Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Before Tetsuya could react and curse, Yozo hung up the phone. Look at this guy, saying he didn't need to fight for survival, what a poor bastard.

Tetsuya rolled his eyes speechlessly after the call was disconnected.

Forget it, I won't argue with him. Having just won, he said he was very magnanimous.

"If you really have that list, remember to send it to me." —by Tetsuya Tamaki

Yozo, who was training his Pokémon in the training area, received this message on his wristwatch, but he certainly didn't have time to look at it right now.

......

October 31st, the last day of October.

Quartz Plateau, Sub-venue 4, Rocky Ground.

He's fallen!!

Kaneki's second Pokémon was defeated by Tetsuya's Blaziken's swift Flame Kick. Could Tetsuya become the third trainer in this tournament to achieve two consecutive victories against three opponents?!

The commentator's frantic voice resounded through the sky.

It's not that he didn't want to be quieter; he cherishes his voice, but if he didn't shout at the top of his lungs, no one could hear him clearly.

The cheers from the spectators in the rock arena are now ridiculously loud.

Tetsuya and Blaziken's performance was truly exciting.

Chapter 262 Unstoppable Momentum (Part 2); A Strange Choice (16.2/22)

Five minutes earlier, Tetsuya's third elimination match on the rocky court officially began.

His opponent in this match is named Kaneki Hase, whose overall strength was predicted to be around 122nd before the match.

With only 256 powerful trainers remaining, Kaneki Hase's strength is definitely above average.

Although he still doesn't have any Pokémon at the near-Elite Four level, he is definitely one of the best among the remaining trainers.

Unfortunately, he ran into Tetsuya, which meant his journey at this conference had come to an end.

Especially considering that Tetsuya sent out Blaziken in his first battle with all his might.

In terms of sheer strength, Blaziken is the leader of Tetsuya's team. No other Pokémon can defeat it, and it even has the strength to defeat a second Pokémon, as long as the combination of these two is not Pidgeot and Gigantamax.

The main reason is that Pang Yan Guai is relatively effective against it; otherwise, it probably could have won.

The first Pokémon that Hase Kaneki sent out was a Zebra from Unova, which is from the same region as Gigantamax and Serperior.

To put it simply, it's similar to the Fire-type Rapidash from Kanto, except it's an Electric-type. Its appearance is black with white stripes, the opposite of the zebra from Tetsuya's previous life.

The word "thunder" is mainly represented by the white mane on its back that extends into a tail, resembling a ball exploding with electric sparks, while two white, lightning-like horns stand upright on its head.

While the irritable Thunder Zebra is docile to its trainer, it has not lost its terrifying explosive power, and it runs even faster than the Blazing Horse.

But Blaziken doesn't care about any of that. Is it even useful?

Give me some time, and I can catch up with you even if I run backwards.

Moreover, Tetsuya's opening sword dance, which was completed almost instantly, completely stunned Kaneki Hase.

It's not like Hase Kaneki doesn't have any Pokémon that know the Swords Dance move; it's quite useful. But what's with this bizarrely fast execution speed?

If Blaziken's sword dance move hadn't been so obvious, Kaneki Hase wouldn't have believed his eyes.

His Pokémon takes about five seconds to complete Swords Dance, but the opponent compressed it to just over a second—what the heck?

Tetsuya thought about it carefully. The last time Blaziken used Swords Dance at the start of a battle was during the battle between Guren and Kajiyama. It was only the beginning of November then, and now it's the end of March.

Five months have passed, and Blaziken has only managed to reduce its release time from more than two seconds to about 1.5 seconds, which is quite reasonable, even a bit slow.

After all, just a few months ago, Blaziken easily reduced its completion time from over five seconds to just over two seconds.

It's fair to say that it gets harder as you go on, and we're still a long way from achieving the goal of instantaneous activation.

Tetsuya smacked his lips, seemingly dissatisfied but actually showing off.

If we compare Blaziken's Swords Dance speed, it's roughly equivalent to the speed at which it releases a single Flamethrower.

Don't think it's slow; on the contrary, this data is ridiculously fast.

Status-type skills and high-power skills are definitely slower to complete and release than some low-power skills. If it weren't for the advantage of the attribute compatibility and the super proficiency, Blaziken wouldn't be able to use Flamethrower that fast.

