Victini’s victory buff does not simply raise Lilligant’s energy level to match its own.
This buff is more like an all-encompassing enhancement.
According to the data Eric has collected.
Before obtaining the buff, Lilligant was at level 68.
Now, Lilligant’s level is on par with Ogerpon, or perhaps even a significant margin higher, already very close to level 80; calling her quasi-level 80 would not be an exaggeration.
This is much higher than Victini, who is only level 72.
‘An increase of nearly 12 levels; even for Lilligant, who has already reached level 68, she can still achieve this level of power.’ The most terrifying thing is that this boost is not fixed; the more powerful the Pokémon, the greater the benefits.
If it were the level 77 Ogerpon, after receiving Victini’s victory blessing, Eric even feels that she could go toe-to-toe with a Pokémon nearing level 90.
However, compared to the power displayed by Lilligant, what surprised Eric even more was the newly joined little demon.
“Pon-ny~~” Waving her Ivy Cudgel lightly, Ogerpon landed steadily from the air.
She glanced at the Ivy Cudgel in her hand, which was covered in cracks, and the look she gave Lilligant was filled with fighting spirit!
Yes, only the Ivy Cudgel had shattered.
In that instant, facing Ogerpon’s close-range breakthrough, Lilligant chose to use a high-power Leaf Storm.
Under those circumstances, Ogerpon had no way to dodge.
Therefore, she chose to take the hit head-on.
Relying on the frantic swinging of her Ivy Cudgel, Ogerpon’s petite body was blown backward by the Leaf Storm, but all the energy of that move was neutralized by the offensive of the Ivy Cudgel.
The final result was that Ogerpon lost one Ivy Cudgel, while she herself remained unscathed!
“Pon-ny!” With a soft cry, Ogerpon swung both of her hands simultaneously.
Seeing this, two Ivy Cudgels, thicker and with more condensed energy than before, appeared in her hands.
‘Hey, hey, isn’t this a bit too terrifying?’ If Eric hadn’t judged wrong, Ogerpon’s level was 77, which should be slightly lower than the current Lilligant.
But in the collision with Leaf Storm just now, Eric even felt that it was Ogerpon who had suppressed Lilligant.
Afterward, both sides engaged in combat once again.
Energy Ball, Magical Leaf, Seed Bomb…
Compared to Lilligant’s colorful array of moves and skills, Ogerpon’s response was so plain and simple.
Ivy Cudgel, Ivy Cudgel, and nothing but that damn Ivy Cudgel…
But!
It was precisely this back-to-basics fighting style that forced Lilligant, who should have held the advantage, to fall into a disadvantage at a speed visible to the naked eye.
‘This is a bit abnormal.’ Without Victini, even if Lilligant were the same level as Ogerpon, she would definitely not be able to defeat her.
Before their energy was exhausted, the two might have been able to fight to a standstill.
But after at most five or six rounds, Lilligant would fall into Ogerpon’s one-sided assault due to physical exhaustion.
However, this isn’t just any Lilligant; this is a Lilligant with a buff applied.
Her battle with Ogerpon, in essence, should be Victini teaming up with her to deal with Ogerpon.
Without the weakness of stamina, Lilligant is no different from a Mythical Pokémon approaching level 80.
Yet, she is being suppressed by a level 77 Ogerpon, which is truly too incredible.
‘Why is it like this?’ Since it’s a sparring match between his own Pokémon, Eric doesn’t worry about safety issues.
He could also tell.
Many of Ogerpon’s attacks looked fierce, but they actually all avoided Lilligant’s body.
It was obvious that Ogerpon was holding back.
‘The gap is actually this large…’ As soon as this thought popped up, Eric immediately denied it: ‘No, it’s definitely not a matter of the gap!’ ‘Wait a minute!’ Suddenly, Eric thought of the scene when they first clashed.
‘Energy Ball…’ Eric recalled the effect of Energy Ball: ‘Absorbs the power of life from nature to fire, with a certain chance to lower the opponent’s Special Defense…’ “Holy crap.” Eric suddenly realized: “This is too unfair!” He remembered.
Ogerpon’s ability under the blessing of the teal mask is Defiant.
When playing the game, Eric really liked this ability.
[Defiant] Effect: When a stat is lowered by an opponent during battle, the Attack stat is raised by 2 stages for each stat lowered.
Raising it by 2 stages is equivalent to directly doubling Ogerpon’s Attack.
And that was three Energy Balls…
“A 10% chance, and she managed to trigger it?” Eric felt that it probably wasn’t due to luck.
Reality is not a game; a Pokémon’s ability is not fixed or unchanging, but becomes more stable and powerful as its strength increases.
If it were other Pokémon, then the Defiant ability would indeed depend on luck.
However, Ogerpon doesn’t need that.
Energy Ball has the effect of lowering a Pokémon’s stats; Ogerpon’s battle experience might not be high, but the instincts developed over many years allowed her to instinctively transfer the traits within the Energy Ball to herself through the strikes of her Ivy Cudgel.
In this way, when the stat-lowering trait collided with Ogerpon’s Defiant ability.
A 2-stage Attack boost raised Ogerpon’s physical attack to 200% of its original level.
But that wasn’t the end of it.
Because Lilligant fired three Energy Balls at once, Ogerpon suffered three stat-lowering debuffs almost in an instant.
“Defiant was triggered consecutively at that moment.” Eric couldn’t imagine how this was done.
After all, the attack frequency of those three Energy Balls could be said to be simultaneous.
Yet Ogerpon’s physical instinct managed to distinguish three separate debuffs from it, completing the continuous activation of the Defiant ability.
If it were any other Pokémon, Eric was certain that they would absolutely not be able to achieve this level.
Let alone triggering it three times in a row, even the interval between two triggers of the Defiant ability would likely be extended to ten seconds, or even tens of seconds.
“Hmm?” And just as Eric was analyzing, Ogerpon’s power increased once again.
This time, even though Ogerpon had already held back, Lilligant was still sent flying backward.
If it weren’t for Victini’s infinite energy, which could quickly heal Lilligant’s wounds, the mere shockwave of this single strike from Ogerpon would have left Lilligant severely injured.
“Stop.” Seeing this, Eric hurriedly called a stop to the two little ones.
“Pon-ny.” Ogerpon was quite obedient; as soon as Eric spoke, the little one stopped in her tracks and dissipated the Ivy Cudgel in her hands.
She didn’t get cocky because she had won; instead, she ran quickly to Lilligant’s side to check on her condition.
The kind little oni treasures her companions the most.
Ogerpon didn’t want to actually hurt Lilligant.