Except for Ditto on his wrist, the other five Pokémon were positioned in front of and behind Tetsuya.
This time, Tetsuya was here to stir things up.
Arriving at the mountainous area, many people were gathered here, all catching Pokémon.
Tetsuya had stayed in the shaded mountains for two months, yet he did not expect these people to still be immersed in catching Pokémon.
Right now, he indeed needed to catch some to exchange for supplies.
"Friend, I'm Kanta from Goldenrod City. Are you interested in a match?"
When Trainers lock eyes, it means a battle, and it was no exception here!
Tetsuya glanced at the "person". He seemed to be the former leader of the Goldenrod City team, a very rational kid, around eleven or twelve years old.
"Come, let's do a triple battle," Tetsuya said.
"I'm very glad to be your opponent, Tetsuya. I think we will both become part of the final ten."
This Kanta knew his name, which meant he had investigated him. If Kanta had investigated him, it meant he had investigated everyone. Being able to conclude that he would be among the final ten already showed that this person was very good at analysis and had a clear understanding of himself.
He really was a talent.
After speaking, Kanta sent out his first Pokémon, Gligar.
"Golett! Your first battle, go."
Ever since Golett's body could move normally, it had frequently practiced jumping and rolling. Tetsuya had also noticed that the energy within its body was far more than just covering its entire body. A second layer of energy coverage had begun to form, but he could not yet tell what kind of effect it would have.
Golett waved its fists, full of momentum!
Now, as the weakest among Tetsuya's Pokémon and also the oldest in age… Golett was somewhat embarrassing. Although its energy had been sealed for hundreds of years, it was not so easy to fully develop it.
Gligar was also a very special Pokémon, possessing both Ground and Flying types, allowing it to be immune to many types of moves. Its Attack, Defense, and Speed were all quite good. It depended on how Kanta would use it.
"Gligar, Quick Attack!"
Kanta launched a probing attack. Gligar was very fast, instantly turning into a streak of white light as it charged forward.
In terms of speed, Golett could not possibly match Gligar. It could only endure it head-on, using a defense-to-offense tactic.
"Pay attention to Gligar's attack position, block it firmly."
Tetsuya said. Golett focused intently on Gligar's flight.
"Front!"
Tetsuya naturally did not relax either. Right now, Golett needed a Trainer.
After a series of deceptive flight movements, Gligar attacked from the front.
With Tetsuya's reminder, Golett promptly crossed its arms and successfully blocked Gligar's Quick Attack.
However, this Gligar was not so simple. After one failed strike, it quickly returned to the air to adjust its posture.
"Acrobatics!"
Kanta gave the command. Gligar rapidly changed directions in the air, executing many misleading movements, all to find the moment when Golett's concentration slackened.
"Ignore it, listen to my command."
Tetsuya reminded. Golett regained its focus, fists forward, always ready to counterattack.
At this moment, Golett's "bug" appeared…
A ray of sunlight shone onto Golett's body, and the Bright Powder emitted a dazzling light!
Gligar, which had been showing off and disrupting, was suddenly blinded by the flash, covering its eyes, and its Acrobatics was used in confusion.
Kanta was also somewhat caught off guard by this sudden situation. "G-Gligar, eh, give up the attack, adjust your posture first!"
It had to be said that Kanta's command was quite appropriate. Meaningless attacks were worse than no attack at all.
However, Gligar had already plunged downward headfirst, its eyes still closed. Adjusting its posture again was somewhat difficult.
"Charge in, Ice Punch!"
Gligar had already descended into Golett's attack range, so Tetsuya naturally would not let go of this opportunity.
Golett threw a punch, stepping forward with both legs. Driven by its own move, it was as if aided by legendary force.
Gligar barely opened its eyes and adjusted its flying posture. What came into its view was Golett.
Originally, with Gligar's speed, avoiding Golett's attack would have been very easy. Unfortunately, Kanta's luck today was poor. At the moment Gligar opened its eyes, sunlight reflected again…
Blinding its eyes once more!
Golett swung a punch, sending Gligar flying.
With the Iron Fist Ability combined with the fourfold effectiveness of Ice Punch against Gligar, this strike was enough to cause serious damage.
However, Kanta dared to say he could make it into the top ten not just because of that small show of strength.
Although a considerable amount of ice remained on Gligar's body and it was somewhat trembling, it had not lost the ability to battle, and its stamina still seemed quite sufficient.
In fact, Tetsuya had simply been lucky. Golett's body was covered with Bright Powder, which was already unfair, and today happened to be bright and sunny… allowing the effect of Bright Powder to be maximized.
If it were someone else, especially someone of this age, they would certainly shout that it was unfair. However, Kanta only took two sharp breaths and then took a deep breath.
He regained his composure.
"Gligar, use Poison Sting!"
Kanta changed his tactics. If close combat did not work, then long-range attacks would. By maintaining a certain distance from Golett, even if strong light blinded its eyes, it could adjust in time.
Gligar circled around Golett, and Poison Sting was fired in a circular pattern.
This tactic was quite similar to Beedrill's, mainly relying on its speed to increase the accuracy of attacks.
"Use Fire Punch to block."
Tetsuya said. Completely blocking it was impossible. It could only be treated as training for Golett's agility.
Golett swung both fists, flames swirling!
Facing Poison Sting coming from all directions, it swung its fists. Although it could not keep up with Gligar's rhythm, Golett did not back down. It spun while punching, and only a small number of Poison Sting hit Golett.
"Extend both arms, spin in place to resist."
'Since you are spinning to fire Poison Sting, I will spin to block. Let's see who can spin longer!' Golett had practiced rolling for more than half a year, which was far more dizzying than spinning.
Sure enough, Golett straightened both arms and began spinning in place. Its footwork was also smooth, making it look like a spinning top surrounded by a ring of flames!
With this, Gligar's Poison Sting could no longer hit Golett at all. Everything was blocked by the outer ring of flames.
Soon, Gligar's flying speed became slower and slower, and it began to wobble in the air, while at this moment, Golett was spinning with enthusiasm!
Kanta was also quite helpless. Usually, this move would quickly take effect, but today he had encountered such a monster…