manynovel Chapter 112 The Profound Meaning of Softness
Chapter 112 The Profound Meaning of Softness
"Gua Niu".
However, when Espeon pointed out Poliwrath's sneaky tricks, Poliwrath whistled and turned its head away with an expression that said, "I didn't do it."
Although it was disgusting that Poliwag had interfered in the "holy war," Espeon was too preoccupied to criticize Poliwag at this point.
Because it knew that when the Mosquito Coil Swimmer was at a disadvantage, the Mosquito Coil Frog King's sudden release of "rain" was definitely intentional.
Sure enough, when the Poliwag King changed the weather on the lake to "rainy," the Poliwag Swimmer, who had been showing signs of weakness under the pressure from the Swampert, suddenly became energetic.
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When the mosquito coil swimmer is in "rainy" weather, his agility and speed will be multiplied!
"Yoru!"
The mosquito coil swimmer's muscles, which had almost given up, suddenly swelled again, and his legs began to tremble at a high frequency once more.
Moreover, unlike his sudden outburst earlier, Mosquito Swimmer's expression was noticeably more relaxed after receiving help from "Rainy Day".
Almost instantly, its legs created a tremendous impact on the lake surface, causing it to "stand" on the lake once again.
This "standing" posture makes it easier for it to exert force than the Swampert.
Immediately, the Mosquito Coil Swimmer began pushing Swampert towards the shore at an extremely fast speed once again. It seemed that Swampert would lose the struggle in less than five seconds.
With the help of rain, the mosquito coil swimmer, who could only maintain this form for less than a second, could almost last until the moment of victory.
At this critical moment of life and death, the Swamp Monster calmly roared:
"Ratchet!"
Sun Ibrahimovic immediately understood.
The ruby on Espeon's forehead, which had been standing on Swampert's back, began to glow, and then Espeon seemed to float in the air without any support.
After losing Espeon, Swampert looked much more relaxed. It squinted at the Poliwag, who was practically running in the lake, pushing it forward with unstoppable momentum.
"Ratchet."
Now that you have helpers, don't blame me for being impolite.
As it spoke, the Swampert no longer lay horizontally on the lake in the shape of "212," but stood upright like a mosquito coil swimmer.
The only slight difference is that the Mosquito Swimmer's legs are constantly slapping the surface of the lake, with almost his entire body above the water, while the Swampert has most of his body submerged in the water, with only his upper body and hands exposed above the surface.
Swampert calmed itself, recalling the teachings of its former trainer.
"Mumpmitv, your physical abilities are top-notch in the Pokémon world today. When it comes to conquering cities and taking down strongholds, almost no one can rival you."
"Your power is extremely strong and fierce, but it also has some problems, namely that this power is largely dependent on the land."
"Only when you stand firmly on the ground can you combine your own strength with water-attribute techniques to unleash your greatest power."
"If you are in the water for some reason and are unable to use water-based moves because you are targeting an enemy, you will be put on the defensive because you cannot fully utilize your power."
"So in order to overcome your inability to fully utilize your abilities in the water, I'm going to teach you something new."
Swampert, then in its second evolved form—Mopikach—held a surfboard, looked at the surging waves before it, then at its trainer, and tilted its head:
"Tch?"
Something new?
Lu An nodded:
"Next, you can't go swimming directly in the sea. You have to stand on the surfboard with both feet, fight against the sea, collide with it, and become one with it until you learn to surf."
"Tch?"
Surfing moves?
"I'm not teaching you surfing tricks, I'm teaching you real surfing, which is sailing on the ocean with a surfboard."
"The trick to surfing is to go with the force of the waves and move yourself."
"The same principle applies to battles between Pokémon. Sometimes you don't need to defeat your opponent head-on with violence. Instead, you can use the opponent's momentum like surfing and use their strength against them."
"Instead of trying to withstand the opponent's strength and attacks head-on, it's better to go with the flow, like facing undulating waves."
"That is the new thing I hope you will learn—the secret of gentleness."
Swampert snapped out of its reverie.
In the past, when it stood on the ground, no Pokémon could directly overcome its power.
When it accompanies Elder Hachi in his search for Relicanth or helps Lu An on his mission, it is often able to swiftly defeat enemies even when encountering other dangerous Pokémon in the sea.
So much so that it almost forgot what Lu An had taught it.
But at this moment, with both it and the Poliwag tacitly refraining from using any moves, Swampert inexplicably recalled Lu An's past teachings:
"When you are in the water, you can imagine that you are on land. While wearing down the enemy's offensive, try to use the enemy's strength to turn that offensive back into your own strength and return it to the opponent."
"I call this method 'overcoming strength with softness'."
"Ratchet!"
The Swamp Monster's eyes widened suddenly, and a powerful aura, seemingly devoid of any aggression, emanated from its body.
It stretched out its hands towards the mosquito coil swimmer once again.
On the opposite side of the Swamp Monster, the Mosquito Coil Swimmer, who was still pushing it relentlessly towards the shore, suddenly sensed a dangerous aura.
However, the Mosquito Swimmer, who possesses the "Easy Swimming" ability in the "Rainy Day" weather, doesn't think he should be afraid of a powerless Swampert.
Undeterred, it once again mustered all its muscles and fiercely attacked the Swamp Monster.
With this punch, it will push the Swampert out of the lake!
Under the watchful eyes of Espeon, Poliwag, and a host of Water-type Pokémon, the scene that should have been a four-handed confrontation did not occur.
Swampert's hands, like ghostly mayflies, skillfully bypassed Mosquito Coil Swimmer's frontal attack, instead softly touching its inner elbows, and then applying slight force!
Swampert's hands were like two vortexes, tightly gripping Mosquito Swimmer's hands, making it unable to break free from Swampert's control.
Even with the help of the "rainy weather," the mosquito coil swimmer's brute strength was still rendered useless.
"Yoru!"
In a moment of panic, Mosquito Swimmer charged straight at Swampert, attempting to break free from its control.
However, at that moment, Swampert exerted force with both hands and gave a slight jolt, and the Poliwag Swimmer felt that he had lost control of his entire body's strength.
It was actually lifted directly from the lake by the Swamp Monster and thrown violently toward the shore!
"Yoru!"
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Espeon, which was using its superpowers to float in the air, tilted its head with interest upon seeing this.
It suddenly felt that it should ask its trainer for a cell phone, or at least an action camera.
This way, it can record Swampert's expression and movements at that moment and send them back to its trainer.
The little fish that used to follow it around wiping its nose has now grown into such a reliable creature.