Chapter 942: Fainting Tapu Koko

On the beach.

Lillie's movements were slightly stiff.

Go for it!

Everyone is watching me!

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, calming her anxious heart, and suddenly used a hair tie to pull her pale gold hair into a ponytail.

The evolved "Go-for-it Lillie" bowed and shouted:

"I'm ready! Please go easy on me!"

Compared to the four old hands before her, this innocent girl was undoubtedly a newbie in the battle world.

In the anime, the number of times she had battled could probably be counted on one hand.

But battling had always relied heavily on talent.

The knowledge Lillie had accumulated over the years would also be her reliance.

All Baimu smiled and said: "Relax, this is just a game to help digest after a meal."

The Poké Ball flew up.

Bang!

"Long-long-long—Lei! Ji! Do!"

Regidrago, which used the upper and lower jaws of a giant dragon skull as its hands, appeared, the Y-shaped dot matrix on its face lighting up with blue light.

Lillie's breath hitched: "The legendary giant! Regidrago!"

Even though she had prepared herself for a crushing defeat, seeing All Baimu choose this kind of Pokémon as her opponent still made her heart race.

Indescribable emotions grew in her heart.

In the distance.

Gladion frowned.

Brock said helplessly: "All Baimu, that guy... he never knows what it means to go easy on someone."

Misty nodded in agreement, extremely worried about Lillie's emotions.

Only Ash was mindlessly excited: "Another legendary Pokémon! Just like Mr. Brandon from the Battle Frontier!"

"Pika!"

"So cool~ I want to battle a Pokémon like that too~" He twisted his body like a snake.

The Rotom Pokédex shouted wildly: "Ash! Now is not the time for that, Roto! Lillie must be very scared, Roto!"

"Scared? Is she? But from where I'm looking, it seems like she's clearly excited~" Ash squinted his eyes and looked into the distance.

Only then did everyone notice that in the dim night, Lillie's blurry face seemed to show more joy than fear!

Gladion was stunned, realizing he might have been overthinking it.

Lillie's love for Pokémon was something that couldn't be stopped, even by the terrible psychological trauma left by hypnosis, which had caused a strong psychological barrier.

In those days when she couldn't touch real Pokémon, Lillie relied on text materials and pictures to comfort her soul.

Now that she had finally untied the knot in her heart and could touch Pokémon, how could she feel scared?

She should only feel joy!

Sure enough.

After seeing Regidrago, Lillie not only wasn't scared, but even wanted to study this Pokémon up close.

But she also knew that she was currently in a battle state.

Some small thoughts might have to wait until after it was over to be satisfied.

"I leave it to you! Snowy!"

Lillie pointed forward, and the Alolan Vulpix, which had always acted as a mascot by her side, ran forward.

"Gong-oh~"

The fox, with fur as white and flawless as a cloud and eyes as pure as sky-blue sapphires, let out a childish cry.

All Baimu was slightly startled: "Why didn't you send out Nihilego?"

The Shiny Nihilego was also blankly pointing at itself with a tentacle, tilting its head and looking at Lillie in confusion.

It had already prepared to enter the field!

Lillie plus Shiny Lillie—sisters of one heart, their sharpness could cut through metal!

As a result...

Lillie hurriedly said: "Theoretically speaking, the strength a Pokémon can display is closely related to its trainer."

"But I don't have the confidence to command Nihilego in battle, and I don't want it to lose because of my mistake!"

Even though it was a sign of weakness, why did she say it so righteously?

Nihilego lowered its tentacles powerlessly.

"Lo-ee..."

All Baimu exchanged a look with the half-turned Regidrago.

"Lei~ Ji~ Do?"

"Let's fight, just take it easy."

If he had known Lillie wouldn't choose Nihilego, he would have sent out little Dragapult to battle.

He did have a habit of bullying people, but he wouldn't go as far as some stories where one would use Zekrom's lightning strike on a Bug Catcher's Caterpie.

But since he had already sent it out.

Forcibly switching to a Pokémon that was clearly weaker than the Alolan one?

Lillie was indeed a battle newbie, but he couldn't give her any less respect.

"Please."

All Baimu let her attack first.

Lillie didn't stand on ceremony either, saying directly: "Get ready! Snowy! Hail!"

"Gong-oh——"

The Alolan Vulpix tilted its head back and howled, and a patch of ice mist immediately gathered in the sky, sprinkling countless pure white snowflakes.

White mist surged.

Obscuring the Alolan Vulpix's figure.

This was a sign of the 【Snow Cloak】 ability activating, which could effectively reduce the accuracy of Regidrago's moves.

This wasn't the end.

