Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Those watching the battle also covered their noses.

Stinky Flower calmly observed the reactions of those around it. It was already used to it; its own characteristics meant that not many people would like it.

But its trainer really likes its taste, which is enough to make it incredibly happy.

No matter how much others hate it, it only needs one person's love.

However, mantle rocks have no sense of smell, so the Gloom's poison gas attack is ineffective against them.

Despite the seed machine gun falling to the ground, the mantle rock, feeling a slight pain in its body, calmly and unhurriedly set up the field.

Seed Machine Gun isn't exactly a skill known for its power, and even with type advantage, it doesn't deal that much damage to Mantle Rock, which has excellent physical defense.

"Harden up, then use Rock Slide to counterattack, and use Sleep when you're tired."

Zhe gave instructions at a leisurely pace.

Gloom's strength is actually not very high, stemming from its pitifully small skill list.

Most of the simple and easy-to-learn skills are powder skills, or rather, status skills. Only a handful of Grass-type skills have offensive capabilities, such as Drain, Seed Bomb, and Giga Drain.

Further ultimate absorption, or Grass-type moves such as Solar Beam, Energy Ball, and Seed Bomb, are all very difficult to master.

Not to mention skills of other attributes, for Gloom, it is even more difficult than Grass-type ultimate moves.

As for skills like Charm and Aegis, which are highly relevant to battles, their type must be taken into account to some extent.

If you have an Eevee and an Gloom, and they both use the Charm move at the same time, the results will definitely be different.

Even if the elves might think the two look pretty much the same, Gloom's body odor is really distracting.

Imagine your goddess getting close to you, while simultaneously reeking of a mixture of old sneakers, garbage, rotten eggs, and skunk smoke. Even the most seductive person would be brought back to reality.

These moves might only be truly useful if Gloom evolves into Bellossom using a Sun Stone.

The trainer of Gloom was stunned when he saw that the mantle rock was unmoved. Then, he racked his brains from his limited knowledge and came to the conclusion that the mantle rock had no sense of smell.

Now he was at a loss.

Mantle rocks are relatively rare in Kanto. The Rock-type Pokémon commonly found in Kanto, such as Geodude and Onix, are semi-living entities that still retain their sense of smell.

When he dealt with these Rock-type Pokémon before, the type advantage combined with the Pokémon's unique characteristics made it a piece of cake.

However, without the poison gas, the Gloom's attack power is actually reduced by a large margin.

He also knew Gloom's weaknesses, but it was very difficult for a Pokémon to learn those powerful moves on its own unless it had very high aptitude.

Alternatively, you could hire someone to teach you, but that would be too expensive and would delay the training progress.

Furthermore, the opponent used a skill combination of Harden + Rock Slide + Sleep, which was simply shameless.

Under the hardening skill effect, the power and damage of the Seed Machine Gun will become extremely weak.

Even if it consumes some of the mantle rock's stamina in conjunction with Super Absorption, it will quickly recover by using Sleep.

Then, after regaining consciousness, the opponent attacked Gloom with Rock Slide.

Gloom doesn't have double resistance to Rock-type attacks, and the stamina it loses cannot be restored by Mega Drain.

In that case, "Oolong, use paralysis powder."

Watching the two Pokémon clash with Rock Slide and Seed Machine Gun, Gloom's trainer knew that dragging things out would only diminish his chances of winning, so he decisively commanded Gloom to try and paralyze Mantle Rock.

As for Sleep Powder, forget it. His long experience in this area tells him that almost every Pokémon that can sleep will use Sleep Talk, and falling asleep will only allow the opponent to continue attacking.

As for the poison powder, the sleep skill can remove negative status effects, so his only chance of winning is to gamble that the mantle rock cannot use sleep while it is paralyzed.

As the paralyzing powder landed on the mantle rock, creating arcs of electricity, the two laughed simultaneously.

"Hold on!"

Tetsuya had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

If the Pokémon is under a burn, paralysis, or poison status, the power of this move will double, reaching approximately 140.

This power surpasses that of most ultimate moves of various elements.

The only problem is that the hit rate of a Pokémon in an abnormal state when using skills is questionable, especially in a paralyzed state, it's questionable whether it can even be used at all.

However, this time the Mantle Rock successfully used its "Hardcore" ability, and the entire Pokémon, glowing white, crashed into Gloom.

The other person's face lit up even more, "Stinky Flower, use Grass Knot!"

How could he forget this amazing move for dealing with heavy Pokémon? The greater the weight, the greater the damage. But the Mantle Rock just now stood still, and the Grass Knot couldn't trip it up at all.

Now is the perfect time to get moving.

"Gloomy! Use the grass knot technique now!"

But Gloom remained motionless, and its trainer shouted anxiously.

"boom!"

The mantle rock used its strength to slam into the Gloom's body.

Gloom fell to the ground, its eyes spinning, and it lost its ability to fight.

The trainer of Gloom shook his head helplessly and handed over 5000 League Coins to Tetsuya.

He realized it was a state of flinching, a negative status caused by Rock Slide that would prevent the Pokémon from moving.

No wonder the opponent didn't use the more powerful Power Gem; they were waiting for him here.

It's also his fault for not noticing the stinky flower's malfunction beforehand; he was simply less skilled.

After Tetsuya restored the mantle rock's condition and stamina, the next challenger stepped onto the opposite command platform.

They exchanged a glance, and the other released their Pokémon, "Go, Aipom!"

.......

As time goes by, the battle continues.

More and more spectators gathered at the arena where Tetsuya was fighting, and the sounds of constant conversation could be heard from the crowd.

"Wow, this trainer and the mantle rock have already won 8 games in a row."

"Yes, and there were even Water and Grass-type Pokémon in between, it's really too strong."

