Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

..............................

[Ding! Tire Cat (24) defeated Lampshade Night Mushroom (28). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level is equal to yours. Congratulations, host! You have gained 28 points. Tire Cat's growth level has been slightly increased!]

..............................

[Ding! Through continuous efforts, Tire Cat's growth level has increased. Current level: 25!]

..............................

"Meow!!"

(I, Shin-chan, am indeed the fourth best in the world!!)

Another victory, and Xiaoxin's confidence soared.

With his hands on his hips, he looked as tall as the sky.

Only Mu Yun, who understood her words, smiled helplessly.

This child, even at her most arrogant, only dares to compete for fourth place. I don't know whether to call her arrogant or praise her for having self-awareness.

"Wow, Tire is amazing!"

As Tire Cat battled against more than a dozen people and won one victory after another, the surrounding garrison members all exclaimed in surprise.

If it were simply a matter of sheer strength, they wouldn't be too surprised, given the precedents of Beedrill, Pidgeot, and Ninetales.

But Tilley's moves are really too peculiar.

Not only is he proficient in using two moves simultaneously, but he has also mastered a spherical move whose specific details are unknown.

Sometimes it's a water balloon, sometimes an electric balloon, and later when they were attacking the Night Mushroom, they even used a wind balloon.

Every single match is a match where elemental advantage is countered; who can stand that?

"Shin-chan, come back and rest for a while. Let Dadan and the others practice next."

Mu Yun said.

Since we're going to practice, we should practice together.

Otherwise, if we only level up Shin-chan, it will be inconvenient for him and Tetsuya to farm experience together later.

Meow~~

Xiao Xin, who had just been acting arrogantly, immediately jumped obediently to Mu Yun's side after hearing his call.

"Master Mu, it's our shift next."

A young man dressed in camouflage clothing with faint blue patterns walked up.

"Please release your spirits!"

Upon hearing that Mu Yun wanted to change his Pokémon, the referee cast a curious glance at him.

The same was true of everyone around them.

They initially thought that the Tilley Cat they had just seen was one of Mu Yun's newly trained Pokémon, but now it seems there are more than that.

"Go on, Little Iron."

Under the curious gazes of the crowd, Mu Yun immediately threw out a Poké Ball.

Awesome!

With a soft sound, a bright silver elf appeared in front of Mu Yun.

"Cocodora!?"

Those around immediately recognized the elf's name.

Cocodora is a powerful and rare Steel-type Pokémon.

Many people couldn't help but show expressions of envy.

"It's up to you, Drizzle King."

On the other side, the members of the Flowing Water Team also released their Pokémon.

It was a creature with a bluish-black body, yellowish-green legs, and an overall shape resembling a spider.

What's amazing is that although he resembles a spider, he has bubble-like structures on his head and knee joints.

It is none other than the water-insect dual-attribute Pokémon—Spider-Man!

A kind of amphibious spirit.

"Both Pokémon are in position, let the match begin!"

Upon seeing that Drizzle and Coco Dora were in position, the referee immediately called out.

"Spider-Drip, Bubble Ray!"

The trainer of the Spider-Man immediately shouted.

Although Araquos is not good at special attacks, it has no choice but to use ranged moves first because Cocoyora is a well-known physical defense user.

Most importantly, having just experienced the shock of Tire Meow, he really didn't dare to get close, fearing that if Dizhuba was touched by Coco Dora, it would use some strange moves.

At the same time, Mu Yun also issued a command, but unusually, he did not use any offensive moves, but instead chose to strengthen his defense.

"Little Iron, Iron Wall!"

"So many!!"

Almost the instant Mu Yun's voice fell, the iron-like luster began to shimmer on Xiao Tie's body.

And not just once.

In fact, if Mu Yun hadn't told Xiao Tie that during the match they had to wait for the referee's voice or his instructions before they could officially start using their moves, Xiao Tie would have started stacking armor the moment he appeared.

Because he was on the battlefield and without the Iron Wall buff, Xiao Tie felt very uneasy. In the blink of an eye, he used the Iron Wall buff three times.

With the use of Iron Wall, his special ability, Absolute Defense, is also triggered simultaneously.

If Iron Wall is successfully cast, Physical Defense level +6; if the trait is triggered, Physical Defense level will increase by an additional 3.

Special Defense base stat and Special Defense level trigger a synchronization effect.

Special defense: 40→185

Special Defense Level: 0→9

In an instant, Xiao Tie's base stats for both defenses reached 185, and the defensive effects of both defenses increased by 9 levels, resulting in a roughly 450% increase in defensive effectiveness.

"Such a fast iron wall!"

Outside the arena, Wang Fugui, who had lost the battle, exclaimed in amazement.

However, because Xiao Tie's Iron Wall was cast too quickly, and the bright sunlight made his silvery-white armor shine, Wang Fugui was not quite aware that Xiao Tie had fully activated Iron Wall's defense in the blink of an eye, and only thought that he had used Iron Wall once.

Not only him, but all the other spectators, even those who had focused all their attention on Xiao Tie, only saw a glimmer of light.

They had no idea that the light actually contained three layers of iron barrier.

With the Iron Wall's practical application complete, Xiao Tie's worried and nervous mood finally eased a bit.

Only then can one focus on observing their opponent.

I've never seen this Pokémon before. It looks like a Water-type Pokémon. I wonder how its attack power compares to its boldness.

As Xiao Tie was thinking, the attack of the Dripping Spider King was also completed.

A series of smooth, translucent bubbles shot out from the water jacket of the Dripping Spider.

Although it resembles a bubble, its speed is by no means slow.

Like a series of powerful steel balls, they rapidly attacked Xiao Tie.

Seeing this, Xiao Tie subconsciously used Iron Wall again.

For normal Pokémon, whether it's increasing physical attack or physical defense, the boost can only be stacked up to six levels.

It's not that the Pokémon has reached its limit, but rather that it's a kind of rule-based restriction, similar to a near-death protection mechanism.

But Xiao Tie is different. With the characteristic of absolute defense, there is no limit to the amount of Iron Wall that Xiao Tie can use. The only limitation is whether he can withstand it.

For him now, two layers of iron walls are like breathing for an ordinary person, with almost no pressure; three layers of iron walls are like walking for an ordinary person, with some exertion but not much.

The four layers of iron walls are similar to a normal person jogging; there are already noticeable changes in breathing and physical exertion.

Once you reach the fifth floor, it's all about speed and running; even a small iron can't keep up for long.

As for the sixth floor, it is usable, but once it's used up, it can only stand still and can't move.

"What's the use of an iron wall?"

The trainer of the Spider King looked at the Iron-clad creature and saw it shimmer with a metallic sheen once again, and felt a little puzzled.

Could it be that the opponent didn't know that Bubble Beam is a special attack move?

Doesn't that mean he can win today?

If we win, what kind of dishes should we choose for the extra meal...?

To motivate them, Mu Yun specifically mentioned that whoever wins a match against him in the daily battles will receive an extra four dishes and a soup, made with any ingredients available in the camp.

As he was thinking, Dripping Spider's bubble beam slammed into Little Iron's body.

bang bang bang! ! !

The bubbles burst with light, like firecrackers exploding in unison, or like metal clashing.

"You got it right?"

Some of the onlookers were puzzled.

After so many days, this seems to be the first time they've seen Mu Yun's elves attacked.

Previously, neither Beedrill, Pidgeot, Ninetales, nor the newly appeared Tireymega, had ever been hit by the move.

Could it be that this new elf is Mu Yun's weakness?