The Suppressive Power of the Psychic Empress's Horror!
Looking at the various evaluators outside the battlefield, Bruce couldn't help but complain secretly: "There are more evaluators than challengers..."
Thoughts flashed through his mind, and the middle-aged man on the opposite side stared at Bruce and said in a deep voice, "I need to remind you in advance that all challengers only have one opportunity to challenge."
"If the challenge fails, you can only return next time."
"Understood." Bruce nodded lightly, not caring much.
Although the Ace-level evaluation is somewhat difficult, it is intended for regular trainers. Additionally, this level of evaluation wouldn't specifically make things harder for challengers, and the Pokemon sent should be of beginner Ace level.
Seeing Bruce nod, an evaluator stepped forward, stood in the center of the field, and said loudly, "I will be the temporary referee for this match."
"The format of this battle is 3 vs. 3. If any of the Pokemon loses all of its combat ability, the battle will end."
"Please send out your Pokemon."
As the voice fell, Bruce threw a Poke Ball first.
"Go, Gardevoir!"
A white light bloomed, and Gardevoir stood gracefully in the field, her face calm.
After more than half a day of leveling up, Gardevoir had successfully ascended to a new level, and her strength had slightly improved.
While Blaziken and Metagross hadn't been improved, they now required a significant amount of experience points to upgrade.
"The Shiny Gardevoir..."
Staring at Gardevoir in front of him, the middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly, becoming increasingly vigilant.
After thinking for a moment, he took out a Poke Ball and threw it into the sky.
The Poke Ball opened, and a beam of red light shot out, landing a Heracross at level 41 on the field.
Seeing that both sides were ready, the referee shouted, "Begin the battle!"
At the moment his voice dropped, the middle-aged man's eyes suddenly changed, sharp as a knife, and he shouted forcefully, "Heracross, Pin Missile!"
Hearing this, Heracross focused, lowered its body slightly, and aimed at Gardevoir with the long horns extending from the top of its head.
Suddenly, countless Pin Missiles flickered coldly, condensing in the air and charging toward Gardevoir with an explosive force!
With calm eyes, Gardevoir stretched her slender arm, and with a slight movement, a tyrannical wave of psychic energy erupted instantly, halting the Pin Missiles that were halfway in the air.
Heracross was momentarily stunned, then launched another barrage of Pin Missiles that shot through the air!
Gardevoir did the same, and psychic energy erupted again. This time, the frenzied energy directly annihilated the Pin Missiles in the air, causing them to completely disappear.
"Psychic," Bruce said calmly, his gaze unwavering.
Gardevoir's red pupils glowed with a brilliant blue light, her white skirt swaying gently in the strong wind as a powerful confusion gathered in an instant, and the blue light exploded suddenly.
Heracross couldn't dodge in time and was struck precisely by the tyrannical Confusion. Its eyes widened suddenly, and sharp pain spread throughout its body.
The next second, Heracross let out a sad groan.
When a group of evaluators heard this sound, they got goosebumps all over their bodies. They always felt like that voice was familiar.
Immediately after, with a 'boom' sound, Heracross's body shook, its head spun down, and it collapsed forward.
Seeing this, the referee swallowed silently and hastily said, "H-Heracross lost its ability to fight!"
Many evaluators were speechless for a moment, staring at Heracross lying on the ground.
"Heracross was taken down in seconds?" someone asked in disbelief after a moment.
"There's something wrong with this Gardevoir's strength," someone said slowly, tapping their chin.
"Normally, a regular trainer doesn't have a shiny Gardevoir?" someone crossed their arms, as if they had figured everything out.
Julian remained silent aside. Unlike the evaluators who didn't know Bruce, he was very familiar with him—well, at least he had seen all of his matches.
"The strength at Ace level... still very powerful."
"During the first-year student exchange competition, this Gardevoir seemed to have reached the Elite level not long ago."
"It's frustrating," he secretly marveled, but on the surface, he remained calm, as if he had known Bruce's strength all along.
At that moment, the two challengers who had shaken their heads earlier stood up, their faces full of curiosity, coming to watch the battle from outside the arena.
