I beg you female trainers to give me money even if you lose!

However, the Master Duel Device can only suppress the Pokémon's level, so only Pokémon level 30 and above can be used for Master Duels.

Furthermore, it's pointless for Pokémon below level 30 to participate in Master Battles, since the Pokémon haven't grown up yet at that level.

You can learn fewer skills unless you actively teach your Pokémon moves, which means either having a move trainer teach you or buying a move-collecting machine.

However, all of these require effort and money to acquire.

If you can get it, then the Pokémon you've trained are probably all above level 30, and at level 30 or so, if you don't use Master Rules for competitions...

That would be an extremely chaotic environment, where Pokémon might use Fire Punch in their left hand and Thunder Punch in their right, or even create their own moves.

These are the basic requirements for a Master Duel, and Yang Xiying, whose two Pokémon are both level 30 or higher, basically meets these requirements.

"Both sides are ready for the match. Please send out your first Pokémon!"

In the center of the edge of the playground, there floated a model of the Earth, surrounded by several pillars and bound by ropes.

It's as if the Earth is a boxing ring, and a black stick figure wearing a pink suit and red trousers is standing on it.

He held the microphone in his right hand, urging Yang Xiying and Chi Hong to go into battle, and the two obediently complied.

"Alright! Pokémon Battle! Ready Go—!!!" The black stick figure raised his hands high, announcing the start of the match!

"Hazelnut balls! Charge!"

"Pikachu! You go first!"

Yang Xiying and Chi Hong both threw their Pokémon at that moment, and then revealed their Pokémon. The young man's Pokémon was a Hazelnut, while the red-hatted man's was a Pikachu.

Pikachu leading the charge...?

Looking at the one opposite her, Yang Xiying frowned slightly, because Pikachu's move pool was quite extensive.

So it's fine to use it as a vanguard or a support, but its base stats are a drag, with only 320 points.

Such Pokémon are very fragile and difficult to deal damage, unless the opponent's Pikachu is exceptional and has that particular item...

"Hazelnut balls!"

Regardless, Yang Xiying is determined to proceed at his own pace. If he wants to win now, he must break through the wall!

"Wall of light!"

"Pikachu! High-Five attack!"

Both sides issued their orders at the same time!

P.S.: This chapter is 4,000 words long. I started brainstorming at 4 a.m. and only finished writing it now. I'm going bald.

NO.28 The two started with a mental storm right from the beginning...

"Pica-!!!"

The commands from both Pokémon were transmitted to each other at the same time, but Pikachu, with its higher Speed ​​stat, was still the fastest.

The yellow long-eared mouse pawed at the ground with its limbs, bursting forth at supersonic speeds and instantly appearing in front of the hazelnut ball.

boom--! ! !

This left Pinecone, who had just received the order, bewildered and blinking for a moment. Then Pikachu clapped its paws together, unleashing a powerful vortex!

This caused the hazelnut ball to roll backward a few times, and the health bar floating above its head instantly dropped to about 70%!

"Oh! Pikachu's classic high-five attack to start! Now the sturdy ability of the Pineapple won't work!"

Upon seeing this, some researchers in white coats couldn't help but cheer, saying that a high-five surprise attack was an incredibly high-level skill!

Therefore, it can always seize the initiative in battle! Of course, this is not its most terrifying aspect; its most important feature is the effect it carries!

This move is similar to the cat trick in sumo wrestling, which can temporarily immobilize the opponent and put them into a state of fear.

—So much so that the move currently being prepared cannot be used!

However, this move can only be used when the Pokémon enters the battle! Using it after using other moves will definitely result in failure!

Even so, that's enough. The Hazelnut isn't at full health right now, so its Sturdy ability, which can withstand the opponent's fatal blow, can't be activated.

Then, because it was in a cowering state, it couldn't use Light Screen. By the time it could use its move, Pikachu could also use its move.

—And the latter's attack speed is far greater than that of the hazelnut ball!

"TUO—!"

However, at that moment, the onlookers heard Hazelnut Ball's roar and turned their attention to it! They discovered that the wall on the other side had already been breached!

A transparent glass wall stands before it!

Light Screen! Constructs a special transparent wall that halves the special damage taken by the user and Pokémon in the party for five turns!

