The Path of a Genius to Becoming a Pokémon Champion

Chapter 187: No End to the Lucky Dogs, No End to the Unlucky Man's Tears

Back in the day, Mismagius had followed Specter, wandering from the borders of Kubfu all the way to Sinnoh. It had crossed wastelands, lurked in slums, and traversed ice fields. What hadn't it seen?

Although it played a support role, it had seen its share of major scenes, having even schemed against Legendary Pokémon. Its willpower was naturally tough enough.

A mere "Scary Face" was hardly enough to frighten it.

Almost instantly, Mismagius recovered from its daze and smoothly continued casting its spell, applying a "Lucky Chant" to Pidgeotto.

Lucky Chant: A Normal-type skill that slightly adjusts the target's fortune. It can add luck to an ally or inflict misfortune on an enemy.

Although this move sounded incredibly powerful from its description, seemingly having the effect of reversing causality, faintly touching upon the rules of the universe itself…

In reality, it wasn't that amazing. The "luck" or "misfortune" mainly affected the various secondary effects of skills, such as the trigger probability of status conditions, similar to the ability "Serene Grace" or the "Rainbow" status.

It had no effect on negating normal attacks.

After all, in reality, attacks were controlled by the Pokémon themselves, not manipulated by data; concepts like hit rates and critical hit rates didn't exist in the same way.

The reason Mismagius used this move was—

Arthur had already predicted the opponents' next move!

The next moment, as expected, Andrew shouted, "Lux, Ancient Power!"

Ancient Power: A Rock-type skill. Its power wasn't high, slightly less than even "Rock Slide," but it was one of the most frequently used and powerful moves in the Rock-type arsenal!

It could be called one of the most shameless and heart-stopping moves on the competitive scene!

The reason was its ridiculously powerful secondary effect: it had a chance to awaken the primal power within a Pokémon, boosting all of the user's stats upon a successful hit!

Yes, all stats!

All data, including strength, speed, energy intensity, and physical defense, would be boosted simultaneously!

Even typical buffing moves couldn't achieve something this ridiculous.

And yet, this was an instant-cast attack skill; it didn't require a long wind-up like buff-type moves, meaning there was basically no possibility of interrupting it.

Apart from having to gamble on luck, it had no drawbacks.

This was why anyone on the competitive scene would be terrified upon seeing this move—because there was almost no way to counter it.

The only thing one could do was pray—pray that the opponent's luck was bad and the awakening effect wouldn't trigger.

Of course, the probability of this move awakening power was indeed not high.

But once it triggered, it could instantly reverse the situation!

In their previous duel, the opponents had already showcased this move, and it was also a major reason why Arthur ultimately chose to concede—

Because their luck last time was just too good. When Aerodactyl and Omastar ganged up on Pidgeotto, both Pokémon triggered the power-awakening effect once!

In the end, Pidgeotto was knocked out, and Mismagius not only had to face a 1v2 but had to face two monsters with all-stat buffs!

Thus, surrendering became Arthur's final act of defiance.

He really didn't want to watch two "European dogs" have such a satisfying match right in front of him.

That was even more unbearable than having bad luck himself…

This time, however, Arthur predicted that the opponent would definitely use this move again, so he decisively countered it first!

The first targets of the two Rock-type Pokémon would definitely be Pidgeotto again, so Mismagius preemptively applied a layer of "Lucky Chant" to Pidgeotto.

He wasn't asking for Pidgeotto to resist for long, just for it not to hand the opponents a free buff!

Omastar condensed a large number of brown earthen clumps with its energy, which then turned into a dense barrage and bombarded Pidgeotto.

Such a salvo was difficult to dodge completely. Although Justin had already issued the "dodge" command as quickly as possible, Pidgeotto was still hit by several clumps, letting out a pained cry.

Fortunately, the worst did not happen.

Omastar's body remained calm, with no sign of its power awakening.

Across the field, Andrew twisted his mouth and gave a "tsk," which made Arthur's cheek twitch.

The probability of "Ancient Power" awakening its strength is normally only about 10%. This attack didn't even hit with all its projectiles, not to mention Pidgeotto is currently under the protection of "Lucky Chant." What on earth are you still expecting under these circumstances?

You're even 'tsk-ing' at that?

Damn European dogs!!

Arthur couldn't help but curse resentfully in his heart.

He usually didn't curse people unless he absolutely couldn't help it.

He didn't know if it was the price for his great power, but although he hadn't gone bald, his and his Pokémon's luck had never been particularly good, in his past life or his current one.

A skill like "Ancient Power," he wouldn't even have trained back in the day…

The more he thought about it, the more tears he wanted to shed.

So, there was another reason why he insisted on winning this match—

Any "European dog" who dared to show off in front of him had to be put down!

At the same time, Pidgeotto, having just taken a hit, finally launched its counterattack.

A familiar glint of a blade lit up!

Only this time, the blade's light was no longer so ethereal; instead, it appeared more solid, hard, and filled with a metallic texture.

Because this time, Pidgeotto was using the Steel-type skill "Steel Wing"!

The two Pokémon the opponents had sent out both had extra resistance to Flying and Normal-type skills, effectively sealing off most of Pidgeotto's offensive options.

This was likely also deliberately done by the opponents.

Pursuing type advantages as much as possible was one of the most important paths to victory in Pokémon duels.

Pidgeotto was clearly not as proficient with "Steel Wing" as it was with its own type moves "Air Slash" and "Wing Attack," but this was an unavoidable choice.

"Steel Wing" slashed towards Aerodactyl. Aerodactyl flapped its wings to dodge, and its sharp aerial maneuvers affected the comfort of its passenger. Omastar, on its back, couldn't hold on and was thrown off.

"Mismagius, knock Lux away!"

To make the command as brief as possible, Arthur had to follow Andrew's lead and use the nickname for his Omastar.

Mismagius swiftly floated over, and before Omastar could land, it condensed black mist into a materialized large hand and slapped it away.

This wasn't a skill, just Mismagius's innate ability as a ghost.

The damage naturally wouldn't be high, but damage wasn't what Arthur wanted.

He wanted to separate the enemy's two Pokémon!

In the last round, the opponents had performed a wonderful double-team, taking out Justin's Pidgeotto right from the start with a speed that left one breathless.

This time, Arthur was going to give them a taste of their own medicine!

A Saint not only won't be defeated by the same move twice but can even turn around and learn the opponent's moves.

Omastar was sent flying into the distance by Mismagius's home run hit. Without Aerodactyl to carry it, it wouldn't be easy for it to return with its snail-like body.

Subsequently, Arthur locked his gaze onto Aerodactyl, which was still tangling with Pidgeotto.

Lox, you're the one!

"Mismagius, use Curse!"

(End of Chapter)

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