There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

"Giant vine monster, vine whip."

The giant vine monster stretched out several vines and rudely wrapped around the white sea lion that was still waving to the audience.

"Strong whipping!"

The sharp sound of whipping the air and the painful sound of flesh being whipped echoed in the battlefield, and many students shrank back in pain.

"Break free!" Shuo Gu Ye said, "Absolute Zero!"

The white sea lion struggled to stretch a hand out from the vines and patted its belly.

Layers of ice waves instantly froze the vines wrapped around the white sea lion, causing them to shatter at the slightest touch.

Even the remaining waves of ice were rushing towards the giant vine monster that was standing still.

The students who were close by fluttered their eyelashes which were covered with a thin layer of ice, and trembled as they asked, "The giant vine monster was killed instantly?"

"Well, it seems so."

The girl who had been rubbing her shoulders sneezed, curled up and said, "Look, that ice sculpture is a giant vine monster..."

Following the girl's index finger, a standing ice sculpture was particularly eye-catching in the thick cold air.

The unique blue vines on the giant monster can be seen through the icy blue ice.

The referee glanced from a distance, raised the flag and shouted.

"The giant vine monster has lost its ability to fight! Please ask Erica to replace it--"

"Strong whipping."

what? !

The referee's words got stuck in his throat and he quickly stopped talking and looked away.

As the ice sculptures shattered and fell to the ground, the giant vine monster hidden in the ice revealed its shape.

Shuo Gu Ye stared with deep eyes at the blue vines that broke away and fell, until finally only the vines were left on the ground.

Where's the giant monster?!

The white sea lion, instantly overwhelmed by a sense of crisis, got a jump in his heart and quickly swung his tail to try to slide away.

But it was still a step too late.

The giant vine monster, which had been lurking in the cold for a long time, caught its prey at the moment when its vigilance was lowest, and several vines struck down at the same time.

"The final blow!" Erica raised her hands high, her ten fingers moving nimbly and in a ballet-like motion. "Break the tile!"

The giant vine monster leaped high, with the red vines on the top of its arms glowing terrifyingly, and aimed at the white sea lion that was lying on the ground unable to move after being whipped and severely injured.

At the critical moment, a beam of red light accurately hit the giant vine monster's arm and retracted it before it touched the white sea lion.

Shuoya Ye raised his hand and touched and comforted the white sea lion, which was still jumping around and was frightened even after returning to the Poké Ball.

He raised his eyes and looked at the smoke mixed with ice crystals and dust, secretly clicking his tongue.

This giant vine monster is so aggressive that it's intimidating!

When he looked at the smiling Erica across the field, he suppressed the shock in his heart and threw the Poké Ball.

"Lalulas, I leave it to you!"

Erica raised her palm to cover her brow, shook her head and sighed, "It's gloomy on rainy days, it's better to have sunny days."

She snapped her fingers. "Giant monster, sunny day."

The dark clouds gradually dissipated, and the long-lost warmth spread across the earth.

The students who were persecuted by the white sea lions looked at the dazzling sun with tears in their eyes, and the goose bumps on their arms finally subsided a little.

A flash of light flashed across Lalulas' body very briefly. Seeing this, Sakuya Ye said, "Thunder Fist."

"Electric-type skills against Grass-type?"

The boy in the coat sneered, "Are you confused?"

It was common knowledge that Electric-type skills were not very effective against Grass-type Pokémon, and even some of the lower grade students nodded in agreement.

But Erica did not let her guard down.

The giant vine monster has water stains on its body from the [Pray for Rain] not long ago. Does he want to increase the probability of paralysis?

PS: Please do not equate the game settings with the animation world. The data is dead but Pokémon is not.

After a brief hesitation, she ordered, "Get out of the way."

Shuo Gu Ye's brows relaxed.

Although Lalulas's lightning fist was dodged by the giant vine monster, he had achieved his goal.

"It's [regenerative power]." Shuo Gu Ye said with certainty.

Erica raised her eyebrows slightly, "I see, is this the purpose of sending Lalulas?"

There was no obvious increase in speed during the battle between Lalulas and the giant vine monster, so we can first rule out the [Chlorophyll] characteristic.

Secondly, when faced with the [Thunder Fist] which might cause negative effects but had low damage, Erica did not seize the opportunity to counterattack, but instead let the giant vine monster dodge for the sake of safety.

Then it is not the [Leaf Defense] feature either.

Sakuya Ye raised his hand to take back Ralts and replace the Pokémon.

"I won't give you a chance to return to the team."

As a ball of purple air overflowed from the Poké Ball, the boy's clear voice also rang out.

"Geng Gui, black eyes!"

"Giant vine monster, paralysis powder."

Although being targeted, Erica remained calm.

When Gengar released his skills, the giant vine monster took the opportunity when he couldn't dodge and sprayed a ball of light yellow powder to cover him.

Looking at Gengar's frozen movement, Sakuya Ye gritted his teeth and said, "Hold on, will-o'-the-wisp!"

Gengar suppressed the discomfort in his body and flew into the air, summoning several balls of dark lavender will-o'-the-wisp fire.

