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

Hearing Alice say this, Rudolf looked at Alice very seriously.

"I didn't do that."

"what?"

Seeing Alice's surprised expression, Rudolf frowned, narrowed his eyes, and emphasized it again.

"Alice, the request you received was not issued by us."

...

Luo Ke was unaware of the Lorraine family's affairs.

When he got home, he called out all the elves, and they all squeezed together in a small hut to welcome the addition of the Sword Sheath.

Although it's a Ghost-type Pokémon, Sabercab can eat things—just like it's not forbidden from eating berries in the games.

Since they could eat, Roco and Victini brought out a variety of snacks that they highly praised. Although Dujianqiao was determined, she quickly found her favorite flavors after feeling the atmosphere of Roco's team!

After everyone found common ground, they huddled together, scrolling through shop reviews on their phones, and deciding which shop to visit the next day!

Discussing what to eat tomorrow together is also part of the 'corporate culture' of Luo Ke's team.

As for other things...

"Oh, right, tomorrow morning we'll work on Z-Moves, and after lunch, our team will have three Pokémon now, so in the afternoon we'll challenge the Darkrace City Gym!"

Rocco casually mentioned it, and Ditto, Victini, and Scabbard all nodded in agreement.

And then......

"Okay, let's continue discussing what to eat tomorrow!"

......

45. Pit Tactics

Rocco had previously learned that in this world, battles between powerful trainers rarely leave records. The battles that do leave records are usually beginner battles, like the one he had with Orange during summer camp. Even then, the trainer's consent is required, and such situations are not common.

Besides, even live streams are mostly fixed programs, large-scale events, or important battles. If amateur live streams or personal channels want to broadcast battles, they basically have to take their Pokémon to the wild, find a Pokémon gathering place, and challenge someone they've already made an appointment with to a battle.

There are exceptions to everything.

The exception is—the dojo!

The League establishes gyms in various regions to improve trainers' skills and provide them with a place to broaden their thinking. Therefore, gym trainers do not go all out when battling other trainers and instead use some classic tactics.

Especially the gyms that a trainer has challenged in the first few times, these gym trainers have carefully considered their tactical choices.

It must be a tactic that highlights the characteristics of that attribute, it must be able to broaden the trainer's thinking, and at the same time, it must have a countermeasure that is not difficult to think of.

These gym leaders can be considered equivalent to trainer mentors dispatched by the League to various parts of the world.

So every now and then, if some streamers or program teams get permission from the league, they can get the right to broadcast gym battles on a certain day, at a certain time, or in certain sessions.

That's the case today.

So when Luo Ke arrived at the entrance of the Dark Continent Dojo, the dojo staff explained the situation to him in a friendly manner.

"Sir, our Dark Continent Gym will be live-streaming for the next few hours. As a challenger, you can watch the battles without any problem. We will provide snacks and drinks for you to enjoy."

"But if you want to take on the challenge, it will be broadcast live for the next few hours, and it will stop after about 4 pm."

"Of course, you can also make a note of it here, and when you come tomorrow, I will give you priority treatment."

Just as Luo Ke was about to say something after hearing what the staff member said, a loud bang suddenly erupted from inside the dojo!

boom--!

It was as if the earth was roaring, and the world was howling.

The deep, resonant sound even caused a slight tremor beneath Luo Ke's feet.

This also made Rocco understand why the Dark Continent Gym was not built in the Habsburg, Lorraine, or Arch districts, but instead in a remote area of ​​the First Mine district.

This also piqued Luo Ke's interest.

So he smiled and spoke to the staff.

"Then I'll go in and take a look first."

...

Unlike Alice, Rocco didn't have much knowledge about the architectural styles of this world.

But having seen many tourist attractions in Baping City, he had some impression of the situation—buildings with a strong ancient kingdom style were historically significant, while those with a strong modern style were newly built areas.

The interior of the Dark Continent Dojo, from its decorations and layout to its furnishings, is entirely in the style of an ancient kingdom. It's the kind of place that could be a tourist attraction in the Habsburg district.

Those who frequent this place are all trainers.

Rocco's impression of the gym came mostly from the game, and little from the anime clips he had watched. He never expected that there would be so many trainers inside the gym!

Furthermore, when Roco inquired about these trainers, he learned that many of them were not trained in the gyms, but rather were trainers from all over the world who challenged the gyms here, were attracted by the classic tactics used by the gym leaders, and eventually joined them, staying here to study and expand these tactics with the gym leaders!

Rocco became even more interested in the tactics that attracted so many trainers.

So on his way to the battle zone, Luo Ke recalled the tremor he felt earlier. His first thought was of an earthquake, and then he thought of a move that was not commonly used in player battles but was very interesting—magnitude!

The power of this move varies between a magnitude 4 earthquake and a magnitude 10 earthquake.

Power ranges from a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 150!

In reality, if one could consistently unleash the full power of this move under certain circumstances, it could be considered a classic tactic.

