Pokémon: ltal (Steel)
Level: 75
Potential: Purple
Ability: Iron Fist
Held Item: Black Belt
Gender: Genderless
Moves: Harden, Thunder Shock, Headbutt, Tail whip, Charge Beam, Thunder Punch, Acid Armor, Flash Cannon, Thunder Wave, Dynamic Punch, ga Punch, Double Iron Bash, Protect, Discharge, Superpower
TMs: Ice Punch, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Thunderbolt, Brick Break, Electric Terrain, Hamr Arm, Brutal Swing, Thrash, Body Slam, Ice Beam, Darkest Lariat, Heavy Slam, Earthquake, ga Kick, Steel Beam, High Horsepower
Egg Moves: None
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“l!”
ltal appeared on the battlefield, striking a bodybuilder's pose.
Since Julian was set to inherit the Steel-type Gym, he had allowed ltal, Steelix, and Aggron to stop suppressing their levels. After breaking through, ltal had now reached mid-stage Elite-level.
ltal’s opponent was a Flareon.
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Pokémon: Flareon (Fire)
Level: 75
Potential: Cyan
Ability: Flash Fire
Held Item: Charcoal
Gender: Female
Moves: Growl, Ember, Quick Attack, Double Edge, Take Down, Tail Whip, Bite, Fire Fang, Lava Plu, Smog, Scary Face, Flare Blitz, Last Resort
TMs: Fire Spin, Swift, Protect, Will-O-Wisp, Flathrower, Fire Blast, Overheat, Hyper Beam
Egg Moves: Double Kick, Flail, Dig
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Eevee—a truly peculiar Pokémon. Due to its unstable genetic makeup and adaptability, it can evolve into different forms based on environntal influences.
Currently, eight Eeveelutions are known to exist.
Unfortunately, none of them were Steel-type—otherwise, Julian would’ve trained one himself.
Because of Eevee’s versatility, a whole class of Trainers known as Eevee Specialists had erged.
These Trainers didn’t focus on a single type, nor on every type, but instead exclusively trained Eevee and its evolutions, which covered eight distinct types. In a sense, they were generalist in disguise.
Flareon, with its fluffy, luxurious coat, was also a favorite among wealthy ladies and noble heiresses, often kept as both a battle partner and a pampered pet.
Of course, the market price for Eevee was relatively high—a Green-potential one would go for around 4 million.
Flareon’s body temperature ranged from 700 to 800 degrees Celsius, and just by standing still, it caused the water molecules in the air nearby to distort.
ltal didn’t seem particularly interested in this pint-sized opponent. Even though Flareon was the sa level, ltal clearly preferred battling bigger, bulkier opponents.
Most Fire-type Pokémon were known for their fiery tempers, and Flareon was no exception. Irritated, its body temperature rapidly spiked—
WHOOSH!
The next mont, a searing Flathrower blasted straight at ltal.
ltal, of course, wasn't about to take that lying down. Its arm elongated, fist glowing with a blinding white light.
Double Iron Bash!
The Flathrower dissipated under the sheer force of the strike, and with a loud BOOM!, ltal's fist slamd into the ground where Flareon had just been—but the opponent had already dodged.
“Flare Blitz!”
The next second, a blazing red figure charged straight at ltal.
CRASH!
ltal was knocked back dozens of ters.
Watching ltal stabilize and land on its feet, Julian frowned slightly. “Take this seriously.”
This guy had looked down on Flareon from the start, which was why it hadn’t fought seriously. That was ltal’s biggest flaw—it rarely gave its all unless it respected the opponent.
“l…”
Sensing its Trainer’s displeasure, ltal stiffened slightly.
Julian’s commands carried weight, and though it still didn’t think much of Flareon, ltal at least started taking the battle more seriously now.
Flareon raced swiftly across the battlefield. With that kind of speed, landing a hit wouldn’t be easy.
“Earthquake,” Julian ordered calmly.
ltal slamd both fists into the ground. The earth shook violently, cracks spidering out in all directions. With no other choice, Flareon leapt into the air—
—and that was exactly what ltal wanted.
ga Punch!!
Its arm shot out again, this ti with terrifying montum. The punch split the air with a deafening sound, and even mid-air, Flareon's fur bristled with alarm.
“Flareon, Protect!” Scott shouted.
A shimring green barrier materialized in front of Flareon.
KABOOM!!
The ga Punch struck it with trendous force. Cracks rapidly spread across the shield’s surface, and within a second, the Protect shattered.
But Flareon had already landed by then, and the Earthquake had subsided.
The mont its paws touched down, Flareon's powerful hind legs launched it forward. With ltal's arm still extended, Flareon cloaked itself in flas—
FLARE BLITZ!
ltal: 'Naive.'
A flicker of mockery flashed through its eyes. Then, to Scott’s shock, ltal’s seemingly retracting arm suddenly twisted mid-motion.
It moved so fast it managed to catch up with Flareon.
“FLAREON, BEHIND YOU!” Scott roared.
Flareon, in the midst of its Flare Blitz, heard the warning and sensed sothing approaching from behind—but in its current state, it couldn’t stop. And in the middle of Flare Blitz, changing direction wasn’t an option either.
Only a few ters now separated it from ltal.
Flareon: 'Faster. I need to go FASTER—'
Desperation fueled its speed, pushing it to run even harder.
But unfortunately…
It was already too late.
BOOM!!
With a deafening impact, Flareon was blasted away by ga Punch, its body flung high into the air.
“Flareon, Fire Blast!”
Despite the intense pain coursing through its body, Flareon wasn’t out of the fight yet. Gritting through the pain, it twisted mid-air and unleashed a massive 大-shaped inferno downward.
"Dynamic Punch!"
“L!”
ltal’s right fist surged with blinding light, explosive energy condensing in its iron arm.
Fire Blast was blown away on contact, scattering into embers—but the attack didn’t land on Flareon.
Dynamic Punch’s accuracy was already abysmal, and combined with Julian’s luck, hitting a small, airborne target from over ten ters away was nearly impossible.
“Earthquake!”
The mont Flareon landed, the ground erupted with violent tremors. The intense shockwaves rattled its body, damaging its internal organs directly.
As Flareon collapsed to the ground, ltal brought the Earthquake to a halt.
It stared down at Flareon, actually hoping it'd stand up again.
Then it looked over at Scott with a questioning expression, as if to say: “Why don’t you shout sothing inspiring? Maybe then it’ll get up.”
Why would it think sothing like that?
Because when Celebi was scrolling through TikTok recently, ltal happened to be watching beside it.
It saw a clip where a Trainer shouted a few passionate lines to their fainted Pokémon—and incredibly, that Pokémon actually got back up and defeated a much stronger opponent in a completely nonsensical plot twist.
But when Scott silently recalled Flareon into its Poké Ball, ltal looked away with visible disappointnt—then glanced back at Scott with an unimpressed glare.
ltal: 'You really let down. If you don’t shout, how can you even call yourself a Trainer.'
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