Pokémon, Inkaros, my starter Pokémon

Lt. Surge hurled a Poké Ball, and with a flash of light, an orange-yellow Pokémon with two horns on its head and a tail like a black wire landed nimbly on the field, its body crackling with dangerous arcs of electricity.

Electabuzz, the Electric Pokémon, has electricity constantly flowing through its body. Even to slightly enhance its abilities, it will swing its arms in circles to recharge before throwing a punch, but this allows others to escape during those brief moments. It feeds on electricity and uses the flow of current to communicate its feelings when its bodies come into contact.

"Elekid!"

Electabuzz roared energetically, clapping its fists together and sending sparks flying.

Lt. Surge looked at Tokito smugly and said, "Let me see what your Pokémon that claims to be able to take on three opponents at once is."

Shi Dou remained calm and threw out his Poké Ball.

"Go, Hilda."

A flash of white light appeared, and a figure unlike any other elf quietly stood on the field.

Its body is sleek and covered in pale green armor; most striking features are its arms…

Those were not hands, but two sharp blades gleaming with a cold metallic light, shaped like giant scythes!

Hilda stood silently, her compound eyes coldly fixed on the Electabuzz ahead, emanating an aura of a hunter that was completely different from that of a Pokémon.

In an instant, the entire Leaf Gym fell into a deathly silence.

All the laughter, noise, and even the background music seemed to have been paused.

Lt. Surge, his henchmen, and the referee all stared wide-eyed at the strange creature that had never appeared in any encyclopedia before.

Maslow's facial muscles twitched, and with an incredulous tone, he asked the question that was on everyone's mind:

"What...what is this thing?!"

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P.S.: Sorry for the late update; I was out today. There will be another chapter later.

Chapter 48 Electabuzz: Brothers, I think I've run into a terrible guy!

An eerie silence fell over the Vermilion Gym, as everyone's eyes were fixed on the elegant yet dangerous green mantis on the field.

"Then... what kind of Pokémon is that?"

"Is it a mutant of the Scythe? But its color is completely different from the scythe!"

"It's not recorded in the encyclopedia at all!"

"Could they be from the Unova region or even further afield?"

Various surprised and uncertain gazes were cast at Shi Dou, awaiting his explanation.

Lt. Surge recovered from his initial shock, frowned, and asked gruffly, "Baby, what's wrong with your strange Pokémon? Is it some kind of evolved Pokémon?"

"The world is vast, beyond your imagination, and there are many things you don't know. As for the evolutionary issue, I'll tell you that it still has a stage of evolution ahead of it, and it's not yet in its complete form."

"Hmph, so it's still a completely unevolved baby."

Ma Zhishi said dismissively.

Lt. Surge seems to dislike unevolved Pokémon, believing that only evolved Pokémon are strong.

However, Tokito retorted with a hint of mockery, "What, Lt. Surge Gym Leader, do you also think, like those superficial trainers, that only the final evolution possesses great power? I remember, your Electabuzz wasn't the final form either, was it? There should be an even stronger evolution, Electivire, above that."

“Electabuzz?” Lt. Surge was taken aback for a moment, then sneered as if he had heard a joke, “Hahahaha, BABY, what nonsense are you talking about? Electabuzz is the strongest final evolution. I’ve never even heard of Electabuzz. Stop making up names to scare people!”

Ma Xueshi was clearly unaware of this.

That's understandable, though. The knowledge that Electabuzz needs a Power Amplifier to communicate and evolve into Electabuzz, which was discovered in the Sinnoh region, is not yet widespread in the Kanto region. Given Lt. Surge's personality and knowledge base, it's normal that he doesn't know.

Still smugly believing that his Electabuzz was at its peak.

As for Hilda's unruly behavior...

He'd better pray that Hilda never evolves.

What if Hilda evolves into Incaros someday...

Otherwise, this dojo would probably have been cleaved in two, building and grounds alike.

"The Gym Leaders' Exchange Match will now begin. The match will end when both teams' Pokémon are completely unable to battle. So, let the match begin."

