nashuaworldcup Chapter 53: Change the setting and entrust everything to Pikachu!
Chapter 53: Change the setting and entrust everything to Pikachu!
Chapter 53: Change the setting, entrust everything to Pikachu!
The combination of the tornado and the force of the water caused Starmie considerable trouble. If it were just a simple tornado, Starmie, at its peak normal level, could easily escape from it.
However, when the tornado is combined with the effects of the terrain to form a waterspout, the resistance is something that a starfish like Gemstone cannot easily break free from.
"What an imaginative idea! If I hadn't been traveling with you all this time, I would have really doubted whether you, Ash, were a trainer who had just started out," Misty remarked.
Ash's tactics were already evident from the first battle against Xiaomeng; they were tactics that a novice trainer couldn't normally come up with, and the same was true in today's battle.
Despite the huge difference in strength, Starmie was still temporarily trapped by Ash's combined tactics.
But this is only temporary. Once the tornado's winds weaken a bit, the gem starfish will be able to burst out of the water.
Then they began to fight back.
"I'm coming clean, I'm a genius trainer, much more talented than you, Misty!"
"Pah!"
"Hehe! My turn isn't over yet, come back, Pidgeotto, I'll ask you to do it again, Butterfree!" Ash laughed as he recalled Pidgeotto and switched back to Butterfree.
Seeing this, a puzzled expression appeared on Xiaoxia's fair face. Why did Xiaozhi switch Butterfree back? If we're talking about switching, Starmie is trapped now, so he should switch out Pikachu and use the most powerful Electric-type move to take the opportunity to severely damage Starmie.
Once Starmie breaks free from the whirlpool, Misty can guarantee that Ash will never have another chance to trap Starmie.
As long as Starmie's movement is unrestricted, Pikachu's attack speed is insufficient to hit Starmie at its current level.
In other words, now is the best opportunity to damage Starmie, but Ash didn't use Pikachu and instead used Butterfree. Isn't that a waste of the scene he painstakingly created?
Ash quickly demonstrated why he used Butterfree instead of Pikachu: "Butterfree uses Psychic!"
"bilibili~~" Butterfly's compound eyes lit up with a bright blue light, which covered the tornado. A tremendous force lifted the tornado and flung it onto the audience seats on the right!
The three Hua Lan sisters and Xiao Gang were watching the game on the left, so they were not affected by the tornado, but the spectacle still startled them.
What is Ash doing? Is he trying to throw Starmie inside the tornado, along with the tornado, off the field?
Xiaoxia stared in disbelief at the scene before her. The water in the pool was flung away by Butterfree's psychic power along with the tornado, losing more than two-thirds of its volume. However, Starmie was not flung away with the tornado.
On the contrary, the disappearance of the tornado freed them from their constraints and restored their freedom.
"Ash, what exactly do you want to do?"
"You'll find out soon enough, Butterfree! Use Turbo!" Ash commanded again with a wave of his hand.
A storm swept across the field once again, but this storm did not take the form of a tornado; it merely howled and blew the remaining pool water.
The starfish remained unharmed underwater, while Butterfree was already panting heavily after using its two abilities.
Using a non-native type of psychic ability, and given that Butterfree's level wasn't very high and the object it transferred was so large, one attack could almost deplete Butterfree's stamina by half.
Now, it's using the wind to blow away the remaining water, which will undoubtedly exacerbate Butterfree's stamina consumption. If this continues, even without Starmie's intervention, Butterfree will likely collapse from exhaustion.
Will the water flow be blown up later?
Xiaoxia suddenly thought of something and quickly looked down at the pool. The pool, which was originally full, could now only just accommodate the gem starfish. If the water flow decreased even a little, the water area would be completely ruined.
The other party's goal was never the starfish, but the water in this pool!
"Now, Butterfly, use your telekinesis to shake away the rest of the water!!" The water in the pool had been stirred up into a mess. Without enough cohesion, Butterfly's current stamina was enough to clear away most of the remaining water!
"bilibili!!" The eyes of Butterfly once again shone with a bright blue light, and the water on the field was thrown into the air and then flung into the empty stands to the side.
The water that washed into the stands slowly drained away through the drainage system, and there was very little water left on the battlefield. The remaining water was no longer a problem for Pikachu to stand on below.
"So this was your plan from the beginning." Xiaoxia said, her lips twitching as she looked at the chaotic audience seating area.
"That's right. Whether or not I can damage Starmie is not important. What's important is that I can give Pikachu a wide enough foothold. If I were to battle you in a water-based arena, even if it were three against one, I wouldn't be able to win." Ash said as he recalled Butterfree.
Although I feel bad for Butterfree and Pidgeotto, to be honest, they are actually not very useful in direct battles.
The level difference is too great. Even if the attack hits the gem starfish, it will only be like tickling it.
The only thing that can truly threaten Starmie is Pikachu, the highest-level Pokémon he has, which is effective against Water-type Pokémon.
"But you exhausted your Butterfly just to create such a space," Xiaoxia said calmly, quickly regaining her composure.
While she did lose her advantage in terms of terrain, Ash also lost a troublesome Pokémon.
The biggest use of the Water Field is to prevent Butterfree's troublesome Powder skill. Butterfree is almost powerless now, so there's no need to guard against it anymore.
In terms of raw power, Pidgeotto doesn't pose much of a problem for Starmie.
So even though Ash has three Pokémon, the only one that can influence the battle is his Pikachu.
Once Ash defeats Pikachu, his match can be considered over.
"Butterfly and Pidgey's efforts were worthwhile—I'm counting on you, Pikachu!"
"Pikachu!!" Pikachu jumped onto the field from Ash's feet with high spirits. Ralts tried to follow with its short legs, but Ash caught it with lightning speed.
"Wait, wait! I'm not asking you to go, I'm asking Pikachu to go. Didn't I tell you, you just stay here and watch today. We'll send you into battle later." Ash said to Ralts, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
If this immature little guy were to go up there, the scene would be unimaginable. But if Ralts were to go up there, Misty might just surrender.