Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

After taking a few steps forward, Nanfeng stood in the trainer's seat on the battlefield, ready for battle.

Right in front of the old-fashioned airplane was a dedicated battle arena. The referee, dressed in flight gear, held his red and green flags.

142. Health Bar Vanishing Technique

"The match that is about to begin is the Greenwood City Gym Challenge, in which Trainer Southwind challenges Greenwood City Gym Leader Naki. Both sides can use three Pokémon, and there is no opportunity to exchange Pokémon. The battle ends when one trainer has no Pokémon left to use," the referee announced the rules of the match, gesturing with his hand.

"The Gym Leader should send out their Pokémon first."

Naki took a Poké Ball from her waist and tossed it out casually.

The Poké Ball opened in mid-air, and a Swellow flew out of it.

However, this giant swallow's color is slightly different, with subtle golden shimmers on its body. Without a doubt, this is a shimmering giant swallow.

This brought back some memories for Nanfeng, as Naki in the anime also possessed the Shiny King Swellow.

Nanfeng threw the Poké Ball with a backhand.

"Boom!"

The massive object crashed down, shaking the ground, and Tyranitar's enormous body immediately created shattered marks on the earth.

"Tyranitar!" Tyranitar roared wildly, and yellow sand swirled around it, enveloping its body and the entire battlefield.

Dust storm activated! A sandstorm is coming!

Seeing such a huge and powerful Tyranitar, Naki couldn't help but be a little stunned.

The referee confirmed that both Pokémon were in position and immediately announced, "Battle begins!"

"Swellow, use U-turn!" Nachi showed no mercy. Flying-type attacks are all about speed and initiative. So what if the opponent is Tyranitar? In the face of absolute speed, a giant is more of a cumbersome fodder.

"Rock Slide!" Nanfeng didn't waste any words. Regardless of whether it was flashy or not, as long as you were a Flying-type Pokémon, you would definitely die under Tyranitar's Rock Slide.

"Swain~~" Swellow flapped its wings and took flight, its speed reaching its limit, like a golden streak of light flashing through the air, instantly arriving in front of Tyranitar.

Tyranitar ignored him completely, and simply spread his arms and roared!

"Banji!!!"

In the sky above the battlefield, a circular portal opened wide, revealing complete darkness on the other side. The next second, countless rocks began to fall from the sky.

They weren't giant rocks the size of millstones like those in the Rock Blockade. Instead, they were fist-sized fragments of rock, angular and numerous, so densely packed they seemed to cover the entire battlefield!

Swellow's Swallow Return hit Tyranitar, but had no effect.

Tyranitar is resistant to Flying-type attacks, so this attack only dealt half the damage, especially considering its formidable defense. It was practically a tickle.

"So powerful." Seeing the rain of rocks falling from the sky, Naki couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. In an instant, she changed her strategy.

Faced with such a terrifying rockfall, the Great Swellow will surely lose its fighting ability. In that case, let the Great Swellow play its greatest role before it loses its fighting ability.

"Great Swellow, use Hyper Beam!"

"Spah!" The Great Swallow glanced at the falling rocks in the sky, its eyes immediately filled with determination. It hovered in mid-air, gathered its strength, and unleashed a destructive beam.

A dazzling white light pierced through the rain of rocks and shone directly at Banjira.

"Rock blockade!" Nanfeng casually commanded.

From the giant portal overhead, three massive rocks fell in front of Tyranitar, completely blocking Swellow's Hyper Beam.

Using rock blockade as a defensive skill is something Du Juan used before, but now, this move belongs to Nanfeng!

After using Hyper Beam, Swellow was immediately buried by a rockfall. Under double damage, its stamina vanished very suddenly. If this battle were viewed on a handheld console, it would look like a "health bar disappearing act"!

"Swellow is unable to fight, Tyranitar wins!"

Naki frowned, ran her fingers along the Poké Balls at her waist one by one, finally choosing one and throwing it directly.

The Poké Ball opened, and a Pelipper flew out; its level was 55.

