Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle ~
Violent currents continuously echoed in the air, mercilessly striking the fragile flesh, followed by a series of crackling explosions, as if countless firecrackers detonated simultaneously, deafening.
In the area covered by electric light, Vikavolt continued to unleash Discharge, not relenting for a moment, just as Qi Shu had said: don't waste the opportunity Araquanid created, because this is the only chance for a one-hit knockout.
Before Vikavolt used Discharge, Araquanid preemptively used Endure.
Endure, a Normal-type status move, in the game, allows the user to survive with at least 1 HP at the end of the turn, even if hit by a one-hit knockout move.
But how could game mechanics be the same as reality? Endure's effect only forces the user to survive with a sliver of HP for the current turn, but Vikavolt's attack is continuous. Qi Shu was worried that even with Endure, Araquanid wouldn't last.
However, Araquanid's advantage, besides its top-tier Water Bubble ability, is its high Special Defense of 132. It can not only act as a Water-type cannon but also serve as a Water-type special wall for defensive synergy.
Compared to Araquanid, it was Quagsire that collapsed first, unable to hold on. Originally, Quagsire, with its Ground typing, was immune to electric-type moves. However, due to the effect of Soak, it lost this crucial type advantage.
As a result, electric-type moves were no longer harmless to Quagsire but became powerful counters. Take Discharge, for example; its base power is 80, but after a two-fold Charge boost and a two-fold super-effective multiplier against Quagsire's weakness, its power became terrifyingly immense.
Calculated, 80 x 2 x 2 = 320 base power, like a fatal lightning bolt striking Quagsire directly.
And Quagsire's pathetic Special Defense stat of only 65 was as fragile as paper. Faced with such a violent electric shock, Quagsire was utterly powerless to resist. With a cry, its originally defiant beady eyes became terrified.
It only lasted less than two and a half minutes before it could no longer bear it. With a loud crash, it fell heavily to the ground, its body slightly scorched, and it fell into an unconscious state.
Perhaps Quagsire, being a Water and Ground-type Pokémon, never dreamed that one day it would be electrocuted by an electric-type move.
At this point, only Araquanid remained on the battlefield, struggling to hold on. It knew its only goal was to find a way to survive in this golden sea of electricity and to stall for as much time as possible, to see if it could last longer than Jellicent.
But don't be too presumptuous; a single Endure move wouldn't be enough to outlast Jellicent. After all, Jellicent is a full-health special wall. With a staggering 100 HP base stat and 105 Special Defense base stat, even if it's hit by a 2x super-effective attack, it wouldn't be instantly knocked out.
Just as Araquanid was about to give up, an unexpected change occurred.
Rip ~
The two Sticky Webs that bound Jellicent had already been under immense pressure. First, they were subjected to the violent impact of Muddy Water's mudslide, and then they endured the powerful electric current generated by Discharge.
Under this double assault, the Sticky Web's stickiness was completely gone, and even the toughness of the web itself was greatly weakened, becoming incredibly fragile, ultimately unable to withstand the force and tearing apart directly.
Just then, Xia Yong and the Little Boss of the Water Blade Gang showed expressions of delight because they saw that Jellicent had finally regained its mobility!
However, amidst their joy, they also realized they had lost one of their Pokémon, meaning their nested strategy could no longer be executed. The mission to stop the Alliance had failed, and neither of them could bear the cost of failure.
Relying solely on the remaining Jellicent clearly wouldn't be enough to defeat their opponent, Qi Shu, and a fierce, determined glint flashed in the Little Boss's eyes. He decided to fight to the bitter end!
Xia Yong and the Little Boss exchanged glances, understanding each other without a word, and immediately made a decision.
The Little Boss screamed hoarsely: "Jellicent! Use Destiny Bond!"
Jellicent floated up, and its shadow on the ground seemed to lead to hell itself. Countless dark purple hands surged out from the shadow. These hands, formed by Ghost-type energy, transformed into fine threads that shot towards Vikavolt, binding Jellicent's and Vikavolt's fates together.
Destiny Bond, a Ghost-type status move, causes the user to enter a Destiny Bond state. If the user faints from direct damage caused by a move, the attacking Pokémon will also faint.
After witnessing the bizarre display of this Ghost-type move, a loud alarm blared in Qi Shu's mind: "Vikavolt, quick! Stop! Stop Discharge!"
The Little Boss let out a maniacal Uchiha-style laugh: "Hahahahaha! Too late!"
As soon as his voice fell, the situation on the field instantly changed. Both Araquanid and Jellicent seemed to have reached their limits and could no longer hold on.
Araquanid's six limbs suddenly went limp, as if losing all strength. Its body crashed to the ground, no longer moving. On the other side, Jellicent, which had been floating in the air, also fell heavily to the ground as if losing its support, raising a cloud of dust.
However, just then, a strange scene occurred. On Jellicent's round body, dark purple Ghost-type energy began to surge violently. This energy, as if driven by some mysterious force, gradually condensed into blood-red tentacles, like the hands of a demon from hell.
These blood-red tentacles extended into the air at an astonishing speed, targeting Vikavolt, which was hovering mid-air. They quickly wrapped around Vikavolt's body, binding it tightly. Immediately after, these tentacles began to furiously absorb the life force from Vikavolt's body.
Vikavolt struggled, trying to escape, but it was useless.
In the blink of an eye, its life force was continuously drained, and its body instantly became weak and powerless. Finally, Vikavolt completely lost its ability to battle, falling from the air and heavily crashing to the ground.
Silence… The entire venue was silent. A full 2v2 battle, and in one round, the entire team was wiped out, all losing their ability to battle.
Xia Yong began to clap: "Little girl, to achieve this much is already very impressive. But this is where it ends. Killing the youngest Gym Leader in Huaguo should be very interesting."
With that, Xia Yong pulled out a red and white Poké Ball and threw it into the sky.
Bang ~