Or perhaps you want something more stable, so you choose the earthquake move, but then grab someone, pin them to the ground, and beat them with earthquakes or something?

Having already witnessed two different tactics in this world, Rocco's thinking has been broadened to some extent.

However, when he actually arrived at the battle zone and saw the Dark Continent Gym Leader, Chōzan, battling someone, the tactics his opponent used were different from what he had expected.

It wasn't as far-fetched as he thought; it was more logical and simpler to use, but... the effect was better while remaining simple and direct!

"Upo, use Dig!"

From the beginning, Changshan had his Wubo dig a hole and burrow underground.

His opponent, a somewhat overweight trainer with a protruding belly who looked very honest, sent out Poliwag as his first Pokémon!

Clearly, he initially assumed this was a Ground-type Gym, which is why he chose a Water-type Pokémon to deal with it. He's someone who has some common sense, not some weirdo like a master of type reversal.

However, Changshan's choice of Wobo was to give trainers who only brought Water-type Pokémon their first lesson, filling in their gaps in understanding type advantages and disadvantages.

As for the second lesson... it's tactics!

After Woop burrowed underground, Poliwag and his trainer were completely bewildered, having no idea what to do next – a common problem for beginners.

In addition, although mosquito coil tadpoles move very fast in the water, they are not actually good at walking. They are not fast on land and walk unsteadily.

If you are facing an opponent charging at you head-on, you can still use your moves to threaten them.

But what if you're facing someone who's burrowed underground...?

Bless yourself.

That's what Luo Ke thought.

However, Changshan did not allow Wubo to launch an underground attack. After Wubo dug the tunnel, he did not issue a second order, seemingly giving the opponent time to calm down.

But Rocco's senses told him that there were abnormal noises coming from the ground, and it was clear that the Ubo was doing something underground.

After waiting for a while, Changshan was sure that his opponent had calmed down. At this point, he didn't say anything, but instead raised his right foot and stomped it on the ground!

Then...

boom!

Beneath the mosquito coil tadpole's feet, a huge area with a radius of three meters collapsed!

The mosquito coil tadpole, who had never expected this, fell down on the spot.

"Mosquito coil tadpole!"

The new trainer who came to challenge them panicked again, while Woop from Changshan had already emerged from underground when Poliwag fell in.

At that moment, the mosquito coil tadpole fell into the pit, surrounded by pebbles.

In the context of a game, this means it's in a digging state.

So...

"Upo, earthquake!"

boom!

A clearly directional, downward-swinging earthquake erupted instantly!

The mosquito coil tadpole didn't even have time to react before it was instantly thrown from the top of the pit to the bottom!

Meanwhile, the rocks around him also seemed odd; the Poliwag being thrown down during the earthquake clearly caused damage, and Poliwag being in a burrowing state would experience even greater earthquake power...

Seconds!

Mosquito tadpoles are inherently weak against ground and rocks. Even with two lives, they couldn't withstand such attacks!

This is one of the classic tactics that Changshan chooses, and it is also the most commonly used tactic when facing novice trainers.

I had seen the name of this tactic online before.

It's called—the treacherous tactic!

......

46. ​​He started with a summoned beast when facing a tactical challenge!

Challenging a gym requires having at least three Pokémon, and the gym leader will also use three Pokémon.

So even though Poliwag was instantly defeated, this rookie trainer still had two Pokémon to deal with it.

Luo Ke was already thinking of solutions to this treacherous tactic.

The solution to this classic tactic aimed at newcomers is not difficult to figure out.

For example, your Pokémon can fly, or your Pokémon can use earthquakes or something.

Even if you only know how to defend, you won't be completely helpless.

Koroko was deep in thought, while the new trainer who challenged Changshan didn't take out a Poké Ball. Instead, after retrieving the Poliwag, he crossed his arms, and then his acquaintances pushed out a metal cage covered with a cloth behind him!

Luo Ke was visibly stunned upon seeing this.

Capture Pokémon in an iron cage?

Still this body type...

Just as he was wondering, the acquaintance of the rookie trainer had already lifted the cloth covering the iron cage!

I don't know how they got it in, but anyway...

There's a tiger in this cage!

Yes, not elves, but animals!

This left Rocco speechless, but what was even more astonishing was the rookie trainer's subsequent remarks.

"Master Changshan, this is the second one I'm sending out, Big Orange!"

"As you can see, it's not an elf, but a tiger—but don't underestimate Big Orange, he was specially bred by our zoology school, he's absolutely formidable!"

"And please rest assured, Big Orange will absolutely not hurt anyone!"

Seeing that this guy was about to send the tiger into the arena, even Luo Ke, who rarely did, let out a classic Chinese sigh in his heart.

What the hell!

What are they trying to do?!

The trainers around Roco and the viewers in the live stream were somewhat used to this scene, though they felt helpless about it.

"Ah, the zoological school again..."

"They're still so...abstract!"

"Yes, the animals bred by the zoological school never harm people, and they are indeed more powerful than ordinary animals, but their behavior is often too abstract!"