Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Because it's not yet possible to determine whether Dewl's ability is Thick Fat (which halves the damage of Fire and Ice type moves) or Wet Body (which cures status conditions in rainy weather).

Therefore, to be on the safe side, we chose to use Rock-type moves that are extremely effective for Dewpur for long-range attacks. Otherwise, Fire-type moves of the same type would also deal decent damage, and Blaziken would handle them even better.

Blaziken conjured rocks in its hands and threw them into the water. Fortunately, the area was quite deep, so the water wouldn't surge up for the time being. Of course, if it kept throwing rocks non-stop, since it was stagnant water, it would eventually end up like this.

However, the white sea lion won't live to see that day, otherwise it would have been judged to have lost by the referee long ago.

"Thump! Thump! Thump-thump!"

Blaziken aimed and hurled rocks at the area where the white sea lion had just landed.

"Use the underwater attack!"

Sakura quickly issued a command: searching little by little would cause the white sea lion some damage, so it was necessary to take the initiative to attack.

"Be careful and dodge." Tetsuya made Blaziken stand on the fixed platform and stop attacking.

Blaziken stood calmly and motionless, intently sensing the vibrations around it.

"Whoosh!" "Thump!"

As a white figure burst out of the water, Blaziken leaped into the air with a slight push off the ground with one foot. Its jumping power and agility are no joke.

The Dew Lion, quite angry at failing to attack Blaziken, slapped the ground with its paws on both sides.

"Whoosh~"

"Come down here!" The white sea lion found its opponent rather annoying. Was it trying to outdo a Pokémon that couldn't fly or jump in aerial combat?

"Sharpen, then kick with flames."

"Use Water Flow Tail!" Sakura immediately followed up with the command.

Blaziken, which was trying its best to control its slow descent in the air, narrowed its eyes and became extremely focused, which was a sign of honing its skills.

Then his body fell quickly, and a layer of flames spread over his feet, turning from tiny sparks into a raging fire in an instant.

The Blaziken charged towards the white sea lion from above with an incredibly fierce aura.

The white sea lion then turned its body, a jet of water coiling around its tail, and swung its large tail like a raging wave to attack the blazing chicken above.

Just as the two Pokémon's feet and tails were about to collide, Blaziken controlled its body and performed a nimble forward roll in the air. This was the result of its hard training, and the timing was perfect.

The white sea lion's water tail barely grazed under the blazing chicken.

"Whoosh~"

The white sea lion cried out in terror, sensing something was very wrong.

At this moment, the white sea lion used the momentum of turning around to swing its tail to attack, which made the attack more powerful. However, since it did not hit the Blaziken, it was already losing control of its body to avoid the Blaziken's attack.

"Duang~"

Blaziken used its powerful legs, still blazing, to lash the white sea lion's neck.

The white sea lion let out a painful cry and slammed its entire body onto the platform.

"Brick Breaker, Low Kick, Double Kick, and then, Thunder Fist!"

With Tetsuya's command, Blaziken executed the entire combo almost simultaneously with perfect coordination.

Its paw clenched slightly, and with a white light, it struck the white sea lion hard, knocking the sea lion, which was just trying to get up, back down.

Then, with a slight downward kick, he sent the white sea lion flying, slightly off the ground.

Following a double kick, he sent the white sea lion flying in front of and above him.

The white sea lion cried out in pain as it struggled frantically in the air, unable to control its body, but the more it struggled, the easier it was to lose its balance.

Blaziken stands with its left foot forward and its right foot back, assuming a standard fighting stance.

Electric current surged from his tightly clenched claws, "Snap! Snap!"

Two rapid punches landed on the white sea lion while it was still in the air.

Don't underestimate this simple combo. Blaziken has been training for a long time to have such a skilled skill transition. If it's even a little slow in the middle, the combo might break.

Blaziken's powerful strength forced the Dew Lion to fly outwards, landing on the ground outside the arena, its eyes now swirling in the shape of vortexes.

Swish!

The referee raised the flag, "White Sea Lion is unable to fight, Blaziken wins."

The winner of this gym battle is challenger Tetsuya Tamaki!

