"Hiss, you two little guys are still so in sync. It reminds me of the time when you two added spicy ketchup to my coffee when we were kids." President Damalanqi touched his beard, which had several strands pulled out, and said with great distress.
"Hmph! After all, you are the supreme leader of the alliance, but you are still so gossipy. It really makes me worry about the alliance." Kikuko sat in her seat, gave the other party a cold look, and threw the few strands of beard in her hand to the ground.
“Hehe, I’m just a little curious. You and Xue Cheng are both famous “freeloaders” in the alliance. You haven’t had any contact with each other for such a long time, but now you appear in Caiyou City together. Can’t you satisfy my curiosity?” President Dama Lanqi said with a wry smile.
Chapter 428: Xiaozhi who understands tactics
"You don't need to know this." Kikuko looked at President Damalanchi unhappily and shifted her attention to the competition field.
Kikuko, who turned her head away, did not notice that the eye contact between Professor Oak and President Damarachi was almost as good as Morse code. When Mikoli, who was standing by, saw this, he could not help but sigh that the old ones are the wisest. He did not even have time to translate and had to give up in the end.
"Hehe, the one who's coming up now should be the kid you've taken a fancy to. He does have your demeanor back then, but you were better back then." President Damarachi, who is over 70 years old, can be said to have watched Professor Oak's generation grow up. He thought that there would never be another era of such talented people in the future, but he didn't expect that he would actually see one now.
"That kid is much better than me. I think you should have noticed that the child has something that none of us have." Dr. Oak's eyes were full of pride.
"Indeed, I didn't expect to be able to sense the aura of so many divine beasts in a child. Even now, in his shadow..." President Damalanqi said thoughtfully.
"Okay, let's stop gossiping and just watch the game. He is unwilling to recall his old team, so he will probably use his trump card when facing a strong enemy like Tetsuya." Professor Oak sat in his seat with experience, adjusted a comfortable posture, and waited for the game to begin.
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"Now begins the third round of the final tournament. This match is between Satoshi from Pallet Town and Tetsuya from Violet City. First, the first half of the game will be played on a grass field. What kind of Pokémon will both teams send out?" the commentator shouted excitedly.
"Hyogei Protector, the decision is yours!"
"Lizard King, I'm counting on you!"
Both sides threw a Poké Ball at the same time, and the ice-type Ice Soul and the grass-type Lizard King appeared on the field at the same time.
"Hiss, it feels like Xiaozhi is in trouble in this round." This was the first thought that popped into Gongsun Yan's mind after seeing the Pokémon of both teams. There was nothing he could do about it, since Xiaozhi's characteristic of being a master of reverse attributes was so deeply rooted in people's hearts.
In addition, although Gongsun Yan has a lot of Pokémon that can use ice-type moves, he really doesn't have any ice-type Pokémon. This may be due to the high temperature in the Hoenn region. The ice-type Pokémon in the snowy mountains are not Gongsun Yan's cup of tea, so Gongsun Yan's knowledge of ice-type Pokémon is still relatively lacking.
"Ice Ghost Guard, freezing light!"
"Lizard King, Sun Flame!"
Xiaozhi and Tetsuya shouted at the same time. Fortunately, the weather was very good today, and Tetsuya's Lizard King could directly release the Grass-type ultimate move, Sun Flame, without charging.
The two beams of light collided violently, and a violent explosion occurred the next second. A thick beam of light shot up into the sky, making Gongsun Yan burst into tears.
"Whose group is this Paladin from? Kick them out! These are not Freezing Ray and Solar Flame, they are two flash grenades!" Gongsun Yan closed his tearful eyes and complained in his heart.
Gongsun Yan didn't understand. His battle in the morning was also very intense, and this kind of explosion happened more than once, but none of them were so powerful. Yet, it caused such a violent reaction during Xiaozhi's battle.
And not only the beam of light, but the dust thrown up by the explosion also covered the entire battlefield. Those who didn't know it thought it was two king-level Pokémon fighting each other, otherwise how could there be such a huge formation.
"The freezing ray and the sunlight flame are colliding violently. Which side has the advantage?" The commentator did not show any surprise and continued to explain passionately. The audience on the side had the same reaction, which made Gongsun Yan begin to wonder if there was something wrong with him.
Just when Gongsun Yan was doubting his life, the beam of light that shot up into the sky gradually dissipated, and the diffuse smoke became thinner. Another form of the law of "no harm while there is smoke" appeared in front of Gongsun Yan, that is, both sides suffered losses.
