Everyone else is a trainer, but you are a swordsman?

After arriving at the battle venue and both sides stood in position, the referee asked both sides to release their Pokémon.

The two rival girls released their Pokémon, a Charmeleon and a Gnaphalium, and it seemed they were from the Johto region.

"Game start!"

"Geranium, use sunny day."

"Infernomon, use Fire Breath."

This Geranium's special ability is Leaf Defense, preventing it from falling into abnormal states on a sunny day. Infernape's fully-stated Fire Breath has a power of 337.5, combined with the Fire-type bonus and a sunny day. Even Blaziken and Gyarados, which are resistant to Fire-type, will still take some damage.

"Gyarados, intimidate (+scary face)."

"Flame Chicken Sword Dance."

Just like last time, under the double shock of Gyarados's intimidation and terrifying face, the two opposing Pokémon fell into a brief daze and failed to release their skills in time, and Blaziken took this opportunity to complete a sword dance.

Feng and Xiao Ling, who had the advantage, also became the attackers.

"Flame Chicken, rush over and use a flame kick on Geranium."

"Gyarados, use Saltwater Tail on Infernape."

The opponent had obviously lost the initiative in the first round and became the defender.

"Geranium, hold on quickly."

"Fire Beast, breathe fire to stop them."

Suddenly, the raging flames on Infernape's back rose into the sky like a surging fire tornado, sweeping towards Gyarados and Blaziken with flames all over the sky.

Faced with such a fierce attack, Gyarados was not afraid. Its huge tail was rippling with flowing waves, like a giant sword. With a fierce swing, it wiped out all the flames in front.

Then, Gyarados took advantage of the momentum of this attack and quickly rushed towards Infernape. He swung his tail again with the power of thunder, and hit Infernape hard, knocking it to the ground.

Because the power of the salt water tail was greatly consumed by the fire, although Infernape suffered considerable damage, it did not lose its combat capability and stood up shakily.

The salt water all over its body made it very uncomfortable, and its injuries gradually worsened as time passed.

As for Flammulina, it rushed forward against the flames in front of it and kicked Geranium's guard.

Although Geranium was not injured, it no longer had the ability to defend itself, and the next attack from Flame Chicken, amplified by Sword Dance, could directly damage it.

After this confrontation, the original 2v2 battle situation has been divided into two 1v1 battlefields because Gyarados and Blaziken took the initiative to close the distance.

It's still a 1v1 with absolute attribute restraint.

"Gyarados, keep going with the saltwater tail."

"Flame Chicken, keep on flame kicking."

At this point, the two girls on the other side were already in an absolute disadvantage. One had to face Gyarados who could restrain her with an injured body, and the other had to face Blaziken who had danced with a sword and could restrain her.

But faced with the same situation, the two made completely opposite choices.

Infernomon's training style was conservative, choosing to stall for time: "Infernomon, hold on."

The Geranium trainer, facing a disadvantageous situation, gritted his teeth and chose to fight: "Geranium, Mind Hammer."

Infernape's Guard blocked Gyarados' attack, while Geranium's Mind Hammer exploded after colliding with Flame Kick.

When the smoke cleared, Geranium had lost its ability to fight, and Blaziken had also suffered some injuries from the Mind Hammer. The remaining Infernape was then besieged by two Pokémon and soon lost its ability to fight.

Seeing this, the two girls took back their Pokémon in frustration and turned to leave the competition venue.

After the referee announced the results, the two returned to the center of the competition area. The staff first congratulated the players on their advancement and then notified the remaining 13 teams to return for the third round tomorrow morning.

After Feng and Xiao Ling left the arena, they found a quiet drink shop to rest. The place was sparsely populated with Pokémon. Feng ordered a glass of homemade refreshing soda, while Xiao Ling ordered a cup of sparkling ginger tea. They sat opposite each other, drinking and chatting, replaying the previous game.

"Feng, I feel that Gyarados's intimidation effect has become stronger." Xiao Ling praised.

Feng recalled the game scene and analyzed it: "It's probably because the opponent's Pokémon is weak and froze when intimidated. If we encounter a strong one, intimidation may not interrupt the skill. We have to be careful."

"Oh, the next games will be difficult. The other teams must be very strong too." Xiao Ling said worriedly.

"Don't worry, we just need to show our strength."

……

The next morning, Feng and Xiao Ling returned to the competition area. This time, there were fewer contestants, but the scene and setting seemed more grand and formal, and there were more spectators in the audience than yesterday.

A few minutes later, a formally dressed man in his thirties walked onto the podium, followed by the staff who announced the rules of the competition yesterday.

The man stood in the center of the podium, picked up the microphone, and began his long speech. Briefly: I'm Yamada, the doubles team leader for the battle tent. The vice president of the Hoenn League will be here this afternoon, so you need to perform well.

After talking for about half an hour, Yamada announced the start of the game.

The draw was similar to yesterday's, but luckily, Feng and Xiao Ling received a bye this time, giving them a chance to see if they had any strong opponents. The other 12 groups were paired off and competed in six different venues.

About half an hour later, the third round of matches was over. Feng looked around and found two groups of opponents worthy of attention.

The first group was a couple who were probably eighteen or nineteen years old. Feng guessed that they were at least elite-level trainers.

Because the qualifications of Cinderella and Leafeon they sent out in the competition are both quasi-king level, combined with their age, it is not difficult to infer that the two Pokémon should be their "small accounts" that they captured not long ago.

The second group consists of two young trainers in their twenties. Judging from their clothing, they must have grown up in the wild and their strength should not be underestimated.

The main force was Cunning Tengu and Owl. Owl's Tailwind and Storm skills, with its Rain trait, could greatly enhance Cunning Tengu's Wind Ride trait. Their opponents in the third round were defeated without any resistance.

……

Soon, the fourth round began. One of the remaining seven groups was given a bye, and the other six groups were paired up.

I don’t know if it was the organizer’s behind-the-scenes manipulation, but Feng, Xiao Ling and two other strong groups did not meet each other.

After a while, all three groups successfully entered the semi-finals, and the morning competition came to an end.

Before the players left, Yamada, the person in charge of the battle tent, once again emphasized the need to do their best in the afternoon to let the vice president see the most exciting game.

Special Pokémon medical staff were also arranged to provide treatment services for the players' Pokémon, and the players were reminded to come back quickly after eating to prepare.

Feng, who had been doubtful about the draw results, has now confirmed that the organizers must have been manipulating the draw results in the past few rounds. It seems that Yamada really wants to improve.

……

After eating the meal prepared by the organizer, Feng, Xiao Ling and other contestants returned to the center of the area to prepare for the afternoon competition.

At this time, several sets of tables and chairs had been neatly arranged on the podium, and there were name tags on the tables with people's names written on them. In the middle was Takashiro, the vice president of the Hoenn Alliance.

After waiting for about two hours, just when the contestants were getting sleepy, a staff member who was waiting nearby suddenly came forward and informed them that the very imposing vice president was about to arrive.