Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 173: The retired king of the alliance in the gym
The battle between the fire-attribute elves was so intense that after a short while, two of Asha's elves had lost their ability to fight.

She took back the little fire horse with mixed feelings.

The world is vast, and there are so many different fire-attribute spirits.

She realized that she still had a lot of shortcomings as a fire attribute trainer, and with this ability, she could not take over the role of gym leader of her grandfather who ran away to slack off...

Let’s first think about how to win under such a big disadvantage.

Faced with a huge drop in special attack, and with the protection of teammates, Tornado begins to recklessly strengthen her "fitness", but she doesn't have much time left.

As Asha released the last Pokémon, she was thinking, it seems unlikely to defeat the opponent, but at least one of them must be eliminated!

After thinking about it, that's the only option left.

"Lava snail, "Rockfall"! Fire camel, "Earthquake"!"

In order to win, she had to give up her fire attribute!
In fact, this did cause some trouble to Firefox and Tornado.

Rocks from the sky and violent earthquakes attacked both of them at the same time. This simple and crude move always worked in doubles.

But Firefox and Tornado have not been without targeted training.

Fire Fox used "telekinesis" to fly into the air to avoid the attack, while Tornado relied on its strengthened body and "Charged Flame Attack" to forcibly withstand the damage of "Earthquake" and rushed towards the opponent.

During this period, some key rocks above the head were removed by teammates using "telekinesis".

After being attacked repeatedly, the Toray Cat was seriously injured and could lose its ability to fight at any time, but its momentum became more and more ferocious and arrogant.

This is the moment that Asha has been waiting for.

"Rock Blockade and Overheat!"

At such a close distance, it is almost impossible to dodge the attacks of the two elves!

But she still underestimated the speed of the Tornado Cat.

While the Lava Snail and the Fire Camel were still performing their moves, it pounced on the two Pokémons at its enhanced speed, dragging the battle into close combat, which it was more proficient in.

With the agile "double kick", he kicked the two clumsy, slow-moving Pokémons in succession, easily using the force to pass over them and get behind the fire-breathing camel.

Such a contemptuous attitude accidentally triggered the latter's "anger point", causing him to increase his physical attack to the limit on the spot.

The thick shell of the lava snail next to it exploded and turned into "Invisible Rock" and "Scattered Diamonds", and its speed was greatly increased due to the "Shattered Armor" feature.

Unfortunately, even so, they still couldn't catch up with Tornado's speed. The "arrogant" cat punches, kicks and stomps continued, and soon put the two Pokémons in a dangerous situation.

"Overheat" failed to hit, and the speed could not catch up with the opponent. As the momentum of the Heat Cat grew stronger and stronger, each of its punches became more powerful.

If the two Pokémon hadn't simply given up and used "spells" to reduce their speed and increase their defense, they would have been killed by a single Torrentine by now.

During this period, the Lava Snail repeatedly threw out mud blocks of "Clearing Smoke" under her instructions, but each time it was easily dodged by the opponent. Even those that did not dodge would be controlled by the "telekinesis" of the Fire Fox behind.

Even "Rockslide" and "Earthquake" which have special attacks against it may not be effective. On the contrary, using them at such a close distance will inevitably hurt the friendly forces around it.

Once again falling into a huge disadvantage, Yasha became increasingly irritated, not even knowing what she could do in this situation.
Am I just going to get beaten like this?

Suddenly, an idea flashed through her mind: "Lava Snail, use "Yawn" and "Mist" to restrict the opponent!"

As long as the Tornado loses its speed advantage, the remaining Flame Camel can just use its iron wall defense to attack the opponent... "Fu?"

Before she could gather herself, the "yawn" and "fog" were easily broken by the "telekinesis" of the fire fox behind her.

If the Fire Fox does not restrict the supporting teammates in the rear, it will not be able to win, and the Lava Snail and the Charmeleon, who are slow and are being approached by the Scorchcat, cannot do this at all!
Yasha suddenly realized what was going on, but there was nothing she could do and she had to accept defeat.

"I lost again...but I am convinced!"

She readily accepted her defeat: "Your strength reminds me of the other two trainers, Xiaolin. You deserve this Flame Badge."

Since Snorlax was not there, this time, Fire Fox took over the badge using telekinesis.

"You are indeed an excellent trainer. Maybe you will have a chance to challenge the Champions League like the man you once did."

Just as Asha took back the elf and prepared to take it for treatment, an old yet cheerful and lively voice came from not far away.

Link looked at the other person, who seemed to be the referee in the previous battle.

"grandfather!"

I didn’t expect that after the Four Heavenly Kings retired, they would take on the duties of referees.

"Don't be discouraged. Losing to a trainer with the same fire attribute will make you realize your own shortcomings. Xiaolin's way of training Pokémon is completely different from yours. You should learn from his approach as much as possible."

Having said that, Yasha also knew that her lava snails, fire-breathing camels and coal turtles would definitely not be able to move fast.

The speed of the little fire horse is quite good, but it is too difficult for him to fight alone without the help of teammates.

Perhaps she should consider using different sprites and lineups for singles and doubles?
Seeing that the opponent was confused, Link, as usual, taught the gym owner how to pair moves and lineups after the battle.

After learning from her mistakes, Yasha accepted the other party's advice and decided to travel to Beishang Township during the ghost festival at the end of the month, and by the way, conquer Dalubi, Candlelight Spirit and Night Thief Salamander to expand her lineup.

"Crystal Lamp Spirit is not a Pokémon that ordinary trainers can control."

Although Mura was optimistic about his granddaughter, he also knew that she did not have the ability at the moment: "Let's start with Dalubi and the Night Thief Salamander."

As for the Crimson Lotus Armor Knight, it was too far away. When Yasa was able to stand on her own, he would go to Padiya to help her capture one.

Just as he was wondering whether he should use this legitimate reason to abandon his granddaughter and run away, he saw the new trainer who had received the badge staring at him as if he were looking at a treasure.

"Mr. Mulla, I've been your fan for a long time!"

"Didn't you just not recognize me at all?"

"That's not important. Anyway, do you want to go all out in a 6-on-6 battle?"

Mura thought for a moment and finally rejected the other party's proposal.

6v6 singles is boring and long, and doubles is too brain-burning and people will be exhausted after playing one game. He is already retired and has no interest in that.

"Let's talk about it next time we have a chance. There's no need to rush. I think with your strength, you can officially challenge for the championship in the next two years."

Link was very regretful and had to leave the gym with the badge and the "Overheat" secret machine.

(End of this chapter)