After putting away Pikachu's poké ball, Adrian had no choice but to throw out Gyarados's poké ball: "Go, Gyarados!"
"Roar~"
With a sharp Roar, the massive Gyarados appeared, and a terrifying pressure swept out.
Immediately after, Gyarados suffered a head-on blow from the "Stealth Rock."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Sensing the appearance of a new pokémon, the huge rock blocks originally set up around the field immediately floated up. Before Gyarados even had time to land and react, it was struck hard.
"Roar~"
Gyarados let out a pained cry.
Stealth Rock is a non-stackable status move, but it has a characteristic: it is affected by type effectiveness.
And Gyarados, being a Flying-type, happens to be weak to the rock-type.
After suffering the heavy blow, the Stealth Rock returned to its original state, while Gyarados's body trembled slightly as it drifted down toward the ground.
On the ground, what awaited it was the toxin that Nidoking had already laid out.
"It's over, it's over! Nidoking's trap setup is too perfect; Gyarados has no chance to resist at all."
"Stealth Rock + toxin, how can there be a pokémon as disgusting as Nidoking?"
"Who exactly is this youth? With such terrifying tactics, he surely isn't some unknown nobody."
The battle had reached this point, and although the final result had not yet been decided, many netizens in both Adrian's and Iono's livestreams developed a strong interest in the two of them.
In particular, the number of followers for Adrian's livestream and account was constantly rising, exploding at a high speed.
"Gyarados, use Surf to wash away these toxins!"
Adrian's voice suddenly rang out.
If it were an ordinary Gyarados, it would likely have landed long ago and fallen into Nidoking's speed trap.
But Adrian's Gyarados could fly; even if it wasn't overtly showing it now, it could still make its descent slower, leaving it some time to react.
Splash!
As Gyarados surged the Water-type energy within its body, a massive amount of water emerged out of thin air and crashed onto the open ground.
Instantly, the toxins that had been purplish and densely covering the entire open area were swept away by the water.
Boom!
Gyarados landed, and the ground trembled slightly.
In terms of both size and weight, Gyarados was clearly superior to Nidoking.
"Roar~"
A furious dragon's Roar sounded.
Because it had been ambushed the moment it came out, Gyarados was currently full of displeasure, its eyes looking at Nidoking with a gloomy gaze.
"Roar~"
Nidoking was not to be outdone and glared back fiercely.
The two pokémon could be considered old acquaintances, but meeting now, they were particularly hostile.
"Nidoking, Roar again!"
Gary's voice rang out again, carrying a hint of coldness.
"A forced switch tactic? I won't let you succeed!"
Adrian raised an eyebrow and snorted, "Gyarados, Taunt!"
Although the move Roar can force an opponent to switch pokémon—not only breaking boosts but also, if paired with Stealth Rock, Spikes, or Toxic Spikes, causing the opponent to lose health and fall into negative statuses—its effect is very powerful.
But it also has a weakness: it is relatively slow to execute.
In game terms, its move priority is -6, belonging to the slowest tier.
So, facing Gyarados's Taunt, Nidoking's "Roar" failed immediately and was forced to switch to an attacking move.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Several huge, sharp stone pillars struck with great momentum.
It was exactly the move Stone Edge!
"Roar~"
Facing the attack, Gyarados was not worried but instead pleased. It immediately twisted its body and began to slither across the field in a winding manner.
Gyarados's posture was agile, like a graceful dragon. While avoiding the Stone Edge, it also seemed to be dancing at a peculiar frequency.
"That is—Dragon Dance!"
On the high platform not far away, Lorelei's expression immediately turned solemn.
This vibe—she was all too familiar with it!
"Is this youth a member of the Dragon Master Family?"
Lorelei pushed up her metal glasses with her long, slender white fingers, her eyes narrowing slightly.
But soon, she shook her head again.
Members of the Dragon Master Family basically all train Dragon-type pokémon.
An Electric-type Pikachu didn't seem to be their cup of tea?
Restraining her curiosity, Lorelei decided to keep watching.
"Is this Gyarados this agile even when moving on land?"
After a moment of slight surprise, Gary quickly shouted, "Sludge Wave!"
Since single-target attacks aren't effective, then cover the whole field.
Fear of insufficient firepower did not exist for Gary.
Buzz!
A dark purple energy cube condensed in Nidoking's mouth. However, just as it spat it out, Gyarados flicked its tail, and a terrifying storm immediately took shape, swallowing the Energy Ball in one go.
"Hurricane? It knows that too?"
Gary only felt his mouth go dry.
He considered his own pokémon's moves to be very diverse, but compared to Adrian's pokémon, it was far behind.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The Hurricane swept out, turning into a Twister that swallowed the Sludge Wave.
Before long, the originally white storm turned dark purple, clearly saturated with the Toxic poison.
Next, the storm hit Nidoking, causing it to suffer from its own toxin.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The storm was still continuing!
"Rain Dance!"
Taking advantage of the storm's sweep, Adrian decided to change the weather to create a situation more favorable to himself.
"Roar~"
Gyarados roared to the heavens, and the previously clear sky immediately became covered with dark clouds.
Patter, patter!
The weather changed in the blink of an eye, and a moderate rain began to fall.
Before long, the rain soaked the ground.
Seeing this scene, Gary was not worried but instead pleased. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he shouted, "Nidoking, use Thunder!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Nidoking suddenly threw its arms out, and the dark purple storm was instantly dispersed.
"Thunder?"
Adrian's pupils shrank suddenly.
He knew he had been tricked!
It turned out that Gary's Nidoking wasn't unable to break free from the storm; Gary had simply seen Gyarados using Rain Dance and decided to beat him at his own game by giving him the chance to use it.
While rain can significantly boost Gyarados's combat power, it also makes Thunder a guaranteed hit.
Seeing Adrian's shocked expression, Gary felt a sense of triumph and said loudly, "Adrian, after our last encounter, I began special training for Nidoking on Electric-type moves. Your Gyarados is just the whetstone to verify my results."
Boom!
Within the dark clouds, Thunder continued to brew until it turned into a massive bolt of lightning that lunged straight at Gyarados.
Adrian's expression changed slightly, and he quickly shouted, "Gyarados, Protect!"
Buzz!
A translucent shield emerged, blocking all the terrifying lightning outside. Gyarados did not suffer the slightest damage.
"Luckily I made it in time!"
Adrian breathed a sigh of relief.
At a critical moment, a divine defensive skill was still the most reassuring.
As an Electric-type ultimate move, Nidoking, a non-Electric-type pokémon, would certainly be unable to use Thunder consecutively in a short period.
This gave Adrian an opportunity!
But when he saw the smile appearing on Gary's face, Adrian's heart skipped a beat.
"Nidoking, Thunderbolt!"
Gary's face was full of smiles, but his eyes were cold.
He knew Gyarados mastered the move "Protect," so he never expected Thunder to hit in one go.
His true finishing move was the slightly less powerful Thunderbolt.
Since Gyarados had a fourfold weakness, even if Thunderbolt was slightly weaker, it certainly wouldn't be able to withstand it.
It was just that Nidoking's mastery of the Thunder move was not deep, and its accuracy was worrying under normal circumstances, which was why he had to wait for the rain to appear.
Zzzzt!
A thick electric current shot out from the sharp horn on Nidoking's forehead, striking toward the massive Gyarados.
"Adrian, can you block this lightning double strike of mine?"
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