I caught a Pokémon

Ok?

Is he also going to change his Pokémon?

This marks the second time in this match that Xia You has proactively switched out her Pokémon when she had the advantage.

Seeing this, although he didn't know why he did it, Tetsuya hesitated for a moment before putting the Poké Ball he was holding back into his pouch and replacing it with a new one.

His previous choice was based on the optimal deployment of his Pokémon against Dragonite. Now that Dragonite has been recalled, it means he has to face another unknown battle. There is no point in targeting it before Dragonite can enter the battle.

At the referee's signal, the two players released their Pokémon simultaneously once again.

As two beams of blue light flashed simultaneously, the lineups for the third round of battle were revealed.

Xia You's Pokémon is his Scizor, while in the other half of the game, a cunning Tengu appears in front of Tetsuya.

Needless to say, Scizor was very familiar to them. Ash and his friends in the stands only glanced at it briefly before turning their attention to the cunning Thousand Dog.

The cunning tengu is mostly brown, with long, fluffy white mane covering most of its face. It has pointed ears, a slender nose, and a large mouth with teeth that are always clenched. Its eyes are cloudy yellow. In terms of appearance, it looks like a little old man with long white hair and wooden clogs!

Because he didn't know what it was, Ash took out his Pokédex and pointed it at the cunning Thousand Dog.

The Pokédex quickly responded, and Misty and May, who were next to Ash, also looked at the Pokédex with curiosity.

Pokémon Pokédex entry: "Ding, Stranglethorn, an evil Pokémon, Grass/Dark type. It is said that Stranglethorn lives quietly deep in the forest undisturbed by the outside world. It is a mysterious Pokémon. There is even a legend that 'it was originally a bird Pokémon, but because it did bad things, it was punished by the gods and had its beak and wings replaced.' It has the ability to read its opponent's thoughts and act first. It is said that it appears on the cold wind and has been revered as the god of the forest since ancient times."

Before Ash could put his Pokédex back, Masamune, who was standing to the side, tentatively asked, "You're not still thinking that Xia You has the upper hand in this battle, are you?"

To his surprise, it seemed as if Xiaozhi was deliberately going against him. When Masamune asked him this question, he shook his head instead.

"I don't know that. Although Xia You's Scizor is very strong, judging from the Pokédex description, Stranglethorn is obviously also very powerful. I don't know who will win if two Pokémon like these fight."

Indeed, judging from the description in the Pokédex, a Pokémon that can be punished by the gods sounds incredibly mysterious, and it's understandable that people would be wary of it.

Therefore, upon hearing Xiaozhi's words, everyone felt they made a lot of sense and nodded in agreement. However, one girl snorted and offered a different opinion.

"Of course Xia You's Pokémon will win."

Because the sound was so obvious, Ash and the others immediately looked at Misty.

In fact, she was probably the only one in the entire room who would blindly believe in and support Xia You.

Ignoring their surprised looks, Xiaoxia raised her head, not even glancing at them, and said in a confident tone, "If Xia You's newly captured Pokémon lose, I believe it, but I don't believe that his partners who have been traveling with him for so long will lose."

Hearing what she said, everyone felt it made a lot of sense, and they couldn't help but look at Xiaozhi again.

Xiao Zhi blushed when Xiao Xia directly refuted him.

It was rare for him to express his opinion, but unexpectedly, Xiaoxia refuted him in front of so many people!

They really don't give me any face at all.

But then I thought, it's Xiaoxia, so it doesn't seem like there's any problem.

Even so, Ash rarely wanted to stand up for himself, especially in front of Masamune. He unusually retorted to Misty, saying, "Scizor wasn't among the earliest Pokémon to follow Xia You, so its strength is definitely not as good as Blastoise and the others. Therefore, I think Stranglethorn has a better chance of winning this match."

Despite wanting to agree with Ash and help him beat Misty, Brock stroked his chin and said quietly, "Well, Scizor's type is Bug/Steel, while Stranglethorn's type is Grass/Dark. In terms of type advantage, Scizor's Bug-type moves will deal four times the damage to Stranglethorn, but Stranglethorn is resistant to them. The situation is actually quite bad for Stranglethorn."

"what?"

Upon hearing Xiao Gang's words, Xiao Zhi was first taken aback, then his expression changed, and he secretly thought, "Oh no!"

He actually forgot about attribute advantages and disadvantages!

That's understandable, since his usual fighting style is to go straight for the kill at the start, and he doesn't really care about attributes. So naturally, he's ignoring that as well now.

"Well... this..."

Ash racked his brains, trying to find another reason to support the cunning tengu, but after thinking about it, he realized that Xia You rarely lost even when he was at a disadvantage, let alone when he had the advantage in attributes!

