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Chapter 281 Your Lucario is completely illegal! (Daily 10,000 words achieved, 1314 monthly votes owed)

"Nine-Tails, protect us."

After Qingyu commanded Lucario to use Brick Break without hesitation, Grusha's expression froze for a moment before he quickly calmed down and gave the command.

Fighting-type moves are indeed very effective against Ice-type moves, but Alola Ninetales' Fairy-type neutralizes this, so Brick Break is not strictly a weakness.

However, with the Aurora Barrier, which could significantly reduce damage, being destroyed instantly, all Glusha now needs to consider is minimizing the losses.

Even if the Nine-Tails' defense is amplified in snowy weather, taking a hit will still drain a lot of its stamina, making it a losing proposition.

Therefore, holding firm is the most conservative approach at present.

Even though Brick Break will quickly destroy the barrier formed by Guard, Nine-Tails can take the opportunity to dodge Lucario's attacks.

But upon hearing Gurusha's command, Qingyu immediately revealed a subtle expression.

Under normal circumstances, his judgment is absolutely correct, and could even be considered the optimal solution.

Unfortunately, my own Lucario isn't quite right.

"Luca!"

Faced with the thick protective barrier in front of him, Lucario did not hesitate. He quickly sensed its weak point through his aura power and then stretched out his other hand to throw a punch.

After passing Master Ma's final trial on the Isle of Armor and learning the Isle of Armor's ultimate technique, the Invisible Fist, even though he could block most attacks at the same level, his Barrier was as fragile as paper in front of Lucario.

Before Alola's Ninetales could react, Lucario's other hand, transformed into a chop, swung down again, striking its opponent directly.

"mum!"

Nine-Tails staggered back two steps in pain, but quickly regained its balance.

Clearly, that attack caused considerable damage, but it's far from enough to seriously injure it.

Qingyu was not surprised by this.

His main objective was to break through this aurora barrier; as for striking his opponent, that was merely a pleasant surprise.

If we don't find a way to clear the aurora barrier, the power of all our subsequent attacks will be greatly reduced, making a long-term battle very disadvantageous.

However, once you've cracked Alola Nine-Tails' three signature moves, things will be much easier from here on out.

but……

The sight of Lucario easily breaking through the defense not only stunned his opponent, Grusha, but also left the live stream chat bewildered.

[What's going on? Why is Nine-Tails' Protector so flimsy? Is the power difference just too great?]

[Even with a significant difference in strength, you still need to land a hit to break through the defense, right? Lucario doesn't seem to be using any power at all...]

Wait a minute? This move looks kind of familiar...

[I know that. I met Master Yu when I was learning martial arts at the Isle of Armor Dojo. His Lucario passed Master Ma's final trial and learned the secret of the Invisible Fist. Even Leon would have to call it junior brother!]

[Huh? I'm dumbfounded. Yu-sensei really knows everything? Is he also a martial artist, which is why he was able to train such a powerful Lucario?]

【Your invisible fist, Lucario, is completely illegal!】

Just as the comments section was buzzing with discussion, the on-field battle quickly resumed.

"Nine-Tails... come back first."

After a moment's hesitation, Grusha decided to recall the Nine-Tails.

Lucario, with its Steel attribute, poses too great a threat to it.

Especially when the Aurora Curtain and Guardian are completely ineffective against it, the destructive power of both Comet Fist and Iron Hoof Ray is terrifying, so they must be rotated.

Once it can trigger snowfall and make the field start to snow lightly, its mission is accomplished.

After Alolan Ninetales was replaced, Altaria, which seemed to have nothing to do with Ice-type, quickly appeared in the sky above the field, staring intently at its opponent with its intelligent little eyes.

(Tanabata Bluebird, a traitor to the Dragon type!)
Because of the unique phenomenon of crystallization in Padia, every Gym Leader is equipped with a Crystal Orb, which allows them to change the type of a Pokémon as needed during Gym battles.

Therefore, almost every gym leader will keep a Pokémon that seems to have no relation to their preferred type.

For example, Kou Sha, who is currently on a fantastic vacation, directly used Taijingcao Shuzai, turning Shuzai's disguise into reality, which is quite artistic.

For example, the Teostra's Edenzantine, by using its Levitate ability to avoid its only weakness, directly created a "perfect" Pokémon that has no weaknesses based solely on type matchups.

Of course, it's actually quite easy to crack.

These are all simple applications of crystallization, and Gurusha, who is also a dojo master, is naturally skilled in this as well.

One of his main forces is this flying/dragon type Altaria, which has been granted a "strong certification" that grants it a fourfold weakness to ice.

Lucario, Ice Punch!

Qingyu quickly gave instructions.

Although Lucario cannot learn Fire Punch, he can still learn Ice Punch and Thunder Punch, which are also among the three punches of the farmer, through hard work, effectively expanding his striking range.

