Pokémon: Reborn as Lucario

Chapter 164: The Sure-Hit That Decides Victory, Part 2

"Bang!" The ground not far away broke open, and Rio and Ruru emerged.

"Ruru, [Psybeam]!"

[Dig] was only used by Rio for positioning, not really to attack with. After all, he had done this many times and had become very proficient at digging holes.

Rio, as the positioning tool Pokémon, had brought Ruru out in a direction that Torkoal and Magmar had not expected.

"Eeeee!"

Ruru, also very rarely, let out a delicate cry. A focused beam of psychic energy spiraled out, shooting towards Magmar.

The beam of light, under the refraction of the sun, presented a phantom-like texture.

"…"

More and more people were watching from the sidelines. They all held their breath, afraid of disturbing this extremely exciting battle.

In the eyes of the crowd, it seemed that in the next second, the Psybeam was about to hit Magmar.

"Useless!"

Micun laughed wildly. On the field, Magmar leaped backward and opportunistically lifted Torkoal's shell vertically.

"Pop!" The Psybeam crashed against the shell and dispersed like a bubble.

Rio and Ruru seemed to have anticipated such a scene. So Rio continued to dig a hole and once again hid underground.

The familiar plot replayed itself continuously.

Magmar would jump onto the shell to dodge [Dig], Rio and Ruru would suddenly pop up and fire [Psybeam], then Magmar would lift Torkoal's shell as a shield, occasionally firing back an [Ember] in return, while Rio would quickly dig a hole and repeat the above actions with Ruru.

Of course, Torkoal, which was continuously used as a shield and took the attacks head-on, had its HP constantly decreasing. So Micun casually threw out a few potions to heal Torkoal's injuries.

However, this act of continuously making his own Pokémon get injured caused an uproar among the onlookers.

"Using his own Pokémon as a shield again! That's too despicable!"

"Exactly! This kind of trainer doesn't cherish his own Pokémon at all!"

"Even if there are potions, constantly getting injured like this will leave many long-term effects on a Pokémon."

"…"

Although they were rather afraid of the mysterious organization occupying the cable car, when faced with such a match, the people still couldn't help but voice their opinions.

Hearing the people's discussions, veins popped out on Micun's forehead.

"Shut up!"

He roared at the crowd, then looked at Míng Rìzhào with unfriendly eyes.

"You guys like to drill around, don't you? Then if you can't hit, what can you do!"

Micun issued a different command to Torkoal.

"[Smokescreen]!"

Torkoal extended its head and limbs from its shell. Pitch-black smoke continuously erupted from the holes in its shell, instantly enveloping the entire battlefield.

Rio and Ruru emerged from the ground on the other side. A beam of pink psychic light shot out.

But it hit nothing, passing through the black smoke and shooting into the distance, finally dissipating into the air.

This dense black fog directly obscured their vision, making it impossible to shoot accurately at the target.

Rio and the others tried a few more shots, but still missed.

"Now you can't hit, can you... Hehe, it's not over yet! Magmar, [Fire Spin]!"

Balls of spinning flames appeared in Magmar's hands, and then he threw them out one by one.

Instantly, besides the spreading, extremely black and dense smoke on the battlefield, there were also spinning flames scattered everywhere.

"Let's see how you dodge now!"

The flames burned the earth. Although they couldn't directly harm the two Pokémon lurking underground, how to get out had become the biggest problem. In addition, even if they leaped out from the ground, the vision-obscuring black smoke would also cause Ruru's attacks to miss.

However.

Micun did not see the smile that appeared on Míng Rìzhào's face.

"He was finally lured into using these moves."

The three little ones, who were of one mind, thought so.

"Rio, Ruru, let's move!"

Many things must be looked at from two sides.

The black smoke generated by [Smokescreen] blocked Rio and Ruru's vision. Then conversely, Torkoal and Magmar, who did not have the ability to see in the fog, were also unable to see Rio and Ruru's movements clearly in the black smoke.

Micun had also thought of this point, so he used the [Fire Spin] traps all over the ground to prevent his opponents from getting close. After all, if long-range attacks didn't work, then only close-combat attacks could hit accurately.

The reduced accuracy was indeed a very helpless matter, because it meant that your ranged moves would be ineffective. This was also Micun's wishful thinking.

But what if it was a sure-hit ranged move?

Don't forget, Rio possessed a certain sure-hit ultimate move.

"(Telepathy) Ruru, in a moment, your psychic power, follow the guidance of my Aura."

"(Telepathy) Okay!"

The two Pokémon hiding underground quickly decided on their tactic.

Just as Torkoal and Magmar were looking around, trying to see through the black smoke to find their opponents.

The two Pokémon, braving the flames, burst out of the ground.

Although she couldn't see very clearly either, Míng Rìzhào still felt the familiar aura of her partners, so she unhesitatingly shouted loudly, "[Psybeam]!"

Pink psychic energy gathered again.

"It's useless, useless! You can't hit! Just waste your energy like that, and then victory will be mine! Heh hahaha!"

Rio, in the black smoke, rolled his eyes.

"I just love your unrestrained and free-spirited confidence."

Azure blue Aura energy spun, gathering into a ball.

Rio pushed with both palms.

"[Aura Sphere]!"

The Aura energy ball shot out nimbly.

"What's the point if you can't hit... What?!!!"

Micun's eyes widened.

The [Aura Sphere], in the black smoke, drew a dashing azure blue light trail, then abruptly made a turn and crashed straight into a certain spot in the black smoke.

"Gaaah!"

Magmar's pained cry came out.

Immediately after, the pink psychic beam followed the azure blue trajectory and fiercely struck the same place.

"My [Aura Sphere] is a sure-hit, you know!"

Rio spread his hands.

Locking onto the opponent's Aura, then controlling the Aura energy ball—a guaranteed hit!

Even the extreme speed of the super divine beast Mewtwo couldn't dodge it back then. You tell me how those two Pokémon are supposed to dodge?

In addition, with Ruru's powerful psychic control, [Psybeam] also drew a ghostly arc and hit the opponent.

"Again!"

Successive [Aura Sphere] and [Psybeam] attacks made Magmar scream repeatedly.

It wasn't that Magmar didn't want to fight back, but the various moves it randomly used couldn't hit Rio, who had already pulled away. This black smoke, which was originally meant to obscure the opponent's vision, had now become its own obstacle.

Even this black smoke made it impossible for Magmar and Torkoal to dodge. After all, they also couldn't see clearly from which direction the attack would come.

In this situation where the opponent could hit accurately, but they themselves couldn't fight back, the scene presented a one-sided trend.

Micun's face was ashen as he listened to Magmar's cries grow weaker and weaker.

Torkoal, a purely support and interference Pokémon, could release a large amount of black smoke but had no way to disperse it. And Magmar, which only had offensive means, had no room to perform in a state of being blind.

His most proud double battle combination was thus broken.

What made him even more resentful was that he had fallen victim to his own moves.

"Final blow, [Aura Sphere]!"

An unprecedented azure blue light shone, penetrating through the black smoke. The subsequent explosion of immense energy directly blasted the extremely weakened Torkoal and Magmar, who had been bombarded by the continuous chain of [Aura Sphere] and [Psybeam] attacks, out of the smoke.

The sure-hit [Aura Sphere] became the key move that decided the victory!

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