I beg you female trainers to give me money even if you lose!

So next up is the classic rock-paper-scissors game...

"Cunning Tengu, Rock Slide!" This time, Rika chose Rock Slide; using Sudden Attack all the time was getting boring.

Moreover, her surprise attack can't outlast Azure Flame Blade Demon's sword dance, and besides, her cunning tengu has a favorable wind buff!

"Azure Flame Blade Demon! Regret Sword!" Yang Xiying had already practiced this attack technique extensively under Foretos's guidance!

Therefore, Yang Xiying could tell at a glance whether the other side was going to launch a surprise attack, although it would require him to slow down and give the order!

However, the Azure Flame Blade Demon's speed had already increased by three levels, so it was able to make its move before the Cunning Tengu!

Swish—! ! !

The Azure Flame Blade Demon directly opened two wounds on the Cunning Tengu, causing its health bar to drop by 70% and its own health to recover to 35%!

However, it was still taken away by the cunning tengu's rock collapse! But the cunning tengu's health bar was also reduced to only 10% due to the Life Orb!

"Its speed surpasses that of the cunning tengu. So Mr. Yang's Azure Flame Blade Demon has the Shatter Armor characteristic?" Rika also made a new discovery at this moment.

So even losing this match was worthwhile, since the Level 3 Gym Trial was her and his all-out battle!

Besides, it just feels a bit unfair to have to give up my body to the opponent in a fight of this level...

PS: First update!

P.S.: I recommend a book: *Kanna's Tale of the Demon God*

Rika, the Gym Leader of Rock City Gym No. 279!

"...So that's how Mr. Yang sees me?"

Rika lost the match. Although she defeated the Azure Blade Demon, Yang Xiying still had two Pokémon left: Vine and Crobat.

Since the tailwind had stopped, Yang Xiying switched to the already fast Crobat, and Crobat took down the cunning Tengu in one move.

In the end, Rika lost the match, but now she squinted, placed her hands on her abdomen, and revealed a meaningful smile.

"Uh..." Yang Xiying felt a little uneasy under Li Jia's smile. Her opponent had already realized this after losing the match...

“…I’m sorry, Miss Lijia, I’m a pervert,” but that was all Yang Xiying could make the other party realize for now.

Rika was indeed his type: short hair, a kimono, and the air of a Yamato Nadeshiko (ideal Japanese woman), though she was a bit cunning...

But this is more like a bonus.

“Hehe, Mr. Yang answered that very readily,” Lijia covered her mouth and smiled. “I understand, this is the price of defeat.”

“However, if you want me to submit to you, please continue to battle with me in Pokémon,” Rika said with a smile.

"—After all, it's always a bit unfair to lose to you before even giving it your all."

"...Is that alright? If so, Miss Lijia will have to pay an even more serious price," Yang Xiying said with some doubt.

He had already experienced the scenario of paying in the second battle instead of the first because he didn't have to pay in the first battle.

As a result, the servants on the other end worked even harder, which was of course a burden for Yang Xiying herself, since there was no field that had been over-cultivated...

So he suddenly didn't want to continue with Miss Rika anymore, after all, there were other ladies in the dojo who needed his service!

Yang Xiying sensed many terrifying gazes coming from the forest...

“It’s alright. If Mr. Yang beats me with all his might, I will serve you even better,” Lijia said with a smile.

"After all, I had to do that if I lost this game," he said. Although he had given it his all, it was essentially a surrender, while the other side had been going all out.

"What if I lose?" Yang Xiying suddenly thought of something, and Li Jia's smile widened.

"—Then how about I do as you say?"

"..."

Yang Xiying suddenly became thoughtful, while Lijia watched all this with a smile, and the person opposite her became even more serious.

—Are you afraid of losing the match?

"Let's let the Pokémon that just battled rest for a bit before starting the Level 3 Gym Trial."

Rika made these arrangements, and then the two of them began to adjust. More than ten minutes later, the two of them started a Master Duel again using Trainer Cards!

This time it was a five-on-five battle at level 50, and the start of the Pokémon battle was announced with the pink-suited stick figure pointing both fingers to the sky.

"Please, Cradle Lily!"

"Foretus! You lead the charge!"

Both sides sent out their starting lineups, and both were somewhat stunned as they looked at each other's Pokémon.

“Cradle, Ms. Rika, you’ve brought out a rather rare Pokémon.”

Rika sent out a Pokémon that resembled the Plants vs. Zombies' Venus flytrap, except it was green and had pink tentacles.

Yellow circular patterns covered his body, giving it the feel of an ancient mural, while his lower body, resembling tree roots, was firmly anchored to the ground.

This is Cinnabar, a Pokémon that originated in the Hoenn region and, like Omanyte and Kabuto, has long been extinct.

“Compared to Mr. Yang’s extensive knowledge, this is nothing,” Lijia replied with a smile. This time it was Foretus…

Because Yang Xiying's apprentice Ye Zi has a Foretus, Li Jia knows something about Foretus.

—Of course, it's easy to understand why it's in first place.

But no matter what, I will still follow my original pace. Cradle Lily is a Pokémon with a similar positioning to Vileplume.

So it can also defend against Crossbat and disrupt the opponent. Now that the opponent hasn't deployed Crossbat, that's the time to disrupt them.

"Cradle Lily! Stealth Rock!"

"Foretos! Ironhead!"

The commands from both sides were issued at the same moment, and Cradle Lily flung out a large amount of rubble from her huge mouth, scattering it all over the place!

Meanwhile, Foretus spun at high speed and crashed into Cradle Lily, instantly reducing Cradle Lily's health bar by 45%!

“Iron Head…” Rika pondered as she watched this scene. Iron Head, as a Steel-type move, was effective against her Cradle Lily, which was a Grass/Rock type move.

