Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 575 What? Zapdos isn't his strongest Pokémon?!

The body of the Steel Snake flashed with a breathtaking cold light, and its iron-like body was covered with scars from past battles, giving it an even more ferocious look.

Compared to the huge Steelix, the body of the Jolteon on the opposite side seemed so weak and helpless.

At this moment, Jolteon looked at the terrifying Steelix in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little bit of retreat in his heart.

Wow, the battle is so scary. It’s more fun to play hide-and-seek with Vaporeon and Flareon at home...

But thinking of Naoki, Jolteon quickly cheered up. Naoki needed help, so how could it hide at home and enjoy itself?

For Naoki, fight it!
With the referee's whistle, the gym battle officially began.

"Steeljack, dig a hole!" Faced with Jolteon who was restrained by Steelix, Renshou did not underestimate the enemy. Instead, he adopted a conservative tactic from the beginning.

After the command was given, Steelix's huge and bulky body suddenly became agile and swift.

Its huge head drilled into the ground, just like a mud cow entering the sea, and its entire body immediately drilled into the ground.

A bulge appeared on the ground, and it rushed towards the Jolteon not far away at an extremely fast speed.

"It's really tricky!" Naoki thought. Since Jolteon was too lazy to practice, it only knew a few moves.

Although it ate the Thunder Bun, Jolteon did not undergo any systematic special training, resulting in it having extraordinary electric energy, but being very ordinary in other aspects.

"Forget it, we're just here to make up the numbers." They tried their best, and the rest depended on the level of their opponents.

Therefore, Naoki said without changing his expression: "Jollibee, move at high speed!"

"Buyi!"

Jolteon started to run quickly, with Steelix chasing closely behind it.

Suddenly, Steelix suddenly broke out of the ground, and its huge body directly knocked Jolteon away.

Suffering such a heavy blow, the Jolteon fell from the sky, lay on the ground with his eyes rolled up, and then fainted.

"As expected..." Naoki thought to himself that if it was Pikachu, he could also let Pikachu use Iron Tail to attack Steelix under the ground.

"Jolteon has lost its ability to fight, and the challenger Renshou wins this battle!" The referee announced the result of the battle and asked the opponent if he needed to change Pokémon.

Renshou shook his head: "No need."

"You've been restrained. It seems you've made sufficient preparations. However, the difficulty won't be as easy as it was at the beginning!" Naoki took back the Jolteon and took out the second Poké Ball instead.

Hearing this, Renshou's heart tightened and his right hand unconsciously clenched into a fist.

Did the gym owner send out the powerful Zapdos that just appeared?
However, accompanied by a flash of white light, what appeared was not Zapdos, but a Pikachu.

Renshou felt relieved immediately.

Fortunately, it’s not that Zapdos.

"Steeljack, dig a hole again!" As the battle began, Renshou still used the same tactics.

Steelix's massive body burrowed into the ground and began to quickly attack Pikachu.

"Pikachu, pay attention to your surroundings!" Naoki said.

"Pikapi!" Pikachu looked around vigilantly, his eyes fixed on the movements of Steelix under the ground.

Due to Steelix's huge size, its body cannot be hidden. Even if it uses digging holes, it will create a row of winding bulges on the ground.

Seeing that Steelix was about to break out of the ground, Naoki found the right moment and said, "Now is the time, jump up and use Iron Tail!"

As soon as the words fell, Pikachu reacted subconsciously.

As it jumped up suddenly, a huge steel snake broke out from the ground.

Pikachu's lightning tail was covered with a layer of metallic light, and then turned into steel, hitting Steelix's head heavily, and Steelix's body was knocked heavily to the ground.

"Has the digging method been cracked?!" Renshou changed his strategy without hesitation: "Right now, use the binding method!"

Steelix's body immediately moved, digging a hole to close the distance between it and Pikachu, so that Pikachu was now right between its huge body.

The iron body suddenly contracted, like a snake-like Pokémon hunting, and the hard body instantly bound Pikachu tightly in the middle.

Pikachu used its two little paws to support Steelix's body and tried to break free, but Steelix was tied very tightly and no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't escape.

Pikachu, aware of the danger, released a large amount of electric current. However, the energy did not hurt Steelix at all and was transmitted into the earth along its body.

Electric moves are invalid!
"Pikachu, act cute!" At this point, he can only act cute to confuse Steelix and break free when it is careless!