His idea for this move was very simple—

First, force Gurusha to hand over the Crystallization, then use a Fighting-type move to defeat him in one blow!
Gurusha was clearly prepared, and immediately took out the Taijing Bead after the Tanabata Bluebird appeared.

The moment Lucario took his first step, he reacted instantly, throwing the black iron ball in his hand while shouting:
"Feel the power from the crystallization! Tanabata!"

The activated crystal bead shone with brilliant light, and some mineral fragments scattered on the ground along its trajectory, covering the earth with a layer of blue and white.

When it reached the top of the Azure Dragon's head, the power accumulated by the Crystal Pearl had reached its limit and exploded. At the same time, countless fragments fell rapidly and adhered to the Azure Dragon's body, quickly forming a thick layer of blue carapace.

Soon, a crystal crown with a snowflake structure appeared on its head.

Without a doubt, it is Taijing Ice.

Crystallization not only allowed Altaria to avoid its fatal four-fold weakness, but also gave it some resistance to Lucario's Ice Punch.

"Tanabata, use cotton for defense!"

Gurusha seemed unsatisfied and quickly gave instructions.

Cotton Defense, in Qingyu's words, is a special move that only a few "Cotton-type Pokémon" can learn.

By allowing the fine downy hair covering the body to grow wildly, the opponent's attacks become as weak and powerless as hitting cotton, greatly reducing their effectiveness.

Therefore, Pokémon that use this move can greatly increase their defense for a short period of time.

Besides common Pokémon like Whimsicott, Wooloo, and SpongeBob, Pokémon with abundant fur, such as Altaria and Dorimia, can also do this.

Even the fully evolved, hairless electric dragon can use it through muscle memory, the principle of which seems to be the same as self-suggestion—

As long as I feel I still have body hair to defend myself, I can still use this move!

Lucario quickly closed in on its opponent and unleashed a chilling Ice Punch straight at it, but due to the effects of the Crystal Armor, the damage was actually quite minimal.

After enduring a painless punch, the Albirex remained dazed, but the cotton-like feathers covering its body grew rapidly, quickly increasing its size.

"Tsk... this is troublesome."

Qingyu clicked her tongue in amazement.

Glussa is among the top trainers, so he has a deep understanding of his Pokémon moves.

Once this cotton defense technique is used, it's basically equivalent to directly deterring all physical attackers.

but……

Fortunately, my Lucario can use dual attacks!
"Lucario, trick."

Qingyu quickly adjusted his strategy, slowing down the pace and directing Lucario to use power-up moves as well.

"Luca!"

Lucario quickly understood Qingyu's intention. After taking two steps back, its eyes gradually became aggressive, and a black question mark appeared on its forehead, indicating that it was hiding some bad intentions.

Having possessed the Prankster ability even before evolving, it is extremely skilled at using Dark-type moves.

"Tanabata Bluebird, unleash your full power with a massive Flame Burst!"

A smile quickly appeared on Gurusha's lips as he swiftly gave instructions.

Creating distance was also the situation he wanted. As a Dragon-type Pokémon, Altaria could learn many other type moves, and this super-effective Flame Burst would definitely cripple its opponent! However…

He clearly overlooked one point.

He's not the only one who knows how to use the Crystallization technique!

Lucario, unleash your full power!

Qingyu pulled out his right hand, which had been hidden in his pocket, and without hesitation activated the Taijing Bead that he had been holding in his hand.

Then, it was thrown into the air above Lucario.

When it comes to choosing the Crystallize type for his Pokémon, Qingyu has always followed the philosophy of "great effort brings miracles".

For Lucario, the simplest and most useful way to use Crystallize is to directly Crystallize its most proficient type, Fighting!

The second crystal bead also exploded, and reddish-brown fragments scattered all over Lucario, quickly forming a fist-shaped crystal crown on its forehead.

Steel is indeed a very good defensive type, helping Lucario avoid many weaknesses, giving it only three double weaknesses.

However, these three weaknesses are all inherent to the steel property itself.

Therefore, Lucario only needs to use Crystal Fighting to directly reset its weaknesses.

At the same time, it can further enhance the power of its moves.

The Flame Burst, which was originally extremely effective against Lucario, became much less of a threat after Qingyu used his Crystallization ability.

"Lucario, use Aura Sphere immediately!"

Seeing that Lucario had withstood the impact of the Flame Burst with his arms crossed and only had a few scratches on his hands, Qingyu was relieved and spoke again.

As a Pokémon born with the ability to control aura power, Lucario has its own unique understanding of the use of Aura Sphere.

and……

Although the description of the Invisible Fist's characteristics is: only contact moves can ignore the opponent's blocking moves.

But is the Invisible Fist such an inconvenient thing?

In actual combat, various moves can be freely adapted.

