Elf: Starting as the Fighting Gym Master, and being entangled by Nancy.

Chapter 450 The Battle of the Aces: Forsaken Monkey vs. Nidoking!
"I'm leveling up halfway through? Are all your abilities fixed like this? Why can't I be one of them?"

Looking at the information displayed on the system panel.

Li Xuan scratched his head, inwardly complaining.

It seems that his aura power cannot raise the level of Pokémon.

Whether it's Cattleya, Sabrina, or Giovanni, they can all temporarily raise their own level against Pokémon.

Everyone else has special abilities, so why is he so special?

Li Xuan was confused and began to suspect that he had been set up.

Otherwise, why is he the only one who can't do it?
Very strange!

but.

The level 81 Super Armored Rhino is not as powerful as Reshiram in terms of raw strength.

At this level, attributes are not that important. Furthermore, Reshiram is a legendary Pokémon, and its stamina far surpasses that of ordinary Pokémon.

Unless, at any cost, itagi unleashes the power of Tokiwa.

Otherwise, he would never have been a match for Rashiram.

"Looking at Reshiram from afar, it really gives me a feeling that is different from any Pokémon I have ever seen before. I am very grateful to Gym Leader Li Xuan for opening my eyes today."

Banmu smiled faintly, as if he didn't care about winning or losing.

"You're welcome. After all, we're going up against Master Banmu. If we don't show our true strength, we might just get caught off guard and lose."

Li Xuan dared not be careless in the slightest.

He didn't make any boastful remarks just because he held the Reshiram. Instead, he looked solemnly at the Super Armored Rhino and pondered his next strategy.

"Super-armored rhinoceros, rock cannon!"

The first move from the wooden frame is a killing blow!
The giant hand of the Super Armored Rhinoceros fiercely aimed at Reshiram, and the sand and dust in the sky were frantically sucked in by the rock energy, compressed into an enormous rockfall projectile in the dark muzzle of its palm!

"Copy the house!"

The Super Armored Rhinoceros roared and fired its rock cannon!

Rahiram looked down coldly, then suddenly flapped its wings and dodged to the side.

Boom!

The rock cannon grazed Reshiram's body without causing any effective damage.

The next moment, the rock cannon crashed heavily into the already shattered ground, instantly exploding into countless fragments that shot into the sky and scattered in all directions!
Facing a dense barrage of gravel coming from behind.

Rashiram's body instantly burst into blue flames, deflecting all the flying stones without sustaining any damage!
"That's a powerful Rock Cannon. But the Rock Cannon has obvious side effects, I'm sure you, Gym Leader Giovanni, are aware of that, right?"

Li Xuan frowned.

The effect of the Rock Cannon is the same as that of ultimate moves such as the Devastating Beam: after it is released, the user will be in a state similar to being stunned.

Using this move at the start of a match, like the Super Armored Rhino, is clearly a disadvantage.

"That's how it is. But, Master Li Xuan, wouldn't you like to take a look at the current situation?" Sakaki stood at the other end of the arena, giving Li Xuan a faint smile.

Just as Li Xuan was about to speak, he saw the rubble that had been burned to ashes by the blue flames suddenly turn into a cloud of dust, which intertwined with the raging sandstorm and obscured the view of the entire arena!

“Li Xuan, something’s strange here. Normally I should be able to sense all the living beings inside. But this Super Armored Rhinoceros seems to have triggered its Sand Concealment ability, making it very difficult for me to find it in a short time.”

Rahiram attempted to sense the movement within the sandstorm, only to discover that the dense rock energy formed a natural barrier.

The aura of the Super Armored Rhinoceros was completely integrated into this violent energy field, as if it had merged with every grain of sand and every wisp of rock energy, making it indistinguishable from the rest.

"Is this the secret of the earth? As long as you stand on the earth, it's as if you've become one with it..."

In terms of attribute specialization, Li Xuan admitted that he was still lacking.

Faced with the "experience" that Banmu is now showing, Li Xuan has gained a deeper understanding of the attribute specialization category.

Being able to master a single attribute means you're definitely at the top of the skill level for that attribute.

but.

This only elicited a slight nod and a few claps from Li Xuan.

With Reshiram around, even someone with top-tier attribute specialization could barely catch a glimpse of themselves.

"Reshiram, since we can't find the opponent, let's unleash the Azure Flame!"

"Wu!"

Reshiram raised his head and roared, the blazing blue flames condensing into a dazzling ball of light in his throat.

It suddenly bent down and poured the torrent of blue flames onto the entire arena, attempting to burn the rock barrier along with the super armored rhinoceros within it!
Phew!

The ear-piercing sizzling sound tore through the air, gripping the nerves of the entire audience.

