Vs. Manectric!

Upon hearing this, Wattson's first reaction was to refute, "How is that possible? I don't believe it; you must be tricking me, or you got deceived by those new rookie Trainers."

Brawly was very speechless, "What benefit do I have in tricking you? It's not just one Trainer who said this; every Trainer who has come to challenge my Gym told me the name Chen Yue."

Wattson opened his mouth and couldn't help but recall the Bug Catcher he had seen before.

Wearing cheap shorts, a grass hat on his head, holding a bug-catching net by the roadside, and challenging any Trainer who passed by, sending out his strongest Caterpie.

Such a person couldn't believe that he could train a group of rookie Trainers to this level in just fifteen days!

Roxanne said, "This year's Pokemon League competition will be interesting."

Brawly thought for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Wattson scratched his head and suddenly asked, "Have you told anyone else about this besides me?"

Roxanne shook her head. Her Gym, Brawly's Gym, and Wattson's Gym were the first three Gyms challenged by rookie Trainers who had just set out on their journey.

Wattson grinned, "That's good. Let's not tell them for now. We shouldn't be the only ones to bear this blow!"

Roxanne smirked, "Don't worry, I understand. I promise that besides the three of us, no one else will know!"

Brawly looked at his two companions speechlessly.

At this moment, a clear male voice came from outside the Gym.

Wattson raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "Another Trainer has come to challenge me. This time, I'm going to show him what I've got!"

Upon hearing this, Brawly and Roxanne immediately understood that he was preparing to use all his strength for the battle.

Seeing Wattson about to hang up the phone, Roxanne quickly stopped him, "Hey, hey, hey! Don't hang up! I've got popcorn and a little stool ready!"

Although Brawly didn't say anything, the background behind him had already changed from outside to sitting on the couch.

Obviously, he was also prepared to watch the show.

Wattson grinned at this sight, adjusted the angle of the camera to ensure that the entire battle area was covered, and said, "Alright, then let you guys watch!"

With that, he turned and walked towards the battle area.

Chen Yue looked at the old man in front of him, dressed in a Hawaiian-style short-sleeved shirt, with white hair, and matched his face with the Gym Leader of Mauville Gym in the game.

Wattson introduced, "The rules of the Mauville Gym's battle are 3v3, each person can only use three Pokemon, and the match can only end when all Pokemon of one side are unable to battle."

Chen Yue nodded, indicating that he understood.

He didn't mention the fact that he only had two Pokemon, as he didn't think he would lose.

Roxanne and Brawly, who were watching the live broadcast, also saw the Trainer who came to challenge the Gym—

A handsome and refreshing young man.

Roxanne found it a bit strange. Her memory was very good, so she could remember every Trainer who had challenged her Gym. However, she had no impression of this young man.

"It seems like he hasn't challenged my Gym before."

Brawly recalled and said, "I haven't encountered him either. Maybe he's a Trainer traveling from another city!"

The battle officially began, and the ceiling above the Gym automatically opened, revealing the clear sky above.

In the first round, Wattson sent out a Manectric with lightning-shaped mane.

Chen Yue chose to send out Mimikyu.

"This Pokemon isn't from the Hoenn Region!" Wattson's eyes flashed with interest. "Strange, it looks a lot like Pikachu. Is it wearing a cloth?"

"Yes," Chen Yue replied and gave a direct command, "Use Swords Dance!"

"You won't have a chance to use it!" Wattson smiled slightly. "Manectric, use Discharge!"

Mimikyu's tiny body jumped up in place, performing an intense dance.

Manectric let out a cry, and tiny electric arcs surged from its yellow mane, converging into a powerful electric current, emitting a dazzling light.

Centered on itself, a terrifying electric current swiftly enveloped every corner of the battlefield.

Mimikyu's small body was instantly concealed within it.

Chen Yue remained calm and composed.

Seeing this, Wattson's face showed a hint of surprise, and he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you worried?"

Chen Yue looked at the dazzling sword light on the battlefield and estimated that Mimikyu's Swords Dance should have already been used up. He explained, "Its Ability is Disguise, which can completely negate damage from one attack."

At the same time, the Discharge on the field ended, and Mimikyu stood unscathed in place, exuding an astonishing aura.

Wattson immediately understood what had happened upon hearing this. He didn't know this Pokemon well and had been careless!

He furrowed his brows and quickly ordered, "Thunder!"

Chen Yue calmly said, "Use Play Rough."

As he spoke, a yellow spark rose from Manectric's mane and the clear sky above immediately gathered into dark clouds. Spark flickered, and a thick and terrifying electric current struck down towards Mimikyu.

Mimikyu's body was already glowing with a dazzling pink light.

"Double Team," Chen Yue ordered.

As Mimikyu ran towards Manectric, it rapidly created over a dozen illusions.

Thunder lost its target and struck the center of the battlefield, turning two of Mimikyu's illusions into a wisp of smoke.

Wattson realized it was a bad situation and quickly ordered, "Dodge with Quick Attack!"

Manectric's body immediately turned into a white light, flashing like Spark as it appeared to the left of Mimikyu, successfully avoiding the Play Rough attack.

Chen Yue immediately ordered, "Use Mimic!"

As soon as the command was given, a white light appeared on Mimikyu's body. Its figure was as fast as lightning, and it fiercely collided with Manectric.

Manectric let out a miserable cry as it was sent flying backward, sliding on the ground for nearly a meter before coming to a stop.

"Use Discharge again!" Wattson ordered.

Manectric raised its head, and the fur on its body bristled with crackling electric currents. A strong and dazzling Spark once again swept along the ground in all directions.

Chen Yue's focus was unprecedented, staring at the beam of light. It was about to reach Mimikyu when he commanded, "Now's the time! Use Splash!"

Splash: A Normal-type move that makes the user jump high into the air, resulting in no effect.

However, in this situation, it happened to dodge Manectric's Discharge move.

"How is this possible?!"

Roxanne, who was watching from the other side, was stunned, and even her popcorn fell to the ground.

"What's going on? Why does everything Wattson does seem to be under the opponent's control?"

Brawly's gaze flickered. "In this battle, Wattson lost the moment the opponent successfully used Swords Dance."

Under the influence of Swords Dance, Wattson didn't dare to confront it head-on from the beginning. His inner struggle had been evident from the start.

"Excellent! With determination, charge forward and use Shadow Claw!" Chen Yue's eyes gleamed as he gave the command.

Mimikyu flew forward, and in front of it, shadows converged into a pitch-black claw that struck Manectric accurately.

"Ugh!"

Manectric's body fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string, losing its ability to battle.