Chapter 221: The Sharingan Riolu

Riolu... is a quite rare Pokémon in Unova. In the game, there are only two places where you can meet it, one is the Floccesy Ranch in one of the westernmost towns of Unova, and the other is the Floccesy Ranch or the Cave of Being in the north.

Its appearance is like a young child, possessing the strange power to read human hearts, and will not approach dangerous opponents.

Those with good hearts will be recognized by it, while those with evil hearts will be hated.

Can observe the emotions of humans and Pokémon, as well as the appearance of nature, with the strange form of "Aura." Communicate with companions by emitting Aura, and the Aura emitted from the body will become stronger when afraid or sad, and pass danger signals to partners.

However, for ordinary Riolu, the use of Aura is still only at the level of "ripple." Ripple cannot be used to attack; it is the embryonic form of Aura.

The blue puppy stood on the wire fence, and its gaze gradually moved from Aegislash to Xiang Guangtai.

And then shook its head hard!

Dispel the confusion and negative emotions in the heart!

Hoo! Riolu bent its arms and placed them on its waist, making a cheering action. Its two black ears, round like balloons, shook up and down. Re-cheer up!

"Awoo! (Righteous and powerful Aura!)"

Riolu jumped down from the wire fence with a light flip, cautiously approaching Aegislash. The other party's huge body had a great sense of oppression on itself, who was short.

Riolu followed because it discovered Aegislash's powerful Aura.

That powerful, strange Aura had a high degree of similarity with the human on the side!

Although the human on that

Hmm. Or rather, is it compatible with all Pokémon?

In any case, this was the first time Riolu had discovered Aura that possessed such compatibility with its own.

Guang Tai and Aegislash had previously displayed extraordinary power! Then, if it were the human and the King Pokémon before its eyes, they would surely be able to defeat that green-haired person!

That was what it thought!

"Ge-e."

Aegislash sensed the Aura radiating from Riolu; there was no mistake, the Riolu before it was the Pokémon it had sensed earlier in Central Park that had not participated in the battle.

It was the former companion of that Elite Trainer.

It was just that a surge of anger lay hidden within this Aura, though it was well suppressed by Riolu.

The chaotic battle in the central park left her and other security personnel dumbfounded, but there was no response when calling for the Trainer. When she saw Team Plasma appear, she gritted her teeth!

Aegislash asked as much.

"Awoo (You are very powerful! I want to have a match with you!)!"

A wild Riolu had come to challenge them!

Communication between Pokémon is conducted through battles; Riolu had heard Aegislash's speech, so it would confirm its heart through the method of battle, and in this process, their Auras would also collide with one another!

Riolu had an answer it wanted to know!

【I see, I see! Although your gaze is firm, your heart is still somewhat lost! You want to choose a new trainer? Then let me help you!】

"... Choose a new trainer?"

"Since that's the case, then put your whole heart and soul into using your full strength."

Guang Tai waved his hand gently, the mental link was established, and without needing to speak, Aegislash automatically flew forward!

Use "Sacred Sword"!

The great sword pressed forward!

The massive blade was like a door panel; honestly, Guang Tai even felt that if Aegislash kept using this kind of giant sword impact full of oppressive force, it might be able to directly learn "Heavy Slam" and "Behemoth Bash" illegally later on!

If one also considered heat-resistance training, it might even learn High-Temperature Heavy Pressure; it would be a shame not to use such a large blade for slamming—holding the shield up to one's face and smashing someone's head with the King's Shield, no one could withstand that.

At this moment, Aegislash did not utilize the Fighting-type immunity characteristic of Ghost-type Pokémon; it actively wrapped the power of the Fighting type around its body and then began to spin directly!

Just like what Guang Tai had mentioned to it before!

Sometimes, there is more than one way to use a sword!

Recalling back at the Oreburgh Ruins in the Sinnoh region, how did the Steel Titan that forged tools for ancient humans fight?

It gathered all the Qi in its body onto its heavy hammer, then unleashed an illegal, super-high-power "Qi Hammer."

Recalling the Galar legends, how did the Sword King Zacian use Behemoth Blade?

It gathered all the strength in its body, condensed the King's armor into a powerful sword, raised it, and slashed violently at the opponent to attack.

It had Qi, it had Aura, and it had a pure, clear heart!

And, the power of the King and Hero recognized by the gods!

It combined the shield and the giant sword's body, placed the shield at the hilt, then leaped forward, spinning while striking with the weapon!

