Ou Yishu, after all, was a scion cultivated as the first heir of an aristocratic family, so she wasn't particularly afraid of such situations. However, she was at a loss for what to do for a moment.
It wasn't until she heard Zhang Heng's sharp words that her face was filled with disbelief. They had known each other since childhood, practically childhood sweethearts, and she understood Zhang Heng perfectly.
Zhang Heng had always been a gentle, scholarly figure dedicated to medicine, but the person standing before her now was completely different. His wild, fearless, and assertive demeanor in the face of bandits made her feel deeply at ease.
Xia Yong suppressed his anger, looking at Zhang Heng and saying, "You're just a delicate flower raised in a greenhouse by the Zhang Corporation, but you have a sharp tongue. I wonder what the Zhang Corporation will do if I tie you up?"
Zhang Heng said casually, "You even know my information, so it seems you've infiltrated quite deeply. But do you dare to try?" As he spoke, he glanced meaningfully at Dr. Chen.
Dr. Chen's face was ashen. He had no clue about the parasites within his team for now, and finding the mole was a pressing issue that couldn't be rushed.
Xia Yong was about to speak when Chen Chunjiang interjected, "Tell us, how do you want to fight fairly?" In reality, Chen Chunjiang just wanted to buy some time; the authorities should soon realize the danger the Research Institute team was facing.
"It's simple," said a Water Blade Gang member who stepped out from behind Xia Yong. "We'll send out three people, and you send three to meet them. Best two out of three wins. If you defeat us, you're free to leave."
Chen Chunjiang looked at the people behind him, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Zhang Heng, take Ou Yishu and retreat to the back of the team. Leave this to us."
Zhang Heng nodded, tightened his grip on the Dive Ball in his hand, and looked at Chen Chunjiang. "Alright, Doctor. Be careful." He turned to Ou Yishu, "Stay by my side, don't wander off."
Ou Yishu bit her lip, nodded, "Okay," and then silently stood behind Zhang Heng.
Dr. Chen Chunjiang faced the Water Blade Gang alone and said in a deep voice, "Come on, Xia Yong. You've been a bandit for so many years. Let me see what progress you've made and how much skill you've gained. Show me everything you've got."
His aura instantly became powerful, like a volcano about to erupt, carrying endless pressure as he took a step forward.
A brown Pokémon silently appeared before Chen Chunjiang.
Its collar-like and button-like protrusions were light brown. It had black patterns on its forehead, a large, long head with concave sides, and two blue eyes connected together. Its body had many thin black lines, and its hands had red, yellow, and blue glowing organs. This was one of Dr. Chen's signature Pokémon, Beheeyem.
Beheeyem's appearance instantly tensed the atmosphere. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Xia Yong and the domineering Crawdaunt, wondering what would happen next.
Zhang Heng looked at Beheeyem, using his system ability to inspect its status.
Pokémon Name: Beheeyem (Shinny)
Type: Psychic-type
Level: 49 (Late Gym strength)
Potential: Champion-level
Tera Type: Psychic-type
Nature: Quiet (Increases Special Attack, decreases Speed)
Ability: Analytic (Hidden Ability)
Affection: -
Held Item: Odd Incense (When the Pokémon holding this item uses a Psychic-type move, its power increases by 20%.
Special Ability Bonus: Shinny (Individual has partial bonus)
Learned Moves: Psychic Terrain, Trick Room, Teleport, Trick, Skill Swap, Reflect, Light Screen, Energy Ball, Recover
Egg Moves: Wide Force, Disable
TM Moves: None
Zhang Heng couldn't help but exclaim, "Indeed! These people who are already famous truly have their own unique insights and experiences in Pokémon training." Beheeyem is a rather niche Pokémon; I'm sure many friends don't have much of an impression of it (pictures will be attached later).
However, precisely such an unassuming Pokémon possesses an extremely rich move pool, capable of becoming an excellent support.
