Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 699: Xiaozhi VS Shinji, a battle between old enemies!
"The Hoenn League Saiyuu Conference Finals Tournament!"

"What we are bringing to you now is the final round of the day."

"The two teams are Xiaozhi from Pallet Town in the Kanto region and Shinji from Veil City in the Sinnoh region!"

"Both teams are highly expected to win the championship. The winner will secure the last spot in the top 32 of the top 16."

"This also means that one of the two teams that have the strength to compete for the victory will definitely lose in the round of 32!"

"——It really makes me look forward to the final outcome of this battle!"

In the bustling venue, the passionate voice of the commentator echoed through the loudspeaker.

The entire venue was packed, and the audience all had an expectant look on their faces.

——There is only one reason, that is, this game is the most interesting game today.

Xiaozhi on the blue side has traveled to three regions and successfully attended the League Conference. He won the top eight in the Kanto Quartz Conference and won the championship in the Johto Silver Conference.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is a player capable enough to compete for the championship.

Although it was the first time for Shinji from the red team to attend the league conference, he had shown extraordinary strength, astonishing tactical qualities and a calm mentality in the previous two days of competition.

The stability with which he won victory after victory was beyond imagination.

There are even rumors that Shinji and Satoshi are actually rivals.

This kind of news undoubtedly makes the whole game more interesting.

In a corner of the audience, Shizuka, who had advanced to the top 16, and Nemo sat next to Xiaogang, Xiaoyao, and Xiaosheng.

Both sides were already acquaintances, and the conversation was very natural.

"Xiaozhi and Shinji, who will win today?"

Xiaosheng, who has an extraordinary interest in Pokémon battles but is not yet old enough to receive his first Pokémon, is full of excitement.

His reason told him that based on his understanding of past performance, Xiaozhi's chances of winning were significantly higher.

As a "newcomer", Shinji has some weaknesses in this area.

But Xiaozhi set limits for himself, which puzzled Xiaosheng, who was influenced by his father Qianli and believed that he should seize every opportunity to win in every battle.

Hearing Xiaosheng's mumbling, Xiaoyao patted his brother's thin shoulder and said, "All we can do is sit here and try our best to support them both."

"Hahaha, anyway, I heard them both declare "I will win" no less than ten times last night."

"——It's great, a battle like this where both of us give our all."

Nimo supported her head with her arms and laughed brightly.

You can tell that she is in a good mood. I guess she enjoyed the battle with Satoshi and Shinji last night.

Shortly after the commentator finished his commentary, the players from both teams walked out of the tunnel and stood at their respective command positions.

Xiaozhi has a resolute expression, as if he is holding on to some kind of belief.

His expression was cold, but Shinji was far more serious than any other time.

Both of them were waiting for the lottery results on the big screen above.

——The selection of the four battle fields, Grass, Rock, Water, and Ice, determines the Pokémon suitable for the field that they will send out in the first battle.

Under their tense emotions, the light on the screen gradually stayed in the khaki area.

This also means that the starting venue for this battle is - the rock venue!
The commentator's voice passionately introduced the rock venue, but the two had already been concentrating, and after making a judgment, they each sent out their starting Pokémon.

"Tutaigui, prepare to fight!"

"Pikachu, it's you who decides!"

The red light shot out from Shinji's Poké Ball pierced through the air and landed on the rocky ground that had already been replaced, transforming into a giant tortoise with a tree on its back.

Its appearance caused the entire venue to tremble for a brief moment.

On Xiaozhi's side, the electric mouse standing on his shoulder jumped lightly, landed steadily on the field, and let out a fighting cry.

Surprisingly, both sides chose to send out their own starting Pokémon.

Watching the live broadcast on TV, Luo Mu, who had no classes today and was slumped on the sofa, raised his eyebrows and the movements of maintaining brother Hu Hu's shell seemed to be getting faster.

A battle between the original Pokémon?
interesting.

However, judging from the attributes alone, Pikachu is at an overwhelming disadvantage.

As for the current situation, how much of it was Shinji's foreknowledge and prediction of Satoshi's choices, only Shinji himself knows.

Luo Mu's thoughts were in turmoil. At the same time, on TV, the two sides had already started the first round of tentative confrontation.

