Chapter 517

【This Formless Fist Lucario is simply illegal!】

Just as the comments were discussing enthusiastically, the confrontation on the field quickly began again.

"Ninetales... come back for now."

After a moment of hesitation, Grusha still chose to withdraw Ninetales.

The threat that Lucario, which possesses the Steel type, could pose to it was still too great.

Especially when Aurora Veil and Protect were completely ineffective against it, the lethality of both Meteor Mash and Steel Beam was terrifying, so he had to rotate.

Being able to trigger Snow Warning and start fine snow on the field, its mission was already completed.

After Alolan Ninetales was replaced, an Altaria that looked completely unrelated to the Ice type quickly appeared above the field, staring straight at the opponent with small, wise eyes.

(Altaria, the Dragon-type traitor!)

Because Paldea has the peculiar phenomenon of Terastallization, every Gym Leader is also equipped with a Tera Orb, which can be used to change the type of one Pokémon during a Gym challenge as needed.

Therefore, basically every Gym Leader will reserve a Pokémon that looks completely unrelated to their specialty type.

For example, Brother Brassius, who is currently on a great vacation, used a Tera Grass Sudowoodo, making Sudowoodo's disguise become reality, which is quite artistic.

Or like Iono's Tera Electric Mismagius, which, after avoiding its only weakness through the Levitate Ability, directly gave birth to a "perfect" Pokémon with no weaknesses based on type chart alone.

Of course, it's actually still easy to break.

These are all simple applications of Terastallization, and Grusha, who is also a Gym Leader, is naturally proficient in this.

And one of his main Pokémon is this Altaria, which has the Flying + Dragon type and has earned the "4x weak to Ice powerhouse certification."

"Lucario, Ice Punch!"

Qingyu quickly gave the command.

Although Lucario can't learn Fire Punch, Ice Punch and Thunder Punch, which are also part of the elemental punches, can still be learned through effort, effectively expanding its strike range.

His idea for this move was very simple—

First force Grusha to hand over Terastallization, then use a Fighting-type move to defeat the enemy in one blow!

And Grusha was obviously ready as well; he took out the Tera Orb immediately after Altaria entered the field.

When Lucario took its first step, he had already reacted, immediately throwing the black iron ball in his hand, while shouting:

"Feel the power of Terastallization! Altaria!"

The interior of the activated Tera Orb displayed a brilliant light, and some mineral debris scattered on the ground along its trajectory, covering the earth in a blue-white layer.

When it reached the top of Altaria's head, the power accumulated by the Tera Orb had reached its limit and exploded with a bang, while countless debris quickly fell and attached to Altaria's body, soon forming a thick layer of blue shell.

A snowflake-structured Tera Wang Guan also quickly appeared on its head.

Without a doubt, it was Tera Ice.

Terastallization not only allowed Altaria to avoid its fatal 4x weakness but even gave it a certain resistance to Lucario's Ice Punch.

"Altaria, use Cotton Guard!"

Grusha didn't seem satisfied with this and quickly spoke to give the command.

Cotton Guard, in Qingyu's words, is a special move that only a few "Cotton-type Pokémon" can learn.

By letting the dense fluff covering the body grow wildly, the opponent's attacks feel like they're hitting cotton, soft and powerless, greatly reducing their power.

Therefore, Pokémon that use this move can significantly boost their own Defense in a short time.

Besides the common Whimsicott, Dubwool, and Eldegoss, Pokémon with lush fur growth like Altaria and Furfrou can also do the same.

Even Ampharos, which is completely hairless after evolution, can use it relying on muscle memory; the principle seems to be the same as Self-Suggestion—

As long as I think I still have body hair that can defend, I can still use this move!

After Lucario quickly approached the opponent, the Ice Punch radiating cold air blasted straight toward the opponent, but due to the influence of the Tera armor, the damage caused was actually very average.

After taking a painless punch, Altaria still had a dazed look, but the cotton-like feathers covering its body grew rapidly, soon causing its size to swell by a few points.

"Tsk... troublesome."

Qingyu clicked his tongue secretly.

Grusha can also rank among Elite Trainers, so his understanding of his Pokémon's moves is quite profound.

After this Cotton Guard is used, it basically amounts to directly forcing all physical attackers to retreat.

However...

Fortunately, his Lucario can be a dual-attacker!

"Lucario, Nasty Plot."

Qingyu quickly adjusted his thinking, and while slowing down the pace, commanded Lucario to use a boosting move as well.

"Luca!"

Lucario quickly understood Qingyu's intention, quickly took two steps back, and its eyes gradually became full of aggression, while a black question mark appeared on its forehead, not knowing what bad ideas it was hiding.

Possessing the Prankster Ability before evolution, it is absolutely very proficient in using Dark-type moves.

"Altaria, use full-power Flamethrower!"

A smile quickly rose at the corner of Grusha's mouth, and he quickly spoke to give the command.

Opening the distance was also the situation he wanted; as a Dragon-type Pokémon, Altaria itself can learn many moves of other types, and this super-effective Flamethrower can definitely inflict heavy damage on the opponent!

However...

He obviously miscalculated one point.

Terastallization, he isn't the only one who knows how to use it!

"Lucario, unleash all your power!"

Qingyu pulled out his right hand that had been hidden in his pocket and pulled the trigger on the Tera Orb he had been holding in his palm without hesitation.

Then, he threw it toward the sky above Lucario.

