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At this moment in the Rainbow Arena, all the spectators were astounded by Monferno's power.
This strength was not something that ordinary top-level combat powers could compare with.
On the Dutch Team's bench, Champion Luca had a grave expression.
Judging from the power that Monferno had displayed, it far surpassed Shang Ren's ace by a lot, to the point where even his top-level combat power might not stand a chance against it.
"Bass is in danger."
"But why is there only one monkey fighting..."
On the field, Bass furrowed his brows, also noticing this issue.
Monferno was very strong, but in a moment, he had thought of a counter-tactic.
However, that Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Milotic... they were really odd.
No matter how one looked at it, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Milotic didn't seem like they were going to make a move.
Was this some special tactic?
Bass was filled with anxiety.
[Does Fang Team intend to take on three with one? How arrogant!]
[No way, no way, no way, can Monferno really do it?]
[Is this really a good idea?]
The live broadcast kept sending inquiries, and at this moment, Rotom received Eevee's instructions and explained:
"Actually, this is a new tactic, Rotom. Although Milotic and Self-detonating Magnetic Monster seem to be idle, their mere presence there is imposing immense psychological pressure on Toxicroak and both Breloom. It's not just these three Pokemon that are pressured, but their Trainers too, because they don't know when the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Milotic will make their move, so they have to keep an eye on them."
"Battling is something that cannot afford the slightest neglect. For battles of this top-tier level, such a distraction is fatal. The presence of the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Milotic is Monferno's greatest help. I'll call this strategy Team Battle Intimidation Flow, Rotom!"
Team Battle Intimidation Flow!!
Once Rotom spoke these words, millions of viewers were so shocked that they couldn't recover. What a Team Battle Intimidation Flow! Who are you trying to fool, you broken robot? We don't believe you.
Although upon closer consideration it did make sense, naturally, the audience wouldn't follow Eevee and Rotom's thought process.
Seeing that these pretexts couldn't fool the audience, Eevee once again gave Rotom a suggestion to keep up the act.
"I'll be straight with you, Rotom. Let the powerful Monferno hold back the three Pokemon while, during this time, Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Milotic can use power-up moves to strengthen themselves. By doing so, we can break the opponent's power-up strategy with the simplest method, Rotom!!"
After receiving the hint, Rotom quickly said.
[That makes perfect sense, brilliant indeed.]
[The role played by Monferno is crucial then. It appears that Fang Team has a lot of trust in it.]
[Monferno, fighting against three!!]
Upon hearing this explanation, the audience finally accepted it and proceeded to re-watch the battle footage.
Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Milotic...
Ugh... how come they still look like they're not doing anything?
"This is the Quiet Enhancement Technique devised by Fang Yuan, allowing the use of power-up moves without any prior signs, Rotom..." Rotom explained.
[Truly worthy of Doctor Fang Yuan, he's quite skilled at raising Pokemon.]
[Awesome, haha, that big lug on the Dutch Team must still be in the dark.]
Rotom: "..."
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At this time on the field, Monferno and the three opponents had once again clashed together.
However, this time, with a clear understanding of Monferno's strength and fighting style, Bass orchestrated a scenario where Monferno was overpowered.
Indeed, its overall quality blew the three Pokemon out of the water, yet all three Pokemon knew the move Counter Punch.
Counter Punch, also known as Double Returns, could reflect back twice the damage received from a physical attack from an opponent, completely overcoming close combat moves. And Monferno, adept at close combat, found that both Breloom shifted their battle strategy, using the move Mind's Eye to observe Monferno's actions to the greatest extent. They didn't aim to keep up but to land Counter Punch at critical moments, ensuring that the damage Monferno received was no less than what it inflicted on them.
The most important point was that Monferno had no recovery moves, whereas they had Poison Treatment State to heal injuries. After two rounds, Monferno was bound to fall.
On Toxicroak's side, Counter Punch was used as an inherited move, utilized skillfully too.
With the cooperation of the two Breloom, Toxicroak quickly cornered Monferno.
On the field, as Toxicroak sold a flaw, Monferno punched Toxicroak and sent it flying, but as it too was knocked back, its expression suddenly changed.
If the Counter Punches from the two Breloom had caused it significant recoil damage, then Toxicroak's Counter Punch unexpectedly transmitted its poison into Monferno's body along with the recoil force.
Facing the lethal toxin from the Poison Type Overlord, even Monferno could not completely ignore it. Almost instantly, its speed suffered a severe decline due to the poisoning.
The greatest advantage of facing three opponents at once was suddenly reduced to naught.
Taking on three by itself was indeed too much of a stretch.
"Wuaah." But just giving up like this was something Monferno couldn't bear, so it turned and used the move Mimic on one of the Breloom, copying the Poison Healing Traits, but as a consequence, it also lost some of the power that the Iron Fist Trait provided.
After acquiring the Poison Healing Traits, Monferno didn't turn the battle around, for its development of Poison Treatment was virtually nil. It utilized it far worse than the two Breloom. Although its physical strength was no longer being eroded by the toxin, now beginning to slowly recover, the pace of this recovery, compared to that of the two Breloom, was like day and night.
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