Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

There are only 7 matches in total today.

Even including the 15-minute break between each game, the overall time is much more generous than yesterday.

He finally understood what Xiao Gang meant by "communication between juniors." He guessed that in front of those big shots, they only cared about the competition results, so that they could brag about it when they were bored.

After all, yesterday's competition was rather lackluster; today's competition is finally back to normal.

Tetsuya cursed secretly.

If he hadn't known that this competition was an exchange between 32 official dojos, he would have almost thought it was organized by some unknown small company.

They only occupy one venue to play the game, and they have to rush to reach the quarterfinals. They have no prestige at all.

Fortunately, the organizers showed their generosity today by booking out the entire third floor of the arena.

It will only be open to the public after the competition is over.

Otherwise, apart from the contestants, everyone else would only be able to enter as spectators.

As for whether other trainers have any objections, if you do, you don't have to read it (shrugs). That's how tough I am.

After all, only a small number of trainers have objections. Those who come to the St. Anne for vacation are either rich or powerful, or they are trainers with considerable strength.

Most people are also aware of the annual St. Anne's Exchange Meeting held at the Kanto Dokan.

They would certainly be happy to watch the quarterfinals.

After all, missing a battle a day doesn't matter. We're here on vacation, and it's great to be able to watch the battles between the younger generation of gym leaders and learn something from them.

For a dojo to become an official dojo, it must possess unique qualities in other aspects besides strength.

"Hmm?" Just then, a fleeting figure on the deck below caught Tetsuya's attention.

That looks like Cynthia?

Zhe wasn't sure either, even though in his past life he was a die-hard fan, a brainless fan, a fan of looks, a fan of talent, and so on.

But the distance was too far, and it disappeared around the corner in an instant, so he didn't see it clearly.

I only saw part of the design and that long, signature blonde hair.

However, there are quite a few people in this world with long blonde hair, and Cynthia is probably still training hard to improve her strength at this time.

After all, she was a woman who ascended to the Sinnoh Champion throne in her early twenties.

Tetsuya smiled and shook his head, probably thinking he must have misread it.

After checking the time, Tetsuya realized it was almost time for him to enter the game, so he walked onto the field.

The two players in the final semi-final match are still battling it out inside the arena, but judging from the big screen, these are both their second Pokémon.

Judging from the way the elves on the field are panting, the battle is probably about to be decided.

"Charmeleon, unleash your final Flamethrower!" "Machop, dodge!"

As Tetsuya was thinking, with the final command from both sides, the weaker side's arm strength immediately lost its ability to fight.

To the trainer's final instruction to Machop, who was exhausted, to dodge, Tetsuya just wanted to say, "You're not Ash, do you really think Rejuvenation Roar works for everyone?"

If it were him, he would choose to take a gamble by seeing through things. If he succeeds in holding on, he can hold out a little longer. Whether he can see through things or not is normal, at least it's more normal than the unrealistic option of avoiding them.

Of course, it's also possible that the Arm Strength user won't be able to see through it at this point, since this skill is relatively difficult to learn and is mostly used when using Great Strength or Super Strength.

As the break ended, the host's voice rang out.

"Next, please welcome our four contestants to the stage to draw their opponents in the semi-finals!"

Tetsuya slowly walked onto the stage, along with three other figures.

Chapter 55 3v3 Battle

The three figures were Raiji, representing Cerulean Gym; Hayato, representing Saffron Gym; and Kajiyama, representing Crimson Gym.

These are the four strongest members, representing the dojo rather than being the heirs.

To be honest, it's hard not to suspect that the previous draw was rigged.

The other three probably thought the same thing, and their expressions were somewhat strange.

Because the four of them were perfectly separated in the semifinals, Tetsuya and Hayato faced off against the remaining two gym leaders who each had an elite-level Pokémon.

Lei Si and Kajiyama were luckier, as they faced two Pokémon that were both of average level.

However, this is not something that is unacceptable.

After all, it would be good for them not to meet their opponent before the semi-finals, at least they wouldn't have to worry about being eliminated early.

Otherwise, the ratings of their respective dojos would drop.

Moreover, looking at the spectators around him, Tetsuya felt that this exchange was, in a sense, a way for the Kanto Dojo to showcase its reserve strength.

If all four finalists are relatively weak, they will lose face, and even having just one of them wouldn't look good.

As the four took the stage, the cheers from the surrounding audience grew even louder.

After watching the semi-finals, they naturally knew that the four players were among the best of their age, and they had even higher expectations for the competition.

Most of the cheers could be faintly heard coming from the girls, and the content was basically, "That guy in the black sleeveless shirt is so handsome." "Yeah, the other three don't look that great."

There was even a gruff male voice saying, "Hey boy in black sleeveless shirt, wanna work out with me?"

Raiji, Hayata, and Kajiyama were all quite sharp-eared and could hear the audience's shouts.

When she heard the girl's voice, Tetsuya's eyes were filled with envy, jealousy and hatred as he looked at her wearing a black sleeveless top.

Upon hearing the man's voice again, her eyes filled with a sense of wishing for her own good fortune.

Tetsuya pretended not to see or hear anything.

His only request now is that Lei Si not drag him down with him.

He had already seen Uncle Chika and his group sitting and watching him.

Fortunately, Lei Si seemed to know how to handle different situations, so he didn't do anything out of line.

After obediently drawing his lot and stepping off the stage, Tetsuya finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now, please welcome Tetsuya Tamaki from Nibi Dojo and Kajiyama from Guren Dojo!"