The stands were completely silent. Everyone held their breath, staring intently at the arena engulfed by the azure flames, awaiting the final result.

soon.

As the blue flames gradually dissipated, the raging sandstorm also quietly receded.

The center of the arena was empty; the figure of the Super Armored Rhino had vanished, leaving only wisps of smoke rising from the ground, which had been melted by the high temperature.

Li Xuan frowned, his gaze fixed on the center of the arena.

He discovered that the ground had cracked open again, revealing a huge crater with noticeable fluctuations of elemental energy remaining at its edges.

Ground-based digging!

On the other side of the field.

The green light in Banmu's hand dissipated instantly.

It was obvious that the power of the Everlasting Rock had just been used to shorten the stun time of the Super Armored Rhinoceros.

At this moment, the Super Armored Rhinoceros lies hidden deep underground.

Rahiram hovered in the air, unable to pinpoint the opponent's presence accurately.

Even with its formidable power, the azure flames ultimately couldn't penetrate targets deep within the earth...

Are we just going to have to keep at it with the Super Armored Rhinoceros like this?
This is impossible.

Da da!

Suddenly, a familiar stomping sound rang out.

Sakaki stomped his foot, and the arena suddenly cracked open, with countless sharp spikes bursting out of the ground and shooting towards Reshiram in the air like arrows!

Rock-type Stone Attack!

Rock and ground are of one family. A master who can integrate the two types can naturally gather rock energy on the surface and launch a fierce attack on Flying-type Pokémon.

Even the Dragon Ferry was almost crushed by this move.

After all, Lance's team back then mainly consisted of Flying-type Dragon Pokémon.

Ok……

It seems like things are about the same now.

"Reshiram, Dragon Pulse!"

A dazzling dragon-type energy condensed from Reshiram's mouth.

The dragon-shaped ray roared out, shattering most of the ground spikes, and then slammed heavily into the ground, causing a violent explosion!

Ran and egg.

The Super Armored Rhinoceros was hiding really deep, and Reshiram didn't dare to use too much force, lest he overturn the Quartz Plateau.

This is why the Super Armored Rhino was unharmed.

"Master Banmu, when it comes to hiding, you're the best."

Li Xuan gave a thumbs up once again.

It was this seemingly harmless sentence, which clearly referred to the Super Armored Rhinoceros, that made Banmu subconsciously frown.

Could it be that Li Xuan has figured something out?

Itamoto is meticulous and can easily dissect a person's words into multiple layers for analysis.

He is not just a dojo master.

He is still the mastermind behind the Rockets.

Under normal circumstances...

Apart from his closest confidants, no one knew his true identity or appearance.

No, it's not possible...

Given this guy's greedy nature, if he finds out he's the leader of Team Rocket, he'll probably bring all the League trainers to gang up on him.

It's more likely that he'll have Mew, Reshiram, and Kyurem guard him, preventing him from having a chance to escape.

It's almost impossible to let yourself go like that.

His skill level might not be considered top-tier in the league.

But the bounty is absolutely top-notch.

As long as we can arrest him.

The entire Golden City might belong to Li Xuan, and he'll live like an emperor from now on.

It seems that's pretty much the case now.

Itagaki has already investigated.

Li Xuan's treatment is definitely the best in the league.

Even the Crimson and Green ones weren't necessarily treated as well as Li Xuan.

"Master Banmu, hiding isn't your style."

Seeing that his psychological warfare plan had failed, Li Xuan couldn't help but continue, "I never expected that the Earth's Banmu would be such a patient person. In my heart, you are second to none."

"Who's number one?"

Banmu couldn't help but wonder who Li Xuan was referring to as the number one person in terms of forbearance. "That one? That's the mastermind behind Team Rocket. He's been able to hide in the Kanto region for so long. I don't know where he got so many hiding places. And he's managed to resist coming out despite the League's repeated attacks. In terms of character, the boss of Team Rocket is truly remarkable."

Li Xuan touched his chin and clicked his tongue in amazement.

Banmu was speechless.

Is there something wrong with this guy?
If you're going to have a battle, then have a battle. Why are you trying to recruit Team Rocket as the boss?

But right.

After hearing what Li Xuan said...

Banmu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I hadn't realized I was the leader of Team Rocket.

at the same time.

The Four Heavenly Kings were in the spectator stands.

"Gym Leader Li Xuan's strength has improved a lot. The outcome of this battle is already decided. I didn't expect him to improve so much in such a short time. I'm afraid he'll be able to fight against legendary-level trainers soon."

These days, most of the conversations at Yulongdu have revolved around Li Xuan.