Sakura, looking displeased, retracted the white sea lion.

Although she knew that her trainer command skills were average, it shouldn't have taken so long to deplete Tetsuya's Blaziken's stamina in a two-on-one situation with a type advantage.

It almost never hit the Blaziken.

Naturally, she wasn't in a good mood at the moment.

With a very forced smile, Sakura congratulated Tetsuya and told him he could go to the front desk to collect the Cerulean Gym's blue badge before leaving the battlefield.

Tetsuya shrugged helplessly. There was nothing he could do; he didn't want this to happen either. Unfortunately, Sakura's command had made too many mistakes, which led to this situation. He had prepared many backup battle plans yesterday, but he hadn't even used them yet.

However, he was indeed a bit petty. Xiao Gang was very magnanimous when he was being beaten by him before.

He muttered to himself.

Upon arriving at the Cerulean Gym's reception desk, Tetsuya handed his ID card to the staff. After confirmation, he received his second badge, the Cerulean Gym's blue badge, which was shaped like a solid water droplet and was very beautiful.

They celebrated with great ceremony, flicking the badge into the air like a coin, catching it with their hand, and turning away with a flourish.

Tetsuya thought he was absolutely awesome.

Then he saw a man with silver, tousled hair standing in front of him.

The two nodded to each other silently with blank expressions. Tetsuya casually put the badge into the badge box and walked out of the gym.

I could faintly hear the voices of the staff behind me.

"Trainer Suzuki Toru, congratulations on obtaining the Blue Badge of Cerulean City Gym. Please..."

"Suzuki Toru? Judging from his appearance and demeanor, he seems to be a colleague," Tetsuya pondered.

Chapter 86 If you can't beat them, call for help and the Money-Giving Boy

The man just now was clearly a bounty hunter who frequently spent a lot of time in the wild; this was a unique intuition among those of the same kind.

He's also collecting badges; I wonder if we'll run into each other at the convention.

Not taking it to heart, Tetsuya returned to the Pokémon Center and handed Blaziken over to Nurse Joy for a quick recovery.

It didn't take long for Blaziken to recover its stamina, since it won the gym battle almost without taking any damage, unlike usual when it would take a long time.

Back in his room, just as he was about to start his lunch, his wristwatch suddenly beeped.

He glanced at it and immediately answered the phone.

"Hello, this is Tetsuya Tamaki. What can I do for you?"

"Good afternoon, Tetsuya, this is Tsuyoshi." Tsuyoshi's cheerful greeting came from the other end of the wristwatch.

“I know, something urgent happened. You're calling me right now. Shouldn't you be taking care of your younger siblings?”

Tetsuya threw himself onto the sofa and slumped down, speaking in a lazy tone.

Xiao Gang changed his previous demeanor and asked him with a wry smile, "No, I just wanted to ask what you did to Yinghua. She just called me crying and said you bullied her."

Tetsuya looked on with a puzzled expression. "Is this even possible? Is this what they mean by calling for backup when you can't beat someone? But even Tsuyoshi can't beat me."

Xiao Gang, on the other end of the phone, felt a surge of malice coming at him and was about to speak.

"I just played a normal gym battle. Maybe she felt she lost too badly and couldn't accept it?" Tetsuya said calmly, interrupting Brock's train of thought.

Surely not? Is this all the mental fortitude the eldest sister of the Cerulean Dojo descendants has? Besides, her strength is only average to begin with, which is why the Saint Anne sent Raiji.

"Never mind, it's okay. That's just her personality. I'm used to it." Xiao Gang sighed on the other end of the phone. "To be precise, all three of them are like that."

"Then why do you seem to have a pretty good relationship with them?" Tetsuya put his watch on the table, got up to pour himself a cup of coffee, took a sip, and asked.

"The main reason is that my grandfather has a very good relationship with that person at the Clarin Dojo. They used to travel together when they were young."

"Oh, I know, the two seniors, 'Tyrant' and 'Giant Wave'. I've even watched their battle videos, and their styles are indeed just like their titles."

The two chatted casually.

