Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

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They are so comprehensive.

On the other side, Gardevoir quietly watched Tetsuya, waiting for his reply.

"I would be delighted."

Tetsuya snapped out of his daze and quickly agreed.

Regardless of why or how much potential this Ralts has, he just finds it pleasing to the eye.

This is enough.

"Then, please give me your guidance."

Tiny Ralts stepped forward, leaving Gardevoir's side, and politely greeted Tetsuya.

The red horn on its head was trembling almost imperceptibly.

Tetsuya's pupils shrank.

No need to say anything more, he likes it even more now.

"Then, Blaziken, you're the one!"

With a flick of his wrist, a luxurious black and gold sphere appeared.

With a flash of red light and a powerful shout, the Blaziken appeared majestically in the forest.

"Down"

Then it turned its head toward its trainer.

No, this opponent...

Blaziken lowered its head desperately.

Isn't it a bit too short?

To be fair, considering Ralts's height of less than half a meter, plus Blaziken's nearly two-meter size and long legs...

The scene before me is exactly like a JPG image of someone jumping up and hitting their knee.

Tetsuya's expression remained unchanged.

Even a lion must use its full strength to hunt a rabbit; there can be no room for error.

What's wrong with a near-Elite Four member beating a normal-level Pokémon?

Putting the facts aside, does Ralts really have no chance of winning at all?

Besides, the other parents didn't say anything.

"Then, let the battle begin."

A faint red light appeared in Gardevoir's eyes.

The entire Pokémon floated in the air, taking on the role of referee.

(Abi: This is a good spot, let's go up a little further.)

Ralts naturally went first.

Bullying the weak is already shameless, but Tetsuya wouldn't stoop so low as to deny them the right to strike first.

Not to mention that the essence of capturing battles lies in the mutual assessment between the Pokémon and the trainer, rather than simply winning.

He also wanted to see what abilities this Ralts possessed.

"La la la~"

Then, Ralts began to sing a song of an unknown melody.

"Sound wave-based hypnosis, a nice alternative use."

In response to Ralts' first attack, Tetsuya calmly took out earplugs and plugged them into his ears.

Blaziken, on the other hand, was completely unaffected.

On one hand, there is a difference in strength; on the other hand, as a Fighting-type Pokémon, it has an outstanding willpower.

Hypnosis techniques that use inducing sleepiness suggestions are unlikely to work on it.

"This aspect needs to be corrected. Using sound waves to hypnotize is more suitable for Pokémon like Jigglypuff. It's best for the Ralts to continue to rely on their powerful psychic abilities."

Tetsuya secretly plotted his future plans for Ralts' development.

That's right.

Although he hasn't officially captured it yet, in his eyes at this moment, Ralts is already his partner.

"Down"

Just then, Blaziken let out a soft cry.

It suffered inexplicable harm.

Tetsuya was taken aback, then his eyes lit up with surprise: "Wow, so you combined the alluring voice with hypnosis? No wonder you chose to release it in a way that wasn't right for you."

"Down"

Blaziken crowed again to remind its trainer.

No, I'm getting beaten up. Can you give me some instructions?

"No rush, let's take another look."

Tetsuya smiled and comforted his old friend.

Blaziken sighed helplessly.

It knew that sending it at a time like this would never bring good news.

By the way, why not let that big rock take the hit? It's much better at taking a beating than I am.

Tetsuya stated that if it were a giant rock monster instead, the damage caused by Ralts might not even register on it.

In this way, the subjugation battle becomes meaningless.

However, after thinking for a moment, Tetsuya still commanded Blaziken to launch an attack: "Blaziken, use Ember."

He had observed how Ralts attacked; now it was time to see how the opponent would respond to the attack.

"Down"

Although it was quite frustrating, Blaziken obediently spat out a few small flames.

Since evolving into Combusken, Blaziken has rarely used Ember, but due to its strength and mastery of energy, the speed and intensity of its flame still exceed the limits of ordinary Pokémon.

"Swish"

The spatial fluctuations vanished in an instant.

Even before Blaziken used its move, the suddenly appearing Ralts keenly sensed Tetsuya's intentions and launched a preemptive attack.

"Chamo"

Blaziken tilted its head slightly and raised its paw.

It grabbed Ralts, which had appeared behind it at some unknown time.

"Laru"

Ralts cried out in alarm.

Its combat ability is not bad, but it is still just an unevolved child.

Faced with the unexpected progress, it was clearly unprepared for the next step.

Tetsuya nodded silently.

That's already pretty good.

The speed and precision of the teleportation are practically perfect.

Its parents probably played a significant role in this.

Even for elves, family education is a very important aspect.

However, Tetsuya always felt that this Ralts' fighting style was a bit strange.

"Let go of the Blaziken."

He gave instructions while thinking.

Blaziken waved its hand, and Ralts, which was trapped in its claws, flew away.

Gardevoir watched this scene calmly.

It also wanted to tell its own children that this was what could barely be considered a proper fight, rather than the childish frolicking it did with its friends.

Since you've chosen to find a human trainer to train with, you must bear the consequences of that choice.

Ralts braced herself on the ground with her slender arms and stood up in pain.

Still young, it didn't quite understand why its teleportation, which had always worked so well when it played with its friends, had so easily lost its effectiveness.

However, it felt even more strongly that its decision and choice were correct.

"Laru"

Ralts mustered its courage and called out again.

This time, a magical, iridescent beam of light shot from its body toward the blazing chicken.

"Good willpower."

Tetsuya gave a compliment.

He increasingly felt that this Ralts was quite good.

Potential is important for Pokémon, but mindset is also a crucial factor.

If a spirit itself doesn't have much desire to become stronger, then even with high potential and excellent nurturing, its ultimate achievements will still be limited.

At first, Tetsuya admitted that the reason he agreed to this capture battle was largely due to his desire for Psychic-type Pokémon.

But in just a few minutes and a few exchanges, he really wanted to subdue the Ralts in front of him.

This is the significance of the subjugation war.

It's not just about letting the Pokémon see the Trainer's strength, but also about letting the Trainer understand the Pokémon's personality and other crucial factors.

"Blazing Chicken, Flame Punch, watch your strength."

Having thought it through, Tetsuya stopped delaying and directly had Blaziken end the battle where the difference in strength was so great.

"Down"

Blaziken nodded.

With a push of its feet, it bypassed the illusionary beam emitted by Ralts.

Scorching flames enveloped its right claw.

"Boom"

With a little force, Ralts was sent flying, its white body charred black.

"Go, Poké Ball."

Seeing Ralts's eyes widen in disbelief, Tetsuya threw out an unused Deluxe Ball.

"Ding, ding—"

After two simple beeps, a red light flashed.