Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

On the other side, a yellow ball of light with extremely obvious energy fluctuations appeared in the beak of the giant beak, and it charged up for a long time.

It wasn't until the Air Slash had flown nearly two-thirds of the way across the arena that Pelipper aimed at Pidgeot and launched it.

"boom!"

A beam of yellow light pierced the field, completely destroying the air blade that Pidgeot had unleashed, and then charged toward Pidgeot with undiminished power.

At this moment, Pidgeot had just recovered from the imbalance caused by using Air Slash.

In the blink of an eye, the Hyper Beam was right in front of it.

"Boom."

Just as Kajiyama was overjoyed that the Hyper Beam had hit Pidgeot, Pidgeot suddenly disappeared completely after being hit by the Hyper Beam for a moment.

"Well done!" Tetsuya cheered.

Kajiyama, on the other side, immediately changed his expression. It often only takes a second, or even less, for someone to go from extreme bliss to extreme sorrow.

It's important to know that the Hyper Beam's power wasn't enough to completely obliterate Pidgeot, which can only mean that Pidgeot successfully used Stand at the last moment to dodge the attack.

After all, Stands have a certain defensive capability, so it's normal for them to be able to hold out for a while.

Sure enough, as the beam of light slowly dissipated, a Pidgeot, panting but without any injuries, appeared not far away.

"Parroting!"

At this point, one should take advantage of the moment of weakness and fight fire with fire.

Tetsuya commanded Pidgeot to immediately use its parrot-like ability to mimic speech, retaliating with a Hyper Beam.

Let's finish this quickly and hand the next Pokémon over to Combusken.

The Pelipper was still in a frozen state, and Kajiyama could only watch helplessly as Pidgeot charged up and charged up again before unleashing a beam of light at the stationary Pelipper.

Due to previous exhaustion, Pelipper was hit by Pidgeot's unskilled Hyper Beam and fell to the ground, losing its ability to battle.

"Come back, Pelipper! Go, Ponyta, use Flamethrower!"

Kajiyama knew that victory was out of reach, but he couldn't let the battle end like this, or it would be too embarrassing.

Just then, the rain stopped.

Hurry up and recall Pelipper, then unleash a regular-level Ponyta to deliver a devastating blow to Pidgeot.

"Beep~" Pidgeot cried out in pain.

At this moment, Pidgeot was also unable to move, and Tetsuya could only let Ponyta consume Pidgeot's already limited stamina.

"Haqiu."

He wanted to struggle a little longer to get Pidgey to the ground and recover.

Seeing that Pidgeot had broken free from its stiffness and was flying downwards, Kajiyama certainly couldn't let Tetsuya achieve his goal; things could get complicated if he waited too long.

"Storm Flame Strike!"

The little horse was engulfed in flames and ran swiftly across the ground.

Upon getting close, Ponyta leaped up and charged at Pidgeot with its body engulfed in intense flames.

"Beep~"

Pidgeot was knocked backward and flew to the ground, where it cried out in pain before losing its ability to fight.

He took out a Poké Ball and recalled Pidgeot. "Well done, it was my mistake."

Tetsuya said something to the Pidgeot inside the Poké Ball.

At the same time, another Poké Ball is thrown out.

"Alright, go ahead, Mighty Chicken! It's all up to you!"

"just!"

After being rained on for a while, the strong chicken, still looking rather unwell, appeared on the field.

Fortunately, the rainy weather caused by prayers for rain and the characteristics of rainfall has ended.

Otherwise, it would be too awkward and uncomfortable for two Fire-type Pokémon to fight in the rain.

However, things aren't much better now. Kajiyama's Ponyta has the Flash Flame ability, which is a huge advantage in Fire-type mirror matches.

The only way for Combusken to win is through close-quarters combat, and fortunately, Combusken is ahead in all aspects of level.

"Maintain distance while moving at high speed."

It was the same familiar start.

Considering the Ponyta's Ignite ability, Tetsuya didn't choose to greet it with Flamethrower. Instead, he used Agility to make the Speed ​​Boost ability, which had expired from the previous buff, take effect again.

"We'll also charge forward at high speed, like Mount Tai crashing down!"

Kajiyama certainly couldn't just watch as the strong chicken regained its strength.

I didn't know about the acceleration feature before, but now that I do, how could I possibly make the same mistake again?

Ponyta is naturally good at speed and running, and Kajiyama commanded it to charge towards the Mighty Chicken.

Chapter 58 Retrospective

"Use bounce."

Tetsuya certainly wouldn't choose to fight Ponyta head-on.

It's not that we can't compete, but that there's no need to.

Ponyta is indeed fast on the ground, but it has a flaw that's not exactly a defect: it can't fly.

As Ponyta gradually approached, Combusken obeyed its trainer's commands.

He crouched slightly with both feet, then leaped into the air.

