“It doesn't matter if it's not Fissure either. That way, Pinsir can only use its most proficient Bug-type physical attack moves, which gives me a lot of battle strategies.”
Lin Fan said with a smile, his eyes happily fixed on the two sides fighting on the field.
Onix has an average height of 8.8 meters and an average weight of hundreds or even thousands of kilograms. Wu Heng's Onix was quite a bit larger, roughly estimated to be ten meters tall with an astonishing weight.
It was precisely because of this that Pinsir tried to use Seismic Toss to damage Onix, but helplessly found that it couldn't lift Onix at all, and was instead knocked flying by the latter's Tackle.
Wu Heng had a high level of battle awareness. Coming from the Rock Gym, he had inherited the Rock-type's characteristic steadiness. He understood that Pinsir relied solely on physical attack moves, so he wasn't in a hurry to have Onix attack. Instead, he constantly looked for opportunities to have Onix use Harden, frantically stacking Onix's already extremely high physical defense.
Lin Fan frowned, not expecting his opponent to be so cautious in battle. However, it was fortunate that although Beedrill also relied on physical attacks, its fighting style was completely different from Pinsir's. If Wu Heng used this fighting style against Beedrill later, there would be no need to worry.
Pinsir's Trainer became a bit anxious. At the beginning of the battle, Pinsir could still deal considerable damage to Onix, but as Onix continuously stacked buffs, Pinsir now had trouble even breaking through its defense.
This was not a game; being unable to break through defenses truly meant no damage would be dealt.
“Go all out, Pinsir! Use a full-power Bug Bite on Onix’s horn!”
Following the Trainer's loud command, Pinsir roared, deftly dodged Onix's Tackle, jumped onto the latter's back, and sprinted along its long serpentine body. Bug-type energy continuously gathered in its mouth, and it bit down fiercely on Onix's rock horn.
This rock horn was both Onix's weapon and one of its weaknesses, but Lin Fan's expression gradually became serious because Wu Heng's face was too calm, as if he wasn't worried at all about Pinsir attacking Onix's rock horn.
Sure enough, under Pinsir's full-power Bug Bite, Onix painfully lifted its head, but it didn't seem to have taken much damage. Instead, it furiously slammed into the ground, knocking Pinsir down in a seemingly mutually destructive manner, and then finished it off with a powerful Rock Slide, directly taking out Pinsir.
Although there was the Harden buff earlier, Pinsir's full-power Bug Bite shouldn't have caused this little damage.
Lin Fan furrowed his brow: “Rock Head ability? With the ability's buff, Onix's rock horn is no longer a weakness.”
Rock Head, as the name suggests, makes the head extremely hard. When using certain recoil-inducing moves with the head, it can greatly reduce or even nullify the recoil.
And those damaging moves with recoil undoubtedly possess powerful might, such as the Fire-type Flare Blitz, the Electric-type Volt Tackle, the Flying-type Brave Bird, etc., all of which are top-tier powerful moves, practically ultimate techniques.
And coincidentally, the genetic move pool of a Pokémon like Onix includes a Rock-type recoil move that ranks among the top in power among all moves—Head Smash!
“Head Smash with the Rock Head ability and Rock-type STAB, anyone who comes will die.”
Lin Fan took a deep breath, his gaze serious. Although it was just a guess, this Onix had a very high probability of having inherited Head Smash. If it were hit by it, Beedrill would definitely not be able to withstand even one blow.
However, the more powerful a move, the more energy it consumes and the harder it is to master. With Onix's current strength, even if it inherited Head Smash, it would likely only be able to use it once with great difficulty.
And this one move would be the key to victory.
“Tsk, this is tough.”
Lin Fan rubbed his head, feeling a slight headache.
Although he already had a general idea of how to deal with it, Beedrill's margin for error was far less than Onix's, so he had to be extra cautious.
Su Ling, who was beside him, had a bitter expression and nodded with a deep sense of understanding, her tone mournful: “Forget about the Champion, I can't even make it to the top eight. I can only try my best to get into the top sixteen.”
Lin Fan opened his mouth, wanting to say a few words to lighten the mood, but he truly didn't have the ability. He was good at poisoning the other party with his words, though. In the end, he smacked his lips and wisely said nothing.
Fortunately, Su Ling's self-regulation ability was strong enough. After a brief period of dejection, she tied up her soft, beautiful hair with a hair tie, tossed it back, and walked briskly towards the edge of the field.
“I'm going back to train first. You can keep watching here.”
After dropping that sentence, Su Ling's figure disappeared from the venue.
Lin Fan shrugged helplessly, and after a moment of contemplation, also chose to get up and leave.
Compared to watching the remaining opponents, it was more appropriate to go back and train on how to deal with Onix.
......
The next morning, the battles for the Top 32 officially began.
Just like yesterday, Xu Yue still started first. Facing an opponent slightly stronger than yesterday, she didn't use Confusion, but instead used the more powerful Psybeam, still easily resolving the battle within two minutes.
“Xu Yue is indeed Gym Leader Xu's most cherished daughter. This Kirlia is very outstanding.”
Someone in the guest seats exclaimed in admiration. He was from the city where the Psychic Gym was located, and naturally had a slight bias towards Xu Yue.
“I heard that this Kirlia only evolved during the qualifiers. In terms of raw strength, it's probably still a bit weaker than Wu Heng's Onix.”
Another guest offered his opinion, while also shifting his gaze to Wu Shuo, clearly hoping to hear the latter's response.
Wu Shuo smiled, his voice steady: “It's hard to say. I heard Old Xu mention before that his precious daughter seems to be a Psychic, and naturally has a power boost for Psychic-type Pokémon. Plus, Onix's special defense isn't outstanding. If the two of them fight, the outcome is still unknown.”
“A Psychic?”
The others were surprised, clearly quite taken aback.
After the Pokémon arrived, some humans also underwent special changes, gaining certain special abilities, and Psychic was one of them, and one of the top-tier special abilities.
Psychic powers also varied in strength, but from Wu Shuo's words, Xu Yue's Psychic power was clearly not weak.
The others began discussing in low voices, with a hint of anticipation in their eyes, clearly very interested in the battle between Xu Yue and Wu Heng.
As for everyone else?
Although those seeded Trainers were also very good, how could they compare to the two who came from top Gyms?
These two were seeded Trainers because that was the highest they could be, while everyone else could only be seeded Trainers.
Time slowly passed. Scyther from Group b and Spheal from Group C also appeared one after another, performing well and drawing cheers from the audience.
“Next up is Contestant No. 1 from Group D, Lin Fan and...”
Hearing his number, Lin Fan adjusted his cap brim, a faint smile on his lips, and in the cheers of the audience, began his Top 32 qualifying battle.
He was quite looking forward to this battle, not because his opponent was very strong, but because after advancing to the Top 32, there would be prize money.
Who would turn down money?