At this moment, Wang Luo’s mind was racing. Meowth’s Technician ability compensated for its lack of offensive power.
Its high Speed stat of 90 meant it had no weaknesses in terms of movement, so Meowth’s only weakness was its—
Defenses!
Wang Luo narrowed his eyes. Slowpoke had already finished using Calm Mind. As long as Slowpoke got a chance, it could severely injure Meowth.
The only concern was if Meowth knew ranged moves. Combined with its high-speed evasion, Slowpoke would definitely be kited to death.
However, Fake Out can only be used at the start of a battle in the games. While there’s no such restriction in reality, it’s not easy for a Pokémon to use this move again during a battle.
Moreover, Meowth doesn’t know many ranged moves at this stage. Even if it used another one, Slowpoke still had Disable.
Therefore, the key now was to force Meowth into close combat. As long as Slowpoke seized the opportunity, it could turn the tide.
Wang Luo’s mind was set. He immediately issued an order to Slowpoke: “Slowpoke, use continuous Water Gun.”
“Yadon~”
Slowpoke, who had just taken a considerable amount of damage, had a flame of anger ignite in its eyes.
The frustration in its heart turned into a continuous stream of water from its mouth, venting out.
Meowth lived up to its reputation as a high-speed Pokémon. Meowth ran quickly, its movements erratic, darting left and right.
Each Water Gun narrowly missed it, and this Meowth even had time to let out a Yawn.
At this moment, the referee, Gu Xiao, looked at Wang Luo’s Slowpoke’s performance with bright eyes.
He had somewhat anticipated Meowth’s performance, as Deng Shun was a well-known figure in the second year at Binhe Elite University.
But he hadn't expected Wang Luo's Slowpoke to not only withstand Meowth's Fake Out but also react very quickly, and its Water Gun was quite powerful, showing that its Trainer had some skill.
So, even if Wang Luo lost this time, he would still give him a high score.
Slowly, Meowth grew a bit impatient. The ground was now covered in water, with only a small area around Slowpoke remaining dry.
Didn’t they know Meowth hated water the most? If that was the case, then let’s end this.
“Meow~”
Meowth’s eyes narrowed. Its agile figure stepped on the few dry areas on the ground and rushed towards Slowpoke, its claws extending like switchblades, incredibly sharp.
On the other hand, Slowpoke seemed to be stunned, foolishly at a loss, and the referee also felt the battle was over. After all, the opponent was just a Slowpoke, and it couldn’t possibly dodge.
What surprised everyone was that just as Meowth’s claws were about to inflict some scratches on Slowpoke’s body—
“Slowpoke, now!”
“Yadon!”
This Slowpoke had been ready for a long time!
A brilliant blue light erupted from Slowpoke’s eyes. Meowth, still in the middle of its attack, had no time to react before it was sent flying into the air by a Confusion.
“Confusion!”
At this moment, Gu Xiao and Deng Shun were both stunned. This ordinary-looking Slowpoke actually knew Confusion, and its power was so great, indicating its strong Psychic talent.
“It’s not over yet, Slowpoke, use Confusion to slam Meowth onto the ground.”
Meowth, still reeling from the pain in mid-air, was unexpectedly subjected to a 360° no-dead-angle slam to the ground.
Meowth, whose defenses were already its weak point, had dizzy eyes and couldn’t get back up.
“Battle over. Meowth is unable to battle. The winner is: Wang Luo.”
…
“Junior, congratulations. This is the first time I’ve seen such an outstanding Slowpoke.”
After giving his scores, Gu Xiao walked towards Wang Luo, clapping.
Gu Xiao also graduated from Bincheng No. 1 High School, so he was very happy to see such an excellent junior from his alma mater.
“Your initial Water Gun was to force Meowth into close combat, wasn’t it? You have a great talent for battling, which is even rarer than Slowpoke’s performance.”
Although he was happy to be praised, he still had to be modest on the surface, “I just stumbled into it. If Meowth had used ranged moves, I would have had no choice.”
Deng Shun also walked over after recalling Meowth.
“If I’m not mistaken, your Slowpoke learned Disable, right?”
