How come my Pokémon turned into a girl?

Or maybe... the remaining three Pokémon that the opponent has scheduled to play are also Pokémon that will not be affected by the Sticky Net?

While thinking, Umbreon had already built two walls. Qianye did not intend to use "Sleeping Poison" so soon in this battle. The opponent had already learned this information from the battle between Ah Xing and her aunt, and would definitely be on guard against it. "Sleeping Poison" was a consumable item, and it should not be used without certainty.

"Umbreon, use Meditation to strengthen yourself."

The boy has already made a plan. He doesn't think that the opponent's Alidos has the ability to break through his own Moon Eevee. He can rest assured to strengthen himself through meditation and then pass the enhanced ability to Magneto. By then, relying on the steel attribute of immunity to poison and the enhanced special attack, it is not impossible for him to defeat the team single-handedly.

……

On the other side, Ah Xing and A Ya looked at the situation that had been in a stalemate from the beginning, and they couldn't help but cheer for the side they supported in their hearts.

"Master, I believe in you. You will definitely be able to defeat Dad."

Well, this one had no intention of hiding her thoughts in her heart, and after hearing her words, Aya on the side clenched her fists in dissatisfaction and punched her little niece in the forehead.

I'm so tired, so alone

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Aunt Aya, what are you doing?!"

In response to Axing's protest, the female ninja simply snorted and said, "I admit that I was wrong in my previous disdain for your master. The fact that Onii-sama would initiate a Pokémon battle is enough to prove his strength."

"But if you give it your all, Brother-sama will definitely not lose."

"Why? Dad is just a gym leader... As far as I know, Master has already obtained five gym badges. Enemies of the gym leader's level can no longer reach his bottleneck." Ah Xing still didn't quite agree with her aunt's statement.

"A Xing, you underestimate my brother, your father... Not to mention that under normal circumstances, the gym leader will give the challenger some leniency based on their level, and my brother is not just an ordinary gym leader."

There was a glimmer of light in Aya's eyes, and she looked absent-minded, as if she was recalling something from the past.

"If it weren't for Kanto, my brother would definitely be able to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings!"

Chapter 88: Troublesome Substitute Poison

"Thinking of using the enhanced baton-passing tactic... but I won't let you succeed so easily. Alidos, begin the sword dance."

Aju waved his finger forward, and upon hearing the command, Ariados lifted its two front limbs and began to swing and slide in midair. As the sword dance continued, the spider's toes became visibly sharper, slicing and shredding the surrounding air.

Qianye looked at the situation on the field and began to think about it:

Swords Dance can greatly enhance the physical attack ability of Pokémon. To be honest, even if Alidos is strengthened, it is difficult to pose a threat to the steel-type Magnemite.

But if he remembered correctly, Alidos could also learn the Baton Relay move. It would be bad if the enhanced relay brought by Swords Dance was passed to a Pokémon with a better attack range.

"Come back, Umbreon."

After careful consideration, the boy decided to avoid this unnecessary risk. He took out the Poké Ball, put the Umbreon back into it, and then sent out Kuroko as a replacement.

Ah Ju silently watched Qianye's actions, and her opinion of him rose again. He wouldn't get carried away by giving up his existing enhanced advantage, and he could always calmly analyze the benefits and risks. This was something that many young trainers with talent and potential but lacked experience couldn't do.

"Ariados, take over after another sword dance."

He had heard some information about the newly replaced big wolfhound. It was the type that relied on terrifying speed and explosive power to kill opponents quickly. He replaced it with the wolfhound with the intention of knocking it down before his own Alidos took over.

But the sticky net laid out earlier was prepared for this moment... When Heizi stepped onto the ring, he inevitably stepped on the white net on the ground. The sticky silk thread immediately stuck to his claws. The uncomfortable feeling made a hint of irritability appear in his red eyes.

"Ouch!"

A deafening roar sounded, and the ferocious momentum displayed by "Intimidation" caused Alidos's "Sword Dance" to pause slightly, and the cold light on the spider spear also slowed down.