For the choice of Terastallization type for his own Pokémon, Qingyu has always followed the concept of "miracles through brute force."

For Lucario, the most simple and useful way to use Terastallization is to directly Tera into its most proficient type: Fighting!

The second Tera Orb also exploded, and reddish-brown debris scattered on Lucario, soon forming a fist-shaped Tera Wang Guan on its forehead.

The Steel type is indeed a very good defensive type, helping Lucario avoid many weaknesses, leaving it with only three 2x weaknesses.

But these three weaknesses are all brought about by the Steel type itself.

Therefore, Lucario only needs to Tera into Fighting to directly bring about the effect of resetting weaknesses.

At the same time, it can further strengthen the power of its moves.

The Flamethrower that was extremely effective against Lucario originally, after Qingyu handed over Terastallization, the threat instantly dropped by more than half.

"Lucario, use Aura Sphere immediately!"

Seeing Lucario cross its hands and withstand the impact of Flamethrower, with only a few scars on its hands, Qingyu felt relieved and spoke again.

As a Pokémon born with the ability to control Aura power, Lucario has its own unique understanding of the use of Aura Sphere.

Moreover...

Although the description of the Formless Fist Ability is: only contact moves can ignore the opponent's Protect-type moves.

But is the Formless Fist such an inconvenient thing?

In actual combat, various moves can be freely adapted.

For example, as Lucario is showing now, after applying rotational force to the accumulated Aura energy, it forms a blue energy ball rotating around its fist, blasting this move at the opponent in a close-range manner.

Commonly known as—rolling a meatball!

It satisfies close-range contact and is also an Aura Sphere that follows the guidance of Aura and is guaranteed to hit the opponent.

Lucario, who had learned this technique since it was a Riolu that hadn't evolved yet, uses it even more handily.

"Altaria, use..."

Grusha subconsciously wanted to speak, commanding Altaria to use Protect to block Lucario's offensive.

But he quickly recalled the scene of Lucario breaking through Ninetales's defense just now, so he immediately changed the command—

"Use Fly!"

His quick-witted idea was simple: use the effect of Fly to temporarily avoid this fatal Aura Sphere, and at the same time, Fly can also cause considerable damage to Lucario.

However...

Facing an Aura Sphere that is guaranteed to hit the opponent, unless he had predicted in advance that Qingyu would use this move, it was too late once the Aura Sphere locked onto Altaria's Aura.

"Luca!"

Seeing Altaria about to fly into the sky, Lucario stopped in its tracks, relying on momentum to throw the Aura Sphere in its hand directly forward.

Facing the rapidly approaching Aura Sphere, even if Altaria tried its best to fly into the air, the hair that grew when it used Cotton Guard just now became its resistance, completely covering Altaria's wings.

Before Altaria could fly, the Aura Sphere hit the opponent precisely.

Because both sides had handed over Terastallization, the power of Lucario's Aura Sphere was not only further boosted but also extremely effective against the Tera Ice-type Altaria.

Plus Lucario had also used Nasty Plot to strengthen itself in advance.

With the growth of one and the decline of the other, the damage caused by this Aura Sphere was extremely exaggerated.

Therefore, when the Aura Sphere hit the opponent and blew away most of the cotton-like feathers on Altaria, it quickly lost the strength to continue flapping its wings, landed gently on the ground, and its eyes also swirled.

"……"

After Grusha was silent for a moment, he raised his hand and withdrew the exhausted Altaria.

Qingyu took the first round without paying much of a price, and also left behind a Lucario that possessed both Terastallization and Nasty Plot boosts, with extremely fierce combat power.

And his back row had already revealed an Alolan Ninetales as a weather setter, and Terastallization had also been used.

Other Pokémon had no way to deal with the Fighting-type Lucario either.

It can be said that there were basically no trump cards left.

Therefore, the outcome of this battle could basically be judged.

【Is this the strength of Teacher Yu's main lineup? Even Grusha was bullied; it seems that playing dirty tactics usually is really to go easy on us...】

【Teacher Yu: Always saying I play dirty tactics; if I didn't use those flashy things, who among you could withstand three rounds?】

【Shocking! The Sunny Gym is so "sunny," the reason behind it is heartwarming!】

【Teacher Yu is still too overpowered; if you can clear the Sunny Gym, I guess the other seven Gyms won't be a problem later...】

Seeing Qingyu easily suppress Grusha, the fans in the live stream room also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they often complain about Qingyu playing dirty, when it comes to battling "outsiders," these fans are still very loyal.

Well, unless the opponent is cute!

"Next one, continue the battle."

Qingyu looked at Grusha, who had a troubled expression, and tried hard to suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth.

He could probably guess that besides Ninetales, Grusha had no other options left to deal with the boosted Lucario.

And Alolan Ninetales was restrained by Lucario's Steel-type moves.

Even if it entered Terastallization, Lucario could still hit its moves with normal power, and one Steel Beam could make Ninetales owe a few lives.

Therefore, the subsequent battle should end in a one-sided situation.

And just as Qingyu thought, after thinking for a moment, Grusha sighed and sent out Alolan Ninetales.

Then, it was easily pierced by Lucario's Flash Cannon.

As for the Cetitan that appeared last...

(Cetitan)

Although it was indeed quite large, almost three times as tall as Lucario, bringing great pressure in terms of momentum, but...

What kind of flashy stuff, take my Aura Sphere first!

What? One shot can't solve it?