Chapter 1435
Thud-thud-thud!
Gigantamax hailstones slammed into the ground, suddenly shattering to form a surging wave of ice crystals, completely drowning Rillaboom's figure.
Shattered ice shards and ethereal white mist filled the entire rugged arena in an instant, a pale white visible to the naked eye, combined with the hailstones falling in the air, making the audience feel as if they were in a snow country.
The host shouted: "The third Max Move—it's Max Hailstorm again! Successfully hit Rillaboom!"
Wow!
The audience erupted in loud cheers and applause.
Everyone could basically foresee Rillaboom's ending; two Max Hailstorms hit it head-on, let alone Rillaboom was in a burn state, even if it wasn't burned, it would be enough for it to handle.
Sure enough.
When the white mist dispersed, the ice blocks constructed by Galar particles disappeared together.
What was presented to everyone was Rillaboom lying on its back, and Galarian Corsola, whose body size had returned to its original form and was almost indistinguishable from the surrounding rubble.
"Rilla..."
Rillaboom's eyes were covered by black circles, and the posture it displayed couldn't be clearer.
Dan raised his hand: "Rillaboom is unable to battle, Corsola wins!"
Ding!
In the big screen, the head portrait of the Pokémon went dark again, and the contrast between light and dark on the left and right sides was extremely obvious, bringing a wonderful visual impact to people.
"Fourth one!"
"Damn! Is there no way to stop this man?"
"Leon, woo-woo-woo..."
Some sighed and some cried; no one dared to believe that the person who lost four times in a row would be Leon, which really refreshed their worldview.
But the facts were before their eyes, and they could only accept it.
Hop's expression was wooden, and the Wooloo in his arms was also depressed, its fluff dim; this was the first time they tasted the taste of "loser's family," even though Leon was far from defeated, he still had two Pokémon... his trump card hadn't appeared yet!
Ash and Pikachu didn't know how to comfort, and couldn't care about comforting.
They were thinking about the tactics for the final.
Based on the level shown by All Baimu's Pokémon, if it were him, he might not necessarily be much stronger than Leon's performance.
"Amazing! Too amazing, Pikachu!"
"Pika!"
Not far away, the Team Rocket trio danced and sang again, their posture of ignoring others caused public anger.
But this time they were much more arrogant.
After all, almost the entire arena was filled with voices supporting All Baimu.
In any world, champion fans are always more numerous than die-hard fans, and All Baimu's current performance is enough to win this applause.
Then.
The match is still going on.
"Thank you, Rillaboom."
Leon recalled the fainted Rillaboom, seeing All Baimu in the distance also recalling Galarian Corsola, his heart was still that strange emotion.
Better to go all out!
He couldn't help but look around, taking in every familiar or unfamiliar face.
Leon realized.
"Pressure..."
That's right, it was the pressure All Baimu brought to him.
No matter how much Leon longed for an opponent who could defeat him, no matter how happy he was that the other party showed strength that could not be added to, the match had reached this point, and he, who hadn't taken down a single Pokémon, indeed felt pressure.
Although he was very happy now, for the sake of all the fans who looked forward to and supported him, Leon realized that he couldn't stay in this state for a long time.
White mist surged high above, and hailstones the size of fingers fell continuously; a few touched Leon's skin, causing him to feel a numbing stinging pain.
Hail weather.
The weather All Baimu specifically created.
"Since you wish for it!" Leon took the Poké Ball from his waist and threw it forward violently, "What reason do I have not to accept the challenge!?"
Bang!
White light flashed, flying into the rubble arena covered in ice and snow.
"Mr. Rime~"
Appearing in the arena was a human-like Pokémon wearing a round hat, clown clothes, and holding an ice cane.
It lowered its hat brim, skillfully rotated the ice cane in its hand, and its leisurely footsteps kicked back and forth in the rubble, making a rhythmic crisp sound.
Under the atmosphere of snow and hail, it added a bit of charm to its dancer temperament.
Leon's fans were slightly cheered up by this rhythmic movement, and couldn't help but clap along with Mr. Rime's footsteps.
Clap~ clap-clap~ clap~ clap-clap-clap~
The neat applause attracted more and more people to join, and soon overwhelmed the shouts of All Baimu's fans.
The Team Rocket trio looked around in panic.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Seems not quite right, Meow~"
"It appeared! Mr. Rime's dancer steps!"
