I caught a Pokémon

With no other option, Donggua had to send Steelix back to the ground and grit his teeth to fight Lucario.

This was also his last attempt.

Even though Lucario was still able to dodge, Steelix, under Donggua's command, launched an attack relentlessly, and its charge actually forced Lucario into a corner at one point.

But in reality, at a certain point, the outcome is basically already decided.

Steelix truly unleashed its final frenzy.

In the end, however, Lucario defeated it thanks to its even more mysterious waveguide.

The massive Steelix crashed to the ground.

Two to zero, which means Lucario has earned Xia You match point.

"That's amazing! I knew I wasn't wrong." Donggua clapped his hands as he recalled the unconscious Steelix. "Since I became a Gym Leader, your Lucario is the first Pokémon to defeat my Steelix without any resistance!"

Xia You smiled modestly: "Not at all, it's just that I have an advantage in attributes."

Everyone knows that this is just polite talk. If it were really just about attribute advantages, Steelix wouldn't have lost so badly.

With a helpless smile, Donggua took out his last Poké Ball.

As he opened the Poké Ball, his last Pokémon appeared.

A four-legged dinosaur, only about 1.3 meters tall and mostly covered in armor, appeared on the battlefield.

So it was a guardian dragon!

Its unique appearance makes it instantly recognizable as a Rock and Steel type guardian dragon!

Actually, you can tell what kind of Pokémon it is just from its name.

As an evolved form of the Shield Dragon, the City Guardian Dragon has many unique characteristics.

Its face resembles a hard stone shield, and its body is largely covered by the same stone armor. It is dark gray overall, with a row of blunt white spikes on its back, making it look very heavy and sturdy.

It is said that this Pokémon existed approximately 1 million years ago.

It lived in a similar place to the Warhammer Dragon, and two fossils of them fighting and falling together have been found. Its facial bones are large and hard, with a hardness comparable to diamond, making it impregnable in defense and even able to deflect attacks from the front.

Contrary to its fierce appearance, it is actually very gentle in nature. It only eats grass and berries and lives in groups. When attacked by enemies, it lines up in a row and defends against attacks with its hard facial bones. Even very powerful Pokémon cannot easily break through its defenses.

If Donggua showcased his offensive prowess with his Steelix in the previous game, then this time, his Barioth demonstrated his defensive capabilities, which are also his strongest points.

Moreover, they are very similar in one aspect: both Steelix and Citadel are good at defense.

The difference is that one is only good at defending against physical attacks, while the other is good at both defenses.

This shows that Donggua really prefers defense, which is completely different from his son Piaotai, who is good at offense.

His gaze swept over his Lucario.

Seeing that it was still in good condition and had the strength to fight, Xia You did not replace it.

"Oh?" Seeing this, Donggua smiled. "Are you still using this Lucario to fight? Although its Aura ability is indeed very powerful, it's been fighting for so long, and its stamina is dropping. Besides, I've already mastered all of its techniques!"

Have they already mastered all the methods?

Xia You shrugged: "In the last match, it was your Steelix that kept attacking, while my Lucario only showed its defensive counter-attacking ability. In this match, I'll show you its offensive capabilities!"

Hearing Xia You say that, Donggua also became interested.

"Then I'll really see if your Lucario can break through the defenses of the City Dragon!"

While the two trainers were talking to each other, the two Pokémon had already arrived at their respective preparation areas. Seeing that they were all in position, the referee signaled that the match should begin immediately.

In terms of attributes, the Rock/Steel type Dragonite is even more vulnerable against Lucario than the Steelix from the previous match.

Steelix at least has a Ground type, so it doesn't have to worry about being weak to Fighting, but the Steel/Rock type of the Dragonite...

All I can say is that whenever Lucario's moves hit, the effect can only be described as outstanding.

Four times the weakness isn't impossible to exploit, but it's undoubtedly quite difficult.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

Since Donggua is a Steel-type Pokémon trainer, and the original team composition was already set, he didn't want to change anything.

