Pokémon, you're not allowed to expel me from human form!

Looking at Victini like this, Roko even felt for a moment that he was the one who hadn't been on the field, and that Victini was the real trainer!

But it wasn't wrong, so Luo Ke silently turned his gaze to the battlefield and responded with a sound.

"it is good."

......

33. You are the challengers (1)

Rudolph is a Doctor of Minerals and is over ninety years old. In his long life, he has seen and experienced far too many things, so even if he is not a Doctor of Elves, his understanding of elves is still far beyond that of ordinary elf scholars.

Why is it that the most important element in this world isn't ore, but spirits?

This makes Rudolph subconsciously make judgments based on his knowledge when watching an elf battle.

In a match between two newcomers, there shouldn't be anything beyond their knowledge.

Until... that Ditto became its trainer!

"Huh? What's Ditto doing turning into Mr. Rocco?"

Behind him, the old butler, pushing a wheelchair, looked clearly puzzled and voiced Rudolf's thoughts.

The head maid standing to the side also had a strange expression on her face.

Neither the other servants nor the trainers who resided at the Lorraine family could understand what Rocco's Ditto was doing.

The only one who was truly alarmed was Alice!

She had witnessed the unreasonable power of Ditto in this form, which is why she didn't choose Pikachu as her first Pokémon this time.

“Mr. Rocco, it seems your Ditto has been training hard during this time, and even the change in its eyes has been completed.”

Although it may seem like a small change, it actually means that Ditto's transformation has become more sophisticated!

In other words, this time it will only be stronger than the last time!

Even so, Alice's eyes still burned with boundless fighting spirit. At the same time, she didn't make any small moves. She simply opened the Poké Ball that she had been holding and released her newly captured Pokémon.

Laplace!

Of course, Luo Ke still preferred to continue using the name he had used as a child for this kind of creature—Riding a Dragon!

Logically speaking, this kind of Pokémon shouldn't appear in a rookie battle. Even though Pokémon like Lapras are generally gentle, their strength shouldn't be underestimated.

New trainers don't easily gain their approval.

Just as Rocco was pondering this, Bictini's voice reached him.

'Tini...'

It says this Laplace is the wrong size.

Normal Laplaces are generally over 2.5 meters tall, so carrying people across water is not a problem.

With training or long survival time, it is common for them to be over five meters tall. If they are at the Heavenly King level, their height may even reach eight meters!

For most Pokémon, their enormous size indicates that they are physically powerful and can use more energy to unleash their moves.

The Laplace that is cute Alice is less than two meters tall. Even if the petite Alice sat on it, it would probably be just the right size.

Bictini's assessment was that it was only recently born.

Luo Ke nodded slightly and offered his own thoughts.

"Then it's not about relying on the individual strength of the Pokémon to do anything, but rather about planning to use some tactics in conjunction with her Pikachu."

With Rocco's words, both teams' Pokémon entered the arena, and the match officially began.

At this moment, Alice clasped her hands together in front of her chest, her fingers interlaced. Instead of making an elfin call to command Laplace as before, she opened her mouth softly and hummed a tune clearer than a bird's song and more beautiful than a lyre.

There are no lyrics, only a beautiful melody.

Even someone who doesn't understand music can faintly hear the sound of ocean waves in this melody.

Upon hearing the song, Laplace immediately showed an expression of enjoyment, and at the same time, it opened its mouth and responded with an equally beautiful song. At this moment, Victini immediately noticed and shared it with Rocco—Alice's singing voice was very similar to Laplace's!

In other words, Alice is singing Laplace's song!

So...

Under this chorus that sounded like the siren's song, Laplace acted on the spot as if he had received a command!

This command method was inspired by Laplace's song. It allows for faster commands and also prevents other beings who can communicate with elves from eavesdropping on her commands if she encounters them!

Well, what she was actually guarding against was the Ditto that had transformed into a human understanding her commands and relaying them to the trainer.

But now, it has unexpectedly caught Victini off guard.

As for Rocco, when he saw Laplace raise his head and a huge water sphere gather on the protrusion on his head that looked like a unicorn horn, he immediately narrowed his eyes and spoke.

"Be prepared for the impact; that move isn't aimed at you, it's meant to change the terrain!"

'Well!'

Along with Rocco's command, Laplace made a move, gracefully lowering its head like a dancer, causing the giant water sphere to crash to the ground!

At that moment, a huge wave spread out in all directions from the water sphere as its core!

Waves of water!

Just as Rocco said, although the waves were also vibrating and had a certain destructive power, they did nothing but cause a slight impact when they hit the Ditto that Rocco resembled.

The only effect of this move is that the spreading waves do not disappear!

They slapped against the edge of the arena, triggering the defensive equipment used to protect the stands and trainer platforms, turning the originally invisible protective barrier into the wall of the pool, thus storing water inside the barrier!

The entire stadium was submerged, turning it into a water-filled arena similar to an ocean!

