Azure Star is also a Pokémon Master!

"Come on!" Qianli crossed his arms, fearless.

Without wasting words, Mary immediately gave the order: "Sword Dance!"

The Poison Skull Frog immediately and skillfully sprang into action. Qianli nodded. Unlike last time, it didn't rush in recklessly, but instead chose to strengthen itself first? That's progress.

"Mah!" Lazybones wobbled along, waiting for the Poison Skull Frog to fall into the trap.

To everyone's surprise, Mary ignored it and had the Poison Skull Frog perform Sword Dance again. This was Su Yi's first strategy. Lazybones likes to wait for the opponent to attack before dodging and counterattacking. Isn't this a free opportunity to strengthen itself?

"Sword Dance!"

Seeing that Mary still wanted to strengthen herself, Qianli couldn't sit still any longer. How could she be so greedy at the start!

"Lazybones, Shadow Ball!"

"Absorption Fist!" Before Qianli could finish speaking, Mary shouted immediately. The Poison Skull Frog, which was prepared, immediately stopped the Sword Dance it was using as a decoy and rushed towards the Lazy Man.

This is the second strategy. Who can just stand by and watch the other side strengthen themselves like crazy? Qianli will definitely take the initiative to attack, and that's the time to counterattack!

"Doku!" the Poison Skull Frog roared, throwing a vicious punch that struck the Lazybones.

With two Swords Dance buffs, type advantage, and Toxicroak's full-force attack fueled by some personal grudge, Slouch's stamina was simply no match, and it was instantly defeated.

"Lazy Man is incapacitated!"

Qianli's eyes sharpened; he could tell that the other party had come prepared!

Chapter 367 Qianli: Who taught you that? No martial ethics!

"Go! Hyperactive Ape!" Qianli comforted the lazy old man who hadn't made any progress and sent out the Hyperactive Ape.

Knowing that Hyperactive Ape couldn't beat Poison Skull Frog with two Sword Dances, Chiri planned to use some strategy, but Mary immediately dismissed his idea.

“Provocation!” Mary commanded succinctly.

"Doku~" Poison Skull Frog beckoned to Hyperactive Ape provocatively, and it was clear that this move was absolutely driven by genuine emotion.

This means that the opponent cannot use their variation moves for a period of time. This is the third strategy: never let the opponent use variation moves.

Since Gym Leaders cannot change their Pokémon, Senri has no choice but to fight head-on.

"Swallow Return!" For once, Senri didn't make the choice of letting the ape use Flamethrower or Blizzard, which is hard to explain from a battle perspective. Instead, he chose the type advantage.

"Absorption Fist!" That's the effect Mary wanted, bring it on!

"Doku!" The Poison Skull Frog nimbly dodged and threw a punch, but the Hyperactive Ape was not to be outdone. Its sharp claws drew an arc, caught up with the Poison Skull Frog, and hit it.

"Doku doku!"

"Ya che ya che!"

The two Pokémon engaged in a frenzied battle, each throwing punches and claws at the other.

Overall, the Poison Skull Frog still has a greater advantage, and its Absorb Punch also has a life-stealing effect, which makes it even more ferocious in suppressing the Hyperactive Apex, completely reckless.

Looking at the shaky hyperactive ape, Qianli frowned: Why would a little girl choose such a fierce fighting style?

Ultimately, the hyperactive ape was brutally defeated by the poisonous skeletal frog through a trade of injuries. This is the fourth strategy: after provoking, you must take advantage of the situation and launch a fierce attack to avoid any unforeseen complications.

Seeing the Poison Skull Frog, whose injuries were not light but whose fighting spirit remained high, Qianli praised, "Strong ability to seize opportunities and high combat skills!"

"You and your Pokémon are growing so fast, I have to get serious! Go all out, Slaking!" Senri smiled slightly, then shouted and threw out a Poké Ball.

Boom!

