"Dodge quickly!"
Juan shouted at Kingdra, but in its dizzy state, Kingdra couldn't control its body in such a short time.
Even if it wanted to dodge or sink underwater, having been thrown into confusion just now, its body simply didn't obey orders.
Moreover, Dragonite didn't give it any chance to recover!
The [Dragon Rage], containing powerful energy, had already swept over. The cyan light wave hit Kingdra in an instant.
Boom!
At the moment of impact, a violent explosion occurred on the water surface centered on Kingdra. The blast wave spread outward, rushing toward the two water tornadoes and actually canceling out their influence!
After raging for a few minutes, the energy inside the tornadoes had already begun to decay. Impacted by the explosion, they were scattered by more than half, leaving only a weak residual wind.
During this time, the large amount of pool water swept into the air crashed back into the pool all at once, creating massive waves.
Fortunately, the high platforms under the Trainers played a protective role, saving them from being soaked.
Looking at the scene before him, if this had happened a minute ago, it would have been good news for Juan.
But right now...
When the light of Dragon Rage disappeared, looking at Kingdra floating unconscious on the water, Juan felt no joy at the disappearance of the tornadoes. Instead, he frowned tightly!
This is bad...
Even if the battlefield returned to calm, so what?
One of his Pokémon had already fallen, and the situation had become even trickier!
The excellent situation before the battle started was completely reversed.
The only thing that comforted him slightly was that because of the aerial battle, neither he nor Natsui had energy to pay attention to the underwater situation. Therefore, Walrein, relying on richer combat experience, had not only broken free from Milotic but also dealt some damage and resurfaced.
Sure enough, compared to Dragonite, this man's Milotic was the weak link!
But even so, it was too late...
If Walrein could have surfaced a bit earlier to help Kingdra deal with Dragonite first, maybe the situation would have been different.
Juan thought with regret, but it was useless now.
For Natsui, the situation was clear. In a two-against-one scenario, how could he possibly lose?
Although Milotic suffered some injuries, the impact wasn't significant. Under his command, the two Pokémon launched a final offensive against Walrein from both water and air.
However, Walrein was a well-rounded Pokémon with no glaring weaknesses.
Juan's Walrein was indeed quite strong. After jumping onto a platform, it blocked and defended stubbornly. Even under the pincer attack of Dragonite and Milotic, it persisted for quite a while!
But that was all.
Its strength was inferior to Dragonite to begin with, plus there was Milotic. Even if it could persist, what was the use?
Having just blocked a close-range [Thunder Punch] from Dragonite, when Dragonite brushed past and flew into the air again, Walrein was about to counterattack but was hit on the back by Milotic's [Water Gun]!
Attacked from two sides, it was unable to parry. Under such a pincer attack, it soon followed in Kingdra's footsteps.
Seeing Juan's two Pokémon defeated, the butler referee announced in an aged voice: "The first round is won by the challenger!"
Seeing the result, in the spectator seats, the corners of Misty's mouth raised into a smile. However, she didn't show too much joy, merely sweeping a provocative glance at Lisia beside her.
What surprised her was that on Lisia's face, she didn't see any loss or unwillingness due to her master's failure!
What's going on?
Her master lost, you know?
Misty withdrew her smile immediately and said faintly, "It seems you worried too much just now. Natsui's performance is as stable as ever. The first match, obviously we won."
Hearing her words, Lisia turned her head.
However, what made Misty's heart skip a beat was that Lisia's eyes were flashing with a different kind of gaze!
She had seen this look in the eyes of Melody on Shamouti Island and Casey in Johto!
Alarm bells rang loudly in her heart. She felt something was wrong. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Lisia say quickly with an excited, worshipful tone: "He is really so amazing!!"
Her eyelids twitched. Misty didn't want to discuss this topic anymore.
She hoped Lisia would shut up quickly!
Unfortunately, Lisia didn't notice Misty's discomfort. Her eyes shone as she continued excitedly, "This is the first time I've seen someone defeat my master so easily!! Even my uncle can't do it! Is this the strength of a Champion!? Especially those two water tornadoes! I really didn't know battles could be fought like this. This style really opened my eyes! It's so exciting!!"
If Juan was frustrated on the battlefield, then Misty was the most uncomfortable person outside the arena.
"This is no big deal." She explained insincerely, trying to minimize Lisia's sudden admiration. "Actually, many Trainers use novel tactics. My previous travel companion almost never took the usual path. Once you meet him, you will truly understand what eye-opening means!"
Unfortunately, Lisia didn't listen. instead, she touched her chin, nodding thoughtfully, and muttered to herself, "...Hmm... as expected of a dual-region Champion; the feeling he gives is different! Moreover, this gave me a lot of inspiration. Maybe in my next Contest performance, I can use such double tornadoes to create a magnificent effect!"
Finished...
Misty rolled her eyes, feeling helpless.
She understood that just as Juan was charming to middle-aged ladies, Natsui captured the hearts of young girls. And obviously, Lisia was falling into that trap...
No, this is not a good sign!
Shaking her head vigorously, Misty made a major decision!
