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

“But te——” The Pokémon that Junichi sent out was a gray, round stone with human arms and a rough face.

Geodude, LV18, Male.

"Oh? The classic Rock-type Pokémon from the Kanto region," Yang Xiying raised an eyebrow. This thing was what Graveler looked like before.

"Then you go first, Diglett!" He then threw out his Poké Ball, sending out a brown cylindrical creature whose body was buried in the dirt.

"Diglett... Using a Ground-type Pokémon to fight it is a wise move," Jun said with a smirk as he looked at the Pokémon Yang Xiying had sent out.

He knew that Ground-type Pokémon were similar to Rock-type, since the latter's moves were effective against and could resist the former's moves.

"However, type advantage isn't everything! Geodude! Fire Punch!" "Excadrill! Stealth Rock!"

Both sides issue commands at the same time, and with Diglett's base stat total of 95, it is easy for it to outrun Geodude!

It spun its body at high speed, and a large number of sharp stone blades spread outwards from it, but none of them hit the little fist stone!

At that moment, Geodude rolled and closed in at an extremely fast speed, its arm bursting into flames as it struck Diglett head-on, sending him flying along with the ground!

This directly caused the groundhog to lose 50% of its health, which made Yang Xiying sigh inwardly, "Kids are still kids after all."

The opponent did not unleash the true power of Fire Punch. Normally, a small Geodude of the same level should be able to reduce 80% of a Whack-a-Mole's health with Fire Punch.

If you train it to have even higher physical attack power, that's fine too, because Diglett can still fight! It can even wipe out the opponent.

"He actually carried an item...?!" Geodude's HP suddenly dropped by 1/6, which surprised Junichi.

Because the gopher's head already showed the outline of a helmet, except that the helmet was studded with a lot of hard stones...

"A helmet with a raised bump?" Xiao Gang, who was guarding the rear, fell into deep thought. He could see the battle between Yang Xiying and Junyi, which would be a better way to test the challengers' strength.

Now he has a complete understanding of the opponent's formidable strength, even if it's just by having the Pokémon carry a bulging helmet.

When a Pokémon holding this is hit by a contact move, it can reflect the damage, reducing the attacker's HP by 1/6!

This is the most suitable item for challenging the Pewter City Gym, because Rock-type Pokémon are mostly physical attackers and their moves are mostly contact attacks.

However, it's a bit of a waste to give this to Diglett, since this Pokémon is quite fragile with a base HP stat of only 10.

But Xiao Gang could understand the other side's intention in having Diglett carry the Bump Helmet, since Diglett can use Invisible Rock!

This is a Rock-type move that covers the field with hidden stone blades and can deal 1/8 of the damage to any Pokémon that switches in!

It is also affected by the Rock type affinity, which simply means that the Pokémon that is replaced can be Bug, Flying, or Fire type.

They will take 1/4 of the damage, and if it's a ground-based enemy, the damage will be halved, but even that will be enough.

This move ensures that the opponent's Pokémon doesn't enter the battle at full health, thus preventing certain abilities from taking effect.

For example, the Sturdy ability allows you to retain 1 HP when you take fatal damage, but it only works when you are at full HP. This ability is most common in the Rock type.

His Rock-type Pokémon at the Pyrenees Gym rely on their Sturdy ability to steal the initiative when facing Pokémon that are super effective against them.

—After all, Rock-type Pokémon have a slightly lower base Speed ​​stat.

Therefore, when Yang Xiying uses Stealth Rock and carries a Bumpy Helmet on his Pokémon, it means that he can dominate level 1 Pokémon battles!

Xiao Gang suddenly felt a bit hopeful that this person could continue to level two after completing level one, and he would be very happy to battle with powerful trainers.

"Not only did you carry an item... but you also used Stealth Rock! Your Diglett can even do that kind of move...?!"

Although Junyi didn't know what item Yang Xiying had given the groundhog, he still understood that Geodude was losing health because of the helmet.

They realized even more clearly that the opponent was no ordinary Pokémon Trainer, because the opponent had Diglett use Stealth Rock!

But in his memory, Diglett cannot level up to learn Stealth Rock, since it is a Ground-type. Could it be that it trained on its own?

