Chapter 541: Not Hee Hee

On Du Ruo's side was a Pokémon with features of both a dragonfly and a Western dragon, entirely green in color, flapping two green diamond-shaped wings with red edges, and possessing red hemispherical structures over its eyes that resembled glasses.

A Ground-type capable of learning Dragon Dance: Flygon!

Flygon was often Du Ruo's lead Pokémon, having appeared previously when Hearing Nimo and the others visited Blueberry Academy for an exchange match; compared to that time, the Flygon seemed transformed, its momentum and strength greatly enhanced.

On Hearing Nimo's side, accompanied by a dull thud of a heavy object hitting the ground, an Ursaluna roared with its head raised, exuding immense pressure, its beastly aura pressing down upon the Flygon! As a pure Dragon-type Pokémon with corresponding pride, the Flygon refused to yield, emitting a dragon's cry akin to a sound wave as it hovered in the sky, locking its gaze tightly on the Ursaluna.

The two Pokémon confronted each other the moment they appeared, immediately stirring excitement among the surrounding spectators.

After all, most of them neither recognized the Flygon nor knew what an Ursaluna was.

But for others, while the Flygon was familiar, the name "Ursaluna" was somewhat strange.

"Ursaluna?"

Geeta frowned tightly, murmuring these three words to herself as she looked at the Pokémon Hearing Nimo had sent out, filled with doubt in her heart.

She considered herself able to recognize most Pokémon and had impressions of a minority of them.

Yet whether it was the name Ursaluna or that sturdy bear-like Pokémon standing on all fours, she had neither heard of nor seen it before.

Geeta cast an inquiring glance toward Ginia, the academy teacher standing nearby who was repeatedly taking off his glasses and seemed extremely shocked, hoping to get an answer from this biology instructor.

However, at this moment, Ginia was equally bewildered; he had truly never heard of a Pokémon called "Ursaluna"!

Several teachers looked at each other, and finally, they could only turn their gaze toward Luo Mu.

Just as Geeta was about to speak, Luo Mu had no intention of speaking in riddles and directly provided the core summary.

"Ursaluna is an evolution of Ursaring, a Normal and Ground-type Pokémon."

"Detailed specifics will be published in authoritative magazines like 'Pokémon and Nature' within a short time, in a paper personally written by Professor Oak."

One sentence directly silenced Geeta and everyone else.

They carefully digested this short statement rich with information, their eyes fixed unblinkingly on the battle field in Sun Plaza, as if wanting to witness the Ursaluna's performance with their own eyes.

Noticing that the opposing Pokémon was unfamiliar, Du Ruo remained calm instead of panicking, commanding the Flygon to immediately summon a sandstorm, entering the weather condition most suitable for it.

No matter who the opponent was, overwhelming them with sheer force was sufficient!

Holding such conviction, Du Ruo issued his command.

"Flygon, Dragon Dance!"

Amidst the sandstorm that rose like a high wall, the Flygon let out a long cry, its agile and graceful figure dancing freely within the swirling sands.

"Let's do it too, Bulk Up!"

Although the details within the sandstorm were unclear, intuition led Hearing Nimo to directly choose boosting the Ursaluna.

The Ursaluna's muscles bulged across its body, a mist-like red light flashing briefly over its surface, causing its physical strength to improve significantly.

The instant the boost was completed, both sides seemed synchronized in four dimensions, issuing attack commands simultaneously.

"Dragon Breath!"

"Stone Edge!"

Dancing freely within the sandstorm, the Flygon flicked its tail, the flapping of its wings producing a strange sound, while its eyes, covered by red structures resembling goggles, clearly captured the Ursaluna's tracks within the storm.

Approaching the Ursaluna's side unnoticed, the Flygon opened its mouth and exhaled an indigo breath; this breath, resembling both mist and fierce flames, pierced through the sand grains and surged toward the Ursaluna.

But it was as if the Ursaluna had eyes on its back; it slapped its front paws on the ground, causing a sharp, iridescent blue stone pillar to erupt from the earth behind it, solidly blocking the spray of Dragon Breath.

Simultaneously, countless interlocking stone pillars began to emerge from the ground, rushing toward the Flygon like sharp swords.

The Flygon flapped its wings, nimbly dodging the Stone Edge attacks, and for those difficult to evade, it swung its sharp emerald dragon claws, slashing them apart directly.

Its rapidly flapping wings had almost formed a blur.

With the Stone Edge neutralized, the Ursaluna remained completely calm.

Its nostrils twitched slightly, as if sniffing for something.

Since Du Ruo himself could not see clearly within the sandstorm, he relied on intuition and spoke again.

"Earthquake!"

Such a wide-area attack was perfectly suited for dealing with a clumsy individual like the Ursaluna that could not fly.

The Flygon landed on the ground like a phantom, its dragon tail mixed with dense Ground-type energy smashing onto the earth, causing powerful shockwaves to ripple outward immediately.

