Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

However, it was just a tactical exercise after all; the result wasn't important, the process was.

"Then... let's give it a try?" Watari asked tentatively.

"Nanami, can I borrow your Chansey for a moment?" Xia Yan asked.

"no problem."

As she spoke, Nanami handed the Poké Ball containing Chansey to Xia Yan, showing her complete trust in him.

"Let's start in fifteen minutes. I need to talk to Chansey."

With that, Xia Yan led Togekiss and Nanami's Chansey into the villa.

Daigo and the others, who overheard their conversation, also became interested.

They highly recognized Xia Yan's tactical abilities and professionalism, especially Lorelei, who had been thoroughly defeated by Xia Yan in a Pokémon battle game.

Upon hearing that Xia Yan was going to use Nanami's Pokémon and Wataru to practice tactics, everyone put down what they were doing.

All that's missing is for each person to pull up a small stool and sit around it.

Wataru became more cautious because of Natsuhiko's expression earlier, and dared not underestimate him in the slightest.

Strictly speaking, this was his first battle against Xia Yan.

Although it wasn't an official battle, Xia Yan was using someone else's Pokémon.

But he still takes it very seriously.

Simply because the person standing opposite him is named Xia Yan.

Fifteen minutes later.

Xia Yan walked out of the villa with a big smile on his face, holding the Chansey Poké Ball.

Pokkigu, perched on Xia Yan's shoulder, covered his eyes, unable to bear looking at him.

But Watari was already prepared.

To show his respect for this tactical exercise and for Xia Yan, Lance plans to send out Aerodactyl. Although it may not be his strongest Pokémon, it is the first of all his Pokémon to reach the Gym Leader level.

Since it's a tactical exercise, there's no need for referees.

Reaching the other side of the crossing, Xia Yan glanced at the fossil pterosaur and solemnly asked, "Are you ready?"

"bring it on."

call--

The fossil pterosaur flapped its wings and flew into the air. Its ferocious appearance and undisguised aura demonstrated the effort and energy that Du had invested in its training.

Xia Yan nodded in satisfaction.

If he hadn't been using Nanami's Chansey this time, he really wouldn't have wanted to fight Wataru's Pteranodon.

Throw out the Poké Ball.

In the red light, Chansey appeared cute and obediently opposite the Aerodactyl.

When Wataru saw Chansey, his eyes widened.

The others who didn't know about Chansey had similar expressions, but Cynthia's smile remained unchanged.

Du stared at Xia Yan, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word.

"Near-Heavenly King level?"

Xiaochun looked completely bewildered.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Nanami's face. "Um..."

"No need to explain, just watch carefully after the fight is over," Xia Yan comforted him.

This Chansey is definitely not Professor Oak's main Pokémon, otherwise he wouldn't have given it to Nanami.

But after all, it was a Pokémon that Professor Oak had once trained, so it was trained quite well, and it had mastered almost all the moves it was supposed to, allowing Xia Yan to fully utilize its abilities.

"A near-Elite Four level Pokémon? Very well, let me see how far Aerodactyl and I can go."

After a brief moment of surprise, Watari quickly regained his confidence.

So what if it's a near-Elite Four level Pokémon? Xia Yan and Chansey only interacted for fifteen minutes. What can you do in that time?

Moreover, it's Chansey, a Pokémon with very weak offensive attributes.

Even with its aerial advantage, the fossil pterosaur still had a chance to win, even if it slowly wore them down.

"Roar!!"

The fossil pterosaur also roared, making its stance clear.

A strong sense of oppression swept over Chansey, causing a hint of seriousness to appear on its small face.

Chansey is primarily used for healing other Pokémon; its combat abilities aren't particularly advanced. Its main role is as the team's healer.

So even with its superior strength, Chansey didn't dare underestimate this seemingly powerful Aerodactyl.

"You go first," Xia Yan said.

He did not refuse to cross the river.

"Fossil pterosaur, wing attack."

Since it's a tactical exercise, there's no need for too much planning and calculation; just go all out.

"Chicken Egg, Stand."

"auspicious--"

Chansey let out a slightly painful groan, then took a step back, but a slightly blurry, illusory outline remained standing in place, almost identical to the retreating Chansey.

Stand: Create a stand by sacrificing some of your own stamina and inheriting that stamina. This stand can be used to withstand damage.

Chansey has an outrageous base stat total of 450, but 250 of those points are in HP, making it the Pokémon with the second-highest HP base stat in the entire Pokémon world.

Despite having a base Attack and Defense stat of only 5, the Substitute created based on this stamina represents the peak performance of other Pokémon.

boom--

The fossil aeroda's wing attack was perfectly blocked by Chansey's Stand, which controlled the aeroda perfectly.

Furthermore, the Stand did not dissipate after being attacked by the Aerodactyl.

Although the Stand has become more blurred, it is still standing strong.

"Chicken egg, lay an egg."

"Good luck~~"

Chansey chirped happily, took a smaller egg from its belly, and put it directly into its mouth.

The stamina consumed by using the Stand was immediately restored.

"Fossil Pteranodon, Stone Attack!"

The first attack failed, but Watari remained calm and continued his offensive.

dong dong dong-

Sharp, solid rock pillars shot up from the ground and struck Chansey's Stand precisely.

This time, they finally succeeded in destroying Chansey's Stand.

"continue."

Seeing that it was working, Watari chose to continue without hesitation.

dong dong dong-

One after another, rock pillars hurtled towards Chansey.

"Chicken Egg, shrink," Xia Yan calmly commanded.

Chansey's entire body emitted a pink halo, and its body visibly shrank.

However, since this was Xia Yan's first time interacting with Chansey, there was absolutely no chemistry between them. Chansey only acted after hearing Xia Yan's command.

This is clearly incomparable to the seamless cooperation between Wataru and the fossil pterosaur.

Therefore, during the process of shrinking, Chansey was still hit by a rock and suffered damage.

"auspicious!"

Chansey let out a slightly pained cry.

However, the shrinking technique was successfully used; the body shrank by a size, making the target smaller.

"Press your advantage! Fossilized Pteranodon, crush it!"

As Wataru's voice faded, Aerodactyl, accompanied by a powerful gust of air, lunged at the shrunken Chansey, its open mouth enveloped in a thin layer of dark energy.

However, Xia Yan remained unmoved by the attacks of the fossil pterosaur.

He simply calmly commanded again, "Continue."

A pink halo erupted from Chansey's body once again, and its body began to shrink again.

boom! !

Aerodactyl's Crunch successfully locked onto Chansey, and the Crunch move also damaged it.

But Xia Yan kept saying the same thing.

"continue!"

Chansey's body kept shrinking, and in doing so, it escaped from the mouth of the pterosaur.

"continue."

At this moment, Wataru also realized what Natsuhiko's purpose was.

The goal is to make Chansey smaller by constantly shrinking, thus reducing its target size and increasing its evasion ability, thereby rendering Aerodactyl's attacks ineffective.

However, this way...

"How can Chansey inflict significant damage on Aerodactyl? Even if Chansey gets smaller, Aerodactyl will eventually manage to attack," Lance couldn't help but say.

Xia Yan glanced at him and said, "Fight well."