Are you kidding me?
Electrike came out and stood there with grace while inspecting the opponent. I was sure that I did not have high luck, to summon this particular pokemon with a matchup against my electrike is the worst possible thing that can happen to my opponent.
I mean Krabby has the worst special defence among all the Pokemon I know. Only Magikarp or Carvanha can compete with Krabby in terms of special defence, I am not underestimating the opponent as any Pokemon can become stronger, but some species aren't cut out to take long-range attacks.
When we put it in Earth's terms, Defence is the ability to resist physical blows which depends more on muscle or bone strength, in other cases it also depends on how hard your skin is. The special defence is related to your nerves, it mostly depends on how much can your brain handle or how strong your nervous system is.
For example, when a human is punched, he/she can still handle the pain but if they are electrocuted or burned, they won't be able to handle it. Although muscle strength comes into play for both, special attacks are more dependent on strength of nerves and mental capacity to handle the pain. A human in Pokemon terms has more defence over the special defence, now in case of Krabby, the same thing applies.
The reason why most psychics have high special defence while steel types have high defence is because of this. Most steel types have low mental capacity and weak nervous system while most psychics have a weak body but high mental strength.
I carefully looked at the Krabby in front using my appraisal,
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Krabby(M)
Level: 23
Type: Water
Height: 1' 2"
Ability: Hyper Cutter
Potential: Orange(Mid Grade)
Moves: Harden, Bubble beam, Metal claw, Leer.
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'Are you kidding me?'
'Krabby? More like Crappy?', I mean everything about this matchup looks like a joke. Although level 23 is quite good, it surely is not decent enough to go to quarterfinals. We both waited for the referee to signal, Lud looked a bit tensed because I summoned an electric type.
[Electrike, Charge electricity and hit him with the strongest thunderbolt you can come up with. I want to finish this in a second to create more impact.] I said to electrike.
[Ok Sir], is what I got as a reply and Electrike started conjuring electricity.
The referee made sure that there were no hidden potions or berries and blew the whistle signalling the start.
"Krabby, use Harden to raise your defen..", a massive electric attack hit the poor water type before Lud finished his sentence.
The arena was covered in utter silence, the only thing you could hear was the minor audible sounds made from other battlefields. Lud was stunned to death while Referee stood there in a daze.
I swiftly returned Electrike into the Pokeball and walked away in silence, I did not even bother to hear the verdict.
Normally, the effect wouldn't have been this dramatic. It seemed so nice because from the start of my appearance till I leave the arena I did not utter a single word. Referee suddenly realised his delay and announced,
"Rav.....Raven moves to the next round."
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Spectators POV:
"Did you see that???" said a Captain.
"See what??"
"The Battlefield 3, it just took two seconds to finish the match for that masked guy."
"Are you serious? I thought I just heard the common whistle to start the battles. A match is already over? Shit, I shouldn't have missed it. My attention was on that Kaiser guy."
"Can you guys shut the fuck up? I will kill you if I hear any noise again," said Proton. He did not like the bickering of Captains over a rookie match.
"Proton, you can't blame them. Even I am amazed by that finish, although it was just a fight between Intermediate level Pokemon, it still takes a good trainer to raise such a pokemon. I mean, he had composure and skill, his Pokemon was able to unleash an attack the moment the whistle blew which suggests that instruction to attack was given way before the match," said Executive Archer analyzing the match.
"Hmmm, I don't like pussys who hide behind their masks." said executive Proton rhetorically. Archer just shrugged and shifted his focus on another battlefield.
Captain Carr who was sitting in the same stand as Executive Archer was surprised too. He knew Jay was good but never realized he would win this easily. He already informed Executive Petrel about Jay being a psychic, he did not want Jay to be under Archer with all the infighting going under their group.
Carr traded the information on Jay for a High-grade green potential Pokemon. If he can nurture it well, it will surely become a blue grade pokemon which can be his hidden ace. He slowly took a peek at Petrel to see his reaction but only met with a disappointment as Petrel had a poker face.
He sighed in understanding as Petrel would never be startled or surprised. He is said to be more composed than Executive Archer which is expected, he is called Master of Disguise for no reason. The only flaw he has is that he is sometimes too mild-mannered and gives away vital information to strangers.
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Jay POV:
I was already in my room praising Electrike for her clean finish. Among his three pokemon, Electrike is the best when it comes to smooth and perfect finishes as she listens to commands flawlessly.
"Electrike, I want you to battle just like our last fight. Our next match will have a better opponent so be on guard."
[You don't need to be concerned Sir, I will do my best.] said Electrike in an assuring tone.
"At least I can count on you, unlike certain someone," I looked towards Krokorok while saying that, Krok was eating as much as possible. (Gonna call him that from now)
This Bastard is eating crazily for an hour now. Previously, I just said that the food was free and he never looked back from that point on. He noticed our weird gazes and said,
[Whha... What? Why are you looking at me like that? I am just eating high-quality food so that I can give my hundred percent in the battle.], he said while stuffing a Cake inside his mouth. He is not just eating Pokemon food but also my food.
