Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

However, its strength is not the same as that of a regular Pidgey.

"Raven Leader, attack!" "Pidgeotto, high speed!"

The two commanders gave their commands simultaneously.

However, the two reacted very differently after hearing about the other's strategy.

Tetsuya was overjoyed but also a little scared, while Shinagawa Seiji felt regretful.

"Fortunately, the strategy was to use speed in aerial combat rather than to use size advantage for close-quarters suppression." Tetsuya felt another cold sweat break out on his back.

It's easy to run into problems when facing such a fiercely aggressive opponent.

The Dark-type Sucker Punch move allows you to attack before your opponent, but it will fail if the opponent's move is not an attack.

Its effect is similar to a flash of lightning, but with some differences.

For Dark-type Sudden Attack, its main characteristic is striking the opponent just before it is attacked, rather than always attacking first.

Based on the data, these two skills have the same priority. In this case, whether or not damage is dealt depends on the Pokémon's own abilities; whichever Pokémon is stronger will be able to attack the opponent.

But Zheke didn't want the eagle to be attacked by the crow leader, not even if it was possible.

Compared to Pidgeot, which specializes in speed but is relatively average in other aspects, Crow's abilities are more extreme. Most of its abilities are focused on attack, whether physical or energy attacks.

Moreover, it has a strong ability to capture and attack vital points.

In contrast, in order to ensure that its speed, an advantage as an aerial sprite, is not significantly affected, its defense is somewhat weak.

Whether it's Pidgeot or Raven, considering their own defense and stamina, they can only withstand a maximum of two skill attacks from their opponents.

"Hidden Eagle, Shadow Clone Technique."

Therefore, even when the leader of the crows failed in his surprise attack and was rendered helpless, Tetsuya still did not choose to attack directly, but instead proceeded steadily according to his own plan.

Unlike the fierce battle between Grimstone and Onix in the previous match, the aerial Pokémon battles are all about quick strikes, decisive attacks, and one-hit kills.

A battle like walking on a knife's edge allows no room for greed; otherwise, defeat will be the only outcome.

A double-digit number of Pidgeots appeared in the sky above the field.

"The crow's head, a self-suggestion."

Shinagawa Seiji also reversed his aggressive approach and chose to let the spirits stack status effects.

The crow began to murmur to itself, and with the help of self-suggestion, its ability to change state became the same as that of the Pidgeot.

Zhe calmly thought to himself that it had actually gotten the better deal.

Chapter 287 A Frenzied Buff, One Strike Decides the Outcome

Why do we say that we gained a little advantage?

The main reason is that the Ravenhead Pokémon cannot learn Agility, and its speed ability cannot be improved so easily.

Tetsuya had anticipated this, and he couldn't expect his opponent to be indifferent to his speed disadvantage. Self-suggestion was an essential move for him to make up for his own skill deficiencies.

But he wasn't worried.

In terms of Pokémon speed, Crow's speed is far inferior to Pidgeot's. When speed reaches a certain level, even a slight difference in speed can be fatal.

When two Pokémon are both moving at high speed, Pidgeot will have an advantage over Pidgeot when they are not moving at high speed.

After all, sometimes the difference might just be a matter of 0.0000001 seconds of reaction time.

It was as if a dozen or so eagles, filling the entire sky, were eyeing the crow leader who had lowered his hat brim.

"Pied eagle, hot wind."

Tetsuya waved his hand and commanded Pidgeot to launch an attack.

A dozen or so eagles stood upright in the air in perfect unison, flapping their wings rapidly.

The air was thick with heat.

“Crows head, feathers dance.” Shinagawa Seiji’s voice arrived late.

"Ugh~"

The crow cawed, and with a flap of its wings, countless feathers scattered and covered the entire sky.

Although the feathers were burned to ashes before they could land on Pidgeot and have their attack-reducing effect due to the hot wind, Shinagawa Seiji still achieved his goal.

"Got you," Shinagawa Seiji said, pushing up his glasses as he stared at one of the Pidgeots.

This is the body of the Pidgeot.

It's true that the shadow clones can unleash skills, but these skills are also just shadows; they have no damage or any effect, they just look imposing.

Using the burning feathers as a guide, Shinagawa Seiji and the Crow Leader quickly and accurately located the true form of Pidgeot.

Having never personally experienced the spirits in his previous life, Tetsuya was always curious about one thing: would bird spirits that use Feather Dance eventually become bald birds?

After all, judging from the skill description of Feather Dance, it doesn't just drop a few feathers, and it's clearly stated that it's the Pokémon that scatters the feathers.

It wasn't until he came into this world and truly came into contact with the spirits that Tetsuya realized that the objects created by skills were somewhere between the real and the unreal, possessing both energy and matter properties. They could both create skill effects and be destroyed.

Therefore, it is unlikely that the bird will become bald; usually, only a few feathers are needed as a starting point.

For bird Pokémon that lose countless feathers in a single battle or molt frequently, the cost of Feather Dance is negligible.

Pokémon's powerful regenerative abilities are no joke.

Now that we know which direction the attack is coming from, things are much easier.

Shinagawa Seiji calmly issued the order again: "Get out of the way, and then use a trick."

The crow swooped down to its right, passed through a layer of hot wind that seemed real but was actually fake, and soon arrived not far from Pidgeot.

Of course, this distance is for two Flying-type Pokémon that have received a speed boost. If it were a Gigantamax Onix, those two would probably have to run for a while.

A glint of light flashed in the eyes of the crow leader; its cunning had activated its brain, greatly enhancing its energy attack capabilities.

Tetsuya's expression was very serious.

"Are they planning to use an energy attack to solve this?" he thought to himself. "It's different from our previous methods of combat, but we can't rule out the possibility that it's a deliberate setup."

