"Onix is unable to battle. Chimchar is victorious. Competitor Nozomi, please send out the next Pokémon."
The referee shouted and announced the result of the match.
Nozomi looked a little dark as she retrieved Onix.
Rope's Grass Knot in this last hand was truly unexpected.
The energy that each Pokémon possessed was limited. He can't learn every skill exceptionally well. This is why everyone who raises a Pokémon has their own favorites.
To be reasonable, Nozomi also really didn't think that anyone's Chimchar would learn the Grass Knot skill.
Let's just say Rope is more of a maverick.
"Come back, Onix!"
Nozomi pulled out her Pokéball and collected Onix back. Then looking at this Rope, he clearly had no intention of taking Chimchar back.
It made sense when you thought about it. After all, Rope's Chimchar hadn't lost any stamina at all.
The only reason Rope looks like he's fighting so badly is because he intends to go one vs six...
That's right, Quarterfinal still went one through six, still with some of his strength cut off. After all, with the level of the players in front of them, that's the only way they can pose a challenge to Rope and Chimchar.
Chimchar looked seriously at the girl in front of him. The stick in his hand was clenched tightly, and then he assumed an attacking stance.
The Stealth Rock on the field begins to manifest and shatter without the constant input of Onix's rock-based energy, so Chimchar now dares to walk on the ground as well.
Nozomi looked at the Chimchar in front of her, which had defeated her Onix's Counter Attribute with a single stroke, and for a moment she didn't know what to make of her expression.
After a few moments, she could only let out a light sigh, then strengthened her spirit before unclipping another Pokéball from her waist.
"Come out!!! Golem!!!"
A Pokémon made of stone that looked like a round boulder but with limbs and a head appeared on the field, he looked at Chimchar in front of him and roared with a stony face, "Gollum~"
"Chimchar, Grass Knot!"
Winning code get√
Rope thought somewhat helplessly.
There was no way around it, the energy level itself was higher than Golem's, while Golem's own special defense was a bit higher than Onix's, but it wasn't essentially that much higher.
As long as this move hit, if it didn't directly end the battle it would be half disabled.
Nozomi's eyes flashed with a look of intolerance, but then they were resolute.
"Golem, Explosion!"
Rope: ???
How dare you... what's the point of coming up with Explosion?
Why send this Golem up here?
It's too irrational to fight without a pattern.
"Protect!"
The grass energy in Chimchar's hand was halfway coalesced, but the good thing was that he wasn't very skillful in using it yet, so the skill was launched a bit slower.
It was natural to suffer some injuries by forcing the cancellation of a skill that was halfway launched, but it was better than being directly blasted by Explosion.
Chimchar's hairs also exploded all over his body, and then hurriedly opened Protect while retreating.
But this Golem in front of us was a ghost!
Rope just felt his scalp tingle as he watched the powerful and threatening white light that flooded Golem's body.
Damn, it was too fast...
Chimchar's Protect light shield had only just taken shape, and before it had time to thicken, the shockwave of the explosion had already blasted into the shield.
The shield lasted two seconds. Then it cracked, and then it shattered.
Chimchar was directly blown out by the shockwave.
The crowd on the sidelines, even the referee and Nozomi were covering their eyes.
Smoke filled the air and sand flew.
Rope was sort of relieved to feel Chimchar's still steady breath on the field.
Then he looked at the little girl across the field, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
After all, this Golem's Explosion was clearly trained.
Although it was true that Golem would use Explosion to catch up, and it was also considered the Pokémon that was able to navigate the Explosion move with the greatest ease, it didn't mean that Golem's use of Explosion wasn't harmful in any way.
It's just that it's better than other Pokémon.
Excessive use of Explosion was a complete overdraft on the Pokémon.
The one-time catharsis of all the energy itself wasn't something that could be had from time to time.
The last time Rope had seen such a cultivation method was with Team Rocket, who had not yet cleansed themselves.
