Huh? Dual-wielding Water Gun?!
Is that even legal?! You have the Parental Bond ability?!
Satoru's eyes widened. To be honest, his worldview was starting to crumble.
"Dodge it with Quick Attack."
"Kero!"
With Quick Attack, Froakie barely managed to dodge one hit. However, its movement was slightly delayed, and it couldn't completely avoid the other, getting hit by the second Water Gun.
"Kero..." Froakie's body was hit by the stream of water, taking some damage. It swayed, struggling to stay on its feet.
"Continuous Water Gun!" Without a moment's celebration for hitting Froakie, Hikari gave another command.
"Jime!"
"Water Pu—" Before Satoru could finish, Drizzile's Water Gun shot out. Two streams of water, like sharp arrows, flew towards Froakie, knocking it to the ground.
The release speed was too fast; there was no chance to counterattack. Combined with its sniping ability, there was basically no way to dodge. And the effect of the rain made the water gather faster than usual.
A completely disadvantageous situation. The audience and Sylveon couldn't help but think Satoru would lose.
"Veon~ (What do we do? Satoru is going to lose.)" Sylveon's feelers gently brushed against Anon's heart, silently transmitting its belief and emotions.
Anon just gently stroked its head. Deep down, she never believed Satoru would lose.
"It's fine. Satoru won't lose. He'll definitely win. Let's believe in them."
Satoru:"It's okay to run away or get lost. As long as you work hard with your Pokémon to find a way, you will definitely succeed."
Recalling what Satoru had said, Anon couldn't help but feel at ease.
After all, the person she liked was a special person whose feelings were answered by Pokémon.
He couldn't possibly lose!
If he loses, I'll punch Soyo-san twice first.
Anon had already made up her mind.
"I've won, Satoru," Hikari said coldly. Drizzile gathered the power of water to form its dual water guns, aiming to attack Froakie.
But Satoru's gaze was fixed on his Froakie, completely ignoring Hikari's words.
"Froakie, are you okay?"
"KERO!"
Feeling its trainer's fiery emotions, Froakie shot up, responding firmly.
Seeing this, the corners of Satoru's lips curved into a confident smile. He swung his arm forward.
"Then let's show them our power."
"We can get even stronger! Let's go!"
"KERO—!"
At Satoru's words, Froakie's voice began to sync with its trainer's. Its entire body was enveloped in a pale blue light. The color of its back deepened, and its form grew taller and slenderer, its arms lengthening.
The light of evolution!
Frogadier!
"KOGA—!" Appearing on the field was Frogadier, possessing greater speed and power than its Froakie stage, born from responding to Satoru's feelings.
That's great Satoru LOVE?~
The moment she saw Froakie evolve, pink hearts appeared in Anon's eyes. She clasped her hands, her heart filled with joy.
[Frogadier, the Bubble Frog Pokémon, and the evolved form of Froakie. Its light body is second to none. Its speed is so great that it can scale a tower over 600 meters tall in just one minute.]
"It evolved?... But it's no match for us. Drizzile, Water Gun."
"Jime!" Drizzile nodded. A Water Gun gathered again, a powerful stream of water like a sharp arrow, aimed straight at Frogadier.
"That's debatable. Frogadier, use Iai Slash!"
"KOGA!"
However, at this critical moment, Frogadier used Iai Slash.
A white light flashed instantly, forming the shape of a blade, and accurately sliced the dual Water Guns in half, stunning everyone present.
Such fast movements...
The Water Gun attack was easily broken. Hikari and Drizzile were both a little surprised.
"Double Team—!"
"Followed by Iai Slash!"
"Koga! Koga!" "Koga!" "Koga!"
Frogadier instantly created a dozen clones. These clones all used Iai Slash at the same time, launching a fierce attack on Drizzile.
"Drizzile, use Surf to take care of them."
"JIME—!"
A tide of water gathered beneath Drizzile, instantly taking the form of a Surf. The tide surged forward, roaring like a beast, sweeping all of Frogadier's clones into it and clearing the line of sight.
"IAI SLASH—!"
A blade of light flashed, too bright to look at directly. Frogadier's blade was like the light of dawn, instantly splitting the Surf apart, revealing a clear field.
"Hey, hey, seriously? Can that trash move Cut really split a Surf?"
"Whoa, isn't that a pathetic move for cutting trees?"
The people nearby were drawn in by this battle. Frogadier's performance was just too strong.
"Their movements are starting to sync up..."
Probably no one noticed except for Anon. But she could clearly see that Satoru's movements were starting to match Frogadier's.
After all, she was different from the others. More than the battle, she wanted to look at the battle from a 'macro' perspective.
