Seeing the three Elite Candidate Level Pokémon: Snorlax, Bewear, and Oranguru, Kasbi and Seminna on the opposite side couldn't help but show serious expressions.
At the same time, secretly feeling relieved.
Luckily.
They chose to join forces.
Otherwise, facing Natsuhiko alone wouldn't have been pleasant.
Kasbi recalled Houndoom and threw out another Pokeball, summoning a Drapion with Elite Candidate Level strength.
Beside him, Seminna patted Luxray's back and summoned another Pokémon.
An Elite Candidate Level Purugly.
Four Elite Candidate Level Pokémon against the three on Natsuhiko's side.
Judging by numbers alone, the opponent had the advantage.
However.
Pokémon battles are not just about the number of Pokémon.
Otherwise, guys like Archie and Flarepine, who train Elite Trainer Level Pokémon in bulk, could flatten the Elite Four of the Hoenn Alliance, right?
In reality, it's they who get flattened.
Even though Natsuhiko captured these three after they were fully grown, they're all Hunters, no better than each other, all in a similar situation.
"Houndoom, Shatter!"
"Drapion, Dark Assault on the Vital Point!"
Seminna launched the offensive almost simultaneously with Kasbi.
"Luxray, Mad Volt!"
"Purugly, Clap Attack!"
The four Pokémon attacked at the same time, looking intimidating, but actually, there was no cooperation between them.
Which made Natsuhiko almost want to laugh.
"Oranguru~~"
Oranguru lightly waved its fan, and a black, transparent, quadrilateral barrier spread from Oranguru's center, enveloping all the Pokémon.
Illusion Space!
Enveloped by Illusion Space, the originally charging Houndoom, Drapion, and Luxray felt as if shackles were placed on them, their speed hindered.
Except for Purugly, which used "Clap Attack."
Although it felt a significant impact on its body, the priority of "Clap Attack" allowed it to not be fully affected by "Illusion Space."
In the Illusion Space, techniques with priority can be unaffected.
However.
How could Oranguru, who has long been deliberating its own Illusion Space, not have a way to deal with it?
As Natsuhiko softly said two words, Purugly's agile figure suddenly stagnated.
"Postpone."
A dark energy beam shot from Oranguru's fan, enveloping Purugly.
Slowing its speed to the minimum, even with the priority of "Clap Attack," this remained true.
While the opponent's speed slowed, Bewear and Snorlax only felt their bodies become exceptionally agile.
Unprecedented agility.
The opponent's Pokémon were originally faster, so now they became the fastest ones.
"Kamu!"
Snorlax took a huge breath, slapping its bulging belly.
As its belly recovered, veins bulged on its forehead.
Bewear charged straight forward.
At unprecedented speed.
In an instant, it was in front of Purugly.
With a hand wrapped in rich dark red fighting energy, the expressionless Bewear to Purugly seemed like the embodiment of a demon.
Arm Hammer!
Boom!!!
Terrifying power, with undeniable pressurizing presence.
Smashed directly on Purugly's head.
With the support of Illusion Space, Bewear didn't need any combat skills to avoid or dodge some techniques, going straight for the most brutal attack.
Using "Arm Hammer" slowed Bewear's speed.
But in Illusion Space, slowing speed meant speeding up.
It could use "Arm Hammer," the violent technique, without restraint.
"Arm Hammer" and "Illusion Space" are a perfect match.
Purugly was smashed deep into the ground with one punch.
Meanwhile.
Snorlax, having completed the "Abdominal Drumming" buff.
Stepped forward nimbly, charging towards Houndoom and Drapion.
Have you ever seen a "fatty" almost fly?
Today they witnessed it.
Even though their speed slowed, it didn't mean they completely lost the ability to act.
Houndoom bit at Snorlax without hesitation, and Drapion swung its black pincers at Snorlax's ankle.
However, facing their attacks, Snorlax didn't show any defensive posture.
Earth-yellow ground energy surged.
The impact of "Hundred Thousand Horsepower" crashed straight into Houndoom.
Bam!!!
In an instant.
Stones and debris scattered, dust flew.
Houndoom couldn't withstand it.
Pinned to the ground, eyes rolled back, losing the ability to battle.
Instant KO!
Of course.
This kind of unrestrained attack by Snorlax also provided Drapion an opportunity to attack.
But.
At this moment, sitting behind, Oranguru's fan flashed again.
Command!
