Even Sinnoh champions have to work hard.

Wait, what happened to the promised attack?

Qi You's lips twitched as he looked at Cradle Lily, who was rooted to the spot, and Kennel Sakura, who was grinning foolishly at the platform. He felt as if a million creator gods were rushing through his mind.

Damn it!

You promised to attack, but your base is only for attacking?

Kazama Shiromo burst out laughing in the stands. Although he knew that Inuyasha Sakura was just a seemingly silly girl and not actually stupid, this action still made him laugh so hard his stomach cramped. How to put it, this clever and cunning trick was a true inheritance from Erika. No wonder she was Erika's disciple.

This move of establishing a foothold can be described as the finishing touch. Faced with the interference of the dark gaze, the substitution tactic is unlikely to work. Rather than passively confronting the opponent head-on, it is better to adopt a more stable approach.

Although using Rooting sacrifices some of Cradle Lily's mobility, Cradle Lily's speed is negligible when facing a Gengar that is as agile and swift as a ghost. Compared to the powerful recovery that Rooting can provide, this sacrifice has no impact at all.

"You, you, you... what happened to the attack you promised?" Qi You was about to go crazy; the other party's cheating was going too far.

"The best offense is the best defense, and conversely, the best defense is the best offense." Inuyasha Sakura smiled shyly, secretly mocking Qi You for being an idiot. Did he really think I was stupid? Why would he give up his Grass-type advantage to go head-to-head with a Gengar?

"You... talking nonsense! Gengar, Shadow Ball!" Faced with the opponent's shameless behavior, Qi You realized that the battle could not be dragged on like this. Although it was a bit rushed, he quickly organized an attack.

With a wicked smile, Gengar, like Naruto making a Rasengan, started making Shadow Balls in his hands. Although he couldn't instantly create hundreds or thousands of Rasengans like Mewtwo, oh no, hundreds or thousands of Shadow Balls, Gengar still very imposingly churned a dark ball of Shadow Ball from his hands and shot it towards Cradle Lily, as if he hadn't washed his hands in years.

hit!

Of course it's impossible to miss. At this distance, how could you possibly miss a target that's not moving at all? Do you think Cradle Lily is the protagonist in an anti-Japanese war film who can play around without ever getting hit?

Cradle Lily, so forgetful!

The essence!

Kazama Shiramo, still in the audience, couldn't help but admire Inuyasha Sakura's move. It was truly the essence, even shameless. Taking advantage of the opponent's Shadow Ball attack, she calmly used the Super Forgetfulness move, effectively locking down the opponent's escape route.

Cradleix is ​​a Pokémon known for its Special Defense. After using the move Mega Amnesia, Gengar became helpless against Cradleix. Once a tank builds defensive gear, a spellcaster no longer has the ability to one-shot the opponent. This is a very simple principle.

"Teacher, you seem very excited?"

“Linran, huh?”

Kazama Shiromo looked up at the blue-haired loli standing next to him and smiled: "When did you arrive?"

"Just came out of the players' lounge. Master, I won and made it to the semifinals!" Linran's ahoge (a single strand of hair sticking up) bounced up and down, as if telling Kazama Shiromo, 'Praise me! Praise me!'

"What's there to be proud of? This was expected. You should think about how to increase your chances of winning against Yulong Lingxi. You saw it yourself, even Qiong, who was the most likely among you to defeat Lingxi, suffered a crushing defeat."

"I know..." Zheng Yi Linran pouted, somewhat unhappy. She felt that her teacher really lacked emotional intelligence. But just as her teacher said, Yu Long Ling Xi's Dragonair was an insurmountable nightmare. Unless her Charizard could Mega Evolve, she wouldn't be able to fight against that Dragonair. Otherwise... Zheng Yi Linran smiled bitterly. She was afraid that she would have a hard time even dealing with the Kingdra, let alone the Dragonair that followed.

And Charizard's Mega Evolution...

"Gengar, Mega Evolve!"

While Zheng Yilan was still pondering, Qi You had already revealed the Keystone in her hand. She was determined to fight back. When facing the opponent's shameless Grass-type coin-wielding strategy, delaying would be tantamount to a slow death. If she wanted to win, she had to defeat the opponent as quickly as possible!

As the Keystone and Mega Stone resonated, Gengar's form changed, its purple body slowly extending and beginning to show different colors.

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P.S. The so-called "old coin" is all about playing it safe!

