You're not allowed to play Pokémon!

Chapter 59 This is so dirty!

"A straw mushroom..."

Okamoto muttered to himself.

The rules of this gym are 1v1, so you only need to think about how to defeat this Pokémon.

Grass/Fighting type, weakness to Flying?
As a second-year student with considerable combat experience, his mind immediately became active.

"Then the decision is yours!"

After a moment's thought, he quickly threw out a high-level ball.

"just!"

The emerald green flying mantis with arms as sharp as daggers makes a dazzling appearance.

"A Scyther?"

Qingyu remained expressionless and even nodded to himself.

As he gazed at it, several lines of small print quickly appeared before his eyes.

Female flying praying mantis

[Attribute: Insect + Flying]

【Trait: Unyielding Spirit】

Scyther is a Bug/Flying hybrid, so Breloom's two STAB moves pose little threat to it.

Whether on offense or defense, it has a huge advantage over the Breath-shroom.

He understands the basic principles of type advantage in battles and can even get the proud and arrogant Scyther, whose strength is clearly extraordinary, to accept him as a trainer...

It seems this slightly impatient trainer does have some skill.

Not bad!
However, relying solely on this is far from enough to win a gym battle.

"I almost forgot about one more thing, Okamoto-kun."

Before the match officially began, Nemo, who was acting as the referee, suddenly raised her hand, attracting Okamoto's attention.

Nemo jogged up to Okamoto and handed him a face mask.

"Please make sure you wear a mask before starting the battle!"

Okamoto didn't quite understand Nemo's serious request, but simply assumed it was another of the weird rules of this crappy gym, so he nodded perfunctorily.

After confirming that Qingyu and the challenger were both wearing masks, Nemo breathed a sigh of relief and raised her hand again.

"Then... let the match begin!"

"Scyther, use your wings!"

The challenge rules for the Sunny Gym are that the challenger attacks first, so Okamoto immediately gave instructions.

Upon hearing its trainer's command, Scyther immediately assumed a starting stance and launched an attack on Breloom by vibrating its wings!

With Scyther's powerful offensive capabilities, coupled with the multiple advantages of the Flying type against Breloom, this move would almost end the gym challenge!
They made such a big promise, but the result is just so-so!
Okamoto could even hallucinate the shock that was about to appear on the mansion owner's face.

however……

"Hawthorn mushroom, hold the line."

As soon as Qingyu calmly gave his command, a transparent barrier immediately appeared in front of the Hathorn, blocking the fatal attack.

In the real Pokémon world, the principle of Protect is basically similar to that in the game.

When the strength of both sides is not significantly different, this defensive barrier can effectively deal with some tricky moves.

"Tsk, they actually managed to stop them?"

Okamoto clicked his tongue in amazement, preparing to command Scyther to launch another attack.

"Parasol mushroom, mushroom spores!"

Just then, Qingyu spoke first.

While using Protect, Breloom was already prepared.

As soon as the words were spoken, the large mushroom on its head immediately sprayed out countless tiny spores that were invisible to the naked eye, which quickly spread around the area.

Noticing the movement of the straw mushroom, Okamoto's heart suddenly went on high alert.

His intuition told him that something was very wrong with this move!
"Scyther, get out of the way!"

Okamoto spoke instinctively.

It was only then that he realized why wearing masks was mandatory for this dojo battle, but it was too late.

Because of the extremely close proximity, the flying praying mantis had already inhaled a considerable number of spores the moment the mushroom on top of the hood sprayed out.

The once spirited Scyther instantly lost its momentum, its mind went blank, and it could barely hear its trainer's commands.

"Down, down!" Qingyu smiled slightly, looking at the challenger whose face was gradually turning red even through the mask.

"While the choice made regarding attributes is commendable, complacency on the battlefield is not a good habit."

What bad intentions could Qingyu possibly have as a competent trainer?

He just wanted to give new trainers a heads-up, not to use tactics to annoy them.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have deliberately asked Nemo to give them another hint.

If this Okamoto trainer had seriously completed the questions he had prepared, or had observed Breloom's behavior more carefully, he would not have had much trouble discovering his own tactics.

Once the Breeze is given this opportunity, the game becomes very difficult.

"..."

Spurred on by Aoba's words, Okamoto gritted his teeth.

This is too dirty!

"It was indeed my carelessness, but even so, it's impossible for a mere Breloom to defeat my Scyther in one fell swoop!"

Okamoto certainly has the confidence to say that.

Scyther has four times the resistance to Grass and Fighting attacks, so even when it's asleep, Breloom's attacks won't hurt it much.

The Scyther will wake up if it is attacked.

You only have this one chance to make a move!

Qingyu could, of course, tell what the challenger was thinking.

You're still too young, Okamoto-kun~
His gaze fell on the straw mushroom he had rented.

【Male Hat Mushroom】

[Type: Grass/Fighting]

[Characteristics: Technical master]

[Moves: Sonic Punch, Mushroom Spore, Leech Seed, Paralysis Powder, Toxic, Brick Break, Seed Machine Gun, Swords Dance, Rock Tomb]

[A somewhat cheerful personality.]

If it weren't for the sheer abundance of spirochetes in the Padia region—more than a dozen in the League alone—he wouldn't have been able to find this perfect candidate that met his requirements.

While his strength is average, his moves are almost perfect, and he also has the Rock-type Rock Totem to fill the gaps in his offense.

They are very suitable to be "examiners".

"Bush-shroom, use Rock Tomb to finish off your opponent in one go."

As soon as Qingyu finished speaking, Okamoto's expression turned terrified.

the reason is simple.

While the combined Flying and Bug attributes completely shut down Breloom's two STAB types, it also exposed its own fatal flaws.

Rock series.

Scyther, which is four times weaker to Rock, is almost impossible to withstand this move.

and……

Okamoto suddenly remembered the exam question he had just glimpsed on the test paper.

What are the effects of the "tech expert" trait?
He could actually answer that question, because among the known characteristics of Scyther are those of a highly skilled individual.

Pokémon with this ability are more adept at using low-power moves.

Simply put, attack moves with a power of less than 60 in the move list will deal more damage.

Rock Blockade also falls into this category of moves!

and so……

"I lost."

Before the mushroom could make a move, Okamoto decisively resigned.

Given Scyther's current state of complete slumber, it has no chance of withstanding the impact of Rock Blockade; it might as well just surrender.

As he spoke, the mushroom stopped its movement of smashing down into the ground to forcibly remove the rock.

"The challenger has voluntarily conceded defeat, therefore the gym leader has won this match!"

After announcing the battle results, Nemo, wearing a mask, immediately opened the skylight to allow the mushroom spores floating on the field to dissipate quickly.

Okamoto, who had been so confident, now stood there dejectedly, head bowed, like a defeated rooster.

Why does this dojo have a different art style than the others?

Shouldn't a battle be a heated exchange of attacks?!
(End of this chapter)