Beedrill vs. Heracross (Please Bookmark, Please Vote)

The battle was about to begin. Eichi took out the remote and turned off the gravity, and Beedrill's whole body relaxed.

In an instant, its body became lighter, and its fighting spirit soared.

Heracross attacked first, using Bullet Seed on Beedrill.

Seeds sprayed out like machine-gun fire. Eichi said, "Beedrill, Agility."

Beedrill used Agility and vanished in an instant, dodging the Bullet Seed.

Seeing Beedrill evade, Heracross did not stop and continued using Bullet Seed.

Most of the seeds were dodged, but Heracross kept firing Bullet Seed as if they cost nothing.

Although many were evaded, the barrage was too dense, and one or two seeds still struck Beedrill.

After a while, Heracross finally ran out of Bullet Seed.

The moment it finished using Bullet Seed, Heracross did not stop. Following right behind the attack, it launched a Horn Attack at Beedrill.

Heracross charged at Beedrill at incredible speed. Eichi shouted, "Come on! Beedrill, use Fury Attack!"

Beedrill immediately gathered energy into its tail stinger and rammed toward Heracross. All they heard was—

"Bang!"

The two stopped in place, evenly matched. Neither gained the upper hand.

Then came another Horn Attack, and Eichi had Beedrill use Fury Attack again.

The two Pokémon collided once more.

It was the same result—neither had the advantage.

Then Heracross used Horn Attack on Beedrill again.

This time, Eichi did not choose to meet it head-on. If this continued, Beedrill would definitely lose.

He ordered, "Beedrill, use Agility to dodge it, then use Twin Needles."

After using Agility, Beedrill's body became even lighter. It easily dodged the Horn Attack, and Heracross struck only an afterimage.

By the time Heracross realized it, Beedrill was already behind it. Its Twin Needles swung, aiming to deal the greatest damage in the shortest time.

If Heracross were hit, it might trigger Beedrill's Sniper Ability, and the battle could end in an instant.

Just as Heracross was about to be struck, it shifted its body slightly.

It dodged one needle, then slashed fiercely at Beedrill with one arm.

"Aerial Ace!"

Faced with Heracross's Aerial Ace, Beedrill could only use its other needle to attack instead of defend. The attacks of the two Pokémon collided again.

Both Pokémon retreated some distance.

Eichi said, "Was that Aerial Ace just now?"

This Heracross was no simple opponent! It attacked with restraint and could swiftly counterattack when attacked, having formed its own battle rhythm.

Heracross, whose speed was inferior, quickly realized that it could not keep up with Beedrill. So it remained where it was and waited for Beedrill to attack first.

Beedrill used Agility repeatedly, constantly searching for an opening.

But whenever it was about to strike, Heracross's Aerial Ace interrupted it.

Eichi became very curious about this Heracross. He wanted it and planned to capture it.

But first, he had to defeat it before he could capture it.

Fighting such a powerful Pokémon had already made Beedrill excited. Feeling its emotions, Eichi said, "Beedrill, use Pin Missile."

Five sharp needles formed behind Beedrill. At the same time, Heracross also formed five sharp needles behind itself.

Heracross was using Pin Missile too. The two Pokémon's Pin Missiles collided, and neither hit the other.

Both sides continued firing Pin Missile. Some needles landed in the surrounding soil, kicking up a cloud of dust that blocked Eichi and Beedrill's vision.

In an instant, Heracross charged out of the dust cloud and launched a Horn Attack at Beedrill.

Eichi also had Beedrill use Twin Needles to block it, resulting in another fierce collision.

Both sides retreated some distance. Eichi said, "Beedrill, now! Fury Attack!"

Beedrill gathered purple energy around its tail stinger and charged fiercely at Heracross.

Unable to dodge, Heracross took Beedrill's Fury Attack head-on.

Taking advantage of being at close range with Beedrill, Heracross used Night Slash as well.

It raised its right arm and slashed fiercely at Beedrill. Beedrill hurriedly used its other needle to block Heracross's slash.

The force sent both sides back some distance, and Heracross disappeared into the dust cloud.

Eichi had Beedrill flap its wings to blow the dust away. Strangely, Heracross did not attack during the process.

Once the dust cloud had completely dispersed, Heracross was nowhere to be seen.

Eichi murmured, "It left. How strange—it challenged us to a battle for no reason."

"Now it left before we even decided a winner, even though we could have kept fighting?"

By then, the sky was nearly completely dark, and Eichi had to hurry down the mountain.

Otherwise, his father would worry. He temporarily pushed the matter of Heracross to the back of his mind.

He hurriedly led Beedrill out of Viridian Forest.

After Eichi ran off, a shadow appeared where he had fought. Beside it stood the Heracross from earlier.

Today, Eichi had something to do, so he went to Beautiful Nursery and eagerly greeted every employee he passed.

After chatting with Aunt Keiko for a while, Eichi went to find Amelie.

Amelie was still in her office. She had been reading, and when she saw Eichi, she greeted him elegantly.

Then she congratulated him, "I haven't congratulated you on getting into Silver Academy yet!"

"When the time comes, I'll give you a Present."

Eichi said in surprise, "A Present! Thank you, Sister Amelie."

Then Eichi added, "Sister Amelie, I got some honey. Do you need any?"

Amelie replied casually, "Oh, honey?"

Amelie knew Eichi definitely would not try to fob her off with ordinary honey.

Then Eichi took three bottles of honey from his backpack. Seeing them, Amelie took a spoon from a drawer, opened one bottle, scooped out a little, and tasted it.

"This is Special Grade Honey!"

"Where did you get it?"

Eichi said, "From a Beedrill colony in Viridian Forest."

Then Eichi told Amelie about the Poaching Gang and what had happened yesterday.

After hearing it, Amelie drew in a sharp breath. "You really are full of surprises."

"I've never heard of anyone becoming friends with a Beedrill colony. Ordinary people always take a detour when they see one, yet you actually became friends with them."

After calming herself down, Amelie said, "So you want to sell the honey to me."

Eichi said, "Yes."

Amelie said, "Sure. Special Grade Honey is quite rare. This kind of honey sells for ten thousand per 100 milliliters in stores."

"My Breeding House needs it too. Remember to sell it to me if you get more next time!"

"I'll buy it at the store price. There are three liters in total, so that's three hundred thousand."