Kirlia vs Tentacruel

It has a clear, light blue body that has two large, red orbs on either side and a smaller orb in the center. Its eyes are visible in its round lower body, which is black. The large red orbs on its hard can emit a harsh ultrasonic blast to its vicinity as they glow in red luster.

Extending from its lower body are two blue, beak-like appendages and numerous grayish tentacles. It is said that its tentacles can be freely elongated and shortened at will. It uses them to ensnare its prey and weakens them by dosing them with a harsh toxin.

It is Tentacruel, the evolution of Tentacool, a Water/Poison-type Pokemon. They live in underwater rock formations and can be found throughout the ocean. However, only a few are found in inland rivers.

'Watch out for the creepy tentacles, got it.'

Sometimes, all you need is a few key pieces of information to win the game. Hisoka knows the opponent's Pokemon quite well, but his opponent, Luigi, doesn't have a single clue about Kirlia, which means he already has a head start over him.

Although the Tentacruel has an advantage in this kind of battleground, able to move around unimpeded, Kirlia still has the upper hand in terms of typing. Poison-type Pokemon are weak to Psychic-type Pokemon.

Moreover, Kirlia doesn't rely on her speed to fight her opponent, and with her Teleport, it will be hard for the enemy to land an attack on her. She can still use psychic power to float herself in the air even if there is no flat board for her to stand on the field.

Luigi raised his arm and shouted, "Tentacruel, let's attack first. Use Poison Sting!"

"Tentacruel!"

The Tentacruel moved aside its tentacles and raised its head upward. Then, it fired multiple purple darts from under its beak at Kirlia.

'Teleport!'

Hisoka's mouth remained closed as he gave the order to Kirlia. Their cooperation is seamless because the two of them are connected to each telepathically. He can directly issue an order to Kirlia in an instant without the need to speak out. It only took less than a second for Kirlia to execute his command rather than speaking out loud. Don't underestimate this small gap. Sometimes, it can be the decisive factor between winning and losing.

Furthermore, this way of commanding a Pokemon is also useful to confuse the opponent.

Luigi was stunned when he saw Kirlia had no intention of dodging or blocking the attack at all. Also, he couldn't understand why Hisoka, on the opposite side, didn't give a single command to his Pokemon.

'Is he going to let the Poison Sting hit it?' He thought in bafflement.

When the Poison Sting was on the verge of hitting Kirlia, suddenly the was a ripple in the space around her figure. Then, she just disappeared in place a second later, much to everyone's surprise.

"It's a Psychic-type move, Teleport!" Choji said in recognition.

"That unknown Pokemon is a Psychic-type Pokemon!"

Everyone in the venue also recognized Kirlia's move as they nodded their head in agreement with Choji's words.

But when Luigi heard these words, a chill suddenly went down on his back. A Pokemon typing weakness is a must-learn knowledge for every trainer. And he also knew that Psychic-type is super effective against Poison-type.

Kirlia reappeared on the other floating board, right behind the Tentacruel. At this short distance, the was no way for the Tentacruel to dodge the next attack done by her.

'Confusion!'

Kirlia raised her hand, and in an instant, her powerful psychokinetic power formed a reddish sphere of energy that surrounded the Tentacruel. She then abruptly pulled the Tentacruel out of the water amidst its painful cries.

The reddish energy kept the Tentacruel at bay as it repeatedly hit its body while it tried to flee from its imprisonment.

"It's over!" Seeing this situation, Luigi lowered his head in defeat. He had no chance to win the fight from the very beginning.

A moment later, Kirlia made a gesture and hurled the trapped Tentacruel toward the wall by the pool.

Bang!

Finally, it fell to the ground unconsciously. The first match has officially come to an end.

...

The second match was Choji fighting against a trainer from Cinnabar Island. The trainer from Cinnabar Island seemed to specialize in Fire-type Pokemon. His Pokemon Magmar fought quite well in yesterday's matches, but after changing to a pool arena, the man looked nervous. He knows he is at a disadvantage on this kind of battlefield.

This is the disadvantage of specializing in a single type of Pokemon. Although it is easy to train many Pokemon with the same typing, it is also much easier to be targeted by the opponents.

For example, the famous Dragon-type Master Lance.

Many trainers recognized him as the strongest Elite Four in the Kanto and Johto region. But when he faced the Ice-type Master Lorelei from Sevii Islands, he could only back down in surrender.

Hisoka has seen the video of the battle between the two Elite Four. The overall strength of Dragon Lance is indeed much higher than Lorelei's, but her Ice-type Pokemon made Lance have no way to counter her with his Dragon-type Pokemon. So most of the time, their battle ended in a draw.

Besides, the two have the strength of an Elite Four trainer. Even if there is a gap between their strength, it won't be that huge unless one of them is a Champion rank trainer.

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Back to the matter at hand

Instead of using his previous Magmar, the trainer from Cinnabar Island took out a Flareon at the beginning of this match. Although it is also a Fire-type Pokemon, it is obviously more flexible and much smaller in size than Magmar. At least she can stand on the flat board stably.

Choji chose a different Pokemon for this match, knowing that the other party only has Fire-type Pokemon in his lineup. Moreover, his main Pokemon Graveler is not suitable in this kind of arena. It is impossible for the floating board to support its massive weight. He is not an idiot.

"Fortunately, I still have another Pokemon," Choji said lively.

"Seadra! I choose you!"

"Seadra!"

A seahorse-like Pokemon with a cream-colored belly covered in rough scales and an ice-blue body appeared in the swimming pool in a flash of red light. It has a long, tubular mouth and a pair of dorsal fins with sharp, cream-colored tips.

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