Chapter 171

Having finished speaking, he slipped inside to make preparations.

He released all six Pokémon.

"From now on, morning training, afternoon battles, evening rest; no one is allowed to slack off!"

"If anyone dares to shirk their duties, their food ration will be halved, and they won't get their weekly big health treatment either. Understood?"

The six Pokémon responded in turn; their spirits were all quite good!

Charmander was mischievous, but it was not lazy by nature.

Zubat had a rough temperament, yet it longed for the strong.

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What Bai Jing was glad about was Aipom; at this stage, he didn't need to worry about its enthusiasm—it was absolutely full of drive.

Soon, the first challenger entered, a freshman from the same grade.

"Wow~ Brother Bai, these are your Pokémon? The lineup is luxurious!"

"Not bad! Which level do you want to challenge? Normal or Elite?"

"Just the Normal one is fine!"

"Go, Sudowoodo!"

Sudowoodo

Gender: Male

Type: Rock

Ability: Rock Head

Aptitude: HP (C), Attack (B), Defense (B), Sp. Atk (D), Sp. Def (C), Speed (D)

Potential: Elite

Strength: Normal (Mid-stage)

"Charmander, you're up!"

"Brother Bai, Charmander is countered by my Rock type, you know!"

"No problem; that makes it more of a challenge!"

"As expected of Brother Bai. Then I won't hold back!"

"Use Rock Throw!"

Several stones were summoned by Sudowoodo and smashed down toward Charmander.

"Dodge!"

"Use Smokescreen!"

After dodging the falling stones, Charmander spat out a mouthful of black fog, enveloping Sudowoodo.

"Sudowoodo, watch out for a sneak attack!"

He waited a long time with no sound coming from inside; only when the smoke cleared did he widen his eyes.

Sudowoodo was still on guard, while Charmander stood behind it with a mischievous grin.

"Oh no, quick..."

Too late!

"Dragon Breath!"

A beam shot out, striking Sudowoodo squarely!

"Use Smokescreen again!"

"Again?!"

The arena was once again covered in black fog, leaving this student extremely frustrated.

"Sudowoodo, keep moving!"

I'm changing positions; you can't just wait to sneak attack again, right?

Who knew that this time a metallic clash and Sudowoodo's cry of shock came from within the black fog; it had clearly taken a hit.

Idiot, doesn't moving just tell Charmander where you are?

When the smoke cleared, Sudowoodo was attacking wildly around it, while Charmander had already moved far away, watching it with a smile.

"Smokescreen again!"

"Here it comes again!"

This student had never imagined he would be made to look so ragged by a simple Smokescreen!

Bai Jing smiled: "Is this time a ranged attack or a close-range one? Is it in front or behind? Can you guess?"

"Brother Bai is indeed tricky, but I won't give up easily!"

"Sudowoodo, use Rollout!"

Now you have no way to sneak attack me, right?

"If you had done this earlier, you wouldn't have taken a hit!"

Charmander jumped out of the smoke, with Sudowoodo rolling up behind it.

With a narrow dodge, Sudowoodo rolled past its side, spun around, and attacked again.

"Hehe... Brother Bai, now you have no way out, right? Rollout can keep charging up; if Charmander gets hit, it probably won't be able to get up again!"

"Is that so? Rollout is indeed a good move, but its weakness is also very obvious: it's hard to control, and the faster it goes, the more so!"

"Charmander, make it fly!"

Charmander picked up a stone and threw it, landing it precisely in Sudowoodo's path, causing it to lose balance and fly into the air.

"Oh no!"

"Dragon Breath!"

A direct hit; the falling tree would be the only thing losing combat capability.

This classmate gave a bitter smile. "Does this count as picking up a stone to smash my own foot?"

The stones on the arena were the ones he had left behind when he first used Falling Stones.

"Indeed, defeating you is hard, but this battle has taught me a lot. Thank you, Brother Bai!"

"Mutual sparring leads to mutual progress!"

"Then I'm off; a huge crowd is waiting to challenge you!"

"Good!"

One went out, and soon another came in; still a freshman of the same grade, but this time a girl.

Her looks were average; she was definitely not Bai Jing's type.

"Student Bai Jing, please go easy on me!"

"Ahaha, certainly, certainly!"

"Come out, Pidgey!"

Pidgey

Gender: Male

Type: Normal, Flying

Ability: Keen Eye

Aptitude: Body (C), Physical Attack (B), Physical Defense (D), Special Attack (D), Special Defense (D), Speed (B)

Potential: Elite

Strength: Ordinary (Late Stage)

"Zubat, you're up!"

"Wow~ So cute! And a Dragon-type, I'm so envious!"

"Ahem~ Here we go; I'll let you attack first!"

"Great, then I won't hold back!"

"Pidgey, use Peck!"

Isn't this like leading a lamb to the slaughter?

"Rise the Wind!"

Zubat's wings flapped; a gale blew, knocking the Pidgey off balance.

"This little trouble won't stump us!"

"Pidgey, use Wing Attack!"