Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

The already weakened Dragon King Scorpion, having taken this Earth Power attack, was destined to lose its ability to fight.

Based on Clay's understanding of Absol and his quick judgment, he didn't believe Absol would make that choice. Xia Yan also remained silent, so he had already sent Dracovish forward to "attack".

However, the result of this incorrect judgment was...

Draconis was defeated, and Absol took the damage.

The battle shifted from one against two to one against one.

Clearly, the last trace of the Dragon's Saliva's medicinal effects relieved Absol's pain.

"superpower?"

At this moment, Clay finally realized that Xia Yan and Absol's communication was not through words, but through superpowers.

From the very first action.

It's a trap!

"Damn it!" Clay couldn't help but blurt out.

His reaction was quick, but even so, it was too late.

It was all due to the disregard for Xia Yan and Xia Yan's previous "arrogant" words, which led to several misjudgments.

From the very beginning.

He was outmaneuvered!

A chill ran through Clay, not at Absol, but at Xia Yan, the young man he had never given a second glance to from the very beginning.

Xia Yan chuckled softly, this time without trying to hide his voice.

"It's time to end this."

In a one-on-one situation, Absol has the advantage.

and......

"Hiss!"

"Yongji!"

"Chocolate!"

Beedrill, Kadabra, and Togekiss also woke up after gaining some benefits!

Chapter Seventy-Five: Surrounding Three, Leaving One

"how do you feel?"

Upon seeing the three Pokémon awaken, Xia Yan immediately asked.

There's no rush to get them involved in Absol's battle, as the situation is pretty much stable.

Beedrill and the others just entered a strange state created by Jirachi, but that doesn't mean they weren't aware of the changes outside.

When they sensed that Xia Yan might be in danger, Kadabra and Togekiss immediately tried to wake up, but Beedrill stopped them.

According to Beedrill, if Xia Yan really senses danger, he will wake them up immediately.

Since he didn't do that, it means there's no problem. He's confident. All they need to do is get the benefits they can from Kirachi as soon as possible, and then wake up to help Xia Yan.

As it turned out, Xia Yan did not fall into crisis; in fact, he remained quite composed.

"Hiss." Beedrill looked at Kadabra, then at Togepi, and nodded to Xia Yan as the representative of the three Pokémon.

'It feels great.'

"That's good. Now watch how Absol fights; you should be able to learn something from it."

After saying that, they all looked at Absol and Nidoking's battle.

Nidoking with the Force ability and Life Orb is indeed very strong, but Absol is even stronger.

Xia Yan estimated that this Absol should soon cross the threshold again and enter the level of a near-Elite Four member.

In addition, Absol's special ability to foresee the future, combined with its preemptive moves, makes it difficult for Nidoking to gain an advantage.

Absol's ability to foresee the future is quite unique; is it due to an innate talent or something else...?

As Xia Yan pondered this, he turned his head to look at Jirachi, who was sleeping not far away.

Or was it because of Jirachi's help?

Jirachi is indeed asleep, but that doesn't mean he doesn't display his abilities while asleep. In fact, Jirachi can still fight while asleep, just like how Casey often fell asleep when he was young, but would instinctively use Instant Transmission to escape if he sensed danger.

Since Toki and the others benefited from helping Jirachi, it makes no sense that Absol, who contributed even more, wouldn't have gained anything in return.

The battle is still ongoing, but the outcome is already quite clear.

While keeping an eye on the battle, Beedrill also quietly moved to prevent Clay from escaping.

Pokkigu excitedly cheered Absol on, wishing he could step in and help it.

Only Yunjira kept its eyes fixed on Absol's sharp horn, which occasionally glowed with light; that was the key to its ability to "foresee the future."

Without realizing it.

As Absol's horn lit up again and Yamata used Precognition, a bright blue halo appeared in Kadabra's eyes, and its psychic powers surged, resonating with Absol's energy fluctuations.

"Ok?"

Xia Yan looked at Yongjila with some surprise, noticing that something was wrong with her.

"Predicting the future?"

Some surprises.

“Yongji…” Yongjira spoke slowly, as if in a murmur.

'Kirach taught me.'

Xia Yan suddenly realized.

It seems that the benefit Kadabra gained from Jirachi was learning the move "Foresight" and having some special applications of it, similar to Absol's special applications of "Foresight".

This is good news.

"Yongji!" Yunjira spoke again, the blue light in its eyes suddenly receding, and its superpowers returning to its body.

'He's trying to escape!'

Almost the instant Yunjira spoke, Clay gave the order for Nidoking to hold off Absol.

At the same time, a Poké Ball was thrown, and a Dratini that was clearly not yet recovered and had injuries appeared.

Clay glared at Xia Yan and hugged the dragon-headed mole.

As a Ground/Steel type Excadrill, it has an extremely strong digging ability. The moment it was summoned by Clay, it knew what it had to do.

Its drill-like horns gleamed with a metallic sheen as it turned and charged toward a thick rock wall.

Once the dragon-headed ground squirrel comes into contact with a rock wall, it will demonstrate its superb digging ability, and can burrow a long distance into the soil in the blink of an eye.

"Hiss!"

At this time.

The Beedrill, ready to pounce, reacted the instant it heard Kadabra's warning.

Shot.

A faint halo appeared on its body, and its speed suddenly increased dramatically. Accompanied by the pulsation of the golden patterns on its wings, its speed instantly surpassed the fastest it could have reached before.

High-speed movement!

'So Beedrill learned how to use the Agility move from Jirachi,' Xia Yan thought to himself as he watched this.

What did Pokkigu learn?

hum-

The shimmering blue cross-shaped blades cleaved powerfully as the Beedrill sped out at full speed.

however.

Clay was clearly prepared and had anticipated Beedrill's interception, so he threw out another Poké Ball.

In the red light, a heavily wounded Zubat blocked Beedrill's attack path.

At the same time, the dragon-headed mole immediately changed direction, its sudden lunge at the rock wall a feint, its real target...

It's right under your feet!

"A very rational choice, a tough decision," Xia Yan murmured to himself.

Xia Yan was not surprised by Clay's escape, nor was he surprised that he could not stop him from escaping.

This is why he didn't take the opportunity to attack Clay directly, even though Beedrill had the chance before.

A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

A seasoned hunter like Clay must have a backup plan; blindly attacking might just play right into his hands.

He decisively abandoned several Pokémon as a price to escape, and with Clay's strength, Xia Yan couldn't stop him.

Moreover, if we keep pressing him when he's at his wit's end, he might fight back desperately and bite Xia Yan even if it kills him, which would be a losing proposition.

All he could do was make him pay as high a price as possible.

but.

Xia Yan smiled and chuckled softly, saying, "'Surround three sides, leave one open, and let a way out.' This isn't just for war..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Dragon Head Mole led Clay underground.

however.

The instant it sank into the ground.

"Desert dragonfly, earthquake!"

A powerful voice came from the entrance of the cave.

Immediately afterwards, the ground began to tremble at different frequencies.