<h4>Chapter 308: Light Vs Golbat</h4>


    "STAND YOUR GROUND!" shouted Axel, and K and the others snapped back to reality, realizing they were about to be pulverized by an army of wild Pokémon.


    Electivire, being a king-rank Pokémon, could speak in humannguage, which baffled Axel. It had never encountered humans before. Axel''s Pokémon didn''t require any instructions. They had experienced battles together and could fight without his guidance.


    Keeping Absol and Tauros close by, as theycked experience, Axelmanded, "Except for Crobat and Venusaur, recall every umon-rank Pokémon into their Pokéballs. Assist my Pokémon!"


    The army of elemental-rank Pokémon charged forward. Among the enemy team''s ten pseudo-king-rank Pokémon, five of them made a beeline for Axel''s team. The king-rank Pokémon merely observed the chaos.


    Nidorino, Beedrill, Gogoat, Mamoswine, and kazam charged in different directions, creating enough space between them.


    Nidorino unleashed a ''Sludge Wave.''


    Gogoat employed ''Field Control'' and ''Grassy Terrain.''


    Mamoswine created an ''Ice Domain.''


    kazam teleported and sniped at the wild Pokémon.


    Meanwhile, Beedrill acted like an assassin, moving so swiftly that it was nearly impossible to see. Enhanced by ''Agility'' and ''Resolve (Stage III)'', it began dispatching the wild Pokémon with single strikes. Sometimes it would utilize moves like ''X-Scissor'', ''Drill Run'', or ''Poison Jab.''


    Their team consisted of nine elemental-rank Pokémon and five pseudo-king-rank Pokémon. While thetter group did their part, Axel''s team proved highly efficient in neutralizing the wild Pokémon.


    Venusaur and Charizard immediately unleashed ''Grass Pledge'' and ''Fire Pledge'', maximizing damage. Although it didn''t eliminate any wild Pokémon, it created a distraction and bought a few much-needed seconds of respite.


    Nidorino acted as a tank, enduring as many hits as possible. This worked in its favor, thanks to its new move, ''Poison Damage Transfer'' which allowed it to heal from poisoned Pokémon.


    Shedinja, the dark horse, possessed a formidable ''Shadow Ball'' attack, reaching level 45 in power. It continuously employed ''Shadow Jump'' and bombarded enemies with ''Shadow Ball''. Its proficiency was such that it remained untouched throughout the battle.


    However, the killing spree came to a halt when Axel''s Pokémon had to confront five pseudo-king-rank Pokémon:


    Nidorino took on Arcanine.


    Beedrill faced Nidorina.


    kazam confronted Golbat.


    Gogoat matched Primeape.


    Mamoswine battled Poliwrath.


    Shedinja refrained from participating due to the high risks involved. Nevertheless, Axel instructed Nidorino to assist Shedinja against Arcanine, despite thetter''s fire typing. It was a risky move, considering Nidorino was still an elemental-rank Pokémon, albeit one capable of enduring hits.


    Mark, A, B, and K''s Pokémon engaged the remaining elemental-rank Pokémon, with the rare-rank Pokémon lending support. The battle had been ongoing for five minutes, fortunately without any casualties on their side.


    Axel didn''t have the luxury of tending to his Pokémon individually as he had to provide instructions to his teammates and ensure their safety.


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    kazam versus Golbat


    This proved to be a challenging encounter for kazam. Despite Golbat''s vulnerability to psychic-type attacks, its moves like ''Confusion'' and ''Supersonic'' posed a headache for kazam.


    Axel had already urged them to end the battle swiftly.


    Golbat attempted to approach and attack, but kazam knew better and used ''Teleport'' each time Golbat drew near.


    Golbat then unleashed ''Air Cutter'', with air shes hurtling toward kazam. kazam countered by employing ''Elemental Maniption'' fashioning fire swords to deflect the attack.


    Next, Golbat resorted to ''Supersonic'', an exceedingly fast and nearly invisible move. kazam had no defense against it and became confused. It tried using ''Calm Mind'' to regain control, but to no avail.


    ''Supersonic'' proved to be a major nuisance. After sometime, kazam devised an intriguing strategy. As ''Supersonic'' was a sound-based attack and sound does not travel in a vacuum, kazam swiftly used ''Greater Telekinesis'' to control the air flow around it. This proved challenging, as creating a vacuum required considerable effort.


    Miraculously, it seeded.


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    Ding!


    Greater Telekinesis has leveled up to 25.


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    kazam sessfully blocked the ''Supersonic'' attack. Although Golbat sensed its attack had been nullified, it remained oblivious to how it had urred.


    kazam remained confused, struggling to regainposure. Taking advantage of the situation, Golbatunched another ''Supersonic'' attack.


    This time, kazam could visualize the attack itself. It emitted a loud cry, witnessing the deep purple sound waves. kazam attempted to use ''Greater Telekinesis'' once again, but unfortunately, the attacknded before it could block it. kazam began to bleed from the impact and became poisoned.


    Thisbination of ''Supersonic'' and a poison-type attack seemed to be a new move, making it challenging to battle Pokémon with elemental rank or higher. Unfamiliar techniques posed a significant hurdle.


    Observing this, Axelmanded, "Venusaur, use ''Aromatherapy'' on kazam and heal it with ''Leech Whip.''"


    "Don''t use either on me," kazam retorted.


    Venusaur promptly followed kazam''s instructions without interfering further.


    kazam, then, resorted to a move it hadn''t used in a while, focusing intently to maximize its effects. With the move executed, the battle immediately swung in its favor.


    It had used ''Psycho Shift.''