Chapter 597

Just looking at the situation, it seems Qingyu is at a slight disadvantage.

After Amoonguss attracted all the hatred to itself, not only was it affected by Encore, but it will only be able to repeat Rage Powder indefinitely, and it was also interfered with by Thunder Wave, falling into a paralyzed state, its speed greatly reduced, and it might even affect the use of moves.

However...

There is gain in giving. Through Amoonguss's support, teammate Salamence not only successfully completed Mega Evolution but also seized the opportunity to use Dragon Dance once. Continuous strengthening gave its combat power a qualitative leap.

Moreover, for Amoonguss, this negative impact can almost be ignored.

Its own base speed is only 30. It's a very high-quality choice even in a Trick Room team, so slowing down has no effect.

In Pokémon battles, speed is a relative value. The higher the speed, the better it is to take the initiative, so reducing 100 speed by a little is fatal, while cutting 30 speed by 20 might even be a good thing.

As for Encore locking moves...

Originally, Amoonguss's positioning in this game was a taunt tank, allowing Salamence to easily roam. Even without move locking, Qingyu would likely have commanded it to use Rage Powder all along.

The only thing to worry about might be the bad luck of being continuously paralyzed and having one's mentality messed up, but he also has fault tolerance here.

Even if Amoonguss can't move, it's very difficult for the opponent's two Pokémon to focus fire and take down Salamence, not to mention Salamence also has Roost to stably recover health.

To put it bluntly, it's still that problem: the Electric-type's piercing ability is too weak, and it has no explosive ability.

The Electric-type attackers that are relatively common in past life battles are almost all legendary Pokémon, which shows a glimpse of it.

Since you can't hit me, then I'm going to fight back~

Qingyu decisively spoke and gave the command:

"Amoonguss, continue Rage Powder."

"Salamence, use Dragon Claw on Emolga."

Rotom's durability is clearly much stronger. Even with Dragon Dance + Mega Evolution, it's a bit difficult for Salamence to take it down with Dragon Claw.

And although Outrage has higher power, the side effect is that it will lock moves and bring a confusion effect after use, bringing some uncertainty to the originally advantageous situation, which is clearly more harm than good.

So it's better to deal with Emolga first and establish a numerical advantage first.

"Come back, Emolga."

"Rotom, use Electroweb!"

Elesa on the opposite side reacted very quickly, immediately recalling Emolga, replacing it with Luxray for defensive synergy + Intimidate, and also commanding Rotom to scatter sticky Electroweb at Salamence and Amoonguss.

Because Salamence's speed is extremely fast, while Luxray took the field and bared its teeth to scare the opponent, it immediately took a Dragon Claw that struck rapidly, and its health instantly decreased by nearly half.

If it weren't for relying on rotation and Intimidate interference, the high-attack, low-defense Emolga would definitely not be able to withstand this blow.

Rotom followed closely and prepared to act. Even though it was subconsciously attracted by the Rage Powder Amoonguss scattered on its body, the Electroweb it threw still covered the entire half-field, just hitting the Mega Salamence that flew back to its own half.

Although Rage Powder and Follow Me can absorb many single-target moves, they have no effect when facing area-of-effect attacks that include oneself from the beginning.

The power of Electroweb itself is actually not high, and the damage is also reduced when group attacks hit multiple targets. For both Salamence and Amoonguss, it's like scratching an itch, and their health bars didn't change significantly.

However, Electroweb has another troublesome side effect—

Because the sticky Electroweb will greatly interfere with the opponent's actions, it also adds the effect of reducing the opponent's Pokémon's speed after hitting.

Intimidate + Electroweb directly offset the Dragon Dance strengthening effect Qingyu had just now.

However, even without the strengthening effect, Mega Salamence is still the fastest Pokémon on the field, possessing very stable initiative.

【How can there be such a handsome Pokémon as Mega Salamence? It's already a stat monster and can Mega Evolve to improve combat power. The suppression is too strong!】

【Are the Mega Evolutions of all pseudo-legendaries so powerful? It seems Tyranitar and Metagross also have Mega Evolutions?】

【Isn't the protagonist today Amoonguss? In doubles, it can help teammates absorb fire and all kinds of underhanded moves, and it can still taunt first even while carrying paralysis. The opponent is so disgusted that they can only use AOE moves...】

【That's right, we wronged Amoonguss. Although it has a somewhat lewd face, its back is inexplicably full of a sense of security. How can there be such a righteous Pokémon!】

"Amoonguss's role is actually far more than that, but because of Encore in this game, it can only repeat Rage Powder continuously."

