Chapter 1398

Beep!

On the big screen, below Dande's avatar, the icon belonging to Rillaboom dimmed.

The world champion has had a bad start!

Multiple news headlines hit the trending list; no one expected that in the first round of the Masters Eight, the person whose Pokémon was knocked out first would be him!

Could it be that the ownership of this year's strongest champion really has suspense!?

All Baimu also felt surprised; one must know that in the plot, Rillaboom had very easily defeated Alain's Chesnaught and Malamar, but now it had become the first Pokémon to be defeated among the Masters Eight.

If this were in his previous life, it might have been nailed to the pillar of shame on the spot.

However, Rillaboom's performance definitely couldn't be called bad; it just happened to encounter Diantha's ace, Mega Gardevoir.

No matter how powerful Dande is, there has never been a situation where a main force defeated an ace.

Usually, it's the ace that defeats the ace...

Hmm?

The hierarchy is inexplicably strict.

The audience was discussing it, and the live stream also erupted in intense discussion; everyone was very curious about Dande's inner journey at this moment.

Ash blinked, thinking to himself if he had seen wrong, feeling that Diantha's tactical style just now was very similar to All Baimu's.

The Team Rocket trio, who had returned to the stands, continued the live broadcast; there were other staff members at the Oulei TV station, so they weren't needed for the time being.

James and Meowth were both surprised that Diantha could take the lead, while Jessie looked unconvinced, "It's still early! Go Dande!"

She was actually cheering for Dande.

On the field.

Dande recalled Rillaboom, who was unable to battle, a smile forming on his face after the shock, "This really was unexpected."

If the same action appeared on All Baimu, he would find it very normal, but on Diantha?

Was the influence of having battled All Baimu that great?

Even though he was still battling Diantha, Dande couldn't help but start looking forward to the subsequent battles.

To some extent, this could also be considered his unique arrogance.

After all, just as Dande said, no matter who it is, he will go all out and win to the end!

"Go! Cinderace!"

Bang!

Light flashed.

The white-furred rabbit, looking like a soccer player, landed on the field, jumping with its feet one in front of the other, like a fighting master.

The moment Diantha saw Cinderace, she decisively switched out Mega Gardevoir.

She had to ensure that her "star" still had enough stamina to deal with Dande's true ace.

After all, she still had two Pokémon left; that should definitely be enough to deal with Cinderace!

"Tyrantrum, it's your turn to perform!"

Bang!

"Roar!"

The strong Tyrannosaurus appeared, and the moment it appeared, Cinderace moved.

Dande: "Pyro Ball!"

"Cinder!"

Cinderace stomped its feet heavily on the ground, scorching flames instantly ignited around its body, and the extreme high temperature rotated violently, shrinking and converging into a sphere the size of a stone pier.

It stared at the distant Tyrantrum, and its powerful right leg kicked hard into the air!

Bang!

Amidst a deafening muffled sound, the ball of flame turned into a crimson meteor breaking through the air, shooting violently toward Tyrantrum!

Where the Pyro Ball passed, the air was scorched and distorted, leaving a charred, hot trail on the ground; its speed was so fast it left afterimages, crossing dozens of meters in the blink of an eye, heading straight for Tyrantrum's face!

Fortunately, Diantha had already given the command, "Rock Tomb!"

"Roar!"

Tyrantrum raised its head and roared, its thick feet stomping heavily on the ground, and a large number of sharp rocks broke through the ground instantly, dense rock chunks smashing toward the flying Pyro Ball, like an airtight stone wall, vowing to crush the Pyro Ball completely.

The two collided violently in front of it.

Boom——!!

Scorching flames and hard rocks clashed crazily; the Pyro Ball shattered instantly upon hitting the rock chunks, and sparks and stone fragments splashed everywhere in the sky.

Thick smoke shrouded Tyrantrum's body, and the moment Cinderace landed, its well-proportioned, slender body rushed forward like an arrow from a bow.

"Cinder!"

Facing the flying stone fragments, it could dodge with an agile and ghostly figure, like a racing car constantly drifting.

A faint white light shrouded its body, and the long hair on its forehead turned pure white.

The host shouted: "Cinderace's appearance has changed! The Libero ability has activated!"

The long hair on its forehead turned from red to white; this was clearly 【Quick Attack】!

Apparently, the moment the explosion sounded, Dande connected to the next command; he didn't even wait for the smoke to dissipate to confirm Tyrantrum's condition.

Of course, Tyrantrum has a four-fold resistance to Fire-type moves; it would be a ghost story if it could be defeated by a Pyro Ball.

This move was more like it was now, used to create smoke to cover Cinderace's long-distance assault movements.

