The coach of Ming Yi Da said these words with gritted teeth, as if he were willing to perish together with Xia Hu Nao. The audience present, hearing that Ming Yi Da had lost the match but would still proceed to the team battle, also gave enthusiastic applause.
Amidst the applause from the entire stadium, only Xia Hu Nao let out a cold laugh: "Your decision to agree to the team battle is an excellent one. Starting today, Ming Yi Da will cease to exist."
Both sides separately discussed their upcoming tactics in the preparation area. Xia Hu Nao looked at the reunited Metagross and said, "Hmm, I've decided. In the next match, Tan Yue's Metagross..."
After finalizing the entire battle strategy, Wei Chi Ting asked, "Xia, Coach Xia, is this alright?"
Xia Hu Nao replied with great confidence, "It's fine. My operations are completely within the rules. Remember, Metagross is the main attacker. We must achieve a complete victory."
The respective rest periods ended, and the team battle began.
The six students of Ming Yi Da simultaneously released their Pokémon. On Xia Hu Nao's side, Tan Yue was the first to release Metagross, followed by the remaining five students releasing their Pokémon.
What was even more absurd was that all five of them released their Pokémon onto Metagross.
Xia Hu Nao, in the preparation area, grinned: "Exploiting bugs? You think I can't?"
Tu Zhuang Hai looked confused: "Coach Xia, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
Xia Hu Nao explained, "The move 'Toxic Spikes' scatters toxic spikes on the ground, causing Pokémon on the ground to fall into poisoned or badly poisoned status. However, Metagross, being Steel-type, will not be poisoned."
"Then what does this have to do with everyone having to release their Pokémon on Metagross?"
"If we consider the six Pokémon as a single entity, then they are indeed all on the ground. But if we view them as six individuals, then only Metagross is on the ground, and the remaining Pokémon are on Metagross, not on the ground, thus theoretically they won't be affected by Toxic Spikes."
Xia Hu Nao's plan was successful; he indeed managed to exploit this bug. None of the Pokémon present fell into a poisoned state. Ming Yi Da, on the other hand, was in a difficult situation, as Stealth Rock affected all Pokémon regardless of whether they were on the ground.
And this referee, once again, did not clear the field, it was unclear who they were helping.
From Ming Yi Da's side, the captain said, "Everyone, don't panic. They are just hiding behind Metagross. I don't believe they can hide behind Metagross forever. And even if they have berries, they can only carry one per match. We still have a chance." With regards to the battle, Xia Hu Nao was quite satisfied. First, he used Metagross to remove the Toxic Spikes on the field, then Hatterene switched to Grassy Terrain, and then Butterfree used Sleep Powder for control.
The reason for using Grassy Terrain first was that Misty Terrain affected both allies and enemies, protecting everyone. Therefore, the effect of Misty Terrain had to be nullified first. As for why Butterfree didn't use Sleep Powder first, it was because without Misty Terrain, Sleep Powder was too easy to dodge. Butterfree relied on the cover of Misty Terrain to get close...
After Metagross used Rapid Spin to clear the Toxic Spikes on the ground, Ming Yi Da's Pokémon were completely unleashed. Metagross could then directly charge into the enemy formation.
Butterfree's Sleep Powder instantly controlled the newly emerged Gengar, and Metagross's target was this Gengar.
The students of Ming Yi Da only then reacted and quickly responded. However, the closest Pokémon to them was the airborne Butterfree, and after controlling Gengar, Butterfree had already begun to retreat.
"Trubbish, follow it!"
With Trubbish leading the charge, all of Ming Yi Da's Pokémon, except for the controlled Gengar, rushed towards the Six Spirits' formation. On Six Spirits' side, Metagross was at the front. Since poison-type moves had no effect, even if there were other moves, they would be dealt with by teammates.
"Toxicroak, use Revenge on Metagross!"
"Crobat, use Wing Attack on Toxicroak!"
Toxicroak extended its hand to strike Metagross, but Crobat got the first move and used Wing Attack. Metagross charged forward, directly splitting Ming Yi Da's formation in half. One half was the five approaching trainers, and the other half was the still-drowsy Gengar.