Not to mention the Sword Dance, whose attributes don't match. Only Tetsuya and Blaziken know how much effort they put into this compression process. One was nauseous from watching it, and the other was nauseous from turning it around. They were both in a very bad mood.

It's fair to say that Hase Kaneki was in a bad mood after having his sword dance skill "stolen" from him.

We were already outmatched in terms of raw strength, and then the opponent got a pre-emptive buff before we even started fighting. There was nothing we could do about it.

Don't say he didn't expect it; this is not something a normal trainer could foresee. You can't assume that your opponent will always have one more buff than you when you battle.

Hasegawa Kaneki felt like he was about to have a mental breakdown.

However, he remained resilient and commanded the Thunder Zebra to launch an attack.

It must be said, they are quite outstanding, and are definitely not weak.

The Thunder Zebra's high speed, combined with its high-speed movement ability, allowed it to cross the entire rocky terrain and arrive in front of Blaziken in just a few seconds.

The subsequent transition from extreme motion to extreme stillness was even more breathtaking. The instantaneous combination of stomping and discharging skills transformed the surrounding rocky terrain into an electric field.

Blaziken managed to escape the attack range with some difficulty using its high-speed movement.

Then, taking advantage of the opportunity, he used an amazingly fast-paced grinding technique.

Hasegawa Kaneki was completely stunned. Although this training was a bit slower than sword dance, it was still more than twice as fast as normal.

He had completely realized that the Blaziken on the other side probably had ridiculously good talent.

Not all Pokémon can reach this level simply by training their skills. Without that talent, no matter how hard you try, you might not be able to achieve this level. It's beyond what can be achieved through hard work alone.

If we're talking about effort, which trainer or Pokémon doesn't try? If you can't do it, you just can't do it.

The next scene was quite simple. After about half a minute of dodgeball, Blaziken, with the help of its Speed ​​Boost ability, sent Zephyr flying with a Flame Kick.

Let you run.

Blaziken scoffed and breathed out a small flame.

Kaneki Hase recalled Raiden Zebra with complete composure; it was perfectly normal.

He didn't even want to calculate the theoretical maximum damage that the Flame Kick with attribute bonuses, combined with the Sword Dance which greatly increases physical attack power and the guaranteed critical hit effect of the next attack after sharpening, could inflict on the Thunder Zebra.

Given Thunder Zebra's unfortunate defense and less-than-stellar stamina, it would be a miracle if it could even hold on for long.

Then, he listlessly sent out his second elite peak Pokémon, Gliscor, a gray-purple Pokémon with features of both a scorpion (tail) and a bat (head and wings). It is a Ground/Flying type Pokémon that has been found in Sinnoh and Unova.

In terms of attributes, Gliscor has a significant advantage over Blaziken.

Blaziken is at least weak to Flying and Ground-type moves, taking double the damage it takes, while Gliscor has some resistance to Fighting-type moves.

No matter how much Kaneki Hase thought about it, he couldn't solve the problem of the opponent's Blaziken, which had stacked Speed ​​Boost and Swords Dance.

"Then go back to your old ways," Hase Kaneki said to his Scorpion King.

If we can't win directly, at least we can wear them down.

The Gliscor understood perfectly and snapped its large pincers twice. With the help of the wind, it flew through the air without making a sound, and the entire Pokémon disappeared quickly under the cover of the huge rocks around the Rocky Terrain.

Scorpio lives up to its physical characteristics, being an extremely patient and adept at hiding predators.

Although its toxicity is not strong, it can stealthily approach the enemy and then launch a fatal attack on the opponent's vitals in an instant, just like an assassin with a silent special effect.

"Sharpen it, then find it, Flame Kick." Tetsuya's instructions were almost identical to the previous match, except for the addition of an instruction to locate the opponent.

Compared to Gliscor, which was sneaking up from who-knows-where, Blaziken casually used Sharpen again on the spot, and then unexpectedly closed its eyes.

Hase Kaneki suddenly had a bad feeling.

The next moment, seeing the blue light emanating from Blaziken, Kaneki Hase no longer wanted to say anything more. Destroy it!

He is not an ignorant person; he is quite familiar with waveguides.

This ability is a bug when it comes to locating Pokémon; even psychic powers aren't as effective.

There are situations where superpowers cannot be sensed, but as long as you are a thing, you will have auras and cannot escape the perception of a Pokémon that has auras.