Tetsuya gradually learned about the current situation of Cerulean Dojo from Tsuyoshi's words.

The main issue is that none of the descendants of the old man from Cerulean City Gym, including his grandchildren, have produced outstanding trainers, or rather, none of them have made being a trainer their main profession, nor do they aspire to it.

For example, the Sakura sisters prefer to travel to various places and perform water acrobatics, and their trainers are not very talented.

After all, nurturing is one thing, and commanding battles is another.

The old man was in relatively good condition before, and he let them do what they liked.

However, as he got older, he gradually lost his strength and began to worry when he realized that there were few people who could inherit the Cerulean Dojo.

Originally, Xiaogang and Sakura's interactions were limited to occasional pleasantries, but in recent years they have become much more frequent.

In Xiaogang's grandfather's words, it was to strengthen the bond between the younger generation. Xiaogang also understood that his grandfather was taking care of his old friend's descendants, showing him through his actions that even if problems arose, his descendants would still help out.

"However, I heard from the old man at the Cerulean Gym that his youngest granddaughter is quite talented, so he has been personally teaching her. The little girl is also quite interested in becoming a trainer. I think her name is Xiaoxia. She has only just started learning the basics."

"Oh? That's not bad?" Zhe replied to Xiaogang indifferently.

As for hearing that it was yet another character from a past life animation, he said, "So be it. Anyway, you can't take many things completely seriously."

For example, regarding their age, in the animation, Xiaogang and Xiaoxia seem to be about the same age, but now they are about 10 years apart.

So does that mean Cerulean Dojo might not end up like that? Oh well, what does that have to do with him? He wouldn't dare gamble, it's pointless.

"It's not bad, but it doesn't really concern me much."

Xiao Gang said that if it weren't for his grandfather's sake, he wouldn't want to talk to them either, since they hadn't even met in person many times and mostly just chatted by text message or phone.

Xiao Gang has a gentle personality and takes good care of them.

"By the way, are you going to the elf school in the next few days?"

He seemed to suddenly remember something and asked Tetsuya.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Tetsuya was puzzled. Shouldn't Kogoro have known already?

He had already mentioned it to Brock, and since it was a mission issued by Professor Oak, he would definitely have notified Pewter City Gym in advance.

"It's nothing, I was just asking." Xiao Gang laughed it off. After chatting for a while, Zheye said he had something to do and left. He hung up the phone after saying goodbye.

Tetsuya continued to painstakingly prepare lunch for the three Pokémon, who were already silently urging him to hang up his conversation with Brock.

Blaziken and Pidgeot kept thinking that they would definitely give Onix and Geodude a good talking-to when they got back. Their trainer had delayed their mealtime, which was unforgivable!

Watching them frantically stuff food into their mouths, Tetsuya felt as if his heart was being filled with suffocation.

Well, the main reason is simply because they are just too cute, nothing else, don't get the wrong idea.

After finishing his meal, Tetsuya leisurely walked out of his room and arrived at the battle arena in the backyard of the Pokémon Center.

He didn't have any plans for this afternoon and wasn't in a hurry to do any tasks. The money he earned from the tasks he did in the past period was enough to support him for a while.

Anyway, we're leaving for the Pokémon school tomorrow. According to Professor Yamanashi, the school provides room and board for the week he teaches there, and the Pokémon will also be included, which will save us a lot of money.

As soon as Zhe entered the arena, he saw a boy arrogantly saying, "I won again! I'm so sorry, hahaha!"

A group of trainers were watching from the side.

He didn't care; there are plenty of people like that who start yelling after winning once.

"As expected, I am invincible among my peers, hahaha! Anyone else want to come up? If they beat me, this check is theirs!"

I'm 17 years old! Anyone over 18, don't bother!

The boy was extremely arrogant, but he still retained a shred of rationality.

Tetsuya raised an eyebrow. Oh, so this is someone bringing in money. I get it.

But he wasn't in a hurry. He had just arrived and wanted to see how things went first.

Soon, some people couldn't stand the boy's incessant chatter anymore, and they were also very interested in the money on the check, so they volunteered to take on the challenge.

Chapter 87 Attention