Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

In just a moment, its blue body was surrounded by green.

"Now, Magic Leaf."

Tetsuya commanded the Serpent Lord to launch an attack.

It's not that I don't want to use more powerful skills, it's just that Serperior's physical condition is not good enough to support it.

Ten minutes ago, it even canceled the grass field itself.

Sugiyama Kage remained silent, his gaze becoming even more focused.

Chapter 272, First Half

"A trap?" The thought flashed through Tetsuya's mind the moment he gave the order.

But something's not right. Just now, Weng's expression didn't seem like he was faking it.

Even someone as skilled in breeding as Zheya could tell that the opponent's condition was indeed extremely poor, or rather, if the Serpent Lord's condition was this poor, the opponent couldn't possibly be in much better shape.

Besides, he couldn't imagine what kind of trap the old man could possibly set up.

The magical leaf, glowing with blue-purple light, attacked Wobbuffet, whose body was entangled in green vines.

Without the reflection of the mirror, the white light seemed to have rendered Weng powerless, and he stood motionless, enduring the impact of the magic leaf.

If it weren't for the green light flowing on the parasitic seed vines indicating that it still had strength, the referee would have wanted to stop the Serpent from continuing its attack.

Tetsuya frowned. "Does he not want to drag this out and instead want to use a mutual destruction tactic?"

If a Pokémon receives an attack from its opponent that is powerful enough to put it into a near-death state within a very short time after using Ghost-type Destiny Bond, it will also put its opponent into a near-death state, and this is unavoidable.

The key difference is that, unlike general non-damaging skill effects which are limited by the level difference between the user and the user, the effect of the same fate can take effect across a stage.

In other words, an elite-level Pokémon can also use Destiny Bond to trade for a near-Elite Four-level Pokémon.

However, compared to this cheat-like effect, its drawback is that the timing of its release is extremely difficult to grasp.

If you do it too early, the damage won't be enough to incapacitate both sides simultaneously; if you do it too late, the damage will be too much, and you'll be too stunned to use your skills.

Furthermore, after the first use of the same technique, the success rate of subsequent uses is almost zero, regardless of whether the effect is effective or not.

This is even more demanding than protective skills.

At least after multiple uses, the success rate of each subsequent use is still about one-third of the previous one.

Whether it can be prevented is another matter, but at least it can be released. With the same fate, it can't be used at all.

Therefore, although theoretically an elite-level Pokémon can be traded for a near-Elite rank Pokémon with a Destiny Bond, the actual operation is extremely difficult.

The reaction speed and skill release speed of a near-Elite-level Pokémon far surpass those of a normal Elite-level Pokémon, making it difficult for the latter to use Destiny Bond in time.

But when the levels are nearly equal, there is no such worry.

"Monarch Serpent, use Bind." Tetsuya suddenly changed the command.

Sugiyama Kage and his Wobbuffet remained silent on the other side.

However, the Serperior on the field did not use its Vine Whip to bind Wobbuffet and inflict continuous damage as Tetsuya had instructed. Instead, a large number of blue-purple magic leaves involuntarily appeared around it.

The skill effect will be used again.

"I made a mistake," Tetsuya thought to himself in frustration.

When he senses that his opponent intends to use a suicide attack, he should use a sustained low-damage skill instead of a moderately powerful magic leaf.

The continuous damage caused by the combination of the Tight Bind and Leech Seed can greatly disrupt Wobbuffet's timing for using Destiny Bond. Simply put, it makes it unsure whether its negligible remaining health will be enough to withstand the next attack.

This will undoubtedly put the other party at a greater disadvantage.

Tetsuya made the wrong choice due to a purely subconscious reaction.

Such things are inevitable. He just has a photographic memory, not amazing intelligence. This only shows that he lacks experience.

Tetsuya quickly regained his composure.

He had already begun thinking about how to use the next Pokémon.

A furious, relentless offensive!!

Under the relentless attacks of Tetsuya's Serperior's Magical Leaf, Wobbuffet, now in Leech Seed form, is almost powerless to turn the tide. What strategy will Sugiyama Kage employ in this situation?

The commentator's voice above became excited.

He certainly knew how to handle it, but most viewers didn't realize that creating the right atmosphere was crucial.

As he had expected, the atmosphere in the main arena gradually became tense.

Time passed second by second.

At a certain moment, a purple-black mist suddenly appeared on Weng's body.

"Fate/Destiny Bond! It's the Ghost-type move that no one wants to face!"

With victory hopeless, Wobbuffet tries to trade with Serperior. Will Kage Sugiyama and his Wobbuffet succeed?!

The narration successfully drew everyone's attention to the black mist.

Even Tetsuya and Sugiyama Kage, who knew the truth in their hearts, were no exception.

"so～na～"

As the black mist dissipated, the old man was indeed making meaningless noises, his eyes swirling in the air, having lost his ability to fight.

At the same time, under everyone's gaze, at the other end of the arena, the same black mist suddenly emerged from the panting Monarch Serpent.

"Success!!"

Sugiyama Kage's Wobbuffet successfully used Destiny Bond at the last moment before the crisis arrived!

