Chapter 127: Doubles Finals

"Not good!"

Rosa, who was quick-witted, suddenly realized something and immediately shouted to Beautifly, "Beautifly, get out of the way!"

"Did you notice it? Unfortunately, it's too late now!"

After hearing Rosa's call, Hilda smiled slightly, but then her expression changed as she shouted to her Absol.

"Absol, use Psycho Cut!"

As Hilda finished speaking, a white figure leaped from Steelix and rushed towards the airborne Beautifly. This figure was the Absol that had disappeared earlier.

During the leap, the blade on Absol's forehead glowed white. As it approached Beautifly, it slashed the sharp blade at Beautifly, causing it to fall from the air to the ground, losing its ability to fight.

"Beautifly!"

Seeing Beautifly fainted, Rosa called out worriedly.

"Think about your Lairon first!"

Compared to Rosa, who was worried about Beautifly, Hilda focused on Rosa's remaining Lairon.

"Finish it, Steelix, use Dragon Pulse!"

With a wave of Hilda's hand, Steelix wasn't idle either and directly attacked Lairon, who was still stunned by Beautifly's fall.

The white Dragon Pulse hit Lairon without any hindrance, and the immense energy carried by the beam blew Lairon away, causing it to fall heavily to the ground.

When the referee saw that Lairon's eyes had also turned into spirals, he immediately announced the result of the battle.

"Lairon and Beautifly have lost their ability to fight. Absol and Steelix win, so Hilda advances to the finals!"

In this way, Hilda used Absol and Steelix to defeat Rosa's Beautifly and Lairon, securing her place in the finals.

"See, I told you Hilda would win!"

This outcome confirmed the prediction Gary made at the beginning of the battle.

"You're amazing!"

After this battle, Tyson was thoroughly impressed by Gary.

"Hehe."

Gary accepted Tyson's praise without hesitation.

Considering that trainers should have time to recover their Pokémon, the finals were scheduled for the next day.

After a simple day of rest, the time for the finals arrived as expected.

Amidst the anticipation of many spectators, Gary and Hilda, who had reached the finals, slowly walked out of the player's tunnel and appeared on the field.

"After several days of competition, the doubles match held in Kuji Town has finally reached its last day, and today, we will determine the final winner. Will it be Gary or Hilda? Let's wait and see!"

Under the host's rhythmic speech, the atmosphere of the entire venue reached a climax.

"Gary and Hilda, good luck!"

Rosa, sitting in the audience, cheered for her boyfriend Gary and her best friend Hilda.

"Let me see what kind of strength you'll show in this match, Gary!"

Tyson, also in the audience, sat quietly in his seat, focusing his eyes on Gary in the center of the venue.

Returning to the battle site, Hilda looked at her opponent standing across from her and said with a smile, "Gary, this is our second battle since we met."

"Yes."

Gary, who was throwing a Poké Ball, smiled and cast his eyes on Hilda on the opposite side. "And just like last time, the victory will be mine!"

"That's not necessarily the case. I'm confident of winning this time too."

Hilda's momentum was not inferior to Gary's at all.

"Then let's decide the winner in battle!"

"Okay!"

After seeing that Gary and Hilda were ready, the referee stood up and announced the rules of the battle.

"Now begins the final of the doubles match. The competitors are Gary and Hilda. Each side can use two Pokémon. When both Pokémon on one side lose their combat ability, the battle ends!"

After the referee announced the rules, Gary and Hilda threw their Poké Balls simultaneously.

In four beams of white light, four figures appeared on the field, revealing themselves as Pupitar and Lairon for Gary, and Absol and Steelix for Hilda.

"The game begins!"

At the referee's command, the finals kicked off.

"Let's go, Pupitar, use Rock Slide, target Absol!"

Countless rocks appeared out of thin air above the field, and under Pupitar's control, they aimed at Absol.

"Steelix, swing your tail, use Iron Tail!"

Following Hilda's order, Steelix rotated its tail like a large propeller, and with the power of Iron Tail, it smashed the rocks attacking Absol one by one.

"Absol, use Night Slash!"

Absol, hiding behind Steelix, obeyed Hilda's order and used Night Slash. Several dark energy blades attacked Pupitar.

"Lairon, Iron Defense!"

Under Gary's command, Lairon used Iron Defense to strengthen its defense and stood in front of Pupitar, blocking the attack without injury.

In the first round of the battle, both sides' offensives were evenly matched.

"Next, Pupitar, Lairon, use Iron Defense!"

After a flash of white light, Pupitar and Lairon's defenses were greatly increased.

"Let's go, Steelix, use Dragon Pulse!"

After Gary's two Pokémon successfully used Iron Defense, Hilda quickly organized an attack.

As the forward general, Steelix gathered energy and used Dragon Pulse on Pupitar.

"Dragon Dance to avoid it!"

Facing the incoming Dragon Pulse, Pupitar began to rotate continuously under Gary's command, using Dragon Dance to avoid the attack.

"Absol, use Hidden Power!"

And Hilda certainly didn't want to see Dragon Dance succeed, so she immediately commanded Absol to block it.

Absol gathered energy to form a white energy ball and rushed towards Pupitar.

"Lairon, Iron Head!"

Facing the obstruction, Lairon, glowing white, immediately used Iron Head, rushed forward, and defeated Absol's energy ball.

"What a challenge!"

Seeing Gary's side defending tightly, Hilda was also in a state of anxiety.

"What should I do?"

After thinking for a while, Hilda's eyes suddenly lit up, and she raised her index finger, indicating she had an idea.

"Hey, I've got it!"