Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

After the beak appeared, it quietly flapped its wings and flew in mid-air.

At the same time, one could clearly feel that the surrounding air had become more humid, and several dark clouds slowly gathered together in the sky above the Taigu Arena.

Cang Yun greedily inhaled the familiar, moist air. His familiar surroundings relaxed him, and he gradually calmed down as he looked at Su Hao, who was far away on the other side of the battlefield.

The imposing, upright tiger-type Pokémon has also taken up its position on the field.

As raindrops began to fall, the spectators in the noisy stands took out their pre-prepared shelters from the rain.

Some complained, "This Cangyun player's Pelipper is clearly not well-trained; he can't even control the range of his Rain ability."

Many Pokémon, if they are willing to master weather-related moves or abilities, can definitely limit the weather to a specific area.

Instead of being intentional, the rainfall characteristics are set to cover rainy days at the Taikoo Arena.

Cangyun, in his command position, couldn't hear the whispers in the audience; his gaze had already been captured by the Fiery Roaring Tiger, its body steaming with vapor.

At first, he was indeed very glad that Su Hao had sent out Incineroar, as his Rain Team was extremely unsuitable for this Pokémon.

But the fact that the Blazing Roaring Tiger could simply stand there motionless, its body heat enough to evaporate the rainwater and create steam, made him hesitate.

What is the opponent's strength?

Time was of the essence for him to think any further; at the referee's command, the battle began!

3v3 singles battles!

"Hold on!"

"Thunder Fist!"

Both spoke at the same time. Cangyun, seeking to play it safe, immediately activated his defensive divine skill to hold his ground, while Su Hao calmly waved his hand to launch an attack.

"Gah——!"

The beak opened wide, and a transparent polygonal barrier materialized in front of it—this was the Guard skill.

As long as the opponent's attack power does not exceed the holder's strength by much, it can be considered an absolute defense.

Cang Yun unconsciously revealed a triumphant smile. The Pelipper's strength is at the early stage of the elite level. As long as the Incineroar is not at the professional level, it will be able to block this move, and then Su Hao's reputation will be ruined!

"Crack! Crack!"

In return, Incineroar revealed its classic villainous grin, unleashing an aura that was worlds apart from Pelipper's.

At this moment, the Blazing Roaring Tiger simply stood there, and the continuous raindrops evaporated and sublimated as soon as they touched its fur, even the air around it seemed to be subtly distorted.

Arcs of electricity crackled across the Blazing Roaring Tiger's body; invisible currents flowed obediently between its muscles and veins, "warming up" the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

He doesn't need to get stronger with each battle like other Pokémon, because from the start of the battle... he's already at his peak!

After activating its body in just a few seconds, the current flowed like blood into the Blazing Roaring Tiger's right palm and took shape.

A powerful golden current concentrated on the Blazing Roaring Tiger's right paw, the active and violent current even producing a piercing sound like several birds chirping at the same time.

The enhanced physical attributes amplified after reaching the professional level allowed the Blazing Roaring Tiger to leap up with just its feet, creating small pits covered with spiderweb-like cracks on the ground.

Its powerful physique also endows the Blazing Roaring Tiger with unparalleled jumping ability.

Although it's not as known for its jumping ability as Blaziken, it's enough to make Pelipper, which opens its shield as if facing a formidable enemy, stand up in mid-air!

"Something's not quite right with how things are going..."

Some rainwater slid down his raincoat and onto Cangyun's face, but he didn't notice it at all.

Because Incineroar has already left the ground and is approaching the sky, about to touch Pelipper!

How ground-based Pokémon can battle aerial Pokémon has always been a difficult problem to solve, even with rules such as height restrictions and the requirement to descend after a certain time.

The best solution is to send out a Pokémon that can also fly to fight.

Cangyun's initial plan was to have Pelipper activate its Rain ability to weaken Incineroar, while simultaneously flying to the highest position restricted by the rules and activating Protect. The rule restrictions wouldn't be triggered in the time it would take to execute one move!

But this Fiery Roaring Tiger was able to jump to such a height!

Cold sweat mixed with rainwater, and Cangyun even felt that the clothes he was wearing under his raincoat were soaked.

Now he can only pray that the Blazing Roaring Tiger is not like that Dragonki, which has a freakish output that can break through the defensive moves of the same level!

The electric current flashing on the Blazing Roaring Tiger's right paw resembled a golden light, streaking across the sky alongside the leaping tiger, leaving a long, thin golden tail in its wake.

