Pokémon: My Online Friend Is Cynthia

Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Meteor Assault

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That afternoon, a lively blue-haired young man arrived at the Gym.

He rang the doorbell.

"Hello, is Gym Leader Julian Veyne here?"

Maylene revealed a look of surprise.

"Was the Veilstone Department Store Celebration Cup really that effective? Trainers are coming one after another to challenge you."

Julian got up to open the door.

"The more famous I become, the more Trainers come to challenge. The League subsidy Veilstone Gym receives will increase along with that."

"Then I can buy more professional equipment to raise my Pokémon and strive to bring Veilstone Gym’s ranking back into the top eight as soon as possible."

Back then, Darius had still been Sinnoh’s promising young talent.

For the sake of giving his wife a good life, the power of love had driven him to bring the newly established Veilstone Gym into the top eight, achieving a strong fifth-place result.

Julian had already been born at that time, but Darius and Kaede were each others true love.

Julian was just an accident.

Maylene nodded.

"Julian, you can already battle Elite Four member Cynthia now. Next year’s Gym ranking tournament will definitely let us rush straight into the top eight!"

Julian opened the door.

"I’m Julian Veyne. Please come with me."

He brought the blue-haired young man to the reception room and served him tea.

"May I ask which Badge this is for you? The number of Pokémon used in the battle changes depending on your Badge count."

The blue-haired young man nodded.

"I’m Skye from Fortree City. This will be my eighth Badge."

Julian instantly perked up.

Choosing Veilstone Gym as his eighth Badge meant he truly valued Veilstone Gym.

Julian had to battle properly.

"The eighth Badge uses a four-on-four format. Do you have any issues with that?"

Skye shook his head.

"No issues. In fact, that’s exactly what I want. I hope Veilstone Gym is interesting enough to give me some inspiration and help me win the Lily of the Valley Conference."

"That way, as my eighth Badge, Veilstone Gym can share in the glory too."

Skye’s smug appearance made Maylene unable to stop herself from turning her head away.

Julian only smiled.

"Then I’ll wait for you to win the championship. Let’s go to the battlefield and begin the match."

Seeing the battlefield filled with rocks, Skye nodded.

Judging by the battlefield, Veilstone Gym had indeed put thought into its design.

Julian’s first Pokémon was naturally still Croagunk.

"Go, Xatu."

His first Pokémon was Xatu. As expected of a Trainer from Fortree City.

"Sucker Punch!"

Xatu was skilled with Psychic power and could stare at the sun motionlessly for an entire day to foresee the future. This also meant that although Xatu was a bird, it was not good at flying.

This Xatu of Skye’s had clearly not overcome Xatu’s natural tendencies.

In the blink of an eye, Croagunk appeared in front of Xatu. His hand, carrying black light, fiercely stabbed into Xatu’s body.

"Xatu, Psychic!"

Likewise, because Xatu was motionless by nature, its tolerance for pain was extremely strong.

Even after being hit by Sucker Punch, Xatu could still use Psychic.

In this regard, it was much stronger than the Pokémon used by the challenger that morning.

Julian believed in Croagunk.

He would not be trapped by a little Psychic.

"Sucker Punch!"

Croagunk tensed his muscles and pushed through Psychic as he charged towards Xatu.

The blue light in Xatu’s eyes continuously strengthened, attempting to press Croagunk in place.

But compared to Gallade’s Confusion, Xatu’s Psychic was far weaker.

Croagunk swung his palm, stabbing into Xatu’s body.

Xatu released a cry of pain and could no longer maintain Psychic.

"Sucker Punch!"

Julian was relying on one new move to conquer the world.

"Xatu, Teleport."

Instead of flapping its wings and flying high to avoid Croagunk’s attack, Skye chose Teleport precisely because he knew Xatu’s level.

"Above. Sludge Bomb."

Xatu appeared in the air, and Croagunk immediately spat out a string of Sludge Bombs.

"Air Slash!"

Skye gritted his teeth slightly.

The Psychic type, which doubly restrained Croagunk, was actually not having much effect.

