Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

The molten beast hurled trails of deep purple sludge, clearly indicating that the toxins were extremely potent.

"Iron Wall, then, sleep." The poisonous gas surrounded the stone pellets, and highly toxic sludge was also striking them from the air.

After Ishigami finished setting up the third quicksand hell, his body, which had been immersed in poison gas, became somewhat sluggish, and Tetsuya's command slowly began.

A flash of light appeared on Shiwanzi's body as he used Iron Wall to enhance his defense, and then fell into a deep sleep.

Lei Si watched the actions of the other side with a somber expression. The sleep skill could not only restore a large amount of stamina, but also recover from abnormal statuses.

With the added defensive bonus from the Iron Wall, his poison gas and sludge bombs were essentially useless.

It consumed only a negligible amount of physical strength.

He hadn't expected that Stone Golem would have the Sleep move, since what serious Rock-type Pokémon would learn that?

However, the sleep skill cannot be used too often. If you use it too much, you will be judged as passive in battle and have lost the will to fight, and the referee will intervene and award you a loss.

"yawn."

Since you love sleeping so much, I'll let you sleep as much as you want all at once.

He commanded the molten beast to yawn, causing the stone ball to fall into a deeper sleep.

Getting close is impossible. Lei Si has no idea where the enemy just set up their skills. Going up there like an idiot would only be a waste of his energy.

"One more time."

Lei Si's eyes flashed, and he decided to continue with his disgusting tactics to the end.

Having another chance allows the opponent to use their last move three times in a row, which for Ishimaru is essentially a continuous sleep.

After calculating, it seems that Stone Ball will be asleep for at least five minutes, and the referee will soon declare him the loser.

Tetsuya watched the other person's actions quietly.

Only after Lei Si had finished all his actions, and the Devouring Beast was spewing venom intermittently, did he slowly utter two words after calculating the time.

"Snoring."

The stone pellets made a deafening sound, causing the onlookers to frown.

The referee next to him, with great experience, took out a special earplug and put it on.

The Melting Beast in the arena was more seriously injured, and the entire Pokémon was dizzy.

"Sleeping while snoring? You're a rock ball, not a Snorlax. What kind of story are you on?"

Lei Si couldn't help but complain to himself. He had wanted to disgust Tetsuya, but he ended up disgusting himself instead.

Now it's his turn to have a headache. Judging from the looks of it, Shi Wanzi won't wake up for a while because of what he just did.

Stamina will keep recovering and will not fall into an abnormal state. Snoring will cause damage to the scavenging beast, but it will not be judged as passive combat.

Moreover, if this continues, the consuming beast will eventually lose its ability to fight. He felt dizzy after putting on the earplugs, let alone the consuming beast.

His expression kept changing, he looked extremely uncomfortable.

"Shadowball".

In the end, he did not choose to change his Pokémon, but instead commanded the Melting Beast to use the powerful Shadow Ball to attack the Stone Ball from a distance.

Now it's his turn to pray that Stone Ball will be woken up quickly, otherwise, if things continue like this, the Melting Beast will keep being consumed while Stone Ball recovers and is being consumed at the same time. It's obvious who will win and who will lose.

Three minutes later, looking at the incapacitated Melting Beast and the heavily wounded but still spirited Stone Ball opposite him, Raiji's face darkened.

If I hadn't been so impulsive as to extend Ishigaki's sleep time, the other team wouldn't have won so easily.

The surrounding audience breathed a sigh of relief; the two were finally done.

This battle was really boring. One was sleeping and snoring, while the other was attacking with Shadow Balls. Not only was the visual effect uninteresting, but it was also a torture for the ears.

Lei Si recalled the Melting Beast, "Useless, its attack power is really low."

He muttered a curse under his breath, then threw out another Poké Ball.

"Go, Pincer-tailed Scorpion."

As for abandoning the Melting Beast, that's just talk. After all, this guy has the potential to become a near-Heavenly King, so we can't waste it.

If wild Pokémon are this trash, then you can just throw them away.

"korupi~"

After emerging, the pincer-tailed scorpion let out a loud cry, sensing its trainer's displeasure.

It also called out because the invisible rocks set up by the stone ball were partially damaged.

"Deadly needle prick".

Although he was very angry, Lei Si remained calm, assessed the state of the opposing Shi Wanzi, and ordered Pincer Scorpion to use its skill.

After the Deadly Sting attack leaves an enemy in a near-death state, it makes the Claw-tailed Scorpion's attack capabilities even stronger.

"Shoot it down and block it."

Tetsuya directed the stone balls to throw rocks, blocking the deadly needle attacks.

The thrown rocks struck the fine needles, creating a stark contrast in size.

Even with attribute possession, the rocks were shattered piece by piece.

The deadly needle struck the stone ball with slightly reduced force. Fortunately, the stone ball had maintained its stamina quite well, and with the added protection of the Iron Wall, the attack did not immediately render it unable to fight.

"Pin Missile"

But soon, the pincer-tailed scorpion shot out a series of sharp needles through the air toward the stone ball, and Tetsuya also commanded the stone ball to defend itself.

However, there were simply too many missiles, and Ishimaru was eventually hit by many of them, losing his ability to fight.

"Go, Mighty Chicken!"

Taking back the stone pellets was unavoidable; the original plan was to use them to wear down the opponent's stamina, but the difference in strength was too great, so the mission was somewhat accomplished.

