Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

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Pikachu's Electric-type is excellent, with only Ground-type as its weakness, which Tyranitar happens to be a master of.

Green didn't let its guard down just because its opponent was only a Pikachu. It immediately used Tyranitar to deliver an Earthquake.

Unfortunately, he chose the wrong opponent; such rigid, wide-range moves are unlikely to cause much trouble for Pikachu.

But then he transformed into a streak of white light and flashed past, appearing at the feet of Tyranitar in the next second.

The teacher looked down at the little guy at his feet in astonishment. Just as he was about to step on Pikachu, the latter seized the opportunity and climbed up his leg.

Then the ground began to tremble.

This show of force clearly had no effect on Pikachu. No matter how much the ground shook, he clung tightly to the thorny spikes on Tyranitar's body.

Like a small boat adrift on a stormy sea, it appears extremely dangerous, but is actually very stable.

Not only that, the electric sacs on his cheeks were also crackling with electricity, taking a few moments to give the struggling Bangiras a few electric shocks.

Although the power of these bolts of lightning was pitifully low because the main focus of the energy was on not being thrown off by Tyranitar, Tyranitar still roared and shouted.

This is probably what is meant by "not very harmful, but extremely insulting".

Qinglv was speechless. The previous Charizard liked to grab people and lift them into the sky, and this Pikachu likes to stick to him and refuse to leave. Does your Pokémon have some kind of dependency?

With that in mind, he quickly came up with a strategy to deal with this shameless tactic—

Have Tyranitar create a quicksand hell, then roll around in it with Pikachu.

Although Tyranitar is weak to Ground, Blue thinks, what is Pikachu's bulk and what is Tyranitar's bulk?

Let's just wait and see!

But who knew this guy would do things the unpredictably? Under these circumstances, Pikachu actually used a magical move – Surf!

What happens when flowing sand meets rushing water?

It's very simple: the two elements that mix will gradually subside, forming a viscous and turbid fluid like a swamp.

Although it appears calm on the surface, once something gets caught in it, it will be trapped inside by a terrifying force and will find it extremely difficult to escape!

Even if you have extremely great power, you cannot escape; the greater the power, the more likely it is to happen.

Although the principles are different, it's like how a person can't spiral upwards by stepping on their own right foot with their left, or lift themselves up by their own hair.

Simple physics has trapped the colossal Tyranitar in this terrifying sand swamp that he and Pikachu created together.

And what about Pikachu?

This cunning fellow had already taken advantage of the current and used his surfing skills to successfully reach the shore. Now, he was crackling with electricity, looking at Bangiras, who was half-submerged in quicksand, with ill intent.

Then, a dazzling bolt of lightning pierced the sky!

"Pikachu—"

Chapter 457 You're right, but that's just how it is...

"Pikachu—"

As a lovely yet exceptionally firm voice pierced the air above the battlefield, a massive bolt of lightning, terrifying in its power, suddenly struck down.

Shatter the darkness with thunder!

Well, it was still daytime, and the sky wasn't dark at all, but Pikachu's Thunderbolt, which took almost five seconds to build up, still illuminated the entire battlefield brightly.

The intense sunlight even overwhelmed the sandstorm that filled the arena. The audience could only hear a painful and shrill roar from Bangiras before the arena slowly fell silent.

One 100,000 volts and Super Tyranitar is gone?

Of course, such a thing is impossible. Not to mention that the Rock-type Tyranitar's special defense would be greatly enhanced in a sandstorm, even if it weren't, he wouldn't be that vulnerable when he's in his prime.

As the lightning faded, and amidst the still-swirling sandstorm, Tyranitar's figure came into view. He was slowly crawling out of the quicksand swamp, dragging his massive body along.

With his resolute nature, he knew very well that if he didn't escape from here, all that awaited him was repeated electrotherapy.

With the energy circulating within his body, Bangilas gradually rose to his feet with the help of this "external force."

Fortunately, the water and sand mingled for a short time and were not mixed evenly. Soon, most of Bangilas' body successfully made it ashore.

But how could Red and Pikachu let their opponent escape so easily?

"Pikachu, Iron Tail!"

The Iron Tail acts like hammering nails into a wooden board. Although Pikachu's small, lightning-shaped tail is tiny compared to the giant Tyranitar, its power is terrifyingly immense.

With each strike from the gleaming silver iron tail, Tyranitar's recently improving situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

"Roar--"

Bangilas's roar was deafening, but it was ultimately just impotent rage.

If you want to mobilize your energy to fight back, it means you have to give up the fight against the sand swamp and only let your body sink deeper and deeper into it.

But if we don't fight back, are we just going to let Pikachu hit our heads with its Iron Tail like that?

Furthermore, the Greens had only been in the game for less than two minutes before they were unable to make another substitution, thus cutting off their last escape route.

At the crucial moment, Green decisively commanded, "Bangiras, 100,000 horsepower!"

Can't get out? Then we won't go out!

Anyway, the swamp is very shallow and cannot cause any life-threatening harm to Tyranitar, such as suffocation. Green's command declares Tyranitar's approach in this critical situation: I'll just stand there and fight you!

Pikachu's face broke into a sly smile again. What could be easier than shooting at a stationary target?

