I'm not a Pokémon succubus.

This is a Pokémon that has embarked on the path of martial arts.

"It's amazing."

Even though he already knew that Xunzi's trumpet buds were unusual, after seeing such skills with his own eyes, Coach Ai still couldn't help but marvel at them.

Logically speaking, grass-attribute Pokémon should have nothing to do with martial arts.

Although his own Marillil is also a water-attribute Pokémon, it is at least a strongman-type Pokémon with strong physical attacks, and is very suitable for the most tough and fierce popular martial arts.

Xunzi's trumpet sprouts have taken a path that ordinary people would never imagine.

The path of martial arts is indeed broad and profound...

"Ah."

Lijia smiled and nodded, looking at Xunzi on the field with eyes full of relief.

"This child studies very hard, and trains even harder." Lijia shook her head and said, "Her trumpet sprout is of a very high level, but it just hasn't evolved yet."

"Ah."

As he was speaking, Xunzi's trumpet sprouts used extremely skilled fighting skills to knock down the Pikachu that Xiaozhi had substituted in.

At this moment, Pikachu was not yet Pikachu. Fumiko's Bellspike was obviously more skilled than it, and a powerful whip shot to the head defeated poor Pikachu.

"Haha~"

Seeing this, Lijia smiled happily.

"Look, Aijun, hasn't Xunzi turned the situation around now?"

"really."

Aisha nodded.

At the scene, Xunzi's trumpet buds fought one against two and reversed the situation, which also caused the commentator to roar and the audience to cheer.

This kind of ups and downs, and reversals of the battle are exactly what the audience loves to watch.

"Hmm..." Coach Ai looked at Xiaozhi over there without saying a word.

Xiaozhi is a guy with maximum unexpectedness.

It’s hard to say what tricks he has to turn the tables until the last moment.

As expected, Xiaozhi did not disappoint Coach Ai's expectations of him.

His last Pokémon was Slime.

The soft body of the stinky mud is not afraid of the judo skills of the trumpet sprout, and its poison attribute makes it not afraid of the other grass-attribute moves of the trumpet sprout.

Its tonnage completely overwhelms the horn buds of its small arms and legs.

The trumpet sprouts have no way to deal with it.

"This..." Looking at the stinky mud that was getting closer and closer to the trumpet bud, Xunzi showed a horrified expression.

Xiaozhi laughed like a demon.

After his command, Chou Chou Mud reduced the physical strength of Trumpet Sprout to the killing line, and then killed it with a move of Taishan Pressing Down.

"trumpet......"

The dirty trumpet sprout lay on the withered lawn corroded by the stinky mud, losing its ability to fight.

"Bellsprout has lost his ability to fight, therefore, the winner of this match is Satoshi from Pallet Town!"

The referee declared Xiaozhi the winner.

"Great!"

Xiaozhi jumped up excitedly.

The stinky mud pressed him down directly, making him feel the same way that the trumpet sprout had just felt.

"Uh, ah...Stinky Mud, I can't take it anymore!"

Xiaozhi struggled hard.

Xunzi retracted the bell sprout with a complicated expression and sighed.

Now, she was eliminated too.

Both of the people from Yuhong Gym who participated in the Quartz Conference this year failed to make it past the preliminaries. It was so tragic.

Lijia in the stands also fell silent.

"..."

The beauty in kimono looked at Xiaozhi and Chouchumu with a complicated expression.

"Is that young man the one Coach Ai values?"

"No." Aisha shook her head.

"That's the trainer Professor Oak is looking forward to."

"what......"

Lijia clicked her tongue.

"That's okay."

As soon as she heard the name of Professor Oak, Rika understood.

Trainers who have been recognized by this highly respected academic leader and former Kanto regional league champion always have some unusual advantages.

Xiaozhi...

This kid looks silly, but he is very keen on fighting against opposite attributes.

However, the move of Stinky Mud suppressing Bell Sprout was indeed very clever.

"Ah."

Nodding, Lijia felt much relieved.

"I originally wanted to treat Ai Jun to a meal, but...it seems that Coach Ai has a match to play later."

"Well, I still have one last ice rink left."

"In that case, I wish you, Lord Ai, good luck in your military career."

"Lend your auspicious words."

After smiling at each other, Aisha and Lijia walked along the stands and out of the competition venue.

At this moment, the third qualifying round for most players has also ended.

An hour later, the last of the first four qualifying rounds will begin.

After this match, the top 16 of the Quartz Conference were decided.

Only then will the Quartz Conference officially enter its climax.

"Coach Ai!"

Aisha and Lijia were outside the branch gym, and behind them, Xiaozhi, who had just finished a battle, chased them out.