"Flame Jet." "Explosive Flame." "Heat Wind."

Tetsuya directed the powerful chicken to continuously attack the pincer-tailed scorpion in place.

The current battle situation only requires ranged attrition.

From any perspective, the pincer-tailed scorpion could never defeat a strong chicken.

Once it gets close, it will need to cross the quicksand hell and the invisible rocks, which are of unknown location.

It can be said that the fly-incapable pincers scorpion was stuck in place.

Tetsuya hadn't expected Raiji to be so accommodating, not interrupting Ishimaru's setup during the first match.

With a dark expression, Lei Si directed the Pincer Scorpion and Mighty Chicken to wear each other down. He knew, of course, that if things continued like this, Tetsuya would be at his mercy, and there was no hope of winning whatsoever.

With gritted teeth, he shouted, "Watch out, move at high speed and charge forward, cross-shaped poison blade!"

Unfortunately, as soon as the pincers scorpion rushed to the center of the arena, its four short legs were trapped by quicksand and it could not move.

"Flame Jet Combo"

Tetsuya, of course, wouldn't let this opportunity pass, and commanded the powerful chicken to keep attacking.

To prevent Scorpion from breaking free while other skills are charging, the most convenient Flamethrower was chosen.

After all, the quicksand had already almost passed its allotted time at this point.

"Korupi~" the pincer-tailed scorpion screamed in agony as it was scorched by the flames.

How can an insect withstand the scorching heat of a flame?

Moreover, the Scorpion was frequently hit during the long-range attrition battle, and the type advantage of its skills made it completely unable to counter the attacks of the Mighty Chicken, and its short legs couldn't escape the attack range.

So while Lei Si was still thinking about how Scorpion could break free, Strong Chicken hit Scorpion with its repeated flamethrowers.

The pincer-tailed scorpion also made a few calls and then fell silent.

Tetsuya commanded the Mighty Chicken to stop, ready to use its skill.

As the flames subsided, a wounded pincer-tailed scorpion lay on the ground, bearing burn marks and sand stains, rendered incapable of fighting.

"The Clawed Scorpion is incapacitated; the Mighty Chicken wins!"

The referee immediately raised his flag and announced the result.

Lei Si clenched his fist and retracted the pincer-tailed scorpion.

Chapter 61 Champion's Reward

He let out a deep breath. This feeling of being led by the enemy was so different from his own style, it was really unpleasant.

"As expected of a formidable opponent I acknowledge." With a solemn expression, Lei Si threw out his last Poké Ball.

"Go, Starhawk!"

The Starhawk was damaged by the Stealth Rock as soon as it appeared, though the damage was negligible.

Lei Si, whose fighting spirit was at its peak, was immediately doused with a bucket of cold water. This was outrageous. Just how many things did that stone ball have set up?

Tetsuya tilted his head, looking at his strong chicken, which seemed to be perfectly fine except for the damage caused by using skills.

Let it continue running.

Flying-type Pokémon are indeed a bit difficult for Combusken to beat.

"Flame Jet!"

The usual greeting.

Tetsuya found himself increasingly enjoying these moments when he didn't need to think about skills.

"Swallow Returns!"

Lei Si then commanded the Mk Eagle to charge towards the Mighty Chicken.

Unfortunately, Staraptor is actually stronger at close range, unlike Pidgeot which has so many mid-to-long-range moves.

The Starhawk, glowing white, used skillful flight maneuvers to dodge the Powerful Chicken's fire attacks in the air.

As they drew closer, the invisible rocks were destroyed one by one by the energy generated by the Starhawk.

The energy band formed by the Swallow Return not only has an extremely strong momentum boost, but also, in a sense, can protect the Pokémon from damage caused by some weak skills.

"Take it," Tetsuya said gravely. "We'll repay you twofold!"

Lei Si's pupils contracted.

The Hawk rammed into the Mighty Chicken, causing the Mighty Chicken to let out a painful howl.

But its warrior instincts made it grit its teeth the next moment, lower its body slightly, and use its feet to press down on the ground to resist being knocked away.

He then returned the favor with a double punch, striking the back of the Hawk that was flying low forward due to inertia.

"Là~!"

The Mk Eagle was slammed to the ground by the sudden, heavy blow and couldn't move.

"Charge! Lightning Fist!"

Tetsuya is now incredibly grateful that he taught Combusken Thunder Punch, as it's so effective against Flying and Water-type Pokémon.

"Close combat!" "Li~!"

Raiji and Mukutaka's counterattacks were exceptionally fierce, surprising Tetsuya on the other side.

Instead of flying up to dodge Combusken's Thunder Punch, they opted for close combat, abandoning their defensive abilities and quickly closing in on Combusken.

With its defense reduced, Staraptor was repeatedly struck by Combusken's Thunder Punch, screaming in agony.

However, Combusken wasn't much better off. Its close-range attack was far more powerful than Thunder Punch, and the damage it suffered was no less than that of Staraptor, which was screaming due to type disadvantage.

The two Pokémon grappled together, their white Fighting-type and yellow Electric-type lights blending together with their brown and red fur.

With a loud crash, the Mk Eagle, panting heavily, took to the air again with its feathers disheveled.

Mighty Chicken did several backflips to create distance, and its body was also covered in wounds.

Tetsuya squinted. "Hot air!"

"Disperse your shadow clones!" Lei Si responded calmly.

The strong rooster mustered its energy and fanned the hot air towards the sky.