Chapter 437: The current me is terrifyingly strong, the other seven Gyms are not a problem at all!

Ten minutes later.

Relying on Kilowattrel's flexibility to continuously harass the opponent, Qingyu finally easily won the victory of this challenge.

"I lost..."

Kato shook his head helplessly and decisively admitted his failure.

It's a pity; I originally thought there might be a chance to break through the Sunny Gym head-on, so that I could save face in school...

I didn't expect Teacher Qingyu's backup move to be Kilowattrel; the two Pokémon I had already determined couldn't do anything about it.

Krokorok couldn't hit it, and Armarouge's moves were also difficult to lock onto Kilowattrel, which was continuously flying relying on Tailwind; the whole game could be described as torture.

If it weren't for the disappearance of Tailwind, and he had hit a Psyshock as a final "placebo," Kato's own mentality would have collapsed a bit.

However, at least through this battle, he quickly discovered his shortcomings again—

Krokorok only having melee moves is obviously not enough; in actual combat, it is very likely to be easily toyed with by Flying-type Pokémon like today.

Therefore, it is necessary to supplement some moves that can hit distant opponents like Rock Tomb and Rock Slide, which can also be considered as filling the blind spots of his attack range.

It is true that Ground-type moves cannot hit Flying-type Pokémon, but similarly, they can generally learn Rock-type related moves, especially against birds, which have a good restraint effect.

So that's what Teacher Qingyu meant by filling the blind spots at that time!

Following this line of thought, Kato quickly discovered that he seemed to have found a treasure that had been ignored before—

If you encounter such an attribute disadvantage matchup in a battle, suddenly pulling out a move that counters the opponent in reverse might have miraculous effects!

And this method is applicable to any Pokémon, because there should be no Pokémon in this world that cannot be restrained at all; as long as there are weaknesses, they can all be utilized!

Teacher Qingyu, I understand!

Kato, who had gained something, quickly swept away the haze on his face just now and looked at Qingyu again with passionate eyes.

"Teacher Qingyu, thank you for your guidance!"

"I will come to challenge again next week; please give me more advice next time!"

Can losing to Teacher Qingyu be called losing? Every battle is a solid high-quality battle lesson; how much you can learn depends entirely on your own understanding.

At least in terms of understanding, Kato feels that he is not too bad.

After challenging a few more times, and after supplementing the basic knowledge of battles, the reborn me will definitely be able to pass the Sunny Gym!

"Wait, I didn't say your challenge this time is over, did I?"

After hearing Kato's words, Qingyu quickly smiled.

"Although you failed to win this challenge, the Gym assessment itself doesn't only have one way of victory."

"From the battle just now, I can feel Student Kato's efforts this week; the audience in the broadcast room should also be able to intuitively feel the improvement of your strength."

"It's truly a progress that makes one look at you with new eyes; if I were to give your battle a score..."

"About 70 points, at least it's a level above passing."

Ding-ding-dong—

Kato, who had already comforted himself, was immediately dumbfounded, and for a while, even his breathing stopped for a few seconds.

Teacher Qingyu actually praised me? And...

Listening to Teacher Qingyu's meaning, does this count as having already received his acknowledgment?

Yay!

Soon, under Kato's expectant gaze, Qingyu spoke again:

"So, this Gym assessment—"

"You, pass!"

【Oh oh oh oh oh oh—, to be honest, this is really inspiring; the most embarrassing guy in last week's Gym challenge actually passed this week; other Paldea students, work hard too, don't lose points for us fans!】

【Getting Teacher Qingyu's acknowledgment, is this something you can do just by working hard... However, it seems that he can do it because of hard work, brothers, drink this bowl of poisonous chicken soup!】

【Don't go, according to Teacher Qingyu's style, the next challenger will unlock the second stage, better wait and see...】

【So was Kato's rotation just now really not a blind cat hitting a dead mouse?】

【Teacher Qingyu has personally certified it, can it still be fake?】

Regarding the discussion in the comments on the Rotom Phone, Qingyu also looked up and caught a glimpse of it.

However, he actually didn't care about this point.

Every command in a Pokémon battle is essentially a manifestation of the trainer's strength.

Maybe Kato didn't realize it himself, but he did have a reborn change after a week of hard study, and maybe he could even make the optimal solution unconsciously.

If he can continue to consolidate, gradually transform the inspiration of accidental enlightenment into his own instinct, and always maintain rational thinking in battles...

In the future, he might at least become an elite trainer.

So, it's worth encouraging.

Guiding every challenger onto the right path is also the duty of a Gym Leader.

Qingyu firmly believed this today as well.

