Pokémon, Inkaros, my starter Pokémon

Bu Miao's voice as the referee brought Shi Dou back to reality. The two smiled at each other, and the atmosphere became exceptionally harmonious.

Chapter 12 So cute, your face is blushing like a teapot!

"It's starting! Trumpet bud, leaf-flying dagger!"

Kaoru gave the order first.

The trumpet bud moved at the sound, flicking its head slightly. In an instant, more than a dozen leaves with sharp edges and a pale green glow spun rapidly like shuriken, cutting through the air with a "whoosh" sound, and attacked Dahl from different angles.

However, faced with this dense barrage of blades, Dahl didn't even move his feet. He simply calmly raised his pair of gleaming white and sharp arm blades, his wrists twitching slightly at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

The blades flashed almost imperceptibly a few times. The incoming flying blades, as they approached Dahl, were as if they had hit an invisible wall of blades. They were easily and precisely sliced ​​in half, falling limply to the ground without even touching Dahl.

Having done only a trivial matter, Dahl slowly lowered his arm blade, his large, dark eyes calmly gazing at the trumpet bud in front of him.

In just one exchange, the vast difference in accuracy and attack power between the two sides was already apparent.

"Dahl, attack! Use a flurry of attacks!"

Bug-type combos are effective against Bellsprout; if they hit, Bellsprout's small body will be unable to fight.

Upon hearing this, Dahl swiftly closed in, his arm blade slashing down with a chilling aura.

However, to Dahl's surprise, the slender trumpet bud twisted its body at an incredibly flexible angle, narrowly avoiding the sharp blade. Its movements were fluid and graceful, full of the charm of contortion.

"Hehe, see? Master Shidou, this is its talent."

Kaoru smiled with a hint of pride.

Shi Dou nodded; it was indeed as he remembered.

Arena Dahl missed his attack, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but he immediately adjusted his stance to prepare for another attack.

"Dal, calm down."

Shi Dou stopped the little mantis from its impatient pursuit and calmly said, "Since close-range attacks are easy to dodge, let's try a different approach. Use Ice World again."

Dahl nodded, and then began to condense frozen energy.

Extremely cold ice energy surged forth once again. This time, Dahl did not spray the ice energy out directly, but instead highly condensed and compressed it onto his pair of emerald green arm blades!

In an instant, Dahl's twin blades seemed to transform into two ice crystal blades formed from millennia-old ice, radiating an astonishing chill. The surrounding temperature plummeted, and even the air seemed to freeze over!

"What?! Ice energy can be used like this?"

Kaoru exclaimed in surprise. This technique of attaching special attack energy to physical weapons was simply unheard of!

"Slay!" Shi Dou simply ordered.

Dahl stared at Trumpet Sprout, swung his ice crystal arm blade, and slashed out a crescent-shaped icy blade of energy from a distance, aiming straight for Trumpet Sprout.

"Hiss..."

The trumpet bud cried out in surprise, reacting extremely quickly. It used its jutsu again, leaning back to narrowly avoid the icy slash. The cold blade energy grazed its body and struck the ground behind it.

Crack!

In an instant, the moment the blade energy touched the ground, a large area was immediately covered with solid ice, becoming as smooth as a mirror!

"not good!"

At first, Kaoru was happy that her moves were dodged, but as she saw the arena gradually covered by a layer of frost, she gradually realized that something was wrong.

Before Kaoru could find a way to deal with it, Dahl had already taken the opportunity to quickly close in, raised his arm blade which had turned into an ice blade, and slashed down fiercely.

Bellsprout tried to dodge as before, but as soon as it moved its foot, it stepped on the smooth ice that had just been frozen. It immediately slipped and lost its balance. Bellsprout was surprised, but it still desperately leaned backward, barely managing to avoid the direct slash of the ice blade that was enough to split it in two in an extremely awkward posture.

However, just as the ice blade grazed its body and fell, the extreme freezing energy contained within it exploded outwards even without direct contact.

"boom!"

In an instant, a chilling wave spread out in a ring from the point where Dahl's knife landed, engulfing everything around it!

The trumpet bud, which was so close and out of balance, had no chance to dodge and was completely engulfed by the terrifying cold wave before it could even show a look of astonishment.

“Kaalaala—!”

The familiar sound of rapid freezing rang out again!

As the cold mist dissipated, another ice sculpture appeared in the dojo.

The trumpet bud remained in a comical, half-fallen-back position, eternally sealed in transparent ice, its expression seemingly still carrying a hint of bewilderment.

