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After two consecutive Pokémon were instantly defeated, Lin Xi's mentality was on the verge of collapsing. However, the referee didn't care about Lin Xi's state of mind and reminded her to send out her next Pokémon.
"Go, Pidgeot."
This time, she sent out a flying type. She asked for nothing else but that it wouldn't be one-hit KO'd by Slaking.
"Slaking, use Ice Beam."
"Pidgeot, quickly use Protect."
This time, she was prepared. Pidgeot quickly used Protect, and indeed, it wasn't one-hit KO'd.
"Phew?!"
Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief. If three Pokémon were one-hit KO'd consecutively, she would lose all face.
A little ruthless.
"You relaxed too early. Slaking, jump up and use Slash." Jiang Chen said.
Slaking's body squatted slightly, then it leaped up fiercely, cracking the ground beneath it. Slaking's body shot straight into the air like a rocket, standing side by side with Pidgeot, who was flying in the sky.
Immediately after, its palm transformed into a hand chop and slashed down towards Pidgeot.
Pidgeot only had time to let out a miserable cry before falling from the sky. And when Slaking fell from the sky, it also used Giga Impact, landing squarely on Pidgeot.
"Pidgeot is unable to battle."
The referee announced after confirming Pidgeot's inability to battle.
"Come back, Pidgeot."
Lin Xi's face was bitter. Her luck was bad; she was about to be eliminated in the top sixteen.
Having consecutively defeated three Pokémon, Slaking's aura remained as formidable as ever. Seeing such a fierce Slaking, many people wanted to train one.
"I can't believe Slaking is so powerful."
"It feels even stronger than a pseudo-legendary. I should train one."
"Oh please, can't you tell that this Slaking is very special? This Slaking's ability is definitely not Truant."
The audience members in the stands whispered among themselves. Some, seeing the power of this Slaking, yearned to train one, while others clearly understood that this Slaking was special, and that even if they trained one, it wouldn't be this powerful.
Chen Xiu, Lin Yuefeng, and other contestants all furrowed their brows tightly. They hadn't expected Jiang Chen to have this ace. What should they do if they faced this Slaking?
"Sunflora, go!"
After recalling Pidgeot, Lin Xi sent out another Pokémon.
"Use Razor Leaf, Sunflora."
The moment it appeared, it launched an attack towards Slaking. Slaking didn't even bother dodging the incoming Razor Leaf, as it caused no pain or痒 (itch, implying no effect).
"Damn it, use Leaf Storm."
Seeing Razor Leaf was ineffective, Lin Xi simply had Sunflora use its ultimate move.
"Slaking, use Flamethrower."
The Leaf Storm was incinerated by Slaking's Flamethrower, followed by a large Inferno Overdrive hitting Sunflora.
"Sunflora is unable to battle."
Without a doubt, facing a Fire-type move, the Grass-type Sunflora couldn't withstand it.
"I still have two Pokémon left. I can't lose so badly. At least I have to defeat this Slaking."
Being swept by one Pokémon would be too humiliating. Lin Xi felt she had to at least defeat this Slaking.
"This Slaking is too strong. It has already consecutively defeated contestant Lin Xi's four Pokémon. Is contestant Lin Xi going to be swept by Slaking?"
"I didn't expect the first match to be such a crushing victory. But this isn't because contestant Lin Xi is too weak, but because our contestant Jiang Chen is too strong."
The commentator shouted in an astonished tone.
"Contestant Lin Xi has once again sent out a new Pokémon. It's Exeggutor, a Grass/Psychic-type Pokémon. It seems contestant Lin Xi prefers Grass-type Pokémon."
"Exeggutor? Although its base stats are good, it's weak to too many types."
Jiang Chen looked at Exeggutor. Exeggutor also had the Psychic type, but Jiang Chen had never thought of training Exeggutor precisely because it was weak to too many types.
"Exeggutor, use Hypnosis."
"Slaking, use Uproar."
Hypnosis aimed to put Slaking to sleep, but after Slaking used Uproar, no one would be able to sleep.
"Use Ice Beam."
Jiang Chen continued to command Slaking.
A beam of cold light struck Exeggutor, which was standing directly in front of it.
Exeggutor was very slow, unable to dodge many attacks.
Moreover, Ice-type moves directly countered Exeggutor, and it also unluckily fell into the frozen status.
"Battle over. Slaking, use Hyper Beam."
The frozen Exeggutor couldn't move, watching helplessly as Hyper Beam hit it, losing its ability to battle.
Now, Lin Xi only had one Pokémon left.
"Slaking has defeated another Pokémon. Contestant Lin Xi only has one Pokémon left, and Slaking is in great condition. It really looks like it can sweep all six."
