Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 322 Super Newbie and the Northern Boss, Garchomp Evolves (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The final match of the semifinals features Ash, who has consistently surprised everyone and won steadily all the way, and Yuu, who was initially underestimated and faced a lot of criticism but has continued to amaze the audience. This match is truly something they are looking forward to.

Watching the two players adjusting their state on the field, Zhu Lan sat dignifiedly with a slight smile on her face. Compared to the previous match, which was a foregone conclusion, this match was much more interesting to her.

The two young men whose talent she recognized finally met on the field. Although she felt that Naruto would have the upper hand, Ash's unpredictability always gave her hope, and she dared not make a conclusion...

"I originally just wanted to train myself through the Junior Cup before the Higanbana Tournament in a few months, but I never expected to find so many amazing trainers here, and even get to battle you!"

Ash looked at Naruto and told her what was on his mind. During the Lily of the Valley Conference, he had always wanted to battle Naruto. Although he lost, he did not give up. With Naruto's help and guidance, he successfully won the Lily of the Valley Conference championship.

In his mind, the other person should be a very strong trainer who chose to retire and would no longer continue Pokémon battles. However, when he learned from Cynthia that the other person was participating in the Junior Cup, he agreed to participate without hesitation.

It can be said that a large part of the reason why Ash participated in the Junior Cup was because Naruto was also participating, and he wanted to meet him on the field.

Hearing this, Mingyou took out a Poké Ball, smiled calmly, and replied, "In that case, show your true strength in this battle, just like in the Lily of the Valley Conference finals!"

"I will!"

As soon as they finished speaking, they threw two Poké Balls at the same time. A flash of red light appeared, and the masked Krookodile and Garchomp met and collided directly in the center of the field.

"Dragon Claw!"

"We'll use dragon claws too!"

The two Pokémon claws were instantly enveloped in energy and transformed into sharp dragon claws, swinging forward with great force. For a brief moment, they were evenly matched in terms of power.

Close combat is highly advantageous for both Pokémon, so Ash immediately clenched his fist and shouted, "Crunch!"

Upon hearing the sound, the crocodile immediately used its powerful jaws, capable of crushing a car in one bite, to bite forward. The difference in size allowed its massive mouth to easily reach the head of the Garuda and bite down, while also enduring the damage from the rough skin.

Despite feeling the pain, Garchomp completely ignored it and, under Naruto's command, unleashed a Dragon Pulse from its mouth, delivering a critical hit!

The Dragon Pulse detonated in his mouth was extremely powerful, and Krookodile was blasted away on the spot and fell to the ground. But seeing this, Ash smiled. Then Krookodile suddenly stood up, pushed up his glasses, and his aura suddenly surged violently!

"The 'Angry Point's Special Properties...?"

Mingyou then realized that the other party had given him a weakness, and that even in his anger, Rogue Crocodile had not lost his mind at all; this was a tactic deliberately arranged.

Noticing this, a slight smile appeared on his lips as he murmured, "They know how to use tactics instead of just recklessly charging in. They haven't forgotten the tricks from the Lily of the Valley Tournament. In that case, let's go!"

"shark!"

Garchomp immediately dug a hole and hid underground, preparing for the next attack. However, Crocodile suddenly stomped on the ground, and a cloud of quicksand suddenly formed, trapping the Garchomp that was digging the hole, making it unable to escape.

"Now's the time, your Achilles' heel!"

Xiao Zhi seized the opportunity, waved, and shouted.

The rogue crocodile's eyes behind its sunglasses turned red, and a burst of light red energy instantly covered its body from the ground. Then, it restlessly swung its claws and pounced forward in a chaotic attack.

The reverse scale after the anger acupoint has an extraordinary effect. Even 100,000 lives wouldn't be enough to save it. The Garchomp trapped in the quicksand abyss is now a woolly sheep waiting to be slaughtered on a chopping board. No matter what, it seems there is no way to escape.

Despite this predicament, Mingyou remained calm and shouted, "Use Dragon Whirlwind!"

"shark!"

Garchomp raised its head and began to spin rapidly, using the suction of the quicksand to stir up the surrounding dust and transform itself into a dragon whirlwind, soaring upwards and successfully flying into the sky from the abyss of quicksand. With the help of the falling dust, it avoided Krookodile's attack.

Following Mingyou's downward gesture, the falling Garchomp was enveloped by a blue-purple dragon shadow, transforming into a giant dragon that unleashed Dragon Dive!

"Dragon Claw!"

Ash immediately shouted, but Krookodile was a little too slow. Before it could fully turn around and swing its claws, it was struck on the head by the Dragon Shadow, suffering a heavy blow and being severely injured on the spot.

"shark!"

