Pokemon Dawn

Under the sweeping wind, the water vapor and dust stirred up by the collapse of the earth wall quickly dispersed, and the true appearance of the battle site was revealed with the roaring sound.

The venue used for the top 16 battle was a standard battlefield without any additional elements. The soil was flat and compacted, and a rectangular field was outlined with white circles on the surface. However, at this moment, there were large areas of white covering the soil.

Under the shroud of scale powder, little bits of light are reflected like winter snow.

——No, that is not snow, but pure white insect silk.

Countless soft worm threads were criss-crossed and woven together, condensing a binding force comparable to that of an iron rope. Under the blessing of the silver whirlwind, the earth wall was squeezed into cracks. The scattered soil, sand and stones and the fire-breathing camels were tied together, as if

A huge variegated insect cocoon. The fire-breathing camel in the center was squeezed by sand and worm threads and could not move. Just before the mist dispersed, it was hit by the most feared water attack. The crater on its back was about to

The flames that emerged also turned into black smoke.

Any trainer with a little common sense will find this situation a bit unbelievable. The silk spinning itself does not have strong power. If you want to crush the earth wall created by the power of the earth - even if it is not yet fully formed, it will only

It can be achieved with the help of the power of the silver whirlwind. The worm threads integrated with the whirlwind will be cut off by the wind blade if not careful. It is even more difficult to ride on the wind and turn into chains, at least for the fourteen-year-old Souma.

From Keiji's point of view, this is a level of control that even his trump card, Tanabata Blue Bird, cannot match.

The Rainwing Moth in the air was accumulating dark blue energy waves, and it was about to lower the water cannon that was more powerful than the water wave. The fire-breathing camel heard the still calm voice of his trainer, "Breathe fire."

Jingji understands and recognizes his friend's talent in fine control, and also understands Kiriha's biggest weakness - for Kiriha and his partners who are not good at "standing on the battlefield", they can go to the battlefield without defeat.

Now, they rely entirely on Pokémon's move control and trainers' unusual strategic abilities, but these cannot cover up their absolute shortcomings in "frontal combat."

Attack and defense, these two extremely critical qualities in combat, are what Tongye's Pokémon lack the most. During the journey, when they have to participate in battles due to various accidents, they and their trainers always avoid the situation where both sides suffer.

Fight head-on, control the situation through dexterity and subtle tactics, and often end the battle without any injuries to both the enemy and ourselves. This seems very peaceful and reasonable, and even Kyoji himself saw Kiriha doing this.

Only then did he come up with the idea of ​​traveling with him. But now, after getting along with him for a long time, he didn't think it was good to maintain this state of affairs forever.

so--

As the dark blue water column descended, blazing flames burst out from behind the fire-breathing camel.

Orange fire and hot rocks erupted into the sky together, dyeing the sky red like a furious volcano. The water cannon that was supposed to have the attribute advantage was swallowed up silently and turned into a few wisps of steam, and the Rainwing Moth's slender figure also

It was swallowed up immediately, without even having time to let out a mournful scream.

The injured fire-breathing camel cannot exert the full power of its ultimate move "fire-breathing", but despite this, it is still more than enough to resist the rain-winged moth's attack. The blazing flames flow unbridled, and the maximum power output of the energy makes the entire

The ground began to shake, and everyone felt that the Rainwing Moth would be burned black and defeated in less than three seconds. The next moment, the Fire Breathing Camel suddenly stopped attacking.

The silent fire without warning caused the volcano behind it to make several muffled sounds, as if the energy was stuck in it and became a mess. The fire-breathing camel showed an expression of discomfort, and there was a faint yellow arc jumping on the surface of its body, making it

Unable to move.

Paralysis...? When?!

Kyoji had a look of astonishment on his face. It was impossible for any insect-type Pokémon to release paralysis powder in the fire and hit the target, even Kiriha's friends. He subconsciously looked for Rainwing Moth, and

Under the clear blue sky, only the sparks that had not been extinguished were dancing, and no shadow of the Rainwing Moth could be seen at all.

