Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

"Hah!" Merach responded to the trainer's sentiment, a faint red glow emanating from its body.

Xia Shen was stunned. This was... [acceleration]?

[Accelerate], the effect of Mighty Chicken's Dreamy **** is that it can increase its speed by one level at the end of the turn.

In reality, this skill is certainly not so overpowered as to [significantly increase one's speed by using a single move].

Instead, it will slowly increase its speed during combat, but this is already quite useful.

This kind of opponent is not someone you can afford to fight for long...

The opponent's strength exceeded his expectations, so Xia Shen revised his strategy.

……

"Gible, unleash the Sand Hell with yourself as the center!"

"Strong Chicken, charge forward and use Slash!"

The voices of the two trainers reached the field one after the other, and in an instant, the situation changed dramatically.

A massive sandstorm vortex, centered on the Gible, swept away everything in its vicinity, including the Mighty Chicken that charged in for close combat.

Xia Shen sneered, knowing that he was going to rush over and continue fighting with me.

Combusken doesn't have many ranged attacks; its only useful weapon, Flamethrower, deals half damage to Garchomp.

Having tasted the sweetness of close-quarters combat, how could the strong chicken give up the opportunity to relentlessly pursue and attack?

After all, in the eyes of a normal person, a basic skill like a double kick can go toe-to-toe with a dragon claw without being at a disadvantage.

The attack power of the Mighty Chicken is definitely higher than that of the Gible.

Thus, Mighty Chicken fell into the sandstorm trap that Gible had carefully prepared for him.

……

At this moment, the Mighty Chicken, which is twice weak to Ground-type moves, is trapped in quicksand hell and is suffering every second.

Seeing his Pokémon in trouble, the chuunibyou boy gritted his teeth and said, "Mighty Chicken, use Aerial Aerial!"

[Swallow Return]: A flying-type skill that uses agile movements to tease the opponent before delivering a slash that will always hit.

Hearing the trainer's call from within the sandstorm, the Mighty Chicken narrowed its eyes and locked onto the location of the Gible in the center of the sandstorm.

With agile leaps, points of white light shone on Mighty Chicken's arms, and then its orange-red figure rushed swiftly toward Gible.

"Duang—" Mighty Chicken launched a powerful kick like a missile, slamming it into Gible.

Xia Shen smiled slightly, "Now! Gible, use Heavy Stomp!"

Ever since that chuunibyou boy shouted "Swallow Return," he had been waiting for this moment.

Despite its amazing jumping ability, the Mighty Chicken still cannot fly.

Once the ability to stay airborne granted to him by Swallow Return ends, he can only return to the ground.

Xia Shen seized this opportunity!

Upon hearing the long-awaited command, Gible leaped high into the air without hesitation, its short legs enveloped in a dense, dark yellow energy.

"Thump—" The earth trembled, and the Mighty Chicken, which landed at the same time as the Gible, had no time to react before being hit by a super close-range heavy stomp.

The intense vibrations and powerful ground-type energy were too much for Combusken to handle; he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Meanwhile, the surrounding quicksand hell continued, with flying sand and stones relentlessly scraping against the strong chicken, causing it to cry out in pain.

"Strong Chicken!" the chuunibyou boy shouted. Perhaps because he had rarely experienced such a desperate situation, he was somewhat flustered and at a loss.

"Give him one last Dragon Claw, Gible!" Xia Shen showed his opponent the utmost respect.

The Gible raised its dark green claws and charged toward the Mighty Chicken struggling in the sandstorm.

"It's not over yet! Mighty Chicken, we'll pay you back double!" The chuunibyou boy's hoarse voice inspired Mighty Chicken's fighting spirit.

[Double Back]: Physical damage received from an opponent will be returned to the same opponent at twice the rate.

Will this strong chicken repay double?

Xia Shen hadn't anticipated this at all, because the Mighty Chicken could only learn this move through genetics, which had a very low probability of success.

Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back; Gible has already charged in front of Mighty.

"Hah!" Just as the dragon claw struck the strong chicken, its body shone with a bright red light, and its sharp claws retaliated against the nearby giblet.

"Aww—" The little shark was knocked back by the enormous force and howled in pain.

The dragon claw was already powerful, let alone after being doubled in force. If the little shark hadn't been so tough, it would probably be dead by now.

Meanwhile, the already weakened rooster, after exerting its utmost effort to retaliate twice over, still collapsed in the sandstorm.

……

"Strong Chicken is unable to fight. The winner is contestant number M78, Xia Shen!" Rotom's mechanical voice announced, and the match came to an end.

The boy stared blankly at the strong chicken slowly waking up on the field, and remained motionless for a long time.

“Hah…” Combusken looked at its trainer and made a weak sound.

The chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) boy lowered his head and remained silent, his hands trembling uncontrollably.

Xia Shen was a little scared. What if he said "Useless thing!" and then abandoned the strong chicken? Should he take over?

However, this Mighty Chicken has high attack power, and it also inherited the [Double Strike] ability, and it has the [Speed ​​Up] ability, so it's really appealing.