"Huh?! How can a hazelnut ball break through walls?!" A researcher looked astonished, while Greenie next to him curled up his lips.

"Isn't it obvious? The hazelnut ball didn't flinch at the high-five attack."

"How is this possible?!...Hmm?"

The researcher looked surprised and uncertain. Then he saw a black cloak-like phantom appear above the hazelnut ball's head, but it quickly disappeared.

"...Is it the effect of that item?" He knew that Pokémon could carry an item inside them to enhance their abilities.

—But he'd never seen this cloak before!

"Although Yang Xiying only has two Pokémon with him, he's not some rookie trainer. It's normal for him to bring items to his Pokémon."

Qinglv spoke again, and judging from Yang Xiying's possession of the National Pokédex, it already indicated that the other person was an experienced trainer.

Even if there are only two Pokémon around, it's very likely that they've been placed elsewhere, for reasons the other party has mentioned before.

When you arrive in a new region, you want to act with a fresh mindset, so you also want to train new Pokémon, keeping only your original partners.

"...I remember this item is the Spy Cloak. If you give it to a Pokémon, you don't have to worry about the additional effects on its attack moves."

Then, Qinglu also explained the effect of the prop she had just dodged, "Even if you are ambushed by a high-five, you will not flinch."

"So that person already anticipated this?" one researcher asked instinctively, while another researcher seemed puzzled.

"...But why didn't he choose to use Protect? Hazelnut Ball knows that move, and High Five can only be used once."

“...Because Yang Xiying thinks further ahead,” Qinglu said with a meaningful expression, “Pikachu knows how to use feint attacks.”

"So you still had to use that move..." Red frowned as he looked at the light wall used by Hazelnut Ball.

He had seen the Hazelnut Ball before while training on Route 1, and had even been blown up by the enemy several times, so he knew its characteristics better.

It is robust. When its own health bar is full, it will be left with a drop of blood when it is fatally attacked, so even if its attack speed is slow, it can still do something.

Previously, he had noticed that Yang Xiying had used hazelnut balls to open the wall, which was a problem for him.

So he planned to use a high-five to launch a surprise attack, causing Pikachu to flinch and lose health at the same time, so that Pikachu could then deliver a fatal blow when it attacked again.

"For me, a light wall is essential to defeat you."

Yang Xiying spoke casually, explaining that his Pokémon were not as fast as his opponent's, so he could only strengthen his defense, and the key lay with the Hazelnut Ball.

It can use light walls and reflective walls, but it also needs to consider how its opponent will stop it.

Just like Pikachu, if you equip it with the Electric Orb, which doubles its Attack and Special Attack, you can use Fake Out and then unleash a powerful attack to make the Hazelnut Ball a free kill.

Furthermore, the opponent just used a high-five to deal nearly 30% damage to the Hazelnut Ball. If the opponent maxes out their Attack Power while carrying the ball, that's indeed the number...

Admittedly, she could use Guard to block, but High Five could only be used once. However, Yang Xiying dared not gamble on this, because Pikachu would use Feint.

If Red predicted that Pikachu would use a high-five to ambush him and thus gave up using Protect, then the Secret Agent Cloak came at just the right time.

—In any case, I've successfully built my own light wall.

"However, let's start the next round now." The stun time is over, and both Pokémon can make another move.

"So--"

With a slight frown, Chi Hong waved his hand, and Yang Xiying also made the same move.

"Change of hands! Azure Flame Blade Demon!"

"Change hands! Pidgeot!"

"...!"

Upon hearing Yang Xiying's command, Crimson's eyes widened slightly, but the operation had already been given, and the two Pokémon vanished in a streak of light.

Instead, you'll find Azurewrath and Pidgeot! In this area, switching Pokémon for battles can be done simply by voice control.

"...Isn't the only option to either continue breaching the wall or self-destruct and exit the game?"

Red showed a surprised expression, combining the moves he had seen Hazelnut Ball use with what he knew about Hazelnut Ball's moves—

He also roughly understood how to use the Pokémon Pylon: activate its screen and reflect, then self-destruct and switch in a teammate.