A ghostly, profound radiance and the spiritual silver-gray power of Steel gathered on both sides of the blade, forming a unique Sacred Sword light effect.

Sacred Sword: Lion's Slash!

Speaking of which, a door-panel giant sword was never an ultra-large weapon that an ordinary person could use; if one could freely swing such a heavy weapon, spinning and leaping to deliver a fierce downward slash, who could withstand such power?!

One must fully utilize one's own kinetic energy!

Riolu was startled and jumped up after a backstep, but Aegislash used its shield as a fulcrum, becoming an "Aegis-Sword-Slash"!

Super transformation form!

This is the convenient part about Ghost-type Pokémon; you say my true form is a sword?

No, it is sword and shield as one!

It transformed into Shield Form, let the shield hold the blade, and let the giant sword strike upward with a fierce flick!

Sacred Sword: Giant Hunter!

Speaking of which, the names the trainer came up with for these Sacred Sword moves were quite interesting! As Aegislash pondered, it could hear Guang Tai's muttering through the mental link when it used the moves, and he seemed extremely shocked that it could use such moves!

Ha! Sounds good, praise me a bit more!

How about it, if Zacian is the Sword King, I'm not too bad either, right?

"It actually used it! After the slash-cancel, this guy developed a Sacred Sword-cancel, and now it even knows the Lion's Slash and even the Giant Hunter mentioned last time...?!"

"However, the Lion's Slash I originally thought of was using Steel-type power to slash downward, becoming a super move with 160 power similar to a Giant Hammer, but you're still using the Sacred Sword to perform sword techniques..."

Guang Tai muttered while evaluating, and Aegislash's eyes immediately turned displeased.

Well, it's not like I haven't seen a Giant Hammer and found it hard to learn!

The Steel Titan doesn't know it either; it uses a Qi Hammer.

Riolu had originally thought that jumping up would keep it from suffering a loss, but it was suddenly poked in the chest by that strange giant sword and smashed next to the trash can with a bang!

【Is that as far as you go?】

Aegislash maintained that bizarre "shield-holding-sword" form; the round shield waving the giant sword looked extremely comical.

"Awoo???"

Riolu came from a training cave, a place of practice near Opelucid City where the legendary Swords of Justice of Unova once trained their disciples; many powerful Pokémon gathered there to train, and it was one of them.

Was that move just now... "Sacred Sword"!?

Wasn't it said that only the legendary Swords of Justice possessed this move? Could it be that the Sword King before its eyes was that disciple of the Swords of Justice?

【Ah, you mean the disciple? I suppose I'm one of them! The Sacred Sword was indeed learned from the Swords of Justice; what, do you know them?】

Riolu's dog head shook like a rattle, but the trace of confusion that had existed in its eyes completely vanished.

It didn't know those Swords of Justice!

However, it had always admired those legendary heroes!

So that was it, a disciple of the Swords of Justice! Riolu was filled with awe!

"Awoo!"

Riolu's mood brightened, its ears flapping up and down, and it performed a very cool gesture of wiping its mouth.

Ptooey! It tasted like trash; I've been behind the trash can for too long!

Riolu shook its head, regained its spirit, and suddenly started laughing!

Sacred Sword, huh? I didn't expect to see it with my own eyes; so, how about I try using it myself?

It held its claws out flat, and then...

A sharp "Ghost Sacred Sword" was formed!

"Copycat!"

Guang Tai was startled, then immediately called out the name of the move.

Mimicking the move the opponent just used and unleashing the same move!

"Ge-e?!"

That uniquely colored Sacred Sword slashed over fiercely, but it was blocked by the King's Shield, which offset the basic impact force.

Aegislash's eyes were filled with shock!

No way, the ultimate move it had painstakingly trained, the secret technique inherited from the three Swords of Justice, the Sacred Sword that had once poked Arceus, was just copied like that?!

And there was triumph and pride in Riolu's expression.

How about that, I'm not a weak Pokémon, am I!

No matter what move you use, I can return it with the same move!

Unfortunately, Ghost-type Pokémon don't take type damage from Sacred Sword... the little blue dog was quite unhappy about this.

Otherwise, it could have used Sacred Sword to counter Sacred Sword!

A Steel+Ghost-type Pokémon? Immune to Fighting! What a despicable type combination!

Now, taking advantage of this moment while Aegislash was blocking the impact!

Quick Attack!

Of course, this wasn't a move used for attacking, just using Quick Attack to close the distance!