The giant ape landed, pounded its chest, and roared, "King!"

Marie's expression turned extremely serious. This was the last Pokémon she had left. Faced with Slaking, Su Yi offered two plans, one of which was the safest, while the other might have some unpredictable changes.

That depends on which move the "Leave King" will make first.

"Taunt!" Mary immediately had Toxicroak use Taunt first. The biggest variable in a battle is changing moves. Roar can force a switch and make all the previous strengthening efforts go to waste, while Yawn can instantly reverse the advantage.

"Still so cautious," Qianli sighed.

"Slave King, Ultimate Impact!" Senri naturally chose to launch a powerful attack.

Slaking's ability prevents him from using consecutive moves, so he uses moves that cause stun to overlap with the stun caused by his ability, achieving a "1+1=1" effect and maximizing damage with limited opportunities to deal damage.

Slave King, enveloped in immense energy, charged forward like a truck cab, creating a very impactful scene.

Qianli's strategy was correct, but this was exactly the move Mary wanted to see.

"Poison Skull Frog! Focus, dodging this attack is victory!"

"Doku!" The Poison Skull Frog was focused. It had seen this move many times before, but the ultimate impact that Slaking was using was far less terrifying than the one used by the 4-meter-tall, nearly 17-meter-long Great Jagras.

Having dodged countless times during special training, this time will be no exception!

The Poison Skull Frog skillfully seized the opportunity and easily dodged the final attack.

"Absorb punch!"

"Doku!" Toxicroak threw a punch with all its might, hitting Slaking hard. Slaking growled and looked pained, but the energy absorbed by the Absorb Punch actually made Toxicroak look a little better.

"You're really good at dodging! How about this move?" Qianli frowned, clearly engrossed in the battle, but Mary's last move surprised him.

"Again!"

clap clap clap!

"Doku~" Toxapex clapped its hands, as if cheering for Slaking, but its expression was cold, as if it had accepted its defeat.

The "One More Time" move effect allows the last move to be used three more times. In other words, Slaking can only use the Toxapex's very easy-to-dodge Ultimate Impact move in a short period of time!

This is Su Yi's entire strategy, which is designed to counter Qianli's team and style and is built around the skill pool of the Poison Skull Frog.

If Slaking uses Earthquake, which is difficult to dodge, then Toxicroak can only use Protect to defend against it. In this way, Slaking will have more attack methods to use, making it very difficult to defend against.

And Qianli did indeed intend to use a large-scale earthquake attack.

Slaking, which can only use Giga Impact, is no longer a threat to Toxicroak, but Toxicroak does not let its guard down. It concentrates on defending against Slaking's attacks, dodging them and then only throwing one punch while the Slaking is vulnerable, never being greedy for attacks.

Slaking's stamina was indeed plentiful, but Toxicroak's two Swords Dances were no joke. Coupled with the special training he had received during this period, Toxicroak, with most of its stamina remaining, completely shut down the team.

Looking at the humiliated and fallen Prince of Leave, Qianli felt that she was being severely targeted.

But it must be said...

"That was a fantastic battle. Both the Pokémon's performance and the trainer's timing and move selection were excellent. Congratulations!" Qianli let out a long breath, composed himself, and handed over the badge with a smile.

Although she was a young girl, she was unusually calm and thoughtful. Her performance with the Poison Skull Frog gave Chiri the impression of a calm but decisive hunter!

"Thank you!" Mary took the badge and happily showed it to the Poison Skull Frog.

"Doku!" Poison Skull Frog happily bumped fists with Mary.

"By the way, did you come up with this intricate strategy?" Qianli asked curiously, while secretly wondering if he could imitate it. His Pokémon could also taunt and try again, and even yawn.

Mary shook her head, pointed to Su Yi who was smiling outside the arena, and said, "It was my master who taught me."

Qianli looked at Su Yi waving at him, and his fist hardened!

Su Yi: These moves are also part of Pokémon battles. If you don't like them, don't play!

