Wild battles.
The primary objective is to eliminate the Trainer.
It's completely different from the mutual collision of Pokémon in traditional matches, where Trainers calmly give commands.
In the wild, Trainers not only need to consider the battles of their Pokémon but also guard against sudden attacks, meaning they're destined to not be able to focus fully on the battle and require the cooperation between Pokémon and Trainer to compensate for these shortcomings.
Therefore, many Trainers from academic backgrounds find it unacceptable.
Under the protection of Aegislash, Natsuhiko dodged Arbok's attack.
When Natsuhiko summoned his Elite Candidate-level Oranguru, the opponent's expression finally changed.
"Elite Candidate-level..." he murmured softly.
Natsuhiko retreated a few steps, his face frosty.
The opponent had already sent out four Elite Candidate-level Pokémon!
No guarantee there aren't more.
With such strength, Natsuhiko wasn't sure he could win by fully revealing his hand, so he didn't hesitate to throw out two more Pokeballs.
"Ka-moo—"
Bewear:...
This time, he truly held nothing back.
"Three Elite Candidates...."
Seeing Snorlax and Bewear's arrival, that person was also getting a little overwhelmed.
Though the space system centered around Oranguru doesn't quite fit with Natsuhiko's Alakazam-focused "Defense Swap" system.
But it's not a big problem.
The opponent didn't show any system either, purely relying on individual Pokémon's raw strength.
"Nido—!!"
Bang bang—
Amidst heavy footsteps, an imposing Nidoking walked out from behind the opponent.
Seeing this Nidoking, rather than becoming more tense, Natsuhiko actually sighed in relief.
Thankfully.
It is Gym Leader Level.
This opponent had many Elite Candidate-level Pokémon, making Natsuhiko fear that an Elite-level Pokémon might suddenly appear, which would be seriously problematic.
Now a Gym Leader Level appears, letting Natsuhiko release much of his tension.
It seems most of the opponent's Pokémon are Gym Leader and Elite Candidate levels, meaning there's still a battle to fight.
But the opponent did not intend to send Nidoking forward.
Likely aware of Natsuhiko's many Pokémon, feeling the pressure, intending to prevent Natsuhiko from directly attacking the Trainer.
Perhaps.
This Nidoking is merely an apparent "bodyguard," secretly hiding something stronger.
If Natsuhiko sends the fast Beedrill or Togekiss to attack, it may provide an opportunity for the opponent to resolve the situation, thus breaking the stalemate.
But for now.
He needs to deal only with these four Elite Candidate-level Pokémon in front of him.
Taking a deep breath.
Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, focusing his attention on the Pokémon before him.
Once Bewear appeared, it seized the gap in Arbok's movements constrained by Oranguru's "Postpone" technique, grabbed its tail, and swung it out directly.
The sides were clearly defined.
After a brief stalemate, they collided again.
Without Oranguru's "Illusion Space" support, Snorlax and Bewear's combat strength dropped significantly.
The speed disadvantage was too evident.
The opponent is not a Hunter; their Pokémon are carefully raised and much stronger than those captured directly in the wild.
However.
Snorlax relied on its thick skin to withstand Arbok's consecutive attacks.
Bewear, leveraging its excellent combat skills, barely managed to hold Toxicroak in a stalemate.
Only there is still the opponent's two Elite Candidate-level Pokémon for Beedrill and its companions to tackle.
Crobat and the opponent's Beedrill.
But two Elite Candidate-level Pokémon do have their chance!
The next second.
The opponent's Beedrill moved, closely followed by Natsuhiko's Beedrill.
Bam!!
Four sharp Long Needles, four streaks of sharp green light, and the two Beedrills' "Cross Cut" collided head-to-head.
The result was apparent.
Natsuhiko's Beedrill was evidently weaker than the opponent's.
Even with the added speed.
"Zzz-Beeyay!"
Beedrill's body suddenly emitted strands of dark red airflow, resembling a crimson armor.
Leader Aura!
The emerging aura caused the opponent's Beedrill to be somewhat stunned.
The power suppressing Natsuhiko's Beedrill showed slight hesitation and slack.
Leader.
Perhaps Leader Aura only enhances its own effect when facing other Pokémon, making its stance not weaker than the opponent.
But when the opponent is also a Beedrill, Leader Aura plays another role.
That is suppressing the opponent.
Bam!!
Seizing the brief distraction of the otherwise dominant Beedrill, the situation was reversed as the opponent was forced to retreat.
Despite causing little damage, this situation clearly exceeded that person's expectations and the opposing Beedrill's.
Swish swish—
Before Beedrill could fully unleash the burst of momentum, two milky white blades elegantly swung towards Beedrill.
It was Crobat's "Air Slash"!
Alakazam's eyes flashed, instantly exchanging places with Beedrill, throwing the Spoon with psychic power, transforming into "Spirit Blade" colliding with one arc.
The two "Air Slashes" from another direction successfully shattered the remaining arc.
Previously Crobat intercepted Togekiss's Air Slash, but this time, it was Togekiss's "Air Slash" blocking the opponent.
It was a fair exchange.
Buzz—
After swapping places with Alakazam, Beedrill hesitated no longer, carving a golden arc in the air, accompanied by scattered electric currents, striking directly at the opponent again.