Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 225 Haruka VS Hikari (Part 1)

In the midst of their probing attacks and defenses, it was Xiao Guang who finally seized that fleeting opportunity.

The Ice Beam, emanating from above, knocked Glamour into the water. Seeing Glamour fall into the water, Dawn quickly had Curly-Ears continue using Ice Beam to freeze the surface of the water.

Although Nozomi and Meowth were actively looking for opportunities to counterattack, and even managed to hit Bumblebee with Thunderbolt once, the match was ultimately won by Dawn and Bumblebee, who had maintained the initiative from start to finish.

......

"I really didn't expect that Xiaoguang would win so decisively. I thought this match would be a fierce battle."

After the two of them stepped off the stage, Xiao Gang couldn't help but remark this with emotion.

After all, everyone has witnessed Xiaowang's strength, and it is not an easy task for Xiaoguang to defeat Xiaowang. However, in today's actual battle, Xiaoguang showed a completely different kind of dominance compared to the past.

"It's still a matter of compatibility. Facing Curly-eared creatures that can stay airborne for a short time and use Freeze Ray, Charming Cat's skills seem somewhat ineffective."

Ash said this:

"Maybe Nozomi was trying to force Hikari to send out Piplup with her ace, but Hikari didn't fall for it. She saved Piplup for last and chose the Pokémon most suitable to battle Meowth from her existing Pokémon. So Hikari had already won the match before it even started."

"indeed."

Xiao Gang pondered for a moment and finally nodded in agreement.

However, neither Ash nor Brock felt that this match would be the highlight of the day; the toughest part was yet to come.

"I'm really curious who will win the battle between Haruka and Hikari... Hikari has basically revealed her hand and is going to send out Piplup, right?"

"Well, so it's actually quite easy for May to win. She can easily win by just sending out Venusaur."

Ash pointed to the huge swimming pool on the stage, or rather, the battlefield, and said:

"Venusaur just needs to stand at the edge of the field and use ranged moves. The only move Piplup can use right now that can slightly threaten Venusaur is Whirlpool, but if Venusaur and May want to, Whirlpool is just an attack that can be easily neutralized by a simple Vine Whip."

"There's no solution..."

Xiao Gang sighed.

This is where the trainer's skill as a coordinator is tested. If the Pokémon's level is not high enough, no matter how hard you try, you cannot win.

Xiao Guang is now trapped in this dead end.

only--

"But I don't think May will send out Venusaur. After all, May probably isn't just here for the victory. It wouldn't make sense for her to travel all the way from the Hoenn region just for a winning outcome."

"...Yes, that's definitely more like Haruka's style."

Ash and Brock, being her companions, knew May's personality all too well.

She was like this before, and after experiencing the trials of this period of separation, she should be even more so.

......

Soon after, Xiaoyao and Xiaoguang arrived at the final stage.

Just as both of them guessed, Hikaru didn't hesitate to send out Bogaman on the final stage.

And Xiaoyao—

She gazed silently at Pogaman, who had submerged most of his body in the water, and at Hikari, whose face was grave.

victory?

She had traveled for much longer than Dawn, and unlike most clueless Pokémon Coordinators, she understood that the strength of the Pokémon themselves was the foundation for winning the Pokémon Contest.

With her extensive experience, winning the match would be a piece of cake for her.

but.

That would be pointless.

Xiaoyao propped her left arm up with her right arm and stretched it out a couple of times. The smile on her lips at that moment was not the composed smile of a "senior" facing a "junior," but a fighting spirit that she would show when facing an evenly matched opponent.

"Alright... let's go! Glaceon!"

In the end, Haruka did not choose to disrupt the Mikkuri Cup final simply for the sake of victory.

She chose to battle Piplup, as it had only recently evolved and was not yet fully adapted to its newfound power.

"Now we're on the same starting line, right? But I won't lose."

Xiaoyao murmured softly in a voice that no one else could hear.

As soon as the referee gave the order to start the battle, Xiaoguang on the other side took the initiative.

"Foam Ray!"

"reflection of mirror!"

As if she had already guessed Hikari's plan, May did not choose to let Glaceon dodge from the beginning.

The oncoming Bubble Beam did not move Glaceon by the slightest. Instead, its body shimmered with colorful light, and the Bubble Beam was instantly deflected with even greater power the moment it touched Glaceon.

"?! Hide in the water!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Hikaru hurriedly issued the command to dodge.

If she hadn't battled Team Rocket's Wobbuffet so many times, Dawn probably wouldn't have realized what the effect of Mirror Reflection was. From this perspective, she was actually starting to feel grateful to Team Rocket.

The first round of probing boosted May's confidence, but after learning that Glaceon could use Mirror, Dawn's expression turned sour.

The ability to reflect special attacks means that Hikaru's initial plan to use the terrain advantage to wage a protracted war has fallen through.

This is troublesome.

On the big screen, both scores dropped slightly, but Xiao Guang's score dropped more.

After noticing the information on the screen, a new plan began to sprout in Xiaoguang's mind.

Haruka, on the other hand, didn't care about any of this. After Piplup hid underwater, what Haruka had to do was actually the same thing Hikari did to Nozomi in the previous battle.

"Freeze Ray!"

"Stop the whirlwind!"

May plans to replicate Dawn's method of defeating Nozomi by having Glaceon freeze the water surface, gradually blocking Piplup's movements.

But Xiaoguang reacted quickly. After all, the fact that she was able to use that method to defeat Xiaowang meant that she also had a way to counter that move.

"Poga—"

Bogarman leaped high out of the water, raised his short arms, and created a huge vortex above his head before standing in front of him.

The vortex formed by the vortex acted like a protective shield, blocking Glaceon's Ice Beam. Soon, half of the vortex was frozen, and Glaceon's attack came to an end.

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