Trainers, prepare to fight!

The one who fought against Shaka on the battlefield was Gladion from the Alola region. The situation at this time was not very favorable to him.

The attribute of the Silver Companion War Beast has been converted to the Ice type. The Ice type is indeed beneficial to the Dragon type in terms of offense, but it is far behind in defense. What's more, the level of the Silver Companion War Beast is still the same as the last time we met, level 60. , but his opponent's Double Ax Battle Dragon is level 66.

If he didn't use the Z move, Su Wen didn't expect Gladion to win.

I don't know whether it was because there was no corresponding Ice Z or because Gladion didn't want to use it. Silver Partner Battlemon didn't use the Z move until he was defeated by the Double Ax Battle Dragon with a powerful and heavy iron tail.

"All four challenger Pokémon have lost their ability to fight, and gym trainer Shaka wins!"

It seems that Silverbender is Gladion's last Pokémon.

On the field, Shaka stepped forward to shake hands with Gladion, and then took out his badge: "Excellent performance, especially the move that stirs up the ice of the earth, which is astonishingly powerful. Although I didn't win against you, I took out the badge Your strength is not meant to be used as a challenger. If you can reach this level, you are fully worthy of this badge."

Gladion's expression was a little gloomy, but he still took the badge after thanking him.

Su Wen dragged his chin: It turns out that it wasn't that Gladion didn't want to use the Z move, but that he had already used it.Speaking of which, the Z move is really amazing. Judging from the name "Crazy Earth Ten Thousand Miles of Ice", there is no problem at all in freezing the entire battle field once the move is released. However, Su Wen did not see the frozen field after entering the gym. In the scene, only some residual ice energy was felt. Su Wen thought that this ice energy was spilled out after the silver companion beast used multi-attribute attacks.

Sensing that something was wrong with Gladion's mood, Su Wen felt that he needed to enlighten this young man who was destined to him.

He returned to the Pokémon Center first, preparing to "ambush" Gladion there.

Chapter 169 Possible opponents

"Here." Su Wen handed a bottle of iced drink to Gladion.

"Ah, thanks."

At this time, the two of them were sitting on a park bench not far from the Pokémon Center. The Pokémon that Gladion used for gym battles were all recovering at the Pokémon Center, and it would take some time.

"You left Fukiyose City quite early. Why are your progress similar to ours?"

"I actually arrived in Shuangyong City a long time ago, but the gym leader Xia Ka was temporarily unable to accept the challenge because of something else, so I went to Qinghai Bo City to get the gym badge there, and then returned to Shuangyong City."

Gladion said as he opened his badge box. Eight badges were placed neatly inside, shining brightly in the sunlight.

Su Wen smiled and said: "You have collected eight badges. It seems that you want to participate in the alliance conference of the United Alliance this year. Mingyi will have one more opponent to give you a headache."

Gladion smiled sheepishly: "Master Su Wen is so complimentary. After traveling around Kanto and Hezhu, I deeply felt the gap in Pokémon battle level between the Alola region and other regions. "

“我之前和您说过我是阿罗拉初代联盟的亚军吧，其实那场决赛只是3VS3,但在关东和合众地区的联盟大会里预赛就是3VS3了，等到四分之一决赛开始都是清一色的6VS6。我当时在石英大会上打四分之一决赛时甚至都凑不出第六只宝可梦。”

"After I failed to reach the top eight at the Quartz Conference, I went to the Crown Snowfield in the Galar region to practice for a while, and then came to Hezhong. Thinking that I was successful in practice, I challenged Qinghai Bo City and Shuangyong City. At the gym, I asked the two gym leaders to go all out. The result..."

He took out the legendary badge he had just obtained and stared at it: "I lost. Even if I adjusted the attributes of Silver Companion to the owner's Pokémon and used the Z move, I still lost."

