Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

The "black iron ball" that the wrestler "throws" appears to be an attack on Alakazam, but it is actually just to trigger his own special ability.

The Wrestling Hawkman, already known for his speed, reaches an even more terrifying speed after his "Lightweight" ability is activated.

Even if Alakazam has "teleportation", it may not necessarily have an advantage in speed.

But Alakazam wasn't flustered; Xia Yan had explained all of this to them before the battle even began.

next moment.

Alakazam raised one of the spoons, hovering it in front of him, from which several milky white beams of light shot out, one of which quickly entered the body of the Wrestling Hawkman.

Immobilization spell!

It directly blocked the Dark-type move "Hell Thrust" that Hawthorne had just used, which is quite effective against Alakazam.

Normally, trainers will teach their Pokémon a few non-STAB moves to maintain their coverage, but there won't be many of these moves, maybe only one or two at most.

After all, elves cannot forget their original role.

"Throw" and "Hell Thrust" are two Dark-type moves.

Without the "Throw" item, which is unusable, and with "Hell Thrust" blocked, the threat level posed by the Hawkman to Alakazam has decreased.

Karuno's expression changed slightly.

Just as Xia Yan had predicted before the match, it was already quite remarkable that this wrestling hawkman could master two Dark-type moves.

"Hawkman, Sword Dance!"

This is a change in tactics and strategy.

Xia Yan made a simple guess about how to fight Karuno next.

He no longer remained silent and began to direct the Hu people to respond to their tactical changes.

"Strong mental focus."

"Whoosh!"

Alakazam held up another spoon, his eyes gleaming with blue light, and a black psychic orb gathered before it, which he then hurled at Hawkman without warning.

This is to interrupt its sword dance.

however.

"Hold on!"

Karunai gave timely instructions.

A vibrant green energy barrier appeared before the Hawkman, perfectly blocking Alakazam's psychic powers.

Meanwhile, by using the delaying tactic of "holding," the technically gifted Hawkman also managed to complete the "Sword Dance" while multitasking.

Attack power greatly increased.

Then, without Karna's command, the Hawkman knew what he had to do and dashed towards Alakazam at lightning speed, leaving a trail of red light on the field.

This is the move that will decide the outcome of this battle!

As the Hawkman approached Alakazam within a certain range, it suddenly leaped into the air, its strong and powerful legs taut, one behind and one in front, knees bent, dark red Fighting-type energy already gathering at its knees.

Flying knee kick!

Despite the type advantage and the existence of "Reflect", the power of "Flying Knee Kick" is undeniably formidable.

After all, "Divine Bird Fierce Attack" only has 10 more points of power, so it still needs some time to charge up.

Upon seeing the flying knee kick, both Alakazam and Natsuhiko's eyes lit up simultaneously.

Waiting.

This is the time!

"Whoosh!"

Hu Di let out a low shout, and the other spoon in his hand fell vertically to the ground.

The moment the spoon touched the ground, a halo of light rippled outwards from the spoon.

next moment.

The Hawkman, who had leaped high into the air, suddenly felt an extremely strong force coming from below, constantly pulling him down. No matter how much he struggled, it was to no avail.

boom!!!

The wrestler slammed his flying knee into the ground, causing the arena to crack rapidly, with fine cracks spreading outwards.

The only drawback of the "flying knee kick" move is that if it fails to hit the enemy, the user will suffer significant rebound damage.

For example, when the Hawkman landed on the ground, his eyes were already tightly closed in pain.

"Gravity?" Diantha was quite surprised, looking at the spoon that Alakazam had dropped.

That's right, it's the move "Gravity".

Under the "Gravity" move, the "Flying Knee Kick" cannot be used.

It was abruptly interrupted.

What surprised Diantha was not that Alakazam knew the move "Gravity," but rather the timing of its use of "Gravity."

It could have used "gravity" much earlier to prevent many of the Hawkman's moves from working.

It's not just "flying knee kick," but also techniques like "jumping," "flying," and "ascending pressure," which help avoid some dangers early on.

But it didn't do that; it waited until the Hawkman used his "flying knee kick."

In addition, the "Immobilize" spell was used to block the only real threat to Alakazam, "Hell Thrust".

It felt like... it seemed like both his own and the Wrestling Hawkman's tactics were part of Xia Yan's plan.

That's a bit scary.

The Hawkman, having suffered massive backlash from the "Flying Knee Kick," was no longer a threat to Alakazam. The attribute advantage was merely two "Mental Blasts," which completely rendered it unable to fight.

Karuno glanced at Natsuhiko with a puzzled look.

'This guy? He knows so much about me, about the Wrestling Hawkman?'

If Xia Yan knew what Karuno was thinking, he would definitely say that he might not know Karuno very well, but he was extremely familiar with the Wrestlers, especially the Wrestlers with the "lightweight" characteristic.

Xia Yan won the first round.

As for the tactical intricacies involved, only a few people could understand them. Most people were just watching for the spectacle, only knowing that Xia Yan had won a game beyond most people's expectations.

But this is just the beginning.

The next two Pokémon that Diantha faces will be the real test.

They called Hudi back.

"Well done," Xia Yan praised.

Hudi almost perfectly executed the various possible scenarios he had planned out the night before, as well as the different tactics needed to deal with different situations, and they all worked effectively.

Although it was injured, the impact was not too great, and it still had a certain fighting ability.

Karuno didn't rush to summon the spirit. Instead, she looked at Xia Yan with a complicated and respectful expression.

"No wonder he's a 'tactical master'."

Kona's interview had initially left Karuno somewhat skeptical, but after this first match, she was convinced that Natsuhiko's tactical abilities were indeed very strong.

Anyway, I'm better than her.

Xia Yan's expression froze slightly and he smiled coquettishly.

"Luck, luck."

Karunai smiled and said, "How modest you are. You are just like one of my friends. He is also very modest."

Vladali?

Xia Yan wouldn't dare to be like him.

"It seems we have to go all out to have a chance of winning," Karuno said again.

Then, at the referee's signal, the two summoned the spirit again.

During the brief exchange between the two, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, who had just understood their tactical maneuvering, gave the audience a simple explanation of what had just happened.

Only then did the audience finally understand the deeper level of the battle and the game they had just witnessed, and they all expressed their amazement.

In summary, it can be said in one sentence.

Xia Yan.

A true tactical master!

Chapter 145 Life is Like a Play

This is the fourth pseudo-legendary Pokémon in this tournament.

Xia Yan wasn't even sure if Diantha had any pseudo-legendary Pokémon, but logically she should have a pseudo-legendary Goodra from the Kalos region.

However, she hadn't summoned this spirit in the previous battles.

Even in the last round, Lance, Cynthia, and Steven summoned pseudo-legendary ace Pokémon, but Diantha did not; her other Pokémon was basically Lucario.

It's not that Diana is stronger than Cynthia and the others; it depends on the opponent and which Pokémon to send.

just.

The appearance of Togekiss and its incredible "ten-hit combo" left Diantha completely bewildered.

Should we send in Lucario, a Fighting-type?

Even if it doesn't mean repeating Gardevoir's mistakes.

Therefore, with no other choice, Diantha had to send out Goodra to fight.

It's quite noticeable that Diantha's Goodra is probably one of the later Pokémon to join her team. Although it's also a Gym Leader level Pokémon and has evolved to its final form, it seems a bit weaker than Lance's Dragonite, Cynthia's Garchomp, and Steven's Shiny Metagross.

This is probably why Karuno didn't send it out before.

Because its strength may not necessarily be stronger than Lucario and Gardevoir.