Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

The reason for using Solar Beam instead of the faster Electromagnetic Cannon was because the opposing team had two Pokémon, Swampert and Rhyperior.

Even if a Tyrannosaurus Rex attacks, Swampert can quickly take over the role of defender.

At the same time, the Grass-type Solar Beam is extremely effective against both of these Pokémon.

The opponent would not allow Swampert, which is four times weaker than Grass, to come up and defend. Otherwise, even though Swampert has good overall damage resistance, it would be almost unable to fight after this attack.

However, the drawbacks of solar beams are also obvious.

While the Destructive Beam takes a relatively long time to gather energy compared to other skills, the Solar Beam generally requires even longer to prepare.

However, the prolonged stiffness after using the Destruction Ray is also a problem that cannot be ignored.

While the Pokémon were preparing their ultimate attacks, the rest of their companions were also busy.

The aerial battle between Pidgey Togekiss and Staraptor Crobat is another story.

On Aoki Senjou's side, Arbok and Muk have already begun to take control of the battlefield.

The purplish-black poisonous fog gradually spread out.

"Blazing Chicken, Flame Whirlpool;"

"Electric Dragon, Magnetic Field Manipulation!"

Tetsuya certainly wouldn't let the other party's methods succeed so easily.

Even he wouldn't dare say he could withstand the poison of Arbok and Muk.

Under the rules of open-world fighting, even if you don't lose your life, the side effects of poisoning won't disappear immediately.

That kind of experience is not something most people would be willing to try, and Tetsuya isn't out of his mind.

The red flames and yellow electricity intertwined, forming a thick energy defense wall.

The poison gas turned into smoke the moment it came into contact with the flame and floated upwards.

A moment later, it vanished without a trace as the electric current surged.

"Go and catch it."

Tetsuya whispered something to the Blaziken beside him.

Blaziken, its eyes gleaming with blue light, nodded slightly.

With a push of his feet, his body vanished into the complex rock formations like a phantom.

Looking at the sprites on the field.

It's unclear when exactly, but Aoki Chiki's Swamp Monster quietly disappeared from the public eye.

The incredibly strong Swampert is also a rather excellent "sneak attacker".

Thanks to its physical structure, it can clearly sense the location and environment of the enemy.

This created a very favorable environment for it to get close to the enemy without them noticing.

However, this ability becomes somewhat insufficient when facing Blaziken.

The power of waveguides cannot be achieved by simple physical structures.

In Blaziken's perception, the sneaky Swampert was like a beacon in the night.

The energy fluctuations at the Quasi-Heavenly King level were exceptionally noticeable.

Although Swampert has good resistance to Fire-type moves, and both are starter Pokémon, its strength is actually not that different from Blaziken's.

However, that is under the premise of equal strength.

A Champion-level Blaziken battling a near-Champion-level Swampert, even though it's an individual with Aura.

Not to mention crushing them, giving them a good beating would be no problem at all.

The purplish-black beam of light flashed and disappeared.

Aoki Chiki's Ironclad Tyrannosaurus opened its massive jaws, unleashing an incredibly powerful wave of skill energy.

With perfect precision, the Serpent Lord also suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a dazzling beam of green energy.

It was still afternoon, and the sun was quite strong.

Even though the surrounding rocks blocked much of the sunlight, the Lord Serpent's energy gathering proceeded incredibly smoothly.

It didn't even need the giant rock monster to provide cover; its solar beam collided head-on with the destructive ray.

For a moment, the two ultimate moves were locked in a stalemate.

In terms of pure standard skill power, the Solar Beam is slightly weaker than the Hyper Beam.

However, the advantage of the attributes makes up for this.

The Grass-type Serperior uses Solar Beam, which is naturally more powerful than the Normal-type Hyper Beam used by the Ground/Rock-type Rhyperior.

Moreover, Tetsuya's Serpent Lord will only be better than the opponent's Ironhide Tyrannosaurus in terms of growth, not worse.

"What a hassle," Aoki Chiki sighed inwardly.

Then his eyes gradually turned fierce.

"Muddy, interrupt the other side with a piercing sound;"

Arbok, glare!

Since we're at a stalemate, then I'll disrupt your ability to use your skills.

Aoki Chiki's idea was good, but he forgot one thing.

Tetsuya just commanded two spirits.

Before Muk and Arbok could follow orders and interfere, another green beam of light shot through the air.

It was precisely by diverting some of its energy to release the gravitational field that the giant rock monster provided support for the Lord Serpent.

Because of its ability to collect solar energy, its solar beam actually forms much faster than the other two elves.

However, the giant rock monster did not release its power immediately, but instead used it to slightly assist Pidgeot and Togekiss in the sky.

