Pokémon: Master System.

The two entered the battle zone, which was already quite crowded. The receptionist immediately noticed the two with their outstanding presence; of course, given their stature and height, they were hard to miss: "Are you two here to participate in an event?"

"Yes." Long Yanning nodded in response, "How do I participate in your lucky draw?"

"There are three ways to participate in our lucky draw. The first is to participate in a completely random battle, with a registration fee of 1,000 yuan per battle. You can get a beginner lucky draw ticket by defeating three opponents, an intermediate lucky draw ticket by defeating six opponents, and a premium lucky draw ticket by defeating nine opponents."

Fully random battles are a type of battle that has emerged in recent years, in which two trainers randomly select Pokémon to partner with unfamiliar Pokémon in battle.

Compared to regular battles, this battle mode tests a trainer's understanding of Pokémon and their theoretical knowledge level.

"Anything else?" Long Yanning continued to ask.

"The second way to participate in the lottery is a bit more difficult, which is the Pioneer Leader Challenge. You will fight against Pioneer Leaders of various levels. Depending on how long you last, you will receive beginner and intermediate lottery tickets. If you can defeat a Pioneer Leader, you will receive an advanced lottery ticket."

"The third way to participate in the lucky draw is simpler. Today, anyone who spends 1 yuan in this battle zone will receive a free beginner lucky draw ticket, 10 yuan will receive a free intermediate lucky draw ticket, and 100 yuan will receive a free advanced lucky draw ticket."

Holy crap, this tactic looks so familiar!

"May I ask if your boss's surname is Ma?"

"how do you know?"

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Chapter 281 One orangutan, one mind

Of the three ways to obtain lottery tickets, the third method—spending money—is undoubtedly the simplest, most convenient, and most direct for Xia Yu and Long Yanning.

With their current net worth, a million is just a drop in the bucket.

However, if you actually spend money, you lose the fun of the battle and it becomes purely for the sake of winning a prize.

"How about we challenge the Pioneer Leader?" Long Yanning thought for a moment, then turned to Xia Yu and asked, seeking his opinion: "Can we play doubles?"

Long Yanning had a hint of anticipation in her eyes. Sometimes, doubles matches are the best way to enhance the relationship between two people, so that they can both feel involved and not get too bored.

As for the first type of completely random battle, she had absolutely no interest in it. Having to win nine consecutive rounds to get a high-level lottery ticket was too much of a waste of time. She might as well just battle the leader of the pioneers directly.

One round determines the outcome.

Hearing Long Yanning's words, Xia Yu had no objection: "Either way, I'm fine with anything. You guys should be able to play doubles here, right?"

"Sir, of course you can." The receptionist nodded and immediately explained to the two, "However, there is a registration fee required to challenge the Pioneer Leader."

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"Yuan. For doubles, the price doubles."

"Okay, I'll just swipe my card." The rich young woman, Long Yanning, paid the bill without even blinking.

Seeing the two of them looking like nouveau riche, the receptionist realized that she had met VIPs and quickly led them to the preparation table.

"Today we only offer 'Three Master Level' pioneer leader battle services. As for which level of pioneer leader you will be battled against, you will need to draw lots to decide."

The Three Masters level refers to the three levels: Lord, Overlord, and Guild Master, collectively known as the Three Masters level.

Soon, a receptionist arrived with a tray containing three spheres. Long Yan Ning randomly selected one sphere, opened it, and found the words "Lord Level" clearly written on a slip of paper.

"You are battling a Lord-level Frontier Leader. The match is a doubles battle. You two have ten minutes to prepare. Please note that only Pokémon of Lord-level or lower strength can be used in the match."

“Okay.” Long Yan Ning nodded. She hadn’t fought a Lord-level battle in a long time and was feeling a bit nostalgic. Plus, it was a double battle with Xia Yu, so she was secretly looking forward to it. “Xia Yu, I only have two Lord-level Pokémon, Cottonball and Magic Mask Meowth. Which Pokémon do you think I should send out?”

"Whatever, today is your day, I'll do whatever you say."

Xia Yu wasn't particularly interested in this kind of battle, but he let Long Yanning have fun.

Currently, among Xia Yu's Pokémon below the Lord level, the most suitable ones to use are actually Axew, Indeedee from the second team, and the newly evolved Cinderace.

Other Pokémon, such as Shiny Gastly and the pseudo-legendary Pokémon Shellder, are too rare to be used in such a place.

"How about I use Flame Ace and you use Magic Mask Meow?" Long Yanning thought for a moment and then said.

"sure."

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As the two stepped onto the battlefield, Chi Hanqing finally squeezed into the crowd, searching around but unable to find Xia Yu and the other two anywhere.

"Where is he? Did I see wrong? That can't be." Just as Chi Hanqing was wondering, he suddenly heard a message on the radio that someone was fighting against a Lord-level pioneer leader.

