Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 745 Entrusting the Elf Egg

Hirabe Town, inside the Hirabe Gym.

Standing before the middle-aged man dressed as a traveler was a tall Pokémon whose entire body was made of rock.

It carried burning coals on its back, glowing red, and the air around it was constantly distorted by the high temperature.

Coalossal, the coal Pokémon, is a Fire/Rock hybrid Pokémon.

The type matchups for the Pokémon sent out by Uriel were absolutely terrible.

"Flaming Roaring Tiger, high five surprise attack!"

Once in the midst of the battle, Wu Li, completely absorbed in it, even raised his voice considerably.

The Fiery Roaring Tiger in front of him, posing in a bodybuilding stance, had its muscles taut, its ape-like arms raised, and its fan-like palms slammed forward!
In an instant.

An invisible force formed a massive energy palm, which slammed solidly onto Coalossal, which was about to take action under its trainer's command.

Even the massive and sturdy body of the Giant Coal Mountain stiffened under the magical power of the "Face-Clapping Surprise Attack" move.

Its preparatory move was also directly interrupted by the "high five surprise attack".

Seeing this, Luo Mu revealed a gratified smile.

That's right, that's the correct way to use the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

Although it's not a doubles battle, when facing any opponent, except for Ghost-type Pokémon that are immune to Normal-type moves, it's only right to slap anyone first.

It can not only forcibly interrupt the opponent's moves and disrupt their rhythm, but also expand the advantage during this extremely short period of stun.

From any perspective, it's a deal that won't lose you money.

However, judging from the current situation, although "High Five" has established an initial advantage, the situation of Blazing Roar Tiger has not changed much.

Given Coalossal's type resistances, Incineroar's Fire-type moves are essentially completely blocked.

This giant coal mountain may also have a "Steam Engine" or "Ignite" ability, which allows it to enhance itself by taking advantage of the opponent's Fire-type moves.

Not to mention, with the high physical defense of the Giant Coal Mountain, how much effort would the Blazing Roaring Tiger have to expend to inflict even a little bit of damage?

Unfortunately, Gryphon is currently restricted by the Gym Leader's control over the Gym, preventing it from actively trading Pokémon.

No matter how you look at it, to revitalize this match, you have to start from other aspects.

Wu Li currently has two choices.

One option is to use Incineroar's Dark-type STAB moves, or moves of other types, to fight it head-on.

As for the second option...
Luo Mu looked at Wu Li's back and his gaze met Wu Li's as Wu Li quickly turned his head to look at him.

Wu Li instantly withdrew its gaze like a startled little animal, and then shouted, "Blazing Roaring Tiger, utter your threats!"

Luo Mu's smile deepened.

This kid really did absorb everything I taught him in class.

At this moment, the giant coal mountain, having survived its brief period of stiffness, began to shake its body violently in anger.

The coal mountain carried on the back of the giant coal mountain burned bright red due to its emotional fluctuations. With the frequency of its body shaking, the coal detached from the giant coal mountain's blazing back and sprayed out in all directions like a volcanic eruption.

These coals, trailing fiery tails, resembled fire meteors falling from the sky; at least, the Blazing Roaring Tiger had absolutely no desire to be hit by them.

The moment it received the command from Uriel, it rudely gave Coalossal the middle finger, muttered curses, and turned into a black light, returning to Uriel's Poké Ball.

In his rage, Giant Coal Mountain discovered that his body was emitting blue descending light waves, and a sense of powerlessness filled his body.

The move "Throwing out a harsh word" remains an indispensable move in Incineroar's skill pool.

Being able to actively switch Pokémon and also lower the opponent's Attack and Special Attack by one stage makes it a very useful move.

Furthermore, using this move does not break the Gym Leader's self-imposed restrictions. Moves with similar effects that can break the rules include Bug-type "U-turn", Electric-type "Volt Switch", and Water-type "U-turn".

After the Incineroar's "activity," the battle situation became clear.

Giant Coal Mountain gained nothing but anger; in fact, it even had its dual attack tier reduced by one level.

This is also the advantage brought about by the classic combination of "high-five surprise attack" and "throwing out harsh words".