He switched to Pidgeot for this reason, as he wasn't sure if Pikachu could take down the Pearce behind Light Screen, and if it couldn't, it could still move.

It's okay against a Reflect that increases physical defense, but it's hard to stop a Pikachu that's about to explode, while Pidgeot is a different story.

Even if you explode after eating a hazelnut ball, you'll still have 60-70% of your health remaining, which is practically negligible. Most importantly, Pidgeot has a way to destroy walls.

He was also impressed by the Azure Blade Ghost that had killed the Sparrow in a few moves before. Trading Pokémon in front of that guy was not as good as trading in front of a Hazelnut.

So should I feel fortunate now? After all, the other side directly swapped out that Azure Flame Blade Demon, but I didn't expect them to do it directly.

"...I also thought you would send Pikachu to attack again."

Yang Xiying raised an eyebrow. Even with her PearChip activated, it was very likely that it wouldn't be able to withstand a single Thunderbolt attack from an Electric Ball Pikachu.

Therefore, the opponent can directly destroy the Hazelnut Ball to cut off its ability to open the wall. Although the wall effect will continue, the opponent has two Pokémon.

They all have ways to break the light wall, especially the Pidgeot, but that's exactly what I wanted.

Because both of them need a turn to break through the wall, and at that time, I have a chance to let Azure Flame Blade Demon do something else.

However, Yang Xiying was worried that the opponent would not fall for this tactic and would try every means to delay the light wall's duration, so he needed to bring out the Azure Flame Blade Ghost as soon as possible.

However, this still doesn't allow Pokémon to exit by self-destructing, because Yang Xiying has to guard against Pikachu's wall-breaking move, which is Brick Break.

Brick Break is a Fighting-type move with a power of 75. Although it has little effect on Pineapple, it can destroy Light Screen and Reflect.

Therefore, the self-destruction of the hazelnut ball would be pointless, and with its current strength, it wouldn't be able to kill Pikachu.

So he chose to switch out directly, so that Pikachu could not break the Light Screen—Fighting moves are ineffective against Ghost-types.

The additional effect of destroying the Light Wall and Reflector Wall cannot be activated, so the opponent can only clear the wall by using Pidgeot.

Of course, he couldn't be sure if the opponent would have Brick Break; there was still a high possibility that the opponent would attack with moves like Thunderbolt.

It even predicted that when it switched to another Pokémon, it would give the opponent a status effect—Pikachu's Electromagnetic Wave move could paralyze the opponent.

Not only does it significantly reduce speed, but it also gives the opponent a one in four chance of being unable to move, but Yang Xiying doesn't mind taking the gamble.

The probability of being unable to act by one in four is not high; this thing is much weaker than the paralysis state of the Metal Max.

Therefore, the opponent is unlikely to bring this skill, because Pikachu is very fragile and will die if it makes a slight mistake.

Therefore, instead of letting Pikachu get the status effect, it would be better to let this child go for damage output, and Yang Xiying is fully prepared for that.

With Light Screen protecting it, Pikachu's Thunderbolt can only take away about 30% of its health bar, even with a super effective move.

If this electric rat really wants to deliver a fatal blow to the Azure Flame Blade Demon, it will have to use a physical counterattack, such as swatting it down.

However, in this case, the Azure Flame Blade Demon, who carries the imposing sash, will surpass the opponent in speed due to the shattered armor!

However, it seems the opponent switched to Pidgeot, intending to use it to take down the Pinecon. A Flying-type Pidgeot has a significant advantage when taking down a Pinecon.

It can also deal high damage to destroy hazelnut balls and break through walls, just like Pikachu, so switching to Azure Blade Demon was definitely the right decision...

"But no matter what, your Azure Blade Demon has entered the arena. Now let me test the strength of this Pokémon!"

Crimson wasn't worried about Yang Xiying's pet switch, because the opponent only had one damage dealer, Azure Flame Blade Ghost!

"Pidgei! Let's go! Clear the fog—!"

P.S.: When designing this match, I overlooked the fact that the partner Pikachu cannot carry an Electric Ball, so I changed it to a regular Pikachu. I apologize for that.

And if Pidgeot doesn't Mega Evolve, I don't know how it can fight back and forth... Crazy Feather Dance?