Who needs a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

...The invisibility ability of the cloaked dragon was activated, and it disappeared without a trace from their sight.

The last time he faced this invisibility ability, Lowe also suffered, and in the end he only found the other party with the help of Ralts's psychic guidance.

Time has passed, and Ralts has evolved into Gardevoir. A purple light flashed in her pupils, and the figure of Kecleon was reflected in her eyes.

The current Kecleon has no way of hiding itself from Gardevoir.

Of course, it was Eevee who went up to decide the outcome, and Gardevoir couldn't help by pointing out the positions from behind. After all, the last battle was in the wild, so theoretically it wouldn't matter if they all went up together, but a proper duel is one-on-one.

Eevee entered the arena, marking her first serious Pokémon battle under Lowell's guidance. Although she had experience battling wild Pokémon, she had the help of Meowth and Gardevoir back then, but this time she was all alone.

She twitched her large ears, cautiously and warily surveying her surroundings. The invisibility of the Hidden Dragon was, in a sense, a kind of metaphysics. It seemed to be able to conceal even its aura and scent. Apart from retaining a tangible physical form, it was no different from disappearing altogether.

So Ibrahimovic searched everywhere, but couldn't find any trace of the other...

Suddenly, a sharp gust of wind came from the side, and a figure that had been faintly visible suddenly appeared, a large tongue licking Eevee with a "plop".

The Kecleon's tongue can be several times the length of its body and is full of muscles, making it agile and flexible. It is one of the Kecleon's most prized weapons.

At the same time, the tongue-licking skill performed with this tongue can also add a paralyzing effect to the opponent.

However, since it is a Ghost-type move, it has no effect on Normal-type Eevee. Therefore, the purpose of this Lick move should only be to restrict Eevee's movement.

Luo Wei judged the opponent's intention, raised his hand and gave the command. Ibu immediately took off and jumped, and with a flash of lightning, he broke free from the opponent's tongue and crashed into the place where the tongue was spreading.

"I knew it! A surprise attack!"

However, in response to Eevee's Quick Attack, Full Charge immediately gave the corresponding command.

The licking was merely a feint to lure the opponent into making a move; the real attack was the surprise strike that followed...

...This move can only be successfully executed when the opponent uses an attack skill, and it will definitely hit the opponent before the opponent attacks!

The lightning flash was fast, but the enemy's surprise attack was even faster...

Before it could even retract its tongue, Kecleon charged straight at Eevee, striking it headfirst.

"Successful!"

"Yes, well done!"

However, this surprise attack did not seem to cause enough damage to Eevee. Although the skill hit successfully, the difference in training intensity between the two sides resulted in a gap in attributes.

In other words, it hit... but barely broke through the defense...

As Eevee was knocked away, it dug its four little claws into the ground, instantly kicking up a cloud of sand that splashed towards Kecleon.

"...Invisibility!"

Manch understood Luo Wei's intention and immediately tried to make the cloaked dragon continue to hide, but the cloaked dragon only had time to hide half of its body before it was covered in sand and dust.

Reducing the opponent's hit rate by wiping away sand is only one aspect of the consideration. The main purpose is to use the sand to leave marks on the opponent in order to break the invisibility effect.

Enduring a surprise attack served as a test of the enemy's firepower. Once it was determined that the enemy's firepower was insufficient to pose a threat, the subsequent battle became much more casual.

After using Sand Rush to break the opponent's invisibility, the rest was naturally a one-sided victory. Although Kecleon was a fully charged and carefully trained Pokémon, Eevee had gained a lot of experience from fighting so many tough battles alongside Loewe, and its stats were superior to Kecleon's in every aspect...

After confirming that the situation was beyond saving, Full Charge recalled its Kecleon...

"call……"

He let out a long breath, then took the second Poké Ball from his waist...

"...As expected, Rowe is very powerful. So, this is my second partner. Let's go... Kirlian!"

Chapter 120 This time it's a boy.

Manch sent out his second partner, who turned out to be Kirlia.

This piqued Luo Wei's curiosity, as did Gardevoir, who was standing nearby. After all, they were of the same race, and most likely from the same region.

However, after exchanging a brief glance, Gardevoir telepathically informed Lore...

That Kirlian... although she looks like a girl, she's actually a boy.

"what……"

That's not a problem. Ralts are naturally half male and half female, unlike some species that only have one sex, so male Ralts do exist.

Mt. proudly introduced himself, "...I encountered this child after I returned to Route 102 in Petalburg City. I felt it might be a predestined fate, so I tried my best to catch it, and I didn't expect to actually succeed."

His tone sounded somewhat incredulous, as if he himself found it incredible that he could subdue Ralts, which was known to be quite difficult to subdue, right off the bat.

"After that, we trained together again... He recently evolved into Kirlia, and now he's my reliable partner! I'll be challenging gyms with him and Kecleon..."

"Um……"

Rowe nodded. It seemed his initial judgment was correct. Full Charge was indeed a very talented trainer. It was not surprising that he captured Ralts with a Kecleon. After all, if Rowe hadn't helped him, his Ralts would most likely have lost to Kecleon.

However, it hasn't been long since he captured it, and he actually managed to evolve Ralts. Perhaps it's because Ralts had already accumulated a lot of experience, so its level wasn't low. Also, since Ralts is a fully charged main character, he gave most of his experience to Ralts.

