Chapter 24
Are You Sure He's a Newbie?!

“Go, Cloyster! Freeze the pool into ice!”

“Cloyster!”

Following Kiana's command, Cloyster immediately fired an Ice Beam, freezing the pool. Satoshi looked at the advantageous terrain and said, "Construct the strongest defense! Transform and Light Screen!"

“Lucky!”

“Do you think I'll let Blissey build a defense? Cloyster, use Spikes Cannon!”

“Cloyster!”

Countless spikes shot towards Blissey. Just as they were about to hit Blissey, she moved first, using Transform to curl up and rapidly dodge the attack.

At the same time, Satoshi gave his follow-up command.

“Close in on him, Rock Tomb!”

“Cloyster, dodge quickly!”

Seeing Blissey rapidly approaching Cloyster, Kiana immediately told Cloyster to dodge. She was well aware of Blissey's combat strength.

Cloyster quickly moved on the ice, seemingly unwilling to engage in close combat with Blissey.

“Maintain distance and use Spikes Cannon!”

“Cloyster!”

Relying on its ability to move quickly on the ice, Cloyster began kiting Blissey, while Blissey could only raise its defenses to withstand the attacks.

Satoshi watched Cloyster's agile movements, frowned, and then said, "Destroy the terrain! Blissey, use Eight Trigrams Fist! Tiger's Hard Climb!"

Satoshi's command left the audience stunned. In fact, they had been dumbfounded since the beginning. While their commands seemed simple, the on-field effects were terrifying. Cloyster's Spikes Cannon never stopped, smashing everything it swept through, while Blissey also showed its strength, occasionally using its agile movements to dodge attacks and deploy defenses.

“Is that Satoshi really a rookie? He's fighting Kiana Master so evenly! It’s fake, right!”

“Idiot! How could Cloyster's attack be fake? That Blissey's speed and defense are both terrifying!”

“Eight Trigrams Fist? What is that? Is it a new move?!”

While everyone was puzzled, Blissey revealed its combat strength that was drastically different from its cute appearance.

With a slap of her palm on the ice, cracks began to appear, and then the entire ice surface shattered!

“Cloyster, get into the water!”

“Cloyster!”

Seeing Cloyster enter the water, Kiana felt a sense of relief. She couldn't allow Cloyster to get close to Satoshi's Blissey. After all, Satoshi's Blissey was too powerful in close combat. However, she suddenly realized something from Satoshi's slightly raised corner of the mouth.

“No good! Cloyster, get out!”

“Too late! Blissey, use Toxic to infect the entire pool!”

“Lucky!”

As the purple poison was thrown into the water by Blissey, Cloyster jumped onto the ice, its face looking pale.

“Finish it! Egg Bomb!”

“Lucky!”

Blissey took out an egg and threw it towards Cloyster. Kiana could only do her best to salvage the situation.

“Retract into your shell!”

“Cloyster…”

At the last moment before contact with the Egg Bomb, Cloyster retreated into its shell. However, after the explosion subsided, Cloyster lay on the ice, its eyes rolling.

“Cloyster is unable to battle! Oh my God! Kiana Champion's first Legendary Pokémon has been defeated!!!”

“Wow!!!!” *N

It was impossible for the audience not to get excited. They had witnessed the battle firsthand. Those were all real strengths. Cloyster's ice-freezing pool and extreme output of Spikes Cannon would have instantly defeated an ordinary trainer, while Blissey's terrifying destructive power also opened everyone's eyes. To shatter an entire pool and then use poison in this way was unprecedented.

Kasumi stared at the calm and composed Satoshi on the field and couldn't help but say, “So, Satoshi is that strong…”

“Come back, Cloyster. This was my mistake.”

After recalling Cloyster, Kiana looked at Satoshi and said, “I forgot that your Blissey can use Toxic this time.”

“So, what are you going to do? Freezing it again won't work. Blissey is full of energy right now.”

Kiana looked at Satoshi's Blissey, couldn't help but frown. She knew about Blissey's terrifying stamina, but she didn't expect it to have such incredible endurance.

