Chapter 1177: Caitlin

The spacious Manalo Stadium.

"Welcome to the Pokémon World Coronation Series—Ultra Class!"

Inside the studio, the commentator shouted excitedly: "This match is presented by our familiar Alola Champion All Baimu and Unova Elite Four member Caitlin!

"In addition, we have invited a special guest... Ta-da!"

He looked expectantly to his side.

Diantha smiled slightly, leaned toward the microphone, and said: "Good morning everyone, I am Diantha."

In an instant.

The already boisterous venue erupted in cheers loud enough to flip the dome!

Sinnoh Champion Diantha!

Compared to All Baimu, the hot newcomer of the moment, Diantha's popularity had already been precipitated over a decade.

Just like Marina—the bold statement once made by the animated version of Kris:

"I want to be Lance's lover."

Countless men and women also longed for the handsome Diantha, and even on the internet, she had been ranked at the top of the list of Trainers people most wanted to marry more than once!

It was enough to show how popular she was.

Therefore, when they learned that Diantha was present, many audience members shouted her name at the top of their lungs, acting exceptionally crazy.

At the exit of the player tunnel, the Rotom Phone floated beside All Baimu, surprised:

"What terrifying popularity! The number of comments in the live broadcast room is so high that the screen can't even be seen! Wow! Popularity is skyrocketing! So many people are sending gifts!"

After a period of precipitation, the Pokémon live streaming system had become increasingly mature, and the tipping system had been launched.

More and more users were slowly attracting streamers from other platforms.

He believed that it wouldn't be long before the Pokémon live streaming platform could rival the TikTok of his previous life and become a hegemon in the Pokémon world.

"Help me send two 【Rayquazas】, one designated for Diantha and the other for Caitlin."

He said softly.

【Rayquaza】 was currently the most expensive gift on the platform, equivalent to a carnival.

The Rotom Phone followed the instructions.

The special effect of Rayquaza clawing and dancing immediately filled the entire phone screen.

Inside the studio.

The commentator saw the gift All Baimu sent and was surprised: "Miss Diantha, Champion All Baimu sent you a gift!"

"A gift?"

Diantha looked at him puzzled, then looked around, "Where?"

"It's a gift in the live broadcast room, look." The commentator saw that she didn't quite understand the tipping system and explained it to her.

After listening, Diantha showed a charming smile, "So that's it, thank you All Baimu for the 【Rayquaza】!"

"..."

All Baimu's expression was strange.

Although there was nothing wrong with Diantha's tone, it still gave him a sense of déjà vu of tipping a female streamer.

It's a pity Caitlin wasn't in the live broadcast room...

All Baimu played with the Poké Ball, adjusting his state.

Although the last time he defeated Caitlin's Gallade went very smoothly, he had always been a cautious person.

Don't look at those who use mental power as being collectively called Psychics; in reality, their methods are different.

Who knew what kind of methods Caitlin was hiding?

Information asymmetry was never his personal exclusive.

Waiting for the sound waves outside to subside, the calm-looking All Baimu walked into the venue slowly, and Caitlin floated out like a ghost on the opposite side.

The main character appeared, and the slowly subsiding sound waves rolled up again!

"All Baimu! All Baimu!"

"Caitlin! Mommy loves you!"

The fan groups of the two were different; those who liked All Baimu were mostly combat power fans, while those who liked Caitlin were mostly Psychic enthusiasts and older women.

Simply because this girl with a youthful face easily aroused a protective desire.

Stepping on Aegislash to enter was still the World Coronation Series designated referee, Dan.

He looked at the two standing in the Trainer's seats and raised his hands to announce the match rules.

"What is about to take place is a Pokémon World Coronation Series Ultra Class battle; the format is 3-on-3 singles..."

It was about to start.

Caitlin adjusted her breathing, trying hard to calm her surging emotions.

She knew very well what she was about to face; the more she watched All Baimu's battle replays, the more she could feel the strength of this man.

But should she surrender without a fight?

No!

Caitlin thought to herself that since she had sworn to stand on the same stage as Diantha, she would definitely achieve it!

She gripped the Poké Ball seriously.

A moment later, the match rules were read, and the referee raised his hands again.

"Please release your Pokémon!"

Bang bang!

Two crisp sounds, light flashed.

The Shiny Milotic appeared, looking at the opponent in the distance.

"Milotic~"

Sure enough, as All Baimu predicted, Caitlin chose Metagross.

And as Dan loudly announced the start of the match.

She couldn't wait to take out her Key Stone, "Show the fluctuations of psychic power! Mega Evolve!"

Hum!

Bright light shone!