Chapter 25 Mega Gengar VS Cradle Lily

A third eye appeared on its forehead, and its purple body began to turn blood-red as if it had entered a berserk mode. With that same evil smile, Mega Gengar made its appearance like a ghost god.

"Cradle lily, parasitic seed!"

Faced with the opponent's seemingly aggressive Mega Evolution, Inuyasha Sakura showed no panic whatsoever, nor was there any need for her to panic.

Deciding to stick to her survival strategy, Inuya Sakura unhesitatingly cast a Leech Seed on the handsome Mega Gengar in front of her.

Shameless yet highly effective, the Indigo League tournament doesn't allow the use of drugs, and Leech Seed is like a death warrant. If Mega Gengar fails to defeat Cinnabar within this timeframe, it will face certain defeat.

Damn!

Qi You bit her lip in anger. She was helpless against this shameless opponent and couldn't think of a way to punish this shameless recovery-style monster. After all, it was impossible to give Mega Gengar a chance to get a Morellonomicon or something.

"Gengar, use Hypnosis!" Looking at the Cradle Lily rooted to the spot and not moving, Qi You suddenly had a bold idea.

"Damn it," Kengo Sakura thought to herself, looking at the lily in the cradle, whose hypnosis had failed to hit her properly. She was still very worried.

"Cradle, use Photosynthesis!" Just before Cradley fell asleep, Inuya Sakura activated her final command. This Photosynthesis successfully drained Cradley's life force. With Leech Seed, Root, and Cradley's high Special Defense, Inuya Sakura felt that even if Cradley was hypnotized, it didn't matter. Gengar shouldn't be able to do anything to Cradley.

However, Qi You's use of this hypnotic technique wasn't simply to stall for time. Merely stalling for time is tantamount to a slow death, and Qi You wouldn't let Gengar fall into such a predicament.

"Gengar, use Dream Eater!"

"not good!"

If Inuya Sakura hadn't been worried at all before using the Dream Eater technique, then this Dream Eater made her very uncomfortable.

Gengar's eerie figure lingered around Cradle Lily, as if sucking in the air, drawing upon Cradle Lily's dreams and devouring her stamina.

The damage caused by Dream Eater was secondary; the most terrifying aspect of this ability was that it gave the Mega Gengar a chance to breathe. In this way, the Mega Gengar, whose stamina had been significantly depleted by Cradle Lily, recovered through Dream Eater, and the eerie smile on its lips looked so confident.

"Gengar, use Misfortune!"

Damn it!

In the ranked matches of pirated Pokémon games, there are always a lot of players with Mega Gengar in the lower ranks.

There's a reason for this. Gengar's Special Attack stat of 130 and Speed ​​stat of 110 allow it to attack first against most Pokémon, and many Pokémon can't even withstand a single hit from Gengar.

Even the toughest Pokémon can get caught in an endless cycle of being hypnotized, dream-eating, hypnotized, dream-eating, hypnotized, Shadow Ball, and finally get mercilessly defeated.

For example, imagine a mage who was fighting Cheng Yaojin but was transformed from Daji into Mi Yue. The battle, which was originally hopeless, turned into a chance for victory after the player changed their strategy.

"It looks like Sakura is going to have a tough time." Kazama Shiromo looked at Cradle Lily sleeping on the field with regret.

Misfortunes never come singly is a skill that requires a great deal of skill, since skills that can only be used when the opponent is in an abnormal state are like that. When Cradle Lily was teetering on the brink of collapse, thankfully it finally managed to pull through.

"Cradle Lily is super forgetful, photosynthesis!" Inuya Sakura issued her command, and with the slow recovery from rooting and parasitic seeds, Cradle Lily's stamina was finally kept at a relatively safe level.

Gengar, Hypnosis!

Now that the opponent has woken up, all we need to do is cast another hypnosis spell to wear them down.

Faced with an opponent who intended to use the same trick again, Inuya Sakura bit her lip and gave her beloved cradle, Yuri, her last command before going to sleep.

Close your eyes, and the sun will blaze!

Yes, the hypnosis hadn't arrived yet. Kensha Sakura used the power of plant sensing to make Cradle Lily close her eyes first, creating a time difference that gave Gengar and Qi You the illusion that Cradle Lily had already been hypnotized.

"Gengar, Dream Eater, Shadow Punch!" Qi You smiled! She had just thought of something new. While Cradle Lily, which focuses on Special Defense, made Mega Gengar somewhat weak, she thought, "Don't I have any other options for my Gengar?"

