Sword Dance in Succession, One Deadly Punch

Chapter 43 Sword Dance in Succession, A Deadly Punch

That was too hasty.

Although the four little ones had already received a minor buff to their support skills before the battle.

But that's clearly far from enough.

However, it was fortunate that he had a backup plan; otherwise, if Lucario hadn't had this Stand move, he probably would have been defeated by Blastoise.

At this point, Natsuki already had an urge to Mega Evolve Lucario.

However, he quickly suppressed his thoughts.

For no other reason than that now is not the time to expose it.

Especially in such a public setting, if Mega Evolution is exposed, it will inevitably cause a huge uproar, and he will definitely attract the attention of many forces.

Even though Lucario's Mega Evolution already existed in the Kalos region, this was in the Kanto region.

Once targeted by local criminal gangs, future troubles will be endless.

Team Rocket is troublesome enough, but according to Natsuki's understanding, there is also a Pokémon poaching gang in the Kanto region.

These people don't care who you are; they'll snatch even a trainer's Pokémon if it's valuable enough.

With his current strength, he is unlikely to be able to contend with a higher-level being.

[It's just a simple battle like this. Even without Mega Evolution, I have a chance to win.] Natsuki thought to himself.

He has many fighting styles and knows how to use various tactics.

All those years of gaming battles weren't for nothing.

"Swords Dance!" With that command, Natsuki seized the opportunity and had Lucario perform an attack boost.

A support move that increases attack level by 2.

Most people may have a very basic understanding of this move, since there aren't many Pokémon that can learn Swords Dance simply by leveling up, and even fewer in the Kanto region, with only Farfetch'd, Scyther, and Pinsir.

While many Pokémon can learn TMs, most trainers probably don't have the brains to do so.

Even many elite trainers mostly choose the aggressive approach.

This is actually the same as most players in the early days of the game, and Xia Mu was one of them.

They look down on support skills, thinking that they are useless to learn and that it would be better to just kill the enemy directly.

Even if you can't kill them instantly, you'll still have to hit them twice anyway. If you get a support character to help you, you might still have to hit them twice, so you might as well just attack directly.

Early-stage players mostly choose to fight head-on.

Just like in last night's battle, Xia Mu didn't encounter many trainers who could effectively use support skills in battle.

Under his guidance, some people gained a certain understanding of the uses of some moves and began to imitate them.

For example, high-speed movement, holding the line, etc.

Of course, Sweetie isn't an ordinary trainer; she must know about the boost from Swords Dance, so generalizations can't be made.

Just knowing this is one thing, but judging from Xiaotian's fighting style, it's clear that she's an aggressive player.

"You have no chance to attack me again. Interrupt its Sword Dance, Blastoise, Cannon!" a delicate shout rang out.

Under Xiaotian's command, Blastoise's two anti-aircraft guns swung, gathering dazzling light.

The cannon beams shot out like laser cannons, which was terrifying.

Upon seeing this, Xia Mu gasped.

He silently told Lucario to dodge, but he was also worried that Lucario wouldn't be able to dodge.

Fortunately, Sword Dance had already taken effect, and Lucario narrowly escaped the attack of the Cannon.

Having created enough distance to reach a safe area, Natsuki once again commanded Lucario: "Again! Swords Dance!"

"Luca~~!"

Lucario crossed his arms and unleashed another sword dance.

Swords of energy appeared out of thin air around its body, swirling around it before finally converging above its head and merging into itself.

Double sword dance! Effective!

Seeing this, Little Sweetie on the other side knew that Lucario's attack power had increased significantly, and decisively shouted, "I won't waste any more time with you, Blastoise, use Giga Impact!"

"Kame~!" Blastoise roared, its entire body enveloped in a semi-transparent energy light, propelling it forward like a meteorite impact, its power terrifying beyond measure.

This attack made Xia Mu uneasy.

It's time to come.

There's no way to avoid it; there's no chance to stack the three sword dances.

"Hold on!" With a shout, Natsuki and Lucario were of one mind, able to sense each other's emotional changes.

Lucario gritted its teeth and crossed its arms, an invisible force bursting forth from its body to protect itself.

Hang in there.

This is a move that Natsuki would absolutely never let Lucario use unless it was a last resort.

Now we'll see if this move can withstand the ultimate impact, reaching its limit.

If Blastoise can hold out, it will surely be defeated.

"boom!!!!"

A terrifying explosion occurred in the ring.

Blastoise's massive body landed squarely in front of Lucario.

The terrifying impact shattered the battlefield and kicked up a cloud of dust, making it impossible to see what was happening.

Although it was invisible to the naked eye, Xia Mu had already covered the entire area with his wave guide power, so it could be sensed.

"Now, Lucario, Thunder Punch!" A fierce shout came from his mouth.

Only after confirming that Lucario had survived did Natsuki give such a command.

Lucario was already seriously injured, but he was still able to fight.

Lucario leaped up from the dust.

This action stunned everyone.

The two sword dances stack up the physical attack by 4 levels. The power value of Thunder Punch is indeed only 75 points, which is not high. However, with the type advantage and the boost from the two sword dances, the power of this punch is terrifying.

"Oh no! Blastoise, quickly retreat into your shell..." Little Sweet clearly didn't expect Lucario to be able to withstand this ultimate move.

Although she couldn't see, her commands were correct.

However, she overlooked one thing: the side effect of using the Ultimate Impact would prevent Blastoise from moving for a short period of time.

"Bang!!!"

The lightning punch, exceeding the limit of a single strike, hit Blastoise in the head.

The terrifying force caused the ground beneath Blastoise's feet to shatter, and lightning swept over Blastoise's entire body, inside and out.

"Kame~~" came a painful wail.

As Lucario used the momentum to retreat, it did several backflips and landed on the ground. Blastoise had already fallen backward with its head tilted back, and its eyes had turned into circles.

"Blastoise is unable to battle, Lucario wins!" Referee Ali declared decisively.

As a powerful Pokémon Trainer, he has a very good relationship with Sweetie and knows very well how strong Sweetie's Blastoise is.

Surprisingly, Lucario still couldn't beat Natsuki's Lucario.

It seems that Xia Mu had anticipated all the situations from the beginning, so he made the most accurate judgments and commands at crucial moments. Even without using high-level ultimate skills, he could win with ordinary skills.

(End of this chapter)