Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Moreover.

Athena's ace spirit is of the fire type.

"Yes!"

Under the watchful eye of Athena.

Feeling the pressure, the Team Rocket members quickly took action.

They took out many Poké Balls from their pockets and threw them forward.

What's strange is that...

The newly appearing Pokémon on the battlefield are all relatively weak Pokémon that have evolved forms but have not yet evolved.

"Lady Athena, look..."

Feeling the gazes of her subordinates, Athena's expression grew impatient, but she knew she couldn't push them any further.

She pulled out a strange-looking device that resembled a large megaphone.

My finger gently pressed the switch.

Eerie music then resounded throughout the nearby battlefield.

"Roar--"

"Do—"

"what--"

A series of violent screams rang out.

Under the incredulous gaze of the trainers from the Cerulean side.

Suddenly, all the Team Rocket Pokémon that hadn't evolved were uniformly enveloped in a white light representing evolution.

He put away the equipment with a heavy heart.

Perhaps only Athena knows how much energy this took.

"A strange sonic wave that's been forced to evolve...?"

In this regard.

Minglan didn't find it particularly strange.

Because Athena's ability was already part of the Alliance's intelligence statistics on her.

Many people believe that the Gyarados disturbance that occurred in Vermilion City was Team Rocket's attempt to improve Athena's ability.

Of course, there are actually significant differences, but they just happen to be expressed in very similar ways.

If you don't have some skills...

Athena could not possibly overpower Lance and Lambda simply because of her relationship with Apollo.

No matter where you are.

Strength is the most important thing.

Minglan tossed aside her cane, her expression one of arrogance: "So what if I've evolved?"

In the face of absolute power, quantity is of no use whatsoever!

"Steel-armed shrimp, let them understand the power of water!"

Perhaps because he had been silent for so long and had not shown his skills in front of the world, people had forgotten how Minglan commanded the elves in battle.

As a veteran trainer.

His fighting style is completely at odds with the gentle nature that water-type characters are known for.

Xiaoxia's nickname in the future will be "Savage Mermaid".

Besides her own personality, the fighting style brought by her grandfather also had a huge influence.

In an instant, a curtain of water enveloped the entire Cerulean Dojo.

The deep blue water created immense psychological pressure on the combat personnel below.

"boom--"

There was absolutely no time to react.

Under the control of the steel-armed shrimp, an endless stream of water crashes down onto the ground.

The entire Cerulean Dojo was instantly transformed into a vast expanse of water, and even the nearby streets were submerged.

From above,

With the location of Hua Lan Dojo as the center, there is a large expanse of blue within nearly 100 meters.

In this environment.

Cerulean trainers, whose teams are mainly composed of Water-type Pokémon, naturally thrive in their environment.

This includes the trainers themselves.

A trainer who specializes in water-type moves but can't swim will be laughed at to death.

The Rockets players are different.

Although most of them can swim.

But the sudden floodwaters were clearly beyond their ability to cope.

Moreover, there are quite a few people who can't swim.

Many Team Rocket members were swept away by a wave and disappeared before they could even call out their Pokémon.

As for whether they are dead or alive.

That depends on their luck today.

at the same time.

Tetsuya and Lance, who were fighting at the gate, were naturally also affected.

"Pooh--"

He spat out a mouthful of water, his gloomy eyes revealing Lance's current displeasure.

If it weren't for this sudden flood...

His Crossbat should have been able to take down the Serpent Lord smoothly.

"Serpent Lord, use Mega Drain on those Pokémon!"

Tetsuya pointed to the many spirits floating by with the water and gave instructions.

They no longer cared whether they were on their own or enemies.

In situations like this, saving your life is the most important thing.

The Monarch Serpent, whose body appeared somewhat dilapidated, nodded weakly.

The snake-like body remained stable in the water flow.

Wisps of green drifted from some nearby elves to its wound.

The gruesome wounds inflicted by the cross-bat's teeth and wings slowly closed, no longer appearing so terrifying.

"That's insane."

Tetsuya wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Standing in mid-air using his superpowers, he was clearly more elegant than Lance, who was submerged in water.

But this cannot hide the fact that his two Champion-level partners were no match for the Crobat, who was a near-Champion level opponent.

One reason is that the level is a bit lower.

The two Pokémon, Pang Yan Guai and Monarch Snake, are level 68 and 66 respectively.

Facing a level 75 Crossbat, the difference in level seems less than ten levels.

In fact, the difference between level 7 and level 9 is about the same as the difference between the initial elite and the peak of the near-king level.

"This guy, could he only have one Crossbat?"

Tetsuya looked at Lance, who had only sent out one Pokémon since the start of the battle, and couldn't quite grasp his opponent's tactics.

Based on the crazy personality the other party displayed.

If it's a cross-bat, then it's not impossible.

"Crossbat, use your life-steal attack!"

Seeing the Monarch Serpent recovering, Lance commanded the Crobats to charge.

They completely ignored the interference from the giant rock monster that was propping itself up with stone pillars to protect itself from the water flow.

It ignored the extremely effective Rock-type attacks that landed on it.

"Damn it."

Tetsuya really wanted to yell at them.

He has battled many trainers with all sorts of unconventional styles.

But Lance is truly the first one like this.

A near-champion level Crobat uses only three skills in combat: wing attack, life steal, and bite.

The wings attack accelerate the approach, draining life to recover, and then it bites down and refuses to let go.

It's a completely shameless style of play.

The only way to deal with this move is to overwhelm the opponent with massive damage before it recovers.

However, even with a significant advantage in strength, it's impossible to achieve this with just one Pokémon like Giant Rock Monster.

A barrage of Solar Beams might not be as effective as a single Rock Slide against a Crobat with Poison and Flying attributes.

Even powerful skills like Sharp Stone Attack are unusable.

Because the crossbowman nests on the body of the serpent.

The size difference between the two means that if either side wants to attack the other, the Serpent will definitely be hit first.

In a moment of carelessness, friendly forces were accidentally wounded.

Pang Yan Guai couldn't possibly take down this Cross Bat in a one-on-one fight.

Left with no other choice, Tetsuya had to let the Serpent Lord, which also possessed remarkable regenerative abilities, perform self-repair.

That's why Serperior looked as if its life force had been drained just now.

This is why Tetsuya thought the other side only had one Crossbat.

Even if other Pokémon are bred, they will probably end up as "blood bags".

This method of raising Zubats by feeding them with several Pokémon is actually quite common among members of the Dark Organization.

However, blood with an overly mixed composition can pose a significant risk to Zubat-type Pokémon as they rapidly grow stronger.

It's truly rare to find someone with the ability to be a near-champion.

Look at the Crobat that was swept across by the Serpentis's tail and is now just lying there.

If he weren't outmatched, Tetsuya would have personally taken down this bastard.

“Chakeyi”

"Buwoo"

Two familiar elf calls rang out.

Tetsuya's eyes immediately lit up.

Very well, let's see how you use this disgusting tactic now.

"Electric Dragon, use 100,000 Volts on that guy!"

"Togekiss, use Life Drop on Serpent!"

His commands were transmitted to the two Pokémon who came to his aid through his superpowers.