Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Characteristics: Unknown (highly probable, a hunch about insects)

Strength Assessment: Senior Level

Mastered moves: Unknown

It looks very much like a giant hornet, with four legs, a body divided into three segments, a round head with red eyes, a yellow and black tail with a venomous stinger at the end, and two pairs of thin, cicada-wing-like wings with intricate patterns on their backs.

This is the giant bee from Fuki.

Xia Yan took out the Poké Ball from his waist and looked at the rather excited Pokémon inside through the red glass. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, forming a smile.

"You must have been holding it in for so long."

As he spoke, he threw out a Poké Ball, and a yellow Pokémon appeared in the red light.

It's also a beetle.

However, the differences between the two beetles are clearly visible.

First of all, Natsuhiko's Beedrill is obviously larger in size. Although it is not much larger, it is not as exaggerated as the one that is almost twice the size of a regular Weedle during its Weedle stage, but it is still clear that Natsuhiko's Beedrill is larger.

Secondly, the colors of Xia Yan's Beedrill are quite different from those of Fu Ji's Beedrill. Its yellow body is more vibrant, seemingly mixed with an unknown bright wax color, and its black stripes faintly reflect a dark purple light. Its red compound eyes are also more translucent.

The biggest difference between the two beetles is their wings.

The patterns on the wings of the Fukichi Beedrill are made up of black lines, while the patterns on the wings of the Natsuhiko Beedrill are made up of yellow. At first glance, the pattern looks like a dense and intricate yellow arc.

The moment Xia Yan's Beedrill appeared, the one that reacted the most was not anyone else, but Fukichi's Beedrill. The originally calm one suddenly became extremely uneasy, flying up and down and making noise, as if only in this way could it control its emotions.

Xia Yan raised his hand and gently touched Beedrill's sharp, long stinger, feeling its coldness. He said calmly, "After working so hard for so long, it's time to show yourself, Beedrill."

"Hiss!"

The bee nodded firmly, its red compound eyes brimming with excitement.

at last!

I can now appear next to Natsuhiko in the form of Beedrill.

Pokémon: Beedrill

Type: Bug + Poison

Characteristic: Sniper

Strength Assessment: Senior Level

Mastered moves: Silk Shot, Poison Needle, Electric Net, Insect Bite, Twin Needles, Wild Strike, Rage, Charge, Poison Impact, Tailwind, Acrobatics, Shadow Clone

The benefits that the pure gold feather brought to Beedrill were more than expected.

In actual combat, even more will be revealed!

How many times is Chapter Four?

The difference in condition between the two beetles was obvious.

Fukichi's Beedrill became restless at the mere sight of Natsuhiko's Beedrill, swaying its body back and forth and swinging its two needles erratically.

Xia Yan's Beedrill, however, remained quiet, making no sound even when flapping its wings. It simply stared silently at the other side, gently rubbing its two stingers together.

Elves are very sensitive, especially to their own kind, where the senses between them are even more pronounced.

Although Xia Yan's Beedrill did not evolve for a long time, it had accumulated enough energy during its Weedle stage, and its talents were basically all unleashed. After evolving into Metapod, it did not consume any extra energy.

Insect Berry, Toxin Enhancement, Pure Gold Feather, and Zapdos' final lightning strike—all these were accumulated during the Weedle era.

The accumulation and preparation during the pupa stage, when Beedrill successfully hatches from the pupa, all the accumulated experience and potential are transformed into Beedrill's potential and strength.

After Beedrill successfully evolved, Xia Yan took it all the way back to Goldenrod City along the Maple River. Along the way, they experienced many battles, and Beedrill gradually adapted to the changes after its evolution and accepted the differences between it and ordinary Beedrill.

So, the first impression that Xia Yan's Beedrill gave Fukichi's Beedrill was...

Danger!

Fuji clearly sensed his Pokémon's unease and noticed the special features of Xia Yan's Beedrill, but he didn't think he would lose.

From Ivy's introduction, he learned that Xia Yan's Beedrill hadn't been evolving for very long, while his Beedrill had been evolving for almost a year.

He did not slack off throughout the year, which can be seen from finding him in the training room.

He clenched his fist slightly.

Ivy, who was standing next to him, looked at Xia Yan's Beedrill with a gleam in her eyes. After confirming that both of them were ready, she announced the start of the battle.

"start!"

Almost the instant Ivy's voice fell, Fukichi's Beedrill sprang into action.

Despite its fear of Xia Yan's Beedrill, Pokémon with a trainer can overcome their fear to some extent with the trainer's guidance and encouragement.

A yellow arc streaked across the field.

