Chapter 54: Unexpected Situation
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“What!!!”
Hearing Xiao Zhi's words, Xiao Gang's expression also changed. Then, they saw Pikachu using Iron Tail, but it didn't attack downwards.
Instead, it continued to jump higher, then twisted its body, swung its tail and directly aimed at the ceiling.
“That is!!” Xiao Xia also looked at the ceiling, next to the light, on the metal beam there was a device.
Bang!!!
Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss!!!
Pikachu's tail hit the device on the beam with great force. The device was directly split open by the impact, accompanied by an explosion, smoke dispersed but soon dissipated.
Seeing the damaged device, a shower of water cascaded from the air, like it was raining. The mist instantly engulfed the entire field.
The device that Pikachu destroyed was the fire prevention device inside the gym. It was a piece of equipment that every gym had, for dealing with emergencies. Even the Cerulean Gym, the Water-type gym, had to be equipped with it, let alone the Pewter Gym.
The entire field seemed to be raining, water sprayed down, and the dry body of the Onix was instantly soaked. Obviously, Onix didn't like this kind of weather.
The water even made it feel uncomfortable, and it let out a pained howl.
Xiao Gang also frowned, he had been a gym trainer for so long, and had never encountered an opponent like this.
“Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!!!”
Unlike in the anime, he helped Pikachu learn Iron Tail, but did not train Thunderbolt. In the anime, Pikachu learned Thunderbolt by forcefully charging with the help of a water wheel.
To be honest, although it was a touching story, it was actually a shortcut. In the anime, Xiao Xia also said that this was a shortcut.
The anime didn't explicitly say it, but Xiao Zhi had heard people say that Pikachu's electric sac shouldn't be touched carelessly.
Or, the method of charging with a water wheel would burden Pikachu's body or shorten its lifespan. Although from Pikachu's performance later on, it didn't seem to have any effect, Xiao Zhi didn't intend to use this method again.
According to the game, Thunderbolt was a very high-level move. Come to think of it, why was Pikachu called Pikachu? It learned Thunderbolt at the start of the game, a move that required more than 30 levels to learn.
So right now, Pikachu's Electric-type move was only Thunder Shock. Normally, Electric-type moves were completely ineffective against Onix.
It was only in the anime where Pikachu could use Thunderbolt to defeat a Geodude in one move. Perhaps it was really like what everyone was saying, Pikachu actually had a hidden characteristic of a million-volt power.
But after the entire field was soaked with water, things were different. Water was conductive, which could amplify the power of electricity.
Even a simple Thunder Shock, in this weather, could have the power of a Thunderbolt.
This was something that couldn't be compared to in the game. After all, in the game, type advantage was everything. A move being ineffective was ineffective, and it wouldn't change because you used Rain Dance to make Electric-type moves effective against Ground-type Pokémon.
Boom!!!
Electricity struck down, flowing through the water in the entire field and onto Onix's body.
Moo!!!
Although it didn't actually do much damage to Onix, the real impact was the rain, which simultaneously increased the power of electricity and hindered Onix's movements.
“Onix!!” Xiao Gang called out in concern.
Xiao Zhi didn't waste this moment. He seized the opportunity to obstruct Onix's movements.
“Pikachu, use Iron Tail!!”
Pi~~~ka!!!
After hearing the command, Pikachu stopped releasing electricity. The electricity was still sustained due to the rain. Pikachu took advantage of the situation and fell from the air, metal luster appeared on its tail again, and it used all its strength to perform Iron Tail while using the force of gravity to fall from a height.
Using the method Xiao Zhi taught it earlier, it performed Iron Tail while somersaulting and twisting its body.
Bang!!!
At the moment when Onix couldn't move freely, Iron Tail directly hit its head. A loud sound echoed, accompanied by an explosion.
Smoke filled the air amidst the rain. Onix let out a wail, its body fell from the smoke, making a loud thud as it landed heavily on the ground, causing the water on the ground to splash.
“Yes!!!” Seeing this, Xiao Xia excitedly clasped her hands in front of her chest. Xiao Zhi actually defeated Onix with Pikachu.
“Onix!!!” Xiao Gang looked at the field, frowning. Onix listened to Xiao Gang's voice. It was closing its eyes at this moment, with its brows tightly knit, and its head slightly raised, as if it still wanted to fight.
But just the continuous rain was already making it difficult for Onix to even move. Xiao Zhi looked at this, a little surprised that it hadn't fallen yet, but he didn't intend to waste time.
“Pikachu, use Iron… ”
Just as he was about to give the final blow to Onix, several figures suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way. They even charged towards Xiao Zhi with a menacing aura.
Xiao Zhi's expression changed, he took a step back to create distance. He saw several children looking at him with hostility.
“Don't bully my brother's hard-trained Onix!!”
Several children stood in front of Xiao Zhi with firm expressions. Xiao Zhi saw this, bypassed the children's gazes. He didn't expect that the plot would deviate from the anime and something similar would happen. His gaze bypassed the children and looked at Xiao Gang.
“Is this a Pokémon League rule??” Xiao Zhi naturally knew that the Pokémon League had no such rule, he was just asking that on purpose.
To be honest, he didn't know what the original Xiao Zhi was thinking. However, he was interrupted, and he was not happy about it, because he won through his skills and strategy, not by luck like in the original story.
Xiao Gang looked at this scene, hearing Xiao Zhi's words, he could tell that Xiao Zhi was unhappy. He felt moved looking at his younger brothers and sisters, but he was also angry.
“Bro… brother! I'm sorry, I… I couldn't stop them!” At this time, Jiro, the oldest of the children, came behind Xiao Gang. He was the second eldest in the Xiao Gang family.
His personality was closest to Xiao Gang's. Although younger than Xiao Gang, he was mature and would take the initiative to share the responsibility of taking care of his younger siblings. Originally, he wanted to stop them, but there were too many siblings and he couldn't hold them back.