You're Not Planning to Sweep His Whole Team, Are You? (Triple Chapter)

Amid thunderous cheers that shook the stadium.

Lance and Hala stood at opposite ends of the field.

Hala wore a genial smile, looking somewhat amiable and endearing.

Although Hala was the island king of Melemele Island, he possessed none of the imposing air of a superior. Instead, he seemed exceptionally friendly.

At the referee's signal, the two each summoned their first Pokémon.

Boom—!!

Heavy footsteps rang out. Before Hala stood a Poliwrath, a Water-type and Fighting-type Pokémon.

And amid a flash of red light.

What appeared before Lance was a fierce-looking, savage Gyarados.

"Roar—!!"

The deafening roar and terrifying aura caused the Poliwrath opposite it to catch its breath.

Its Intimidate Ability had activated.

It even plunged the entire arena into silence.

But moments later, cheers erupted.

For Fighting-type Pokémon, the impact brought by the Intimidate Ability was no small matter.

It seemed Lance's preparations had been quite thorough.

Moreover, purely in terms of type matchups, Poliwrath was clearly at a disadvantage against Gyarados.

"Gyarados, Dragon Dance!"

Lance made the first move.

"Roar—!!"

Gyarados threw back its head and roared, its momentum climbing to another peak. The entire field shook violently as Gyarados twisted its body.

"Lance's first choice is to have Gyarados boost itself! If the boost succeeds, its already considerable advantage will become extremely obvious!"

"Poliwrath, Double-Edge!"

Hala did not panic and gave his command with calm composure.

Using the speed and power of Double-Edge, Poliwrath rapidly closed in on Gyarados while also placing considerable psychological pressure on it, intending to force Gyarados to worry about being attacked and lose focus on strengthening itself.

But clearly, this move might have been useful against other Trainers, yet it had little effect on Lance and Gyarados.

"Bounce! Quickly!"

As Poliwrath drew close, Lance immediately issued another command the instant he