Toward Lisia—no, toward all beautiful girls encountered in the future—she must guard against them strictly!
And once the Gym challenge ended, she must take Natsui away immediately!
She absolutely couldn't let Lisia continue to pester him!
Originally, she had high expectations for the upcoming celebration, but obviously, Lisia had become a serious threat. This place was too dangerous; they absolutely couldn't stay long!!
Go, must leave immediately!
...
On the field, Juan recalled both defeated Pokémon expressionlessly.
The first round was indeed beyond his expectations.
Without time to reflect, the second round was about to begin.
But to be honest, facing Dragonite and Milotic again, he was afraid Natsui would continue to use [Twister] and create those annoying water tornadoes.
If it came to that, what was the point of fighting?
He might as well admit defeat directly!
But asking Natsui not to use that move... he simply couldn't open his mouth.
If he forbade the use of a move, not only would he lose face as a Gym Leader, but it would also make Little Lisia think he was afraid.
That would be far more unacceptable than losing in front of his fans!!
No, absolutely not!
Taking a deep breath, Juan stopped struggling. With a wave of his hand, he released the two Pokémon for the second round.
Isn't it just a chaotic battle?
This time I will accompany you to the end!
As the Poké Balls opened, two blue lights flashed. A Politoed and a Whiscash appeared on the battlefield.
Seeing Politoed, Misty sat up straight immediately.
She couldn't help but pay attention.
As a Trainer who also owned a Politoed, she wanted to see how Juan's performed and whose was stronger!
Unlike her, Natsui's gaze only swept over Politoed briefly before resting on Whiscash.
This was his first time encountering this Pokémon in the real world.
Just like its name, Whiscash looked like a large catfish. Its skin was dark blue with a yellow belly, standing less than a meter tall with sponge-like light blue lips. Long yellow whiskers extended from its mouth, and a "W"-shaped mark adorned its forehead. It looked silly and naive.
It is said that Whiscash are very territorial. They build nests at the bottom of swamps and treat the entire area as their own. If an enemy approaches, they shake the ground violently to attack.
During the day, they generally sleep in the mud and wait for prey. They are gluttons who eat anything.
Because their eyesight is poor, they use their whiskers to sense vibrations in the water to locate prey, then shake the ground to intimidate the opponent and swallow them whole. Schools of Whiscash jumping on the water surface are considered by some to be a precursor to an earthquake. Over time, due to rumors, people mistakenly think they are the source of earthquakes.
Scrutinizing it carefully, Natsui observed its characteristics.
To be honest, even in the games, he rarely dealt with this Pokémon.
Mainly because too few people used it!
Natsui only remembered its typing seemed to be Ground/Water. Besides that, he was unclear about its abilities.
It seems I can only figure it out while fighting...
Shaking his head, Dragonite and Milotic returned to their positions, ready for battle.
However, before the referee announced the start, Natsui looked at Juan. Seeing his solemn face, he guessed what he was worrying about and smiled: "Don't worry, in the second round, I will absolutely not create water tornadoes again!"
Oh?
Hearing this, Juan was astonished.
He didn't believe Natsui would be so kind as to voluntarily give up that advantage!
But seeing he wasn't joking, he felt slightly relieved.
Could it be... I misjudged him?
Is he actually a good person?
Thinking this, Juan looked at Natsui with new eyes.
However, once the match started, this bit of goodwill vanished immediately.
Natsui indeed did as he said and didn't trigger water tornadoes, but he created something else.
At the beginning of the battle, before Juan could issue a command, Milotic dove headfirst into the water and disappeared.
Originally, Juan thought Milotic was preparing to attack from below. But after waiting for a while, seeing Milotic not surfacing, he saw the pool water in the center of the battlefield start to rotate!
At first, he didn't realize what was happening.
But when the water spun faster and faster, finally forming a giant whirlpool, he realized what Natsui had done!
Good heavens, although he didn't trigger a water tornado, he created a giant whirlpool instead!!!
What is the difference?!
It's just one above the water and one below the water!!
Truly hateful!!
He wanted to question this man: Didn't we agree not to use that move?
But just as he was about to speak, he closed his mouth helplessly.
Indeed, although both were caused by Twister (or Whirlpool logic), this technically wasn't a water tornado.
From this point of view, Natsui didn't lie...
But the more he thought about it, the angrier he got!
But anger aside, the battle had to be fought.
Fortunately, he had encountered whirlpools many times before. Dealing with them wasn't as troublesome as water tornadoes.
And this time Juan learned to be smart. He didn't bother with Dragonite at first. Instead, he had Whiscash and Politoed work together to defeat Milotic first. Only after Milotic lost the ability to battle did he turn to deal with Dragonite!
Actually, this made the situation lean toward his direction for a time. It seemed he could win this battle!
But unfortunately, he underestimated Dragonite's combat power.
Even fighting one against two, Dragonite didn't fall into a disadvantage. It performed bravely, pulling off a 1v2 victory!
After a long stalemate, it suddenly gained momentum and finished off Politoed and Whiscash in one breath!
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