Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 422 Quarterfinals, Rule Changes

Blessing?

Natsume picked up the dragon scale in his hand and used his telekinesis to probe it again.

This time, he was incredibly relaxed, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in that video.

But in just a moment, his psychic power was exhausted, and Natsume covered his head, frowned, and withdrew.

"Natsume-nii, I won the revival match!"

Natsume stood in the stairwell connecting the preparation area and the stands, and Shigeru spotted him from afar.

"Natsume-nii, what's wrong?"

As soon as he got closer, Shigeru noticed that Natsume's expression was very strange.

"nothing."

Natsume calmly put away the dragon scales, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

It seems that by possessing the people in the images, he can increase his sense of control over telekinesis.

Although it's slow, it's a real improvement.

I glanced at the list of winners of the revival competition and, sure enough, Ye Yue was on it.

"Tomorrow is the quarterfinals, and there won't be any more repechage matches then."

Natsume watched with a sigh as the list of quarterfinalists was announced.

Of the eight people, six were representatives from Chengdu.

The remaining two can only hope for the best.

Following Shigeru towards the audience seats, Natsume noticed from a distance that Professor Oak had a furrowed brow.

"Professor Oak, what happened?"

Natsume leaned closer out of curiosity.

Since Natsume joined the research institute, he has rarely seen Professor Oak so enraged.

And since Xiao Mao won the revival match, shouldn't it be time to celebrate?
Natsume turned his head and looked at Satoshi.

The latter shook his head, indicating that he knew nothing.
“Natsume, Shigeru, now that the three of you are here, I’ll make things clear with you.”

Professor Oak beckoned and led Natsume, Ash, and Gary outside.

"The rules have been changed."

Professor Oak spoke, a hint of worry in his brown eyes.

"An agreement between high-ranking officials?" Natsume guessed.

“Yes.” Professor Oak nodded, then continued:
Originally, it was simply a matter of whose representative could win the championship.

"But the Chengdu leadership saw that you all made it into the top eight, so they decided to combine the rankings of both sides."

"In other words, if you are the first place, Natsume, but the second and third place are both represented by the Chengdu region, then the Chengdu region will still be considered the winner."

Upon hearing this, Natsume frowned slightly:
"To suddenly change one's mind like that is incredibly untrustworthy."

"There's nothing we can do; this is their home turf," Professor Oak said helplessly.

He was also well aware that this was actually somewhat related to Natsume.

The middle parting hairstyle is really too weird.

This made the Chengdu management, who had initially believed that Du would definitely win the championship, lose confidence.
"Don't worry, Professor Oak, Gary and I can definitely do it!"

Xiao Zhi patted his chest.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu clenched his fist confidently.

“You two definitely won’t be able to handle this.” Natsume stroked his chin, looking at Satoshi and Gary.

Although Ash and Gary are much stronger than before thanks to his intervention.

But even against a fully equipped Wataru, the outcome was still a crushing defeat.

At most, the little AI can last a few more rounds.

"Don't worry, Natsume-nii, even if Ash and I can't beat Mr. Tohru, we still have a good chance of getting third place!"

Xiao Mao was full of confidence, having just won the revival match, and his heart was brimming with pride.

"Didn't you notice that green-haired guy?"

Professor Oak looked at Gary silently.

"His name is N. Like Natsume, he also advanced directly from the group stage with just one Pokémon."

"By the way, I checked the information and found that the other party won the Unova region championship two years ago."

As Professor Oak spoke, his furrowed brows were so tight they looked like they were about to burst.

After several months of hard work at Tsukimiyama, Daiki had a lot of gray hair and his skin was tanned dark.

His expression at that moment resembled that of a farmer who had a poor harvest.

Natsume reached out and smoothed down the old man Oki's furrowed brow.

The other party has worked hard for half a year, and if in the end the region does not implement or delays the implementation of Dynamax, the disappointment is unimaginable. "Forget it, I'll think of a way."