And Gu Xiao also playfully teased, “Junior is a bit dishonest, huh? If that’s the case, then this ice block’s Meowth having ranged moves would be useless anyway.”
Deng Shun rolled his eyes at Gu Xiao, then turned and walked away, not bothering to argue with this chatterbox.
Wang Luo, whose strategy was exposed, gave an awkward laugh, then quickly recovered as if the person who just had a socially awkward moment wasn’t him.
“He’s just like that. The fact that he came over means he really acknowledges you.”
Wang Luo nodded. He understood this much about social etiquette.
After chatting a few more sentences with this talkative senior, even Wang Luo couldn’t quite stand it and had to make an escape, citing not delaying the next student’s test as an excuse.
After coming out, Zhang Yao was already waiting at the entrance. Seeing his smug look, Wang Luo knew this guy’s combat performance must have been good.
“How was it, A Luo? How was the practical battle?”
Zhang Yao put his right arm around Wang Luo’s neck and walked out of the school.
After the initial battle assessment in the afternoon, there were no other arrangements at school today. So, after it was over, they could go home and wait for the results to be posted in the class group chat in the evening.
“It was alright. I narrowly won the match.”
“Oh, oh, oh, it’s good that you won, it’s good that you won…”
After speaking, Zhang Yao looked at his good friend beside him, wanting to say something but feeling too embarrassed, his face turning red.
Wang Luo almost couldn’t hold back his laughter watching him.
“Ahem… So, how was your practical battle?”
Hearing Wang Luo’s question, Zhang Yao’s eyes lit up, and he looked radiant, like a long-awaited rain after a drought, or meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
“Hahaha, you wouldn’t believe it, I chose a Machop. There was a Bellsprout originally, but am I the kind of guy who picks on the weak? I skipped it directly.”
Zhang Yao spoke with increasing enthusiasm, his saliva almost spraying onto Wang Luo’s face, forcing Wang Luo to desperately distance himself from him.
“That Machop, I used the same tactics the club used against you, just wiped it out in one go. The referee Miss’s eyes were sparkling, she even wanted my WeChat.”
Wang Luo believed the first half, after all, Charmander’s strength was there. As for the second half, heh, you’re not even as good-looking as me, what kind of sparks could you have?
“But speaking of it, that Bellsprout looked so soft and weak, swaying in the wind, looking like it was about to fall over. You’d think it was practicing Jiu-Jitsu.”
“Jiu-Jitsu?”
Wang Luo was surprised. Could it be like that one?
In the anime, there was indeed a Bellsprout that specialized in Jiu-Jitsu, its ultimate move, Bellsprout’s heel kick, was something even Pikachu struggled with. If it really was like that, Zhang Yao’s Charmander might not necessarily be its opponent.
He gave a faint glance at his still-excited best friend. This guy still had some luck on his side.
“Let’s go, buddy, I’m happy today. I’ll treat you to the University City night market. Tonight’s expenses are on me, Young Master Zhang.”
…
After returning home, Wang Luo first sprayed some healing spray on Slowpoke. Although Slowpoke wasn’t seriously injured, it was better to be safe. Afterward, he gave it an energy crystal shard as a reward for today’s victory.
After coaxing Slowpoke to sleep, Wang Luo lay on his bed, holding his phone and checking group messages.
The class placement test results came out very quickly, which was normal. The written test from the morning could be graded by the afternoon, and the practical battles were scored on the spot.
As expected, Wang Luo and Zhang Yao both met the admission score for the Pokémon Department.
Zhang Yao’s written test score was indeed a mess, barely passing, but his practical battle score was as high as 90 points, a typical case of imbalanced skills.
As for Wang Luo, his written test was 99 points, and his practical battle was 98 points, making him undoubtedly the top of the class, so much so that the group chat spontaneously started a relay.
“Lo Ge is awesome!”
“Wang Luo is amazing!”
“Lo Ge, well done, you didn’t disappoint!”
The homeroom teacher also congratulated him in the group and hoped he would continue to maintain his performance in the Pokémon Department.
At this moment, Wang Luo had already fallen into a dream, fantasizing about the wonderful life in the Pokémon Department.