Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Do you know what kind of dog is the most dangerous?

Before he could answer, Xia Yan said to himself:

"A dog that doesn't bark."

A smile appeared on his face, and then he said, "Do you know why I had to appease Absol? Because the more obvious it is, the more guilty you are. A barking dog like you shouldn't show me your bottom line so openly anymore."

joke.

Xia Yan didn't believe that someone could maintain their full strength after wandering around "Meteor Village," stealing some things, and fighting a fierce battle with Absol.

Moreover, Jirachi's anomaly appeared only briefly before he arrived here, indicating that he hadn't gone far at all and was still lingering nearby. Therefore, he hadn't left Meteor Falls and hadn't fully recovered his Pokémon form.

Most importantly, the Jirachi crystal is still here.

This means that he fought Absol but did not gain the upper hand. He only damaged the Jirachi Crystal and injured Absol, but was unable to take the crystal.

Putting himself in Absol's shoes, Xia Yan reasoned that as a hunter, if he could defeat Absol, he wouldn't leave such a valuable prey here.

Therefore, based on the above points, the conclusion is...

He's faking it!

"dog?"

Clay's expression was slightly ferocious, but he quickly regained his composure.

Just as Xia Yan had guessed, he came to Meteor Falls for Jirachi.

However, before they could find Jirachi, they entered the "Meteor Village" for some reason and stole a batch of valuable Dragon-type Pokémon babies.

Of course, he also got into a fight with a few Meteorites.

As a result, the injury was severe.

After leaving "Meteor Village", he was lucky enough to find Jirachi's location.

But then Absol appeared, and they fought again.

The result can be imagined.

Not only did they destroy Jirachi's sleeping crystal, they also failed to defeat Absol.

The reason he returned is that he knows it won't be easy for Absol, a wild Pokémon, to recover from its injuries, and although he hasn't fully recovered either, he is undoubtedly in much better shape than Absol.

Whether his previous words were an act of feigning strength or a test of Absol, the purpose was roughly the same.

Judging from Xia Yan's current attitude, a fight seems inevitable.

Listening to their fiercely competitive exchange.

Absol hesitated whether to turn back.

It understood the reasoning and knew that Xia Yan was speaking to the other party.

But for some reason, it felt that Xia Yan's words about facing a dog seemed to have unconsciously included it as well.

In the end, Absol chose not to move.

In situations like this, whoever responds is essentially being talked about.

Chapter Seventy-Three: Pushing Down and Biting

“You’ve got a sharp tongue.” Clay lowered his voice. “I’d like to see if a heavily injured Absol and a few small fry can stop me.”

As they spoke, they threw out two more Poké Balls.

As the red light flashed.

An Ariados and a Dragon Scorpion.

Judging from Nidoking's strength, it should be a Gym Leader-level Pokémon.

However, it was quite obvious that neither Ariados nor Draculeus were in good condition, and both had obvious injuries.

But three Gym Leader-level Pokémon, plus a Trainer who knows them well, and a sound strategy...

Even if Absol is stronger, he might not be able to win against three opponents.

Unless it has already broken through the level of the Pavilion Master and reached the level of the Quasi-Heavenly King.

Judging from Absol's serious and wary demeanor just now, it's clear that it hasn't reached that level yet.

'How did Absol win before?' Xia Yan was a little curious.

The reason was that Xia Yan didn't know that when Clay and Absol first met, they had just escaped from the "Meteor Village" and were hiding from the pursuit of the Meteor People. Their Pokémon were all more or less injured, so when they fought, they were only evenly matched with Absol.

Having spent so much time at Meteor Falls, using up all the resources he had left to restore Nidoking, Nidoking, as Clay's ace, is in pretty good condition.

"Even if Absol is stronger, it's still risky for one against three. Beedrill and the others are still under Jirachi's wish-granting influence and should be able to gain some benefits, so it's best not to disturb them if possible."

