Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Furthermore, it's absurd that Hitmonlee, a Fighting-type Pokémon, couldn't defeat a Fire-type Pokémon like Combusken, which uses Electric-type moves, in close combat.

"Besides, dragging this out is not good for me."

Just as Tie Nan was thinking this, bad luck immediately came his way.

Chapter 53 End of the Battle

Tetsuya stepped off the platform, his expression calm.

The opponent, Iron Man, was having a very difficult time.

He would accept the paralysis effect if it was just a simple paralysis effect, but the burning effect came too.

Has my luck really gotten this bad?

In the clash between Mighty Chicken's Thunder Punch and Hitler's Sonic Punch, Hitler unfortunately fell into a paralyzed state.

The elves' movements were severely restricted.

Tetsuya, of course, wouldn't let this opportunity pass, and instead commanded Mighty Chicken to use its STAB Fire Punch to increase the damage.

Who knew that Abhiro's misfortunes would come in pairs? After a few punches (claws), he was also burned.

Now it's completely impossible to fight at close range.

Every now and then, arcs of electricity would flash across Abiro's body, after which his movements would stiffen.

It barely survived the ordeal, but then several more flames erupted from the burned areas, scorching it and slowing its reaction time even further.

What followed was a relentless barrage of blows from the Mighty Chicken.

With a final uppercut followed by two consecutive kicks, Hitler collapsed, losing his ability to fight.

Throughout the battle, aside from suffering some injuries at the beginning, Mighty Chicken only expended physical strength later on.

After the battle, Tetsuya handed the two Pokémon he had fought over to Nurse Joy, who had been assigned to treat them. They recovered in no time.

Just then, the host announced that the morning's matches were temporarily suspended and the remaining 12 matches would continue at 12:30 pm.

Tetsuya subconsciously did some calculations and realized that each game ended a little faster than he had imagined.

Back in his room, after preparing lunch for himself and the elves, he briefly reviewed the morning's matches.

Stone Ball's performance surprised me; he demonstrated a more skillful use of Stealth Rock in the match than I had anticipated.

Their timing in battle was also quite good.

As for the Mighty Chicken, the flame intensity seems to have reached the standard.

Tetsuya initially used the Lightning Fist with the idea that he might be able to paralyze his opponent and also use it to train his close-combat skills.

Since it's simply too difficult to beat, Powerpuff can quickly create distance using its acceleration ability and high-speed movement.

However, it performed well; Combusken was able to fight Fighting-type Pokémon in close combat, and it was lucky enough to trigger a paralysis status.

So later, Zhe switched to using Flame Fist, because since the paralysis status was triggered, the win rate of Strong Chicken in this battle was already very stable.

Given the disparity in strength, he wanted to see the current probability of the Strong Chicken triggering the burn effect.

It's clear that the Combusken's flame temperature and energy intensity are now enough to quickly put some Pokémon into a burning state.

As for others thinking he was giving orders haphazardly, Tetsuya said he didn't care, as long as his own goals were achieved.

The one-hour break passed quickly, and they returned to the court. By then, the first game of the afternoon had already begun.

This time, Zheke didn't slack off; instead, he watched quite attentively.

Because at this moment, he was facing one of his potential opponents, Raiji.

As for the information Xiaogang provided, Tetsuya felt that it was necessary to combine it with his observations at the scene before drawing any conclusions.

The battle between Lei Si and others ended quickly.

It must be said that although Lei Si did not give him a good first impression, he was indeed skilled in combat and training.

The Pokémon and the Trainer have a very high level of synergy, and the command style is more like a passionate, energetic one.

However, they are also adept at seizing opportunities to expand their advantage and win. Simply put, they are relentless and will fight to the death once they have the upper hand.

The following battles were not very interesting.

The quarterfinals then began.

Tetsuya was lucky; he encountered an opponent with two ordinary-level Pokémon, so he was eliminated quite normally.

The other strong players were mostly separated from each other in the group, except for the rather unlucky Lei Si.

He encountered one of only three gym leaders whose starter Pokémon had reached the elite level.

In the end, they managed to defeat their opponents without major incident, but they also exposed some things.

"The Sniper-type Scorpion is slightly stronger than the data suggests, but it's no match for Combusken. Rock Slug can also use Rock-type moves to wear it down first."

However, it will be difficult for Stone Ball to defeat that Melting Beast, so we need to prepare.

As for the Starhawk mentioned in the information, we can leave it to the Pidgeot; it shouldn't be a problem.

Tetsuya was thinking.

He felt that the biggest obstacle to winning the championship was Lei Si. The other two foreign aids were strong, but their strength was limited. The two elite-level Pokémon had only just reached that level.

His strength is still somewhat inferior to Lei Si's.

He stretched and yawned, but despite thinking that, Tetsuya still watched all of the afternoon's dozen or so matches.

After all, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle, and Tetsuya is very cautious in his tactical choices.

I'm feeling a bit tired after sitting for so long.

"Tetsuya Tamaki, a rival I acknowledge. I hope we can have a peak battle tomorrow."

A slightly chuunibyou-esque but familiar voice rang out from behind.

