Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

The first battle of Xia Yan's Lava Team "career" began without any warning.

The attackers were a group of rumblestones that sensed danger.

"Zoobat, Ultrasonic!"

"Fire-breathing Camel, Earth Power!"

Nanmu calmly directed the two spirits in battle.

"Big wolfhound, you're provoking me!"

"Fire-breathing camel, rockfall!"

Ishino also commanded his two Pokémon in battle, and his tactics were more violent than Kusunoki's.

As the two made their move, they both turned to look at Xia Yan.

Feeling their gazes, Xia Yan chuckled softly.

The fire lizard understood Xia Yan's meaning, immediately dropped off his shoulder, and quickly crawled to his front.

"Night Thief Salamander, Deception, Dragon Pulse."

Upon hearing this, the Night Thief Salamander's already cunning, narrow eyes gleamed with a black light, and its special attack ability was greatly enhanced.

It opened its mouth tightly, and a ball of not-too-dense and solidified dark purple dragon energy gathered in its mouth, which it then spat out at the attacking rumblebee.

"Dragon Pulse?"

When they saw the Night Thief Salamander's Dragon Pulse shatter the incoming Rumblebee, Kusunoki and Ishino were surprised.

Although they didn't recognize the Night Thief Salamander elf, it didn't stop them from learning some basic elf knowledge.

A Pokémon that can use the move Dragon Pulse must have Dragon-type blood in its veins.

These days, any Pokémon that has even a slight connection to the Dragon type tends to be more valuable.

They had also witnessed the strength of this fire lizard; it was definitely an elite-level creature.

Although they weren't Dragon-type Pokémon, a hint of greed still surfaced in their eyes.

Isn't this more valuable than these rumble stones in front of us?

Moreover, it's a relatively rare and unfamiliar spirit. Whether you hand it over to the organization in exchange for contribution points or keep it for your own use, it's a good choice.

At the same time, the two also understood why Shingo hadn't been paying as much attention to the condition of his previous Pokémon.

Why bother with bicycles when you already have motorcycles?

However, the two of them were quite restrained and did not turn their guns on each other immediately, but chose to wait and see.

And so.

This group of relatively weak Golems fell at the feet of the three.

Keep going.

"Brother Zhenwu, your Night Thief Fire Lizard is incredibly strong. Where did you catch it?" Nanmu couldn't contain his curiosity and asked.

Xia Yan glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, his eyes gleaming with barely suppressed greed.

Xia Yan couldn't help but laugh when he realized that the Night Thief Salamander had become a hot commodity in other people's eyes.

However, he remained outwardly calm and said, "It was a chance encounter."

This immediately extinguished their desire to catch it again.

As they ventured deeper into the canyon, the rock walls on either side grew closer, and the canyon became smaller. Along the way, they eliminated quite a few wild spirits, and Nanmu and Shiye reaped a considerable harvest. They estimated they would earn a significant amount of contribution points once they left this alternate dimension.

While walking.

Nanmu suddenly sniffed and asked in confusion, "Don't you guys think it smells a little good?"

Ishino nodded in a deep voice, "Yes, there is a bit. My big wolfhound also said that there has been a bit of it since just now, but the smell was very faint before, but it is more obvious now."

The fire lizard perched on Xia Yan's shoulder overheard their conversation, and a sly smile appeared in its narrow eyes.

"Roar!"

But their attention was quickly drawn to the howling of the large wolfhound.

All I saw was...

Not far away, scattered on the ground were black stones of varying sizes, and on the rock wall next to it was a small cave with more stones remaining at the entrance, and some occasionally falling out of the cave.

Xia Yan squatted down, picked up a piece of something from beside his feet, and gently rubbed it.

The black stone didn't explain anything; it crumbled at the slightest pressure, and black powder stuck to my hands.

I held it to my nose and sniffed it.

"Coal?" Xia Yan raised an eyebrow.

Their arrival also caught the attention of the elves who were "working" in the cave, and they slowly crawled out of the cave entrance, revealing their appearance.

Surrounded by smoke, a creature emerged with an orange-brown body and a huge black tortoise shell on its back, with five fiery red indentations inside, where something seemed to be burning.

"Torrell." Upon seeing the Pokémon, Nanmu uttered its name.

