Pokémon Heart Journey

Chapter 306 Final, Xiaozhi vs. Xiaomao (2)

"Everyone, thank you for your long wait! The moment that will make the entire venue excited has finally arrived!"

The commentator's voice carried through the high-fidelity speakers, filling every corner. "The Quartz Tournament Finals have officially begun! On the green side, Satoshi from Pallet Town has triumphed with incredible momentum and a deep bond!"

The spotlight shone on Xiaozhi. He took a deep breath and raised his arms to greet the audience. This drew a deafening cheer. Among them, in the audience seats near the front, a few voices stood out.

"Xiaozhi - come on!" Serena cupped her hands to her mouth and shouted loudly, her blue eyes full of encouragement and nervousness.

Beside him, Yuto Seidai maintained her ladylike demeanor, but her clenched hands betrayed her feelings: "It's the last moment, don't lose to Satoshi."

Yu Longyuan, who was defeated by Xiao Mao yesterday, was also sitting on the table, with his arms folded and a complicated expression on his face.

"And the red team is from Viridian City. He possesses profound knowledge and perfect tactics, and is known as a genius trainer, Xiao Mao!"

Under another spotlight, Xiao Mao waved calmly, triggering another wave of cheers, among which one could hear quite a few girls screaming. He smiled faintly, confident and calm.

Inside the VIP room, in a special stand with an excellent view, a group of people were also keeping an eye on the field.

"Oh wow, these two guys are finally going to face off." The white-haired Professor Oak smiled until all the wrinkles on his face were smoothed out, his eyes full of relief, "I'm really looking forward to it."

"Xiaozhi..." Hanako's mother clasped her hands together in front of her chest, her eyes filled with a mixture of pride and worry, "Keep trying."

Beside her sat the four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto region. Dragon Messenger Du, draped in a cape, his crimson eyes sharp as an eagle's. Ice Queen Kona adjusted her glasses, the lenses reflecting a calm light. Fighting Master Shiba folded her muscular arms, a look of great interest on her face. Poison Master Kikuko, leaning on a cane, let out a hoarse laugh. A-Ji, dressed in ninja attire, remained silent, only nodding slightly.

In addition, those who were defeated by the two or those who were familiar with them were also watching this battle.

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The referee waved two flags, signaling both sides to take their positions.

"Now, the first round of the final begins!"

"It's decided to be you, Iron Bag!" Xiaozhi took the first step. A light flashed in the Poké Ball, and the futuristic mechanical penguin landed lightly on the field. A string of garbled characters flashed across the head display, appearing both weird and flexible.

Xiao Mao seemed to have anticipated this, with a smile on his face. "Just as I expected, we'll win the first battle—Umbreon!"

A black shadow flashed by, and the elegant and mysterious Umbreon appeared silently, its golden ring patterns gleaming in the sunlight. It lowered its body slightly and let out a low and threatening whimper.

"Umbreon! Xiao Mao chose the Umbreon, known for its toughness and transformation abilities, as his vanguard!" The commentator immediately analyzed, "Is this a war of attrition?"

"Iron bag, use the electric field!" Xiaozhi launched an attack without hesitation.

The beak of the iron bundle quickly condensed electrical energy, and an aura flashing with electric light began to spread around!

Xiao Mao remained calm and said in a clear and calm voice: "Provocation."

A strange red light flashed in the Umbreon's eyes, and it let out a sharp, mocking cry. The invisible force instantly disrupted the Iron Bundle's energy flow, abruptly interrupting the nearly completed electrical field. The Iron Bundle shook its head in annoyance.

"Trouble!" Xiao Yang in the audience frowned slightly, "The transformation skill has been blocked!"

"Umbreon successfully used Taunt! Ironclad is temporarily unable to use any transformation skills!" the commentator shouted. "Perfect opening restriction!"

"It's not over yet!" Xiao Mao pressed on, "Reflection wall! Light wall!"

Moon Eevee growled, and a transparent yet tough energy barrier (reflection wall) instantly unfolded in front of it. Immediately afterwards, another transparent wall (light wall) flashing with colorful light was erected, guarding it firmly behind it.

"Is it a double wall?" Yu Longyuan nodded slightly.

In the VIP room, Kona nodded slightly. "It's a pretty standard opening tactic. Use provocation to block the opponent's possible reinforcements or interference, then quickly set up a double line of defense to maximize Umbreon's durability advantage. Xiaomao is very well prepared."

Xiba laughed: "But such a steady style of play is not quite to the taste of that hot-blooded boy Xiaozhi!"

On the field, Xiaozhi frowned. He could sense that Iron Baggage's desire to attack had been provoked, becoming difficult to control, and the presence of the double walls made it even more difficult for him.

"Iron Bag, calm down! Use freeze drying!"

The iron bag barely managed to condense the ice energy again and shot out a ray, but after passing through the light wall, the power was visibly weakened a lot, and the effect was not significant when it hit the Moon Eevee.

"Moonlight." Xiao Mao's command was concise and powerful.

It seemed as if a faint moonlight condensed in the sky and sprinkled on the Moon Eevee, and the slight damage it had just suffered immediately began to recover.

"Umbreon uses Moonlight! It's restored its health! Iron Bag's attack is ineffective against the weakening of the Light Wall!" the commentator spoke rapidly, "Ash is in a passive position!"

"Just like that, keep using fraud." Xiao Mao waved his hand.

The Moon Eevee turned into a black shadow and pounced on the iron bundle, with a surge of evil energy surging from its body.

Bang! The iron bundle was hit and stumbled back. The damage from this attack was higher than expected.

"Iron Bag's attack power is being exploited!" the commentator explained. "Deception uses the opponent's strength to attack! The more fiercely Satoshi attacks, the greater the damage he takes!"

Xiaozhi gritted his teeth. His opponent was like a piece of sticky candy, impossible to hit, impossible to shake off, constantly consuming him and rebounding his damage. This was Xiaomao's strategy: calm, precise, and breathtaking.

"Xiaozhi..." In the audience, Serena's worry deepened.

Yu Longyuan looked at the situation on the field and said in a deep voice, "It feels the same as when he played against me. First, he established an absolute advantage, and then slowly strangled him. Xiao Mao's tactical execution is terrifying."

Sundae frowned, but then relaxed: "Don't worry, Xiaozhi is not the type who just rushes around."

On the field, Xiaozhi watched Umbreon, which had used Moonlight to recover and was now almost in good condition, and then looked at his own Iron Pack, which was breathing a little. The double wall of light remained stable, and the provocation effect had not yet ended.

Xiao Mao stood opposite with a confident smile on his face, as if everything was under control.

The start was unfavorable, and heavy pressure fell on Xiaozhi's side. The prelude to the battle quietly began under the moon shadow barrier carefully woven by Xiaomao.