As a move with +1 priority, although its power is very low, it is known as a "mini-Extreme Speed" when dashing at close range.

The moment it got close, it kicked out—Stomp!

Aegislash was taken by surprise and hit by Riolu's Quick Attack + Stomp combo!

With a bang, the Ground-type shockwave dissipated across the blade, vibrating Aegislash's body until it hummed incessantly!

Ground is super effective against Steel!

【Stomp again, how many times have I been kicked by this move!】

【But your growth isn't enough! In other words, your 'level' is too low! That's a human way of saying it, right!】

Aegislash swung its blade fiercely!

Shadow Claw + Shadow Sneak!

A sharp shadow sword slashed out rapidly from the reflection of the shield, and the swung blade surged with powerful Ghost energy; sharp claws made of shadows slashed toward the opponent, with a high chance of landing a critical hit!

Double shadow pincer attack!

Riolu glanced at Guang Tai during this process.

Aura was telling it that Aegislash's actions were still being directed by the human trainer over there, but their Auras overlapped, meaning there was no transmission or reaction time for commands!

Alright! Then I can do that too!

Ghostly power surged onto Riolu's claws!

Copycat: Shadow Claw!

Shadow Claw versus Shadow Claw!

"Copycat again!"

What kind of Sharingan is this, Guang Tai complained inwardly.

Copy Pokémon Riolu, is it.

Bang! Ghost energy exploded, and the little blue dog was blown back several somersaults, leaving a long trail on the ground; its hands were numb and painful. At this time, it didn't have the Steel type, it was just a pure Fighting-type Pokémon, and it didn't have such strong defensive capabilities.

【How about that, you've already... hey, what are you doing!】

"Fling!" Guang Tai saw Riolu go straight to rummaging through the trash can, lifting the lid and some large pieces of trash inside, and smashing them toward Aegislash!

Ah, this is truly like Lu Bu wielding a mop dipped in dung...!

Fling, a Dark-type move; the power varies depending on the thrown object.

Theoretically, using Fling in an urban environment really can turn a trash can into an arsenal!

But this fighting style is too lacking in class!

Guang Tai: "Should I slash the flying trash or not?"

Aegislash Σ(っ°Д°;)っ: "Ge-e (Ah! Do I really have to choose!)!"

Come to think of it, the trash cans in the Unova region in the games are cleaner than a person's face, and you basically can't find any good items, but the trash in the real Castelia City is just too much!

It is a big city, after all.

A mischievous grin appeared on Riolu's face, and with a "woof," it threw a large piece of solid trash of unknown origin!

It was quite heavy!

"It's a dilapidated sofa; judging by the volume, the power is probably 130, maybe even higher. It's really strong!"

"Ge-e?! (Judging move power by volume?!)"

Aegislash changed back to its shield-holding state, which made Guang Tai complain—whose "Stance Change" ability turns the shield into the main body! It still looks better changed back.

"Ge-e (King's Shield)!"

A blue barrier of light unfolded in front of Aegislash!

It blocked the thrown trash!

Now is the time! Riolu lifted a large black ball from the trash can!

Item: Iron Ball!

The important thing is that the Fling power of this Iron Ball is also 130!

Bang! The iron ball hit Aegislash's body solidly, bending the blade, and a joy nearing victory appeared on Riolu's face, but Aegislash's blade seemed to have elasticity, slowly recovering to its original shape!

【I am a Ghost Pokémon; isn't it easy for a ghost to change its own body? I can even fold into three.】

However, Riolu's smile did not disappear!

"Throw it away quickly!"

Guang Tai suddenly spoke up; Aegislash was feeling quite proud in the mental link—after all, a three-folded giant sword couldn't be seen anywhere else—but it had ignored Guang Tai's mental message, so he had to speak up!

"Stop playing around, you've been hit!"

"Ge-e?!"

Riolu took a deep breath and struck the ground fiercely!

Earthquake!

Utilizing the impact of an earthquake to attack all Pokémon around it!

The effect of the Iron Ball: the Pokémon holding this item has its speed reduced by 50% and lands on the ground, becoming susceptible to Ground-type move attacks!

As one of the most versatile and powerful Ground-type moves, many Pokémon can learn the ultimate skill Earthquake; however, it has one drawback, which is that Flying-type and Levitate-ability Pokémon are not affected by Earthquake, and even... jumping up on the spot can avoid the impact of the earthquake!

Except for massive creatures like Groudon that really can't jump, many Pokémon can ignore the effects brought by Earthquake!

