Chapter 186: Gallade Sharpens His Blades

Chapter 186: Chapter 186: Gallade Sharpens His Blades

Julian’s eyes burned.

"No. I already have Electabuzz. And although these two Iron Hariyama are quite good, their performance didn’t amaze me."

"Compared to them, I want to catch the Pokémon preparing to test its blade against Gallade!"

Cynthia nodded in agreement.

"Indeed. If you can catch that Pokémon, Julian, you could try challenging for the Elite Four."

But Julian knew very clearly that catching that Iron Valiant would not be that easy.

Iron Valiant was much stronger than the Roaring Moon they had encountered when they first entered the Great Crater of Paldea.

In the games, Roaring Moon and Iron Valiant were counterpart Pokémon.

But the Roaring Moon they had encountered felt like it was not even as strong as the Salamence in the Safari Zone.

It had wings, so when it encountered danger, it could directly fly away.

Escaping was certainly simple, but it did not help growth.

Perhaps that was the reason Roaring Moon’s strength was so far below Iron Valiant’s.

Together with Gallade, he would face Iron Valiant’s test of the blade.

Even if they lost, they would become stronger!

After scanning the data, the team left Iron Hands behind and continued forward.

Ahead was a pool of water, and many Flying-type Pokémon were drinking nearby.

Julian took a deep breath.

"Finally, ordinary Pokémon."

Cynthia raised an eyebrow.

"They’re all Paldea-region Pokémon. We haven’t seen the Primeape we want."

Julian looked over the Pokémon drinking by the pool.

Then he suddenly noticed three very interesting Pokémon filling the blue spheres they carried with water.

Iron Bundle!

Holding the blue sphere, it looked like a strange Santa Claus.

After filling the sphere with water, Iron Bundle flew towards the other side of the sea of clouds.

Cynthia looked curiously at the sea of clouds.

"Julian, do you think we should try flying straight through the clouds to the bottom of the crater?"

Julian shook his head.

"No. Walking along the mountain is safer."

"Next, we should focus on areas with forests. Perhaps Annihilape and Primeape live there."

After passing the pool, they once again saw no Pokémon along the path.

Just as they were about to leave this green area, a Hydreigon and a Volcarona appeared in the sky.

The two erupted into intense conflict, firing Dragon Pulse and flames at each other.

Cynthia’s eyebrows rose.

Those two were powerful.

When they fought, Julian and Cynthia could only temporarily retreat.

But what level were this Hydreigon and Volcarona supposed to be?

How dare they battle in front of them too?

"Julian, leave Hydreigon to me. Volcarona is yours."

Once they got closer, Cynthia froze for a moment.

"No, they’re not Hydreigon and Volcarona. They’re mechanical Pokémon again."

Julian had already waved his hand.

"Gallade, Psycho Cut!"

A purple light blade flew out and forced Iron Moth back.

Garchomp flew into the sky and struck Iron Jugulis’s neck with Dragon Claw.

Clang!

Garchomp’s eyes widened slightly.

This little thing’s neck is pretty tough!

Then take another claw!

Under Cynthia’s training, Garchomp had long since combined the usage techniques of Dragon Claw and Dual Chop, two Dragon-type moves.

Iron Jugulis cried out in pain and stretched out one head, biting fiercely onto Garchomp’s fin.

Garchomp did not move.

Ever since Gallade had specifically cut open her fin in their previous battle, Garchomp had carried out targeted training to strengthen her rough skin’s defence.

With tougher rough skin, random biting like Iron Jugulis’s could not break through at all.

Only by finding the grain of the rough skin like Gallade had done, then attacking from the weak point, would there be a chance to tear it open again.

And besides, Gallade had Sharpness.

Did Iron Jugulis?

Iron Moth’s power was not weak.

Flames danced around its body as it sent sparks towards Gallade.

Then Iron Moth’s power clearly rose by another level.

Fiery Dance!

A move that had once been Volcarona’s signature, attacking while also having a chance to raise Special Attack.

This opponent is interesting...

Gallade’s eyes shone as he rubbed the elbow blades on both arms together.

Defeating Iron Moth would make Gallade’s blades even sharper!

Relying on its aerial advantage, Iron Moth continuously used Fiery Dance, trying to crush Gallade with powerful force.

But...

So what if it could fly?

Julian’s eyes lit up.

"Gallade, jump up. Aerial Ace!"

Gallade leapt high into the air and dove down.

He spun and appeared in front of Iron Moth, then pressed down with one sword strike, directly cutting Iron Moth into the ground.

"Psycho Cut!"

A cross-shaped purple light blade flew out.

Iron Moth, which had just climbed back up, was slashed flying again.

Iron Moth had a temper too!

It was about to go berserk!

Wild electricity released from Iron Moth’s body.

Nearby, Iron Jugulis also released powerful electricity at that same moment.

These two old rivals had actually been forced by Gallade and Garchomp to join hands.

With the Electric Terrain active, Iron Moth and Iron Jugulis’s strength rose again.

"Garchomp, Swords Dance!"

"Gallade, Swords Dance!"

You’re not the only ones who could boost!

By the time Iron Moth and Iron Jugulis activated Electric Terrain, Garchomp and Gallade had already completed two rounds of Swords Dance.

Violent attack power filled their bodies.

Iron Moth wrapped itself in blazing fire and charged towards Gallade.

Julian smiled slightly.

No one understood how to deal with Flare Blitz better than him!

"Psycho Cut!"

Purple light blades crossed and pierced through Flare Blitz, striking Iron Moth’s body.

The flames scattered.

Iron Moth fell weakly to the ground.

After this battle, Gallade’s twin blades became even sharper.

Filled with powerful killing intent, Garchomp used Dragon Rush to drive Iron Jugulis into the earth.

Scanning their data again, Cynthia nodded in understanding.

"No wonder Dragon Rush wasn’t that effective. So it’s a Dark- and Flying-type Pokémon."

Julian sighed.

"We haven’t found Annihilape, but we’ve collected plenty of data on these strange Pokémon."

The team continued forward and arrived at a rather decent valley.

A stream seeped out from cracks between the rocks, and many wildflowers grew nearby.

Julian scanned the area with Aura.

"There are no Pokémon inside. We’ll rest here tonight."

Conveniently, Julian had collected quite a few flowers during the day.

Together with these, he could try making flower ice cream for Cynthia.

Julian was making dinner when he suddenly heard the sound of something heavy landing outside.

Cynthia alertly beckoned, and Lucario immediately followed her.

Julian also brought Hakamo-o, and the two of them left the cave.

A purple giant lizard was lying weakly among the wildflowers.

Its head was tilted, drooping into the stream, and its tongue occasionally stretched out to lick the water.

Cynthia clenched her fist, already wanting to go over and teach Miraidon a lesson.

Julian held her back.

"This isn’t that purple giant lizard."

"Compared to that one, this purple giant lizard is much younger. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been beaten into such a miserable state."

Julian suddenly remembered that there was still one ham sandwich left from the dry rations he had made for lunch that morning.

Could this be fate?

For this Miraidon to land right in the valley where they were staying?

Miraidon shifted its head and opened its mouth, biting one of the wildflowers.

It chewed twice, then spat it back out.

Miraidon’s face twisted up as if it had eaten bitter melon.

Julian smiled.

"Judging from the look on his face, he’s probably hungry. I’ll give him the sandwich."

Cynthia grabbed Julian.

"You’re not planning to catch him, are you?"

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