Poliwrath was speechless. He had spent more than a decade talking big, only to get shown up by a youngster today?
What the hell was that?!
"Croak!"
[You can talk all you want, but it won't help. Let's settle this in a fight!]
Can't win the argument? Then let's fight!
Poliwrath was ready for battle. If he couldn't win with words, he'd have to fight!
Greninja smiled faintly. The pre-battle trash talk had done its job.
The frog across from him was rattled!
"Croak!"
[Little Master, let's fight!]
A good Trainer had to learn to listen to his Pokémon.
Xu Mu heard him and knew it was time for him to do his job.
"All right, Greninja! Battle Bond!"
No more talk. Once the battle began, they would go all out.
That was what Charizard had taught them.
Water swirled around Greninja's body as he completed the Bond Phenomenon.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Same old tactic, same old opening.
Shadow Clone Technique first, followed by Giant Rasenshuriken.
One move was enough if you mastered it. Even though his opponent knew the Shadow Clones were solid and their attacks could land,
he still couldn't dodge them!
Greninja's move wasn't something you could counter just by watching a few matches.
"Poliwrath, Dig!"
The unnamed contestant reacted decisively. He must have watched plenty of Xu Mu's match footage beforehand.
The moment he saw Greninja's signature move, he ordered Dig without hesitation.
Xu Mu smiled when Poliwrath burrowed underground.
At the highest levels of competition, almost no Trainer chose to use moves like Dig or Fly.
Their drawbacks were too great!
"Greninja, Stomp!"
Greninja didn't know Earthquake, but he could use Stomp. Like Earthquake, it worked against an opponent using Dig.
And it dealt double damage!
"Protect!"
His opponent countered at once.
They were both