Chapter 400: My Career Has No Regrets
Even though the suspense of the match had already been killed, the Starlight and Frost team did not give their opponents any chances.
For the final doubles match, Bianca and Bella took the stage.
Bianca brought out her newly raised Pokémon, a Pachirisu, and in coordination with Bella's Luxray, they also secured a victory!
Asher, from the Sea Carp team, had subconsciously expected to face a Togekiss and a Froslass. So, he had sent out his Ice-type Weavile, thinking he could take advantage of the snowy weather and also counter the Togekiss. But his guess was completely wrong!
At the same time, Bianca's move caused a small sensation in the stadium!
Because this was the first time in a full forty-two years that a Pachirisu had appeared on the professional stage!
Pachirisu, often called the "electric squirrel," is a cute Pokémon that resembles a small squirrel. Its habits are also similar to a squirrel's; it loves to eat acorns, has a gentle temperament, and is very popular in the pet market. In the human world, it's mainly kept as an ornamental pet.
Their species potential is very poor. They have no advantages in strength or speed. Because their position in the natural food chain is low, they will instinctively tremble when they encounter many ferocious carnivorous Pokémon, and they are especially afraid of Ursaring, which also live in the same temperate forest regions.
Generally, this type of Pokémon is considered unsuitable for professional competition.
So, although many people raise this Pokémon and it's very popular in the human world, it has been over forty years since a Pachirisu has appeared on a professional competitive stage anywhere in the world.
But in this battle, Bianca had brought out this cute pet Pokémon.
It made the commentator exclaim.
"My heavens! Is the Starlight and Frost team starting to follow the Blaze Team's free-spirited style? If you covered up the team name, I would have thought this was a Blaze match!"
Not only was the commentator dumbfounded, but the audience was also completely shocked.
But Bianca really did it.
And before she went on stage, she had received the unanimous encouragement of her teammates!
This is what makes the atmosphere at Starlight and Frost different from other teams. As long as you like it, no one will care about your choice of Pokémon.
Here, there are no analysts or coaches who will dictate which Pokémon the players should choose. Everything is left to the players' own judgment.
But that doesn't mean that Bianca's Pachirisu is just a cute pet squirrel!
At the current Starlight and Frost, the choice of Pokémon is free, but the training of Pokémon is anything but!
On the contrary, the training here is terrifyingly intense!
This is Arthur's philosophy, and it's now a philosophy shared by the entire team—you can like whatever Pokémon you want, but once you've chosen, you are responsible. You have to train them to the very end!
They are not like other teams that spend a lot of energy on screening and picking Pokémon. They believe in the fate and bond between a person and their Pokémon. But at the same time, they are more willing than anyone else to pour time and passion into training their Pokémon!
And the Pachirisu on the stage today was the answer that Bianca had presented, one that perfectly matched the current ethos of the Starlight and Frost team!
Its species is weak.
But this individual had been trained to be strong!
Facing the opposing Weavile and Corviknight combination, Bianca's Pachirisu bravely charged forward at the start, using Follow Me to firmly draw the aggro of both opposing Pokémon!
In this round, Bianca and Bella were actually using the same tactic as Hayden and Flora in the previous match.
One Pokémon goes forward to taunt and draw aggro, while the other Pokémon hides in a safe position in the rear, waiting for an opportunity!
However, what no one expected was that Bella, who had a much higher-potential Togekiss, had uncharacteristically given the role of the taunter to the cute little Pachirisu.
At first, the Sea Carp players didn't think much of it.
Asher even wanted to replicate Starlight and Frost's winning strategy from the last match and focus fire to take down this taunter first!
But unexpectedly, the performance of the Pachirisu this time was much better than the Volcarona from the previous match!
First, it used Nuzzle to paralyze the Weavile that had charged in.
Then, it used Charm to weaken the enemy's attack.
When the Corviknight tried to use its flight advantage to get around it, it released a Grass Knot to trap it.
While holding the aggro of the entire field with Follow Me, it also cheerfully bounced around in its teammate Luxray's Discharge attack. Not only was it not injured, but it even used it to heal its own wounds, thanks to its Volt Absorb ability.
Volt Absorb's effect: immunity to pure-energy Electric-type attacks, and the ability to accelerate self-healing by absorbing electricity.
In this match, although the Pachirisu was small, its entire body length not even as long as one of Corviknight's wings, its presence was terrifyingly high!
It did everything a taunting support role could do!
Holding aggro, controlling the enemy, supporting its teammate!
It did it all!
A true all-around support!
Finally, after Luxray had set up an Electric Terrain, it unexpectedly used Fake Tears to weaken Corviknight's special defense, ultimately helping Luxray's Discharge to pierce through Corviknight's armor and get the first kill!
And at this point, Asher's Weavile, which had been furiously attacking for half the match, still hadn't been able to deal a fatal blow to the Pachirisu.
After going through Arthur's hellish special training, the originally weak and timid Pachirisu had long since been forged into a qualified warrior!
Weavile's sharp claws?
Compared to the Doublade in a certain person's hands, they were a long way off!
Brave squirrel, not afraid of damage!
In the end, this match, which the audience had thought would be an easy win, a conceded match, was won cleanly and decisively by Starlight and Frost. The match time was even shorter than the previous one with Ivy and Kevin!
Even the commentators were amazed at the end.
"Can a Pachirisu even win? That's a Pachirisu! Is there anything Starlight and Frost can't bring out?"
Director Mian also sighed.
"This year's Starlight and Frost is even more ridiculous than the Blaze Team two years ago!"
The reason the Blaze Team was considered ridiculous two years ago was because that year, they had boldly made a rookie named Chloe a starter, and her main Pokémon was that Clefable that was an expert at Metronome…
Director Mian couldn't help but感慨: "To think that in my lifetime, I would not only see a Metronome Clefable, but also a professional Pachirisu. I feel like my career has no regrets!"
"Don't say that, Director Mian. You might be speaking too soon."
"Too soon? Do you mean it can get even more ridiculous?!"
"Who knows? After all, both the Starlight and Frost team and the Blaze Team have this kind of spirit this year, and they're both performing exceptionally well right now. Who knows what the future holds?"
This statement from his partner left Director Mian and countless spectators speechless.
That's right. Both of these teams were now at the height of their power. It felt like anything was possible.
The once-stagnant waters of the Kubfu professional circuit… it seems there's more and more to look forward to now!
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