Glug~
Someone in the audience swallowed hard; they had witnessed the entire match from its inception to its current state.
Now, Dragapult seems like a hunting hawk, constantly launching attacks on Mega Lopunny below, while Mega Lopunny can only passively dodge.
What is the background of that newcomer?
Is this person really not here to fry fish?
From the command post, Bado, watching the Mega Lopunny being chased and attacked, realized something was wrong. He felt like a million ants were crawling all over his body. How could this be so disgusting?
Hit and run?
Can't we just have a fair fight?
He sensed from the start that Roy's Dragapult might not even be Elite Four yet, at most a late-stage Pseudo-Elite Four, but even so, it could still chase after his Mega Lopunny.
Previously, when he obtained the Evolution Stone and Key Stone for Lopunny, he and Bruno conducted a comprehensive test on Mega Lopunny, and it can be said that speed is definitely Mega Lopunny's strength.
However, this speed advantage vanished in the face of Dragapult.
In response, Bado could only command the Mega Lopunny to keep dodging on the ground in order to avoid the attacks falling from the sky.
Also be wary of the two Dreepy hidden in Dragapult's two thrusters, which can transform into adaptive homing crossbow bolts at any moment.
This was definitely the most difficult match he had played today. He had thought that the new Ability his Lopunny gained after Mega Evolution would reverse the feeling of powerlessness that Fighting type Pokémon against Ghost type.
As a result, the Mega Lopunny can't even touch the other rabbit now.
In Bado's eyes, there was almost no difference between not touching the target and touching it without causing harm.
Seeing that he was almost exhausted, Roy shouted to Dragapult, "Dragapult, use Dragon Rush and finish him off!"
But in reality, Roy used Mind Communication to make Dragapult use the Dragon Ascent.
Dragapult, carrying the phantom of a giant dragon on his body, crashed into the Mega Lopunny on the ground. At the same time, he activated the Life Orb within his body. With the blessing of the Life Orb, the phantom of the green dragon solidified a bit.
Is the other side finally going to fight me fair and square?
Seeing this, Bado, unaware of what was happening, also shouted at the Mega Lopunny:
"Lopunny, use High Jump Kick!"
After being led around for more than ten minutes, the Mega Lopunny leaned forward to gather its Stockpile, then suddenly pushed off the ground with both feet and leaped into the air. It tightened one knee and raised it, its body straightening in mid-air, its knee pointing at the phantom of the giant dragon.
Boom!
The two collided in mid-air, the massive energy collision producing a deafening sound, followed by a cloud of dust rising from the aftershocks of the collision.
Just as this energy was about to spread to the audience, a transparent energy shield rose from the edge of the Advanced Division, isolating the energy fluctuations between the battlefield and the audience.
The entire place was so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard.
After the transparent energy shield disappeared, all the spectators in the front row stood up, craning their necks to see clearly who had won and who had lost amidst the dust.
The host wanted to direct Pidgeot to observe and comment on the current battle situation up close, but Pidgeot felt the Pressure emanating from Dragapult's dragon phantom and refused to fly down no matter how the host directed it.
As the smoke and dust dissipated, a dark green figure, carrying the might of a dragon, soared into the sky, flanked by two Dragapult, one named Dreepy.
When everyone's attention returned to the ground, the Mega Lopunny had already reverted from its Mega Evolution form and returned to its normal Lopunny, revealing its round eyes.
Dragapult defeated Mega Lopunny being 5 levels below it, helping Roy win his first battle in Saffron City.
"Lopunny cannot win this battle. The winner of this battle is our newcomer from the Saffron Battle Arena, Roy!"
After the referee made his decision, the host announced the winner of the match.
"Bado... lost?"
"It seems... yes."
A spectator asked his friend the question, only then realizing that Bado had lost to a newcomer to the Arena, even with Mega Evolution.
Moreover, judging from the desperate fighting spirit of both sides just now, there was absolutely no possibility of a fixed match.
Then there's only one explanation: this newcomer is just too overpowered.
Having won the victory, Dragapult flew back to Roy's side at the command post.
Bado threw out Poké Ball and recalled his Lopunny. Although he was a little upset, he still gave Roy a fist bump before stepping down from the command seat.
Being able to accept defeat and let go is a quality his teacher instilled in him from the very beginning, a quality he should possess as Fighting type Pokémon Trainer.
"You brat."
Agatha was somewhat surprised that Roy was able to win the match. She had initially intended to let him get used to the pace of the Saffron Battle Arena, but she didn't expect that this brat would actually defeat Bruno's apprentice.
It's important to know that Bado's Lopunny is not only a higher level than Dragapult, but it also possesses the powerful Mega Evolution system.
Although she was satisfied inside, Agatha didn't show it on the surface. She just told Roy, who had just come down from the command seat, to come back quickly after treating Dragapult, as they still had to travel in a while.
Roy took Dragapult's Poké Ball to the treatment room, knowing only that Dragapult's victory in this battle was a Pyrrhic one.
Bado's Mega Lopunny was very strong. If Dragapult had actually used Dragon Rush Dragon Ascent taught by Rift Caterpillar, the battle would probably have ended in a draw.
Mega Evolution provides such a significant boost to Lopunny, raising its Attack stat from 76 to a whopping 136.
Of the 100-point increase, 60 points went to physical attack, 30 points to speed, and 10 points to physical defense, all of which are effective improvements.
Furthermore, Bado endured the physical strain of Mega Evolution and fought until the end of the match, demonstrating the immense physical benefits of training in Fighting type arts and becoming Fighting type.
But in the end, he was too arrogant. He should have let Dragapult wear down Mega Lopunny a bit more and try to kill it directly, so that he wouldn't have to put Dragapult at risk.
Roy made up his mind that if he encountered this situation again, he would have to play it safe, since Dragapult only had this one ultimate move that could counter Mega Lopunny.