Natsume stroked his chin, staring intently at Satoshi and Shigeru, making them feel uneasy.

"Natsume-nii, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Zhi couldn't help but ask.

"I'm thinking about whether there's a quick way to make you two stronger." Natsume's brain was working at lightning speed.

"How could that be? It's only been one night." Xiao Mao rested his chin on his hand and looked up at the moon hanging high in the sky.

He suspected that the Chengdu leadership only informed Dr. Ooki at this point because they didn't want to give the three of them time to react.

"Pikachu, I suddenly feel some pressure."

"Pikachu."

Ash sat next to Gary, and the two looked at the moon in the sky together.

Originally, they had little involvement in the bet between the Chengdu and Guandu leaders.

Because the most crucial battle will definitely be between Natsume and Watanabe.

but now.
"Hmm, I have a way, but..."

Natsume suddenly spoke up, but looked at Professor Oak with difficulty halfway through his sentence.

"Natsume-nii, do you really have a way to make us stronger overnight?"

"Please don't use any weird or strange methods. My Pokémon won't accept medication."

Xiao Mao hurriedly covered his red and white ball.

"Natsume, you go first. Tell me what difficulties you are facing, as long as it doesn't violate the rules of the competition."

Professor Oak broke out in a cold sweat.

When Natsume usually looks troubled, it's a sign that he's about to suffer a major hemorrhage.

"Professor Oak, all you need to do is use a small favor to get two low-level Cocodoras from the surrounding labs."

Professor Oak looked puzzled after hearing this.

"Low-level, inherited the 'Drag' move, has the 'Sturdy' ability, and needs to hold a Shell Bell as a battle item."

"What do you mean?"

Professor Oak's brain went blank for a moment.

In his youth, he traveled extensively and even won the League Championship, so Professor Oak was familiar with many tactics and strategies.

What's the use of this configuration that Natsume mentioned?
"Whether it's useful or not, let's get started. That's the best way I can think of to increase their chances of winning."

As soon as Natsume finished speaking, a helicopter landed nearby.

The hatch opened, revealing Sakaki's figure.

"Professor Oak, how about a ride?"

"Huh? Oh, okay."

Half-heartedly, Professor Oak was pushed onto the helicopter by Natsume.

Watching the helicopter disappear into the distance, Natsume felt a pang of sadness.

A low-level Cocoyar with the Sturdy ability and the Shell Bell, which is a common strategy in the game, uses the Genetic Endurance move.

The principle is that its sturdy nature prevents it from being instantly killed; it will only have a little stamina left.

The "Endure" move can reduce the opponent's HP to the same level as your own, and then finish them off with Quick Attack, allowing you to easily defeat some Pokémon.

When carrying the Shell Bell, you can steal the enemy's stamina during an attack.

Because low-level CocoDora has little stamina, it is easy for it to recover to full health and regain the Sturdy trait.

Then, you can keep repeating the nesting process.

This method can be surprisingly effective in certain situations.

As for Professor Oak having never heard of this tactic before, it's not surprising that he didn't.

Because reality is not a game.

No matter how hard you try, you can't possibly bring a Pokémon that's dozens of levels higher than you down to the same HP level as yourself.

But that's okay, Natsume has game rules for the battlefield.
On the way, Natsume called Professor Oak and gave him repeated instructions.

CocoDora's level must be low, its talent must be poor, and it absolutely, positively cannot learn too many moves.

It would be best to just stick to this one tactic.

In Natsume's Rules of Battle, four skills will be randomly locked in the battle arena.

If the Cocodora that Daiki brings has too many talents and knows a lot of skills, it will be fun to see it struggle to hold on if it can't be locked down.

As for the Flash of Light, Natsume still has several of his skill machines in stock.

On the other end of the line, Professor Oak was completely bewildered after hanging up the phone.

The character's level must be low, and their talent must be poor.
Is it really reliable?
(End of this chapter)