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

Chapter 8 VS Shinji

"Scorpion King?" Qiao Yixue asked doubtfully, "It's not a poison-type creature either."

In her impression, most gyms specialize in one attribute. Although the league has not made any explicit requirements on this, gyms with a single attribute often leave a deeper impression on challengers.

Hearing Qiao Yixue's childish remarks, Lu Yuan couldn't help but snort.

As everyone knows, there are no Dragon-type characters in the Dragon Elite Four team.

Therefore, it's reasonable that there are no Poison-type gyms.

But it's not appropriate to say such things to Joey Snow's face.

"Hmm, Scorpion King. It's said that a large number of Scorpions and Scorpion Kings have appeared in the next town." Lu Yuan happened to come across the relevant news while surfing the internet on his Rotom phone last night.

The neighboring town and Wutong Town, where Lu Yuan is located, are both around Weimu City, so they are very close to each other.

Just an hour later, the two arrived in the next town.

As soon as she stepped into the streets of the neighboring town, Qiao Yixue couldn't help but frown and say, "The streets here are so messy."

All around, various kinds of miscellaneous items were piled up haphazardly along the roadsides, and fragments of goods were scattered on the ground, yet no one came to clean or tidy them up.

Logically speaking, Officer Jenny shouldn't ignore such a big problem.

"It's probably because of Scorpios." Lu Yuan showed his phone to Qiao Yixue. The video showed a large group of Scorpios flooding into the street, causing great distress to local shops.

"Don't worry, the League will send a trainer over to resolve this situation soon," Lu Yuan reassured him.

The neighboring town is a small, fourth-tier town with no powerful trainers, so in situations like this, people can only rely on the League or passing trainers.

"My target is a Scorpion with hidden traits or a Scorpion King," Lu Yuan said with a smile.

Qiao Yixue looked puzzled and said, "Usually, Scorpion King uses the Sand Concealment ability, right?"

Pokémon with the Sand Cloak ability can increase their evasion rate by 20% in a sandstorm, so some trainers who specialize in sandstorm teams will bring a Gliscor in their team.

In contrast, the Scorpion King's hidden ability, Poison Heal, is not used by many people.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it seems you really don't know anything." Lu Yuan couldn't help but click his tongue.

He has a lot to say about Scorpio King.

An excellent racial distribution of 510 points.

A rare combination of attributes for ground-flying creatures.

Excellent joint defense capabilities.

It also possesses top-tier poison healing properties.

In addition, it has a rich skill pool and diverse move combinations.

Stand, Guard, Poison, Slam, Spikes, Taunt, Sword Dance, Baton Pass, Rapid Return...

Even the five-star trainer MacArthur said it was good.

When Qiao Yixue saw Lu Yuan's familiar smile, her expression changed, and she had a bad feeling.

I laughed like that when I watched Chansey before.

I hope it's an illusion.

After searching through most of the town, I finally found my target in a small alley.

"Beep~ Gliscor, Ground/Flying type, Scorpion Pokémon"

Features: poison treatment

Special moves: Sand Slash, Harden, Poison Strike, Lightning Fang, Flame Fang, Ice Fang, Quick Attack, Combo Slash, Slam Down, Acrobatics, Ambush to Vital Points, Rapid Return, Piercing Sound, Sword Dance

Inheritance: Double Payback, Feint, Cross Poison Blade

Description: "With just a slight breeze, it can circle the Earth once without flapping its wings."

It's as clean as ever, but thankfully the poison treatment feature can still salvage it.

"Let me save you, go!" Lu Yuan waved his hand and threw out a Poké Ball: "Chansey, Seismic Toss!"

The Poké Ball opened in mid-air, and a giant pink egg emerged from it.

"lucky~"

As soon as Chansey landed, it rushed straight at Scorpion King, grabbed its tail, and lifted it into the air. After spinning in the air in the shape of the Earth, it slammed Scorpion King hard to the ground.

A loud "boom!" was heard, followed by a huge cloud of dust.

As the dust gradually settled, the Scorpion King lay on the ground and began to spin its eyes in circles.

?!

"Wait, is Scorpion King really that fragile? He was taken down with just one ground ball?"

Could this be a Ditto disguised as the Scorpion King?

"Of course!"

Just as Lu Yuan was wondering, an untimely voice came from behind.

"That voice sounds so familiar," Lu Yuan thought, turning around to check.

He was a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old.

He had short purple hair, wore a long-sleeved jacket with purple and dark green stripes, and his face was full of coldness, as if he didn't care about anything in the world.

Shinji!

Ash's formidable rival in Sinnoh has a completely opposite philosophy on raising Pokémon. He focuses on talent, ability, and move combinations, making him, apart from Red, the character most like a gamer.

"Hey you, didn't you notice the ice covering Scorpion King's wings before the battle?"

As Shinji finished speaking, a Weavile slowly walked out from behind him, and at the same time, the Murkrow that had been circling in the air obediently landed on his shoulder.

That's it! That foul-mouthed, irritating manner is definitely Shinji.

However, despite Shinji's sharp words, the meaning behind them was all too clear.

Lu Yuan stole what should have been his prey.

"Hmph, catching Pokémon in the wild is all about the best of the best."

Lu Yuan, not to be outdone, replied in a sarcastic tone.

The Scorpion King is crucial to the survival of his dojo, so Lu Yuan certainly wouldn't give it up easily.

Shinji snorted coldly upon hearing this: "Prepare for battle, Mynah, Murkrow."

They really don't want to say a single word of nonsense.

Lu Yuan was used to this and countered with Patchwerk and Chansey.

"Hey, is the fight starting already? Shouldn't we all calm down?"

Qiao Yixue, who was standing nearby, was surprised that the two started fighting without warning and quickly tried to stop them.

However, at this moment, Lu Yuan and Shinji were no longer listening to her advice.

“Mavila launches a sneak attack on a vital point, and Murkrow uses a tailwind.” Shinji said calmly.

This Murkrow clearly has the Prankster ability, which increases its priority by 1 when using status moves, and it's surprisingly fast.

"Pachirisu, look at me! Chansey, Poison!"

Lu Yuan and Shinji issued their orders at the same time.

"Look at me!" can attract the opponent's attention and redirect all of their attacks to yourself, giving you a priority of +2, which is faster than Murkrow with the Prankster ability.

Weavile, which was originally going to attack Chansey, changed direction for some reason and headed towards Pachirisu.

Chansey had already aimed its shot and landed a deadly poison attack on Weavile, interrupting its attack.

The poison took effect quickly; Manneken Pis suddenly bent over in pain, her face flashing an eerie purple.

Neither Mavila nor Murlocs have any skills to remove negative status effects, so being poisoned is basically a race against time.

Such a familiar feeling.

Watching the battle, Joyce felt a sense of familiarity as she saw the Poisonous Toxic being thrown from Chansey's hand.

"Hmph, Murkrow is provoking me. Weavile, knock it down!" Shinji calmly issued the command.

Provocation puts the opponent into a provocative state, preventing them from using change-type moves for three rounds.

After Weavile was poisoned, Shinji also saw through Lu Yuan's plan: first let Patchlet draw the fire, and then let Chansey suffer from the poison.

To be honest, it's pretty disgusting.

Poisoning a Pokémon will undoubtedly throw trainers off balance and lead them to make wrong judgments, but Shinji is no novice. He immediately devised a countermeasure: as long as Pachirisu's "Look at Me" is blocked, there is still a chance.

Chapter 9 I Want It All

The raven flapped its wings and let out an extremely sharp and piercing cry, as if it were about to pierce one's eardrums.