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Jacob calmly thought about the countermeasures. It was obvious that this Milotic's tactic was to rely on Toxic to slowly wear down the opponent.
Tricky, very tricky!
Jacob also felt quite troubled by this frustrating tactic. The only good news was that this Milotic had not yet learned how to use Substitute, which was a blessing in disguise, but it still made Jacob feel disgusted.
At this moment, Jacob had completely forgotten the scene when he used Noibat to frustrate Kyle's Charmander. At this moment, he also eagerly hoped to have a Pokémon that could learn the move Taunt.
"Grovyle, Grassy Terrain!"
When in doubt, it's better to set up the field first. Jacob hesitated for a moment and decided to establish Grassy Terrain. On Grassy Terrain, the power of Grass-type moves will be increased, which can improve Grovyle's damage output.
Seeing that Grovyle released the Grassy Terrain move and was not in a hurry to attack, Julia was not in a hurry either.
"Milotic, Aqua Ring."
[Aqua Ring] Cover your body with a veil of water, which can continuously restore your HP.
Water energy emanated from Milotic, wrapping itself around it, making its body covered with a veil of water, constantly nourishing its body and restoring its strength, which could basically offset the continued damage caused by the burn status.
After releasing their moves, both sides chose to remain in place for the time being. Jacob did not dare to let Grovyle get close, for fear of being hit by Milotic's Toxic.
In reality, moves like Toxic are only easy to hit when released at close range. Once the distance is increased, it is difficult to hit the enemy. Therefore, as long as the distance is controlled well, Grovyle can avoid being poisoned.
Seeing that Jacob kept Grovyle at a distance from Milotic, Julia didn't care at all and waited patiently for Jacob to make a move.
"Grovyle, Leech Seed." Jacob hesitated slightly and chose to let Grovyle use Leech Seed. Since he was prepared for a protracted battle, the Leech Seed move would come in handy.
"Milotic, Water Pulse." Julia naturally saw through Jacob's plan. When Grovyle threw the Leech Seeds at Milotic, she immediately asked Milotic to use the Water Pulse move.
Water energy surged, forming a water ball in front of Milotic, which spun out and collided with the Leech Seeds, knocking all of them away.
Although keeping a distance between Grovyle and Milotic can avoid poisoning, moves like Leech Seed and Worry Seed also make it difficult to hit Milotic, so it can be said that there are pros and cons.
At the same time, this Milotic also knows Mirror Coat, which also requires special attention. If a move like Mirror Coat hits Grovyle when it makes a desperate attempt and uses a powerful Grass-type move like Leaf Storm, it will probably be defeated directly.
[Mirror Coat]: Special Attack damage received from the enemy will be returned to the opponent at double the amount.
"Jacob, if you don't attack, then I'll let my Milotic take action first. Milotic, Ice Beam!"
Seeing that Jacob was slow to take action, Julia ordered Milotic to attack first. Milotic opened its mouth and gathered ice energy in front of it. Then a beam of ice sprayed out from its mouth and flew towards Grovyle.
Ice-type moves have a super-effective advantage against the Grass-type Grovyle. If Grovyle is hit directly by an Ice Beam, it will definitely suffer heavy damage.
Therefore, Jacob did not dare to let Grovyle take it head-on.
"Grovyle, avoid the Ice Beam and charge!"
Now is the time to test the results of Grovyle's special training. Grovyle makes full use of its advantage of fast speed, moves flexibly in the field, easily avoids the Ice Beam, and rushes towards Milotic.
Jacob had another purpose for doing this, which was that he didn't want Grovyle and Milotic to get entangled in a drawn-out battle. He planned to let Grovyle resolve the battle as quickly as possible and make a quick decision!
The decisive moment is now. If a powerful attack cannot take down Milotic, then Grovyle will definitely lose.
"Feint Attack!"
"Toxic!"
Both sides gave orders almost at the same time. The moment they got close to each other, Milotic sprayed venom from its mouth and successfully hit Grovyle, causing it to fall into a badly poisoned state. Grovyle also successfully used Feint Attack. Dark energy surged and covered the leaves on its wrists, instantly slashing towards Milotic, cutting through Milotic's scales and causing blood to gush out.
Jacob had already guessed that the opponent would definitely use Toxic when Grovyle got close, so he chose to let it use a powerful Dark-type physical attack, trying to cause as much damage as possible to Milotic.
"Protect!"
After a wave of attacks, Milotic really used Protect. Jacob had guessed this and ordered Grovyle to use Absorb: "Grovyle, Absorb."
This was just a move that Jacob allowed Grovyle to use to bait out the Protect. Just as Jacob expected, the grass energy was successfully blocked by Protect.
"Milotic, Recover!"
"Grovyle, Grass Whistle!"
After using Protect, Milotic would use Recover to restore its health and heal its injuries. Jacob had anticipated this, so the killer move he really prepared was Grass Whistle followed by Absorb. When using Recover, Milotic is absolutely unable to move, which means that Grovyle's Grass Whistle will definitely hit!
A flute made of grass energy condensed in front of Grovyle, and the sound of the flute was rippling through the air. Milotic, who was performing Recover, was naturally unprepared and was hit by Grass Whistle, falling into a sleep state.
In the games, a Pokémon can only have one status condition at a time, but in reality, it can have multiple status conditions simultaneously. That's why Milotic can fall into a deep sleep while it is burned.
The sleeping Milotic didn't know how long it would take to wake up, and this sleeping period was the key to Grovyle winning the battle.
"Grovyle, use your most powerful Magical Leaf!"
The move that Jacob chose for Grovyle to use at this time was Magical Leaf, which is also the strongest Grass-type move that Grovyle has learned so far, except for Leaf Storm.
The combination of the Grass-type move and the boost from Grassy Terrain, plus the Grass-type's super-effectiveness against Water-types, makes Magical Leaf's damage extremely high. The sharp leaves suddenly cut towards Milotic, and as the leaves flew, they cut countless tiny wounds on Milotic's body, and blood flowed.
But after using Recover, Milotic has plenty of health and extremely high Special Defense. One or two Magical Leafs are not enough to knock Milotic out.
"Ugh."
After taking two Magical Leaf attacks, Milotic began to stir. The pain in its body showed signs of waking up. Looking at this scene, Jacob knew it was time to decide the outcome!
As long as Milotic wakes up, the combination of Protect and Recover will not give Grovyle any chance! And the toxic poison in Grovyle has begun to take effect slowly.
"Grovyle, Leaf Storm!"
As Jacob's voice fell, leaves danced wildly, and the sky full of leaves formed a huge swirling leaf storm that flew towards Milotic. Countless leaves cut Milotic's body, enveloping it in a green ocean.