The experiment was successful, and Wu Li couldn't help but glance at Luo Mu again.

It's exactly the same as what was taught in class!
He never imagined that moves could be combined like this!

Teacher Luo Mu is truly amazing!
After a moment's thought, Uri threw out his second Poké Ball.

"Please, Ancient Moon Bird!"

While Flying-type moves are threatened by Rock-type moves, Corsair's Water-type moves can also pose a significant threat to Coalossal.

Of course, this is on the premise that the Giant Coal Mountain's characteristics are not a "steam engine" that greatly increases its speed by relying on the power of fire and water.

Otherwise, the Ancient Moon Bird will face a large, agile mine with a speed boost of six.

Fortunately, Wu Li's bad luck didn't continue today.

As the Crescent Bird's surf hit Coal Mountain, the coal mountain on its back emitted a large amount of steam, but its speed showed no signs of increasing.

This also means that the characteristics of Giant Coal Mountain should be "Body of Flame" or "Ignite".

The entire match lasted about twenty minutes.

The opponent's Pokémon were all Rock-type.

Giant Coal Mountain, Frenzied Devourer Turtle, and trees? That's absurd.

The traveler's three Pokémon all lost their ability to battle, but on the other hand, only Crested Tundra lost its ability to battle.

In terms of results, it's already quite good.

After all, the traveler uncle who came to challenge us today is already among the strongest of the challengers.

Despite losing, Uncle Traveler's skill level is enough to earn him a ticket to the first Pokémon World Championship.

Luo Mu readily gave the other party a "pass," signifying his approval.

After the challenger left, Wu Li only had less than ten minutes to rest.

Taking this opportunity, Luo Mu picked up the dazed Guyue bird and moved it aside, personally applying medicine to its wounds.

Wuli, on the other hand, just needs to rest and recover his energy to wait for the next battle.

The next few challengers were not as outstanding as Uncle Traveler. Even the two strongest members of the Wuli team, Blazing Roaring Tiger and Honeycomb Orochi, did not have a chance to appear.

The large-tailed steed cultivated by Wuli is enough to repel this group of "rotten fish and shrimp".

Luo Mu, watching from the sidelines, focused more on the large, swaying tail of the giant tail than on the battle itself.

Looking at Big Tail's fluffy tail and slender body, Luo Mu inexplicably felt that this little guy would be very comfortable to use as a pillow when sleeping.

—However, this applies only to the other three seasons besides summer.

In just one morning, Wu Li accepted challenges from more than ten different challengers.

While there were many one-sided matches, there were also two or three high-quality games.

Luo Mu could sense that Wu Li's combat experience had also improved to some extent because of these few battles. His gains were no less than what he had gained at the academy.
No, judging from Wu Li's current personality, which shows no signs of turning evil, he wouldn't even talk to strangers in the academy; he's even more socially awkward than Mudan.

Apart from a few classmates, he probably hasn't played against anyone else.

By that calculation, Wu Li's gains might be even greater than if he had stayed at the academy.

noon.

Luo Mu showed no intention of returning to the farm.

The rest time is a pitiful two and a half hours, from 11:30 am to 2 pm. Rather than driving back and forth, it's better to stay in the dojo and rest better.

As for lunch, by the time Luo Mu and Wu Li left the dojo's arena and arrived in the backyard, the dolls had already set out steaming hot food on the table.

After it was cooked in the kitchen, it went out to deliver the food.

"Thanks."

After casually thanking the doll, Luo Mu sat down without any hesitation and began to eat heartily.

Being a referee takes stamina, you know. He was already exhausted and hungry!
Wu Li never expected that Almost Doll would prepare a portion for him. His original plan to eat the fried noodles and bread he brought was ruined, and he could only accept the food box handed to him by Almost Doll with a bit of flattery.

Before the doll could finish cleaning up and go home, Luo Mu mumbled, "You've come at the perfect time. Could you throw a 'Heal Pulse' at Wu Li's Pokémon later?"

"The wound medicine is effective, but it takes too long to work."

"There should be a few strong challengers this afternoon. If we let them face the challengers while they are still not fully recovered, then there is no point in training them."

"Teacher Luo Mu"

Wu Li stopped eating and looked at Luo Mu with some emotion.

