Pokémon, who made him the gym leader?

Chapter 93 Little Mao, I think you're not as good as me.

"Come on, bring it on!" Gu Xin smiled and gestured for Qing Lü to attack first.

"Blazing Roaring Tiger"

The Blazing Roaring Tiger let out a low growl at the Super Armored Rhinoceros, its invisible majesty spreading outwards.

The Super Armored Rhinoceros emitted a white light, and its physical attack level decreased by one.

This is the Intimidate trait of the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

"Tch~ Intimidation?" Qinglu scoffed, but it wasn't a big problem. The Super Armored Rhinoceros had a very high physical attack, so even if it was weakened once, it wouldn't be a big deal.

"Super Armored Rhino! Use Earthquake!"

Qinglu flexed his hands, then waved them loudly and shouted.

The Super Armored Rhinoceros raised its right foot and stomped down, causing the entire battlefield to tremble violently.

Earthquake, a Ground-type attack! And Incineroar is weak to Ground-type attacks.

"A surprise high-five."

Before the earthquake shockwave could even spread, a black light flashed in the eyes of the Blazing Roaring Tiger, and its figure shot towards the Super Armored Rhinoceros at high speed like a ghost.

Bang~!

The Blazing Roaring Tiger slapped the Super Armored Rhinoceros directly in the face with its claws. The sudden blow caused the Super Armored Rhinoceros's head to tilt to one side, staring blankly at the Blazing Roaring Tiger, and the earthquake was also interrupted.

Qinglv clicked her tongue, a little annoyed.

Normal-type high-fives don't do much damage to Rhyperior. Even if Rhyperior doesn't have resistance to Normal-types, its superior physical defense means that high-fives won't do much damage.

But it's disgusting that the earthquake was interrupted; a high-five surprise attack is like that—not very harmful, but extremely insulting.

"Super Armored Rhinoceros, Charge Straight to the Drill!"

Qinglu continued to issue orders.

At this moment, the Super Armored Rhinoceros also reacted and roared at the Blazing Roaring Tiger, "This damn thing dares to slap me, Rhinoceros Lord!"

The drill on the face of the Super Armored Rhinoceros spun rapidly, emitting a yellow light, and charged toward the Blazing Roaring Tiger, which had retreated and maintained its distance.

This is a ground-based direct-thrust drill!

"He's just spouting tough talk," Gu Xin chuckled.

With one hand on its hip and the other pointing at the charging Super Armored Rhinoceros, the Blazing Roar Tiger continued to chatter incessantly. It was visibly faster than the Super Armored Rhinoceros was charging, and its roars were louder.

Clearly, the fiery roar of the tiger might have a slightly overpowering, overly sweet tone.

After uttering those harsh words, Incineroar transformed into a streak of white light and returned to Gushin's Poké Ball before Rhyperior could charge at it.

This is a return of the move's mechanics and does not constitute a violation of the gym leader's rules.

The Blazing Roaring Tiger vanished before their eyes, while the Super Armored Rhinoceros panted angrily, the drill on its head still spinning.

But the next second, another layer of white light dissipated from the body of the Super Armored Rhino, and the effect of its harsh words reduced the Super Armored Rhino's physical attack and special attack by one level.

"Hmph~ Is this all the little tricks you can play to avoid facing the problem?"

A slight frown appeared on Qing Lv's handsome face. The battle had only just begun, and the Super Armored Rhino had already had its physical attack weakened twice? This gym leader really had something.

Although she thought this way, it didn't stop Qinglu from speaking sarcastically.

"Don't rush, Mr. Green."

Guxin ignored Qinglv's sarcasm and took out another Poké Ball to throw.

"Sableye, prepare for battle!" Gushin threw out the second Poké Ball.

A flash of white light appeared, and the eerily shaped Soul-Hooking Eyes appeared in front of Guxin, staring blankly at the Super Armored Rhinoceros with its sapphire-like eyes.

"A Dark/Ghost-type Sableye? The type combination is indeed excellent, but its strength is very low. Tsk~ Gym Leader Gushin, this kind of Pokémon cannot defeat my Rhyperior."

Qinglu looked him up and down, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

"That's not necessarily true, Mr. Blue Green. You may have fallen into a misconception. Pokémon battles are not simply a contest of the strength and head-on power of the two Pokémon."

Gu Xin shook his head and said with a smile.

"Oh? I don't think so." Qinglu scoffed.

Strong is strong, and weak is weak. Although Qinglv does not deny that even weak Pokémon can become stronger through training.

However, under the same training conditions, a Pokémon with higher strength can become even stronger, and Blue is very clear about this.

Therefore, his main Pokémon are carefully selected Pokémon with high strength in each type!

"I'd like to see for myself how strong you are, Master Guxin. What can you possibly achieve by resorting to such petty tactics as avoiding battle and weakening your opponent?"

Qinglu had an arrogant and haughty demeanor.

"Super Armored Rhino! Earthquake!"

Even with its physical attack reduced twice, Qinglu was confident that its Super Armored Rhinoceros could easily defeat that Soul-Hooking Eye.

"A surprise high-five."

A ghostly purple figure rushed towards the Super Armored Rhinoceros with lightning speed, its sharp claws tearing fiercely across the rhinoceros's cheek.

A surprise high-five attack from a Normal-type character!

Once again struck by a high-five, the Super Armored Rhinoceros was stunned for a moment, then took two steps back and cowered in fear.

"Tch!" The green-faced man frowned, clearly annoyed.

"Black eyes."

The haunting eyes, with their eerie black light flashing within them, stared at the Super Armored Rhinoceros, its shadow enveloped in a layer of black light.