While not as powerful as the evolved Blaziken, which can easily leap over 30-story buildings, this Merach can still jump at least a dozen stories high.

The Mighty Chicken leaped high into the air, gathered its strength briefly, and then used the feathers on its head and its body to maintain its balance as it headed towards the constantly moving Ponyta.

As an animal that can barely be considered to be able to stay airborne, the Mighty Chicken says it's perfectly reasonable that it can adjust its direction in mid-air.

Little Pony is in a state of confusion and helplessness because of the failure of using the "Mount Tai Press" technique.

"Then we'll use a jump to avoid it too." Kajiyama's command was full of confidence.

The little horse immediately pushed off the ground with all four hooves and jumped up.

Tetsuya looked at the person opposite him with a strange expression. Was he a goofball?

If it were something like using a flamethrower to wear them down, that would be understandable, but what's with this jump?

It was clear that Ponyta had indeed used its jumping skill to leap into the air, and the height it jumped was quite impressive compared to other similar animals.

But compared to the height of a Powerful Chicken, it's like a world champion competing in the high jump with a high school student.

Furthermore, Ponyta cannot control his body in the air after using Bounce; he can only charge up for a moment and then fall to the ground, almost landing on the spot.

Meanwhile, Mighty Chicken had already taken advantage of the moment to get above Ponyta's head.

Move your body slightly.

As Combusken used its Jump Shot to kick Ponyta in the abdomen, Ponyta was sent flying and crashed to the ground.

Tetsuya's voice followed.

"Chase after him and deliver a double kick!"

"Stand up and trample!"

Kajiyama, of course, was not to be outdone.

"Bang! Bang!"

The Mighty Chicken's two long legs, carrying fighting energy, slammed into Ponyta's two front hooves, producing a dull thud.

Both elves were forced to retreat after being hit.

However, Mighty Chicken quickly regained its balance, while Ponyta was still staggering and trying to steady itself.

"Rock collapse!" Zheye said.

"What?!" Kajiyama was a little surprised.

On the field, the recovered Mighty Chicken picked up a large rock and threw it at Ponyta.

"Get out of the way, little horse!"

Kajiyama was in despair at this moment. For Ponyta, Rock Slide was an extremely effective attack.

The little pony finally managed to steady itself, but as soon as it looked up, a large rock came crashing down on it.

The trainer's voice came from beside me.

What can I do? I'm desperate too. A hint of helplessness appeared in Ponyta's eyes.

But he could only let the rocks hit him.

"Hey, fufu~"

The little horse let out a terrible scream.

It's still just a child.

Tetsuya raised an eyebrow. "Wow, this little horse has some backbone. It hasn't fallen down yet."

"The rockfall continues."

If you don't fall down, we'll beat you until you do. It's that simple.

So the strong chicken picked up a big rock and threw it at the little horse that had fallen to the ground.

"Hey~"

The little pony neighed, proudly raised its head, and then...

"boom!"

With a sound like it was being hit by a rock, Ponyta promptly passed out, losing its ability to fight.

"Ponyta is unable to fight, and Mighty Chicken wins!"

Kajiyama's three Pokémon were all unable to battle, and the winner of this match is Tetsuya Tamaki from the Pewter City Gym!

As the referee raised his flag and announced the result, cheers erupted from the sidelines.

This is a congratulatory message for the two players' outstanding performance.

Tetsuya recalled his Mighty Chicken, stepped off the field, shook hands with Kajiyama, and nodded in greeting.

I'll win next time.

Kajiyama said something out of the blue.

Tetsuya was taken aback at first, then smiled and said, "I will still win."

The two smiled at each other and walked together toward Miss Joey.

The host's voice continued from behind: "Please wait ten minutes for the venue to be repaired."

Now, please have Raiji from Cerulean Dojo and Hayato from Saffron Dojo get ready!

Tetsuya handed the two Pokémon to Nurse Joy, exchanged a few words with Kajiyama, and then returned to the field.

Kajiyama naturally knew what he wanted to do, and instead of engaging him in further conversation, he readily ended the topic.

The winner of the next two matches will be Tetsuya's opponent in the finals, and he certainly cannot afford to miss their battle.

Otherwise, his spirits will reveal a lot about him, which the opponent will know, while he won't have enough understanding of the opponent, and he will suffer a great loss in battle.

Just like with Kajiyama just now, both sides had not revealed many of their skills and characteristics in the previous battles, and neither of them knew the other's methods.

Therefore, both players made different mistakes in many places throughout the battle.

It's just that because Tetsuya is strong enough, his mistakes have less impact on him, which is why Kajiyama was completely suppressed on the field.

If the two are essentially evenly matched in strength, then Tetsuya's mistakes in the fight were all extremely fatal.

It was still break time, and Tetsuya quickly closed his eyes to recall the problems with his command in the previous game.