The Path of a Genius to Becoming a Pokémon Champion

When a Pokémon returns to its Poké Ball, it typically enters a state of hibernation-like stasis. This can slow the worsening of injuries and the effects of status conditions, while also extending the duration of buffs and allowing for slow energy recovery.

These are all effects that are frequently exploited in arena battles.

A buff that would normally last for five minutes can be extended to over an hour after a Pokémon returns to its Poké Ball. This is more than enough to last until the next round.

Similarly, the cooldown period for moves is also extended by several, or even dozens, of times inside a Poké Ball.

But even so, time on the battlefield and time off it are not of equal value. Every second counts in the arena, while off the field, just repairing the stage during halftime can take ten to twenty minutes.

Therefore, using an ultimate move and then switching out the Pokémon is a very common tactic in singles battles.

Even for an ultimate move like Hyper Beam, which has a cooldown equivalent to two normal moves, it will be ready again by the start of the next round.

So the opponent was decisive. The moment he saw a disadvantage, he immediately used his ultimate and recalled his Pokémon in one smooth motion.

Although tactically understandable, and it almost succeeded, on the surface, it couldn't help but look like he had chickened out a bit too quickly…

"For real? Did Arthur's Charizard just scare off the opponent's Noivern?"

For a moment, many spectators let out cries of surprise.

Even the commentators were throwing some subtle shade, which greatly annoyed the Sea Carp main player.

But what he didn't know was that Old Flame's daughter, still on the field, was even more annoyed!

Why the hell did you run? Are you a real dragon or not? Do you dare to fight me to the end?!

She was so angry she let out a series of roars.

Of course, whether this was to cover up her own lingering fear from that beam of light, only she knew.

At this moment, for a rare instance, she realized: listening to Arthur really did have its benefits.

She had to admit that this human's insight and battlefield instincts were indeed far superior to her own.

Because of that one Hyper Beam, the rebellious little delinquent had unexpectedly become much more focused.

The opponent then sent out his second Pokémon: Starmie!

His intention to counter was crystal clear!

Although he didn't have a particularly outstanding Rock-type Pokémon, Starmie was more than enough to have an advantage against Charizard—

Its own Water type reduces damage from Fire moves, and it also has the Rock-type move Power Gem, which is doubly super-effective against Charizard.

"Will Arthur switch Pokémon as well?" the commentator asked.

But Arthur wasn't in a hurry to switch.

He nodded to the referee, signaling for the match to continue.

The whistle blew again.

"Starmie, use Power Gem!"

The opponent, naturally, didn't hold back, opening with a doubly super-effective sneak attack.

But Arthur was not caught off guard!

"Use Dragon Rush!"

Starmie can't fly, so it was inherently at a height disadvantage against Old Flame's daughter.

A top-down attack—Dragon Rush was perfect!

This move provides an acceleration boost during its dive, causing Old Flame's daughter to suddenly speed up and dodge the opponent's incoming Power Gem.

She then crashed into her opponent like a comet hitting the earth!

"BOOM!"

A deafening roar erupted, accompanied by dust and boiling draconic energy!

The arena repair staff on the sidelines seemed to have tears welling up in their eyes…

Damn it… our workload is about to double again!

The live audience, however, was full of wonder.

By now, the voices of doubt against Arthur had dwindled. People couldn't help but start discussing.

"This Charizard doesn't seem weak at all, does it?"

"Gotta say, for real!"

The opposing main player's face was also grim.

This match was turning out to be much more difficult than he had imagined.

"Spin and ascend! Starmie, get out of there! Then use Power Gem again!"

Starmie also has the Psychic type and can use its psychic powers to fly by spinning. Without the acceleration from its dive, Old Flame's daughter was actually not as fast as her opponent for the moment.

Distance was created, and Starmie's move came off cooldown before Old Flame's daughter's!

Power Gem's cooldown is shorter than Dragon Rush's!