Pelipper is the evolved form of Gull, possessing both Flying and Water types. Although it is also weak to Rock-type Tyranitar, its Water type is also strong against Tyranitar.

It's clear that Naki wants to confront Nanfeng head-on.

Very well, this method is quite foolish!

The appearance of the giant gull immediately attracted a dark cloud, suggesting that its nature should bring rain.

Rainfall: When this Pokémon appears, the weather changes and it rains.

There will only be one weather condition on the battlefield: Tyranitar's sandstorm is covering the entire area, so you can make it rain now.

So, are they trying to steal the weather from Tyranitar?

Nanfeng laughed. Who was he looking down on?

The next second, the newly arrived dark cloud was torn to shreds by the swirling yellow sand, and soon not even a trace could be seen.

This isn't a game; winning the weather depends not only on who goes first, but also on skill!

Clearly, this Pelipper is not qualified to compete with Tyranitar for the weather, even though the item that South Wind gave Tyranitar this time was not a sand rock, but a hard rock that can provide a boost to Rock moves!

Seeing that she couldn't compete with the weather, Naki quickly launched an attack and gave instructions.

"Spider, use Water Cannon!"

"Tyranitar, use Rock Slide!" Southwind's command came immediately, and without any defense, she went straight to the attack.

A powerful jet of water erupted from the Pelipper's largest beak, striking Tyranitar, who was opening its arms and calling for Rock Slide once more.

Both sides exchanged a single attack.

The Pelipper tried to dodge but couldn't, resulting in double damage. Just like the Giant Swellow, it was instantly buried. The "health bar disappearing" trick was recreated.

Tyranitar had no interest in dodging; its Special Defense increased by 1.5 times during a sandstorm. Add to that the 25% boost from Rock Horn. That means Tyranitar's Special Defense is 1.875 times higher than it would be otherwise.

(Norli's) double-strength water cannon is almost as effective as no strength at all.

Tyranitar took the damage with a slight frown.

"Puffin is unable to fight, Tyranitar wins!" the referee announced.

There are three Pokémon available for gym battles. After losing two consecutive battles, Nachi only has one Pokémon left.

Naki took out a Poké Ball and recalled Pelipper. The opponent's Tyranitar was terrifyingly strong; the Hydro Pump from earlier didn't seem to have caused any significant damage.

Since there's only one chance left for a Pokémon to appear, we can only send out our ace.

Naki threw out her last Poké Ball.

The Poké Ball opened in mid-air, and a cloud that looked like a marshmallow fell out.

Soon, a blue head peeked out from the cotton ball; it was the Tanabata, known as the traitor to the dragons, LV58.

143. Swallow Returns

Altaria, a Dragon/Flying type, is still vulnerable to Tyranitar's Rock type.

Unless Naki can Mega Evolve Altaria, solidifying its reputation as a traitor to the Dragon race and changing its type to Dragon/Fairy, then Tyranitar would be the one that would be countered.

Unfortunately, it seems that Naki doesn't have the Mega Bracelet to evolve Pokémon, and Nanfeng didn't find the Mega Stone on Altaria either.

"Rockfall!" What are you waiting for? Instant kill!

Tyranitar spread its arms, and the portal to the sky opened for the third time, unleashing an endless rain of rocks that threatened to bury all life on the battlefield.

The previous two rockfalls had already piled up a mound half a person high on the battlefield.

"Altair, use Storm!" Naki commanded.

"Heh!" The Azure Bird flapped its wings, soaring and spinning in the air, a storm appearing around it.

Rock fragments have the advantages of being sharp and chaotic, but they also naturally have the disadvantages of being small and lightweight.

The rocks summoned by the rockfall landed on the storm and were swept away, but the Tanabata, protected in the middle of the storm, was unharmed.

It seems that the defeats in the first two matches were not entirely meaningless; Naki has found a way to counter the rockfall.

But 950... so what?

"Destruction Ray!" Nanfeng immediately followed up with the order.

The Altaria uses the storm to resist the rockfall, but it is also bound to the storm. How can the storm keep up with the Altaria's rapid movements?

Or do you think Altaria can go toe-to-toe with Tyranitar?