The fire-breathing camel struggled painfully. The paralysis effect was very severe on it, as if it had taken a large bottle of paralysis powder directly. Most of the worm threads had been burned off by the aftermath of the fire-breathing move. Unfortunately, the fire-breathing camel was completely exhausted.

He couldn't even stand up, let alone break free from the shackles of the worm threads.

A rustling sound came from under the rocks. People were shocked to see the rain-winged moth emerge leisurely from under the cracks in the rock and sand in the "cocoon", like an insect spirit emerging from the cocoon.

There was a lot of mud on it, but he looked embarrassed but acted normally, with not even a trace of burns on his body.

In the silence, Tong Ye's voice sounded softly, "Water cannon."

Accumulate power, shoot, and the dark blue water column attacks the fire-breathing camel again, but the paralyzed fire-breathing camel is unable to fight back. After the fatal water impact, it fainted without saying a word, and its huge body was still restrained.

Between the stones and worm threads, gray-black mud wetted by water clung to its body, making the fire-breathing camel look more like it had suffered a severe burn.

After the referee announced that "the fire-breathing camel has lost the ability to fight," the audience was in an uproar.

"What, what is going on?" Xiaojie widened his blue eyes, which he thought had eight-point vision, in surprise. He could definitely say that the fire-breathing camel's ultimate move definitely hit the Rainwing Moth, and then... the rain

How did the winged moth teleport into the cracks in the stone? And how did it sprinkle the paralyzing powder?

"……substitute."

"Hey, Xiaoye, what did you say?" Xiaoling asked smoothly. Before hearing Xiaoye's answer, she was poked by her brother with a straight face. Only then did she realize that she had accidentally called Xiaoye's real name in public.

Rather than code names - fortunately the entire stadium was so noisy that the other seeded players sitting in the back row couldn't hear their conversation at all.

"The 'Rainwing Moth' that was hit by the fire breath was a substitute." Xiaoye also found that the noise around her was loud enough to affect the conversation, so she deliberately increased the volume, "The real body of the Rainwing Moth was revealed when the steam rose.

So I hid it—although I only discovered it with the power of the waveguide."

The golden retriever brother and sister looked at each other, both showing expressions of trying their best to think but still being confused. Upon seeing this, Xiaotian explained, "The true form of the Rainwing Moth is always hiding in the stone crevices next to the fire-breathing camel, and it launches attacks from the air.

The Rainwing Moth is a stand-in used to attract the attention of the Fire-breathing Camel. When it uses its fire-breathing attack, the Rain-wing Moth takes the opportunity to release a large amount of paralysis powder, making the Fire-breathing Camel unable to move for a short time and taking the opportunity to defeat the opponent.

.”

Xiaojie nodded suddenly, and then suddenly realized something, "Wait a minute, Bingshan Boy, did you also realize that that was a substitute?"

Seeing the golden-haired boy's expression of "I'm afraid he has a pair of fake eyes", Xiaotian paused for a moment, glanced at Xiaoye and then calmly replied, "No, I didn't know until Xiaoye said it."

"Oh... Then you figured it out really quickly..."

Xinghai, who likes to be a teacher, also came over with a smile, "There is a little trick used in this tactic. I wonder if you have discovered it?"

Four pairs of eyes looked at the sea of ​​​​stars with full curiosity. The silver-haired young man suddenly smiled and rolled his eyes - I don't know how he read the eyes through his sunglasses, "I can tell from the game that the two of them are

People know each other's fighting styles very well, so if you just use the mist to hide your true identity, it will be difficult to deceive Kyouji-kun with this trick."

"But in fact, Mr. Keiji firmly believes that 'it is the true form of the Rainwing Moth that launched the attack'. Why is this?" Xiaoling asked the question proactively like a well-behaved primary school student.

"Because the Rainwing Moth uses water fluctuations."