"Bellbud is unable to fight. The victor is Tokito, the Gym Leader of the Golden Fighting Dojo."

Bu Miao paused for a few seconds before reacting and timidly announcing the final result.

"How can it be……"

Kaoru stared blankly at the ace, now frozen again, and murmured to herself.

Although she knew she might lose, she didn't expect it to be in such a completely crushing way.

3:0……

All her Pokémon combined couldn't defeat a single Scyther.

This was something Kaoru found hard to accept.

Meanwhile, Kaoru's cheerleaders let out a disappointed sigh, while the dojo's arm wrestlers and fearless boys jumped up happily. Although they didn't win, Dahl had brought glory to the dojo!

Kaoru took a deep breath, quickly composed herself, and used a Poké Ball to retrieve the frozen Bellsprout. The ice crystals dissipated as she retrieved it. Kaoru then walked up to Tokito, bowed respectfully, and said softly:

"Thank you so much for your guidance, Master Shidou. You've shown me and my friends true power."

Tokito smiled gently and said, "You're welcome. Your trumpet sprout has a very good foundation, and your application of jujitsu is excellent. However, you still need more practice and strategies to deal with absolute power and changing techniques. Trumpet sprout has a lot of room for improvement. Keep it up."

Listening to Tokito's sincere comments and encouragement, and seeing his handsome and confident appearance, Kaoru's cheeks flushed slightly again, her eyes sparkling. As if she had made up her mind, she mustered her courage and asked:

"Um... Master Shidou, do you... do you have time... to give me and Bellflower some individual guidance sometime? About fighting techniques and move variations..."

Kaoru's voice grew softer and softer, tinged with a mixture of anticipation and shyness.

Looking at the girl town trainer in front of him who was behaving like a little girl, Shi Tou laughed heartily and said, "Of course, no problem at all. We can only improve together by exchanging ideas."

"Really? That's great!" Kaoru's eyes lit up, and she immediately pressed her advantage, "Then... then can I get your contact information? We can exchange ideas more often when we have the chance~"

As she spoke, a charming blush returned to Kaoru's delicate face.

Hmm? Something's not right with you. Why are you blushing like a teapot?

Chapter 13: Heading Towards the Underworld

"no problem."

Tokito inwardly complained, but he couldn't refuse the cute and adorable request, so he took out his phone, and the two successfully added each other as friends.

Looking at the newly added "Golden Fighting Dojo - Tokito" in her contacts, Kaoru's face lit up with a genuine smile of happiness, as if she had received some treasure.

Taking advantage of the relaxed atmosphere, Shi Tou suggested, "Kaoru, since you're going to give me some pointers, why don't I take a look at your main lineup first? Can I see it?"

"of course can!"

Kaoruko immediately showed Tokito the Pokémon she was currently carrying.

Shidou glanced at the list and noticed that Kaoru's main Pokémon were: Beedrill, Scyther, Bellsprout, Poliwrath, and Arbok, with one empty slot seemingly reserved for a new partner. The team was clearly biased towards Bug and Poison types.

Tokito frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "It seems you really love Bug and Poison types."

That's quite a contrast.

Generally speaking, many female trainers, such as the famous Cerulean City Gym Leader Misty, avoid Bug-type Pokémon like the plague. Poison-type Pokémon are also often unpopular due to their sinister and ominous nature, but Kaoru goes against the grain.

Kaoru smiled a little shyly and explained, "Yes, I think they are especially cute and have great potential, especially Bug-type Pokémon. Isn't the process of emerging from the cocoon like a butterfly romantic?"

What a strange aesthetic...

However, it has a very unique personality!

Tokito chuckled inwardly, but put on an appreciative expression and said, "Actually, Bug-type Pokémon have been seriously misunderstood."

"how to say?"

Kaoru asked curiously.

Seeing the interest in Kaoru's eyes, Tokito decided to give her a detailed introduction to these powerful Bug-type companions. He cleared his throat and said:

"Many people think Bug-type is weak, mainly because of the common 'beetle' species. For example, Caterpie and Weedle evolve into Butterfree and Beedrill, respectively, which have a low power ceiling and leave a preconceived notion. But Bug-type itself is actually not weak!"

"First, in terms of type advantages and disadvantages, Bug-type Pokémon are only weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock, but they have many resistances (Fighting, Ground, Grass). Second, Bug-type Pokémon possess powerful physical attacks like Mega Horn, which can reach 120 power. More importantly, Bug-type Pokémon are not lacking in powerful representative Pokémon!"