For example, as Lucario is demonstrating now, he can apply the accumulated aura energy with rotational force to form a blue energy ball that rotates around his fist, and then blast the attack at his opponent at close range.

Commonly known as – making meatballs!

It satisfies the requirement of close-range engagement, while also being a waveguide-guided missile that is guaranteed to hit the opponent.

Lucario, having already mastered this technique since its pre-evolutionary Riolu stage, is particularly adept at using it.

"Taiyashi no Tsurugi, use..."

Gurusha instinctively wanted to speak, but instead commanded Altaria to use Protect to stop Lucario's attack.

But he quickly recalled the scene of Lucario breaking through Nine-Tails' defense, so he immediately changed his command—

"Use Flight!"

His quick thinking was simple: use the effect of flight to temporarily evade the deadly wave missile, while also dealing considerable damage to Lucario.

but……

Faced with a wave missile that is guaranteed to hit the opponent, unless he anticipates that Aoba will use this move, it will be too late once the wave missile locks onto Altaria's wave guide.

"Luca!"

Just as the Altaria was about to take flight, Lucario stopped and used the momentum to throw the Aura Sphere forward.

Faced with the rapidly approaching wave missiles, even though Altaria tried her best to fly into the air, the feathers that had grown when she used cotton for defense became an obstacle, completely covering Altaria's wings.

Before the bluebird could take flight on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the wave missile accurately hit its opponent.

Since both sides have used their Crystallization abilities, Lucario's Aura Sphere not only gains further power, but also becomes extremely effective against the Crystallized Ice-type Altaria.

Furthermore, Lucario used trickery to strengthen itself beforehand.

Given this ebb and flow, the damage caused by this wave missile was extremely exaggerated.

Therefore, when the wave missile hit its opponent and shattered most of the cotton-like feathers on the Altaria, it quickly lost the strength to continue flapping its wings, gently landed on the ground, and circles appeared in its eyes.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Gurusha raised his hand and retrieved the exhausted Tanabata.

Qingyu won the first battle with almost no cost, and also left behind a Lucario with both crystallization and trick enhancement, making it extremely powerful in battle.

As for his back row, he had already revealed his hand with an Alolan Ninetales as a weather setter, and he had already used Crystallize.

Other Pokémon can't do much against Fighting-type Lucario.

It's fair to say they have almost no cards left to play.

Therefore, the outcome of this battle is almost decided.

Is this the strength of Teacher Yu's main lineup? Even Glusha got crushed. It seems that playing dirty tactics all the time was just to throw the game...

[Teacher Yu: Everyone says I use dirty tactics, but if I didn't use those fancy tricks, who among you could last three rounds?]

[Shocking! The reason behind the "Sunshine Dojo's" sunny disposition is heartwarming!]

[Teacher Yu is just too amazing. If she can beat the Sunny Gym, the other seven gyms shouldn't be a problem either...]

Seeing that Qingyu easily suppressed Guruxia, the viewers in the live stream breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they often complain about Qingyu's dirty play style, these fans are still very loyal when it comes to fighting against "outsiders".

Well, unless the opponent is cute!

"Next one, let's continue the fight."

Qingyu glanced at Guruxia, whose face showed difficulty, and tried hard to suppress the smile on her lips.

He could roughly guess that, apart from Nine-Tails, Glussa had no other options to deal with the enhanced Lucario.

Alola's Ninetales is countered by Lucario's Steel-type moves.

Even when it enters a state of crystallization, Lucario can still unleash its moves with normal power; a single Iron Hoof Beam can leave Nine-Tails with several lives.

Therefore, the upcoming match should end in a one-sided affair.

Just as Qingyu had thought, after a moment's thought, Grusha sighed and sent out the Alola Nine-Tails.

Then, it was easily pierced by Lucario's beam cannon.

As for the colossal whale that finally appeared...

(The Great Whale)

Although it is indeed quite large, almost three times the height of Lucario, and its imposing presence creates a great sense of intimidation, but...

Forget all that fancy stuff, take this wave missile first!

What? One shot wasn't enough to take it down?
Then two shots!

Even with Whale's Snowsweep ability, its massive size allows it to maintain agility in snowy conditions, but it still struggles against Lucario's reckless, damage-for-damage style of play.

Finally, the continuous barrage of missiles overwhelmed the behemoth, causing it to black out and lose consciousness.

Thus, facing the challenge from "Padia's strongest Gym Leader" Grusha, Qingyu achieved a perfect 3-0 victory with only one Lucario.

This battle also made countless viewers suddenly realize—

[So, when Teacher Yu was fighting us, she had already unleashed a whole Padmati Sea? ? ? ]

Compared to tactical domination, dirty tricks with theoretical potential for breakthroughs are more suitable for us beginners...

[Teacher Yu is terrifying! I suggest increasing the intensity for gym leaders in other regions as well!]

(End of this chapter)