Pokémon: The Journey of Ordinary People

Soon, Stinky Flower and Yi's Electabuzz stood on opposite sides of the competition field. The referee was Lilia.

"As the owner of the gym, I'll let you attack first." Ayi looked at the other party with a little arrogance, with a slight smile on his face.

"Ha, are you underestimated, Stinky Flower? We need to work harder!"

Zhang Yu waved his hand.

"Flying Leaf Blade! Test the strength of Electabuzz!"

“Hana!”

Now Vileflower has become very proficient in using the Leaf Blade and can basically use it instantly.

With a wave of his hands, several energy blades appeared at his sides and flew towards the electric beast.

"Electric Beast, dance!"

After Ayi finished speaking, he started dancing awkwardly with Electabuzz.

Unexpectedly, the Flying Leaf Blade missed because of the opponent's twisting body.

"Is there still such a way of playing?"

Zhang Yu has gained some new knowledge.

"Sweep the vine whip!"

Two green whips appeared in Vileflower's hands, and he turned into a medieval slave owner, and started whipping the Electabuzz.

Unexpectedly, Ayi changed the background music and started skipping rope to the rhythm.

After several missed attacks, Zhang Yu blushed a little, but had to admit that Ayi's dance was indeed helpful in the battle.

but...

Since you are doing this, I will also show off my skills.

"Stinky flower, release the stink"

Normally, the stinking flower controls itself from releasing a foul smell, which makes people think it is harmless to humans and animals.

“Hana!”

Now there was no need to suppress its own characteristics. The stinking flower released its odor to its heart's content. The stench soon enveloped the entire venue.

Zhang Yu had anticipated this and took out a gas mask from his backpack and put it on. He also handed one to Liliai.

As for why there are gas masks.

This is a sad story. Zhang Yu wanted to experience how bad the stinky flower smelled, but after just sniffing it, he felt like he was back on Earth. It took him a day to recover his sense of smell. Since then, he has always kept a gas mask in his backpack in case he needs it in a battle.

As for Ayi, he is a bit far away from Zhang Yu, so there is no way to give it to him.

"Ah!"

Obviously, the electric beast also smelled this extraordinary smell.

The dance was forced to stop. Cover the nose with your hands.

At that moment, it seemed to see its grandmother.

"You're cheating! Cough cough cough!"

Ayi was also so irritated that he rolled his eyes.

"Um, I don't think it says you can't use a Pokémon's ability during a battle."

Zhang Yu spread his hands.

"Take advantage of now, paralysis powder, sleep powder, poison powder!"

The bud on the head of the stinky flower fluttered, and a ball of colorful powder floated towards the electric beast.

"Damn it! Electabuzz, use Lightning Dodge to dodge!"

But as soon as the electric light flashed, the hand covering the nose was removed, and the stench rushed straight to the electric beast's forehead.

"Ah!"

His mind was confused for a while, and although he still used his skills, he still absorbed some of the mixed powder. Purple bubbles appeared on his body.

Seeing that the electric beast was poisoned, Zhang Yu seized the opportunity.

"Now, Venom Blast!" (Venom Blast deals double damage to poisoned targets)

“Hana!”

A stream of purple energy blasted out of the stinky flower's mouth.

"Get out of the way!"

"Cough, cough, cough! Damn it!"

Ayi used Impotent Rage, but it had little effect.

Electabuzz was unable to dodge due to the powerful debuff of the mixed powder.

The venom hit his face hard.

"Let's end the battle, super absorb!"

Green light appeared from the body of the Electric Beast, and was absorbed by the Stupid Flower, replenishing its physical strength. Finally, it lost consciousness with reluctance.

"The winner is decided! The winners are Yu and Stinky Flower!"

A muffled voice sounded, and Liliae announced while wearing a gas mask.

-

After the game, Ayi sprayed the air freshener countless times and even washed the field several times.

Ignoring Ayi's resentful look, Zhang Yu walked towards Liliai.

"Thank you for your skill machine. It's been a great help to me."

Lilia felt a little embarrassed.

"I'm glad I could help you! By the way, there will be a gorgeous competition in Kanto in three months, and I will be participating. Do you... want to come and watch?"

Liliai looked at Zhang Yu expectantly. She brought Meilihua to perform in order to participate in the gorgeous competition.

"Gorgeous Contest?...Okay, I'll definitely go!"

Zhang Yu thought about it and agreed. After all, it was a trip, and it would be good to broaden your horizons.

