Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

He and Xu Chong exchanged a glance, and he also threw out his Poké Ball.

A slender, blue, and aloof-looking Ninja Turtle, along with a cluster of sprites resembling a sandcastle, appeared before everyone.

The audience erupted in uproar.

The former is very familiar to the people of Sakurajima; Greninja is basically the most popular Pokémon among them.

As for that beach castle, what the hell is that elf?

Curious viewers took photos and uploaded them to the Psyduck search engine, which retrieved the Pokémon's name.

“Sand Devourer... Fortress Lord, discovered in the Hawaiian Secret Realm that appeared more than ten years ago.”

Everyone knows about Hawaii, the home of the Incineroar!

But has this Pokémon called Sand Eater ever appeared in a professional-level competition?

……

Not to mention the audience, most of whom were amateur trainers, Matsukata Toru had never faced this Pokémon in all his years of competitions, and he couldn't even remember its type.

I only remember that its characteristics seemed a bit special, and I didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

Forget it, if I haven't seen it, it probably's useless. Let's just do our own thing!

The game officially begins!

Matsukata Toru and Saori exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously.

"Wind Sprite, tailwind!"

Mimikyu, let's use Swords Dance!

Following the agreed-upon plan, the two issued their respective instructions.

With the double enhancement, Mimikyu will be an unstoppable force in a short time.

But the instructions from the other side completely stunned Matsukata Toru.

"Greninja, use Water Shuriken on Sand Eater!"

Not only were Matsukata Toru and the audience below dumbfounded, but Greninja couldn't help but turn around and confirm with its trainer.

Did I hear that right?

A brutal attack on my teammate?

Seeing Xu Chong's affirmative look, Greninja had no choice but to nod, and a Water Shuriken condensed in his palm before being thrown at his teammate beside him.

one two three...

Three water shuriken struck Lord Sand Eater, and even Greninja couldn't bear to watch.

Xia Shen's eyes were filled with excitement, and he was almost cheering.

……

Matsukata Toru and Saori didn't care about anything else. With the wind at their backs and sword dance ready, the claws inside Mimikyu's skirt were already itching for a fight!

Mimikyu, use Shadow Claw on Sand Eater!

With the wind at its back, Mimikyu was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, it floated right in front of Sand Eater.

Saori didn't use Shadow Claw because she knew that Sand Eater was a Ghost-type; she was simply using a high-damage STAB move.

Mimikyu's skirt was lifted, and a dark, ghostly hand emerged from it, carrying resentful and evil energy as it reached out to grab the Sand Eater Lord.

At this moment, the flying water shuriken that had just hit the body finally reacted with the body of Lord Shishabao.

When the loosely structured body of the Sand Devourer came into contact with water energy, strange changes began to occur.

The radiant orange light, signifying enhancement, was so dazzling that everyone knew this power boost was far more than just a little bit...

……

Sand Eater, with the ability [Freezes upon contact with water] —

When attacked by water-type moves, defense will be greatly increased!

The three water shuriken thrown by Greninja just now... caused damage a total of three times.

In other words, the physical defense of the Sand Eater has increased by six levels!

In comparison, the increased attack power from triggering Weakness Insurance feels more like an extra bonus.

……

"Crack~"

The seemingly powerful Shadow Claw struck the Sand Eater's body, however...

It's like using a splash jump; nothing changes.

The Sand Eater's sinister mouth gaped open, as if mocking the little guy cosplaying Pikachu in front of him.

"That's it? Are you giving your grandfather a gua sha treatment?"

Yes, but since the Sand Eater's body is made of sand, it is indeed scraping sand...

Mimikyu was still shocked by its opponent's defense when it realized that something was attacking its body.

"Clap clap-"

The three water shuriken shot from Greninja hit Mimikyu in succession, successfully breaking its disguise.

Mimikyu lost its protective skin that could withstand one attack, and its neck snapped.

"Mimikyu, protect it!" The voice of the temporary trainer behind it brought it back to its senses, and it managed to erect a transparent barrier to block the Shadow Ball that Sandstalker was spitting out from its mouth, which was right next to it.

"We can't take it down for now, let's come back!"

Hearing its trainer's command, Mimikyu breathed a sigh of relief; fighting this guy was pure torture.

Taking advantage of the favorable wind, they quickly retreated.

It perfectly illustrates what it means to "come with high hopes, but leave disappointed."

……

This bizarre scene drew more and more comments in the live stream and from the audience.

Everyone is talking about the Sand Eater's [freezing upon contact with water] ability, a magical property that no one has ever paid attention to before.

Firstly, this Pokémon has only been around for a little over a decade and is quite unpopular. Secondly, only Greninja and Agile Bug can learn the Water Shuriken move.

Only today, facing the seemingly invincible "Cleaver Team," has the Sand Eater finally made its official debut to the world.

Of course, this doesn't apply if the opponent has a move that can dispel powerful abilities like clearing away fog.

……

On the field, after recalling Mimikyu, Saori quickly looked to the professional 8-dan player beside her for help.

The expert scratched his head. "Uh, how about we try some special attack moves? What does this Mimikyu know?"

Since it wasn't her own spirit, Saori thought for a moment and replied uncertainly, "Thunderbolt?"

Pikachu can unleash Thunderbolt, and Mimikyu, who cosplays as Pikachu, can also unleash Thunderbolt, which makes perfect sense.

Mimikyu, use Thunderbolt on Sandstalker!

The thick, bright yellow lightning bolt hurtled towards Sand Eater Lord, hitting it precisely, however...

Lord Shishabao stood motionless, without a single scratch on his body.

Sand Eater Lord is a Ground-type!

Matsukata Toru gritted his teeth and said, "Let's focus our fire on that Greninja first, and then stall until that Pokémon's boost time ends!"

"Wind Fairy, help!"

Saori nodded, and Mimikyu, carrying the help of her teammates, drifted away on the wind to Greninja on the other side.

Beneath Mimikyu's skirt, Shadow Claws charged up once more!

Greninja, self-motivation!

Matsukata Tetsu's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, he'd been driven mad by that Sand-Eating Fortress Lord.

Everyone forgot that Greninja's ability is [Alteration]!

It used the normal move [Self-Motivation] to become a Normal-type Greninja, which is completely immune to Ghost-type Shadow Claw.

Greninja's brilliant maneuver not only dodged the Shadow Claw attack that could have cost it half its life but also boosted its Swords Dance.

This also improved his dual attack capabilities.

Do you think I'm just a tool?

You, Frog Bro, are not to be trifled with!

……

Greninja, Shadow Sneak Attack!

In front of Mimikyu, Greninja vanished instantly, only to reappear behind it.

Self-motivation, system bonus, double the restraint.

The triple-buffed Black Frog Heart Strike dealt significant damage to Mimikyu.

It wasn't over yet; the Shadow Ball that Sand Eater had been charging up for a long time also attacked Mimikyu once again.

Mimikyu couldn't dodge in time, and the resentful Ghost-type energy poured into its body once more.

Two consecutive, highly effective moves landed, and Mimikyu, fighting two opponents at once, was clearly on the verge of collapse.

However, in this situation, there is very little that the Wind Fairy can do.

Aside from erecting a light wall to reduce some damage or throwing a parasitic seed to annoy the opponent, there's really not much else to do.

Seeing that there was no chance of winning, Matsukata Toru had no choice but to concede defeat.

What's done is done; whether you surrender or not, you can't change the fact that your ship has capsized.

After this match, I'll probably be relegated to being a comedian for good...

Matsukata Toru thought this through, fully prepared for the future.