The open-air battle arena of Jiangcheng First Pokémon Academy.
The 64-to-32 round of matches left only the cream of the crop among the new students.
The air was filled with the scent of sweat, grass, and intense fighting spirit.
The huge electronic screen displayed the list of those who advanced to the Top 64 and the first round's match-ups.
Just making it into the Top 64 would earn a basic reward of universal energy cubes worth five thousand Alliance Coins.
This was already enough to excite many new students.
After all, most of them were commoner trainers.
5000 worth of energy cubes was enough food for their Pokémon for two or three months.
In the temporary resting area of Class Three.
Counselor Wang Jing was giving the final tactical analysis to the seven students from her class who had advanced, her expression serious.
“Li Wei, your Doduo’s speed is an advantage, but its defense is a weakness. When facing strong attackers, you need to use the obstacles on the field to maneuver…”
“Wang Peng, Corphish’s attack is good, but it will be very passive against Grass or Electric types. You need to learn to play to its strengths and avoid its weaknesses…”
….
She spoke very quickly, pointing out problems with sharp precision, clearly having thoroughly studied everyone’s battle recordings.
Just then, the broadcast sound rang out clearly, echoing through the noisy arena:
“First Arena, Class Three’s Chen Luo, against Class One’s Liu Guangqing! Both contestants, please enter the arena as soon as possible!”
“It’s your turn, Chen Luo.” Wang Peng clapped Chen Luo’s shoulder firmly.
“A good start!”
“Too bad we didn’t run into that idiot Wu Kang, otherwise I’d beat that scoundrel to death.” Guo Yang cheered, pumping his fist.
Liu Guanzhang also nodded sincerely: “Chen Luo, go for it!”
Chen Luo nodded, his expression calm.
He turned and strode towards the First Arena.
By the arena, the referee was a middle-aged teacher with a serious expression.
As soon as Chen Luo took his stance, his opponent Liu Guangqing also arrived.
This was a tall, thin boy with a somewhat fawning and deliberately ingratiating look in his eyes.
“Kid, you’re unlucky to run into me. I’ll teach you a good lesson on behalf of Brother Kang!” Liu Guangqing said deliberately loudly.
“If you know what’s good for you, surrender now and you’ll lose less face!”
Chen Luo didn’t even bother to lift an eyelid.
He didn’t expect there to be such an idiotic character in the Pokémon world.
He didn’t even have the interest to retort.
He directly ignored Liu Guangqing and looked at the referee: “Teacher, can we start?”
The referee nodded expressionlessly: “Both sides, prepare!”
“Hmph! You don’t know what’s good for you. Don’t cry later.”
“Go, Poliwag.”
Seeing Chen Luo ignore him, Liu Guangqing’s face fell, and he forcefully threw his Poké Ball, seemingly wanting to overwhelm his opponent with his aura.
A red light flashed, and a small tadpole-like creature with a blue spherical body, large eyes, and a spiral-patterned belly appeared on the ground, its tail constantly wiggling.
“Yo bo~” Poliwag chirped, looking a bit adorable.
Pokémon: Poliwag
Level: Lv.15
Gender: Male
Attribute: Water
Ability: Water Absorb (When hit by a Water-type move, it takes no damage and restores HP!)
Aptitude Assessment: Elite Grade
Known Moves: Water Gun, Bubble, Hypnosis, Double Slap
Egg Moves: Bubble Beam
Held Item: None
Description: The Tadpole Pokémon. Its body is mostly made of water, and it moves slowly on land. Its tail is an excellent propeller, allowing it to swim at high speeds in water.
The Data Eye instantly provided feedback.
“Sandile, prepare for battle!” Chen Luo calmly threw his Poké Ball.
“Sandile!” Sandile landed gracefully, its sharp gaze behind its black goggles sweeping over the Poliwag opposite.
“Match—start!” The referee’s arm swung down forcefully.
“Poliwag, Water Gun!” Liu Guangqing, eager to show off, immediately launched an attack.
“Yo bo!” Poliwag puffed out its cheeks, and a not-so-powerful stream of water shot towards Sandile.
“Dig.” Chen Luo’s command was concise, almost cold.
“Roar!” Sandile’s front claws fiercely plunged into the ground, its immense strength instantly digging a hole.
Its entire body, like a loach, swiftly burrowed in with a “whoosh,” easily dodging the Water Gun and disappearing from the surface!
Its speed and fluid movements drew gasps of surprise from the surrounding audience.
“Poliwag, watch your feet! It’s going to come out!”
