Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 105 Mingyou vs. Shali: They Use Strange Moves

Seeing that Naruyu, who should have been in Nohara City, had arrived at the peat island even faster than them, Sally's mind worked quickly, and she instantly realized the problem.

"You're following us!"

She questioned loudly, otherwise there was no way to explain why the person who was asking where the "Bear's Arena" was before was now able to reach the destination.

That's right, Kuma's arena was on Peat Island, but over time only some traces remain. Cynthia found the record in Team Galactic's files and then told her about it.

Listening to the conversation, Zhu Lan put one hand on her hip and didn't say a word. She just quietly observed with her right eye, which wasn't covered by her bangs, a hint of wariness and... curiosity flashing in her platinum eyes!

After all, she had followed him all the way here without even noticing him, and this boy had already landed on the island ahead of time. To be able to do something like that, he must be a very skilled trainer, right? But she had no recollection of him.

Noticing that Cynthia was looking at her, Naruto, who had just been trying to find an excuse to explain, immediately apologized very honestly: "Sorry... because I heard you say that you knew where the bear's arena was, I had my Pokémon fly up in the sky and follow you."

"Yeah?"

Shali looked at her with suspicion, then raised her camera, flashed a cheerful smile, and said, "It's impressive that you managed to keep up. Let's have a match then. If you win, I'll tell you how it went."

Between trainers, regardless of the occasion, eye contact is a signal for battle, but Naruto quickly waved his hand: "But I'm not a trainer..."

"That's not important!"

Sha Li spread her hands, raised her eyebrows slightly, and smiled expectantly, waiting for a response from the other party.

At this moment, Cynthia finally spoke up, smiling as she said, "I can tell you're not a trainer. Pokémon battles are the easiest way to discern a person's character, because a Pokémon's fighting style and personality are both influenced by that person. You can tell whether someone is good or bad through battles!"

"Of course I know that..."

Mingyou responded softly, "I just didn't expect to have a Pokémon battle. When was the last time I battled someone? I think it was with Danyu?"

In short, he couldn't remember, but since Sally wanted to fight, he could only play along: "Alright then, remember to go easy on me, I'm very weak..."

Have confidence in yourself!

As she spoke, Sally took a Poké Ball out of her pocket and threw it forward.

"Boo~"

With a soft "Bue~", a Pokémon with beige fur, leaves growing on its body, and ears and tail that looked like leaves appeared in front of Naruto.

[Leafie: A new green Pokémon. It is lively and active, not particularly warlike, but that doesn't mean it won't fight. It loves the fragrance of herbs and will have common topics with people or Pokémon who like plants.]

"Kusaemoo..."

Mingyou muttered to herself, her eyes immediately turning serious as she threw the Poké Ball. This sudden change in expression was noticed by Cynthia...

A flash of red light, and Gible appeared on the field.

"shark!"

Gible clutched its belly and stared at Yeezy in front of it. Despite the huge size difference, it showed no fear whatsoever.

"Oh? It's doing quite well..."

Cynthia looked at it with surprise, because her starter Pokémon was Gible, and it was also the Garchomp beside her now. In fact, no one in the world knew Gible better than her.

It's obvious that this giblet not only has very shiny scales, but its teeth, which are also very sharp and hard, are also far beyond the average size of a giblet. Even with careful nurturing, it would be difficult to raise it to be this healthy.

"This gible is really beautiful... Even though it's a boy, would you mind taking a picture of it after our battle?"

Shali looked at Mingyou.

"no problem!"

"Haha, okay then!"

After the conversation ended, Shali immediately waved and shouted.

"Sword Dance!"

"We'll also use sword dance!"

The two voices came one after the other, but Yeezy and Gible started dancing almost simultaneously.

Having eaten the Water Peach, the Gible's enhanced mental strength allows it to receive information and react more quickly in battle.

The moment the sword dance ended, the battle was about to begin. Yeev's leaf-like tail instantly hardened and sharpened, cutting through the air as it turned around and unleashed a leaf blade attack with its tail!

However, the gible shark, taking advantage of its size, quickly extended its claws to the ground and dug a hole to escape.

Watching this, Shali nodded slightly: "The reaction was quite quick, but they've only made their own mistake. Just throw the seed bomb into the hole!"

"Boo!"

Yeyee didn't move, and immediately laid an egg towards the hole... It was a seed. Ke Mingyou's lips curled up slightly, and he snapped his fingers. The ground beneath Yeyee's feet instantly turned into quicksand, and Yeyee sank into it.