Metagross's body changed at a speed visible to the naked eye, its sturdy four legs split into four more, looking like a huge hammer!

"Metagross!"

Its voice was low and thick.

The same Mega Evolution as Hoenn Champion Steven!

Many audience members' eyes shone; Steven had the title of the strongest Mega Evolution, but it wasn't given to him by others; it was something he fought for step by step!

How much of Steven's skill could Caitlin's Mega Metagross have?

Everyone was looking forward to it.

At the same time.

Milotic raised its head and let out a long cry, thick dark clouds covered the sky, and a drizzling rain fell.

Its move speed was extremely fast, so fast that by the time Metagross completed its Mega Evolution, the rain had already fallen, taking no more than two or three seconds.

The commentator exclaimed: "What a swift rain! Miss Diantha, what do you think?"

"..."

Diantha supported her chin, which was like white jade, and said softly: "My Milotic can't do it."

"Diantha—eh?"

The commentator was stunned for a moment.

What do you mean your Milotic can't do it?

He suddenly remembered that there was also a Milotic in Diantha's team.

This!

Inside the live broadcast room, comments flowed like water.

What!? Diantha actively admitted that her Pokémon was not as good as All Baimu's?

Many news workers excitedly began to write materials; the hottest news topic of the moment was none other than the World Coronation Series!

The Sinnoh Champion actually said this in public; not making a big news story would be a disservice to their professionalism!

Diantha probably didn't expect that her casual remark would cause such a big wave.

But she probably wouldn't care even if she knew.

Compared to verbal sharpness, she was better at pragmatically solving the opponents blocking her way through her own strength.

The Shiny Milotic's 【Rain Dance】 amazed her; she couldn't wait to let the two Milotics have a showdown!

Inside the venue.

Caitlin's expression remained unchanged.

For the Fire-weak Mega Metagross, rain was a very friendly weather.

From this move All Baimu made, it could basically be determined that the other party didn't intend to use Fire-type moves to deal with Mega Metagross.

Equivalent to one less attribute to guard against!

Congratulations!

"Bullet Punch!"

Caitlin's eyes shone slightly.

Psychic power blessed Mega Metagross, making its speed, which was already affected by priority, even stronger!

Boom!

Just heard a loud bang.

Like the muffled wind sound brought by a high-speed train passing through a station, Mega Metagross turned into an afterimage, instantly moving from one end of the venue to the other!

Dazzling silver light exploded!

Thud——!!

Countless audience members held their breath and looked, shocked to see Mega Metagross hit Milotic's raised tail fin head-on, continuously pushing the curled-up Milotic toward the outside of the field.

At first, the speed was very fast, but it didn't go more than a few meters before it got slower and slower, until it couldn't be pushed at all.

A bright orange-red air wave emerged, clashing with the silver light of Bullet Punch.

【Coil】!

The rapidly increased defense allowed Milotic to firmly take this move, which was mixed with Mega Metagross's ton-level heavy body!

Bang!

Smoke and dust rose, only to be quickly washed away by the fine rain.

"What a powerful defense! Facing Mega Metagross's speed attack, it remains unmoved!"

The commentator shouted loudly.

Diantha gazed at the scene below, narrowing her eyes without speaking.

"Metagross!"

Mega Metagross quickly retreated, and Caitlin's inner voice continuously issued warnings to it.

She had studied Milotic's methods for a long time and knew very well that the move Coil was used to connect with Hypnosis.

She didn't want to give her opponent such an important opportunity.

Furthermore, although the Bullet Punch just now was only a probing strike, she could already glimpse Milotic's formidable defense.

Seeing its unscathed posture, Caitlin sighed inwardly.

Sure enough, no matter which Pokémon it was, the durability was outrageously high!

But it doesn't matter...

She also had Pokémon with high durability!

Caitlin didn't hesitate, and after ending the probing attack, she immediately swapped out the returning Mega Metagross.

Bang!

Light flashed.

Replacing it was Reuniclus.

"Reuniclus!"

It looked at the opponent with a firm expression, its eyes shining with blue light, connecting with Caitlin's heart.

In a flash, Reuniclus turned into a puddle of water.

【Acid Armor】.

It disappeared into the dark rainy day, its dim body blending well with the environment.

Seeing this, All Baimu said: "Disarming Voice."

"Milotic~"

Milotic laughed lightly and jumped high, reaching mid-air like a fish leaping over the dragon gate.

In Caitlin's unbelievable gaze, Milotic opened its mouth slightly, suddenly releasing pink sound waves that covered most of the venue!

"Mi~lo~tic~~"

The tremolo made the sound waves sway, releasing them to a farther distance.