After using this move, Laplace visibly weakened and floated on the water's surface, clearly indicating that such a powerful attack was still too much for it.

Ditto, on the other hand, was like a drowning victim, half of its body submerged in water, only waving its hands to keep itself afloat.

Water is nothing new to Ditto.

It is blue in color and is best at transforming into a water-type spirit. It was born near water.

However, the human body inherently limits movement in aquatic environments.

This gave Laplace an opportunity to barely raise its head and chant towards the sky.

'what--'

The siren-like song caused the surrounding humidity to surge, clouds to gather above, and in the blink of an eye, the first raindrop fell on the water's surface, followed by a light drizzle.

Pray for rain!

And as Laplace continued singing from the beginning until now, Ditto seemed to feel that his performance was being affected.

Bictini noticed this situation immediately.

It's a singing trick that can put a Pokémon to sleep!

This series of moves made Bictini's brows furrow.

It didn't react to the first attack, and because Ditto's movement was restricted due to the change in the environment, it couldn't stop the second attack.

However, Luo Ke gradually began to smile under these circumstances.

He had already said that Alice used Lapras not for a single battle, but for tactical purposes, such as creating terrain and changing the weather. Knowing that Alice's second Pokémon was Pikachu, Rocco already had some ideas about her tactics.

Therefore, Rocco issued another order.

"attack."

He knew very well that Ditto, born by the water, was naturally skilled in swimming, and although its movements were restricted at this moment, it definitely had the ability to attack.

He also knew that Laplace had used up a lot of its power and was originally meant to be a support unit to support the tactics. After the field and weather were changed, it had already fulfilled its role. Any extra damage it could deal from now on would be a bonus.

Of course, he wouldn't give Alice a chance.

He had Ditto quickly take down Lapras, and then... it was time to use Ditto's numerical advantage to shatter Alice's tactics!

......

34. You are the challengers (2)

Alice loved fighting elves since she was very young.

While her peers would occasionally flaunt their family education to alleviate the pressure of elite education, she had already decided to become a trainer.

It wasn't that she had experienced anything special, nor was there any particularly profound reason.

If someone asks her why she likes something, her answer will only be—does liking something necessarily need a reason?

She loved it the first time she saw a live Pokémon battle on TV!

Her eyes lit up with excitement when she saw the trainers who were stationed in the family sparring!

She would exclaim in amazement at the various tactics she had never seen before and the repeated reversals of the battle!

She may not have become the elegant lady or the intelligent scholar that the head maid and Rudolph had hoped for, but interest is the best teacher, so she must be a qualified trainer!

After being crushed by Rocco the first time, she would naturally devise a strategy to deal with Ditto within her capabilities!

Laplace was the elf she prepared for this tactic.

hiss--

At Rocco's command, the Ditto floating on the water took a deep breath.

Then it flipped over and plunged into the water, propelling itself forward like a torpedo as it hurtled towards Laplace!

Laplace still had some ideas about what else to do, but Ditto, which had dived underwater, had already clenched its fists!

A light, emitted only when a special move is used, enveloped its right forearm, and then...

A million-ton punch!

boom!

The immense force propelled the water high into the air, bursting forth like a giant whale leaping from the water!

'Ugh—'

Laplace let out a mournful cry as its body was blasted away by Ditto along with the water flow. After it fell to a certain point, Ditto emerged directly from underwater and punched it in the head!

Snapped!

Even though Laplace's size is abnormal, it is still larger than the Loko form of Ditto.

Yet, even such a being was blasted more than ten meters away by Ditto's punch, crashing directly into the protective barrier separating the arena from the stands!

At this moment, Laplace completely lost his ability to fight, and under the force of Ditto's punch, he was unable to fall into the water from the protective barrier for a long time!

"Come back, Laplace."

Alice then took out a Poké Ball and recalled Lapras.

She looked at her companion lying inside the Poké Ball through the red part of the Poké Ball, sending a tender look into her eyes.

After her first failure, she knew very well that Roco's Ditto was abnormally strong.

Therefore, she didn't expect Laplace to do anything else after setting up the venue according to plan. If she could simply take it back and exchange it for a spirit, she would definitely do so.

Unfortunately, it's not possible.

In the latest version of the league rules, in official matches, when a Pokémon is traded, the Pokémon must return to its trainer's side before the next Pokémon to be traded is released.

Changing your Pokémon in this way is a tactical maneuver.

Trainers cannot simply recall their Pokémon to dodge an opponent's attack or to get their Pokémon out of trouble.

Laplace was unable to escape from Ditto, and under such circumstances, its demise in this way was part of the strategy that Alice had agreed upon beforehand.

"Sorry, Laplace—but I promise you, we will win!"

Alice put Lapras's Poké Ball back on her belt, and then casually took Pikachu's Poké Ball!

"Go, Pikachu!"

With a flash of red light, Pikachu was thrown into the air by Alice!

'Pikachu!'