"Don't give it a chance, Steelix, Quicksand Hell, put an end to it!" Renshou on the opposite side reacted very quickly and gave orders immediately.

Hearing the trainer's voice, Steelix shook his head and came out of the state of being confused by Pikachu's cute appearance.

The next second, yellow sand filled the sky, and a vortex of quicksand formed with Steelix as the center, trapping Steelix and Pikachu in the middle.

"Pikachu!" Naoki tried to shout, but his sight was blocked by the vortex formed by the sandstorm, and he couldn't see what was happening inside.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the quicksand vortex lasted about three minutes.

When Steelix's body escaped from the quicksand hell, Pikachu also fell softly to the ground, looking as if it had lost its ability to fight.

"Pikachu has lost its ability to fight, and the match is won by contestant Renshou!" the referee announced the result.

"Come back, Pikachu! You've worked hard. Take a good rest from now on!" Naoki took Pikachu back and took out the last Poké Ball: "It seems you've forced me into a desperate situation!"

Renshou dare not delay. Is he finally going to send out the Zapdos?
With a flash of white light, Naoki's last Pokémon appeared on the battle field.

That was the Zapdos that had just completed a series of three feats!

Seeing this, barrages of comments flew across the live broadcast room.

[Sure enough! It’s this Zapdos again. I never thought that the leader of the Brewing Light Gym actually owns a legendary Pokémon…]

[Zapdox is an electric and flying Pokémon. Even though it is a legendary Pokémon, it is at a great disadvantage when facing Steelix. Its proud moves have no effect on Steelix at all.]

[This Zapdos should be the strongest Pokémon of this gym owner, right? ]

[The strongest? Do you think this is all that Naoki has? No, no, no! His strength is far more than that. This is just the tip of the iceberg! ]

The trainer who had challenged several major trials at Naoki Ranch but was beaten up saw the barrage and immediately ran out to explain.

[You have never seen the terrifying mount goats. They can summon a large green grass field in an instant. What’s more terrifying is that the green grass field can only be effective for the mount goats! ]

[That's right! There's also Dragonite, who can control the storm at will. Mr. Naoki is obviously more proficient in Grass-type and Dragon-type Pokémon than Electric-type. The difference in strength between Pikachu, Jolteon and Zapdos is so huge. I think this team stationed at the gym is obviously put together temporarily.]

[I don't know what the remaining three Pokémon will be... I guess there must be a special type of Babudu, a Babudu that can hit people with a hammer like the Giant Forge. Anyway, they are definitely stronger than Zapdos. ]

Seeing these comments, some passers-by and netizens from other regions were shocked. What? Zapdos is not the strongest Pokémon of this gym leader?
That's the legendary Pokémon Zapdos!!!

The audience in the live broadcast room were all dumbfounded.

Generally speaking, in a battle, a trump card like Zapdos will definitely be saved for last.

If Zapdos is sent out now, does it mean that the three Pokémon behind this gym leader are all stronger than Zapdos?

What exactly is going on?

This guy's strength is so powerful, even far beyond the gym leader level, why does he still come here to be a gym leader?
The answer to this question was quickly given on the barrage.

[According to gossip, the former gym leader is pregnant, and the current gym leader is filling in for his wife.]

【…】

The challengers of the Brewing Light Gym are now in luck.

In fact, those netizens were not wrong in their guesses. This is exactly why Naoki chose to send out the third Zapdos to fight.

The strength of Raikou is unknown, but Naoki estimates that he is on par with Zapdos.

Not to mention the complete form of Babu Tubo.

As for Jirachi, although Jirachi looks very cute, even cute to the point of being harmless to humans and animals.

However, in fact, it contains an extremely huge comet energy in its body.

Jirachi originally wanted to absorb this energy to nourish the land of Fanes, but this was replaced by the leaves of the World Tree, and all the comet energy was absorbed by it and used for its own purposes.

If all that energy were released, Naoki felt that its power would be no less than that of a small nuclear bomb.

"Swoosh!" The referee blew the whistle, announcing the official start of the third match.

"Steel Snake, rockfall!" Renshou was the first to give the order.

The Steelix on the ground looked at the Zapdos opposite it. Although the opponent was strong, it was not afraid. Instead, its spirits became high.

It opened its huge mouth, and the power of rock quickly condensed, creating a huge rock and spitting it towards the lightning bird in mid-air.