"Ok?"

He turned his head towards the sound and saw Xiaozhi, whose body was still covered in stinky mud, running towards him with a silly smile on his face. Coach Ai's eyelids twitched wildly.

"Stand there and don't move!"

He immediately scolded Xiaozhi.

Xiaozhi's body froze in place.

He looked at his disheveled self and smiled awkwardly at Coach Ai.

Aixia held her forehead with a helpless look on her face.

"Hey."

"I won, Coach Ai!"

"Yeah, I saw it."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Xiaozhi was surprised.

"Coach Ai came to watch my match?"

"Well, I had nothing to do, so I came over to take a look."

"Great!"

Xiaozhi selectively ignored Coach Ai's subsequent words, and all his attention was focused on "Coach Ai coming to watch his game specially."

"Hey~"

Xiaozhi laughed happily.

He is a loyal fan of Coach Ai. Realizing that his idol has been paying attention to him, Xiaozhi naturally feels satisfied.

Coach Ai has time to watch my games and not Xiaomao’s games. He has me in his heart!

"Ah, that Xunzi's trumpet sprouts are really amazing!"

Xiaozhi scratched his head and talked about his experiences and thoughts during the battle. He said, "At the beginning, when Kaoru released Bellsprout, I underestimated her and Bellsprout. I didn't expect Bellsprout's moves to be so powerful. Its Power Whip is even more powerful than Bulbasaur's Power Whip. On top of that, it has a special conductive technique. Pikachu's firepower couldn't do anything to it while it was rooted. If it weren't for Muddy-O's ability to counter Bellsprout's Grass-type moves and tricks, I might have really lost."

I heard Xiaozhi's recognition of Xunzi's strength.

Rika, who was hiding behind Aisha, had a more relaxed expression - when Xiaozhi appeared covered in mud, the mysophobia-obsessed kimono beauty quickly hid behind Aisha.

"really."

Coach Ai nodded.

After hearing what Xiaozhi said, he also remembered that when Fumiko's Bellsprout was fighting Pikachu, she used the Rooting move.

Originally, the effect of the Rooting move was to continuously restore the Pokémon's stamina, but the price was that the Pokémon rooted to the ground could not be rotated - in fact, at that time, Fumiko only had one trumpet sprout left, so it didn't matter whether Rooting had any side effects or not.

However, Xunzi's trumpet bud had obviously undergone special training to take root.

Pikachu's 100,000 volts hit the body of the trumpet sprout, but the trumpet sprout easily controlled the current and spread it underground along its own roots, avoiding most of the damage. The effect was like a lightning rod, which was very exquisite.

At that time, Coach Ai was watching from the stands and nodding his head.

Lightning rod speaker buds......

Is your trumpet bud legal?

"So, this is the new thing I'm going to teach you."

With his arms folded across his chest, Coach Ai assumed a mature demeanor, cleared his throat, and said, "Never underestimate anyone at any time."

"The participants of the Quartz Tournament are all outstanding trainers who have collected all eight gym badges. Even if they are at the end of their rope, they may still burst out with unexpected power."

Aisha looked at Xiaozhi and said, "Like you, aren't your Bulbasaur and Squirtle also in their initial forms that haven't evolved yet?"

"Eh...right."

"If that's the case, what reason do you have to look down on Xunzi's Bellsprout?" Aisha tilted her head and said, "It's clear that your Bulbasaur and Squirtle are very powerful even without evolving. Why can't other people's Pokémon be of the same initial form but at a higher level? Are you and your Pokémon the only ones who are special?"

"Oh......"

After hearing Coach Ai's sermon, Xiaozhi lowered his head a little ashamed.

Coach Ai was right. Xiaozhi did make this mistake in the previous match.

"And then there's the choice of Pokémon."

As soon as this issue was mentioned, Coach Ai's blood pressure began to rise.

A month ago at Oak Laboratory, he clearly taught Xiaozhi not to fight against opponents with reversed attributes.

In the end, this damn kid still used Pikachu on Bellsprout.

What happened in the end?

In the end, it was Pikachu who gave away a kill to Bellsprout, and almost caused Fumiko's car to overturn Xiaozhi.

You deserve to be scolded!

"The first Pokémon you sent out was Bulbasaur. There's nothing you can do about it. You didn't know Kaoru's first Pokémon was Beedrill. I understand, but... after Bulbasaur was defeated, the opposing Pokémon was clearly Bellspike, which excels at physical attacks. If you had sent Charizard in to set it on fire, wouldn't that have been an immediate win?"

Looking at Xiaozhi in front of her, Aisha really couldn't understand what he was thinking.