Seeing Xiao Zhi’s confusion, Xiao Mao explained, “Xiao Zhi, you’ve been a Trainer for so long, don’t you know that there is a certain chance of poisoning your opponent when they’re hit by a Poison-type move?”
“And in close combat, even if you’re clashing moves or making physical contact, you can still get poisoned.”
“What! There’s something like that?”
This was truly the first time Xiao Zhi had heard of this.
“I really don’t understand how you got five Badges. Glalie, use Cross Poison!” Xiao Mao commanded.
“Pidgeotto, hold on! Use Quick Attack!” Xiao Zhi shouted loudly.
“Pid!”
Pidgeotto shook its head, regaining some consciousness. It leaped slightly, its wings flapping, and used Quick Attack to meet Glalie.
Pidgeotto and Glalie clashed head-on.
Bang!!!
The two Pokémon bounced apart after colliding. The poisoned Pidgeotto was in poor condition and began to fall towards the ground again.
“Ultrasonic!” Xiao Mao saw that Pidgeotto wasn’t so easily defeated. He decided to inflict another negative BUFF.
“Dah!!!”
Glalie transformed Ultrasonic into a straight line of sound waves that hit Pidgeotto.
“Pid!”
The piercing Ultrasonic caused Pidgeotto to become confused. Now, Pidgeotto was finished.
“Pidgeotto, come back,” Xiao Zhi immediately recalled Pidgeotto into its Poké Ball.
Xiao Mao didn’t stop Xiao Zhi from recalling Pidgeotto. After all, it was already poisoned, even if he recalled it and cleared its confusion, it wouldn’t make much difference.
“Pikachu, it’s up to you,” Xiao Zhi didn’t hesitate, and decided to send out Pikachu.
“Pika!”
Pikachu immediately charged out from beside Xiao Zhi.
“Whew! I’m relieved he’s using Pikachu,” Xia Xia sighed in relief. She was very worried that Xiao Zhi would send out Bulbasaur.
“Glalie, come back and rest.” However, Xiao Mao recalled Glalie.
Xiao Zhi’s Pikachu was a legendary Pikachu. Xiao Mao couldn’t afford to deal with it casually, especially using a Pokémon that was at a type disadvantage. He’ll let Xiao Zhi keep the title of “master of type disadvantage.”
“Infernape, you’re up,” Xiao Mao threw out his Poké Ball.
Bang!
“Migor.”
The spherical Infernape appeared.
“Oh, it’s Infernape,” Xiao Zhi revealed a look of surprise.
Seeing Xiao Zhi’s reaction, Xiao Mao said, “What? Do you have something against me having an Infernape?”
“No, it’s just that I also caught an Infernape,” Xiao Zhi said.
Xiao Mao initially doubted that the monkey monster he captured wasn’t the same one as Xiao Zhi’s. It really was true. Looking at it this way, Xiao Mao felt lucky. At least, he encountered a wild Pokémon with the potential of a Champion.
“So, how about a battle between Infernape?” Xiao Mao asked.
“That’s okay. I left my Infernape at the Fighting Dojo for training, I didn’t bring it with me,” Xiao Zhi said.
Xiao Mao was speechless. Is that what you call training? You’re already a master, yet you haven’t taken your Infernape back.
“You’re so carefree. You leave your Pokémon to others to train and nurture. Are they still your Pokémon?” Xiao Mao said.
“It’s because Infernape loves fighting so much that I left it there,” Xiao Zhi countered.
“I’m not going to argue with you. Just hurry up and battle.” Xiao Mao didn’t bother to argue. With Xiao Zhi’s stubborn personality, he wouldn’t listen anyway.
Especially for this kind of thing, you can’t say Xiao Zhi is wrong. He’s just too considerate of the Pokémon’s own wishes.
“Pikachu, use Thunder Shock!” Xiao Zhi commanded.
“Pika!” Pikachu’s red cheek pouches sparked with golden electricity, and a scattered electric current shot out.
“Dodge.”
Infernape used Butterfly Dance to dodge the Thunder Shock.
Electric-type moves in the real world have a famously fast attack speed and high hit rate, making them very difficult to dodge.
“Quick Attack!”
Infernape took a step forward, quickly slid in front of Pikachu, and punched continuously. It wasn’t really a Quick Attack, but more like a series of punches. Its fists landed on Pikachu, repeatedly knocking it back.
Even though Pikachu was being passively beaten, it was defending well. It was clear that it had received some basic boxing training and knew how to defend. However, even so, Pikachu was knocked back several meters.
“So fast! Pikachu, use Quick Attack.” Xiao Zhi commanded.
“Pika!”
Pikachu ran quickly, its body flickering on the field.
Infernape’s eyes darted back and forth, constantly chasing Pikachu’s figure. Then, it slid to the path of Pikachu’s movement, delivered a heavy punch, and Pikachu immediately whipped its tail to counterattack.
Bang!!
Even though Pikachu countered, there was a huge gap in physical strength between the two. Pikachu’s utilization of elemental energy hadn’t reached the level of the World Competition, and was directly pushed back by Infernape’s strength.
Xiao Zhi suddenly felt a headache. He used to have an Infernape. He felt that Xiao Mao’s Infernape was even harder to deal with than his own.
“Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!” Xiao Zhi couldn’t take it anymore, and told Pikachu to use its strongest electric-type move.
“Pi~kachu!”
Pikachu was bathed in golden lightning, using lightning to extinguish the darkness. A golden electric current, like a thunder snake, struck towards Infernape.
“Rock Tomb!”
Infernape punched the ground beneath it.
Boom!!!
The ground shattered, and rows of stone pillars surged from the ground.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
Thunderbolt shattered several stone pillars before dissipating, but the stone pillars surging from the ground didn’t stop. A stone pillar erupted from beneath Pikachu, directly launching Pikachu into the sky.
“Pika!”
Pikachu was surprised. It had fought many battles, but this was the first time it had seen Rock Tomb. It had no idea how to defend.
“It’s over! Use Million Ton Kick!” Xiao Mao commanded.
Infernape immediately charged forward, quickly arrived at Pikachu’s landing point, and its right foot glowed with white light.
“Pikachu, quickly use Thunderbolt!” Xiao Zhi shouted quickly.
Pikachu couldn’t move in the air, but it could still release Thunder Shock. It knew how terrifying Million Ton Kick was. Pikachu didn’t hold back at all, and completely released its internal electricity.
“Pika...chu!!”
The golden lightning struck down. Infernape couldn’t dodge in time, and was hit by Thunderbolt. Its entire body was bathed in golden lightning, and the wild electric power constantly raged over every inch of Infernape’s skin.
“Migor…!”
Infernape endured the lightning’s ravages, forcing down the pain, and the anger in its heart became more and more violent. The energy in its feet became even denser. It forcefully endured Thunderbolt.
“What!”
“Pika!”
Xiao Zhi and Pikachu were both shocked. They didn’t expect Infernape to be so resilient. They knew Pikachu’s Thunderbolt was very powerful, and most Pokémon couldn’t withstand several hits.