Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

The scent of fresh grass immediately filled everyone's nostrils.

"The next step is to decide on the order of attack!"

As soon as the referee waved his flag, the red and green dial on the electronic screen began to spin.

"Kurosaki Hiroaki, the player on the red side, please select your first Pokémon!"

"It's on fire!"

Burning!!

Under everyone's gaze, Hiroter Kurosaki, holding the Poké Ball, seemed like a completely different person in an instant.

The lifeless atmosphere vanished.

Instead, a passionate and sharp-eyed young man took his place.

Even if the opponent is an invincible foe, I will not easily admit defeat!

"Go, Lizard King! Cut down everything in your sight!"

He threw his Poké Ball with all his might.

“Gaya”

As the grass broke, a green Pokémon resembling a bipedal lizard appeared before the people's eyes.

It has a large tail, leaves that grow from its two arms that are as sharp as blades, and six seeds arranged in an orderly and symmetrical manner on its back.

Sceptile is one of the Grass-type starter Pokémon in Hoenn.

Tetsuya held a Poké Ball that he had prepared beforehand and bounced it around in his hand.

"Kurosaki Hiroshi, a native of Rainbow City in the Kanto region, specializes in Grass-type attacks."

Suspected of having a dual personality, he is usually listless and lethargic, but becomes a different person once he holds a Poké Ball and prepares to battle.

His fighting style is one of relentless offense.

to be frank.

If it weren't for the video evidence, Tetsuya would find it hard to believe that the previous Hiroter Kurosaki was such a person.

"My adversary, charge forward without hesitation!"

Across from them, Hiroaki Kurosaki was still shouting excitedly.

"A trainer like Takashi Kawamura, interesting."

Thinking this, he paused, then gripped the Poké Ball in mid-air: "If it's a Grass-type, then I choose you—Go, Togekiss!"

"Perfect!"

The chubby Togekiss floats in the air.

His eyes gleamed with excitement.

Finally, it's finally my turn to go on stage!

"So it was the source of grace that flies in the air?"

That's quite a formidable opponent!

"Lizard King, use Sword Dance to enhance your power!"

Hiroaki Kurosaki raised his hands high and shouted with all his might.

“Gaya”

The Lizard King nodded with utter indifference.

Its tail stood upright, and the leaves on its arms shimmered with a faint light as it swayed its body.

"Hot wind".

Tetsuya's approach was very simple.

You're taking advantage of your inability to fly to forcefully attack the Lizard King.

If you're so capable, come down to heaven and see how Tokkis will torment you.

Even though Togekiss doesn't have the Fire type, its mastery of Heat Wave is still quite excellent thanks to its long-term training.

Blaziken and Pidgeot are not to be underestimated.

The Grass-type Sceptile would suffer considerable damage from the Fire-type Heatwave.

Tokiss's wings flapped slowly.

A dense, red heatwave appeared out of nowhere.

It quickly covered nearly two-thirds of the Grass-type area.

The once vibrant green quickly turned somewhat withered and yellow.

"Another Heavenly King?!"

The contestants in the stands all had a bitter taste in their mouths.

This kind of momentum, this kind of skill intensity.

For Togekiss, a non-Fire-type Pokémon, there can only be one conclusion.

"What the hell is this game?!"

More than one trainer cursed inwardly.

As far as they know, Pidgeot, Blaziken, and Togekiss are already the undisputed Elite Four level Pokémon in Tetsuya's team.

Oh, wait, that's not right.

We also need to add a Gallade that is also a Champion-level Pokémon after being boosted.

With that all taken into account, they already have four Elite Four level Pokémon in their team.

"We're playing in the Regional League Tournament, not the Elite Tournament!"

Someone's cheating here!

"The league should do something about this!"

The contestants were making this heartfelt call.

Although they knew it was impossible.

The Johto League is eager for such a talented trainer to showcase his skills at the tournament.

Who knows how many people will come to watch the Silver Tournament just because of Tetsuya?

This is a great opportunity for publicity.

"Beautiful attack! We can't give up, Lizard King!"

Despite being drenched in sweat from the hot wind, Hiroter Kurosaki was full of energy. "Dig a hole to get around the hot wind!"

Although he has a passionate and aggressive style, he is not the kind of fool who blindly charges forward.

Given the disparity in strength, choosing to directly pass through the hot air is tantamount to suicide.

Bypassing the attack from underground is a very good option.

The Lizard King leaped up and landed on the ground with a perfect water-entry posture.

Under the cover of grass-type terrain, its movements are impossible to detect.

"Whoo~"

The hot air slowly pressed down.

The grass, which had turned from lush green to withered yellow, could no longer withstand the intense heat and burst into flames.

In an instant.

The grassy field seemed to have turned into a field of fire.

Wisps of thick smoke drifted out from above the amphitheater.

If Officer Jenny hadn't known that a battle was taking place inside during the Silver Tournament, she might have already stepped in to put out the fire.

"Damn it, we've fallen for their trap!"

Hiroaki Kurosaki immediately realized what was happening and regretfully slammed his fist on the railing.

Unlike the Quartz Conference.

The final tournament of the Silver Tournament will not have its playing field changed or repaired during the matches.

This is why the halftime break is only five minutes long.

And after being burned by Pokkiss.

What was originally Kurosaki Hiroter's home turf, the Grass-type arena, soon became an ordinary battle arena.

Apart from some charred marks and some flowers and plants at the edges, it can be proven that this was originally a grassy field, but the entire field has been completely changed.

Hiroaki Kurosaki did not feel disappointed; he only felt that his opponent's tactics were truly unexpected.

Using a non-Fire-type Pokémon to ignite the lawn was like hitting the bullseye.

He guarded against Blaziken, but he couldn't guard against Togekiss.

"Since that's the case—"

"Lizard King, use Leaf Blade!"

With a wave of his hand, he launched a fierce attack.

"What a ridiculous choice this is."

Among the spectators were many powerful trainers, and they all frowned.

The near-Elite Four level Sceptile was already at a disadvantage against the Elite Four level Togekiss, yet it still resorted to such a direct battle tactic.

Isn't this just a simple gift?

"No, he has no other choice."

Some people saw the problem: "If it doesn't come out soon, the Lizard King might faint."

"Swish"

A green shadow broke through the soil.

The bright green light left two deep marks in the air.

Tokiss flapped its wings dismissively.

To everyone's eyes, the trail of green light and Togekiss had mysteriously become relatively still.

"What kind of insane level of flight capability is this?"

There are quite a few trainers who own Flying-type Pokémon, and they subconsciously clenched their fists.

The reason for this scene is quite simple.

It's simply that Togekiss's flight speed and Sceptile's attack speed have become the same.

But in reality, it's about...

Everyone knows how difficult this is.

Each Pokémon has a different attack speed, which can even vary greatly depending on the skill used.

To achieve this in a rapidly changing battle requires skills that are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"Ga"

The Lizard King's forehead was covered in a dense layer of sweat.

Part of it was from holding it in, and part of it was from nervousness.

Due to the flames, it couldn't get enough oxygen to breathe underground.

If it hadn't ended so quickly, it wouldn't be surprising if it had suffocated down there.

But it never expected that it would encounter such a scene after jumping out to attack.

With a gritted teeth.