Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

"Please send out your next Pokémon." The referee's voice remained calm; he had seen far too many trainers completely bewildered.

I understand, but if Hatayama Natsuko doesn't send out her next Pokémon soon, he'll be disqualified according to the tournament rules.

This is probably not what Hatayama Natsuko wanted to see either. If she were to lose for this reason, she would be laughed at by many people. If a powerful trainer doesn't even have this much mental fortitude, she shouldn't be a trainer at all.

"Go, Roseradore."

After being reminded again by the referee, Hatayama Natsuko finally cheered up and threw her fifth Poké Ball with a slightly dejected tone.

Tetsuya on the other side secretly shook his head.

Therefore, the world is not absolutely fair. The opponent is clearly not suitable to be a trainer, but he happens to be a powerful trainer. This is contradictory, but also quite normal.

The girl opposite, Hatayama Natsuko, is a rich young lady. If it weren't for showcasing the results of her Pokémon's efforts, she wouldn't be at the tournament. This isn't her stage.

It wasn't that Tetsuya looked down on her, but compared to other rich and powerful second-generation heirs, the gap between Hatayama Natsuko and them was simply too great.

Putting everything else aside, Ye Zang is far superior to her, even though Ye Zang can't beat her right now.

Ye Zang, who was in the stands, sneezed.

"Hidden Eagle, Storm!" Tetsuya launched a fierce attack.

A dazed and confused Natsuko Hatayama was completely unprepared for her opponent's powerful Flying-type move. Her inner panic was fully exposed on her face: "Roserede, dodge!"

Even the commentator shook his head helplessly at this disorganized command.

Dodging is indeed jokingly referred to as a "divine skill," but you can't just do it recklessly.

Chapter 282 Believe in the Elf

Although Roserade's battle instincts told it that simply dodging was useless, it chose to obey commands out of trust in its trainer.

It resembles an elegant dancer wearing a mask and cloak, with two vines extending from its right hand (red flower) and left hand (blue flower) towards the distant rocks.

The thorny vines quickly became entangled around a huge rock.

The next moment, Roserade flew away into the distance, its vines acting as hooks, carrying it across the field.

Watching Roserade drift further and further away, and then looking at Pidgeot still charging up its Storm, Tetsuya realized that he had held back a little.

Otherwise, if Roserade starts by gathering wind and gradually increasing it to a gale, she won't have many ways to dodge it.

However, this still did not prevent Pidgeot's Hurricane from successfully attacking Roserade; the omnipresent wind doesn't care how far away you are.

An incredibly strong wind swept wildly across the entire venue, and the commentator had already landed on the ground and taken shelter in a specially protected corner.

The Flying-type ultimate move, Storm, is no joke.

At this moment, Natsuko Hatayama finally regained some of her senses: "Roseradore, use Root."

Roserade, having missed her initial opportunity to interrupt, has no way to fight back or wear down her opponent; the only viable option is to endure the damage.

Therefore, rooting oneself firmly to the ground, stabilizing one's position, and restoring one's rooting ability is the best way to deal with the current situation.

As for the side effects of taking root? Hatayama Natsuko didn't have time to think about that question at this point.

"laugh"

Amidst the fierce storm, a barely audible sound of something piercing the earth rang out where Roseradore had been standing.

Thin, yellowish-brown roots spread out from Roseradore's yellow feet, transforming themselves into a tangled network of roots that anchored Roseradore's not-so-large, even slender, body to the earth.

The gust of wind, which stirred up dust and turned the ground into a yellowish-brown mess like a sandstorm, quickly pulled Roseradore into its embrace.

No one could clearly see Roseredo's specific situation inside.

The Pidgeot is an exception, because it is a bird spirit with sharp eyesight, not a human.

Tetsuya looked at the code it had created, which only he and his companions could understand, and nodded knowingly.

The aftershocks of the storm gradually subsided.

"High-speed star." Tetsuya's voice rang out again.

Hatayama Natsuko had only just caught a glimpse of Roseredo; she hadn't even realized that Roseredo had survived the attack.