Fortunately, in the latter half of the previous battle, Steelix's attack before it fell also injured Lucario slightly. In addition, some of its moves and abilities were exposed, and with the constant fighting and dodging, Lucario's condition could only be described as average.

This is the only advantage that Donggua currently has, and it's also the only area where the Guardian Dragon can defeat Lucario.

In fact, Xia You did not intentionally use a four-fold strength advantage relationship in this battle.

This does not align with his original intention of training Pokémon.

The battle just happened to take place here, and since he had already encountered it, he didn't need to force it any further.

In short, these two Pokémon have their own strengths and weaknesses in battle, but Lucario is more favored.

At the very moment the battle began, Lucario made the first move.

Because the Steelix from the last game ravaged the entire rocky terrain, now apart from a pile of rubble and a few large, dark holes, it's no different from a normal terrain.

But that's only what it seems.

Because these pebbles couldn't be cleared, they severely hampered the two Pokémon's movement. They had to watch their step with every move, which greatly reduced their speed, preventing them from running at full speed.

However, in this battle, although Xia You was determined to take the initiative to attack, the city-guarding dragon was facing Lucario with a large shield, making it difficult to break through from the front. Therefore, Xia You did not intend to engage it in close combat.

"Lucario, use Aura Sphere!"

At Xia You's command, Lucario's hands converged on its right side. The next second, a blue energy ball formed between its hands, growing larger and larger until it was the size of a basketball.

The wave missile kept spinning, and the faster it spun, radiating dangerous energy.

Seeing this, without Donggua's command, the guardian dragon had already lowered its body, the stone shield on its head facing Lucario and tilting slightly forward, while its pair of yellow eyes were also staring intently at the latter.

However, having witnessed the strength of this Lucario and with its four-fold type advantage, Donggua knew that the Guardian Dragon's own defense might not be enough to withstand this attack.

"Guardian Dragon, hold the line!!"

Thinking of this, he decisively issued the order. Upon hearing its command, the city-guarding dragon dared not be careless and immediately used its moves. In just a moment, a white light covered the city-guarding dragon and formed a spherical barrier.

At that very moment, Lucario's wave missile on the other side was also launched!

Chapter 1099 When a Rebound Meets Another Rebound

The Wave Missile move is a guaranteed hit skill in the game.

In the real world, there are too many external factors, so there is no move that is 100% guaranteed to hit. However, due to the special energy of waveguide, the wave missile move has an added tracking attribute.

In other words, after the wave missile is launched, it can be controlled by waveguide to track the dodging enemy, thereby achieving the highest possible hit rate.

This also makes it fundamentally different from those direct, direct attacks.

Under Lucario's control, the Aura Sphere did not fly directly towards the Dragon. Instead, it first flew upwards at a small angle, and after exceeding the Dragon's height, it suddenly descended, slamming into the Dragon's back in a not-too-large arc!

No one would want to attack that stone shield directly.

Not to mention when the guardian dragon uses Protect.

On the other side, seeing the trajectory of the wave missile, Donggua remained calm and ordered the city dragon to adjust its posture.

It can only be said that because of the great distance, even though the wave missiles were not slow, it still gave the city dragon time to adjust.

This isn't surprising, since combat isn't a turn-based game; while you're acting, your opponent is also acting at the same time.

boom! !

The wave missile successfully hit the city dragon, but unfortunately, the attack was blocked by the adjusted stone shield.

After the smoke dissipated, the guardian dragon shook its head, seemingly unharmed, except for the stone shield, which appeared to have some minor scratches.

It's really hard...

Putting aside the protection, the shield on the dragon head of the city, whether it is its body or not, gives people a feeling of no pain or itching when hit.

"Guardian Dragon, use primal power!"

Just as Xia You was getting curious, Dong Gua on the other side also chose to fight back.

However, unlike the previous battle, Lucario faced almost no defensive pressure because it didn't have to deal with Steelix's rampage. This allowed it to have more energy and more composure to engage in attacks with the Guardian Dragon.