In this situation, the well-hidden Scorpion King is a joke. Its active aura, which is many times stronger than rock, is as dazzling as a small sun in Blaziken's eyes.

But Blaziken's ability to use Aura is ridiculous. Are you Lucario in disguise?

Finding someone using Aura seems easy, but it's actually quite difficult, requiring a high level of proficiency in Aura. This ability is basically exclusive to the Lucario family, so it's no wonder that Kaneki Hase couldn't contain his surprise.

Kaneki Hase didn't understand why Tetsuya valued him so much. He was just an ordinary player, and this was only the third round of the elimination tournament. There was no need for that.

Seeing the Gliscor being kicked back several meters in front of him, Kaneki Hase silently took out a Poké Ball and recalled the powerless creature.

What can be done? In the end, it's just a matter of lacking strength.

The cheers from the audience reached their peak at this moment, and the commentator's voice also rang out at this time.

"Blizzard wins. Does the blue team want to switch Pokémon?" the referee asked as usual.

"need."

Tetsuya's answer surprised even the experienced referee, but he still indicated that he understood and allowed Kaneki Hase to release his third Pokémon first.

"The final battle is up to you. Go, Mighty Crocodile!"

Hasegawa Kaneki threw out the last Poké Ball he had prepared long ago. Although he didn't know why he had to switch, his choice would have been the same regardless of whether his opponent switched or not.

Among the three Water-type starter Pokémon from the Johto region, Feraligatr, with its very sharp fangs, appeared on the field.

Its entire body is covered in blue scales and protruding rectangular armor plates, while the beige jaw and abdominal bony plates appear extremely powerful. The serrated red bony plates on its head, back, and tail add to its ferocious aura.

"Prepare the water cannons."

Hase Kaneki plans to make full use of the time Tetsuya spends changing Pokémon.

"Let's take this game calmly, Pang Yan."

Tetsuya chuckled and sent out a spirit that completely surprised everyone.

The commentator was wiping sweat from his brow on the commentary platform. Using a Rock-type Gigantamax to fight a Water-type Feraligatr, and even choosing to play second, how do you explain that?

He had never encountered anything so outrageous in all the commentary sessions he had given, and he secretly groaned in despair.

Sometimes, it's not a good thing for players to do too much nonsense. The commentator recalled the advice his senior colleague gave him before he started work. He used to scoff at it, but now he realizes it's the truth.

Of course, Tetsuya certainly doesn't think he's doing anything funny; he's always been doing things his own way.

The same applies to sending out Pang Yan Monster now.

Blaziken and Gigalith haven't played in the main team yet, so we can't let these two sit on the bench; we have to give them equal playing time.

You can't exactly send out Gigantamax on the final water-based terrain, can you? Of the four terrains, only the rock-based terrain is suitable for Gigantamax; the other three are not very friendly to it.

Hase Kaneki and the crocodile were surprised, but then they became angry.

Anyone would find this unbearable.

"boom!"

The crocodile's anger was fully expressed in this water cannon attack.

The giant rock monster, which had just entered the scene and had just stabilized its body, was immediately attacked by the most hated water-type move, a powerful move like Water Cannon.

Before the actual battle even began, its condition visibly deteriorated.

"Oh dear, Tetsuya's Rock Golem is in a pretty bad situation. The Rock and Water types are just too incompatible."

The narration was a bit dry.

However, as the yellow sand began to spread across the field, the commentator's eyes lit up, finally he had something to say: "We can now see that the entire rocky terrain has been engulfed in what looks like a sandstorm. This is due to the Sandblasting ability of the Pokémon Gryphon. The most famous Pokémon with this ability is Tyranitar, the pseudo-legendary ruler of the desert..."

"Giant Rock Monster, use Solar Beam."

Tetsuya's instructions immediately threw the commentator off balance again.

"What kind of bizarre choices are these?" the commentator roared inwardly. If it weren't for the fact that his strength was inferior to Tetsuya's and his own status, he would have cursed out loud.

During a sandstorm, the power of the Solar Beam is halved. Any trainer knows that, right? The commentator was internally ranting.

Moreover, the time it takes for the solar beam to accumulate power during sandstorms becomes longer, which is a thankless task.

Chapter 263 Twin Solar Beams (16.5/22)