novelraw Chapter 215 How could there be such a disgusting move as trait swapping!
Chapter 215 How could there be such a disgusting move as trait swapping!
Chapter 215 How could there be such a disgusting move as trait swapping!
The moment Wu Song spoke, Qing Yu already understood his intention. It was a choice: either risk being pierced by the Holy Sword or release the Bronze Bell and use the Trick Space.
Without a doubt, this is an open conspiracy.
Because Qingyu couldn't afford to risk Slaking being instantly killed to intercept a magic space that wouldn't be useful until the future—in other words...
Wusong would rather give up Gallade than let Bronze Bell open Trick Room and gain the first move.
There's definitely something fishy going on.
Even knowing this, Qingyu had no choice but to accept the exchange and decisively commanded Slaking to use Shadow Claw to attack Gallade.
In the game, Pokémon battles are essentially a game between two trainers, and since it's a game, there will obviously be trade-offs.
In previous battles, Qingyu was able to crush his opponents all the way. In addition to his own good command ability, the fact that his tactics were not predicted by others was also a key factor in his victory.
But this time it didn't work. Slacker was too conspicuous, and Gosho was always on guard, so his tactical arrangements were constantly being disrupted.
Even though he had successfully used the ability to swap traits, he had no choice but to accept Wusong's "risking his life for speed".
After recalling Medicham, which had acquired the Sloth ability, Aoba quickly deployed Alolan Raichu.
If the game had already incorporated the Mega Evolution mechanic by this point, and Mega Evolution caused the ability to revert back to Yoga Power, then Qingyu wouldn't need to be replaced.
Çalhana can learn Trick Room, which can directly cancel out the Trick Room used by Bronze Bell. This is the only way to break the effect of that move.
Unfortunately, the opportunity is gone now.
Slaking unleashed a powerful claw strike, unleashing Ghost-type energy that is incredibly effective against Psychic powers, instantly annihilating Gallade.
Slaking's offensive capabilities are already quite good, and with the added boost from the Yoga Power ability and type advantage, the power of this claw attack is absolutely terrifying. Gallade would even owe it at least one life!
While the two sides were locked in fierce combat, the slowest bronze bell slowly condensed its power, and soon countless wondrous supernatural energies expanded outwards, forming a wondrous reversed space.
[It's here! It's Wusong Tianwang's specialty: spatial tactics!]
It is said that back then, Wu Song, relying on his spatial abilities, managed to take two points from the newly crowned champion, Zhu Lan, which was more powerful than the previous four Heavenly Kings combined.
【Wow, if that's the case, how terrifying must the Sinnoh Moe Moe who has a special relationship with Yu-sensei be in terms of battle power?】
[You can tell from her winning the Dragon-type Master Tournament, right? The Cynthia champion is truly amazing!]
So, are the strong ones at the top or at the bottom?
[Something's not right with you, get out!]
Under the influence of Trick Room, Alolan Reichu, currently the fastest in theory, will be the slowest to act, followed by Slaking.
On the contrary, the heavy bronze bell can reliably take the initiative.
The fallen Gallade was immediately retrieved by Wusong, and Medicham, who was in the same back row as Qingyu, reappeared.
By sacrificing a Gallade as a price, Wusong finally gained the initiative.
Now, it's his turn to take the lead.
"Çalhanouk, use a high-five attack on Slaking!"
"Bronze bell, strike!"
Wusong took the initiative to give instructions.
Although Bronze Bell's output is limited, its attack uses its own defense to cause damage, and it is extremely effective against Slaking. Even Slaking with a particularly long health bar will be severely damaged if hit by it.
Even if both of these moves are blocked, and Slaking's Protect is successfully baited out, he will most likely be one-shotted by Medicham's full-power Flying Kick in the next turn.
The power of pirated yoga can't beat the original!
Seeing this, Qingyu calmly spoke:
"Slave King, hold the line!"
While the effects of Trick Room are powerful, it has no effect on priority moves.
Using Protect in this round not only blocks a lot of damage, but also prevents Çalhanoğlu's High Five surprise attack from affecting Slaking.
As for Alora Rechu—
Qingyu glanced at the Pokémon on both sides and suddenly had an idea.
"Raichu, use Ability Swap!"
The four Pokémon on the field took turns acting.
Thanks to Slaking's early deployment of defensive barriers, Çalhanoğlu's and Bronze Bell's attacks were blocked one after another.
Raichu followed the same starting move that Qingyu's team used with Çalhan, and a white light quickly appeared.
However, its target this time was not its teammate, the Defender, but the opponent's Çalhan!
After the energy exchange was completed quickly, Alolan Reichu's body soon developed muscles and became more muscular, while its every move seemed to exude a faint curry aroma.
[Wow, I got the Yoga Power ability in return. Is Teacher Yu using this move to test the opponent's ability?]
[It doesn't seem to make much sense. Although I don't know what this Raichu's ability is, the Yoga Power ability definitely won't be useful to it.]
[It's really not very useful, but stealing the opponent's special ability is just too ridiculous. Even releasing an electromagnetic wave would be better than using this move!]
