Mo Yan and Mo Yan, The Meowth Showdown

"We just enjoyed an exciting battle, and I think we also need to calm down and wait for the next match to start, by the way patching up the huge crater left behind by the previous battle."

Staff members quickly entered the field to repair the huge crater Haunter made with [Shadow Ball]. After all, this was the Baby Cup, and the organizers never expected to see this kind of competitor in the Baby Cup, literally blasting a huge crater into a battlefield that had already been reinforced once.

"Thanks to the hard work of our staff, the field has been repaired. Let's invite the next pair of contestants to enter."

The commentator said jokingly.

"A very coincidental thing, the two contestants are named Mo Yan and Mo Yan respectively. Everyone, please don't think I mispronounced it—one Mo Yan uses the Yan of two fires, and the other Mo Yan uses the Yan of rock."

Hearing the commentator's words, the two contestants stood up, looked at each other in surprise, and then walked toward the field.

"Both contestants, release your Pokémon."

"Come out, Meowth."

"Come out, Meowth."

Seeing the situation on the field, the commentator shouted excitedly.

"What am I seeing, everyone, what are we seeing?!"

"Not only do the two contestants have homophonic names, but their Pokémon are also Meowth. However, between the two Meowth, Mo Yan's is in its Alolan Form, and Mo Yan's is in its Galarian Form. It can be said to be a huge coincidence."

On the field, the two of them were also very surprised. Not only were their names homophonous, even their Pokémon were the same, just in different forms. This was... a once-in-a-lifetime coincidence.

Pokémon: Meowth (Alolan Form)
Gender: Male
Type: Dark type
Ability: Rattled (When hit by a Dark-type, Ghost-type, or Bug-type attack, it gets rattled and its Speed increases; triggers on each hit of consecutive moves, and also increases Speed when intimidated.)
Aptitude: Purple
Basic Moves: Fake Out, Growl, Feint, Scratch, Pay Day, Bite, Taunt, Pursuit
Egg Moves: Parting Shot, Flail, Flatter, Dig

Pokémon: Meowth (Galarian Form)
Gender: Male
Type: Steel type
Ability: Tough Claws (Powers up contact moves.)
Aptitude: Purple
Basic Moves: Fake Out, Growl, Hone Claws, Scratch, Pay Day, Metal Claw, Taunt, Swagger
Egg Moves: Double-Edge, Flail, Night Slash, Covet

"Meowth—use Fake Out."

"Meowth—use Fake Out."

Both sides simultaneously commanded their Pokémon to use the move.

The two Meowth also rushed out simultaneously, slapped each other at the same time, and both fell into the flinching state.

Mo Yan:?

Mo Yan:?

The two of them froze for a moment, then simultaneously commanded.

"Meowth—use Taunt."

"Meowth—use Taunt."

The two Meowth once again extended their index fingers and beckoned at each other (Come on over!).

The commentator was also amused.

"Dear audience, not only do these two share many coincidences, but their coordination is also quite high."

"First, after entering the field, both used the move [Fake Out], and then they simultaneously used [Taunt] to seal the opponent's status moves. Are these two by any chance biological brothers?"

"However, one must admit that using [Taunt] to seal status moves puts the Alolan Form Meowth at a disadvantage."

"The Alolan Form Meowth mainly relies on high speed and status moves to restrict opponents before outputting damage, so this puts it at a bit of a disadvantage."

"On the contrary, the Galarian Form Meowth is a Steel type, and it doesn't have as many status moves. Aside from speed, both its attack and defense are higher than those of the Alolan Form Meowth, and it prefers head-on clashes."

The two Meowth turned their heads back simultaneously to look at their Trainers, looking somewhat confused as well.

"Meowth—use Bite."

"Meowth—use Night Slash."

Alolan Meowth was faster, closing in on Galarian Meowth and biting down directly, while Galarian Meowth successfully landed [Night Slash] as a critical hit, scoring a critical blow.

Alolan Meowth flew backward. The resistances of the Steel type were still higher than those of the Dark type, not to mention that [Night Slash] dealt critical damage, combined with the blessing of the [Tough Claws] Ability, making the damage extremely high.