Su Wen pondered for a while and said: "There is no need to belittle oneself. I heard Mingyi say that the gym trainers in Shuanglong City and Qinghaibo City are the strongest gym leaders in Hezhong. Their strength is even close to the Four Heavenly Kings and cannot defeat them. There’s no shame in winning.”

Gladion smiled bitterly: "That's why I'm a little frustrated. As the runner-up of the original Alola Alliance, I can't even defeat the top gym trainers in other regions, let alone the Four Heavenly Kings."

Su Wen patted Gladion on the shoulder: "Don't be overwhelmed by the pressure. You just lose in time. Although the overall strength is not as good as Shaka, but with the Z move Silver Companion Beast, it can defeat Shaka's double axe." It can even compete with the main Pokémon of the Four Heavenly Kings. You don’t even think about how Shaka was already a well-known trainer when you were just a baby. How will you catch up with Shaka’s accumulation in a short while? .You just need time to raise other Pokémon now, and you are not short of time."

Gladion raised his head sharply. He concluded that Su Wen's last words had a profound meaning, but no matter how he looked at Su Wen, he looked young and strong.

Maybe I thought too much, right?

"What the master said is that I am a little impatient."

"By the way, if conditions permit, slow down as much as possible. There is no point in rushing for some things, and there is no need to go all out."

Gladion put the legendary badge back into the badge box, took a deep breath, and his eyes became firm again: "Thank you, Master, for your enlightenment. Maybe I should set my goal a little lower. Well, let's set the goal first. Winner of the sub-alliance conference!"

"You're welcome. If you feel confused, just rely more on your friends or elders. It's our job to help the younger generations solve their problems."

Gladion praised with gusto: "Master is very good at teaching students. No wonder he can teach an outstanding trainer like Mingyi."

"She needs more time to accumulate than you do. It's too early to say that she is an excellent trainer now."

Gladion didn't answer. Trainers who can participate in the Alliance Conference can already be called outstanding trainers, not to mention that Mingyi is still participating as a newly debuted trainer.

As for Mingyi not being able to attend the Alliance Conference three months later because she couldn't collect eight badges... Gladion never considered this possibility at all.

"Master, could you please help me analyze the strong opponents I may encounter in this competition?"

Su Wen quickly understood Gladion's intention.It's called assisting in analysis, but it's actually intelligence sharing. After all, Mingyi will also participate in the alliance conference.

Moreover, among all the contestants in the conference, Mingyi's paper strength is so strong that he can only be ranked in the middle.If you want to achieve a good result, Mingyi, the opponent that even Gragio pays attention to, needs to pay more attention to it, and even needs to study it in depth and formulate targeted tactics.

Therefore information is very important.

"Tell me about it."

"The first one is Kotetsu. He has participated in many Unova League conferences. His best result is runner-up. He is a very senior trainer. His main Pokémon is a three-headed dragon. I’m afraid it’s not much weaker than Mr. Shaka’s double-axe fighting dragon.”

Su Wen had some impression of this Kotetsu. At that time, he also participated in the Pokémon Battle Royale event held in Fukiyose City, and unfortunately became one of the contestants who was beaten to autism by Su Wen.

Considering that when Su Wen was in the "Poison Circle", he could kill with one punch and never throw a second punch, so he really didn't know much about Kotetsu's strength.

Fortunately, the information provided by Gladion was relatively detailed, which gave Su Wen a general understanding of Kotetsu's strength.

The two slowly communicated about outstanding trainers who might appear at this alliance conference, until Su Wen saw someone who looked a little familiar.

"Gaya?"

Su Wen frowned slightly.

What he didn't expect was that Gladion frowned when he looked at Gaia's photo.

"This person's strength is not among the top group, but he is... very special."

"Tell me carefully."

"The first time he showed his prominence was when he challenged the Feiyun City Gym. At that time, he defeated the gym owner Yadi one-on-two with a bean pigeon. Although he had attribute advantages, the new trainer could one-on-two. Defeating the gym trainer was not easy, and it caused a small sensation at the time. But he did something later that caused a bigger sensation - he abandoned what should have been his initial Pokémon. Doudou pigeon.”

