Chapter 1052: Wow~ MVP!

Boom boom boom boom—!!

Deep purple light arrows were like cannonballs falling from the sky, crazily bombarding Clodsire, which had opened a blue light shield at the first opportunity!

Massive smoke and crystal dust drifted everywhere, the light shield trembled violently, but stood firm and refused to shatter!

On the other side.

The rotating Cetitan formed an ice vortex, attempting to contain Dugtrio.

But unfortunately, Dugtrio's digging speed was extremely fast, and it had already dug into the ground before it could make a move!

The offensive against Rika was easily resolved, and many students watching sighed with regret.

"The Elite Four really have some tricks up their sleeves."

"Even the Terastallized Meteor Beam could be defended against; Clodsire's defensive ability is so terrifying!"

"How should we fight next?"

However, unlike other students who seemed to be immersed in the scene.

Nemona suddenly smiled, All Baimu's eyebrows raised, and he turned to look at the silent Grusha beside him, saying: "The opportunity has come!"

A once-in-a-lifetime great opportunity!

In just an instant!

Grusha didn't hesitate, as if he had insight into his thoughts at this moment, and opened his mouth to shout:

"Cetitan! Now! Earthquake!"

"—Helping Hand!"

All Baimu raised his head and ordered with satisfaction.

Clodsire had used Protect, and Dugtrio was underground, so it would take double damage from Earthquake; could there be a more suitable offensive opportunity?

Not far away.

Rika also realized this point.

Clodsire, which had been hit by Ice Shard, wasn't in full condition, and even if Earthquake wasn't Cetitan's STAB move, it was still enough to take away its remaining stamina.

And Dugtrio's physical defense ability could be described as low; basically, it could hardly withstand a double-power Earthquake.

But she didn't panic; the Paldea Elite Four were never famous for nothing!

"Rise up! Clodsire!"

Rika threw the glowing Terastal Orb, causing Clodsire to change from a Poison/Ground composite type to a single Ground type, and—

"Clodsire, Stockpile! Dugtrio, Protect!"

She gave two instructions quickly.

As Cetitan suddenly leaped up, attached by the 【Helping Hand】 cast by the Drakloak sister, its whole body turned golden.

The next instant.

Thud!!

The ground suddenly collapsed and shattered, and the earth-yellow shockwave swept through everything in the field, almost blowing the crystal-clear Clodsire away!

The watching students were all exclaiming, and the Gym Leaders had different expressions.

Had Rika's Pokémon been taken down just like that?

Everyone stared closely at the field.

When the smoke cleared, Clodsire on the left still had a colorful rock-layer crown on its head, and Dugtrio had also drilled out of the ground, showing no signs of status decline.

Not to mention Dugtrio, which used Protect underground.

Clodsire mainly relied on the attribute change to a single Ground type and Stockpile to increase physical defense to resist Earthquake.

The watching students cheered, marveling at Rika's ability to withstand the adverse situation.

Grusha pulled his scarf, "... A step too slow."

"Come again."

All Baimu didn't blame him, just continued to order: "Disable! This time take Dugtrio first!"

Just as he had said before.

The opportunity was only for an instant; it wasn't that Grusha and Cetitan were slow, but that Rika was too fast.

She could perceive the opponent's intentions in time and make the most correct choice at the moment in a very short time; the Paldea Elite Four had substance.

Nemona looked regretful, thinking that if she were coordinating with All Baimu, they would mostly have taken it down by now—

Uh.

Did she seem to have become a bit arrogant?

Nemona put her hands together and apologized to Grusha from afar, thinking she absolutely didn't mean to look down on him.

In the field.

Grusha had no objections, fully implementing his confidence in All Baimu.

He threw the Terastal Orb directly at Cetitan and shouted: "Go! Drive the power of ice and snow!"

"Roar!!"

Cetitan ran wildly toward Dugtrio, wrapped in crystal pillars that shattered instantly, making it wear a snowflake crown on its head!

Rika didn't stay idle either, waving her hand quickly to order: "Clodsire, Recover! Dugtrio, Sandstorm!"

Giving up on focusing fire on the suspected "low-health" Clodsire, the reason lay in this point.

If Rika's IQ was still there, she would inevitably let it use recovery or defensive types of moves.

With Clodsire's physical defense increased by Stockpile, could Cetitan's output really take it down with Helping Hand?

Don't let all the damage hit the Protect when the time comes.

All Baimu had no opinion on Grusha, but according to his judgment, Cetitan's output was indeed unsatisfactory.

Rather than attacking Clodsire, it was better to take down Dugtrio in one go.

