Mia could see that it was at least an ice-type Pokemon as it was freezing its surroundings but after that, she could not tell anything for certain. She could say for certainty that this Pokemon was far stronger than her Luxray.
Mia was not going to ask what type of Pokemon it was as she knew that Axel was not going to answer it. So, she just started to make plans based on what she was seeing.
Axel had to commend Mia on her calmness. Normally, a trainer would not be so calm when they met a new Pokemon for the first time in their life.
"Are you both ready to battle?", asked the referee.
"Yes,"
"Yes, I am."
"Then, let the battle begin!!", shouted the referee.
First of all, Luxray used 'Intimidate' on Slowemperor to lower its attack but Slowemperor also had its ability, 'Monarch'. It turned out that even though Monarch was not fully mastered like Luxray, it was still more powerful than 'Intimidate'. Both of the abilities clashed and 'Monarch won'. This led to Luxray having a fear effect on Slowemperor.
"Luxray, use 'Electric Terrain'", shouted Mia while,
"Magnus, use 'Trick room'", said Axel with a smile.
Luxray proceeded to use the move and the whole field looked like it was electrified. This move would increase the power of electric-type moves which was very beneficial for Luxray.
However, Slowemperor used 'Trick room' stealing its speed that it was proud of. Now, Luxray was very slow as Slowemperor didn't have high speed. This move totally changed the battle as Mia had not expected it.
Mia didn't know that it was also a psychic Pokemon. It was a completely new Pokemon and she could only tell that it was an ice-type Pokemon.
Knowing that it would be losing speed for some time, Mia said, "Use 'Charge beam'"
Luxray inhaled a lot of air and then a yellow-colored beam started to form in its mouth. It then fired the beam toward Slowemperor.
Slowemperor didn't even need any instruction from Axel as it teleported right at the back of Luxray and then used the move 'Ice beam'. Luxray didn't have time to react to it due to its slow speed.
It was also not used to such a slow speed, so its reaction time had been compromised while Slowemperor had been using 'Trick room' for a long time.
Luxray was hit by the attack but it was still a king-rank Pokemon. Its body and legs were not covered in ice as it gave a huge roar and used the move 'Discharge'. This move did 2 things.
First, it got out of being frozen. There was still some ice on its body but it would not hamper its speed and movement. Secondly, the move hit Slowemperor as it had to back out which gave Luxray a much-needed space. The power of the move was already halved as Luxray had to get out of its frozen status.
Luxray then used the move 'Eerie impulse', which was successfully connected. Slowemperor was also not sitting still. It used 'Calm mind' and 5 small purple-colored bulbs were spread out. Slowemperor was able to take 3 of them when it was hit by 'Eerie impulse'.
The move 'Eerie impulse' would lower the special attack of the target but since Slowemperor used 'Calm mind' 3 times now, it was not affected by it.
Luxray then used moves like 'Shock wave' and 'Charge beam' towards Slowemperor. Slowemperor also used special type moves cause it was very proficient in it. After 5 minutes, Luxray was tired and it had multiple injuries on its body. Slowemperor was also injured but these were only minor injuries.
The power of tier 3 king-rank Pokemon was biting Mia on the ass. Luxray didn't have such a huge stamina and health points like Slowemperor. However, after 5 minutes, the effect of 'Trick room' was over and it was now time for Luxray to go offensive.
Mia knew that Luxray might not be able to hold on for a long time and she had to be serious in this fight. So,
"Luxray, use 'Double team' and then use 'Thunder team' and 'Thunder charge'"
Axel knew that this was going to be the ultimate moment of the battle, so he was also going to get serious now.
"Magnus, use 'Chilling water', 'Icy wind' and then use 'Confusion'", said Axel.
Slowemperor had already used 'Rain dance' and now it was raining heavily. This gave Luxray some much-added boost for its 'Thunder charge'.
Luxray gave a big howl and then it started to run around very fast. Very soon, Axel could see 2 Luxrays and then it gave another big howl.
HOOOWWWLLLLLL
Suddenly, the other Luxray glowed in yellow light. Yellow sparkle was coming out of its body. The second Luxray looked more dangerous than the first Luxray. This was combining 'Double team' and 'Thunder team'.
The raging thunder could be heard as the sky was totally black now. Those thunders hit Luxray as both of them glowed in yellow and blue light. It looked like both of them had powered up a lot as both of them charged towards Slowemperor.
Axel knew that this move would consume a huge amount of stamina, so Slowemperor had to be careful.
Slowemperor used those 3 moves as the water froze as it headed towards Luxray. However, due to the charge speed of Luxray, this only decreased the speed of both of the Luxrays.
They were also hit by 'Confusion' but it knocked it off and was still charging.
"Magnus now!!!", shouted Axel as a purple burst came and stroked on the main Luxray's legs. This was done at such a crucial time that the main Luxray changed its direction and went the other way.
However, there was another Luxray and it hit the mark. Slowemperor was flung and then it crashed to the ground. It stood right up for another round.
The move was not over as both of the Luxrays charged again towards Slowemperor. This time, it used 'Teleport' to get away from both of them and then used the move 'Hydro pump' on both of them. They were hit by the attack but they stood right up to fight again.
