Chapter 38: Everyone, Come Challenge Him

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Everyone, Come Challenge Him

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Back then, online, he had used Jangmo-o knowing Dragon Dance to mock her.

Now she was watching his Gym battle, and he was still using Dragon Dance to mock her right in her face.

So this was what Singing Hakamo-o meant.

And that Noble Roar just now had certainly been loud.

No wonder he used to be called Singing Jangmo-o.

Once Hakamo-o evolved into Kommo-o, Cynthia was curious what username Julian would change to next.

Singing and dancing Kommo-o?

Seeing that his opponent had suddenly switched to a Dragon type, the challenger thought for a moment and replaced his originally planned Grumpig with Glalie.

Because he did not understand Hakamo-o well enough, the challenger mistakenly thought Hakamo-o was a pure Dragon type.

"Glalie, Ice Beam!"

"Dragon Pulse!"

A smile curved Cynthia’s lips.

She instantly understood what Julian wanted to do.

Ice Beam and Dragon Pulse collided, and the explosion kicked up smoke.

"Dragon Dance!"

The challenger became somewhat anxious.

"Glalie, Blizzard!"

"Charge in. Brick Break!"

The challenger’s eyes widened.

"What!"

Hakamo-o suddenly leapt up and chopped one claw onto Glalie’s head.

Glalie suffered heavy damage.

"This Dragon Pokémon is Fighting type!"

Julian smiled.

"Since you came to challenge Veilstone Gym, you should understand that Veilstone Gym is a Fighting-type Gym."

"You should have trusted your choice instead of changing your Pokémon at the last moment. That undoubtedly shook your resolve."

Those words made the challenger somewhat doubt his life.

Julian was not polite to him either.

"Hakamo-o, Dragon Dance!"

How many times now?

Tell me, how many times?

Cynthia’s brow furrowed as she watched.

When would someone research a version of Dragon Dance that Garchomp could learn?

Maylene looked at Cynthia.

"Cassia, is Julian’s Pokémon battle not exciting enough?"

Cynthia shook her head.

"It’s good. I just don’t like Dragon Dance very much."

Maylene was confused.

What was wrong with Dragon Dance?

It was such a good move.

"Brick Break!"

The powerful Brick Break struck forward.

The Speed raised by Dragon Dance was too fast for Glalie to react.

Hakamo-o cut down another major opponent.

The challenger clenched his Poké Ball.

He did not choose Grumpig, but his trusted partner.

"Infernape, I’ll leave this to you!"

Even though he now knew Hakamo-o was Dragon and Fighting type, the challenger still firmly chose his starter Pokémon.

"Infernape, Flamethrower!"

"Take it. Dragon Dance!"

He was still stacking Dragon Dance?

Sure enough, Maylene observed that as soon as Dragon Dance was involved, Cassia, who had just been moved by the challenger and Infernape’s bond, immediately looked unhappy again.

"Infernape, charge in. Power-Up Punch!"

"Meet it with Dragon Claw!"

The two sides clashed fiercely.

Hakamo-o began panting heavily.

Five layers of Dragon Dance were also a considerable burden on him.

On the other side, Infernape’s body burned with a layer of red light.

It was Blaze.

Their long-standing bond had ignited Infernape’s Ability.

Wrapped in flames, Infernape suddenly charged towards Hakamo-o.

"Meet it head-on. Use Dragon Claw!"

At a time like this, dodging was not a man’s choice.

The challenger felt deeply relieved.

Infernape’s Flame Wheel had actually upgraded into Flare Blitz.

For this alone, the Gym battle had not been a wasted trip.

In the end, the Infernape whose bond was burning proved superior.

It knocked Hakamo-o down.

Hakamo-o missed the chance to sweep the entire team.

Cynthia let out a breath.

That annoying fellow who knew Dragon Dance was finally off the field.

Maylene blinked.

Did Cassia dislike Hakamo-o?

"Primeape, I’ll leave this to you!"

With one look at Infernape, Primeape knew this was a worthy opponent.

"Mega Punch!"

Primeape started instantly, closing the distance in the blink of an eye.

"Fire Punch!"

After one collision, Primeape retreated farther than Infernape.

But its body quickly ignited with a layer of red light.

The challenger was somewhat surprised.

His Infernape had a red glow because it had activated Blaze.

But Primeape did not have Blaze.

Why did it also have a layer of red light?

"Mega Punch!"

Real men had to fight head-on.

"Flare Blitz!"

The challenger clenched his fist.

He could only place his hopes on Flare Blitz helping him defeat Primeape too.

Clearly, Flare Blitz had more power, while the opponent was still using Mega Punch.

So why had Infernape been sent flying?

Primeape stood in place, and the red light around its body became even brighter.

Wasn’t this wrong?

Infernape climbed up with difficulty.

The challenger clenched his fist and nervously gave the command.

"Infernape, use Flare Blitz!"

"Dynamic Punch!"

The fist condensed with red-yellow light scattered Infernape’s flames.

Infernape flew through the air in a beautiful arc and landed on the ground.

Its eyes became spirals.

It had lost the ability to battle.

When the challenger looked at Primeape, the red light around Primeape’s body had become brighter again.

Both sides recalled their Pokémon.

Julian stepped forward with a smile and shook hands.

"That was a truly satisfying battle."

The challenger also forced out a smile.

"Yes. I also gained a lot from it."

That Primeape seemed to have higher Attack the brighter its red light became.

How were you supposed to fight that?

They had said Veilstone Gym had gained a new provisional Gym Leader.

He had thought it would become easier to challenge.

Why did it feel even harder than before?

Was that Primeape not a bit too abnormal?

How were you supposed to fight that?

After walking out of Veilstone Gym, the challenger’s mind was numb.

The more he thought about it, the worse he felt.

No.

He could not be the only one feeling miserable.

He took out his phone and logged into the Trainer forum.

Full Speed Ahead: Veilstone Gym’s new provisional Gym Leader is really nice. He gave me advice and helped my Infernape learn Flare Blitz. Everyone is welcome to come challenge him

Wish to Fly: Bro, are you serious? Then I’ll come challenge too

Full Speed Ahead: If I’m lying, may I never get Veilstone Gym’s Badge

Burn Forever: I’m near Veilstone City. I’ll challenge the day after tomorrow and see whether things are really like he said

Blue Sky Feather: Hearing you say that makes me want to try too. I originally wasn’t planning to challenge a Fighting-type Gym. I’ll go to Veilstone Gym first, then challenge Sunyshore Gym

Full Speed Ahead: Don’t worry, everyone. I guarantee you’ll all get a rare battle experience

It was not only Primeape.

That Hakamo-o, who stacked Dragon Dance quickly and made every stack stronger than the last, was also hard to deal with.

If Infernape had not broken through on the spot, he might have been swept three-to-zero.

After the challenger left, Julian asked Cynthia, "Cassia, your expression seemed off just now. Did I handle something badly?"

From Cynthia’s perspective as an Elite Four member, Julian’s handling had been practically perfect.

The five uses of Dragon Dance had been timed extremely well.

He had exchanged the smallest cost for strengthening.

The only thing that made Cynthia unhappy was that Garchomp could not learn Dragon Dance.

Maylene whispered, "Cassia doesn’t like Dragon Dance."

Julian was surprised.

Dragon Dance was such a good move. Who would not like it?

Then he paused.

That was not dislike.

That was envy, jealousy, and hate.

It matched.

It matched again.

Julian suddenly wanted to tease her.

"Then, Cassia, among Pokémon, there are two land dragons. One is Flygon, who can use Dragon Dance. The other is Garchomp, who can use Swords Dance."

"Which one do you prefer?"

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