Furthermore, Cradle Lily doesn't have any moves to counter Foretus yet, but she still has some options...

"Cradle Lily, Sunny Day!"

"Foretos! Ironhead!"

Yang Xiying is still sticking to his guns, since this is a move that counters Cradle Lily, although he originally used it to target Wind Fairy.

—After all, the Wind Fairy has the Fairy attribute of being weak to Steel.

The orders from both sides were issued again, and this time Cradle Lily took the lead, spraying a golden ball of light directly from her large mouth.

The ball of light shot straight into the sky, and the sky became even clearer at that moment! Even so, Cradle Lily's health bar still dropped by 45%!

"A sunny day...?" Seeing this, Yang Xiying understood that the other side was going to use sunny weather for the battle.

“It’s quite reasonable for a Grass-type Pokémon Trainer to use sunny weather,” Rika said with a smile.

I think you're more like a Rock-type Trainer...

Yang Xiying's expression was subtle. She hadn't seen any Grass-type moves in her previous Pokémon battles with Rika; they were all Rock-type moves.

However, most of the weaknesses of Grass-type Pokémon are indeed countered by Rock...

"Cradle, switch Pokémon!" Cradlele's mission is complete, so now it's time to switch Pokémon.

"Foretus! Scattering!"

After Rika switched Pokémon, Yang Xiying also made her own move, directly using a move similar to Stealth Rock's Spikes!

After the opponent used Sunny Day, Yang Xiying had a premonition that the opponent was going to switch Pokémon, but the Pokémon they switched was... incredibly powerful!

The Pokémon that Rika traded for was a thing that was nearly ten meters tall. It was a coconut tree with leaves spreading out at the top and three coconuts growing at the bottom.

But the coconut has a human face, legs growing from its roots, and a long tail, which is clearly a coconut tree that has become a spirit!

"Oh my, Mr. Yang used spikes when I was swapping Pokémon, as expected of him," Rika said, looking at her side which was also covered in spikes.

“Exeggutor from the Alola region!” Yang Xiying immediately reacted upon seeing the new Pokémon that Rika had switched out!

"Foretos! Switch hands!"

Because this is Exeggutor, the Coconut Pokémon, and specifically its Alola form. Compared to the original Grass/Psychic, this one is Grass/Dragon!

"Exeggutor! Flamethrower!" Therefore, it's one of the few Grass-type Pokémon capable of learning Fire-type offensive moves!

PS: Update!

P.S.: I recommend a book: Send the Saintess into the Abyss!

NO.280+281 You have your clever plans, but I have my own ways to overcome them!

Following Rika's instructions, Yang Xiying also switched Pokémon, with Forretress becoming Clefairy!

At that moment, the coconuts with human faces on the tall coconut trees spewed out scorching flames, which spread in a fan shape and covered Piccolo!

At this moment, Picoxi's health bar dropped by nearly 40%, and its entire body turned red, indicating that it was in a state of burns.

However, this is the effect of the fiery red orb that appears above Clefairy's head, the Flame Orb, because Clefairy is burned.

However, because of its magical defense ability, its health bar will not decrease, so the invisible rocks on the field cannot damage it.

"The Flamethrower is quite powerful," Yang Xiying thought, looking at Clefairy's remaining health. She also felt that the Exeggutor on the other side had trained its Special Attack.

However, Rika's purpose in sending this thing out was probably not just to fight off fire-type moves, since she also had a Stealth Rock on her field.

Exeggutor also has Dragon Tail, which forces the opponent's Pokémon to switch out, which is why he brought out Clefairy, a Fairy-type Pokémon that is immune to Dragon-type moves.

In addition, this guy also has a characteristic that can be very useful on sunny days, namely, harvesting.

There is a 1/2 chance to obtain the used fruit at the end of each round, and this will trigger 100% under sunny weather!

Therefore, the coconut tree with the harvesting characteristics can continuously buff itself with tree fruits. The most powerful strategy that Yang Xiying has ever seen is to withstand the Shakya fruit!

Given equal priority, Exeggutor will definitely attack first, so Yang Xiying cannot let Piccolo launch an attack casually.

—If I can't kill the opponent in one shot, then I'm doomed…

"Picoxi, who carries the Flame Orb..."

Seeing this, Rika narrowed her eyes slightly. She suddenly realized something and subconsciously switched Pokémon!

"Come back, Exeggutor!" This was her second substitution! Meanwhile, Yang Xiying issued that command!

"Picoshi! Pray!"

At that moment, Rika switched Pokémon to Venusaur, which also had leaves, and then she looked at Clefairy and wagged her finger.

—An invisible wave began to spread outwards!

"?" Then she became confused, because when she saw the Flame Orb, she thought Pixi was going to use magic to exchange items with Exeggutor.

If that's the case, then her Exeggutor is pretty much useless, so she switched to a new Pokémon.

This Pokémon is unaffected by tricks and has an advantage against Clefairy, so it can play however it wants.

But the opponent used Wish. Could it be that Clefairy was merely a medium for the opponent to swap Pokémon without taking damage...?

"...Hey, it seems my prayers were right."

Looking at the Venusaur, Yang Xiying became somewhat wary, because Sabrina had specifically warned him that Rika had a very strong Venusaur!

—And it's the kind that can undergo Mega Evolution!

"Clefairy! Switch!" Facing Venusaur, Yang Xiying had no choice but to let Clefairy escape, since the opponent had a poison type that was super effective against Fairy.

杨曦影换出了3D龙2！3D龙2也因为隐形岩没了1/8的血，就跟对面的妙蛙花一样。

“Venusaur, now please show Mr. Yang your power,” Rika said, pulling a necklace with a round stone hanging from her kimono.