Seeing Kaoru's eyes grow brighter and brighter, Tokito continued with examples:

"First, let's talk about Scizor. It is the metal evolution of Scyther. Its original scythe-like arms evolve into powerful red pincers. Although it loses its Flying type and becomes Steel-type, and its speed also decreases, its defense and attack power are greatly improved."

"What's most impressive is its properties. Whether it's a technical expert or a lightweight metal, its four times weakness is proof of its strength."

"There's also Heracross from the Johto region. It's a Bug/Fighting type with amazing strength. It especially likes to suck the sap of trees. It usually has a gentle nature and has amazing attack power and an excellent move pool, such as Mega Audio and Close Combat. It's an exceptionally powerful physical attacker."

"In terms of traits, if it has Continuous Attack, you can teach it to learn consecutive moves such as Seed Gun, Rock Blast, Pin Missile, and Slam, which are quite useful."

"What else? What else?"

Kaoru seemed particularly interested and hoped Tokito would continue explaining.

Tokito continued, "In the Hoenn region, there is the extremely fast Ninjam. Its Speed ​​Boost ability is its core feature. Its speed increases at the end of each turn, becoming faster and faster, making it difficult for opponents to cope. After gaining speed, using Baton Pass allows powerful offensive Pokémon to have extreme speed right from the start."

"In addition, there is its good brother, Shedinja, a Bug/Ghost Pokémon with only 1 HP, but its unique ability Strange Protect is very powerful."

"Shedding skin ninja? What is a strange guardian?"

Kaoru asked curiously.

Tokito patiently explained, "Strange Guard is the unique ability of Shedinja. Only highly effective type moves can damage it. In other words, unless you use Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost, or Dark type moves to hit it, any other attack, no matter how powerful, will be ineffective. It's a strategic Pokémon that can give your opponent a real headache if used well."

Wow! What an amazing feature!

Kaoru exclaimed in amazement, as if she had opened the door to a new world, one she had never heard of before.

"Next up is Scolipede from the Unova region. It has the Speed-Up ability and is incredibly fast. It's a Bug/Poison type with Speed-Up as its ability. It's used in the same way as Ninjazu, but it can learn Toxic Spray. Any non-Poison or Flying type Pokémon that the opponent brings into battle will be poisoned."

"Among them, the Unova region is home to the extremely rare Volcano, which is known as the 'incarnation of the sun'."

"If you have the chance to go to the Alola region, you can catch a Timid. Don't let its name fool you; its evolved form, Goliathus, is a Bug/Water Pokémon with the ability [Hazard Avoidance]. Although it may sometimes back down, it has extremely good attack and defense capabilities and a wide move pool, making it a Pokémon with great potential."

"As for the Kanto region, there aren't many strong pure Bug-type Pokémon right now, but Heracross and Pinsir are both excellent choices. If the opportunity arises, you can also evolve your Scyther into Scizor, which will greatly increase its strength."

Kaoru listened with rapt attention, her face full of admiration. "Master Shidou, you know so much! Thank you so much!"

Shi Dou smiled.

In fact, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

He hadn't even mentioned those ultimate monsters from other dimensions, such as the muscle-bound Buzzwole with its superhuman strength, or the beautiful and swift Pheromosa.

Those guys are the ones who truly overturned people's understanding of Zerg.

Both of the Bug-type Pokémon are Fighting-type, and Shidou would like to catch them and train them if he gets the chance.

"That concludes the introduction to Bug-type Pokémon. As for Poison-type Pokémon, there are many powerful ones, such as Nidoking and Weezing, but I won't go into detail. In the Kanto region alone, I highly recommend that you pay attention to two Poison-type Pokémon that are relatively easy to train and have great potential."

Kaoru immediately pressed, "Which two?"

Shi Dou replied, "The first one is Zubat, which is very common and easy to catch and train. After evolving into Crobat, it not only possesses excellent speed and considerable combat power, but also gains valuable air superiority. Most importantly, Crobat is a Poison/Flying type. Fighting-type moves will take half the damage when they hit Crobat because of the Flying type's resistance to Fighting. In addition, Poison type also has resistance to Fighting, so the combined effect means that Fighting-type moves only deal a quarter of the damage to Crobat. This is very useful when facing Fighting-type opponents."

"The second option, I highly recommend that you go to the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town to look for Gastly."

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Chapter 14 Upgrade, Dahl Evolution!

"Secondly, I highly recommend that you go to the Pokémon Tower near Lavender Town to look for Gastly."

"Gars?"

Kaoru tilted her head, looking curious.