For Senri, who is accustomed to aggressive attacks, there are many variations of his moves that he must learn from.

"So this is a battle? It looks pretty interesting! And I know a few of those moves too!" After watching the whole thing, Zoroia looked eager to try it out, but mainly he wanted to see the frustrated expressions on others' faces after they lost.

Zorua can also learn Taunt and Retrace; in fact, most Dark-type Pokémon know some annoying moves.

"Turns out these moves actually work quite well when combined." Mary felt like she had opened the door to a new world, and for her, who was determined to specialize in Dark-type moves, these moves were something she absolutely had to learn and use.

Looking at Mary, who seemed to have grasped something, Su Yi thought to himself: What a lovely girl, how did she end up specializing in a trait that is destined to be disgusting?

However, if you could catch a certain Pokémon, it might be even more disgusting.

Since it was ready to Mega Evolve, Su Yi immediately made up his mind to make sure that Marie caught that Pokémon.

Chapter 368 Mythical Beasts Appear on the Plateau

After finishing the gym challenge, Su Yi took the curious Zoroa around Petalburg City for the rest of the time. The modern city was full of novelty for Zoroa, and the little guy ran around everywhere, wishing he could be in two places at once to explore every corner.

Su Yi finally bought it a few toys, which calmed it down a bit.

"Oh! It's that trainer! Thanks to you guys for your help last night!"

As Su Yi passed by the police station, he happened to run into the chubby Dr. Birch.

"Speaking of which, I just learned from the police that those Pokémon hunters are just henchmen, and it seems there's an organization behind them. I see you have a lot of rare Pokémon, so be extra careful when you travel!" Professor Birch kindly reminded him.

"Is the other side very powerful?" Su Yi frowned slightly.

In the future, he plans to release some Palicoes into this world, meaning that these Pokémon hunters who specialize in poaching rare Pokémon are his potential enemies.

"What we know so far is that they seem to be committing crimes across regions. We'll have to wait for the official investigation to be thorough. We have to trust the Alliance," Oda Roll said, trying to reassure Su Yi, seeing his concern.

"I understand, thank you, Dr. Birch." Su Yi thanked the kind, chubby man, while Birch smiled, slung his bag over his shoulder, and walked out of Orange Blossom City, seemingly heading to continue his research in the wild.

Back on the Voyager, ready to depart for Green Town.

For the Grand Contest, Su Yi needed to train the Wind Dragon, but the Voyager couldn't withstand the beasts' antics, so they had to return to the base in the back mountains for training.

You can also take advantage of the time when the Deviljho can regain its senses to train it and help it control its current physical condition.

After completing his training, Su Yi pondered that with the Voyager as a mobile base, he could prepare to head to the Old Continent.

According to the teleportation mechanism in the Hunting Guide, he can teleport from the Pokémon world to the Monster Hunter world's [Outpost], [Camp], and the last location he stayed in the Monster Hunter world.

In this way, he can travel during the day, teleport back to the Voyager in the Pokémon world at night to rest, and then teleport back to the last location the next day to continue his journey.

However, he cannot teleport to any camp or outpost in the Monster Hunter world for the time being.

"We need to find someone to help take care of the companion animals at the back mountain stronghold for a while, or we could find a few cats."

Su Yi, with Dewgrass in tow, found his Palico companions and hired them to take care of his companion beast for a few days.

"No problem, meow~" The Palicoes with free time readily agreed. Most of their companions knew how to take care of themselves, so the Palicoes didn't have much to do.

After completing these tasks, Su Yi opened the map and found that the Lava Dragon had arrived in the Valley of Miasma, but it was not moving any further and seemed to be resting.

The electrocardiogram shows that it still has some energy left, so it should have about two weeks to live.

Even if it can't fly at full speed, given the speed of the Sky Comet, it shouldn't take too long to reach the Old World; there's plenty of time.