This is what makes Oranguru truly shameless.
The "Command," almost its exclusive technique, is what makes it the sought-after core of the Space Team.
The "Command" acted on Snorlax.
As Snorlax had just collided with Houndoom, ruthlessly crushing it, it was supposed to be the stage with old strength spent, new strength not yet born, the most vulnerable stage.
But it was because of Oranguru's "Command".
A surge of dense Ground Energy appeared again.
Turning around, a "Hundred Thousand Horsepower" hit Drapion.
In this situation.
Not to mention Drapion, even the spectators didn't anticipate it.
Boom!!!
Drapion was also slammed to the ground.
Another instant kill!
This....
Is this cheating?
Inside the "Illusion Space".
Even addressing Snorlax's biggest flaw, its speed, was enough.
A single "Abdominal Drumming" instantly maxing out attack power was tolerable too.
Even enduring that one "Hundred Thousand Horsepower" that instantly defeated Houndoom.
Goodness.
Could you really "cast spells" without any delay?
Natsuhiko: Yes, otherwise how could it be called magic?
Joanna was even more stunned.
Previously.
She had seen Natsuhiko use Snorlax and Bewear in battles against others.
There's no denying that both Pokémon are very strong.
Very strong indeed.
But their strength also has its limits.
After all, two fists are no match for four hands.
But today.
The presence of Oranguru caused a qualitative change in the two Pokémon.
Clearly, Oranguru hadn't launched a single attack from start to finish; it simply played a support role by waving its fan twice from the back.
But the result was...
Snorlax and Bewear went on a rampage.
Houndoom and Drapion are both Pokémon weak to Ground-type Techniques.
Faced with Snorlax's level of attack, they couldn't resist at all.
With "Abdominal Drumming" maxing out attack power, it was comparable to a regular Elite Trainer-level, wasn't it?
And for Bewear?
One "Arm Hammer" couldn't instantly defeat Purugly; two strikes rendered it completely incapable of acting.
And with the side effects of "Arm Hammer", Bewear's speed surpassed even Snorlax.
Luxray was the only one still standing.
Although it realized Oranguru was the key and intended to use "Electromagnetic Wave" to limit its abilities,
it was waved away by Oranguru's gesture.
With a "Taunt", it completely nullified the effort.
Then under the swift assault from the approaching Snorlax and Bewear, one appearing cute and the other expressionless in their attacks, not a ripple was stirred.
Throughout it all.
Oranguru used only four techniques.
Illusion Space, Postpone, Command, and Taunt.
Yet its core position was nearly unshakeable.
While most people didn't understand the "core's" function and a few racked their brains over it,
Natsuhiko had already identified the core with his "tool" team.
Without exaggerating,
against such opponents with a strong exterior but not a hint of coordination, even if there were twice as many, their trio of Pokémon could easily crush them.
Wipe them out!
Truly wipe them out!
If Snorlax and Bewear's combat ability is each one, then with Oranguru's appearance, it turned their power into a sum greater than two, even greater than five, or more.
In facing such a situation.
The group of hunters opposite naturally had awestruck expressions.
Especially the originally confident Kasbi and Seminna.
They had considered the possibility of defeat and thought that if it came to that, they could at least escape together.
But upon seeing the actual result, it was hard for them to accept.
As hunters, solely aimed at quickly and conveniently capturing wild Pokémon, when had they ever seen such a true team battle?
Someone took the lead first.
After Oranguru dismissed the "Illusion Space", the sound of swallowing saliva became a collective chorus.
The most nervous now, was it Beasley and Seminna?
It wasn't.
It was the two who betrayed Natsuhiko.
However, towards their nearly despairing pleas, Natsuhiko paid no attention.
Walking to Joanna's side.
"How are you?"
"Not too bad, just minor injuries." Joanna, true to her "Gyarados" nickname, was very resilient.
Then she turned her gaze towards the group who were earlier so arrogant, and now each seemed choked with despair.
She asked, "What about them?"
Natsuhiko gave a slight laugh and calmly asked, "Do you have any ideas?"
Joanna pursed her lips.
She understood that Natsuhiko was asking if there was a way to ensure their loyalty or to control them.
Joanna helplessly shook her head.
In response, Natsuhiko was not surprised.
He cast a glance at the anxious people behind him and said lightly, "Then just kill them all."
Upon hearing this, Joanna's heart tightened.
But a resolute look flashed in her eyes.
"Alright!"
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