The referee's voice broke the deadlock.

To project an image of chivalry, or rather, confidence, Ma Xueshi waved his hand dismissively and said, "Baby, seeing how 'courageous' you are, I'll let you go first. Don't disappoint me!"

"Then I won't be polite."

Shi Dou's lips curled slightly, and he directly ordered, "Hilda, let's attack the Sky Dance!"

Upon hearing the sound, Hilda moved. Instead of charging directly at her opponent, she rapidly circled and danced in the air with a strange rhythm, her figure turning into streaks of green afterimages, with streams of light converging on her scythe-like forelimbs.

Immediately afterwards, an invisible sense of oppression spread with its dance, as if a heavy burden had suddenly pressed down on Electabuzz, causing its movements to slow down noticeably for a moment.

On the contrary, Hilda's own aura surged wildly at this moment, with orange-yellow light constantly surrounding her body, and her attack and special attack abilities were greatly enhanced.

"This is……?!"

Ma Xueshi and his men were stunned again; the opponent's moves were quite strange.

The orange-red glow flashing around its body indicates that the opponent's stats are being enhanced, but even if it's enhanced, why is it causing Electabuzz's stats to decrease with a blue glow?

"Never mind!" Lt. Surge shook off his doubts and rekindled his fighting spirit. Based on his experience, he made a judgment and roared, "It can use these dance-like moves, and it can fly. So what if its color is a bit strange? It's probably a Bug/Flying type like Scyther. Then we'll finish it off with an Electric-type move. Electabuzz, let it see the real power! Thunder Punch!"

"Elekid!"

Electabuzz roared, its right fist instantly enveloped in dazzling golden lightning, crackling loudly. Although its speed was reduced, it still leaped up with unstoppable momentum, slamming down fiercely towards Hilda, who was dancing in mid-air.

In Ma Xueshi's view, this attack, which was based on a type advantage, was enough to decide the outcome of the battle!

All the underlings were incredibly excited, having already witnessed the strange green mantis howling and collapsing amidst the raging electric current.

However, facing Electabuzz's aggressive lightning punch, Hilda didn't even make a blocking stance. With a sleek movement, she made only a very slight sideways shift, and the golden lightning punch grazed past its green carapace, only creating a few wisps of air.

Lt. Surge's pupils contracted, and he continued to command, "Electrocutioner, keep attacking, don't give it a chance to breathe."

"Elekid!"

Electabuzz launched a fierce attack as instructed, alternating between its fists, unleashing a barrage of lightning punches that rained down on Hilda.

However, Hilda's figure moved like a ghost, darting freely through the dense lightning and fists, sometimes sidestepping, sometimes leaning back, sometimes spinning away by the slightest difference, her cold compound eyes always locked on her opponent, as if scrutinizing the prey's dying struggle.

All attacks missed!

"Damn it! You cowardly coward who only knows how to hide and dodge! Don't you dare to attack head-on?!"

Ma Zhishi was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged, and he roared.

Upon hearing this, Shi Dou coldly retorted, "Only a brute would know how to fight head-on. True strength lies in controlling the rhythm of the battle. Your attacks can't even touch it, so what right do you have to talk about a direct confrontation?"

"Sharp teeth and sharp mouths!"

Lt. Surge was furious at being confronted, but he also realized that his opponent's speed was beyond imagination and that he had to restrict his movements. So he immediately changed his strategy, a ruthless look on his face, "Since you're so good at dodging, let's see how you dodge the invisible electromagnetic waves. Electabuzz, use electromagnetic waves!"

Once hit by electromagnetic waves and paralyzed, the green mantis's speed advantage will vanish, and it will become easy prey.

"Elek-id!"

Electabuzz clasped its hands together, and a weak yet extremely wide-ranging paralyzing electric wave spread out like ripples, instantly enveloping Hilda.

However, Shi Dou smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth in the face of this almost unavoidable abnormal status attack.

"Hilda, protect yourself with your fighting spirit."