After Geng Gui gave the order, all the will-o'-the-wisp flew towards the giant vine monster in an unpredictable trajectory.

"Strong whipping."

In the pursuit of vines, the will-o'-the-wisp showed their magical powers.

Some simply fell directly onto the vines and began to burn, while others continued along their original trajectory to escape the vines and fly towards the giant vine monster.

A bit of will-o'-the-wisp luckily landed on the giant vine monster and burned fiercely.

"OK, thank you for your hard work, Gengar."

When Sakuya Ye saw that the Giant Creeper was burned as expected, he immediately took back Gengar and switched Pokémon.

"White Sea Lion, go all out!"

"Absolute zero!"

The corners of Erica's lips curled up slightly, "Vine whip."

The hidden vines suddenly stretched out from the ground, lifted up the defenseless white sea lion and threw it aside under Shuoya's surprised expression.

when? !

Erica picked up the hairband that had fallen off a little, "Send the white sea lion to rest, and whip it hard!"

As the sharp sound of breaking through the air rang out again, the white sea lion with dizzy eyes lay on a layer of ice.

The students who were forced to put on their coats again cast resentful glances at him, and the referee hurried over to confirm again and again that he had lost his ability to fight before raising the flag.

This kind of Waterloo situation cannot happen a second time.

"White Sea Lion has lost its ability to fight. Please ask trainer Shuoya Ye to replace the Pokémon!"

Shuoya Ye raised the Poké Ball and took back the white sea lion.

After thinking it over again and again, he raised his head with a little hesitation and asked, "Is it...the time of the will-o'-the-wisp?"

"Bingo." Erica smiled and winked, "The hunting methods of plants and animals are completely opposite. The moment you realize you have stepped into a trap, it is too late."

"Teachable."

Shuoya Ye shook his head helplessly and switched to the next Pokémon again.

"Lalulas, it's time to go on stage."

"Vine whip!"

Facing the vines that were coming at him fiercely, Shuoya Ye commanded, "Use telekinesis to avoid them."

Lalulas raised his head slightly, and his red eyes hidden under his hat stared at the vines that attacked first.

It leaped back lightly, raised its hand to grab the vine that passed by its side, and used the force to roll sideways to avoid another vine.

Under the students' incredulous gazes, Lalulas focused his eyes and released his superpowers. At the same time, the vines in his hands also glowed blue.

With the giant vine monster looking slightly panicked, the vines that originally belonged to the opponent, under the influence of superpowers, cleverly wrapped around Lalulas' waist, and aimed at the gap between the vines and threw it out.

"Strange light."

Lalulas in the air released a strange light from its red horn, causing the giant vine monster that couldn't help but look up at it to fall into chaos!

An unconcealable smile appeared on Shuoya Ye's face, "Go ahead, Lalulas!"

A small smile played on Lalulas' lips.

When the giant vine monster was too confused and burned to pay attention to it, he rushed to its side and pushed its jaw with his palm.

The huge impact force caused the giant vine monster, whose steps were unstable, to stagger and fall to the ground, and it could only watch the skinny Lalulas launch a follow-up attack.

A punch, a kick, a flying kick.

The all-out physical combat method was an eye-opener for students who were used to witnessing Pokémon skill clashes.

"Strong whipping!"

The giant vine monster, who was a little dazed after being beaten, regrouped and jumped up. Its two arms turned into dozens of vines and rushed straight towards Lalulas who was sweeping his leg sideways.

Lalulas, who was knocked away, struggled to get up from the ground. Under Shuoya Ye's worried gaze, he tried several times but failed to get up completely.

On the other hand, the opponent's giant vine monster shook off the vines hanging from its body and assumed a fighting stance again.

"It's time to fight back!" Erica raised her hand and said, "Powerful Whip——"

A ball of fire suddenly enveloped the giant vine monster.

Erica was startled, staring at the giant vine monster that remained motionless after the flames dissipated, "Giant, giant vine monster?"

The referee ran over quickly, observed briefly, and raised the flag, saying, "Giant has lost its ability to fight! Please ask Erica to replace the Pokémon!"

"You've done well against three Pokémon. Take a break."

Erica exhaled slowly and looked across the field at Sakuya who was also retrieving her Pokémon.

"The next Pokémon is my trump card. Are you ready?"

Shuo Gu Ye smiled mysteriously, "Master Erika, I will accept the rainbow badge."

"You're quite boastful." Erica threw out the last Pokémon, "I leave it to you, Vileflower!"

"Geng Gui, take the victory!"

"Sunbeam!"

The newly appeared Vileflower ignored the battle etiquette and opened fire at full force.

The beams of sunlight did not require any energy to be stored, and they were aimed at Gengar in the air like anti-aircraft guns.

"Avoid."

Gengar nimbly moved between the sunlight beams, teasing Vileflower with a naughty smile.

Try harder~

Suddenly, Gengar's expression froze.

A stiff feeling surged into his muscles, and Gengar's pupils suddenly widened.

Because in front of it, there were at least three beams of sunlight flying towards it.

