Pokémon: The King of Steel Starting from Big Mouth Chapter 032

The two Special Defense drops inflicted on Charizard truly cast a pall of panic and unease over Ryota’s heart.

Could he, a formidable Trainer, actually lose to that Cottonee, which looked so weak on the outside? Absolutely impossible!

To turn the tide of battle, Ryota quickly calmed down and decisively ordered, “Use Sunny Day!”

Ryota’s Charizard had the hidden ability Solar Power, which increased its Special Attack during Sunny Day.

His only thought now was to boost Charizard’s power and end the battle as quickly as possible.

As Charizard unleashed its move, the temperature in the arena noticeably rose. Under such conditions, Fire-type moves would gain power, while Water-type moves would weaken.

Not entirely hopeless, still knew how to use weather and type advantages.

Unfortunately, it was already too late. If he had used this move combination from the start, perhaps the victory wouldn’t have been so easy.

“I’ve been waiting for you, use Encore!” Just as Ryota was attempting to turn the tide, Yi Tian issued another command.

Two illusory hands suddenly appeared in the air, seemingly gently clapping several times in a manner that appeared light but contained a hidden pressure. Under Ryota’s disbelieving gaze, Charizard used Sunny Day again.

However, with the Sunny Day effect already present, Charizard’s move naturally couldn’t take effect again. Even more troublesome, Charizard had been continuously afflicted by Leech Seed since the start of the battle, its stamina being mercilessly drained little by little.

“Taunt!”

Even with Charizard in such a miserable state, Yi Tian still wouldn’t let it off the hook.

As Yi Tian gave the command, an illusion of a fingertip suddenly materialized in front of Cottonee. With a provocative gesture, it precisely beckoned at Charizard. This action undoubtedly further stimulated Charizard’s current predicament. Charizard instantly saw red, but under the effect of Encore, it could only continuously use Sunny Day.

As a result, Charizard not only failed to turn the tide but instead fell into a vicious cycle of self-consumption, its precious stamina quietly draining away in a futile struggle.

Charizard was instantly enraged. It had never seen such a dirty tactic. How was it supposed to fight like this?

The final outcome was self-evident. Every time Charizard used Sunny Day three times, Cottonee would precisely use Encore once. In the interim, Cottonee cleverly exploited the battlefield effect created by Charizard’s Sunny Day to unleash the powerful move Solar Beam.

Finally, Charizard collapsed from exhaustion. As it fell, tears, seemingly filled with pain, slowly streamed from the corners of its eyes.

And the seemingly weaker Cottonee didn’t even have a speck of dust on it.

“Impossible, how is this possible…”

Sasaki Ryota painfully knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with a mix of shock and disbelief, as if everything before him completely exceeded his comprehension.

Losing, he wasn’t unfamiliar with it. He had been thoroughly beaten by Azalea many times; losing wasn’t shameful.

Some said he was a sore loser. Yes, he was a sore loser! He couldn’t lose so ignominiously! What was this? Being controlled and played to death by a tiny Cottonee.

How was he going to mix in the second-generation circles after this?!

Ryota could already imagine how his friends would greet him in the future. Did he have any dignity left?

Azalea and these Trainers were not fundamentally different. In battle, they all relied on conventional advantages like level differences and type matchups to defeat opponents in a relatively forceful manner. In their perception, victory was achieved by stacking advantages.

When had an orthodox Trainer ever seen such dirty tactics?

At this moment, Azalea, wearing a pair of exquisite glasses, adopted the demeanor of a literary girl, meticulously taking notes. Her pen danced continuously, recording every detail of the battle.

It had to be said, Yi Tian was truly a talent. Being around him always gave one a feeling of great收获, as if useful knowledge was unconsciously increasing.

As a Trainer specializing in Rock-types, Azalea was diligently taking these notes in hopes of analyzing and understanding various strategies and techniques in battle from different angles by recording and reviewing this battle.

She could thoroughly review and study it later. Perhaps she could even discover a few effective solutions.

After all, in future battles, if she encountered opponents skilled in using such “dirty tactics” again, with this preliminary research and preparation, she wouldn’t be kited to death like Ryota.

“It must…it must be this Cottonee! This Cottonee has hidden its level!” Ryota acted as if Empress Wu Zetian had lost her husband; he absolutely could not accept losing to a mere Cottonee.

Yi Tian frowned slightly, shook his head gently, a helpless expression on his face, and said, “Still unwilling to give up, huh? Then let’s switch to another Pokémon.”

Yi Tian’s gaze slowly turned to Nurse Joy beside him, and he solemnly asked, “Nurse Joy, may I borrow your Chansey?”

Speaking of which, the facilities at the Pokémon School were truly astonishing, even featuring an independent Pokémon Center specifically for healing Pokémon that were accidentally injured during their studies.

Nurse Joy was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, a look of confusion on her face.

“Lucky?” Chansey also made a questioning sound. Could she battle? How come she didn’t know?

“Huh? Is that okay? Although my Chansey has learned many moves, she has no battle experience!” Nurse Joy was full of worry, truly unable to imagine how Chansey would cope in battle.

“Trust me.”

At Yi Tian’s insistence, Nurse Joy still lent him Chansey. Although she acknowledged Yi Tian’s tactical prowess, it was a recognized fact in the Pokémon world that Chansey itself wasn’t strong in battle. She had already mentally prepared herself for the possibility of Chansey getting injured.

Yi Tian didn’t send out Chansey immediately. Instead, he borrowed an Eviolite and had Chansey wear it.

“Roar, my Nidoking!”

Seeing Yi Tian send out Chansey, Ryota perked up again, dramatically sending out his Poison/Ground-type Nidoking, attempting to redeem himself.

Although winning against Chansey wasn’t something to be proud of, at least he wouldn’t gain the reputation of being unable to defeat even a Chansey.

In the wondrous world of Pokémon, there existed a unique evolution mechanism: the second stage evolution of some Pokémon wasn’t determined by level-up, but rather required specific items.

This distinctive evolution setting was greatly favored by second-generation players. The reason being that it allowed Pokémon to evolve relatively quickly to their final form, rapidly increasing their combat power.

Second-generation trainers with the means would usually train a second team of Pokémon in advance, which could quickly boost their trainer’s strength and also prepare them for catching rarer Pokémon later on.