Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Tetsuya snapped out of his daze and made his decision: to subdue Pogaman.

He just wanted to raise a penguin.

Besides, the strength of an elf is never entirely determined by its race, and Tetsuya is very confident that he can raise Empoleon to be very strong.

Of course, the main reason is that the Pogaman's personality suits his taste.

Although proud and with a strong sense of self-esteem, he is not the kind of person who is impossible to communicate with.

Such Pokémon are often very hardworking themselves, which is a great trait for trainers.

He didn't care that Zero hadn't provided any information from the panel yet, and it wasn't anything important anyway.

“Alright, I’ll give you two choices.” Tetsuya beckoned to Piplup, “You’ll have a battle with my Pokémon later.”

If you win, I won't pursue the matter of you stealing my things, and I'll even give you some extra treats.

But if you lose, how about becoming my partner?

"Boga"

Bogaman first denied stealing, then began to think.

After a long while, it raised its head and pointed at Blaziken and Gallade: "Pega Poga?"

Bogaman felt that there was no need to fight these two.

Although it is very confident in its own abilities, it is not stupid.

The situation just now has proven that I am no match for them.

Tetsuya smiled and shook his head: "Of course not, your opponent is it—come out, Ice Vulpix."

"Kaiokaio"

As soon as the snow-white Vulpix appeared, it jumped into Tetsuya's arms and stuck out its little tongue to lick Tetsuya's face.

"Alright, sweetie, stop fussing, it's time to fight." Tetsuya patted the little guy's soft head.

A hint of envy flashed in Bogarman's eyes, but it quickly turned into fighting spirit.

To put it simply, when it saw the Ice Vulpix, it felt confident again and stood up once more.

Indeed, if you only look at the size, Ice Sixtail is not much different from Piplup, except for its fluffy tail.

It's no wonder that Bogarman thought he could beat Ice Vulpix.

"Poga Poga"

Piplup stood up and pointed imposingly at Vulpix.

"Keio"

The Ice Vulpix tilted its head and then jumped down from Tetsuya's arms.

It gracefully stopped in front of Bogarman, its white eyes staring straight at him.

"Boga"

Bogarman instinctively took a step back, then, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, showed his head to Vulpix.

Tetsuya watched this scene with amusement.

It will be very interesting to see Bogarman get beaten up later.

After all, without evolving into Prince Articuno, its level wouldn't exceed level sixteen, while Vulpix's level had already reached level 26 after absorbing Articuno's gift.

A difference of ten levels is difficult to bridge, and Bogarman's abilities are only slightly stronger than those of the Ice Six-Tails.

Chapter 435 Subduing Piplup (Edited in half an hour)

Even though Piplup, a Water-type Pokémon, is resistant to Ice-type attacks, Tetsuya didn't think it could defeat Vulpix, which is so many levels higher.

Although the little guy is playful, he always completes his training seriously, and his strength is absolutely leading even among those of the same level.

He was simply curious about just how far this Piplup could go.

Xiao Gang stood aside and consciously took on the important responsibility of being the referee for this battle.

"Then, the battle between the Ice Vajra and Bogarman shall begin!"

His powerful voice echoed through the cave.

Bogarman was initially startled, but then he was captivated by the highly ceremonial opening.

Its eyes revealed a curious gaze.

"Don't get distracted during the battle."

Tetsuya showed no intention of yielding. The moment after finishing his lecture, he commanded the Ice Vulpix to launch an attack: "Ice Vulpix, use Round Eyes."

"Keio"

The Ice Vulpix let out a soft cry, its blue-white gradient eyes suddenly widened, and a special energy wave rushed straight towards Piplup.

Bogarman snapped out of his daze upon hearing Tetsuya's voice, and then saw what appeared to be a pair of enlarged, ice-crystal-like pupils on either side of the back of the Ice Six-Tails' body.

"Boga"

A cold sweat broke out on Bogaman's forehead, and his little feet involuntarily took a few steps back.

However, it immediately regained its senses and assumed a fighting stance.

However, the vague feeling of restraint on its body made it feel extremely uncomfortable.

For Piplup, which has just emerged from its infancy, its attack capabilities are not particularly outstanding, whether it is physical or energy attacks.

Tetsuya could easily imagine its skill set, which would consist of nothing more than basic attack skills like water guns and pecking.

Even with good talent, mastering Bubble Beam and Water Pulse makes this Piplup quite formidable.

The effect of Round Eyes reducing attack power is equivalent to directly blocking Piplup's close-range attack methods, forcing it to fight the Ice Vulpix only with ranged attacks.

After all, Tetsuya's Ice Six-Tails isn't very good at close combat, so it would be troublesome if he got too close.

Piplup's form is more suited to close combat than Ice Vulpix, even if it's just a matter of claws scratching each other or two weaklings pecking at each other.

Sure enough, the moment Bogaman felt his body being restrained, he spat out a jet of water at an extremely fast speed.

Tetsuya's eyes lit up; the release speed was quite impressive.

Moreover, judging from Bogarman's reaction, this guy has experienced quite a few battles in the wild.