It only fully erupted when the Monarch Serpent and the Armored Tyrannosaurus were locked in a stalemate.

This also makes the solar beams that have been stored for a long time much more powerful than under normal circumstances.

In just about half a second, the Armored Tyrannosaurus's Hyper Beam was completely shattered by the combined green solar beam.

"Ow—"

The sunlight struck the armored tyrannosaurus, causing it to let out a painful howl.

Fortunately, the destructive death ray neutralized a significant portion of its power.

Otherwise, two beams of sunlight would be an attack that it, being four times weaker than grass, could not withstand.

The armored tyrannosaurus, its body covered in burns, was breathing heavily with difficulty.

Aoki Chiki then realized that having Swampert flank the opposing trainer seemed to be a very bad choice.

"If it were a sudden, unexpected fight, your choice would be correct. Unfortunately, we were both prepared."

Tetsuya, hiding behind the rock pillar, shrugged.

Actually, he had another way to win.

That is to rely on one's own skills to get close to the opponent the moment they enter the arena and prevent them from releasing their Pokémon.

But that would be incredibly boring.

He still prefers a comfortable battle.

Anyway, I won't lose.

"thunder."

The clash of three powerful techniques had just ended when Tetsuya issued another command.

Dense electrical energy coalesced in the high sky above the center of the battle between the two sides.

"Arbok, use a wide-range black mist;"

"Stinky Gummy, shrinks with use."

Aoki Chiki reacted quickly and immediately devised a countermeasure.

This is not for defense, but for attack.

His Ironhide Raptor's special ability is like a lightning rod; all electric attacks are absorbed by him, and he also gains an increase in the strength of some energy attacks.

In this way, Arbok and Grimer, who are also nearby, don't have to worry about being hit.

However, contrary to his expectations, the electric dragon's target was not the three Pokémon on the ground.

Instead, they were cross-bats and hawks in the sky.

Yellow currents crossed each other high in the sky.

Indeed, some of the current was attracted by the lightning rod properties of the Ironhide Tyrannosaurus Rex and struck it directly.

However, most of the time, they were controlled by the electric dragon and headed towards the sky spirits.

no way.

Under the conscious guidance of Togekiss and Pidgeot, the battle among the aerial Pokémon had long since moved to a secluded corner.

At this distance, the capabilities of a lightning rod are extremely limited.

The four fighting spirits were separated in an instant.

Electric current has no idea which are teammates and which are enemies.

The best you can do is control the Electro Dragons to avoid hitting Bidio and Togekiss as much as possible, but the impact is unavoidable.

However, due to their deliberate strategy and the fact that the Starhawk and Crobat were caught off guard, their reactions were significantly slower.

Before they could fly more than ten meters, the incredibly powerful lightning energy invaded their bodies.

Both Flying-type Pokémon let out cries of pain.

"Air Slash".

Zhe's unhurried command rang out.

Pidgey and Togekiss made a near-synchronous turn, their wings flashing with a dazzling white light.

"shhhhhh"

Countless air slashes rained down on the two glowing yellow sprites.

Aoki Senjo knew that his two Sky Sprites were probably in some danger.

"This is not the kind of command ability that a trainer who has only been in the industry for a year or two should have."

Sweat beaded on his forehead.

Despite knowing that Tetsuya was exceptionally talented and that his boss valued him highly, having repeatedly sent people to invite him to join the organization.

But he never imagined that he would be outmatched in the rules of open-field fighting.

It wasn't just the superior strength of the Pokémon that made Tetsuya's superior reaction and decision-making in terms of trainer command.

Looking at the formation that the other side had set up, he felt somewhat helpless.

The giant rock monster is in front, the monarch snake is in the middle, and the electric dragon is at the very end.

The combination of gravity, grassy terrain, and magnetic field manipulation makes the environment there completely their home turf.

If Tyranitar hadn't been hit by the two solar beams at the beginning, it might have been able to stick to Gigantamax, giving Arbok and Muk a chance to get close.

But now...

Arbok, who tried to bite the giant rock monster but had its teeth broken, and Grimer, who kept sticking to the giant rock monster and leaving corrosive marks of its venomous invasion.

Aoki Chiki found it hard to imagine how they could possibly break through this enormous behemoth.

He regretted his decision regarding the Swamp Monster once again.

With the constant replenishment from the Grassy Terrain, Arbok and Muk's attacks on Grimstone were, while not exactly ineffective, quite limited.

Poison is not a type that excels at burst damage, and it is completely countered by Serperior.

Only Pokémon like Swampert can rely on their strength to break through Grimstone's defenses head-on.