The Imperial Dragon Ferry had all witnessed Li Xuan's performance.

Yulongdu felt increasingly that it was important to nurture such talents.

But how do we cultivate them?
Ok……

This is a very big problem.

Let me share my experience in raising them.

It only serves as a starting point.

It's still very difficult to say whether one can reach the peak or even a higher level.

After all, this is a compilation of other people's understandings, not my own insights.

The point about personal insights is still very important.

This means whether or not one can reach an even higher peak.

Otherwise, winning the championship is the highest you can achieve.

"Given Li Xuan's current situation, it seems like he doesn't really need to understand attribute specialization too much, right?"

Shiba spoke softly.

Everyone was silent for a while.

That's really the case.

Li Xuan captured a legendary Pokémon, Reshiram, a top-tier Pokémon.

These first-level gods are different from other first-level gods.

It is a first-level god who is entirely idealistic.

The more steadfast and truthful you are, the more awesome you are.

Trainers like Li Xuan, who are sometimes unreliable but also stick to their principles, are a perfect fit for Reshiram's tastes.

With Rahiram around.

Whether one is an expert or not is irrelevant.

"The younger generation is truly formidable, truly formidable, hehehehe."

Grandma Kikuko sipped her tea and smiled faintly.

……

……

On the field.

The arena can no longer be called an arena.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as ruins.

Facing the classic digging tactic of the Super Armored Rhinoceros.

Li Xuan's solution was also very powerful.

It's just smashing it.

Let Reshiram continuously bombard the earth with Dragon Pulse.

They managed to force the Super Armored Rhino out by using the shockwave generated by the explosion.

"Rhyperior is unable to battle. Please send out your next Pokémon, Gym Leader Giovanni."

Hippomon, Scorpion King, Garchomp, Diglett, Rhyperior.

Five Pokémon have already fallen.

There's only one usable plank left.

On Li Xuan's side, two Pokémon fell down.

Two Pokémon capable of defeating Li Xuan.

Itagi is already very strong.

For an average person, even six Pokémon might not be able to defeat one of them in a single race.

“Gym Leader Li Xuan, my last Pokémon was Nidoking.”

Holding the high-level ball, Giovanni revealed his last partner.

[Nidoking?]

[Huh? The final act is Nidoking?]

[I need to correct that comment from earlier; the last one is the main event, not the finale.]

[I don't care, it's the grand finale, the grand finale, the grand finale!]

Although the comments section was suddenly swayed by the debate over the main event versus the grand finale, most people were still surprised by Giovanni's ace Pokémon.

Nidoking has a base stat total of 505. It looks high, but when you distribute the points, it's actually not that great.

With the emergence of more and more Pokémon with excellent base stat distributions, Nidoking has become increasingly mediocre.

Of course, there is still some force involved.

With Nidoking's move pool, which can be described as an elemental bomber, coupled with its Strike ability, it can still deal considerable damage even if its Special Attack stat is not over 100.

"Reshiram, come back first."

Li Xuan took out the commemorative ball and retrieved Rehiram.

Then, he dispatched the general, the Abandoned Monkey.

"Abandon the drink!"

As soon as the Abandoned Monkey appeared, it roared at King Nido.

By the way.

The stealth rocks and shards were both wiped out by Reshiram's bombardment, highlighting its simple and brutal nature.

Closer to home.

Only one Nidoking is left in the game.

But Nidoking's strength made Li Xuan feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.

Pokémon: Nidoking

[Attribute: poison, ground]

【Level: 80】

[Characteristic: Forced]

[Moves: Omitted]

Giovanni did not use the power of the Viridian to raise Nidoking's level.

However, Nidoking's strength had already reached level 80.

In other words.

Nidoking, Giovanni's ace Pokémon, is a Pokémon that has truly stepped into the realm of battle legends!
That's quite a clever way to hide it...

Li Xuan thought to himself.

I glanced at the Abandoned Monkey's stats again.
Pokémon: Forsaken

[Attributes: Fighting, Ghost]

【Level: 75】

[Characteristics: Not admitting defeat]

[Moves: Omitted]

Level 75, the same level as the main players of the regional champions.

Although there seems to be only a five-level difference between him and Nidoking, the difference in their levels is actually like heaven and earth.

"Master Li Xuan, in the final battle, I will use all the abilities of the Everlasting Power except for those that enhance my strength. I hope you can perform at the same level."

Itagi took the initiative to make the suggestion.

Li Xuan raised an eyebrow, glanced at the long-awaited Abandoned Monkey, and nodded slightly.

then……

boom! ! !
The air surged, and Li Xuan unleashed his full power of wave guidance, pouring it into the abandoned monkey without reservation!

(End of this chapter)