How come my Pokémon turned into a girl?

The rounded state can enhance the damage effect of the rolling move, but Sandsang had its attack power suppressed by Kuroko's intimidation in front, and the damage was further weakened by the light wall created by Umbreon earlier. Now the rolling had no effect on Kuroko.

However, as time goes by, the destructive power of the rolling will increase exponentially due to its own continuous acceleration. It does not pose any threat now, but it is hard to say what it will be like in the future.

"Heizi, get away from Sandshrew first!"

Watching the Sandsanger coming towards him like a rolling stone, Heizi had no way to guarantee that he could attack the opponent without getting hurt due to its rotating thorn armor. He could only take a step back for the time being.

Thus, the rolling thorn ball chased from behind, while the wolfhound itself ran at full speed in front. The rolling move couldn't be sustained forever. After spinning for a while, Sandsang-King would definitely need to stop and rest, and then it would be time for Kuroko to attack.

"You're planning on attacking Sandslash while it's resting, right? A very prudent approach, but unfortunately it won't do anything for my Pokémon."

Sakaki raised his hand to adjust the brim of his black round hat, looking at Sandsandruff, whose speed had reached its limit in the tumbling process, and then ordered: "Sandsandruff, use digging now."

The Sandshrew didn't stop at all. It used its sharp scales to spin at high speed to dig a hole in the ground and crawled into it.

"There is actually such a use..." Qianye frowned. He had never thought that Sakaki would dig a hole to avoid the hollow period between the end of the rolling and the reuse. In this way, Kuroko would have no way to attack the Sandsang King underground.

"Heizi, jump to the side!" The boy shouted immediately after feeling the slight vibration caused by Sandshrew's movement underground coming to an abrupt end.

Upon hearing this, the big wolfhound immediately leaped high, and a big hole suddenly appeared in the ground beneath its feet. Sandshrew spiraled out of the ground like a drill, passed by Heizi, and curled up into a ball in the air.

During the landing process, Sandsaw's rolling move had already been activated, leaving them no time to attack.

Seeing that the situation was about to turn into a stalemate of chasing each other, Qianye ordered at this moment: "Heizi, use bluff before the opponent lands!"

Annoying ripples immediately appeared in Kuroko's pupils. Sandsang became noticeably irritable after being hit by "Bluff", and the yellow thorn ball's charge speed increased significantly.

Seeing this, Sakaki's eyes showed surprise for the first time: "This move doesn't appear in the intelligence... Did you learn it later? Or has it been hidden all this time and never revealed?"

It was too late to retrieve Sandslash now. The recovery beam emitted by the Poké Ball could not catch up with the opponent's rolling speed. It was chasing after the big wolfhound. Under the dual influence of provocation and bluffing, its brain was left with the only thought of crushing the damn black dog into pieces.

The dizziness caused by the continuous rolling exacerbated its condition. While it was unconscious, the Sandshrew completely misunderstood the location of its target, deviated from its route and crashed into the wall next to it.

A horrific crater instantly appeared in the wall, and serpentine cracks quickly spread outward, almost covering the entire wall. Fortunately, the material had been specially processed to anticipate this situation, so even then, there was no sign of collapse.

The Sandshrew himself was thrown back to the ring by the recoil force. His body rolled several times on the ground and turned over, exposing his body without scales. His eyes were full of stars and he was obviously not yet conscious.

"Kuroko, use Crunch now!"

The black "arrow" pounced forward, pressing its body directly on the enemy, making it unable to move. A pair of sharp guillotine-like fangs gathered evil energy and delivered a final blow to the Sandshovel below.

The pair of sharp claws that could easily dig through a mountain struggled violently for a moment, but eventually their limbs stiffened and fell down powerlessly.

In this round, the Mountain King was defeated.

Chapter 140: The Powerful Enemy Nidoking

The Poké Ball in his hand glowed red as he took back the seriously injured Sandsang. Sakaki gently rubbed the ball between his fingers, and a glint of admiration appeared in his eyes:

"I finally understand why Lance fell twice in your hands. It's a shame to let such talented trainers work for those pedantic guys in the League. Your talent can only be fully utilized here on Team Rocket..."

"Both you and your father possess abilities that countless people envy, yet your limits are limited by those so-called rules. Don't you feel resentful?"

"Think about it. We've clearly relied on our own strength to secure greater benefits. What exactly did we do wrong? Those hypocritical individuals in the alliance are nothing but mediocre individuals who are inferior to us but jealous of our talents. Why would you turn your back on your own kind and associate with those insects?"

With arms open, Sakaki calmly accepted the gaze from the black-haired boy. He was not the kind of man with a petty mind. Even though they had so many conflicts before, as long as the other party wisely chose to change sides, the talent he just showed was enough for him to make room for him as a cadre.