"You don't need to pretend Idiot, we all know why you are eating so extensively. I think I will have to rob a bank if you evolve later, you are eating the amount of food we all three eat in a whole day for a single meal?"
He ignored what I said and continued eating. Why do I feel like he became more oblivious and mischievous after evolving, No wonder dark types are tough to handle. Can't imagine the scenario if he was a pure dark type.
'Sigh'
I sat there waiting while giving some neck rubs to Fletchinder who was lazily dozing off in boredom. After next round, there will be a lunch break and then the final two rounds will get completed by evening. I should be a bit careful in battles as a seriously injured Pokemon means I am out, it is better to switch out the moment I know the severity of injuries.
It takes a day or two for seriously injured Pokemon to heal completely. Sometimes it might take a week if the Pokemon was on Death's bed. I am still surprised by this World's technology on pokemon, although a pokemon's top rate healing factor also comes into consideration.
Gazing at Fletchinder made me more sleepy, Electrike was the only one paying full attention to the Television. She was more eager to let off some steam, after this tournament, I need to visit Oak for resources and then, ask for a psychic guide.
Time passed slowly as the next matchups were announced,
Gregory vs Rose
Hugh vs Duke
Raven vs Colt
Kaiser vs Tori
We had one hour break like the last round so I and Electrike used the whole time by starting a discussion on possible plays we can do to finish the match early. My psychic sense has gotten way better and it gives me warning of possible danger or bad things that can happen. This is exactly why I am confident in not revealing my Krokorok.
"Attention, Attention!!!!! Participants, your time is up, so please move to the respective battlefields," came a mechanical female announcement. I took Electrike's Pokeball and walked toward the battlefield.
Colt, who was my opponent was tall and buffed up, he looked in great condition. He too gazed at me and never spoke a word, silent type huh?
The referee asked us to summon our Pokemon which we immediately did, I released Electrike while Colt released a Venonat. I appraised it without delay,
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Venonat(F)
Level: 27
Type: Bug/Poison
Height: 3' 2"
Ability: Tinted Lens
Potential: Yellow(High Grade)
Moves: Tackle, Poison Powder, Psybeam, Stun Spore, Signal Beam, Foresight.
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'Decent potential and good move pool.'
I know what to do exactly, we waited till the Referee gives us a signal,
"Start"
[Electrike use agility to boost your speed.]
"Venonat, use signal beam and then stack it with Poison powder," shouted Colt.
"Ven.....Venonattt"
Immediately, a dark green beam came straight at Electrike. Although it was quite fast, Electrike performed agility and escaped it with her improved high speed.
[Electrike, run around as you seem fit while spamming Snarl, I need you to decrease Venonat's special attack as much as possible.], I said calmly.
"Electrike trike Electrike....", she said and ran around Venonat, Colt was frustrated as he couldn't do anything.
He tried using everything possible but Electrike easily escaped while using Snarl. Once a psybeam hit her but did almost nothing as Electrike already hit Venonat with Snarl three times. A minute passed by and I decided it was enough,
[Electrike, let's finish this. Use Headbutt and force Venonat out of the arena with full force. I want everyone to notice the impact, so full speed Headbutt.]
"Elec trikeeee", she said and almost disappeared from her position, the next second Venonat flew with an enormous speed.
'Boom....Boom'
Then, I smoothly recalled Electrike and walked away in silence not bothering to Referee's verdict as I already noticed that Venonat fainted.
" Participant Raven moves into the Semis", announced the Referee while looking at my back. I could almost feel everyone's gazes pointed at me as if I am a delicious cake.
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Executive Petrel's POV:
"Good Judgement and efficient finish without taking any damage or making wasted movements," I muttered looking at the back of Raven.
When Carr said to me about him being a psychic, I thought he was joking but everything fits in as I did not see him give a single command to that Electrike. No one here will have doubts about Raven being a psychic if they were not informed about it beforehand because psychics are so rare that people almost forget their existence.
I feel fortunate that Captain Vahn's son had a fight to death with Raven, there's no way Captain Carr would leave out a seedling like him. Both Carr and Vahn will be becoming Elites this year and Archer wouldn't want Vahn creating infighting for a grudge against his son.
Team Rocket will be going through rapid changes after this year's trial and even I am not sure how long we will stay low. I want a good seedling to nurture so that I can train him to take the position of an Executive in future. That old man Blaine was shifted to research lab so a position of Executive is vacant, if I can make Raven take that seat then I will have great control over Team Rocket only behind Boss Giovanni.
My only issue is that Ariana too might compete for Raven, Archer is going for Duke while Proton is very interested in that Kaiser. How do I make Ariana compromise? Should I give her something in compensation? No, that's inefficient, it is better to battle it out.
I once again gazed towards the other two battles that were happening, That Kaiser guy finished his match at the same time as Raven did. If given some years, these two will turn into monsters for sure, Even Vahn's son Duke looks promising. If not for Kaiser and Raven this year, he would have placed first among all trial takers that took part in the last 10 years.
'Young generation looks terrifying.....'
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Note: Nothing important just donate the power stones you have. Those are my motivation to come up with a unique plot.