The rain evaporated as soon as it approached the Blazing Roaring Tiger, leaving only the howling wind blowing through its fur, which made it feel exceptionally cheerful.

Today is the day when I, the Roaring Tiger Emperor, will rise to fame!

"Crack—!"

So what if the weather reduces his effort from ten points to nine?

Weak and poor! Weak and poor!

Incineroar roared with laughter as it unleashed a punch, the air rippled outwards, and the Pelipper's absolute defense, held in place for a mesmerizing second, shattered instantly—

"Varied......"

The worst still happened. Cangyun opened his mouth with trembling lips, only to have his face splattered with rainwater. At this moment, the taste of the rainwater was like the Chinese medicine he was forced to drink as a child, extremely bitter.

He should have realized it when Incineroar unleashed its overwhelming power against Pelipper.

Su Hao's Blazing Roaring Tiger was not an elite-level creature at all. According to intelligence, the Blazing Roaring Tiger was only at the mid-elite level a month ago, but it broke through to the professional level in just one month.

"Damn it, God...!"

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Dawu, Metagross.

Chapter 225 The Great Rift

Cangyun watched as the Big Mouth Gull was knocked down by the Thunder Fist, which was four times weaker than the Big Mouth Gull, and cursed the heavens viciously with his eyes closed.

How unfair is fate! Even that monster in the capital with a professional-level Pokémon only achieved it through an incredible stroke of luck. What makes you, Su Hao, so special?!

We're both in the final four, so why are you so outstanding?!

If Cangyun was initially just someone who was lured into vanity and blinded by prosperity, then...

So now his mindset is completely different from what it was at the beginning.

The intense sense of loss and jealousy distorted his face, making him gradually see the abyss.

"Puck is unable to battle. Please send out your next Pokémon, Cangyun!"

The referee's voice rang out, and the Fiery Roaring Tiger landed with a domineering posture.

Su Hao was somewhat frustrated and wanted to scratch his head, but could only touch his wet raincoat.

Why did I encounter this kind of dark and twisted plot just because I came here to play a game?!

With nowhere to vent his pent-up complaints, he could vaguely sense through his waveguide that this person named Cang something was starting to deteriorate.

They're almost adults, yet their minds are still so fragile...

He didn't have a good impression of this person and wasn't familiar with him, so he was too lazy to play any games of friendship-breaking punches or personality-correcting punches.

After the fight, let's see if the league has a mental health department and send this potential future criminal to be reformed.

Although the seeds of darkness seem to have sprouted, this is not a cultivation film set, and it is impossible for inner demons to suddenly erupt and transform into a demonic cultivator.

Cangyun recalled the unconscious Pelipper, which was unable to battle, and threw out a second Poké Ball.

A Pokémon that looks like a metallic durian landed.

Nutbell, a spiked Pokémon, is a Grass/Steel type, commonly known as Grass/Steel.

The Rain Team General has a kind of intense beauty.

A well-balanced base stat distribution, a grueling skill pool, and the ability to both attack and defend.

As is widely known, Dragapult stole Giratina's Ghost Dragon, Goodra stole Dialga's Kushala Daora, and Styrax stole Kyurem's Ice Dragon.

But no one can take away the nut dumbbell's steely texture!

Even Ultra Beasts won't do!

Ferrothorn's characteristics as a Steel-type Pokémon are its hard body and protruding spikes, while as a Grass-type Pokémon are the three vines extending from its head.

Nut Dumbbell is slow and mainly moves by vines. As compensation, its defense is not as good as Little Diamond and Diancie, but it is still among the top.

While base stats aren't everything in the real world, they do reflect the characteristics of a particular type of Pokémon.

Cang Yun shouted in a hoarse voice, "Nuts and Dumbbells, charge!"

He's not even confident that his defensively specialized Nut Dumbbell can stop this Blazing Roaring Tiger.

After much thought, the only thing I could do was to use a fighting-type move that countered him, a pouncing attack.

He usually lets the nut dumbbells passively counterattack, rarely choosing to take the initiative to attack.

But I've been forced into this situation, so I have no choice but to give it a try.

The move "Pounce" is very powerful for Pokémon with high defense; the higher the defense, the more powerful the move "Pounce" becomes.

The three vines of the Nut Dumbbell lashed out at the ground, and the combined force sent the Nut Dumbbell flying backward, heading straight for the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

Fighting-type energy flowed through the surface and spikes of Nutbellum, which then used its own body as a weapon to hurl Incineroar.