Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

"Looks like I'll have to find some time to teach my Pokémon some weather-related skills." Tetsuya still had the mind to think about other things at this moment.

His travel time was relatively short, and many of his shortcomings were not so easy to overcome.

"In that case, let's finish this quickly. Togekiss, use the Steel Wing Technique." Tetsuya said with a wave of his hand, displaying great momentum.

"Cha-ke-yi~"

Togekiss responded to his command with an excited shout, and its triangular wings were instantly covered with a layer of silvery-white energy. The entire Pokémon charged towards Glalie at an extremely fast speed.

Pokémon's agile flight maneuvers allowed it to dodge one hailstone after another that was hurtling towards it, minimizing the damage caused by the weather.

Zhe also keenly caught the fleeting white light on Tokis's body.

It seems that the probability-based increase in physical defense that comes with using the Steel Wing skill has taken effect.

This is good news for Togekiss, who was planning to quickly end the battle at close range.

"Ice Shards... no, use Frozen Wind."

Kintaro Morii was a fraction of a second slower in his reaction. Although he caught the point, he was inevitably flustered and disorganized in his haste to change his moves.

Fortunately, converting ice shards into freezing winds is relatively simple, and Glalie is also very good at these two skills. The icy blue freezing air rushed towards the oncoming Togekiss.

Sink, turn, pull to the side, and continue the charge.

Under the astonished gazes of Kintaro Morii and Hyogoro, Togekiss dodged the freezing wind with incredibly agile maneuvers.

Kintaro Morii's expression was rather unpleasant. He regretted continuing to use the physical ice shards instead of switching to the energy-based freezing wind. The ice shards flying at higher speeds would certainly not be so easy to dodge, and even if the damage would be much lower, it would still be better than the current situation.

However, he was only speaking in hindsight. Who would have thought that Togekiss could dodge the Frozen Wind so skillfully while flying at high speed? The Frozen Wind has a high hit rate; it's not a particularly slow skill.

"Snapped"

Without stopping its flight, Togekiss slammed its triangular wings hard against the hard body of the Ice Demon.

The Ice Ghost Guard spun downwards, barely regaining its balance before hitting the ground, thus avoiding secondary damage from the impact.

It exhaled a puff of white air, and its extremely poor condition improved somewhat.

"Primal power".

Before Ice Demon could catch its breath, Togekiss, hovering above it, pressed its advantage under Tetsuya's command.

We can't give it time to recover. Tetsuya and Togekis both know this very well. It would be really difficult if one side gained and the other lost.

The grassy ground beneath Ice Demon suddenly arched up, and a rock the size of a human head burst from the ground, slamming directly into Ice Demon from below.

The Ice Demon Guardian let out a painful cry.

It withstood three moves that were super effective against it: Fire-type Flamethrower, Steel-type Steel Wings, and Rock-type Primal Power. All of these moves were quite powerful. If it weren't for Hail's continuous healing, Glalie would have been down by now.

What made Kintaro Morii even more desperate was that Togekiss once again displayed the white light that signified its enhanced abilities.

Kintaro Morii really wanted to curse, "Are you risking your lifespan in this battle? The Primal Power has a 10% chance of boosting attack, defense, special attack, special defense, and speed all at once, but in reality, it's less than 1% chance."

What can be done? Tetsuya shrugged. Togekiss, with its super-lucky hidden ability, is just that unreasonable.

To be honest, even Tetsuya felt that Togekiss was having bad luck today. None of its three attacks hit a vital point. If it had hit just once, the opponent's Ice Oni Guard would definitely be gone.

Absolute zero.

Seeing the extremely unfavorable situation, Kintaro Morii gritted his teeth and unleashed his trump card.

Absolute Zero is undoubtedly an extremely powerful ice-type skill. Its manifestation is slightly different from that in the game. In the game, Absolute Zero will not take effect if the user's level is lower than the opponent's. However, in reality, the concept of level has been expanded to refer to different stages of strength.

Simply put, Absolute Zero is ineffective against Elite-level Pokémon, while Absolute Zero can bring an Elite-level Pokémon to the brink of death with a single hit.

If the opponents are of equal strength, such as elite level versus elite level, the effect will vary depending on the difference in level.

If a level 49 elite spirit uses Absolute Zero on a level 30 elite spirit and hits it, then the latter's status is not much different from being on the verge of death.

However, the prerequisite is that it hits; Absolute Zero's extremely long charging time and extremely slow attack speed make it difficult to successfully attack opponents of the same level.

