I'm the Owner of the Pokémon Day Care In the World of Pokémon Chapter 1495: Extra Match

After Douduo entered the battlefield, Bruno also sent out his Pokémon—a Hawlucha. Its level was significantly higher than Douduo’s, being in the high tier of the Elite level, while Douduo was only in the mid-tier of the sa rank.

Bruno was a little surprised that Yuga had chosen to use an Audino. According to the information he had gathered, there was no ntion of Yuga owning a powerful Audino—though he was quite familiar with the one that Steven possessed.

However, he didn’t allow himself to be careless. If this Audino had been chosen by Yuga, it ant it must have sothing exceptional about it. Besides, Yuga was a Trainer even stronger than he was.

What Bruno sought from this battle was to find a breakthrough by facing Yuga.

At the very mont the host signaled the beginning of the match, Hawlucha kicked off the ground with both legs, spreading its wings and gliding into the air, then dove down with its signature move—Flying Press—aiming to crush Douduo beneath it.

Seeing this, Yuga shouted to Douduo, "Douduo, use Disarming Voice!"

Upon hearing the command, Douduo looked up to the sky, cupped its small hands into a gaphone shape in front of its mouth, and let out a captivating cry toward the oncoming Hawlucha.

Circular sound waves imdiately rippled outward layer by layer. The shockwaves caused Hawlucha to veer off its attack trajectory, thus missing Douduo entirely.

"Hawlucha, Agility!"

As soon as Bruno’s voice echoed across the field, the now-landed Hawlucha flickered for a mont, and in the next second, it vanished from its spot. Multiple afterimages of it appeared across the battlefield, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike Douduo.

As ti went on, Hawlucha’s speed increased further and further, nearly to the point where Douduo could no longer track it with its eyes.

"Douduo, Stomp!" Yuga’s voice rang out in Douduo’s ears.

Douduo responded by raising one foot and stomping hard on the ground. The earth trembled for an instant, and Hawlucha, which was dashing about rapidly, seed to pause ever so briefly in its movents.

"Keep stomping! Don’t stop!" Yuga’s voice rang out again.

Douduo began repeatedly using Stomp, and the tremors across the field grew more and more intense.

Stomp has a special characteristic—if the user’s previous attack missed, the move’s power would be doubled upon its next use.

So after Douduo’s first stomp, the ground shook even harder. Before long, Hawlucha, unable to keep its footing due to the tremors, was forced to halt its movents.

"Douduo, Shadow Ball!"

Just as Hawlucha steadied itself, Douduo, under Yuga’s command, hurled a Shadow Ball straight at it.

However, Hawlucha’s reaction speed far exceeded what both Yuga and Douduo had anticipated. Just as the Shadow Ball was about to hit it, its supple body twisted into an incredible pose, dodging the attack entirely.

In the next instant, Hawlucha vanished again, reappearing behind Douduo. With a clean Karate Chop, it struck Douduo’s back, sending it stumbling forward.

Agility is a boosting move, not a status-based move like Double Team. So even though Hawlucha’s Agility had been interrupted earlier, the speed boost it provided was still in effect.

Seeing this, Hawlucha pressed the advantage, stepping in quickly and raising its hand for another Karate Chop.

"Douduo, Gravity!" Yuga called out.

Just as Yuga’s command fell, Hawlucha suddenly felt its body becoming incredibly heavy. Instinctively, it flapped back quickly to avoid getting caught.

Douduo’s Gravity move, while not as strong as Chicho’s, was more than sufficient for the current situation.

Taking advantage of the mont, Douduo quickly used a Heal Pulse on itself to recover from the earlier blow delivered by Hawlucha.

Fighting-type moves are super effective against Normal-types like Audino, so taking a direct hit was certainly painful.

Yuga knew that Douduo, being a support-oriented and relatively sturdy Pokémon, had a disadvantage going up against Hawlucha—especially when its level was lower. So after thinking for a mont, he pulled out his Key Stone.

"Douduo!"

Douduo imdiately understood what Yuga ant by that call. It felt a wave of excitent in its heart—this would be its first ti ga Evolving in front of a public audience!

The mont Yuga took out his Key Stone, Bruno’s expression grew serious. Up until now, Hawlucha had been dominating the match, and he had thought winning might be relatively easy—but clearly, he had been too optimistic.

Then a multicolored glow lit up the battlefield.