The host laughed: "The soul rhythm resounds through Wyndon Stadium again! As expected of Mr. Rime, it is particularly good at boosting morale!"
The voice fell, and All Baimu also sent out his fifth Pokémon.
"Mawile."
Mawile landed lightly, looking at Mr. Rime in the distance, and narrowed its eyes when it saw its professional dance steps.
Hail fell on its body, numb like an electric shock, but it remained calm as if it hadn't heard it.
And the moment it appeared, the cheers belonging to All Baimu surged again!
"Big Sister! Big Sister!"
"Big Sister! Big Sister!"
The prestige accumulated by Mawile through Pokémon music over the past year exploded completely at this moment, and countless fans who had brushed past it, watched it seriously, and even die-hard fans shouted the nickname fans had for Mawile.
This nickname, led by the Poryphone and gradually becoming the exclusive nickname for All Baimu's Mawile, competed with the rhythmic applause of Mr. Rime next door as the support group issued shouts that reached the sky.
Bei Lingyin led the core members from the beginning, wearing cheerleader uniforms and Mawile's iconic red silk, and danced support dances in the audience.
Because they specifically bought the back rows, they didn't have to worry about blocking others' views.
Bei Lingyin and the others even attracted a lot of attention from the surroundings, and even the backstage director couldn't help but let the drone Rotom take shots of them.
No other reason, just too pleasing to the eye.
Of course.
Cheerleaders are not a rarity in Wyndon Stadium; Raihan and Melony both have cheerleaders, and Leon originally had them too, but they were banned by Rose.
Because with Leon's popularity in Galar, his cheerleaders could likely occupy the entire audience.
In the Galar civil war, Leon's popularity is the undisputed number one.
The Wyndon Stadium now is just that the tickets were sold to tourists from all over the world, making the audience mostly tourists from all over the world.
The host couldn't help but reflect: "This is the atmosphere of Wyndon Stadium! The atmosphere of the Masters Eight! Let us applaud for all those who love Pokémon battles!"
Wow!
The applause was loud.
And while attracting attention in the audience, the battle between the two Pokémon in the arena also began silently.
It was still Leon who ordered first.
"Psychic Terrain!"
He knew All Baimu was very good at counter-moves, but he had no intention of being cautious at all, just to carry out his own tactical style.
"Mr. Rime~"
Mr. Rime kicked its feet, and the yellow dots similar to eyes on its abdomen released strange and shining brilliance.
Hum~
The light was dazzling, and when it covered the entire arena, it turned into purple-red, turning the snow-covered arena into a strange environment emitting purple-red halo.
【Psychic Terrain】, creating an environment where one's own moves are not affected by priority, and Psychic-type moves are increased in power.
Undoubtedly, Leon used this move partly to increase the power of Mr. Rime's Psychic-type attacks, and partly to seal Mawile's Sucker Punch.
Otherwise, with the Psychic-type held by Mr. Rime, a Sucker Punch of the Dark-type would be enough to send it directly to heaven in one move!
All Baimu remained calm when he saw this, pulled the necklace from his collar, and started Mega Evolution directly with Mawile!
Hum!
The golden heart chain linked the two, and colorful light shrouded Mawile's body, causing its appearance to undergo astonishing changes in a very short time!
The host shouted: "All Baimu hands over the third system! Mega Evolution! Mawile's attack power has been increased to an epic level!"
The voice fell, and Mega Mawile had already appeared.
All Baimu opened his mouth: "Swords Dance."
"Mawile~"
Mega Mawile called out lightly, ignoring the purple-red halo spreading from under its feet, and danced among the rubble and hail with its left foot raised.
Numerous semi-transparent sword blades appeared around its body, swirling around it, orange-red light shining, further increasing its attack ability.
Leon: "Expanding Force!"
"Mr. Rime~!"
Mr. Rime kicked in place, and the clown face in front of its abdomen rippled with purple-red halo; a strange fluctuation followed the rubble under its feet and spread rapidly toward the dancing Mega Mawile.
In an instant.
Purple-red halo lit up under Mega Mawile's feet!
"Mawile?"
It raised its eyes slightly, and its dancing steps retreated at extreme speed, just happening to brush past the suddenly rising purple light pillar!
Rumble!