In Nanfeng's view, using storms to resist rockfalls is just a cage that Naki has put on Altaria herself!

It is doomed!

Tyranitar unleashed an extremely hot beam of light, its destructive aura annihilating everything in its path.

When Naki heard Southwind's command for Hyper Beam, she was slightly taken aback. She had to choose between having Altaria and Tyranitar attack Hyper Beam against each other, or having Altaria abandon Storm and fly out to withstand Rock Slide.

However, Tyranitar's Hyper Beam amazed Nanfeng for a long time back then. Its powerful destructive force, coupled with the fact that it didn't even need to be charged up, was enough to catch people off guard.

Before Naki could make a choice, Tyranitar's Hyper Beam pierced through Altaria, blasting it hundreds of meters away and landing it in the forest outside the airport.

Yinyu City is a city built in the forest, with many houses perched in the trees, surrounded by lush greenery. The Tanabata bird crashed through several large trees before finally stopping.

Without even checking, it has already lost its ability to fight.

No one can easily withstand Tyranitar's Hyper Beam!

"Aladdin is unable to battle, Tyranitar wins! Gym Leader Naki has no Pokémon available, so the final winner is challenger Southwind!" the referee announced the result.

Nanfeng returned to his room, where the settlement screen had already appeared on his handheld console.

[Defeat the Tanabata Bluebird LV58 and gain 6325 experience points]

[Defeat Lavender City Gym Leader Nakia and win a prize of 30000]

[Nagi: I made some mistakes. I shouldn't have underestimated my opponent, so I lost this match completely!]

[Nagi: This is the proof of defeating the Lilycove Gym, the "White Feather Badge." After obtaining it, your Fly will be upgraded to the true Secret Fly.]

[Naqi: This is my research on the cooldown of the "Aerial Ace" skill and my experience in raising Flying-type Pokémon. I hope it will be helpful to you.]

[Nagi: I look forward to seeing you again at the Pokémon Championships. Next time, I won't be so easily defeated by you! Also, if you make it to the Champion's Land, you might see him... Good luck!]

After accepting all the rewards, Nanfeng counted them as he left.

The White Feather Badge is the sixth badge, and its attributes are no different from the previous five badges. This means you now have a 10% bonus to six different attribute-based moves. Little by little, it adds up.

During this trip to the Johto region, Nanfeng plans to challenge the local gyms to see if the badges he obtains can stack up the bonuses.

The skill cooldown given is Swallow Return.

Flying-type moves are described in the game as similar to flying attacks like Surprise Attack and Shadow Punch. However, they are actually very useful in combat.

This is usually used as a recovery move after your attack has been dodged by your opponent.

The sprite will suddenly somersault in mid-air, turn its body upside down, and launch an even faster attack on its opponent. Its speed is so fast that the game has set it to be a guaranteed hit.

Nanfeng remembers that in the anime, the previous name for Yan Fan was "Reversal Attack".

It's kind of like... turning around and grabbing something?

Nanfeng tried to select which lineup to use and suddenly saw a surprising fact.

Tyranitar and Cinderella can also learn!

It's hard to imagine how these two cumbersome evolutions could possibly use the Swallow Return.

Could they also fly?

Suddenly I wondered if Groudon could learn Aerial Ace.

It was just a cooldown on the Aerial Ace, nothing valuable. Nanfeng gave it to Tyranitar to use, wanting to see how Tyranitar would use Aerial Ace.

After saving the record, Nanfeng led Tyranitar and Steelix away from the villa and specially found a wide beach.

Nanfeng was very confident in the physical defense of Steelix, which he released as a target.

After creating distance, the southerly winds release Bangjira again.

"Tyranitar uses Dragon Claw on Steelix's tail!"

Tyranitar, who was about to play in the sand, reluctantly ran towards Steelix in the distance after hearing Southwind's command, leaving a pile of footprints on the beach with its two sturdy little legs.

As he ran, his arms were coated with a dark green dragon-attribute light, and he unleashed a dragon claw strike at the tail of the approaching Steelix.