I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

I finally managed to find an opening in Venusaur's defenses and land a Brave Bird attack, but unfortunately it didn't hit a vital spot.

Although Venusaur suffered great damage, it slowly replenished some of its lost stamina thanks to the grassy terrain.

On the contrary, Da Wang Yan kept expending her energy and gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

Until the very end, when King Yan was exhausted, he could not find another chance to turn the tide.

Just before Swellow landed, Tang Wei ordered Venusaur to use Photosynthesis, which immediately restored more than half of the stamina lost in the battle.

Sun Yishan walked off the field with a dark expression, ignoring even Tang Wei's greeting.

After playing such a match, anyone would feel incredibly frustrated, right?

Chapter 430 The NPC's Trump Card

Sun Yishan was extremely frustrated by his defeat.

Considering the attributes and Tang Wei's usual fighting style, Sun Yishan specially dispatched the Great Swallow, which has the Perseverance trait.

Unexpectedly, the opposing team changed their usual poisonous tactics and instead used the regenerative ability of the grassy field to wear down the giant Swellow. In the end, they even used photosynthesis in front of the referee.

Of course, since the giant swallow hadn't fully landed yet and the competition wasn't over, it couldn't be considered a violation; it was just a bit shameless...

"Captain, you really predicted it," Haozi said with a smile as he leaned closer to Ye Feng.

Ye Feng smiled.

Tang Wei's change in fighting style was naturally Ye Feng's doing.

Considering that the opponent was Renmin University, and the two sides were very familiar with each other, Tang Wei's poisonous tactics were likely to be countered. Therefore, in order to win, Ye Feng suggested that he change his tactics depending on the situation.

The appearance of Da Wang Yan confirmed Ye Feng's judgment.

"But it's only useful in the first match; it'll be harder to win in the rest," Ye Feng said.

Haozi nodded in agreement.

Since Tang Wei is changing his fighting style, the opposing team will naturally try to counter it.

And that's exactly what happened. The second contestant sent by Renmin University was a fire-breathing camel.

When facing Camerupt, Venusaur can no longer use Grassy Terrain, otherwise it will just be giving the opponent a free chance to recover HP.

Tang Wei's highly toxic tactics were not very effective against the fire-breathing camel.

Camerupt chose to confront Venusaur head-on, and Venusaur's venom was evaporated by its flamethrower, failing to poison the opponent at all.

Both Pokémon are the type that tend to stand still and fight. Since the poison tactic is ineffective, Tang Wei has no choice but to confront them head-on.

In the end, Tang Wei was defeated after exhausting his opponent's strength.

There's not much to say about the following matches; it was purely a battle of antagonism, with each side targeting the other.

The Imperial University team was stronger, only managing to get three points from the Imperial University team.

In official competitions, individual matches are generally worth one point per person, while team matches are worth five points.

What concerned Ye Feng was that Renmin University never sent out that potentially master-level Pokémon until the very end.

Currently, Imperial University has five points, while Renmin University has three points.

If Renmin University wants to win, it must win five points in the team battle.

"It seems they only have one master-level combatant, and they intend to rely on that to win the team battle?" Ye Feng wondered to himself.

If Renmin University has more than one master-level fighter, they will definitely send one out in the individual battle to ensure they get at least one point.

Alternatively, Renmin University might see that they have already secured three points in the individual battles, so there's no need to put master-level combatants into the individual battles. They could simply invest all their resources in the team battles, thus guaranteeing victory.

"In any case, we'll see what happens in the afternoon's match."

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The time comes in the afternoon.

The two teams stood on opposite sides of the field.

"Please send out your Pokémon!" the referee shouted.

In team battles, there's no need to decide who goes first.

"Bang bang bang!" With the sound of Poké Balls exploding, both teams' lineups appeared on the field at the same time.

On the Imperial University side, the lineup is: Arcanine, Yeev, Rapidash, Talonflame, and Exeggutor.

On the Renmin University side, the lineup is: Swampert, Politoed, Slowpoke, Venusaur, and Raichu.

It's another showdown between the Sunny Day Team and the Rainy Day Team.

"The game begins!" the referee ordered.

"Sunny day!" "Please rain!"

Almost simultaneously, Ye Feng and the head of the People's Congress, Li Liang, issued orders at the same time, and then both looked at each other in surprise.

"Why is Arcanine (Swamp Monster) the weather setter?" The same thought flashed through the other person's mind.