Tetsuya's Serpent Lord has fallen!

As Tetsuya listened to the voice of that unlucky guy in the sky, and then looked at Serperior, who had lost its ability to fight like Wobbuffet after the black mist dissipated, he suddenly understood why "beating up commentators" was so popular.

Despite being well-prepared, the commentary was incredibly frustrating.

It's like one person is playing a game while another person is watching.

It's one thing to just look, but he also offered his opinions.

It's one thing to offer an opinion, but after your game character dies, he even says, "See, I told you you were gone."

His babbling and complaining manner is particularly annoying.

"Both Serperior and Wobbuffet are unable to battle. Please send out your next Pokémon immediately."

The referee was the calmest person on the field at that moment. After checking both sides, he returned to his position and announced the result.

Tetsuya took a deep breath and recalled Serpent.

On the opposite side, Sugiyama Kage also recalled his Wobbuffet.

The two looked at each other and simultaneously chose a miniature luxury ball.

Zooming in, throwing out, the two people's actions seemed to be mirror images.

"Make it tremble, Tokkiss."

"Goldfish, show the other side your guts!"

A flash of red light, and Golduck and Togekiss appeared on the field with great momentum.

The two trainers remained calm, clearly having guessed the Pokémon the other was using.

With Quagsire (Water/Ground type) and Nidoqueen (Poison/Ground type) in Sugiyama's main force, Tetsuya is unlikely to send out Ampharos as long as those two don't appear.

As for the other partners, it doesn't really matter who you send.

After all, water and ice are inseparable, and flying-type can be seen as being countered by water-type Pokémon in a certain sense.

As for why Yamashiro-kun thought Tetsuya's attribute was superior before the match, isn't it common sense that fire beats water? ε=('ο｀*))).

Tetsuya will definitely go for the weaker Togekis first. Even if the type advantage is too great, the remaining three near-Elite Four level partners are still stronger than it.

He is currently in the dominant position, so forcing his opponent to use more tactics is naturally his top priority.

Sugiyama Kage considered even fewer options than Tetsuya. His ace, Feraligatr, couldn't possibly fight in the first half of a 6v6 battle, and with both Pokémon unable to battle, his choices were actually limited.

When facing Tetsuya's team, Quagsire and Nidoqueen are definitely not as effective as Golduck in terms of counter-pickup.

Unless Sugiyama Kage wants to make a three-for-one trade to enter the second half, he is unlikely to gamble on Tetsuya sending out an electric-type electric dragon.

"Gotha duck, shrill sound."

Sugiyama Kage launched the first attack.

"Gah—"

Golduck made a shrill sound that was completely different from its usual appearance, making you want to cover your ears.

When the sound reached Togekiss's ears, a look of pain involuntarily appeared on its face, and its brows furrowed.

"Tokiss, act cute," Tetsuya commanded.

Tokiss demonstrated the professionalism expected of an elf actor.

In the blink of an eye, its pained expression turned into a shy one.

"Just right."

A sickeningly sweet voice rang out, and a pink heart struck Golduck, who was screaming in place.

"Wow"

The Golduck's shrill squawking stopped without its notice.

The person on the other end is just a well-behaved little kid. Isn't this harsh noise a bit too unhealthy and harmful to their health?

Golduck thought so.

"Golduck, Frozen Wind!" Sugiyama Kage began his formal attack.

Fortunately, there is a difference between acting cute and being charming. The confusion created by acting cute lasts for a very short time, and its main purpose is to reduce Golduck's attack ability.

However, Tokis's defensive capabilities were also reduced by the piercing sound.

In the back and forth, the difference in attack and defense between the two is actually no different from the beginning.

Golduck quickly came to its senses and realized that this was a battle, and it didn't matter whether it was a child or not.

Its eyes narrowed, and with a wide-open, long duck-like beak, a pale blue, icy wind howled forth.

"fly."

Tetsuya chose to have Togekis withdraw from the opponent's attack range first.

With a flap of its triangular wings, Pokekiss instantly soared into the sky.

As light rises rapidly, straight up and down, Togekiss's speed may even surpass that of the agile Pidgeot.

"Whoo~"

A freezing wind swept past beneath Togekiss's body.

A few hairs on Togekiss's tail trembled involuntarily; it was a little cold.

"It's our turn next, Infinite Air Slash." Tetsuya waved his hand, choosing the lucky-player strategy.

Why is it called that? Those who know, know.

However, in other words, the combination of Heavenly Grace and the King's Proof doesn't really have much to do with whether you're lucky or not. Unless you're extremely unlucky, the 50/50 success rate after hitting the target will create a state of fear that will leave your opponent powerless to resist.

As for whether or not Pokémon is true or not, that's a false proposition.

"Cha-ke-yi~"

Togekiss let out a confident cry in the sky, spread its wings, and swiftly slashed out white air blades.

At this moment, Golduck has quickly reached the pool in the middle of the arena.

"diving."

Sugiyama Kage directed.

"thump"

The sound of water splashing filled the air, and the Golduck's blue body instantly blended into the water.