Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [613]

[Rock Tomb]!

Huge rocks rained continuously from the sky, crashing towards Aegislash, leaving no chance for it to catch a breath.

Never having been known for its speed, Aegislash was forced to meet the assault head-on.

[Sacred Sword]!

Several blades of light swept out from Aegislash, shattering the rocks midair.

Boom!

Crushed rocks fell around Aegislash, sending up clouds of dust. Amidst the momentary cover, Aegislash once again slashed forth a Sacred Sword aimed directly at Kangaskhan.

Yet, no matter how fast Aegislash was, Kangaskhan was even faster.

[Sucker Punch]!

Kangaskhan reached Aegislash first, slamming a powerful claw into Aegislash’s body just as it swung down its sword, throwing the Pokémon off-balance.

Aegislash’s attack veered sideways, slicing deep into the ground near Kangaskhan, carving out a deep fissure.

But Kangaskhan didn’t even blink at this.

Encouraged by the cheers from the little Kangaskhan nestled in her pouch, Kangaskhan followed up her Sucker Punch by delivering a blazing-hot Fire Punch directly to Aegislash, sending it flying before it could switch to King’s Shield.

Flung through midair, Aegislash desperately swung another blade strike toward Kangaskhan, attempting to force it back and buy itself a moment of respite.

But Giovanni, who’d been silently calculating all along, now judged that Aegislash had entered Kangaskhan’s kill range and decisively ordered:

“Tank it head-on, then use [Earthquake]!”

Hearing Giovanni give such a damage-for-damage command, alarm bells immediately rang in Leon’s heart.

He didn’t believe Giovanni would make such a reckless trade-off without reason. As an elite among champions, Leon instantly arrived at the same conclusion Giovanni had: Aegislash was already within Kangaskhan’s kill range.

Realizing this, Leon urgently commanded Aegislash to change moves.

“Aegislash, [King’s Shield]!”

As long as Aegislash successfully used King’s Shield, everything would be alright!

Leon’s thought was good—but Giovanni’s calculation wasn’t inferior.

Giovanni had already anticipated this when giving the order. His timing was ruthlessly precise. At that exact moment, Aegislash had already committed to Sacred Sword—how easy could it be to change moves halfway?

Almost simultaneously with Giovanni’s command, Kangaskhan lunged forward decisively, taking Sacred Sword head-on with one arm, and immediately unleashed Earthquake.

Shockwaves violently spread outward from Kangaskhan, giving Aegislash absolutely no chance to recover, instantly striking it at point-blank range.

Having already sustained consecutive attacks from Fire Punch and Sucker Punch in Blade Forme, Aegislash took the full brunt of Earthquake. This time, without even a single sound, Aegislash crashed to the ground.

Aegislash had personally verified Giovanni’s precise calculations.

After confirming Aegislash’s condition, the referee raised his flag:

“Aegislash is unable to battle. Giovanni wins!”

Giovanni had taken the first point.

In the stands, August watched Giovanni’s victory, not the least bit surprised.

Although he often mocked Giovanni, the man's strength was still unquestionable. In the entire Kanto Branch, only he and Pryce could reliably suppress Giovanni’s strength.

Beside him, Silver’s clenched fists loosened slightly upon seeing Giovanni’s victory.

August could easily see from this subtle detail just how tense Silver still felt about Giovanni.

A single loss didn’t mean anything in the grand scheme.

Throughout Leon’s illustrious career, situations like this certainly weren’t rare.

Returning the fainted Aegislash to its Poké Ball, Leon sent out his second Pokémon.

A flash of light appeared, and a Pokémon with leafy hair holding drumsticks, standing behind a wooden stump drum—Rillaboom entered the field!

Choosing Rillaboom was mainly because Giovanni was known to have many Ground-type Pokémon.

“[Drum Beating]!”

Leon, now fully aware of Kangaskhan’s strength after their first clash, skipped the usual probing stage and immediately ordered Rillaboom into the attack.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Upon receiving Leon’s order, Rillaboom rhythmically pounded its drum.

The dense drumming shook the ground—but this time, it wasn’t Earthquake. Instead, countless roots surged from underground at Rillaboom’s command, rushing toward Kangaskhan.

Tangled and widespread, these roots quickly overwhelmed Kangaskhan, who had initially dodged a few, but soon found herself ensnared. One careless step, and Kangaskhan’s leg was firmly entangled.

Other roots swiftly wrapped and struck towards Kangaskhan.

Seeing this, Giovanni furrowed his brow slightly.

“Kangaskhan, [Earthquake]!”

Shockwaves rippled outward from Kangaskhan’s feet.

Most roots shattered under the assault, but Ground-type moves weren’t especially effective against Grass-type roots. A few stubborn roots remained intact, still restraining Kangaskhan in place.

“Rillaboom, [Razor Leaf]!”

With another powerful beat on the drum, countless leaves fell from Rillaboom’s back, transforming into sharp blades shooting toward Kangaskhan.

Kangaskhan’s body was still trapped firmly in place, leaving her with no room to evade.

Seeing Razor Leaf closing in, all Kangaskhan could do was quickly turn her body, shielding the little Kangaskhan safely within her pouch.

Watching this, Leon couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt.

Is bullying a mother protecting her child a bit excessive?

He quickly cast away that thought—every slight hesitation in a Pokémon battle could lead to severe consequences. Shaking off distractions, Leon firmly commanded: “Rillaboom, [Seed Bomb]!”

Rillaboom immediately hammered its drum again.

Several seed clusters wrapped in green energy shot toward Kangaskhan.

BOOM!

Seed Bomb exploded violently the instant before hitting Kangaskhan.

Kangaskhan’s position was engulfed entirely in smoke.

“Is Kangaskhan down?” Gary Oak couldn’t help but ask, watching this scene.

“No,” August said flatly.

Under Gary’s skeptical gaze, Rillaboom again used Razor Leaf, piercing through the smoke, revealing exactly what August had anticipated:

Kangaskhan had vanished without a trace.

“Underground!” Leon made an instant judgment.

Rillaboom swiftly raised its drumsticks, preparing to unleash Earthquake and finish off Kangaskhan underground.

But Giovanni and Kangaskhan were even more aware of the dangers belowground. Before Rillaboom’s Earthquake could begin, Kangaskhan had already burst from the earth.

Now, Kangaskhan was merely twenty meters from Rillaboom.

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