Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

The giant crab's water gun narrowly missed its body.

"The instructions need to be more specific."

Zhe also thought very calmly.

The teamwork between Pokémon that weren't bred by the user is significantly worse.

If it were Blaziken or the like, they would have already blocked the route in a habit.

"I see!"

At this time.

Seeing the Kingler lower its large pincers, a flash of inspiration struck the challenger: "Pidgeotto, just swoop down from high above and use Quick Attack!"

"Not bad reaction." Tetsuya exclaimed. "King Crab, harden and withstand the attack, then clamp down on your opponent."

The white light quickly enveloped Pidgey's small body.

With the aid of its skills, it rapidly approached the giant crab on the floating platform below.

The water surface of the battle arena was rippled by the airflow generated by Pidgey's high-speed impact.

Corresponding.

Upon hearing the command, the giant crab's body quickly glowed with silver light.

Its armor had become visibly much harder.

Despite lacking the characteristic of a hard shell, Kingler, as a fully developed Pokémon, naturally has an advantage in terms of abilities.

"Sizzle—"

A piercing sound rang out.

Pidgey's sharp claws, carrying a powerful impact, sliced ​​through the giant crab's shell, leaving three deep white marks.

At the same time, the giant crab extended its huge left pincer and clamped down on the enemy's left wing.

"Beep~"

In pain, Pidgey let out a sharp cry.

"Hold on, Pidgeotto! Use Tackle to break free!"

The trainer's voice rang out.

Despite the excruciating pain, Pidgeotto forced itself to exert force, spinning its body and slamming its right wing into Kingler's body.

Perhaps it was because the scratch was too painful, or perhaps it didn't expect Pidgey to retaliate in this situation.

Losing its balance, the giant crab instinctively loosened its pincers.

Pidgey seized the opportunity and quickly took flight again.

"Click~"

The giant crab knew it was its mistake and instinctively looked back at its new companion.

"It's okay, you did a great job. Just pay more attention next time and you'll do even better. Keep up the good work."

Tetsuya certainly wouldn't blame the other party.

If it were Raiji or Shinji from the anime, they would probably be called "useless".

"Pippi, one more time, Quick Attack!"

the other side.

The challenger's command remains unchanged.

Pidgey hesitated.

The pain emanating from its wings seemed to be a warning against close combat.

"Don't worry, Pidgey, you can do it! Use your flying skills to conquer your enemies!"

The challenger cheered for his elf.

"Beep"

Upon hearing this...

Although still somewhat afraid, Pidgeotto was enveloped in white light once again, so as not to disappoint its trainer.

"Then let's do it one more time."

Harden, then grab the other side.

"click"

The giant crab opened and closed its claws with an air of confidence.

That was a mistake, and this time I will never let go of it no matter what.

Same action, same angle.

It even planned how to forcefully slam the enemy onto the floating platform, and then follow up with a stomp.

The giant crab raised its large pincers high, gleaming with a sharp light.

"Now!" The challenger's eyes flashed, and he shouted, "Pidgeotto, go around and then ram it!"

"Beep—"

The birdsong faded away in an instant.

The giant crab was surprised to find that its opponent did not attack it directly, but instead flew past it from a place it could not reach.

A few meters away.

The white light dissipated, revealing Pidgey's clear form.

The flapping of its wings stirred up a strong wind.

Its entire body slammed into the giant crab due to the reaction force.

"Boom-"

The dull thud foreshadowed the fate of the giant crab.

It was knocked into the water with almost no ability to resist.

Fortunately.

Whether it's the increased defense from the two hardening processes, or the reduction of impact force from the water flow.

The giant crab did not suffer much damage.

Even Pidgeotto's current stamina consumption is still higher than Kingler's.

But the challenger smiled happily: "Well done, Pipi Bird!"

"Beep—"

The Pidgey in the air also chirped happily.

Minglan and Xiaoxia sat happily in the spectator stands watching this scene.

"Xiaoxia, do you know why this is happening?"

The old man asked his granddaughter.

"Well......"

Xiaoxia frowned deeply.

Although the education received from childhood is very comprehensive, theoretical knowledge still needs time and practice to become truly useful knowledge.

This is one of the reasons why Minglan wanted Zheye to bring Xiaoxia along during this period.

"I think it was caused by the giant crab's big pincers."

After thinking it over, Xiaoxia's answer was not unexpected by Minglan.

If his granddaughter didn't even have this much ability, he wouldn't have personally chosen her as the successor to the next Cerulean Gym Leader position.

"The giant crab's pincers are huge and incredibly destructive, but the downside is that they are so heavy that they are difficult to aim at."

If you lift the disproportionately large pincers with astonishing force, you will lose your balance and sway from side to side.

In the situation just now, if Pidgeotto had changed its attack method on the fly, Kingler wouldn't have been able to keep up with its movements, let alone dodge or counterattack.

Xiaoxia's crisp voice echoed in the spectator stands.

Tetsuya naturally noticed this and nodded in approval.

Yes.

Despite the powerful attack capabilities of its large pincers, Kingler's body movements are actually quite inflexible compared to Pidgeotto.

Under normal circumstances, Pidgeotto's size means it won't have much of an advantage in close combat.

However, given Kingler's characteristics, Pidgeotto, which is below level 30 and can't master many ranged attack moves, is better suited for close-range combat.

Otherwise, relying solely on the wind, the gua sha master Pidgeot would probably be exhausted trying to defeat Kingler Crab.

not to mention.

At this level, Kingler has more long-range attack moves than Pidgeotto.

It really has to be a remote battle.

If it weren't for its weakness in energy attacks, the Giant Kingler might actually be able to suppress its opponent in this environment.

"Pippi, Quick Attack!"

The excited voices of the young people echoed throughout the venue.

The giant crab waved its large pincers in vain, failing to achieve its goal time and time again.

Its body was covered in more and more wounds, and its strength was dwindling.

Another problem with the giant pincers is that it requires a lot of strength to swing them, and the giant crab consumes stamina much faster than other Pokémon.

"click"

Panting heavily, the giant crab was already contemplating giving up.

It's not uncommon for gym Pokémon to lose anyway, so if you can't win, you can't win; it won't cost you a bite of food.

With this idea, its reaction became visibly slower.

The challenger assumed it was due to physical exhaustion and launched an even more passionate attack.

Only Tetsuya and Meiran understood the reason and shook their heads helplessly.

Many Pokémon have good personalities, but they are not suitable for battle because of this.

Maintaining the desire to win in adversity sounds simple, but it's something that can't be taught later in life.

"Pipikach, deliver the final blow!"

The challengers' passionate voices echoed continuously.

Pidgey's physical condition wasn't actually that good.

Repeatedly stopping and starting abruptly takes a toll on energy levels.

However, seeing the Crab Kingler almost unable to move, Pidgeotto perked up and its entire body flashed white light for what seemed like the umpteenth time.

It's as if I've become numb.

The giant crab casually raised its large pincers to block the other's flight path, ready to deliver the goods to its doorstep.

Of course, this "goods" is often itself.

As always, it sidesteps through and then pushes back to collide.

Pidgey felt a surge of powerful energy erupt from its weary body once more.

This must be the joy of victory, it thought.

"Giant Crab, don't restrain your body's momentum. Move with your large pincers and use your metal claws."

Tetsuya, who had barely spoken up to give instructions until later, finally spoke.

The giant crab didn't really want to hear it, since it thought its new partner's abilities were really not that great, otherwise it wouldn't have put it in its current situation.