Qianye raised his head, staring directly into the eyes of the man who had so generously extended an invitation to him. He let out a long breath, "One of your subordinates has discussed this topic with me before, but I just can't figure it out..."

"You profit from poaching and selling Pokémon, which you can use to fight the Pokémon League's main force, but they are still your own Pokémon, right?"

Turning his gaze to the Pokémon in mechanical armor standing quietly beside Sakaki, Qianye continued, "Just like now, your biggest reliance is that mysterious Pokémon over there, right? Can you really say that you're relying entirely on your own strength?"

"You mean Mewtwo?" Sakaki followed the boy's gaze and looked at the silver-gray figure. "Mewtwo is indeed very powerful. Thanks to it, Team Rocket has the power to rule the world, but in the end, it's just a Pokémon."

"Pokémon exist for humans. They're like tools. No matter how useful they are, they need a controller to function. The same is true for Pokémon. Without humans as trainers, they have no value."

After listening to Sakaki's explanation in its entirety, what should I say... the answer should be expected. It's a bit unfortunate that the Pokémon that really needed to hear this didn't react at all.

Indeed, since they hold such thoughts, they will naturally install safety measures in advance to prevent their "tools" from getting out of control and backfiring on them...

"It's for this reason that I absolutely won't associate with guys like you."

Looking at Qianye, whose face showed no emotion but whose eyes seemed to be burning with fire, Sakaki shrugged and took another Poké Ball from his waist. "Then continue. I will make you understand in the next battle how naive and powerless your current thoughts are."

"When that time comes, reconsider my terms. Now, it's your turn, Nidoking."

Please press the button of the newly taken out Poké Ball, and the red light will project a huge purple figure like a hill on the battle arena.

On both sides of the huge head, rat-like fan-shaped ears with slightly serrated edges occupied most of the area; long and pointed purple poisonous horns grew from the forehead, and from here, thick spikes grew all the way down from the neck to the back; the outside of the bloody mouth was covered with a row of fangs, and the sturdy limbs grew powerful claws.

This is Nidoking, a Poison and Ground-type Pokémon, one of Sakaki's ace Pokémon. Its appearance alone clearly shows a stark difference from the previous two. Beneath its violent aesthetic lies an extremely stable aura, perfectly fitting the heavy and steady earth.

Looking at the purple behemoth standing in the center of the arena, Qianye's eyes were slightly solemn. It wasn't that he was worried about the extraordinary strength brought by Nidoking's huge size or the defense provided by its stone-like skin, but rather that he was wary of its extremely rich skill pool.

Because Sandslash's circular rolling tactic just now delayed for too long, after defeating the enemy, the double walls left by Umbreon could no longer be maintained and completely dissipated. Without the protection of these walls, Kuroko did not have much room for error in front of Nidoking.

"Nidoking, start a sandstorm."

While the boy was still pondering what kind of attack Nidoking might employ, Sakaki's orders were already in place. Nidoking raised his two powerful arms and let out a low roar, sending a cloud of yellow sand billowing from the ground beneath his feet, drifting through the air.

The sandstorm gradually completely covered the entire arena. Countless grains of sand danced in the yellow wind, constantly brushing against Heizi's body, bringing waves of pain like a knife cutting.

But the flying sand had no effect on Nidoking, who had hard skin. It bounced back after lightly hitting the purple skin. It was completely a one-sided attack on the big wolfhound.

We can't just sit and wait, we must take the initiative!

"Heizi, use Bite on the enemy as quickly as possible!" Qianye quickly gave the order while Nidoking was still briefly stunned after launching the Sandstorm move.

Upon hearing this, a black "flash" shuttled through the center of the ring. The next moment, the big wolfhound appeared on the arm that Nidoking had not yet lowered. Its mouth closed, and its fangs pierced through the stone-like skin, going straight through the entire arm and cutting the bones inside in half.

Several cracks formed at the site of the wound, gradually spreading out, and pieces of skin peeled away from it, mixed with blood. This was pain that ordinary people could not imagine. Nidoking's face changed drastically, and his facial features almost twisted into a ball, but he suppressed the physiological urge to scream, and only grunted dully.

Realizing that the arm that was bitten to pieces could no longer exert any strength, Nidoking chose to twist his entire upper body with his waist as the center, and with a spin, he threw the big wolfhound hanging on the broken arm away.

The Pokémon that became Sakaki's ace were no ordinary beasts. Previously, Sandsang had to rely on its rounded form to strengthen its defenses to barely withstand Kuroko's ultimate attack. But now, this Nidoking not only blocked the even more powerful Crushing Bite head-on, but even managed to endure the excruciating pain and fling it away.