Tetsuya stiffly turned his head, roughly identified the person from the corner of his eye, and walked out of the venue without replying.

"My nemesis, why do you ignore me? Are you afraid of my strength?"

No, I just find your act of deliberately committing suicide too shameful.

Tetsuya thought to himself, then sped away from the scene.

Right now, all he wanted was to get rid of the person behind him, Lei Si.

He didn't care about the other person's desire to commit suicide, but he just hoped they wouldn't drag him into it.

Lei Si watched Zheye's retreating figure, which seemed to be fleeing in a sorry state, and fell into deep thought.

"Are you trying to pretend to be afraid of me so I'll lower my guard? A true trainer never underestimates any opponent."

But as expected of a worthy opponent, they've already started making moves now.

Lei Si nodded slightly, indicating that he had learned something.

Tetsuya, who had already returned to his room, breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt that Lei Si adhered to the belief that "as long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed," and didn't think there was anything wrong with his words. In a way, he was quite strong-willed.

Anyway, I could never do such a thing.

Tetsuya still gets a chill down his spine when he thinks about saying those words loudly in front of everyone.

"Looks like you and that Lei Si are on pretty good terms, young man, hahahahaha."

Chinatsu Asakawa's voice came from the balcony next door, sounding very gloating.

Tetsuya rolled his eyes and said, "No, I don't know him. We're not close at all."

"By the way, is Uncle Chika here too?" he asked, puzzled.

"It's not just me, a lot of people are doing this, hahaha. This competition is kind of a regular entertainment program every year." Asakawa Chinatsu paused.

"We find it very interesting to watch young people sweating it out on the field."

Chapter 54 A Fleeting Glimpse of a Beautiful Figure

Tetsuya paused for a moment.

Doesn't this mean that many people he knows saw Lei Si shouting at him so loudly just now?

Gan!

The fake "social death scene" involves people from Sinnoh shouting in the Kanto region; the real "social death scene" involves locals from the Kanto region being shouted at in front of a group of acquaintances.

He made up his mind that if he ever encountered Lei Si, he would beat him until he couldn't take care of himself.

Chinatsu Asakawa watched Tetsuya's constantly changing expression with a smile.

He also found it quite amusing, and knew that Tetsuya was probably itching to kill that kid named Raiji at this moment.

Young is so good.

The middle-aged man took a sip of red wine and enjoyed the sea breeze.

Tetsuya briefly greeted Chinatsu Asakawa before returning to his room.

All he wants now is to come up with a perfect plan to show Lei Si what care is.

Back in his room, Tetsuya picked up a pen and began frantically scribbling in his notebook, a sinister smile creeping across his face.

He glanced at his watch; he had just asked another member of the Pewter Dojo to draw lots for him, and the results were already in.

In the semifinals, he faced the trainer of the same Scyther from before.

In the semi-finals and finals, the opponent will be randomly determined by the computer on the spot.

Dazhu Dufu, the heir to the Bamboo City Gym, has a Beedrill (a common-level Pokémon) and a Scyther (an elite-level Pokémon).

Tetsuya quickly retrieved the names and information of his opponents in the semifinals from his memory.

"A very good opponent," he thought with a strange expression.

As for why, is it even necessary to explain?

Beedrill and Scyther's types are completely countered by his three Pokémon.

While attributes certainly don't determine everything, it also depends on who is fighting whom.

Even though the Shizuku Dojo is indeed famous for breeding Beedrill, the Beedrill they breed all have unique abilities.

For example, some double needles are exceptionally hard, some are far more toxic than their counterparts, or some simply have an advantage in speed or power over their counterparts.

According to data and his own investigation, the Beedrill in the hands of Tomoyuki Otake, as the heir, possesses both speed and venom, abilities far exceeding those of its kind.

However, given the overwhelming strength, it's hard to imagine that an ordinary Beedrill could possibly fare well against Combusken.

Not to mention Pidgeot, Beedrill probably couldn't even see its exhaust fumes.

As for the flying mantis, the result is actually the same.

Even Stone Ball could use its Rock-type moves to cause some trouble for these two Pokémon.

Of course, just in case, Tetsuya will still choose to send out Mighty Chicken and Pidgeot.

No matter what, Shiwanzi is just a child.

It can be said that encountering Toshiyuki Otake was the best possible outcome for Tetsuya in the lottery, making it the most relaxed one.

That being said, while strategically despising the enemy, tactically taking them seriously, Tetsuya still made some very careful preparations.

Well, compared to the three-sided paper sent to Lei Si, he felt that preparing three lines of text for Otake Tomo was already a great honor for him.

...nothing happened that night.

Tetsuya walked to the railing on the third deck, opened his arms and felt the sunshine and the salty sea breeze on his body.

His semi-final match was still about half an hour away from starting.

He had prepared everything he needed to, so he came out to relax beforehand.

As for the semi-final match against Otake Tofu...

That process was incredibly boring. To put it simply, Combusken used Fire-type moves to defeat two opponents in one go, and Pidgeot didn't even get a chance to enter the battle.

How miserable.