After Mega Evolution, Charizard's strength clearly increased by a level.
Its speed alone was incomparable to before; at this moment, Charizard had thoroughly utilized its speed advantage, constantly changing direction in the air.
"Heh, trash is trash, still so cowardly even after Mega Evolution," Mu Li muttered disdainfully, watching the Mega Charizard Y, which dared not attack proactively.
If you don't attack first, then I'm not in a hurry either.
You should know that Mega Evolution consumes an extreme amount of stamina, and Milotic's specialty is to wait for the opponent to make a move.
Seeing that Mega Charizard Y kept not attacking, Milotic simply used Rain Dance, making it look like it was preparing for a long battle.
Cui Shangyin was anxious now.
He had intended to lure Milotic into attacking first, then rely on the advantages of distance and speed to try for a Dragon Dance like Milotic had, but he didn't expect Milotic to not attack, and instead use Rain Dance.
For a Water-type Pokémon, Rain Dance is just a blink of an eye.
At the current distance between the two, Mega Charizard Y couldn't possibly interrupt the other party.
But he didn't dare to force a Dragon Dance.
At such a long distance, Mega Charizard Y couldn't attack the opponent, but the opponent's high-pressure Hydro Pump could easily cross that distance.
After the previous round of attacks, Mega Charizard Y didn't have much stamina left.
He didn't dare to gamble his body on whether the opponent's Hydro Pump would hit accurately.
"No, this can't go on," Cui Shangyin gritted his teeth and signaled Charizard to forcefully close the distance and attack.
"Now's the time, give her a Blast Burn."
Mega Charizard Y quickly condensed Fire-type energy in its mouth, and then a ball of flame rapidly shot out, flying directly towards Milotic.
The flame quickly expanded in mid-air, forming a large character.
But before the flame could continue to evolve, a Water-type energy appeared out of nowhere, precisely intercepting the Blast Burn's path.
A swirling current of water appeared, colliding with the Blast Burn and causing a violent explosion.
In an instant, the sky was filled with white-gray mist, and Mega Charizard Y's vision also disappeared from everyone's sight.
But Milotic was slow, waiting for Mega Charizard Y.
"Oh no, we've lost sight of Mega Charizard Y," Zhang Ruoyun and the others frowned, feeling a bad premonition.
"It's fine," Mu Li smiled instead, "Everyone thinks that losing sight of the opponent means they can't judge the opponent's actions, but they forget that the opponent's Pokémon can't see us either."
Milotic remained completely unfazed, tilting its head back and continuing to unleash Whirlpool towards the smoke cloud.
"Aren't they blind? Is this skill being used randomly?" everyone wondered.
But in just a few seconds, Milotic continuously unleashed three Whirlpool moves.
Water-type energy rapidly surged through the smoke, and the originally condensed smoke seemed to be attracted by the water flow, quickly being drawn into the Whirlpool.
And the three stacked Whirlpool moves, like a giant water vortex, directly engulfed the Mega Charizard Y in the smoke.
"In special situations like this, if the trainer cannot communicate with the Pokémon in time, the Pokémon will only act according to its original tactics, or rely on instinct," Mu Li explained.
"And for professionally trained Pokémon like these, they will be more inclined to trust their own tactics."
"Typically, in these situations, there are only two approaches: either they try to gain a buff, like using Dragon Dance in the smoke, or they take advantage of the opponent not knowing their position to launch a surprise Sucker Punch," Mu Li continued to explain.
"However, given how cowardly the opponent is, I bet they definitely won't dare to force a Sucker Punch."
Mega Charizard Y, trapped in the triple-stacked Whirlpool, was almost completely bound by it.
This is the terrifying nature of Water-type energy; it doesn't have the brute force of fire, nor the destructive power and paralysis effect of electric types, but it has its own advantage: adhesion.
As long as a Pokémon is completely drenched in water, the adhesion of Water-type energy will increase exponentially.
Just like Mega Charizard Y now, after being deeply caught in the Whirlpool, there is a strong adhesive effect between its body and the surrounding water, making it require double the strength to escape.
This is like a person getting out of a swimming pool; to break free from the water's adhesion, they need to expend more strength.
However, since Mega Charizard Y is already caught in the Whirlpool, the rest of the matter is simple.
All that's needed is to land a Hydro Pump when Mega Charizard Y focuses its strength to try and break through the Whirlpool, knocking him back, and then just wait for his stamina to be completely depleted.
"Thus, unless the opponent uses Dynamax now, there's no way to escape the triple-stacked Whirlpool," Mu Li said with a smile.
"Holy moly, what a dirty trick, I love it!" Li Xian's eyes widened, and they lit up.
His main Pokémon is Greninja, which is also Water-type, so he could definitely learn from this move.
Zhang Ruoyun and the others also breathed a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect Pei Pei's strength to be so formidable; she can even defeat a professional player, she's simply too strong!"
Soon, Mega Charizard Y lost its stamina and reverted to its Charizard form.
Fu Peiyao also immediately breathed a sigh of relief at the sight.
Despite her outwardly calm demeanor, her hand gripping the railing was somewhat white from excessive force.
"I didn't expect this guy, who's usually unreliable, to be so serious when it comes to battles," Fu Peiyao subconsciously looked towards Mu Li, and their gazes met across the distance.
"But, it's just barely passable," Fu Peiyao immediately retracted her gaze, lightly patted her slightly flushed cheeks, and said with a touch of arrogance.
The moment Mega Charizard Y was defeated, everyone in the audience cheered.
"So amazing!!! They actually defeated Mega Charizard Y!! Who is that celebrity anyway?"
"Holy cow, even though I don't know the strength of both sides, that Milotic almost completely dominated the opponent!"
"Oh my god, who exactly is the professional player here?"
"Did you guys see that strategy just now? It was so dirty, so sneaky, but I loved it."
...
In contrast to the cheers from the entire venue, the South Korea team on the opposite side was deathly quiet.
"Cui Shangyin, aren't you a professional player? How could you lose? You even brought out Mega Evolution, and you still got defeated by the opponent?"
"Siba, did you take money? Otherwise, how could you lose?"
"Now let's see how you're going to explain this to the whole nation!"
"How could our country produce such a waste like you?"
...
Cui Shangyin's face had become extremely ugly.
Facing the numerous accusations, he glared hatefully in Fu Peiyao's direction, gritting his teeth and saying, "I was careless just now, and Water-type happens to counter my Charizard.
They must have studied my previous battle style, which is why I fell into their trap."
"What's the use of saying all this now? You still lost!" another celebrity Peers roared.
Cui Shangyin's eyes shifted, and he sneered, "That's not necessarily true; this competition didn't say you could only participate once."