The Gym Leader must have taken Croagunk through strict training to resist Psychic-type moves.

Coming to Veilstone Gym really had been the right choice!

Croagunk shifted his feet, avoiding the white blades of wind.

Meanwhile, in the air, Xatu flapped its wings to avoid the Sludge Bombs.

Even so, it was hit by two bombs and rolled several times in the air in a sorry state before finally stabilising itself.

"Sucker Punch!"

Croagunk leapt up, his right palm rising like an uppercut and stabbing into Xatu’s abdomen.

Xatu shot into the air, struck the steel frame of the ceiling, then fell onto a rock and was hit again, directly collapsing on the rock and fainting.

Skye recalled Xatu, thinking that he would need to strengthen Xatu’s flying ability later.

Today’s performance really had been too poor. It had lost far too easily.

But in turn, this also proved that challenging Veilstone Gym had indeed been the correct choice.

"Go, Golbat. Air Cutter."

"Mud-Slap."

Skye froze.

Using Mud-Slap against Golbat?

What kind of tactic is this?

Before Air Cutter could be released, a clump of mud splattered onto Golbat’s face.

The sticky mud directly robbed Golbat of its vision.

Skye’s eyes widened.

So fast!

Fortunately, Golbat could use Supersonic to lock onto Croagunk’s position.

"Supersonic."

As a result, another clump of mud splattered straight into Golbat’s mouth.

"Sucker Punch!"

Croagunk flew up with a slap and knocked Golbat to the ground.

"Poison Jab!"

Both hands stabbed wildly, firmly suppressing Golbat against the ground.

"Golbat, Air Cutter!"

Even while being tightly suppressed, Golbat still forcibly condensed blades of wind and knocked Croagunk away.

Then, Croagunk, covered in wounds, returned to Golbat’s side, preparing to attack, only to discover that Golbat had already fainted.

Croagunk looked at Maylene.

Only then did the unqualified referee announce that Golbat was unable to battle.

Skye gritted his teeth.

A mere Croagunk had actually defeated two of his primary Pokémon.

Just now, he had been too careless.

But now, he had awakened.

"Scyther, use Dual Wingbeat!"

Scyther’s Dual Wingbeat did not attack with its wings, but with its sharp scythes.

So fast!

Croagunk could not dodge at all and was directly cut twice by Scyther.

He suffered heavy damage.

Even though he had already defeated two Pokémon, the greedy Croagunk was still unsatisfied.

"Air Cutter."

Scyther spun its body, sending out dense blades of wind.

"Brick Break!"

Croagunk used Brick Break, waving both hands as he tried to block the blades of wind.

But there were simply too many wind blades. In the end, Croagunk was swallowed by them.

When the blades dispersed, Croagunk stubbornly refused to fall.

Julian sighed and recalled Croagunk.

It seemed that for Croagunk, mental training was even more important.

Skye finally breathed a sigh of relief after at last defeating one Pokémon.

He had been loudly looking down on the Fighting-type Veilstone Gym. If he had been swept, how ugly would that have been?

"Sirfetch’d, I’ll leave this to you."

This counted as Sirfetch’d’s first battle.

Seeing Farfetch’d in this form, Skye asked in surprise, "Is that Farfetch’d?"

Julian smiled and explained, "This is the evolved form of Galarian Farfetch’d, Sirfetch’d. It is a Fighting-type Pokémon."

Skye nodded thoughtfully.

Since it was Fighting type, then Scyther would be fine.

"Scyther, Dual Wingbeat!"

"Sirfetch’d, Meteor Assault!"

Sirfetch’d raised his longsword and transformed into a golden meteor, piercing through Scyther’s body.

The scythes that had been about to swing suddenly dropped weakly.

Sirfetch’d landed, lowered his longsword, and let out a long breath.

Looking at the fallen Scyther, Skye’s eyes were filled with disbelief.

How was that possible?

How could his Scyther have been one-shot by a Fighting-type Pokémon?

Skye looked at Julian.

"That Meteor Assault just now was a Rock-type move?!"

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