"You're already surprised?" Yang Xiying's lips curled up slightly. "My challenge has only just begun."

"Geolith! Keep using Fire Punch!" Junichi gritted his teeth and had Geolith attack again!

The flames reignited!

"Hold on!"

Yang Xiying followed closely behind, but this time she did not use any attack moves, just like before.

Hold on! Even if attacked, you'll have 1 HP left on the field. This is a move with a very high priority, similar to Guard.

Continuous use will also fail, but it will have different effects in different situations, just like now, because holding on is not a defensive move.

Therefore, Geodude's Flame Punch attack was effective, and it also suffered the counter-damage from the Bump Helmet, losing 1/6 of its health!

—And this allows one of the mole's moves to reach its maximum power!

PS: First update! The word count for the revised chapters before they are released must not be less than the original word count...

NO.118 Crossing Light-Years to Challenge Xiao Gang!

"Resurrection—!!!"

After using two non-offensive moves in a row, Yang Xiying finally began to attack, which led Junyi to follow closely behind!

But this time, the groundhog was faster. Golden flames erupted from its entire body, and it spun around like a top as it moved forward!

"Whoa—!!!" The groundhog crashed directly into the Geodude. Its body, made of stone, was quite heavy, and the impact of it flying backward was quite loud!

It flew backward for more than ten meters, and the impact caused dents several centimeters deep in the rocky ground...

"Resurrection... I remember this move is more powerful the lower your HP is..." Junichi looked astonished.

"That's right, that's why I used 'Hold On' to weaken my Pokémon's HP, so that I can unleash the full power of this move."

Yang Xiying's lips curled up slightly. In Challenge 1, his Gopher was a support character, mainly responsible for scattering invisible rocks and using the Boost Helmet to ambush people.

This can prevent Rock-type Pokémon from using the Sturdy ability, which he finds most annoying because it requires two hits to defeat.

—Unless you use it yourself.

Therefore, he has to find a way to counter it, and if he just lets Diglett, Mankey, and Porygon challenge the gym, then Diglett can only be the vanguard.

After all, it can become invisible, and in terms of output, it can't compare to Porygon2 and Mankey, the former has a very high Special Attack and the latter has a high level.

Therefore, Diglett can't deal much damage with his regular moves, so he only gave Diglett the Resurrection move.

After all, this move becomes more powerful as the HP decreases, reaching 200 when the HP is below 4%. Most importantly, this move is a Fighting-type move!

If the mole cooperates to hold on, it's practically unstoppable, since this kid's base HP stat is a pitiful 10.

"...Goo! Ever since the Pewter Gym started using Sandshrew, which is against the rules, I should have asked Uncle Yamao to catch an Onix..."

Junichi's face was full of discomfort. His second Geodude was also damaged by Stealth Rock, which broke its Sturdy ability.

So next up is another round of mole rampage!

Because Junyi only had two Geodude, Yang Xiying quickly defeated the first Gym Leader, and Diglett's level was raised to 19!

Shortly after resupplying the groundhog, Yang Xiying found her second opponent, a girl who was only thirteen or fourteen years old.

Her Pokémon were Sudowoodo and Rhyperior, whose base stats were significantly higher than Geodude's, which forced Yang Xiying to bring out her second Pokémon.

Mankey, level 27, inherited its father's fighting moves and its opponents couldn't withstand it in close combat. The second trainer was quickly defeated.

"Onix! Stealth Rock!" Yang Xiying's third opponent was a chubby man with a big beard dressed in mountaineering gear.

He would also use Stealth Rock to limit Yang Xiying's Displacement, just like Yang Xiying, except that the user's move was not Diglett.

Instead, it was a giant python made of rock, standing five or six meters tall and nearly ten meters long.

—His appearance is as rugged as that of a small stone.

The giant onyx burrows underground with astonishing speed to hunt for food, and the burrows it leaves behind are used as homes by gophers.

"Dragon 2, Ice Beam!"

However, Stealth Rock had no effect on Yang Xiying at all, because none of the three Pokémon he was sending out had the Sturdy ability.

Moreover, there is a Porygon 2 that can almost sweep through the Pewter City Gym, thanks to Officer Jenny's help!

This guy has a base stat total of 515, which is fairly evenly distributed like Poliwag, but his physical defense and special defense are close to 100, which is already an ideal value.

