Pokémon: Chronicles of Freedom-Chapter 459 - 458: Toward the End

"Skorupi, Protect!" Cain ordered quickly.

The two Mightyena attacked at the same time that Skorupi used its Bug Bite move, almost simultaneously.

However, Mightyena's attacks were blocked by Skorupi's Protect, while Bug Bite struck one of the Mightyena's weak spots.

With double damage from the Bug type, plus the critical hit from the Sniper ability, the damage dealt was five times greater.

At that moment, one of the Mightyena was immediately defeated.

The Fire Fang move hadn't even finished when Mightyena fell to the ground.

The other Mightyena, seeing its companion defeated so quickly, displayed a panicked expression.

"What the hell?!" Keiji exclaimed, his eyes wide open.

Even though Mightyena wasn't the strongest, it shouldn't have been defeated with a single attack.

What Keiji didn't know was that Skorupi's Sniper ability made that victory possible.

Meanwhile, on another part of the battlefield, Honchkrow was also about to decide the outcome of its battle.

Sneasel used a combination of Icy Wind and other Ice-type moves to restrict Breloom's movements, forcing it onto the defensive.

Although Breloom didn't take much damage due to its Poison Heal ability, which quickly healed its wounds, its energy was still intact.

However, Sneasel's offensive didn't let up, and at that moment, Honchkrow had charged up its Sky Attack.

Once again, Sky Attack!

This time, Breloom couldn't use Protect.

"Sneasel, use Icicle Crash to block the path. Honchkrow, Sky Attack," Cain ordered coldly.

Upon receiving the order, Sneasel quickly stepped back, condensing Ice energy, and three ice pillars formed in the air.

The ice pillars fell around Breloom.

As Breloom tried to avoid being impaled by the ice pillars, it became trapped, blocking its escape route.

At that moment, Honchkrow, engulfed in blue flames, dove straight toward Breloom.

Boom! Crack!

The three ice pillars shattered into pieces, and Breloom, caught between them, was sent flying.

With a single attack, Honchkrow rendered Breloom unable to fight.

With a base power of 150 from Sky Attack, along with quadruple damage from the Flying type, even Breloom's resilience wasn't enough.

"Graaaah!"

Honchkrow cried out triumphantly, activating its Moxie ability, which increased its power.

In Cain's field of vision, both Sneasel and Honchkrow's levels increased by one; Honchkrow reached level 35, and Sneasel reached level 33.

Defeating Breloom, who was a higher level, and with the prior effort, allowed both Pokémon to gain levels.

Cain was the only one who could see this information; his Pokémon only felt a slight increase in their internal power.

With Breloom's defeat, the battle clearly turned in Cain's favor.

It seemed that Honchkrow and Sneasel understood Cain's intention to train Skorupi, as they didn't bother Mightyena after defeating Breloom. Instead, alongside Slowking, they attacked Zangoose, who was already quite weakened.

As for Skorupi, after using Bug Bite to defeat one Mightyena, it no longer felt as much pressure facing the second one alone.

"Skorupi, your pincers can work like your fangs; try using Bug Bite or Poison Fang with them," Cain suggested.

As he said, Skorupi's pincers had a strong biting force, similar to its mouth, and it could channel energy through them, imbuing them with various elements.

The remaining Mightyena, fighting against Skorupi, felt frustrated as it became the test subject for new attacks.

Meanwhile, Keiji, their trainer, turned pale. Since Breloom's fall, he knew he was finished.

He had thought that by sending two Mightyena against a single Skorupi, he could defeat it, rendering the others less of a threat.

However, he hadn't expected Skorupi to recover so quickly after being severely injured by Zangoose.

When it returned to the battle, it didn't seem to have suffered any major damage recently.

And with a single attack, it eliminated one of the Mightyena.

Keiji knew that Bug-type moves dealt double damage to Mightyena, but he hadn't expected a two-on-one attack to result in the instant defeat of one, leaving the other as little more than sparring practice.

He didn't try to flee. With Cain possessing a Flying-type Pokémon, running would only hasten his defeat.

He watched as the remaining Mightyena became Skorupi's training dummy for practicing its attacks while attempting to imbue its pincers with energy.

To Cain's surprise, Skorupi showed great skill in manipulating energy. After several attempts, it succeeded in using its pincers as effectively as its fangs.

Although the attack's power was slightly weaker due to a lack of practice, Cain knew that with training, Skorupi could use its pincers just as effectively as its fangs.

With Skorupi mastering the use of Bug Bite with its pincers, the last Mightyena, now covered in wounds, fell to the ground, unable to rise.

With the fall of the last Mightyena, Skorupi's level also increased.

After all, it had fought two against one against higher-level Pokémon.

Now, its level reached 27. Just three more levels, and it would reach level 30, inching closer to Honchkrow and Sneasel.

Meanwhile, Zangoose, heavily injured from Slowking's attacks, was quickly defeated with the help of Honchkrow and Sneasel.

Zangoose fell unconscious after a Psychic move from Slowking left it stunned, followed by close-range attacks from Honchkrow and Sneasel.

Despite its prolonged poisoned state and Slowking's continuous attacks, Zangoose held out for quite some time.

Zangoose's Toxic Boost ability was truly unique.

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Cain knew the data on this Zangoose. If someone were unaware of the Toxic Boost ability and Zangoose was stronger, combined with Swords Dance and its high physical attack power, it could easily defeat an opponent in a single blow.

Without a doubt, this strategy inspired Cain.

After the defeat of Keiji's four Pokémon, his face turned completely pale. Although he had a Kecleon on his shoulder capable of using Protect, it would be useless against Cain's Pokémon.

Not even an attempt to flee would help him.

(End of Chapter)