Facing Nosepass’s powerful defense, Leo pondered his countermeasures.
He believed that defense definitely had a limit!
Especially since Nosepass could only rely on its iron sand armor and Protect to defend against physical attacks, and the success rate of Protect would gradually decrease the more times it was used.
As long as he could seize this opportunity, with Onix’s strength, it would definitely be able to break through the iron sand’s defense and deal massive damage.
After all, with a fully Mastered move proficiency plus the 2x Steel-type super-effectiveness, he didn’t believe they couldn’t win!
It just depended on who could hold out until the end!
Making up his mind, Leo launched another offensive!
“Onix, Dig!” “Have you thought of a tactic?” Smiling slightly, Roxanne looked at the boy with anticipation, waiting for him to display the power of Rock-types!
“Nosepass, cover the surroundings with your magnetic field, keep an eye on Onix’s movements!” “Nosepass~” Responding slowly, the massive magnetic field enveloped the area again, constantly probing underground to lock onto Onix’s position.
“Ignore it, burst out, Iron Tail!” “Dodge!” Roxanne naturally understood the drawback of Protect and wanted to use the magnetic field to sense it in advance and dodge early.
Just as Onix was about to land the hit, Nosepass indeed predicted the position in advance and successfully evaded the attack.
“Again, don’t be discouraged, Onix, keep using Dig!” “Roar!” “Focus on searching, Nosepass!” Roxanne frowned, having to focus on defense for now.
“Come out, Iron Tail!” Bursting out from the other side, its tail gathered energy, gleaming with a metallic luster as it smashed toward Nosepass once again.
However, having detected the position in advance, it dodged the attack again, though slightly slower than before.
“That’s it, Onix, Dig, then Iron Tail!” Leo continued commanding, waiting for the opportunity to arrive.
Finally, although Nosepass sensed Onix’s position this time, it failed to dodge!
“Protect!” Helpless, Roxanne finally had it use the move Protect, successfully blocking the offensive!
“As expected, you found the only drawback too…” Roxanne looked at the boy, smiled slightly, and gave him a chance to explain.
“So, what is the reason?” “Nosepass is a Pokémon that doesn’t move much, sometimes only moving a centimeter in an entire year!” Combining the knowledge from his past life, Leo said confidently: “It usually buries itself underground, remaining completely motionless while emitting a powerful magnetic force from its body to attract prey for hunting.
Due to this magnetic force, it cannot move!” “Furthermore, Miss Roxanne, your Nosepass covered its entire body with iron sand.
While this boosted its defense, it drastically reduced its speed.
I’m actually quite impressed it managed to dodge several attacks!” “I just utilized the repulsive nature of magnetism to gain burst speed, ejecting the Pokémon itself outward!” Shaking her head to explain, Roxanne responded, “It’s not exactly a brilliant move, and obviously, it can’t be used continuously.” Nosepass’s excellent magnetic mastery brought unparalleled defense, but it also reduced its own speed to the absolute minimum.
Originally unable to move, it could now only use the properties of magnetic poles to reposition, but as time dragged on, the effect would fade and heavily consume its stamina.
Now, it all depended on whether Onix would break through Nosepass’s defense and defeat it first, or if Nosepass would use its defense to successfully counterattack!
“Onix, Iron Tail!” “Nosepass, Protect!” The Goddess of Luck was still smiling upon Nosepass.
The white shield once again successfully blocked the attack.
But it was obvious that Onix hadn’t exerted its full force; it was still waiting!
Roxanne naturally knew what the opponent was waiting for.
They couldn’t go on like this!
“Power Gem!” Colorful lights lit up, forming a beam that fired outward!
“Onix, Dig!” It quickly burrowed into the ground, which was already riddled with holes like a sieve, dodging the energy attack.
“Nosepass, sense Onix’s position!
Stomp!” This was a Ground-type heavy move that could deal physical damage while also lowering the opponent’s Speed!
“Come out, Onix!
Screech!” “Electromagnetic Barrier!” The familiar effect appeared again!
It completely ignored the sound wave attack!
Leo also felt they couldn’t drag this out any longer.
Onix had used too many moves and didn’t have much stamina left.
“Onix!
Charge from underground!
Use Iron Tail with all your might!” “The final strike?
Then let’s see whose luck is better!” This rare sense of novelty made Roxanne look forward to it.
Betting the outcome on the success rate of a single move—this kind of match was a first even for her!
“Nosepass, us too, Protect!” Boom!
The ground exploded.
Carrying an unstoppable momentum, Onix concentrated the last of its strength into its tail.
The massive tail, wrapped in white light, smashed fiercely toward Nosepass, Steel-type energy surging!
Finally!
Under the watchful eyes of the two trainers and the referee, that highly anticipated white shield ultimately failed to appear!
Protect failed!
Bang!!
The immense force slammed Nosepass into the ground.
Accompanied by the shedding of iron sand, the underground—already ravaged by the Dig move—couldn’t withstand Nosepass’s weight and the power of Iron Tail, suddenly collapsing!
Rocks tumbled, dust flew, and booms echoed continuously!
After a long time, the field finally settled down.
Looking at Nosepass, which was buried under fallen rocks in the field, Roxanne smiled helplessly.
She took out a Poké Ball and recalled it.
“Thank you for your hard work!
Nosepass!” Seeing this, the referee immediately announced: “Nosepass is unable to battle!
Therefore, the winner of this match is Leo from Dewford Town!” Beside them, Onix looked at its recalled opponent and roared at the sky!
[Ding!
Onix official battle victory!
Obtained 100 Training Points!
First victory bonus: 100 Training Points!
Obtained a large amount of experience!] [Ding!
Dig, Screech, and Dragon Breath proficiency increased!
Iron Tail proficiency cannot be increased!] Great, we won!
Although to a large extent it took advantage of the opponent’s weakness, and luck played a massive part, winning still felt amazing!
“Thanks for your hard work.
You did great, Onix!” “Roar~!” Smiling as he recalled it, Leo looked at Roxanne and the referee walking over.
“A splendid battle.
You performed very well, Leo!” Embarrassed, he scratched his head and smiled.
“Miss Roxanne, I just got a bit lucky.
Otherwise, Onix wouldn’t have been able to hold on either.” Shaking her head, Roxanne smiled and said, “Luck is also a part of strength.
As a trainer, one must utilize all available factors to secure victory!” Smiling, she took a gray Stone Badge and a book from the referee and handed them to Leo.
“You did wonderfully!
You fully displayed the unyielding will and immense power of Rock- and Ground-type Pokémon.
This Stone Badge is yours.
This notebook contains my study notes on Onix’s slithering movements, as well as my insights on raising Rock-type Pokémon.
I hope it can be of help to you!” “That’s wonderful!
Thank you, Miss Roxanne!” Taking the Badge and the notebook, Leo thanked her happily.
He knew that this notebook was the greatest harvest of all!
Waving her hand, Roxanne smiled and said, “I look forward to your performance at the League Conference.
Keep up the good work!” “I will!” Making this earnest promise, he waved goodbye to Miss Roxanne.
Carrying the fruits of this Gym battle, Leo turned and walked back the way he came.
Next up, it was time to prepare for Onix’s evolution!