"Quicksand Hell"

Mingyou seemed to be a beat behind before slowly calling out the name of the move. Although he had never specifically trained Pokémon for battle, he had taken care of them for so long and often watched them play together.

He knows his Pokémon's habits very well. He only needs to knock on the gate, and they will immediately run home for dinner no matter where they are playing in the manor. It's a very simple command.

This can be seen as the benefit of understanding Pokémon's habits by following its personality and earnestly building a close relationship with it. Even without the Pokémon saying the name of the move, it only needs a little command to make it react.

Yeebu was trapped in quicksand hell, and the Seed Bomb was interrupted before it could be used. He was unable to break free for a while, which greatly surprised Sally.

"You just said you're not a trainer? Even a regular trainer couldn't pull off that kind of move!"

Being a trainer doesn't mean you can't battle.

The inequality is instantly solved!

Mingyou responded with a smile, but what surprised her even more was yet to come. With Zhulan here, a real battle was the perfect opportunity to demonstrate her skills. So she waved her hand and shouted, "Now! Cross Poison Blade!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, both Shali and Zhulan showed expressions of surprise. Cross-shaped poison blade? Gible can use this move? How come we didn't know?

It was so outrageous that it took them a second or two to process it. Garchomp next to Cynthia was also shocked when it heard it. "I didn't even know I could learn this!"

But in the next second, the Gible, which was hiding in the quicksand, suddenly darted out, swung its claws, drew a purple cross mark in front of it, and hit the unable-to-break Yeeve in the abdomen!

Hit the vital point! Exceptionally effective!

After the sword dance, the damage from the cross-shaped poison blade was significant. Ye Yibu cried out in pain, his body also becoming poisoned, and he was directly knocked away...

The cross-shaped poison blade technique was learned by eating a loofah, but because Gible itself does not possess poison-type energy, it took almost a month to master it.

Because there are many fruits for learning moves, the more expensive moves are picked out first by Mingyou. If a Pokémon at home wants to learn that move, he naturally won't sell it and will keep it specifically.

"Bui..."

The defeated Yeeev was already on its last legs. If Gible had been able to perform a Toxic Crystal transformation here, perhaps this Toxic Blade would have instantly killed Yeeev.

Mingyou stopped the battle-ready Gible from continuing its attack, and instead looked at Shali, asking softly, "How is it? Do you want to continue?"

"No, I lost..."

Shali shook her head. This wasn't a competition or a life-threatening situation, so there was no need for her to risk her life. Since the situation was trending towards defeat, there was no need to continue and risk injuring Ye Yibu.

As she spoke, she stepped forward, intending to take out an antidote and medicine to treat Ye Yibu, but Ponpo had already gone over there and took out dried fruit made from water peaches for Ye Yibu to eat.

Although the effects of enhancing mental strength are lost when the peach is made into dried fruit, its healing effects on abnormal conditions are still retained, and it can also relieve pain and make the pain disappear.

"Mmm~"

"Boo~"

Ye Yibu sniffed the peach, then ate it. The effect was immediate; Ye Yibu had already stood up when Shali arrived.

"Boo~"

"What did you feed it?!"

Shali was greatly surprised that it took effect so quickly.

Mingyou smiled and replied, "These are some snacks I made myself, but they're out of stock right now if you want to buy them. However, I do have some other snacks and fruits."

"Is it expensive? That's all I care about."

"Um...that depends on what you want to buy."

The two, who were just fighting over some issues, started chatting like normal friends in the blink of an eye. Then, Naruto reached out and caught the Gible that jumped over, and smiled as he patted its head.

"You're working really hard!"

"Shark~"

"This giblet is pretty good!"

Suddenly a female voice interrupted. Mingyou smelled a faint fragrance that accompanied it and subconsciously looked up. She saw that Zhulan had come to her without her noticing and was about to reach out to touch the gible.

So he quickly tried to stop her, but Orchid's fair and delicate hand still landed on Gible's head and gently stroked it. Not only did it not trigger the rough skin property, but Gible actually enjoyed it very much.

"Good boy/girl~"

"Shark~"

"That's amazing..."

Seeing this, Mingyou couldn't help but sigh. He could make a Pokémon like him as soon as he touched it. But since the Pokémon had already come to him on its own initiative, it would be too much of a waste not to do something!

"This giblet is being raised very well!"

Zhu Lan's tone held a hint of appreciation, but when she looked up, she saw Ming You take out paper and pen from her bag, her expression tense and embarrassed, and say, "Um... could I have an autograph?"

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(End of this chapter)