Chapter 477: Shōya's advantage, type coordination tactics!

Hearing Diantha's command, Shōya didn't hesitate and directly converted into Water Eevee.

After all, in front of outsiders, he is Diantha's Pokémon now, so he has to give the other party some face.

And he had already seen the strength of Ash's Greninja; if it were a wrong command, relying on his experience and reaction, there was also a huge room for error.

"Use Rain Dance!"

Looking at Diantha commanding Shōya to convert from Jolteon to Water Eevee, and then using the "Rain Dance" move, Ash, and even Clemont and the others watching the battle, all showed puzzled expressions on their faces.

Logically speaking, Jolteon facing Greninja should be more advantageous in terms of typing.

Whether it was Ash or Clemont, they clearly couldn't figure out why Diantha wanted Shōya to become the Water-type Water Eevee.

And "Rain Dance" is a move that, although it can create a field more favorable to Water-type Pokémon, don't forget that Greninja is also a Water-type Pokémon.

Accompanied by a thick dark cloud covering the sky, a torrential rain fell instantly, and the intensity and coverage of the rain made Clemont and others feel that the power of this "Rain Dance" move was really strong.

Honestly, let alone Ash and Clemont, even Diantha, who was commanding Shōya to fight for the first time, was clearly stunned when seeing the intensity of Shōya's "Rain Dance."

There are not many Pokémon capable of using the "Rain Dance" move, and most Pokémon's "Rain Dance" can at most make the land wet.

But Shōya's Water Eevee form's "Rain Dance" directly formed a small lake on the field out of thin air!

And if it weren't for considering Diantha and Ash and others as trainers, the intensity of his "Rain Dance" move could actually be even stronger.

Because of the water covering the field, Greninja, which entered the bond form, became even more rapid and agile now.

"Ms. Diantha, although I don't know why you want Water Eevee to use a move like 'Rain Dance,' you seem to have forgotten that my Greninja is also a Water-type Pokémon."

Looking at Ash, who was full of fighting spirit, Diantha also showed a confident expression on her face.

"No, Greninja is a Water-type Pokémon; I naturally know that."

"But, Ash, you seem to have forgotten an important thing, which is that my Eevee is not a single-type Pokémon."

"Shōya, the stage is ready, then next it's your turn to perform; convert from Water Eevee to Jolteon again, and use the Discharge move on the water on the ground!"

Hearing Diantha's command, Ash and Clemont and the others finally showed a sudden realization expression.

And when Shōya, as Jolteon, used the Discharge move, golden electric arcs also spread and extended to the surrounding water at an astonishing speed!

"Greninja, jump into the air quickly!"

"Greninja———!"

Water can conduct electricity, and now the entire field is covered by water; wanting to dodge is almost impossible.

Jolteon's Discharge move, because the coverage area of the water is large, the power might be weakened, but even if it can't directly make Greninja lose combat ability, it is still doable to make it fall into a short state of paralysis.

Commanding Greninja to jump into the air can already be considered Ash's clever move.

But even this flash of inspiration from Ash had long been predicted by Diantha.

"Just now, use the 'Thunder' move!"

Greninja, which jumped into the air, although temporarily avoiding the influence of the water conducting electricity, it also became a target with nowhere to hide in the air.

Accompanied by a golden thunderbolt falling from the dark clouds of Rain Dance, Greninja, which was directly hit, let out a scream and fell from the air.

And as a Water-type Pokémon, after directly taking such a big Electric-type move, plus the damage accumulated on its body before, it instantly lost its combat ability.

"Too amazing; first use Water Eevee to set up the field, then use the physical reaction that water conducts electricity to block Greninja's speed, and finally give it a big Electric-type move damage?"

"Diantha is worthy of being a League Champion; she exerted the advantage that Eevee can change types and forms to the maximum extent."

"Should this be considered 'Type Coordination Tactics'?"

Looking at Shōya, who took down Greninja almost without injury on the field, Clemont on the side couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

As the Gym Leader of Lumiose City, he also had to admire that Ms. Diantha's tactics just now were quite powerful, and Ash lost completely without being wronged.

Because once Ash and Greninja enter that special bond connection state, the damage Greninja receives seems to be fed back to Ash, the trainer, to a certain extent.

So in this duel, while Greninja lost its combat ability, Ash also fainted on the spot.

And when he woke up again, it was already night.

"It seems that the power you and Greninja obtained also carries certain risks; if you don't encounter a powerful enemy, it's better not to force yourself too much."

Seeing Ash wake up from his coma, Serena and others breathed a huge sigh of relief, and Diantha on the side also began to instruct at this moment.

"Ms. Diantha, I'm really sorry to make you worry, but I didn't expect that I still lost this time; counting the time when I first came to the Kalos region, I have already lost to Eevee twice."

Ash, who woke up, looked at Shōya sleeping on Diantha's lap, and showed a look of regret on his face.

Although Ash didn't think he could win this duel from the beginning, he didn't expect that he would lose so easily.

"No need to be discouraged; you and Greninja are also very strong, and I can feel that you still have a lot of room for progress."

"And I want to thank you this time, because of you and Greninja, I know how to exert Shōya's strength to the maximum extent."

"Shōya?"

"Shōya is the name of this Eevee, not the species name, but an individual name."

Hearing Diantha's explanation, Ash and the others didn't feel it was strange; after all, in the Pokémon world, there are indeed quite a few trainers who will give their beloved Pokémon another individual name.

And Ms. Diantha's Eevee possesses multiple evolution forms; calling the species name during battle is indeed quite troublesome and confusing.

After seeing Ash was safe, Diantha encouraged Ash and the others a few words, and then got up to leave.

As a League Champion and popular actress, she is also very busy; today she participated in the Pokémon Showcase, had a Pokémon duel with Ash, etc.; her agent must have been anxious to death.

"Ms. Diantha is really strong, as expected of the League Champion of the Kalos region; it seems I still have a long way to go from her."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 478 =====