Chapter 481

He is certainly handsome, but...

When facing Incineroar, he might not be the right choice.

While Qingyu was thinking, he saw the opponent's Incineroar quickly reveal a smile, followed by a heaven-shaking roar.

The zero-frame start of the roar clearly disrupted Ceruledge, actually leaving it somewhat dazed for a moment.

The Intimidate ability was quietly triggered.

【Incineroar looks so fierce; it really does have the same Intimidate ability as Gyarados...】

【Teacher Yu, hurry, just like the last round, start by giving the opponent a big slap!】

【Have you eaten? If not, take a Fake Out from me!】

In the previous match, Qingyu started by commanding Incineroar to use Fake Out to heavily control the opponent, leaving the audience with the only impression of the entire match.

Although Fake Out doesn't have much power, its speed is ridiculously fast, it has a very good crowd-control effect, and the psychological trauma it causes to the Pokémon is immeasurable.

Before Incineroar, Qingyu's Riolu often used Fake Out to disrupt opponents, and the effect was very good.

However...

【Slap your head, go check the Pokedex; don't you know Ceruledge is Ghost-type? You should be able to tell by the color, right?】

【Besides, the Gym rules state the challenger attacks first; Teacher Yu has to deal with moves as they come!】

【I remember Ceruledge has the Flash Fire ability, right? It seems to be quite a counter to the Sun Team as well...】

【That makes sense; it directly ignores Fire-type moves and also resists Grass-type, so it's not very afraid of Solar Beam. Can we think about how to break the move based on this ability!】

While the students who were online viewers were discussing it, Mela had already noticed the anomaly with Ceruledge.

Intimidate ability?

After reacting instantly, Mela quickly made a bold command.

"Ceruledge, Swords Dance!"

If one wants to make good use of their initiative, then strengthening in place should be the safest choice.

Even if Teacher Yu reacts and wants to interrupt, it shouldn't be that easy.

Her Ceruledge is Fire + Ghost type, so it's not afraid of the opponent's big slap at all, and it should have a slight advantage in speed.

After strengthening, relying on the firepower provided by the sunny weather, Ceruledge will become braver as it fights, constantly recovering stamina as the battle progresses, giving it a significant advantage even against the same Fire-type.

So, it can work!

And after the opponent decided on the tactics, Qingyu smiled slightly and immediately made a countermeasure:

"Incineroar—"

"Use Darkest Lariat!"