Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

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Gardevoir is very agitated right now.

Ever since she was harassed by this Growlithe, she's been bothered in almost everything she does.

I wanted to use a wide-range spell like Dazzling Gleam, but for some reason, it was almost impossible to do any damage to Arcanine.

On the contrary, although Arcanine is much weaker than itself, its damage is not low.

The jet-black horn on his head, which faintly reflected a metallic sheen, was made of some unknown material and imbued with steel-based energy, making it even more painful than an ordinary iron head.

Its physical defense was already low, and after being repeatedly attacked by Arcanine, its stamina dropped even faster than Tyranitar's.

Using teleportation to escape Arcanine's pursuit, only to be relentlessly chased by it again.

Gardevoir has been battling for so long, and has never encountered such a persistent and stubborn opponent.

That Arcanine is disgusting!

[Xiao Nai, go and meet up with Mimikyu, let it help you deal with Arcanine.]

Kaoru Fujiwara's telepathic connection calmed Gardevoir's agitated mood somewhat.

Just then, the mad dog behind her lunged at her with its iron head, and she teleported to Mimikyu's side, avoiding the iron head attack.

As expected, the Arcanine didn't dare to charge this way again.

Gardevoir breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at the tiny Mimikyu at its feet.

Suddenly, a sense of alertness arose in my heart.

Is the deterrent effect of a Mimikyu really that significant...?

Before she could think about it, she realized that a shadow was looming over her head.

Then, the rumbling sound of rocks reached Gardevoir's ears, and Gardevoir felt a sense of foreboding.

Judging from our positions and Mimikyu's, we don't even need to look up to know that this must be... a rockfall from Tyranitar!

This is not over yet.

Over there, flames gathered in Arcanine's mouth, seemingly engulfing the surrounding sandstorm.

A powerful fire-based attack, whose exact nature is still unknown, is about to be unleashed.

It looked like it was about to follow the rock collapse and spray down on him!

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Chapter 241 The Key Effects of the Lava Storm!

Sensing the current situation amidst the sandstorm, Xia Shen nodded in satisfaction.

So far, the tactics have been executed very successfully.

Xia Shen did not choose the tactic of focusing fire on Banelings like his opponents did, but instead focused fire on Mimikyu.

Even if Arcanine and Tyranitar have high damage output, can they be as high as Gardevoir plus Mimikyu with Swords Dance buff?

Obviously impossible.

So, Xia Shen came up with this wicked plan.

Arcanine forces Gardevoir to engage in a singles battle, leaving Tyranitar with its Weakness Policy activated and Mimikyu with Intimidate active to engage in a singles battle.

Although Mimikyu is stronger than Tyranitar in terms of Pokémon strength.

However, even in sandstorm weather, Bangilas still has a fighting chance.

On the other hand, Arcanine, with its Iron Head, can also make Gardevoir suffer greatly.

In comparison, the tactical objective of Dongdu University's concentrated attack on Bankilas was completely disrupted, naturally requiring a change.

And this change led to trouble.

Forming alliances has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages.

Just like now, Gardevoir has fallen into Xia Shen's carefully woven trap.

Gardevoir and Mimikyu originally planned to team up and focus fire on Tyranitar, while also getting rid of Arcanine's entanglement.

Gardevoir, having teleported instantly, suddenly found itself caught in a momentary energy stagnation, unable to immediately retaliate.

Forget about counterattacking, they can't even erect a protective barrier.

They've practically walked right into a trap!

Tyranitar and Arcanine, of course, wouldn't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Without hesitation, two area-of-effect attacks were unleashed at the two opponents standing close together.

Mimikyu, seeing the situation was dire, abandoned Gardevoir and immediately activated Protect.

It's not fair to say that it's better to sacrifice a friend than oneself. You can't just throw yourself away for the sake of so-called loyalty, can you?

In a battle, you should naturally aim to maximize your benefits.

It looked like Rock Slide and Lava Storm were about to hit Gardevoir one after the other.

At the critical moment, a red light flashed, and Fujiwara Kaoru timely switched Pokémon, replacing Gardevoir that had fallen from the rock.

Immediately afterwards, a flash of white light appeared, and a large crab gleaming with a metallic sheen appeared.