"Eh... huh...? What’s happening? Why is the battlefield glowing?" a student from Verdant University asked in confusion from the stands. "Is this so kind of special move developed by Gym Leader Shimizu?"

The well-inford Ryota answered, "That’s the light of ga Evolution. Mr. Shimizu’s Audino is about to ga Evolve."

Another student imdiately exclaid excitedly, "ga Evolution? That’s amazing! This is my first ti seeing ga Evolution with my own eyes!"

As the rainbow-colored light faded, Audino’s form had changed dramatically. The spectators erupted in an even more intense wave of cheering—their emotions had been completely ignited.

Just as Douduo completed its ga Evolution, Hawlucha had already rushed in, planning to use Brick Break to strike Douduo.

Facing the incoming Hawlucha, Douduo suddenly put on a very friendly expression. Hawlucha was confused and instinctively paused its attack.

Douduo had used the move Baby-Doll Eyes, which lowers the opponent’s Attack stat.

"Hawlucha!"

Bruno shouted. Hawlucha snapped back to its senses and raised its arm to strike again. Douduo didn’t dodge this ti, enduring the attack head-on while simultaneously firing a dazzling Dazzling Gleam it had prepared straight at Hawlucha’s face.

With a scream, Hawlucha was knocked flying.

After ga Evolution, Douduo’s Defense and Special Defense were now exceptionally high, and with its added Fairy typing, Fighting-type moves were no longer super effective—so it was able to withstand Hawlucha’s attack.

On the other hand, Hawlucha wasn’t nearly as lucky. After hitting the ground, its head lolled to the side—it had lost consciousness. While Fighting-type moves were no longer Douduo’s weakness, Fairy-type moves were still a major weakness for Hawlucha.

"The result is in—Hawlucha is unable to battle! Audino wins!!!"

The host shouted excitedly, and thunderous applause erupted from the crowd.

Fueled by the audience’s enthusiasm, Bruno’s passion was also reignited. He recalled Hawlucha, looked even more serious than before, and said to Yuga:

"Gym Leader Shimizu, let’s have another round. This ti, I’ll give it everything I’ve got!"

Yuga was briefly stunned. Wait, you didn’t discuss this with beforehand!

But he didn’t hesitate for long. He nodded in agreent and called Douduo back from the field. Honestly, he was starting to get fired up himself.

At Bruno’s signal, the host flew down on his Magnezone. Upon learning the two were about to continue with a second match, his face turned bright red with excitent.

He was thrilled!

Though this host wasn’t a Trainer, he was a passionate fan of Pokémon battles—otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen this job. The chance to watch another match between Elite Four Bruno and Gym Leader Shimizu? He felt like his heart was floating up into the sky.

"Ladies and gentlen! Everyone..."

The host, riding atop his Magnezone, flew into the sky to announce this thrilling news, and many of the spectators stood up in delight and cheered.

The manager of the arena was also watching the match. When he received the news, he imdiately grabbed his assistant’s hand and said:

"We’re set! We’re golden! This month is totally secured!"

With these three battles as a promotional draw, how could they not attract a flood of Trainers?

anwhile, Yuga and Elite Four Bruno were already ready for their second match. Bruno was the first to send out his next Pokémon.

...

[ dicham ]

Type: Fighting, Psychic

Ability: Pure Power

Gender: Male

Potential: Blue

Level: 82

Moves: Yoga Pose, Confusion, Detect, Force Palm, Calm Mind, Mind Reader, Vital Throw, Power Trick, High Jump Kick, Reversal, Counter, Zen Headbutt, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Brick Break, Shadow Ball, Energy Ball, Foresight, Drain Punch, Focus Punch, Psycho Cut.

...

A Champion-level dicham—just as Bruno said, he was going all out!

An Elite Four mber of the League isn’t necessarily just a Trainer at the Elite Four tier—they can also be Champion-level Trainers who happen to serve in the Elite Four.

Clearly, Bruno was one of those!

dicham’s overall base stats might not be outstanding compared to many Pokémon, but it possesses one particularly exceptional ability: Pure Power. This trait doubles the Pokémon’s physical attack power.

Suddenly, a black hole appeared on the ground in front of Yuga, and Gengar flew out of it with a mischievous grin, floating directly across from dicham and making spooky faces at it.

Most of Yuga’s main team Pokémon were currently housed in the arena’s Battle Tower. At the mont, only Gengar and Mismagius, his close personal bodyguards, were with him.

dicham ignored Gengar’s prank-like provocation. At the mont the match signal was given, it swung both arms, and two transparent psychic blades shot forth. At the sa ti, it struck a strange pose.

