Everyone wanted to see a match between them and Li Qiufeng, so Xia Huna nodded in agreement. A group of people arrived at the battle arena, and Xia Huna and Li Qiufeng stood on opposite sides.
"Li Qiufeng, go easy on me. If I lose badly, don't blame me for making things difficult for you."
Xia Huna openly threatened Li Qiufeng to throw the match. Li Qiufeng knew Xia Huna was joking. With the Pokémon Xia Huna had, unless Xiao Meng intervened, Xia Huna stood no chance.
The battle commenced. Li Qiufeng and his Great Tusk remained inactive, while Xia Huna initiated the attack. "Quaqua, use Water Pulse."
The Water Pulse spun outwards, and Great Tusk took it head-on. Watching the water splash off Great Tusk, Xia Huna clicked his tongue. "Didn't work..."
The spectators were confused. "Compared to Water Pulse, Quaqua's Ice Beam should have been more effective."
Indeed, although Water-type and Ice-type moves are not very effective against Water-type Pokémon, Ice Beam's power is greater than Water Pulse's.
Wei Chiting observed the situation. "Coach Xia probably wants to confuse Great Tusk. If we're talking tactical value, confusion is more valuable than freezing. But judging by Coach Xia's expression, he missed."
Li Qiufeng's Great Tusk was incredibly resilient. Coupled with the type disadvantage, Xia Huna's attack had no effect. Xia Huna glanced at Great Tusk's health bar; it looked as if it hadn't taken any damage.
"Hey, they're here to see your Great Tusk. You need to attack!"
The teammates also chimed in. "Yeah, Captain, you need to launch an offensive. Just defending is boring."
Li Qiufeng stared at Quaqua. "Alright, let's show them. Great Tusk, charge, use Bite!"
Great Tusk opened its mouth and charged at Quaqua, its sharp teeth looking as if they could tear Quaqua apart.
Xia Huna understood Li Qiufeng's plan: first, use Bite to grab Quaqua, limiting the highly mobile Quaqua, and then unleash the punch.
"Quaqua, use Substitute, then use Ice Beam on his mouth!"
Great Tusk had seen this move before. It directly tore through the Substitute with its claws and then had its mouth frozen by Ice Beam.
Xia Huna nodded. "Hmm, hitting this spot with Ice Beam really counts as a critical hit. But its health bar is still so thick. It's only lost one-sixth of its HP so far? What kind of crocodile is this, too tough to be real? I almost think I'm fighting a Torterra..."
Seeing Great Tusk's mouth frozen shut, the onlookers couldn't help but chuckle. It was a rare sight. However, Li Qiufeng was unfazed by the sudden development and continued to command Great Tusk.
"Great Tusk, close the distance, find a way to grab Frogadier!"
Although Great Tusk couldn't close its mouth, it had no trouble pursuing Frogadier. Xia Huna knew that constantly dodging wouldn't work and they needed to find a way to withstand this next move.
"Quaqua, block it with Aqua Shield!"
Quaqua conjured a water shield in front of itself, but Great Tusk's strength easily broke through the Aqua Shield's defense.
"Quaqua, use Bulk Up to block!"
After its Aqua Shield was broken, Frogadier placed its arms in front of its fists, feeling a massive force impact its body. Despite Quaqua's efforts to resist, the gap in physique and strength was too vast. It was sent flying back several meters before finally managing to stop itself.
Tong Ruo stepped forward to stop the battle. "Alright, battle over. That's enough!"
Li Qiufeng and Xia Huna, along with their Pokémon, rejoined the group. Everyone carefully examined the physical condition of Frogadier and Great Tusk.
Great Tusk was okay, feeling a bit tired but still capable of fighting. As for Frogadier, its condition was also acceptable. Although it sustained minor injuries, it was not yet unable to battle.
"Coach Xia, the power of that move doesn't seem particularly high. Given the difference in physical condition between Great Tusk and Frogadier, it shouldn't be like this."
Tong Ruo explained to them. "No, the power of that move is quite good. I've sparred with Xia Zi's Frogadier before. To deal with such powerful physical attacks, his Frogadier has a special technique to greatly reduce the impact. Given the difference in strength between Great Tusk and Frogadier, repelling Frogadier this distance is already quite difficult."
Xia Huna nodded. "Exactly. And the distance Frogadier was pushed back doesn't equate to the damage Frogadier sustained. For example, some lighter Pokémon can be blown very far by the wind, but can you say that gust of wind caused them significant damage?"
Everyone nodded; that was indeed true.