Sensing the tremors in the ground, the Ursaluna roared fiercely; without needing Hearing Nimo's command, it reacted on its own.

It slammed its front paws violently onto the ground, spreading shockwaves far more powerful than the Flygon's, easily canceling out the Flygon's Earthquake and returning an even more intense vibration.

Under such shockwaves, many cracks faintly appeared within the dense dust, allowing people to see slightly more clearly what was happening in the arena.

"Fly up again!"

Du Ruo's expression changed, immediately issuing the command for the Flygon to take off.

He could not understand; both sides had undergone one boost, so why was the Ursaluna's strength greater than the Flygon's? Even disregarding type advantages, this seemed somewhat abnormal; could the Ursaluna also possess Ground typing? Drawn by the ground vibrations and becoming somewhat flustered, the Flygon just attempted to take off to negate these tremors when Hearing Nimo's command arrived before it could.

"Charge forward, Headlong Rush!"

The prerequisite for the Flygon's "Levitate" ability to immunize it against Ground-type moves was that it must be flying in the air.

But once it made contact with the ground, even Ground-type moves could strike it.

The instant Hearing Nimo's voice fell, Du Ruo's expression changed dramatically.

The Ursaluna, which had previously only been reacting to the Flygon's moves, began taking the initiative to attack for the first time.

Following a deep, resonant bear roar, the ground began to shake violently.

The Ursaluna erupted with a charging speed that should not belong to a creature of its build, causing the ground to tremble intensely, making many spectators nearly lose their footing.

Amidst flying gravel, the yellow sand before them seemed to have no effect at all; wrapped in an earth-yellow light, the Ursaluna pounced with fierce momentum directly at the Flygon, which was trying to take off, and dragged it down with a single claw! "Raawr!"

The Flygon, instantly filled with shock and anger, swung its energy-formed sharp dragon claws, roaring as it slammed fiercely onto the Ursaluna's right shoulder.

But the Ursaluna's sturdy body was like a solid city wall, not swaying in the slightest, while its other free bear paw, carrying a whistling wind, slapped onto the Flygon's head, nearly knocking it unconscious instantly.

"Draco Meteor!"

Amidst Du Ruo's anxious command, the Flygon let out a painful cry, straining to lift its head and spray a deep purple orb of light toward the sky.

Boom, boom, boom—! Accompanied by a dense, piercing whistle, countless meteors composed of Dragon-type energy rained down from the sky, striking Ursaluna's solid back one after another, occasionally spilling over to affect the Flygon being commanded.

Even with Flygon and Du Ruo going all-in, Ursaluna remained utterly unmoved.

Using its powerful body to pin Flygon down, a frosty aura immediately surged across its palms.

"Ice Punch!"

The attack landed in unison with Hearing Nimo's voice; unable to move, Flygon watched helplessly as Ursaluna's fist, radiating a chill that made it feel as though it were plunging into an ice cellar, grew larger in its vision before exploding upon impact.

Dull thuds rang out in succession; with every punch Ursaluna landed, the ground trembled, and frost spread outward accordingly.

Moments later, Ursaluna slowly rose, while Flygon had already begun spinning with swirl eyes, having lost consciousness.

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A silence as dead as the grave.

This crushing victory from start to finish, and Ursaluna's incredibly ferocious power, deeply shocked their hearts.

Within the Blueberry Academy team, the air was so quiet that even the sound of a needle dropping would have been heard clearly.

"This..."

Alder had stood up at some point, staring fixedly in the direction of Ursaluna and Hearing Nimo.

He finally understood why he had felt a sense of dissonance when looking at Hearing Nimo.

This girl was simply not a Trainer who should have been participating in this exchange match! If one were to speak of Du Ruo's current strength, he could easily secure first place at the League Conference held in the Unova region.

Judging solely by Ursaluna's performance, Hearing Nimo was at a level where she need not participate in the League Conference at all; she could directly face Gym Leaders fighting in earnest and even have a chance to challenge the Elite Four!

How is there any way to fight this! Alder turned his gaze toward Luo Mu, whose expression had remained calm from beginning to end, and felt his teeth itching slightly.

So this is your game, Luo Mu, actually hiding such a move! In contrast to Alder's shock, Du Ruo could no longer laugh.

His face displayed mostly bewilderment.

Merely due to a momentary lapse in attention, Flygon had been violently broken through, so quickly that he couldn't even organize a corresponding counterattack.

Is this Hearing Nimo's full strength?

Amidst a sharp whistle, Du Ruo took a deep breath, gripped the Poké Ball with slightly trembling fingers, recalled Flygon, and silently hypnotized himself inwardly.

My ace hasn't appeared yet; until the very end, the outcome remains unknown.

He subconsciously ignored the fact that Hearing Nimo's ace had not yet appeared either.

