Teleport Slash Gallade's Special Talent

A red flash swept past.

Two figures landed on the Black City Gym's battle field almost at the same time.

There was little need to say much about Luo Mu's Mimikyu.

If Luo Mu had not called out, its faint presence might have gone unnoticed.

But the Pokémon Looker sent out took Luo Mu by surprise.

Luo Mu had thought Looker would send out his signature Pokémon, Bronzong, which was why he had settled for Mimikyu instead of Ceruledge.

After all, for a Steel Type and Psychic Type Bronzong, the Fire Type and Ghost-type Ceruledge was practically its natural counter.

Even Bronzong's considerable defenses would not change that.

But now, standing before him and Mimikyu was a proud Psychic warrior radiating sharpness from head to toe—Gallade!

Gallade's coloring was quite similar to Gardevoir's. Its upper body was green, while its lower body was white.

Its torso might have looked slender, but its broad, rounded hips and powerful legs made it clear that its raw strength was far from weak.

Its head resembled a gladiator's helmet, with a white face and a pale cyan crest. Its chest and back bore red protrusions similar to Gardevoir's.

Most noteworthy were its hook-shaped arms. The freely extendable blades at its elbows were Gallade's greatest weapons.

Gallade was also of the same species as Gardevoir, a Psychic Type and Fighting Type Pokémon that only male Ralts could evolve into.

—So it was still a complete counter.

Luo Mu had never expected that the judgment he made based on his understanding of Looker would backfire on him this time.

A Pokémon like Gallade, the "prototype" of Iron Warrior, was clearly better suited for Ceruledge to handle.

Still, Luo Mu did not become careless just because he held the type advantage.

After all, Looker was among the