Lillie quickly said again: "Use Aurora Veil!"

She knew the gap between the two Pokémon, so she wanted to use limited moves to shorten that distance as much as possible.

"Woo~"

Colorful auroras appeared in the hazy ice mist, wrapping around the Alolan Vulpix like ribbons of light.

"Hone Claws."

All Baimu gave the command only then.

Regidrago's face dot matrix flashed in a cycle, and the eye area of the dragon skull on the right lit up with red light.

Seeing this, Lillie felt that something was wrong.

She was someone whose book knowledge was comparable to Brock, who often served as the science-explaining character in the anime, so she naturally knew what move had what expression.

"Snowy! Use Powder Snow!"

If she didn't attack now, she might not have another chance!

"Gong-woo~!"

The Alolan Vulpix let out a low cry, its cheeks puffed up, and it suddenly blew a snowy, cold wind forward!

The cold breath caused the ground to freeze over with a layer of crystalline ice flowers.

But to Regidrago, this wind wasn't even as powerful as Aggron's roar.

"Twister."

"Long-long-long——"

It flew up suddenly, causing the giant dragon skull to close in mid-air, suddenly spiraling like an electric drill to whip up a terrifying cyan storm!

In an instant.

The dragon storm collided with the Powder Snow!

Boom!

Lillie didn't even have time to react before she saw the Twister swallow the Powder Snow, and then it also swept up the Alolan Vulpix, blowing it into the sky like a winding long snake!

Clearly, even though it was a super-effective move.

But under the large gap, it still couldn't cause a suppression effect, and was instead suppressed in return.

"Snowy!"

She screamed, looking up at the Alolan Vulpix falling out of control, wanting to go up and hug it.

But she held back.

Poof!

The Alolan Vulpix hit the ground and struggled to get up.

It hadn't been knocked out by this critical hit, and had held on!

"... Gong~!"

The Alolan Vulpix let out a low, strong-willed cry.

This Pokémon, which had been carefully cared for by Lillie since birth, felt the trainer's will and also became unwilling to admit defeat!

The young beast, once revered by the Alolan people as the incarnation of a god in ancient times, revealed its edge at this moment!

"Snowy! Use Ice Beam!"

Lillie commanded solemnly.

She knew clearly that no matter how she struggled, the final result wouldn't change.

But Ash's many performances in the past had taught her.

You get nothing by retreating.

Only by moving forward can you grasp that one percent, that one-in-ten-thousand possibility!

"Gong-woo——!!"

The Alolan Vulpix cried out loudly, and the snowflakes sprayed from its mouth suddenly transformed into a glimmer of ice-blue light.

Countless lightning bolts shot out from within, rushing straight toward Regidrago!

【Ice Beam】!

The crowd in the distance exclaimed.

Afterward.

A glimmer of pale blue light lit up.

The ice-blue lightning struck the spherical honeycomb-shaped light shield, causing it to tremble wildly!

But that was all.

Behind the light shield.

The Dragon-type Regidrago was completely unharmed.

Lillie's happy mood from the Alolan Vulpix learning Ice Beam cooled rapidly.

"Not bad!"

All Baimu's clear voice rang out.

He smiled: "Lillie, you already possess several of the most precious qualities of a trainer; as long as you are willing, you will surely become great in time! But—not today! Ancient Power!"

"Long-long-long——Lei! Ji! Do!"

Regidrago raised the dragon bones on its left and right sides, awakening the ancient power within its body, forming a deep brown halo behind its back.

A visible energy shockwave roared forward!

Long!

The Alolan Vulpix flew past Lillie's side like an arrow from a bow.

It was like a sandbag being thrown, slamming heavily into the ground and rolling several times before coming to a stop.

"Snowy!"

Lillie ran back anxiously, picking up the already fainted Alolan Vulpix.

Seeing that there were no obvious wounds on its body and that it had only been stunned by the energy, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Snowy..."

"Gong..."

The Alolan Vulpix let out a barely audible moan.

Lillie hurriedly recalled it into its Poké Ball so it could get some rest.

When she stood up again.

She turned to look at Regidrago and All Baimu opposite her, wiped the corner of her eye, and lowered her head: "It's my defeat, thank you for the lesson."

Even though the battle process was so short.

A strong emotion called unwillingness still surged in her heart.

This made Lillie understand Ash even more, experiencing how interesting and addictive a competitive sport battling was.

Of course, she was luckier than many of All Baimu's defeated opponents.

In this battle with a huge gap in strength, she had turned the pressure into motivation and gained obvious growth.

That's how newbies are.

As long as they are willing to work hard, they will always gain something from battling top-tier trainers.

However.