Qingyu said casually.

"However, the current situation shouldn't need Amoonguss's help anymore. We can also find an opportunity to rotate it off the field and replace it with Manectric to further improve suppression."

He was explaining to the comments when he heard Elesa already giving commands—

"Luxray, use Ice Fang on Salamence!"

"Rotom, continue using Electroweb!"

When Qingyu heard this, he was immediately happy.

No wonder she sent Luxray out. This is betting that Amoonguss is paralyzed by Thunder Wave and can't use Rage Powder normally, and then it will take down Salamence in one bite with an Ice Fang full of ice shards...

Actually, there's really a chance.

Although Mega Salamence's durability is quite good, it has already been consumed by Rotom's Electroweb. Even if it can't be killed in one hit by a 4x effective Ice Fang, it's not far off, and Rotom's next Electroweb can also finish it off.

However...

It is indeed theoretically feasible, but to actually pull off this operation is a bit unrealistic.

Isn't this treating oneself like a fool?

While Qingyu was thinking silently, he immediately and decisively gave the command:

"Come back, Amoonguss. And..."

"Salamence, use Draco Meteor on Luxray!"

Qingyu suddenly spoke again and roared with momentum.

Salamence, which already possesses initiative, is definitely easy to suppress Luxray.

Perhaps Elesa's risky judgment is related to the fact that Salamence's Dragon Claw only consumed a little over 40% of Luxray's health just now.

But... he commanded Salamence to use Dragon Claw just now, which was clearly a safer choice after considering the damage boost from Dragon Dance.

And after being intimidated, Salamence's move choices actually increased.

Why is Salamence known as the little Rayquaza?

Besides both being Flying/Dragon-type, Salamence is also a dual-attacker with an excellent move learning pool!

Under normal circumstances, dual-attacking is definitely not a good base stat distribution template, but when Mega Salamence's base stats reach 700, the bucket-shaped body is one of the most powerful distribution methods.

Attack and speed are prominent, and the body is very solid. Even the less-needed Special Attack base stat is as high as 120, even exceeding the vast majority of special attackers.

And judging from Elesa's ability to decisively take risks and the power of the Dragon Claw just now, her Luxray is likely on the offensive route.

So Qingyu is confident that this Draco Meteor will definitely be able to deal with Luxray.

After both sides gave commands, Mega Salamence relied on its speed to strike first. A violent purple-black Dragon-type energy immediately accumulated on its head. After rapidly condensing into shape, it turned into a meteor and smashed toward the opponent.

Luxray, with a fierce look and light blue energy accumulated in its mouth, hadn't acted yet. It subconsciously looked up at the Draco Meteor attacking it, and then let out a low roar of horror.

Boom—!

Even without any amplification effect, the power of Mega Salamence's Draco Meteor is terrifying. In an instant, Luxray, which had accumulated Ice Fang, was out of stamina and fell asleep.

Of course, high-power moves often have obvious side effects. After using Draco Meteor, the energy in Salamence's body is temporarily depleted, and its Special Attack ability will be greatly reduced in a short time.

However, for Salamence, which can take the dual-attack route, this is not a problem at all, and it doesn't even need to leave the field to rest.

At the same time, Qingyu's virtual image also reached out and recalled Amoonguss, which was occasionally disturbed by electric currents on the other side, and replaced it with the imposing Manectric.

The two Mega players in the team appeared on the field at the same time, but unfortunately, human power has its limits. The Manectric that came on later can only waste an item slot.

Friends who often use Mega Evolution must know that Mega Evolution consumes a terrifying amount of the trainer's physical strength.

Therefore, letting two types of Pokémon achieve Mega Evolution at the same time is almost impossible in theory, unless the trainer has some special constitution.

But even if this prerequisite is met, it is very difficult to do in actual combat.

After all, the core of Mega Evolution is the bond. Splitting one's bond into two and giving it to two Pokémon always sounds a bit like a scumbag, and it's easy to drain oneself if one is not careful...

So, being a trainer is also a high-risk profession!

After Qingyu finished his actions, Rotom on Elesa's side finished charging and threw another Electroweb at the opponent's field.

However, after Qingyu changed people, the effect of Electroweb was a bit awkward.

Although it still further restricted Salamence's speed, making it unable to stably seize the initiative, and also scraped some health from it.

