Pokemon : The Master of Dragon-Types

Chapter 418

The mysterious Song of the Sea resonated through the air, and within its melodious and haunting notes, there was an unmistakable hint of Perish Song—sounding to Adonis and the others like a countdown to death itself.

Perish Song is also a signature move of Lapras, serving as a powerful tactic in double battles. When paired with a Mega Gengar or Gothitelle possessing the Shadow Tag ability, it can completely eliminate all Pokémon on the battlefield.

However, what Jacob found regrettable was that his Gengar was still too weak. Even if an Elite-level Gengar underwent Mega Evolution and transformed into a Shadow Tag battle powerhouse, it definitely wouldn't be able to trap a Champion-level Pokémon with Shadow Tag.

Moreover, the Perish Song move is a double-edged sword—it affects not only enemies but also Lapras and its allies.

But there's one crucial detail: Perish Song does not work on Gigantamax Pokémon!

This means that Gigantamax Lapras itself is completely immune to the effects of Perish Song, which is simply an overpowered ability—especially since Jacob's Gigantamax Lapras is a permanently Gigantamaxed Pokémon.

There is only one of its kind in the entire world!

As long as Gengar grows stronger and partners with Gigantamax Lapras, who else could stop me?

Jacob's eyes flickered as he surveyed everyone present.

The combination of Shadow Tag and Perish Song was still some time away; the key was surviving the current situation.

The reason he chose to have Gigantamax Lapras use Perish Song now wasn't to directly eliminate all Pokémon on the field. These Champion-level Trainers weren't fools—they would definitely switch out their Pokémon to counter Perish Song.

Jacob's main goal was to force them to switch out their Pokémon, creating an opportunity to escape.

This was a blatant calculated strategy.

If you don't switch your Pokémon, you die. If you switch, you give me a chance to escape.

It's like being forced to choose between two bad options: if you don't comply, you can't eliminate me; if you do comply, you fall into my trap.

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Adonis and the others' expressions became incredibly grim.

Facing Lapras's Perish Song, they only had two choices available.

The first was to recall all Pokémon on the field and send out other Pokémon to remove the Perish Song status.

The second was to defeat Lapras before Perish Song took effect, ending the battle immediately.

However, this group consisted of battle-hardened warriors who had experienced countless battles and were seasoned veterans. How could they be thrown into disarray by a mere Perish Song? In just a moment, Adonis formulated a countermeasure.

Adonis calmly commanded everyone present: "Everyone, don't panic. We shouldn't switch all our Pokémon at the same time. There's still some time before Perish Song takes effect. We'll recall our Pokémon in batches, taking turns."

"Dick, recall your Trevenant and Palossand first."

"Then, when Dick sends them back out, Pachart and Knox will each recall your Pokémon."

"Finally, after you've recalled yours, I'll recall mine."

It must be said that to cultivate his Pokémon to Champion-level strength, Adonis truly possessed real skill. At such a critical moment, he devised a complete counter-plan in just an instant.

"We absolutely must not panic and fall into Giovanni's trap. Keep a close eye on him and don't give him any opening," Adonis's voice rang out firmly. "Now that Giovanni has even resorted to a move like Perish Song, it proves he's truly run out of options."

Listening to Adonis's command, the other three Champions nodded in agreement, and Dick was the first to recall his Pokémon according to the plan.

"Come back, Trevenant! Palossand!"

With two fewer Pokémon attacking, Gigantamax Lapras's pressure immediately decreased. But at the same time, the attacks just launched by the remaining Pokémon, combined with attacks from nearly ten Elite-strength Pokémon, all struck Gigantamax Lapras, dealing significant damage.

Blaziken's Brick Break move also caused spiderweb-like cracks to spread across the Aurora Veil, and it seemed that one or two more hits would completely shatter it.

From the current situation, it wasn't difficult to see that even though Gigantamax Lapras had used Perish Song, it was still at an absolute disadvantage at this moment.

"Lapras, Mist!"

However, at this critical moment, Jacob commanded Lapras to use a move that puzzled everyone.

Mist?

Mist is a non-offensive status move. Its effect is to summon cold mist to shroud the user's body, preventing the opponent from lowering its stats for a certain period of time.

This move left everyone somewhat confused, but since Giovanni chose to use Mist at such a critical moment, he must have had his own purpose.

Adonis and the other three cautiously watched "Giovanni." "Dick, send out your Pokémon. Pachart, Knox, recall yours."

"Okay."

"Come out, Trevenant! Palossand!"

"Come back, Gothitelle! Blaziken!"

"Typhlosion, Torkoal, continue using Eruption!"

As the four gave their commands, a chilling aura suddenly began surging from Gigantamax Lapras's body, and visible cold mist spread outward in all directions.

Like winter sweeping through, wherever the icy mist traveled, all the flowers, plants, and trees became covered with a thick layer of white frost.

The icy mist permeated the area, obscuring everyone's vision.

In just an instant, Gigantamax Lapras's figure became increasingly faint, seemingly about to vanish completely!

"Don't let him get away!" Adonis finally realized what was happening. Lapras's Mist move had actually summoned a blanket of white mist across the entire area.

The night combined with the mist created an excellent escape opportunity for Jacob.

Moreover, Jacob's timing for his escape was perfect.

Among the six Champion-level Pokémon present, only Blaziken knew Clear Smog, and Blaziken had just been recalled into its Poké Ball due to Perish Song.

As for the other Elite-strength Pokémon, they couldn't clear the current thick mist, so now was undoubtedly the perfect time to escape!

Everything was within Jacob's calculations.

Using Perish Song to force Blaziken to retreat, then seizing this opportunity to use Mist and make his escape.

One step leading to another.

Even at such a dangerous moment, Jacob had carefully planned his escape tactics, proceeding cautiously step by step until now, when his strategy shone through, finding a slim opportunity in the chaos.

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Now, as long as he reached the nearest river, relying on Gigantamax Lapras's advantage in water, no one would be able to stop him!

Jacob recalled Gigantamax Lapras and fled rapidly on Noivern.

Jacob's plan could be said to be quite perfect.

However, he had overlooked one crucial detail: Mist can only block sight, but it cannot block scent, hearing, or sound wave tracking.

If he had a Pokémon like Noivern that could move through thick mist, so did others!

The moment the mist appeared, Adonis immediately released an Elite-level Noivern!

"Noivern, chase after him! Don't let him get away!"

In the dense white mist, Adonis recalled Typhlosion and Torkoal, riding his Elite-level Noivern in pursuit of Jacob's fleeing figure!

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