Chapter 110: Battling Norman Again, Part 1

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"Umbreon, let's go!"

After taking a look at Norman and his Slaking on the opposite side, Gary immediately waved his hand and shouted to Umbreon, "Use Shadow Ball!"

At Gary's command, Umbreon quickly gathered energy, formed a Shadow Ball, and launched it at Slaking.

"Slaking, use Quick Attack!"

Slaking, under Norman's command, used Quick Attack. After a flash of white light, it instantly disappeared from the spot, avoiding the attack, and quickly approached Umbreon.

"Now, use Iron Tail!"

As Slaking got close to Umbreon, it suddenly jumped up when Norman's voice fell, using its tail with a metallic luster to sweep across Umbreon.

"Psychic!"

However, Gary had anticipated this, so he gave Umbreon an order in time.

Umbreon's eyes emitted a faint glow, and a blue wave instantly controlled Slaking in the air, interrupting its attack.

"Throw it away!"

At the moment Umbreon's eyes glowed, the output of Psychic was increased, and the controlled Slaking was thrown to the ground heavily.

"Slaking, are you okay?"

Seeing this, Norman asked in a worried tone.

Fortunately, Slaking wasn't seriously injured. It struggled to get up from the ground and shook its head at Norman, indicating it was fine.

On Gary and Umbreon's side, they wouldn't give Norman and Slaking time to breathe.

After throwing Slaking, Gary's next order to Umbreon followed closely.

"Umbreon, use Confuse Ray!"

Just as Slaking stood up, a colorful energy ball floated to its side and circled around it.

"No, close your eyes!"

Seeing the Confuse Ray coming, Norman immediately realized something was wrong and reminded Slaking.

But unfortunately, it was too late.

Slaking just looked at the Confuse Ray floating around it, dazed.

Soon, under the effect of Confuse Ray, Slaking fell into a state of confusion, unable to distinguish between friend and foe.

"Wake up, Slaking!"

Norman tried to wake Slaking by calling out.

"I won't give you a chance."

Gary certainly wouldn't give Norman the opportunity to wake Slaking, so he immediately gave the next order to Umbreon.

"Umbreon, use Dark Pulse!"

A ball of purple-black energy quickly formed in Umbreon's mouth, then turned into a beam of light, rushing towards Slaking.

"Slaking, dodge it!"

Seeing this, Norman shouted at Slaking, but no matter how he shouted, Slaking couldn't respond and could only watch as Dark Pulse got closer.

With a "bang," Umbreon's Dark Pulse directly hit Slaking.

Slaking was blown away by the attack power of Dark Pulse and finally fell heavily to the ground.

When the dust covering Slaking dissipated, its condition became clear to everyone present.

At this time, Slaking had completely fallen to the ground, its eyes turned to spirals from the previous attack.

Obviously, the result was determined. Slaking was no longer able to fight and had lost its combat ability.

"Thank you for your hard work, Slaking!"

Seeing this, Norman had no choice but to take out Slaking's Poké Ball and recall it.

"You are so powerful, Gary!"

Rosa and Hilda were both shocked and surprised that Gary defeated Norman's first Pokémon so easily.

Even Caroline, who was standing by, was surprised by Gary's strength.

"You are improving very fast, Gary!"

Norman was also surprised by Gary and Umbreon's progress. After all, Umbreon wasn't this strong when they last met.

"During this period, my Pokémon and I have been training hard."

In response, Gary glanced at Umbreon gently and replied with a smile.

"Really? It seems that you have made a lot of effort!"

Norman noticed Gary's gaze and said in a praiseful tone.

"Well, let me see your strength next."

Then Norman's expression changed, and he shouted to Gary with a serious expression, "Go, Vigoroth!"

In the white light of the Poké Ball, a strong Vigoroth appeared with a roar.

Pokémon: Vigoroth

Type: Normal

Gender: Male

Level: 69

Moves: Focus Energy, Double Hit, Crunch, Outrage, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Giga Impact, Mega Punch, Hammer Arm, Double-Edge...

"Vigoroth, use Flamethrower!"

Seeing that Gary had no intention of switching Pokémon, Norman decisively issued an attack order.

A beam of hot flame targeted Umbreon, quickly crossing the open space and rushing towards it.

"Quick Attack!"

Faced with the incoming move, Gary immediately shouted to Umbreon.

Upon receiving Gary's instructions, Umbreon immediately used Quick Attack, its body flashing with white light, like a white lightning bolt, nimbly avoiding the Flamethrower.

"Now, use Shadow Ball!"

Umbreon came to the side of Vigoroth and, under Gary's command, used several Shadow Balls to attack Vigoroth.

"Brick Break!"

Looking at the incoming Shadow Balls, Vigoroth remained calm and directly waved its fist wrapped in white light, facing the Shadow Balls one by one, and directly breaking them without much damage to itself.

"What a powerful Vigoroth!"

Seeing Vigoroth's almost unscathed body, Gary's eyes revealed a solemn look.

After thinking for a while, Gary had a plan in mind: "Umbreon, use Calm Mind!"

Under Gary's command, Umbreon immediately used Calm Mind to increase its own attack power.

"Interrupt it with Flamethrower!"

Norman certainly didn't want Umbreon's move to be successfully performed, so he immediately gave an order to Vigoroth.

In an instant, a beam of fire attacked Umbreon's direction.

"Protect!"

However, at the critical moment, Umbreon successfully performed Calm Mind and used Protect to withstand Vigoroth's attack, though Umbreon was quite injured.

"Now, it's time to give the opponent the final blow, Vigoroth, use Mega Punch!"

Under Norman's command, Vigoroth waved its fist and ran towards Umbreon.

Seeing this situation, Gary did not panic but smiled slightly.

"Umbreon, use..."

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