Fierce Battle with Gliscor

"Spinarak, String Shot into a web! Larvitar, Rock Slide!"

"Chirp chirp!"

"Lari!"

With Sato's extra training, Spinarak's level had risen quickly at first. Its reactions were no longer as dull as they had been From The Beginning, and it gradually gained the intimidation a poisonous spider ought to have.

In the Sky, several Gligar scattered and Escaped, but there were always a few unlucky ones, wrapped tightly in Spinarak's web.

Rock Slide Attacked. Though the spider silk snapped, not a single Gligar inside escaped. The precise Rock Slide covered every Gligar.

"Gulai!"

The weaker Gligar were Directly Incapacitated. Only one remained, its Thin Wings still covered in plenty of spider silk that hindered its movements as it Wavered in the air.

Spinarak consciously used Poison Sting, taking away the last of its opponent's stamina.

Sato watched The Rest of the Gligar flee into the distance, then recalled the Poké Balls holding Zorua and Haunter in his hands.

"Chirp chirp!"

Spinarak ran up to Sato with Tears in its eyes, showing him the wounds from the sneak attack and Humming and Muttering in grievance.

"Alright, you'll be fine as soon as we put some medicine on it."

"Lari!"

Larvitar Patted Spinarak from the side, putting on the airs of a Big Brother.

"Larvitar, you did well. Your Rock Slide is getting more and more proficient."

"La... Lari!"

Larvitar turned its back, stubbornly acting as though Sato's sudden praise was merely expected.

"Gulai!"

Suddenly, a cry Far More imposing than that of an ordinary Gligar Attacked from nearby. Sato's body tensed sharply, and he hugged Spinarak and Larvitar as he rolled across the ground.

"Crack!"

Sato looked up to see the large tree ahead had been chopped clean through. Without hesitation, he released Zorua at the First Time. "Zorua, Fake Tears!"

"Kuwuwuwu~"

Sato took the chance to get up and search for the opponent. In the air Not Far Away behind him, a large purple scorpion stared from afar at the wailing Larvitar, a trace of confusion flashing through its eyes.

"Gliscor? What a rare Pokemon!" Rather than getting angry, Sato was somewhat excited.

Wild Gliscor were extremely rare, because few people knew how Gligar evolved into Gliscor. Most People even referred to Gliscor separately as Gliding Gliscor, believing there was no connection between Gligar and Gliscor.

"Zorua, Dark Pulse!"

"Kuso!"

Zorua stopped crying and fired an Extremely Fast Dark Pulse, directly striking the Gliscor before it could react.

Gliscor did not fly by flapping its wings, but by gliding on the wind. The advantage was that flying consumed almost no stamina, but the disadvantage was that its flight path could easily be analyzed by trainers Good At Air Battle!

"Gulai!"

Gliscor flew into a rage. Dark Pulse hurt badly, after all. It had never seen a Pokemon like Zorua, but judging by its size, Gliscor did not take Zorua seriously at all.

"Zorua, Scary Face!"

"Ku!"

Scary Face activated. Gliscor, which took the move head-on, froze abruptly, feeling for an instant As If Being stared down by Tyranitar.

But from Sato's perspective, Zorua had merely bared its teeth at Gliscor and frightened it stiff.

"Again, Dark Pulse!"

"Kuso!"

"Gulai!"

Gliscor used its thick tail to change direction and dodged the Dark Pulse. After being frustrated again and again, flames practically burst from its mouth as it viciously bit at Zorua!

Even affected by Scary Face, Gliscor was still faster than Zorua. Sato could see clearly that Gliscor was already an Elite Level Pokemon; it would not be easy to deal with! "Zorua, hold steady! Watch carefully, then jump away!"

"Ku!"

A small body had its advantages as well. Fire Fang looked ferocious, but after biting several times, it did not touch even a hair of Zorua.

The instant Sato saw Fire Fang could no longer be maintained and dissipated, he quickly Commanded, "Foul Play!"

"Ku!"

Zorua, which had been retreating all this time, advanced instead. Foul Play activated, commandeering Gliscor's strength as its hard Large Pincers smashed viciously into its own head! "Duang!"

Zorua shuddered. The sound alone hurt to hear, making Gliscor's Attack Power easy to imagine. And Foul Play was an essential move for defeating the strong with the weak!

"Gulai!"

Burning with rage, Gliscor took to the air again. This time, its body was wrapped in a faint white current of air. Acrobatics, activated! "Zorua, use Dark Pulse to harass it!"

"Ku!"

Dark Pulse activated, but when a Pokemon carried no item, Acrobatics was not only immensely powerful—its Evasion Ability was absurdly strong as well.

Dark Pulse returned without results, while Zorua was directly Repelled by a single strike!

Sato clenched his fist. He was waiting. Zorua was at the crucial point of its breakthrough; As Long As it withstood Gliscor's pressure, it could evolve! "Ku... So!"

Next Second, white light burst forth. Zorua, on the verge of a breakthrough, directly began evolving. Sato threw out the Poké Ball already in his hand, and Haunter Appeared In Front Of Gliscor. It had to ensure that Zorua's evolution was not disturbed.

"Dark Power, Blood Feeding!"

With a dagger in hand, Sato unceremoniously slashed himself. Blood gushed out like a spring, but not a single drop fell to the ground. Instead, it voluntarily flew toward Zorua within the light! Having absorbed blood containing pure Dark-type Energy, Zorua's evolutionary light grew several shades brighter.

The white light lasted nearly half a minute before slowly fading away. What Came Into View was an abnormally large, giant fox standing on two legs.

Zoroark!

The bead-like band around Zoroark's head was its Energy Crystal, as important as the pearl on Ampharos's tail. Yet Sato's Zoroark had a "headband" that was not cyan, but Blood Red!

"Ku!"

Zoroark cried out excitedly. As a Pokemon that could evolve only once, it had undergone a qualitative transformation. Reaching Elite Level was Beyond Doubt, and after absorbing such a large amount of Sato's blood at once, even Zoroark's talent limit had improved to a degree!

"Kuku!"

"Jiejie~"

Haunter thoughtfully dispersed the Shadow Ball in its hand, returning the opponent who had originally belonged to Zorua.

"Gulai..."

Gliscor looked at Haunter, which was no weaker than itself, then at Zoroark, which faintly radiated a powerful pressure. It somewhat wanted to run away.

"Ku!"

Zoroark would not let it go. Having just evolved, it needed a victory to release the hot blood in its heart!

Its powerful legs exploded into motion. Next Moment, Zoroark had Appeared In Front Of Gliscor, its Right Hand coated in a layer of pure Dark-type Energy. Sucker Punch, attack!

"Gulai!"

In its haste, Gliscor could only cross its pincers to block, avoiding greater damage!

"Bang!"

Gliscor was Repelled. Using the recoil, Zoroark landed quickly, then its body compressed like a spring—lowering itself, charging! It was Sucker Punch again, striking Gliscor fiercely once more—a Critical Hit!

Clean and Crisp, Gliscor was defeated!

Thanks to reader Deep Sea Eugen for the 500 Book Coin donation!! Thanks everyone for your recommendation support!! The little fox had evolved—ugly but handsome Zoroark had arrived!