"That mantle rock's control over sand and stone is completely unlike that of an ordinary elf."

"Moreover, the trainer's command strategy is so clear. Look, he just broke through the opponent's combo again."

Chapter 123 Yuantian Group

Thank you for your guidance.

Tetsuya smiled and shook hands with his opponent.

The other party gave a wry smile, handed over 5000 Alliance Coins to Zhe, and left.

After estimating the mantle rock's stamina, I realized that fighting eight consecutive battles was already its limit.

Even with a short rest and recovery period, it would be difficult for the mantle rock to compete in another match.

As for Pidgeot and Blaziken, it wouldn't make much sense for them to battle here.

Most of the Pokémon here are at the normal or just-entering elite level.

It's no exaggeration to say that Blaziken and Pidgeot came over to bully them.

His main purpose was to give the mantle rock some combat experience, and it seems to be working well. He also made a little extra money for food along the way; every little bit helps.

Tetsuya recalled the mantle rock into its Poké Ball, gestured to the surrounding audience that he had voluntarily given up the battle, and then left.

The audience felt quite regretful that they couldn't continue to see this young man's exciting battles.

However, his Pokémon had indeed been greatly depleted, and they didn't think the young boy had a second, stronger Pokémon, given his age.

As the other two trainers continued their battles, the audience either left in twos and threes or stayed to watch the fights, cheering and shouting from time to time.

Tetsuya went to the nearby Pokémon Center, gave the Mantle Rock to Nurse Joy to restore it, and then prepared to head to the restaurant for lunch.

Having walked all the way from Ziyuan Town, and including the time spent in the battle, it's already noon.

"Excuse me, are you Trainer Tetsuya Tamaki?"

Just as Tetsuya was on his way to the restaurant, a sweaty man in a suit carrying a briefcase stopped him.

"Oh, yes, that's me. Excuse me, may I ask who you are?"

Tetsuya looked at the man in the suit with a puzzled expression.

No one has come to see him recently that they need something.

"I am Kurahashi Shunsuke from the Enda Group." As he spoke, Shunsuke took out a business card from his bag and handed it to Tetsuya with both hands.

"I'm sure you've heard of our group. I wonder if I could spare a few minutes of your time to explain why I'm here?"

Tetsuya narrowed his eyes, confirmed the other party's identity, and nodded slightly to indicate that there was no problem.

The two then went to a rest area and began to talk.

Yuantian Group is a super-large commercial giant whose main business is low-end Pokémon medicine, Poké Balls, Pokémon food, as well as clothing, food and automobiles.

Of course, when we say it's low-end, it's only compared to companies like Silph and Devon.

In reality, most people still prefer Yuantian Group when shopping.

While the products from Siluff and Devon are of excellent quality and functionality, their only major drawback is their exorbitant price.

If it weren't for wanting to give his Pokémon the best possible training, Tetsuya wouldn't have chosen these two companies.

Yuantian Group's pricing is more affordable, but of course, the lower technological content is unavoidable.

Tetsuya is now curious as to why the Yuanda Group would approach him when he has absolutely no connection with them.

As for how one found themselves, that's not surprising.

After all, the Yuanda Group not only maintains good relationships with all the official gyms in Kanto, but is also a partner of Professor Oak's lab, not to mention the Nurse Joy family of the Pokémon Center.

Finding yourself through any of these three channels is a very easy thing.

Rather, it would be strange if such a large company couldn't find a single person.

"Phew." Kurahashi Shunsuke, who was sweating profusely, took a big gulp of water. "I wonder what Trainer Tetsuya thinks."

If there are no issues, we will send the relevant agreement to Pewter Gym for confirmation, acting as an intermediary.

Tetsuya pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, no problem, I agree."

Kurahashi Shunsuke was overjoyed. "Thank you for your support of our company. I won't bother you any longer."

The two said their goodbyes, and Kurahashi Shunsuke hurriedly walked outside to carry out his next task.

Tetsuya walked towards the restaurant, ordering and eating while thinking about what Kurahashi Shunsuke had just said.

"Battle Frontier, I think I've heard of this in my past life. Is it another type of gym? I think the founder was a guy wearing sunglasses."

That makes sense; the boss of the Yuanda Group, Yuanda Ashida, is a chubby man who likes to wear sunglasses.

Yes, Kurahashi Shunsuke's purpose in coming was to discuss the issue of the Battle Frontier with Tetsuya.

Of course, it wasn't an invitation for Tetsuya to become the leader of the battle zone he mentioned; that kind of position, similar to a gym leader, was far beyond his capabilities.

Kurahashi Shunsuke's main purpose was to invite Tetsuya to challenge the future Battle Frontier, and also to generate some buzz for the Battle Frontier in advance.

Regarding the timeframe, he stated that the group has not yet given a specific timeframe, the battle zone is still under construction, and the leaders of the battle teams have not yet been selected.

To put it simply, the location is currently unavailable, the time is unknown, and the requirements are also unknown.

If it weren't for the strength and reputation of the Yuanda Group, and the 200 million yen appearance fee, Tetsuya would have left immediately, thinking it was a prank.

Are you kidding me? You're asking him to make a challenging promise for a product with no manufacturer, no quality certification?

But one has to admire the wealth of such large corporations; judging from the information revealed by Shunsuke Kurahashi, they had already invited many people in advance.

Even if Tetsuya's 2 million is the average level, inviting 100 people would be 200 million Alliance Coins, which is 2 million, not just two dollars.

Moreover, it's impossible for such a large-scale event to only invite 100 people.

"It's so good to be rich," he sighed.

He was sending messages on his wristwatch, asking a few friends he knew about the Battle Frontier.

Everyone replied that they had also received an invitation.