Fuji's tactical choice was also correct. When two identical Pokémon battle, the one that attacks first often has a certain advantage.

Moreover, Beedrill is a Pokémon with decent speed and physical attack, but very fragile defense and physique. If Fukichi's Beedrill can land its first hit, it will gain more initiative and advantage in the subsequent battle.

Normally, this is a very sound tactic, and Fukichi and his Beedrill seem to have considerable combat experience.

Of course, this is the normal way to put it.

the other side.

As Xia Yan's mouth moved, Beedrill finally made a move as well.

The giant bee raised its triangular head slightly, took a deep breath, and stared intently at its rapidly approaching opponent. An invisible force seemed to be controlling its focus.

Gather your energy!

In its eyes, the speed of the Beedrill attacking from the opposite side was getting slower and slower, and its flight trajectory was becoming clearer and clearer. All possible angles and directions of attack were gradually eliminated.

Beedrill clearly remembered that when Xia Yan was training it back when it was a weevil, he emphasized one thing.

It's advisable to forgo some attacks with a low probability of success, remain calm and patiently wait for an opportunity, and only make a move when you have at least a 90% chance of success.

At the time, it didn't know why; it was just training according to Xia Yan's instructions.

But now that it has evolved into Beedrill, it immediately understands the deeper meaning behind Xia Yan's training of it back then.

However, the ability to judge and grasp opportunities, situations, and timing has not disappeared with its evolution. On the contrary, its evolution has made this intuition for combat and judgment even more acute.

The energy-gathering techniques further amplify this feeling.

Beedrill hovered steadily, watching its opponent get closer and closer.

Faintly.

No one noticed that deep within the red compound eyes of the Beedrill, there seemed to be a splash of yellow leaping about.

suddenly.

It's now!

Xia Yan and Beedrill gave accurate judgments almost simultaneously.

The Beedrill's body trembled slightly, and an identical Beedrill appeared beside it.

Followed by.

The second one, the third one...

The use of the shadow clone left Fukichi's Beedrill somewhat bewildered, causing his forward momentum to momentarily freeze.

Xia Yan's Beedrill had been maintaining a focused state, locking onto its opponent. Now, seeing its opponent momentarily halted due to its shadow clone, it charged out almost instinctively at Xia Yan's command.

With a gentle flap of its two pairs of wings, accompanied by a faint buzzing sound and a fleeting yellow arc, Beedrill dashed out at an incredible speed.

The sharp needles gleamed with a chilling light.

Under Fukichi and his Beedrill's incredulous gaze, it brushed past Fukichi's Beedrill very lightly, with almost no unnecessary movement.

And the first thought that flashed through their minds was...

So fast!

Given Xia Yan's speed, he could have easily gained the upper hand by launching an attack first, but he chose to wait for an opportunity and strike later.

However, while Xia Yan's Beedrill was very fast, its attacks didn't seem very strong; its previous attack was rather weak.

Fuji thought to himself.

At the same time, considering that his Beedrill has the Bug Sensation ability, which makes Bug-type moves more powerful when he is injured, he is not without a chance to counterattack.

Just as he was thinking this, Ivy, who was watching the battle from the side, chuckled softly, took a deep look at Xia Yan and the Beedrill that had silently returned to his side, and turned to walk directly out the door.

"Manager Ivy..."

Seeing Ivy leave, Hazel quickly followed, "Manager Ivy, the match hasn't started yet..."

"It's over." Ivy's smile remained unchanged, but her voice was reassuring.

"Huh?" Hazelnut was taken aback.

boom!

Then a dull thud came from the field behind them.

Fukichi's Beedrill fell to the ground, unable to fight. Fukichi's blank stare contrasted sharply with Natsuhiko's affectionate gesture of gently stroking Beedrill's head.

“This…” Hazelnut blinked.

The battle had only just begun, so why did it end so quickly?

Noticing Hazel's confusion, Supervisor Ivy glanced at Xia Yan and the Beedrill Queen again and explained, "Aura Enhancement, Sniper's Hidden Ability, Flying-type move Acrobatics, and type advantage—can you calculate how many times that damages?"

Flying-type move Acrobatics: A light and agile attack on the opponent; if the user is not carrying any items, it will deal significant damage to the opponent.

Hazelnut paused, then counted on her fingers, "Sniper hits a vital point, elemental advantage, acrobatic move, this..."

She's just a receptionist, but she knows quite a lot.

Of course, she didn't know that Xia Yan's next goal was to teach Beedrill the Sword Dance technique. If Sword Dance were added to the mix, then... tsk tsk.

Hazelnut's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.

How many times is that?