Pokémon: Inteleon
Ability: Sniper
Gender: Female
Potential: Champion
Level: 46
Moves: Pound, Bind, Growl, Water Gun, Acrobatics, Water Pulse, Snivel, U-turn, Rain Dance, Hydro Pump…
This girl's Pokémon never failed to amaze.
"Rain Dance!"
The girl's clear, stream-like voice echoed across the arena.
Dark clouds gathered overhead, and light rain began to patter down at once.
"Both Trainers have Water-type Pokémon, yet Ye Qingxue opened with Rain Dance?!"
Lin Yu was also confused, but he gave his order calmly. "Greninja, Water Pulse."
"Dodge."
A single casual command made Lin Yu's pupils shrink.
In his vision, Inteleon evaded the Water Pulse almost instantaneously.
So fast!
Without Wave Aura, Lin Yu would barely have been able to track its movement.
In the blink of an eye, it appeared on a plank dozens of meters away.
At the same time, Lin Yu sensed Greninja's mood plummeting.
Tears welled up in its eyes.
It was crying?!
Lin Yu touched a raindrop on his cheek. A faint stinging scent reached his nose.
She'd mixed tear gas into the rain!
"Heehee. Inteleon, Water Gun!"
Xiaoye smiled when she saw Lin Yu realize the trick.
Inteleon took aim like a sniper, unleashing a relentless barrage of Water Gun blasts toward Greninja.
No fancy big moves — just simple Water Gun.
Yet it poured endlessly, as if with no cooldown at all.
"So that's why she used Rain Dance!"
Lin Yu watched Greninja scrambling and dodging helplessly across the field.
He couldn't help but admire her strategy.
She'd put his Greninja on the back foot that quickly?
Even with multiple Water-type boost Entries, Greninja — still restricted by the Gravity Orb — couldn't keep up with Inteleon's speed.
"Gekko!"
This was humiliating!
Greninja glared at the distant Inteleon. Being kited felt terrible.
It was always the one doing the kiting — this was a first.
In the first round alone,
Lin Yu had no choice but to release Greninja from the Gravity Orb.
"Gekko…"
Freed, Greninja's speed and energy surged, and it finally relaxed.
"Quick Attack to close in, then Water Shuriken!"
"Take it and U-turn!"
Xiaoye showed no panic at Greninja's sudden burst of speed.
U-turn?
Lin Yu froze.
Inteleon didn't dodge at all.
The massive Water Shuriken slammed into it,
kicking up a huge wave on the water's surface.
In the next moment, the injured Inteleon turned into red light and returned to its Poké Ball.
"Vikavolt, Thunderbolt!"
A brand-new Pokémon appeared.
Lightning crashed down like divine fury, striking Greninja midair.
Level 44 Vikavolt!
Greninja was still pure Water-type.
A hit from Vikavolt — with its massive 145 Special Attack — dealt devastating damage.
"Gekko!"
Electricity crackled over Greninja's body, inflicting paralysis.
"Bzzzt…"
"Vikavolt, another Thunderbolt!"
"Can you move, Greninja? Shadow Clone!"
"Gekko!"
Facing the incoming lightning again, Greninja pushed through the pain and created duplicates to buy time.
"Greninja, Thunderous Kick of the Thunderbird!"
Lin Yu knew Xiaoye wasn't holding back at all.
Lightning tore through all the clones,
but it gave Greninja the breathing room it needed.
On the Water Field, its regenerative abilities were amplified.
The raging Thunderous Kick of the Thunderbird finally fully charged just as Thunderbolt approached.
Zzzzt…
The attack grazed Vikavolt. At the same moment, Thunderbolt exploded violently across Greninja.
Greninja collapsed, unable to battle.
The commentator announced at once:
"Lin Yu's Pokémon has fainted for the first time today!"
"Incredible! Ye Qingxue laid a trap from the very first Rain Dance — one chain after another! She turned the tide with U-turn into Vikavolt!"
"Even with hidden power, Lin Yu's Greninja fell right into her calculations!
What twists and turns!"
"This is truly a rollercoaster battle!"
"But Vikavolt and Inteleon both took damage in that clash. What Pokémon will Lin Yu send out next?!"
"Insane! I can't believe two high schoolers are fighting like this!"
The rain kept falling.
Lin Yu touched his nose. "Gardevoir, go!"
Logically, against a Bug-type Vikavolt, Charizard would be the better pick.
But Xiaoye could obviously switch Pokémon too.
The Trainer who lost the round had lost initiative.
"Gardevoir, huh…"
Ye Qingxue smiled faintly.
"Go, Metang!"
Lin Yu pressed a hand to his forehead.
Just as he suspected — Metang.
He stared at the bluish-gray Steel- and Psychic-type. The only relief was that it was only Level 41.
If it had evolved into Metagross, the match would already be over.
Losing the first exchange had put Lin Yu at a severe disadvantage.
Raindrops pattered against Gardevoir's white silk dress.
"Hypnosis!"
Worth a try, at least.
Pink psychic waves spread in a fan shape and washed over Metang. It merely shook its head and snapped out of it.
As expected — its mental power was equally formidable.
"Zen Headbutt!"
Light Metal made Metang even faster.
"Teleport!"
Gardevoir instantly flashed into the air.
"Sorry, Xiaoxue. Mystical Fire!"
Psychic- and Fairy-type moves were resisted by Metang,
but Mystical Fire was super effective.
Sure enough,
Xiaoye's eyes widened in surprise.
This was outside her calculations.
"Flash Cannon!"
Gardevoir waved her hand.
Blazing fire poured down, clashing head-on with Metang's Flash Cannon.
In the end, Gardevoir's level advantage won out. Mystical Fire seared into Metang.
"Metang is unable to battle!"
"I lost that one…"
Xiaoye pouted as she watched the elegant Gardevoir in the sky.
"I'll leave it to you, Slowking."
"You want a psychic battle to force me to switch Gardevoir? Not a chance."
This time,
Lin Yu saw right through her plan.
The initiative was now his.
"Come back, Gardevoir. Lucario, go!"