In a few leaps, he skillfully dodged the 100,000 horsepower of the Bangilas. Of course, it was impossible to be completely unharmed, but a few scratches were insignificant.

But what Bangilas has to face is not just a few minor scratches.

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The [Brick Break] attack, launched from its tail, slammed repeatedly into Tyranitar's hard forehead.

Although Pikachu's physical attack output is somewhat disappointing, this is a Fighting-type move that is four times super effective against it. The ferocious Tyranitar gradually lost its edge under this attack that makes no sense at all.

The light in his eyes visibly dimmed, and a rare expression of grievance appeared on his face.

Looking at him now, he has none of the aura of a "desert tyrant" at all; he's clearly a "desert coward"!

But if you're talking about collapsing, Tyranitar's great durability and tenacious vitality allow him to remain in combat for the time being.

Its main feature is torture.

Finally, after a long and arduous period of time, which even the audience found somewhat cruel, Bangiras collapsed in the sand swamp where he had not managed to escape before losing consciousness.

The atmosphere in the live chat was quite cheerful at this moment.

"It's finally over...Bangiras lost so pathetically, didn't he?"

"Wow, this match gave me high blood pressure, it was so grueling!"

"If I were on the battlefield, I'd probably rush over and have a real-life Kombat match with that red-hat kid."

"I apologize, I retract my pre-match disdain for Pikachu. Please allow me to address you respectfully as 'Pikachu Hero'!"

"The Celtics were a bit too complacent. Super Bengilas went down so inexplicably; this match is in jeopardy..."

As some viewers have analyzed, Super Tyranitar was arguably the strongest member of the Blue and Green team, yet it fell just like that.

On the other hand, Red's Charizard and Pikachu are in good condition, and Red hasn't used his special slot yet. Unless Red's third Pokémon is particularly weak, it's unlikely he'll lose.

And that was indeed the case. After Super Tyranitar fell, Blue and Green sent out the more agile Arcanine.

After a tough battle, it defeated the obviously tired Pikachu, but was still defeated by the last red Pokémon, Snorlax.

Blastoise, whose condition wasn't great to begin with, was powerless to save it. After the sandstorm subsided, it fell to Snorlax's large, fat fist.

Thus, without using any of the three systems, Crimson won the "True New Town Derby" without bloodshed and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Although the results of this round of matches were considered a minor upset by outsiders, two people disagreed.

One is Xia Chen, who knows the true strength of Crimson, and the other is Green herself.

He and Crimson had known each other since they were very young. Although neither of them were trainers at that time, and they were even far from receiving their respective starter Pokémon, Green inexplicably felt that "this guy will become my strongest rival in the future."

Later, the two grew up and went their separate ways. Green, like his grandfather, worked on elf research while training with his companions, while Crimson set foot on the unfamiliar and vast land of Donghuang and began his own journey. That feeling was gradually washed away and forgotten by time.

Later, Qinglu heard about Xia Chen's achievements from her grandfather. Not only did she lose to this peer whom her grandfather highly praised in the World Youth Championship, but she also saw him repeatedly steal the spotlight in the news.

His goal shifted from competing with Chi Hong to chasing after Xia Chen's silhouette, even though the latter's silhouette... was far ahead.

Finally, on the stage of the Donghuang Tournament, he reunited with his childhood friend on the battlefield.

The boy who used to play house with mosquito coils and tadpoles has grown up and is even showing signs of surpassing him.

Although Qinglu, who had matured mentally after the match with Xia Chen, was inevitably somewhat surprised, she still accepted the fact.

The two, reunited after a long separation, walked side by side off the battlefield, bringing the injured Pokémon to the medical room, where they reminisced about the present and the past.

The match between Crimson and Azure was the last one, and after it ended, the list of the top eight in the entire Eastern Glory Tournament was officially released.

Xia Chen, Daigo, Michael, Darko, and Red—besides these five, the other three are outstanding young trainers from Donghuang.

Among these three, two were old acquaintances of Xia Chen: Long Yue, the designated successor of Qianlong Martial Arts Academy, and Hu Yang, Xia Chen's senior at Beijing University.

It can be said that the remaining schedule of this conference can be completely described as "Xia Chen and his friends".

In this round, he finally drew a familiar face—

This isn't exactly good luck, considering the probability of not getting it is only one in seven.

Unfortunately, he was drawn against Mikoli, who was perhaps the strongest of the seven.

In this summer's World Gym Leaders Tournament, Mikkuri made it to the semifinals, seemingly a step down from last year's runner-up.

But this does not mean that his strength has really declined. Last year's competition was comparable to hell level. The other three in the top four, Xia Chen, Liu Bo, and Ban Mu, were all ruthless people who were called "dojo masters" but actually had the strength of kings or even champions.

Mikkelsen's ability to reach the semifinals at this level is nothing to be ashamed of; it's not shameful to say that "reaching the semifinals is a success."

In fact, Lyubo also won hard in that semi-final, only missing the chance to use his last trump card, Articuno.

With Michael's current strength, becoming the Hoenn Champion is just a matter of one shot if he wants to.

Facing such an opponent in the quarterfinals of the Donghuang Tournament is a formidable challenge for Xia Chen, who does not intend to send Gu Leton to the field.