This put him in an awkward position in front of his formidable rival, Masamune. Turning his head, he saw Masamune winking at him.

Having witnessed the entire farce, Xiaoyao couldn't help but sigh.

Before the battle even started, such a wonderful 'duel' had already taken place right beside her, almost like a small theater. Actually, at the beginning of the journey, she was not used to such bickering between her companions, but now she can completely ignore it.

Ignoring them, both of them, like Xiao Sheng, focused their attention on the game.

At this moment, the third round of battle between Xia You and Zheye had officially begun.

After the two battles, the audience realized Xia You's strength, but Tetsuya's outstanding performance also left a deep impression.

Even if he's not as good as Xia You, he should still be a formidable opponent that would make Xia You go all out.

Therefore, in their view, this battle should be just like the last round, with the early and mid-stages being a close contest, and then suddenly a winner emerging at some point.

But clearly they were all wrong.

Xia You used absolute dominance to give these people a textbook-level performance on how to fight when you have an attribute advantage!

Just like its name suggests, the cunning Tengu lives up to the word "cunning" in its name and is worthy of the category of evil Pokémon. Its performance in battle can indeed be described as cunning and treacherous.

It is evident that it is constantly making small movements and is very good at deception. Without Tetsuya's command, it often performs deceptive actions in an attempt to influence the Scizor's judgment.

But Xia You's eyes easily saw through most of her tricks.

The Scizor resolutely followed its trainer's instructions, ignoring even seemingly easy opportunities. This stubborn approach, however, was exactly what allowed it to break through the cunning Tengu's tricks.

No matter how cunning you are, I will completely ignore you. What will you do then?

Only those tricks executed at extremely close range, because they happen too quickly, are not obvious, or are obstructed by vision, are undetectable to Xia You. However, even if the trick succeeds against the Mantis's steel-like body, the damage it can cause is extremely limited.

Instead, under the onslaught of the Scizor, the cunning Tengu could only flee in a sorry state, darting back and forth among the piles of rocks on the water's surface.

This surprised the audience.

After all, compared to before, Tetsuya's performance this time was really lackluster, as if he were a completely different person.

Only he could feel the bitterness in his heart.

I thought Xia You's Blastoise and Dragonite were already difficult to deal with, but I didn't expect this Scizor to be even more troublesome!

Of course, this doesn't mean that Scizor is stronger than Blastoise and Dragonite; it's just that the cunning Tengu simply can't break through Scizor's defense!

This was entirely due to the effect of attribute suppression, leaving Tetsuya completely helpless.

Just like Xia You in the previous two rounds, it was simply a gamble that ended in defeat.

Sigh, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have changed my Pokémon...

However, with the decrease in the number of Pokémon, it is no longer realistic to change the lineup. If other Pokémon are revealed but still cannot defeat this Scizor, it would be a loss.

So even if it means mutual destruction, at least the cunning Tengu must defeat the Scizor!

After glancing at the pool, Tetsuya had already made his decision.

He changed his previous strategy and instead sent the cunning tengu close to the Scizor, trying to knock the Scizor into the water. If he succeeded, given the Scizor's weight, it would be just like Metagross before and would definitely be unable to leave the pool. Even if the cunning tengu lost its ability to fight, from a strategic point of view, Tetsuya could accept it!

This is the only solution Tetsuya can think of right now.

Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, at least give it a try.

Tetsuya's change in strategy was quickly noticed by Natsumi.

It must be said that if he were to succeed, it would indeed turn the tide of the battle, but how could he possibly do something so easily?

Putting aside whether I would give him that chance, just the fact that the cunning tengu is getting close and the scyther is attacking is something the cunning tengu can't withstand!

Just as he had expected, the cunning tengu tried to get close several times, but not only did it fail to knock the scyther into the water, it also nearly got killed by the scyther itself.

This made Tetsuya's heart even heavier.

The idea is nice, but in practice it's a different story.

Just as I was about to warn the cunning tengu to be more careful, before I could even utter the words, the scyther found an opportunity first.

In the instant their bodies crossed again, the Scizor completely ignored the Tengu's attack and used its scissors to strike the Tengu's body, knocking it into the water instead.

puff.

The cunning celestial dog crashed into the water, sinking briefly before resurfacing with its eyes rolled back and lying motionless, clearly unconscious.

The referee raised the colored flag again.

"The cunning tengu is unable to fight, so the scythe wins!"

Seeing that the outcome was decided, a lukewarm round of applause broke out in the stands.

