Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

At this time, Infernape and Charmeleon were unaware that two Demon Orbs had appeared in Kanto, causing damage to their species' reputation.

Please do not extrapolate human behavior to Pokémon, thank you!

Natsuno and his group arrived at the battle arena.

The inside and outside of the door are like two different worlds, with heat waves and all sorts of noises hitting you in the face.

Natsuno reached out and touched the Infernape mask on his face to make sure it was still there, then strode in.

He walked straight toward the registration desk with a powerful stride and an impressive presence.

The onlookers all turned their heads in surprise.

When facing the staff at the registration desk, Natsuno made a surprising remark.

"I want to take on ten!"

Chapter 148 Audience Reviews are Also Turn-Based

Battle against uninvited guests

Intimidation as soon as they appeared

I want to hit ten

As soon as Xia Ye uttered those domineering words, even more onlookers gathered.

"Good heavens, I've never seen such an arrogant person in my life. Where does he work?"

The female receptionist was used to this, and although she wanted to roll her eyes inwardly, she maintained a smiling demeanor and continued to provide service.

"Okay, please tell me your name and the level of your Pokémon. Is this your first time here?"

Natsuno first answered the previous question: "I am Monkey King, Pokémon level 22."

But the final question left him speechless: How could he answer in a way that made him seem like a regular customer? Urgent, waiting online!

When the onlookers heard that Natsuno's Pokémon level was only 22, they immediately lost interest.

"Who do we have here? It's just a gatekeeper apprentice at a dojo!"

"Let's all go, let's fast forward to three seconds later when he gets beaten up and runs home crying!"

Xia Ye felt his fists were about to harden, but how could he lower himself to the level of these onlookers?

All I can do is silently repeat in my heart: I am the Monkey King, I am the Monkey King.

After a few moments of working on the computer, the receptionist pointed to a QR code affixed to the counter.

"Mr. Monkey, your information has been entered. Please scan this QR code to log in to the mini program."

"You can choose your opponent, schedule challenges, and more all here. Have a wonderful evening!"

After scanning, Xia Ye performed a series of operations on the mini-program and encountered his first opponent.

There are 10 battle arenas in the arena. Xia Ye walked to arena number 9, where a young man with a buzz cut was already waiting.

When the onlookers saw Natsuno appear wearing a mask, all sorts of comments came out.

"You cowardly fellow, I hope you can hold out a little longer!"

"That's him, the guy who just said he'd take on ten of them at the reception desk. Hey, don't come crying home later!"

Xia Ye composed himself at this moment, ignoring these words, and stepped forward to tell the referee: "I am Monkey King."

The referee glanced at the information on his phone, confirmed it was correct, and then announced it loudly into the microphone.

"Monkey King vs. Awei, grouped into levels 20-24, 1V1, standard restriction of 4, please come forward and shake hands!"

Natsuno walked up and shook hands with the other person, who nodded and said, "Nice to meet you!"

Natsuno replied with the same "Nice to meet you," and the two returned to their respective areas.

The opponent glanced at Xiao Cai and released a small punching stone.

The referee quickly scanned and confirmed the ratings of both sides, and announced them loudly.

"Level 22 Charmeleon versus Level 24 Geodude, battle begins!"

Natsuno quickly recalled Charizard's moveset in his mind, his eyes focused, and he rapidly analyzed the situation.

The opponent's Geodude must have already learned the Heavy Stomp AOE move, but unfortunately, its level is not high enough.

I estimate its coverage radius is around 3 meters, so-so, but it's still a big threat, so we should suppress it from a distance.

Having made his decision, Natsuno quickly gave the order: "Smoke Screen! Then Primal Power!"

Xiao Cai's tail swayed nimbly behind her, and energy flowed through her body.

Since recovering, the little guy has developed a habit of sketching Pokémon wherever he goes.

Natsuno calls this "revenge sketching," and in short, the move pool is now densely packed with moves.

I wrote down a bunch of moves when I was at the Tsukimiyama campsite, and now they come in handy.

