Having just challenged the leading master yesterday at noon, it was a twist of fate that he encountered one of the master's students as an opponent the very next day.
"..." The female college student Wang Ning fell silent, feeling increasingly that Fang Yuan was mysterious and unfathomable. Did he also know Director Su?
What she didn't know was that not only did he know her, but Fang Yuan had just had a fierce battle with their Director Su yesterday!
However, Fang Yuan had to admit that the strength of Nanhai University's Director Su was formidable; they were currently no match for her.
First off, that Ampharos with its cotton guard, spore, electromagnetic wave, and the static characteristic's slowing domain had given both Monferno and Fang Yuan a tough time, making it very difficult for Monferno's Lightning Armor Skills to exhibit their power.
Fortunately, Monferno was not an Electric Pokémon but a Fire-type Spirit, possessing Fire Type Spells, which made cracking this combination skill not too difficult.
But even so, the opponent had a backup plan. That Ampharos actually mastered the Electromagnetic Hovering Technique; when pressured by Monferno's speed into a disadvantage, it simply took flight.
Seeing Ampharos fly, Fang Yuan and Monferno were stunned on the spot.
The Ampharos hovering in the air laid down an Electric Terrain, and combined with the terrifying destructive power of its lightning, quickly turned the tide of the battle. Monferno fought with all its might, trading injury for injury, and could only manage to inflict serious damage on the opponent, failing to achieve a one-for-one at the limit of its abilities.
This Ampharos belonging to Master Su was the strongest Pokémon they had encountered in the past two days.
To defeat this Ampharos, even if Monferno's Thunder Armor was fully mastered, it would probably still be very difficult.
Unless Monferno also learned the ability to fly.
However, although Monferno could learn the Flying-type move Acrobatics, it was still far from the concept of actual flying.
Claiming to be able to fly just because you know a Flying-type move—things weren't that easy.
Yet, after this battle, Fang Yuan had another thought: perhaps he could make Monferno fly.
Mimicry—why couldn't it mimic the Floating attribute?
There are various reasons for floating: gaseous floating, Superpower floating, electromagnetic floating...
Since Monferno mastered lightning and could mimic the Floating attribute, perhaps it could use this method to master a skill similar to Electromagnetic Levitation, achieving the ability to hover or remain in the air briefly!
Of course, Fang Yuan felt that he might be oversimplifying it, and it seemed unrealistic to let Monferno master an Electromagnetic Levitation move through this method.
Still, it wasn't necessary for Monferno to learn the Electromagnetic Hovering Technique itself—as long as it acquired a similar skill to have a countermeasure against Flying-type Pokémon, that would be enough.
Fang Yuan already had an idea, and he tentatively named this flying technique "Geppo."
Using Monferno's strong Explosive Power to step on the air, along with vigorous Electromagnetic Force, it could generate a powerful hovering force, enabling it to walk in the air like climbing stairs. It might not be able to stay aloft for long, but at least it was a way to counteract Flying-type Pokémon.
...
On the 23rd battlefield, following the Referee's announcement of the start of the match, Wang Ning and Fang Yuan threw their Poké Balls simultaneously.
On Fang Yuan's side, he naturally sent out Eevee; Dragonite, Milotic, and Eevee took turns entering the fray, while his opponent sent out a Marshtomp.
At the start of the battle, Eevee swiftly used the Substitute Technique.
Eevee's Substitutes were two in number, making a total of three entities along with the original.
To practice multitasking, Fang Yuan decided to leave two on the side as cheerleaders and observers, sending one weak Substitute he still hadn't completely mastered into the fray...
Eevee: (￣へ￣), Eevee was also in despair at this ridiculous idea.