Another gem-like beam of light shot forward!

This time, Old Flame's daughter couldn't dodge. The super-effective attack made her cry out in pain.

But Arthur wasn't flustered.

Old Flame's daughter had few virtues, but her ability to take a beating was top-notch.

Because this girl was so rebellious and had such a strong-willed personality, she had been a real troublemaker back in the valley!

She had challenged everyone from the previous leader to the current one, from Charizard to Aerodactyl. There wasn't a single powerful Pokémon nearby that she didn't dare to fight. She was always causing trouble, getting beaten up every few days, but she would always come back for more, her fighting spirit as tenacious as a cockroach.

Old Flame himself had no idea what to do with this daughter of his.

In the past, only her mother could control her. But unfortunately, after Old Flame's mate lost half her wing and could no longer fly, she could only stay cooped up in their cave, unable to stop her daughter from flying out and causing trouble every day.

It was in this kind of high-intensity training that, although Old Flame's daughter still seemed weak compared to Julian's Charizard, she had at least truly mastered the art of taking a punch.

Even now, whenever Arthur trained her, he had to put in a good amount of effort to beat her…

She could even withstand a Rock Slide from Julian's Charizard, and that was a captain-level attack!

A mere Power Gem from a Starmie? Not a problem!

I'll set a trap for it!

The more important reason Arthur didn't give a command was this—Old Flame's daughter's ability was the most orthodox Fire-type starter ability: Blaze.

Its effect is that as the user takes damage, the Fire-type energy within its body becomes more and more active, and the power of its Fire-type moves is continuously amplified!

This was the main reason Old Flame's daughter had always been able to fight harder the more she was beaten.

Sometimes, this rebellious little dragoness needed a good thrashing. Otherwise, it would affect her performance.

"Charge in! Don't be afraid of a counterattack! Use Crunch!"

After using its move, Starmie immediately began to spin at high speed again, but Arthur paid it no mind, continuing to command Old Flame's daughter to charge in for a life-or-death struggle!

While being bruised by the spinning, hard starfish limbs, Old Flame's daughter also violently grabbed her opponent.

Then, she opened her mouth and bit down hard!

The Dark-type move Crunch, also super-effective against Starmie!

This kind of damage trading was Old Flame's daughter's specialty. Even if the enemy might come out slightly ahead, she was always confident that she wasn't losing out.

But this time, with Arthur commanding, she really wasn't losing out.

Arthur was focused intently on her condition, not letting his concentration waver for a second.

He and the opposing main player then went through several more rounds of offense and defense, trading blows and moves. The condition of both Pokémon rapidly declined!

When the accumulated damage on Old Flame's daughter reached a critical point, Arthur also took out his Poké Ball and immediately recalled her.

Each player has one chance to switch Pokémon mid-match.

Then, Greninja entered the field. After closing the distance, it used Shadow Sneak to get in close, then used its superb close-combat skills to pin down the Starmie, preventing it from escaping.

Then, with two consecutive rounds of the Dark-type Night Slash, it successfully landed a critical hit and took out the opposing Starmie!

With the first round won, Arthur sent out his Pokémon first for the next.

And this time, he once again threw Old Flame's daughter back into the fray!

"ROAR!"

With a furious roar, the rebellious little delinquent, dissatisfied that her trainer had recalled her just as she was getting into the fight, turned and spat a mouthful of fire towards the players' bench.

Fortunately, there was a protective energy shield at the edge of the field. Otherwise, Arthur's hairstyle might have been in jeopardy.

This delinquent dragon really still needed some training!

But that mouthful of fire also ignited the atmosphere in the stadium and greatly deepened the apprehension of the main player from his old team.

Because although no one knew why the Charizard had suddenly breathed fire, it was easy to see: the color of this fire was significantly more vibrant than it had been at the start of the last round!

This was enough to show that Old Flame's daughter's Blaze ability had now reached an extremely active state

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