A water-type trainer who specializes in dragon-type water.

"Tsk, it's entering the salting state!"

Zhang Heng's brows instantly twisted into the shape of a "川" character. As a real battle party, he was very familiar with the Pokémon Saltrock Giant.

As a "quality player" in the original dimension of the game, the Salt Stone Giant was the mainstay of his competition, saving him from disaster countless times.

Even if he doesn't send it into the field occasionally, Zhang Heng will definitely include it in the team. Its tactical deterrent power should not be underestimated.

Although the Saltstone Giant's racial stat is only 500 points, its effective racial stat is as high as 420 points. Its dual defense is excellent, and its physical attack and HP are over 100.

The most outrageous thing is its god-level characteristic "Pure Salt", which not only makes itself immune to any abnormal state, but also has an exorcism effect. When facing it, the power of ghost-type moves is directly halved.

What's even more terrible is that such a powerful characteristic is bestowed upon a Pokémon with an extremely strong body, which directly renders conventional shield-breaking methods such as poison, poison spikes, and hypnosis completely ineffective.

Its exclusive skill "Salted" is a 40-power rock-type physical attack, but since it is not a transformation skill, it cannot be blocked by provocation.

But its side effects are terrifying, as it can put the opponent into a salted state, causing them to continuously lose health every round.

If a Pokémon with popular attributes such as water or steel is salted, it will lose a quarter of its health each turn, and there is no turn limit for this state, which is simply torture.

All these advantages add up to a Pokémon, allowing it to sit firmly on the throne that its opponents consider "dirty".

There are very few ways to break the salted state. You either have to rely on the "Magic Defense" characteristic, carry "Spy Cloak", or you can only rotate and take the Pokémon back from the field.

Looking at the swamp-leaping fish trapped in the salt-cured state, Zhang Heng knew that in its current condition, it would not survive more than two rounds. The water system is more affected by salting.

"Come back, Swampert..." Zhang Heng just took out the Poké Ball and tried to take back the Swampert to relieve the damage caused by the salting.

"Junior, this won't do. The salt and stone giant is blocking the way!" The opponent immediately spoke up when he saw this.

The Salt Stone Giant raised its rock arms high, and the harsh sound of stones rubbing against each other resounded throughout the venue. General energy spread instantly, tightly enveloping the Swamp Leaping Fish.

The red light from Zhang Heng's Poké Ball was mercilessly bounced back as soon as it touched the Swampert, and there was no way to take it back.

Block the way, generally a transformation skill, has a simple and crude effect, which is to prohibit the opponent from escaping and replacing Pokémon.

Zhang Heng's expression instantly turned extremely ugly. He knew the Salt Stone Giant's battle strategy too well.

Now that we can't escape, we have no choice but to attack, but the opponent must have prepared to "defend" or "regenerate" in response.

Zhang Heng thought to himself, "Pure Salt can prevent all abnormal states. Even if Swamp Leaper has poison skills, it won't have a chance to poison the opponent... Wait, abnormal state?"

In an instant, Zhang Heng had a flash of inspiration, like Conan, and suddenly thought of a way to defeat the enemy. He immediately and decisively ordered: "Swamp Leaping Fish, flatter!"

The trainer on the opposite side was originally on high alert, but when he heard this order, he was stunned on the spot, with disbelief written all over his face.

The trainers watching the battle around were also excited.

"Praise? Is this really a move in Swampert's skill pool?"

"Did he develop a new skill for the Swamp Leaper?"

"Could it be that you're out of tricks and giving orders blindly?"

But the Swamp Leaper's actions instantly silenced everyone. It flapped its delicate pink hands rapidly, and a strange, malevolent energy lingered around it. As if precisely targeted, this energy poured into the Salt Stone Giant.

The Salt Stone Giant's momentum suddenly soared, and the "flattering" effect increased its special attack.

But at the same time, it also fell into a state of confusion. Its huge body began to sway uncontrollably, its eyes were full of confusion, and its rhythm was completely messed up.

The state of confusion, restraint, and obsession are classified as other states and are not considered abnormal states. Even if the opponent has the characteristic of clean salt, they will be affected.

"Gra~" the swamp fish cried out in pain. The salting effect continued to take effect, severely torturing its body.

The Swampert's hind legs softened and it fell to the ground with a plop. Two rounds of salting had already caused the Swampert to lose half of its strength, not to mention the previous confrontation with the Rib Turtle, which had already reached its limit.

"Swampert has lost its ability to fight. Trainer, please send out the next Pokémon." The electronic mechanical voice of the drone Rotom came.