Xiaozhi pointed to the front of the turtle with one hand, "Pikachu, lightning!"

After all, Xiaozhi was specially trained by Luomu, so he naturally retained the knowledge that electric-type moves were ineffective against ground-type Pokémon.

"Pickup!"

Responding to the command with a powerful voice, the compact Pikachu turned into a streak of white light at an extremely fast speed, and slammed into the huge Seraphim at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye.

——But the effect is not obvious.

Pikachu bumped into Stowe's head, but not only did it not shake the Stowe at all, but it felt quite painful because of the reaction force.

"Pika!?"

Pikachu gritted his teeth and endured the pain, but still couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

——It was obvious that it could hit the forest turtles that had not evolved yet!

"Heh, it seems like you are the ones who have been standing still during this period of time."

Shinji made no effort to hide his sharp tongue and gave orders with a sneer.

"Sharp stone attack!"

The Totoro suddenly stomped its front legs heavily on the ground, and the numerous broken stone blades belonging to the rocky site surrounded its body like a star ring, and then, under the launch of invisible power, blasted towards the Pikachu in front of it!

"Oh no, use Iron Tail to defend!" Xiaozhi shouted hurriedly.

Such a close-range "sharp stone attack" is difficult to dodge even with Pikachu's speed.

In this case, the only way is to use attack as defense and fight for a way out!
The whizzing sound of the stone blade breaking through the air was like a death horn. Pikachu looked solemn, and his lightning-shaped tail swayed slightly, suddenly taking on a metallic luster.

“Kachu——!”

Pikachu swung its tail, slashing through the oncoming stone blades one after another.

But Pikachu only has one tail after all, so in order to coordinate the movements, it needs to keep twisting its body.

Under the heavy rain of stone blades, Pikachu's attack and defense still revealed loopholes. He was unable to intercept and was knocked away by the stone blades that were a circle smaller than him.

"Pika!" Pikachu cried out in pain again.

Xiaozhi even exclaimed: "Pikachu!"

But Shinji didn't give Pikachu and Xiaozhi any chance to regroup, and he pursued them without hesitation: "Crazy Plant!"

"Roar!!"

The Tortoise raised its head and roared. The jungle on its back shook and dropped several seeds, which sank into the ground. Then, vines as thick as giant snakes were instantly produced, which danced wildly and smashed towards Pikachu, who had not yet landed on the ground.

This scene made the audience open their eyes wide.

Luo Mu, who was sitting in front of the TV, also rubbed his chin with interest and asked the monarch snake beside him: "Now it seems that I can have some of your charm?"

"Gallo~"

The Monarch Snake raised its head proudly. Although it had not yet reached the level of disdain, its expression could probably tell its answer. ——It's far from it. It needs more practice.

Occasionally, during breaks in class, Shinji's turtle would seek out the monarch snake, wanting to learn from it how to create such a massive "crazy plant".

Seeing that it really wanted to learn, the monarch snake gave it some pointers several times.

But in the eyes of the monarch snake, if the earth turtle is really only at this level now, it is far from being able to make it nod in approval.

Return to the competition venue.

Shinji narrowed his eyes, staring fixedly at the sky. At Xiaozhi's call, he just brushed past the first vine at the critical moment, and then performed the Pikachu escape performance on the extended vines.

He knew that the strategy of wanting to take the lead would hardly work in front of a trainer like Satoshi who had strong on-the-spot performance capabilities.

Because of its huge size, after it evolved from a Forest Turtle into an Earth Turtle, Shinji intended to train the Earth Turtle in the direction suggested by Luo Mu.

——Re-equip the turret.

This is the growth plan Shinji developed for Squirtle, whose speed is difficult to surpass other Pokémon.

And now, whether it is the power of "Sharp Stone Attack" or "Crazy Plant", it proves that his training plan is correct.

only--

"As expected, there's no point in making it hard to hit."

Shinji closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, the scene in front of him was filled with wildly expanding flames.

"Kennon cannon!"

Xiaozhi's command was clearly audible.

The knight named Guren has aimed his flaming cannon at the Tsuchiya Turtle, which has temporarily become stiff after releasing the "Crazy Plant" move.

The burning armor seemed to cover it with a cloak of flame.

