Chapter 228: When a Water-type team encounters Water Absorb

Because of Paldea Champion Geeta, the usage of Glimmora's Toxic Debris ability and Toxic Spikes is deeply rooted in people's hearts.

But in reality, this Pokémon doesn't just take hits, scatter poison, and act as a simple shield.

Relying solely on this trick, Glimmora could never have gained a foothold in the talent-filled Great Crater of Paldea, let alone carry forward its population in the depths of the hollow.

Its offensive capability is actually also very terrifying.

In the Paldea Pokémon Pokédex, Glimmora's Special Attack base stat is given directly at 130, equivalent to the purple fatty Gengar.

Therefore, this caught-off-guard Earth Power directly dealt a high amount of damage, more than half, to Tentacruel.

After the earthquake triggered by Earth Power ended, Wallace on the other side of the screen couldn't help but frown.

"Did he guess my thoughts? Such a decisive command."

From the moment the opponent switched Pokémon while clearly occupying a favorable matchup, he vaguely felt something was wrong.

Now it seems, he must have predicted his rotation.

The matchup between Toxapex and Tentacruel is not favorable; both sides could fight for five hundred rounds until the Dao itself is worn away.

So the opponent's line of thought is very clear:

Compared to keeping the entry hazards, is it better to directly switch and deal with Tentacruel, the only one on his side with hazard-clearing ability?

"A bit interesting."

Wallace's mouth curled up; only with such an opponent is battling interesting!

"However, although Earth Power can severely damage Tentacruel, that's true..."

"But Glimmora is a Rock+Poison dual type, very afraid of Water-type moves."

"Plus the rain further increases the move's power, so the probability that Tentacruel's Hydro Pump can finish off the opponent is—"

"Absolute!"

Thinking of this, Wallace didn't hesitate and blurted out:

"Tentacruel, use Hydro Pump!"

Because Tentacruel's speed is very fast, he is confident that he can take the lead and kill this very troublesome Glimmora in one go.

Wallace can naturally see that the opponent's lineup leans more towards defense, so he must maintain the overall health of the team to continue operating.

After breaking through one city first, the defensive pressure on the opponent's lineup will only increase, and victory will be easy.

As for whether Hydro Pump will MISS...

If one doesn't even have this bit of trust, Pokémon won't respond to the trainer's expectations.

Even in the game, it's the same!

As Wallace's command sounded, Tentacruel immediately condensed a ball of violent Water-type energy.

This time, Wallace bet correctly.

The move was dead on, and it quickly shot towards Glimmora.

"Glimmora, Earth Power!"

However, in the face of this fatal Hydro Pump, the always steady Qingyu unexpectedly had no defensive thoughts but decisively made the decision to counterattack.

【??? Taking a Hydro Pump to hit Earth Power, is Teacher Qingyu going to explode with the opponent?】

【Logically speaking, the Rock-type Glimmora shouldn't be able to withstand this Hydro Pump, right? Could it be that Teacher Qingyu brought a Focus Sash?】

【Glimmora bringing a Focus Sash is too abstract...】

Just as the comments were thinking about what Qingyu's confidence was, Tentacruel's Hydro Pump had already hit the Glimmora that was close at hand.

Because of the type disadvantage, the health bar above Glimmora's head instantly began to tremble violently, falling downward at an extremely rapid speed.

However, the change in stamina stopped abruptly when it fell to about 1/3.

At the same time, Glimmora's second Earth Power followed closely, and the runaway Earth vein power instantly triggered an earthquake, completely swallowing Tentacruel.

This time, Tentacruel was directly exhausted and completely lost the ability to battle.

Qingyu slowly revealed a smile.

"Since I dared to use Glimmora for this matchup, I definitely had the confidence to take a Hydro Pump head-on."

"Assault Vest, kid!"

Assault Vest, a battle item often used by tanks in the team.

Pokémon carrying an Assault Vest will greatly increase their defensive effect against energy moves due to the vest's cushioning.

The output of Water-type Pokémon in the rain is indeed explosive, but Tentacruel was still lacking a bit; even a Hydro Pump couldn't one-shot a Glimmora carrying an Assault Vest.

However, such a powerful item also has a side effect.

Pokémon wearing it will become more aggressive, so they instinctively resist using status moves.

This is also the main reason why he used Earth Power twice in a row just now—

There were no other moves to use!

Without limiting the four moves, using this item indeed requires careful consideration.

But at least this time, he bet correctly! ===== CHAPTER 230 =====