When receiving that circular badge from Qingyu's hand, Kato was already so excited that he couldn't speak.

The design elements of the Sunny Gym badge largely refer to the special items unique to the Hoenn and Kalos regions called "Mega Stones," which have the powerful effect of stimulating the life potential of specific Pokémon and breaking through their own evolutionary limits.

I believe Teacher Qingyu must have his deep meaning in choosing the evolution stone.

I understand!

It must be that he hopes that we challengers who pass can also, like Mega-Evolved Pokémon, constantly break through our own strength limits and show our style...

That's right, it's just a Sunny Badge; I can't let myself go just because I passed the Sunny Gym; there are more challenges waiting for me ahead!

"I understand your teachings, Teacher Qingyu!"

Watching Kato, who for some reason was suddenly pumped up and so excited that he felt like he could spray fire from his eyes, Qingyu couldn't help but tilt his head and slowly form a question mark.

This kid, did he imagine something again?

"Heh, hehehe!"

Walking on the Poco Path, the smile on Kato's face couldn't be suppressed at all.

Occasionally meeting students coming to challenge the Sunny Gym on the road, regardless of whether he knew them or not, he would deliberately greet them, then "inadvertently" unfold his palm, revealing the Gym badge tightly gripped in his palm, and then reveal a bright smile.

"How did you know I passed the Sunny Gym?"

???

"Impossible, how could Teacher Qingyu let a guy like you pass? Did you make a mistake?"

"Holy crap, no, you damn guy, you really deserve to die!"

"Who asked you? Get lost, get lost, get lost!"

Then, amidst the complex gazes of countless students who were either envious or shocked, Kato walked toward Mesagoza with his head held high like a rooster returning in triumph.

Even though he had walked this road many times, Kato unexpectedly got lost today, and after circling Mesagoza a few times, he barely returned to the student dormitory at night.

After returning to Naranja Academy, the first thing Kato did was—

Open the school's internal forum homepage and post a thread on it:

"Rookie

【Who asked you?】

【Not a buddy, how did you get cyber-lost here?】

【Getting a Gym badge and looking at how you're showing off, if you have the ability, see you in the finals of the Victory Road!】

After finishing all the ways to show off he could think of, and listening to the notification sound of the phone constantly receiving replies to the post, Kato lay on the bed, suddenly having a magical sense of unreality.

Never had such a wonderful day!

Not only did he completely wash away the shame of embarrassing himself in front of countless viewers in the broadcast room last week, but he also became the first "lucky one" to pass the Gym assessment this week.

I am indeed the chosen one!

"Even the Sunny Gym can be passed, if I don't win the championship on this Victory Road, who else can win it?"

"The current me is terrifyingly strong, the other seven Gyms are not a problem at all!"

"I'll go challenge the Artazon Gym, which is also on the edge of the school, tomorrow; I feel like I should be able to challenge all the Gyms in one go!"

With the notification sound constantly ringing in his ears as sleep-aid music, Kato had a good night's sleep tonight.

In the next few days, the Sunny Gym, like last week, welcomed a large number of challengers.

With Student Kato, who was the first to pass, as a reference, for a time, the students of Naranja Academy took out their own understandings one after another.

The discussion on how to pass the assessment this week on the school forum also quickly reached thousands of floors.

【I didn't expect that kid Kato's understanding to be so advanced; the Ground + Dark + Taunt Krokorok really feels like the version answer!】

【Not afraid of Whimsicott's interference, and can backhand Taunt the opponent, and the Ground type can also immunize against the ultimate move after Kilowattrel's charging enhancement; if it's equipped with Rock Slide, wouldn't it be invincible?】

【Then the question comes again, it seems it's too late to catch and evolve Sandile in a week...】

【Damn it, but it seems to be the same reason; where do we have so much time to train a Pokémon every week? If we had this strength, wouldn't we have become elite trainers long ago!】

【Is there a possibility that Kato was actually a blind cat hitting a dead mouse...】

【Impossible, absolutely impossible, there is no such coincidence in the world; if it's true, then this kid's luck is too invincible!】

However, although this Krokorok move can't be learned, many students still had their brains wide open and quickly made a series of flat-replacement choices.

Use a Dark-type Taunt user to break Whimsicott, and then synchronously rotate and switch in a Ground-type Pokémon; it would be even better if it could learn moves that restrain Kilowattrel.

In the four days of the work week, Qingyu saw dozens of challengers use the same routine...

Although there are indeed some merits, there is still no good way to deal with Kilowattrel, which is extremely fast under Tailwind.

It was also at this time that a challenger appeared in front of Qingyu, which immediately made his eyes light up. ===== CHAPTER 439 =====