Poliwag nervously spun its body, its small eyes darting around, unable to determine where its opponent would emerge from.
Just as Poliwag was nervously spinning in place.
A cold glint flashed in Chen Luo’s eyes: “Now! Sandile, Thunder Fang.”
Boom!
The ground beneath Poliwag suddenly exploded.
Dirt splattered!
A sandy-yellow figure wrapped in dazzling golden electricity, like a lurking beast, burst out of the ground!
Sandile’s maw, filled with sharp teeth, opened to its limit, violent electrical energy coiling around each tooth, emitting terrifying crackling sounds!
With a destructive aura, it fiercely bit down on the unprepared Poliwag!
Double weakness.
“Yo bo!!!” Poliwag only managed to let out a short, distorted shriek.
Its entire body was completely engulfed by the violent golden electric light.
Crack!
Boom!
Blinding electric light burst forth.
Poliwag’s body emitted wisps of white smoke, its blue skin instantly charred black, its eyes rolled back, and it fell straight to the ground, losing all consciousness.
One-hit KO.
From digging to evade, to precise burrowing, and then to the fatal double-weakness Thunder Fang strike!
The entire process was as smooth as flowing water.
Liu Guangqing and his Poliwag couldn’t even put up a decent resistance.
The referee even paused for a moment before quickly stepping forward to check Poliwag’s condition.
He then announced loudly: “Poliwag is unable to battle, Sandile wins! The advancer is Chen Luo!”
After a brief silence, a deafening cheer erupted from Class Three’s direction.
“Awesome! Another one-hit KO!”
“Too strong! This Sandile is simply invincible!”
“Thunder Fang, so cool!”
Liu Guanzhang and Guo Yang jumped up excitedly.
Even Counselor Wang Jing’s eyes flashed with a hint of undisguised surprise and approval.
Meanwhile, in Class One’s area, Wu Kang’s face was so dark it looked like water might drip from it.
He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles white, his teeth grinding audibly.
Liu Guangqing, that useless guy.
He couldn’t even last one move.
Not only did he not manage to scout anything, but he also let Chen Luo and that damned ground crocodile steal the spotlight again.
Liu Guangqing himself looked ashen, retrieving his smoking Poliwag in a daze.
He didn’t even dare to look in Wu Kang’s direction, lowering his head and scurrying off the field.
Chen Luo recalled Sandile, feeling the warmth from the Poké Ball and a strange energy fluctuation.
He looked down at his Data Eye:
Pokémon: Sandile
Level: Lv.17 (Experience: 12%)
...
It leveled up.
Chen Luo took out an energy cube and fed it to Sandile.
He sometimes really doubted his predecessor’s training ability.
A Sandile with such high aptitude actually had a similar level to those ordinary and elite-grade Pokémon.
Thankfully, he had come.
“Sandile, well done.”
“Sandile, Sandile.”
Sandile was very happy to hear its trainer’s praise.
“Alright, eat slowly, we have plenty.”
He took Sandile to Wang Peng’s battle arena.
Because his match ended so quickly.
All the people cheering for Class Three had dispersed and come to Wang Peng’s location.
Guo Yang and Liu Guanzhang supported Chen Luo on either side.
“I’m not lame, you don’t need to do this.”
Chen Luo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at their antics.
“Slow down, slow down, I already saved you a seat.”
“This kid Wang Peng actually got our Luo Ge to personally cheer him on. If he doesn’t win this match, he’ll definitely get the ‘big torture’ when we get back.”
Liu Guanzhang nodded in agreement.
Chen Luo, of course, knew what “big torture” meant.
Flying a plane?
Those who know, know.
Wang Peng’s battle was in full swing.
His Corphish was fiercely clashing with a sturdy and strong Makuhita.
Although there was no type advantage, Makuhita’s fighting techniques and resilience were giving Corphish a hard time.
Wang Peng was drenched in sweat, his commands hoarse.
“Pengzi can’t hold on!” Guo Yang nervously slapped his thigh.
“Corphish, use Crabhammer with maximum power!” Wang Peng was also betting on this final strike.
If he kept fighting like this, he would definitely lose.
Bang!
Corphish’s full-power pincer slammed heavily into Makuhita’s ankle.
Makuhita cried out and fell heavily into the slippery foam, unable to get up.
“Makuhita is unable to battle! Corphish wins!” the referee announced.
“We won!”
Wang Peng collapsed to the ground.
“Damn, you scared me to death. I can’t believe I actually made it to the Top 32.”
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