It was Fujiwara Kaoru's other main Pokémon, Metagross!

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Fujiwara Kaoru's scene change "coincidentally" caused Tyranitar's rockfall to miss.

However, it couldn't escape the Lava Storm that Xia Shen intentionally unleashed by having Arcanine apply powerful energy.

Due to space constraints, this lava storm will not be as devastating as the last one.

However, the flames that swept up a large amount of sand and dust still made the move look quite frightening.

The damage was certainly not low, not to mention that it hit a Metagross that was twice as weak to fire.

Xia Shen smiled triumphantly as he watched the Metagross bathing in the lava storm.

This is the third layer he calculated.

Kaoru Fujiwara will most likely switch to Metagross, which has higher durability, to change her defense.

So he chose to have Arcanine use Lava Storm instead of the same Rock Slide.

The double damage reduction is only one aspect; more importantly...

Now that you're here, don't think you can leave so easily!

One of the effects of Lava Storm, just like [Shadow Tag], is that it prevents the Pokémon that is hit from being switched out.

Metagross is also a Pokémon with strength approaching professional level 6, but it is definitely not as strong as the ace Gardevoir.

Although Arcanine was able to entangle Gardevoir, which was unpredictable and posed a great threat to Tyranitar.

However, due to the significant difference in strength, they could only manage to hold their own.

Now that Gardevoir is unavailable, Xia Shen can confidently switch to Garchomp and focus fire on Mimikyu together with Tyranitar.

Just as Arcanine unleashed its Lava Storm, Xia Shen recalled Arcanine, who had perfectly executed the tactic.

So almost at the same time as Metagross, Garchomp appeared on the battlefield, in the spot where Arcanine had been standing.

This place isn't very close to Mimikyu, but for Garchomp, it's just a sprint away.

Just as Mimikyu breathed a sigh of relief after using its protective shield to block Tyranitar's rockfall, it was horrified to find a Garchomp, even taller and stronger than Tyranitar and with a more terrifying aura, standing in front of it!

Seeing the earth dragon charging ahead, Tyranitar followed suit, baring its ferocious fangs at Mimikyu.

The true intentions were revealed, the time was ripe, and the one-on-one tactics were instantly switched to a focus fire tactic!

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As Garchomp charged forward, Shadow Claws had already materialized on its hands.

Perhaps because claw-type moves are interconnected, Garchomp, whose Dragon Claw technique is superb, can also unleash a terrifying Shadow Claw.

A ghostly, claw-like phantom, radiating a terrifying aura, suddenly struck Mimikyu's small body.

The latter made no sound, but its already listless body looked even weaker.

Tyranitar, not to be outdone, followed suit and used one of its few moves that countered Mimikyu, Shadow Claw.

Two extremely powerful shadow claws nearly crippled Mimikyu.

Faced with this situation, Hayakawa Itsuki immediately made a judgment.

The only way to salvage the situation now is through a hard-fought battle!

Without hesitation, he shouted, "Mimikyu, use Play Rough on Tyranitar!"

On the other side, Metagross, having escaped the sea of ​​fire, also concentrated the energy within its body into its fist and blasted it towards Tyranitar.

Its speed seemed even faster than Garchomp, and in an instant, its fist, carrying Metagross's body, slammed into Tyranitar's massive body.

The metal collided with the rock-solid body with a thunderous roar, producing a sound as loud as a bell!

It's Metagross's Bullet Punch!

Of course, Fujiwara Kaoru and her team wouldn't let themselves get beaten up for nothing. They unleashed two attacks, both of which were doubly effective against Tyranitar, the weak point in their attack.

But Tyranitar's durability is much better than Mimikyu's, and Bullet Punch is just a low-damage dash move.

Therefore, the difference in the two Pokémon's condition became apparent after their head-on clash.

Mimikko is now just a flickering candle in the wind.

Tyranitar, even under the impact of the half-ton Metagross, only took a few steps back.

Despite the mirrored tactics employed by both sides, the results were vastly different due to some subtle foreshadowing and details from the previous battle.

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It wasn't over yet. After the two quasi-gods approached each other's weak points, they did not hesitate to circulate their energy again, preparing to launch an attack.

Garchomp's Shadow Claw and Metagross's Comet Punch are combined again.