Xia Yan quickly thought of a solution.

'Our only advantage now is that the opponent doesn't know Absol has recovered. Therefore, the first engagement is crucial; we must catch them off guard and ideally inflict casualties.'

He bent down and squatted on Absol's body, pretending to whisper something in its ear, but in reality, with Kadabra's psychic powers, he didn't need to do that.

Xia Yan and Absol were meeting for the first time, and Xia Yan was not very clear about Absol's strength and condition. Absol also had its own fighting rhythm and methods. If Xia Yan blindly tried to command Absol to fight, it might not only fail to provide help, but also affect its performance.

So he only told Absol the tactical arrangements and objectives; how to operate and fight was up to Absol.

Just like his previous collaboration with Kikuko's Gastly.

Absol nodded from time to time as he listened to Xia Yan’s words.

Upon hearing the last part, she turned back to look at him with a face full of surprise and disbelief.

Seriously?

"Opportunity!" Clay thought to himself, and seized the moment Absol turned around to launch his attack.

"coming."

Xia Yan slapped Absol, then quickly retreated, throwing out three Poké Balls at the same time.

Megalodon, Shuttle, and... Ditto.

Since the beepers are temporarily unable to move, they can only protect themselves to prevent the enemy from raiding their base.

“Ditto, turn into Megalodon,” Xia Yan said.

Then the Ditto on the ground twisted and changed, and another Sharpedo appeared in the arena.

After all, they've been together for a while now. Although Ditto and Sharpedo's relationship isn't great, Ditto can still transform into Sharpedo.

"Roar?"

The Megalodon saw its exact replica and let out a low growl, its body trembling slightly.

'It's over, it's over! Those terrifying humans have found a replacement for me. That limp creature can become me. Now I'm even useless at the last hurdle!'

Megalodon looked utterly desperate.

I'm already wondering what will happen to me.

Braised? Or steamed?

Or is it the shark fin that person always talks about?

Then he saw Xia Yan looking at him with a smile.

Megalodon was trembling inside, but managed a very forced smile.

"Be good and listen to my orders later."

There's still hope!

The megalodon nodded repeatedly; if it had hands, it would have thumped its chest loudly.

Meanwhile, as Xia Yan was arranging Ditto and Sharpedo, Absol and Clay's three Pokémon also sparked a lively interaction.

All I saw was...

Nidoking leaned forward, and a beam of silver-blue energy shot out from its open mouth—the Freeze Beam!

Furthermore, it can be seen that as Nidoking unleashed its freezing beam, a part of its body emitted a faint glow.

"The Pearl of Life?" Xia Yan squinted.

As one of the original War Gods, Nidoking with the Force ability is a popular strategy in the current Pokémon world, which has led to Pokémon with the Force ability generally being expensive, and Life Orbs are even more scarce.

Unfortunately, not everyone can afford to train them.

Meanwhile, Ariados and the Dragon Scorpion also launched their attacks. However, due to their injuries, they could only play a restraining role.

Drapion used Brick Break, a Fighting-type move that is super effective against Dark-type Pokémon, while Ariados used Pin Missile, a Bug-type move that is also super effective against Dark-type Pokémon, from a distance.

Three-sided attack!

In Clay's eyes, even if Absol were to struggle, he would have to withstand the damage from at least one or even two Pokémon before he could attack his Pokémon.

"They're here," Xia Yan thought to himself.

just see.

Absol's body suddenly folded and flickered, unleashing the Flash of Light technique. Not only did he evade the attack with his suddenly increased speed, but he also quickly closed in on Ariadne.

"what?!"

Clay's eyes widened slightly, somewhat incredulous.

Absol, is he back to normal?

Why?

Then, his gaze involuntarily fell on Xia Yan, who stood calmly not far away.

It's him?

However, before he could figure out how Xia Yan had done it, he heard Xia Yan slowly say:

"One."

One?

boom!