The Path of a Genius to Becoming a Pokémon Champion

Why would a gentle and delicate Froslass suddenly use a wrestling throw? Why has a team with a graceful image suddenly changed its style? A seasoned Raichu was brutally beaten,, who is responsible? Is this a distortion of humanity or a moral decay?

Alright, although the commentators were trying their best to create suspense, by now, both the audience and the players had already guessed the answer—

It could only be Arthur's doing!

Luna, who had worked with Arthur for a whole season last year, knew best: Arthur was never the type to hoard his knowledge. He was very willing to exchange ideas with his teammates and didn't care if others learned his moves and experience.

Perhaps because he had mentored someone in his past life, Arthur quite enjoyed teaching people. Whether it was teaching the trainers or, on their behalf, educating their Pokémon, Arthur didn't mind.

Just two years ago, Bianca's Froslass definitely did not have this style!

If you were to point out the most crucial change to their team this season, it could only be Arthur's arrival!

So, the case was easily solved—

You again, Arthur!

At this moment, the most annoyed person was Yujin on the field. In his first match of the season last year, he had failed to beat Arthur. This year, he was finally free of him, with the other guy moving up to the singles scene. But now, he suddenly found that he still couldn't escape the shadow this person had cast…

It was just so damn ridiculous!

After Froslass had taken down Raichu with a shoulder throw, it smoothly switched opponents with Ninetales.

Ninetales also knew Hail. From now on, Ninetales would be responsible for fighting with Politoed for the weather, while Froslass would handle Raichu one-on-one!

Although Froslass also had a weakness to Steel, it wasn't a double weakness like Ninetales's, so it didn't have to be so timid.

And after a period of skill-less close-quarters combat, Yujin sadly discovered that his Raichu was probably no match for this violent snow maiden…

Why is a graceful Pokémon that looks like a girl in a kimono so skilled at military-style hand-to-hand combat?!

For a moment, Yujin felt his own composure starting to waver.

So annoying!

But the match had to continue!

Seeing Raichu was under pressure, Politoed came to its aid.

A very obvious change to the rain-and-thunder combo this year was that their weather-setter could finally fight!

This season's Politoed was much more capable than last season's Pelipper. It was no longer a useless tool that just sat under a dark cloud and agreed with everything.

Even though it had no moves available due to its continuous use of Rain Dance, Politoed bravely charged forward!

But it was immediately intercepted by Ninetales, which was cloaked in its Aurora Veil!

After switching opponents, for a time, both of Ivy and Bianca's lines had the advantage.

Yujin exchanged a look with his partner, who immediately understood.

They couldn't let this drag on!

Non-Ice-type Pokémon take continuous damage from the cold in snowy weather. Even though the rain and snow were interfering with each other, causing the damage to be intermittent, it was still limiting their ability to fight a sustained battle.

And so, Yujin decided to make a gamble!

"Raichu, use Thunder!"

He once again unleashed his signature ultimate move!

At the same time, Politoed temporarily gave up on fighting for the weather!

"Politoed, use Waterfall!"

The Water-type move: Waterfall. Charge the enemy from below with astonishing force. Its power has been recorded to be able to cut through a waterfall, hence the name!

In that moment, Politoed was enveloped in a torrent of water. With a croak, it charged forward and delivered a rising dragon punch to Ninetales. Amidst the croak, you could almost hear a powerful "Shoryuken"!

Caught off guard, Ninetales was instantly launched into the air!

With the weather out of control, Thunder was no longer an instant cast, giving the opponent time to react and dodge. But this time, the Otter Team combo had come up with a different approach—

If I seal off all your escape routes, then it doesn't matter if it's an instant cast or not, right?

Ninetales was sent flying into the air by Waterfall!

A canine fox Pokémon can't fly. Now, it had nowhere to dodge!

The next moment, the lightning struck!

A direct hit!

Ninetales fell from the sky, half of its body scorched.

"Swarm the Ninetales!"

The rain-and-thunder combo was now going all in.

But on Ivy's side, her response was just as fierce. She didn't retreat an inch!

The moment its cooldown was over, she didn't dodge or defend. She continued, "Ninetales, use Hail!"

Ninetales further strengthened the dark cloud above, completely seizing control of the weather that Politoed had abandoned!

At the same time, Froslass spread its arms, lifted its head, and rose into the air, like a devout snow mountain priestess.

"Froslass, use Blizzard!"

The moment he heard this command, Yujin's expression changed.

Crap!

Their calculation had been good, but unfortunately, their opponents were not weak either.

Raichu had Thunder, but Bianca's Froslass also had the ultimate move, Blizzard!

As if the god of the snow mountain had answered its devout priestess, a violent ice storm instantly swept across the field!

Just like how Thunder is an instant, guaranteed hit in the rain, Blizzard in snowy weather is also a near-instant cast, giving no time to react!

Raichu and Politoed were instantly enveloped in the frigid storm!

This Ice-type ultimate move was an AOE attack. Neither of the two Pokémon could escape.

It's hard to say whether Yujin's decision just now was wise or foolish.

Certainly, they had executed a brilliant two-person combo, successfully inflicting heavy damage on Ninetales.

But in doing so, they had temporarily given up the fight for the weather, which had directly allowed Ivy and Bianca to seize control. One Blizzard had completely negated their previous gains!

You could say that Yujin and his team had succeeded tactically, but unfortunately, they had lost much more strategically.

The howling blizzard raged for a full three seconds. When it was over, Raichu and Politoed were nearly bleached white with frost.

A huge disadvantage!

From here on, their situation was dire.

"Let's go all in! Take out the Ninetales first!"

At this point, they didn't have many options left.

Seeing Raichu move, Ivy was also extremely decisive.

"Ninetales, fall back!"

But at this point, Yujin could only commit to one path.

"Pursue!"

"Politoed, help intercept the Ninetales!"

A few seconds later, Ninetales's cooldown ended, and it immediately used Substitute to escape. But Politoed predicted its landing spot and used Whirlpool to briefly trap it.

Then, Raichu used a long-range Thunder to finish it off.

The referee raised his flag—

"Ninetales is unable to battle!"

But then—

"Froslass, another Blizzard!"

To secure the KO on Ninetales, the rain-and-thunder combo had given up using Rain Dance. They still hadn't taken back the weather.

After the second ice storm raged, the referee raised his flag a second time—

"Raichu is unable to battle!"

By now, everyone on the Otter Team knew that a comeback was impossible.

They couldn't get the weather back. The opponent's Snow Cloak ability now had the full advantage, while their own Drizzle was now a blank.

In terms of condition, Froslass was also completely superior to Politoed.

And soon after, when the opponent still tried to fight back, Froslass vanished and reappeared behind Politoed, grabbed its waist, and executed a powerful suplex, completely shattering the opponent's last shred of hope.

Even if all of the aforementioned advantages were removed, in terms of close-combat ability alone, the current Froslass could still wipe the floor with Politoed!

This Froslass, after being trained by Arthur, was not weak at all.

This snow maiden, if she were to return to the mountains, probably wouldn't need to use her beauty to lure travelers anymore. She could just physically knock them out and carry them away. Much more efficient…

In a short time, the referee raised his flag a third time—

"Politoed is unable to battle!"

And with that, the round was over!

Starlight and Frost takes another victory

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