The moment Cradle Lily touched Gengar's face, Gengar, who was still absorbing Cradle Lily's energy, sensed something was wrong.

The cradle lily before my eyes, though seemingly asleep, flickers with beautiful flames among its blossoms.

That is……

The preheated sunlight gathered under this sun, and even though Cradle Lily was already hypnotized, this intense sunlight still condensed in Cradle Lily's hands.

Gengar, who was happily absorbing the energy from Cradle Lily and even planning to unleash a Shadow Punch to add to the excitement, encountered its greatest crisis yet—Sunfire was slapped in the face, literally slapped in the face!

A terrifying Solar Beam appeared before Gengar's eyes, aimed directly at Mega Gengar's smiling face, which was even more sarcastic than before Mega.

Mega Gengar—sudden death.

After all, no matter how it changes, even Mega Gengar is still a truly fragile creature. When faced with that devastating Solar Beam, the Gengar, caught off guard, had no chance to dodge. That Solar Beam, which had been charged for so long, took away Mega Gengar.

Qi You was a little dumbfounded, not knowing what to do. Mega Gengar was the strongest of all her Pokémon, and the only one that could go toe-to-toe with this Cradle Lily.

With Gengar gone but Cradley Lily still present and in relatively good health.

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Qi You's lips. She felt somewhat disheartened. It had come to this point; it seemed there was no chance of winning. She reluctantly raised her hand: "I concede..."

"Don't give up, Xiao You!" Before Qi You could finish speaking, a cute little girl's voice rang out.

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It's been a day, and I feel like I can't write anything today. I'll take a break for today and update again tomorrow. Please don't send me any more hate mail this month. I don't think I can maintain my perfect attendance record. It hurts me to send even a penny of hate mail, so please don't send it.

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Chapter 26 The Extravaganza

Overcoming countless obstacles, traversing the future of wisdom, crossing the most mysterious distances, and reaching the other side of the starry sea.

In the crowded stands, amidst the noisy environment, that lovely voice seemed to have traveled through countless worlds to reach Qi You's ears.

This feeling... has been conveyed!

It was a sound that should never have been heard, yet the dignified and lovely voice seemed to travel through countless universes and reach one's heart.

Qi You slowly lowered her hand, intending to admit defeat.

That's all there is to it, how could I possibly give up here!

As if about to unleash a burst of power, Qi You threw out his Poké Ball with great momentum, preparing for a beautiful counterattack, only to be defeated in a 1v6 battle.

You read that right, and then he was wiped out six times in one go.

Facing a Ground/Grass-type Cradle Lily, despite being of a higher level than all her opponents, she shamelessly used this tactic, taking the Grass-type's toxic tactics to the extreme.

Qi You, whose team didn't have any Ice-type Pokémon, was worn down to death by this tactic.

Qi You, who had been defeated by Kenshin Sakura in a six-on-one battle, walked out of the venue with her head down, her expression hidden in the shadows impossible to discern.

"Xiao You..." Zheng Yilin, who had followed Kazama Shiromo out, looked at Qi You, who had a gloomy face, and quickly walked up to her.

Silence fell, and Qi You's face was not visible. Her head was bowed, and her expression was so gloomy that it was impossible to tell whether she was crying or what.

Righteous and resolute, she gently embraced her. However, being shorter than Qi You, she couldn't quite manage to comfort her by holding her close. Instead...

Two salty tears fell onto her face.

Xiao You...

"Did you come here to laugh at me?" Qi You's desperate eyes broke Lin Ran's heart, and he didn't know what to say.

"If you're here to laugh at me, congratulations, you've really seen a big joke." Tears streamed down Qi You's face, her deep gloom about to burst forth: "I wanted to defeat her and stand by your side again, to become your favorite girl, but it seems I've failed, failed miserably."

Seeing Qi You's disappointed eyes, even his long-suppressed, twisted smile was somewhat concealed.

She felt as if she had never seen Qi You like this before. From childhood, this girl named Qi You had always been by her side. It wasn't until Lin Ran realized that Qi You harbored feelings for her that went beyond friendship that she chose to run away—running away from this girl who had once been her best friend. Before today, she had never regretted her past actions. After all, she was a perfectly normal girl, and rejecting such a distorted love seemed only natural. But she had ignored the other person's feelings, ignored the feelings of Qi You, whom she had been avoiding.