Trainers returning from the Kingdom of Roc

Chapter 73: The Fighting Power of the Mosquito Frog

【Oh my god!!! What did I just see?!】

The moment the mosquito coil frog appeared on the field, it immediately drew gasps of surprise from the commentators!

[It's not a Ponyta from the Galar region; Luo Yan's Pokémon is a Shiny Poliwag!!!]

[For those viewers who don't know, the first appearance of this shimmering Politoed Frog didn't belong to contestant Luo Yan, but to another contestant from Jiangcheng named Hou Hao!!]

Meanwhile, in a small tavern far away in Xinjiang province.

Hou Hao watched the screen on the TV in the lobby, smiled, and finished his cocktail. Then he tapped the table with his finger, signaling the bartender for another one.

[It seems that Luo Yan has chosen to send out a full three Shiny Pokémon this time!! I wonder if these Pokémon, acquired from someone else, will be able to respond quickly to Luo Yan's orders!!]

Let's wait and see!

"Mosquito coil frog, [water gun]!"

"We'll use [High-Speed ​​Movement] for the Mongoose Slash!"

Li Wenxiu reacted the moment he heard Luo Yan's order.

Then, Mongoose Slash vanished in a flash, disappearing from its spot, and rapidly approached the Poliwag at a speed faster than the flow of water.

"Mosquito coil frog, jump up!"

Mosquito Frog was initially at a loss when it saw the astonishing speed of Mongoose Slash, but it reacted immediately after hearing Luo Yan's voice.

The light blue body leaped into the air, and his original position was instantly swept away by a blur—it was the Mongoose Slash.

"Mongoose Slash, then chase after them and use Brick Break!"

"You actually dare to compare your jumping ability with a frog?" Luo Yan's lips curled up.

In ground combat, the speed of a Mongoose Slash with stacked acceleration is indeed unmatched by Poliwag, but it's a different story in the air. What's the use of being fast without leverage?

Upon hearing this, Li Wenxiu was also stunned and subconsciously clenched his fist.

He realized that the safest way was to wait for the Politoed Frog to land before launching an attack, but he wanted a quick victory because his stamina was too depleted from the Mongoose Slash, which was exactly what Luo Yan wanted!

Then Luo Yan spoke up. "Mosquito Coil Frog, use [Chain Slaps] like this!"

The mongoose slashed forward with its claws flashing white light, but the height it could reach did not threaten Poliwag. Instead, Poliwag twisted its body in mid-air and slapped down at it with both hands from above!

*Clap clap clap clap!*

A series of slaps landed on Mongoose Slash.

"Mongoose Slash!"

"Ignore him, keep using the [Chain Slaps]!!"

Luo Yan's voice completely drowned out Li Wenxiu's exclamation.

Poliwag used both hands to strike, giving Zangoose no chance to react, and the two Pokémon fell straight to the ground.

With a dull thud as the heavy object hit the ground, Poliwag, standing on Zangoose Slash, looked down at its opponent, whose eyes were already darting around, and raised its hands high.

"Mongoose Slash has lost its ability to fight!"

The referee's voice rang out precisely.

"Please, Li Wenxiu, change your next Pokémon!"

"Damn it, you..." Li Wenxiu clenched his fists tightly, but he quickly took a few deep breaths. "Calm down, calm down, focus on the battle, I can't let myself get caught up in the rhythm anymore."

He now realizes that he and his opponent are not actually without the ability to fight back.

However, I made several mistakes in my actions due to my haste, resulting in my Pokémon losing one after another. This was my own fault. If I could have calmed down, perhaps there would have been a chance of victory.

Thinking this, Li Wenxiu raised his head again. "I admit you're somewhat capable, but this next one won't be so easy to deal with—Come out, Snorlax!!"

"Karpi!!"

A flash of white light, and a colossal creature nearly two meters tall appeared on the battlefield.

Snorlax, a Normal-type Pokémon, is known as the "Big Eater" and is also an extremely powerful Pokémon, surpassing many ordinary Pokémon in strength and defense.

[It's here!! Li Wenxiu's ace player!!]

"Finally, you've taken it out, Snorlax?"

Looking at Snorlax's intimidating appearance, even though it was only a juvenile and hadn't reached 2.4 meters in size yet, its height was already quite imposing for Poliwag.

"Snorlax, use Brick Break!"

After deciding to proceed cautiously and steadily, Li Wenxiu's voice became much calmer.

Snorlax suddenly took a step forward and slammed its fist down hard on Poliwag.

"Mosquito coil frog, jump up and get out of the way!"

Having succeeded the first time, Poliwag reacted quickly, leaping up before Snorlax could get close, while Snorlax's fist slammed into the ground, leaving a shallow crater.

It wouldn't be good if that landed on the mosquito coil frog.

"Snorlax, don't rush! Find Poliwag's landing spot, chase after it, and use Brick Break!!"

"The idea is good, but is it really that easy?" Luo Yan raised his hand. "Poliwag, use Water Gun to attack Snorlax's eyes!"

"Block it with your other hand, then continue using [Brick Break]!" Li Wenxiu responded immediately.

Snorlax covered its face with its left hand and used its other hand to launch an attack directly at the location of Poliwag in its mind.

However, the expected feel did not occur; instead, Snorlax found that it had punched empty air.

"Looks like your Snorlax overlooked the recoil from Water Gun in mid-air, Poliwag! Now's your chance to create some distance between you and Snorlax!"

"Don't let him get away! Snorlax, use Block!"

Just as Poliwag was about to leap away to a greater distance, Snorlax suddenly accelerated and spread its arms to block Poliwag's path.

The skill was originally intended to prevent wild Pokémon from escaping, but unexpectedly, Li Wenxiu used it to restrict Poliwag's movements.

But this made Luo Yan burst out laughing.

At first, he thought Snorlax might have some powerful skills hidden, but from this brief test, it was clear that Li Wenxiu's Snorlax hadn't learned many useful skills. He probably just relied on Snorlax's stats to fight his way through.

Since that's the case, there's no need for me to keep testing them.

"Potato Frog, just use [Kick] directly!"

If you had a counter move like Thunder Punch, then Luo Yan really wouldn't dare let Poliwag get close to Snorlax. After all, it's Hou Hao's Pokémon, and he hasn't used any move stones to strengthen it, so he doesn't have enough trump cards.

However, since Li Wenxiu's move directly made Snorlax eagerly come over to get kicked, there was no need for me to be polite!

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