The middle-aged man retrieved the fallen Heracross, his face calm and seemingly unaffected by the defeat. He then threw another Poke Ball:
"Go, Pidgeot."
"Crazy!"
Accompanied by a blooming white light, Pidgeot spread its wings, raised its voice to the sky, and flew into the air.
Bruce watched closely, recognizing it as a level 42 bird with the [Keen Eye] ability.
Flying-type Pokemon were a bit more complicated, but still not strong enough to look good against Gardevoir.
"The battle continues!" the referee said loudly upon seeing this.
"Quick Attack." The middle-aged man stretched his arms and shouted with a dignified expression.
He was obviously a trainer with a more traditional command style, opting to start with classic moves.
"Crazy!"
Pidgeot looked at the sky and screamed, then immediately, with keen eyes, gathered its wings and with a bright light covering its body, dashed toward Gardevoir!
"Gardevoir, Ice Wind!" Bruce said calmly.
"What?!"
Gardevoir responded loudly and then waved her arms, causing a gust of icy wind to rush toward her face and quickly push toward Pidgeot.
"Dodge and use Air Slash!"
Seeing this, the middle-aged man knew that Pidgeot couldn't be hit by [Ice Wind, and its speed advantage would be wasted.
After thinking for a while, he roared loudly.
Pidgeot received the order and suddenly flapped its wings violently, increasing its speed drastically, tilting its body to avoid the Ice Wind with astonishing speed and flying to the side.
With sparks flying, Pidgeot flew in circles behind Gardevoir, its wings blooming with white, sharp auras, and it struck toward Gardevoir!
"A dazzling brilliance," Bruce murmured under his breath.
Gardevoir clasped her hands in front of her chest, looked up, and stared fixedly at the attacking Pidgeot. Suddenly, her whole body erupted in a brilliant white light, like a nuclear transformation!
The white glow covered the entire field, dazzling in front of Pidgeot's eyes, causing its figure to sway and its entire body to be scorched black as if burned by a fierce fire.
At the same time,
The white radiance caused Pidgeot to lose its sight for a brief moment, so it could only rely on its memory to attack Gardevoir, flapping its wings repeatedly.
But Gardevoir had already avoided Pidgeot's attack range by simply moving her body.
"Mystical Fire." Bruce snapped his fingers, his clothes swaying with the strong wind.
Gardevoir opened her mouth, flames surged, and suddenly a thick column of fire rushed toward Pidgeot.
"Dodge it!" The middle-aged man shouted anxiously.
Pidgeot had been hurt by the Dazzling Gleam, and its vision had been clouded. At that moment, its sight cleared up slightly when it saw the fire column getting closer, gradually occupying its entire field of vision.
Boom!
Pidgeot couldn't dodge it and was completely engulfed by the Mystical Fire.
"Crazy!"
With a groaning sound resonating in the air, Pidgeot, scorched and blackened, fell toward the ground, crashing heavily.
Looking down, its eyes were tightly closed, and it fell into a coma.
There was a deathly silence in and around the arena.
The two Pokemon seemed to come and go, but Gardevoir controlled them firmly from beginning to end, without causing any waves.
"So simple?"
The challenger who had failed the evaluation looked at Pidgeot, lying on the ground, and said in a hoarse voice.
I always feel... that Bruce's evaluation is a bit different from Mikey's.
Bruce's evaluation seemed way too easy.
The middle-aged man was in a good mood, shaking his head with a smile and taking Pidgeot back into its Poke Ball.
Then, he looked up at Bruce on the opposite side and said aloud, "I've been here for several years, and this is the first time I've encountered such a terrifying trainer."
Yes, it's the suppressive force.
The fierce offensive, wave after wave, like rolling waves, didn't give the opponent any chance to breathe. This is the force of suppression.
The first impression the middle-aged man had while fighting against Bruce was feeling overwhelmed. His commands seemed full of gaps, vulnerable to Bruce.
However, every time Bruce made a move, it was hard for him to stop or resist it.
Others might not understand this feeling, but only when they really fight Bruce could they feel it too.
"This is a young trainer with rich practical experience and profound command achievements," the middle-aged man said.
"It's an honor." Upon hearing the praise from the middle-aged man, Bruce smiled and shook his head.
