Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [612]

“Leon! Leon!”

“Over here!”

“Leon waved at me!”

“Boss Giovanni, nya~! Do your best!”

The moment Leon appeared, waves upon waves of cheers erupted from the crowd.

Facing such overwhelming home-field advantage, an opponent with shaky nerves would be rattled instantly; even showing 70% of their strength would be commendable.

Unfortunately for Leon, his opponent was Giovanni.

Confronted with deafening cheers from the audience, Giovanni remained entirely unfazed—even appearing somewhat amused by it all.

After interacting warmly with his fans, Leon turned towards Giovanni: “Sorry for keeping you waiting!”

Normally, Leon wouldn’t be this polite to Giovanni—after all, Giovanni was still the boss of Team Rocket.

But when Leon learned from August that Giovanni had come to Galar to help combat the threat posed by Eternatus, Leon’s respect for Giovanni rose immensely.

What kind of noble spirit is this!?

The leader of Team Rocket, yet still committed to safeguarding world peace… it wasn’t excessive to call him a role model!

Seeing Leon’s respectful gaze, Giovanni’s eyelids twitched slightly.

Honestly, Giovanni hated that kind of look. It gave him the unsettling illusion that he was somehow a good person.

“Enough talk, let’s begin!” Giovanni cut Leon off quickly before he could say anything else.

The last thing Giovanni wanted was to hear Leon say thank-you’s, praise, or worse—call him a good guy.

Leon found Giovanni’s response a bit odd, but still nodded in agreement.

“Both trainers, ready yourselves! Let the battle begin!”

The referee waved his flag downward, and two Poké Balls flew onto the field.

A flash of light—Giovanni’s Poké Ball opened, and a streak of white shot forward like an assassin, too fast for the naked eye to track, straight toward Leon’s Aegislash.

Beedrill vs. Aegislash!

Ball Guy, clearly seeing both Pokémon, exclaimed: “Based on types, Giovanni is starting at a huge disadvantage!”

Steel-Ghost type Aegislash was immune to Poison moves, and Bug-type moves would only deal one-quarter damage.

Only one-quarter damage—in a champion-level battle, that was already an enormous gap.

Leon’s supporters erupted into cheers from the sidelines. From their perspective, Leon had already won this round. With such an enormous type advantage, how could he possibly lose?

But their excitement barely lasted seconds as Beedrill rushed forward, its stingers stabbing precisely toward Aegislash’s eye.

Aegislash quickly raised its shield.

Aegislash—Shield Forme.

Clang!

Beedrill’s stinger scraped across Aegislash’s shield, scattering a burst of sparks.

Barely any effect.

After blocking Beedrill’s attack, Aegislash swiftly counterattacked.

[Shadow Ball]!

With its Stance Change ability, Aegislash instantly shifted into Blade Forme, firing a Shadow Ball directly at Beedrill.

But as the Shadow Ball left its body, both Leon and Aegislash realized that Beedrill was already retreating at a speed even faster than its initial assault!

Using U-turn, Beedrill returned to its Poké Ball as a flash of light.

Giovanni’s next Pokémon immediately appeared on the battlefield.

“ROAR!”

Kangaskhan, already prepared inside the Poké Ball, entered roaring fiercely, completely ignoring the approaching Shadow Ball and stomping hard on the ground.

[Earthquake]!

Shockwaves rippled out from Kangaskhan, violently shaking the battlefield.

[King’s Shield]!

Returning instantly to Shield Forme, Aegislash defended itself against Kangaskhan’s Earthquake.

Only now did Ball Guy finally process what had happened: “Giovanni’s Beedrill used U-turn, replacing itself with Kangaskhan… what a decisive substitution!”

As a Normal-type Pokémon, Kangaskhan was completely unaffected by Shadow Ball.

Just moments into the match, Giovanni had already given everyone a textbook demonstration of Pokémon substitution.

Leon’s rapid response with Aegislash was equally exceptional.

Iono exclaimed excitedly, “Amazing!”

This year’s World Championship felt even more spectacular than the last one!

“This is just the beginning…” August said softly.

No sooner had he spoken, Kangaskhan moved again.

After forcing Aegislash to use King’s Shield, flames engulfed Kangaskhan’s fist.

[Fire Punch]!

A searing wave of heat radiated outward as Kangaskhan swung its heavy fist at Aegislash.

[Sacred Sword]!

Switching back into Blade Forme, Aegislash’s sword glowed brightly, extending blades of brilliant blue light, slicing horizontally toward Kangaskhan.

The scorching heat from Fire Punch warped the surrounding air; wherever the luminous blades of Sacred Sword passed, dirt flew up from the ground.

BOOM!

Fire Punch and Sacred Sword collided fiercely.

The explosive shockwave from their clash pushed both Kangaskhan and Aegislash backward.

Here, Kangaskhan’s heavyweight advantage became clear: stomping its powerful legs down, it forcibly halted its backward slide.

Then, it stomped violently again.

CRASH!

The shockwave from the heavy stomp slammed into the already-off-balance Aegislash, sending it spinning further backwards.

Bang!

Aegislash spun uncontrollably through the air.

Seeing a successful strike, Kangaskhan had no intention of letting up. It inhaled deeply, then unleashed a stream of flame directly at Aegislash.

“Flamethrower! Kangaskhan used Flamethrower!” Ball Guy shouted.

Honestly, Ball Guy felt baffled witnessing this.

Kangaskhan knowing Fire Punch made sense, but… why teach a physically oriented Kangaskhan something like Flamethrower? It was completely unrewarding!

Giovanni overheard Ball Guy’s astonished tone from the broadcast, but had no intention of explaining himself.

Why did Kangaskhan know Flamethrower?

The answer was simple:

Because it could learn it.

They had spare time, so why not learn it?

The Flamethrower aimed at Aegislash posed a genuine threat, especially given that Aegislash was still off balance from the stomp and couldn’t easily shift back to King’s Shield…

Facing this scenario, Leon made his decision instantly: “Aegislash, [Shadow Claw]!”

A spectral claw emerged from Aegislash’s blade, embedding itself firmly into the ground.

With that anchor, Aegislash pulled itself upright, narrowly dodging Kangaskhan’s Flamethrower.

Seeing Flamethrower avoided, Giovanni’s face didn’t show even a hint of frustration. Instead, a sharp gleam flashed through his eyes.

“Kangaskhan, [Rock Tomb]!”

Huge boulders rose into the air at Kangaskhan’s command, crashing down towards Aegislash, giving it no opportunity to catch its breath.

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