Fortunately, the chuunibyou boy wasn't Shinji, so he didn't give Xia Shen a chance to take over. After feeling upset for a while, he still went up on stage and carried the strong chicken down.

He didn't use a Poké Ball but carried it down himself? This guy does have some redeeming qualities after all... Xia Shen watched this heartwarming scene and realized that the chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) boy wasn't so annoying after all.

Someone who can be so gentle and caring towards Pokémon can't be a bad person.

Xia Shen walked over and extended his hand to the teenager, saying, "Let's get acquainted. My name is Xia Shen, and I'm from Zhijiang Middle School."

The boy paused, lowered his head, and muttered, "I don't need the victor's pity."

Then she raised her head and extended her hand, "Lin Li, Affiliated High School of Zhejiang University."

"Next time, I will definitely be stronger. See you in the main competition!" After saying this, Lin Li turned and left.

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Chapter Thirty-Three is too embarrassing, you should leave the group.

Xia Shen's opponent in the last round was rather unremarkable, but it's possible that he had expended too much energy in the previous round.

In short, after only a few moves, the Gible easily defeated its opponent, the Mudkip, and Xia Shen successfully qualified for the main competition.

Since his own match ended early, he decided to go to the next venue to watch Yan Yan's match.

The battle had just begun, and the opponent was a small Snorlax about the same size as its trainer.

What a formidable opponent... Xia Shen couldn't help but feel a pang of worry for Yan Yan.

Munchlax is a Pokémon with high attack and high HP. If it has the Thick Fat ability, it is also resistant to fire and ice, making it a typical heavy tank Pokémon.

Fortunately, its physical defense is not high and its speed is slow. Given the attack power of a Gible that is only one month old, the only way to win against such an opponent is to slowly kite it.

…………

On the field, Gible had already exchanged blows with Munchlax. Dragon Claw and Fire Punch suddenly clashed, with Gible gaining a slight advantage.

Fortunately, that little Snorlax didn't know Ice Punch, otherwise, if the opponent kept using Ice Punch, Xia Shen really didn't know how Gible would win.

Yan Yan's face wasn't blackened; his opponent's Flame Punch hadn't burned Gible.

Seeing that his attack had failed, the chubby guy on the other side switched to a different skill and fought Gible. His Flame Punch was really only scratching the surface of the enemy.

"Snorlax, use Desire!"

【Desire】: A Normal-type physical attack move. It allows you to approach your opponent while acting cute and charming, and can also steal items carried by your opponent.

The use of items is prohibited in the rookie group competition, so this move is only used to deal damage.

"Gible, quicksand hell!" Yan Yan also gave the order.

Xia Shen nodded secretly. A good choice.

The game description for Quicksand Hell is: Traps enemies in a sandstorm for 4-5 rounds, dealing damage at the end of each round and inflicting a binding effect.

In reality, while quicksand hell doesn't deal as much damage, the dust it stirs up can slow you down and obscure your vision, making it quite useful.

Having withstood the opponent's attack, Gible gritted its teeth and unleashed Quicksand Hell.

The sandstorm that swept up covered the area where the two Pokémon were, making it difficult for the audience to see them clearly.

Little Fatty couldn't see his opponent's Pokémon in the sandstorm and was momentarily stunned, not knowing what to do. Little Munchlax, without its trainer's command, also stood there blankly.

Yan Yan certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity, and immediately unleashed a Dragon Claw attack. Only then did Little Fatty hurriedly instruct Snorlax to transform into a round shape to increase its physical defense.

Gible didn't engage in a prolonged fight, instead keeping its distance and slowly tormenting the incredibly slow Snorlax, who was trapped in the sandstorm, with its Dragon Breath.

When Snorlax tried to rush up and retaliate, Gible unleashed another Dragon Claw attack before disappearing back into the sandstorm.

Finally, the chubby little guy, unable to handle the Gible, couldn't take the torment any longer and chose to surrender.

"Congratulations on making it to the main competition!" Xia Shen congratulated Yan Yan as she walked off the battlefield.

The girl seemed to be in a good mood, and smiled for once, saying, "Let's go find them."

Xia Shen nodded, took out his phone and called Zhou Yuanyuan. Zhou Yuanyuan said that he and Lin Weiyu were at the Elf Sanatorium.

What happened? Someone lost?

Xia Shen and Yan Yan exchanged a glance and immediately set off.

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Inside the Pokémon Healing Station in the Battle Park.

The screw-like gopher lay inside the machine receiving treatment, while Zhou Yuanyuan sat to the side, lost in thought.

When Xia Shen and Yan Yan arrived, Lin Weiyu was comforting him, "It's not easy to fight anyway, there's a type advantage, there's nothing we can do about it. We'll get our revenge when we have other Pokémon later!"

"Okay, I know. It's not like I haven't lost to him before. The main problem is that the three of you haven't lost a single game, and I still have to play in the loser's bracket tomorrow. It's too embarrassing..." Zhou Yuanyuan said sullenly.