As she approached the Lord-level battlefield, she immediately recognized Long Yanning, who was wearing a mask and sunglasses. As for the man next to Long Yanning, he was also wearing a mask and was tall and big. Although she couldn't see his face, Chi Hanqing vaguely felt that he looked familiar.

Judging from their appearance alone, the two are a perfect match.

"Friends, two mysterious trainers are about to challenge the Lord-level Pioneer Leader. Let's give them a round of applause."

As the host's voice rang out, Xia Yu and Long Yanning, both wearing masks, appeared on stage, their opponents being Lord-level pioneer leaders.

"The match will be a 2V2 singles battle. Both sides, please release your Pokémon."

"Go, Ace Flame!"

"Go, Magic Masked Cat."

Xia Yu and Long Yanning naturally released Blazing Ace and Magic Mask Cat as planned.

In fact, in terms of team positioning alone, Shining Ace and Magical Masked Cat are very similar.

Both are standard high-speed physical attackers, and their Hidden Ability effects are exactly the same.

Shining Ace's ability is Free Spirit, which changes its own attribute to the attribute of the move it will use before using it.

Magic Masked Cat's ability can change freely. Although the name is different from Freeman's, the effect is exactly the same.

Because of these powerful characteristics, both of them perform quite strongly in battles.

The appearance of Cinderace and Masked Meowth caused a stir among the crowd. Neither of these Pokémon are from China, so the fact that Xia Yu and Long Yanning own these two Pokémon proves that they are both wealthy and powerful.

"Magic Masked Cat and Blazing Ace?" The Lord-level Pioneer Leader who fought against Xia Yu and Long Yanning was named Sun Xin.

Upon seeing the two Pokémon, he became serious and pondered to himself, "It seems I've encountered a rich kid today. I can't win too quickly. Maybe I should put on an act and win the rich guy's favor. He might just give me a generous reward and I'll be set for life."

"Go! Murkrow, Darmanitan (Galarian Mode)!"

Sun Xin's two Pokémon are a standard Tailwind team.

Xia Yu immediately noticed that the Dark Raven was carrying an Evolution Stone.

This is also the standard setup for Murkrow. The Prankster ability ensures that Murkrow can activate Tailwind. The Evolution Stone it holds increases the Defense and Special Defense of any Pokémon that is holding the item but has not yet evolved to its final form, thus increasing its tankiness.

Skills like Tailwind, Taunt, Electromagnetic Wave, and Shifting Flowers are also quite annoying, serving as a support role.

The other Galilean baboon is the team's core damage dealer.

The Galarian form of Darmanitan is a bully in the arena, even more terrifying than many legendary Pokémon.

All of this is thanks to the Galarian form of Darmanitan's unique ability, One Mind, which allows it to use only one move when it enters the field, but its attack power is increased.

The Galarian form of Darmanitan already has extremely high attack power, ranking among the top of almost all Pokémon. With the added bonus of the One-Mind ability, its attack power reaches a terrifying level, making it stand out from the crowd.

However, its only drawback is that it is a little slow.

However, it's important to know that this is a doubles match, and Galarian form Darmanitan has Murkrow as its support.

When the wind is favorable, no one cares.

The speed disadvantage of the Galarian form of the Daruma will be compensated, allowing it to unleash its full power.

Most importantly, Sun Xin also equipped his Galarian form, the Daruma baboon, with a special headband.

The headband's effect is exactly the same as the One Mind ability; you can only use one move when you enter the battle, but your attack will increase.

With the headband and the One Mind ability providing double the boost, the current Galar form of Darmanitan has become a true physical attacker, and its damage is no joke.

This is also one of Xia Yu's favorite Pokémon. It's simple and powerful, and it can easily dominate the battlefield. But why does the opponent have such an annoying Pokémon?

Chapter 282 Profiteers

The doubles match attracted a lot of attention. Many people wanted to win a high-level lottery ticket by defeating the Pioneer Leader, but they were unsure of the Pioneer Leader's strength and were afraid of wasting their money.

This match presents a perfect opportunity to assess Sun Xin's abilities.

"Game start!"

"Raven, use Tailwind!"

"Dharma Baboon, attack Magic Masked Cat with Icicle Slam!"

Sun Xin's tactics were quite obvious, just as Xia Yu had predicted: Dark Raven as support when ahead, and Daruma as the damage dealer.

Having seen through the tactics, Xia Yu naturally thought of ways to counter them.

"Magic Masked Cat, launch a surprise attack on the Daruma Baboon!"

"Flash Ace, use a surprise attack on the Daruma Baboon!"

Xia Yu and Long Yanning did not discuss tactics beforehand, but they made the same choice at almost the same time.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

This also reflects the tacit understanding between the trainers; both of them saw through Sun Xin's tactics and came up with ways to counter them.

While a tailwind can speed up the Daruma baboon, there are ways to counter it.

The Sudden Attack move is the best way to deal with it. The Sudden Attack move is very special. It is a Dark-type physical move and its power is not actually that high.