Simply put, she wanted to look at Satoru.
"What's going on?"
Anon tilted her head, starting to get confused.
"JIMERON~~"
The Iai Slash was powerful. Where the blade passed, the air itself seemed to be cut. Drizzile couldn't block it and was sent flying back.
"Drizzile, use Mud Shot to maintain distance." At this moment, even the calm Hikari broke out in a cold sweat.
The stickiness of Mud Shot would not be easily cut by Iai Slash, and its power was higher to begin with. Hikari had just been playing around, but it seemed the situation had developed beyond her imagination.
"Water Pulse!" Satoru's boiling point had reached its peak. This battle was the most interesting one he had had so far.
He wanted to win.
The boredom of 50 consecutive wins and the strength of Kagura Hikari made him crave victory even more.
"KOGA!"
Frogadier gathered its Water Pulse energy, but this time, it didn't release a wide, spherical pulse as usual.
Instead, it condensed the essence of the water energy into a sharp, shuriken-shaped pulse.
This shuriken-like Water Pulse shot rapidly towards Drizzile, colliding violently with the dual Mud Shots it had fired at the same time.
Water is super effective against Ground.
The shuriken-like Water Pulse, with astonishing speed and precision, directly pierced through the Mud Shot, like a sharp sword through silk, and went straight for Drizzile.
Drizzile was caught off guard. The sharp Water Pulse instantly hit its body. Although the pulse wasn't large, its penetrating power and concentrated attack made Drizzile feel pain.
Mud Shot's defense seemed so fragile before this sudden attack. Frogadier's Water Pulse was like precise swordsmanship, directly finding Drizzile's weakness and delivering a heavy blow.
"The shape of the move changed... it's similar to my Drizzile's dual guns..." Hikari stared blankly at all this.
Her dual guns could be explained. In fact, it was originally an imitation of Champion Leon's Inteleon, which could use dual Snipe Shot and Dark Pulse.
But the Satoru before her had found a way to make his Frogadier even stronger on his own. He was just too powerful.
He had the air of a champion!
But I don't want to lose either!
Kagura Hikari, as if reclaiming the sparkle that had once been taken from her, faced Satoru and Frogadier head-on.
"It's not over yet! Use Whirlpool!"
"JIME!!"
Drizzile swung its hands, a huge water vortex instantly gathering in its palms. It threw the vortex, and it rushed fiercely towards Frogadier.
"Iai Slash!"
However, Frogadier instantly used Iai Slash, a sharp water sword cutting through the air, shattering the vortex into pieces.
But at this moment, the water obscured their vision. When Frogadier and Satoru saw Drizzile again, it was already being targeted by Mud Shot.
"Mud Shot!"
"Water Pulse!"
The shuriken-style Water Pulse and Mud Shot met again.
But this time, Drizzile had already dodged.
"Use Surf again."
A huge wave of water surged, roaring like a beast.
Seeing this, the corners of Satoru's lips curved into a smile.
Jump, Frogadier!
"Double Team!"
Frogadier used its powerful jumping ability to leap into the air. Then, a dozen clones appeared above, surrounding Drizzile.
"Let's use everything we have to win this battle! Water Pulse!"
"KOGA!" "KOGA!" "KOGA!"
At Satoru's words, the real body and the dozen clones moved together, all using the shuriken-style Water Pulse at the same time.
"Mud Sh—" Before Hikari could finish, the Water Pulses traced arcs through the air, like sharp shurikens, and shot towards Drizzile.
"JIME—!" Drizzile tried to block the attack, but it was hit and sent flying. It traced a long arc in the air before crashing heavily to the ground, unable to battle.
"Drizzile is unable to battle! Frogadier is the winner! The final victor is Satoru!"
We won...
The rain gradually stopped. The clouds in the sky began to disperse, revealing a clear blue sky. Sunlight filtered through the clouds, shining down on Satoru and Frogadier.
The warm sunlight fell on Satoru's body. Frogadier bathed in the sun, looking particularly energetic. It lifted its head, turned back, and met Satoru's gaze.
"That was great, Frogadier~"
"Koga!"
One person and one Pokémon hugged, looking very harmonious. To be honest, Anon was starting to get jealous.
But they didn't celebrate for more than a few minutes before everyone's attention was drawn by the broadcast.
Ding Dong Dong Ding
Announcer: "The 'Bouffalant Cup' has now concluded. We will now announce the top ten teams."
Top Ten: The School Champion and Her Merry Companions, Starlight Company, MYGO, Roselia, μ's, Kessoku Band, the Niji-no-Hane Student Council, the Revival Tournament Alliance, the Service Club, Ave Mujica.