This was also the reason why Aju chose to have Alidos perform an extra Sword Dance. With the intimidation effect and the protection of the reflective wall, the power of a single Sword Dance was already somewhat insufficient. Anyway, with the sticky net restraining it, the large wolfhound couldn't catch up with it.

As expected, the black dog tried its best to speed up, but the white net under its feet made it difficult for it to move. Just as the strengthened Alidos was about to take over...

"Heizi, provocation!"

"Ouch~" Weird ripples radiated from Kuroko's pupils, directly hitting the giant spider opposite. A nameless fire suddenly emerged from the bottom of his heart, blocking the release of the baton-taking move.

He even has this trick up his sleeve! For the first time, Ah Jue's calm eyes showed surprise, but he didn't let this emotion hold him back for too long. He decisively changed his order and said,

"Ariados, use Pounce and attack directly!"

"Doss!" The two insect spears in front were raised high, and relying on the powerful jumping ability of the spider Pokémon, they jumped directly into the air and pounced on the big wolfhound below.

At this critical moment, Qianye once again issued an order: "Heizi, use surprise attack!"

At this moment, the sticky web seemed to have lost its hold on Heizi. In his red eyes, Ariados's speed became very slow, so slow that even his falling trajectory was clearly visible.

Between pounces, the wolfhound suddenly leaped forward, striking Ariados first. Its sharp claws pierced through the outer lashes and the thin, brittle carapace, piercing deep into the insect's body.

"Do...s..." He was still thinking about stabbing the spider spear down to perform the prepared moves, but he lost all his strength halfway through the swing, and all four legs slowly drooped down.

When he landed, the only ones left on the field were the howling wolfhound and the battling-less Alidos with circles in his eyes.

"Come back, Ariados." The Poké Ball in Aji's hand emitted a red light and took the spider back. Although the first Pokémon was defeated so quickly, there was no displeasure or anger on his face. On the contrary, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

It’s really... I haven’t felt this tense for a long time. I can’t slack off for a moment. If I’m not careful, I might end up in a life-threatening situation. The excitement makes people intoxicated by it. This is the real Pokémon battle!

"Then next one, come out, Scorpio King!"

A gray-purple Pokémon with the characteristics of both a scorpion and a bat replaced Alidos and entered the field. It had thick pincers and a tail hook, but its ears were pointed, and it had bat wings on its back that looked like a black cloak.

Qianye, you shouldn't have revealed your provocation so early. If you kept it hidden for a while longer, I might have gotten a headache...

"King Scorpio, use Provocation first."

"Crack~" A pair of giant pincers made a slight sound when clamping, and also emitted ripples when waving. The black hair on the affected Heizi's body stood up, and he roared anxiously at the Scorpio King.

Provoke is also a transformation type move. I choose to let Scorpio take the initiative to provoke to prevent my black player from using provoke. Scorpio is still the Pokémon standing on the field. If I am not mistaken, the opponent will probably use that move next.

"Heizi, rush over as fast as you can and start biting!"

"Scorpio King, extremely poisonous!"

Hearing this, the big wolfhound took as fast a step as it could, but the sticky web under its feet severely hindered its speed, and it had no time to catch up.

In the blink of an eye, the deep purple bubbles condensed by the Scorpio King directly smeared Heizi's face, and the venom exploded on the surface of the body, flowing and gradually seeping into the body.

As expected of a poison used by the Pokémon of the Poison-type gym leader, Kuroko could only feel the poison corroding every inch of his body. The severe pain penetrated deep into his bones, causing him to let out a shrill wail.

Enduring the pain, the big wolfhound finally rushed to the side of the Scorpion King, with its sharp fangs standing out, biting down fiercely on the gray-purple body.

But, the taste seems a little wrong when you bite it?

There was a hint of doubt in his painful eyes. When he looked down, he saw that he was holding something like a green doll in his mouth.

"This is a ninja specialty—a stand. By sacrificing a certain amount of energy, a puppet is created to take damage in their place. It has a similar effect to holding a move, the only drawback being that it consumes one's own energy, but it also has the advantage of being able to use it continuously."

Sitting in the spectator seats, Aya crossed her arms and explained with pride that this was her elder brother's famous move, and the young trainer was now confused by it.