"There is one thing I would like to ask you. How did your beautiful flower evolve?"

He didn't forget about Blossomflower's idea.

"Beauty Flower, it's Oddflower that evolved through the Sun Stone~"

"But I met Meimei and Huahua directly on Daigan Island. Maybe... there is the Sun Stone there."

Lilia thought for a moment and replied.

"Hey, Ayu, your Stinky Flower doesn't want to evolve into a Belleflower, does it?"

She was a little surprised, and thought that Zhang Yu would make the Vileflower evolve into a more aggressive Queen of Flowers.

"Well, there's no rush. I want to wait until the child grows up before making a choice."

Although Zhang Yu knew that Smelly Flower wanted to evolve into Beautiful Flower, it was still young after all. If it changed its mind in the future, it would be too late to regret it.

As a trainer, I naturally cannot let Pokémon make a choice that it will regret.

-

After politely declining Liliai's invitation to dinner, Zhang Yu returned to his residence alone.

This battle with Ayi seemed to open a whole new door for Zhang Yu, and he began to think about how to better use various skills.

In this world, many skills can be used in combination as long as they do not violate the rules of the game. However, there is a problem with this.

The energy will be dispersed.

For example, when Vilebloom uses a mixture of powders, its effective range is not as strong as using one powder alone.

Only after a long period of accumulation can the effect produced by a single skill be achieved.

Zhang Yu knew that in order to win in battle, he had to keep trying and innovating, so he decided to study these skills in depth and find the best combination.

At the same time, we should also pay attention to the distribution of energy to avoid energy shortage at critical moments.

"In that case, after watching the Victory Cup, let's start special training!"

After Zhang Yu took Vileflower out to play and relax for three days, the Victors Cup finally started. After spending 600 Pokécoins to buy a viewing spot, the competition officially kicked off.

“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! I am the host, A Tu, and welcome to the Victors Cup.

Today, we will witness fierce competitions and see how players use their elves to show excellent skills and strategies. Let us look forward to this wonderful competition! Now, please allow me to introduce today's participating teams to you..."

Sure enough, the host in every world has to give a long speech.

Zhang Yu yawned, but after hearing the introduction of the contestants' teams, he finally perked up.

The Victor's Cup is different from ordinary league competitions. As long as you collect the badges of the four gyms in the Orange Islands, you can challenge the chief trainer. However, before that, you need to fight two-on-two. The final winner will be qualified to fight the chief trainer.

After defeating the chief trainer, you will become the new champion of the Orange League and leave your mark in the Hall of Champions.

This year's Challenger Cup is much more popular than previous years. The reason is that there is a trainer named Yuji who is very powerful.

He defeated all the Orange Alliance gyms in a crushing manner, and his fame spread throughout the Orange Islands in a short time.

It is said that many people have never even seen his ace Pokémon.

The match between challengers is 1v1, and the first battle is between a man in beach pants and a lady with a parasol.

Zhang Yu was originally looking forward to it, after all, it was a battle between trainers who had obtained 4 badges.

As a result, the fight was a bit like children playing house.

The uncle in beach pants uses Koudaika and the lady with parasol uses Marilou.

The two of us started fighting, one with the flying leaf knife and the other with the water gun. Although our proficiency was good, there was nothing new about it.

Actually, it’s no wonder that Zhang Yu was a little disappointed.

In fact, most of the gyms in the Orange Islands test the coordination and cooperation ability between trainers and Pokémon, and some of them are very watered-down gyms.

Because it is not a formal league competition, the requirements are not that high.

The only ones who actually use their combat abilities are the Yuzu Gym and the Durian Gym.

The other audience members also seemed to have little interest.

Finally, the uncle in beach pants won the victory with his attribute advantage.

"Sure enough, my strength is still very strong!"

The uncle adjusted his sunglasses with his hand and gave the other person a crooked smile.

"What? It's just an attribute advantage!"

The eldest lady stamped her feet unwillingly and walked away angrily.

How should I put it? This is a kind of self-confidence.

Zhang Yu insisted on watching several games between noobs, and finally waited for the legendary Yongci.

As expected, his aura was different from other trainers, he was wearing a crimson jacket, black trousers, and a Poké Ball around his neck.

He stands out among the crowd of slacking trainers.

His opponent was a teenager in sportswear who looked quite capable.

I guess the competition officials specially matched him with an opponent to make it more interesting, otherwise it would be too boring to be killed in an instant with just a wave of the hand.