Slowemperor then used 'Substitute' a new move that it had learned a trained a lot for this battle. The substitute looked exactly like Slowemperor and it used the move 'Psybeam' towards the main Luxray. Mia was surprised when she saw it. Since when did a substitute use any attack move? They were just meat shields that would take the hit. This looked similar to Luxray's 'Thunder team'.
The power of 'Psybeam' was not so high but it still knocked Luxray a few meters before it could stabilize. Meanwhile, Slowemperor looked like was meditating on something. Mia knew that this was bad news, so, she immediately told Luxray to charge again.
But this time, the substitute was faster. It teleported and then used the move 'Confusion' on the duplicate Luxray and it was finally confused. The duplicate Luxray didn't have powerful stats like the main Luxray and it was also hit by 'Confusion' before. So, when it got 'Confused', the substitute made it enter into an illusion.
The substitute then teleported again and tanked the hit of the main Luxray as it was going to hit Slowemperor while it was preparing it for the move. It tried to defend Slowemperor 2-3 times but its health had already been consumed and then it went away.
There was only Luxray and Slowemperor right now and Slowemperor was still meditating. The duplicate Luxray was still in the illusion and it was already out of battle.
When Luxray was going to charge again for 'Giga impact', Slowemperor opened its eyes and then the rain started to get heavier. The rain droplets were sharp and there was a purple hue on each of them. They were very deadly.
They hit Luxray as it was unable to defend against such a massive attack. After a few seconds, the dust and debris cleared from the attack and everyone could see that Luxray had fainted.
Luxray had consumed a lot of stamina by using those 3 moves and also 'Giga impact' and the move 'Psychic rain' was very deadly. It was only a tier 1 king rank Pokemon and it could fight against Slowemperor in stamina. So, it lost the battle. But…
"It was a good battle. I didn't think that your Luxray would be able to handle it for so long.", complimented Axel.
Mia understood what Axel was saying. This Pokemon was obviously in a higher tier than Luxray. It must have been in tier 3. So, there was no way that Luxray was going to win but it was able to hold out for a long time and also make Slowemperor injured.
Before the referee could declare the winner, Axel said to Slowemperor to use the move 'Slack off'.
As of right now, 'Slack off' could only be used 1 time and it would recover 50% of its maximum health. Axel knew that Slowemperor might not have a chance to use it in the next battle as it was quite slow, so he told it to use this move.
Slowemperor had not lost 50% of its health but it was necessary for the next battle.
"Luxray has fainted. Magnus won this round. Participant Mia is requested to send out her next Pokemon.", declared the referee.
"Come out Gengar!!!", shouted Mia with enthusiasm and threw the ball in the air.
After fighting against Slowemperor, she knew that it was an ice/psychic type Pokemon. So, Gengar was a perfect fit for it as Slowemperor would be weak to ghost-type moves. There was another surprise for Axel and Slowemperor.
"It is a tier 2 king rank Pokemon?", asked Axel as he measured the aura of Gengar.
"Mia has finally taken out her strongest Pokemon till now. This is the first time we are seeing this Pokemon and it is a tier 2 king rank Gengar. Let's see how the battle folds.", said the announcer too.
This Gengar was going to be a problem for Axel. Slowemperor was weak against ghost type Pokemons. It was a tier 3 king rank while Gengar was tier 2 king rank, but it had lost a significant amount of its stamina. It could also not use 'Slack off' again, so it was going to be a challenge.
Slowemperor was weak to 7 types out of 18 types. They were:
Fighting type
Rock type
Fire type
Steel type
Bug type
Ghost type
Dark type
This was one of the main weaknesses of Slowemperor as it was weak to many types. But Axel didn't mind it as he believed that Slowemperor would be a powerhouse in the future.
Axel looked at the stats of Gengar to see what he was dealing with.
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Pokemon's name :- Gengar (Age- 15 years)
Pokemon Nickname :- NA
Pokemon rank: king rank (Tier 2)
Pokemon type: Ghost/Poison
Ability :- Cursed Body (100%)
Potential :- Brown (Monstrous)
Health :- 7000/7000
Attack :- E+ Agility :- C
Defense :- D+ Sp. Atk :B++
Sp. Def :- B
Moves: Night shade, Hypnosis, Nightmare, Dream eater, Confuse ray, Shadow ball, Dark pulse, Hyper beam, Sludge bomb, Will-O-Wisp, Astonish, Ominous wind, Illusive Domain, Shadow barrage, Illusion empowerment
Core: Ghost (Mastered)
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Gengar had a ghost core and Axel knew that ghost-type Pokemons had 3 directions to go. Shadow, Darkness and soul. This Gengar concentrated on illusion types which was a variant of darkness. So, Axel could say that it was going in the right direction and it could be a powerful Pokemon to deal with.
Axel also noticed that they were 3 new moves and one of them was a pre-domain. Since it was a tier 2 king-rank Pokemon, it was given that it would have a pre-domain move.
He looked at the pre-domain move and this was the time he realized how fucked up he really was.