Su Wen showed a surprised expression.

After contacting so many trainers, he could feel their deep affection for their starting Pokémon. It might be an exaggeration to say 100%, but at least 95% of trainers' ace Pokémon are their starting Pokémon. , the one that cooperates best is also the initial Pokémon.

But Gaia actually abandoned his starter Pokémon, and it was even a starter Pokémon that could defeat the gym trainer one on two. It was indeed a bit strange.

"Not only that, Gaja changes the Pokémon he holds in his hand very frequently. Someone has calculated that the six Pokémon that Gaja holds now are completely different from the six Pokémon he initially conquered. It seems... ." Gladion hesitated for a moment before continuing, "It seems like there is no bond at all between him and the Pokémon."

Su Wen frowned slightly. Gaya seemed to be more troublesome than he thought.

Chapter 1 Seventy Mingyi’s Growth

"Su Wen~, ah, Gladion is here too."

After Mingyi hung up the long phone call, she finally walked out of the room and went down to the lobby of the Pokémon Center. She happened to meet Su Wen who came to pick up Pokémon with Gladion.

"Long time no see." Mingyi happily waved to the two of them.

"Long time no see." Gladion nodded.

"Why did you just arrive in Shuanglong City?" Ming Yi asked the same question as Su Wen.

Gladion had no choice but to explain his itinerary again, and showed Mingyi the eight badges he had collected, which aroused the girl's envy.

"It's amazing. There are still three months until the opening of the conference and I have collected all the badges!"

"I believe you can also collect eight badges. I will wait for you at the alliance meeting."

When Gladion said this, Mingyi immediately ignited his fighting spirit: "There must be many powerful trainers like Gladion in the conference. I can't wait to participate in the alliance conference! But I have to obtain the qualifications first, Su Wen, let’s go and challenge the Double Dragon Gym!”

Su Wen quickly grabbed Mingyi, who was about to run outside, and told her that the gym leader Shaka had just finished the gym battle with Gladion not long ago, and at least this morning he would not accept another challenger.

Mingyi sat back in the Pokémon Center with a suppressed expression.

Where should I vent my anger?

Mingyi turned her attention to Gladion.

"Mr. Shaka is very strong. I suggest you be fully prepared before challenging the Double Dragon Gym."

Mingyi looked away again.

It's not that Gladion is too timid to fight Ming Yi. With Ming Yi's current level, it's hard to say whether he can defeat Gladion's Silver Beast with all his strength.Most of Gladion's suggestions were sincere. If Narui planned to challenge the Double Dragon Gym today, it would be unwise to fight others before the gym battle.

Another small part is that Gladion and the Pokémon have already had a fierce battle with Shaka that day, and they can't muster the energy to fight again for the time being.

"Let's go and eat first. After we're full, we can challenge the gym. Do you want to come with us, Gladion?"

Gladion rejected Su Wen's invitation: "I won't go. I plan to take a rest before heading out for special training."

Su Wen nodded: "Don't force yourself too much. See you at the alliance conference."

"See you at the conference."

......

"Now begins the gym battle between challenger Mingyi and gym trainer Shaka. The battle rules are 4VS4. If one side's Pokémon loses all combat capabilities first, it will lose. The challenger can freely exchange Pokémon. Gym trainers are not allowed to freely exchange Pokémon. Challengers please attack first!"

Su Wen sat in the stands and looked at Ming Yi with a confident smile on his face.

Before that, he quietly contacted Xia Ka and asked Xia Ka to make Ming Yi's gym battle more difficult.It's not that Shaka is going to go all out, it's not that it's more difficult, it's that he deliberately doesn't want Mingyi to get the badge.Su Wen just Xia Ka increased the challenge difficulty from the seventh badge to the eighth badge.

