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"Gardevoir, give it a try, use Psystrike!" After Slowking used Curse, Ash finally spoke. His first command was for Gardevoir to use its ultimate move, Psystrike!
Gardevoir was not surprised, instead, it nodded casually. Then, its hands floated in front of it, and a dazzling purple Energy Ball rapidly formed and expanded in front of it.
The power contained within it made Slowking and Conway tremble involuntarily.
"What's going on? Why does that move give me a feeling of terror... It's not about its power, but more about the pressure it emanates, it's almost like facing..." facing a god.
If Conway felt this way, then Slowking would feel it even more. As a Psychic Type Pokemon, upon seeing the skill the opponent used, it was as if it was facing a Pokemon standing at the pinnacle of the Psychic Type, like a god come to life.
The pressure carried by that skill was unparalleled, just looking at it made one feel breathless. Slowking knew without a doubt, if hit by that skill, it would surely be done for!
"Slowking, stop her, use Disable!" Conway couldn't care about attacking now; sealing the opponent's skill was the most important thing, regardless of whether it could be used or not. At least, the next move couldn't let Gardevoir use it.
At worst, after using Disable, he would retrieve Slowpoke to avoid damage. Although this operation seemed a bit unreasonable, Pokemon battles are about utilizing everything within the rules.
Recalling a Pokemon into a Pokeball to avoid damage is also a normal part of the rules.
After receiving the command, Slowking's eyes once again sparkled with a bright blue light. The light acted on Gardevoir's body, but it couldn't stop Gardevoir from using Psystrike.
The effect of Disable is to restrict moves after a move has been used, not to directly seal the skill currently being used by the opponent.
But Conway's goal was achieved. He was about to take out the Pokeball to recall Slowking, yet Gardevoir acted at this moment!
The enormous Psystrike, about the size of a person, was suddenly hurled by Gardevoir into the sky.
Seeing that the opponent's skill did not hit Slowking, Conway's hand, holding the Pokeball, paused.
What is Ash and Gardevoir up to? Using a skill not on the opponent but throwing it into the sky? Is it that their power difference is so large that they decided to go easy on them?
Not only Conway was puzzled; the surrounding audience and the host were also confused. What kind of tactic is it to throw a skill into the sky?
Just as everyone was confused, the Psystrike headed for the sky suddenly exploded!
The dazzling purple radiance filled the entire sky, and the terrifying shockwave spread in the air, flying toward the surrounding audience.
The spectators in the audience instinctively raised their hands to shield themselves, as if the shockwave would hit them at any second.
Lance and the others also suddenly stood up from their seats, quickly taking out Pokeballs to spring into action.
Lorelei stopped Lance, nodding her fair chin and signaling him to look at the field.
Lance put down the Pokeball in his hand and focused his gaze on the field, only to see a transparent blue barrier had appeared around it at some point. It securely trapped the shockwave caused by Psystrike inside, preventing any harm to the audience.
"Sigh, concern leads to confusion. I almost forgot Ash had that." Lance put away his Pokeball and breathed a sigh of relief. If he had acted earlier, it might have been too late, even with his speed, he couldn't block the shockwave before it spread.
But in reality, no matter what, Ash wouldn't let the Pokemon's damage spread to the surrounding audience. Not to mention having Mewtwo around, Ash himself was also an expert at deploying barriers, so the possibility of surrounding spectators getting hurt was nearly zero.
This barrier, however, should have been deployed by Mewtwo. Lance did not sense Ash's unique power on it; instead, it had a feeling of superpower.
This doesn't count as interfering in the match. One can't just watch as the surrounding spectators are obliterated by the spreading shockwave, right?
Indeed, the shockwave from Gardevoir's explosive attack could actually take out the spectators around…
With the appearance of the barrier, the surrounding audience was no longer in danger, and Conway on the ground was unaffected, making it seem like Gardevoir just set off fireworks for everyone to enjoy, with no effect beyond being beautiful.
In reality, however…
"Bang!!" A crisp sound occurred in the space around, as if something had shattered.
Conway's eyes widened in disbelief at the scene in the sky: "Trick Room... was broken?!"
Indeed, the energy from Psystrike did not harm the surrounding audience but directly shattered the activated Trick Room!
Psystrike is Mewtwo's exclusive move, capable of materializing special attacks to have physical attack effects.
In other words, it uses Special Attack power to deal physical damage to the opponent, which is strategically significant in battles, especially for Pokemon with strong Special Attack.
Besides its strategic significance, this skill has another feature: it can shatter intangible skills, like Trick Room. Unless you counteract it with another space, there's no way to close it, only waiting for the time to end.
However, Psystrike can directly shatter Trick Room, showcasing the power of a divine skill!
Apart from Trick Room being broken, what Conway did not notice was that the Stealth Rock on the field was also shattered by the power of Psystrike.
All the tactics Conway set up before were rendered useless by this one Psystrike.
Gardevoir slowly lowered its raised arm and looked at Slowking across the field. At this moment, Slowking's eyes showed a dumbfounded expression. With its intelligence, it couldn't understand how Trick Room was broken by the opponent.
Was it because they believed they could break Trick Room that they allowed it to be activated?
"What Mewtwo said was really true, Psystrike has the power to sweep away all environmental factors. It seems I can use this move to break unfavorable field conditions in the future…" Ash muttered to himself.
The reason he let Slowking use Trick Room earlier wasn't that Gardevoir was immobilized by Disable, but because Mewtwo suddenly told him to let Gardevoir try using Psystrike to shatter Trick Room.
Theoretically, her skill could achieve this, but it was theoretical, never tried. Now, they encountered it in combat, so it was the perfect opportunity to test.
Even if it failed, it didn't matter, as there were other Pokemon to back him up. Dragging the battle until the Trick Room ends and not allowing it to be activated again would be the plan.
Therefore, Ash decided to give it a try. If Psystrike could break Trick Room, it could also counter space-type and field-type moves in the future, including Toxic Spikes, Stealth Rock, etc.
This attempt was undoubtedly successful; not only was Trick Room nullified, but Stealth Rock was also wiped clean.
"Now, it's time to wrap up the match… Gardevoir, Moonblast!"
"Shana!" As soon as Ash's voice fell, Gardevoir used Teleport to disappear from her original spot, reappearing right in front of Slowking, with a dark hand aimed at Slowking.
In its slightly terrified gaze, the power of Moonblast suddenly surged and violently exploded!
"Boom!!"
Moonblast hit Slowking at zero distance, and even though Slowking's Special Defense attribute was very strong, it couldn't withstand this strike in the face of absolute level difference!