Qianye's brows furrowed slightly because of the difficulty of the enemy, and inadvertently, he caught a glimpse of Heizi's condition from the corner of his eye.

The black and grey fur had taken on a hint of purple sheen at some point, and the expression on the long wolf face was slightly painful, which was clearly a sign of poisoning!

Did he get scratched by the poisonous spikes growing on Nidoking's body when he used his Bite to crush it? This Nidoking's racial trait is actually a poisonous sting...

"Nidoking, show your power to shake the earth."

Sakaki took advantage of the victory and pursued Nidoking. He raised his thick thighs high, concentrated the brown ground attribute energy on the soles of his feet, and stomped on the ground fiercely.

"Heizi, jump high into the air!"

Although the toxins rapidly spreading through her bloodstream made the wolfhound feel quite uncomfortable, she was no worse off than Nidoking in front of her. Nidoking was still able to put up a decent fight, so a simple move like jumping up in place to avoid the earthquake was certainly not a problem for her.

Thinking this way, all four legs exerted force to break free from the ground. At the current height above the ground, the impact of the earthquake move was already negligible, but...

"I just had Nidoking unleash his earth-shaking power, but I never said the move he used was an earthquake."

Sakaki's sudden words startled the boy, and then he immediately realized something and looked towards the field anxiously.

Under Kuroko who was suspended in the air, the ground suddenly cracked open, and a highly concentrated khaki force burst upward like a fountain, vertically catching up with the body of the big wolfhound and hitting her abdomen!

Earth Force, like Earthquake, is a ground-type move, but the former deals special damage, while the latter is a physical attack. Normally, Earthquake should have the upper hand due to its greater power and ability to hit all enemies within range simultaneously.

But there are exceptions in some cases, such as some Pokémon that are extremely resistant to physical attacks but not very good at special defense. The power of earth is obviously more threatening than earthquake.

The other situation is that it is due to the characteristic that the power of the earth is concentrated at one point and erupted, which makes it more advantageous than earthquakes when facing low-altitude units.

The surging power of the earth pushed him upwards again, and the impact force penetrated into his body, turning his internal organs upside down. Heizi let out a shrill whimper, and the black wolf body fell downwards at a rapid speed as if it had lost air.

Chapter 141: Opportunity for Breakthrough

"Heizi, are you okay?"

Seeing the big wolfhound tremblingly raising its limbs and struggling to support its body, Qianye asked nervously.

"Ah..." Heizi made a sound to indicate that he was fine, but his body was so weak that he could hardly even finish a complete sentence.

The poison he had been poisoned with was still corroding his insides, and the flying sand and gravel were scratching his body surface. He had already suffered severe damage from being hit by the power of the earth. Under the combined consumption of various unfavorable factors inside and outside, the body of the big wolfhound was even more shaky.

Although she still wanted to fight, she had almost no strength to move her legs and her vision was gradually becoming blurry.

She had no energy left to pay attention to anything else. At this moment, all her energy was focused on the purple body that was as difficult to climb over as a mountain, which actually allowed her consciousness, which was on the verge of limit, to regain a brief moment of clarity.

I still have a little energy left, now is the last time to create a chance for my friends to win!

The eye sockets, oozing blood and tears, suddenly widened, and strange ripples radiated from the depths of the scarlet pupils. This was the final provocation from the great wolfhound. The ripples hit Nidoking's body, forcing the giant beast to stop closing its eyes. A flash of anger flashed in its eyes.

After doing all this, her remaining strength was completely exhausted, and her black body swayed slightly, looking like she was about to collapse. Fortunately, Qianye pressed the button of the Poké Ball in his hand in time, emitting a red light, and retrieved the unconscious wolfhound.

"Thank you, Kuroko, you did a great job..." Qianye said softly while looking at the Poké Ball in his hand. If he guessed correctly, Sakaki's Nidoking should use a move called "Sleep" in the end.

At first glance, the name might make you think this move is a bit tricky. What's the point of putting yourself to sleep in actual combat? But in fact, this is actually a very effective Psychic-type move.

It can convert all the trauma it has suffered, including most of the negative effects, into mental fatigue. Although it will cause it to enter a long sleep state due to mental sleepiness, it is definitely a worthwhile price for Nidoking, who now has a broken arm, is seriously injured and has greatly reduced his combat power.

What's more, Nidoking is also able to master the two moves of talking in sleep and snoring, which can be used even in his sleep... If it weren't for Kuroko's provocation before falling that successfully sealed Nidoking's recovery method, they would now have to face a powerful opponent who is in perfect condition and just sleeping, and may still be able to attack.

