"The sed one…"
After a brief moment of hesitation, Barry reached into his pocket, pulled out another Poké Ball, and tossed it fo, Ponyta! It's up to you now!"
"Neigh~"
A small pony with fmes dang across its mane and tail appeared on the open field. Its fs tensed, ready to strike at any moment.
"e back for now."
Seeing his oppo's Pokémon, Paul thought for a moment before recalling his Ursaring to watch from behind.
"Ursaa~"
Ursaring nodded and dragging its heavily injured body, retreated to sit behind Paul, where it began to recover its strength while the battle.
Once Ursaring was ba position, Paul threw another Poké Ball.
"Elekid, get ready to fight."
"Bzzt~"
Elekid swung its arms eically, already prepared to unleash its power.
"Elekid again?"
Seeing Elekid , Barry couldn't help but recall the devastating Thutack his Piplup had endured."Ponyta, use Fme Charge!"
"Neigh~"
Fiery fmes engulfed Ponyta's body as it dashed forward with all its might, charging toward Elekid. Its speed increased as it ran, gaining momentum with every step.
The Fme Charge move allowed Ponyta to grow faster regardless of whether it hit its target. This created an ever-expanding advantage for Ponyta as the battle tinued.
Ponyta’s speed had already reached its peak, amplifying the power of its Fme Charge.
"Full power, Thunder Punch!"
Unfortunately for Barry, Paul and Elekid had no iion of dodging.
In an instant, Elekid vanished from its position. When it reappeared, it was directly in front of Ponyta, delivering a fully charged Thunder Punch straight to its target.
"Boom!"
The punded with immense force, and Ponyta's movements came to a sudden halt. The fmes c its body extinguished in an instant, and its small frame was flung across the field, skidding to a stop on the ground.
"How is this possible? That kind of power?"
Barry stood frozen, stunned by what he had just witnessed.
He had expected Elekid to be strong, but not this absurdly powerful. That Thunder Punch’s strength rivaled, if not surpassed Ursaring's attacks!
What Barry didn’t realize was the effort behind that single blow.
To deliver such a devastating strike, Elekid had pushed its training to the limit.
It bis natural speed with Quick Attack for an explosive boost, utilized Mag Rise for teral maneuverability, and yered it with advahunder Punch teiques refihrough extensive practi the forest.
With pinpoint precision and overwhelming force, Elekid had delivered a critical blow that toppled Ponyta in one move.
Paul didn’t expin, choosing io seize the moment while Barry was in shock.
"Thunder!"
Elekid had already gathered its energy. The moment Paul issued the and, a massive bolt of lightning struck down from above.
"Ponyta, use Fire Bst!"
Ponyta, still lying on the ground, had no time to evade and could only terattack.
Summoning its strength, it unleashed a powerful Fire Bst from its mouth, f a fiery-shaped burst to intercept the Thutack.
"Boom!"
The two forces collided and exploded, filling the field with thick, obsg smoke.
"Neigh~"
Taking advantage of the cover, Ponyta struggled to its feet. Just as it began to move, a spinning Focus Bst tore through the smoke and struck it squarely.
"Bang!"
Another explosion echoed across the field, and Ponyta colpsed to the ground.
"Bzzt~"
Elekid spread its arms wide, shook its head, and sighed dramatically, its face was full of mock disappoi.
"I wasn't even trying, and you're already down? kid, give me a challenge."
"Ponyta, you've done well. Take a rest."
Barry recalled Ponyta into its Poké Ball and stared at Elekid, feeling immense pressure.
He was down to his st Pokémon, while Paul still had three—Ursaring rec behind him, Elekid only slightly fatigued, and oher fresh, unknown Pokémon.
Winning seemed nearly impossible.
As Barry hesitated over whion to send out, Paul uedly called back Elekid.
"Return and observe. Switg Pokémon."
"Bzzt?"
Elekid squi Paul, visibly displeased.
"I finally got to stretch my muscles, and now you're beng me? Fine, fine, you're the boss."
Elekid relutly walked back to Paul's side, its expression filled with lingeriment.
It g Ursaring and noticed its injuries.
"Whoa, you got wrecked. What happened?"
"Ursaa~"
Ursaring briefly expihe earlier battle.
Essentially, it had almost won but got caught off guard by a sneaky move from Heracross.
"You serious? What a rookie mistake."
Elekid rolled its eyes, its disdain evident.
"If they're not down, you keep hitting until they are. It's not rocket sce."
"Ursaa?"
Ursaring blinked, astonished.
"You do that?"
"Obviously." Elekid smirked.
Meanwhile, Paul ighe situation behind him and threw out another Poké Ball.
"Go, Turtwig!"
"Twig~"
Turtwig nded on the field, l its ter of gravity and preparing for battle, its eyes brimming with determination.
Its first official match since being caught—it had to make an impression!
"Turtwig?! You caught another Pokémon?"
Barry vividly remembered that Paul hadn’t had a Turtwig whe met in the forest. Clearly, Paul had caught it sihen.
Paul offered no response, silently waiting for Barry's final Pokémon.
After some deliberation, Barry made his choice.
"This is it! Piplup, you're up!"
Barry's Piplup had learned Drill Peck. Against Turtwig, it shouldn’t be at a disadvantage—or so he thought.
"Pipluuup!"
Piplup emerged fidently, puffing out its chest and ready to battle. But the moment it locked eyes with Turtwig, it froze.
It reized that Turtwig!
"Turtwig~"
Turtwig also froze for a moment before excitedly rushing over to Piplup, greeting it with joy.
Captured only retly, Turtwig never expected to reuh an old friend from Saown so soon.
Piplup shared Turtwig’s excitement, happily chatting away.
Ba the day, the two had been close despite Piplup’s stant spats with Chimchar. Turtwig’s calm demeanor often helped defuse tensions, everieving food from Chimchar to share with Piplup.
Without realizing it, the two had formed a strong bond.
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