Disable seals its possibility of double protection; just use Earthquake without worry!

The two Pokémon focused fire again.

"Dita!"

Dugtrio successfully released Sandstorm before being controlled by Disable, crazily rushing toward Cetitan.

It was just that Grusha seemed to have anticipated Rika's instructions.

"Ice Spinner!"

"Roar!"

Cetitan suddenly rotated, turning into an ice crystal storm under the blessing of Terastal power, driving the rushing sand dust to both sides!

It almost turned into a terrifying ice and snow storm, crashing into Dugtrio, which was unable to move due to Disable!

Bang!

Cold mist drifted!

Rika's long ponytail fluttered, looking at the cold Grusha, and she smiled slightly: "You saw through it again."

Dugtrio's ability was 【Sand Veil】, which combined with Sandstorm to create a "mirage" that affected Pokémon's judgment, that is, an illusory fake body.

Grusha judged Rika's thoughts based on his own understanding of the Elite Four, so he chose to use the Terastallized Ice Spinner to fight the enemy.

Finally successfully dispersed the Sandstorm and hit the main body directly!

"Awoo!"

Clodsire recovered its stamina through Recover without any accidents, but unfortunately, it also lost a teammate.

The cold mist dispersed with the wind, and Dugtrio had lost its ability to battle.

"Taken down! It's Grusha's 'first kill'!"

"Ice Spinner is so fierce! So amazing!"

"The most critical thing is Drakloak's Disable, right? Thanks to its control ability, Dugtrio couldn't escape underground!"

"The opportunity just now was also created by All Baimu, but unfortunately Rika reacted too fast and grasped it."

The watching students whispered.

Although the battle wasn't over yet, they had already started to judge who the MVP was.

Rika withdrew Dugtrio, who had lost its ability to battle, with no much frustration on her face, calmly akimbo, the corners of her mouth curving.

"Clodsire! It's time to fight again! Are you ready?"

"Awoo!"

Clodsire roared dully without showing weakness.

Compared to its relative Quagsire, it looked even cuter with its earthier color.

"Earth Power!"

"Ice Spinner!"

"Helping Hand!"

The three gave orders at the same time.

All Baimu focused on letting the Drakloak sister provide support, and didn't let it lower its altitude.

And Cetitan, under the blessing of Helping Hand, suddenly turned into an exaggerated frost hurricane, rolling up a terrifying cold tide, clashing with the terrifying flames set off by Clodsire shattering the ground!

Rumble—!!

The entire playground shook violently, and many students swayed left and right, almost falling.

But no one cared; everyone was watching the clash of the two energies, wanting to know the final result.

"Shake, Earth! Grant Rika-Mao Jie power!"

Rika shouted loudly, as if she had received a response from the earth; in the violent shaking, Clodsire opened its massive mouth and suddenly strengthened its output!

It actually suppressed Cetitan, which had been 【Helping Hand】ed!

Without a doubt.

The more critical the moment, the more it could show the level of a Pokémon's strength.

Seeing this scene, Grusha immediately understood that in a move-for-move clash, he was definitely no match for Rika.

Even with the extra blessing of 【Helping Hand】, it couldn't make up for it.

Therefore.

He decided to just explode!

"Cetitan! Press down!"

Grusha shouted, pulling his scarf, and the ice storm in the field collapsed at the sound, like a giant pillar reaching the sky, and the two unbalanced attribute energies exploded instantly!

Boom!!

Visible air waves rolled and scattered, attacking the faces of all the onlookers around!

Pfft!

Many people felt like they had been slapped, their vision blurred.

The smoke produced by the explosion had such a wide range of influence, which was enough to prove the intensity of the battle.

Just as Mr. Jacq hoped, the students participating in the Terastal training were all ignited by this battle, and they all hoped that their own Pokémon could fight such a wonderful battle.

They felt that perhaps their own Pokémon couldn't compare to Grusha's, but they could learn from All Baimu.

As long as they provided good support to the Gym Leaders, the Gym Leaders themselves would win!

Waiting for the final result!

They stared inside the field, wanting to know which side won.

If All Baimu won, they would have confidence; if Rika won, they would have even more confidence!

Even the Champion didn't win, was it embarrassing that they didn't win?

The wind from the mountains blew away the smoke.

Only to see that in the scorched battle field, the snowflake crown on Cetitan's head shattered, and it fell to the side and fainted.

The rock-layer crown on Clodsire's head was still shining brightly.

Who won and who lost was clear at a glance.

Next, Rika only needed to deal with Drakloak—

Eh?

Where is Drakloak?

Many students were stunned to find that Drakloak, which should have been at a high altitude, had disappeared.