Just as she expected, Heizi on the field angrily threw the substitute in his mouth away, looked up at the Scorpion King who was shaking his scorpion tail at him in the sky, and bit it again.

This time, the Scorpio King raised his two pincers with a wicked smile, and a diamond-shaped green barrier instantly formed in front of him, which was the "hold" move.

A mouthful of sharp fangs hit the solid defense wall, and the recoil force made her teeth hurt. Under the intense exercise, the toxins accelerated their flow and deposition in the blood, and the purple color on Heizi's skin became darker and darker.

"This is... a substitute poison tactic." Watching the situation on the field, Qianye also understood Aju's intention.

The so-called "Stand, Guard, and Poison" tactic, as the name suggests, involves interweaving the three moves of Stand, Guard, and Poison. First, the enemy is poisoned by various means, and then the enemy's attacks are evaded by Stand and Guard.

Holding on was free, but difficult to use continuously, requiring the use of a double to punctuate the attack. At the same time, the drawback of using a double too often being too physically demanding was offset by holding on. With this simple and brutal cycle, it was possible to cause the enemy to perish from the toxins constantly accumulating in their bodies without firing a single shot.

There are very limited ways to break this tactic -

One is to prevent the opponent from using his Stand and Defense to block damage, but Kuroko's provocative moves that can achieve this effect have been blocked by the opponent's first provocation and cannot be used.

The second was to be fast enough to attack the main body before the Stand was broken, between the activation and the break. However, this already difficult opportunity was almost impossible to seize after Kuroko's speed was restricted by the sticky net.

"Come back, Kuroko." Qianye took out the Poké Ball and took Kuroko back. The poison kept accumulating in her body, which had already caused a great burden. She couldn't just keep forcing Scorpio King to use his Stand to wear down his strength and then watch Kuroko stand there and continue to be tortured by the poison.

But after taking back the big wolfhound, he had to start thinking again:

What should she do? Kuroko was already the fastest among her Pokémon. Even she couldn't stop Scorpio from using his moves in time, so it was even more impossible for other Pokémon to do it...

Kodora, who is immune to poison-attribute moves, may be able to rely on his hard armor to hold out until the Scorpio King is exhausted. Even if the opponent is flying in the air, most of Kodora's moves are out of reach, and he can only rely on rockfall.

His hand had already touched the ball containing Kodora, and just as he was about to take it out, a sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind - if it was the Scorpio King, he might have that racial characteristic. If he made good use of this, he might be able to reverse the entire situation!

He quickly worked out a plan in his mind, and replaced the Poké Ball in his hand with another one in his pocket. He pressed the button on it, and red light burst out from it.

"Hiss~Hiss~" A sound like an electromagnetic wave was heard, and a silver-gray iron ball with two horseshoe magnets emerged from the red light.

Before it landed, Qianye shouted, "Magnemite, use electromagnetic levitation to fly up first!"

I saw that the single eye in the center of Magnetron's magnetic ball flashed with a blue-green light, and the electromagnetic force instantly covered the surface of the body, floating high up.

Chapter 89: Fraud duel, miraculous reversal!

After using electromagnetic levitation, Magnemite was completely away from the surface of the arena, and naturally would not be contaminated by the sticky web on the ground.

However, even without the interference of the sticky web, Magnemite's speed is still relatively slow, and it is even more incomparable to Scorpio.

"Magnemite, use 100,000 volts now!"

Qianye swung his arm towards the ring, but even after giving the command, Magnemite's one eye remained dull.

After spending so much time together, the boy probably figured out Magnemite's habits. Although he does act a little clumsy in normal times, his habit of often being a step behind in battle is not because of his slow brain.

On the contrary, before each attack, she would use her single eye to scan the enemy's body to find the weak point that could cause the greatest damage. This is the effect of Magneto's racial characteristic "analysis".

Maybe this kid isn't stupid after all, he just uses all his computing power in a specific area?

"King Scorpio, get hard."

With his previous substitute still intact, the Scorpion King could focus on strengthening himself. A flash of white light flashed across his body, and his gray-purple carapace became smoother and harder.

At the same time, golden high-voltage electric current began to condense behind Magnemite's one eye, and when it gathered and took shape, it turned into a thick lightning column and shot out.

