Ma Liu naturally sent out Metagross, while Kebi sent out Chimchar.
No rush, I’ll play along with him for a bit first.
Metagross is strong, but it also depends on who is commanding him.
“Just a little monkey, I’ll flatten you right now.”
“Metagross, Comet Punch!”
“Dig.”
Chimchar’s hands moved rapidly, quickly digging a large hole in the ground and disappearing from Metagross and Ma Liu’s sight.
“Observe your surroundings carefully, and watch out for the little monkey ambushing you from behind.”
As a Psychic, Kebi could clearly sense the large amount of Psychic power stored within Metagross.
However, he also discovered a weakness in Metagross: compared to Psychic power, Metagross preferred to use the immense power of his steel body.
He attacked enemies with his four sharp claws and massive body.
Comet Punch, Zen Headbutt, and Take Down were the moves Metagross preferred.
Metagross had not developed his Psychic power sufficiently and could not scan his surroundings with Psychic power like Kebi.
Many Psychic-type Pokémon had this drawback; if they couldn’t see their opponent, they couldn’t use Psychic moves to attack.
Moreover, Kebi had seen the scan results: Stomp and Earthquake were on Metagross’s move list, and now was a good opportunity to use them against Chimchar.
But Ma Liu just said, “Observe your surroundings carefully, and watch out for ambushes from behind.”
Kebi couldn’t help but smile.
This pampered rich kid probably didn’t even know how many moves Metagross had.
And the Metagross given to his grandson likely hadn't been used in battle by the old man for a long time.
How much of his own power could such a Metagross exert?
Add in an incompetent Trainer, and the effect was practically 0.5 × 0.5.
Since leveling up after the battle yesterday, Chimchar had spontaneously learned the move Dig while practicing his Scratch move.
Kebi felt that it would be quite interesting to have Chimchar battle Metagross.
Sure enough, seeing Chimchar not emerging from underground, Metagross and the rich kid both became a bit agitated.
Just then, the ground to Metagross’s left broke open, and Chimchar spit a scorching flame at Metagross.
After spitting this burst of flame, Chimchar burrowed back into the tunnel and disappeared again.
Chimchar had stayed underground for so long not because he was slow at digging, but because he had dug more than one tunnel.
All of them were just below the surface, allowing Chimchar to quickly launch attacks from these tunnels.
That’s right, what Kebi was going to play today was tunnel warfare.
He wanted to prove that a lv70 22 Chimchar could still rival a lv70 60 Metagross!
Under Tyranitar’s intense training, Chimchar had already undergone a complete transformation!
Facing such a clumsy Trainer was a great opportunity for Chimchar to defeat a stronger opponent!
Metagross quickly turned and punched the ball of fire apart.
Another hole opened on the field, and Chimchar poked his head out, aimed at Metagross, and spit another ball of fire.
Chimchar’s Flamethrower had increased significantly in power and he could already try to condense it into a pillar of fire, mastering Flamethrower.
But it wasn't necessary, Flame Wheel and Fire Punch were the main focus of Chimchar's training.
Metagross turned again to disperse the fireball, his gaze growing increasingly agitated.
Chimchar continuously burrowed out of new tunnels, spitting out one flame after another, and Metagross sometimes couldn't even turn in time, getting hit by the flames.
The damage wasn't high, but the insult was strong.
Metagross was incredibly agitated, his claws striking the ground heavily with starlight.
Chimchar seized the opportunity, enduring the damage transmitted by the ground tremors, and rushed out of the tunnel to fiercely strike Metagross’s abdomen with Fire Punch.
Chimchar hit him three times before burrowing back into the tunnel.
Even though there was a significant lv70 difference between Chimchar and Metagross, three precise Fire Punches hitting the same spot left charred marks on Metagross’s steel body.
Causing him considerable damage.
This time, Metagross was completely enraged, flying into the sky and using Comet Punch, smashing down fiercely into the hole, directly collapsing one of the tunnels.
