bacchusnovels Chapter 171 Control of Celestial Phenomena
Chapter 171 Control of Celestial Phenomena
Flame Orb!
It's actually a Flame Orb...
Fangzhou stared in silence at the red bead with a blue flame pulsating at its center.
Carrying the Flame Orb will inflict a burn status effect on you, which generally has three uses in battle.
Alternatively, a Pokémon with the Guts ability can not only avoid the negative effect of being burned and having its Attack reduced by half, but also increase its Attack by 1.5 times.
Alternatively, you can pair it with a tanky Special Attacker like Milotic, using the ability of Miracle Scales to increase its Defense, and then use recovery moves like Aqua Ring to stay on the field.
Finally, you can use a magic trick to inflict burn damage on the opponent's physical attacker, thus sabotaging them.
Fangzhou scratched his head, feeling that none of them were quite suitable for Infernape.
Never mind, the important thing is that wisp of Reshiram's flame inside.
The blue flames are Reshiram's Blue Flame skill, which only Reshiram can master and that even White Kyurem cannot learn.
Ark was very curious about what effects would be gained after absorbing the flames of Reshiram, the True Dragon.
There were eight participants this time, and the order was determined by drawing lots as before.
Fang Zhou's gaze swept across the crowd, and he suddenly caught sight of a tall, thin figure.
It was Gao Shou, the same person who had been refused when he tried to buy honey last time. It turned out that Rocket Entertainment had sent him again.
The other person noticed his gaze, turned around, raised his chin provocatively at him, and left after drawing lots.
Fangzhou stepped forward and casually picked up the nearest crumpled piece of paper and unfolded it.
8 number.
Well, it's the grand finale again.
Mani leaned closer, and Fangzhou glanced at the note in her hand: Number 6, third from last.
"The draw is complete!" the mayor announced in a booming voice. "Now, the first contestant, please come to the stage!"
No sooner had the mayor finished speaking than Pierre walked toward the stage.
He threw out a Poké Ball, releasing a Pokémon that looked like a sunflower, except that its hands and feet were made of green leaves, allowing it to run freely.
This is the evolved form of the sunflower seed.
At this moment, Emily leaned over and said, "Don't underestimate Pierre. He's also very skilled at controlling celestial phenomena. He was a trainer when he was young."
She pointed to the Sunflower: "This Pokémon is especially good at using Sunny Day. It helped us during the previous heavy rain."
Fangzhou nodded, his expression turning serious as he intently watched the sunflower monster's performance on stage, curious about how it would resolve the chaotic celestial phenomena.
The sunflower monster looked up at the sky, and its smiling face fell.
The Dragonair sent by the mayor was only a Champion-level Pokémon, and was more skilled at using Sunny Day moves.
At this moment, the champion-level Salamence deliberately suppressed its strength and used Rain Dance, which was at the level of an Elite Four member. With the cooperation of the two Pokémon, they were able to create a situation where the sun rises in the east and rain falls in the west.
To restore the original weather, it's not enough to just get rid of the torrential rain; we also need to get rid of that sunny weather.
The "sunny day" technique is completely different from the concept of ordinary sunny weather.
On a sunny day, the sunlight is so strong that it can even boost the moves of Fire-type Pokémon, an effect that doesn't occur in normal weather.
"Use Sunny Day!"
Pierre then gave the order very cleanly and decisively.
Fangzhou immediately understood the other party's idea: they wanted to use Hakron's Sunny Day to suppress the torrential rain on the other side, and then find a way to deal with Hakron's Sunny Day later.
However, with the blessing of Sunflower Monster, Hakuryu's Sunny Day will become so powerful that it will be extremely difficult to eliminate!
Sure enough, after the Sunflower Monster used Sunny Day, the torrential rain on the other side was quickly dispelled.
However, the remaining scorching sun could not be dealt with.
Even though the sunflower monster had been holding back for a long time, the bright sunshine was completely out of its control and could not be stopped by it.
Pierre was sweating profusely with anxiety, but he eventually came down dejectedly, looking regretful.
There's nothing we can do about it; it's all about participation, he's not really good at this anyway.
Pierre last stole the spotlight when he was performing the ritual of Gyokka.
Fangzhou heard the audience around him starting to whisper.
"As expected, the Rayquaza Priestess match is the hardest. Even Pierre couldn't handle it?"
"The mayor's Salamence's ability to control celestial phenomena is getting stronger and stronger, and so is that Dragonite; it's much more powerful than the ones we saw a few years ago."
"I'm afraid even Marni can't do anything about it?"
"Don't say that. Marnie grows up too, okay?"
Several more people took the stage, but without exception, they all failed.
The Great Sage next to the Ark yawned long, bored.
Fangzhou was the last to take the stage, and Monkey said he was getting a little tired of sitting and wanted to go for a walk.
"Are you sure you're okay going out by yourself now?" Fang Zhou asked with some concern. What if the entire Weibai Square collapsed right after Monkey King left?
The Great Sage shook his head and waved his hand to indicate that there would be no problem, as he had the negative energy under his control.
It has been sneaking out to play for several days now, but hasn't triggered its unlucky constitution yet.
Don't worry, don't worry.
Fangzhou nodded. "Then keep an eye on the time, and remember to come back later to watch the Salamence's match!"
It walked to the west side of the Great Sacred Dynasty Square, remembering that there were fewer Pokémon there.
Yesterday, Ark's words reminded it that if it wanted to unleash all the negative energy at once, it needed to find a suitable place, lest it destroy the manor.
Ideally, it should be a deserted place, without even Pokémon. The west side of the plaza is piled with the ruins of old buildings that have never been cleared. For some reason, the aura emitted by these materials is so strong that even Steel and Rock-type Pokémon are unwilling to approach them.
Meanwhile, amidst everyone's expectant gaze, rancher Mani stepped onto the stage.
Under the mayor's command, the two Dragon-type Pokémon took action, and the sky returned to its previous state.
On one side, there was torrential rain and lightning; on the other, the sun was blazing.
"I think Manny has a chance," Emily said softly. "She was the champion last year. That Psyduck didn't evolve, but it's trained the 'No Weather' ability exceptionally well."
Fangzhou smiled and raised the shiny Psyduck in his arms higher: "Psyduck, that one on the stage is your kind."
"Gah~"
On stage, Mani did not give any verbal instructions; instead, her Psyduck placed its paws on either side of its head, and its eyes glowed with a deep blue light.
Is this using superpowers to activate special abilities?
Then, everything seemed to fall silent.
"Why isn't anything happening?" some people in the audience whispered among themselves.
"What's going on? Why isn't Mani moving?"
But the mayor didn't react at all; instead, he crossed his arms and looked at Mani with great admiration.
Fangzhou understood as well; it wasn't that there was no movement, but rather that the movement was extremely slow.
Mani is trying to neutralize two completely different energies!
As time went on, the people gradually noticed that the dark clouds in the sky were getting closer and closer to the blazing sun, and the wisps of water vapor and the fiery energy emitted by the sun were canceling each other out.
All that could be heard was the sound of water vapor evaporating in the air.
Then, the sun's initially glaring light began to soften, and the dark clouds gradually dispersed.