Reuniclus, which had turned into liquid, tried its best to dodge, but the range of Disarming Voice was too large; unless it left the field, it couldn't dodge at all.

At least it couldn't dodge at its current speed!

"It's hit!"

Caitlin and Reuniclus endured the dizziness in their brains, and it took a full few seconds to recover.

She was secretly happy, but more than that, she felt lucky.

"Hold on!"

Who would have thought that the range of Milotic's move would be so large!

Clearly, in the video not long ago, the range of its Disarming Voice was at most two-thirds of the current one.

In just two or three months, its strength had skyrocketed so much?

Either it was hiding its strength!

Caitlin was more willing to believe the latter; after all, there was only one possibility for a sudden surge in strength in a short period of time, and that was evolution.

Milotic evolved a second time? That made no sense!

It seemed she had forced out all of All Baimu's strength!

Caitlin felt joy from the bottom of her heart and was also full of expectations for the upcoming match.

On the other side.

All Baimu frowned slightly.

【Disarming Voice】 hit Reuniclus, but the confusion status wasn't successfully applied.

There was only one reason—

Caitlin shared the burden for Reuniclus with her own spirit!

In All Baimu's view, this approach wasn't cost-effective, because Reuniclus only needed to pay the price of one Pokémon to be hit.

If the Trainer was affected, the other two Pokémon would lose a lot of combat power!

This was irresponsible to other companions!

But since it was Caitlin's own choice, he couldn't say anything, just prove her choice wrong with strength.

Inside the studio.

Diantha, who was more familiar with Caitlin, had some praise.

As a historical researcher, it was inevitable to encounter danger occasionally; in her view, the act of sharing the crisis for a companion was very reasonable.

Moreover, she also understood that Caitlin dared to do this because she definitely had her own grasp.

"Disarming Voice hit! But Reuniclus doesn't seem to have appeared? Miss Diantha, can you explain the reason for us?"

Facing the commentator's surprised question, she smiled: "This is a Psychic!"

Rows of ellipses flashed in the live broadcast room, followed by many short sentences of envy.

Undoubtedly.

This is a Psychic!

No matter how magical things are, Psychics can do them!

While the audience and the live broadcast room were having a heated discussion, All Baimu and Caitlin gave the next instructions at the same time.

"Aqua Ring."

"Thunder!"

It was still Milotic that moved first; landing in the center of the field, water ripples swayed around its body, forming three surging azure water rings.

In an instant, the water rings expanded!

Accompanied by the thunder flashing in the dark clouds, the water rings were like three undulating waves, spreading out in all directions!

Splash! Splash! Splash!

Crack!

The roaring thunder hit Milotic's body in the blink of an eye, but the three water rings didn't lose their momentum, spreading to Reuniclus hiding in the corner and wrapping it inside.

Since it wasn't an attack-type move, it didn't take much damage.

But then it and Caitlin discovered that the released water rings were like the tide, actively shrinking back!

Reuniclus's body rolled back and forth inside, being collected in front of Milotic.

And the Thunder just now didn't bring much damage to the opponent at all.

Trying to gamble on a paralysis status also failed.

Caitlin ordered remotely: "Protect!"

All Baimu: "Icy Wind."

Whoosh!

A cold wave surged, and Reuniclus's light shield was stained with white frost.

Unfortunately, the base power of the move was too low, and Reuniclus happened to have studied Protect, causing the cold wind to be unable to break through it.

Seeing this, Caitlin didn't feel happy, but sank inwardly.

Not Hypnosis!

"Break free! Magic Coat!"

She knew that if she continued to stay, Milotic would find an opportunity sooner or later, so she had to pull away from it!

"Reuniclus!"

Reuniclus transformed from liquid back to its original appearance, a layer of rainbow-colored light film lit up on its body, and it struggled to retreat.

All Baimu hooked the corner of his mouth, "Bind!"

"Milotic~"

The Shiny Milotic swung its long tail, binding Reuniclus with lightning speed!

【Magic Coat】 could make some status moves applied to Reuniclus invalid, while reflecting them back to the opponent.

But unfortunately, Bind wasn't among them!

Reuniclus's actions were restricted, and Caitlin's eyes shone brightly, eagerly wanting to help her Pokémon.

"Psychic!"

"Reuniclus..."

Her and Reuniclus's dual psychic power acted on Milotic, but who knew its physical strength was like iron pliers, unbreakable!

All Baimu smiled slightly, "Hydro Pump!"

"Mi~lo~tic!!"

Boom!!

With Milotic's sudden breath, the azure water column poured onto Reuniclus frantically!

The azure water column under the heavy rain soared into the sky, as spectacular as a fountain! ===== CHAPTER 1178 =====