Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

"Coming, coming! I just came from the Gym Leader's place when I heard someone was challenging me, so I'm coming right now!"

"The headmaster is giving you special training again, kid. It seems you really have talent. Don't embarrass our Rongcheng Dojo in the future!"

"I'm the man who's going to become the King of Flying! Just you wait and see!"

Although they are called gym apprentices, not just anyone can become an apprentice. Anyone who becomes a gym apprentice is someone the gym leader values ​​and takes in. They become gym apprentices to learn about Pokémon from the gym leader!

Since Master Dao 867 has accepted them, he will naturally be generous in teaching them his unique skills and training methods. Therefore, these apprentices can all be considered disciples of Master Dao!

Teaching alone is not enough; trainers must go through real battles to truly grow. Therefore, most gyms offer a challenge function for trainees, which not only helps trainees accumulate battle experience but also provides them with an extra source of income.

Ye Chen naturally couldn't hear what they were saying in their voice conversation. At that moment, a boisterous voice came from behind him.

"Here comes the great one! Who dares to challenge me!"

Ye Chen turned his head and saw a young man in his late twenties, wearing a dojo apprentice uniform and sporting a buzz cut, striding towards him.

Chapter 155 The Actor, Garchomp

Lu Ming looked at the boy in front of him with a puzzled expression. Although he was wearing a mask, he could tell at a glance that the boy was definitely not old, and probably no more than 20.

"So you want to challenge me, little brother? I think you should go back and train for a couple more years!" Lu Ming said with a helpless laugh.

The receptionist, named Yi Nuo, scolded Lu Ming for his rude remarks, saying sternly, "Lu Ming, how could you say that? This... gentleman wants to challenge you, so as a dojo apprentice, you should accept!"

Lu Ming explained, "Sister Yinuo, I'm doing this for his own good. Fighting against an opponent who is far beyond his strength will not only not benefit him, but may also damage his confidence."

"I see." Yi Nuo smiled sheepishly and looked at Ye Chen. "Sir, how about you change your challenge to the advanced apprentice level?"

"It's alright, don't worry. I know exactly what my challenge is, and who says you can definitely beat me?" Ye Chen smiled as he looked at Lu Ming.

But Lu Ming saw that smile as a clear provocation. He was furious and laughed, "Are you looking down on me? Then I'll show you the difference between you and a true trainer today!"

“This…” Yinuo called over another dojo apprentice, worried, and said, “You keep watch for me, I need to go and check out their match.”

Although she knew that Ye Chen's Pokémon were also very strong, having defeated several powerful opponents with a Garchomp in the high school tournament, no matter how strong they were, they were still being compared to other high school students!

You should know that Lu Ming is the most valued apprentice of the Rongcheng Martial Arts Academy, and his strength is in the middle range among all senior apprentices. How could Ye Chen possibly be his opponent?

When she arrived at the battle room, the two of them released their Pokémon. Ye Chen was using Garchomp, which had swept all before in the Southwest High School Tournament, while Lu Ming was using a Pidgeot.

"Oh no, it's Lu Ming's ace Pidgeot. Looks like he's really angry 々々." Yinuo said in a low voice.

Pokémon: Pidgeot

Level: Senior Intermediate

Qualification: Gym level

After seeing Pidgeot's level, Ye Chen was completely relieved; an attack of this strength was no threat to Garchomp.

Compared to Electric-type moves, Garchomp has significantly lower resistance to Flying-type moves, so Ye Chen was quite cautious and started absorbing them from the advanced level.

Lu Ming was taken aback when he saw Ye Chen release a Garchomp, then burst into laughter: "It does surprise me that you have a Garchomp, but don't you know that Flying-type Pokémon are immune to Ground-type moves? You don't even know this basic common sense? Let me teach you a lesson today!"

Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged, as if he was completely unaffected by his words.

"Sister Yinuo, since you've come along, why don't you be the referee for once?"

Seeing that both of them were ready, Yi Nuo could only say helplessly, "Alright, I will be the referee for this challenge. Are you both ready?"

"no problem!"

"OK!"

"Okay, let the game begin!"

The attacking side has a great advantage in a match, but as the match started, neither side made any move. After a while, Lu Ming couldn't help but say something.

"Kid, if you're not going to make a move, then I won't hold back!"

"Pidgey, use Quick Attack!"

"Gal shark, hold on."

The experienced Pidgeot is incredibly fast, but Garchomp still managed to raise a paw to block it.

"blocked?"

"They actually managed to defend against it?"

Lu Ming and Yi Nuo stared in surprise at the scene. In their expectations, Garchomp would probably be defeated without even being able to withstand a single move, but the Garchomp seemed to be doing quite well.

"Also a senior level." Lu Ming's expression became slightly serious. "Looks like you're not some clueless kid after all. But our moves aren't that simple!"

"Hippocratic Eagle, Swallow Return!"

Pidgeot spun in the air and charged at Garchomp from another direction at incredible speed, while Garchomp remained motionless, seemingly not yet having reacted.

"He's still too inexperienced; he has no combat experience."