According to Su Wen's estimate, the gym leader of the seventh badge may only release one Pokémon that reaches level 40, and it will probably be at the level of 40 or 41.

At this time, Mingyi's Lord Snake level has even reached level 43, and she has also undergone his devil's special training. In the gym battle at the seventh badge level, isn't the dragon's wave spraying all the way?

For Ming Yi, who is still in the growing stage, a one-sided battle is obviously not as valuable as a back-and-forth battle.

Xia Ka readily agreed to Su Wen's request.Mingyi is now a trainer with great potential recognized by the United Alliance, and he is happy to polish such a rough diamond.

"I'll leave it to you to take the lead! Come on, Burning Insect!"

The Burning Insect appeared on the field in high spirits, declaring its fighting intentions by emitting flames from its tentacles.

Although I still haven't been able to break through level 40, I, the Burning Insect, will at least take one head today!

"The fur is bright, and the flames emitted by the tentacles are very hot. I think it will rival Adek's Vulcan Moth in time. However, you have to pass this level first. Go, Hackron!"

The elegant long snake-like Pokémon appeared on the field, calmly looking at the burning bugs that had already ignited.

Level 43, the same level as the Monarch Snake.

"Let's go, Charged Flame Strike!"

"ol!"

The burning insect, wrapped in flames and charging halfway through, suddenly felt a chill coming over him. This sense of crisis had helped Su Wen many times during his devil training. Without even a moment's hesitation, he immediately adjusted his route. Rush forward diagonally.

The thick level rubbed against the outermost flame of the Burning Bug, and shattered a rock on the field that was larger than the Burning Bug with one blow.

The burning bug couldn't help but look back at the shattered stone, and couldn't help but swallow.

If he had been hit by a water cannon like this just now, most of his life would have been lost, right?

"Tusi!"

Hearing Mingyi's voice, the Burning Worm immediately cleared all the distracting thoughts in its mind and sprayed out sticky and tough worm threads towards Hackron.

"Spray flames!"

Hackron, which was still spraying water just now, seamlessly switches to fire-breathing mode. Being able to freely control the two attributes of water and fire is a unique advantage of dragon-type Pokémon.

Of course, Su Wen also has it.

The flame instantly ignited the worm thread and spread along the thread to the burning worm. The burning worm subconsciously wanted to cut the thread and escape, while Hackron was also ready to chase the burning worm.

"Bite the thread and use the Flame Wheel like this!"

Mingyi's command interrupted the Burning Worm's own movements. Regardless of the fact that the flames were already burning to his mouth, he still bit the threads that had not been burnt and used the Flame Wheel towards Hackron.

As the Burning Worm's body rotated, a long "whip" with flames cut through the sky and hit the Hackron in the face before he could even realize what had happened.

This is not a flame wheel, this is obviously a flame whip!

"Bite the thread, don't stop the flame wheel!"

I don't know whether it was Ming Yi's calculation or a coincidence. After the burning bug bit the thread, the "flame whip" drew a circle in mid-air due to inertia. The end that was bitten by the burning bug was also whipped. Hackron's face was full of energy.

Even if the Burning Worm uses the Flame Whip, why is this Flame Whip a two-stage attack?

The burning pain on his face made Hackron not even aware that the burning bug was about to rush in front of him.

"Dragon Dance!"

Fortunately, behind Hackron is the experienced Shaka. He knows very well that as long as you don't stand still, you will avoid half of the direct moves like the Flame Wheel. If the Flame Wheel can go up to the sky, it is basically impossible to hit it.

Dragon Dance is a skill that can temporarily fly into the sky, and it can also strengthen itself.

"Squeaky!"

The flame wheel of the Burning Bug stopped right under Hackron. He raised his head, and the noisy noise instantly enveloped Hackron, and even Shaka and Mingyi on the sidelines were affected to some extent.