Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Whenever its abilities are reduced by the opponent, its Special Attack is greatly increased!

Therefore, the orange light currently surrounding Milotic's body not only includes the attack and speed boosts from Dragon Dance, but also the special attack boost from Competitive Spirit!

…………

Since Primarina has activated Reflect, let's switch to Special Attack to break through the opponent's defenses.

Under Milotic's control, the abundant grass-type energy condensed into a small ball resembling a dragon ball, and the surging, pulsating aura made this energy ball look extremely lively.

However, the abundant grass-type energy sometimes represents not vigorous vitality, but rather a violent destructive force.

The attack from above left Primarina, who was still setting up a reflective barrier, with no room to dodge, and the energy ball exploded.

Returning to its familiar special attack territory, Milotic was even more adept, and the violent explosion blasted a sizable crater into the location where Primarina was!

As for Primarina, who was directly hit by a move that was twice as effective against her, there's not much to say. After the explosion, her snow-white and clean body was covered with charred scars.

This injury is not right!

Mikkuri frowned, immediately realizing the unusual nature of Milotic's energy sphere.

Recalling the sudden purple light that had appeared on Milotic earlier, Mikuri suddenly realized.

It's because they're competitive!

As a fellow Milotic trainer, he immediately understood the reason for Milotic's sudden surge in output.

Mikoli felt a sudden tightness in his chest; he had completely forgotten about this.

Because he was blind to what was right under his nose, he overlooked Milotic's [Competitive] trait. From now on, moves like Moon Power should definitely not be used on him.

If we don't use the power of the moon, what other moves are good for fighting Milotic?

Dazzling Gleam doesn't deal enough damage, and Ice Beam doesn't benefit from the Fairy-type STAB...

Should we switch to a different Pokémon now?

No, that would only put you in a completely passive position.

Moreover, the Fairy-type Primarina is already considered one of the better Pokémon in the team to fight Milotic. Even if you use a brutal trade-off tactic, trading Primarina for Milotic is still a win.

Therefore, even if it means sacrificing Primarina, we cannot exchange it for a Pokémon.

Having made up his mind, Mikoli immediately commanded, "Lionsea, Magic Flash!"

Fairy-type moves have very few high-power attacks; Dazzling Gleam is already the best of the worst.

Seeing the Sire Seaman's counterattack, Xia Chen understood Mikkelsen's thoughts—

He was going to use the relatively unimportant West Lion Hyena to force a fight against his own Milotic, a classic horse racing tactic.

Mikoli was anxious, but Xia Chen was not.

"Milotic, Aqua Ring!"

Given its current form, Milotic should have no difficulty defeating Primarina. Its primary goal should be to maintain its current condition for the next match.

Pure energy condenses into healing water, and the gentle, clear water flows around Milotic's body, continuously healing the skin injuries Milotic had previously suffered.

Under the effect of the Water Ring, the already low-damage Magic Dazzle appears even less impressive.

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"Continue, magic flashes!"

Mikoli shouted decisively.

Milotic can take its time, but Primarina can't; the longer it drags on, the later it will be able to use its next Pokémon.

Once I get past Milotic, a Pokémon with four times the resistance to water, the battles after that will be much easier.

Xia Chen, however, calmly and deliberately directed, "Butterfly Dance."

The more anxious his opponent was, the less anxious he became.

How can we make the opponent even more anxious? By strengthening ourselves, of course.

If it were Sylveon or any other Pokémon, he definitely wouldn't have upgraded them so mindlessly. Mikuri has a lot of Water-type Pokémon, and many of them probably know the move [Mist].

A wisp of black mist descended, and lo and behold, all the enhanced abilities were reduced to zero!

But Milotic is different—it's competitive!

Still competitive!

Even with the enhanced ability to dispel the black mist, competitiveness can still be triggered.

After the butterfly dance, Milotic is definitely the one that opponents are most hesitant to attack.

Mikuri had no way to deal with this, so he could only keep having Primarina use Glimmer to deplete Milotic's health.

However, at this point, Milaster's offensive capabilities had reached a level of "significant improvement," making it completely unafraid of exchanging blows.

With a series of booming and exploding sounds, cyan and pinkish-purple energy particles transformed into flames that flew and spread in the air.

The most primal and pure elf battles elicited wave after wave of cheers from the audience on the sidelines.

Most viewers were unaware that the outcome of this battle of techniques was already predetermined, but that didn't matter; the exciting match was enough.