However, it's not hard to predict that its extremely high energy defense and the recovery brought by the Root skill are quite effective, and Pidgeot's attack power is not particularly outstanding.

Of course, Roserade was not in good condition. Its green body and the white substance on its head that looked like roses and hair were covered with various wounds.

Scattered yellow stars shot towards Roseradore, who remained stationary.

Actually, it doesn't really matter what skill you use at this point, because Roserade can't move for a while after using Roots, so any skill can hit it and damage it easily.

However, close-range attacks should be ruled out first.

Hatayama Natsuko's Roserade has a fairly standard combination of abilities: its normal ability is Poison Sting, which is more suitable for battle, and its hidden ability is Technician.

The former will give your Pokémon a chance to be poisoned if it encounters you, while the latter will increase the power of low-power moves when attacking.

The combination of these two characteristics, along with Roserade's move list, can produce quite a considerable effect. If Pidgeot gets close and accidentally gets its moves depleted, it can be quite difficult to deal with.

Among ranged attacks, the easiest skill to control in terms of power is High-Speed ​​Star, as the damage you can deal depends entirely on how much energy you release.

Tetsuya was worried that if the Eagle struck with full force, it would easily cause serious injury to its opponent. After all, this was not in the wild but in a competition, and there was no need to use such a ruthless move.

The energy wave formed by the high-speed star crashed rapidly into Roseradore, who was panting heavily and trembling.

"Ruiduo~"

Roserade cried out in pain.

Huh? It didn't fall over? Tetsuya subconsciously raised an eyebrow.

Upon closer inspection, a faint green light was seen emanating from the ground and continuously flowing into Roseradore's body.

Zhe couldn't help but marvel at how lucky the opponent was, given that their rooting skill had recovered somewhat. It was a pity that they had a slight problem with their mentality.

Hatayama Natsuko reacted even faster this time: "Roseradore, Energy Ball."

We have to hurry, or the results of this round of matches will be announced soon.

As soon as she finished speaking, a green orb of light formed in front of Roseradore.

Roserade brought her hands together and pointed one finger forward, and a green energy ball immediately shot into the sky.

Thanks to the Root ability, Roseradore can now gather life force from nature much faster, and the energy balls that are usually released slowly are now released almost instantly.

Pidgeot stared directly at the approaching energy ball. Although it was still in a dazed state after using its move, it remained completely calm.

"boom"

The energy ball struck its soft feathers.

Pidgeot subconsciously exhaled a breath it had been holding in.

Honestly, the damage that Grass-type Energy Ball can do to Pidgeot is very limited. To exaggerate a bit, the stamina Pidgeot consumes when using Hurricane three or four times in a row is more than that damage.

Tetsuya snapped his fingers.

The meaning is conveyed by the carving.

The yellow shockwave formed by the high-speed star rushed towards Roseradore on the ground once again.

Although Roserade tried to leave the Rooted state immediately after using the Energy Ball, it was clear that this state was not easy to break, even if it did so on its own.

Roserade, who had just pulled out one leg, was hit by Velociraptors one after another.

Fortunately, its other leg was pulled out, but unfortunately, it exhausted all its strength in the process and could no longer fight.

The commentator slowly ascended into the sky aboard the aircraft, and the referee, being very accommodating, only raised the blue flag representing Tetsuya's victory after he had finished speaking.

Hatayama Natsuko awkwardly retracted Roseredo.

“You should trust your spirits, even if you give up, they haven’t,” Zhe unconsciously said to her.

Natsuko Hatayama's actions were very strange when Roserade appeared from the storm.

As a trainer, it is not a qualified trainer to believe that their Pokémon has a high probability of retaining its battle ability in that situation.

It's one thing for a trainer to make a mistake in command or even lose focus, but you must always trust your partner.

Just as a Pokémon might do something out of trust even when it knows the trainer is giving the wrong instructions, a trainer should also believe that their partners will be their strongest support in any situation and that they will bring about the results they want.

