The Annihilape swung its fist, imbued with Fighting type energy, the wind whistling as it slammed into the belly of the Ursaring.
Then, a barrage of fierce punches, elbow strikes, and knee strikes rained down, each blow slamming into the broad chest, shoulders, and abdomen of the Ursaring.
At such close range, the Ursaring had no way to dodge, and turning around only exposed its back to the other party.
Under the relentless onslaught of the Annihilape, he could only raise his arms to protect his head.
In the final moments of the attack, the immense force emanating from the Annihilape's fist forced the Ursaring to retreat repeatedly.
The final knee strike sent the Ursaring flying into the air, a scene mirroring the earlier attack on the Dusclops.
However, the Ursaring wasn't so resilient. It had already lost half of its life force due to its Belly Drum, and upon landing, its circled eyes were exposed, rendering it unable to fight.
The old man was shocked that his opponent had defeated his Ursaring in a single move, and he also couldn't understand what kind of skill the Annihilape had used when it appeared from behind the shadows.
Shouldn't Ghost type moves be ineffective against Normal type Pokémon?
Countless questions formed in the old man's mind, but no one at the scene could answer them for him.
After defeating the Ursaring, the Annihilape's aura surged, and its entire aura changed, allowing it to break through to the level of a mid-tier Elite Four on the spot.
At the same time, because of the Close Combat just now, both his Special Defense and physical defense have decreased.
But it doesn't matter anymore. The enemy's main damage dealer has disappeared, and now only a support is left. Annihilape has set his sights on the Miltank.
When the scarlet eyes looked at Miltank had already run almost to Ursaring's side.
She had originally intended to help the Ursaring regain its strength by Milk Drink, but now that it had already lost its ability to fight, it was no use at all.
When the Annihilape looked at him, Miltank trembled uncontrollably, fear spreading through his heart.
Moreover, this was within the Trick Room; she simply couldn't outrun the Annihilape.
The Annihilape on the field first loosened its shoulders, Spit Up a puff of white breath from its nostrils, and then slowly walked towards the Miltank.
Despite his fear, Miltank's fists were engulfed in flames as he prepared to fight the Annihilape.
However, it's obvious that Miltank is overthinking things. In terms of Fighting type skills alone, ten Miltank wouldn't be as good as one Annihilape.
What followed was a complete and utter defeat; Miltank's Fire Punch landed just before Annihilape arrived.
The Annihilape dodged to the side, and at the same time, using the arm that was supporting the Miltank, it threw the Miltank to the ground with a Vital Throw.
After Annihilape's Cross Chop followed by two Drain Punch, Miltank finally collapsed to the ground, losing its ability to fight.
After both Pokémon lost their ability to battle, a pink energy appeared above Miltank and Ursaring's heads. This energy was the Ability that Dusclops, and it returned to their respective bodies.
As time passed, the Dusclops's Skill Swap traits became ineffective, along with the Trick Room that had enveloped the field from the beginning.
Seeing this, the referee had no choice but to announce the final outcome:
"Miltank is incapacitated. The winner of this round is the challenger, Roy!!!"
The old man retrieved his Miltank and the Ursaring. He already knew the final outcome when the Ursaring lost its fighting ability, and his tone became relieved:
"Roy, congratulations on your victory. This old man is getting old; it's time for you young people to take over."
Then, the old man took out a Regular Badge with a faceted red gemstone from his pocket and handed it to Roy.
Like the Orange Badge of Vermilion City, the diamond-shaped Badge also has an "S" symbol engraved on its border, representing that Roy is challenging the Goldenrod Gym, which is the most difficult one.
Second Regular Badge, got it!
Whitney had just returned from the Pokémon Center, accompanied by her Miltank and Roy's Froslass, each of them holding an ice cream cone.
The Miltank skillfully held the waffle cone bucket and put the three different flavored ice cream scoops into its mouth.
When Whitney saw the Badge with the "S" engraving on Roy's hand, she was surprised that her grandfather had also lost to Roy.
In Whitney's mind, her grandfather was the strongest Pokémon Trainer she had ever seen, and now he had lost to Roy. It seemed that her loss just now was not unjust at all.
"Grandpa, you lost too?"
Hearing Whitney's cheerful voice, the old man watched his granddaughter eating ice cream and grinning foolishly. Then he turned around and saw Roy, who was retrieving the Annihilape and the Dusclops.
He still couldn't believe that the other person was only a few days older than his granddaughter, yet their strength was so far inferior.
Is it true that outdoor travel is a better way to train Pokémon Trainer?
The old man couldn't help but sigh, wishing his granddaughter could be like Roy, then he wouldn't have to worry about what would happen after he passed away.
"You're still laughing? If you had half of Roy's strength, I wouldn't even need to worry about whether you'd inherit the Gym. Otherwise, after I'm gone..."
The old man's scolding voice was tinged with affection.
There was a feeling of wanting to give her a good scolding but being afraid of going too far and hurting Whitney's feelings, so he had to hold back his tone.
"Grandpa, what are you saying! You'll definitely live to be a hundred! I want you to be the referee at the Gym then."
Hearing his granddaughter's flattering voice, the old man suddenly felt that strength and power weren't so important anymore.
With him around, no one can bully his granddaughter!
However, they overlooked the feelings of one of the people.
The referee, forced to resign, looked utterly helpless; no one had considered his feelings at all.
Isn't he a human being?