The Path of a Genius to Becoming a Pokémon Champion

Chapter 188: If You Don't Want to Be Benevolent, I Can Help You Be Benevolent

Curse: A Ghost-type skill, one of the few Pokémon skills to possess two distinctly different effects.

For a Ghost-type Pokémon using this move, the effect is: at the cost of instantly losing a large amount of its own health, it curses the opponent, causing the cursed enemy's health to continuously drain over time.

For a non-Ghost-type Pokémon using this move, it is at the cost of lowering its own speed in exchange for a short-term boost to its attack and defense.

For a long time, humans thought these were two completely unrelated skills.

It wasn't until later that scholars in the field of Pokémon skills, through rigorous comparison of energy patterns, finally confirmed that these two distinctly different effects originated from the same skill.

This also caused the move's fame to skyrocket, becoming the most famous Pokémon move in academia and supporting a large number of scholars and professors in related fields in modern times.

However, none of this had much to do with Arthur, a brute who only understood combat. The only impact was that any opponent would naturally know the effect as soon as they heard the skill's name.

After all, this was a major academic discovery written into textbooks; it was simply too famous…

Harry was naturally no exception, so he directly gave up on countering.

Because he knew that "Curse" was unblockable.

It was a non-physical curse-based attack that even "Protect" couldn't block.

In that instant, Mismagius condensed an ethereal nail, and from under its tall witch's hat came a fiendish laugh.

Like a real witch, it laughed eerily as it pushed the nail, bit by bit, into the side of its own head.

The moment the ethereal nail fully entered its head, Mismagius's aura instantly weakened considerably. But at the same time, the distant Aerodactyl let out a strange cry, and a faint blue curse-like aura appeared on its body.

"Curse" had taken effect!

Aerodactyl's health began to slowly drain uncontrollably, a feeling of weakness continuously soaking its body like warm water.

It might not be terrifying at first, but when the warm water boils and rises over one's head, there will eventually be a moment when it becomes unbearable!

Seeing this, Harry's expression instantly turned ugly.

With this skill, Arthur had completely rewritten the flow of the match. The situation had now become completely different from their previous duel!

The headache had now shifted to the other side.

Because Harry knew very well that "Curse" couldn't be cured on the battlefield. The only options were to go all out and defeat the cursing Pokémon as quickly as possible to end the match, or to just tank it. There were no other ways to break it.

But as for tanking it, his Aerodactyl didn't know "Roost"; it didn't even have a recovery move. How the hell could it tank that!

This meant their only remaining choice was to win this duel as quickly as possible.

It could be said that Arthur's move had completely blocked off any room for them to stall or maneuver tactically.

Resolutely deny the European dogs the chance to repeatedly fish for "Ancient Power" procs—this was a lesson Arthur had learned through blood and tears!

And now, Harry and Andrew truly couldn't think about "Ancient Power" anymore.

"Ancient Power's" base damage was not high; it was indeed unsuitable for the current situation which required a quick victory.

They were forced to change their playstyle—

"Lox, use Bite to control Pidgeotto and drag it to the ground!"

"Lux, use Stone Edge!"

This time, they were truly going all-in!

Aerodactyl swooped in and bit down on one of Pidgeotto's wings, tanking its counterattacks and using its weight advantage to forcibly press Pidgeotto towards the ground.

At the same time, Omastar, which had been waiting below, also unleashed its only major move: Stone Edge!

Sharp, bullet-headed stone pillars rapidly condensed, their sharp points aimed straight at Pidgeotto!

The coordination between the two was extremely skilled: Aerodactyl provided control while Omastar provided output from behind. This level of synergy was worthy of a couple who slept in the same bed.

However, the coordination of Arthur's team was not to be outdone.

Mismagius had grasped the idea Arthur had emphasized during the debriefing and had been keeping its position pressed forward. At this moment, even after releasing the high-cost "Curse," its position was still aggressive.

"Mismagius, block the Stone Edge!"

Arthur's command was even more aggressive, directly having Mismagius tank the enemy's major move with its own body!

And Justin understood perfectly, instantly grasping Bro Arthur's meaning.

"Pidgeotto, tie up Aerodactyl!"

Now it was the opponents' turn to be confused.

Harry had just ordered Aerodactyl to bite Pidgeotto, but not only did the opponent not try to break free, it was now trying to tie up his Lox?

What are they trying to do?

However, Arthur was kind-hearted and didn't make them wait long for their answer. The next moment, their confusion was cleared.

"Mismagius, use Pain Split on Aerodactyl!"

At that moment, Harry finally couldn't help but curse out loud.

"F*ck!"

We've been outplayed!

Pain Split: A Normal-type skill. Its effect is to link to a nearby Pokémon and, with a benevolent heart, evenly share the damage and health between the two sides.

Because this move had to be cast at close range and couldn't be used from a distance, in most situations in the past, the target of Mismagius's spell had been a teammate.

More accurately, it was always Specter.

Back then, whenever Specter returned from the front lines covered in wounds, Mismagius would cast "Pain Split," taking away half of his injuries to help Specter quickly recover his combat strength.

However, this did not mean the move had only one use.

Benevolence could be given to a teammate, and of course, it could also be given to oneself... or an enemy.

Just like now—

Mismagius had just used "Curse," consuming a large amount of its own health, and had also taken a big hit from Omastar's major move, leaving it heavily injured.

In contrast, Aerodactyl had only just been affected by Curse and had previously only traded a few light blows with Pidgeotto.

This time, it became the one on the receiving end of benevolence…

No wonder Harry couldn't help but curse.

Damn it, I don't want to be benevolent! Don't you come over here!!

Unfortunately for him, some things were not up to him.

If you don't want to be benevolent, I can help you be benevolent.

Aerodactyl, entangled by Pidgeotto's all-out effort, couldn't break free for a moment. Mismagius floated over, its skirt lightly brushing against its body.

In an instant, light flared up on both of the linked Pokémon simultaneously.

After the glow dissipated, Mismagius looked much better, its feeling of weakness greatly diminished.

In contrast, Aerodactyl mysteriously developed numerous wounds from nothing, and the entire dragon became much more listless.

That "Stone Edge" from Omastar just now was equivalent to half of it having been blasted into its own teammate.

So sad.

This battle was impossible to fight!

Subsequently, Mismagius continued to float around, its positioning aggressive, while Pidgeotto broke free from Aerodactyl and quickly retreated.

A moment later—

"Pidgeotto, use Roost."

Seeing this move, Aerodactyl was filled with envy.

At this moment, under the effect of Curse, how it wished it also had the "Roost" skill.

Alas, it hadn't learned it yet…

Arthur's team could afford to stall this wave, but the opponents truly couldn't.

In less than two minutes, after a few more simple skill exchanges, Aerodactyl was the first to be unable to hold on.

The curse tormented its entire body, making it progressively weaker. By now, it couldn't even flap its wings and could only lie prone on the ground in a sorry state.

The referee was also not lenient. Seeing this, he decisively raised his flag and blew the whistle—

"Aerodactyl is unable to battle! Trainer, please recall your Pokémon as soon as possible. The match continues!"

(End of Chapter)

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