Regardless, the talent and ability to nurture Ralts to complete an evolution in such a short time are absolutely undeniable.

Originally, Rowe thought that Ibrahimovic's victory was a foregone conclusion, but after seeing the fully charged Kirlia, Rowe suddenly felt that the outcome might actually be a bit more unpredictable.

He wasn't sure if his little guy could beat a fully charged Kirlia, but Rowe still had more confidence in winning. After all, Eevee was a Pokémon he had carefully raised.

"Psychic power!"

Man Chong showed no mercy and immediately seized the initiative. Although it was a two-on-one fight, Man Chong was convinced that Luo Wei's strength far surpassed his own, and if he didn't go all out, he would most likely be defeated quickly.

Just like the Kecleon from before, even if it can gain the first move, its attack is not enough to cause significant damage to Eevee. Once Eevee finds an opening, the outcome can be decided in an instant.

Therefore, Manchong did not hesitate here. Losing was not a problem. He also admitted that his strength was definitely far inferior to Luo Wei's.

However, how long he could hold out before losing was still a challenge worth trying, so he went all out from the start.

Kirlia could naturally sense Full Charge's intentions through telepathy. Similarly, it saw Meowth and Gardevoir behind Rowley and clearly felt an overwhelming aura emanating from them.

Rowe probably didn't expect that before that, he was still shocked by the strength of the various gym leaders and Champion Steven, but in the blink of an eye, his own strength was already enough to make people feel pressured.

After all, for most ordinary trainers, Rowe's strength has indeed far surpassed theirs.

Kirlia sensed this, so she didn't hesitate and immediately unleashed her full power, converging her psychic energy into countless nested rings that surged forth in the form of ripples.

Lowe had used Kirlia as his main damage dealer before, so he could easily tell the power of this illusion beam.

"……Um"

In Luo Wei's eyes, this illusion beam was about 60% of the level of Kirlia when it first evolved. Although it was definitely not comparable to Gardevoir now, it was not too bad.

After all, Lowell's Kirlia was able to suppress Torkoal's Torkoal with Psychic power right after its evolution, although it didn't suppress it for long, but it was still considered to have suppressed it.

Even at 60% of that level, it would definitely be no problem to suppress Eevee's small size, so Eevee didn't give its opponent a chance to make contact with it at all.

Once caught by the opponent's psychic power, it would be very difficult to break free. Eevee jumped up and swung its tail in mid-air, throwing out a large number of star-shaped light bullets.

The high-speed star collided with the incoming phantom beam, instantly triggering an explosion...

...Although Swift Star itself failed to cause any damage to Kirlia, it successfully detonated Psychic Beam to negate the attack. During that process, Eevee moved with light steps and flashed towards Kirlia.

"...Instant teleportation!"

The next second, Kirlia vanished from Eevee's sight, appearing behind it in a flash. At the same time, with the addition of Shadow Clone and Illusion Beam, more than a dozen figures surrounded Eevee... A dozen beams of light, both real and fake, converged from all directions!

Although it looks impressive, in reality, only one of these dozen or so beams is real; the rest are just illusions released in conjunction with the shadow clones and have no actual destructive power.

Therefore, as long as the location of the main body can be identified, this seemingly intimidating scene is not a great threat.

"Remove the sand!"

Luo Wei gave the command directly to Ibu, who understood immediately and kicked out a large cloud of dust. The dust swept over and quickly passed right through several figures.

"found it!"

After all, the phantom has no definite physical form, and even a handful of sand can easily pass through it. After distinguishing which side is the real body, Eevee flashed its light again, grazing the incoming phantom beam, and pounced directly towards Kirlia.

"...psychic power"

Seeing that his shadow clone had been broken, Manchong immediately abandoned his illusion beam. Although his illusion beam was more powerful than pure telekinesis, he couldn't do what Rowe did, which was to gather telekinesis into a telekinetic tide to create an area of ​​effect. He could only launch it in the form of a beam.

As long as the opponent is fast enough, he can dodge it, so he chose telekinesis, which has a wider range...

Ibrahimovic was just a fraction of a second away from crashing into her face... but he abruptly stopped mid-air...

Kirlia's psychic powers successfully captured Eevee, and seeing that she had Eevee under control, she gave the final command.

Kirlia controlled Eevee with one hand, while in the other, a crimson light began to gather. This illusion beam was controlled by psychic power, ensuring it would hit Eevee.

"slam!"

At this point, there's no need for any fancy tricks on Luo Wei's side... they might as well just go for a direct, head-on attack...

After all, Kirlia could only use half of her Psychic to restrain Eevee, and had to use the other half to prepare for an attack. Just as the attack was about to be launched, Eevee successfully broke free of its restraints...

"Got it!!!"

Chapter 121 The Brilliance of a Supporting Role

Got it!

At the last moment, Eevee broke free of the psychic restraints and charged directly at Kirlia. Naturally, Kirlia also released Psychic Beam at the same time, so the two attacks hit each other simultaneously.

So, in the end, it comes down to who has the thickest blood...

...In that case, the outcome is naturally not in doubt.

Ibrahimovic successfully defeated Kirlia, winning this match...

“…I lost.”