Diantha's line of sight was indeed blocked by the smoke, but through the host's shouting and the flowing light flickering in the smoke, she still understood Cinderace's intention.

The opponent is approaching!

"Tyrantrum! Jump up! Earthquake!"

"Roar!"

Tyrantrum in the smoke used its legs to exert force upon hearing the sound, its nearly half-ton body breaking through the smoke, while also avoiding Cinderace's Quick Attack.

Cinderace raised its head, seeing Tyrantrum's feet containing a yellowish glow, about to fall onto it.

Dande: "Bounce!"

In an instant, the long hair on Cinderace's forehead turned from white to blue; the effect of the 【Libero】 ability first changes the Pokémon's type, so at this moment, it had already become a Flying-type!

Thud!

Tyrantrum fell from high altitude, pouring all its strength into the earth, and the field trembled violently.

The yellowish Ground-type energy surged and spread like a tide, deep cracks spreading rapidly with Tyrantrum as the center, the shockwaves pushing forward layer by layer, closing in on Cinderace not far away.

However, affected by the type change, Cinderace at this moment only suffered slight vibration damage; the shockwave purely composed of Ground-type energy was like a passing breeze to it.

"Cinder!"

It leaped, and in the blink of an eye, it had reached a height of forty or fifty meters, and could touch the curved beams laid with bright floodlights above the Wyndon Stadium.

Diantha frowned deeply.

It wasn't that she was surprised by the opponent's 【Libero】 ability, but rather she was wary of Cinderace's move connection speed.

In the short time it took for Tyrantrum to jump and land, Cinderace, which had just finished Quick Attack, immediately transformed into a Flying-type, causing the power of Earthquake to lose 99%.

"Rock Tomb!"

It doesn't matter!

If it dares to change its type, she dares to attack!

Diantha gave the command quickly; Tyrantrum changed moves rapidly and roared, a large number of rocks shooting into the sky again; this time the range of Rock Tomb was wider and the density higher, whistling toward the falling Cinderace.

Rock-type against Flying-type; in its current state, it was very likely to drink hatred on the spot just like Rillaboom!

But how could the situation be that simple?

Cinderace's body began to flip, and with Flying-type energy swirling around its body, it kicked a flying rock and successfully dodged the explosion by relying on its speed.

Using this as a baseline, it bounced back and forth between the rocks, agile enough to be jaw-dropping!

Rock Tomb seal!

All Baimu looked at this scene in surprise.

Others might not be able to understand the technique Dande used, but he wouldn't forget that this was clearly a variant of the strategy Ash adopted when challenging the Cyllage Gym.

The difference was merely that one rock was flying downwards, and Ash's Pokémon wanted to jump into the sky.

And Tyrantrum's Rock Tomb was flying upwards, and Cinderace wanted to go downwards.

Of course, what was even more noteworthy was that Bounce, as a Flying-type move, was naturally at a disadvantage against Rock-type moves, yet Cinderace could still operate so easily and swiftly.

It shows that its strength in energy micro-manipulation is beyond what many people imagine.

An Xin'er gripped All Baimu's arm nervously, "Uncle..."

"Don't panic, trust your aunt."

He responded warmly.

After Diantha, who learned from him, has another Dande who learned from Ash appeared?

This isn't hard to understand; as a champion, one should absorb the experience of others to take fewer detours.

Dande being able to learn Ash's skills only shows that this world champion values Ash very much.

What All Baimu didn't know was that Dande learned from Ash quite thoroughly; not only the Rock Tomb seal, but he also learned the Counter Shield, which he used in his battle against Ash in the original plot.

Diantha on the field was stunned for a moment when she saw Cinderace's movements, then shouted immediately: "Dragon Claw!"

"Roar!"

Tyrantrum began to change moves rapidly.

The reason she didn't continue using Rock-type moves was that Diantha predicted Dande would also change moves—

Sure enough!

"High Jump Kick!"

When less than five meters from Tyrantrum, the hair on Cinderace's forehead turned brownish-red.

Following that, it bent its knees to store power, its knees ignited with rich Fighting-type light, its figure moved instantly, carrying sharp force and the momentum of breaking the wind, kicking straight at the opponent's huge head!

Tyrantrum's movements were already fast, but it was still much slower compared to Cinderace; when it just raised its Dragon Claw, the High Jump Kick had already struck its head first, like Mount Tai pressing down, instantly cracking the ground beneath it.

Boom!

The ground shattered like thin, crispy crackers, ring-shaped gusts of wind swept out, and Tyrantrum's chin hit the ground amidst a muffled roar of pain, shaking up countless stone fragments!

But its Dragon Claw didn't dissipate, and it was still swung hard toward Cinderace.