Torkoal, a Fire-type Pokémon, is either digging coal or on its way to dig coal. Its shell burns coal, continuously producing energy. If the coal burns out, it will be unable to move.

You can tell a lot about a creature's health by the smoke it emits from its shell. If the flames inside the shell are burning brightly, it means the creature is very energetic. If the flames go out, it may even be dead.

It's a fairly standard fire-type Pokémon.

However, due to its unique ability to find coal, its value is not low.

However, there is a special type of Coil Tortoise, which is the Coil Tortoise with the "sunlight" characteristic.

Like the previously encountered "Dust Stream" ability Gigantamax, the "Sunlight" ability Coalossy will change the weather to sunny when it enters the field, making it a good weather setter in a Sunny Day team.

If it has the "sunlight" trait, then the Coal Tortoise is more valuable.

However, the weather did not change after the coal turtle appeared, indicating that its characteristic is not "sunlight", and its value is limited.

Nanmu, standing behind Xia Yan, rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Zhenwu, the Coal Turtle is quite valuable. Why don't the two of us cover for you while you go and take it down?"

As he spoke, he gave Ishino a wink.

Ishino understood and agreed, "That's right. You didn't catch many Pokémon before. I can't let you suffer a loss on our first team. If you catch this Torkoal, it's yours!"

Listening to the two people behind him singing in unison, Xia Yan raised the corners of his mouth.

He didn't refuse, nodding and saying, "Okay."

The fire lizard fell to the ground.

"Night Thief Salamander, Turbid Mist."

Upon hearing this, the Night Thief Salamander opened its mouth, and a thick cloud of dark purple mist enveloped the Coal Turtle.

It took the coal turtle a beat to react after sensing the faint fishy smell of the murky fog.

enemy!

Thick smoke billowed from its back, coals inside its shell burned fiercely, and a torrent of flames shot from its mouth.

Flame jet!

hiss--

As soon as the flames came into contact with the murky fog, they hissed, and much of the condensed toxins evaporated.

"Get out of the way."

The fire lizard immediately dodged to the side, its red markings flickering in and out of focus.

Because the Fire Lizard and Xia Yan have almost no understanding of each other, even the most basic judgments and commands require Xia Yan to give the order.

If it were Beedrill or the like, they would make their own judgments in the face of such an attack without Xia Yan even needing to speak.

If trainers have to constantly command their Pokémon to fight, they will undoubtedly miss the best opportunity due to the transmission of commands and the trainer's and Pokémon's thinking and reaction.

However, it's enough to deal with a wild coal turtle.

Although some of the murky fog was burned away by the jet flames, some still drifted to the location of the Coal Turtle.

Once exposed to this murky fog, it spreads rapidly, like a bone-deep infection.

The coal turtle has been poisoned.

For the Night Thief Salamander, the worst thing is if its opponent isn't poisoned. Once they are, the battle becomes much easier.

"Venom Impact".

The fire lizard spits a "thick phlegm" at the coal turtle.

The effect of Poison Impact is that if the enemy is poisoned, the power of the move will be doubled. A move with a power of 65 points will become 130 points when doubled!

This would be a huge blow to the Coal Tortoise.

Normally, "Venom Trap" would be the best choice after Coal Tortoise is poisoned, as it can reduce the opponent's stats in multiple ways.

Since this Torkoal doesn't have the "Darkness" ability, it's very likely to have the "White Smoke" ability, meaning its stats won't be reduced by opponents, and "Poison Trap" won't be effective against it.

While Xia Yan was directing the Night Thief Salamander and the Coal Turtle in battle, Nanmu and Ishino behind him finally felt that their opportunity had arrived.

A sudden outburst.

"Big Wolfhound, crush it!"

"Goblin, wing attack!"

The large wolfhound lying prone on the ground, poised to pounce, and the giant bat swooping down from above, both locked their sights on Xia Yan.

however.

The charging wolfhound hadn't run more than a few steps when it stumbled and fell heavily to the ground. The giant beak bat also flapped its wings a few times, but its flight became somewhat unsteady.

"what?"

Kusunoki and Ishino also sensed that something was wrong.

My vision started to blur, followed by a feeling of dizziness that made me fall to the ground with a thud.

Their fire-breathing camels weren't in much better shape either, slumping limply on the ground.

poisoned!