“Vikavolt may not be strong in other aspects, but when it comes to flying maneuvers, no Pokémon has surpassed it so far—not even Flying-type Pokémon,” Nanu thought silently.
He had originally assumed Terrance would handle Vikavolt in some other way, but unexpectedly, Terrance chose the most difficult path—confronting it head-on using the same method.
Although Totem Vikavolt was once again blasted away, Nanu knew that Vikavolt’s flying maneuvers had yet to be fully revealed.
Now that Beautifly had successfully performed a Quiver Dance once, it became more energized, its speed greatly increased, and its sensitivity to air currents became much sharper. Terrance let out a sigh of relief.
Later on, during the battle between Totem Vikavolt and Beautifly, none of Vikavolt’s underlings attacked. At first, Terrance guessed that the Charjabugs were afraid of accidentally injuring Vikavolt, but when he saw Vikavolt floating back over again, Terrance realized he was wrong.
Vikavolt’s gaze betrayed it. At this point, the battle had already changed in nature. It no longer seemed like an Island Challenge trial, but rather a stage for Totem Vikavolt and Beautifly to compete in their flying maneuvers.
“Interesting. What a powerful Vikavolt.”
Seeing Totem Vikavolt’s actions, Terrance was also enjoying himself. It had been a long time since he last stood on the same stage with Beautifly, battling so exhilaratingly side by side.
“In that case, Beautifly, let’s continue,” Terrance commanded.
After Quiver Dance, Beautifly’s strength had increased dramatically. It directly controlled three condensed Air Cutters and sent them out forward.
The intense wind pressure solidified into blades, and as the blades passed through the air, they created whistling sounds. Terrance originally just wanted Beautifly to greet the opponent and then continue the flying maneuver duel, but at that moment, Totem Vikavolt underwent a shocking transformation.
It held the Charjabug in its claws and began a massive “Discharge,” as if it was releasing all of its stored electricity. Golden flashes flickered, and Totem Vikavolt then entered the “Charging” status, absorbing all the electricity released by the Charjabug. It then released its claws and dropped the Charjabug, casually spitting out three electric beams that were thicker than before. The speed of the electric beams was countless times faster than earlier, easily shattering Beautifly’s wind blades and continuing to shoot toward Beautifly.
“After charging, the power boost is even greater than Beautifly’s Quiver Dance?”
Totem Vikavolt’s transformation stunned Terrance for a moment, but then he grew even more excited.
In that case, things were getting even more interesting.
Beautifly’s limits weren’t even close to being reached—if that’s all it has, it wouldn’t be much of a challenge.
Whoosh!
While Beautifly was busy dodging the “Thunderbolt” beams, Totem Vikavolt suddenly soared high into the sky at lightning speed and transformed into a whirlwind using its tailspin flying maneuver, charging straight at Beautifly.
Left? Right?
Transformed into an electric whirlwind, Totem Vikavolt had completely disappeared. Seeing this, Terrance recalled Beautifly’s very first Pokémon Contest… the technique it showcased, the Electric Whirlpool.
That technique was incredibly similar to what Totem Vikavolt was displaying now!
But what was different was that this Totem Pokemon, while just as dazzling, had cleverly applied the technique to actual combat. Seeing this acrobatic flying maneuver, Terrance was filled with envy.
“Beautifly, Electroweb,” Terrance ordered immediately.
Since the real body couldn’t be located, then just trap it.
A massive web was woven into shape and shot out. Facing such a wide-range move, Totem Vikavolt had no choice but to use its wind blades to slice through Electroweb.
“Keep going,” Terrance reminded.
At the same time, Beautifly unleashed a follow-up Silver Wind. The powdery scales scattered, aiming to collide directly with the tailspinning Totem Vikavolt.
But just then, something changed again. Totem Vikavolt’s speed suddenly increased by several fold, and the golden whirlwind from the tailspin grew even fiercer. The Silver Wind’s powdery scales were instantly devoured upon contact with the whirlwind, not leaving a single trace.
Facing the incoming Vikavolt, Beautifly wanted to dodge, but Totem Vikavolt was too fast. Terrance and Beautifly had rarely encountered such a situation in battles. Vikavolt descended at high speed, its mandibles wide open, its massive pincers aiming to bite Beautifly. Terrance grew anxious—Beautifly’s body couldn’t take a hit from Totem Vikavolt. If struck, it would be a fatal blow for sure.
“Use Gust to dodge it!” Terrance shouted urgently.
Fleeing in panic was no longer an option—it had to neutralize it head-on and find an opening. Terrance made a quick judgment, and Beautifly responded instantly, releasing a powerful gust of wind straight toward the charging Vikavolt. However, it had no offensive power and Vikavolt completely ignored it.
But it was that very powerless gust that allowed Beautifly to borrow the momentum of the air currents and rapidly retreat, forcibly widening the distance between itself and the charging Vikavolt. Although the opponent was still closing in fast, this small window was enough for Beautifly to make full preparations.
Bug Buzz!
While retreating, Beautifly flapped its wings at high speed, releasing powerful soundwaves through the vibrations. Faced with a move that could cause violent oscillation of surrounding particles and deal fine damage, Totem Vikavolt finally gave up trying to take the hit head-on.
Compared to “air currents,” “soundwaves” posed a greater threat—something its acrobatic flying maneuvers could no longer easily devour.
Threatened by Bug Buzz, Totem Vikavolt dodged to the side. Taking advantage of this moment, Beautifly and Terrance let out a breath of relief, intending to widen the distance further. But before Terrance could even react, Totem Vikavolt shot forward again like a refracted beam of light, using an extraordinarily refined reversal maneuver. Electricity burst from its entire body, as if it had turned all its electricity into its own strength. The golden glow looked incredibly flashy—but Terrance had no time to appreciate its flashiness. Beautifly, caught off guard by this lightning-speed reversal, was directly clamped by the massive pincers and slammed down!
Bang!
Beautifly’s body was smashed to the ground, making Terrance’s heart skip a beat.
“That was Sharp Turn, one of Vikavolt’s best Acrobatic Flying maneuver,” Rotom Pokédex said worriedly, watching the direction where Beautifly had fallen.
“It’s fine. Vikavolt didn’t have time to build up power for that strike—Beautifly can endure it.” Terrance remained calm. Just now… did Totem Vikavolt unleash even greater speed?
“We underestimated Totem Vikavolt. When it was flying while carrying Charjabug, its speed was already astonishing. Now that it’s discarded Charjabug, its speed has slightly surpassed Beautifly’s. And as it fully digested Charjabug’s electricity, all of its acrobatic flying maneuvers have undergone massive changes. Even with one Quiver Dance, Beautifly is still at a huge disadvantage!”
Terrance took a deep breath and looked toward where Beautifly had fallen. Morning Sun was flickering there—clearly, Beautifly was restoring its stamina.
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