Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

The bee nodded emphatically, flapped its wings forcefully, and a light stream of air surrounded it.

Tailwind can boost a Pokémon's speed, and this boost can accumulate. Since the opponent is trying to put psychological pressure on them, they might as well use this time to unleash more buff moves on Beedrill.

"Gathering Qi".

The sustained tailwind made Beedrill's body feel increasingly light. After taking a deep breath, the blood in its body began to circulate rapidly, its focus became more concentrated, and its perception of the surrounding environment became more sensitive.

This isn't a battle; stacking buffs on yourself beforehand will make you relatively safer.

Just then!

The other party seemed to sense the dangerous aura emanating from Beedrill and finally couldn't hold back any longer.

The dense grass suddenly parted, and a slender, green elf with incredible speed leaped out. It had two arms like giant scythes, and a pair of wings on its back that flapped gently, increasing its speed dramatically. Its sharp eyes held an undisguised excitement.

The target is Beedrill.

"Scyther?"

Upon seeing this sprite, Xia Yan's mind flashed through all the information he knew about it.

Scyther is a mantis-type Pokémon with both Bug and Flying types. It is adept at using the scythes on its arms to capture prey and reap lives. It is a relatively dangerous Pokémon in the wild because it is often extremely fast.

Although it has wings and the Flying type, Scyther doesn't really like flying and prefers to run on its legs. Its wings are more like propulsion devices to help it move faster.

Scyther is a relatively rare Pokémon that is not easy to encounter and therefore has considerable value.

However, the combination of Bug and Flying types is not a very good combination. Although it has good resistance to certain types of moves, it is also more vulnerable to attacks. It is twice as weak to Flying, Electric, Ice, and Fire, and four times as weak to Rock, which are the weaknesses of this Pokémon.

If it can evolve into Scizor, its type will become Bug/Steel, resulting in a qualitative leap in its type.

Although this type of evolution is one of the few evolutions that does not change the base stats, it directly eliminates many of its own weaknesses. Except for being four times weak to fire, Scizor has almost no weaknesses, and even has quite good resistance to many types.

However, it seems that the evolved form of the flying mantis has not yet been discovered, and there have been no cases of it evolving on its own in the wild, because the conditions are too harsh.

All these thoughts, in Xia Yan's mind, were actually just a fleeting moment.

However, his knowledge of Scyther was mostly based on games from his previous life, and he had not systematically studied or learned about the detailed information about this Pokémon. Therefore, when faced with this Scyther that suddenly appeared, he knew very little about it.

Aside from the name and attributes, they can't even provide an assessment of the user's strength.

However, judging from Beedrill's reaction, it's clear that this Scyther is quite powerful.

It could even be said to be very strong.

Xia Yan no longer needs to remind it to be careful.

"Electric grid." Xia Yan began directing the operation.

A web of threads, crackling with electric arcs, flew straight towards the mantis.

But Scyther remained completely unfazed. A look of disdain flashed in its triangular eyes, and with a sudden pause and a zigzag motion, it deftly avoided the electric net while its speed surged once more.

Beedrill didn't think that a single electric net could stop this powerful and experienced Scyther. Instead of retreating, it advanced and charged forward.

Clang!

With a screeching sound, the Scyther's sharp blades and Beedrill's stinger parried each other, using the friction of their moving momentum to shift their positions.

A hint of surprise flashed across Scyther's eyes; the strength of this Beedrill was somewhat beyond its expectations.

However, just as it paused and turned to continue its attack, it saw Beedrill move at full speed, meeting the electric net it had spat out. With a flick of its long stinger, Beedrill, arriving later than Beedrill, covered its stinger with the electric net that was jumping with fine arcs of electricity.

For a moment, the bright white needles looked as if they had been coated with a layer of gold paint.

The golden patterns on its wings flickered, and with a nimble turn, it charged again with its spear.

The mantis was not to be outdone, its arms crossed like sickles, forming a cross shape, and with a quick step, it unleashed a cross-shaped slash.

Not to be outdone, Beedrill trembled slightly, and several identical shadows appeared beside it, simultaneously meeting Scyther's cross-shaped attack.

puff--

The Phillips Scimitar struck Beedrill head-on, but only its shadow vanished silently. The real Beedrill arrived from the other side, its golden needle lightly touching Scyther's body, but in return, it delivered a heavy blow.

Bang!

The Scyther shot out like a cannonball, its acrobatic effortlessness delivering a devastating blow.

"sand!"

