Pokémon Breeding Guide.

Chapter 494 Aurora Ribbons in the Desert

"Well then, for the second round, I hope you all can put up a good fight and not all fall down right at the second round."

Zhu Suihan looked at the monitor screen, not particularly surprised by Xiao Zhi's performance.

Give a super newcomer a stage to perform, and he can truly show you what the value of physical sainthood is.

The test was designed to retain a sliver of humanity, but not much.

After the mountain climber made his way up, the first thing he saw was a supply station where he could replenish his water and nutrients.

There is no limit to the rest time, but as we know from the test just now, the longer it drags on, the more things will change, unless someone thinks that passing the first test means they have succeeded.

"That child is so full of energy."

The mountain climber lamented that he was indeed past his prime, and that judging from the aid stations, Ash definitely hadn't rested; at least in that respect, Ash was far superior to him.

The Gold and Silver Duo and Mirat also climbed up, and Akin took out his binoculars again to observe the area ahead.

"After climbing up, there is a gentle plateau. You can still vaguely see the cast walls ahead, which should be the dividing point that separates the trial grounds."

Ajin gestured: "A place that could barely be called a rectangle, divided into rectangles of different sizes by walls?"

Yin took the binoculars and glanced at them.

"The foreground seems to be a simulated desert. Let's prepare our water supply first, as that place isn't very friendly to our two lineups."

Akin was taken aback: "Aren't your Feraligatr and Gyarados both Water-type?"

Silver nodded: "We need to be careful with both Water and Grass types. Who knows if there's some kind of oasis in this desert, and then Brother Suihan can put some water-storing and herbivorous Pokémon in there."

Akin pondered, "Desert Naya, Dream Song Naya, and the Sand Bell Cactus?"

These are all major water reservoirs in the desert. If you think you can defeat everything with your water attribute, you'll easily be defeated when you encounter them.

SilverAsh was greatly pleased: "You finally understand a little about culture. As for herbivores, I'm still not clear, because those Pokémon don't seem to like deserts."

Akin said he understood: "Do you have any extra fabric? Let's make a headscarf. This desert is definitely not a place you can cross without any preparation."

Yin glanced at the rest stop: "Yes, let's get ready before we go. We also need to replenish our water supply."

The challengers entered the second stage one after another. The extreme environment of the desert quickly taught them a lesson, and they had no choice but to recall their partners into their Poké Balls.

Aside from some Pokémon that can adapt to the environment, if other companions were to travel with you in a place like this, they might not even be able to fight when danger comes.

The howling sandstorm made Mirat feel uncomfortable. He felt that if it weren't for his companions shielding him from the sandstorm, he would probably be a sand sculpture that was unable to walk by now.

Mirat suddenly realized that being a little shorter wasn't so bad after all.

At least the chassis is low, so you don't have to bend over or lie down to walk when facing sandstorms.

Along the way, he had already seen several adults who had to transform into four-legged monsters.

"Trees? What's the situation up ahead?"

"Hu Suo!"

Saria shook his head, indicating that apart from some Pokémon hiding and resting in certain places, he had not found anything unusual.

Mirat instinctively took a sip of water.

"Thank you, tree? No way! Without you, I probably would have been blown away long ago."

Tree Monster grinned broadly: "Hu Suo!"

I will protect you, Mirat!

Mirat has a low chassis, but it's also lightweight, so Dewpod is the real boss, completely different from Ash.

Mirat's eyes were subtle: "That guy should be able to charge forward through the sandstorm, right?"

"Husuo?"

Suddenly, Treecko became alert and shielded Mirat behind him. Mirat also instantly tightened his grip on the Poké Ball at his waist, ready to throw Sceptile out to deliver a sneak attack with Leaf Blade.

"Husuo?"

Shu was stunned. There were no enemies in front of her, but why did she feel that an overwhelming danger was coming towards her?

Mirat looked down. The sand he was standing on was very solid, not showing any signs of a quicksand environment or quicksand hell.

There are no Pokémon, and it's not a change in terrain, so it must be the sandstorm itself?

Mirat narrowed his eyes: "Trees? Be careful, there's something strange in the sandstorm."

"Husuo?"

Tree Monster glanced back and saw Mira nod. This time, his arm glowed with elemental energy, and he swung out two heavy arm hammers.

The act of the hammer striking the air created a small amount of turbulence. Mirat observed it intently and quickly discovered the problem hidden within.

"Lizard King, aim for those larger pebbles and trap them with grass knots."

The Lizard King appeared, and the knotted grass covered a sandstorm like a woven fishing net.

Mirat began to give instructions: "Lizard King, keep watch around. Tree, go check what's in the gravel."

Tree Monster went over to take a look, and then froze.

"Husuo?"