That's right, because Gongsun Yan doesn't have any ice-type Pokémon and the time it took to capture it was relatively short, the strength of Ice Demon Guard has not changed much compared to the original. Facing Zheya's Lizard King, even with the advantage in attributes, the result was only a lose-lose situation.
"Ice Devil and Lizardlord, both have lost their ability to fight. Please release the next Pokémon!" the referee shouted loudly.
"Cunning Tengu, I leave it to you!" After Zheya took back the Lizard King, he released his second Pokémon, which was the Cunning Tengu that Gongsun Yan had encountered before, but its strength was far less than that one.
"Sly Tengu? To deal with the Grass-type, of course we have to use the Fire-type. Cinderella, I leave it to you!" Xiaozhi frowned and looked at the Sly Tengu on the field, and released his second Pokémon.
"Xiaozhi actually knows about attribute restraint. Our efforts are not in vain!" Gongsun Yan and Xiaogang felt inexplicably tearful when they saw this scene. Xiaozhi, whose trainer career can be described as reckless, actually knows how to use tactics. This makes them feel very accomplished.
Although in Gongsun Yan's opinion, it was not a wise move for Xiaozhi to send out Coal Turtle. After all, Pokémon battles are not just about attribute restraint. There are many factors that affect the direction of the battle. Just like in this battle, Coal Turtle seems to have the advantage, but it is not the case.
After all, Coalturgid's speed is too slow. Although under Xiaozhi's training, any Pokémon can perform quick attacks, like a certain agile Snorlax, but Coalturgid's speed is still not very good. Facing the cunning Tengu known for its speed, it is likely to fall into a passive situation of being beaten.
Gongsun Yan's idea was undoubtedly correct, but Xiaozhi did not play by the rules. At the beginning, the battle really started as Gongsun Yan had imagined. The cunning Tengu took advantage of its speed and played with the Coal Turtle. No matter how the Coal Turtle attacked, it could not hit him.
In the original work, Satoshi took advantage of the time when Cunning Tengu jumped into the sky and could not dodge to let Coal Turtle jump into the sky to attack, and defeated Cunning Tengu with one move. However, this method of fighting is undoubtedly ridiculous. Not to mention whether Coal Turtle can jump that high, Cunning Tengu can't just stand there and take a beating. He can shift his position with any move.
So after thinking about it, Xiaozhi chose a safer method, which was to set fire to the mountain.
Chapter 429: Damn, the author is jealous of what he wrote
In fact, it is not very accurate to say that the mountain was set on fire. After all, the battlefield is only that small, but the specific effect is similar. The grass field was once again engulfed in flames.
All this is because Coal Turtle used a move, Purgatory.
Although the Inferno move is far less popular in the game than the stable Fire Jet due to its low hit rate, there are no useless moves, only useless Trainers and Pokémon. If used well, even the most useless Water Splash can have a miraculous effect.
Since the hit rate of the moves is low, why not just not use it on the opponent? Why not just use it on the battlefield? It's not that you can't even use skills on the spot. So why not just not fight and be a mascot.
Ever since this fallacy was summarized by Gongsun Yan, Xiao Zhi expressed his full agreement with it and immediately embraced it. After all, he is also a person who hopes for chaos in the world.
Not only that, Gongsun Yan also established several sets of tactics for this perverse theory, and affectionately named it: Demolition Flow. The reason for this name is not for any other reason, but mainly because after a battle, any battlefield will be destroyed beyond recognition.
Although Xiaozhi's Cinderella is not as violent as those Pokémon of Gongsun Yan, fire is known for its explosiveness, not to mention that the field in the first half was a flammable grass field. Cinderella only slightly controlled the temperature of the flame, and the fire spread mercilessly.
If it was an ordinary flame, Cunning Tengu would not be so embarrassed, but the flame released by the Purgatory move can burn the opponent 100%. Although Cunning Tengu is very fast, he cannot guarantee that he will not be contaminated by the flames at all. After all, fast speed does not mean instant movement.
"Coal Tortoise, use Jet Fire!" After seeing sporadic flames appearing on the body of the Cunning Tengu, Xiaozhi knew that his plan was successful, and quickly ordered Coal Tortoise to pursue the victory.
"Cunning Tengu, get out of the way." Zheye had no way to deal with the current situation. The flames filling the battlefield were nothing to the Coal Turtle, but they were fatal to the Cunning Tengu with thin blood. It was difficult for him to just stand there motionless, let alone fight back, so he could only let the Cunning Tengu move.
However, simply dodging could not solve the problem. Soon, the cunning Tengu was forced to stop due to the burns and was sent away by the long-awaited Coal Turtle with a jet of flame.