Another wave missile was launched, colliding perfectly with the Primal Force of the Guardian Dragon. The energy explosion caused by the two moves blew away all the small pebbles in the center of the arena.

Just as the smoke from the explosion dissipated, Lucario strode nimbly toward the guardian dragon.

Without the annoying pebbles under its feet, it will naturally seize this good opportunity.

In the previous match, they clearly needed these rocks to judge Steelix's movements, but as soon as they faced a different opponent, they immediately started to dislike these rocks again.

It's fair to say that the situation is quite different now.

Similarly, the guardian dragon was not to be outdone. It thrust its stone shield forward and used 'Slam' to charge towards Lucario.

Compared to Steelix, the aura of the Guardian Dragon is much weaker, but only relatively speaking; no one dares to underestimate the power of this move.

If you were hit by such a heavily armored dinosaur, an average small body really couldn't withstand it.

The two Pokémon drew closer and closer.

As Lucario ran, it harassed the enemy once again with a wave missile.

This time, however, it didn't have time to adjust the angle. It simply sent the wave missile flying straight toward the city dragon. The city dragon, in its ramming state, was too slow and unable to dodge such an attack. It simply pushed its stone shield forward and crashed into the wave missile!

The blue energy ball dissipated instantly upon impact, but the guardian dragon continued its momentum, charging towards Lucario.

I must say, this stone shield is really tough!

Even as an opponent, Xia You had to admire him.

No wonder the Pokémon description says that "no Pokémon can break through this barrier."

Even a four-fold attribute advantage couldn't break through it, which shows how powerful the stone shield's defense is.

The two Pokémon were now charging closer and closer, almost touching, so close that they could clearly see the expressions on each other's faces.

The guardian dragon accelerated again, thrusting its stone shield forward and ramming into Lucario.

At that very moment, Lucario suddenly jumped upwards, and in an instant, he leaped above the body of the guardian dragon!

Its soft paws gave it some jumping ability, and after turning in the air, it clenched its right paw into a fist and slammed it into the back of the guardian dragon with a powerful 'strike'!

A shockwave instantly formed, like a blast of air, and struck the back of the guardian dragon precisely.

The city dragon, which was charging forward at full speed, was suddenly struck by something heavy. As it was hit, its entire body bent downwards and then bounced to the side.

Such an attack at high speed is undoubtedly extremely dangerous.

The dragon rolled around a dozen times as it bounced to the side of the ground, and only stopped when it was about to cross the boundary.

Along the way, any gravel it crushed turned to dust, which shows just how powerful it was!

Donggua stared in disbelief at the scene.

He certainly understood that Lucario's power wasn't actually that great.

The reason why such a big commotion was still possible was because of the Dragon's own violent ramming. However, Lucario's attack hit a certain spot, causing the Dragon, the 'moving train,' to derail and overturn, which resulted in such a large impact force.

But even if he found the reason, he had to admit that Lucario's timing was perfect.

If it's too late, it won't be able to jump fast enough and will be hit by the guardian dragon.

Earlier, the city-guarding dragon and the city-guarding dragon would have detected the situation and taken countermeasures.

Only when it's neither too early nor too late is it truly deadly!

Is this the kind of attack that man was talking about?

Thinking of this, he looked up at Xia You and saw a slight smile on her face.

Wow, he actually managed to pull it off!

After being knocked down, the city dragon took a while to recover before it staggered to its feet, mainly because it was still dizzy. Of course, without the protection of the stone shield, the four times the strength of the attack was indeed a bit too much for it.

This also shows that its stone armor is much weaker than the stone shield on its head.

Xia You naturally wouldn't pass up such an opportunity to kick someone when they're down.

The thought had barely formed in his mind, and before he even had a chance to speak, Lucario had already sensed it through its waveguide and was already running towards the guardian dragon.

"City Guardian Dragon! Watch out behind you!!"

As Lucario moved, Donggua naturally realized its intentions and quickly shouted a warning.