Hilda lowered her body, and a layer of pure white battle aura suddenly burst forth from her body, enveloping her like an invisible shield. The electromagnetic waves that spread out touched this battle aura and vanished instantly, without having any effect on Hilda.

斗气护体：4回合内免疫异常状态，4回合内免疫能力下降状态，3回合内致命一击率上升5/16！

"Impossible!! How could electromagnetic waves be ineffective?!" Maszem took a half step back in shock, his eyes wide as saucers, staring at everything in disbelief.

The surrounding underlings also erupted in uproar:

"The electromagnetic waves were blocked?!"

"What kind of move is that? I've never heard of it before!"

"What a joke!"

Looking at Lt. Surge's incredulous expression, Tokito's lips curled into a slight smile as he said, "There's a lot you don't know. Hilda, end it, Double-Edged Sword!"

Hilda obeyed, crossed the scythes on her arms in front of her chest, and instantly condensed a powerful energy before swinging it out.

In an instant, a huge, cross-shaped green energy blade shot out from the sky, accompanied by a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air, and slashed toward the Electric Beast with unstoppable force. Wherever the blade passed, even light seemed to be cut in half.

"Block it quickly, Electabuzz, unleash Thunderbolt at full power!"

Ma Xueshi felt the terrifying power contained in the blade's light, his scalp tingling, and he hurriedly roared.

"Ele—KID!!!"

Electabuzz gathers all its electricity, and a thick golden current roars like an angry dragon as it rushes toward the green cross blade!

"boom--!!!"

The energy collided violently, and the entire Leaf Gym emitted a deafening explosion.

Electabuzz's Thunderbolt was clearly no match for Hilda's double-edged sword. It could only barely block the sword for a moment, weakening its energy slightly, but this bought Electabuzz a precious fraction of a second.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Electabuzz leaped to the side and rear, narrowly avoiding the direct slash of the double-edged blade.

"You dodged it!" Ma Xueshi breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Shidou's cold voice rang out again.

"Hilda, Double Flash of the Moon!"

Hilda had already locked onto Electabuzz, and with a leap, she appeared in front of Electabuzz, who had just jumped into the air, as if by teleportation.

Electabuzz's eyes widened in terror as Hilda's figure... grew larger and larger in its pupils!

The scythes on his arms drew two perfectly intersecting crescent-shaped arcs in the air, cold and deadly!

Electabuzz didn't even have time to react; all it could see in its eyes was the increasingly beautiful crescent moon.

Swish-!

Two arcs of light precisely crossed and slashed through the Electabuzz's body.

Time seemed to freeze for a moment.

Hilda landed lightly behind Electabuzz, her back to her opponent, and slowly retracted her scythe.

Electabuzz stood frozen in place, clear cross-shaped slash marks appearing on its body. The light in its eyes quickly dimmed, and then with a "bang," it fell straight to the ground, losing its ability to fight.

The whole place was dead silent.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the center of the arena, at the green mantis that slowly turned around as if it had done something insignificant, and then at the Electabuzz lying motionless on the ground.

One hit kill!

From extreme speed to nullifying defense, and finally to that poignant yet deadly slash, as beautiful as moonlight...

This match was a complete one-sided crushing defeat!

Inside the Vermilion Dojo, only the incongruous background music continued to play, along with everyone's heavy breathing and incredulous heartbeats...

Electabuzz: Guys, I think I've run into a nasty guy!

Chapter 49 Ma Xueshi: You f***ing!!!

After the deathly silence came a commotion like a volcanic eruption!

The Maslows around him were in an uproar, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

"Wow, so strong! Really strong!"

"What happened? Electabuzz was just instantly defeated like that?"

"That strange praying mantis...it's too strong!"

"I didn't even see how it moved!"

The previous disdain and mockery vanished, replaced by awe at their absolute power. Seeing their sudden change in expression, Shengdai's lips curled into a knowing smile.

"Now, do you realize how powerful Mr. Tokito is?"