The guys who had their heads in their pants for a living relied on this kind of fast Explosion that was specifically trained to break their backs.
Rope looked at the young girl in front of him with a scowl.
Although every trainer has the freedom to choose their own training methods. But this side still wants to send you to the police station to squat for two days...
"Chimchar, side front, Heat Wave!"
In the smoke, Rope ordered Chimchar.
Chimchar couldn't see Rope, but he could hear him. He held his baguette in both hands, then danced the club with a tiger-like pattern, and soon, the searing airflow surged up, then blew away the smoke and dust in front of him.
But Heat Wave didn't stop, it continued to blow forward.
The Heat Wave wrapped in smoke and dust just blew into Nozomi's face.
At that instant, Nozomi felt like her face was going to be cooked.
Her lips quickly dried and cracked, and the skin on her face dried up as if she was dehydrated.
The smoke around the referee was quickly blown away as he looked up then realized the situation.
"Rope player! Please stop your skills immediately or I will penalize you with a mandatory withdrawal from the tournament for the infraction of assaulting your opponent!"
The referee almost snapped.
Then only after he finished his gulp did he react to the fact that the one in front of him wasn't some new trainer...but a Pokémon Professor who could put himself out of a job forever at any time...
Beads of sweat oozed from his forehead at the thought.
"Good referee! Stop it, Chimchar."
Rope was quite reasonable and gave Chimchar the order to withdraw the skill. In fact, the offense of attacking an opponent was a mandatory withdrawal from the match in terms of rules, but it was accompanied by a lot of things afterward, such as the inspection team and the police department's focus on monitoring the target and so on...
Rope wasn't afraid of that, but he was afraid of trouble. And he had no intention of taking this young girl's life.
He looked coldly at the young girl across from him who was gasping for breath, then said, "Although I shouldn't comment on a trainer's training methods, I'll say it anyway."
Rope's eyes snapped, "I'll get someone to check you out. If you have any previous convictions that you can find out..."
Rope didn't finish his words, but the threat was already overflowing.
It wasn't that he wanted to come at once to make the other party admit defeat. Rather, he really wanted to check this person.
Nozomi pursed her lips, then withdrew the Golem with a face full of defiance.
As for the effect of this Raid Explosion she had already seen it, Chimchar was still standing where he was though. But it was obvious that it was already injured.
She let out a sigh of relief, so that was a certain goal accomplished.
Although it didn't accomplish the expected direct killing of Chimchar.
She pursed her lips and looked at Rope in front of her... too strong, this guy... too strong...
It wasn't like a new trainer at all. Even some Gym Leaders who were slightly more realistic weren't this strong.
Whether it's resilience or command ability or even Pokémon's strength, it's all above his own.
Such a person... what would one do to win?
"Golem is unable to battle! Chimchar wins! Competitor Nozomi please send out the next Pokémon!!!"
With the referee's order, Nozomi took a deep breath and didn't think about what she would have to do to win against Rope.
It also put behind her the powerlessness she felt when facing Rope.
She looked at Rope, the fire of battle radiating from her eyes. Pulling out the Pokéball she had on her belt, she threw it violently.
"Come out, Probopass!!!!"
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Pokémon vs. Pokémon is a brutal thing. It's not as if a rush of blood will pay off.
Talent, resources...
Competition happens all the time.
And matchmaking is the process of putting your competition on display and then gaining new resources.
Nozomi is a child from a commoner's family.
She competes with her siblings, with her classmates at the trainer school. She competes with Pokémon in the wild, and with other trainers.
Eventually, she stood on this stage and competed with other trainers from all over the world.
To say this is recognition for her? Not necessarily.
Why would she need recognition when she and her Pokémon fought for it with their lives?
But as if her efforts still weren't enough...she was about to lose to the man in front of her.
"Rhydon is unable to battle! Chimchar wins! Competitor Nozomi, please send the next Pokémon!!!"
The referee's tone even took on a hint of a sigh.
