After defeating Clefairy, Blue sent out Jigglypuff, but it was quickly one-shot and defeated.
Her Jigglypuff was extremely well-trained, and in later stages she even battled Professor Oak at the Conference without falling behind.
The only pity was that Blue had a weakness of being afraid of birds, which stopped her at fourth place.
Of course, in that battle, Professor Oak didn't use his main team, and after defeating Blue, he voluntarily forfeited.
Otherwise, even if Red and Green joined forces, they wouldn't be enough to take on Professor Oak.
Only the final Pokémon remained, and Blue's fighting spirit was completely ignited.
"Axel, even though I only have one Pokémon left, I have to tell you, Blastoise is my ace."
"He's my starter Pokémon!"
"Pheromosa~"
Pheromosa's legs drooped low, calmly floating in the air, and she lightly glanced at Blastoise.
'A starter Pokémon?'
'How coincidental, I'm also Master's starter Pokémon.'
Sensing Pheromosa's thoughts, a trace of warmth flashed in Axel's eyes.
Although Pheromosa rarely came out, she was indeed his first Pokémon.
The first Pokémon to bring him hope.
Even later, when he had Gardevoir and the others, Pheromosa still held a very important place in Axel's heart.
This battle, Pheromosa had to win beautifully.
"Circle above Blastoise and use Aura Sphere."
Pheromosa nodded gently. Her figure slid out like a phantom and rapidly approached Blastoise.
As a dual-blade type Pokémon, Pheromosa could've chosen ranged attacks to continuously wear down Blastoise's stamina.
But after deepening their bond just now, neither of them hesitated to choose a more ferocious fighting style.
Seeing Pheromosa's speed, Blue knew she had almost no time to react, and without hesitation, commanded Blastoise to use Protect.
She didn't believe that Axel's Pheromosa could break through Blastoise's Protect.
But the moment she opened her mouth, Pheromosa was already directly above Blastoise.
An Aura Sphere like a flaming basketball was slammed hard into Blastoise by Pheromosa.
BOOM!
After a loud explosion, Blastoise's body sank nearly a meter, with half of its body buried in the dirt.
Only at this point did a dazzling white light appear on Blastoise's body.
Protect was too late.
Seeing this, Blue was completely stunned.
The reason why Protect is powerful isn't just because it can nearly perfectly defend against moves, it's also because it activates extremely fast.
Even the slowest Shuckle can easily use it against a high-speed Pokémon.
Though there's a difference in trainers' reaction speed, Blue estimated that at most, her command was only a second slower than Axel's.
This situation should not have happened at all.
"In battle, you can't be distracted," Axel's voice interrupted Blue's thoughts. By the time she looked again, Pheromosa already had another Aura Sphere ready in her hand.
"Withdraw into your shell!"
Still ineffective. Just as Blastoise began to use the move, Pheromosa's skill came crashing down again, striking Blastoise hard.
"What is going on?"
Axel didn't respond. He was also thinking about what had happened.
Just now, after Blue said "Blastoise is my starter Pokémon," he suddenly felt a special bond forming between himself and Pheromosa.
It was like... heart-to-heart communication.
In this world, a trainer's reaction speed is also an important standard in determining a Pokémon's attack speed.
A good trainer shouldn't take more than four seconds from throwing a Pokéball to issuing the first move.
Axel had calculated that without using psychic powers, he could just keep it within four seconds.
But when using telepathy with Gardevoir or Mewtwo, that time could be reduced to three seconds.
But just now, while commanding Pheromosa, that rule seemed completely broken.
It was almost as if the moment a thought appeared in his mind, Pheromosa could sense it and instantly use the appropriate move.
It was absurd.
If it weren't for the system panel being crystal clear, Axel would've thought that either he or Pheromosa was cheating.
———
In another villa district, a boy in red clothes looked down at the battle area with a surprised expression.
"Poliwrath, come take a look at the battle down there," Red excitedly called his Pokémon. Before leaving Pallet Town, he had once let his Poliwrath battle his little brother's Pikachu.
His brother and Pikachu would occasionally show the same phenomenon.
Just as Ash gave a command, Pikachu's move would already land on Poliwrath.
Back then, Red thought it was a coincidence. After all, Pokémon had their own will, and using a move on their own wasn't too hard to understand.
But now, it seemed things weren't that simple.
If someone learned this kind of battle method, they would undoubtedly gain the upper hand in wild battles.
Thinking of this, Red couldn't help but get excited, "Let's go, Poliwrath, Venusaur, let's check out that trainer!"
———
Under the special state between Axel and Pheromosa, even with a ten-level difference, Blastoise still seemed vulnerable.
As the third Aura Sphere landed, Blastoise's stamina was depleted to the limit.
Pheromosa delivered a Stomp and successfully took away Blastoise's last bit of stamina.
"I lost...?", Even as the battle ended, Blue was still in a dazed state.
She accepted getting crushed in the previous fight; after all, the gap in strength was huge.
The opponent could destroy the battlefield with a single move. Conservatively, their strength was at Gym Leader level or higher, possibly even Elite Four tier.
But the recent battle was different.
Blastoise was nearly ten levels above the opponent and had the advantage in physical stats.
The only problem was that the opponent was too fast.
Fast speed, fast moves, even faster commands.
She and Blastoise couldn't keep up at all and were effortlessly crushed.
"Yes, you lost," Axel smiled. After repeatedly witnessing those instances, he suddenly recalled a type of evolution that hadn't appeared yet.
Ash and Greninja's Bond Phenomenon.
In the anime, Ash and the Greninja he later caught once used this ability.
Hearts connected, responding perfectly without needing to speak.
Later, it even allowed the Pokémon's physical ability to be further enhanced.
This is what people call Bond Evolution.
Axel originally thought Pheromosa's peak was just being a Master-tier Ultra Beast, perhaps with Terastallization or Dynamax.
But now it seemed Pheromosa was far from finished.
If she really managed to reach Bond Evolution... Axel couldn't even imagine how powerful an evolved Ultra Beast could become.
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