Chapter 57: First, a Cold Glimmer! Then, the Fell Stinger!
"Absol! Night Slash!!"
Just as Yuki said this, that strange, crimson light flashed once more in Absol's eyes.
Absol let out a long howl. Dark-type energy instantly coalesced on its forelimbs, forming a black claw that slashed toward Gyarados's incoming tail.
"KRA-BOOM!!!!—"
The two forces collided. The claw, saturated with dark energy, smashed against the tail formed of solidified water.
With a splat, the water-tail exploded, and Absol was pushed back, landing steadily on all fours.
"Aqua Tail!!"
"Night Slash!"
Both Absol and Gyarados were, in essence, melee Pokémon.
Therefore, once Gyarados was in close, Yuki didn't bother ordering Absol to create distance, instead engaging Gyarados directly in close-quarters combat.
Although Absol's 130 base Attack stat wasn't low, it paled in comparison to Gyarados's monstrous 170 base Attack.
The two Pokémon traded blows, "you go, I go." This kind of gloves-off, close-quarters brawl relied heavily on the Pokémon's individual combat experience.
Clearly, Absol's battle experience was far superior to Gyarados's.
But Gyarados was just too damn stubborn. Running on pure grit, it actually managed to fight Absol to a standstill.
Unfortunately, the level gap between the two Pokémon was simply too large. Gyarados gradually began to fall behind.
A few minutes later, following a Slash that shattered an Aqua Tail, Gyarados's massive body crashed to the ground.
"Gyarados is unable to battle! Absol is the winner! Will contestant Kenji please send out his second Pokémon!"
In truth, if they hadn't resorted to this head-on-brawl, Gyarados would have lasted much longer. Even if it couldn't defeat Absol, it could have worn down much more of its stamina.
But it was obvious: this kind of hard-hitting fight was much more in line with Gyarados's personality.
Kenji could feel the exhilaration Gyarados felt during the battle.
Since Gyarados enjoyed a fight like this, Kenji was naturally happy to let it.
Of course, the most important reason was that Kenji had one hundred percent confidence in the Pokémon he was sending out next.
"Go! Beedrill!"
The red-and-white ball in his hand burst open, and a red light shot onto the battlefield.
When the red light faded, Ayumi, who was acting as the referee, suddenly lit up.
As a referee, Ayumi could tell at a glance that this Beedrill was different from an ordinary one.
"Kenji-kun, after this, could you let me study this Beedrill?" In that moment, Ayumi seemed to forget she was supposed to be refereeing, and looked at Kenji with an expectant expression.
Kenji: "..."
He had no time to deal with Ayumi. Kenji refocused his attention on the battlefield.
It was supposed to be a 3v3, but in reality, his Ekans was only level 4. It was purely there to make up the numbers.
Therefore, to win this, Beedrill had to defeat both Absol and Yuki's final, remaining Pokémon.
But as Kenji looked at Beedrill's status panel, he felt nothing but a profound sense of security and confidence.
Beedrill (4-Star)
Sex: Male
Level: LV.52
Type: Bug/Poison
Base Stats: 675
Abilities: Swarm, Huge Power
Moves: Swords Dance, Agility, Quick Attack, Fell Stinger, Double Team, Protect, X-Scissor, Poison Jab, Aerial Ace...
Equipped: Last Whisper
Potential: [ULTIMATE]
This was the pinnacle of Pokémon potential!
It was a full 19 levels higher than his S+ potential Gyarados!
Back when the Supernova Championship ended, Beedrill had only just broken through level 34.
But afterward, once Beedrill no longer needed to split its focus on learning new moves to fill out its sparse movepool, its leveling speed had shot up like a rocket.
Furthermore, because Kenji had been with it, fighting and training alongside it since it was a Weedle...
Even now, at a staggering level 52, there was absolutely no sign of it losing control or disobeying commands.
And the moment Beedrill had reached the Elite-level—level 40—it had successfully mastered its core move ahead of schedule: Fell Stinger.
(Fell Stinger effect: When an opponent is knocked out by this move, Attack is sharply raised! A single Swords Dance raises Attack by two stages.)
The only thing separating the current Beedrill from becoming a "God-Slaying Bee" was a Beedrillite.
And this was the reason he dared to let Gyarados enjoy its battle to the fullest. This was the confidence that allowed him to accept the 3v3 rules!
Still, the fact that Yuki could command an Elite-level Pokémon was somewhat beyond Kenji's expectations.
"Beedrill, use Double Team, then Agility!"
Kenji gave the first command. Beedrill's figure blurred, and one after another, its slender, yellow-and-red body appeared across the field.
"Use Ice Beam!"
At Yuki's command, a terrifying chill gathered in Absol's mouth.
It then materialized as a freezing beam of energy that shot toward the Beedrills.
"Agility, then link it with Quick Attack into Fell Stinger!"
Kenji rattled off all three moves in one breath.
The next instant, Beedrill's form blurred, its entire body seeming to become lighter.
Before Absol's Ice Beam could even hit a few of the Double Team copies, one of the Beedrills had already vanished, becoming a yellow flash that shot forward!
"Detect!!"
As Yuki shouted, Absol also sensed the danger, hastily canceling its Ice Beam.
It had just tried to use Detect to defend itself, but that red-and-yellow, wraith-like figure was already right in front of its eyes.
First, a cold glimmer... then, the Fell Stinger.
Beedrill swung its long stingers, brimming with Bug-type energy, down at Absol.
"Absol!!—"
Absol cried out in pain, its white body falling backward.
"Stand up! Absol!!"
Yuki tried his old trick again. But this time, Absol showed no reaction.
Because the instant Fell Stinger had landed, Absol had already been knocked unconscious.
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