Yes, Tetsuya drew the first match against Kajiyama, while Raiji will be facing Hayata.

Upon reaching the command platform, the two simultaneously threw out their Poké Balls at the referee's signal.

"Go, Mighty Chicken!" "Go, Mosquito Coil Frog!"

Both sides were quite consistent in that they did not choose to release their weaker Pokémon in the first match, but instead opted to use their stronger Pokémon.

"Flame jet".

"water gun."

The command was very synchronized and bland.

Although it's called a water gun, when used by an elite-level water-type Poliwag, its thickness alone is comparable to that of a regular water cannon.

The two Pokémon, one water-based and one fire-based, collided in the middle of the field with their flames and water jets.

Steam immediately filled the field.

"Get out of the way," Kajiyama commanded, his expression becoming even more serious.

He didn't expect that, with similar levels and superior attributes, Poliwag's water gun couldn't withstand Strongchicken's flamethrower.

In the middle of the field, a red pillar of fire could be faintly seen pressing towards the mosquito coil frog.

Upon hearing the trainer's command, Poliwag stopped continuously firing its Water Gun and quickly moved away from its original spot.

The next second, Mighty Chicken's flamethrower hit the spot where it had just been standing.

This is a bit tricky; Kajiyama realized that the strength of the opposing Mighty Chicken was beyond his expectations.

Based solely on the data and previous battles, it's impossible to tell that this Mighty Chicken is so strong in Fire-type attacks in addition to Fighting.

The skill proficiency and energy quality were actually superior to his own mosquito coil frog.

"Move at high speed and spray flames."

While the other side was thinking, Zheke wouldn't give him much time. Seeing the mosquito coil frog dodge away, he immediately gave the next instruction.

The Mighty Chicken uses its high-speed movement to move quickly around the field, occasionally shooting fireballs from its beak at the Poliwag.

Without its trainer's guidance, Poliwag could only fight and retreat.

While frantically dodging, occasionally use a water gun to disperse some of the flames to avoid injury.

Even so, Poliwag was hit several times. Although the fire-type damage wasn't significant, it was still quite painful for it.

"Big character fire".

As the Mighty Chicken approached the Politoed Frog, Tetsuya gave the order again.

"Bear it, use Rain Prayer."

Kajiyama's face was as black as ink; he knew he had made a mistake and couldn't have let the strong chicken get so close.

At this distance, Poliwag is no match for Flamethrower, and using Water Pulse is too late.

So he gritted his teeth and had the mosquito coil frog take the damage from the big fire attack to use Rain Dance.

After all, even if a water-type Poliwag is damaged by Flamethrower, it won't be too serious.

On the contrary, once Rain Dance is used, all three of the opponent's Pokémon will be restricted for a certain period of time.

"A flash of lightning followed by a thunderbolt punch."

Tetsuya was somewhat surprised by what the other side did. From his perspective, the best way was to have Politoed retreat while charging up Water Pulse, which would likely also help him resist Flamethrower.

Of course, there was nothing wrong with Kajiyama's actions, and they were even within Tetsuya's judgment and budget.

He naturally has his own ways of dealing with it.

A flash of white light appeared on the Mighty Chicken's body, and its already extremely fast speed, enhanced by its high-speed movement and acceleration characteristics, reached an even higher level.

In the blink of an eye, following behind the large fire, the distance between himself and the mosquito coil frog was reduced.

Arcs of electricity crackled on its claws as it struck the Mosquito Coil Frog, which was preparing to withstand the massive Fire Rain Prayer.

Kajiyama felt a pang of panic. He knew that Tetsuya would take this opportunity to direct Combusken to get closer to Poliwag, because Combusken, with Thunder Punch, was clearly more advantageous in close combat than Poliwag, which only had Ice Punch.

But to his utter surprise, the Mighty Chicken was incredibly fast, faster than he had ever imagined.

"Damn it, a talent above the Heavenly King level, with the acceleration trait?"

Kajiyama quickly realized that this point was not included in the basic information provided, nor could it be seen in previous battles.

He is, after all, an excellent trainer; otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen by Blaine of the Cinnabar Gym for investment. If he can't even see something so obvious, then all his efforts on the path to becoming a trainer have been in vain.

But it was too late. Just as the Poliwag had used Rain Dance after taking the hit of Flamethrower, the Mighty Chicken had already arrived beside it.

With the moment the Rain Prayer skill had finished its cooldown period, even though Kajiyama shouted the command to dodge, the Powerpuff's electric claws slammed into the Poliwag's body.

The mosquito coil frog let out several miserable cries.

Chapter 56 Continuous Battle

Under the attack of Thunder Punch, a move that is super effective against Poliwag, and combined with Combusken's strength far exceeding that of its kind, Poliwag was repeatedly forced to retreat in the rain.

"Hold on, mosquito coil frog, hit it back with a million-ton punch!"

Kajiyama shouted urgently at the mosquito coil frog.

"A low kick completely disrupts the center of gravity."

Tetsuya ordered.

From the moment Kajiyama made a mistake due to his ignorance of Combusken's Speed-Up ability, allowing Combusken to get close to Poliwag, he knew he had won the first match.

He had long anticipated Kajiyama's command.

The two Pokémon reacted differently to their respective trainers' commands.

After being hit by Combusken's Thunder Punch, Poliwag's body tilted slightly backward with the force of the attack, and its fists slowly glowed white, preparing to unleash a Megaton Punch.

After being hit, the Mighty Chicken crouched down and used its long legs to quickly deliver a low kick to the Poliwag.