"It seems that other contestants should pay more attention to contestant Jiang Chen's Slaking," the commentator shouted loudly.
For Jiang Chen's opponents, Slaking was indeed a headache. Slaking was a Normal-type Pokémon. Normal-type Pokémon don't have type advantages against any type, but they are also weak to the fewest types. Simply put, they are versatile. And Slaking's movepool was also quite broad.
"Although I knew I'd lose, I didn't expect to lose so badly," Lin Xi couldn't help but say.
Now, there was no suspense left in this match.
Lin Xi released her last Pokémon, Ludicolo. She knew she had no chance of defeating this Slaking.
As expected, relying on the Protect move, Ludicolo only managed to last one more turn against Slaking before losing its ability to battle.
"The first match of the New Trainer Tournament has concluded. Let us congratulate contestant Jiang Chen on successfully advancing to the top eight."
There are winners and losers. Lin Xi left the arena with slightly red eyes. Losing was not unacceptable, but losing so badly, being swept by one Pokémon with so many people watching, was simply too humiliating.
"He really was a bit ruthless."
Jiang Chen glanced at Lin Xi's retreating figure, wondering if anyone would call him a cruel flower-destroyer.
Half an hour later, the next match began. Jiang Chen sat in the audience. This match was Ling Wanqiu's. Facing a strong opponent, Ling Wanqiu easily won with the powerful strength of her Pokémon.
There were only two matches this morning. Neither match was too intense, mainly because Jiang Chen and Ling Wanqiu both won too easily.
Jiang Chen only paid a little attention to the two matches in the afternoon. Although their strength was not as good as Jiang Chen's and Ling Wanqiu's, their battles were more exciting. Their back-and-forth indicated an evenly matched contest.
Xiao Luoxue's match was tomorrow, and her opponent surprised Jiang Chen a bit.
"So your opponent is him."
"Tomorrow, watch how I teach him a lesson. Then we'll see if he still has the face to say he lost to me because he was going easy on me."
That's right, Xiao Luoxue's opponent was Lin Yuefeng.
The next day, the first match of the day was Xiao Luoxue versus Lin Yuefeng.
Many people paid attention to this match. In everyone's eyes, Xiao Luoxue and Lin Yuefeng should be evenly matched, and this match should be very exciting. Moreover, both sides had complicated backgrounds. Xiao Luoxue had an Elite Four father, and Lin Yuefeng had a grandfather who was a Champion. How could this not attract attention?
In the stands, Jiang Chen held a sign to cheer for Xiao Luoxue. This cheering sign was made by Ning Ya yesterday.
"I hope she wins."
Ling Wanqiu also hoped Xiao Luoxue would win, because she wanted to defeat Xiao Luoxue.
"Don't worry, she won't lose." Jiang Chen had great confidence in Xiao Luoxue.
On the field, the match had already begun. Lin Yuefeng seemed to want to say something to Xiao Luoxue, but Xiao Luoxue ignored him.
The battle arena was a Grass Field. Xiao Luoxue directly sent out Emboar, to face Lin Yuefeng's Typhlosion.
Emboar versus Typhlosion, a battle between two Fire-type starters, immediately drew everyone's attention.
"Emboar, use Heat Crash."
"Typhlosion, use Flame Wheel."
The two Pokémon collided. It was thought to be an even match, but Emboar's strength was clearly superior, directly sending Typhlosion flying.
Immediately after, Emboar charged forward and brought down a Hammer Arm, smashing Typhlosion into the ground.
"Emboar, use Head Smash. Finish it in one go."
This move was very powerful, its only drawback being that the user would also take damage. However, being able to quickly defeat one of the opponent's Pokémon and build up momentum was worth it.
Typhlosion was knocked unconscious by Emboar's Head Smash, losing its ability to battle.
"The battle ended so quickly! I didn't expect contestant Xiao Luoxue to seize the opportunity and have Emboar defeat contestant Lin Yuefeng's Typhlosion in just a few moves."
"Losing one Pokémon first, contestant Lin Yuefeng is at a disadvantage. Contestant Xiao Luoxue's momentum has already been established."
The commentator's voice was loud; the entire arena could hear him.
"The Capital's Number One Boaster truly lives up to his name; he was at a disadvantage from the start."
"I heard that Lin Yuefeng even boasted, saying he lost to Xiao Luoxue in the campus tournament because he was going easy on her?"
"Now that's a pretty heavy slap in the face."
"The battle isn't over yet. Who wins or loses is still uncertain. My dear Yuefeng will definitely win."
