Pokémon: The Journey of Ordinary People

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yu agreed to Dashan's request.

Just think of it as preparing for the Cerulean Gym Tournament in advance.

However, while the two were chatting, the rain suddenly got heavier. They had no choice but to hide in the house and wait for the rain to stop before fighting again.

Two hours later, the rain gradually stopped and the sun came out again.

"The weather changes so quickly!"

After complaining, Zhang Yu was sure that the season was beginning to change.

"Now we can fight! Come with me, Ayu, I know a venue!"

Dashan excitedly pulled Zhang Yu out of the door and soon arrived at a rock platform in the forest.

"I built this while I was moving rocks with Shawarang to exercise, and I'll use it for the battle this time!"

Although the platform had some potholes, the project was no small undertaking. Zhang Yu couldn't help but applaud in admiration.

"Come on! The rules of the game are 1v1, whoever falls first loses!"

After Dashan released Shawalang, he stood on the other side of the platform.

"it is good!"

"Then the one I'm fighting on my side is - Ink Sea Horse!"

His own unicorn beetle is too weak, and the queen flower and the unicorn rhino are restrained by the Shawarang, so he can only send the black sea horse to fight in this battle.

"Haha~" (I'm used to it~)

The black seahorse yawned. He was already very skilled at fighting opponents that were bigger than himself.

Seeing Zhang Yu release the Pokémon, Dashan directly announced the start of the battle.

"The other party seems to be looking down on you! Shawarang, use the high-five surprise attack!"

"That's right!"

Shawarang jumped to the side of the black seahorse and slapped it with both hands.

"What a fast speed! Get out of the way!" Zhang Yu was a little surprised. Is this the strength of cultivation? It's quite strong!

However, Mohaima has formed muscle memory by using high-speed movement every day. The moment the opponent opens his hand, he has already flashed to the side.

"Puff——" A water gun sprayed out after the ink seahorse dodged.

"Cha?"

As if surprised by the speed of the black sea horse, Shawarang lowered his head to avoid the water gun.

"Kick the lower plate!"

Dashan commanded.

Shawarang just bent down, supported himself with his hands, and kicked towards the black seahorse with his two slender legs.

"There's something in this combo!"

Zhang Yu couldn't help but praise Chavaro when he saw his smooth attack.

"Mokaiba! Use water gun on the ground!"

"puff--"

Mohaima lowered his head and aimed directly below, using the recoil of the water gun to lift himself into the air, avoiding Shawarang's kick.

"Bubble light!"

“Ha!”

The black seahorse blew out a series of bubbles.

After two missed attacks, Shawarang had no time to change his tactics and was hit by the Seahorse's bubble beam.

However, the power was average. Patting his chest, Shawarang continued to assume a fighting posture.

"Good job! Feint!"

Dashan raised his fist as if he was fighting on the field.

"That's right!"

Shawarang stepped forward and punched him.

"Hurry up!"

Hearing Zhang Yu's words, the already small black seahorse curled up into a ball and dodged the punch.

"Hey, there's more! This is the killer move!" Dashan gave a flying kick in the air and then commanded.

"Shawarang! Spinning kick!"

"That's right!"

Shawarang turned his body quickly and kicked the black seahorse that had curled up into a ball out.

"Ha..."

"Ink Seahorse!" Zhang Yu was about to run over, but he saw the Ink Seahorse shook his head and stood up.

"Ha!" (Come on!)

Ink Seahorse's fighting spirit was aroused! It has been a long time since I encountered such an exciting battle!

"Ayu! Your Pokémon is very motivated!" Dashan gave a thumbs up.

"But fighting spirit alone is not enough!"

"Shawarang, close combat!"

After hearing Dashan's command, Shawalang rushed forward quickly, punching, kicking, elbowing... Each attack was carried out with a fierce momentum, making Mohaima exhausted.

"Shawarang! Use the million-ton kick!" Dashan shouted.

Shawarang's right leg glowed and he charged towards the black seahorse with great force.

"Black seahorse! Get out of the way!" Zhang Yu shouted anxiously.

However, the black seahorse did not dodge, but bounced, and with blue light all over its body, it crashed straight into Shawalang's chest.