Xia Huna turned to look at Great Tusk, wanting to check its current condition. However, upon seeing Great Tusk, Xia Huna asked, "No, is Great Tusk's oral temperature that low? Why hasn't this ice melted yet?"
Li Qiufeng looked at Great Tusk. Seeing the ice still in Great Tusk's mouth, he quickly took Great Tusk for emergency treatment. After Li Qiufeng returned, Xia Huna said, "Alright, if anyone has any objections to the outcome of the battle, you can also try one move against me or Li Qiufeng. But only one move, understand?"
Hearing this, quite a few people were eager to battle Xia Huna. They all wanted to see Xia Huna's training abilities, as they could infer the power of Great Tusk's punch from Frogadier.
The first to step up was Lu Bingming with his Luxray. Before starting, Xia Huna specifically reminded him, "Remember, you must use a contact move. No other moves are allowed."
Lu Bingming nodded. "Understood. Let's begin. Luxray, use Electric Fang!"
Luxray began to accelerate, charging towards Frogadier. Xia Huna watched Luxray's approach. "Quaqua, use Bubble, then retreat and use Aqua Shield!"
Luxray's Electric Fang shattered Frogadier's Bubble immediately, and Luxray, cloaked in dazzling electricity, broke through Frogadier's Aqua Shield upon impact and reached Frogadier. However, this time, Frogadier did not fly out; it simply took two steps back and stopped.
Lu Bingming recalled Luxray. "I don't know about the damage, but just by the distance it was pushed back, we can see the power of Great Tusk's punch earlier."
Xia Huna looked at Luxray and Great Tusk. "Of course. Luxray's average weight is 42 kilograms, while Great Tusk's average weight is nearly 90 kilograms. Compare them and you'll understand the power of Great Tusk's punch."
Wei Chiting raised a question. "But, Coach Xia, the average weight of the Froakie evolutionary line should be lighter, right?"
"You're right. Froakie's average height is 0.6 meters and its average weight is around ten kilograms. What about it?"
"Withstanding an impact four times its own weight? That seems a bit far-fetched."
Xia Huna pondered for a moment and then said, "You're lucky it was a Luxray. If it were a Shinx, I could have turned it into an Flying-type Pokémon when it attacked."
"That far-fetched?"
"I won't hide it from you. Theoretically, Quaqua can withstand most low to mid-speed impacts from Pokémon weighing under twenty kilograms and counterattack. However, Quick Attack is an exception. Don't look at me like that. I'm not going to teach you. This is my secret technique. Hasn't anyone tried Li Qiufeng's Great Tusk yet?"
After saying this, Xia Huna saw that no one had stepped forward and directly called out, "Tan Yue, why are you hiding? Let your Onix try."
Drafted into service by Xia Huna, Tan Yue had no choice but to stand opposite Li Qiufeng, letting Great Tusk punch his Onix.
However, Onix was Onix. Even after taking Great Tusk's punch, it showed no adverse effects, merely shifting its body slightly to withstand it. Seeing this result, Tan Yue asked, "This doesn't seem right. That last punch hurt a lot more than this move."
Xia Huna realized Tan Yue seemed confused and shouted to Li Qiufeng, "Li Qiufeng, give it your all with a serious one! Tan Yue thinks it's not strong enough!"
Li Qiufeng and Great Tusk exchanged a glance, and then another punch landed on Onix, which let out a more tragic cry than before. After landing the punch, Great Tusk collapsed to the ground.
Watching Great Tusk sitting on the ground, Tan Yue asked, "This punch hurt, but it seems like it was mutually destructive."
Xia Huna rolled his eyes. "What do you think Onix is? Onix is naturally a Pokémon with very strong defense. You expect one punch to instantly defeat Onix? How strong would Great Tusk need to be trained? Besides, it's not completely incapacitated. It can fight again after a short rest, similar to the aftermath of a Reversal, but slightly less severe."
After a simple explanation, everyone had a basic understanding of the power of Great Tusk's punch. The next thing to know was the name of this punch.
"So, Captain, what's this punch called? You can't just say, 'Great Tusk, punch him' during a battle."
Li Qiufeng had also considered it but hadn't come up with a good conclusion, so he turned to Xia Huna. "Coach Xia, what do you think this punch should be called?"
Xia Huna seemed to have already considered this. He walked in front of everyone. "To make this technique more effective in battle, I've given this move a very deceptive name."
Everyone nodded and looked at Xia Huna. "Hurry up and tell us."
Xia Huna put his hands on his hips. "After careful consideration, I've decided to name this move: Punching the Southern Mountain Elderly Home!"