"It's just one Pokémon losing its ability to battle. It's not Yuefeng's ace. You're celebrating a bit too early, aren't you?"
"Heh heh, just waiting for this boaster to get slapped in the face again."
In the stands, some people watching the live broadcast of the match had already started arguing. Both sides had popular contestants, and many supported them. However, overall, Xiao Luoxue had more supporters. This was the special treatment for beautiful trainers.
Typhlosion lost its ability to battle. Lin Yuefeng grimaced as he recalled it.
"Electabuzz, you absolutely cannot lose."
After some thought, Lin Yuefeng sent out Electabuzz.
Electabuzz, appearing on the field, immediately used Thunderbolt on Emboar. Emboar showed a pained expression.
However, with its high special defense, it still withstood the attack.
"Emboar, use Defense Curl, then use Rollout."
Defense Curl increases physical defense, and after using Defense Curl, Rollout's speed would be faster.
Watching Emboar rolling towards him, Lin Yuefeng quickly had Electabuzz dodge.
Electabuzz was fast, but Emboar, rolling, was also not slow. After several dodges, it was still hit by Emboar's Rollout.
The longer Rollout was used, the greater its power. Electabuzz, with its small body, was quite injured.
"Emboar, use Low Kick."
A kick aimed specifically at Electabuzz's lower body, knocking Electabuzz to the ground.
"Good, now use Focus Punch."
While Electabuzz was knocked down and hadn't gotten up yet, Xiao Luoxue had Emboar use Focus Punch.
Focus Punch hit Electabuzz, directly sending Electabuzz flying. A ravine immediately appeared on the battle arena, and Electabuzz lay on the ground, unable to battle.
"Hmph, that's it?"
Xiao Luoxue snorted lightly, her slightly mocking tone making Lin Yuefeng furious.
"Electabuzz is unable to battle. Please send out your next Pokémon," the referee reminded Lin Yuefeng simultaneously.
"No need to remind me. I'm not blind."
Lin Yuefeng retorted coldly to the referee.
The referee frowned. Seeing that this guy's background was not simple, he didn't argue with him.
"Xiao Luoxue, don't think you can be arrogant just because you defeated two of my Pokémon. My strongest Pokémon is Garchomp."
He originally wanted to keep Garchomp as a trump card, but after two consecutive Pokémon were defeated, he couldn't hold back anymore.
Upon seeing Garchomp, Xiao Luoxue's expression turned serious.
"A pseudo-legendary! It's actually the pseudo-legendary Garchomp! It seems contestant Lin Yuefeng has brought out his trump card." The commentator's eyes lit up slightly when he saw Garchomp.
Pseudo-legendaries were very popular. After Garchomp appeared, the live stream's bullet comments clearly doubled.
The audience members in the stands all started cheering.
"Hahahaha, Brother Yuefeng is getting serious now. That woman Xiao Luoxue will definitely lose miserably."
"Heh heh, just because he brought out a pseudo-legendary, you guys are getting carried away? Don't you know Xiao Luoxue also has a pseudo-legendary? Isn't Garchomp stronger than Garchomp?"
"Hmph, Garchomp is the strongest among pseudo-legendaries. I don't accept any rebuttal."
On the field, Garchomp and Emboar had already started fighting. Garchomp's Dragon Claw directly repelled Emboar.
"It seems Emboar probably can't beat this Garchomp."
Ling Wanqiu watched the battle on the field. After Garchomp appeared, it immediately suppressed Emboar.
"Garchomp's strength is indeed greater than Emboar's. However, he's already revealed his trump card now. The situation of the subsequent battles will definitely be completely controlled by Xiao Luoxue."
Revealing his trump card first meant he was forced to a dead end.
So, Xiao Luoxue still had the advantage. Emboar had already defeated two Pokémon, so even if it lost to Garchomp, it wasn't a loss.
"Emboar, use Flare Blitz."
Looking at the scarred Emboar, Xiao Luoxue's expression was very calm.
"Boom!!!"
Even Garchomp was sent flying by Emboar's Flare Blitz, and unluckily, it also fell into the burned status.
"Garchomp, use Dragon Pulse to finish off this Emboar."
Emboar, at its limit, naturally couldn't hold on and was defeated by Garchomp's Dragon Pulse.
Although he won this round, Lin Yuefeng's expression at the moment wasn't good.
Lin Yuefeng knew the Pokémon Xiao Luoxue possessed. He knew Xiao Luoxue also had a Garchomp, stronger than Emboar.
Defeating Emboar, Garchomp had also consumed a lot and was injured by Emboar's counterattack. If it were to fight against Garchomp, it would definitely not gain any advantage.
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