noveldepot Chapter 292 292: A Crushing Defeat
Chapter 292 292: A Crushing Defeat
After the violent explosion, Magmar collapsed heavily onto the battlefield.
Pryce glanced at Blaine with cold contempt.
"You owed me for the past," he said icily. "And now I've taken it back."
Blaine remained silent, his head lowered.
When he walked back to the waiting area and faced everyone, his expression was still gloomy.
"…Sorry."
He spoke softly.
Sam didn't blame him at all. Instead, he comforted him calmly.
"It's fine. A loss is a loss."
"I know you couldn't bring yourself to use Hyper Beam against him."
"If you had used it, Poliwrath would've been seriously injured."
"You made the right choice."
Although Sam said that, everyone knew there were things more important to Blaine than winning a match.
Even so, Blaine still blamed himself. His usually cheerful personality had become noticeably depressed.
But there was no time to dwell on it.
The second match was about to begin.
This battle would be between Janine of the Fuchsia Gym and Whitney of the Goldenrod Gym.
Among the current members of the Fuchsia Gym, Janine was already considered the strongest.
Even so, Sam still didn't think she could win.
Originally, Janine had been arranged for the second battle to stabilize the situation after Kanto secured its opening victory.
Winning would be ideal, but even losing would still be acceptable.
But now that Blaine had unexpectedly lost the first battle, the pressure had doubled.
Sam watched as Janine released her Pokémon.
Pokémon: Golbat
Type: Poison / Flying
Category: Bat Pokémon
Ability: Inner Focus
Hidden Ability: Infiltrator
Strength: Gym Beginner Level
Potential: Elite
Meanwhile, Whitney released her own Pokémon.
Pokémon: Miltank
Type: Normal
Category: Milk Cow Pokémon
Ability: Thick Fat
Hidden Ability: Sap Sipper
Strength: Gym Peak Level
Potential: Elite
The pink cow Pokémon looked extremely cute.
Misty instantly melted at the sight of it.
But Sam knew very well that despite its adorable appearance, this Miltank was terrifyingly strong. It had already reached the peak of the Gym level and was only one step away from the Elite tier.
Meanwhile, Janine's Golbat was only at the beginner Gym level.
If nothing unexpected happened, this match would have no suspense at all.
"Defense Curl!"
Right at the start, Miltank used a boosting move.
Its body curled slightly, and the thick fat around its body hardened like armor.
Janine immediately counterattacked.
Since Golbat specialized in poison attacks, she directly ordered a slicing attack.
Golbat's wings slashed through the air, sending two sharp crescent blades flying forward.
The attacks were coated with poison energy.
But after striking Miltank's thick body, the attacks barely did any damage at all.
Unwilling to give up, Janine immediately followed up.
"Poison Fang!"
Still nothing changed.
Then came another attack.
"Venoshock!"
A mass of poisonous energy exploded toward Miltank.
This time, there finally seemed to be some effect.
The poison spread across Miltank's body, darkening its skin slightly.
Janine's eyes lit up with excitement.
But in the next moment, her expression froze.
"Heal Bell."
A pleasant ringing sound echoed throughout the battlefield.
The dark coloration on Miltank's body instantly disappeared.
Its poisoned status had been completely cured.
Then Whitney smiled sweetly.
"Alright. Time to finish this."
"Body Slam!"
Miltank's heavy body launched forward like a rolling mountain.
It crashed directly onto Golbat.
"Golbat!"
Janine cried out and rushed forward anxiously.
But when Miltank finally moved away, Golbat had already fainted completely.
A complete crush.
A pure one-sided defeat.
Miltank had used only two setup moves and one attack to completely overwhelm Golbat.
This was the terrifying gap between a Gym Peak Pokémon and an ordinary Gym-level Pokémon.
Kanto had lost again.
The score had now become:
0 — 2
The situation instantly turned grim.
Even Sam couldn't help frowning deeply.
The Fuchsia Gym truly had become a free point for Johto.
How were they supposed to fight when the strength gap was this enormous?
Although the battle had ended, over on Kanto's side, Ash, Brock, Misty, and the others were already looking discouraged.
A disastrous start.
The Gym Exchange Tournament was beginning to look hopeless.
At this moment, however, Sam had no time to feel depressed.
He immediately called Lt. Surge aside.
The two stepped away from the others for a brief conversation.
The reason Sam pulled him aside was simple.
He needed Lt. Surge to win this battle.
If Kanto fell behind three matches to zero, the situation would become nearly impossible to recover from.
As for Lt. Surge's opponent, Sam had already investigated him beforehand.
It would be Bugsy of Azalea Town Gym.
His ace Pokémon was Scyther, a high-level Gym Pokémon.
Meanwhile, Lt. Surge's ace was his peak Gym-level Electabuzz.
Because of that, Sam still had confidence in this match.
No matter what—
They absolutely had to win.
After quietly speaking with Lt. Surge for several minutes, the two returned to the arena.
As the announcer prepared to reveal the next matchup, Sam silently clenched his fists.
Lt. Surge… I'm counting on you.
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