The lightning bird flapped its wings and nimbly avoided the falling rocks. Then it let out a sharp bird cry and immediately leaned forward and rushed towards Steelix.

"No, that Zapdos is too agile, there's no way I can hit it!" Renshou was very nervous and forced himself to calm down: "Calm down, calm down! The most important thing now is to think of a countermeasure!"

"It's our turn!" Looking at the movements of the Zapdos, Naoki gave an order at the same time: "Storm!"

The Lightning Bird suddenly changed direction, its proud gaze locked onto the Steelix below, and a sound of electric current exploding came from its wings, and then it swung vigorously.

"call!"

A strong storm instantly swept across the battlefield, and even Steelix's heavy body was shaken by the storm.

The fierce storm hit the steel body of Steelix, and even though it had thick skin and flesh, the horrible storm left scars on it.

"Steel Snake, hold on!" Renshou frowned. Oh no, they were falling into the opponent's rhythm!
The Steelix then raised its tail and slammed it heavily on the ground. With a loud bang, the ground collapsed and its huge body sank a few points before it finally stabilized.

Naoki observed the state of Steelix. Seeing that Steelix took the initiative to embed itself into the ground to stabilize its body, he smiled slightly and then said calmly: "Change the wind direction and use hot air!"

The wind direction on the field suddenly stagnated.

Seeing this, Renshou thought to himself that something was wrong and quickly ordered, "Steel Snake, dig a hole!"

But it was too late.

The air suddenly became scorching hot, the temperature continued to rise, and the hot breath made the surrounding scenery become unreal.

The scorching airflow instantly swept over Steelix's body. Even though it had drilled into the cave, the hot wind was pervasive and blew into the cave entrance, following Steelix closely like a bone-eating maggot.

The high temperature caused Steelix's body to twist and tremble uncontrollably. Its huge tail twitched violently, and its huge body immediately broke out of the ground, struggling painfully in the hot wind.

Soon, Steelix stopped moving.

"Swoosh!" The referee stepped forward to check Steelix's physical condition, and then blew the whistle: "Steelix has lost his ability to fight, and this match is won by the gym owner Naoki!"

Renshou took a deep breath, then took out his second Pokémon, the Galar region's starter water-type Pokémon, Chameleon.

Three minutes later, the Thousand-Faced Chameleon was swallowed by the lightning bird.

Next, came the third tusk pig.

However, this time, in less than three minutes, Mamoswine was engulfed by the hot wind of Zapdos and suffered the same fate as Steelix.

When Renshou's last Pokémon lost its ability to fight, the audience fell silent.

What a terrifying strength!

That Zapdos once again accomplished a feat of three in a row!
At this moment, not only the people around the square, but even the audience in the live broadcast room were all stunned.

At the same time, a terrible thought came to everyone's mind:

This Zapdos is already so strong, so how powerful should his remaining three Pokémon be?
While being shocked, the audience clicked the follow button and started to give rewards crazily.

No one doesn't like a powerful trainer, especially a trainer who is so powerful that he can capture and control legendary Pokémon.

Naoki had no idea what was happening in the live broadcast room.

After the third trainer left, Anya, a staff member of the gym, came forward and said:
"Master, the battle field has been destroyed. We can no longer fight..."

Naoki also noticed that scene. With the earthquake and the digging, the entire square was in a mess.

"It is estimated that the repair will take five hours. During this time, please take your Pokémon to rest." Anya said.

Hearing this, Naoki said hello, he called for Rotom's phone, turned off the live broadcast, and prepared to go home first, and come back to work after the battle field was repaired.

At noon, Ye Ci finished his work with the alliance and suddenly remembered that Naoki seemed to have started to take over at the Niangguang Gym today.

She couldn't help but find Xin Li and ask her about the situation of the Niangguang Gym.

"A whole morning has passed. How is Naoki going? Are there any outstanding trainers who passed the gym assessment?" Ye Ci asked.

Xin Li: “…Not even one.”

Ye Ci immediately became interested: "Huh? What's going on?"

"Naoki's third Pokémon sent out the legendary Pokémon Zapdos, and all the trainers who challenged him were defeated by Zapdos." Xin Li paused, and then said, "If this continues, I feel that no trainer will be able to pass the test of the Brewing Light Gym..."

Hearing this, Ye Ci's eyelids immediately began to twitch.

(End of this chapter)