Generally, a weather team will have one or two Pokémon serving as dedicated weather setters. Their main responsibility is to use their own weather moves at the start of the battle, and the rest is to provide support and maintain the weather.

And for the two teams on the field, the weather setter should undoubtedly be either Rapidash or Politoed or Slowpoke.

But now, it's Arcanine and Swampert that are using weather-based moves, acting as the main attackers.

Before the two could think further, the bright sunshine and the rain-soaked water rose into the sky at the same time, and a battle for the weather began between them, which ended in a draw.

"So the hidden master-level Pokémon at Renmin University is that Swampert?" Ye Feng revealed a knowing look.

On the contrary, Li Liang showed an expression of utter shock: "That Arcanine is actually at the Master level?!"

In order to ensure the smooth execution of their weather, Ye Feng and Li Liang tacitly chose the strongest Pokémon in their team to unleash their moves, hoping to gain control of the weather by overwhelming their strength. However, they did not expect that their opponent had the same idea.

Then something both funny and incredibly coincidental happened.

Both are at the Master level, and although it's still unknown which one is stronger, there's no doubt that while they know Sunny Day and Rain Dance, neither of them are the kind of Pokémon that excels at controlling the weather, at least they haven't specifically trained in this area.

Therefore, the current situation has arisen: both Pokémon are trying their best to control their own weather, but they are evenly matched, which has led to both the sunny and rainy weather conditions failing in the conflict.

The weather on the field is the same as usual, with no change whatsoever.

The ten people on both sides were momentarily stunned.

Having experienced more high-level battles, Ye Feng was the first to react and quickly gave the order: "Lightning speed!"

Arcanine instantly transformed into a streak of red light, slamming Swampert away with lightning speed.

Swampert had no time to react and was constantly being pushed along by Arcanine, watching helplessly as its teammates drifted further and further away.

"The rest is up to you!" Ye Feng shouted and ran in the direction where Arcanine had left.

"Captain!" The others exclaimed in surprise.

"Swamp Monster! Damn it, the rest are yours!" Li Liang snapped out of his daze, gritted his teeth, and chased after the Swamp Monster.

To ensure the smooth progress of team battles, the Pokémon's fighting style was not restricted. The battlefield for team battles was many times larger than that for individual battles. Therefore, Ye Feng's actions directly divided the battlefield into two parts.

One game was a one-on-one match between him and Li Liang, and the other was a four-on-four match between the other players.

Ye Feng's move was to separate the opponent's Master-level Pokémon from their team and have them fight one-on-one with his Arcanine.

Is this what the box-1 tactic is like?

Chapter 431 Arcanine vs. Swampert

Li Liang chased the Swampert away from his teammates and arrived at the other side of the arena, where he began a one-on-one battle with Ye Feng.

"I didn't expect that you would also have a Pokémon with Master-level strength." Li Liang looked at Ye Feng and said in a deep voice.

He originally thought that with Swampert, the team's victory in the battle was a sure thing, but Ye Feng gave him a big surprise.

"I was also quite surprised that your Swampert has advanced to Master level," Ye Feng said with a smile.

"Hmph, it was just a fortuitous encounter in the secret realm." Li Liang snorted, but didn't go into details about how the Swamp Monster advanced.

Ye Feng didn't care.

With so many hidden realms appearing around the world now, it's not surprising that some extraordinary encounters might occur within them.

However, in that case, perhaps the aura of a hegemon is not the only... one of the three options for advancing to the master level? (The other two are the accumulation of time and overcoming life and death).

“Since that’s the case, let’s go.” Li Liang clenched his fist. “I’ve never battled a Master-level Pokémon before. Let me see your strength.”

Ye Feng smiled and said, "No rush, how about we increase the stakes?"

"The stakes?" Li Liang asked, somewhat puzzled.

“That’s right. If I win, you’ll tell me how your Swampert advanced,” Ye Feng said.

If there were truly other methods to advance to the Master level, it would undoubtedly bring tremendous opportunities and more choices to trainers in China.

Ye Feng no longer confines himself to enjoying these high-end resources or secrets; his vision has broadened considerably.

Perhaps it was originally done to deal with the chaos of mythical beasts in the future, but now, after a series of growth and being valued by the country to become a Doctor of Pokémon Studies, he has begun to consider the Pokémon Studies community in China.

This can be seen from his upcoming papers on natural energy and his advancement to master level.