Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Fortunately, Daigo and Watari both stepped onto the battlefield, and after much preparation, their duel finally began.

Behind Xia Yan, Du Jiancha peeked out curiously, looking at the vast arena and the two people standing on either side.

'Is this what Togekiss meant by Pokémon battles?'

With the referee's whistle, the red and blue flags in their hands were lowered to the ground.

The battle has officially begun.

Two red lights flashed, and the ground shook violently.

Cocodora, covered in heavy silver-white metal armor, landed, its gleaming metal spikes revealing its ferocity, and its strong, powerful limbs stomped heavily on the ground, raising dust.

"Kado!!"

On the other hand, when Watari's spirit appeared, it seemed much gentler.

With her slender figure and every movement exuding elegance and ease, she is Hakron.

The appearance of Hakron made the originally clear weather gradually become hazy.

Xia Yan's eyes lit up. "It has already evolved into Dragonair? Then this match is not very advantageous for Daigo."

Dragonair can learn and master quite a few Water-type moves, which puts Steel- and Rock-type Cocoyar at a disadvantage in terms of moves.

In Xia Yan's mind, the course and outcome of this battle began to unfold naturally.

"Hmph! He summoned his ace Pokémon right off the bat. That's Daigo's signature Pokémon, MetalGreymon." Dujuan clearly sensed Daigo's disadvantage on the field and said somewhat indignantly.

Xia Yan glanced at her.

As an academic, his basic knowledge is adequate, and his advantages are evident.

“But the move that decided the outcome wasn’t against Hakron…” Xia Yan shook his head and sighed.

Before Lance's Dragonair evolved into Dragonite, his trump card was always Charizard. Even after it evolved into Dragonite, it would be difficult to surpass Charizard's tactical position in Lance's team without a period of catching up.

Charizard, a Fire-type Pokémon that can fly, is significantly weaker than Steven's Steel-type Pokémon, which is inherently weak in Speed.

Dujuan glared at her, "How do you know that Daigo-senpai's Cocoyora doesn't have a way to counter Dragonair?"

Xia Yan ignored her angry expression, but he agreed with her words and nodded, saying, "Indeed, Dragon Dive would be very effective if it could hit Dragonair, but the premise is that it can hit it. Cocodra's weakness in terms of speed is too great."

Moreover, Wataru will definitely use 'Dragon Dance' as his starting stance.

"How did you know it was Dragon Dive?" Du Juan was somewhat surprised, and she was also surprised that Xia Yan was able to guess their tactics.

On the field, Lance did indeed have Dragon Dance used, not to increase attack power, but to further enhance its speed advantage.

Although Xia Yan always teases him by calling him "Dodo Bird," he is still very strong to become a champion in the future, and his control over the rhythm of the battle is precise down to every second and every moment.

No matter what, Watari is a few years older than Go, and those few years of experience are a huge advantage.

The reason he failed to become the champion of the Kanto region later on.

On the one hand, the Kanto region, as the birthplace of the League, is indeed full of talented people. Some of the Elite Four members would not fail to become champions if they went to a relatively weak region, such as the Unova region and the Kalos region, which have always been criticized.

Alola is a purely rural area, so let's not even talk about it.

Moreover, Lorelei's strength is indeed quite outstanding, and Ice-type Pokémon are too effective against Lance, who is composed entirely of Flying-type Pokémon.

On the other hand, it's because the family that Wataru belongs to, the Dragon Clan, is located in the City of Ink, which is in the Johto region. Becoming the champion in the Johto region would obviously be more beneficial to the family's development.

Having reached that level of attainment, and having grown rapidly thanks to the resources provided by the Dragon Clan for so long, it was time for him to give back to the clan.

This is the advantage of growing up in a large family of trainers, but it is also a constraint.

Even Daigo eventually had to step down and hand over the reins to Michael to take over Devon Corporation.

This proves the point.

If things don't go well, go home early to take over the billions of assets; if things go well, stay a few more years before going back to take over the billions of assets.

The lives of the rich are so dull, boring, and monotonous.

Let's put aside the digression.

The moment of truth has finally arrived for Cocodora and Hakron in the arena.

Du Juan, standing beside her, clutched her book tightly, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

But Xia Yan knew that the outcome was already decided.

"Du won the first round."

Chapter 100 My Predictions and Your Predictions

"Hakuron, Water Tail!"

As Dragonair's slender tail stirred the rushing water, Daigo's Cadoram fell to the ground.

However, Hakron paid a heavy price to defeat Kordor, panting heavily and looking extremely exhausted.

