Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

The image of a composed middle-aged man quickly took shape in Tetsuya's mind.

But the moment he saw the other person, he was stunned.

"Um, hello?!"

The referee also hesitated slightly.

"This is Senior Qianli;"

This is Tetsuya, the trainer who caused a sensation.

Xiaoqian introduced the two people to each other.

"This should be our second meeting."

Hello, Tetsuya.

Chisato quickly composed herself and greeted Tetsuya.

He never expected that Xiaoqian, a junior, would ask him to be a referee, and that his opponent would be someone he was somewhat "acquainted" with.

He had just learned about Tetsuya's general situation yesterday.

"Hello, Senior Qianli, it's really bothering you to be the referee at this time."

Zhe was also very polite.

"It's nothing, it's just a good opportunity to digest my food. Besides, Xiaoqian said she had a surprise for me."

Qianli was very friendly.

"Huh?"

Akane tilted her head and asked in a puzzled voice, "So Tetsuya and Senri-senpai know each other?"

"I wouldn't say we know each other. We met once before at the hotel's training ground."

Qianli explained.

"Oh, so this is our hotel."

Xiaoqian nodded.

Tetsuya's lips twitched.

He didn't mishear, right? Xiaoxi did say "our family's hotel," right?

The hotel he stayed at was very high-end.

"You should have told me earlier that you wanted to stay at our hotel. I would have let you stay there for free."

Xiaoqian thumped her chest loudly.

She is very clear about the pros and cons.

One is a free meal, the other is touching the rainbow-colored feather.

The latter is definitely more valuable.

"It's getting late, let's get started on the battle."

Qianli quickly stopped Xiaoqian from doing so.

What if this careless junior thinks it's mockery?

Tetsuya was about to jokingly agree when Senri nipped his thought in the bud.

He sighed silently. Oh well, it's alright.

"The challenger is Tetsuya Tamaki from Tokiwa in the Kanto region, who will face Akane, the master of the Golden Gate."

The two sides wagered their gym badges in this battle.

The player can only use three Pokémon at a time. If any player's Pokémon cannot be defeated in battle, the player loses.

During the battle, challengers can change their Pokémon, but gym leaders cannot change them at will.

"Then, let the match begin!"

Because it was a semi-private match, the rules explained by Qianli were somewhat simplified.

But for the three of them, this was clearly not a problem.

"Then go, Piccolo, let's show him what we're made of!"

Xiaoxi threw a Poké Ball out of her pocket with a strong voice.

The pink Picoxi landed slowly.

Tetsuya observed for a moment and realized that this was the same Pikachu that had landed carrying a walnut during the collapse.

He quickly selected his opponent.

"Then, I'll leave this battle to you, Togekiss!"

"Just right"

Togekiss, hovering in mid-air, looked at Piccolo on the ground with eyes full of fighting spirit.

This is an internal war between Pokémon of the same type.

"Tokiss, use Air Slash."

As usual, the challenger goes first.

Tetsuya directly commanded Togekiss to use his most conventional, best, and most shameless tactic—the Infinite Coil Air Slash.

"Picoxi, use Shrink, then Dodge."

Xiaoxi reacted very quickly.

Although she can be a bit unreliable in general, she is quite capable in combat.

The white ripples of air slashed past where Picoxi had initially stood, but the attack missed its target.

"It shrinks so flexibly."

Tetsuya's eyes lit up.

After Xiaoxi used the shrinking skill, her body height almost instantly decreased from about 1.5 meters to 0.8 meters, and her width also shrank by half.

Even though its wings aren't as powerful as those of Flying-type Pokémon, this size still allows Clefairy to be extremely fast.

Piccolo, who is not known for his speed, is now leaving several afterimages on the field.

In this situation, it becomes extremely difficult for Togekiss's Air Slash to hit it.

"interesting."

Tetsuya immediately became serious.

It has to be said that Xiaoxi's performance today gave him a wrong understanding.

After all, it's hard to believe that someone like that is good at doing her job.

But thanks to Piccolo's move, Zhe realized he was completely wrong.

Shrinking seems simple, but mastering it is difficult.

Sudden changes in form can easily cause elves to lose control of their bodies.

However, Xiaoxi's Piccolo did not have this problem.

However, some of the elves' skills are guaranteed to hit.

Tetsuya's eyes flickered slightly: "Tokiss, use Aura Sphere!"

"Just right"

Upon hearing the trainer's command, Togekiss, which had been continuously unleashing air slashes, immediately began to gather aura.

It was also angry that it couldn't hit the opponent.

In Pokekis's view, the opponent's flight was simply reckless.

However, its small size and high speed make it impossible to aim at.

"just"

A blue wave missile took shape in front of Pokekis's head.

The little guy tossed his head, and the blue orb shot out.

Now let's see how you dodge.

Pokkis was very happy.

"Picoxi, use Instant Amnesia."

Xiaoxi's instructions finally came at this moment.

Picoxi, which was flying in the air, stopped in place, its pupils turning slightly white.

Immediately afterwards, the missile struck it directly.

Looking at the almost perfectly intact Piccolo, Tokiss could hardly believe it.

"See? Our Pikachu's energy defense is pretty amazing!"

Xiaoxi said with a hint of pride.

Tetsuya smiled slightly.

He knew, of course, that the wave missiles wouldn't do any harm to Picosi.

Putting everything else aside, even without instant amnesia, Clefairy, being a single Fairy-type Pokémon, has quite good resistance to Fighting-type moves.

However, most trainers nowadays believe that Clefairy is a Normal type and is weak to Fighting moves.

That's why Xiaoxi is so proud.

In her view, it was quite remarkable to use momentary amnesia to withstand a powerful elemental advantage skill without taking much damage.

Qianli, who was observing from the sidelines, noticed something was wrong, but there was something strange about it that he couldn't quite put his finger on.

As a trainer specializing in Normal-type moves, he knew how much damage Fighting-type moves could do to Normal-type Pokémon, let alone Aura Sphere.

Even with momentary amnesia, Picoxi, whose abilities are well-rounded, shouldn't have been able to stop them so easily.

However, he had never bred Picosi, so he wasn't very clear about it.

Maybe, just as Xiaoxi said, this is her Picoshi ability.

Even the most wondrous creatures like elves can be understood.

"Tokiss, use Triple Attack."

The opportunity to fight is fleeting.

While the three were considering their options, Tetsuya seized the opportunity and launched his next attack without hesitation.

Instant amnesia is good, but the "post-rock" is too long.

Because it takes a considerable amount of time for an elf to recover from "amnesia".

This period of time is enough for the other side to launch another attack.

However, at this time, the elves are still in a state of greatly enhanced energy defense, so there are not many attacks that can cause serious damage.

On the other hand, sometimes, skills don't necessarily have to be designed to cause damage.

"Wow, looks like my luck is off the charts today!"

Seeing Pixi, whose body was flashing with yellow arcs of electricity and whose face was somewhat stiff after being hit by the triple attack, Tetsuya happily threw a punch.

This means that the triple attack triggered the paralysis state.

For Clefairy, who uses shrinking to evade attacks, paralysis is absolutely fatal.

"Picoxi, use Finger Swing."

Xiaoxi also knew something was wrong, so she quickly commanded Pico to use their clan's most proficient moves.

"Pokekiss, let's come too."

Tetsuya waved his hand.

It's just a matter of luck, and Pokkis has never been afraid of anyone.