"What is this? A collision? No!"

Zhang Yu didn't understand what Mo Haima's moves were.

“Ha!”

Shawarang didn't expect that this little thing would rush over instead of evading, causing its flying kick to miss.

The black seahorse, carrying a huge amount of water energy, hit Shawalang's chest heavily.

"That's right!"

This attack made Shawarang feel very uncomfortable. He half-knelt down, holding his chest.

"What kind of move is this?" Dashan was also surprised. It turned out that Ayu had another trick up his sleeve.

At this time, Zhang Yu was also confused and said, "I don't know?"

"Ha!" The black seahorse stood on the ground and blew out a puff of smoke from his mouth with disdain.

It suddenly remembered the memory that was instilled into its mind by the Sea God during the Sea God Festival. (For details, see Chapter 23)

This move seems to be called? Water Flow Break?

Never mind, just be cool enough!

"I really underestimated you! Shawarang, surprise attack!"

Dashan recovered and continued his attack.

"Ink Seahorse, Smokescreen!"

Zhang Yu stopped Mo Haima from pretending to be an expert, the battle was not over yet.

A cloud of black smoke enveloped the platform. Shawarang's surprise attack failed and he stood there alertly, looking around.

"Water... gather energy!"

Zhang Yu just shouted a word, but immediately changed his skills.

"Wide area defense!"

Dashan gave the order instantly, so quickly that he started defending before Zhang Yu could finish speaking.

Shawarang put up a shield and waited for a long time without being attacked.

"..."

Dashan looked a little constipated. "Hey, buddy, why did you change your playing style? Where are your exciting combo skills?"

"Hehe, now is the home court! Ink Seahorse! Continuous Water Gun!"

Zhang Yu gave a shy smile.

Because he couldn't see the figure of the black seahorse, Shawalang could only defend passively. Before being tamed, the black seahorse often lived in the deep sea and was familiar with the dark environment.

One shot after another of water gun fired at Shawarang.

One of the shots even hit its waist, and the sniper feature was activated! The effect was outstanding!

In the end, the high attack and low HP of Shawarang still couldn't withstand the kite of the Ink Sea Horse and fell to the ground unwillingly.

"I'll test it!"

Dashan almost couldn't help but swear. This style of play... refreshed his perspective on fighting.

In fact, the main reason is that Shawarang does not have a large-scale attack move, otherwise he would defeat the Ink Seahorse with just one AOE.

Zhang Yu felt a little embarrassed when he took back the Pokémon.

"Um, that, in a battle... tactics are also very important... ahem! Dashan, you and Shawarang are both very strong, but we just have different fighting styles, don't be discouraged..."

But Zhang Yu was overthinking it, and Dashan laughed.

"It's okay! You're right, the tactics of the battle are indeed important! I know where my bottleneck is! Thank you, Ayu!"

I paid too much attention to my body and ignored many external factors. Today's match made me realize that there is such a way of playing.

Seeing that Dashan figured it out so quickly, Zhang Yu felt relieved and took out his Skyrox to heal the injuries of both Pokémon.

Dashan said to Zhang Yu, "Ayu, I have broken through the bottleneck today. I am going to stop practicing and go back to the village. Do you want to come with me?"

I haven't been back for so long, my grandma must miss me a lot.

"Besides, the Moon Viewing Festival should be coming soon. Our village will be very lively then. Let's go together!"

"Moon Viewing Festival?" It's another new festival. Zhang Yu learned from Dashankou that the Moon Viewing Festival is similar to the Mid-Autumn Festival on Earth. It is said that many Pipis will appear on the Moon Viewing Mountain that night.

The small village where Oyama lives is at the foot of the mountain behind Mt. Tsukimi.

"Yeah...Okay, but can you wait until I finish challenging the Cerulean Gym before going?"

It’s nice to experience the festival in the Pokémon world.

"It's okay, there's no rush. There are still two weeks left. Just come find me then!"

After Dashan and Zhang Yu made an agreement, they took Shawarang and left first, saying that they wanted to go back to the village to prepare for the festival in advance.

Zhang Yu returned to the road and continued heading towards Hualan City.