The rich kid seemed to have received some kind of revelation and shouted excitedly:
“Yes, that’s Comet Punch! Use Comet Punch to collapse all those holes, let’s see how you’ll try to ambush me then.”
Chimchar crouched near the tunnel entrance, waiting for Metagross to forcefully collapse a tunnel.
He then used Flame Wheel to violently ram Metagross’s back. Metagross’s heavy body was knocked forward, and if he didn’t have four legs,
He would definitely have fallen flat on his face.
By the time Metagross turned around, Chimchar had already burrowed back into the tunnel.
The audience looked disdainfully at the exasperated rich kid.
“Is that all? I thought a Trainer with Metagross would be really strong, but he’s not even as good as a single strand of Steven’s hair.”
“The opponent just gave one Dig command and he’s been led around in circles, he’s too stupid.”
Another audience member pushed up his glasses, a white glint appearing.
“Hmph hmph~ You’re underestimating Kebi from Sandgem Town. What seems like just a Dig command, but Chimchar’s current actions are all part of his pre-planned strategy.”
“Including Kebi himself ignoring Ma Liu, provoking Ma Liu’s emotions, and making Ma Liu lose his composure and make even stupider commands.”
“Don’t forget, on the first day, that female Trainer’s face was distorted with anger because of Kebi.”
“This Kebi is a master at manipulating people’s minds. Battling him requires not only considering Pokémon battles but also his psychological tactics.”
The audience members who heard these words nearby all gasped.
“What a terrifying person.”
If Kebi had heard these words, he would probably be utterly confused. Was he really that formidable?
It was clearly the opponent who had a poor mindset, how did it become him using psychological tactics?
As Metagross used brute force to destroy the holes, the situation gradually developed in a direction unfavorable to Chimchar.
Chimchar endured the tremors and cleared out three more usable passages.
Anyway, the stamina he expended clearing passages was much less than the stamina Metagross expended destroying holes.
Chimchar was confident he could fight Metagross like this all day.
But Kebi knew that Chimchar’s stamina reserves were incomparable to Metagross’s.
He still had to seize the opportunity to inflict greater damage on Metagross.
“Below, Fire Punch!”
Upon receiving the command, Chimchar burrowed out before Metagross could destroy the hole.
The center of Metagross’s four claws was Metagross’s blind spot.
That’s why Chimchar was able to land three punches last time.
This time, Chimchar was a bit greedy and landed five punches.
This allowed Metagross to seize the opportunity and knock Chimchar away with a Metal Claw.
Chimchar was heavily injured, and the rich kid laughed wildly:
“Bugs are just bugs. Annoying, but one slap can kill them.”
With an angry roar, Chimchar’s body burned with a red glow, and he got up again.
“Kiki!”
Blaze!
As his will ignited, Chimchar unleashed the dormant flames within him.
“Jump into the tunnel and use Flame Wheel.”
“Grab him with Confusion!”
Chimchar successfully burrowed into the tunnel during the gap while Metagross was concentrating his Confusion.
The rich kid roared in exasperation: “Use Comet Punch, collapse all the holes!”
Metagross collapsed the holes one by one, and at the last hole, a soaring flame erupted.
The spinning Flame Wheel, engulfed in surging flames, struck Metagross, who had never taken Chimchar seriously.
Announcing Chimchar’s fury!
The audience was in an uproar, “Is this Flare Blitz?”
Although Chimchar didn't know Flare Blitz, by utilizing the special environment of the tunnel to accumulate a large amount of fire and release it all at once, its power was not much less than Flare Blitz.
Upon landing, Chimchar gasped for breath, while Metagross painfully slammed onto the ground, then angrily opened his eyes.
Kebi recalled Chimchar and took out another Poké Ball.
“You worked hard, Chimchar, you did well enough. Next, let’s leave it to our Sandstorm Monarch.”