Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 429: This is how Pokémon battles are done.

"What form is that?!" Narutosuke's voice was filled with disbelief and shock.

Watari felt as if his heart was being gripped by an icy hand; Natsume's troublesome nature made his scalp tingle.

"End it!" Natsume waved his hand.

Deathwing behind Loreton suddenly slammed forward and flapped!
It wasn't a physical slap, but rather the pair of energy wings themselves transformed into a black and red torrent of destruction that pierced through the heavens and earth.

Amidst the torrent, countless wailing phantoms could be vaguely seen, carrying a terrifying power that devoured all life force and plundered the essence of life. With unstoppable force, they instantly swallowed the explosive flames created by Charizard Z with all its might!

Like boiling water poured on snow.

The raging blue-white pillar of fire was annihilated in less than half a second before it was completely destroyed by the death torrent that symbolized the end.

"Roar--!!!"

Charizard Z let out a final roar filled with pain and resentment before its massive body was completely swallowed by the torrent of death.

The blue flames on its body were extinguished instantly like a candle flickering in the wind, the light of its Mega Evolution completely dissipated, and it reverted to an ordinary Charizard. Its eyes were closed, and it crashed heavily to the ground as if all its life force had been drained, completely losing consciousness.

"Charizard Z has fallen! It was completely defeated by Loredon's terrifying Deathwing!"

Naruto's voice trembled, and a huge roar erupted from the audience, mixed with shock.

"The power of the attack unleashed by the fused stone slab is actually so great!?"

Natsume was startled.

He keenly sensed that the Deathwing attack just now not only depleted the power of the Y Slab, but also absorbed a lot of energy from the X Slab.

Deathwing is Y'Felthal's signature ability. Although it is not very powerful, it is extremely effective at stripping away life force.

When released, the opponent seems to be able to absorb the power of Xerneas, the God of X, and amplify its power.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to defeat Charizard Z, which has flight resistance, in one hit despite the level difference.

However, before the uproar subsided, a sudden change occurred.

Having just unleashed Deathwing and hovering in the air, Loredon's enormous black and red wings, made of energy, vanished instantly like a shattered phantom.

Its massive mechanical body suddenly stiffened, as if struck by an invisible hammer.

The seven-colored light that originally flowed around his body and the remaining black and red particles were like pebbles thrown into a lake, instantly stirring up a violent and disorderly energy turbulence, which clashed and tore wildly at his core.

"Beep beep beep—!!!" The sharp, piercing alarm sounded without warning!

"What happened?" Naruto's voice was filled with astonishment, and the cheers from the audience came to an abrupt halt.

Only Natsume, through his powerful telekinesis, instantly penetrated Loletton's body and saw the storm-like scene at its core.

During the brief period of vulnerability following Deathwing's full-force outburst, the power of the X and Y stone tablets lost its precise balance and constraint.

Furthermore, the intense energy fluctuations left by the explosive flames of Charizard Z's desperate attack below caused a violent internal conflict, just like a spark splashing into an oil drum!

"Tsk, as expected, good things always come at a price. I'll have to add something to balance the forces in the transformation box from now on."

A bucket of cold water was poured over him, and Natsume's heart sank.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any dazzling light.

Amidst everyone's bewildered gazes, Loletton's massive body convulsed violently, the lights from its thrusters instantly went out, and as if it had lost all support, it plummeted straight down from the sky, crashing heavily onto the field.

The entire arena fell into a deathly silence in an instant, from the deafening cheers.

Du was slightly taken aback, but his expression softened a bit.

It seems that the side effects of the opponent using that skill are also significant.

Narutosuke stared, mouth agape, for a long moment before finding his voice, his expression filled with disbelief and confusion:
"Lollerton, Lollerton has fallen too?!"

"It itself inexplicably lost its ability to fight! What... what exactly happened?"

The referee hesitated for a few seconds before finally raising his flag, and his voice carried through the loudspeaker across the silent stadium:

Charizard is unable to battle! Loreton is unable to battle!

"Both players, please send out your next Pokémon!"

The match was halfway through.

On Lance's screen, the portraits of the three Pokémon have faded.

On the other side, beneath Natsume's portrait, there were still four Pokémon in excellent condition.

On the surface, this puts Natsume in an advantageous position.

But only Natsume knew.

The little groundhog has no chance to participate in this kind of battle.

Each of the three players still has three Pokémon available for use.

"Come on, fossil pterosaur!"

"Go, Dream Ball Rotom!"

Two red lights flashed, and the figures of the Dream Ball Rotom and the Aerodactyl appeared simultaneously.

[Fossil Pterosaur, LV78]

[Rotom the Dream Ball, LV60]

"Rotom of the Dream Ball?"

Wataru frowned deeply; he had done the most research on Natsume's precious Rotom.

