"It's over!"
"This Nidoking is way too strong!"
"It's not that Nidoking is strong, it's that the opposing Trainer is too strong. This guy definitely isn't a nobody. Give me all his information in five minutes."
"Reporting—I found it!!! The young man on the other side is named Gary Oak, the grandson of the famous pokémon scholar, Professor Oak."
"Supposedly, he's a rookie Trainer who just received his starter pokémon this year."
"A rookie Trainer? What a monster rookie! But since he's Professor Oak's grandson, everything seems to make sense."
"Yeah! Before Professor Oak traded his sword for a pen, he was a renowned pokémon Trainer whose strength shook the world."
There were too many talented people in the stream; as long as they wanted to, Gary's identity was immediately exposed.
Learning that Gary was Professor Oak's grandson, they immediately felt that everything was only natural.
After all, Pallet Town really does produce talent!
In the past, there was Professor Oak, and more recently, Red and Blue; every one of them is a legendary figure.
Especially Red—he's a World Champion!
"Is Adrian going to lose?"
In a room in Paldea, Iono felt a wave of disappointment.
She was friends with Adrian, so naturally, she hoped Adrian would win.
However, the young man on the opposite side was indeed strong; he was suppressed several times and broke through several times. His practical command ability was beyond reproach.
A total talent monster!
Boom!
The massive current of Thunderbolt hit Gyarados, with electric arcs flashing continuously, appearing somewhat blinding.
Everyone shook their heads one after another, sighing with regret!
Once Gyarados fell, given Pikachu's situation after the stat reset, it would almost certainly lose against Nidoking.
Because just the Stealth Rock it would have to endure upon re-entering the field would be enough to give Pikachu a hard time.
Stealth Rock in the real world didn't consume the opponent's stamina according to a fixed ratio.
If the difference in strength was too great, Stealth Rock alone could one-shot an opponent.
This was not without precedent on the battlefield!
"Eh? That's not right!!!"
But soon, Gary was the first to notice something was wrong.
Because Gyarados's cry of pain didn't happen.
Gary's gaze narrowed as he looked across the field.
That massive figure had indeed been hit by the current; that couldn't be faked.
"Masaka?"
Gary's heart stirred as a possibility suddenly occurred to him, so he quickly looked at the field.
Just then, the current dissipated, and the blinding light vanished without a trace.
Only then did Gary finally see clearly.
It turned out that the Thunderbolt hadn't hit Gyarados itself, but an energy body that looked exactly like Gyarados.
It was just that the current was too dazzling, making it impossible for anyone to see clearly.
Boom!
Under the bombardment of the current, the energy body dissipated into nothingness.
But Gyarados, hidden behind the energy cube, was unaffected, though its eyes were even more ferocious than usual.
"Dammit! It even learned Substitute?"
Gary almost ground his teeth to pieces.
Substitute was a high-level skill even harder to master than Protect, requiring extremely high energy control.
Even for Gary, who was a 'lite version' of a Breeder, none of the pokémon under his command currently knew the move Substitute, which showed how difficult it was to train.
"Holy crap! It's Substitute! It's Substitute!"
"Substitute Gyarados? This is way too cool!"
"It's time for the counterattack. Gyarados, go get 'em!"
Seeing that Gyarados hadn't fallen, the netizens in the stream immediately got excited, sending barrages of comments and donations.
To be fair, this battle was truly brilliant.
Every time everyone thought it was about to end, the situation would reverse, making the hearts of all the viewers fluctuate along with it.
"Waterfall!"
Adrian's voice suddenly rang out.
"Roar~"
Accompanied by a deafening dragon roar, waves of water began to surface on Gyarados's body. It pounced out like an evil sea dragon, its eyes exceptionally ferocious.
After all, the opponent had even pulled off a 'Double Lightning Strike'; they were clearly trying to finish it off.
This was no longer a normal pokémon sparring match; it was time to strike hard!
Rain!
Sea Kings Authority!
Dragon Dance!
With the support of these three, Gyarados's physical attack power had more than tripled, reaching a level that could be called terrifying.
At this moment, even the powerful Nidoking felt the pressure.
Gary's expression changed slightly.
But he knew that now was not the time to retreat.
Victory or defeat was right before his eyes!
"Nidoking, counter with Head Smash!"
Gary also steeled himself, directly commanding Nidoking to use the powerful Rock-type move.
This was Nidoking's final trump card!
"Roar~"
"Roar~"
The eyes of the two behemoths were blood-Red as they charged aggressively at each other, like a needle facing a whetstone, neither willing to give an inch.
Boom!
Gyarados and Nidoking collided.
Gyarados was struck by the rock-hard head, and Nidoking similarly endured the Pound of the water waves.
But the stalemate that everyone expected did not occur.
Upon contact, the ferocious Gyarados was like a heavy bulldozer, pushing Nidoking backward continuously, plowing a deep trench into the ground.
A massive amount of water enveloped Nidoking, causing it to struggle and wail in pain.
It felt like it couldn't breathe!
At this moment, dead memories began to attack Nidoking.
Nidoking clearly remembered that the last time it fought Gyarados, it had lost in the same way.
Except that last time, Gyarados's victory was thanks to Pichu's Lightning Rod Ability.
But this time, Gyarados had won fair and square; no one could criticize it.
The present moment was exactly like that past moment!
Before long, Nidoking stopped struggling, its eyes spinning in circles as it lost its ability to battle.
Looking back at Gyarados, its Moxie Ability was triggered, and its aura rose again, its dragon prestige like a prison.
"Nidoking is unable to battle, so the winner is————Gyarados!"
The rotom phone quickly issued the ruling but held its tongue at the last moment, not revealing Adrian's real name.
"He won! Adrian won again!"
"To be able to defeat even Professor Oak's grandson, Adrian has gone god-tier this time!"
"Truly impressive! The Streamer's Gyarados is just too terrifying."
The dust had settled, and Adrian's stream became lively once more, with various donations pouring in, making the screen a brilliant sight.
"I lost!"
Gary knelt half-powerlessly, finding it somewhat hard to accept.
In a two-on-two match, not only did he lose, but he hadn't even managed to take down a single one of the opponent's pokémon.
This was undoubtedly a crushing defeat!
Since his debut, Gary had enjoyed smooth sailing and was the undisputed number one of the younger generation in Pallet Town.
But now, he had met his Waterloo!
Of course, it wasn't that Gary wasn't strong; it could only be said that Adrian was too much of a freak.
"Waaa~ Gary actually lost!"
Gary's cheerleading squad of girlfriends were also all in tears, clearly unable to accept Gary's defeat.
Clack, clack, clack!
Just then, the sound of high heels clicking on the ground rang out.
Adrian turned to look, and a Red-haired silhouette immediately entered his vision, walking gracefully toward him, her eyes full of curiosity.
However, in Adrian's view, this gaze, enhanced by her metallic glasses, was even more charming and sophisticated.
"Lorelei, Elite Four Member!"
Adrian's Adam's apple bobbed; he felt his whole body heating up.
One of the Kanto Elite Four, Miss Lorelei, who possessed an angelic face and a devilish figure, had actually come within less than a meter of him.
At this moment, Adrian could already smell the faint, delicate fragrance coming from Lorelei.
Lorelei looked at Adrian and gave a gentle smile: "What is your relationship with Lance?"
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