Rika's alarm bells rang in her heart, "Pro—"

Before the words fell.

Drakloak suddenly appeared in front of Clodsire, less than half a meter away, its whole body erupting with strange and chaotic neon light!

"Confuse Ray."

All Baimu withdrew his gaze from Cetitan and said without looking back: "Leave it to me."

Clodsire and Cetitan clashed, and it also suffered great damage.

To prevent it from using recovery moves again, appropriately hanging a confused state on it became the top priority for winning.

And when the smoke obscuring the vision cleared, it was the best time to attack!

"Awoo!"

Clodsire was hit as expected.

Rika shouted repeatedly: "Calm down, Clodsire! Use Recover! Calm down!"

"It's over, Dragon Tail."

All Baimu ordered.

Drakloak screamed, its tail wrapped and extended by illusory fluorescent green scales, like a solid long whip, lashing at Clodsire's side!

Bang!

Smoke rose!

"Awoo—"

Clodsire screamed and fell sideways, the crystal light and crown on its body shattered, returning to its original state.

Drakloak took down this Pokémon with excellent durability in one move.

Accomplished the final finishing work.

Nemona raised her hands high and declared: "Cetitan, Dugtrio, Clodsire have lost their ability to battle! All Baimu and Grusha's side have won!"

"Xi-ya~"

It flew back to its Trainer excitedly, raised its claws, and touched his palm.

Slap~!

It turned out that winning with one's own strength was such a refreshing thing.

Rika's expression was stunned, as if she couldn't react to this situation that had taken a sharp turn for the worse, but in the end, she still laughed slightly.

"As expected of a Champion, reaping the benefits of the fisherman."

How could she not understand that this was exactly All Baimu and Grusha's tactic.

When they found that Cetitan's attack wasn't enough to take down Clodsire, they chose to lose both sides and let Drakloak make a move.

Not losing unjustly!

On the other side.

All Baimu shook hands with Grusha and smiled: "Wonderful coordination, thank you! Grusha!"

Although it looked like Cetitan was the main attacker and all the highlights were on it.

Both knew very well who was leading this battle.

Grusha said flatly: "No need, my Pokémon are far from meeting your needs, right? According to your ideas, this battle should have ended much earlier."

"Hmm... every Pokémon has what every Pokémon is good at..." All Baimu was habitually polite.

"I will grow to that stage sooner or later, don't worry." Grusha shook his head and walked away coolly with his hands in his pockets.

He felt he had held All Baimu back.

"Xi-ya?"

Drakloak leaned against its Trainer's face, keenly sensing that Grusha was in a bad mood.

All Baimu pinched its tail: "Nothing much, just a young professional who has been ignited with a fighting spirit."

Explicitly stating to catch up with the Champion.

In this Pokémon anime world, this wasn't something that would be laughed at.

Everyone was often particularly tolerant of people with dreams.

If that person was a genius, tolerance could quickly turn into support.

Grusha could be called a genius.

It was just a pity he picked the wrong target.

After all, most of the time, ordinary geniuses couldn't beat a cheater; one had to be a once-in-a-century talent.

"Parted on bad terms?"

Rika's voice sounded in his ear.

All Baimu turned his head and hurriedly shook hands with her politely: "Thanks for the care, Miss Rika."

"Just call me Rika-Mao Jie; I prefer this title!"

"Uh..."

"Hahaha! Just kidding! Call me whatever you want!" Rika laughed loudly.

This cross-dressing beauty akimboed freely and said: "When I first met you, I was looking forward to battling you. Although I also know I can't beat you, battling different people is interesting in itself."

All Baimu agreed with this.

"Hmm~ let's battle again when you have time! But you have to be gentle with the ladies, don't be like Nemona; Rika-Mao Jie is a beauty, hahaha!"

Rika walked away laughing.

Hmm...

The personalities of the people in Paldea were indeed more unique than the last—

In a positive sense.

He watched Rika's back and returned to the audience with Drakloak, welcoming the admiring gazes from many students.

Drakloak's final performance made many people give up the idea of imitating.

They realized that some things could be copied, but some things really couldn't be copied; it just looked simple.

"How is it? Can Rika's strength get your recognition?"

Nemona opened her mouth with a radical statement.

All Baimu sweated, worried that if he said Rika wasn't that great, he wouldn't be able to get out of the academy gate tonight.

He weighed his words and said: "Pretty good, I'm looking forward to fighting the other few Elite Four in Paldea in the future."

"What about the Top Champion? Any anticipation?"

The words came from the side.

Geeta, with her hands behind her back and hair like a waterfall, smiled.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1053 =====