I, the first trainer of the new world

The referee in the center raised his flag: "The gym challenge begins!"

Lei Yan took a deep breath and instantly threw out the first Poké Ball: "Go, Excadrill!"

With a smile, Qianlin tossed the first Poké Ball: "Talonflame."

Both landed in the arena at the same time. Excadrill had a resolute expression and its claws gleamed with a metallic sheen, while Arrowhawk had a cold expression, like an emotionless killer, staring straight at Excadrill.

"Looks like you knew about me beforehand." Lei Yan unconsciously rubbed his right hand, a smile appearing on his face.

Talonflame is a magical Pokémon. In the Pokémon world, it is a powerful offensive force in the hands of trainers, but in the eyes of trainers in the summer, this Pokémon is more of a utility Pokémon and a finisher.

So the moment Talonflame appears, all trainers from the sweltering summer will think of the same move—Tailwind!

Even Lei Yan immediately thought of the strategy of taking advantage of the situation.

It's all thanks to Qianlin's excellent teaching.

But note that this refers to trainers in the summer. Even though Chihaya had already used Talonflame for a quick attack in his battle against Shinji, trainers in the Pokémon world didn't pay much attention to it.

They believed there were better tailwinds available, so there was no need to 'sacrifice' the Arrowhawk's offensive moves.

Clearly, these people still don't quite understand the power of preemptive strikes.

"So, which type of trainer would you be?" Lei Yan didn't ask aloud, but just quietly mentioned, "Most trainers in the Pokémon world are the first type, right?"

He couldn't discern Qianlin's movements, but Qianlin knew perfectly well: "It's not the Sandstorm Team today?"

Gym leaders cannot actively switch Pokémon, which naturally imposes a restriction on them. Therefore, it is very troublesome for Gym leaders to carry out certain tactics. For example, Liu Ruyan's Substitute, Protect, and Poison Pokémon will make her physical wall Gliscor suffer when facing Seto's Starmie.

If Lei Yan wants to execute the Sandstorm tactic, he rarely uses Excadrill to manually activate the weather, because it's too inefficient. Also, Sandstorm takes up one move slot, and Swords Dance takes up another, making the choice of the next two moves very tight.

If Ground and Steel types switch to their own moves, they will be at a disadvantage against Flying types, such as Talonflame.

Therefore, Raiyan usually goes first with Garchomp, activates the weather before Garchomp is about to lose its battle ability, and then sends out Excadrill to start Swords Dance to sweep the team.

The fact that they've now sent out Dragon Head Rat suggests that this guy is most likely not part of the Sandstorm team.

"Heh, guess." Lei Yan chuckled slyly. "Since you're not going to make a move, I'll go first: Excadrill, Stealth Rock!"

Three nails blown away?

No, Excadrill only has Stealth Rock and can't use Spikes, and Excadrill doesn't have any moves that force a switch.

So... you're playing?

Qianlin narrowed his eyes slightly, and the smile on his face lessened a bit. Although many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, his commanding actions did not falter in the slightest: "Follow the wind."

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Ignoring the incoming rocks, the Arrowhawk flapped its wings to create a gust of wind, completing its tailwind activation before the Invisible Rock could land.

A powerful, tailwind-like arrow eagle!

Oh no! It's the second one!

Lei Yan knew inwardly that something was wrong.

I should have known better than to try any fancy tricks. Now I'm doomed. Even if Excadrill activates Sandstorm now, it's still not as fast as the opponent, and he can't switch Pokémon.

"Don't tell me you're the Red Card Gopher?" Qianlin looked at the wind blowing in the field. Although his face still had a sunny smile, there was no warmth in his eyes.

Lei Yan: "..."

No, is the red card tactic a very common tactic? Why does that girl on the other side know it so well?

That's not right. I've asked many trainers in the Pokémon world, and very few people use the Red Card item. There shouldn't be many people who know how to use the Red Card tactic either. Qianlin has never used this item either.

Seeing Lei Yan's speechless expression, Qian Lin laughed: "Very good, I've caught another one."

There is indeed a red card tactic, but a red card is meant to be used unexpectedly to disrupt the opponent's rotation. As a primary tactical tool, it is purely for entertainment purposes.

It's not that it can't be used, but it shouldn't be used so carelessly.

Using red cards as a tactic to blow someone away with three nails will only lead to one outcome: death.

And you don't have three nails here!

Lei Yan, you're finished.

Lei Yan wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt a chill in the wind blowing across the battlefield, and he felt the hairs on the back of his head stand on end.

And it wasn't just her; at that moment, another person's hair stood on end as well.

Not only did Liu Ruyan's hair stand on end, but cold sweat even trickled down her forehead.

She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, staring at the battlefield in disbelief: "What's going on? Qianlin hasn't even appeared yet, so why can I already feel his killing intent?"

“Maybe he saw it from the audience,” Zheng Yaqian replied casually. “But you know what, while Lei Yan’s idea is good, he shouldn’t have used it in the official challenge match. Isn’t that just looking down on the training machine?”

She made the same mistake as Liu Ruyan.

Lei Yan didn't know, but the three people in the audience knew very well that Qian Lin was probably watching from below the stage. Liu Ruyan's matter wasn't over yet, and now another one had come along. Even if Qian Lin understood that young people were hot-blooded, he couldn't tolerate it so many times.

Okay, two times shouldn't be a big problem, at most I'll just have bad luck, but if the next gym is like this again...

"Gudu——"

Liu Ruyan's forehead was covered in cold sweat as she looked tremblingly at Zhenniao beside her with a strange expression: "Sister, Sister Zhenniao, I beg you, can we go to Jinlai's or Liu Hui's dojo for the next one?"

These two are the second of the eight strongest members on Earth. They are the two dojo trainees who have had the most contact with Chihaya and the Elite Four. Having always felt the pressure from Chihaya and the Elite Four, they would never do anything to underestimate a challenger.

Moreover, Jinlai had been taught by the King of Sinnoh, and Liu Hui had endured many hardships in the Crown Snowfield, so Liu Ruyan believed that the two of them would definitely not have any problems.

Only they can save Liu Ruyan and Lei Yan in this moment.

The bird remained silent, simply watching Serena in the arena.

"Sister! Sister Bird!" Liu Ruyan cried out in anguish.

True Bird: "..."

Who are you calling "Sister Bird"?

With a long sigh, Shin-tori couldn't listen anymore: "The next gym is the gym of Jin-lai, the gym leader of Yan-xia Gym."

"Phew~" Liu Ruyan let out a long sigh of relief and slumped back in her chair. "Thank you, Sister Bird."

The bird's face darkened.

The next second, something happened that surprised everyone in the room, including Lei Yan, Liu Ruyan, Zheng Yaqian, Yi Ke, and even everyone in the audience.

A red light enveloped Talonflame, which was then recalled into its Poké Ball. Lei Yan, who had initially thought his opponent was about to switch Pokémon, instinctively became wary. However, he then saw Serena on the battle stage with a bright smile: "If you can't even show the most basic respect to your challenger, then I'm giving up on this challenge."

The venue was completely silent.

Lei Yan looked at Serena in disbelief: "No, are you really that sure your second Pokémon can defeat mine?"

“I’m not sure,” Serena said with a smile, though there wasn’t much of a smile in her eyes. “But I don’t want to fight a gym leader who’s only this good.”

Lei Yan was stunned.