RNP Chapter 440 The Debate Between Numbers and Mechanics
Chapter 440 The Debate Between Numbers and Mechanics
Mike kissed the Poké Ball before throwing it. "Please, my ace, Sceptile!"
Li Shuwen never expected that Mike, a trainer from the Unova region, would have a Sceptile from the Hoenn region as his ace.
That's interesting.
"Lizard King, use Quick Attack!"
Sceptile ran swiftly across the field, even faster than Ninjazuki with its Speed Boost ability!
As expected of an ace, he's got real talent.
Li Shuwen calmly issued the order, "Use Bodybuilding Defense!"
The Lizard King charged at the bear and rammed it with his shoulder.
Unexpectedly, the bear-clad figure bulged its muscles and easily blocked the bear-clad figure's attack with its arms.
With a sudden flick of his arm, the Lizard King flew backward.
Mike frowned slightly. He realized that the bear-clad creature opposite him was beyond the Lizard King's capabilities in terms of both strength and defense.
To win, the Lizard King must increase its power as much as possible.
The Lizard King adjusted its posture in mid-air and finally landed safely without injury.
Mike decisively gave the order, "Lizard King, use Dragon Dance!"
The Lizard King gently swayed its body, surrounded by a layer of green light.
"Charge! Freeze Punch!"
Wearing a bear-patterned outfit, it kicked off like a cannonball.
In the blink of an eye, they appeared in front of the Lizard King.
A powerful punch was thrown!
Mike clenched his fist. "Get out of the way!"
The Lizard King's eyes flashed with light as it used its body to its maximum extent to dodge.
Feeling the whistling fist, the Lizard King distanced himself from the bear, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
That bear-themed outfit has terrifying power!
There is absolutely no possibility of a head-on collision with a bear wearing a suit.
"Use Dragon Dance again!"
Using Dragon Dance in front of Li Shuwen is simply showing off one's limited skills before an expert.
Wearing the bear, he was equally confident, and indeed, he couldn't defeat the staff-tailed Kommo-o-Tai using Dragon Dance.
However, when facing the Lizard King, the bear-wearing warrior did not believe that the Lizard King's Dragon Dance would be as accomplished as that of the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon.
Li Shuwen calmly gave the order, "Wear the bear costume and use Swallow Return!"
Mike's eyes widened. What? What did he hear? Swallow Return?
Shocked, Mike continued to order, "Get out of the way!"
The speed of the bear using Swallow Return was completely different from when it used Freeze Punch earlier.
Just now, when she used the Freeze Punch, she wore the bear costume and used a little trick that Li Shuwen had taught her.
Show the enemy weakness!
When you're not as fast as the Lizard King while wearing the bear costume, you need to make the Lizard King confident in his speed, believing that speed is enough to maintain the battle.
Then it suddenly erupted, catching the Lizard King completely off guard.
Faced with the sudden Swallow Return, even though the Lizard King unleashed its maximum speed to dodge, it was still sent flying by the bear's arm.
It crashed heavily into the ground, creating a crater large enough to bury the Lizard King.
As expected of the regional tournament champion's ace, the Lizard King didn't fall even after being hit by the Bear.
The Lizard King struggled to climb out of the pit, and a shimmering green light appeared on its body, rising continuously.
Li Shuwen raised an eyebrow. The Sceptile King had activated its Overgrow ability, indicating that its fighting spirit was also outstanding.
Mike decided to pin his hopes on the Lizard King's final blow.
"Lizard King, Leaf Storm!"
The Lizard King swayed its tail, and emerald green leaves continuously gathered and danced, forming a huge green tornado that swept towards the bear standing steadily in place.
Mike wanted to see how Li Shuwen planned to deal with the Lizard King's move.
As expected of Mike, who pursues a speed-oriented playstyle, the Lizard King's Leaf Storm move is activated extremely quickly.
An ordinary trainer might actually be defeated by this move.
Unfortunately, the person standing opposite Mike was Li Shuwen.
Li Shuwen calmly gave the order, "Wear the bear costume and use the DD Gold Hook Arm!"
Wearing the Bear Club's DD Gold Hook Arms was quite a surprise for Li Shuwen.
The bear-shaped arm glowed with black light, then began to spin in place, transforming into a black tornado that rushed into the storm of flying leaves.
In no time, the emerald green tornado was dispersed by the black tornado.
Then, dressed in a black tornado resembling a bear, he charged all the way to the Lizard King, plowing a deep trench in the ground along the way.
Finally, he took the Lizard King with him and flew away.
The Lizard King fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.
Mike recalled Sceptile, and Li Shuwen took out a Paving Stone Badge and walked up to Mike. "Mike, your performance is worthy of this badge. I hope you can achieve outstanding results in the Sinnoh League as well."
Mike shook his head. "Today's match taught me that speed is a valid strategy, but not the only one!"
"Beyond speed, we should pursue even greater power; only when speed and power are combined can we achieve true perfection!"
The power displayed by the bear costume was absolutely awe-inspiring to Mike.
The bear-themed creature in front of me can compensate for its lack of speed with sheer strength.
If it also has speed, then wearing a bear costume will leave it completely vulnerable!
Li Shuwen said, "Mike, what you're pursuing isn't a speed-based playstyle, but a stat-based playstyle!"
Mike asked, puzzled, "What is 'numerical strategy'?"
Li Shuwen said calmly, "Your Pokémon surpasses the enemy in stamina, strength, defense, and speed."
"Having stats far exceeding those of the enemy allows you to crush them!"
Mike's eyes lit up, and he bowed deeply to Li Shuwen, saying, "Thank you, Master Shuwen, for making up for the shortcomings of our speed-based playstyle."
Li Shuwen said, "It's difficult to pursue absolute numbers. We should choose two or three abilities to cultivate based on the Pokémon's strengths."
Mike nodded thoughtfully. No wonder the librarian didn't train the speed of wearing bears.
When your stamina, strength, and defense stats far exceed those of your opponent, you can wear them down even in a war of attrition.
Not to mention, facing such an opponent, once a weakness is exposed, one will face a barrage of attacks.
The pressure of the battle is immense.
Mike never expected that his first stop in the Sinnoh region would bring him such great gains.
When the speed-based playstyle was no longer invincible, Mike began to take seriously the historical depth of Sinnoh that Li Fei had mentioned, and planned to visit the historical research institute.
Learn more about the history and culture of Sinnoh.
Mike said, "I understand. I'll leave this badge with the librarian for now. Next time I come, I'll show you the strength that deserves this badge."
Li Shuwen nodded, "No problem. But if you don't improve enough next time, I won't give you the Paving Stone Badge again."
After Mike left, Cynthia asked, "If speed-based combat is a numerical-based approach, then what is mind-based combat?"
Li Shuwen smiled faintly, "The mind-based fighting style should be pursuing mechanics and abilities."
Just like the rage of the abandoned monkey, its power can be increased by meeting certain conditions.
Ash's Pikachu uses Giant Slash and Iron Tail to deal with any powerful opponent.
Of course, when Ash's Pikachu defeated Leon's Charizard, the 100 Million Volts it used after recalling its companions was the best example of the mind-control strategy.
The Dragon Dance of the Staff-tailed Kommo-o has also begun to show some mechanical elements.