"Sandslash, use Slash!"
Under Lorelei's command, the Alolan Sandslash unsheathed its dagger-like sharp claws and charged fiercely toward Litten. Its movents were lightning-fast.
As expected of a Pokémon captured by Lorelei, the Ice-type Elite Four mber—this Alolan Sandslash was undoubtedly a leader among its kind in the wild.
"Fake Out."
A faint smirk curved on Karen's lips. One had to admit, this expression looked surprisingly fitting on Frieren's face.
Just as the Alolan Sandslash's razor-sharp claws were about to land on Litten's face, the little feline leaped into the air and slapped Sandslash across the face with a playful owth-style punch.
The Sandslash was completely stunned by the hit.
It wasn't very damaging, but it was extrely insulting.
Stephen couldn't help but laugh. In his previous life playing the ga, Fake Out was an incredibly practical move—especially effective against items like Focus Sash.
In reality, while it couldn't replicate its in-ga utility to the sa extent, it was great for ssing with soone's ntal state.
Having slapped the Alolan Sandslash silly, Litten stepped on its head and gracefully leaped behind it.
The Sandslash's eyes burned with visible anger.
"Litten, Flathrower—"
"Swift!"
Before Karen could finish her command, Lorelei interrupted with her own.
The Alolan Sandslash, now with its back to Litten, swung its claws. In the wake of its movent, dozens of golden, sparkling stars materialized out of thin air. The stars curved around their trainer's body in an elegant 180-degree arc and charged straight toward Litten from behind.
In the gas, Swift had perfect accuracy. While that wasn't the case, in reality, it still worked like Magical Leaf, functioning as a homing attack.
Litten had just opened its mouth, ready to unleash flas, but the stars were already closing in.
Karen was forced to change strategies, signaling for Litten to dodge.
However, the stars were relentless, as if equipped with a homing system, chasing Litten wherever it went.
"As expected of one of the Elite Four. They have all kinds of ways to compensate for their Pokémon's natural weaknesses," Stephen remarked approvingly.
Whether it was a regular Sandslash or an Alolan Sandslash, their speed wasn't impressive, and their agility couldn't compare to Litten's. But Lorelei had cleverly used Swift, a move with tracking capabilities, to offset this disadvantage.
"They're catching up!" Will shouted.
The stars were indeed closing in on Litten.
Karen raised her index finger and motioned upward.
Litten leaped into the air, but the stars imdiately changed direction, ascending to continue their pursuit.
"Flathrower!"
Mid-air, Litten twisted its neck, and a searing pillar of fire erupted from its fangs, shooting downward toward the incoming stars.
The fire clashed with the stars for less than two seconds before completely consuming them.
"A Litten has already mastered Flathrower?"
Goodshow, who was observing the battle, had a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
The surrounding guests had similar expressions of astonishnt.
"It's not over yet," Will said with a mischievous grin.
The flas from the Flathrower hit the ground, scattering embers that drifted toward the opponent.
As a Pokémon with a quadruple weakness to Fire, the Alolan Sandslash instinctively retreated two steps, trying to avoid the stray sparks.
"Fire Blast!" Karen commanded sharply.
Whoosh—!
The flas erupting from Litten's mouth intensified, splitting into five blazing streams as they hit the ground, one of which charged straight at the Alolan Sandslash.
"It can even use Fire Blast!?"
The Island Kahunas, as well as Rose and Geeta, were equally shocked.
As the first-stage evolution of one of the Alola starters, Litten using Flathrower is already impressive enough. But now, it can even use Fire Blast? This... this is just absurd, isn't it?
"Ice Spinner!"
Lorelei's face was initially full of disbelief, but seeing the pillar of fire rushing toward them, there was no ti to remain surprised. She quickly issued a command.
The Alolan Sandslash crossed its claws, summoning a silvery-white icy whirlwind.
It then bent down, dragging its claws along the ground while spinning wildly like a top.
In an instant, it whipped up a silvery tornado of ice, countering the oncoming flas.
The clash of ice and fire not only created a dazzling visual spectacle but also forced the surrounding spectators to retreat several ters further back.
"Uncle Nanu, those two ladies are amazing!"
A little girl, about three or four years old, exclaid excitedly to a middle-aged man with a haggard expression, who looked about the sa age as Giovanni.
This little girl was none other than the one who had approached Stephen's group during the Alola Won Award Ceremony.
Her na was Acerola.
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that Litten could use Fire Blast."
The man, whom Acerola addressed as Nanu, scratched his head. Normally, he had little interest in watching won battle, but seeing Litten unleash Flathrower followed by Fire Blast piqued his curiosity.
Suddenly, recalling Stephen's advertisent online, Nanu muttered to himself, "Is it because of that TM?"
It wasn't just Nanu; many elite trainers present were also beginning to suspect the sa thing.
...
The pillar of fire and the icy tornado continued to collide and intertwine.
"Eeeek!"
At that mont, a pained cry ca from the center of the icy whirlwind. It was the Alolan Sandslash.
A spark of fla had managed to sneak through and hit its body. Although it was only a small ember, for a Pokémon with a quadruple weakness to fire, it was excruciating.
Its movents faltered for a brief mont, revealing a small opening.
And of course, Karen was not about to let this opportunity slip away.
"Go for it! Litten!"
Up in the air, Litten's body beca surrounded by an intense, dark energy surge.
Like a miniature missile, it shot toward the icy whirlwind, tearing through the icy winds almost instantly and slamming into the Alolan Sandslash in the center with earth-shattering force.
Outrage!
Although Outrage, as a Dragon-type move, was not very effective against the Steel-type Alolan Sandslash, it was still one of the most powerful Dragon-type moves.
The Alolan Sandslash, nearly three tis Litten's size, was sent flying.
With a loud "boom," it crashed into the wall of the banquet hall behind them, leaving a deep crater.
"Even Outrage..."
Lorelei's beautiful eyes, hidden behind her glasses, were filled with disbelief.
"Stephen, that Litten..."
Suddenly, Will pointed at Karen's Litten.
Lorelei turned to look and saw that the Litten, which had just smashed her Sandslash, was now enveloped in an intense blue-and-white glow.
The light of evolution!
"That was expected."
Stephen, however, was not too surprised.
After all, Karen had Litten for a month now, and with all the training it had undergone during this period, it was about ti for it to evolve.
"ow!"
Although its voice was still a bit immature, it was no longer the soft, kitten-like w from before.
Litten had evolved into Torracat!
"Eeeeek!"
At that mont, the Alolan Sandslash on the other side also stood up again.
After all, for it to have been chosen by a trainer like Lorelei, it wouldn't be so easily defeated.
"That's enough."
But just then, Goodshow stepped forward, smiling as he intervened:
"Both sides are excellent. With such outstanding young trainers, the future of our Pokémon League is bound to be bright and prosperous."
Although the battle had only lasted a few brief exchanges, Goodshow had already seen the potential of the young girl nad Morgan.
As Kukui had said, she was undoubtedly soone who could one day beco an Elite-level trainer.
"A battle this fantastic shouldn't be witnessed by just a small crowd. Miss Morgan, you should co to participate in the Indigo Plateau Conference soday. Then, you can have a proper battle with Lorelei in front of the whole world!"
Goodshow said with a hearty laugh.
Karen brushed her hair back and replied, "Sorry, Chairman, but the Elite Four mber I want to challenge is Aldus."
On the surface, it sounded like a challenge, but in reality, she wanted to kill him.
Ps: The girl is serious. Damn.
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