There are so many colors. Did the sandstorm stir up gemstone fragments from the ground?

Mirat: !

"Wait, don't touch it!"

Mirat's loud roar startled the Tree Monster, causing it to jump back, and even the Lizard King looked puzzled.

"This is not a gemstone fragment."

Miral tightened her mask and took out a pair of gloves from her pocket and put them on.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the difficult part of the assessment."

"Holy crap, a powder-based attack?"

Ah Jin stared dumbfounded at the scattered "gemstone fragments" on the ground, gaining another layer of understanding of the darker side of Brother Suihan.

"Cool Taro, isn't Mr. Sakaki known as 'Sakaki of the Earth'? How about some advice?"

Silver had a tense expression. They had almost been hit by the attack. If it weren't for Akin's Togekiss swatting them away with its wing, they would probably be lying on the ground now, having failed the challenge.

"It can be done; industrialized assembly line operations can achieve this."

Silver explained, "For example, the Pokémon that can create sandstorms take on the first rough processing task, and then the Pokémon that can use powder-type moves start to exert their power in the direction of the wind."

"My father tried this combination before, since there are quite a few Bug-type Pokémon in Viridian Forest."

Akin asked curiously, "The same tactics?"

Yin's lips twitched.

"No, Father was just training wild Pokémon to be proficient in powder-type moves, turning this combination into 'Sandstorm Powder Missiles,' or rather, powder mines hidden in grassy areas."

"As for Brother Suihan, it's less about being part of a tactic and more about him simply polluting the environment with various powder-like moves and then ruthlessly punishing us."

Boom!

The roaring sound from not far away made Akin look at his good brother. Since Mr. Sakaki had already tried this kind of tactical thinking, Cool Taro must know the problem.

Yin shrugged.

"The Bug-type move 'Dust' was probably taken by a trainer who was obsessed with the idea that Fire beats Bug and Fire beats Grass, and wanted to burn the dust and spores completely."

"It's commendable that they were able to spot the traps in the sandstorm, but their handling of the situation was lacking."

The effect of this dust trick is simple and brutal: it explodes when it comes into contact with fire.

Given the eerie atmosphere of this place, it's not certain that the other powder particles that would be swept up after the explosion could be completely blocked.

They'll either fall asleep, get poisoned, or become paralyzed.

"If you get stuck to a cotton spore that can slow you down, it will quickly turn into a sand sculpture with its own weight in a sandstorm, forcibly locking you in place."

Silver said, "Of course, there's another possibility: after getting stuck with the Rage Powder, it gets attracted and blindly charges towards the Pokémon that's scattering the powder, only to be trapped and killed by Pokémon like Diglett or Trapinch."

Akin trembled.

Everyone always says that Brother Suihan is a ghost, but now he's discovered that the ruthless Taro, who can keep up with Brother Suihan's way of thinking, isn't much different.

Can't you even use a fair and square test?

There are no Pokémon battles, but there are Pokémon battles everywhere, and if you make even the slightest mistake, you will be completely defeated.

"Pok!"

How long are you two idiots going to chat?!

Akin's Poktaro screamed, and the two brothers looked in the direction Poktaro pointed, their expressions both freezing.

A cloud of colorful dust drifted out from all directions, its vibrant hues like a bright aurora in the gloomy sandstorm, or a signal flare for a general offensive.

However, if this aurora were to stick to one's body, it would give all challengers an extremely haunting experience, and might even cause them to develop a psychological aversion to sandstorms from then on.

Akin jumped up in a panic: "Run! Cold-blooded Taro, come here!"

Silver quickly climbed onto Typhlosion's back and opened the Poké Balls of Gyarados and Kingdra with his right hand.

"Please, do everything you can to pray for rain!"

Akin opened the Poké Ball: "Politoed, you go too!"

The Aurora combo of powder-type moves includes the explosive dust move. And since you've already gathered all the powder-type moves, is it really that hard to just sprinkle a tiny bit of fire scales from Volcarona?

Therefore, Typhlosion's best role is to temporarily transform into a riding Pokémon, allowing the Pokémon in their team that can use Rain Dance and are barely able to adapt to the desert environment to exert their power.

Poliwag and Kingdra jumped onto Gyarados's back, and the three Pokémon's combined Rain Dance instantly covered a large area of ​​desert, washing away the sandstorm and powder that was hitting them.

Ajin pulled down his goggles and took out a spare portion from his backpack to give to Yin.

"Bomb Taro, let's go! Watch out for Diglett, and the Trapinch's desert trap!"

Although these Pokémon possess the "Sand Dune" ability, in the current environment, their inherent racial traits are far more dangerous than their ability.

Getting caught up in it will drag on and cause you to become disconnected from their rain-seeking formation, increasing the likelihood of being affected by the aurora.

(End of this chapter)