Chapter 58 - Round 2 begins

Both the recently released pokemons saw the state of the battlefield and immediately knew that the other side was strong and were ready for battle.

Normally if someone sent a pokemon with disadvantage against him, Giovanni would consider him a fool but previous match made him vigilant against his opponent.

Even though he was much weaker than him he still demanded his respect.

Though the only one elated about the appearance of Electabuzz was Surge as he wanted to see till which level this Electabuzz has reached.

The atmosphere was chilling and heavy and the tension could be cut down with a knife. This silence was broken by the referee.

He started," Let the battle begin."

This time Giovanni didn't give Alex a chance and other, " Rock tomb"

Large blocks of rock half the size of Nidoqueen fell on top of Electabuzz but

Alex ordered him to break through it by " Brick break."

He smashed heavy punches on the big rocks smashing them into the dust and then taunted Nido by smashing his fists together and asking it to send more.

Infuriated by this she roared and sent a strong earthquake shaking the ground. Electrabuzz dodged by jumping and tried to nail it down with another brick break.

Their moves clashed for a moment and then a figure flew back.

It was Electrabuzz who lost in the power contest.

This time Nido taunted her and he rained her a few bolts of thundershock but this didn't have any effect on Nido.

Alex told him," Try to attack it physically and dodge whenever possible. Try to weaken it or tire it out. We can't overpower her "

Hearing this the Electrabuzz was sad but he knew hid trainer was right so he followed hid instructions.

Electrabuzz knew a lot of fist moves such as fire punch, ice punch, brick break and hammer arm.

Most of these moves didn't have much effect on Nido but whenever He used hammer arm she counter with her own focus punch.

The battle went on with Nidoqueen smashing back Electabuzz but she didn't just use physical attacks.

Whenever a distance was established she would use ice beam, flame thrower or send huge rocks towards it.

Meanwhile in the audience,

"Alex seems to be stuck at the moment. None if his attacks are effective against Giovanni and only he is smashed down. it seems this round Alex has no hope for victory." Lorelei said her thoughts.

Although Lance didn't add anything his thoughts mirrored that of Lorelei.

Agatha didn't say anything to them but asked the resident electric expert,Surge about his opinion," What do you think about the situation of Alex and Electabuzz, Surge ,?"

Surge had observed the battle very attentively since the moment he used "wind force" but When he introduced Electabuzz he already made some notes about it's power and weaknesses according to his experience.

" Alex electabuzz is stronger than his Pidgeot. He is a very powerful physical Pokemon. It has strong punching power. I know each of those blows of Nidoqueen could break a stone as big as Nidoqueen itself.

It's thunder is weaker compared to his physical form. It is not that it's electric powers re weak but they are weaker than it's fighting poweress.

The defects I find is that it's taking is not well trained and that it does not have strong electric quality. It is less dense and is slow too.

But I think it too has learned electric force.

Happy because they could once again see a spectacular battle and learn something about it.

While they were sad because they could only watch his back and couldn't journey side by side.

In the battlefield,

Alex on the other hand was very relaxed. He already knew that his electabuzz couldn't match the physical powers of the Nidoqueen.

All the previous moves were just to test the powers and make electabuzz aquatinted with it's powers

Now Electabuzz just dodged the long range attack of Nido, Alex said," Have you learned about the powers of Nidoqueen?"

Electabuzz heard him and nodded in agreement then Alex said," Thunder force lightning armour."

Electabuzz was surrounded by bolts if electric current and it seems that these current protect him from the attacks.

As soon as he used this move, Electabuzz immediately attacked Nidoqueen via brick break and hammer arm.

She sent out rock attack on it but he quickly dodged them with his speed.

He harassed it continuously and the attack seems to have some effect as it now spit out some blood too.

But Nidoqueen was an experienced battler. Giovanni has commanded her to focus on his attack patterns and take down it with strong force.

But it's quick movement only gave her time to rely on her instinct to dodge and couldn't retaliate.

Giovanni suddenly said," Freeze the ground."

And it froze the entire battlefield with ice beam making it skit on the ice the attacks stopped. He fell on the ice

The disrupted attack gave Nidoqueen a chance and she unleased Earth power

The fallen Pokemon was now smashed with rocks and ice barrage.

She then used poison tail and sailed it back to the ground. Now Electabuzz was poisoned too.

Seeing that the Electabuzz was losing quickly he knew that Electabuzz can't last long so decided to use him effectively and at least weaken Nidoqueen.

Since he raised him since it was an egg, the bond between the two was very strong. He knew his character well.

Electabuzz was someone who doesn't like to retreat. He wanted to face head on and liked to test his muscles with others. This battle was a losing one he too knew.

He didn't want him to suffer but he knew it wouldn't retreat unless he faint so for the last glory of electabuzz he used a suicidal attack.

" Electabuzz , return"

He glowed with a fierce red aura and he smashed onto the Nidoqueen sailing it back dozen of feet.

She has now bent on her knees with wounds and pain. Although it only disrupted her movement, for the rest she was fine except some deeper bruise.

As for the electabuzz it has fainted.

The round 2 ended with Alex's utter defeat.

Alex lost the second round. What will be his next Pokemon and what new tricks will he use to take down this mamosian Pokemon.