The latter pulled back and retreated, dodging the Dragon Claw's attack, its eyes sharp as knives.

"Cinder!"

"Stand up Tyrantrum! Dragon Claw!"

Diantha shouted.

Tyrantrum rose in response, turning the unbearable sharp pain and strong dizziness into anger, roaring at the opponent with all its might, its thick, short claws condensing emerald green light.

Although it was a super-effective move, the Reflect Diantha had left earlier was still there; even though the physical damage reduction was limited after it shattered, it allowed Tyrantrum to hold on.

Dande's expression didn't change, and he said with a smile: "Take this provocation! Iron Head!"

"Cinder!"

Cinderace pressed forward, the long hair on its forehead turned silver, and then its whole head turned into a silver, shining appearance, its feet stomping hard to collide with Tyrantrum.

The latter swung its Dragon Claw hard to block; Steel-type and Dragon-type energy clashed, and finally, the Dragon Claw was deflected by Iron Head.

Cinderace took the opportunity to advance, viciously hitting Tyrantrum's chest.

"Roar..."

Tyrantrum was hit and retreated repeatedly, its brow filled with hidden fatigue, its stamina already at its limit.

Dande was quite surprised, "It can really take it... but it's about to end, High Jump Kick! Final blow!"

"Tyrantrum! Psychic Fangs!" Diantha still refused to give up.

In her plan, if Tyrantrum could defeat Cinderace, that would be best; if not, it should at least consume some of its stamina.

Dande, like All Baimu, is someone whose attacking opportunities are extremely difficult to grasp.

If their Pokémon cannot be defeated in one hit, one has to wait to be counter-killed by them.

"Cinder!"

Brownish-red light shone between Cinderace's knees, and it dodged Tyrantrum's Psychic Fangs sideways at an extremely fast speed, condensing all its power, and hit Tyrantrum hard on the weakest part of its abdomen!

Bang!

A heavy muffled sound!

Fighting-type attack against a super-effective move; this hit dealt perfect damage!

The host couldn't help but sigh, "Exquisite attacking movements!"

In an instant.

The force of High Jump Kick completely penetrated Tyrantrum's defense, and the accumulated injuries erupted, draining its remaining stamina.

"Roar..."

Tyrantrum roared low, its huge body shaking violently, and it couldn't stabilize its center of gravity even with its claws supporting the ground.

Finally, it couldn't hold on anymore, its whole body's strength exhausted, and it fell forward on its knees, its fierce pupils turning into black circles, completely losing the ability to battle.

Deng Pei approached and immediately announced the result of the match.

"Tyrantrum is unable to battle! Cinderace wins!"

Beep!

On the big screen, the icon belonging to Tyrantrum below Diantha's avatar dimmed.

Wow!

Applause thundered from the audience!

The world champion successfully turned the tide!

"Phew..."

Diantha exhaled a turbid breath, recalled Tyrantrum, and looked at Dande, who was in high spirits in the distance, feeling that the world champion really wasn't easy to deal with.

Cinderace's movements were too agile; it was difficult to even touch it.

Normally, that Rock Tomb wouldn't directly defeat it, but at least it should have consumed half of its stamina.

Who knew he would bring out such an incredible technique.

In the audience, Ash recalled what he had just seen and couldn't help but feel it was familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Inside the Lumiose Gym, Bonnie was already having a blast.

"It's the Rock Tomb seal! Ash is so amazing!"

"The person battling now isn't Ash..." Clemont sweated, but seeing a similar scene after a long time couldn't help but make his heart surge.

Go! Ash!

He clenched his fists.

Inside the Wyndon Stadium, after Diantha breathed evenly for more than ten seconds, she sent out her third Pokémon.

"Hawlucha!"

Hawlucha appeared!

At the same moment, she raised her clean arm, revealing the Dynamax Band on it.

The host exclaimed, "Contestant Diantha has unleashed Dynamax!"

The second system has arrived!

Before Cinderace could launch an attack, Diantha had already recalled Hawlucha, and a large amount of purple light flew from the Dynamax Band into the Poké Ball, causing it to instantly expand and turn into a purple-red ball of light larger than a head.

She bounced it lightly and threw it forward violently!

Bang!

Hawlucha, glowing red, reappeared, its small body expanding rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, one inch, two inches, ten inches... one hundred inches!

"Haw—lucha—"

The vigorous shout, accompanied by its movements of showing off its chest muscles and physique, resounded throughout the entire stadium!

Dynamax Hawlucha appears!!

?? ps: In the ninth generation, 【Libero】 and 【Protean】 have both changed to only take effect once per battle.

? But this is a battle in the eighth generation, so...

? Primal Reversion!