The ground shook, and the purple light pillar rushed straight into the sky, as if the energy fluctuations of Pokémon Gigantamaxing, forming a huge light pillar that connected heaven and earth!
The power is quite high!
All Baimu's expression remained calm, and he continued: "Magnet Rise."
"Mawile~"
Mega Mawile tapped its toes on the ground, its posture light like a butterfly dancing, and fist-sized golden electric balls lingered around it, causing it to leave the ground and come into the air.
Leon raised an eyebrow, "Freeze-Dry!"
"Mr. Rime~"
Mr. Rime rotated its cane at high speed, releasing large patches of ice crystal mist from it.
Although hail is not like snow, it can directly increase the power of Ice-type moves, but blowing the hail toward the opponent is also a good way to attack.
Hail is not a sandstorm; Steel-type cannot be immune to damage.
And even if Mega Mawile uses Magnet Rise, it cannot make Mr. Rime take the damage of Sucker Punch, unless Mr. Rime floats up.
However, does Mega Mawile have any moves that can exchange status—
"Iron Head."
"Mawile."
Thud!
The sudden explosion sounded like a flat thunder; the audience outside the arena could only see the rubble ground where Mega Mawile was originally located suddenly sink, countless rubble rushed into the sky, and then it disappeared in place.
After a blink of an eye, it appeared in front of Mr. Rime, who was rotating its cane and blowing ice mist; the two giant jaws behind its head turned into metallic colors, swirling and blasting the cold current and Mr. Rime, who was releasing the cold current, away!
Boom!
The moment the rubble fell in front of All Baimu, a visible shockwave exploded on the other side; the cold mist suddenly dispersed and froze the ground, but was shattered by the shockwave.
The host was stunned for half a second before reacting, "Mawile launches an attack! What a fast Iron Head!"
Too fast!
So fast that it was like some kind of move with priority!
Many audience members who hadn't seen Mega Mawile take action were also shocked by its performance at that moment.
Especially the scene where the rubble exploded on this side and the shockwave rippled on that side, both appearing at the same time.
Clearly, it was all done by Mega Mawile alone!
"Mawile~"
Mega Mawile hovered against the ground, its eyes calm as if it had eaten a small cake; the smoke drifted on the surface of the giant jaws behind its head, and the finger-sized hailstones fell on it, exploding electric light waves, but it didn't attract its attention at all.
—If you are strong, you can do whatever you want!
There is no fancy content; facing the enemy's moves, it only needs to turn around and rush forward!
This is the super power given to it by super intelligence!
At the same time.
The drone Rotom focused the lens outside the arena; where the dust and smoke drifted, a figure walked out of the shattered shallow pit staggeringly.
"Mr. Rime..."
Mr. Rime walked toward the arena staggeringly; it held the ice cane with only one handle left, and its body trembled slightly.
The host shouted: "Mr. Rime has not lost the ability to battle!!"
"Mawile?"
Mega Mawile frowned.
Actually didn't knock it out of battle directly?
No way!
It failed!
It had agreed with its trainer before that if there was no chance to battle Charizard, it would only make one move.
Now it actually broke its promise?
Damn!
Mega Mawile's expression quickly became unhappy.
All Baimu was also a little surprised; Mr. Rime shouldn't be a Pokémon with outstanding defense, right?
Mega Mawile's Iron Head after Swords Dance couldn't defeat it directly?
Locked health?
He thought about it, and only this possibility existed.
"Locked health, then what?" All Baimu looked at Leon in the distance, "Could it be that you will give the precious Gigantamax opportunity to the current Mr. Rime?"
Leon certainly wouldn't.
Facing this situation, he, as an undefeated champion, could only sigh, and then exert the last light and heat of Mr. Rime.
"Reflect."
"Flash Cannon."
Mr. Rime, who had returned to the arena with difficulty, raised its hands high, and the bright silver brilliance gathered in the giant jaws behind Mega Mawile's head, forming two throbbing energy light balls.
Hum-hum!
The former was like a warrior who felt like dying, supporting a multi-faceted light shield as crystal clear as glass, and facing the baptism of two bright silver light pillars!
Boom!
Shining silver light mixed with thick smoke soared into the sky!
The host shouted: "Flash Cannon hits! Reflect cannot block! Leon's last command must be to connect to the next match?
"It's time for the undefeated champion's trump card, Charizard, to appear!"
End of Chapter
