Chapter 222: Geodude, Earthquake!

"Geodude, it's your turn!" As Xiao Gang's words fell, Geodude was seen swaying its round body, stepping into the center of the battle field with stumbling but steady steps, "thump thump," the rock skin around its body shimmering with heavy luster in the sun.

"Xiao Gang, the opponent Geodude wants to choose is..." Huo La saw this and took the initiative to speak.

He knew clearly that in this special training duel, every Pokémon of Xiao Gang had its own goal, so he generously handed over the choice.

Xiao Gang raised his hand and pointed, his tone dry: "Choose Golbat!"

Geodude immediately turned its round eyeballs, looking at Golbat hovering in mid-air, a hint of provocation flashing in the bottom of its eyes.

Huo La raised his brows unexpectedly: "Choosing Golbat as an opponent, it's really a bold decision."

Rock-type Pokémon are strong in defense, and in terms of attributes, they are considered to restrain Flying-type, but Geodude also carries Ground-type—for Flying-type Pokémon, this is undoubtedly a fatal disadvantage, and Ground-type moves cannot touch the other party at all.

However, Huo La didn't refuse, just looked up at his own Golbat and ordered in a deep voice: "Fight well, don't underestimate the enemy."

Golbat vibrated its wings and responded, letting out a sharp hiss, staring fixedly at Geodude, its whole body full of battle intent.

"Huo La, this round is still my attack first!" Xiao Gang's words hadn't fallen, the command had followed closely, "Geodude, Stealth Rock, then Rock Throw!"

Geodude raised its short and thick arms abruptly and waved them fiercely toward mid-air.

In an instant, countless fine rock fragments appeared out of thin air, suspended above the field, and then hid their traces silently, as if they had never appeared.

Immediately after, a giant rock the size of a millstone condensed out of thin air, carrying a whistling wind, falling straight toward Golbat's head!

"Golbat, dodge immediately!" Huo La's command was without hesitation.

Crobat's wings flapped violently, and its form nimbly swept to the side, barely dodging the bombardment of the giant rock.

Only to hear a "boom," the giant rock smashed onto the ground, splashing a piece of dust.

But at the moment of dodging, Golbat's wings and body collided with those invisible Stealth Rocks one after another, and the fine rock fragments scratched its skin, instantly leaving several shallow blood marks.

"So that's it, Rock Throw is just a cover, the real killing move is forcing Golbat to hit Stealth Rock." Huo La looked at the scratches on Golbat, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes, "Good tactic! But this little injury, we can still hold it! Golbat, Air Cutter!"

Golbat hovered, its wings flapping at high speed, several sharp wind blades condensed into shape, carrying a whistling sound of breaking through the air, slashing toward Geodude in unison.

"Geodude, curl into a ball, defense!" Xiao Gang's response command sounded instantly.

Geodude immediately curled its body into a round stone ball. Air Cutter slashed on its hard shell, only leaving a few shallow white marks, shaking up some dust, and couldn't cause substantial damage at all.

"Just now!" A flash of light in Huo La's eyes, abruptly raising his volume, "Golbat, rush over along the trajectory of Air Cutter, use Steel Wing!"

Xiao Gang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then his expression changed slightly—he finally realized Huo La's intent, but it was already too late!

Only to see Golbat's figure turn into a black shadow, diving down at a very fast speed along the path opened by Air Cutter just now.

Those originally hidden Stealth Rocks were actually leveled by Air Cutter, unable to hinder its offensive anymore.

Golbat's wings were instantly covered in a layer of metallic luster, carrying a sharp whistling sound of breaking through the air, crossing and slashing onto Geodude's curled body!

"Crack!" A crisp cracking sound rang out, Geodude let out a muffled groan in pain, and abruptly unfolded its body.

There were two more deep cracks on the rock on its chest, and the silver metallic luster still remained at the edge of the cracks.

Golbat borrowed the reaction force of the impact, retreated rapidly, hovered in mid-air, its eyes full of pride.

Xiao Gang touched his chin and smiled in sudden realization: "You brat, using Air Cutter wasn't to hurt Geodude at all, but to clear a safe passage on the field full of Stealth Rocks! Only in this way would the impact speed of Steel Wing not be slowed down by Stealth Rock, and only then could such a fatal blow be dealt."

"Still Xiao Gang's eyes are sharp, seeing through my plan at a glance." Huo La nodded with a smile, his tone carrying a hint of complacency, "And this blow caused no small damage to Geodude."

He changed the subject and issued a command again: "Golbat, pursue the victory! Sludge Bomb, aim at the wound on its body!"

Golbat responded by opening its mouth and throwing a ball of pitch-black sludge, carrying a pungent smell, straight at the cracks on Geodude's chest.

"Bad! Geodude, hurry, use Rollout to dodge!" Xiao Gang's expression changed, hurriedly shouting.

Once the poison seeped into the wound, Geodude would definitely fall into a poisoned state, and this battle would basically be over.

Geodude didn't dare to be slow, immediately curled its body, and started rolling rapidly on the ground, barely dodging the direct shot of the sludge.

"Useless!" Huo La hooked the corners of his mouth into a cunning arc, "Golbat, since it can roll, then spread the sludge all over the field! I don't believe it can keep dodging, and not get any sludge on it!"

Golbat seemed to understand his intent, flapped its wings abruptly, and sprayed out the remaining sludge in its mouth.

The purple sludge fell like raindrops, instantly dyeing the ground around Geodude into an eerie purple, forming a fatal poison domain.

Looking at the sludge all over the ground, and then looking at Geodude, who was trapped by the poison domain and could only roll in place, Xiao Gang couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head helplessly.

Just now he was teasing Huo La for not playing Poison-type anymore, and in a blink of an eye, he was forced into a desperate situation by this brat's Poison-type tactics. This face-slapping was really fast enough.

"Xiao Gang, if you don't break the situation, this ending is doomed!" Huo La looked at Geodude, who was trapped by the poison domain and could only roll in place, his tone carrying a hint of teasing, but his eyes hid confidence in Poison-type tactics.

Xiao Gang glanced at him, the corners of his mouth hooking into a meaningful smile: "The ending is doomed? If you think I and Geodude really have no way, then you underestimate us too much."

As the words fell, he raised his volume abruptly, the command ringing with power: "Geodude, use Earthquake!"

"Earthquake?!" Huo La's pupils shrank, doubting he heard wrong, and was surprised for a moment. 【22

Before his words had even faded, Graveler had already moved in response.

It was seen rooting itself firmly into the ground, its short, thick limbs gripping the soil tightly, and its round body began to tremble rapidly—at first it was just a slight shake, but in the blink of an eye, the speed and frequency of the trembling became faster and faster, like a spinning top out of control.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

A dull, vibrating sound came from the ground, and with Graveler as the center, a visible earthquake wave spread outward in a ring!

The previously flat ground cracked instantly, and hideous fissures spread rapidly; the poison previously sprayed by Crobat followed the cracks, continuously seeping downward and draining away.

The scattered gravel and weeds were shaken into the sky, and even the air began to tremble violently.

This was originally wild forest land, without any protective measures.

As the earthquake wave spread, the ground under Huo La's feet also began to shake violently, and he had to hold onto a nearby tree trunk to barely stand steady.

The Pokémon watching the battle around the field were in even greater chaos; Venusaur hurriedly used its vines to wrap around its companions, Tauros was anxiously pawing the ground with its hooves, and even the Vulpix that had been lying on a rock was shaken off, looking around with a face full of vigilance.