Originally, Evan Lane had been very interested in the “Injury Recovery” function.
It could control a Pokémon’s injuries after returning to its Poké Ball.
In the future, when surviving in the wild, this function could greatly ensure a Pokémon’s safety and buy enough time to reach a Pokémon Center.
After thinking it over again and again, Evan still gave up on that idea.
There was still some time before he would go traveling in the wild.
Exchanging for this function now would not be meaningful for the present situation.
It could even be called a complete waste.
In the end, after some consideration, Evan chose the “Grass-Type Pokémon Affinity” function.
[Ding!
The system has unlocked a new function.
Host, please check the corresponding interface.] Just as Evan expected, after this system message popped up, the prices of the other system functions all changed to 100 Sunlight Points.
Looking at the new “Grass-Type Pokémon Affinity Lv.
1” on the system panel, Evan smiled and chose to temporarily forget the pain of the price increase.
“Snivy, do you feel like I’ve gotten even more handsome?” “Sni.
Tch.” Snivy glanced at Evan, whose eyes were practically glowing, then gave a cold snort and ignored him.
Although she could also sense the sudden attraction radiating from Evan, with her personality, she would never show it.
Once the entire top ten had been decided, everyone remaining began paying attention to the upcoming ranking matches.
After all, anyone who could fight their way into the top ten had maintained a perfect winning record so far.
In terms of battling, they all had something worth noticing.
The top ten ranking matches progressed even faster than Evan had imagined.
The only small incident in the middle left him both laughing and crying.
During the match to decide the top three from the top five, there had to be one person who received a bye.
Instead of drawing lots, the other four had actually chosen, without any prior agreement, to vote Evan out of the round.
In the eyes of the watching students, this was only natural.
To everyone, Evan’s threat level was even greater than the second-stage Wartortle, and even greater than Lucas Ember.
If they drew Evan, the top three rewards would vanish ahead of time.
The result was just as everyone expected.
The final top three were exactly those three.
“Whether you get premium Berries with high-quality Moomoo Milk next month, or rotten Berries with tap water, depends on your performance in the next two matches!” “Sni, Sni?!” Snivy looked at Evan in shock.
So without realizing it, their household had already fallen to that kind of living standard?
The moment she thought of that blissful feeling of drinking Moomoo Milk after every training session disappearing, even a proud Pokémon like Snivy had no choice but to face reality.
Looking at Snivy’s gradually rising fighting spirit, Evan smiled smugly.
“You little thing.
I know exactly how to handle a tsundere.” “Evan Lane from Class B and Sophia King from Class C, please prepare at the battlefield.” With the referee’s call and the sound of the whistle, the first match of the top three rankings officially began.
According to the rules, to obtain first place, a contestant had to defeat the other two finalists consecutively.
Evan, who often battled Lucas, understood Lucas’s strength very deeply.
Facing this situation, he found it quite troublesome.
Although Sophia’s Wartortle had been force-fed resources to grow faster, its strength still could not be underestimated.
How to defeat this Wartortle while still preserving enough strength to beat Lucas’s Charmander afterward had become Evan’s biggest problem.
Using the detection function for the first time in a while, Evan glanced over, and the information on the opponent’s Wartortle appeared before his eyes.
Name: Wartortle Gender: Male Ability: Torrent Effect: When stamina falls below one-third, the power of Water-type moves increases by 1.5 times.
Known Moves: Tackle, Bubble, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Withdraw, Hydro Pump, Skull Bash, Protect Egg Move: Yawn Seeing that luxurious move panel, Evan’s expression darkened.
So this was the power of pay-to-win?
This was practically shameless!
Eight moves against his Snivy…
“Uh…” The moment Evan remembered that Snivy also had exactly eight moves if he counted the two Egg Moves she had not used yet, he suddenly felt at peace.
“Sure enough, even pay-to-win can’t beat cheating!” Sensing that Evan’s aura had once again become sharp, Sophia also focused her full attention on the battle.
“Wartortle, Water Gun!” “War.” Water Gun gathered in Wartortle’s mouth.
The surrounding Water-type energy was drawn in, releasing an astonishing pressure.
However, the move’s proficiency was clearly insufficient.
Its release speed was quite slow, and Snivy easily dodged it.
“Snivy, keep moving.
Use Vine Whip continuously to harass it.” “Wartortle, ignore it.
Use Tail Whip where you are!” Seeing this, Evan froze.
Did the opponent not know about the effect of Contrary?
A continuous barrage of Vine Whip attacks began leaving marks across Wartortle’s body.
Although Wartortle tried its best to dodge, the flexibility of Vine Whip was far beyond what it could match.
“Close in and use Iron Tail!” Here it came!
Sophia’s eyes lit up.
This was the offensive move Evan’s Snivy was best at using.
“Wartortle, withdraw into your shell!” Iron Tail’s fierce attack came head-on.
With a boom, Wartortle, tucked inside its shell, flew out like a cannonball.
A clear crack appeared on its shell.
“What power!” A drop of cold sweat slid down Sophia’s cheek.
She did not dare imagine how badly Wartortle would have been injured if it had taken that move directly.
Fortunately, every action the opponent made was within her calculations.
“Snivy, Protect!” “Hang in there, Wartortle.
Now, Skull Bash!” Wartortle in midair borrowed the momentum of its fall and slammed headfirst toward Snivy.
A transparent barrier lit up.
Wartortle’s fierce attack was directly blocked by the Protect barrier and did not produce any effect at all.
“How?!” Sophia’s eyes widened.
She had not expected the opponent to predict her move in advance.
Still, forcing out the opponent’s Protect was not an unacceptable result.
“Wartortle, Hydro Pump!” “Snivy, split it open with Iron Tail!” Evan’s voice shocked everyone present.
Split it open?
With what?
Hydro Pump’s power was not something Water Gun could compare to.
Everyone felt that Evan had made a mistake in judgment.
However, Snivy did not hesitate in the slightest.
The instant the Protect barrier faded, Iron Tail was already fully prepared.
A streak of white light flashed.
The powerful Hydro Pump was directly split apart, and Iron Tail swept toward Wartortle with unstoppable force.
This scene not only made the surrounding students cry out in shock, but also nearly made Sophia freeze on the spot.
They were both starter Pokémon.
She could not understand why her Wartortle, which had evolved after consuming so many resources, was so far behind a first-stage Snivy.
However, in Evan’s eyes, the opponent’s Wartortle was like a child firing a gun at random.
It had powerful strength, but no ability to control it.
That Hydro Pump looked fierce, but in reality, its power was scattered.
Adding in the earlier mistake in Sophia’s command, which had strengthened Snivy’s Defense through Contrary, this result was only natural.
Seeing Wartortle once again sent flying by Iron Tail, Sophia’s command rang out again.
“Wartortle, Protect!” “War!” “Snivy, Glare.” As Evan spoke calmly, the expected attacking move did not arrive.
Mysterious patterns flashed across Snivy’s body, and the unique paralysis effect of Glare caused Wartortle to stiffen in place.