Pokémon: Master Pokémon has a fish-frying system.

Feeling the constant vibrations emanating from the advanced sphere, Lu An stopped paying attention to the moon cloth that he had retrieved back into the sphere.

He looked at Ningren apologetically:

"I'm sorry, it's my fault for not disciplining them properly, which allowed some Pokémon that weren't supposed to be battling to run out and disrupt the order."

Ning Ren looked at the handsome Lu An, his face was calm, but in his heart he looked down on him even more.

How did someone who can't even take care of their own Pokémon, especially the docile Eevee evolution, become a Gym Leader?

Even professional trainers wouldn't experience something like this, right?

Ning Ren didn't notice that his Sun Ibrahimovic, who had been full of fighting spirit when he passed the ball, was now sweating profusely and tucking his tail between his legs.

"Pfft, pfft..."

(I'm going to die, that Eevee really did kill me...)

......

"Game start!"

With the referee's whistle, Ningren launched the first offensive.

He wanted to show Lu An his strength.

"Ibrahimovic, use Shadow Ball!"

Espeon is a Psychic-type Pokémon, which gives it strong resistance to Psychic-type attacks, so Ningren chose Shadow Ball.

Shadow Ball is a Ghost-type move with great power.

More powerful moves often come with certain limitations or side effects.

For example, when Captain Harry, whom Lu An had encountered before, used his Gengar to ambush him, the [Sneak Attack] skill was much more powerful.

However, it requires Gengar to hide in a different dimension beforehand to charge up its power.

【Spiritual Spell】 requires the opponent's Pokémon to hold an item in order to use the item to attack the opponent.

Some moves are unique to a particular Pokémon.

Therefore, among Ghost-type moves, Shadow Ball can be considered the most powerful move in its normal state.

Furthermore, Ghost-type moves are often more effective at attacking Psychic Pokémon.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Ningren's intention was to quickly defeat Lu An's Sun Eevee.

"What an impatient person!"

As a top trainer, Lu An could immediately see through Ning Ren's thoughts.

If this were a serious battle, he could finish off an opponent with a single move.

But at this moment, his identity is that of a gym leader.

The dojo master's responsibility is to accept challenges while pointing out the challenger's shortcomings and helping them improve.

Therefore, he cannot simply aim to defeat his opponent.

His task is to identify the weaknesses of Nemesis and Espeon during battles and point them out to them.

Therefore, facing Ning Ren's aggressive Shadow Ball, Lu An simply smiled faintly:

"Light cloth, hold the line."

"Buyi!"

Without dodging or avoiding, an invisible wall appeared in front of the light cloth, directly blocking the shadow ball from the opponent.

"boom!"

After the Shadow Ball crashed into the wall it was guarding, the powerful Ghost-type energy was instantly broken down, dissolved, and then vanished into nothingness.

Lu An nodded. [Protect] is a Normal-type move that can defend against most attacks.

However, its success rate in defense will gradually decrease as the number of times it is used increases.

Of course, this only applies to competitions of the same level.

If the weaker party is on the defensive, their energy expenditure will naturally increase significantly, and their success rate will drop dramatically.

If the stronger party is on the defensive, it will be very difficult for the weaker party to break through its defenses.

Using the "Defend" metric to assess the opponent's strength is very useful.

Judging from the extent and speed at which the Shadow Ball dissipates, Ningren's Solari must be quite proficient in using this move.

Moreover, its strength is comparable to that of Ghost Pokémon of the same level.

Of course, for Lu An, even if Lightbringer stood still and let Ningren's Espeon attack until it was exhausted, it still couldn't break through the defense.

Ning Ren saw that Lu An's light cloth caught his shadow ball effortlessly, and didn't think much of it.

Holding onto the first use always has a remarkable effect.

But you can't keep using the "Guard" skill forever.

"Eevee, use Wonder Beam!"

Once the strange light hits, the light cloth will fall into a chaotic state, making it difficult for it to be used to protect itself.

"Poor!"

To everyone's surprise, both Lu An and Guang Bu remained relaxed as they watched the strange light approaching, seemingly unaware of the danger it posed.

The strange light quickly came into contact with the light cloth.

It then passed right through my body as if there were no obstructions, hitting the dojo wall directly.

"This, is this a stand-in?"

Ning Ren was slightly taken aback at first, but then quickly realized what was happening.

Real-world battles are different from games. In games, as long as the substitute isn't destroyed, the opponent can't attack the Pokémon.

However, in reality, even Pokémon that use Substitute cannot completely conceal their true form.

Especially on the open fighting stage, a Stand is basically a useless item that can only save your life once.

It's not much different from simply sticking to a move.

To avoid a mere strange light, he actually used a Stand that consumed his stamina?

However, Lu An smiled and shook his finger:

"This is not a stand-in."

Ningren immediately denied it: "That's impossible. Apart from Substitute, where else would Espeon have such a move?"

Lu An gestured for Ningren to scan the entire room: "But the substitute Eevee will be exposed, right? So where is it?"

Ning looked around and was horrified to find that, apart from his own Espeon, there was no other Eevee on the arena!

A group of dojo students gradually gathered around the arena. This wasn't the first time they had seen Lu An use this move with his light cloth.

But every time they see this move, they are still amazed.

"Lu An's Espeon has really taken the Psychic attribute to a whole new level."

“Yes, even someone like me who has studied at the gym for three years would not be able to find Espeon's location if I were face to face with Lu An.”

"I'm afraid that in the Kanto region, only Ms. Sabrina's Mr. Mime and Alakazam can do this."

Before the apprentices' eyes, Lu An's Espeon was right there, just two steps away from where the strange light had just pierced through.

The red jewel on her forehead was emitting a soft red glow.

However, Ning Ren, who was opposite Lu An, seemed to have completely ignored the light cloth.

Lu An smiled slightly; this was the unique superpower talent belonging to Guang Bu.

By using illusionary rays, the lighting inside the arena is altered, creating the illusion that the light cloth does not exist on the arena.

In fact, this kind of camouflage is very fragile and is only effective in dim environments or in places with limited light sources and simple environments.

The battle arena undoubtedly meets the latter condition.

"hateful!"

Ning Ren had to admit that he had underestimated Lu An.

Neither Lu An nor his Sun Eevee are easy opponents.

At least this one blatant method of concealing his presence is something his Eevee wouldn't do.

But even so, he would not easily admit defeat.

Because he is striving to become a Gym Leader like Sabrina.

"Ibu, use Mega Sound!"