But now, with the Iron Ball, the result is different! This iron ball is also one of the common basic items on the market!

Of course, some people think buying this kind of item is a pure waste of money, or feel they've been scammed, so you can also see this thing in quite a few trash cans.

In a training environment that generally pursues high speed and high attack, items that actively reduce one's own speed are clearly not favored, and it remains in a state of confusion as to "what is the use of this thing" year-round.

"Don't easily pick up things thrown by others; hasn't this just become your item!"

Guang Tai was helpless; Riolu's Earthquake attacks the trainer as well—that is the characteristic of the move Earthquake!

But this Riolu is very smart, and it even knows how to use psychological tactics!

Guang Tai became very interested in it.

Aegislash was indeed hit with super-effective damage this time; it hurriedly threw away the Iron Ball, but before it could float up, Riolu kicked over with another Stomp!

Woo-hoo, pressing the advantage!

The little blue dog kicked the giant sword with a bang! The ripples of Stomp spread in all directions, and then, it was grabbed by Aegislash's purple ribbon.

That displeased, huge single eye stared fixedly at the little blue dog.

Riolu: (°ロ°)

Aegislash's shield turned into the appearance of rock, with edges and corners like a giant boulder.

Double-Edge!

This is one of the ultimate Rock-type moves; it puts all its strength into a headbutt attack against the opponent, and it will also take very heavy damage itself!

Although Riolu's type resists Rock, this is an ultimate move with a power as high as 150!

"Wahoo!"

Riolu was smashed until it saw stars, its two ears stood up as if paralyzed, and the little blue dog swayed on the spot, dizzy and unable to stand steady; immediately following, Aegislash rammed into it with an Iron Head!

"Awoo!"

Incredibly, Riolu seemed to be trying to prove that its strength was not weak, and even though it was seeing stars, it still tried its best to use Copycat!

Copycat: Double-Edge!

Rock-type light emerged on Riolu's forehead, and gritting its teeth, it collided fiercely with the Iron Head!

With a loud thud, the little blue dog trembled all over; although it was gritting its teeth, it soon stuck out its tongue, rolled its eyes, and fainted.

It collapsed to the ground, and the battle ended!

Looking at the little blue dog lying on the ground with its tongue out, theoretically, this would be the time to use a Poké Ball to capture it.

However—

Although it was already in a wild state, considering that the little blue dog seemed to have come here to confirm something, Guang Tai did not throw a ball.

Let's restore the little blue dog's condition first.

And isn't there an opportunity to make and test secret medicine right now?

Of course, Guang Tai wasn't going to make it in this open space; looking at the situation around him, Guang Tai tried his best to avoid letting Aegislash use wave-emitting moves, so the destruction...

The trash can was a mess, and the wire fence was also somewhat ruined; as for the ground, there was no change—the road infrastructure in Castelia City is truly hard; it even made Guang Tai wonder if he should pry up a couple of tiles to see what material they were made of.

Anyway, he had already pried up the floor tiles of the Hall of Origin and the Hall of Beginning, so prying up a Castelia floor tile shouldn't be a problem, it's just that he might get caught by Officer Jenny... it was still a bit risky.

"What spirit, actually colliding with a Steel-type Pokémon; a Riolu that can use Copycat, could its ability be Prankster?"

Running all the way home with the little blue dog, Riolu showed no signs of waking up; Aegislash's Iron Head seemed to have been used with too much force.

Guang Tai took out some medicine from his backpack and began to make it according to one of the secret recipes he had just obtained.

After a while.

【Crafted Medicine: First-Aid Jelly (Secret Medicine).】

【Description: A special secret medicine made using Revival Herb leaves, Lost Clover, Great Energy Cube, Revitalizing Root fragments, and Nanab Berries, quickly cooled using Never-Melt Ice and an Ice Stone; although the taste is somewhat bitter, it will not lower the user's friendship, and it has a powerful first-aid effect on targets that have fallen into a faint or are near death.】

【Effect: Can only be used on extremely weak or near-death Pokémon; normal Pokémon with full stamina cannot absorb the life force within it. After a near-death Pokémon consumes it, its life, energy, and five physical stats are rapidly restored to an excellent state in a short period! It will be full of energy within three hours, after which it will enter a relatively long period of physical exhaustion.】

【Note: Using First-Aid Jelly at a critical moment will have unexpected effects! Regardless, this is a first-aid supply; use it in combination with Vitality Potions! By the way, the flavor of the jelly can be adjusted autonomously.】

(End of chapter)