Pokémon: My Online Friend Is Cynthia

Chapter 208: Chapter 208: Is This Testing Him, or Testing Me?

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Toxicroak’s right hand lit up with a deep purple glow as he quickly rushed towards Breloom.

Breloom’s fist shone with white light, and he tried to block Toxicroak’s fist from the side.

Toxicroak’s fist had a poison spike, so Breloom could only try to parry from the side or from below.

Breloom with Poison Heal would not be poisoned, but being stabbed by the poison spike still hurt!

Breloom had not expected to block Toxicroak’s right fist so easily.

He immediately felt something was wrong.

Too easy!

Compared to the punch he had exchanged with Toxicroak head-on earlier, the difficulty was far lower.

Then Breloom felt a stabbing pain in his abdomen.

Yes.

Breloom had fallen for it.

Toxicroak had even used Breloom’s body as cover.

The challenger had not seen the small movement of Toxicroak’s left hand at all.

Toxicroak’s right hand had lit up with purple light, drawing all of the challenger and Breloom’s attention to it.

They had ignored Toxicroak’s left hand.

A fierce toxin poured into Breloom’s body, directly putting Breloom into a badly poisoned state.

The pure toxin entered Breloom’s body and brought him a continuous flow of physical vitality and stamina.

Since poison could let Breloom recover stamina, then severe poison should let Breloom recover even more.

So Toxicroak made his own decision and applied a badly poisoned condition to Breloom first.

Then he would properly play with Breloom.

Even after Breloom flew back, the challenger was still confused.

Hadn’t he blocked it?

Why did Breloom still fly away?

Julian reminded him, "Sometimes, don’t be deceived by the surface of things. The truth is often hidden beneath the water."

Seeing that the challenger still did not understand, Toxicroak actively made the movement obvious, lifting his left hand higher as he pulled it back.

Only then did the challenger understand.

"Just now, Breloom blocked the right fist, but his attention was also completely drawn by the right fist, so he ignored the attack coming from another direction!"

Toxicroak’s punches were so powerful that Breloom had assumed he had been hit by Poison Jab the same way as before.

Using his tail for support, Breloom stood up.

"Breloom, are you alright?"

Breloom felt the pain in his abdomen and raised his fist hard.

"Breloom!"

Toxicroak beckoned, intending to have a proper battle between Fighting-type Pokémon with Breloom.

"Croak."

No moves.

Just fists against flesh.

Breloom’s blood heated up, and he rushed forward swinging his fists.

On the surface, Toxicroak’s fists had poison spikes, so being hit by him would hurt more.

But Toxicroak had the Poison Touch ability. His poison spikes would easily carry toxins into Breloom’s body.

If Breloom was struck by the spike, after everything was calculated, his stamina might even increase.

Breloom’s development of his body was clearly still lacking.

In this contest of fighting technique, he was obviously at a disadvantage.

He was kicked in the chin by Toxicroak and sent flying backwards, rolling several times across the ground.

Toxicroak’s body was not especially tall, but at this moment, in the challenger’s eyes, he was full of pressure.

A move battle?

He was no match for Toxicroak.

A hand-to-hand battle?

He was still no match for Toxicroak.

The challenger clenched his fist.

What should he do now?

Julian asked calmly, "Do you want to give up?"

The challenger raised his head.

"No. I absolutely won’t give up! I believe Breloom is the same!"

Breloom climbed up from the ground and clenched both fists.

"Breloom!"

He, Breloom, would fight until the moment he fell!

His courage was commendable.

But courage alone was not enough.

"Breloom, Mach Punch!"

Burning with excitement and breaking through his limits, Breloom shot forward like a green cannonball.

"Brick Break!"

Toxicroak swung his hand down with Brick Break, and the enormous force directly chopped Breloom back.

Breloom landed, then charged towards Toxicroak again.

"Mach Punch!"

But Toxicroak suddenly leapt into the air, his body spinning three hundred and sixty degrees as he struck Breloom’s neck with his arm.

Even Julian froze for a moment.

Although Fighting Pokémon learning Aerial Ace had basically become standard at Veilstone Gym...

But!

Toxicroak, you sly little—

No, that sounded wrong. He could hardly call his own Pokémon shady just because he had picked up a useful trick.

Having many techniques never hurt. Besides, Aerial Ace really was useful in Fighting-type mirror matches.

Back in Paldea, Julian remembered that when Gallade practised moves, Toxicroak had indeed liked watching from the side for a while.

It seemed he had even gone up to ask Gallade for advice about something.

So it had been to learn Aerial Ace.

The challenger looked at Breloom, who had fallen and could not get back up, and blinked blankly.

Just now...

Was that Aerial Ace?

Was this right?

They were both Fighting types. Why could you learn Aerial Ace?

Toxicroak could confidently reply, why could Krookodile learn it but he could not?

The challenger took out his Poké Ball.

In today’s Gym challenge, he at least had to defeat Toxicroak and see Gym Leader Julian’s final Pokémon.

"Go, Luxio."

Luxray’s second stage.

Julian had not expected the last one to be this.

"Luxio, Quick Attack!"

"Take it."

Toxicroak raised both hands and blocked the charging Luxio.

Then he kicked Luxio away.

Toxicroak suddenly realised that using Aerial Ace to defeat Breloom just now seemed to go against the original purpose of guiding Pokémon.

He was helpless too.

He had clearly already applied badly poisoned to Breloom. Why had Breloom still fallen so easily?

He had been infected by Breloom’s hot-blooded spirit just now and had unconsciously attacked too heavily.

Who knew Breloom would fail to withstand it?

This time, he had to restrain himself a little.

The little cat in front of him did not have Breloom’s Poison Heal ability and could not withstand his severe poison.

Luxio landed, lowered his body, and let out a low growl from his throat.

"Thunderbolt!"

Toxicroak abruptly rolled to the left.

"Dodge. Sludge Bomb."

Toxicroak steadied himself, stirred his poison sac, and spat out five or six clumps of sludge, scattering them around Luxio’s body.

Sludge Bomb was not fast, but Luxio still got blasted away.

Can you do it or not?

With this level, you still came to challenge a Gym?

Is this Gym challenge testing you, or testing me?

Luxio climbed up, his eyes cold without the slightest wavering.

Toxicroak seemed to see his former self, and his eyes immediately lit up.

This guy...

Maybe he could be tested properly.

"Brick Break!"

"Wild Charge!"

Luxio shouted, surging with lightning as he sprinted forward.

He slammed into Toxicroak’s palm and released all his electricity.

The clash of energy caused an explosion, sending Toxicroak sliding back several metres.

The lightning left some wounds on him.

Luxio’s body flickered with electricity. He had clearly taken quite a bit of recoil from Wild Charge.

But with one roar, Luxio showed that he did not care about his injuries at all.

Only the desire for victory burned in his eyes.

"Toxicroak, Brick Break!"

"Luxio, Crunch."

Luxio fully displayed the flexibility of a cat’s body. He bent his body and bit Toxicroak’s arm.

Toxicroak smiled slightly, then his left hand struck Luxio’s head hard.

Afterwards, with a gentle kick, he sent Luxio away.

The challenger shouted, "Luxio, hold on!"

Luxio roared, and his body unexpectedly lit up with white light.

The challenger was overjoyed.

Is this the rumoured Miracle Mentor’s ability?

Luxio had actually evolved!

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