Pidgeot struck Garchomp hard on the back, and only then did Garchomp slowly swing its paws backward as if to attack the enemy behind it. However, the incredibly fast Pidgeot had already quickly moved away to a safe distance.

"How about Garchomp?"

"Roar!" Garchomp roared with great force.

To others, Ye Chen seemed concerned about whether he had been injured in the attack, but only Ye Chen knew that he was asking whether it had been effective.

Garchomp replied that it had indeed begun to absorb the Flying-type energy that had just entered its body, and it did not feel any energy bloating or indigestion. However, the amount was still too small to significantly improve its performance.

This proves that Ye Chen's guess was correct. He cannot only absorb electrical energy; he must have a balanced diet to perfectly utilize this power!

"…How can it still have so much stamina after being hit? It truly lives up to its reputation as a quasi-god race." Lu Ming, upon hearing Garchomp's voice, concluded that the attack hadn't had a significant impact on it.

"Pidgeotto uses High Speed ​​Movement! Wing Attack!"

Pidgeot's speed increased several levels again, circling Garchomp back and forth. Garchomp's own circling speed couldn't even keep up with Pidgeot's speed, which shows just how fast it can go after using High Speed ​​Boost!

Moreover, every time it circles behind Garchomp, it rushes up and attacks with its wings, leaving Garchomp only able to defend passively, seemingly unable to do anything about it.

Without such high resistance to Electric-type moves, Flying-type moves still hurt Garchomp quite a bit (Qian Wang Zhao). However, it also enjoys the pleasure of its strength gradually increasing, and some of the converted energy is fed back to it to heal its injuries.

This is truly a bittersweet experience!

"Garuda, can you hold on?"

"Roar!"

It was unclear whether it was in response to Ye Chen or simply a scream from being attacked, but Lu Ming showed no intention of stopping his attack. As long as the opponent's Pokémon didn't fall, the match wasn't over!

Five more minutes passed, and the Garchomp occasionally let out a scream, its swaying body telling everyone that it was about to die.

Lu Ming gradually realized something was wrong. This Garchomp's stamina was simply too incredible! His Pidgeot, after such a high-intensity attack for so long, was already panting heavily, yet this guy's screams still sounded so energetic!

Chapter 156 Free Sparring!

A comical scene unfolded in the arena: the attacking side, who had the initiative, was spinning slower and slower in the air, and even the force of their attacks was much weaker than at the beginning.

Although the Garchomp that was being attacked seemed to be only able to passively take the hits and had no way to retaliate, and its body was already swaying a bit, it still stood in the field and did not fall down!

Just as Lu Ming was filled with doubt, Ye Chen suddenly shouted, "Garuda, hang in there!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming looked at Ye Chen and saw that he was indeed anxious. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the other party had reached his limit. In that case, he would finish him off in one move!

"Pidgeot, use the 867 move that the Gym Leader just taught us to defeat the opponent in one fell swoop!"

"Boo-ho!"

Pidgeot stopped in mid-air, panting heavily, clearly having reached its limit after the series of attacks.

How can this guy be so muscular? It's unbelievably muscular!

Garchomp, who was crouching and defending with its head in its hands, was enjoying the ride when it suddenly realized that no more Flying-type energy was flowing into its body. So it raised its head and looked at Pidgeot in confusion.

"Roar?"

What happened, little bro? We were playing so well, why did it suddenly stop?

Pidgeot flapped its wings vigorously, and soon a strong wind arose in the arena. Due to the unique energy protection device of the battle arena, the energy attacks of Pokémon battles have almost no effect on the trainers outside the arena, unless the energy intensity of the attack exceeds the limit of the protection device.

Seeing this, Garchomp was overjoyed. No wonder he didn't fight back; he was saving something big!

While Pidgeot was constantly creating gales, its wings also lit up with white light as it unleashed several air slashes. The air slashes, which were already difficult to detect, became even more concealed under the cover of the gales.

"This is a technique that the master just taught me. It uses the wind to cover the air slash, and the two work together so that the opponent cannot detect the sharpness hidden in the gale!"

Yi Nuo exclaimed in surprise, "This is one of the Master's signature techniques! He even taught you this move!"

As expected, despite Garchomp's attempts to dodge, it was still hit by all of these air slashes, leaving it looking quite disheveled.

Several air slashes deviated from their original trajectory because Pidgeot was not familiar with the moves, but Garchomp managed to catch them all in a clever way because it was dodging around!

Because the air slash was so well concealed, Lu Ming and Yi Nuo didn't notice it at all.

"Damn it!" Ye Chen sighed in frustration.

Because it had already expended a lot of energy, Pidgeot finally ran out of energy after unleashing several more air slashes, and landed on the ground panting heavily.

Ye Chen quickly used his Aura to connect with Garchomp, saying, "That's about enough, the opponent has run out of stamina."

Garchomp understood immediately, staggered a few steps, and fell heavily to the ground, its eyes closed, motionless.

Seeing this, Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He thought the opponent was really going to try to win by fighting head-on, but it seems that his own Pidgeot is still the better choice!