Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Lei Si frowned.

He discovered that Xia Yan's Togekiss was stronger than the Togekiss in the videos he had watched!

Moreover, the techniques he mastered, as well as his originally weak willpower, were strengthened.

"Next, the ripples of water."

Next up is the ultimate "torture" time for Togek.

In one-on-one battles, if you control your Pokémon well enough, it does have an advantage over some offensive Pokémon.

Drapion can also be lucky enough to avoid falling into a "cowardly" state, but don't forget that Togekiss has the advantage in the sky.

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Backstage area for the contestants.

Wataru and Cynthia were also staring at the battle displayed on the screen.

When Lei Si sent out the Dragon King Scorpion, they also judged Xia Yanbo Kejigu's strengths and weaknesses, and they were all sweating bullets for him.

"Xia Yan's Togekiss... has it gotten stronger?" Daigo asked hesitantly.

"It's stronger." Du said with certainty.

Yesterday, the image of Xia Yan carrying the glowing Togekiss and rushing out of the villa flashed through Cynthia's mind.

Did that intense atmosphere of happiness bring about an even stronger Tokkiku?

"But the power of this gratitude-repaying technique is truly formidable," Watari remarked.

"I'm just a little rusty," Xiaochun added.

No one disagrees with that.

It must be something you just learned.

"So... Senior Xia Yan is treating the competition like training?" Kona asked hesitantly.

Treat the competition like training?

How to adapt Pokkiku to change?

Everyone fell silent.

As it turned out, Kona was right.

But this seems to be quite a blow to the arrogant Lei Si.

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In the stands.

"Ha! Gary, what did you just say? Togekiss is bound to lose to Drapion? Nanami and I won!"

Ash mocked Gary while giving Nanami, who was sitting next to him, a high-five in celebration.

Xiao Mao's young face was full of confusion.

He didn't think that the information he had gathered earlier, or the judgments he made based on the abilities and strengths of both parties, were wrong.

Nanami placed her slender hand on Shigeru's head. "Xia Yan is very strong."

After Nanami announced her withdrawal from the competition, she was no longer allowed to enter the backstage area of ​​the contestants.

But it's okay, because when Gary and Professor Oak found out she had chosen to withdraw from the competition, they took the initiative to find her.

Although Shigeru was puzzled by Nanami's withdrawal from the competition, after all, in his opinion, Chansey's tactics, while disgusting, were indeed very strong.

Professor Oak, however, expressed his understanding, because he knew that Nanami was not suited to be a trainer and supported her choice.

Xiao Mao said he understood Xia Yan less and less.

He already thought highly of Xia Yan and believed that Xia Yan could win the match against Lei Si. However, in the battle between Togekiss and Drapion, he chose Drapion, which had the advantage in type and ability.

Looking at Nanami, "Sister, you know Xia Yan very well?"

Nanami rested her chin on her hand. "I wouldn't say I know a lot about her, but, emm... I guess so."

The image of Xia Yan sincerely expressing his love for elves under the setting sun yesterday flashed through his mind, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

How bad could someone who's so passionate about elves be?

"What do you mean by 'almost'?" Xiao Mao was speechless.

How much do you know about it?

Professor Oak watched the competition, gently rubbing his chin. "Repaying a debt of gratitude, increasing friendship..."

Chapter 132 The Twin Sword Sheaths Destined for "Explosive Popularity"

"Dragon King Scorpion, Poisonous Spikes."

After Dragon King Scorpion seized his last opportunity to scatter poison darts across the field, he collapsed heavily to the ground, losing his ability to fight.

"Chocolate!"

Pokkigu clenched its little fists, raised its head, and spun around the arena, enjoying the cheers for it.

Defeating the Dragon King Scorpion is no small challenge for it.

Although the outcome was good, Pokkiku inevitably suffered some injuries.

Of course, it quickly recovered some of its condition after the provocation ended with the "Dawn" move.

"Come back," Xia Yan called out with a laugh and a scolding tone.

Oh.

Pokkigu obediently flew to Xia Yan's side, perched on his shoulder, and took a breath.

I'm so tired.

Xia Yan took out a Poké Ball.

Lei Si, sitting opposite him, had a sullen face.

Kona and the others realized that Xia Yan was using him to practice on Togekiss, how could he not have noticed?

That's precisely why Lei Si felt slighted.

Looking at Natsuhiko, who had summoned Togekiku back, and at the poison shards scattered all over Natsuhiko's side of the field, Raiji made a simple judgment.

Xia Yan will send out the Sting Bee.

This allows us to ignore the effects of these poison chaff.

Time was limited, so he didn't have much time to think it over carefully. Under the referee's watchful eye, who was about to urge him on, Lei Si took out another Poké Ball.

Two red lights flashed.

"Rage!!"

flapping its wings.

Rai summoned a Staraptor, the "gateway bird" of the Sinnoh region, a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon used to counter the Bug-type Beedrill.

However, what Xia Yan summoned was not Beedrill, but a pair of sword sheaths!

"sigh!"

This is the first time the dual scabbards have appeared in this "Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament".

The two sword sheaths fell to the ground, and I immediately felt something sticky beneath me. Looking down, I saw purple rhomboid objects with spikes, glowing with a purple halo.

It looks nice, but I don't know what it's for.

With a light sweep of the crimson ribbons on the tips of the twin sword sheaths, the poison darts on the ground were swept aside.

It doesn't hurt my feet anymore.

comfortable.

As a Steel-type Pokémon, the dual sword sheaths can naturally ignore the effects of the poison spikes scattered everywhere.

When Lei Si saw that Xia Yan had summoned a pair of sword sheaths instead of a giant bee, he realized that he had misjudged the situation.

Unfortunately, Xia Yan had only used Togekiss and Beedrill in previous matches, so not many people knew about the existence of the dual sheaths.

Xia Yan hadn't originally planned to bring out the Twin Swords Sheath so early, but considering that it was also time for the other Pokémon to get used to Pokémon battles, he released the Twin Swords Sheath.

From an attribute perspective alone, the Normal-type Staraptor is immune to Ghost-type moves from Dual Blades, while Dual Blades is immune to Normal-type moves from Staraptor, so they are about equal.

However, Dual Blades has a greater advantage in resistance. Staraptor's Flying-type moves can only deal half the damage to Dual Blades, but Dual Blades can deal the full damage to Staraptor.

Therefore, Xia Yan had the advantage in this round of Pokémon selection.

Battle is imminent.

"Sword Dance".

This time, Xia Yan seized the initiative.

Seeing the red light emanating from the twin sword sheaths, indicating that sword dance was about to be used, Lei Si didn't have time to think too much about countermeasures.

"Starhawk, wing attack!"

whoosh-

With a flap of its wings, the Mk Eagle approached the twin sword sheaths at incredible speed, its "Z"-shaped fold leaving a trail of white light in the air.

But the twin scabbards remained unmoved by the attack of the Starhawk, even though their eyes revealed worry.

"So fast."

This doesn't refer to the speed of the Starhawk, but rather the speed at which the dual scabbards use "Sword Dance".

The "Sword Dance" move is extremely difficult. Just like when Xia Yan and Xiao Chun fought before, Xiao Chun made the Dragon King use the "Dragon Dance". These moves are very difficult, not only in terms of learning, but also in terms of mastering them.

However, the "Sword Dance" released by the dual sheaths is very fast, not just fast.

After all, Beedrill's "Swords Dance" is only so proficient when it's accompanied by dual sword sheaths.