"Fossil Pterosaur, use deadly poison!"

"Ow!"

In an instant, a purple light effortlessly struck the Dream Ball Rotom.

At the same time, a blue beam struck the fossil pterosaur. This was Rotom's Robin Hood-like ball.

Natsume predicted that Wataru would start with a Mega Evolution.

Clearly, he failed; the Robin Hood-style redistribution strategy had no effect whatsoever.

Natsume frowned slightly but did not order Loletton to avoid the other party's deadly poison.

There's nothing we can do; the opponent's speed stat is just too bad.

Unless there's a space player, Lotom can only passively defend.

Unfortunately, despite using so many learning machines, Natsume never managed to access the magic dimension.

"A substitute!" Wataru's command was concise and ruthless.

In an instant, a purple light flashed in front of the fossil pterosaur, and a cute, chibi-style fossil pterosaur doll with a slightly eerie and sinister aura appeared out of thin air. Its real body then quietly disappeared in a blur of light and shadow, vanishing from everyone's sight.

What do you want to do?
Natsume looked at Watari with a surprised expression.

How did you become so bad, kid?
"A substitution tactic! Mr. Watanabe has chosen a classic attrition tactic!" Narutosuke immediately analyzed:

"The Aerodactyl used its Stand to evade potential follow-up attacks while concealing its main body, preparing to strike at an opportune moment! Natsume's Rotom-Ghost Ball has extremely low speed and is simply unable to catch up!"

"Lollerton, Light Wall," Natsume ordered.

This move is quite effective against Rotom in the Dream Ball.

Those special attribute-less moves couldn't lock onto the opponent.

As for the other Electric or Psychic-type moves, Loreton's lackluster output also couldn't break the Substitute.

No, I need to have Lollerton learn a diving technique another day.

Natsume rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

Indeed, fighting against strong opponents reveals many of my own shortcomings.

The Rotom-Ghost Ball hovered in the air, slowly unfolding a semi-transparent wall of light. Purple, highly toxic energy, like a leech, relentlessly eroded its sturdy metal shell, emitting a faint hissing sound.

Its round body swayed slightly, as if it were in pain.

"Fossil pterosaur, provoking me!"

Du's eyes gleamed, his determination to win was unwavering!

There was a lot of chatter in the audience.

"Mr. Watari is so steady, he doesn't give us any chance at all."

"Lotom of the Dream Ball is so pitiful, he can only passively take the beating."

"At this rate, Natsume is going to lose. Shouldn't we change our Pokémon?!"

Time passed by minute by minute.

The toxic poison seeped deeper and deeper, and the purple stains on the metal shell of the Mewtwo Ball Rotom continued to expand.

The fossil aeroda's true form is like a ghost, occasionally flashing past the edge of the arena before disappearing without a trace, leaving only the constantly provocative stand-in doll behind.

Rotom's condition continued to decline. Natsume seemed completely oblivious to the deadly poison emanating from it, paying no heed to the problem.

Suddenly, Natsume spoke up: "Voltage replacement!"

Currently, Rotom of the Dream Ball has suffered significant losses, and Lance's face shows a conflicted expression.

If he were to expend even more energy, he might let the other person take his place.

But Natsume's choice of the time was too clever.

The state of the Super Dream Ball Rotom is right at the critical point of neither rising nor falling.

"Fossil Pteranodon, stop it, Super Impact, then immediately defend!"

In the end, Watari couldn't hold back any longer.

Aerodactyl roared as it tore apart its Stand and charged toward the Dream Ball Rotom.

Du watched this scene with intense focus.

If you get hit during the replacement of the Dream Ball Rotomvolt, you will definitely suffer a significant injury, and it might even be able to interrupt the opponent.

After that, he seized the opportunity to defend against the air raid, so that he wouldn't be hit by the enemy's strange attacks!

However, no electricity appeared on the Dream Ball Rotom.

Almost the instant Lance gave the order, a strange black and white light began to spread outwards from the Rotom-Godball as its center.

"rub!"

The fossil pterosaur, which was coming with a super impact, was strangely frozen in mid-air.

Next, its colors were stripped away, and its entire body turned into a chilling black and white.

"Stab~"

The black and white light contracted, and the fossil pterosaur's figure disappeared.

Extinction Ball!
Wataru suddenly realized what was happening, and he pointed at Natsume, saying:
"Where's your volt replacement?!"

Clearly, the Rotom Dream Ball from the beginning never intended to use Volt Replacement.

This was all to lure out his fossil pterosaur.

On the other side, Natsume touched his nose.

If he doesn't use telepathy to gain an information advantage during battles, wouldn't his telekinesis training be a waste?
Pokémon battles are like this—you guess what I am, I guess what you are.

(End of this chapter)