I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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Needless to say, Gary's goat is definitely going to be Salamence, and he'll definitely be using the EX Intimidate ability a lot.

【LV47 Tentacruel ♂/Gym】

Although Tentacruel had the advantage of the terrain, it was no match for Salamence. Salamence was defeated by Salamence's Psychic Hammer, and Salamence also suffered some minor injuries and was poisoned.

This is Sasuke's usual tactic. He used poison in his previous matches, but he was targeted in the first half and couldn't use it.

Instead of sending Salamence into battle, Gary sent out Latios, who used Safeguard to break the poison tactic and defeated Crobat and Weezing in a one-against-two battle.

The match ended with Shigeru shutting out Sasuke, securing his place in the semifinals.

After the match, Xiao Mao rushed to the Pokémon Center to quickly detoxify Salamence.

Gary hates Poison-type Trainers the most; they're disgusting. He thinks all Poison-type Trainers are a bunch of perverts who enjoy watching their opponents slowly suffer from poison.

The semifinalists' list was released at noon.

Shigeru vs. Matsuki!

Tetsuya VS Shuichi!

Pinewood doesn't have any noteworthy spirits.

In the match on the second morning, Xiao Mao defeated Song Mu without losing, achieving a complete victory and advancing smoothly to the finals.

Tetsuya also made it to the final round, which was to be held in the afternoon. The Pokémon had just gone through a tough battle in the morning, and the final was in the afternoon, making the schedule very tight.

458: Finals, Shigeru vs. Tetsuya!

The final match officially began at 3 p.m.

Because it was the final, the organizers postponed the competition to 3 p.m. Afterwards, they would present commemorative trophies to the participants, and there would be a closing ceremony.

at this time.

Shigeru and Tetsuya are already standing in the command area.

"After so many days of competition, it's finally time for the finals! After this match, the champion of the Rainbow Tournament will be decided. Now, let's see what the venue will be for the first half!"

On the big screen, the cursor blinked and spun on the course wheel, finally stopping on the leaf icon.

Grass Field!

The playing field was immediately adjusted, with the grass field rising from below.

"Are you two ready?" the referee asked.

"Okay."

"You can start anytime."

Both Shigeru and Tetsuya were holding Poké Balls.

Once both players were confirmed to be ready, the referee immediately announced: "The next match will be a full battle between Shigeru and Tetsuya. The match will enter a halftime break when one side's three Pokémon are defeated. Both players may freely switch their Pokémon. Now, please release your Pokémon simultaneously."

"Go ahead, Dragonite!"

"Iron Palm Warrior, it's up to you!"

Great!!

【LV49 Iron Palm Warrior♂/Dojo】

"Tetsuya's Pokémon is Iron Fist, which is type-countered by Salamence, a bad start for him," the host said.

"Roar!!"

Salamence activates its Intimidate ability, lowering the opponent's Attack and Defense.

"Storm!" Shigeru shouted the order first.

Even if Tetsuya were given the first opportunity to attack, his Iron Palm Warrior wouldn't be able to match the Flying Dragon.

The Salamence flapped its blood-red wings, and a storm began to rise. The grass danced wildly in the air, and every now and then, it would be split in two by the wind blades in the storm.

"Li..." The Iron Palm Warrior had no chance to dodge and could only use his fat body to withstand the storm. After one round of storm, the Iron Palm Warrior could only support himself on the ground with his palms and gasp for breath. If it weren't for the fact that the Iron Palm Warrior had high stamina, he might have been killed instantly.

"Big words Explosive Flame!" Xiao Mao ordered.

Salamence spewed a ball of fire at Iron Fist Warrior, and the Flame Burst quickly descended.

"return."

Seeing this, Tetsuya took out a Poké Ball and recalled Ironhide.

Boom!

The large, explosive flames landed on the field, instantly turning it into a charred black mess.

Shigeru didn't think Tetsuya would be able to recall his Pokémon. Iron Fist had already been hit by the storm and didn't have much stamina left. Recalling it and letting it rest wouldn't restore much of its stamina.

"Tanabata, I'm counting on you!" Tetsuya sent out his second Pokémon.

Baton!

【LV48 Qixi Bluebird ♂/Near-King】

A traitor to the dragon race, the Qixi Bluebird.

