Team Rocket’s Second-in-Command!

Chapter 142: Team Rocket’s Second-in-Command! [142] [30 PS]



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Future Sight is one of the Psychic type's most powerful moves.

Its mechanism involves sending a surge of psychic energy into the future, predicting the target's location, and then attacking at just the right moment.

Many Pokémon are capable of using this move.

But when Mewtwo employs it, the effect is entirely different.

Mewtwo's eyes glowed a fierce blue, and Luo Yuan—highly attuned to psychic energies—felt a strange psychic wave sweep across the battlefield, as if the entire arena had fallen under Mewtwo's awareness.

At the same time, Deoxys, in telepathic connection with Luo Yuan, sent him an urgent message...it had been locked onto!

An ominous feeling crept over him.

It was as if Mewtwo could see the future; every move Deoxys made was anticipated in advance.

Luo Yuan had no experience countering Future Sight directly.

But one thing was certain: if he let Deoxys stay in place, it would surely suffer a hit from Mewtwo's attack.

Instead of passively awaiting the blow, he decided to take the offensive.

"Deoxys, Speed Form, then use Swift!"

A flurry of star-shaped projectiles launched towards Mewtwo, streaking through the air like a meteor shower.

Mewtwo raised its hand, forming a shield that absorbed every one of Deoxys's Swift attacks.

Meanwhile, Deoxys started moving.

It vanished in a blur, reappearing at Mewtwo's front left.

It looked ready to strike.

"Knock Off!"

Once more, Deoxys attempted the familiar move, this time with no restraining device on Mewtwo to worry about. It could strike freely.

Deoxys's tentacles shot toward Mewtwo, and Mewtwo's psychic shield barely held for a second before shattering under the force. Deoxys didn't hesitate, its tentacles continuing their relentless assault.

But just then, Mewtwo's calm gaze settled on Deoxys... and a pulse of psychic energy materialized out of thin air, heading straight for Deoxys.

"Dodge!"

Luo Yuan's telepathic shout reached Deoxys instantly.

Quick as lightning, Deoxys became a blur, diving behind Mewtwo!

It clearly didn't intend to let this prime opportunity slip away, determined to press the attack.

Sensing Deoxys behind it, Mewtwo's eyes flashed blue once again. The air above Deoxys rippled, and another psychic blast hurtled down toward it.

Deoxys dodged again.

But Mewtwo seemed to anticipate every one of Deoxys's moves, and no matter how swiftly it shifted, more psychic blasts continued raining down, one after another.

Even in Speed Form, with all its agility, Deoxys couldn't escape unscathed; eventually, some attacks landed, dealing significant damage.

As Deoxys struggled under the relentless onslaught of Future Sight, Giovanni, who had worn a steely frown since the start of the battle, finally let out a sigh of relief.

But Luo Yuan wasn't about to let Deoxys falter here.

"Deoxys, switch to Defense Form, then use Light Screen!"

With no perfect way to counter Future Sight, Luo Yuan opted for the simplest solution.

They'd stand their ground and block the attacks head-on.

A large Light Screen, around ten meters in width and height, materialized above Deoxys.

All the falling psychic energy attacks collided with the screen, causing ripples to spread across its shimmering surface.

In Defense Form, Deoxys stood rock-solid beneath the screen, radiating a reassuring sense of stability.

But that security came at a high cost; Deoxys was pouring its own psychic energy into the Light Screen to keep it intact.

Even for Deoxys, this setup couldn't be maintained indefinitely.

Luo Yuan needed to act fast and use this window of safety to turn the tables.

"Deoxys, Teleport!"

The simplest way to deal with this situation was to eliminate the source of the problem.

So Luo Yuan's plan was straightforward: he wanted Deoxys to go directly after Mewtwo!

Even though Mewtwo's Future Sight had allowed it to hound Deoxys with psychic attacks,

Deoxys's previous rounds of assault hadn't been for nothing.

In particular, that Zen Headbutt earlier—despite Mewtwo having used Recover, it could still feel a faint ache in its forehead.

Deoxys teleported right in front of Mewtwo, its psychic energy concentrated in its head, clearly preparing to deliver another Zen Headbutt and rattle Mewtwo's senses.

At the sight of the incoming Zen Headbutt, Mewtwo's eyes flashed with apprehension as it recalled being dazed from the last impact. Without a second thought, it teleported, attempting to put some distance between itself and Deoxys.

This was exactly what Luo Yuan had hoped for.

By using Teleport, Mewtwo was momentarily unable to continue its barrage of Future Sight attacks on Deoxys.

This gave Deoxys a crucial opening!

"Deoxys, use Psycho Boost!"

A wave of psychic energy erupted from Deoxys's core, surging towards Mewtwo like a tidal wave.

Taken by surprise, and still drained from using Future Sight, Mewtwo struggled to mount a proper counterattack.

In a split second, it fired off two Shadow Balls, trying to intercept Deoxys's overwhelming psychic assault.

But Deoxys was giving it everything it had.

The intensity of Deoxys's psychic force was even more ferocious than Mewtwo's.

It was well-known that Shadow Ball, a Ghost-type move, could counter psychic energies, yet here, Deoxys's power overwhelmed the attack entirely.

Luo Yuan smiled, knowing that when amassed in great enough quantity, any force could become unstoppable.

Deoxys's psychic energy wave was massive, swallowing up Mewtwo's two Shadow Balls almost instantly.

The Shadow Balls didn't even leave a ripple.

For a moment, Mewtwo was at a loss.

Fortunately, Giovanni issued a command just in time, snapping Mewtwo back into focus. "Mewtwo, use Psystrike!"

Following Giovanni's order, Mewtwo hesitated no more. Its eyes flashed blue, its psychic energy materializing into a solid force that shot toward Deoxys, colliding with Psycho Boost in midair with an explosive impact.

Boom!

The entire gym shook.

Giovanni quickly gave a follow-up order: "Thunder Punch!"

Though Thunder Punch had previously split Deoxys in two, it hadn't inflicted lasting damage on it.

And more importantly, it hadn't succeeded in paralyzing Deoxys, as Giovanni had hoped.

Repeating the move, Giovanni aimed to finally slow down the speedy Deoxys by inflicting a debuff.

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