"Haxorus!"

Du Ruo threw the Poké Ball in his hand with all his might.

Meanwhile, on Hearing Nimo's side, she recalled the sky-roaring Ursaluna and swapped in another cute Pokémon.

In her team, Pawmi, Ursaluna, the Aqua Breed Tauros, Goodra, and Decidueye frequently appeared.

This sixth Pokémon many people had never seen before, but that did not mean Hearing Nimo had not raised it well.

As light flashed, a Pokémon resembling a little fairy, small in size, vibrating its cicada wings at high frequency, wearing a red scarf like a bow tie, and possessing pink skin, appeared on the battlefield after the sandstorm had dispersed.

In contrast to the fierce-looking Haxorus, biting sharp double axes in its mouth and covered layer upon layer in dark green armor.

This Pokémon was not only small but also exuded an aura of cuteness and weakness that made one unable to help but feel pity.

Yet, the moment Du Ruo saw it, he felt goosebumps rising all over his body.

To provoke such a strong reaction from me, it must definitely be a Fairy-type Pokémon! Du Ruo watched it vigilantly.

On the Grape Academy team's side, Professor Tyme, who finally knew the answer to this question, hurriedly spoke up: "It's Ribombee, a common Bug and Fairy-type Pokémon in the Alola region, though its color seems somewhat..."

Hearing Professor Tyme's hesitant tone, Luo Mu smiled and added: "This Ribombee is a slightly rarer Shiny Pokémon; it seems Hearing Nimo's sister brought it back for her while on a business trip to another region."

"Don't let its small appearance fool you; its strength is quite extraordinary."

As if thinking of something, Luo Mu shook his head, wearing a meaningful expression.

"Hmm, I also feel that if that Dragon-user from Blueberry Academy is not careful, they will likely suffer a heavy loss."

Geeta stroked her chin, offering her own evaluation as well.

At the same time, the battle on the field had already begun.

Facing Du Ruo and Haxorus's probing "Dragon Pulse" intended to identify Ribombee's type, Hearing Nimo made no attempt to conceal anything, allowing the surging Dragon-type energy to strike Ribombee's surface, where it was nullified, rippling outward and confirming its status as a Fairy-type.

Du Ruo's face stiffened, and he raised his hand to recall Haxorus.

But Ribombee was faster.

As if merely a gentle breeze had passed, Ribombee leisurely drifted behind Haxorus, where verdant Bug-type energy transformed into threads, gently binding around Haxorus's waist.

The next instant.

The red beam emitted from the Poké Ball shot forth, but upon hitting Haxorus, it was directly repelled by a bright verdant light.

"Infestation..."

Du Ruo uttered the move's name with an ugly expression.

A Pokémon caught by "Infestation" cannot be recalled into a Poké Ball for a short period.

"Fine, if that's the case, then let's compete to see who is stronger!"

Gritting his teeth, Du Ruo waved his hand greatly.

"Iron Tail!"

Whoosh! Accompanied by a sharp sound of tearing air, Haxorus's thick and massive tail, dyed entirely in metallic color, ripped through the air and lashed toward Ribombee like a long whip!

Given Ribombee's physique, if it took such a hit directly, it would likely lose more than half its battling capability.

"Quiver Dance."

Ribombee showed no panic at all; nimbly fluttering up and down, it found gaps amidst the strikes of Iron Tail and began dancing a mysterious dance.

A red light like mist ignited on its surface, signaling an increase in its stat values.

"Outrage!"

Delay would only breed change; without hesitation, Du Ruo chose to have Haxorus use "Outrage" to surpass its limits and boost its physical capabilities, utilizing its claws, double axes, and long tail to launch a fierce assault on Ribombee.

The immense power and ferocious aura of the red-eyed Haxorus filled many with dread.

"Dazzling Gleam!"

Centered on Diejie Diejie Mengmeng, a burst of multicolored light erupted; the Haxorus, now bearing obvious burns in several spots, let out a muffled grunt, but since "Dragon Rage" had greatly dulled its pain, it shook its head and immediately charged at Diejie Diejie Mengmeng again.

Yet Diejie Diejie Mengmeng remained unhurried, layering stat boosts while performing a butterfly dance that made Du Ruo's eyelids twitch.

Once the lingering effect of Attract finally faded, Du Ruo, looking at the panting Haxorus, did not hesitate to recall it for a switch and threw out his third Poké Ball.

"Archaludon!"

At the same time, feeling the moment was right, Hearing Hearing Nimo issued another command to Diejie Diejie Mengmeng.

"Diejie Diejie Mengmeng, Baton Pass!"

In an instant, Diejie Diejie Mengmeng turned into a red light and returned to its Poké Ball, while Hearing Hearing Nimo smoothly flung out her own prepared third Poké Ball, declaring with high spirits:

"It's your turn to shine, Pawmot!"

(End of Chapter)