Garchomp stood up from the explosion and immediately used its Dragon Claw to strike forward, giving its opponent no chance. Naruyu also said softly, "If we had used Earthquake instead of Outrage, the result would have been completely different."

"We've been tricked..."

Ash realized that his opponent had deliberately dug a hole to give him an opportunity. Even if he used an earthquake, he would definitely have an escape method. But if he used Outrage to engage in close combat, it would play right into their hands, just like what happened now.

They're really strong. Like me, they don't use any more conservative tactics. But... if it's a head-on clash, my side still has the upper hand!

"Reverse Scale!"

Ash shouted again, "In terms of strength, Garchomp can't possibly beat Krookodile, as long as it can inflict damage once."

The dragon's energy erupted at this moment. The berserk Crocodile ignored the pain in its body, its whole body glowing red. It used all its strength to collide with Garchomp, and the two energies, one blue and one red, clashed.

"Are they just going to go all in?"

Mingyou was slightly taken aback, then revealed a "as expected of you" smile. Now it was a contest to see whose attack could break through the clash of the two dragon energies first and strike the opponent who had abandoned all defenses.

Ash may have absolute trust in Krookodile, but he also has unwavering faith in Garchomp!

The scene on the field made the audience's hearts clench once again. They always get very nervous when they encounter a situation where they are just one move away from defeating their opponent.

"shark!"

Garchomp unleashed its full power, but was gradually overwhelmed by the ferocious aura of Crocodile. It gritted its teeth and continued to hold on, recalling yesterday's defeat and Mingyou's encouragement and confidence last night... It absolutely cannot continue like this!

It wants to become stronger and defeat more opponents stronger than itself. This is its wish. It aims to become stronger, like Cyndaquil's Garchomp, and surpass it!

The moment these thoughts crossed their minds, the blue aura released by Garchomp was completely swallowed up by the red aura of Krookodile, and the arena immediately fell silent. All the spectators looked at Garchomp, who had been defeated by Outrage, but at that moment they couldn't help but widen their eyes.

The Garchomp, whose aura had completely vanished, used its arms to cross in front of it, continuing to support the powerful, potentially fatal, aura of the Crocodile, and then, it burst into light!

"What... this, could it be?!"

Looking at the light, Ash couldn't help but marvel, and the audience's emotions were also stirred. Naruto smiled and raised his arm.

Amidst the light, the Garchomp, which was gradually growing larger, turned a deep blue, a yellow inverted pentagram-shaped spot appeared on the tip of its nose, its dragon teeth became sharper, three gill slits grew on both sides of its neck, its arms became thicker, and a pair of wings resembling shark pectoral fins grew out. With a powerful dragon roar, the light was instantly dispersed.

"shark!"

At this moment, Garchomp finally grasped the threshold and crossed it in one fell swoop, evolving into Garchomp!

Mingyou raised his arm and immediately clenched it into a claw shape, swinging it forward forcefully as he shouted, "Dragon Claw!"

"shark!"

Upon hearing the sound, Garchomp moved. The arms that had been struggling to support and protect its body transformed into a pair of sharp blue claws. With the powerful dragon aura that spread from its evolution, it swung them forward with force.

In the blink of an eye, Garchomp, still in the swinging claw motion, appeared behind Krookodile. Its red aura dissipated, and both of them froze. The arena fell silent instantly as everyone watched with bated breath.

"Shark~"

As Garchomp moved first and stabilized itself, the Krookodile behind it finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed, losing its ability to fight.

"Yay!!!"

Hearing the cheers from the audience, Xiao Zhi finally came to his senses. He felt that some things that should have happened to him were now happening to the other person, but he was convinced of their worth.

"That's really impressive!"

He recalled Kyogre, acknowledging Garchomp's strength.

Meanwhile, Naruto recalled Garchomp. It was too exhausted to quickly familiarize itself with its evolved form, and continuing the battle might cause some damage to Garchomp's body.

Having finally defeated an opponent, Garchomp was quite satisfied and went to rest.

After the first round, both sides' friends and family breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the two were friends, and sometimes it was hard to know who to cheer for in this battle between a super newbie and a big spender from the north.

Next up is the second round...

The two smiled at each other and simultaneously threw out their Poké Balls. A flash of red light appeared, and a flame shot into the sky. Charizard flapped its wings and soared into the heavens, expressing its excitement at returning home with its flames.

Lucario looked up at its opponent hovering in the air, assuming an attack stance. Mingyou, on the other hand, wore a strange expression and muttered, "They really used Charizard, huh? That's quite a coincidence, haha."

He had previously told Ash not to insist on using a Pokémon team during the Hinoki Conference. He said that if someone's Riolu suddenly evolves into Lucario, you could just pull out Charizard and fight it, and you would win easily.