Time passed quickly amidst the repeated energy bombardments, and another energy ball struck Primarina, taking away the last bit of her remaining life force.

The referee quickly rode the Aegislash forward to check on Primarina's condition.

Soon, a clear whistle rang out.

"Lion Seaman is unable to fight, the match continues!"

For experts who understand the game, this was an expected outcome; in fact, Milotic was still quite a distance from being in a state of near collapse.

The water rings wrapped around Milotic continued to heal his injuries. Wallace dared not delay any longer and immediately threw out another Poké Ball after recalling Primarina.

A flash of white light appeared, and Miko appeared, the Pokémon she was going to use to fight Milotic—it was...another Milotic!

wow——

The audience was in an uproar. Why did Mikuri send out his ace Pokémon so early?

After the uproar came excitement.

Milotic vs Milotic: Perhaps the two best Milotics in the world have finally met.

This gimmick alone is enough to excite people!

…………

On the battlefield, two Milotics with vastly different appearances faced each other from afar.

One was coiled on the ground, and the other was floating in the air.

The contrast with a regular Milotic makes Xia Chen's Milotic even more "beautiful".

Of course, this doesn't mean that Milotic, which Mikuri carefully nurtured, was ugly.

On the contrary, the milky white scales, the gorgeous tail, and the smooth, long eyebrows undoubtedly demonstrate the excellence of Mikuri's breeding.

But everything is relative. If Mikoli's Milotic's appearance could be rated 100 points because the maximum score is only 100, then Xia Chen's Milotic has raised the maximum score to 200, and it's still rising!

The upper limit of Milotic's appearance is the limit of beauty!

However, this is a battlefield, and everything still depends on strength.

Xia Chen's Milotic had just gone through a fierce battle and was no match for its opponent.

From the audience's perspective, winning this Milotic civil war will be very difficult!

Perhaps wanting to end the civil war faster, Mikkuri released Milotic from its Poké Ball and immediately Dynamaxed it.

boom--

The enormous Milotic was thrown out of the gigantic Poké Ball a second time, its coiled body taking up almost half of the battlefield.

Beneath the dark red clouds interspersed with energy lightning, Milotic, standing tens of meters tall, raised its head and roared, emitting a high-pitched dragon's cry that was somewhat excessive in volume.

Why did they Dynamax so decisively?

While it's true that the earlier you use Dynamax, the better, Mikuri's decisiveness still surprised Xia Chen.

After a moment's thought, he abandoned the idea of ​​using Dynamax or Hypercrystallization to fight back.

Dynamax has other uses, and Crystallize... it's a bit late to use it now, not to mention Milotic's Crystallize type is still Crystallize Water, which isn't a good choice to counter opponents.

There was no other way but to bite the bullet and fight.

The most important goal is to outlast Milotic's three Dynamax moves and then face her head-on.

Although it sounds like a pipe dream, there does seem to be a way; it just depends on whether Mikoli will cooperate.

"Giant Goblin!"

While he was thinking, Mikkuri had already commanded his Milotic to unleash the first Dynamax move.

The additional effect of Max Fairy is to create a Misty Terrain for a period of time, preventing Pokémon on the battlefield from falling into status conditions, and halving the power of Dragon-type moves.

The reason for Mikuri's opening move is probably the latter: Xia Chen, this very special Milotic, is proficient in Dragon-type moves, and Misty Terrain can effectively limit it.

At the same time, Xia Chen, who heard Mikuri's command, smiled slightly. Dynamax Fairy... if that's the case, then surviving Milotic's Dynamax form shouldn't be a problem.

Chapter 459 Who is the best Milotic in the world?

In terms of both power and additional effects, Dynamax moves far surpass regular moves.

However, it is not without its flaws. The most important point is that the power of a Dynamax move is closely related to the power of its base move.

For example, a Max Flare based on the [Ember] move is far less powerful than a Max Flare based on [Flamethrower] or even [Fire Blast].

The difference in power might be more than double!

So what about Milotic's Dynamax Fairy?

Milotic's move pool only has two Fairy-type moves: Charm and Drain Kiss.

This is perfectly normal for a pure Water-type Pokémon, but the power of these two Fairy-type moves is... pitifully low.

This means that the power of this Dynamax goblin will be greatly reduced.

Even if it's a move specifically designed to counter Xia Chen's "Water Dragon Milotic".