Rex watched as Swellow fought desperately on the battlefield, his eyes also becoming slightly teary.
During the time he had just crossed over, in fact, it was only by relying on Taillow who had not yet evolved, to fight and snatch food from other Pokémon that he could successfully get through.
Suddenly, a blood-red energy emanated from Swellow, and then it directly approached Fallabor, using all parts of its wings, beak, and claws to fiercely battle Togekiss.
"Final Gambit!"
Rex recognized the skill that Swellow was using now.
This is the Fighting-type skill Final Gambit. The characteristic of this skill is that it requires exerting all its strength to attack the opponent. The more serious the injuries it sustains, the stronger the power of this move.
In the end, Togekiss could no longer hold on under Swellow's relentless and fearless attacks and directly fell to the ground, losing its ability to battle.
"Swellow, are you okay?"
Rex looked at Swellow, who was struggling to fly, and couldn't help but ask with concern.
However, at this moment, Swellow no longer had the strength to respond to Rex. It was afraid that if it distracted itself, it would fall into a coma.
"Togekiss has lost the ability to battle, Swellow wins!"
After hearing the referee's announcement, Swellow finally breathed a sigh of relief, but as soon as it relaxed, it could no longer hold on and fell directly from the sky.
"Come back, Swellow!"
Rex's gaze had been focused on Swellow all along. Seeing Swellow falling, he immediately used a Poké Ball to recall it.
"I'm sorry, I have to excuse myself first. Swellow needs treatment now!"
Rex said to Yuki, who was checking on Togekiss's condition.
"I understand, go treat it quickly. I also need to treat my Togekiss!"
Although Yuki lost this match, she felt satisfied to have such an exciting battle.
After returning to the player's rest room, Rex closed the door directly, then released Swellow from the Poké Ball, placed his right hand on it, and activated his ability to heal.
In no time, Swellow's injuries had been healed by him, and at this point, Swellow also regained consciousness.
"Swellow, can you still battle? If not, we'll forfeit. Anyway, we're already in second place!"
Although life energy can heal Swellow's body, mental fatigue needs time to recover.
However, for Swellow, it feels like it can fight ten more battles, so it nodded to Rex and then patted its chest with its wings.
Seeing this scene, Rex knew what Swellow meant; it wouldn't back down.
"Then eat some energy blocks. Since there's still some time before the finals, take a rest quickly!"
Rex actually didn't want to give up. After all, they had already come this far. If they gave up now, neither he nor Swellow would be satisfied.
"Ha, you're ahead of me again, but I won't go easy on you in the next match!"
Flannery rushed in spiritedly and walked past, obviously having won her match against Uncle Makoto.
"Congratulations on your victory, but I will fight with all my strength in the final battle!"
Rex said firmly to Flannery.
At this point in the competition, Rex was not just fighting for the championship reward anymore. What he needed was to win together with Swellow and then continue winning, no matter who the opponent was.
"Torkoal, use Sleep!"
Flannery commanded the Torkoal.
Now, with one hour until the final match, Flannery had the Torkoal use the Sleep skill, which could fully restore the Torkoal's condition as much as possible and greatly relieve its mental fatigue.
Seeing this scene, Rex made up his mind. After the match, he must go to the Pokémon Department Store to buy a Skill Learning Machine for the Sleep skill and let Swellow learn it.
"Go, Torkoal!"
"Go, Swellow!"
Time passed quickly, and the final match finally began. At this point, Rex and Flannery had released their respective Pokémon.
"Torkoal, use Smog!"
Flannery commanded directly.
Hearing the command, the Torkoal spewed out a large amount of purple poisonous mist from its mouth, quickly covering the entire field. This also made it difficult for Swellow in the sky to locate the Torkoal.
"Swellow, use Focus Energy!"
Since Rex didn't know Flannery's intentions, he didn't immediately let Swellow enter the poisonous mist but instead strengthened itself.
