Pokémon, who made him the gym leader?

Chapter 16 Please, Master Gu Xin, enlighten this humble woman.

This gym is actually a poison-type gym, which surprised Kaoru.

But Kaoru remembered what her fans had told her on the way there: this Rota Dojo had a very bad reputation online and was considered a very weak dojo.

Now it seems that Kaoru understands, perhaps it's because this gym is a poison-type gym?

The reason why Poison-type Pokémon are not mainstream is not only because they look strange and are disliked, but also mainly because their strength is generally average.

Poisoning may be troublesome, but preventing it is not difficult, because Poison-type and Steel-type Pokémon are immune to poison!

Steel-type Pokémon are completely immune to Poison-type Pokémon, while Poison-type Pokémon cannot be poisoned.

Ironically, the Steel type is not uncommon, and many trainers like Steel-type Pokémon.

This makes it even harder for Poison-type Pokémon to fight.

"The challenger goes first."

Gu Xin smiled and spoke to Xunzi without arguing with her; the facts would speak for themselves.

Seeing Gu Xin's composed demeanor, Xunzi tilted her head in confusion.

But I guess I should get the badge first.

"Winning makes you a flower! Losing makes you a withered flower!"

Kaoru murmured softly; this was her motto. Although she appeared charming and gentle, she was actually a competitive girl.

"Nidonna, approach the past!"

Kaoru's clear and melodious voice was very decisive. In fact, if it weren't for the need to counter poison-type attacks, she wouldn't have used Nidona.

While Nidorina's evolved form, Nidorine, is a Poison/Ground type Pokémon, Nidorina itself is not.

Furthermore, Nidona currently only knows Normal and Poison-type moves, while Crystal Sprout has the Rock type.

Normal-type moves are not very effective against Rock-type moves.

But it's okay, we can take it slow, Kaoru believed in her Nidona.

Nidonna charged at Crystal Bud with all four limbs, looking fierce, but to Guxin it was all in vain.

Because Nidona can't fly, while Crystal Bud has the ability to float, even if Crystal Bud isn't fast, it's definitely enough to avoid Nidona.

"It's full of flaws."

Gu Xin calmly offered a comment.

"?" Kaoru was also taken aback when she heard this.

"But since it's a gym battle..."

Guxin did not let Crystal Sprouts hide.

"Primal Power".

Crystal Bud's pupils flickered, and stones imbued with primal power appeared around her.

The primal power of the rock type!

The Primal Force stones struck Nidona, who had no resistance to Primal Force.

"Nidonna, use your super strength to smash them!" Kaoru shouted immediately.

Nidona stood up, her claws flashing white light, and swung them directly at the incoming rocks.

Bang bang bang!

The strength of the monstrous force was immense; Nidona shattered all the primal energy stones that attacked her.

"Excellent! Nidona, jump up and keep using your super strength!"

Kaoru was overjoyed. Machamp was something she had learned from a senior trainer she met during her travels, Nidorina, who had trained Nidoking under that senior's guidance.

It's a very powerful Normal-type move, and since acquiring it, Nidona's combat power has increased significantly.

Nidona let out a low cry, took a few more steps forward, and then leaped toward the Crystal Sprout. The Crystal Sprout wasn't floating very high, and Nidona could reach it by jumping.

Nidona's claws glowed white as she swung them heavily at Crystal Sprout!

"Highly poisonous." Gu Xin's faint smile remained unchanged.

Guxin's instruction stunned Xunzi and the cheerleading fans watching the game.

"what?"

"Using poison on Nidora? Does this gym leader not even know the type matchups?"

"Poison-type Pokémon can't get poisoned..."

"He's really handsome, but his skill level is just so-so..."

"It doesn't seem that simple."

The cheerleaders whispered amongst themselves, oblivious to their surroundings as they cheered for Kaoru.

But they remained quiet while watching the game, which was something Kaoru had instructed them to do.

Unless there are special circumstances, the cheerleaders are very restrained and try their best not to disturb Kaoru's battle.

On the field.

Nidora's powerful strike landed heavily on Glitterspike, but at the same time, a pool of deep purple venom in front of Glitterspike also hit Nidora's body and then disappeared into Nidora's body.

boom!

Even though Strength wasn't very effective against Grimm, the power of the move was indeed quite good. Grimm was knocked back by Strength and it took a while for her to regain her footing.

Nidona landed safely on the ground.

"Gym Leader Gushin, Nidora, a Poison-type, cannot be poisoned, you..."

Xunzi looked at Gu Xin with a puzzled expression on her beautiful face; she didn't think Gu Xin was unaware of this.

A Poison-type trainer who doesn't know that Poison-type Pokémon are immune to poison? Are you kidding me?

But before she could finish speaking, she saw Guxin point his arm in Nidona's direction, indicating that she should see for herself.

Xunzi frowned slightly as she looked at Nidonna.

At that moment, Nidona, who had been staring intently at the Crystal Sprout, suddenly shone with a strange, deep purple poisonous light, and patches of poison appeared on her body.

Nidona's expression immediately turned painful; the first wave of the deadly poison had arrived!

"How...how could this happen?"

Kaoru stared wide-eyed in astonishment, her expression incredibly cute.

How could this be?! Nidona, a poison-type, has actually been poisoned?!

The cheerleaders in the stands were also stunned and fell silent.

"Miss Kaoru, Pokémon are very magical creatures. Even as a Gym Leader, I cannot guarantee that I understand all of them."

"Types, moves, abilities, habits, racial traits, and so on—there are just too many to list. Pokémon are such amazing creatures, so it's not impossible for a Poison-type Pokémon to get poisoned."

Gu Xin's gentle, smiling voice rang in Xunzi's ears, who was lost in thought.

"Please enlighten me, Master Gu Xin," Xunzi said earnestly, pursing her lips.

She knew there must be a reason for this; poison-type characters couldn't be poisoned—that was the accepted assumption. But Nidonna was poisoned nonetheless.

"You don't understand, do you? Because you're unfamiliar with Crystal Sprouts. The Crystal Sprout race has a very special characteristic called corrosion."

"This trait is only possessed by the Crystal Bud lineage of Padia and the Salamander lineage of Alola, and you've already seen the effects of Corrosion."

Gu Xin spoke in a calm tone, as if he were a tireless teacher patiently lecturing his students.

Kaoru remained silent, blushing slightly. She had been so confident in using Nidona to deal with Guxin, but in Guxin's eyes, her behavior of using Nidona to fight was no different from that of the Joker.

"The effect of the Corrosion property is that its owner can poison Poison and Steel-type Pokémon," Gushin said with a smile.

In Guxin's opinion, Crystal Flower and Salamence are the Pokémon that a qualified Poison-type trainer must have!

Poison-type Pokémon don't rely entirely on poison in battles, but what kind of poison-type team is a poison-type team without poison?

However, the nemesis of Poison-type teams is all too obvious: Steel-type and Poison-type Pokémon.

Therefore, corrosion resistance is essential!

"I see." Kaoru's bright eyes sparkled with surprise. Not only Poison-type Pokémon, but even Steel-type Pokémon can be poisoned?

(End of this chapter)