Although Raven is proficient in both physical and energy attacks, its ability to find vital points is even more apparent in close combat. Once a vital point is hit, the damage is doubled, which is no joke.

When you're not in a speed advantage, it's hard for Tetsuya to simply believe that his opponent is planning to use his weaknesses to attack his strengths.

The person on the other side is not some idiot rookie trainer.

"Bid carving, self-motivation."

Seeing that the crow leader was still using trickery, Tetsuya also stopped Pidgeot from using Heat Wave and instead used Self-Motivation to enhance its dual attack abilities.

Whether it's the trainers on the field or the spectators off the field, they all know very well that once the status effect accumulates, it's no longer a matter of surviving two more attacks.

But that's what makes it exciting! Tetsuya licked his lips and laughed like a villain.

"That guy's smile is so weird," Ye Zang remarked unconsciously from the viewing platform. He had never seen Tetsuya smile so strangely before.

Perhaps because he has been living alone for more than ten years in this life, although he greets people with a smile based on the concepts of his previous life when communicating with them, he is actually not very good at smiling.

He usually has a "dead fish face".

If he weren't so good-looking that he was perceived as aloof, someone like him, unless he were an anime protagonist, would generally not last more than three minutes.

The eagle's cry echoed through the sky, its imposing presence rising with each high-pitched call.

Although neither of the two Pokémon on the field has launched a formal attack yet—the heat from the Shadow Clone Technique is just an appetizer—the audience's adrenaline is constantly being pumped, and their emotions are becoming increasingly high.

Finally, at some point, this emotion was released.

"Pidgeot, use Air Slash!" "Raven, Dark Pulse!"

Tetsuya and Shinagawa Seiji shouted at the same time.

"Beep—" "Ugh—"

The two sprites were not to be outdone, and after shouting at each other, they immediately began to charge up their skills.

"call out--"

In the blink of an eye, dozens of white air blades were slashed out, the sound of air being torn apart was deafening.

Pidgeot's wings, shimmering with white light, displayed its pride as a sky sprite.

Compared to the imposing presence of Pidgeot, Raven Leader's group seemed rather insignificant.

A dark aura gradually spread from within its body, forming a dark curtain of light that enveloped its surroundings.

Because of the slightly longer charging time, when Pidgeot unleashed its Air Slash, Crow's Dark Pulse had only just begun to take shape.

Only after the white air blade had passed through the air did the dark evil energy officially unleash itself.

Upon closer inspection, the dark light curtain was not black; its true color was dark brown, albeit excessively so.

As they watched dozens of white air blades come into contact with the dark, malevolent energy, Tetsuya and Shinagawa Seiji both wore serious expressions.

The buffs from both Pokémon are not actually that different. Although Raven's own abilities are more outstanding, its Air Slash is more effective at breaking through areas.

It's too early to draw such a simple conclusion about who won and who lost.

Chapter 288 A Battle of Hard Power

The white air slash disappeared after it entered the aura formed by the evil wave.

This is a unique skill characteristic of Evil Wave.

Unlike the swirling, constantly vibrating water waves, or the vast, blue-purple shockwaves of the dragon waves, the dark, sky-like evil waves are more like black holes, possessing the power to devour everything.

Of course, this is just an exaggeration. Considering the strength of the Pokémon itself, even with the support of buff skills, Crow's Dark Pulse is not as strong as Black Hole.

The current silence is simply because the evil energy has temporarily suppressed the air slash.

But unless it's a black hole, there must be a limit to how much it can withstand.

Under Tetsuya's command, Pidgeot flapped its wings continuously, sending air slashes across the sky one after another.

Compared to the Crow Lord, who needs to carefully manipulate Dark Pulse to suppress Air Slash, Pidgeot only needs to perform the most basic skill releases; that large area of ​​Dark Pulse can be hit without much aiming.

The continuous air slashes surged wildly into the evil wave.

The dark sky slowly advanced, and when it reached roughly between the two elves, its color faded to a normal brown.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, no matter how hard the crow leader tried, the Evil Wave could not advance any further against the air slash.

As time went on, it was the aura of the evil fluctuations that began to gradually vibrate.

They couldn't hold on any longer. Shinagawa Seiji and the Crow Leader had seen this scene countless times before, so they naturally had their own judgment.

Shinagawa Seiji made a very subtle gesture.

The raptor leader, who was striving to maintain the evil fluctuations, and its trainer had an unparalleled level of understanding, and it subtly lowered its hat brim again.

Tetsuya didn't notice the subtle interaction between Shinagawa Seiji and the Crow Leader; his attention was entirely focused on the two skills colliding in mid-air.

"Beep—"

However, he wasn't the only one involved in the battle. With his sharp eyes and experience with various Dark Spirits, Pidgeot noticed the difference in his opponent while distracted.

Without Tetsuya's command, the white light on its wings quickly spread throughout its entire body.

In the blink of an eye, the use of Air Slash was switched to Lightning Flash.

Pidgeot streaked backward at high speed, leaving a trail of white light and afterimages.

Almost simultaneously, the leader of the crows, who thought he had outmaneuvered the unsuspecting crow, also frantically flapped his wings and retreated to his rear.

It abandoned the continued maintenance of the evil fluctuations.

Seeing his opponent's movements mirroring his own, Crow Leader's fierce eyes flashed with surprise before becoming even sharper.

"Ugh—"

During its inverted flight, it let out a loud cry at the Pidgeot.

However, not many people heard the cry.

The moment the crow cawed, the evil energy in mid-air suddenly exploded, and the unexpected noise made many people feel that the world had become quiet.

Several seconds passed before they realized that their ears had been temporarily deafened by the roaring sound.