"Torkoal, use Iron Defense!"
With Flannery's command, Rex suddenly had a bad feeling. Originally, the defense of the Torkoal was already high. If it continued to strengthen, then Swellow's attacks would probably be as effective as a massage.
"Swellow, use Air Cutter continuously!"
Rex commanded Swellow to use its only long-range attack.
Immediately, streams of air blades flew down, but because Swellow couldn't see the Torkoal's position clearly, most of the Air Cutters missed.
However, Rex's purpose was not to attack the Torkoal but to clear the poison mist on the field.
Sure enough, after several Air Cutters landed on the ground, the airflow they brought blew away the poison mist on the field.
"It's useless. Torkoal has already completed two Iron Defense enhancements."
Flannery said confidently to Rex.
Her goal had been achieved. After enhancing Iron Defense twice, the Torkoal's defense was incredibly terrifying, and the poison mist had no effect.
"Torkoal, use Flamethrower, Spray!"
Flannery continued to command.
Then, a terrifying flame spewed out from the Torkoal's mouth. However, with Swellow's speed, it quickly avoided it.
"Swellow, use Arial Ace!"
As Rex's command fell, Swellow turned into a lightning bolt and flew towards the Torkoal.
"Boom!"
Swellow's attack hit the Torkoal squarely, but it didn't cause much damage to the heavily armored Torkoal.
"Torkoal, use Flamethrower!"
Flannery seized the opportunity well this time. At this moment, Swellow was in a vulnerable position after attacking, so its reaction was a bit slow and was directly hit by the Torkoal's Flamethrower.
Moreover, Swellow was also inflicted with a burn status.
However, Rex wasn't worried. Instead, he smiled because Swellow has the Ability Guts and has also developed its Hidden Ability, Bravery. Swellow currently has both abilities.
For a Pokémon with the Ability Guts, when it is in any abnormal state except for fainted, its Attack is increased by 50%, and the damage from the Burn status is reduced to 50% of its original effect.
"Swellow, show your guts, use Brave Bird Assault!"
"Torkoal, we can't give up either. Use Flamethrower!"
As both Trainers commanded, Swellow was enveloped in a white light and flew towards the Torkoal with an unstoppable momentum, while the Torkoal also used Flamethrower.
This time, Swellow didn't choose to dodge but instead faced the Flamethrower's attack and quickly flew towards the Torkoal.
"Boom!"
With an unstoppable momentum, Swellow directly collided with the Torkoal.
Instantly, a terrifying explosion occurred on the field, and the figures of the two Pokémon were obscured by the smoke, making it impossible for anyone to see what was happening inside.
When the smoke cleared, Rex saw a large pit on the field, and the Torkoal was struggling to climb out of it.
As for Swellow, it had fallen not far from the pit and was also struggling to stand up.
Seeing the miserable state of the two Pokémon on the battlefield, the hearts of the spectators outside the field were also lifted, unsure which Pokémon would ultimately emerge victorious.
"Torkoal, use Sleep!"
After seeing the severely injured Torkoal, Flannery couldn't help but command.
Upon hearing Flannery's command, the Torkoal, which was struggling to climb out of the pit, stopped trying to get up and instead tried to use the Self-Regeneration skill.
However, due to its serious injuries, the skill was not released smoothly, but its body still slowly glowed.
"Swellow, are you okay?"
After seeing that the Torkoal was already using Sleep, if it successfully used it, then the outcome of this match would be basically determined.
After hearing Rex's concerned words, Swellow nodded hard at him and then slowly flapped its wings, hovering in the air.
"Swellow, use Final Gambit!"
After seeing that Swellow had recovered somewhat, Rex commanded directly.
This was his last chance. If he couldn't defeat the Torkoal, then he would lose this match.
Upon hearing Rex's command, Swellow exerted its last bit of strength and flew towards the Torkoal.
Your support is my motivation!
(End of this chapter)