"Keio"

Having just used its round eyes, the Ice Vulpix was caught off guard by the water gun and let out a cry of pain.

Fortunately, the Ice Vulpix's energy defense was quite good when it faced Bogarman, so the damage it suffered was not high and was within an acceptable range.

"Ice Six-Tails, use the freezing wind!" Tetsuya waved his hand and launched another attack.

The Ice-Six-Tails raised its two front legs, took a deep breath, and then a wave of icy blue gas swept towards Piplup.

The temperature near the underground waterfall was already much lower than normal, and this sudden chill further reduced the temperature.

Tetsuya and Kogo unconsciously shuddered.

Bogarman, on the other hand, didn't feel much.

It's a penguin after all; it can't just freeze to death, that would be too embarrassing.

Facing the onslaught of the cold wind, Bogaman also took a deep breath, pushed off the ground with both feet, and began to run wildly.

Tetsuya's expression was somewhat strange.

There's no way around it; just imagine a penguin running wildly and you'll know what Bogarman looks like now. He's not exactly fierce; instead, he looks rather adorable.

However, its explosive speed should not be underestimated.

Looking at the white light on its body, Tetsuya raised an eyebrow: "It inherited high-speed movement, huh? Quite impressive."

Speed ​​is a major issue for Piplup's final form, Imaginarium.

You can't expect a big penguin to run very fast, but in combat, such an obvious weakness will be exploited by the opponent to the point of death.

However, the high-speed movement of genetics effectively compensates for this shortcoming.

Although the high-speed movement of the Emperor Naboo doesn't make him that fast, he's still at a mid-level and won't be targeted too much.

You don't need to worry too much about this with Knight Snail.

Firstly, its burst speed in a short time is not slow, but it consumes a lot of energy. Secondly, the Knight Snail's defensive capabilities are much stronger than the Emperor Naboo's.

With the enhancement of the Steel Wall's transformation skill, it can simply wait for the opponent to get close and then pierce the opponent with its twin pistols.

After circling around most of the way, Piplup finally managed to escape the range of the freezing wind's attack.

It breathed a slight sigh of relief.

But Tetsuya told it that relaxing was just wishful thinking: "Ice Vulpix, use Ice Shard."

At this moment, Pogaman was positioned between a huge rock and the cave wall, a position with almost no way to avoid it.

The icy wind from the Ice Six-Tails wasn't intended to directly disable its fighting ability; it was merely forcing it to reposition.

"Boga"

Bogarman's expression was very serious, showing no sign of panic.

Its body is filled with water vapor, formed by droplets of water condensing.

This is a move that many Water-type Pokémon know: Water Play. Its effect is to temporarily wet the terrain, which can effectively reduce the power of Fire-type attacks.

However, playing with water is not very effective against the Ice-type attacks of the Ice-type Vulpix.

Even if the surrounding underground waterfall environment further enhances the effect of water play skills, the hardness of water droplets and ice pebbles cannot compare.

The ice shards flew rapidly through the air, approaching Piplup's body.

"Boga"

More and more water droplets surrounded Bogarman, gradually forming a thick ring of water that enveloped his entire body.

Tetsuya was even more surprised.

This scene shows that Piplup, in addition to high-speed movement, also inherited the Water Ring technique.

This is a powerful tool for waging a protracted war.

"Were their parents cherry fish from the Hoenn region?"

Almost instantly, Tetsuya and Kogoro deduced the previous generation of Bogarman.

Although the size difference between the cherry blossom fish and the emperor nabo is somewhat strange, it is quite normal for them to mate and produce offspring.

The cherry blossom fish is quite beautiful and elegant in appearance, and it is quite attractive to male spirits.

What surprised Tetsuya was not only that Bogarman inherited the Water Ring, but also the way it used the Water Ring.

As a skill that consumes a lot of resources, it is quite difficult for Piplup to use Water Ring at around level 10.

The stamina restored by the water flow ring may not even be as much as the stamina it releases.

But this Piplup took a different approach. First, it used its Water Play skill to gather a considerable amount of water-type energy, and then manipulated this water-type energy to form a water flow loop.

In the back and forth, the energy required for its release is minimized.

As a wild-born Pokémon, the fact that it could master this method on its own shows that Piplup must have quite good comprehension.

Bogarman's face was serious as it waved its arms, causing the surrounding water rings to spin faster in sync with the rhythm of its movements.

"Sizzle—Bang!"

The ice shards were swept into the rotating water ring the moment they encountered it, and soon after, under the influence of the water's force, they were broken into small pieces of ice and incorporated into the ring.

As a highly sought-after and frequently used water-type skill, Water Ring can not only restore the user's health, but also provide a fairly good defensive effect.

Bogarman quickly recovered the stamina he had expended during his high-speed movement with the help of the Water Ring.

It moved to an open area and confronted the Ice Vulpix again.

"Boga"

Bogaman barked loudly, signaling that it was time for it to attack.

It was a little distracted at the beginning of the battle, which is why it was being suppressed and beaten, and it was quite resentful.