"Cunning Tengu cannot fight, Coal Turtle wins, please release the next Pokémon, player Tetsuya." The referee shouted loudly.
"Good fellow, it turns out that Xiaozhi didn't plan to fight a speed battle with the opponent from the beginning, but a positional battle. Then Coal Turtle is indeed a good choice." Gongsun Yan realized Xiaozhi's plan after he used the Inferno. It turned out that people's hearts have changed. Even Xiaozhi started to use tactics and even got past him. It was really a "surprise".
"Xiao Yan, don't underestimate Xiao Zhi. Xiao Zhi also used tactics when he participated in the league competition." Xiao Gang reminded from the side.
Gongsun Yan then realized that although Xiaozhi was very reckless in daily battles, he often showed excellent fighting qualities in various large-scale competitions. Maybe Xiaozhi's nature was not reckless, but rather a kind of foolish wisdom?
After thinking this through, Gongsun Yan silently raised Xiaozhi's danger level by one level, and began to think about how to defeat Xiaozhi in two days. However, Gongsun Yan soon gave up resistance. If Suicune was not eliminated, no tactics would be useful.
"I leave it to you, Iron Palm!" When Gongsun Yan lay down, Zhe also released his next Pokémon.
"Oh~, that's interesting. It looks like Cinderella is going to be in trouble. Satoshi doesn't have any other Fire-type Pokémon right now. The 'Fire Field' he created before has become a shackle to restrain Satoshi." Gongsun Yan said that he was no longer sleepy after seeing this and immediately shifted his attention to the game.
"Hmm? Why do you say that?" Although Lillie knew a lot about Pokémon, she knew nothing about battles and had no idea why Gongsun Yan said that.
"Oh, Lilia, I forgot that you are not good at Pokémon battles. It's like this, the most common traits of Pokémon like Iron Palm are Thick Fat and Perseverance. The Thick Fat trait can reduce the damage of fire and ice-type moves, while the Perseverance trait can increase your strength when you fall into an abnormal state." Gongsun Yan explained to Lilia beside him the purpose of Tetsuya sending out Iron Palm.
"Both of these characteristics can make use of the purgatory that the coal turtle released earlier, and the pair of flesh palms of the Iron Palm Warrior can also block most of the moves released by the coal turtle, which naturally restrains the coal turtle to some extent."
"And before, in order to force the Cunning Tengu into a desperate situation, Xiaozhi took the initiative to set the entire grass field on fire. This also means that Xiaozhi's remaining Pokémon cannot easily appear on the field, otherwise they will also be burned by the flames."
"Ah, now Xiaozhi is in trouble." Liliae exclaimed.
"Of course, isn't that the charm of Pokémon battles? Any conditions can be exploited by the opponent, and it's very common to use things left over from previous battles to fight. But it's quite surprising that Zhe also used Satoshi's layout." Gongsun Yan's eyes sparkled when talking about Pokémon battles.
"Huh? Are Pokémon battles really that fun?" Liliae said she was a little confused.
"Haha, you're still young, so it's normal for you not to understand. Besides, not everyone likes Pokémon battles. Isn't it because of these differences that this society is so colorful?"
Gongsun Yan stroked Lillie's long golden hair with a doting look on his face. For some reason, perhaps because the Pokémon world was different, Lillie's hair was as soft as the finest silk, making Gongsun Yan unable to let it go.
Especially when Lillie is touched on the head by Gongsun Yan's dog hand, she behaves very well. Not only does she make a sound similar to a kitten's purring, but her face also turns red because of shyness, but she doesn't mean to break free. This reaction almost melts Gongsun Yan's heart, and he suddenly becomes obsessed with this feeling. (Damn, the author is so jealous!)
Just as Gongsun Yan was "attacking Liliae" (not really), the battle on the field was still going on.
Chapter 430: End of the First Half
Facing the flames sprayed by the coal turtle, the Iron Palm Warrior didn't care at all. The pair of solid flesh palms placed in front of him were like an anti-theft shield, and could not cause any harm.
In this way, the Iron Palm Warrior pushed the coal turtle's jet of flames all the way, walked leisurely in front of the coal turtle, and chopped at the coal turtle with a tile-splitting move. The coal turtle could not dodge in time and had to take the move head-on, and died in the smoke.
Seeing the six protruding pits on the field, the onlookers took a deep breath and contributed to global warming. This big pit indirectly confirmed how amazing the power of this iron palm strongman is.
"Come back, Coal Turtle, I leave the Desert Dragonfly to you!" Xiaozhi took back the Coal Turtle that had lost its combat ability and sent the Desert Dragonfly out.