The black eyes of a Normal-type Pokémon can prevent the opponent from recalling their Pokémon unless they lose their ability to battle.

Green's emotions began to fluctuate. If Rhyperior continued to be weakened, he could have recalled it into its Poké Ball, but now he couldn't.

"Super Armored Rhino, Rock Blast!"

Once the state of cowering ended, Qinglv immediately ordered the Super Armored Rhinoceros to launch an attack.

The Super Armored Rhinoceros was also furious. Since it entered the arena, it had been constantly humiliated! It had even been slapped twice!

Super Armor Rhinoceros raised its right arm, and earth-yellow energy flickered in the hollow of its palm.

"Praise."

A black light flashed in the Soul-Hooking Eyes, and it hopped and clapped its hands in a human-like manner with its two little paws, emitting a mysterious wave that spread towards the Super Armored Rhinoceros.

The Dark-type Praise skill confuses the opponent by praising them, but it also raises the opponent's Special Attack.

Sableye, with its mischievous nature, has a high priority in releasing its transformation moves, allowing it to be used first.

Super Armor Rhinoceros felt his head begin to spin, and his body began to sway from side to side. His raised right arm unconsciously fell down.

"Super Armored Rhinoceros! Interrupt it!" Qinglu's expression changed slightly upon seeing this; if it got confused, it would be troublesome.

But soon, Qinglu's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, died completely. The Super Armored Rhinoceros's steps were as if it were drunk, and it even started spinning in circles.

Yes, it's completely chaotic.

Green's face looked a little pale. The confused state was very troublesome. After falling into confusion, whether a Pokémon could hear the trainer's commands really depended on luck.

"Super Armored Rhinoceros! Wake up!" Qinglu's tone was already tinged with agitation.

"Phosphorus fire." Guxin's smile was very gentle.

Why the hell do they need to use phosphorescence?

The green face twitched, and the fire-attribute phosphorescent flames released strange flames, causing the opponent to suffer a burn.

The Super Armored Rhino's physical attack was already reduced by two levels; if it gets burned, what's the point of even playing?!

Rhyperior is a pure heavy-weight, high-attack, high-defense Pokémon. Burning will directly reduce the Pokémon's physical attack by half, which means...

The Super Armored Rhino will become a useless piece of trash except for being able to take a beating!

With a dark expression, Qinglu watched helplessly as the Soul-Hooking Eye released strange, indescribable, ghostly blue flames that entered the body of the Super Armored Rhinoceros.

Bang~!

The next second, intense flames erupted from the Super Armored Rhino's body, and the Super Armored Rhino let out a painful cry.

Burns...

Watching the Super Armored Rhinoceros still spinning around in drunken boxing despite its burns, Qinglu, with a grim expression, fell into deep thought.

Should we call it a day? It seems like there's no point in continuing...

"Yay! Now the Super Armored Rhino is completely harmless!"

"Yay! The curator is amazing!"

In the audience, Miyuki and her younger sister high-fived each other, very happy and excited, and then they both smiled and looked at Shigeru not far away.

"Mr. Xiao Mao, it seems like your brother isn't that great either. He didn't perform as well as you did the second time you came to challenge him."

The young lady has a very sweet and innocent smile, but her words tell a different story.

"hehe……"

Young Master Mao's eyelids twitched, and he chuckled dryly twice, but his toes couldn't help but dig into the ground.

Come on, bro! I've already given you my word, how come you performed even worse than my second challenge? I should have done it!

And at this moment on the field.

"Energy Ball".

Following Guxin's command, Soul Reaper clasped its claws together, and a turquoise energy sphere condensed.

Grass-type Energy Ball!

The Ground/Rock type Rhyperior is four times weak to Water and Grass. Even with the Rock Smash ability to reduce super-effective damage, a Grass-type Energy Ball will still deal three times the damage to Rhyperior!

"Super Armored Rhinoceros, dodge!" Qinglu shouted expressionlessly.

Of course, he didn't really have much hope, because the still chaotic Super Armor Rhino was having a great time practicing drunken boxing.

However, just as the energy ball was about to hit the Super Armored Rhinoceros, the Super Armored Rhinoceros suddenly stopped, looked up and roared angrily at the Soul-Hooking Eye.

I'm awake now!

Qinglu raised an eyebrow. As expected of her carefully selected main force, she woke up from the chaos so quickly!

But the roar of the Super Armored Rhinoceros didn't last long before the energy ball struck it directly. Amidst the booming sound, the Super Armored Rhinoceros cried out in pain, indicating that the energy ball had inflicted significant damage on it.

"Super Armored Rhinoceros, Earthquake!" But as long as he regains consciousness, everything will be alright!

Qinglu shouted at the Super Armored Rhinoceros with great momentum. Even though he was burned, his Super Armored Rhinoceros was still powerful!

The Super Armored Rhinoceros roared again, raising one foot.

"That sound is still quite energetic. In that case, Soul-Stealing Eyes, give us another round of flattery." Gu Xin smiled happily.

"???" Qinglu's expression changed.

I watched helplessly as that disgusting little thing (the bewitching-eyed creature) started hopping around in a disgusting way again, making disgusting, hoarse noises, and clapping its little paws together in a disgusting way.

The kind of praise that's malicious.

How disgusting!

then……

Then the Super Armored Rhinoceros started performing its wobbly, drunken fist dance again, and Gu Xin nodded in satisfaction.

"..."

You son of a bitch! When will this ever end?!

Qinglu was really about to lose it; his face turned ashen. If it weren't for his upbringing as the grandson of Da Mu Xuecheng, he would have really started cursing right now!

Is this how you fight in gym battles? You're disgusting, aren't you?

(End of this chapter)