Instead of giving up first like Natsuko Hatayama just did.

Hatayama Natsuko stood blankly on the command platform, looking completely dazed.

The referee shook his head almost imperceptibly; this was the first time he had encountered a trainer with such a fragile mentality.

Logically speaking, trainers who can reach the main arena have experienced countless failures, and even if this failure was unexpected, they shouldn't react like this.

It all comes down to people.

Thank you, I will.

A voice barely audible rang out; if Tetsuya hadn't had good hearing and the referee hadn't been so close, the two of them wouldn't have been able to hear Hatayama Natsuko at all.

"Then let's teach them a lesson, you cunning tengu."

Before Tetsuya and the referee could react to her strange thanks, Hatayama Natsuko, having shaken off her earlier dejection, sent out her last Pokémon with renewed energy.

Are all women this fickle? Tetsuya and the referee had the same thought flash through their minds in an instant.

"Dote~"

A cry rang out, and with a flash of the familiar red light from the Poké Ball, a large, menacing-looking brown Pokémon appeared on the field.

Its long, fluffy white mane covered most of its face, and its long ears and long, pointed nose resembled a combination of an elf (more like rabbit ears) and Pinocchio from Germanic mythology. Its clenched teeth gave it an unusually fierce appearance.

Its three broad leaves form its hand, which is its weapon. Its feet, which resemble the high-legged wooden clogs of ancient Japan, make its way of moving rather strange. However, this does not affect its speed; on the contrary, it moves with ease in the forest.

"The God of the Forest," a cunning tengu.

It's easy to judge the power of this elf just from its nickname; the title of "god" is not given lightly.

The level 11 gale created by its fan-shaped hand is a power that surpasses even some Flying-type Pokémon.

As a Grass/Dark type Pokémon, Stranglethorn's personality is not as ferocious as rumored; on the contrary, it is an extremely loyal Pokémon.

Its Dark type is more reflected in its ability to seize opportunities in battle. The cunning tengu seems to be a born warrior, able to read the enemy's mind and preemptively counter the enemy's actions.

A rather formidable opponent.

Tetsuya quickly returned to battle mode.

"Hiddo, move at high speed."

Although he found it tricky, Tetsuya had already unilaterally declared himself the winner of this match.

The cunning tengu's strength is highly dependent on the environment. In non-forest environments, its speed is not particularly outstanding. In such cases, even if it can read thoughts and act first, it is not a big deal.

To put it simply, it's about having a high level of mental concentration to easily capture actions. Sometimes, it's even more dangerous when the mind catches up but the body doesn't.

Furthermore, Pidgeot has a real type advantage over it.

At the same moment Tetsuya shouted, Hatayama Natsuko also commanded the cunning tengu to launch an attack: "Cunning tengu, freezing wind."

Chapter 283 Top Sixteen

As an elf who has always lived with the Blizzard King, the cunning tengu has learned quite well the few ice-type skills it can master.

The icy air blew from its mouth toward the Pidgeot.

However, it was clearly not very useful. After Pidgeot was given the buff of high-speed movement, the attack speed of Frozen Wind was so slow that it was almost like crawling.

Pidgeot easily dodged the elemental attack that was extremely effective against it.

"The wind is rising."

This time, Tetsuya didn't use the storm directly like before, but instead chose to gather the power of the wind from a relatively weak gust.

Compared to Roserade, the cunning Tengu is better able to catch Pidgeot's wind-up animation before it uses Hurricane, thus damaging it or even interrupting its use of the skill. Besides, it seems that Hatayama Natsuko's mind has returned to normal now, so we can't expect her to continue ordering the use of divine skills to dodge.

Victory is within reach; steady and methodical progress is the most important thing.

Pidgey hovered in the air, flapping its wings at the cunning tengu in the distance. The huge winds generated by its wings howled as it rushed towards the cunning tengu on the ground.

Without Hatayama Natsuko giving any orders, the cunning tengu naturally raised its large leaf hand and gently fanned itself.

"call"

Another sudden gust of wind formed.