"Long horns".

Tetsuya chose a more proactive approach, which was to disable Ice Oni before it could unleash Absolute Zero.

He even has many countermeasures, such as holding the line or trying again, which can render Kintaro Morii's command meaningless.

But that would be a waste of time.

Without the slightest hesitation, Togekiss lowered its head upon hearing Tetsuya's command, and silver-white light shone from its three feathered crests as it charged straight towards Ice Oni.

"Faster, faster!"

Kintaro Morii prayed incessantly, hoping that as long as he could unleash Absolute Zero before being attacked, there would still be hope.

Moreover, the hit rate of absolute zero is improved due to the mutual offsetting.

The next moment, in his despairing gaze, Togekiss's three feathered crests collided directly with Glalie, and the blue light representing the gathering of absolute zero on Glalie's body instantly dissipated, its body falling straight down.

"Gladiator is unable to battle, Togekiss wins, should the red team player change their Pokémon?"

Looking at the fallen Ice Demon, unable to fight, the referee, holding an umbrella, once again raised the red flag representing Tetsuya and announced his victory.

On the large screen at the side of the field, the Poké Balls representing Butterfree and Glalie under Kintaro Morii's image went dark.

"need."

Tetsuya's choice was the same as before.

However, at this point, Kintaro Morii had no choice or room for hesitation. He could only quickly release his last remaining Pokémon at the referee's signal. "I'll ask you one more time. Go, Breloom, get ready for battle."

"Thank you for your hard work, Togekiss. Now, leave the rest to your companions."

Tetsuya then retrieved Togekis, which had been badly damaged by the hail.

After estimating the duration of the hailstorm, he slowly pulled out the last deluxe ball for this battle.

Kintaro Morii knew what he was going to do, but there was nothing he could do because the referee hadn't urged him to do it, and the opponent's actions were in accordance with the rules.

Just like he just did, changing Pokémon is allowed as long as it doesn't take too long. If you're fast enough, you can even change them instantly.

If the process takes too long, and the Pokémon is not released after two reminders from the referee, the player will be declared the loser.

Otherwise, it would be quite annoying if everyone dragged their feet, and the audience isn't there to watch you stand there doing nothing.

"Show your charm, Serpent Lord!"

Tetsuya threw out a deluxe ball.

If we win the first game with a 3-0 record, let's try a different approach in the second game and achieve the same victory.

Chapter 260 Grass-type Civil War (15.5/22)

"Alright, the battle between Tetsuya and Kintaro has reached its most crucial moment. We can see that all three of their Pokémon have appeared. However, compared to the excellent situation on Tetsuya's side, Kintaro's situation is not so good."

Currently, it seems that Tetsuya's Ampharos and Togekiss Pokémon have not suffered much damage in the battle just now, and the newly entered Serperior is also full of momentum, while Kintaro's side only has one Breloom left.

Will Kintaro's Breloom be able to defeat Tetsuya's Serperior in the third Pokémon battle, thus winning a victory for his trainer?

Although the outcome of the entire battle was already very clear in the commentator's eyes, the necessary suspense should not be neglected.

Moreover, considering only the battle between Serperior and Breloom, he really couldn't predict who would win.

"Monarch Snake, use growth." "Hydrangea, physique."

Tetsuya and Kintaro Morii chose fairly similar skills as their starting moves in the battle.

In internal battles between players of the same attribute, enhancing one's own abilities is extremely important, because without any buffs, the damage that can be inflicted between players of the same attribute is practically negligible after being cut in half.

The two Pokémon stared at each other across the messy grass field. The green light on Serperior's body swirled, and it seemed to have grown larger. Breloom, on the other hand, tensed its muscles, and chunks of muscle appeared on its seemingly soft body.

One increases both physical and magical attack, while the other increases physical attack and physical defense.

Keep your distance; approach it.

Two completely different battle strategies emerged in the minds of their respective trainers.

next moment.

"Tighten it, bind it." "Headbutt, and use Sonic Punch when you get close."

"Taka~"

Serperior let out a haughty cry, and two vine whips flew swiftly from the left and right sides of its body along the ground towards Breloom. With the boost from Grass Terrain, the speed of the incredibly skilled vine whips seemed to have increased slightly once again.

The velvet mushroom places its hands at its sides, lowers its head, and points the velvet-shaped mushroom on its head toward the Serpent, then pushes off with both feet.

