Pokémon Court-Chapter 577: Gallade vs Lucario!

A certain arena.

Gallade slightly raised its elbow. Facing six approaching Fighting-type Pokémon, it slowly began to focus its mind.

Close Combat — the key to this move lies in striking the opponent’s chest area in order to maximize its effect. The energy released will spread throughout the body starting from the chest. The more familiar the user is with this move, the faster the force spreads, and the greater the damage inflicted on the opponent.

"Watch out for Gallade’s attack."

A Trainer shouted from below the arena.

From earlier on, Terrance’s Gallade had been performing dominantly. No matter how many Pokémon attacked it at once, it could handle them all.

The six Pokémon slowly approached. None dared to act rashly, their eyes fixed intently on the Gallade that had crouched slightly, assuming the "Iaido" stance!

Iaido Slash, also known as quick-draw slash, is an ancient technique that allows Gallade’s move to take on a "multi-target" property.

Facing a group assault from several Pokémon, Gallade, without Teleport, could only rely on this move.

The atmosphere was... tense...

In the arena, it was so quiet that the Pokémon could hear each other’s breathing...

Whoosh!

The six Pokémon moved. Faced with the onslaught of various Fighting-type moves from all six Pokémon, Gallade closed its eyes, entering a fleeting meditative state, locking onto its opponents with psychic power, then in the blink of an eye, it swung its elbow like a streak of light!

At the same time, Gallade’s eyes snapped open!

Iaido • Close Combat!

Wherever the light passed, it struck directly at the chest of every Pokémon that had lunged forward, causing each of them to tremble. Numb from head to toe, they were then helplessly sent flying, crashing down at the edge of the arena.

"Arena No. 18, the winner is Gallade." The referee made a simple announcement, then had Terrance proceed with the following registration.

Holding Gallade’s Poké Ball, Terrance looked toward the arena on the other side — in Albus’s direction.

"Aura Sphere... or Spiral."

On Lucario’s side, Aura was condensed in Lucario’s hand. This "Aura Sphere" was not launched, but instead attached to Lucario’s palm, continuously spinning rapidly. Whether in terms of power or scale, this Aura power was entirely under Lucario’s control.

Compared to a launched Aura Sphere, Albus’s Lucario no longer had to confine itself to the simplest form of Aura control.

For a Lucario that had mastered Aura, Aura Sphere was merely one way of utilizing Aura power. As long as it desired, it could display many more methods of application.

Just like now. Lucario moved like a martial arts master. Though not as swift as Gallade due to its attack style, it strolled across the arena under siege by multiple Pokémon, treating its opponents as if they were nothing. A Hitmonlee lunged with a Jump Kick, but Lucario simply tilted its head slightly to dodge with ease, then lightly pressed its palm against it, and Hitmonlee’s body was instantly struck by a massive impact, crashing heavily to the ground.

At the same time, a Breloom came at it head-on with a Mach Punch. Lucario also disregarded it, casually pushing it aside with one hand. The Aura power erupted, and the powerful aura exploded forth, instantly swallowing the opponent’s attack. Then, Lucario grabbed the opponent’s wrist in reverse grip, and forcefully threw it out. Breloom’s body became a weapon and struck a Machoke, sending it flying.

Compared to Gallade’s fighting style, Lucario was more effortless and better showcased its astonishing combat reflexes.

To be honest, Terrance didn’t want the Gallade without Teleport to battle this Lucario. Even if Gallade had access to Teleport, it would still struggle to handle that terrifying Aura. Right now...

As for the Electric-type event, the victory was undoubtedly taken by Unova’s former Elite Four Leo, who was participating in his first event.

According to feedback from the event, Leo’s Electivire could release enough electricity in a single second to simultaneously power a medium-sized town!

You have to understand — in some areas, before efficient power conversion methods were developed, most machines relied on Electric-type Pokémon as power sources.

For example, Pokémon Centers would raise a certain number of Pikachu as emergency backup power sources, just in case.

So in this regard, the electricity conversion rate of Electric-type Pokémon had a strict system of measurement. The electricity output from Leo’s Electivire, per unit time... is equivalent to the combined electricity released by a three-digit number of regular electric mouse Pokémon raised by the Pokemon Center. [TN: Electric-type Pokémon based on rodents.]

This amount of electricity was undoubtedly terrifying, and without a doubt, it was the nemesis of Water-type Pokémon... even some weaker Ground-type Pokemon might not be able to endure the sustained discharges of Leo’s Electivire.

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"In terms of type matchup, Master Wallace is at a big disadvantage, isn’t he?"

Everyone’s attention was focused on the upcoming clash between Wallace, the master of Water-types, and Leo, the master of Electric-types.

The battle between the two was something that filled people with both anticipation and worry.

"Every Elite Four really is a monster," Terrance had also seen that segment of Leo’s performance during the Electric-type event.

Aside from his Altaria going all-out, he didn’t have much confidence in battling a Trainer like that.

If it were Altaria... there might be some chance of victory.

As for his other Pokémon, compared to Mega Altaria, there was still a noticeable gap.

The next day.

After that, the details of three more events were announced, one of which Terrance planned to participate in, but at the moment, his attention was elsewhere.

Because... in the next arena match, one of his competitors was Albus.

He hadn’t even reached the final round, and already he was facing someone like Albus.

Lucario’s strength was not only acknowledged by Terrance, but even Top Trainers would likely view the Lucario partnered with Albus as a rival on their own level.

Against such an opponent, Terrance couldn’t afford not to take it seriously.

Around the arena, large crowds had gathered, and those who couldn’t squeeze in began searching for the big screen live-streaming this arena’s match.

Terrance and Albus — both were standout figures in this festival. One held the identity of a Coordinator, the other a Trainer. One had a powerful Gallade, the other a terrifyingly strong Lucario... At this moment, no other arena match was more anticipated than this one.

"Terrance is probably going to lose again."

That same thought surfaced in the minds of Elite Four Leo, Elite Four Glacia, Wallace, Raoul Contesta, and others. They couldn’t help but feel a bit sorry for Terrance.

Encountering a Trainer with strength capable of breaking the rules during such an event was truly a despair-inducing experience.

"I wonder... can Gallade at least make Lucario fall into disadvantage even just once?" As Terrance walked to the arena, this was the only thought left in his heart.

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