“In that case, Seel, go!”

“Use Light Screen!” *2

As Satoshi and Kiana issued their commands simultaneously, Seel and Blissey used Light Screen at the same time. Satoshi and Kiana looked at each other with a smile. They were thinking the same thing.

“Seel, use Ice Beam!”

“Ugh!”

A pale beam of light quickly shot towards Blissey, while Satoshi calmly said, "Deploy Multiple Light Screens."

“Lucky!”

As Blissey released multiple Light Screens, Seel's Ice Beam had no effect. However, Kiana's attack didn't stop.

“Ice Shard, then Take Down!”

Hearing Kiana's command, Seel instantly sprayed countless Ice Shards towards Blissey to confuse her eyes, then crashed into Blissey.

“Lucky!”

“How is that possible?!” *N

A scene that shocked everyone appeared. After being hit by Take Down, Blissey remained completely unmoved. She even grabbed Seel with her hand. Seeing Kiana, who was equally surprised, Satoshi didn't say anything, but directly said, “Throw him out! Then give him a Solar Beam!”

“You even taught her Solar Beam?!” Kiana didn't expect Satoshi to be so ruthless as to teach Blissey so many skills.

Satoshi took out a black card and said, “Money can do many things.”

While the two were talking, Blissey had already defeated Seel with Solar Beam. Looking at Blissey's Kamehameha-like pose, Satoshi wanted to laugh, but he held it back in the end.

“Come back, Seel. You’re really going overboard, Satoshi. I didn’t expect you to be so serious.”

After recalling Seel, Kiana didn't get angry, just as if a little girl was acting cute. Seeing Kiana like this, Satoshi shivered.

“Alright, who are you going to send out next? Don't let my Blissey sweep three Pokémon!”

“Sorry, I won't let you get your way. Don’t you see that Blissey is all wet?”

Hearing Kiana say that, Satoshi realized that Blissey was covered in water from all the ice-type attacks. Seeing this, Satoshi knew it was bad, because he and Kiana had created the move Water Must Hit!

“No way… Blissey! Use Flamethrower to evaporate the water on your body! Hurry!”

“This time, it’s your turn to be too late, Satoshi! Dragonair, Freeze-Dry!”

“Ugh!”

With a roar from Dragonair, endless ice once again enclosed the battlefield, and Blissey was frozen within it. The Flamethrower in her hand had extinguished.

“It’s appeared! Kiana Master’s Ice-type ultimate move! Freeze-Dry! This is the ultimate move that has made Kanto Dragon-type Champion, Lance, unable to conquer! What will Satoshi do?”

This woman actually used this move…

Looking at the smiling Kiana with some speechless emotion, Satoshi couldn’t believe that she would use the ultimate move that he and she had developed against Blissey.

“You really went all out to deal with Blissey…”

Hearing Satoshi say this, Kiana's smile deepened. She softly said, "Who told you that your Blissey is a big tank? If I didn't control her immediately, she could've continued using Soft-Boiled to heal herself, right?"

“Cut it out, that's why I don’t like fighting acquaintances… Sorry, I’ll withdraw Blissey first…” Satoshi walked onto the field, released Growlithe and Charmeleon, and said, “Use Flamethrower to get Blissey out.”

“Woof!”

“Char!”

With the two little guys using flames to roast, Blissey quickly broke free from the ice. However, she was still a bit frozen. Satoshi put a blanket on her, then asked Charmeleon to use its tail to help her warm up. He then took her off the field and comforted her, “Good job, Blissey, that Water Must Hit move, there’s nothing you could do about it. Get some rest, Kasumi, help me get Blissey a cup of hot chocolate, please.”

Hearing Satoshi's call, Kasumi was stunned for a moment before reacting and said, "Okay!"

Satoshi patted Meowth and said, “It's your turn, Meowth.”

“Understood, Boss.” Meowth looked at Dragonair, wiped his new gold coin, and walked onto the field.