I never expected them to actually bring Charizard back. In all the previous battles before the Junior Cup, they hadn't used any Pokémon caught in other regions. Was I really the exception...?

That is indeed the case.

Since it was Mingyou who asked him to do this, Xiaozhi should definitely take this match seriously!

"Flame Blast!"

"Aww!"

Charizard spread its wings, raised its head, took a deep breath, and opened its mouth to shoot a burst of fire downwards. Lucario quickly used Shadow Clone to dodge, but the flame swept past the shadows without needing to distinguish between the real and the fake.

"Leo..."

Lucario glanced at it, and seeing that there was no way to avoid it, he could only quickly draw his bone club and use both hands to spin it to disperse the falling flames.

Seizing the opportunity when it stopped, Ash immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Megaton Punch!"

The moment the words left his mouth, Charizard swooped down at full speed, creating a gust of wind with his fist, and delivered a powerful punch to Lucario, knocking it back.

"That's very decisive!"

Mingyou commented with a smile, then immediately shouted, "Don't give it a chance to fly up! Lightning fast!"

"Leo!"

Lucario, having been knocked back, transformed into a streak of blue light and flashed across the field in a "Z" shape. In an instant, it appeared behind Charizard, pressed its hand against its back, and slammed it to the ground.

Seeing this, Ash guessed what was going to happen next and quickly shouted, "Get out of the way!"

However, such a divine skill was of little use at this moment. Unable to escape, the Charizard had no choice but to immediately use Flame Vortex. But then a sharp rock suddenly protruded from under its body and dealt a heavy blow to its abdomen!

The critical hit from Stone Edge struck, and Charizard was instantly caught in a whirlwind. Its Blaze ability was also triggered, and flames erupted from its tail, forming a fiery tornado that trapped Lucario and sent it flying into the sky, illuminating the entire area!

"That's a lava storm!"

Mingyou's expression was strained, and she complained aloud that this power was even more superstitious than her own.

As Lucario was swept away, Charizard also managed to escape. Seeing Lucario fall from the Charizard, Ash immediately shouted, "Overheat!"

"Awooo!"

The flames at the end of Charizard's tail continued to grow larger, and white smoke began to billow from its body due to the high temperature. It opened its mouth and shot out a beam of white light that rolled up layers of heat waves, even melting the ground due to the high temperature.

Seeing that there was no way to dodge, Mingyou's expression also flashed with urgency. She waved her hand and shouted, "Use your wave guide to protect yourself, and then use your divine speed to rush over!"

"Leo!"

Lucario's eyes turned blue, and as it fell, it raised its hands, materializing the power of its aura to resist the oncoming overheated beam.

Even it struggled against such high temperatures, but it managed to maintain its balance and, at an extreme angle, used incredible speed to brush past the overheated object. Enduring the pain, it stepped into the void and, holding the wave missile, transformed into a streak of blue light and rapidly approached.

Just as Lucario was about to dunk and take away Charizard, Ash clenched his fist, raised his arm, and shouted, "That's it! Seismic Shot!"

"What?"

"Leo?"

Mingyou and Lucario were both stunned. How could they possibly catch it?

At that moment, Charizard skillfully reached out and grabbed Lucario in its Extreme Speed ​​state, interrupting its attack. Then, it spread its wings and quickly carried Lucario straight into the sky!

Upon realizing what was happening, Naruto, though still confused as to why the opponent was even more skilled at using Earth-based techniques than Flamethrower, quickly waved and shouted, "Quickly break free using close combat!"

"Leo!"

Lucario immediately punched and kicked, trying to break free, but no matter how it attacked, Charizard still wouldn't let go. After spinning in mid-air, it fell to the ground at full speed like a meteorite!

With a loud bang, the entire venue fell silent instantly.

Everyone watched nervously as the dust rose from the ground, slowly dissipating to reveal two figures: Lucario lying on Charizard's belly, both of them rendered unable to move...

They actually got killed...

Mingyou hadn't expected this to happen at all; the advantage should have been in his hands! He recalled Lucario and had to admit the strength of the opponent's Charizard.

Ash recalled Charizard, which was exactly what he thought too. He believed he should have a complete advantage in terms of type advantage.

As expected, you can't fight with the same attributes!

And then came the final round.

"I've chosen you!"

"Pikachu!"

As soon as Ash finished speaking, Pikachu jumped out from beside him and ran onto the field with its short legs.

Seeing this, Mingyou didn't make any move, but simply smiled and said softly, "It's the last round, let's go together, Ponpo!"

A red light flashed from his pocket, and Ponpo appeared out of his Poké Ball on its own, coming onto the field and looking at Pikachu with a fierce yet cute expression.

"Mmm!"

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(End of this chapter)