Zhang Heng didn't hesitate. From the moment he directed Swampert to use Puff, he had already formulated a meticulous strategy. At this moment, he threw the Poké Ball without hesitation.

"Bang~" A dazzling white light flashed, and the elegant Qixi bluebird appeared.

"Woo~" The Qixi Bluebird raised its head and let out a crisp cry, and the dragon energy around its body surged like a surging wave.

"Flying-type Pokémon are not very useful, Saltrock, salt it!" Seeing this, the trainer on the opposite side sneered with disdain and gave a decisive order.

The Salt Stone Giant raised its thick arms high, and the salt crystals around its body quickly condensed. Then it swung it out suddenly, shooting towards the Qixi Blue Bird like a cannonball.

"Qixi Bluebird, Cotton Defense." Zhang Heng shouted calmly and unhurriedly.

I saw the bluebird shaking its body lightly, and balls of white cotton fell out from its soft feathers.

As soon as these cotton balls came into contact with the air, they expanded at an astonishing speed, tightly protecting the Qixi Bluebird.

The salt and stone torrent hit the cotton barrier, making a dull sound, but ultimately failed to break through this layer of defense.

"Draft." Zhang Heng's command sounded again.

The Qixi Bluebird shot out from the cotton like an arrow, with brilliant emerald green grass energy gathering on its feet.

"Bang~" He kicked the hard body of the salt stone giant hard.

However, Tanabata is a passive-aggressive Pokémon, and before its mega evolution, its combined attack is only 70. Even though its Grass-type skills have a double counter effect on Saltrock, the damage it can deal is still unsatisfactory.

The Salt Stone Giant was not affected at all and did not even feel the reduction of physical strength.

"Chirp~" The Qixi Bluebird chirped again, and the aura around it suddenly rose.

Thanks to the additional effects of the drafting skill, its speed has been significantly improved, its posture has become more agile, and only blurred afterimages are left in the air.

"One more time, draft!" Zhang Heng took advantage of the victory and issued another order.

Upon hearing this, Qixi Bluebird once again gathered rich grass-type energy with its feet, and rushed towards the Salt Stone Giant like a green lightning, kicking it hard again.

"Saltstone Djinn, regenerate yourself!" Facing the attack of Tanabata Bluebird, the opposing trainer hurriedly ordered Saltstone Djinn to recover its strength.

Just as the gentle general energy began to gather around the Salt Stone Giant, its body suddenly began to shake violently and uncontrollably.

Then, it swung its huge and thick arms and punched itself without any warning.

"Bang~" This punch not only interrupted the recovery energy it was gathering, but also made its already less flexible body shake even more violently.

At the same time, the figure of Qixi Bluebird had arrived again, and kicked out again with sharp grass energy.

The damage is still not high, but the speed of the Qixi Bluebird has been improved again. Its movement on the battlefield has become more ghostly and difficult to catch.

Due to the constant interference of the chaotic state, the release of the Salt Stone Giant's skills became extremely unsmooth, and every movement seemed slow and clumsy.

Seeing this, the trainer on the opposite side showed an anxious look on his face, feeling that the rhythm of the entire battle was completely out of his control.

But he still forced himself to remain calm and shouted again, "Again! Regenerate yourself!"

This time, the chaotic state was not triggered again, and the general energy quickly and smoothly gathered on the Salt Stone Giant.

However, just when the Salt Stone Giant was about to complete its blood recovery.

Zhang Heng raised his lips into a confident smile and said slowly, "Scared!"

With its increased speed, the Qixi Bluebird transformed into an elusive streak of light and instantly appeared behind the Salt Stone Giant.

Then, it let out a cry full of intimidation, and the sound waves were like invisible sharp blades, piercing the "heart" of the salt and stone giant.

This cry successfully interrupted the Salt Stone Giant's self-regeneration again, precisely because of the additional effect of the scare skill - there is a chance that the opponent will shrink back.

Although Fright is a ghost-type skill, its power is reduced by half due to the Salt Stone Djinn's characteristic "Clean Salt".

But the effect of making the opponent flinch is real and effective.

The Salt Stone Giant was frightened by the sudden shock. His arm, which had been raised to release a skill, froze in mid-air, his eyes filled with fear and confusion.

The interference of the confusion state, the restraint and speed-up of the drafting skill, and the scare skill that reduces the damage by half but can bring a cowering effect.

At this moment, the salt stone giant had completely become a sitting duck, being completely led by Zhang Heng. It was exhausted from responding on the battlefield and had no power to fight back.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the trainer on the opposite side was about to put the Saltrock Djinn back into the Poké Ball.

Zhang Heng imitated the man's tone and jokingly said, "Senior, this won't do. Qixi Bluebird! Flame Vortex!"