Pikachu, who was escaping from the pursuit of the "Crazy Plants", had already been replaced by Xiaozhi.

The second one to appear was the Crimson Armor Knight, just as Shinji expected.

If fighting in the wild, Shinji can just take the stunned Tortoise back into the Poké Ball to avoid some fatal attacks.

But in today's official competitions, this kind of operation is expressly prohibited.

Whether it is "Crazy Plant", "Explosive Burning" or "Water Cannon", it is forbidden to replace it if it falls into a stiff state after using it.

Of course, if there is a way to get rid of the stiff state, or to avoid the opponent's attack while in the stiff state, it is not considered a foul.

Unfortunately, neither of these two methods can be achieved for the current turtle.

"Bear with it."

Shinji opened his lips slightly, and his cold voice concealed his 100% trust in Dodai Kame.

What about a fire-type special move that has great effects?
I avoided his edge? !

next moment.

The long-brewing "Armored Agricultural Cannon" gushed out like a roaring fire dragon that could burn everything, instantly devouring the immobile body of the Tutai Turtle.

Boom!
There was a sudden explosion in the venue that shook the sky!

The smoke and air waves rolled and spread, bringing with them a few sparks, which burned the hair of some unlucky spectators and made them slightly curl up.

The commentator's excited voice kept coming out like a string of cannonballs.

"The fire-attribute ultimate move that is extremely effective against the grass-type Turtle has hit!"

"Is it possible that Shinji's first Pokémon is going to fall here first!?"

"Did it succeed?!"

Xiaozhi widened his eyes, and stared at the inside of the smoke together with the Crimson Armor Knight.

At this time, a breeze blew by and blew away some of the smoke and dust.

Immediately, a pair of bright eyes like torches appeared.

——The earthen turtle is still standing in the two-meter-wide pit caused by the explosion!
Even though it had burns of varying degrees, its body did not shake at all, and one could tell that it was still a long way from completely falling down.

"——It's a lie, right?"

Xiaoyao covered her mouth which was open in surprise, her face full of disbelief.

As a partner, she knows only too well how powerful the "Armored Farm Cannon" of Xiaozhi's Crimson Armor Knight is.

That is the "trump card" that can only be released at the cost of lowering one's own double defense!

Even if it's hit head-on, is it impossible to shake the Earth Turtle?

"Shinji's Dodai Kame is like this. It can fight and resist. Its fighting ability is much stronger than it shows."

Nimo said with a smile.

As Shinji's travel companion, classmate and regular practice partner, she naturally has a say in this matter.

To be honest, even she felt that Shinji was a little abnormal for being able to train Dodai Kame to this level.

That desperate combination of defense and attack is simply exciting. Oh no, it's daunting!
Attention returns to the field.

At this time, Shinji had already picked up the Poké Ball and aimed it at Squirtle.

"Come back, Tutai Turtle."

Shinji's thinking has always been clear.

Since the stiffness period has passed, there is naturally no reason to keep the Earth Turtle on the field.

Shinji wouldn't be stupid enough to let Dodai Kame go head-to-head with the fire-attributed Crimson Lotus Armor, even though Dodai Kame's ground attribute can restrain Crimson Lotus Armor.

This kind of effort and reward is somewhat not worth it.

"Bone Pattern Giant Crocodile, prepare for battle!"

After taking back Tortoise, Shinji immediately threw out the Poké Ball he had prepared long ago.

There are many Pokémon that are weak to fire in his team, so it is naturally the only choice that can be invincible in the battle with Crimson Knight.

"Are you here, the Bone Patterned Giant Crocodile?"

Xiaozhi crouched slightly, with no intention of replacing the Pokémon.

"Flashing Flame Sing!"

"Spray flames!"

There was no pause between the two sides. After the referee waved the flag indicating the continuation of the fight, they issued instructions at almost the same speed.

With the collision of fire, a fierce battle broke out again.

"Shadow ball!"

The wall of fire that had not yet burned out was suddenly broken by a dark energy ball.

For the Crimson Armor Knight, which has fire and psychic attributes and has its double defense reduced by one level, this is definitely not an attack it wants to withstand.

Fortunately, Xiaozhi's command arrived in time.

"Get out of the way!"

(End of this chapter)