For example, it can cast the wondrous Trick Room or the powerful Psychic Terrain. Imagine, due to its niche status, how much the battle situation would change if these moves were cleverly utilized in battle?!
Even more surprisingly, with a reasonable pairing, Beheeyem's super-high Special Attack base stat of 125 is practically a sharp sword, capable of delivering unexpected, heavy blows to opponents at critical moments! And its mere 40 Speed base stat, on the contrary, becomes a major advantage in spatial battles, making it a true Trick Room attacker!
A very special hidden ability - Analytic. If it acts last, its move's power will increase by 30%.
If it doesn't have the boost of Trick Room, but rather Psychic Terrain (Psychic-type moves boosted by 30%), and uses the Analytic ability to act last, combined with the effect of the held item Odd Incense, which boosts Psychic-type moves by 20%, plus its Quiet nature boosting Special Attack and its inherent 125 high base Special Attack stat, a STAB Psychic will be devastating!
And it's a Shinny!! Although not very obvious, regular Beheeyem have green eyes, while Shinny ones have blue, a very subtle change.
However, Zhang Heng had successfully merged with the original owner's memories, and he knew that Shinny Pokémon in this world had special bonuses compared to regular Pokémon.
This was specifically reflected in their mastery of moves, casting time, move power, and aptitude for learning new moves, all of which would lead to varying degrees of improvement.
Generally speaking, the aptitudes of these Shinny Pokémon are quite good.
Although Beheeyem's own move pool, held item, and nature were perfectly matched.
However, unfortunately... the enemy it faced this time was Crawdaunt (Water-type + Evil-type), and as everyone knows, Psychic-type moves are completely immune to Evil-type Pokémon.
Therefore, no matter how meticulously you combine Psychic-type moves, whether it's Trick Room or Psychic Terrain, in the face of an Evil-type Pokémon's type immunity, any effort is futile.
The two were about 30 meters apart and commanded simultaneously.
Chen Chunjiang: "Beheeyem! Trick!"
Xia Yong: "Crawdaunt! Bubble Beam!"
Blue Water-type energy surged from Crawdaunt's giant pincers. After all, they were in a Water-type wilderness area, so the time for the move to gather energy was very short. It was almost instant!
Although Crawdaunt wasn't adept at Special Attack, the distance between them was too great, making a long-range attack better. Moreover, with the Adaptability ability, it could still deal some damage.
Shinny Beheeyem's Trick move was also not slow; pink Psychic-type energy, like a light arrow, flowed into Crawdaunt's body.
Neither side avoided the other's move for a moment.
Shinny Beheeyem was hit by Bubble Beam. Although it took damage, it was harmless.
As for Xia Yong, due to the Trick move, he was now in a passive state.
Trick - Switches the held items of both Pokémon.
Shinny Beheeyem was holding Odd Incense, which had no bonus for Crawdaunt, just wasting an item slot.
Crawdaunt was holding an Ability Shield, which prevents its ability from being suppressed, changed, or ignored. This item perfectly protected its Adaptability ability.
But if it lost this item, its ability could be changed.
Xia Yong: "Aqua Jet!"
Aqua Jet is a priority move; although its power isn't high, it's fast enough!
Chen Chunjiang: "Reflect!"
Xia Yong: "Hmph, you fell for it! Taunt!"
It turned out that Aqua Jet wasn't meant to deal damage, but to close the distance between the two sides!
The Taunt move requires Evil-type energy to flow into the opponent's body. However, Crawdaunt's mastery of this type of move was weak, so it had to close the distance.
After Beheeyem completed Reflect, it was hit by Crawdaunt's Taunt move.
The Research Institute group all looked troubled. Beheeyem's most terrifying aspect was its array of status moves, but they were all sealed by Taunt.
Chen Chunjiang, however, remained calm. "Close combat isn't just your opportunity, it's mine too. Energy Ball!"
Grass-type energy compressed, forming a emerald green orb of light, striking towards Crawdaunt...