The other party's command was synchronized with Natsuno's: "Approach within 2 meters and use Heavy Stomp!"

The next second, the opponent quickly changed their tune: "Don't stomp again, get away from the smoke screen, use rockfall!"

It's worth mentioning that under Restriction 4, the heavy stomp at this point is not considered a restriction since the charge-up hasn't even started yet.

However, this only happens at lower levels. At higher levels, the charge-up of a move is completed in one or two seconds, making it impossible to cancel it in advance.

In short, as long as the charging process begins, even if it's only for 0.01 seconds, it will be counted within the limit.

While Xiao Cai was creating smoke, she kept changing her position to dodge the falling rocks that the opponent was launching.

After the smoke screen completely covered half the court, the opponent made an adjustment: "Make it round, then roll!"

At this moment, the little rock curls its body into a ball, increasing its defense level, and simultaneously enters a rounded state.

The power of subsequent rolling attacks will be increased as a result.

Just as it finished rounding, the rock formed from primal energy slammed into Geodude.

Unfortunately, due to elemental resistance, the damage is not high.

"Dodge the metal claws that follow!"

Natsuno issued another command, the timing was perfect, the opponent's rolling charge was about to be completed, and there was no room for change.

The Geodude rolled rapidly into the smoke screen, cutting it in two within seconds.

The opponent's pupils dilated: Oh no, it missed!

Since it missed, the rolling state was automatically deactivated. Geodude stood up and shook its head.

At this moment, Xiao Cai burst out from the smoke screen beside her, her right hand raised high, the claws reflecting a sharp metallic luster.

"Crack!"

After the sound of the rock being sliced, Little Geodude was hit directly in the back and fell to the ground.

"Groundhog! Stand up! Use Stomp!"

"The final blow, metal claw!"

Both sides issued the order at the same time. Natsuno's pupils dilated, and he was extremely worried.

Stand up? Is it going to evolve any second now?!

However, it was too late to take any other action, as the two sides were simply too close.

Because Xiaocai plays games with Xiaye for many years, her skill mastery level is much higher than his.

Even if both sides start gathering their strength at the same time, Xiao Cai finishes first.

The metal claw gleamed and slammed into the small punch stone amidst the crew-cut youth's scream.

The latter's nearly fully charged attack dissipated, causing the entire rock to collapse and transform into a circle-shaped eye.

Natsuno's worries were ultimately unnecessary, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Phew, thankfully the other person was just some random passerby. Shouting to stand up like that would have been terrifying!

The referee quickly stepped forward to confirm and announced: "Geosphere is down and unable to get up. Monkey and Charmeleon have won!"

The battle ended, and all sorts of sounds from the environment flooded into Natsuno's ears.

Applause, whistles, cheers—the sounds filled the air.

Xia Ye felt his blood boiling and his heart pounding like a drum.

Xiao Cai, having confirmed her victory, roared with triumph.

Back on the sidelines, Natsuno heard the audience's comments.

"Look at that Charmander! It's so imposing! Awesome!"

"And that trainer, his timing was perfect, and his battle was decisive and clean, really impressive!"

"Hey, I could tell he was something special when I was at the reception desk, and now I see he's just as I expected!"

Many audience members waved to Natsuno, and compliments poured out like they were free.

No, how come this is the same as Pokémon Audio & Video, both being turn-based?

There were even a few oddballs shouting "Encore! Encore!" which completely baffled Xia Ye.

No, buddy, this is his battleground against Walking Grass, not a concert. Are you sure you're not mistaken?

However, Natsuno was feeling hot right now, so he fed Xiaocai an energy cube and let her rest for ten minutes.

Don't forget to put an energy block on the little circle as well.

The little guy now possesses an energy device; placing energy blocks will convert them into superpower energy.

In addition, her genetic mutation will enhance her superpowers, allowing her to increase her strength without even moving.

If word got out, I don't know how many people and Pokémon would be envious.

Then Natsuno tucked Xiaoyuan under his armpit and opened the mini-program.

"I want to take on 10!"