In the subsequent matches, Zhao Wenbin and Ma Yi Feng's luck was significantly better.
Their opponents were second-year students from other high schools, who were much easier to deal with compared to the third-year top students whose Pokemon were generally at the Normal Class (level 20+).
After a series of intense battles, they both managed to defeat their opponents relatively easily, successfully advancing to the next round.
Qin Ying's Mankey had shown significant improvement in strength after the eleven-day holiday.
It displayed a dazzling array of combat techniques, attacking the opponent's upper body one moment and kicking their lower body the next, flowing smoothly and effortlessly, leaving the opponent overwhelmed and only able to passively endure the blows.
Then, with a final newly learned Cross Chop, it easily defeated its opponent.
Although Huang Mao usually seemed unreliable and laid-back, his Dwebble's strength was truly formidable, almost reaching Elite Level (level 30).
Moreover, he had learned his lesson from the battle with Su Yuexi, and now, as soon as he entered the arena, he would preemptively use Rock Slide.
The pile of stones thrown by Dwebble seemed like boulders rolling down from a high mountain, carrying an unstoppable destructive force as they whistled towards the opponent.
Within two rounds, the opponent could no longer resist, and he easily won.
Following this, Bai Jin made a dazzling entrance with her pink Dratini.
After a brief silence, a commotion instantly erupted in the arena.
"Oh my god, is that a Dratini? I've never seen one!" A student's voice trembled with excitement.
"Holy cow, it's a shiny one too! There aren't many pink Dratini in the whole world!"
"This couldn't be someone from the Bai family, could it!?" A teacher from another school next to Teacher Xu said with some disbelief.
Teacher Xu remained noncommittal.
As the young lady of the Bai family, Bai Jin was accustomed to such attention when she was in Kyoto, so she had long grown used to it.
At this moment, she even felt a sense of familiarity and nostalgia.
She gently stroked the pink Dratini's head, and Dratini affectionately rubbed her hand, quietly waiting for the opponent to send out their Pokemon.
Although Dratini had not yet evolved and its strength was not considered powerful, the double aura of being a pseudo-legendary Pokemon and a shiny one made the opponent feel a hint of pressure, subconsciously thinking that this trainer's family background must be prominent and their strength would not be too bad.
The opponent wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and sent out his Pokemon—a Corsola.
This was a regular pink Corsola, with Water and Rock typing.
As the referee gave the command, despite the pressure, the opponent calmly commanded: "Corsola, use Harden!"
In an instant, Corsola's pink body shimmered with a faint silver glow, and its skin became increasingly hard, as if it had donned an invisible armor.
Bai Jin's gaze was sharp, and she immediately responded: "Dratini, use Thunder Wave!"
Dratini's nimble eyes flashed with light, and it slightly tilted its head, spraying a faint electric current from its mouth. This Thunder Wave, like a nimble lightning bolt, swept towards Corsola with crackling sounds at an extremely fast speed.
Corsola had just finished "Harden" and hadn't had time to adjust its state when it was hit by Thunder Wave.
Although the current wasn't strong, it instantly spread throughout its body, causing its body to tremble uncontrollably. The original silver Radiance was covered with a layer of yellow current, and the Radiance became somewhat dim.
At the same time, Corsola's movements also began to slow down.
However, all of this was within the opponent's expectations.
At the start of the battle, the opponent quickly got into position, calmly instructing Corsola to use Aqua Ring to continuously restore its HP, and then to use Ancient Power to counter Dratini, because Ancient Power had a chance to boost Corsola's own stats. Clearly, the opponent was employing a standard war of attrition strategy.
Upon hearing its trainer's command, even though its body trembled uncontrollably due to paralysis, Corsola still managed to gather strength with some difficulty.
The ground around it began to shake, and rocks rose from beneath the ground, quickly gathering in front of it and colliding to form several huge rock chunks.
Corsola suddenly shook its body, launching these rock chunks like cannonballs towards Dratini.
Seeing the opponent use this move, Bai Jin already understood the opponent's intentions, and she immediately had Dratini use Agility.
Dratini's body instantly shimmered, moving like a phantom swiftly through the air of the arena. The incoming rock chunks all missed, hitting the ground and raising a cloud of dust.
Agility not only allowed Dratini to dodge the attack but also increased its own speed, making its figure even harder to catch.
Subsequently, Bai Jin commanded Dratini: "Use Thunderbolt."
As a former young lady, her family had numerous TM's, and Dratini had learned moves of all four types: Fire, Water, Electric, and Ice.
For this, Dratini even broke several TM's, and while it could use the other three types of moves, it wasn't proficient.
Since it knew Thunder Wave, it was relatively easier for it to grasp the move Thunderbolt.
Coupled with being shocked by Xiao Mei's Thunderbolt before, Dratini had also practiced this move quite a bit in private.
Dratini's body was instantly enveloped by a powerful current, its entire body flashing with bright electric light, emitting crackling sounds.
Immediately after, it forcefully sprayed the accumulated current from its mouth, and a thick bolt of lightning, like a giant yellow dragon, lunged towards Corsola.
At this time, Corsola was still paralyzed and moving extremely slowly, completely unable to make effective dodging movements.
Thunderbolt's current struck its body fiercely, and the powerful current rampaged within it, causing its body to tremble violently.
When Corsola's trainer saw Dratini use Thunderbolt, he knew he had lost.
But he still tried to command Corsola to continue fighting, but unfortunately, it had no type advantage and was paralyzed by Dratini in the preemptive strike.
Ultimately, Corsola was helplessly electrocuted and fell unconscious on the ground.
The referee raised his flag high and loudly announced: "Match over, pink Dratini wins!"
The entire venue immediately erupted in enthusiastic applause and astonished exclamations.
"How many is this already? How come these guys in purple school uniforms keep winning!?"
"Which school is this? I haven't seen them last year, nor have I heard of a new high school being established in the county!"
...
Bai Jin gently stroked Dratini, praising: "Well done, Xiao Bai!"
That's right, seeing Chen Kai name Xiao Mei, Bai Jin followed suit and named her Dratini "Xiao Bai." At first, Dratini was a bit confused, after all, it was pink... but over time, it got used to the name.
The losing opponent grumbled softly, resentfully: "Damn rich people!"
After all, a normal Dratini wouldn't know Thunderbolt!