Damn it! Why didn't you come earlier or later, but had to come now--

The students were worried about Gengar, especially when Gengar's figure was completely submerged by the obviously powerful solar beam.

One of the girls looked towards the trainer on the side of the field.

Compared to these bystanders, its trainer must be more...

The girl was stunned and rubbed her eyes in confusion.

In her sight, the young man lowered his eyebrows slightly, supported his waist with one hand, and smiled faintly.

Everything seems to be under control.

Shuoya Ye sighed and continued what Geng Gui hadn't finished saying.

——It has to appear at such a good time.

As Gengar's body fell like a kite with a broken string, the skill that had been hidden by Sakuya finally revealed its fangs.

"Same fate."

"What--?!"

A dark black-purple substance floated out from Gengar's body and slowly enveloped it under the horrified gaze of Vileplume.

Knowing that the game was over, Erica sighed helplessly, took out the rainbow badge from her sleeve and held it in her palm.

After a moment, Vileflower staggered to the ground and lost its ability to fight along with Gengar.

"Gengard and Vileflower have lost their ability to fight!"

The referee blew the whistle and announced, "Since all three of Erika's Pokémon have lost their ability to fight, the winner of this match is Trainer Sakuya Ye! Congratulations!"

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The match ended amid the cheers of the students.

After the two returned to the empty principal's office, Erica handed over the rainbow badge with great satisfaction.

He just said with a hint of regret, "I didn't expect you would save that trick just for Stinky Flower."

"I've heard from Ayaya that Gym Master Erika's stinky flower is extremely powerful, so we must get rid of it first."

Sakuya took the Rainbow Badge. "Giant will pave the way for Skank's Solar Beam while draining the opponent's stamina. Skank is responsible for putting Pokémon in abnormal states."

"When all the traps are set, Skank will appear and use its powerful Solar Beam to defeat the opponent's exhausted Pokémon."

Shuoya Ye pretended to be distressed and sighed, "I discussed with the Pokémon for a long time before I came up with this only way to challenge the Rainbow Gym."

Erica was so amused that she covered her lips and laughed, "You are too modest."

"Same fate, hypnosis, absolute zero, black gaze..."

She shook her head. “It’s not like this is the only way.”

She poked the boy's plump forehead with her index finger and smiled.

"Same Fate and Absolute Zero can at least replace one of my Pokémon."

"The Chlorophyll property copied by Ralts under the Sunny Day and the deceleration effect of White Sea Lion's Freezing Wind can be used to deal with the opponent indefinitely until it is consumed by the burn state of Will-O-Wisp and cannot fight."

She held her forehead and closed her eyes. "Who taught you this circuitous and sinister fighting style?"

"Uh..."

Shuo Gu Ye dodged his gaze, and after a while he said, "Qian, Qianhong Gym."

"Ayaya taught you?!"

She shook her head, "No, it should be Aju."

After getting Shuoya Ye's affirmation, she waved her hand in disdain, "You should forget about these. I will teach you something new."

She blinked and smiled, "Definitely more sinister than the Crimson Gym..."

"Pfft! It's elegant and hard to counter!"

Erica smacked her lips a few times and corrected him, "Anyway, it's better to use less of his style. After all, he is now..."

The two nodded in understanding, and she continued, "I'm afraid someone with ulterior motives will use this to attack you."

Erica handed him the small notebook she had prepared long ago, along with a liquid sealed in transparent glass.

"The notebook contains some of my thoughts."

She tilted her head and smiled, "After all, you still have to continue to challenge other gyms, right? It would be a waste of time to stop at a gym that has already been conquered."

Shuoya Ye took it with both hands and flipped through a few pages very quickly.

The illustrated instructions and dense annotations were enough to prove Erica's intentions. He carefully put them away and thanked the woman.

Erica nodded and continued.

"As for what's in the bottle, that's the perfume I gave you."

perfume...?

Shuoya Ye slowly unscrewed it and took a close look.

"This one has a high percentage of cedar flavor, and it's a refreshing woody fragrance." Erica raised her head proudly, "It's a new product that hasn't been put on the shelves yet, so I'll give it to you!"

"Thank you."

Shuoya Ye's nose twitched and he quickly swallowed the "nice smell of shower gel" in his mouth and smiled embarrassedly.

“Mm, this smells really good.”

"Really?" Erica's eyes lit up and she spoke eloquently, "The top notes are mellow, the base notes are light, and the rich and colorful layers can make guests feel like they are in the forest!"

"Y-really?"

Shuoya Ye smiled awkwardly, and while Erica wasn't paying attention, he leaned forward and took several deep puffs.

It...it still smells like shower gel.

It's just that it's thicker in the front and lighter in the back...

Is there so much knowledge?

After being force-fed knowledge about perfume by Erica for two days, Shuoya Ye got on the helicopter dizzy.

Where is your destination?

The leaves of Sakutani drowning in the ocean of knowledge: top notes... middle notes... base notes... delicate and long layers...

Erica stood by the tarmac, smiling and waving to the pilot.

"Golden City, thank you for your help."