But then, the question became which Pokémon to send into the field. Charmeleon was definitely out of the question, as its Ground-type moves were too threatening to her.

As for Magneto... With the help of electromagnetic levitation, it is not afraid of attacks from the ground, but the electric-type moves that are the core of its output will be immune to Nidoking's ground attributes. The only move it can use is the Cannon Beam, but is this move really enough to defeat the current Nidoking?

While he was hesitating, the other Poké Ball on his waist suddenly began to stir. Before he could react, violent black energy lifted the entire sphere, and a red light flew into the sky above the battle arena.

Immediately afterwards, a giant beast clad in black armor emerged from the dissipating red light, falling into the ground like a black star, smashing a hole in the solid arena.

"But! But!" With a dull metallic thud, Kodora's violent eyes stared at the standing Nidoking, and his thick steel claws gripped the cracked floor beneath his feet, crushing it into pieces with one force.

"Interesting. You finally can't resist sending it into battle, eh? That rare and exceptionally powerful special Kodora."

After seeing the figure of the black Kodara, Sakaki's eyes showed a serious look for the first time since the battle began:

"Let me appreciate your power! Nidoking, earthquake!"

Hearing the master's order, Nidoking raised his thighs high again, and then stepped down with all his strength together with the ground attribute energy gathered under his feet. The vibration transmitted the impact force along the ground and directly hit Kodora's direction.

Faced with cracks that were spreading at high speed and trying to cover the entire fighting arena, Kodora's choice was to fight back with even more extreme violence by inducing an earthquake!

The two iron palms at the front of the body were raised upwards, and the huge power condensed in them even distorted the surrounding air, and they slammed the ground heavily with a powerful force.

For a moment, the impact created by both sides collided violently in the center of the circular arena. Neither side was willing to give in, and the stalemate lasted for a long time. In the end, they could only tear the ground together to create a channel to vent their power, dividing the arena into two halves with the center line.

"It's a draw?" Sakaki was very surprised by the result of this collision. You know, this was Nidoking's Earthquake used with the bonus of his own system, but he was actually on par with the Black Kodara which was said to have both Steel and Dark attributes.

He's truly an incredible guy, able to fight against me, "Sakaki of the Earth," in the field I'm best at without losing... He opened his mouth slightly, about to praise his opponent, but the sudden appearance of several "meteorites" in the sky stopped him from saying anything.

That move was... Rockfall? The boy hadn't even given the order yet, yet he had just launched the move on his own initiative?

His brow furrowed, and his words turned into an order: "Nidoking, use the tile splitter to smash those rocks!"

The Fighting type restrains the Rock type. When it is provoked and cannot use defensive moves such as defending, the Tile Splitting with Fighting attributes is naturally the best way to deal with rock collapse.

Nidoking stretched out his palm, forming a knife-like hand, and before the boulders could even fall on his head, he struck them. The tile-splitting knife struck the center of the boulders, easily slicing them in two before landing beside Nidoking.

However, because only one arm was still movable, Nidoking's speed in dealing with the rockfall was greatly affected, so that several rocks almost hit it.

But in the end, Nidoking escaped unscathed, successfully shattering all the falling rocks, none of which could hit him. The continued intense movement caused him to breathe heavily, but before he could even rest for a moment, Nidoking heard his master's cry again:

"Nidoking, look up and pay attention to what's ahead of you!"

He lifted his weary eyes and saw the charging Kodora. At this distance, the opponent could reach him with a single leap. If he used Earthquake, he only needed to leap up to deliver the finishing blow, at the cost of at most a small amount of the aftershock.

Sakaki also realized this problem. For the sake of safety, he chose to let Nidoking continue to use Tile Split.

He did not retreat even though the attack was using a fighting-attribute move that restrained him. A white light flashed on Kodora's black steel head armor, and his four iron legs suddenly exerted force, launching his body forward and charging towards Nidoking with his iron head.

Neither side held back at all. Nidoking's tile-splitting sword struck the hard black armor with the force of splitting a mountain. At the same time, Kodora's iron head slammed into Nidoking's chest like a steel bullet.

The armor cracks triggered by Heizi's previous bite played a crucial role at this moment. The tough skin on Nidoking's chest exploded instantly under the influence of the huge external force, and the impact of the iron head penetrated into its body without much resistance.

His mouth opened wide, spewing blood and foam, his eyes rolled upward, revealing large patches of white. Unable to control himself, Nidoking took several steps back until his consciousness completely faded, his knees weakly falling forward.

Kodora naturally wasn't unscathed either; the Slashing Tile had carved a shallow crack into her carapace. Since her evolution, few Pokémon had been able to penetrate her outer armor, and this level of damage was the first time a Pokémon had directly breached her defenses.