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

While Crobat can deal some damage, what if the opponent doesn't switch to Houndoom? Switching to Volt to deal damage to Houndoom is about the same as the opponent losing HP due to Life Orb.

Even though Volt Switch is a physical move, yes, Volt Switch is actually a special attack move.

—So Yang Xiying also felt a little sorry that Foretus couldn't learn the Rapid Return technique.

Moreover, having Forretos replace that with Volt now would be tantamount to sending them to their deaths, as Slowbro and the remaining Azure Blade Oni are all weaker than Black Luluga.

—So, he now only has one choice: the wall of light!

As Rie replaced Houndoom with Crobat, Yang Xiying's Forretress also constructed its transparent wall.

"Foretos! Volt, take over!"

"Cross-bat! Clear the fog!"

Subsequently, Yang Xiying also directly instructed Foretus to use Volt Replacement, switching people in front of Crobat; he still had the guts.

Although the fog clearing action on the other side would blow away the light wall that had been painstakingly constructed, Yang Xiying replaced it with a Slowpoke!

Thanks to its regenerative abilities, Slowpoke's health recovered to 1/3 of its maximum value, bringing its health bar to 5%. The leftovers restored it to 6%!

The mere Crobat is no match for Slowbro! The battle is about to turn around just like before!

However, this time Rie didn't have Radamanthys to shield Crobat from the bullets, and Forretos was already low on health, so she could give up on Crobat!

"Crobat! Provoke!" With the power of her Houndoom, a single Dark Pulse would be enough to kill that Slowbro in one hit!

So now, even if it means losing her ability to fight, she will use Taunt to block Slowbro's support skills!

"Yato—" Slowpoke unleashed its attack at that moment, and it was none other than its STAB move, Scald!

A large amount of scalding heat surged onto the Crobat opposite, causing its health bar to drop by more than 30%. It seems that the Crobat has good durability.

However, the opponent wouldn't dare to switch out Houndoom so easily, since this Pokémon is a Fire-type. So next up is Slowbro and Crobat going head-to-head!

"Crossbat! Venomous Fang—!"

"Slowpoke! Hot water—!"

The commands from both sides were issued at the same time, and the Crobat approached the Slowpoke at an extremely fast speed, opened its big mouth and bit the Slowpoke!

At that moment, the hippo's health bar dropped by 10%, and its face turned blue. It was poisoned, or rather, severely poisoned!

The Venom Fang has a 50% chance of poisoning the opponent, and Rie wanted to poison Slowpoke to wear down the opponent!

Moreover, she doesn't have any other attack moves right now. Although U-turn is super effective against Slowbro, it forces her to switch to Houndoom after use.

That's like lighting a lantern in a latrine...

However, as a price for poisoning Slowpoke, Crobat, with 40% health remaining, was killed instantly by the gushing heat from the other side.

—The Slowpoke's hot water hits the vital spot!

"I'll leave the rest to you!" Rie gritted her teeth, released Houndoom, and unleashed a Dark Pulse without saying a word!

Yang Xiying managed to recall Slowpoke for the second time, replacing him with Forgetos, but this time Forgetos was completely incapacitated!

Yang Xiying lost one member, but this allowed his other Pokémon to enter the battle unharmed, and the one he released was Azure Blade Demon!

"...!" Rie felt immense pressure looking at the Pokémon opposite her, after all, it was the Pokémon that had wiped out their entire team.

"Houndoom! Dark Pulse!" But all she can do now is fight! She'll give it her all! With her Pokémon's speed, she shouldn't lose!

"Close combat—!!!"

Yang Xiying also issued a battle command to her own Pokémon, and Houndoom's speed was much faster than Blademaster!

A black spiral beam of light struck the Azure Flame Blade Demon directly, instantly reducing the Fire Swordswoman's health bar to zero!

But this was still not enough to defeat her. The aura sash took effect, and Azure Flame Blade Demon was now under the influence of a spiraling wave!

She sheathed her twin swords, revealing her fists, and struck Houndoom directly! The black hound was sent flying backward! Its health bar was empty!

Houndoom! Unable to rise again! Yang Xiying! WIN!

"...You should know the consequences of losing to me," the suit-wearing stick figure said, smiling as he looked at Rie after announcing Yang Xiying's victory.

—It's only natural that you have to pay a price for losing a Pokémon battle, right?

PS: First update!

NO.111 The water here seems a bit deep...

"...Will you take us to the cops?"

Rie lost the Pokémon battle completely. When she came to her senses, she and Leisa were lying on the big bed in their villa, with a certain man on either side of them.

She is now completely exhausted and has to lie down after walking just a few steps. If she tries to escape, she will easily be caught by the other side.

"Of course not, after all, the two of you have already paid the price I needed," Yang Xiying, who was now practically surrounded by women on either side, smirked.

Under normal circumstances, he should have taken those two women to the yamen, but he had no intention of doing so at the moment.

Because the other side has already paid the required compensation for defeat, but they simply cannot use the Money Escape Technique to leave.

After all, the place where Yang Xiying is now is their base, and she will eventually return here even if she uses the Money Escape Technique.

—Unless you reset it.

"Pah! You'll send us in as soon as the time comes," Leisa said angrily, her only stubbornness now being her words.

The Money Escape Technique has a time limit. Once the time is up, the opponent will be tempted to fight again, and then...

"Who said that? When the time comes, I'll just win one more Pokémon battle and then pamper you all properly," Yang Xiying said flippantly.

