ice, so Swampert is not weak to Ice.
However, Freeze-Dry is super effective against Water, and without Water's resistance, Ground is also weak to Ice, making this Freeze-Dry a quadruple effective hit against Swampert.
Coupled with Iron Bundle's powerful special attack, it would be a miracle if Swampert could withstand this hit.
"Swampert is unable to battle, Iron Bundle wins."
The referee announced the battle result.
"Hiss~ One hit, a KO?!"
"Wallace!! What are you doing, Wallace!!"
"Is the gap really that big? Master Wallace, you should just stick to Contests."
"This Iron Bundle is so amazing~! And it's so cute."
"Cute? Sister, are you sure? Its head sprang up when it attacked just now!"
The onlookers discussed animatedly; this all-out battle was now halfway through, but Wallace's disadvantage was immense.
Indeed, anyone could see that Wallace had no chance of winning.
"As expected, my Water-type team is very strong~"
Mammon recalled Iron Bundle, very satisfied.
"Hehehe..."
Wallace's smile didn't reach his eyes when he heard that.
Wallace now only wanted to know what Mammon's remaining two main Pokémon were; surely it wasn't really as he had guessed?
"Then, Master Wallace, your next opponent will be it."
Mammon didn't keep him in suspense, tossing out his fifth Pokémon with a flick of his wrist.
"Tapu Fini."
Alola's Island Guardian Deity, Tapu Fini, appeared in front of Mammon.
But... "Uh... Is it..."
May looked at the Tapu Fini on the field in astonishment, because this legendary Island Guardian Deity was currently happily eating a small cake.
And it was squinting its eyes, with a blissful expression.
"Qi?"
Tapu Fini finally noticed something was amiss, opened its eyes, and instantly saw the surrounding onlookers.
Tapu Fini's eyes widened; when did it come out?
No, now is not the time to think about that.
The next second, with speed imperceptible to the naked eye, Tapu Fini instantly hid the small cake in its hand behind its back, then looked at Wallace opposite with an indifferent expression, haughty!
Wallace: (⊙o⊙)
"Pfft..."
May covered her mouth, almost bursting into laughter.
This Tapu Fini, why does it feel so cute?
"Starmie."
Wallace cleared his throat, still throwing out the Poké Ball in his hand.
A purple Starmie appeared in front of Wallace; it was indeed the Water + Psychic type Starmie.
Because many of Wallace's Pokémon require a Water Field, such as Wailord and others, the normal field actually places significant restrictions on Wallace.
However, Wallace's changes are already quite significant; Pokémon like Swampert and Starmie, which were originally his secondary team's mainstays, have now been promoted by him.
Of course, battling a Pokémon like Tapu Fini is still very challenging.
"Damn it! Such a cute and beautiful Water-type Pokémon, and Mammon got it."
Master Wallace was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, especially for Tapu Fini's bewildered expression as it held the small cake and looked around just now.
It was truly too cute.
This is the Water-type Pokémon Wallace likes!
But this cute Tapu Fini belonged to Mammon, how annoying.
"Fini, are you okay?"
Mammon asked Tapu Fini with amusement; he hadn't expected Tapu Fini to be secretly eating again.
"Qiqi~"
Tapu Fini replied coldly, its eyes filled with killing intent as it looked at the purple Starmie opposite.
The ruby in front of Starmie flashed, and it subconsciously took two steps back, feeling that something was amiss.