It affects the ability to move and even makes it impossible to fly. Therefore, when Keiji-kun saw the 'Rain-Wing Moth' using diffuse attacks such as water fluctuations against the fire-breathing camel without any scruples, he would subconsciously rule out the true nature of the Rain-Wing Moth.

The possibility of hiding near a fire-breathing camel."

"That's it." Xiaoling nodded knowingly, "The rocks and soil around the fire-breathing camel are indeed wet with water. It doesn't look like they can hide Pokémon."

Xiaojie looked at the soaked "Cocoon" on the field and muttered, "Using paralysis powder and harvesting people's heads does not require flying ability, it doesn't matter if it gets wet... Could it be that the Rainwing Moth was lucky enough not to be killed?"

Get wet?”

"No, it uses worm silk to weave a barrier to resist the water flow." Xiaotian replied casually. The fire-breathing camel was already tied up with thick worm silk, and it was impossible to detect whether there were a few extra strands of silk in the corners.

Xiaojie said oh, and after a moment, he turned his head and looked at Xiaotian strangely, "Isn't the Rainwing Moth hiding inside the cocoon? How did you find out?"

"Xiao Ye told me."

Night:"???"

The purple-haired girl's face was full of questions. Before she could express that she didn't say anything, she saw Xiaotian turn her head and wink her right eye calmly and innocently.

Xiaoye: "...Yeah, yes, I told him." (sluggish)

Xiaojie: "Hey - why are you just whispering to Bingshan Boy? Why are you talking to us too!" (Dissatisfaction)

Faced with the accusations from the golden retriever brother and sister, Xiaoye had no choice but to comfort them while covering her heart, feeling that she had lost.

It's obvious that the truth is on the lips, why does it change when you say it...

……etc.

So how did Xiaotian discover the method of rainwing moth to withstand water flow?

Before Xiaoye could ask this question, cheers erupted from all around, interrupting their chat.

On the field, Jingji had taken back the fire-breathing camel and replaced it with the spiky Meng Song cactus. The chestnut-haired boy who had a bad start didn't look anxious, and his expression remained calm.

He really couldn't predict Tongye's tactical purpose. He couldn't even imagine that Tongye had planned all of this the moment the water vapor rose. No, the Rainwing Moth had planned all of this the moment it appeared. It released foam light and created steam.

Spin silk and silver whirlwind to restrain the fire-breathing camel, take the opportunity to use a substitute and hide the real body, and then use paralysis powder to control the opponent to win. The interlocking logic is so rigorous that it doesn't look like a random tactic.

Pre-battle command and pre-battle planning are completely different. If it is just on paper, 80% of people who have studied at the Trainer Training Academy can eloquently come up with many seemingly impeccable play styles, but in real battles, they can be used

The time for thinking is only a short moment, and ordinary people have no time to construct any complicated tactics. Therefore, when commanding in a battle, instantaneous reaction and thinking speed are particularly important.

When Keiji and Kiriha traveled together in the Hoenn region, the fire-breathing camel was still a young fire-breathing camel. Kiriha knew nothing about its evolved fighting methods and was unable to make plans before the battle.

In other words - this series of tactics were all thought up by Kiriha in a very short period of time during the battle between the two sides.

You are still so amazing.

Jingji smiled at his friend from a distance. However, he didn't feel that he was far behind - because he had quietly regained the game.

He watched Tongye retract the tired Rainwing Moth, and once again sent An Ladybug. Before the referee shouted "the game begins", the broken rocks on the ground suddenly took off without warning, and hit hard on the ground.

On the ladybug.

The rocks exploded, smoke and dust flew, and the whine of ladybirds could be heard from among them.

The boy with long dark green hair opened his eyes in shock.

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small theater:

The purple-haired girl's face was full of questions. Before she could express that she didn't say anything, she saw Xiaotian turn her head and wink her right eye calmly and innocently.

The wild little angel used his secret skill [wink]!

This works very well!

Xiaoye lost 90% of her HP!

Xiaoye: Yes... I told him... (only the bloody skin remains) (dying)