The two stood on the competition field and did not start the game by trash talking. Instead, they directly released their respective Pokémon.

Yongci uses Ditto, and his opponent is a Charmeleon.

"Hey, what kind of Pokémon is this? This is the first time I've seen it."

Zhang Yu followed the principle of taking out the Pokémon he encountered when he didn't recognize it. He quickly took out the Pokémon from his pocket and pointed it at the Ditto on the field.

"Didi - Ditto, the transforming Pokémon. It can freely reorganize its body cells and has the ability to transform. It has only one special move, which is transformation."

"So, if I only have one Ditto, I have all the Pokémon? So incredible?"

Before Zhang Yu could think about it, the audience beside him made a surprised sound. He turned his head and looked at the stadium.

——Yuji’s Ditto turned into the opponent’s Charmeleon.

"What kind of move is this? How did it become the same as my Charmeleon?!"

The opponent was obviously confused. He had never seen such a strange skill. (Ditto is mainly found in caves in the Kanto region.)

However, he reacted quickly and launched an attack.

"Fire dinosaur, shoot flames!"

A column of fire spewed from Charmeleon's mouth towards Ditto.

"Variety Monster, we also use flame spray!"

"Ow!"

A flame that was equally powerful as the one on the opposite side spurted out.

After a brief standoff, an explosion occurred.

The smoke cleared, and both Pokémon were unharmed.

"Damn it! Charmeleon, use Dragon's Fury!"

The other party gave the order again.

Yongci continued to let Ditto imitate the opponent's skills.

Two balls of energy collided again, and another explosion occurred.

After repeating this several times, both Pokémon were a little out of breath.

However, Charmeleon's trainer is a bit red-hot.

How to play when the skills are the same! It's so frustrating for the first time.

"Charmeleon, use Cleave to engage the opponent in hand-to-hand combat!"

Unexpectedly, Yongci lowered his head and smiled.

"Ditto, use Dig!"

In an instant, the claws of the Charmeleon that Ditto transformed into glowed, and it quickly scratched the ground a few times, dug out a hole, and then quickly got in, avoiding the splitting attack of the Charmeleon from the opposite side.

"It appears. This is the first time that contestant Yuji lets his Ditto use different skills! But how did he know that Charmeleon can dig holes?" the commentator outside the venue shouted excitedly.

Yongci has learned a lot about Pokémon's skills and characteristics through countless battles, and he has been observing the Charmeleon on the opposite side just now.

When the opponent uses Cleave, he notices that Charmeleon's claws are longer than normal, and speculates that it has practiced digging holes.

I didn’t expect that the bet was right.

At this time, Ditto was constantly moving in the soil, sensing the location of Charmeleon.

The opponent was a little panicked. He didn't expect that the skills he practiced would become his opponent's trump card.

"Don't be nervous Charmeleon, pay attention to what's going on around you!"

Suddenly, a figure emerged from under the Fire Dinosaur and knocked it flying.

The ground type is extremely effective against the fire type!

"Spray flames!"

Another column of fire spurted out of Ditto's mouth, knocking Charmeleon in mid-air directly out of the field.

By the time it landed, the Charmeleon's eyes had turned into standard circle eyes.

"The game is over! The winner is Yongci!" The referee announced the result with a wave of the flag.

"How could this be! Is he really a genius?"

Charmeleon's trainer obviously hadn't reacted yet, and took his Pokémon to get treatment in a miserable state.

The audience on the scene also said that it was exciting and they all sighed that the trip was worthwhile.

Indeed, such a wonderful battle also taught Zhang Yu a lot of knowledge.

Whether it was Yongci's stable mentality or his keen observation, he benefited a lot. This ticket was worth it!

The remaining battles were not very exciting. Apart from enriching the Pokémon encyclopedia, they did not leave a deep impression on Zhang Yu.

After a day of competition, 4 trainers were left. The semi-finals will be held the next day.

As expected, Yongci became one of the four.

So far, Yongci has won several battles with only one Ditto. His strength is unfathomable.

Several other players used different Pokémon to varying degrees.

Zhang Yu is looking forward to tomorrow's game.

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In the animation, the Challenger Cup was held on Citrus Island, but it was too far away from the protagonist. For the needs of the plot, I arranged it to be held on Little Orange Island.

Also, Ditto can copy the opponent's skills. It's not that you can only copy after the opponent uses it. As long as you know what skills the opponent's Pokémon has, you can use them.