Elf: No, it's because he was made the gym leader!

But as a shrewd businesswoman, composure is her most basic principle. She smiled and pulled out her own bill from her bag: "Thank you for your kind offer. It's 5000 Alliance Coins in total."

"Yeah, it's pretty cheap." Lu Yuan nodded.

"I know it's expensive, but it took me a lot of effort to get this information, and one of them is even my own..." she said, her face showing a pained expression.

Suddenly, she realized something and froze on the spot.

Wait, did I just hear that right?

"You mean cheap?!" Xiao Lan exclaimed in surprise.

“Yes, it’s a good deal to get information on two contestants for 5000,” Lu Yuan replied casually.

This saved him a lot of time.

After confirming several times that Lu Yuan wasn't joking, Xiao Lan's eyes lit up instantly.

This guy is rich!

No, it's because I met a good person!

This was the first time she had encountered a customer who didn't haggle over the price after selling so many items.

At that moment, a thought flashed through Xiao Lan's mind.

She hurriedly pulled out a series of strange and unusual items from her bag, just about to start selling them, when she discovered that Lu Yuan had already disappeared.

Lu Yuan is just rich, not stupid.

Being bothered by Xiao Lan was never a good thing, so after getting the contestant's information, he left without hesitation.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the sunlight was completely blocked by thick dark clouds, and the whole sky looked gloomy.

At this moment, the battlefield was packed with people, and the stands were full.

Since Lu Yuan defeated Lu Ye, his fame has soared, and with television reports, he is now a household name.

Videos of Chansey beating up Scizor have gone viral online.

There are also many videos of players having their mentality ruined by being replaced by others guarding the poison.

Faced with this emerging tactic, even some trainers who have been participating in the Master Cup for many years have expressed their opinions, showing their strong approval of the Substitute/Defend/Poison tactic.

Of course, the majority of the criticism is directed at Lu Yuan, who, as a dojo owner, is promoting baby cups.

"He's Lu Yuan, how dare he hit my brother."

"Lu Yuan is morally corrupt. As the gym owner, he doesn't run the gym properly but comes to participate in the Baby Cup to bully newcomers."

"Drowning the pigs in cages! They must drown the pigs in cages!"

"..."

"Dirty tricks, YYDS."

"Long live the one who guards the poison!"

For a moment, the opinions in the audience were polarized, but Lu Yuan didn't care.

He saw several familiar figures, all of whom were contestants he had eliminated.

You were the loudest one shouting, Lu Ye. Don't think I won't recognize you just because you're wearing a mask.

Meanwhile, the Rain Man, who possesses special abilities, is also on the field, but he receives far less attention.

He hadn't uttered a word since the beginning, just stood there quietly, his face expressionless.

If Lu Yuan's opponents used to underestimate him because his starter Pokémon was an egg, Yu Nan would no longer do so.

He had watched Lu Yuan's previous matches, especially the one between Chansey and Scizor, which he watched repeatedly.

Although he still considers it a crooked and unorthodox path, it certainly has real strength.

Hmph, those marketing accounts that say he's the weakest gym leader are just laymen.

With Lu Yuan's strength, he could easily make it into the top eight even in the League Tournament.

But crooked ways are still crooked ways. As long as I know your tricks in advance and am prepared, I have nothing to fear!

With this thought in mind, Rain Man's morale soared, and he threw out the Poké Ball in his hand: "Go, Gyarados, let him know that Water-type is the strongest!"

As the Rain Man roared, the sky seemed to respond, first with a light drizzle, then gradually increasing in intensity and quickly enveloping the entire area.

"Look, it's raining."

The man in the rain pointed his finger to the sky.

"Damn, he actually fell for it." Lu Yuan sent out Chansey, but it didn't have any special abilities, making it slightly less impressive.

As soon as Gyarados appears, its Intimidate ability is triggered, and a terrifying blast of air sweeps out.

Chansey's physical attack is reduced by one level.

This Gyarados is of a very high level.

With his LV3 breeding ability, Lu Yuan immediately noticed something amiss from Gyarados's appearance.

This level of skill doesn't seem like that of a newcomer...

Masaka! (#?Д?)

Okay, everyone's criticizing me for hitting the baby cup, but here's another one!

Here, the Rain Man showed a smug look, having reduced the opponent's physical attack at the start of the battle, plus the weather bonus.

This time I have the advantage.

"Gyarados, Aqua Tail!" Rain Man confidently gave the command.

Gyarados slams its tail into the ground, unleashing a burst of water-type energy that covers its body surface before leaping into the air.

"Roar!!" (Eat my tail!!)

With a deafening roar, the water jet from above slammed down squarely on Chansey.

With a loud bang, water splashed everywhere and dust filled the air.

"Lucky~" ╮(￣▽￣)╭

The water jet hit Chansey squarely on the forehead. It should have been a fatal blow, but Chansey just stood there motionless, as if nothing had happened.

It instinctively wanted to scratch its itchy head, but its arms were too short, so it had to give up.

"How is this possible!" Rain Man's eyes widened, completely unable to believe what he was seeing.

How could there be no damage at all!

The ultimate move is used in the rain, so even if it didn't take the user out in one hit, it shouldn't have turned out like this.

He suddenly had a bad feeling and immediately shouted at Gyarados.

But it was too late.

Lu Yuan smiled slightly, and Chansey immediately understood.

At this moment, Gyarados felt as if its tail was firmly nailed to the ground by a huge nail, and no matter how much it twisted its body and struggled, it was all in vain.

"lucky~"

Accompanied by Chansey's crisp and melodious chirping, it wiggled its little hand around, just like it would when it was shaking out clothes.

Gyarados watched as the scene before it blurred, a strong sense of dizziness washing over it like a tidal wave, and it felt as if it were flying.

"Chicken Egg, unleash Thunder Punch!"

Raino:! ! !

Thunder... Thunder Fist?

As is well known, Scizor is four times weak to Fire, and Gyarados is four times weak to Electric.

The combination of Water and Fly attributes gives it five resistances and one immunity, as well as a fourfold weakness...

And so, the familiar scene played out once again.

The Gyarados, having just recovered from its dizziness, opened its eyes to see a giant pink egg.

It instinctively thought it had arrived at the Pokémon Center.

Until the egg's hand, streaks of yellow lightning condensed.

Gyarados: Danger!!!

Chapter 21 Crazy

Rain Man let out a long breath of stale air.

He watched helplessly as Gyarados was pinned down by Chansey, getting punched again and again, while he was powerless to do anything about it.

I'm so stupid, really.

I had already watched the scyther's miserable state repeatedly yesterday, carefully studied its dirty tricks, and even simulated how to deal with it in my mind.

But it still followed in the footsteps of the scyther.