He actually thinks so much about himself and his Pokémon; he truly is the person I admire most!

"Tabunai~"

The doll responded softly, glancing at Wu Li subconsciously, and naturally not missing the undisguised admiration in Wu Li's eyes.

This left the doll somewhat helpless.

This child is probably blinded by his own heartfelt admiration.

No matter what Luo Mu does, Wu Li can always understand Luo Mu's behavior from his own perspective and make excuses for it.

This is probably what is called "worship filter".

But from the perspective of someone who is almost a doll, this matter looks different.

It has been working at Lotso's farm for some time now, ever since the Pokémon Chef Job Fair in Alola.

They also gained a general understanding of their boss's "personality traits".

How should I put Luo Mu?

Doll would almost never deny that he is very fond of Pokémon.

But judging from the fact that he brought Wu Li over to be the acting gym leader today, it seems that he was just trying to train Wu Li, but it was probably more like he wanted to slack off.

Wu Li was just a pitiful "tool".

Luo Mu probably let himself heal Wu Li's Pokémon because he didn't want Wu Li's Pokémon to be unable to battle, because then Luo Mu himself would have to take to the field.

Perhaps Luo Mu did have some ideas about training Wu Li, but more likely he was using this opportunity to slack off openly.

Almost Doll felt that the description given by the person named Aoki, whom she had overheard once, was very apt.

Luo Mu is a "capitalist with a conscience".

They will find ways to exploit people, but they won't go too far.

in the afternoon.

After treating several of the Pokémon in the pudding, the little doll returned to the farm with its food box.

Luo Mu continued to observe Wu Li working as the acting gym leader of the Pingdie Dojo.

Interestingly, one of the challengers in the afternoon was from the Hachisaku family.

This refers to the "dragon trainer family" with a long history in the Parthian region.

However, the Pokémon sent out by the other side made Luo Mu inexplicably hallucinate a red hedgehog-headed creature.

Gyarados, Tropius, and Motorola.

The two Pokémon with "dragon" in their names do not have the Dragon type; one is a Water/Flying type, and the other is a Grass/Flying type.

On the contrary, Motolizard, whose name ends with the word "lizard," is a typical Dragon-type Pokémon.

When battling against Honeybee, Honeybee's reaction upon learning that it was a Dragon-type Pokémon evolved from Berrybug was quite interesting.

Time flew by, and it was already 5 p.m.

After seeing off the last challenger, Luo Mu closed the door and turned to look at Wu Li, who was sitting on the ground with a slumped back, his eyes now somewhat unfocused.

"Thank you for your hard work today."

Luo Mu patted the exhausted young man on the shoulder and showed an appreciative expression.

No wonder he's a talent from Beishang Township. The fact that he managed to stand out from that awful social environment, enter Blueberry Academy, and then be recruited by me to Orange Academy already speaks volumes about Wuli's talent in combat.

Even in a battle of this intensity today, Wu Li's eyes were only slightly unfocused.

This kid has tremendous potential!
Thank you for your compliment.

Wu Li responded weakly.

He was really exhausted today.

But more than anything, the sense of accomplishment he felt in his chest gave him an unprecedented feeling of satisfaction and fulfillment.

In Wu Li's view, the improvement he gained from today's matches was several times greater than the improvement he received when he explored on his own or occasionally fought against classmates he knew very well or his older sister.

Regardless of the "high five" and "threat" tactics practiced by the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

It's still based on the experience of Crassula and Honeybee when dealing with different types of Pokémon.

He felt that he benefited greatly from all of this.

Wu Li even had the idea of ​​occasionally volunteering to serve as the acting gym leader.

At this time, Luo Mu was unaware that Wu Li had already completed self-brainwashing and become an excellent dojo ox-horse.

He simply turned around and picked up the backpack that had been quietly lying beside him from the recliner.

Then, Luo Mu took out an incubator from inside.

Inside the incubator was the Politoed Tadpole Egg that he had taken from the hot spring pool today.

"Here, this is your reward for today. Take good care of this child."

Luo Mu smiled and handed the elf egg from the incubator to Wu Li.

(End of this chapter)