"After Coal Squirtle lost its combat ability, Ash released the Dragon-type Pokémon, Sandslip. It looks like this battle will be a battle between the sky and the ground. Let's wait and see!" said the commentator.
"Desert Dragonfly, create a sandstorm!" After the Desert Dragonfly came on the field, Xiaozhi immediately issued the next order. After Gongsun Yan's guidance, Xiaozhi also realized the importance of weather.
"Iron Palm Warrior, use a fierce push to interrupt the opponent." Zheye naturally knew how great an impact the sandstorm would have on him if it was stirred up. In addition, the desert dragonfly was flying in the air all the time, and the impact of Purgatory was very weak, so it could be directly ignored.
Although Zhe saw through Xiaozhi's plan at the first moment, there was indeed a big gap in the hard power of the two sides. As soon as Iron Palm Wrath rushed in front of Desert Dragonfly, a sandstorm swept out from the body of Desert Dragonfly, blocking Iron Palm Wrath's attack while hiding the Desert Dragonfly.
That's right, this method of using sandstorms to resist damage was also taught by Gongsun Yan. After all, in so many battles, Gongsun Yan had tasted the sweetness of this trick and popularized the timing and method of using it at the first time. As the son of the plane, Xiaozhi was able to use it flexibly when others were not able to get started.
Although the Desert Dragonfly does not have the ability to hide in the sand, it has the corresponding skills engraved in its genes because it lives in the desert. It can be said that hiding in a sandstorm is its forte. The Iron Palm Warrior lost the Desert Dragonfly's sight with just a little distraction.
"Sonic boom!" Xiaozhi also shouted when he saw this.
Then the Desert Dragonfly appeared behind the Iron Palm, and the wings behind it began to tremble. It can be imagined that a harsh sound wave will attack the unsuspecting Iron Palm in a few seconds. However, isn't this the time for the trainer to appear?
"Iron Palm Warrior, use the knockdown technique towards the air behind you!" Zheye shouted.
There is no need to explain the bond between Iron Palm and Tetsuya. The next second after Tetsuya spoke, Iron Palm turned around and slapped down into the air without even a pause, and he didn't even see the target. He acted completely according to the trainer's instructions.
"Desert dragonfly, get out of the way!" Xiaozhi shouted when he saw this.
Upon hearing the sound, the Desert Dragonfly immediately stopped flapping its wings and planned to turn around and run away. However, Zheye's counterattack came too fast and too timely, and the Desert Dragonfly had no time to dodge at all. It could only watch the Iron Palm Warrior's huge palm attacking it, just like Sun Wukong who was about to be crushed under the Five Finger Mountain.
"Puff~" the sound of something breaking.
"What?!" Zhe shouted in disbelief.
"Oh my god, you're worthy of being Xiaozhi. You can even think of such a tactic. It seems my teaching was not in vain!" Gongsun Yan stood up immediately after seeing the battle situation on the field and cheered loudly for Xiaozhi, which attracted the attention of the audience around him. The winner even recognized Gongsun Yan and looked at him with confusion as he cheered for his competitor, suspecting that something was wrong with Gongsun Yan.
"Shadow clone! It's actually a shadow clone! The Desert Dragonfly did not appear behind the Iron Palm Warrior, but stayed right in front of him and did not leave. What appeared before was just a shadow clone. Can the Iron Palm Warrior, who missed the target, block this move?" After seeing this scene, the commentator stood up from his chair and excitedly commented on the game. If the staff around him hadn't stopped him, he would have climbed directly onto the commentary desk.
That's right, the Iron Palm Warrior's confident palm strike did not hit the Desert Dragonfly, but hit a shadow clone. The real body had not left since releasing the sandstorm, he just used a shadow clone to test it, and it actually succeeded.
"Xiao Yan told me that although it is easy to release more than a dozen clones at once with the Shadow Clone move, it is not cost-effective. The opponent can tell at a glance that they are clones, and are far less useful than this one clone." Xiao Zhi said proudly.
While Xiaozhi was explaining there with great interest, the Desert Dragonfly was not idle. The sonic boom that had been accumulating for a long time exploded in the ears of the Iron Palm Warrior, which directly caused the Iron Palm Warrior to fall into a state of temporary deafness. No matter how much Zhe shouted, he could not respond, and because the sandstorm blocked his vision, the Iron Palm Warrior could not even see the hand gestures.
In the eyes of the Desert Dragonfly, the Iron Palm Strongman, who is blind and deaf, is probably not even worth a cent. Not to mention that he is now trapped in the center of a sandstorm. The continuous damage from the sandstorm alone is enough to make him suffer.
