After Butler gave the order, Carupt’s actions were a bit slow, but only by half a second.
A shockwave from Earthquake spread from Carupt toward the two tang, Slowking, and Skorupi.
The toxic spikes Skorupi had scattered on the ground were shaken and scattered by the earthquake. Once the shockwave passed, only a few remnants remained.
tang, being a Steel and Psychic-type Pokémon, as well as a pseudo-legendary, had remarkable resistance due to its attributes.
But Butler clearly understood tang’s type matchups: Ground-type moves dealt double damage, as did Ghost, Fire, and Dark-types.
tang had double resistance to Normal, Flying, Rock, Steel, Grass, Ice, Dragon, and Fairy-types—eight types in total.
Not to ntion, tang was immune to Poison-type moves and had quadruple resistance to Psychic-types.
But could Butler’s knowledge of tang rival Steven’s?
Steven understood tang’s weaknesses better than anyone.
"Magnet Rise!" Steven telepathically commanded the two tang after hearing Butler’s instruction.
The move Magnet Rise allows a Pokémon to levitate for a ti.
Due to their weight, tang already had reduced movent speed, so they had trained extensively with Magnet Rise. Upon receiving Steven’s command, they imdiately floated into the air using electromagnetism.
"Slowking, use Psychic to levitate!"
"Skorupi, climb to the top of the cave!"
Cain reacted quickly as well.
Slowking used a thin layer of psychic energy to lift itself five centiters off the ground.
Skorupi, on the other hand, made a strong leap and used its four legs to cling to the cave ceiling, leaving its tail dangling.
Against a Quasi-Elite-level Carupt, Skorupi had very little utility.
However, Slowking, being a Water-type, could be a key factor.
Slowking might be the key to defeating Butler’s Carupt.
"Steven, help keep Carupt occupied and prevent Butler from using another Pokémon. I’m preparing Slowking for an all-out attack," Cain said telepathically.
Steven’s expression was serious. He knew that in this environnt, tang could only serve as distractions. Victory would depend on the quadruple damage Slowking’s Water-type attacks could deal.
However, when Slowking attacked with full power, it might not be able to focus on defense simultaneously.
"Leave it to !" Steven responded with determination.
As long as he was there, he wouldn’t let anyone interfere with Cain’s attack.
"All right! Slowking, do you rember the move you learned from Haunter? Use Skill Swap on Skorupi!"
"Skorupi, stay up there! Use Toxic Spikes and Venoshock to keep Carupt busy. If you can attack Butler directly, don’t hold back, but make sure you stay safe!"
Since their last return from training, Cain had been working with Slowking to learn the move Skill Swap from Haunter.
Though the Grumpig Cain had forcibly captured last ti still had no clear purpose, Slowking had already mastered the use of Skill Swap.
Slowking’s psychic energy emitted a strange frequency as it exchanged its ability with Skorupi’s.
Now, Slowking’s ability was: Sniper.
"Slowking, go all out! Use Psychic Water Gun continuously!"
Seeing Carupt fail its attack, Butler remained unfazed. If it were that easy to hit them, they wouldn’t be League prodigies.
"Carupt, use Amnesia and then launch Fla Burst at tang!"
But what Butler didn’t know was that Cain and Steven issued their commands much faster than him.
A series of water guns shot from Slowking’s mouth, wrapped in psychic energy.
It was as if Slowking had turned into a cannon tower, and the psychic water guns were its ammunition.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
With the help of psychic energy, the speed of the water guns reached its peak.
Under Butler’s command, Carupt used Amnesia, boosting its special defense.
Against three Psychic-types, boosting special defense made sense.
But just as Carupt was about to use another move, it was bombarded by a downpour of water guns.
Butler’s face hardened; he clearly hadn’t heard Cain give any orders, yet Slowking’s attacks were relentless.
With Carupt’s speed, there was no way it could dodge.
If evasion was impossible, it had to face the attack head-on!
Carupt continued charging its Fla Burst.
Despite enduring Slowking’s continuous attacks—and although the environnt gave it an advantage—Carupt’s attack speed was slightly delayed.
However, as a Quasi-Elite-level Pokémon, Carupt launched a blazing fireball directly at Slowking.
This hateful Pokémon kept attacking it with water, the type it despised most.
But when Butler saw Carupt targeting Slowking, his expression abruptly changed. "Carupt, I ordered you to attack tang, not Slowking!"
"Ruggghhh!" Carupt roared in frustration, largely ignoring its trainer.
It felt its trainer was becoming increasingly annoying. If it was going to attack an enemy, of course, it should target the one posing the greatest threat!
The side effects of Carupt’s forced power boost by Butler were starting to show.
But Cain and Steven began to smile.
In that case, things would be much easier.
"Slowking, use Psychic Water Gun to block that attack, then keep attacking!"
"tang, move in front of Slowking and use your psychic power to weaken the fireball!"
Cain and Steven issued their orders simultaneously.
Slowking quickly ford a water gun and fired it.
In midair, it collided with Carupt’s Fla Burst.
Boom!
Ssssssh!
The heat evaporated the water.
The Fla Burst overpowered the water gun and continued forward.
But the two tang were in its path.
With a double dose of psychic power, combined with the weakening caused by the water gun, they managed to stop the attack.
anwhile, Slowking’s water guns continued striking Carupt, occasionally triggering the Sniper ability.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The water shots hit Carupt with strong impact.
"Damn it! Listen to my orders! Use Eruption this ti and attack both tang!" Butler yelled, his face filled with rage.
Although Carupt was powerful and the high-temperature environnt gave it an endurance advantage, it couldn’t keep taking Slowking’s attacks.
"Ruggghhh!" Carupt roared, though clearly more irritated with its trainer. This ti, however, it obeyed the command.
Butler saw Carupt finally following his orders, and his expression improved slightly, though the fury inside him had yet to subside.
(End of Chapter)
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