If you think the level is too low, you can give it an Evolution Stone, since Porygon2 also has an evolution, PorygonZ.

However, Yang Xiying did not plan to let it evolve, because the base stats of the evolved Porygon-Z would not be much higher. It would just be that the stats would be redistributed, which would be a trade-off between defense and offense.

While the Adaptive ability Life Orb Hyper Beam is indeed unstoppable, its base Speed ​​stat of 90 still makes it a bit difficult to get it to move.

Moreover, the suspicious patch that allows evolution into Porygon-Z is something that has never been heard of on the market, which Yang Xiying understands.

After all, this thing can only be found at the base of Team Galactic, the villainous organization in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum...

Therefore, it would be better to let Porygon stay at its second stage, and then train its HP, Physical Defense, and Special Defense to make it almost indestructible.

Anyway, Yang Xiying has never caused it to lose much health when she uses it to battle against the Dark Grey Gym Leader, and even if it does, it can recover.

Porygon possesses a powerful move called Regenerate, which restores half of its maximum HP, making it easy for it to maintain full HP.

Secondly, it is no weaker than Porygon-Z in terms of output, with a Special Attack base stat of 105, which is only 30 points less than Porygon-Z, and it also has the Analyze ability.

If you attack after your opponent has acted, the power of your move will increase by 30%, which is equivalent to the bonus from the Life Orb.

Porygon 2 isn't particularly fast, so there are plenty of opportunities to deal high damage, and it has a very rich skill pool.

Porygon can learn powerful special moves such as Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, and Psychic. Yang Xiying is currently equipping Porygon 2 with Ice Beam.

—After all, this move is effective against Ground-type Pokémon.

After replacing the Diglett with a Diglett, it immediately reduced the opponent's Onix to almost nothing, and then pushed straight through, leaving the opponent somewhat dumbfounded.

"Your Pokémon training skills are really impressive. You can even use Ice Beam so skillfully with a Normal-type Pokémon like Porygon-Z."

After the battle, Shan Nan gave Yang Xiying a few banknotes—even losing a dojo challenge required paying money.

This serves as encouragement for the challenger's victory, and also as a tip for the gym trainers who achieve victory.

"They must have been training for a long time."

As he handed over the banknotes, he couldn't help but sigh that even when Pokémon use their own type moves, it takes a long time to unleash their full power, let alone non-type moves.

That's how he is; he has practiced his Pokémon's moves diligently, to the point that his Pokémon have reached levels in the twenties.

But the opposing Porygon 2, at only level 3, could use Ice Beam with unparalleled skill, as if it had been training since birth...

"I guess so," Yang Xiying said with a subtle expression, because he hadn't really practiced Pokémon moves much.

After all, he has the system's help, and over the past few months he has had hundreds of opportunities to teach Pokémon skills.

Simply touching a Pokémon allows it to learn usable moves and master them perfectly, a fact that even makes its own Pokémon somewhat awe of it.

—Is it because I resemble a sage who imparts supernatural powers too much?

Of course, this was something he couldn't say; it would be better to challenge other trainers first... Yang Xiying continued to venture deeper into the maze.

……

"Xiao Gang, I've crossed 20,000 light-years to challenge you."

"Ahem, don't take it to heart that the child is being immature. Anyway, congratulations Yang on passing the Level 1 Dojo Trial."

Before long, Yang Xiying also passed through the maze and arrived at a spacious hall, where the gym leader, Xiao Gang, was standing on a high platform.

A large number of people had gathered in the tiered seating area on both sides, including Officer Jenny. She and everyone else focused their attention on Yang Xiying.

—After all, this person's performance was indeed quite eye-catching.

PS: Second update.

NO.119+120 Ancient Pokémon's Bite!

A Diglett that can use a stealth rock and carry an item that can reflect enemy damage is a feat that no newbie can pull off.

Because of this, the Sturdy ability strategy unique to Pewter City Gym Leaders is largely rendered useless, to the point that the opponent can sweep the team with just Diglett.

Of course, Pewter City Gym Leaders don't use overly similar tactics, even if each of them has the same type of Pokémon.

The effort values ​​for skill training will vary, such as Junichi who initially used two small punching stones.