Without giving Beedrill a chance to press its advantage, Scyther sprang up from the ground, gently rubbing the painful area in its lower back, its eyes burning with increasing intensity.

A bluish-green, crystalline light gradually emanated from its body, making it even more excited.

Xia Yan stopped giving orders. Through the battle and exploration, he gradually gained a preliminary understanding of the flying mantis.

"Senior level? Bug Sense ability? Mastered the moves Cross Scissors and Quick Attack."

Unconsciously, a strong interest appeared on his face.

This flying mantis looks pretty good.

With its Insect Sense ability triggered, Beedrill must now be extra careful.

"If they could also learn sword dancing, that would be truly amazing..."

He had barely finished speaking.

Then they heard rustling sounds coming from the surrounding dense forest again, and the flying mantis also changed.

Chapter Fifteen: This was a worthwhile investment.

rustling—

As the commotion began, one figure after another appeared in front of Xia Yan and Beedrill.

They were all flying mantises.

They surrounded them and counted them quickly; there were no fewer than ten!

"We've stumbled into a praying mantis's nest."

Xia Yan's expression was not good. Beedrill stopped attacking and stood beside Xia Yan, guarding against any sudden attacks from these Scythers.

Even a single flying mantis is difficult to deal with, let alone a whole group of them. Xia Yan's gaze swept around, already searching for a way to retreat.

Casey seemed to sense the strong sense of danger as well, and cautiously peeked her head out from Xia Yan's collar.

When its gaze met the Scyther's cold stare, it shuddered and quickly pulled its head back, clutching its collar.

But perhaps out of sheer curiosity, it slowly peeked out its little head again.

She gripped Xia Yan's collar tightly with both hands and called out softly.

"Ke Xi!?"

Does having more people mean you can bully someone who has fewer?

It seemed that Casey's words had an effect, or it seemed that Scyther had never intended to do so.

"sand!"

With a raised scythe, the Scyther that had fought Beedrill shouted, and all the Scythers stopped in their tracks.

Scyther took a deep look at Casey inside Xia Yan's collar and called out again.

After a slight hesitation, the remaining flying mantises slowly retreated a few steps to show their stance.

I won't interfere.

The Scyther nodded in satisfaction, slowly waving its arm at the Beedrill, its eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

"Hiss?"

Beedrill hesitated for a moment and looked at Xia Yan.

After confirming that the other Scythers really wouldn't gang up on them, Xia Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slightly to Beedrill.

At the same time, he pressed Casey, who was cautiously peeking out, back down.

"Since they're willing to fight you one-on-one, then have a good fight with them."

Although he said that, Xia Yan was still observing the surrounding environment out of the corner of his eye, looking for the weakest point in the Scyther encirclement, so that he could make a quick judgment in case the Scythers attacked him in anger.

"Hiss!"

Upon hearing Xia Yan's answer, Beedrill nodded emphatically, gently rubbing its two needles, its eyes also brimming with fighting spirit.

Both being Bug-type Pokémon, Beedrill and Scyther felt pressure from Scyther after a brief encounter.

After evolving, it has yet to encounter an equally matched opponent, which makes it eager to test the limits of its strength.

But it never forgot that its primary responsibility was to protect Xia Yan and to put Xia Yan's safety first.

Since Xia Yan agreed, it had nothing to worry about.

Strange arcs of light shone from the Scyther's body.

"Kexie!" Casey poked its head out again at some point and said the move to Xia Yan; it recognized it.

Moving at high speed.

Xia Yan squinted and nodded, "Beedrill, fly!"

The bee understood, flapped its wings, and quickly rose into the air.

The Scyther, which was running on the ground to increase its speed, saw the Beedrill soar into the sky. After a slight hesitation, it flapped its wings and flew up as well.

well.

Xia Yan nodded inwardly. Scyther didn't like to fly, so fighting in the air was obviously more advantageous for Beedrill.

Then, the two spirits engaged in a fierce battle in the air.

With its increased speed, Scyther is now comparable to Beedrill with Tailwind. Beedrill managed to block Scimitar's attack with its Twin Needles, but still suffered considerable damage.

Scyther's Bug Sensation ability has been triggered, and its Bug-type moves will become increasingly powerful.

But while taking the hit, Beedrill cleverly seized the opportunity and spat out a glob of thick venom, successfully striking the Scyther's leg.

The toxin spread rapidly.

The mantis is poisoned, which significantly limits its reactions and attack methods.

The purple aura of poison and the blue premonition of insects complemented each other.