svetikya Chapter 192 Victory or Defeat in a Single Thought
Chapter 192 Victory or Defeat in a Single Thought
The bone club lashed out wildly, colliding repeatedly with the iron tail, neither gaining the upper hand.
The battle between Pikachu and Lucario was about to turn into a tug-of-war of stamina and endurance, so after thinking about it, Ali decided not to let Lucario disrupt the current situation.
After all, Lucario is not in the same state as Machamp in the previous game. It has plenty of stamina and its endurance is much higher than Machamp's.
Although Pikachu should be Ash's trump card, Ari hasn't seen anything from Pikachu's performance so far, so her vigilance has unknowingly diminished.
"boom!"
This was the 10th or 10th time they had clashed. Finally, after a final, low thud, Pikachu's Iron Tail could no longer materialize. However, as long as Lucario wasn't injured, its Bone Club wouldn't disappear.
Seeing that Pikachu was showing an opening, Lucario waved his hand, intending to use his bone club to knock Pikachu away.
"100,000 volts coverage!"
"Disperse!"
At this crucial juncture, Ash and Lee are naturally highly focused.
The instant Iron Tail dissipated, Pikachu's body was immediately replaced by rampant lightning, which spread out and covered all the surrounding targets.
Lucario had to stop his planned swing of the bone club and instead started spinning it in front of him, deflecting some of the Thunderbolt attacks coming his way.
As expected, their compatibility was still a bit lacking.
Xiao Zhi thought to himself.
Although Pikachu is a higher level than Lucario, Lucario has mastered the Ground-type move Bone Club. If they don't find a way to counter this move...
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhi made a quick decision and devised a strategy in his mind.
"Circle around it! A flash of lightning!"
"It's no use! Speed alone can't break free from the waveguide's positioning."
Once again, Pikachu's counterattack was easily defused, and Ali's confidence continued to swell as the situation changed.
In her opinion, Pikachu is no longer able to compete with Lucario.
Of course, Ali himself could tell that this Pikachu was probably a bit higher level than Lucario.
However, the difference in their compatibility, or rather, their fighting styles, already determined that Pikachu would have a hard time defeating its own Lucario.
"Lock onto it! Use the wave missile!"
Ah Li felt confident of victory, and his body language became much more animated than before.
However, in her excitement, she seemed to have forgotten something very important—
It is indeed difficult for Pikachu to defeat Lucario, which is protected by a bone club, but it is only difficult, not impossible.
At least for now, the moment Lucario put down its bone club and began to gather Aura Spheres has become its weakest point in defense.
"Pikachu, speed things up! Keep Quick Attack active and use Agility!"
"Pickup!"
Pikachu, which is already very fast, let out a low growl after hearing Ash's command.
Its form began to blur, and while Lucario was still gathering Aura Spheres, Pikachu's figure had already transformed into a phantom, leaving afterimages across the entire battlefield.
If Pikachu were simply running, Lucario wouldn't be so easily swayed by that speed.
After all, its aura power had already been locked onto Pikachu.
But Pikachu keeps emitting electromagnetic waves while running.
The electric arcs that constantly burst from the pouches on Pikachu's cheeks formed faint rings of electricity as it moved at high speed.
The electric loops surrounding the field caused Lucario's detection of the waveguide to become disordered.
Upon reaching this point, it couldn't help but open its eyes. At this moment, it was no longer possible to keep up with Pikachu's speed using its waveguide perception, so it was better to observe with its eyes rather than using its waveguide.
However, Lucario without its aura is not something Ash needs to worry about.
Perhaps it didn't even realize that while its attention was drawn to Pikachu's speed and the electric arcs it generated as it ran, the bone club it had been holding in its left hand had unknowingly dissipated quite a bit.
"let's go!"
Ash suddenly waved his hand and shouted this to Pikachu with great enthusiasm.
Pikachu's elusive figure appeared in front of Lucario in the blink of an eye. For a moment, the two stared at each other, the smugness in Pikachu's eyes contrasting sharply with the astonishment in Lucario's.
Lucario, only then realizing what was happening, instinctively twitched its hands, but at that moment it noticed that the bone club it had been holding tightly in its left hand had become quite dull in color.
It's obvious that the bone club it conjured couldn't withstand a single blow from Pikachu.
So what should it be now—
"Use the wave missile!"
"?!"
At the same moment, Ali's voice reached Lucario's ears.
The power in his left hand vanished in an instant, replaced by Lucario focusing intently on and launching a wave missile forward.
too naive.
Xiao Zhi pulled his hat brim down so that A Li across from him couldn't see his expression.
At this point, Ash already knew the outcome of the match.
If Ari had chosen to let Lucario insist on reconstructing the Bone Rod at this point, even a simple Bone Rod that could hold on for a moment would have been better than the Aura Sphere.
"Electromagnetic waves".
Ash's completely calm commands contrasted sharply with Lee's anxious voice, creating another layer of contrast on the field.
A current of electricity shot out from Pikachu's body with lightning speed and attached itself to Lucario.
"Pikachu!"
"Ow!"
Pikachu, relying on its own battle instincts, managed to use Thunderbolt to negate the damage from Aura Sphere even without Ash's command.
The explosion from the collision of the two moves blew Pikachu and Lucario backward. However, after they regained their footing, Lucario suddenly knelt on the ground, a bright arc of electricity spreading across its entire body.
"Lucario?!"
Only then did Ali realize that she had made a complete mistake in her command.
If Lucario's bone rod were still intact, moves like Thunder Wave would be completely ineffective. Although the temporarily reinforced bone rod might disappear after the Thunder Wave is deflected, at the very least, the cost to Lucario would be just one Thunderbolt.
And now...
"thunder!"
Faced with Lucario, whose paralysis had taken effect and whose entire body was unable to move, Ash did not hesitate to have Pikachu unleash one of the most powerful Electric-type moves.
Outside, in the sky.
Thunder rumbled and flashed, and the lightning bolts erupting from Pikachu seemed to be guiding the way. First came a low rumble of thunder, followed by a light that seemed to obscure everything.
"boom!"
Lightning struck from the sky, shattering the ceiling of the Veiled Gym, and a Liskarm as thick as a tree branch instantly engulfed Lucario's body.
"Ow—"
Enveloped in lightning, Lucario forced its eyes open, trying to gather one last wave of missiles to retaliate against Pikachu, but Pikachu was no longer there.
"?!"
"left!"
Ali's voice came when Lucario was still in a daze, but unfortunately it was too late.
A single thunderclap is not enough to secure victory.
But just as the thunder completely pinned Lucario down, Ash gave the final command to end the match—
"Electrical shock!"
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(I originally wanted to write the battle chapters quickly, but I ended up writing several chapters already...)