Seeing both of them had released their Pokémon, the referee automatically announced the match rules.
"Both sides in position. The challenger is Caitlin. The challenged is Miss Sasha, Gym Leader of Emberpine City."
"Since Miss Sasha currently only has two Pokémon, the match rules are 2V2."
"Neither side is allowed to switch Pokémon midway, except for moves involving switching."
"The match ends when all Pokémon on one side are defeated."
"3...2...1...Begin!"
As the referee's words fell, Incineroar immediately let out a roar, and a light ring appeared under Gallade.
Gallade is a Psychic + Fighting-type Pokémon, evolved from Kirlia like Gardevoir.
However, since Gallade's evolution requires the expensive Dawn Stone, and it's not as attractive as Gardevoir for tanking hits, most trainers still choose to evolve into Gardevoir.
Even if that Gardevoir is male...
But one thing is certain: a melee-type Gallade that has mastered Teleport is extremely powerful.
Normally, Incineroar would have a hard time beating a Gallade of the same level.
Unfortunately, under Axel's persuasion, Sasha was already a bit abnormal.
After Intimidate activated, Sasha decisively executed the next command based on the tactics Axel just taught her.
"Incineroar, use Fake Out!"
Accompanied by a roar, a massive light ring condensed in Incineroar's hand.
It was a whole size larger than when it hit Gardevoir earlier.
While recovering in the healing machine, Incineroar had seen Caitlin's disdain toward his trainer.
Plus, Gallade looked so similar to the Gardevoir that had just beaten him up.
Before even entering the field, Incineroar was already maxed out on rage buffs.
'This time, I must fight with everything!'
Smack!
A solid slap landed on Gallade's face.
Gallade was stunned.
'What?'
'Do I have a grudge with you, big cat?'
'We're just sparring for our trainers. Someone who doesn't know might think I killed your family.'
Gallade's eyes instantly turned red, and a strong Fighting-type energy surged from his arms like crescent blades.
Just as Incineroar used Fake Out, Caitlin's voice had already appeared in Gallade's mind.
He was to use Sacred Sword and teach this rude big cat a hard lesson.
Just as Caitlin was about to speak, Sasha suddenly spoke again.
"Parting Shot!"
Incineroar immediately put one hand on his hip and started pointing fingers at Gallade repeatedly.
Judging by the way his spit flew from his mouth and Gallade's furious expression, he must have been saying something very nasty.
Under Incineroar's combo of slap + insults—
Gallade's Fighting-type energy reached its peak, and even his arms turned crimson.
His figure disappeared from the original spot, and with the overwhelming power of Sacred Sword, he appeared above Incineroar.
A hint of a smile appeared. Gallade felt like he was the lucky male protagonist being pursued by a goddess, body and mind completely satisfied.
'You like talking trash, huh?'
'Take this Sacred Sword, you damned cat!'
But just as his Sacred Sword was about to fall, a sneer appeared on Incineroar's face.
His orange-yellow body slowly vanished, eventually turning into a beam of red light and disappearing into his Poké Ball.
Gallade's Sacred Sword struck the ground directly, and at the same time, he felt a wave of emptiness in his body.
Two consecutive downward light rings flashed by. Gallade's special attack and attack both dropped one level.
Gallade's body trembled, and massive psychic power surged wildly, searching for Incineroar's form.
At this moment, a huge orange-yellow dragon head appeared in front of him.
This Pokémon was fully orange-yellow, shaped like a Western evil dragon.
Defiant gaze, flaming tail.
It was none other than one of the original trio—Charizard!
Since Incineroar switched using a move, it didn't violate the rules.
The moment Gallade saw Charizard, he was completely dumbfounded.
'Bro, I was just getting mad, why are you here now?'
As Gallade stood frozen, Caitlin's cold voice appeared in his mind.
"Use Baby-Doll Eyes."
Caitlin's thinking was simple. Gallade had already been weakened twice, while the opponent's Charizard was in full condition.
Plus, Gallade had poor defense, so he definitely couldn't win in a direct fight against Charizard.
But for Gallade, this command was hard to accept.
'They just tortured me like that, and now you want me to use Baby-Doll Eyes?'
'I can't take this, woman!'
While Gallade was frozen in hesitation, under Sasha's command, Charizard used several Flying-type moves in a row and successfully took Gallade down.
"First battle: Charizard defeats Gallade. Now, will challenger Caitlin release her second Pokémon!"
Caitlin looked calm. After briefly consoling Gallade, she released her other Pokémon.
It was a bird-like Pokémon, with one green eye and wings extending from both sides of its body.
Its colorful body emitted a strange aura—it was a Sigilyph.
This Pokémon was not Caitlin's main force, but most of her other Pokémon were pure Psychic-type and were completely countered by Sasha's Incineroar.
In fact, even Sigilyph would be hard-pressed to resist the tactic Axel had just taught Sasha.
After all... that Incineroar was called the dirtiest Dark-type bug exploit.
Caitlin's bodyguards took out thick stacks of cash from a box and started using their rich-and-ruthless methods to drive the crowd away.
Once the crowd was cleared, Sigilyph ate a full combo punch set identical to Gallade's, and was weakly recalled into the Poké Ball by Caitlin.
Axel quickly escorted the little loli out of the gym, told her to wait a moment, then brought Gardevoir and rushed to Caitlin's side.
This girl was the typical type who couldn't accept losing.
If Gardevoir didn't help restrain her, the entire gym and Miss Sasha might get destroyed by her.
By the time he returned to the gym, Caitlin was floating mid-air, eyes filled with madness.
Incineroar stood like facing a great enemy, guarding Charizard and his trainer.
As a Dark-type Pokémon, this was the first time Incineroar felt pressure before a Psychic power.
He wasn't afraid of getting hit, but he was afraid of having his home wrecked.
Seeing the worried looks on Sasha and the others, Axel quickly picked up Gardevoir and ran to block in front of Caitlin.
A hint of hesitation flashed in Gardevoir's eyes. After being chased around by Caitlin today, she actually didn't want to help clean up after her.
Just as she hesitated, Caitlin's body suddenly bypassed Gardevoir, grabbed Axel's neck, and smashed straight through the gym ceiling.
"What the Queen wants, none of them can escape!"
Axel: "???"
'Help!'
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