The middle-aged man made no further comment and, after a deep breath, sent out his final Pokemon.
"Go, Snorlax."
A white light bloomed, and Snorlax landed on the ground with a 'boom', its heavy body seeming to cause the entire ground to tremble slightly.
Snorlax was huge, with a navy blue body, a white belly, and half-closed eyes, as if it could not wake up.
【Pokemon: Snorlax(Normal)
Ability: Thick Fat
Qualification: Master
Level: Lv 43 (Ace)】
After appearing on the field, Snorlax extended its hand and gave a slap to Yawn, then immediately lay on its back, gazing at the sky.
The next second, a deafening sound echoed.
When everyone heard that noise, they fell silent.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man darkened and then gently moved his chest and shouted loudly, "Snorlax, get up and fight!"
"Carby~"
Hearing the sound, Snorlax stretched its hands and scratched its ears, then placed its hands on the ground, slowly getting up and looking at Gardevoir.
"When the battle's over, I'll give you delicious food!" shouted the middle-aged man from behind.
"Kirby!"
Hearing this, Snorlax's eyes suddenly lit up, and they gradually became sharper.
Bruce wasn't unfamiliar with Snorlax. Ash used to have a very agile Snorlax. Although it was large, it was quick and could even swim butterfly-style.
This Snorlax was also Ash's trump card. It had many standout moments, was strong, obedient, had a stable track record, and didn't cheat. It was a very reliable partner.
"The battle continues!" the referee's voice suddenly rang, interrupting Bruce's thoughts.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the final battle officially began.
"Go, Fire Punch!" The middle-aged man waved his fist passionately.
A Pokemon with tough skin and thick flesh like Snorlax was naturally the best for close combat.
"Kirby!"
Snorlax responded with a muffled sound, then took a step forward, stomping the ground with its heavy body, and charged toward Gardevoir.
The ground seemed to tremble slightly, but Gardevoir's eyes were calm, and psychic energy was brewing, sending out a beautiful Psybeam in an instant.
"Dodge it!" The middle-aged man narrowed his gaze and said sternly.
Snorlax's eyes were sharp, and it swung its heavy body, moving in a "Z" shape, dodging the Psybeam.
Well, it's also a big and agile one.
Snorlax managed to dodge the Psybeam and charged toward Gardevoir with incredible momentum.
Cover
Snorlax's fists swung violently and struck directly toward Gardevoir's chest!
But Gardevoir's figure blinked and disappeared in place out of nowhere.
"Behind!" the middle-aged guy immediately remembered.
Snorlax narrowed his eyes, reacted very quickly, turned around and shook his fists.
But just as he turned around, Snorlax was met with a pair of crystal red pupils.
Snorlax looked at it and suddenly felt a rush of drowsiness, which spread throughout his body in an instant.
His eyes blinked and his consciousness gradually went into a trance, as if the God of Sleep was calling out to himself.
Auge!
In the next second, Snorlax fell to the ground with a clatter, his eyes closed tightly and the deafening sound of snoring followed.
"What a sinister hypnosis!" exclaimed Julian secretly.
"Lure Snorlax, then teleport behind you and, at the same time, use Hypnosis. Wait until Snorlax turns around."
"It's so dangerous..."
camp,
Seeing that Snorlax was successfully hit by Hypnosis and began to rest as he wished, Bruce nodded with satisfaction.
Now that Snorlax is asleep in contest condition, the next step is much easier.
Gardevoir launched a fierce offensive directly, and finally made Snorlax completely unable to fight after using three abilities.
"This Snorlax is still not good enough," Bruce shook his head, thinking to himself.
In Bruce's original vision, the rough-skinned, thick-skinned Snorlax would not be defeated, but would persist until the time of the Smelling Salts and rise again.
Then. Bruce will have Gardevoir use 【Grass Knot】to give Snorlax the final fatal blow.
It's a pity that Snorlax didn't make it to this point.
"Snorlax is out cold!" shouted the referee on cue.
A helpless smile appeared on the middle-aged guy's face, he shrugged his shoulders and retrieved Snorlax.
"The gap is a bit big," he said again.