Meanwhile, Alolan Meowth was hit by a Dark-type move, successfully triggering the [Tough Claws]—wait, triggering the [Rattled] Ability to raise its Speed by one stage.

Mo Yan did not want to clash head-on with Mo Yan's Galar Meowth. His Alolan Meowth was not suited for close combat, and a direct brawl offered no advantage.

However, Mo Yan was unwilling to let up. He had finally used Taunt to seal the opponent's status moves, so why not strike while the iron was hot?

Regardless of whether it was his Steel type resistances or his Tough Jaws ability boosting close combat, he would not come out at a disadvantage.

"Meowth, use Night Slash!"

"Meowth, dodge! Don't engage him!"

Both sides issued commands simultaneously, and a bizarre scene unfolded on the field. Galar Meowth, its claws glowing with dark energy, chased relentlessly after Alolan Meowth.

Relying on its superior speed, Alolan Meowth led Galar Meowth on a merry chase all over the arena.

"Awooo!"

Galar Meowth grew furious. No matter how hard it ran, it simply couldn't catch up, and it let out an angry roar at Alolan Meowth (╬◣д◢).

Alolan Meowth acted extremely cunningly. Noticing that the opponent truly couldn't catch it, it would run for a bit, put some distance between them, and then stop to wait for the other side. As soon as Galar Meowth charged again, it would bolt once more, playing with the nearly infuriated Galar Meowth in this fashion.

Mo Yan felt rather helpless. After so much time had passed, the duration of Taunt had expired, so he commanded,

"Meowth, use Hone Claws!"

"Meowth, use Parting Shot!"

Galar Meowth angrily sharpened its claws, while Alolan Meowth put its hands on its hips and gloated at Galar Meowth,

"Meow, meow-meow, meow-meow-meow-meow!"

Galar Meowth grew even angrier. A stream of light flashed across its body, stripping away its newly increased Attack stat. Not only that, but its Special Attack was also lowered as a side effect.

None of that mattered; what mattered was that the opposing Meowth dared to talk trash to it? As if he hadn’t just been the one running for his life!

Looking at the hopping-mad Meowth, Mo Yan felt rather helpless. The opposing Meowth really knew how to play psychological games—how was he supposed to fight this?

"Meowth, use Pay Day!"

"Meowth, use Flatter!"

Galar Meowth concentrated its energy, conjuring a black coin from its forehead. Catching the coin, Galar Meowth hurled it with all its might at the opposing Meowth.

"Bang!"

The coin struck Alolan Meowth squarely on the forehead, cutting off the flattery it was about to spout.

Before Alolan Meowth could even get angry, Galar Meowth smiled smugly at it, raised its right hand, turned to Mo Yan, and said,

"Meowth, meow-meow-meow."

Mo Yan was slightly dazed. "You're saying... you won't fight anymore? You want to forfeit?"

Galar Meowth nodded rapidly.

Then Mo Yan smiled wryly and nodded, signaling to the referee that he wished to forfeit.

"The Great Britain Island Meowth forfeits! The Hawaii Island Meowth wins!"

Hearing the referee's verdict, Mo Yan looked affectionately at his Meowth and took out a Poké Ball to recall it.

Before the red beam of the Poké Ball reached it, Galar Meowth pulled a smug face at the still-dazed Alolan Meowth across the field, then returned to the Poké Ball.

Now it was Alolan Meowth's turn to fly into a rage, pointing straight at the Poké Ball in Mo Yan's hand.

"Meow-meow-meow! Meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-meow!"

Seeing this, Mo Yan sprinted onto the field, scooped up Alolan Meowth, and hurried toward the exit while soothing it.

The spectators in the stands laughed themselves silly, having never witnessed such a bizarre battle before.

PS: Students who found this chapter a bit confusing can check the comments for a classmate named "Yi Yueming." He provided the cameo, chose the names, and picked the Pokémon.

I, Looker, solemnly pledge that this matter has nothing to do with me (∩_).