Lillie was convinced, but Nihilego was far from convinced.

"Lo-ee!!"

It flew in front of Regidrago, extending its tentacles in a provocative manner and hooking them back.

Seeing this, Lillie hurriedly said: "It's already over, Lillie!"

There was no doubt.

The relationship between the two was quite complicated; because Nihilego had taken care of Mohn for many years, it had been named Lillie.

As a result, it had already accepted the name.

Lillie's personality was quite generous, and she had generously shared the name.

Thus.

The funny phenomenon of humans and Pokémon calling each other Lillie appeared.

"Lo-ee!"

Nihilego shook its head, pulling Lillie's arm and wanting her to continue the battle.

The others in the distance also rushed over.

Gladion asked with concern: "What's wrong, Lillie?"

Then both Lillies started speaking, making Ash dizzy.

Misty said: "Since it wants to battle, then let it battle!"

"But..."

"It's okay, fulfilling a Pokémon's wish is also a trainer's responsibility!"

Misty smiled, placed her hands on Lillie's shoulders, and pushed her forward: "Go! All Baimu is almost done waiting!"

Hearing this, everyone looked over, and someone was indeed waiting.

Lillie's upbringing didn't allow her to continue being rude, so she had to lead Nihilego forward.

"Decided?"

All Baimu asked with a smile.

Lillie blushed a little, but still said: "Please, I will try my best not to hold 'Lillie' back."

"Lo-ee!"

Nihilego had great ambitions.

It still remembered the scene of being suppressed by him when it first met All Baimu, and this time it wanted to take it all back!

However.

This time All Baimu didn't let Lillie off.

He laughed and raised his hand: "Why belittle yourself? You must understand, although it's the Pokémon battling on the field, the one who decides the result is you, the trainer!"

"Dragon Energy!"

"Long-long-long——!!"

Regidrago's face dot matrix flashed in unison, it flew into the sky, the giant dragon skull closed again, brewing terrifying brilliance!

Nihilego was terrified, vanishing to try and hide.

Lillie also had a feeling that her heart was being gripped, and hurriedly said: "Lillie! Quick, use Mirror Coat!"

A step too slow.

The brilliant Dragon-type energy had already gathered.

The giant dragon skull opened, revealing the crimson core inside!

"Lei!! Ji!! Do!!"

Long!!

The deep purple beam of light that reached the sky was like a destructive dragon breath, erupting violently and destroying the earth!

The semi-invisible Nihilego was swept across its body by the beam of light, and the colorful light waves condensed on its body shattered with a bang.

This move had already exceeded the limit of what it could block!

Boom——!!

A terrifying mushroom cloud of explosion rose into the sky.

Lillie was blown off balance by the shockwave, but fortunately, Gladion had been guarding her from behind, not letting her fall.

Ash and the original trio raised their hands to shield themselves from the blinding light, and countless birds were startled in the jungle.

The sound of the explosion could be heard clearly from several kilometers away!

This also caused the smoke rising from the beach to linger for a long time, requiring Pokémon to help.

The dust scattered.

Inside a deep pit.

Nihilego lay in the center like a jellyfish that had left the water.

The siblings hurriedly jumped down to check its condition.

Fortunately, this guy woke up after fainting for a while, but it was a bit autistic; it had entered the field full of confidence, only to be killed in seconds.

"Lo-ee..."

"It's good that you're okay."

Lillie comforted it.

On the other side.

All Baimu looked at this scene, looked at Regidrago who had landed in front of him, and suddenly felt guilty.

What was he feeling guilty about?

"Woo!"

A sharp sound rang out from behind.

All Baimu turned his head unnaturally, and sure enough, he saw the guardian deity of Melemele Island—Tapu Koko.

This island deity gazed at him with deep eyes.

Although it didn't say a word, his intuition told All Baimu that Tapu Koko was cursing him very filthily.

"I will fix it!"

He hurriedly said.

Was this a matter of fixing?

Tapu Koko extended its bird-beak-like claws and pointed at him in the void, as if saying "You just wait."

Then it turned and flew away.

It didn't like appearing in front of people, especially with Brock and Misty, two unfamiliar outsiders, present.

"Made it angry."

All Baimu touched Regidrago's scorching core.

In fact, he had long expected that Tapu Koko would likely appear, because when the three legendary giants had appeared earlier, this guy had specifically come once.

Worried that the three legendary giants would steal its job.

This time, sending out the Electric and Dragon giants to battle, besides testing the results of recent days, also had to do with him wanting to see Tapu Koko again.

Nothing major.

Just saying hello to the local snake and telling it that he was back. ===== CHAPTER 943 =====