Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

As for their trainers' talents and abilities, most trainers who know about them say that God is very fair; if He gives you something, He will inevitably take something else back.

Now most people are curious about the talent of the youngest sister in the Cerulean Dojo, and many malicious people secretly hope that she is just as talented as her three older sisters.

The two chatted and laughed for a long time, but Sakura found Tetsuya's unyielding attitude rather boring. So he briefly explained the battle rules, which were the most standard 2v2 gym battle rules.

After the two had finished talking, the referee, who had been standing to the side for a long time, finally waved his flag and announced, "The match between Sakura of Cerulean Gym and Tetsuya Tamaki of Viridian City shall now begin!"

"Go, goldfish!"

Sakura, as the gym leader, was the first to send out her Pokémon.

"Go, Blaziken."

Tetsuya chose to use Blaziken in the battle.

The Pokémon he registered for this time are Rockruff and Blaziken, which are very disadvantageous in terms of type against the Cerulean Gym, which specializes in Water-type Pokémon.

However, while it's said that gym battles require sending out Pokémon that match the corresponding strength, there are actually certain limits.

You can't expect a trainer at the near-Elite rank to challenge you for a badge, and then the gym should respond with a Pokémon at the near-Elite rank as well.

The requirement of having 8 official gym badges to participate in the tournament is mainly to filter out trainers who are seriously lacking in strength. If your strength is not bad, the gym has no reason to block you or make it more difficult for you to obtain badges.

The highest level Pokémon that can be deployed in a gym is around level 37, which is the level at which most Pokémon evolve to their final form.

Based on this pattern, he registered for Mantle Rock and Blaziken, which are level 26 and 39 respectively. The two Pokémon sent by the Cerulean Gym will most likely be level 29 and 37, which meets the requirement of one normal and one elite Pokémon, and will not be too difficult.

In this situation, the chances of winning for a Champion-level Rockruff and a Champion-level Blaziken are still very high, since most Pokémon in Gym battles are types whose potential has been exhausted.

Even if their energy levels are similar, the differences in talent and strength in other aspects such as skills, physical attributes, and control are still evident.

"Flame Jet!"

It's still the same perfectly normal starting skill.

"Dive into the water."

Sakura's expression remained unchanged. Although there were few trainers who challenged the Cerulean City Gym with Fire-type Pokémon, it wasn't unheard of. Moreover, in such a naturally advantageous environment as Water-type Pokémon, dodging such moves was quite easy.

As the pillar of fire approached, the goldfish nimbly dove underwater and disappeared without a trace of harm.

The first arena of the Cerulean Gym, where Tetsuya is currently located, is shaped like a pool.

In front of the two trainers' command posts is a fixed platform for land-based Pokémon to stand on, and there are also some floating boards on the water.

It can be said that this terrain puts both mantle rock and blazing chickens at a natural disadvantage, especially for mantle rock, which is very unfriendly.

But Tetsuya didn't care at all.

"Rapid fire of jet flames."

Blaziken spews jets of fire onto the water, the intense heat of the flames sizzling as they hit the water.

The entire venue was shrouded in wisps of mist.

In this situation, Sakura didn't dare let the goldfish surface from the water to use its skills, as it was too easy for it to get hit.

Even though ordinary fire-type moves don't do much damage to a water-type Goldeen, the difference in strength can still cause considerable damage.

Moreover, judging from the Blaziken opposite her, which clearly had a high flame temperature, Sakura felt that the damage to Goldeen might be far greater than she had anticipated.

However, dragging this out would be very disadvantageous for her, and Sakura still has that kind of judgment.

"Use Water Pulse underwater to create waves and attack the opponent!"

As the field became increasingly blurry, Sakura decisively made her move; otherwise, the referee would immediately declare her a loser for losing the will to fight.

The goldfish deep in the pool was enduring the heat the flames were applying to the water, and it felt very uncomfortable.

If it weren't for its water curtain feature, it would have felt like it was about to be boiled alive.