"return!"

Shigeru immediately recalled his Salamence.

Salamence is meant to enter the fray and intimidate opponents; there's no need to let it fight head-on just to show off its strength.

"Gardevoir, you're in charge of ending the first half." Gary threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

【LV60 Gardevoir♂/Elite Four】

"Shigeru has sent out Gardevoir, which is type-advantageous against Altaria. What will Tetsuya do?" the host asked.

"Tanabata Bluebird, come back." Tetsuya immediately recalled the Tanabata Bluebird.

"Tetsuya has retrieved his Altaria. I wonder who he will send out to fight."

Tetsuya had watched all of Gary's matches and knew very well the strength of this Gardevoir; his Altaria was definitely no match for it.

"Metamorphose, you go." Tetsuya threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

【LV55 Metagross Monster ♂/King】

"Bang!"

Metagross makes its appearance.

Metagross is a Psychic/Steel type, which not only makes it super effective against Gardevoir, but also gives it high resistance to Psychic and Fairy-type moves. The level difference between the two is only 5 levels.

"Gardevoir, use Psychic!" Gary didn't switch Pokémon and attacked directly.

"What?!"

Gardevoir's eyes emitted a blue light, and a powerful wave of psychic energy spread outwards.

“We’ll also use mental power,” Tetsuya immediately retorted.

The Swamp Monster also used its psychic powers.

Bang!

With a muffled thud, Metagross's heavy body was suddenly thrown backward and crashed onto the ground.

"Bang..." Metagross showed a pained expression. Although the damage from the psychic attack was not enough, the fall still caused considerable harm.

The heavier the Pokémon, the greater the damage it will suffer from a fall.

"How could he be no match for him... Is the gap really that big?" Tetsuya wondered inwardly.

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Although Zhe didn't see the Pokémon's level of ability, he could roughly determine Gardevoir's strength through observation in the match, and Zhe didn't think that his Metagross was that much weaker than Gardevoir.

The difference between the two is indeed not large, but Metagross is a physical attacker, and Gardevoir is holding a perfect curved spoon, which increases the power of Psychic-type moves by 50%, so Metagross is naturally no match for it.

"Gravity!" Shigeru commanded.

Gardevoir deployed gravity, directly restricting Metagross's movement and preventing it from flying.

"Metamorphose, use Comet Punch!" Tetsuya attacked head-on. Firelight erupted from Metamorphose's iron arm behind it, and a transparent silver energy covered its entire body as it charged forward like a comet.

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"Get out of the way, then use magical fire," Xiao Mao commanded.

Gardevoir watched as Metagross charged towards it and then vanished from the spot.

Tetsuya frowned. He knew very well that Gardevoir could teleport, but he didn't know how to counter it.

Gardevoir appeared behind Metagross, drew a circle with one hand, and a Flame Ring appeared, from which fiery red flames shot out.

"Wall of light!"

Metagross used Comet Punch to attack the ground, forcibly stopping itself. It quickly turned around, and a transparent light wall condensed in front of it, isolating the magical flames and negating half of the damage.

"Consuming energy..." Seeing Tetsuya's response, it was clear that Tetsuya couldn't restrict Instant Transmission, so he was trying to use the method of consuming mental energy to target Gardevoir.

The idea is feasible; Metagross could indeed deplete Gardevoir's psychic energy, but it's impossible to completely exhaust Gardevoir's psychic energy.

"Gardevoir, use Shadow Clone Jutsu, then use Magical Flame," Gary commanded.

"What?!"

Gardevoir created more than twenty clones, covering half the arena. Then, all the Gardevoirs unleashed their magical flames, instantly illuminating the arena.

Even with a brain comparable to a supercomputer, it couldn't distinguish Gardevoir's true form and could only send out psychic energy towards the flame that it thought was most likely real.

The flames, unleashed by the psychic attack, showed no signs of being resisted, clearly indicating that the wrong target had been chosen. The remaining flames instantly engulfed Metagross.

459: Shigeru vs. Tetsuya! First Half

"Metamorphosis is very tenacious, but it hasn't launched an effective attack yet. If this continues, it will be defeated sooner or later," the commentator remarked.