It's no wonder the audience didn't react much. After witnessing the previous battle between Dragonite and Metagross, people had too high expectations for this battle. Now, seeing that the third round was just such a bland and one-sided battle, they naturally felt it wasn't very exciting and were a little dissatisfied.

In their opinion, Tetsuya should have performed even better.

It can only be said that these people did not put themselves in Tetsuya's perspective, nor were they participants in the battle, so they naturally did not know how helpless he felt when facing Xia You.

This man was like a mountain, blocking his way.

Even though he had prepared himself mentally, the battle had dampened his spirits.

We lost again...

Moreover, compared to the previous round, this round was even more utterly futile.

He wanted to attribute the defeat to elemental advantage, but when he thought about how Xia You had won in the first and second rounds despite having an elemental disadvantage, his excuse seemed too weak and unconvincing.

Ultimately, I was simply outmatched in skill...

However, it must be said that most of his Pokémon are only suited for land battles and can only exert their greatest advantage on land. At this moment, this water-based terrain is indeed very disadvantageous to him.

I wish we could replace it now...

But Tetsuya also knew that to change the location, he needed to defeat Xia You's three Pokémon in a row, or for one of his own Pokémon to fall down.

But now it seems that defeating Xia You's three Pokémon is undoubtedly quite difficult, and losing one of his own Pokémon is simply unacceptable.

After much deliberation, Tetsuya, having recalled the cunning tengu, once again dispatched his lizard king.

We can only use it to look for opportunities...

Under his watchful eye, seeing Xia You recall his Scizor and take out a new Poké Ball, his heart leaped into his throat.

His biggest worry now is that Xia You will use Blastoise to deal with Sceptile. Fortunately, after the blue light flashed, a brand new Pokémon appeared, which relieved him.

But then I got nervous again.

Even though he didn't know much about Xia You before, after several battles, he could tell that the man in front of him was the kind of guy who was very confident in himself.

Otherwise, what kind of trainer would replace their Pokémon no matter how easily they won, and randomly send out a new Pokémon regardless of the opponent's type?

Only someone who is very confident in their abilities would do that!

For example, right now, after seeing his own Sceptile enter the arena, this man actually pulled out a Jolteon, which he found very puzzling.

After all, anyone who knows a little about Pokémon battles knows that Electric-type moves cannot deal full damage to Grass-type Pokémon, only half the effect, ignoring other Pokémon. Sending such a Pokémon into battle, apart from being confident in himself, he really couldn't think of any reason to explain Xia You's actions.

If it were just a matter of the Sceptile getting wet, then electric-type moves might have some unexpected effects. But clearly, regardless of whether he would let the Sceptile into the water, that wasn't what the man was thinking!

Chapter 773 Killer Move (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The battle between Jolteon and Sceptile has begun.

Just as Tetsuya thought, Xia You didn't send out Rayburk on purpose because of any strategy.

His behavior was like randomly pulling out a Poké Ball from his fanny pack and deciding which Pokémon to use in battle, without caring whether it was suitable or not.

Even he himself can't predict what he'll send out, let alone others; his main strategy is to be unpredictable.

Throughout the history of the Ayame Tournament, almost no one has dared to do what he did.

After all, such an uncertain choice undoubtedly increases the difficulty for oneself. If one has an advantage in attributes or is evenly matched, it's fine, but if one is at a disadvantage or is at a great disadvantage, then it will be difficult to fight.

However, this also shows that Pokémon's immense power makes him fearless, which is why he acts so boldly.

This left Dama Lanqi, who was in the main audience, feeling helpless.

Even though the best trainer from the preliminary tournament stage had already been chosen as his opponent for this round, Xia You still couldn't get him to take it seriously. It seems that the round of 32 to 16 won't be able to stop him.

The hope now is that Zhe can force Xia You to reveal more information, so that the other opponents can gain a better understanding of Xia You and more accurately find his weaknesses.

In the arena, Sceptile King and Rayquaza have already engaged in battle.

Having already played half the game and warmed up, the Lizard King had also recovered a lot of its strength after a period of rest. It immediately launched a fierce attack on Jolteon.

But this Jolteon was one of the earliest Pokémon to follow Xia You, and it had performed exceptionally well in the Indigo and Silver Conferences. In terms of strength, mentality, and experience, it completely overwhelmed Sceptile. Although it had just made its debut, it had already regained its form after just a few jumps on the pile of rocks, and quickly gained the upper hand through a few probing attacks.

Even without using Electric-type moves, its Normal-type moves alone are enough to deal with Sceptile. Moreover, it has Pin Missile, which is super effective against Grass-type Pokémon, ensuring that it won't be at a disadvantage in a direct confrontation.

What Tetsuya found most troublesome was Reibu's speed.