Six Spirits seemed to have anticipated this scenario. Butterfree used Sleep Powder again to control Trubbish. The Metagross, not performing support duties, unleashed a barrage of attacks, quickly taking down Trubbish. Poor Trubbish didn't even get a chance to self-destruct in this round. On the other side, Metagross simply bound Gengar and remained motionless.
While Six Spirits eliminated Trubbish, Ming Yi Da's group also launched an attack on Butterfree and Metagross.
However, Butterfree directly hid behind Metagross, and Metagross used Protect to block all those messy attacks. To prevent any mishaps, Hatterene also used Misty Terrain to prevent poisoning effects.
Ming Yi Da's five-person squad, after losing one member first, suffered continuous hits and was soon completely overwhelmed by Six Spirits. Although Gengar woke up, it was completely unable to support the front lines against Metagross's impenetrable defense. Following this, it was Tan Yue's familiar crushing rhythm. With the support of five teammates, Tan Yue easily knocked Gengar to the ground.
The team battle concluded. Ming Yi Da, which had achieved a six-to-zero victory in the previous match, was now defeated six-to-zero in this second team battle. Calculating the final score, Six Spirits had won twelve-to-zero in points and three-to-zero in matches.
After the match ended, both sides met in the center of the field. The coach of Ming Yi Da seemed to suddenly remember something and raised his hand, signaling, "Referee, I want to appeal!"
Hearing that the coach of Ming Yi Da wanted to appeal, Xia Hu Nao glanced at him. He couldn't think of anything that would cause the other party to appeal. The coach of Ming Yi Da pointed at Xia Hu Nao and shouted loudly, "I suspect he used prohibited equipment!"
Xia Hu Nao said, "Oh? Prohibited equipment? What did I use?"
The coach of Ming Yi Da pointed to the computer case still placed in Six Spirits' preparation area, "This! You must have used this to inject banned substances like stimulants into your Pokémon. I demand a rematch!"
Xia Hu Nao walked to the preparation area and carried the computer case over, "You mean this?"
"Yes, it's this. I demand that the competition organizing committee inspect it."
The referee approached Xia Hu Nao, "Please hand this item over to me. We need to inspect it."
Xia Hu Nao stopped the referee and took out a certificate from his backpack, "Take a good look. This is a TM modification device registered with the Pokémon League by the Awakener team. It stores data for all TMs and can teach multiple Pokémon multiple moves without changing TMs. According to the League's equipment classification, it is a TM, and it is not on the list of prohibited devices!"
Xia Hu Nao smiled, "This device is still a bit slow, otherwise, all the Pokémon you see in the team battle would be using moves they've never used before."
The coach of Ming Yi Da seemed to be driven to fury and kicked Xia Hu Nao's TM modification device, "This is unfair! You used more advanced technological equipment!"
Xia Hu Nao nodded, "Yes, we used more advanced technological equipment. But you can all carry TMs too, wouldn't that eliminate the gap? Frankly, it's your lazy, useless coach leading a team of useless players."
Upon hearing this, the coach of Ming Yi Da kicked Xia Hu Nao's TM modification device a few more times.
Xia Hu Nao looked at his computer case, "Do you know how difficult it is to obtain all the TMs? I had to borrow them using the name of the Chairman of the Grand Festival. If we were to estimate its value, this All-Purpose TM Type 1 would be worth over seven figures in the Pokémon League, and eight figures, nearing nine figures, in the Rainbow Star Mall. If you break it, I can have you locked up for the rest of your life if I decide to sue."
After hearing Xia Hu Nao's words, the coach of Ming Yi Da became somewhat flustered. Seeing the expression of the coach of Ming Yi Da, Xia Hu Nao chuckled, "I knew it. As expected of a trash coach leading trash players, even the referee who favors you is equally trash, otherwise, you wouldn't have scored twelve-to-zero. Actually, it could be thirteen-to-one. If that makes you feel any better."