Chapter 755

Although first discovered in the mysterious Alola region and regarded as a symbol of warriors, their presence has also been found in Kitakami and the Isle of Armor in recent years.

As for why Qingyu found it familiar...

After all, in order to participate in the Dragon-type Master Tournament, Cynthia had also captured a Kommo-o under his suggestion, and it performed quite impressively in the tournament.

Just looking at their size, Kommo-o and Hakamo-o were not on the same level at all, to the point where Hakamo-o had to struggle to lift its head to barely see its opponent's face.

As fellow Dragon Pokémon, Hakamo-o was already a head shorter than its opponent in terms of aura, so it could only glare fiercely at this big guy.

Just wait until I evolve and can fly, then we'll see who's taller!

"Eh~ how cute, as expected, the way Dragon Pokémon look before evolving is very interesting!"

"Jangmo-o was just as cute, but after evolving, it suddenly became a big guy taller than me..."

Nemona suddenly sighed for no reason, and then changed the subject before Qingyu could speak.

"However, even when facing such a baby Pokémon, I won't go easy, okay?"

"Kommo-o, while paying attention to dodging the opponent's attacks, use Belly Drum to strengthen your power!"

The sudden command made the surrounding students who were still whispering instantly shift their attention.

"So the setup just now was just to catch Mr. Feather off guard? I thought they were going to reminisce for a long time; I was getting a bit sleepy..."

"As expected of Mr. Feather's Gym apprentice, she's already playing psychological warfare at the start of the battle; truly, a great teacher produces great students!"

"To be honest, this command is quite impressive. If Kommo-o is prepared in advance, if Hakamo-o uses Dragon Breath, it might really be able to dodge it without delaying its own move."

"If Belly Drum succeeds, Kommo-o's power will become very terrifying. Could this be the standard answer to dealing with Mr. Feather???"

While the students were whispering and even starting to take notes, Qingyu also reacted immediately:

"Hakamo-o, Scary Face."

Both sides chose to reveal their intentions.

The Belly Drum commanded by Nemona, at the cost of half its own HP, exchanges for extremely terrifying explosive power; it's clearly intended to sweep the team.

If it were any other Pokémon, he might not have been able to handle it easily.

But for this Kommo-o alone, Qingyu never thought it would be a threat from the beginning.

Because Kommo-o's flaws are obvious.

Its "bucket" stats make it balanced, but to put it bluntly, it means nothing is particularly outstanding.

Unless it reaches the level of Arceus, the sides of a "hexagon warrior" cannot become strengths, which is still quite awkward.

And in a situation where its speed isn't enough to support a first strike, its 4x weakness to Fairy means that once it's slowed down, it will be instantly taken out by his Sylveon, which will come out later, perhaps without even a chance to resist.

Sending out Hakamo-o is indeed going easy, but it also gives Qingyu some buffer time, allowing him to make adjustments based on the opponent's tactics.

"Roar—!"

Under Qingyu's gaze, Nemona's Kommo-o seized the opportunity to suddenly stretch out its arms and strike its abdomen heavily.

Because its body was covered with several layers of thick, round scales, the rhythmic striking quickly triggered resonance among the scales, starting to emit a clattering friction sound, which sounded very imposing.

Although it had to consume a portion of its HP, Kommo-o's scarlet eyes already signaled its intense fighting spirit.

After the Belly Drum action was completed, Kommo-o subconsciously raised its tail, took the berry hidden in the tail scales, and stuffed it directly into its mouth.

Although it was a bit fast, preventing Qingyu from observing the shape of the berry at first, he didn't even need to think to know what Nemona had brought for the Fighting Dragon.

It could almost certainly only be a Sitrus Berry, used to recover a portion of the HP lost due to Belly Drum.

In this way, the Fighting Dragon not only significantly improved its combat power but also didn't consume much physical stamina, still maintaining strong suppression.

This set is also a very standard combo.

However, just as Kommo-o, having finished the berry, lowered its head disdainfully, intending to cast a contemptuous glance at its overreaching opponent...

Turning its head, it suddenly made eye contact with a pair of eyes full of resentment.

Under normal circumstances, with such a vast disparity in size and strength, Kommo-o shouldn't have been affected by its opponent at all.

But perhaps the resentment accumulated in Hakamo-o's heart during the time since its evolution was too strong; Kommo-o actually subconsciously averted its gaze, only reacting a moment later, looking annoyed and embarrassed.

It actually had an effect...

Even Qingyu himself felt a bit surprised.

Logically speaking, in the state where Hakamo-o hadn't completed its evolution, the strength gap between the two Pokémon should have been very large; unexpectedly, his Hakamo-o was so impressive, forcibly suppressing the Fighting Dragon in terms of aura.

After being affected by Scary Face, Kommo-o's reaction was significantly slower.

Seizing this opportunity, Qingyu spoke decisively:

"Hakamo-o, use Dragon Breath!"

Although Dragon types counter each other and the Fighting Dragon had consumed a lot of HP due to Belly Drum, in the face of a huge strength gap, Qingyu still felt the hope of taking out the opponent with this move was slim.

However, seeing Hakamo-o's fighting desire so strong, Qingyu didn't intend to let it continue to avoid the battle this time.

In a contest with a powerhouse, even if it loses, it will only further strengthen its rampant desire to win and temper its determination to become stronger.

"Kommo-o... use Scale Shot!"

After hesitating for a moment, Nemona didn't change the tactic she had prepared in advance.

Besides causing damage, Scale Shot also allows Kommo-o to take the opportunity to swing off some of its scales, sacrificing defense in exchange for faster speed.

If it hadn't been slowed down by Hakamo-o just now, its speed after Scale Shot would have been incredibly terrifying, completely possessing the possibility of sweeping the team.

