After introducing Roy, the host rode Charizard to Roy's opponent, the little girl Xiaonan.
With her adorable appearance, Xiaonan won cheers from the audience as soon as she appeared, especially after the host introduced Xiaonan as a Psychic type individual.
Upon seeing the appearance of a Psychic type individual, the audience erupted in even more enthusiastic cheers and gasps of surprise than before. They had already heard that there would Psychic type individuals at this year's Edge Cup, but they never expected to encounter one today.
Without further ado, let's wait and see who emerges victorious!
After saying that, the host rode Charizard into the sky above the arena.
The referee watched as the announcer flew into the air and then announced the start of the match.
Roy sent out his own Dusclops, a one-eyed Mummy covered in bandages, which appeared on the battlefield.
Upon seeing the Dusclops's crimson single eye, everyone felt their sanity level drop slightly.
"Please, Gallade."
Xiaonan sent out a Gallade with a head shaped like a gladiator's helmet, a white face and a light blue crown, and retractable Gallade at its elbows.
Gallade's appearance immediately contrasts sharply with Dusclops's.
One is a white-clad knight of justice, the other is an evil one-eyed Mummy bound in bandages; it goes without saying who is more popular.
"Go, Xiaonan!"
"Xiaonan, beat that Mummy to a pulp!"
"Is this a Psychic type Pokémon?"
Roy also felt the enthusiastic cheers from the audience Gallade's cool appearance, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
Yes, yes, yes! You should cheer like that, the louder the cheers, the more Popularity Points you'll Harvest later.
System Scan
Pokémon Gallade
Level: 49
Sex: Male
Ability: Justified (When attacked by Dark type move, Attack increases due to a sense of justice.)
Skills: Slash, Leer, Confusion, Teleport, Double Team, Leaf Blade, Night Slash, Stored Power, Fury Cutter, Aerial Ace, Wide Guard, Swords Dance, Psycho Cut, Assist, Feint
Items to carry: Twisted Spoon
Egg Move: Mystical Fire, Shadow Sneak
Individual Values: 18
Technical Machine /Skill Transfer: Drain Punch, Fire Punch, Poison Jab, Thunder Punch
Roy laughed; he didn't know how his opponent was going to fight.
Judging from the System Panel, the opponent only has one Night Slash skill, so I need to be careful.
After Gallade appeared, Xiaonan emitted a Psychic type fluctuation, connecting with Gallade on the field, just like the Psychic type girl she met in the Safari Zone.
It's clear that the opponent is using Psychic type to Mind Communication and command Gallade in battle.
Do you have any blessings?
Roy also silently stared at the little girl opposite him, Mind Communication with his Dusclops.
The audience had no idea what the two were doing; weren't these two even controlling their Pokémon?
Xiaonan noticed a strange energy emanating from Roy and wondered if he was also a Psychic type.
As before, Dusclops immediately activated Trick Room upon entering the arena, a huge pink space covering half of the battlefield.
Within the Trick Room, the Dusclops moved at lightning speed.
To be on the safe side, Xiaonan didn't let Gallade enter Trick Room, but instead commanded Gallade to use its only ranged move Mystical Fire, to attack the opponent.
Gallade unleashed several flaming blades from the blades on its arms.
However, the Dusclops flew so fast within the Trick Room that the sword energy imbued with Mystical Fire couldn't even touch its opponent.
Seeing this, Xiaonan stopped wasting her energy and directly used Mind Communication to command:
Gallade, use Swords Dance!
Gallade swung her twin blades, the elbow blades fully extended, gleaming with a pale pink halo, her arms moving in alternating or Synchronize circular motions.
"Dusclops, use Shadow Ball to interrupt him."
Two Shadow Ball materialized in the two large hands of the Dusclops. These Shadow Ball were different from those of the Misdreavus, which could fire continuously and change size.
They were just two very ordinary Shadow Ball, about the size of a palm.
However, when releasing it, Dusclops first slowly throws the Shadow Ball from its left hand, and then forcefully throws the Shadow Ball from its right hand.
This results in the first Shadow Ball being very slow, while the second Shadow Ball, thrown later, is very fast.
This alternating fast and slow pace left Xiaonan in a dilemma.
Her Gallade was already halfway through her Swords Dance, and the first Shadow Ball was quite slow, so she should be able to complete the Swords Dance before the Shadow Ball arrived... right?
Seeing that Xiaonan did not give him the command to dodge, Gallade continued to swing his twin blades. Just as the light from the blades on his elbows grew increasingly intense and the Swords Dance was about to enter its final stage.
The Shadow Ball was moving at a very slow speed, crashed directly into Gallade, and a cold energy seeped into Gallade's body.
Gallade's Swords Dance, which it was about to complete, was forced to stop, and then a slow Shadow Ball followed closely behind, hitting Gallade once again.
Although Dusclops's Special Attack isn't high, with the boost from its STAB moves and type advantage, it still managed to give Gallade a tough time.
The fast and slow sword techniques just now clearly left Xiaonan completely bewildered.
Roy's intention was to give Xiaonan the illusion that she could complete the enhancement before the Shadow Ball arrived, but in reality, the second Shadow Ball was the killing move.
No way? Is it really that underhanded?