Chapter 393: Bulbasaur vs. Bulbasaur
A Bulbasaur that just moments ago had the aura of a Lord tier, in the next instant, actually managed to injure his Charizard.
This kind of "stronger against the strong."
Was simply terrifyingly so.
Not to mention Hikaru,
The audience above also widened their eyes. Some contestants even wanted to rub their eyes to see if it was real.
"WC (Holy crap)? Bulbasaur injured Charizard? That's Hikaru's Charizard?"
"Did I see that wrong?"
Even the various big shots from different fields frowned deeply.
"What's going on? Its energy level was just displayed as Lord tier, and now it's Master level?"
"Alright, it's not the first time. All of this kid's Pokémon seem like Children of Destiny: stronger against the strong, weaker against the weak. But there's actually an upper limit. It should be that this kid carries some special power. This kind of special trait isn't easy to replicate. We should still focus our energy on Mega Evolution..."
"Uh..."
"Sigh, Pokémon, they truly are magical things..."
On the field.
Seeing his Bulbasaur's attack land, Ash looked excited, "Alright, it's effective! Bulbasaur, Power Whip!"
Two vine whips immediately extended from Bulbasaur's back, lashing out towards Charizard at an extremely high speed, but they hit empty air.
Knowing Ash had this characteristic, Hikaru recalled Charizard.
"If that's the case, return, Charizard."
"Bulbasaur, very interesting. Go, Bulbasaur!"
That's right.
Since it was stronger against the strong and weaker against the weak,
And the limit of its enhancement was so great, Hikaru wanted to see where the limit of its weakening lay.
The Charizard in the air disappeared. The vine whips lost their target and hovered in mid-air.
And appearing at the same time was a Bulbasaur similar in size to Ash's.
"Saur, saur!"
The two of the same kind met, their gazes clashing, yet full of vigilance.
And Bulbasaur (Ash's) vine whips now had a target, lashing out madly towards the newly appeared Bulbasaur.
The fierce sound of the wind carried the noise of something tearing through the air.
Perhaps due to the change of Pokémon, its [Stronger Against the Strong] buff was still active, so the damage of this attack could still reach Master level.
The Bulbasaur that had just come out clearly couldn't dodge in time.
But Hikaru had a better way to handle it, "Razor Leaf! Aim for the vines! Bullet Seed!"
Unlike Frenzy Plant, Vine Whip is also a part of Bulbasaur's body.
Bulbasaur (Hikaru's) shook the bulb on its back, and two sharp leaves rapidly flew towards the vines attacking from the sky.
At the same time, Grass-type energy brewed in its mouth.
For Bulbasaur, when its vines extended too far, its control over its own body decreased.
This phenomenon would become even more severe after evolving into Ivysaur and Venusaur.
After all, two vine whips also needed to be controlled by the brain.
The vine whips shattered the incoming Razor Leaves with one strike, but at the same time, a gash more than halfway through was left on them. Then, with a whooshing sound, they landed heavily on Bulbasaur (Hikaru's).
Slap.
Thud thud thud!
But the latter's Bullet Seed, like bullets, also landed on Bulbasaur (Ash's).
However, in this exchange, Hikaru's Bulbasaur clearly suffered more damage.
It was sent flying dozens of meters by this whip strike.
And after this blow, in Hikaru's eyes, Ash's Bulbasaur's energy level began to drop rapidly...
...
"Huh? God Lin also has a Bulbasaur?"
"Bulbasaur vs. Bulbasaur, is this really the Youth League?"
"No, haven't you figured it out yet? Both their Bulbasaurs are clearly holding Everstones, that's why they haven't evolved. Both Bulbasaurs' energy levels have clearly reached Lord tier!"
"Speaking of which, after watching so many battles between Master-level Pokémon, now watching a battle between Lord-level Pokémon, it actually feels somewhat novel?"
...
On the field,
Bulbasaur (Hikaru's) struggled to its feet. Although after this exchange, the opposing Bulbasaur's energy level had dropped to the same as its own, there was no doubt that this blow had hit it like a thunderbolt.
If not for the long-term consumption of stamina energy cubes, it probably would have lost its ability to battle from this one hit.
In contrast, the opposing Bulbasaur, although it had been hit by Bullet Seed, didn't have a big problem.
It was still full of passion.
"Bulbasaur, another Power Whip!"
Seeing the significant effect, Ash was also excited.
"Dodge it!"
Hikaru's Viridian Force followed the injured Bulbasaur like a shadow.
But even so, Hikaru knew very well that if it suffered another blow, his Bulbasaur definitely wouldn't be able to hold on.
Slap.
Slap...
The vine whips madly lashed the spot where Bulbasaur (Hikaru's) had been.
The places occasionally hit were Bulbasaur's Substitutes.
A battle between Pokémon of the same type rendered the SubToxic strategy that Bulbasaur (Hikaru's) had painstakingly practiced useless.
But it didn't mean Bulbasaur only knew SubToxic.
Its Razor Leaf was honed to a sharpness learned from Greninja.
The first wave was due to hasty formation, plus the opponent had a buff. Now, unevolved, its figure was agile, darting about like a green shadow.
Green flying blades seemed to be brandished at will, constantly weaving through the vine whips.
The most vicious slash actually severed one of the vine whips.
However, the price was that it was also struck hard by the other vine whip.
With the energy level suppression gone, although the opponent's energy level was still two levels higher.
But relying on its high base stats, Bulbasaur (Hikaru's) clearly seemed to be handling it with ease.
And Ash, seeing his attacks miss, also knew that Power Whip couldn't hit the opponent at all, so he switched tactics, "Magical Leaf!"
[Magical Leaf]: Leaves formed of energy that automatically track the target.
Vast expanses of emerald green energy leaves transformed the entire arena into a green ocean, and these tracking Magical Leaves rapidly assailed Hikaru's Bulbasaur.
The entire scene now seemed enveloped in a green ocean.
The leaves swept through. Bulbasaur (Hikaru's), no matter how agile, ultimately couldn't dodge all the leaves.
And Substitute had already been used once in the previous evasions.
To use it again, it had to wait for the cooldown.
As for Protect, it was useless against such high-frequency energy attacks.
"This is strange, why does its energy seem endless?"
Hikaru cursed inwardly.
Such powerful moves, don't they require energy?
"Leaf Storm!"
At this point, Hikaru could only resort to this move, to see if it could withstand the attack.
Two giant storms of leaves formed on either side of the arena, then slammed into each other fiercely, until both Pokémon were engulfed...
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