Afterwards, Iron Palm Warrior was defeated by a few Swallow Return moves of Desert Dragonfly. Even the Resurrection that he spontaneously used before leaving the stage failed to hit Desert Dragonfly. As early as yesterday when Gongsun Yan's Zoroark failed, everyone's Pokémon knew to be careful of this move that could turn the tables.
If you want to know why, just look at Zoroark who was beaten all over by the Monarch Snake. Even the move of resurrection could not cause such serious injuries to her, which shows how profound this lesson is.
"Iron Palm has lost its ability to fight, and Sandslip has won. Since Tetsuya has lost three Pokémon, we are now entering the halftime break." The referee announced the halftime break after judging the outcome.
After Xiaozhi and Zhe returned to the lounge, the people in the audience also gathered in the lounge again, both to cheer both sides up and to ask each other how they felt about the game and to share some gossip.
Chapter 431: Hypnosis, Success
"Xiao Yan, why doesn't the shadow clone of the desert dragonfly get broken in the sandstorm?" While everyone was playing and fighting, Zhe couldn't help but ask after holding it in for a long time.
"Haha, I was wondering how long you could endure. It seems that this little trick is really useful." Gongsun Yan laughed when he saw Zheye's look. Faced with such bug-like techniques, Zheye, who has the style of the big brother next door, couldn't keep his composure.
"The answer is very simple. Just use sand to construct a shadow clone. As long as you are skilled enough, you can do this. It is actually very simple, but you just have obstacles in your understanding." Gongsun Yan said casually.
Gongsun Yan learned this technique when he watched "Five Village Fight" in his previous life. The various fancy shadow clones in the later stage made Gongsun Yan exclaim in amazement, so after he came to this world, he began to try it continuously, and finally he really made something similar.
Xiaozhi also experienced this move during a daily battle with Gongsun Yan, so he asked Gongsun Yan for advice. Although Gongsun Yan had no intention of hiding it, the technical difficulty of this move was still too great. Currently, only Desert Dragonfly has learned this move in Xiaozhi's hands.
However, although other Pokémon have not learned this skill, they have also learned the simple shadow clone, which is a good thing. After all, the more moves the better, even if they are not used.
After hearing what Gongsun Yan said about this technique, Zhe also suddenly realized it. After understanding the mystery, he was eager to try it out. However, he still had the second half of the game with Xiaozhi, so he could only temporarily suppress the urge to learn new skills.
After everyone chatted casually for a few words, the staff came in to inform Xiaozhi and Zheye that it was time to go on stage. After saying their blessings, Gongsun Yan and others returned to the audience seats.
With the passionate speech of the commentator and the inserted advertisements, the second half of the game officially began. The big screen on the sidelines began to flash continuously, and finally the pattern of a rocky field appeared in front of everyone. After a rumbling sound, a rocky field covered with rocks appeared in front of everyone.
"Come out, Donka!" After seeing Xiaozhi release the Desert Dragonfly again, Zhe also released Donka, which is also a ground-type.
"??? Could it be that Zheye put the wrong Pokémon? Using Donkey Kong to fight Desert Dragonfly? Is Zheye serious?" Gongsun Yan exclaimed.
Not only Gongsun Yan felt unbelievable, but the audience present also felt unbelievable. Everyone had witnessed how badly the Iron Palm Warrior had lost before, but Zhe actually dared to release this Pokémon that could not fly.
As a result, everyone was slapped in the face. Donjia used the large and small rocks on the field as springboards, constantly accumulating the power of rolling, and finally even seized a flaw in the Desert Dragonfly and knocked the Desert Dragonfly to the ground.
"Earthquake!" X2
After seeing the two Pokémon land, both Satoshi and Tetsuya gave orders immediately. In this situation, the one who chooses to dodge will be directly at a disadvantage, so the two chose to hurt each other.
"Boom! Boom!"
With two loud bangs, the entire rocky field began to tremble. The violent vibration caused the rocks on the field to roll continuously. After the earthquake slowed down, what appeared in front of everyone was the Donja and Desert Dragonfly, which had lost their combat ability at the same time.
"As expected of Tetsuya, he made perfect use of the venue. I lost this game. Come back, Desert Dragonfly." Xiaozhi exhaled slowly and took back the Desert Dragonfly.
"But I'm still at a disadvantage. Come back, Donkey Kong. I'll leave the next step to you, Metagross!" After Zheya took back Donkey Kong, he released his fifth Pokémon.
"Metallica? Milotic, I leave it to you!" After thinking for a while, Xiaozhi threw out Milotic's Poké Ball.