[What do you know? The level of contamination from electromagnetic waves is no longer sufficient for Teacher Yu. Without the power of yoga, Charem's output is probably pitifully low!]
Qingyu couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Everything else can be disregarded, but this move is definitely going to test your mentality."
Although it doesn't seem to have much impact on the situation, it's quite interesting that they directly swapped Surf Tail for Çalhan.
Surf Tail is an Alolan Raichu-exclusive ability that doubles its Speed when it steps on Electric Terrain.
Originally, it was designed to be used in conjunction with Slaking to make it faster than Lightning, serving as an alternative to counter some high-speed lineups.
Since it's no longer needed, we might as well just give it to the other side.
After all, this property is completely useless as long as the electric field is not activated, and it may even have a counterproductive effect in the magic space.
What? You're asking how Charem, with such a bulky body, manages to surf? Doesn't he sink into the sea?
That's how the code is written!
On the other side of the screen, Wu Song's lips twitched wildly.
As expected of Coach Yu, his tactical style remains consistent.
Fresh and refined!
"How disgusting! How can there be such a disgusting move as 'Character Swap'!"
"To be honest, that's true."
Behind him, Daye and Aliu revealed his true thoughts.
Now things are a bit awkward for them. With the fighting power of Bronze Bell and Çalhan, it is indeed difficult to deal with Slaking.
Charem could have easily finished off the opponent with a single Flying Knee Kick, but without the Yoga Power ability, its damage output is reduced by half...
Even with the Bronze Bell's attack, it's hard to say whether it could instantly kill Slaking.
However, if Çalhana is replaced with a different ability, then Bronze Bell and Symbol Bird pose little threat to it.
This is difficult.
So we have no choice but to try again.
"Bronze bell, strike!"
"Charem, Flying Knee Kick!"
Wusong spoke again, but his voice was no longer as confident as before.
Given Teacher Yu's cautious nature, I feel that my chances of winning are now slim.
But we have no choice but to give it our all!
Upon hearing Wusong's command, Qingyu smiled faintly and immediately gave the order:
"Fake King, go to sleep!"
"Raichu, Electric Field!"
Since the effects of Trick Room were still ongoing, it was still Wusong's two Pokémon that went first, attacking Slaking simultaneously from the front and back.
Wusong guessed correctly.
Without the boost from the power of yoga, Çalhan's attacks are not lethal. Even when it attacks Slaking simultaneously with Bronze Bell's pounce, it cannot deplete its health bar in one go.
Since Slaking's offensive capabilities are already terrifying enough, and he can also gain the Yoga Power trait, his primary concern should be how to survive.
After taking heavy hits from two Pokémon, Slaking immediately reverted to its previous lazy state, sprawling on the ground and falling asleep immediately.
Its stamina is also recovering to 100% at an amazing speed as it sleeps.
While sleeping can help restore energy, the side effect is that it will cause you to fall into a sleep state and not wake up for a while.
However.
Actually, all of Slacker's good teammates have ways to wake him up.
The fastest Alola Reichu was the last to act, quickly accumulating a powerful surge of electricity.
After being guided towards the ground from the tail, countless electric currents surged across the entire battlefield, crackling and popping.
The man who had just fallen asleep was instantly jolted awake by the electric shock, and his sleepiness vanished immediately.
[Holy crap, sleeping + electric field, directly cancels out the side effects, okay?]
[The Slave King's health bar is like a rollercoaster; it's still full after you're defeated, which is ridiculous!]
Is it that the magic space on the other side is well-constructed, or is Teacher Yu's ingenious idea too outrageous? Normally, this shouldn't be possible.
Qingyu's move surprised not only the viewers in the live chat, but even Wusong himself.
His magical space seems to have become a foreshadowing again—
If it weren't for the speed reversal, it would be very difficult for Qingyu to execute this combo!
"Is there any chance of fighting this?"
Da Ye looked at A Liu and subconsciously asked a question.
"What a load of rubbish!"
Ah Liu shook her head helplessly.
"If we just stall a little longer, the Trick Room duration will end, and there won't be a second chance to open it. Besides, this Electric Terrain is disgusting. I just checked, and this Alolan Raichu's ability is Surf Tail, which doubles its speed under an Electric Terrain, meaning..."
"Charem's speed is unstoppable now!"
Upon hearing this, Wusong sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.
He knew he had already lost.
After its ability was swapped, Medicham, its only remaining asset, not only lost its ability to deal with Slaking, but also became the slowest Pokémon on the field due to the combined effects of Electric Field and Trick Room.
The next move from the Slave King will definitely kill it instantly.
Even if you use Guard to block it, the effect of the Trick Space will disappear again after a while.
No matter what, I no longer have the ability to focus my attacks on Slave King.
If this guy with the power of yoga is going to take down a kid with one punch, he might as well just surrender.
With that in mind, Wusong no longer hesitated and decisively clicked to surrender.
At the same time, he sighed silently.
"How can there be such a disgusting move as a feature swap?!"