“dong”

The ground groaned under its force as the Breloom hurtled toward Serpent like a missile.

Maintaining distance was Tetsuya's idea, while close combat was Kintaro Morii's idea.

Unlike Serperior, whose abilities are average and whose only outstanding feature is speed, Breloom, as a Pokémon with Fighting as its secondary type, is exceptionally good at fighting skills and close-range combat, despite being average in other aspects. Its physical attack power is also far superior to its other abilities.

In close combat, Serperior is no match for Breloom. Conversely, if Serperior uses its speed advantage to whittle down Breloom from a distance, Breloom, which is weak in this aspect, will also be no match for Serperior.

The key to winning this battle lies in controlling the distance.

Under the tense gaze of the audience and trainers, Serperior's Vine Whip and Breloom's body became entangled in the very center of the arena.

"Chirp~"

The Serpent Lord's face turned red as it strained frantically, trying to make the vine whip tightly bind the Hathorn and keep it in place, unable to move.

The velvet mushroom, of course, wouldn't let it have its way. It strained its muscles again and charged madly at the Serpent Lord.

In the struggle between the two sides, Breloom still had a slight advantage, and slowly moved step by step toward Serperior.

"Ngo gai si~"

The hooded mushroom made an unintelligible sound from its throat.

This is a very difficult thing for it. Its characteristics as a Fighting-type Pokémon are mainly reflected in its ability to approach the enemy with light footwork and then use its retractable arms to punch.

It's more like a skilled fighter or boxer than a brute who wins by sheer force.

If it weren't for the fact that the Serpent Lord is less adept at this, it wouldn't be able to withstand the damage from the tight bindings and move forward in a fixed position.

"Just like that, use Super Absorption." Of course, Tetsuya couldn't just sit and wait to die; continuing this stalemate would only do him harm.

Fortunately, the vines connecting the two sides provide a natural transmission bridge for skills like Super Absorption, so he doesn't need to worry about whether Super Absorption can take effect quickly.

"Sword Dance, pull it over here." Kintaro Morii was also making an effort.

The green light first shone from the Serpent Lord, then traveled to the roots of the vine whip, then surged into the vine whip, and then spread towards the lizard mushroom at the other end.

The mushroom tried to use its sword dance by twisting and turning its body, but this was easier said than done. Simply moving was already difficult enough, let alone using a sword dance with such large movements. This was like trying to climb to the heavens.

"Noss—"

The green light from the super absorber quickly reached the spiracle of the mushroom, causing its legs to visibly weaken. Taking advantage of this, the Serpenti used its vine whip to push the mushroom away from itself.

"Spirit Strike." Kintaro Morii had no choice but to change tactics and quickly find a way to escape the drain on his super absorption.

Although the damage is not significant, it will be quite detrimental to subsequent battles in the long run.

After a brief moment of weakness, the hyacinth mushroom quickly recovered and conjured several rocks in its hand.

It clenched its claws, barely managing to lift the rock, and swung the sharp part of its claws down hard at the vine whip.

"Hiss~~~"

A scraping sound rang out, and with the effort of the straw mushroom, the vine whip detached from its body, and it regained its freedom.

Just as Tetsuya was about to stop him, the Serpent Lord had already subconsciously retracted its vine whip, and fortunately everything went as planned.

He shook his head helplessly; he still couldn't get used to it.

Although I had told Serperior not to immediately retract its vines after contact with Breloom when facing it, I still lacked experience and instinctively retracted them.

This would definitely work for other Pokémon, because only after retracting the vine whip can they prepare for the next attack, and Serperior's movement also relies heavily on it.

However, the opponent's Breloom's ability is to produce spores, which was already exposed during the qualifiers, so there are still some risks involved in doing this.

The spores have a certain probability of poisoning, paralyzing, or putting the user to sleep when attacked. The vines connected to the Serpent are naturally part of its body, and binding the hyacinth mushroom is equivalent to making contact with it.

If it's not retracted, the spores won't directly affect the Serpent Lord. However, if it's retracted into its body, it could potentially lead to an adverse condition.

This trait is quite rare. In the Kanto region, only Paras and Parasect have this as their primary trait, so it's normal that Serperior isn't used to it.

The main concern is the poisoning state, because the negative effects of the spores are related to the characteristics of the Pokémon itself. The seeds on the tail of the Breloom are formed from hardened poisonous spores, and poisonous spores are also released from the holes in the cap on its head.

It has a much higher probability of poisoning the opponent than the other two negative status effects.