Upon hearing Sakura's command, it quickly used Water Pulse.

A small ball of energy formed between its horn and mouth. With a flick of its head, the energy ball flew upwards.

The process continuously caused vibrations in the surrounding water, creating waves that rushed towards the Blaziken.

Sakura watched this scene with pride; it was a method she had come up with herself.

Unlike typical water ripple attacks, this move, Goldfish, utilizes the terrain to its advantage, maximizing its attack with minimal resource consumption—at least that's what she believes.

"Hot wind".

Tetsuya skillfully directed Blaziken to deal with the waves. Back when Blaziken was training at Cape White, it was already trying to use its skills to destroy or break small waves. These waves were just splashes at most.

I don't know what the other Sakura was thinking. This kind of use of Water Wave is completely meaningless. It would be better to use more energy to create a bigger wave, which might actually have some effect.

The most direct way is to attack with Water Pulse. The Pokémon's skills have been naturally developed over time and are the best way to attack. You can't just change them at will.

Chapter 84: The Speechless Command

Even though Zhe has Zero, has studied skills and knowledge for so long, and has transmigrated from the information explosion era of his previous life, with a rich imagination and all sorts of wild ideas, he hasn't changed many skills to make them more effective and powerful.

There are indeed quite a few ingenious ideas, which occasionally come in handy. But this improvement to the cherry blossoms, well, it's quite suitable for watering.

Improving skills may seem simple, but in reality, it's very difficult to make them more effective than the original attack method, and success is not guaranteed; it may even be a waste of time.

After all, elves aren't some silly, instinct-driven creatures; they have their own thoughts and are no less capable than humans.

If skills could be improved so easily, they could do it themselves.

Back on the battlefield, Blaziken unleashed its Heat Wave, the intense heat of which visibly caused the air in front of it to glow red.

Upon slight contact with the oncoming waves, the two began to dissolve violently.

Even more hot air remained, hitting the water's surface and further increasing the water temperature while making the fog even thicker.

A moment of silence fell over the field.

Sakura is still figuring out how to get Goldfish to attack Blaziken, as things are going to get tougher on it.

As for Tetsuya, he had a strange expression on his face, feeling that this scene had come a little too easily.

You have to understand that due to the severe elemental disadvantages and various other unfavorable factors, he had made thorough preparations, but... that's all?

Although I had somewhat expected it, I really didn't expect the cherry blossoms to not react at all.

Since that's the case, then he won't stand on ceremony.

"Lightning Fist".

Tetsuya commands Blaziken to launch an attack.

Sakura was taken aback. Goldfish hadn't even appeared on the water, so how could Blaziken have hit it?

If you use your hand to conduct electricity to harm the goldfish, the blazing ...

Electricity crackled on the Blaziken's claws, and then it swung them forward with a sudden burst of energy.

"Sizzle—"

With a flick of its wrist, the electric current detached from Blaziken's claws and flew towards the foggy arena.

Upon touching the fog, the entire area was instantly enveloped in yellow electric light.

Cheol-ye, with great foresight, took out his sunglasses and put them on, and the referee, also very experienced, took out his sunglasses after being blinded.

There were only cherry blossoms, and all I could see was a white light. I couldn't see anything, and with the noise of the electric current, I couldn't hear anything very clearly either.

The faint, painful cries of a goldfish could be heard coming from inside.

The Blaziken didn't stop its movements at all, swinging out claw after claw, while the Goldfish's cries grew louder and louder.

Then, at a certain moment, it came to an abrupt end.

Tetsuya signaled Blaziken to stop, since this was a gym battle, not a wild one, and if they continued fighting, it was hard to say what would happen.

Sakura breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and looked anxiously at the scene.

As the exhaust fans inside the venue were turned on, the fog quickly disappeared, and a white goldfish with its belly facing up and its eyes filled with swirling eddies floated quietly on the water.

"Goldfish is unable to battle, Blaziken wins, please send out your next Pokémon, Sakura."

The referee immediately raised his flag to signal.