Steven recalled Academia with a Poké Ball. His expression didn't change much; he remained calm and composed, without any arrogance or impatience. He simply whispered to Academia, "You've done very well."

On the other side, Wataru didn't hesitate and recalled the Hakuron, which had exhausted its stamina.

Although Hakrond won in this state, continuing the fight would only deplete his stamina.

Although it seems like Watari won, the actual result was a draw.

"Great! His Hakron is no longer effective!" Dujuan exclaimed excitedly, clenching her little fists.

In her opinion, as a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, it should at least be an ace Pokémon, right?

The first one didn't work.

Xia Yan just smiled and didn't say much.

Lance and Steven are somewhat different. Steven's starter Pokémon is Shiny Beldum, which is also the Pokémon that has been with him the longest, just like Cynthia's Gible.

However, Du was only brought back to the Dragon Clan later, and his Hakulong was only recently captured. To call him an ace would be a stretch.

"The choice of the second Pokémon is especially important." Xia Yan narrowed his eyes, putting himself in their shoes and thinking about which Pokémon he would send out if he were in their shoes.

Du Juan, standing nearby, rolled her eyes.

Of course, there are only three Pokémon battling, and every choice you make in each battle is very important, okay?

She didn't understand Xia Yan's meaning, and Xia Yan was too lazy to explain.

He muttered to himself, "If it's Steven, we should bring out Skarmory. Lance... is it Gyarados?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Daigo and Lance threw out Poké Balls again.

Du Juan's eyes widened, and she looked at Xia Yan, who was standing with his arms crossed and deep in thought, with some disbelief.

Because the spirits that Daigo and Wataru summoned were exactly the same as he had guessed.

"How do you know?"

Xia Yan didn't look at her, but just muttered to himself again:

"Unfortunately, Lance wasn't bold enough. If he had sent out Gyarados right from the start, the outcome of the match would have been decided. However, Draco would have given Gyarados more time to prepare. If Gyarados stacked up Dragon Dance, it wouldn't be impossible for it to sweep the team. But choosing the more reliable Dragonair is also fine, it just adds a bit more suspense."

He continued, "However, the order in which Daigo sent out his Pokémon was indeed bold enough. But by sending Dora first, he had already avoided his biggest weakness."

Simply put, the battle between Daigo and Wataru was actually a battle of "I predict your predictions and you predict my predictions."

Psychological warfare has a higher probability of determining victory or defeat than command in actual combat.

Du Juan watched Xia Yan analyze the situation alone, and she said she didn't quite understand what Xia Yan was talking about.

It seemed the same as what she learned from books, but it also seemed very different, though she couldn't quite put her finger on the differences.

"So who will win this time?"

Du Juan unconsciously wanted Xia Yan's judgment.

Xia Yan glanced at her subtly and chuckled, saying, "If nothing unexpected happens, Skarmory will probably win this time."

Steven's Skarmory is excellent, and Lance's Gyarados is also quite good. Unfortunately, Skarmory has the advantage of being in the air, which allows it to repeatedly try to use Air Slash.

If Gyarados flinches even once, Skarmory's chances of winning increase by one point.

It's not a turn-based game, where you take turns attacking.

really.

Not long after, Lance's Gyarados collapsed heavily to the ground, unable to battle.

The armored bird slowly descended from the sky, its condition not good, with arcs of electricity crackling around its body.

The Thunderstrike from Gyarados hit successfully once, and that one hit almost overwhelmed Skarmory.

However, Thunder's accuracy was too low, and Skarmory ultimately won with Air Slash.

However, like Lance, Daigo chose to recall Skarmory.

"Great! Senior Daigo's trump card hasn't even been played yet, victory is assured!" Dujuan exclaimed excitedly.

She subconsciously looked at Xia Yan, hoping to see a look of disappointment on his face.

In her view, she was a supporter of Daigo, so Natsuhiko was a supporter of Wataru. As a supporter, she couldn't lose in terms of momentum.

“Daigo won’t use MetalGreymon,” Xia Yan said calmly, as if stating a fact.

"why?"

Because MetalGreymon is weak against Charizard... Xia Yan didn't answer, but just muttered to himself.

However, if you use a Rock-type Pokémon, it's a different story, as Rock-type Pokémon are four times super effective against Charizard.

"In that case... Lance won't have to send out Charizard in the end. Interesting."

"Charizard? So Daigo's opponent also had a Charizard?" Cuckoo seemed to finally understand.

Xia Yan's single sword sheath behind him also kept an eye on the field.

Why is everyone else so amazing?

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The last one for both sides.