Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

With both factors combined, Blaziken will almost certainly be poisoned if it gets even a slight scratch.

Once poisoned, wouldn't one be completely at the mercy of others?

Not to mention his Dragon King Scorpion's special ability is that of a sniper.

The cross-shaped poison blade, combined with the damage boost from the sniper trait, is enough to give Blaziken a real hard time.

It's not impossible for them to lose their fighting ability in a single move.

"This is the price of overconfidence."

Lei Si looked at the opponent who had once defeated him.

It seems the conference's results have made you somewhat complacent.

Let me tell you...

"ding~"

The instant his gaze left the arena, Blaziken disappeared from its charging path.

Hearing this voice, which was completely different from what he had imagined, Lei Si looked on in astonishment.

On the ground, a large hole seemed to be mocking him.

Just now, the Dragon King Scorpion's cross-shaped venomous blade missed its target, and its two hooked claws crossed over each other, producing a crisp collision sound.

Tetsuya shrugged: "No way, you don't think my Blaziken can't dig holes, do you?"

His smug look is really annoying.

Normally, Zheye wouldn't speak in this tone unless he was wearing a mask and hat to conceal his identity.

Unfortunately, today is a special case.

Not to mention that his opponent was Lei Si, whom he didn't have a good impression of.

Lei Si's face darkened considerably.

He really didn't expect to dig a hole up there.

This skill is not suitable for use in arena battles.

If you're not careful, it's easy to go beyond the designated playing area and commit a foul.

but

"Dragon King Scorpion, earthquake!"

Lei Si said that sometimes, going underground is not a good option.

"bounce."

As if anticipating Raiji's command, Tetsuya even shouted out the name of the move in front of him.

As the Dragon King Scorpion leaped up and crashed to the ground, a fiery red shadow shot up into the sky.

"boom"

The deafening roar, accompanied by the arena dropping slightly in height, fully demonstrated the immense power of Dragon King Scorpion's earthquake attack.

However, no matter how powerful a skill is, it's useless if it misses.

Blaziken, slowly floating in the air, looked down at its opponent with a calm expression.

Sparks drifted by.

"Flame Kick"

The teamwork between the human and the elf was exceptionally perfect.

Flames instantly engulfed Blaziken's powerful right leg.

With a twist of the waist.

The scorching heatwave enveloped the head of the Dragon King Scorpion.

"boom"

A dull thud was heard.

Unlike Dracovish, whose attack had just missed, Blaziken landed a solid hit on its opponent.

The force of the fall from the sky, combined with the power of the Flame Kick itself, caused the entire Drapion Pokémon to fall to the ground.

"Sip"

The Dragon King Scorpion let out a painful howl, and the charred black color on its body became even more intense.

Tetsuya praised, "Your defense is pretty good, quite impressive."

Despite his sincerity, Lei Si found it grating to hear, given the current situation on the stage.

"Stand up, you piece of trash."

He spoke coldly to the Dragon King Scorpion.

Upon hearing the trainer's voice, Drapion struggled to support its battered body with its arms.

It was panting heavily.

The trainers watching the battle couldn't help but frown.

Tetsuya shook his head speechlessly: "Tsk, it seems you haven't changed at all."

Fortunately, his recent commands made him think that Lei Si had improved, but it turned out that he was just overthinking things.

"Dragon King Scorpion, Poisonous Sting."

Lei Si completely ignored what Tetsuya said and continued his attack on his own.

The purple aura gradually condensed on the two fangs of the Dragon King Scorpion.

One after another, sharp silver needles took shape in front of its mouth.

Without exception, they all flashed with a frightening purple light.

"It's meaningless."

Blaziken, use your maximum-powered flamethrower to finish it off.

Seeing the Dragon King Scorpion struggling to use its skills under Raiji's command, Tetsuya, unable to bear it any longer, decided to help it escape its misery.

Poison needles flew into the sea of ​​fire one after another, but apart from the occasional wisp of purple mist, none of them hit Blaziken.

"Dragon Gorilla is unable to fight, Blaziken wins."

The winner of this battle is Crimson Warrior.

After observing the Dracovish that had fainted from the flames, the referee calmly announced the result.

"Hey......"

Just as Tetsuya reached out to stop Raiji and have a chat with him, Raiji, having retracted his Dragon King Scorpion, left the scene without a word.

"What kind of person is he?"

The trainers around also expressed their dissatisfaction with Raiji's behavior.

Not only his attitude towards his opponents, but also his attitude towards his own Pokémon, makes him hardly a qualified trainer.

But considering the strength the other party had displayed, they decided to just talk about it behind their backs.

If it weren't for this guy named Crimson, he would definitely have been one of the champions and runners-up in this event.

"Sure enough, we'll have to beat them even harder next time."

Tetsuya touched his head and thought to himself.

He remembered now that Raiji had changed his attitude toward the elves after being beaten up by Kamishiro in the Frontier Zone.

Judging from the current progress of Yuantian Group, the development zone is expected to take a very long time to take shape.

Since that's the case, then let's leave it to him to wake up Lei Si.

We've known each other for a while now.

I wonder how Lei Si will thank me in the future.

Tetsuya, who was already planning his next move, said goodbye to the referee and left the scene.

The competition was intense and tense.

"Blanc is unable to fight, Blaziken wins."

Tetsuya, having won for what seemed like the umpteenth time, became the first player to advance to the round of 16.

"Where did this guy come from? He's so strong."

"Yes, except for the battle with that Drapion trainer, I usually defeat my opponent in two or three moves."

The trainers were buzzing with discussion.

Few people actually connected the crimson skin with Tetsuya from yesterday.

Although they all have Blaziken, it is still one of the three Fire-type starter Pokémon in Hoenn, and it is quite popular among powerful trainers.

"Hmph, I guess he's too ugly to be seen in public, that's why he's like this."

One person said sourly.

There are always people like this, no matter where you are.

But to be honest, there are very few idiots who would say it outright.

The people around him were looking at him with strange eyes.

The man with a pockmarked face flushed red: "What are you looking at? Is it strange?"

"Well, it's rare to see something that looks like an ugly fish, so I'm quite curious."

Some people didn't tolerate him at all; one trainer who arrived late started criticizing him.

"Hmm, in terms of rarity, it can't compare to the Ugly Fish."

The man's partner also chimed in with a smile.

Someone in the crowd chuckled first.

The entire venue was then filled with a joyful atmosphere.

The man who was being mocked blushed and said, "A useless trainer like you can only win with words."

"Yeah, yeah, I guess you can only beat Magikarp."

"Don't say that about Magikarp. Magikarp can beat Feebas, right?"

"That's true, so how about a Metapod that only hardens?"

"No way, the armored pupa will still transform into a butterfly. Do you think he can do it?"

The two trainers, working together, took turns mocking the man, giving him no chance to retaliate.

"Just because you're ugly doesn't mean everyone else is like you!"

The last sentence successfully broke down the man's defenses.

The three of them started arguing.

Security personnel from Manjin Department Store arrived almost immediately.

A dozen or so muscular men, with their combined strength and brute force, were quite intimidating, if not in terms of actual strength.

The security captain gestured for them to proceed.

The three people were quickly "led" downstairs.

"Hey, you guys are back. Where's that guy?"

A few minutes later, seeing the two trainers return, the others all asked with smiles.

They all seemed used to it.

"They ran away."

One of them curled his lip and said, "This kind of person has no backbone at all."

His partner nodded with a smile.