Seeing this, Sakura reluctantly withdrew her goldfish. How could she have failed so suddenly?

Unable to contain her curiosity, Sakura asked Tetsuya, "How did you make Blaziken release the lightning from Thunder Punch? It's not an Electric-type Pokémon, so it shouldn't be able to do that."

Tetsuya glanced at the referee beside him. "Isn't it best not to talk during a match? Aren't you going to stop them?"

The referee seemed oblivious to Tetsuya's gaze, keeping his eyes down.

Just kidding. Although he was sent by the league to supervise the battles and make rulings, it's still the Cerulean Gym that's responsible for paying him, and the other side is the young lady of the Cerulean Gym.

Such simple questions are not explicitly prohibited interference; it's just that too much meaningless conversation is not supported at the league conference, and the referees will intervene.

Besides, this is a gym battle, a semi-guided type of battle, so isn't it normal to have some interaction?

The referee, wearing sunglasses, had a blank face, showing no emotional fluctuations and making no reaction, as if he were a robot.

Looking at the cherry blossoms across the way, with their expression of "I won't let go of this fairy until you answer me," Tetsuya had no choice but to explain.

"Actually, it's not difficult. It just looks impressive, but it's not very powerful in reality."

If the original power of the Thunder Fist is 1, then the power of the released lightning is at most 0.2.

The method is to first practice with a move of the same type as Flame Punch, and then control the flames to escape from the claws for long-range attacks.

Then, using the same method to control the Thunder Fist, the lightning can be released externally.

The main problem is that it's not very applicable. If it weren't for the fact that mist and water conduct electricity, goldfish would be very weak in high-temperature water and would lose some strength first. Even if electricity is extremely effective at damaging them, it would still take a long time to wear them down.

Furthermore, under normal circumstances, if Goldeen hadn't hidden so deep, Blaziken wouldn't have had the chance to unleash so many Thunder Punches.

Sakura nodded slightly, "I see, it is indeed quite simple."

Of course, Tetsuya only made it sound easy. You should know that it is very difficult for Pokémon of different types to control the energy of other types and release it.

If Blaziken weren't exceptionally gifted and possessed a natural talent for Fire Punch, achieving this level would have been extremely difficult.

If it weren't for this, Blaziken would have already learned the Grass-type Solar Beam move, making battles against the Cerulean Gym much easier.

"Then this is my next Pokémon, go, Dewprik!" "Niusoo~"

A snow-white sea lion with a pointed horn on its head and two downward-pointing teeth on its mouth appeared on the field and let out a roar.

"Use the water jets to propel us forward with unstoppable momentum!"

The cherry blossoms regained their confidence.

Tetsuya, the conductor of Sakura, is beyond words. Oh well, it's better to relax a bit.

If it were him, even if he were to charge at us, he would probably choose the combination of surfing and waterfall climbing skills, rather than water jets.

And why rush over? You're a Water/Ice dual-type Dewl, are you going to fight a Fire/Fighting dual-type Blaziken in close combat? Even if you have moves like Aqua Tail or Long Horn, it's unnecessary, as it's actually a type disadvantage.

Command Blaziken to use Flame Vortex to attack.

The white sea lion charged at the blazing chicken with great force, carrying water with it at low altitude.

Red flames swirled, blue water flowed, and white sea lions intertwined in the air.

"Boom!"

Chapter 85 Cerulean Badge

The white sea lion fell heavily into the water, splashing up a huge spray.

Blaziken took a step back without making a sound, using the heat of its body to repel the splashing water.

Sakura was shocked. How could the white sea lion's water jet be completely evaporated by the blazing chicken's fire vortex?

The white sea lion lost its propulsion and naturally fell from the air.

Tetsuya was not surprised at all by this.

The Blaziken battle had already raised the temperature of the entire arena, so the water was only lukewarm. Reaching the evaporation point would be relatively easy.

The main problem was that the white sea lion's water jets were too straight and were completely enveloped by the fire vortex.

"Rockfall."

He naturally chose to continue the attack.