Yuga imdiately recognized that dicham had used the buff move Yoga Pose at the sa mont it launched Psycho Cut attacks at Gengar.

Since he had plenty of ditite and dicham in his Ecopark, he naturally knew what moves these Pokémon specialized in and what they looked like while using them.

Gengar dodged left and right, skillfully evading the two waves of Psycho Cut attacks. At the sa ti, dicham completed its Yoga Pose, and its aura visibly surged.

Seeing this, Yuga shouted, "Gengar, Will-O-Wisp!"

"Gengar~!"

Gengar let out a wide-mouthed cackle and ghostly blue flas blood around it like hellish flowers in full blossom.

With a flick of its tiny hand, a dozen Will-O-Wisps zipped toward dicham, but dicham remained calm and composed. A blue light flashed in its eyes—Confusion activated—and all the Will-O-Wisps froze mid-air, hovering about half a ter in front of it.

Whoosh~

With a strange sound, all the Will-O-Wisps extinguished in place.

Seeing this scene, Yuga thought to himself: As expected of Bruno—what a move!

"Gengar!" Yuga called again.

Gengar glanced back at Yuga and instantly understood what he ant. In the next second, it suddenly vanished in midair.

dicham quickly searched for Gengar’s figure, but it was as if Gengar had evaporated. There was no trace of it in any corner of the battlefield.

"Heehee~ Heeheehee~"

A strange and eerie laughter echoed throughout the arena, ringing in both dicham’s and all the spectators’ ears, but no one could determine where the sound was coming from.

"This Gengar’s stealth is incredible!" a Trainer in the audience couldn’t help but exclaim, their heart skipping a beat from Gengar’s unsettling laugh.

Most Ghost-type Pokémon excel at hiding themselves, but ones like Yuga’s Gengar, whose concealnt left no trace at all, were truly rare.

"dicham, focus your mind!"

Seeing dicham growing restless from Gengar’s laughter, Bruno quickly reminded it. Hearing this, dicham imdiately used Calm Mind to regain its composure.

Clearly, Gengar’s laugh wasn’t just for show—it was mixed with the effects of the move Grudge.

While calming its previously agitated mood, dicham also began spreading its psychic senses outward, constantly scanning the battlefield in search of Gengar.

At that mont, Gengar stealthily poked its head out from underground and appeared behind dicham, launching a Shadow Sneak attack.

"dicham!" Bruno shouted loudly when he saw this.

dicham whipped its head around suddenly, but it was already a second too late. It took a direct hit to the chest and was sent flying backward.

Gengar floated into the air, grinning at the pained expression on dicham’s face. It let out a proud cackle, trying to rile dicham up even more.

Many in the audience couldn’t help but think: As expected of a Ghost-type Pokémon... what a rotten personality...

However, dicham was Bruno’s carefully cultivated ace Pokémon. It had seen its fair share of battles and wasn’t about to get riled up by such childish taunts from Gengar.

Seeing that dicham was at a disadvantage, Bruno revealed his trump card.

"dicham!"

At Bruno’s command, dicham stood up and revealed the hidden ga Stone on its body. In an instant, a rainbow-colored light lit up the field.

"ga Evolution—another ga Evolution battle!" several students from Verdant University in the audience exclaid excitedly. "Bruno’s dicham is ga-evolving too!"

As the prismatic light faded, ga dicham’s form appeared. Its palms were pressed together, it stood on one leg, and four white sashes floated behind it. Its gaze had beco much sharper.

After ga Evolution, dicham’s attack and speed were significantly boosted. A flash of light appeared in its eyes, and an unidentifiable mark landed on Gengar.

In the next second, dicham vanished from its original spot and reappeared right in front of Gengar, raising a leg and kicking it hard—so fast that Gengar didn’t even have ti to react.

It turned out that the mark dicham placed on Gengar was from the move Foresight, which allowed Fighting-type moves—normally ineffective against Gengar—to strike true.

Boom!

Gengar hit the ground, kicking up a thick cloud of dust.

dicham floated above the battlefield with the help of its psychic power, looking down at Gengar from high above. Its eyes were filled with disdain, as if to say: That’s what you get for taunting !

Clearly, while dicham had appeared calm in the face of Gengar’s earlier provocation, that didn’t an it didn’t have a temper!