The Scorpio King did not dodge the 100,000 volts of electricity that hit him directly, and allowed the lightning to bombard him. Little golden snakes were wrapped around the Scorpio King's gray-purple body. However, under the baptism of such high-voltage current, there was no discomfort on his face.

It should be said that it was like taking a bath in flashing electric light, and even the substitute was not shown.

"What?!" Qianye, who witnessed all this, exclaimed in shock. Aju didn't intend to give him any chance and quickly ordered:

"King Scorpio, use Tile Splitting!"

Upon hearing this, Scorpio King immediately flapped his wings and swooped down towards Magnemite, raising his two giant claws high in the air. The released white light concealed terrifying power.

The pincers slammed down, and just before touching Magnemite, an invisible wall appeared. It was the reflective wall left by Umbreon earlier.

However, in the next instant, the reflective wall and the light wall were shattered like glass, completely failing to provide any resistance. This was the special effect of the "Tile Splitting" move, ignoring both walls and completely destroying them.

Since the two barriers were completely ineffective, Scorpio King's tile-splitting skill hit the magnetic ball in the air with its full power.

The steel body can withstand many things, but not the blows of fighting skills. The tile-splitting force penetrated into Magneto's body, and an "X" suddenly appeared on his one eye, and even blue arcs of electricity began to leak out.

"Magnemite!!!"

He eagerly took out the Poké Ball and retrieved the severely injured and powerless Magneto. When Qianye raised his head again, he saw Aju hugging his chest and explaining the reason for all this to him:

"Scorpio King isn't a Pokémon active in the Kanto region. It seems you don't know enough about it. You only judged its Flying and Poison attributes based on its appearance, so you chose 100,000 Volts, which has a counter effect on it."

"Unfortunately, Scorpio King's attributes are ground plus flying. Your Magneto's 100,000 volts will not only have no restraining effect on him, but will make him immune to ground attributes."

"Sorry... Magnemite." He apologized softly to the Poké Ball in his hand, and took out a new partner with his other hand:

"If you don't have the Poison attribute, then you can come into play... Umbreon, it's you! Use Black Gaze!"

Returning to the arena once again, Luna Eevee chirped into the air, and a huge shadow shaped like a vertical eye began to appear on its body. The black pupil in the vertical eye moved, staring directly at Scorpio King.

"Scary?" The Scorpio King felt inexplicably creepy the moment he was stared at by the big eye, but he did not notice that his shadow cast on the ground was nailed to the spot by a strange force.

Black Gaze is a move that traps the enemy's reflection in place, making it impossible to escape. Of course, it is also impossible to switch with your partner through the Poké Ball.

After hearing that Scorpio King didn't have the Poison attribute, he planned to rely on Umbreon's poison to win. He also used Black Vision to prevent Scorpio King from escaping after being poisoned. He could only fight continuously, exacerbating the flow of toxins in his body and collapsing.

But, unfortunately...

"Scorpio King, use poison!"

With its pincers raised high, the Scorpion King's scorpion tail gushed out dark purple venom, spraying it straight at the enemy.

Due to the restriction of the sticky web under her feet, Moon Eevee was unable to dodge the poisonous move at all, although she didn't seem to have any intention of dodging it.

The poisonous liquid poured down on his head, seeping rapidly into his body. Aju's Pokémon's poison was indeed potent, and even someone as resilient as Umbreon felt the intense pain was too much to bear. He gritted his teeth, and the moon pattern on his forehead began to arc with light.

The synchronization characteristic was activated, and even Scorpio King, who was poisoned by Moon Eevee, could not escape. The gray part of his gray-purple body gradually became lighter, and the purple part gradually deepened.

"Through synchronization, even with a substitute and protection, your Scorpio King will not be able to escape the poisoning." Qianye's voice was full of confidence, as if he had already won.

But at this moment, Ah Ju's calm voice came: "You are right...but, do you really think that I would be so kind as to tell you my information?"

"What...what do you mean?"

What does that mean... Haha, the information he told the young man about the Scorpio King was not false at all, but he did not do so out of kindness, but to hint to the other party that the Scorpio King would be poisoned.