Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

In the days before the game, Wang Yao no longer pretended to go out for special training.

Instead, they participated in some "baseball games" near the venue to directly hone the team's skills through competition.

These matches are ranked matches spontaneously organized by retired players using the alliance's attribute venues.

The results of the battles are accumulated in the form of wins and losses...

Compared with the elimination system of the Quartz Conference, this rule is more reasonable and can more accurately judge the true level of the contestants.

"Yusuke-senpai has won seven games in a row today!"

"...His Iron Palm Warrior is at a very high level. Maybe he can challenge for a ten-game winning streak today!"

Wang Yao brought the giant crab to one of the rocky areas and stood among the crowd, listening to their discussion.

"Beep—Dragonite loses its ability to fight!"

"The Iron Palm Warrior wins!"

The trainers also serve as referees on site.

"Eight consecutive wins! Yusuke's points will soon surpass Asao!"

A young trainer in front of Wang Yao was happily discussing with his companions who would be the final winner of this qualifying match.

“——Who else!!”

Yusuke raised his fists and shouted to the audience outside the stadium.

Ten years of hard training... one round of withdrawal!

Who can understand this kind of pain!

It seemed that he wanted to completely vent out the depressed mood of the elimination round in this folk qualifying match!

"Please let me..."

Wang Yao squeezed through the crowd.

"Guji~"

The giant crab also walked sideways through the crowd...even though it was originally walking sideways.

"Can you let me try?"

Wang Yao took the giant crab onto the field.

"Only players with a score difference of less than five points can challenge each other... What is your score?"

The trainer who acted as the referee kindly explained the rules to Wang Yao.

"I……"

Wang Yao was a little distressed. This was his first time participating in the competition, so where would he get the points...

"He doesn't need it! I know you - the trainer who controls Thunder!"

Yusuke stared at Wang Yao's face and said in a deep voice.

"Are you going to send out the Zapdos?"

Because he was eliminated in the first round, Yusuke was able to watch many popular contestants' matches.

He attended every one of Wang Yao's games.

To be fair, he felt that he was no match for Wang Yao.

But the result of "Top 512" in the Quartz Conference is really too insulting...

Yusuke didn't even have the face to go back to the dojo to face his master and fellow apprentices.

He must prove himself by challenging the strong!

"I prefer duels between warriors."

Wang Yao patted the giant crab's claws and responded with a smile.

"Giant Claw Crab?... I see."

Yusuke didn't feel that Wang Yao was looking down on him, because he also knew the strength of the giant crab.

"But my Iron Palm Warrior needs to rest for a while."

Yusuke was not arrogant, he wanted to compete with Wang Yao seriously.

……

Half an hour later.

With the Iron Palm restored to its prime, Yusuke returned to the stadium from the nearest Pokémon Center.

"Double Bomb Gas loses its ability to fight - Giant Claw Crab wins!"

After Yusuke left, Wang Yao naturally became the defender on the field.

"Well done, Giant Claw!"

Warming up after three consecutive wins, Wang Yao fed some Moo Moo milk to the giant crab that was about to leave the field to replenish its energy.

"Beep! Yao versus Yusuke! Both teams are limited to one Pokémon!"

"Game start!"

The players from both sides took their positions and the game officially began...

In just half an hour, this match between the championship candidate and the unlucky guy who was eliminated in the first round has attracted a large number of spectators.

"I'm counting on you! Iron Palm Warrior!"

Ironpalm is Yusuke's ace Pokémon and his training partner.

This makes Ironpalm's level much higher than Yusuke's other Pokémon.

There are many specialized trainers like Yusuke in the Quartz Conference.

"Giant Crab - Use Crab Punch!"

As the defender, Wang Yao has the right to attack first.

"Vacuum wave stops the opponent from moving!"

Yusuke had seen the giant crab fight and knew the power of its claws.

While the opponent is yet to get close, Yusuke wants to use long-range skills to weaken the giant crab's physical strength.

"Harry!" (Japanese version, taken from the Alola plot)

call out!call out!call out!

As the Iron Palm Warrior swung his fist, streams of white energy broke through the air!

The attack method of the vacuum wave is very similar to the release of internal force in martial arts novels...

"This weak attack is ineffective—just charge forward!"

The giant crab's shell is a natural fortress.

The force that broke through the air and hit it could only blow away the dust from the giant crab.

Like Blastoise's shell, Giant Claw can simply ignore this kind of harassing attacks.

"It's just like the competition... but we won't lose in terms of strength!"

"——Meet with a cross attack!"

Yusuke shouted, clenching his fists.

boom!

boom--!

The giant crab's crab fist hit the iron palm warrior's belly hard.

However, the opponent's crossed hands that were about to chop down were blocked by the other crab claw.

"Nani!"

Yusuke exclaimed.

The force of the giant crab's claws was so strong that it actually resisted the iron palm warrior's hands!

"Crab Fist!"

While the opponent was stunned, Wang Yao commanded the giant crab to continue attacking.

"Use the Lightning Palm!"

Yusuke quickly changed his tactics.

The Lightning Palm is the Lightning Fist...

It’s just that these martial arts trainers like to give these punch, palm and kick skills some cool names.

"Harry—!"

Lightning flashed from the Iron Palm Warrior's palms, avoiding the crab's claws' defense and slamming down on the giant crab.

boom!

The giant crab just fought back with its crab fist.

"Go on - another Lightning Palm!"

"Crab Fist!"

"..."

"Thunder Palm!"

"Crab Fist!"

I have to say that Yusuke's Iron Palm Warrior is indeed of a very high level.

After fighting Wang Yao's giant crab head-on for more than a dozen moves, he still hasn't fallen...

"Impossible... Absolutely impossible! Can a giant crab like you resist electric-type moves?!"

Although the outcome of the battle is still undecided, Yusuke is already in a state of confusion.

"Then change to Freezing Punch!"

Yusuke changes his tactics again.

"Ha... force!"

A trace of cold air emanated from the palms of the Iron Palm Warrior.

It just used this trick to defeat Dragonite.

boom!

The freezing fist quickly hit the giant crab's shell!

Crack——!

The ice quickly spread along the crab shell.

In the blink of an eye, half of the giant crab's body was frozen.

"This can also be frozen?"

Wang Yao was a little speechless...

Why does it seem like in the animations, as long as the freezing skills hit the target, the object will definitely be frozen?

“Use hot water!”

Fortunately, when the Giant Claw Crab was fighting Xiao Feng's Emperor Sea Lion, it already had a way to deal with this move.

"Guji~"

The color of the giant crab's shell seems to become more red.

After a short period of accumulating energy, the giant crab spewed out a large amount of hot water with high-temperature steam.

Not only did it wash away the ice on his body, it also rushed towards the Iron Palm Warrior in front of him.

After many trips to hot springs, the giant crab has become more and more proficient in its hot water tricks!