“Are you sure you want to use Lilligant to battle my Infernape?” David was a bit surprised; he really didn’t mean to take advantage of Eric.
But as a Trainer, with a Grass-type on the opposite side, not sending out a Fire-type was something David really couldn’t do.
After all, not everyone was like that ‘dumb guy’ who was a master of battling with type disadvantages.
When battling, he completely ignored type effectiveness and sent out whoever he wanted.
Orthodox Trainers would accumulate advantages as much as possible, and type effectiveness was undoubtedly the simplest one.
“No need.” Eric smiled and said, “My Lilligant is very strong.” He could understand what David meant.
The other person was a decent guy.
But the problem was, Eric only had Lilligant as a combat unit.
Since that was the case, he might as well show it openly.
If you don’t use type effectiveness, that’s your gentlemanly conduct.
If you do use it.
That is what makes a qualified Trainer.
“You have so much confidence in your Lilligant?” David observed Lilligant carefully.
Based on his experience, he couldn’t actually see anything special about Lilligant.
The strength of a Pokémon and how well it was raised couldn’t be determined just by looking with one’s eyes.
That required experience.
Only by seeing many Lilligants can one know whether the colors of their petals and leaves are vibrant, and how that correlates to their strength.
As for this knowledge and information, David is not a researcher, and his number of battles against Lilligant is even more scarce.
‘First, let’s test it out.’ Having made up his mind, David immediately waved his hand: “Infernape, use Flamethrower!” “Wuga!” Receiving the Trainer’s command, Infernape did not hesitate in the slightest, and surging flames spewed from its mouth.
The rolling heat wave instantly enveloped the competition area on the deck, and its range was so large that it directly blocked all the gaps where Lilligant could dodge.
“So hot!” “It burns, it burns, it burns…” The audience standing too close stepped back one after another.
The adults even protected their children behind them, leaving only small heads peeking cautiously and curiously at this battle.
“Flamethrower, huh?” “The power is not bad, but…” To be honest, Eric is not good at Pokémon battles.
Especially when it comes to on-the-spot command, which requires rich experience and deep rapport with the Pokémon.
But in Eric’s view, some things are not so absolute.
“Energy Ball!” “Lilli~~” Receiving Eric’s instruction, Lilligant immediately pressed her hands together, condensing a pale green spherical Energy Ball in her palms.
However, that was not all!
As Lilligant’s aura grew stronger, the Energy Ball, which was originally only the size of a basketball, expanded to a size of one meter in the blink of an eye.
“So big!” “Wh-what is this!” The scene before them completely stunned the surrounding audience.
Even Infernape and David, who couldn’t see Lilligant’s situation clearly due to the flames blocking their view, instinctively felt a fatal threat.
“What is that?!” And as the size of the Energy Ball continued to expand, David also noticed the green light containing terrifying energy: “This is, Energy Ball?
But how can it be so big?!” As the thought arose, David immediately realized the problem: “Oh no!
Infernape!” “Too late!” Almost at the same time Eric’s voice fell, the huge Energy Ball had already been pushed out by Lilligant.
The whole process, which seemed slow and complex, actually happened in the second after Infernape used Flamethrower.
“Boom!” Consequently, the towering wall of fire was like a bubble being pricked, collapsing the moment it collided with the Energy Ball.
“What?!” Fast!
From the moment Eric gave the command to the entire field of vision being covered by green light.
The interval between them didn’t even leave David time to command ‘dodge quickly’.
“Infernape!” David could only watch as the Flamethrower was forcibly dispersed, followed by an Energy Ball that almost enveloped Infernape, colliding with it violently.
This incredible speed of condensing Grass-type energy was simply unimaginable for David and Infernape.
They couldn’t understand.
Why it was so fast.
Clearly, both sides released their skills at the same time, and Lilligant was even a bit slower.
And the flying speed of the Energy Ball was also astonishingly fast.
“Rumble!” “Infernape!” Watching his own Infernape get hit by the Energy Ball, David raised his hand to block the incoming smoke and storm: ‘It’s not over yet, it’s just one hit, Infernape should…’ Grass-type moves against Fire-type, with the huge resistance, theoretically shouldn’t be able to one-shot Infernape.
However, reality was incredibly cruel.
As the smoke cleared, what was revealed to everyone was Infernape lying on the scorched deck, having clearly lost the ability to battle.
“So, so amazing.” “With this kind of move power, was that young man actually such a powerful Trainer?” “…” That’s right, Infernape has a 50% reduction against Grass-type damage.
But the power of this Energy Ball move was just too terrifying, directly exceeding the limit that Infernape could withstand.
In the real Pokémon world, there is no such thing as absolute type immunity.
Just like Ground-type attacking Flying-type.
You say Earthquake can’t hurt a Flying-type Pokémon in the air, that’s reasonable.
But what if the Flying-type Pokémon happens to be standing on the ground?
Or, moves like High Horsepower, Precipice Blades, or Scorching Sands, which also carry pure physical kinetic energy—even if you can weaken a portion of the Ground-type energy, the remaining force is not something just any Pokémon can withstand.
Otherwise, if Groudon used Precipice Blades and couldn’t kill a Pidgey, wouldn’t that be ridiculous?
“Hey hey, this is too scary, right?” A middle-aged man wearing a white sailor hat, around fifty years old, looked speechlessly at the deck that had been blasted pitch-black; this was his beloved ship, after all.
One has to say, the material technology of the Pokémon world is quite amazing.
If you talk about the defense of this cruise ship, it might just be average.
But this deck, the area used for battles, its defense is absolutely top-notch.
Didn’t you see that Lilligant’s fierce Energy Ball only cracked it, instead of punching a hole straight through the deck!
“Ah, sorry, this…” Seeing this, Eric hurriedly apologized.
“Haha, it’s fine, it’s fine.” However, the captain didn’t care about this at all: “It was originally a venue for you all to battle; even if it wasn’t broken, I would perform regular maintenance.” “Actually, young man, your Lilligant,” the captain laughed, “really opened my eyes!” “Yeah, clearly so cute, yet able to perform such a move.” “Lilligant is so amazing~~” With the adults’ praise and the children’s cheers and admiration, even Lilligant couldn’t help but blush slightly and lower her head, feeling a bit shy.