It was too powerless.
Watching it on TV is fine, actually judging Rope's matches makes you feel for Rope's opponents.
So powerless.
Everywhere is calculated, everywhere is stable.
Not to mention his strength, his commanding ability is top notch, and his mentality is as steady as a rock.
He was no longer on the same level as these new trainers.
The last time I saw such a cross-ranking type of crushing match was at Red's League meeting.
That time, other than Red and Blue's matches, none of the other matches were interesting. It was just simply being crushed by Red or Blue.
This time, it reappeared, but the people in front of me were still from Pallet Town.
It really was a sigh of relief. The Oak family was worthy of being a behemoth in the Kanto League, and even the entire Pokémon League!
On the opposite side, Rope looked at Chimchar, who was panting slightly on the field, but still had a fighting chance, and nodded rather appreciatively towards Nozomi; this girl was a bit stronger than she thought. Stronger than her previous opponents as well.
Chimchar couldn't compete with Haunter's post-fight state. After all, Haunter basically doesn't go head to head with anyone else. But Chimchar does literally punch and stick his way out of a head-on confrontation.
So the physical exertion and injuries can't be compared to Haunter.
But the other party can force Chimchar to this extent in the new trainer's house is already considered to be a skillful means.
But Rope also secretly shook his head. Although the talent was superior, the heart wasn't too bad either. It was just that her methods were too savage and crude, and she cared too much about winning.
Of course, Rope could also read her emotions. Someone like Rope who had a way out no matter what was in no position to lecture someone who would instantly fall in value once she retreated.
But...
Nozomi is?
Rope shook his head, then perked up and shouted, "Chimchar! Get your spirits up! This is the last game!"
That's right, Rope had already tackled five of Nozomi's Pokémon.
The third Probopass, the fourth Sun Coral, and the fifth Rhydon were all solved one by one by Chimchar.
Without the fear of shattering the armor, Chimchar's stick technique basically left the opponent defenseless.
And Rope basically didn't need to command.
After all, Chimchar had his own unique understanding of stick magic, and Rope wasn't sure if his command would be better than his own judgment.
And it had always been Rope's nurturing direction to allow the Pokémon to be able to conduct their own battles.
Nozomi listened to what Rope said to Chimchar and looked over at him, only to realize that Rope was also looking at himself, as if he hadn't just been shouting towards Chimchar, but at himself.
Nozomi and Rope looked at each other, then looked at Chimchar.
It's really hard to imagine, such a powerful energy in a small body.
This Chimchar...if we were to talk about it in terms of resource theory in the League, it would definitely be a top-tier rare resource...
"Come out, Aggron!!!!"
Nozomi's eyes flashed with intense battle intent. Then sending out her last trump card, she sent it out.
"Rpar~!!!"
A huge dinosaur-like Pokémon with iron armor all around it appeared on the field and let out a high roar.
This was a Pokémon that was found in Hoenn, Unova, Kalos, and Galar's Crown Tundra, and was considered a rare Pokémon besides Paragons. Their racial value was not low, they could mega-evolve, and they had a large number of skills that could be learned.
Rope raised an eyebrow, looking at the breeding of this Aggron one could basically see why this girl was dressed so plainly.
If Paragon was the Pokémon that consumed the most resources in League, then the next most common Pokémon was the Dragon line...
As for the Rock Series, this is an attribute with a very low lower limit that anyone can raise, and an extremely high upper limit that can never be raised to the top without a lot of money and resources.
The most typical ones are the Desert Tyrant - Tyranitar, and the Steel Beast - Aggron.
These two were basically the typical representatives of the Rock Attribute where the better the resources, the stronger the strength.
"Your Aggron doesn't look weak."
Rope dryly exclaimed.
A trainer who could save money for the sake of Pokémon's strength was bound to be a good person.
Nozomi looked at Rope and said with a serious face, "I will definitely make you face my strength!"
And so, the final match... begins...