But Salamence's current teammate is no longer Amoonguss, which could only use Rage Powder to absorb hatred and couldn't do anything to the opponent.

While the Electroweb was scattered, the Electric-type energy on Manectric's body suddenly surged violently. Not only did it ignore the Electroweb entangled on its body, but it even quickly absorbed the energy in the move completely, and its combat power also underwent a qualitative leap.

"One of Manectric's abilities is Lightning Rod. This ability might be useless in singles, but when facing Electric-type Pokémon in doubles, the suppression will be very exaggerated."

Qingyu smiled faintly and explained.

"Similar to the principle of Rage Powder, Lightning Rod can absorb all single-target Electric-type moves. Not only will it not cause damage to Manectric, but it will also increase its Special Attack ability by absorbing energy."

"Similar abilities include Storm Drain, which can have a good effect in doubles."

"Now, whether it's single-target or AOE Electric moves, Elesa needs to consider carefully before making a move."

Double battle defensive synergy is quite different from singles, because teammates can also add bricks and tiles to the defensive synergy, and can play more interesting combination moves.

If Qingyu had chosen the rain system normally before, the effect of this Manectric's Lightning Rod ability would only be better, directly sharing half of the Water-type's weaknesses.

Manectric is indeed a bit niche in battles, but it has had highlight moments in the World Championships of the past life.

This is also the main reason why Qingyu thought of it after the Mega version update.

Using the changes in Lightning Rod and Intimidate abilities and repeated guerrilla strategies, the team with Manectric as the rotation core once advanced to the final day of the 2016 Pokémon World Championships.

It's a pity that it met Manectric's lifelong enemy in the final—

Pikachu!

The Lightning Rod ability is indeed very strong in suppressing the Electric-type, and this point also hit back at Manectric in the form of a boomerang in the end, making it not even have a chance to take the field...

However, Elesa clearly doesn't have the Lightning Rod ability option, allowing Qingyu to safely send Manectric to roam.

Although not as comprehensive as Amoonguss, it is enough to completely block the opponent's Electric-type moves.

The Electroweb just now has already strengthened Manectric's Special Attack. If she continues to be stubborn and scatter Electroweb, Manectric will definitely completely replace Salamence as the new monster and directly kill the game.

So, after Manectric took the field, Elesa immediately fell into deep thought.

【No wonder Teacher Yu would pull out two Mega players. Is there such a consideration...】

【This makes Miss Elesa too awkward. She's an Electric-type Gym Leader; what does it mean not to let her use Electric-type moves!】

【It clearly feels like a very routine approach, but why does it feel inexplicably dirty when Teacher Yu uses it...】

【It's okay, Teacher Yu has already shown mercy. If Amoonguss kept throwing Spore, that would be the real kill!】

Elesa's team's offensive ability is relatively monotonous, so under the interference of Lightning Rod, it is now very difficult to deal with Salamence.

After careful consideration, she finally chose to give it another shot.

"Oh, Ampharos is on the field?"

Qingyu raised an eyebrow.

If there are no accidents, this Ampharos is the Mega player in Elesa's team.

(Mega Ampharos)

After all, there are only two Pokémon that can Mega Evolve with the Electric-type, and she really doesn't have any good choices.

Sure enough, as Qingyu expected, almost the moment she took the field, Elesa decisively showed the Key Stone, and the pure white evolutionary glow immediately covered Ampharos, quickly turning into a pillar of light.

After the light dissipated, Mega Ampharos, whose body hair had grown again due to evolution and whose primitive power had been awakened, made a brilliant appearance.

Ampharos was originally a single Electric-type, and only after Mega Evolving did it obtain the Electric/Dragon composite type that matches its name, which indeed poses a certain threat to Salamence.

But it's a pity...

"With Mega Ampharos's speed, even if its speed is reduced by Electroweb, it only deserves to eat exhaust behind Mega Salamence!"

Qingyu smiled and quickly spoke again:

"Salamence, use Dragon Claw, target is Ampharos!"

"Manectric, use Hyper Voice!"

As soon as Qingyu's command was issued, Manectric, which was the fastest on the field, immediately acted, emitting a terrifying sound wave with amazing momentum, causing indiscriminate damage to Ampharos and Rotom on the opponent's field.

With his speed, if he wanted to scrape some output while Ampharos was Mega Evolving, Elesa wouldn't be able to do anything about him.

But Qingyu didn't choose to do so, and the reason is also very simple—