Just these two moves made Qingyu clearly feel Nemona's talent.

As a transmigrator who has fought a hundred battles, these routines are indeed basic skills for him, but it's completely different when used by a local like Nemona.

Before she set off to complete her journey, she hadn't captured this Pokémon, so Qingyu couldn't have taught her these.

In other words...

These were all realized by herself!

Being able to possess this terrifying combat intuition, it's no wonder Nemona could kill her way through the Paldea Victory Road and achieve the name of Champion on her original path.

With a peaceful smile, Qingyu watched the Fighting Dragon in front of Nemona with anticipation.

After charging up, the Dragon Breath sprayed by Hakamo-o shot out violently, but Kommo-o didn't intend to dodge at all, immediately crossing its arms in front of its chest.

The energy beam slammed into the scales on its body, and after providing a certain amount of protection, several pieces immediately fell to the ground.

And with the help of this force, Kommo-o was able to take a sudden step to the side, and while dodging the attack, it launched the scales knocked off its arms by the attack as bullets.

The scales of the Fighting Dragon are very hard; their hardness was even once favored by ancient humans for making weapons.

Coupled with the effect brought by Belly Drum, Kommo-o's Scale Shot indeed hit Hakamo-o, which couldn't dodge, and achieved a very good effect with only two attacks.

Not only did it successfully break Hakamo-o's defense, but it even caused it to stumble and fall to the ground, directly rolling its eyes and fainting.

The obvious gap in strength was perfectly displayed at this moment.

Hakamo-o was clearly faster than its opponent, used the move first, and even had a type advantage, yet the Dragon Breath, which looked quite powerful, didn't cause fatal damage to Kommo-o.

At most, it just made it take a few deep breaths to temporarily suppress the pain felt in its arms.

"Hakamo-o is unable to battle."

Seeing this, Mewtwo, the referee who was standing with arms crossed and quietly observing the situation, stepped forward and raised its arm.

"Yay!!!"

Seeing this, Nemona immediately smiled.

To be able to take a point from Mr. Feather first, it seems her progress along the way is indeed very obvious!

Then, she must continue to work hard!

Nemona was excited, but the students on the side of the battle field were all showing difficult expressions, and a few even seemed to be holding back laughter.

"Should I tell her... that this Hakamo-o was actually sent out by Mr. Feather to save face for the students?"

"It seems classmate Nemona must have just arrived and didn't see how the other students lost to Mr. Feather earlier."

"This is only the first stage; what follows is the real eighteenth level of hell!"

Compared to the students' indescribable expressions, Qingyu was also smiling, nodding slowly.

"Not bad."

"Regarding the tactical development of Kommo-o, you've done very well, Nemona. Just based on this combo you thought of yourself, getting the Sunny Gym Badge is definitely not a problem."

"But next, let me see if you have any other preparations."

While Qingyu spoke with a smile, he put the Poké Ball containing Hakamo-o into his pocket and took out another Poké Ball, pulling the trigger.

"My next Pokémon is Sylveon."

As he spoke, a red light flashed.

"Bui~"

Standing obediently on the field, with ribbons drawing elegant arcs in the air, the cute Sylveon made a brilliant entrance.

"Mr. Feather didn't send out Indeedee; according to the previous pattern, shouldn't it be Sylveon..."

"Oh no, this means Mr. Feather changes the order according to the situation; the only thing certain for us is the starting Hakamo-o!"

"That's terrifying. If I remember correctly, Kommo-o should be Fighting/Dragon type, 4x weak to Fairy, right? I feel like Sylveon can easily finish it off with any move."

"Mr. Feather's Sylveon isn't afraid of any Dragon Pokémon; I hope the Dragon is okay..."

The students were discussing, but their opinions didn't affect the two people on the field in the slightest.

Upon seeing that the opponent was Nemona, whom it was very familiar with, Sylveon immediately blinked, slightly pitched its voice, and greeted her.

"Bui~"

"Mm-hmm! Long time no see, Sylveon~"

Nemona seemed to understand what it said, also showing a brilliant smile and waving at Sylveon.

But soon, she restrained her smile and became serious again.

"Small talk or whatever, let's save it for after the battle; right now, I just want to get Mr. Feather's recognition as soon as possible!"

"So... Kommo-o, rush up and use Iron Head!"

Nemona chose to take the initiative again.

Since Sylveon is Fairy type, it directly locked down Kommo-o's dual STAB types; if she wants to cause significant damage to it, she only has Poison and Steel moves to choose from.

And Iron Head is precisely Nemona's follow-up move to deal with it.

Since Scale Shot made up for some speed, Kommo-o wasn't much slower than Sylveon at this moment; if it went all out, it might really have a chance to counter-kill.

Regardless, it had been strengthened by Belly Drum; as long as the move could hit Sylveon, it would be severely injured even if it didn't faint directly.

Qingyu wasn't surprised by Nemona's choice, so he immediately followed up.

"Sylveon, Blood Moon."

"Bui!"

After receiving the command, Sylveon's eyes instantly became sharp.

To this day, it is no longer the coward Nemona knew!

Facing a mere Dragon Pokémon, it wouldn't...

Well, looking at its size, it's still a bit intimidating.

But it's not a big problem.

If it's for its Trainer, this bit of fear can be easily overcome!

Sylveon stood in place, and the four ribbons extending from its neck suddenly floated vertically against gravity, swaying left and right.

At the same time, everyone on the field could clearly feel—

The temperature on the field seemed to have suddenly dropped a bit?

Some students who had seen Sylveon use this move reacted instantly and immediately looked up at the sky.

Sure enough!

It should have been a sunny afternoon, but they didn't find the sun in their eyes.