"You scoundrel! You bastard! You're a brainless worm! We'd rather be in jail than be treated like this by you!"

Rie's expression also changed, because they had spent the previous few hours in a daze...

I never expected this guy to be so skilled! If this continues, I might be tortured to death by this bastard!

"But I think you guys are still enjoying it, aren't you?" Yang Xiying raised an eyebrow; the voices from the other side had been so loud they were practically pregnant.

"—And who was it that beat me to my knees in the first place and then wanted to start a big fight?"

"You...! We were...!"

Defeat comes at a price, that's only natural! But they don't want to lose, you bastards!

"Of course, it's a good thing that you resist. As long as you know how to resist, you will naturally understand what you should and shouldn't do."

"...Do you know what you should and shouldn't do now?" Yang Xiying's gaze lingered on Leisa Rie's soft skin.

"...Can someone who has such thoughts really be a champion of justice?" Leisa said sarcastically, adding that Yang Xiying was no better.

They actually did that to them...!

“Of course not,” Yang Xiying said with a wicked smile, then changed the subject, “but even if I’m trash, I would never do anything petty or despicable.”

"As for making fun of you to this extent, that's my prize for winning. Even you can't refute it and are left speechless, right?"

Although the other side seemed resistant, Yang Xiying was now certain that what they were resisting was losing; defeat was a disgrace.

It would be shameful to use one's own body to make amends; people these days aren't open-minded enough to let just anyone hug them.

—That was a ritual.

“…Heh, you don’t do petty theft because you have the means,” Leisa calmed down after hearing Yang Xiying’s words.

"Explain further. I'm very interested in what you said earlier about the Rockets members joining voluntarily. The fact that you all volunteered—"

Yang Xiying revealed an expression of great interest; her reaction to Leisa's invitation earlier had been a bit too innocent.

The response to the crime he mentioned was just "How come I didn't think of that?", and it's strange that he joined Team Rocket entirely on his own whim.

"Then the Rockets must be in very good condition."

“Of course! The Rockets gave us room to survive…” Leisa answered matter-of-factly, but soon realized something was wrong.

"No! Why should I tell you these things!" I feel like a fool who's been coaxed!

“The Rockets took us in,” Rie said before Leisa could finish, which prompted Leisa to scold her!

"Hey! There's no need to tell this guy everything!"

“I think we can talk to him about it,” Leisa tried to dissuade her, but Rie ignored her and Yang Xiying gave a hearty smile.

"Haha, you're such a sensible girl. After all, we're good friends who are completely honest with each other now."

"It's okay to be honest about the topic, right? You can even act cute towards me now."

"I'm quite generous to my harem. I'll do my best to help you solve any difficulties you may have."

"Who's your harem?! How can you say such shameless things!" Leisa was very unhappy with Yang Xiying's shameless behavior.

"Oh, so you want to marry someone else in the future?" Yang Xiying raised an eyebrow, which made Leisa suddenly fall silent.

"...Why did you suddenly shift the topic to this? I look like the kind of person who can pursue their own happiness..." the pink-haired girl muttered.

“Everyone has the right to pursue happiness,” but Yang Xiying could hear, “as long as you don’t cause trouble for others.”

"—Of course, you can come and cause trouble for me all you want."

"You bastard...!" Leisa was even more annoyed by Yang Xiying's fearless attitude, and Rie also spoke up at this moment.

"Alright, stop teasing Leisa. Some things can't be accomplished just by talking."

"Take you for example. You say you want to solve our problems, but how are you going to do it? You don't even understand us."

"That's why I'm asking you guys, the Rockets took you in, is it some kind of charity?" Yang Xiying asked.

“Heh,” Rie scoffed, “That is true for us, but for society, they are a truly evil party.”

"So, what kind of desperate situation did you have to be to join Team Rocket?" Since the other side's score is so low, they must have their reasons.

“You should know that a war broke out in this world decades ago,” Rie said at this moment.

"Ah."

Yang Xiying nodded. The wars of the past had turned the world upside down, after all, Pokémon were involved.

Therefore, the destruction caused by this war was unimaginable, and it has only been in recent years that the country has recovered.

That's why the Pokémon League raised the age for traveling.

"The Kanto region was severely affected by the war, to the point that the habitable area for humans was greatly reduced."

"Originally, we could enter more than twenty cities and towns, but now we can only enter about ten. A large number of unmanageable homeless people have also begun to appear."

"Then some things have long been solidified, passed down from ancient families to the present day, so even if war breaks out—"

"The result is just that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. As for you, you're just luckier than us poor bastards."

"..." Listening to Rie's explanation, Yang Xiying also showed a subtle expression. It seemed that things were getting a bit complicated here...

PS: Second update!

P.S.: The world-building is just some random rambling by the author, take it with a grain of salt...

NO.112 From now on, when you seek revenge, call on more beautiful girls!

“I have a general understanding of the situation.” If they are wanderers born after the war, then it is indeed easy for them to wander into dark places.

"So you guys were also forced to join Team Rocket?" Yang Xiying then asked the other side.

"If there were a better life, I definitely wouldn't have chosen this path."

“But we can hardly have that kind of life, and there’s nothing wrong with joining the Rockets,” Leisa replied with a pout.

"At least we have experienced the feeling that hard work pays off, just like this villa, which is very difficult for ordinary people to even rent."

"But your so-called efforts are just walking a tightrope within the rules, with theft, robbery, illegal hunting, and disruption of other people's normal lives."