Less than two minutes later, the battle instructor arrived.
She appeared to be in her twenties, with fair skin, attractive features, and was dressed in the Battle Club’s standard uniform.
Like most professional Trainers, she carried herself with confidence.
Although there were many outstanding female Trainers, the profession was still largely dominated by men.
It wasn’t because women were looked down upon.
Rather, the harsh conditions of wilderness exploration generally favored men, who often possessed greater physical endurance.
The instructor smiled politely.
“What type of Pokémon would you like me to use for this battle?” She already knew Adrian Sterling specialized in Steel-type Pokémon.
Judging by his age, he had likely become a registered Trainer only recently.
“Use whichever type you’re most comfortable with,” Adrian replied calmly.
“The type I’m best at?” A slight look of surprise crossed the instructor’s face.
Seeing Adrian’s composed attitude, she guessed he was probably from an influential family.
After all, she herself was a Gym-rank Trainer and one of the top Water-type students from Yindu University.
“Very well.” She nodded.
Although she felt Adrian was being a little overconfident, the customer was always right.
“I’ll use Water-type Pokémon.” Adrian simply nodded.
— A staff member brought over several Poké Balls.
Click!
A Poké Ball opened, releasing a Level 8 Poliwag onto the battlefield.
The staff had already informed Wang Xi that Adrian’s strongest Pokémon was only Level 9.
As a newly registered Trainer, he probably owned only two or three Pokémon.
Trying to complete ten consecutive battles with just that many Pokémon seemed rather arrogant.
Unless she deliberately held back, she figured five or six battles would be enough to exhaust him.
Adrian thought to himself: You’re giving me too much credit…
I only have one Pokémon.
— Water-type Pokémon were among the best all-around choices.
They dealt super-effective damage against Ground, Fire, and Rock types.
At the same time, they resisted four different types while only having two weaknesses.
Rain-based strategies were also extremely powerful, thanks to Abilities such as: – Rain Dish – Dry Skin – Hydration – Swift Swim Many famous competitive Rain teams revolved around these Abilities alongside Rain Dance.
Looking at the Poliwag…
It was fairly ordinary.
After all, it belonged to the Battle Club.
There was no reason for them to invest expensive resources into low-level training Pokémon.
— Click!
Adrian threw his own Poké Ball.
A silver-white Beldum floated quietly into the arena.
— Pokémon: Beldum Type: Steel / Psychic Level: 9 Potential: Quasi-Champion Ability: Clear Body Held Item: None Gender: Genderless Moves: – Tackle TM Move: – Zen Headbutt Egg Moves: None Special Trait: Shiny Shiny Effect: Damage dealt increased by 100%.
— When Beldum reached Level 8, Adrian had taught it Zen Headbutt using a TM.
Otherwise, if it encountered a Ghost-type Pokémon, relying solely on Tackle would leave it completely helpless.
— The moment Beldum appeared…
The entire arena fell silent.
A Shiny Beldum.
A Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon.
Even as a baby, it represented status and prestige.
Although Beldum itself wasn’t particularly rare…
Only one family in the entire world possessed silver-colored Beldum.
The Xia Family of the Xia Kingdom.
Even within the Xia Family, only the direct bloodline of Xia Wudao inherited Shiny Beldum.
Other branches possessed only normal-colored ones.
Xia Wudao’s famous Shiny Metagross had been obtained after surviving a life-and-death ordeal.
Over time…
That Pokémon had become his personal symbol.
Later, it reproduced through binary fission and was passed down to Adrian’s father, Xia Qianli.
Eventually…
It reached Adrian.
— Immediately…
Phones appeared everywhere.
Click.
Click.
Click.
Everyone began taking pictures.
Many people might never see a Shiny Beldum even once in their lifetime.
Of course they wanted photographs.
This was perfect material to post on social media.
As the Steel-Type Elite and the No.
1-ranked Elite Trainer in the Xia Kingdom, Xia Wudao’s reputation extended across the entire world.
Naturally…
Many people immediately guessed Adrian’s identity.
Wang Xi was no exception.
Yindu City had been the Xia Family’s ancestral home for over a thousand years.
Their influence could be seen everywhere.
As a graduate of Yindu University…
How could she possibly fail to recognize Xia Wudao’s legendary Shiny Metagross?
She quietly took a deep breath.
So…
He’s the grandson of Xia Wudao.
— “Poliwag!” “Water Gun!” Since opportunities to battle a Shiny Beldum were incredibly rare, Wang Xi intended to make the most of it.
A stream of water shot from Poliwag’s mouth.
The attack wasn’t particularly fast.
After charging briefly…
It flew toward Beldum.
But from such a distance…
Dodging it was effortless.
Beldum calmly drifted aside.
Exactly as Wang Xi had expected.
The moment Water Gun ended…
She issued her next command.
“Close the distance!” — “Tackle!” A streak of silver flashed across the battlefield.
Bang!
Poliwag was launched backward like a rag doll.
Before it even touched the ground…
The hovering Rotom referee announced, “Poliwag is unable to battle.” — The spectators erupted.
“Did you see that speed?” “Since when is Beldum that fast?” “Forget the speed!” “It knocked out Poliwag with a single Tackle!” Poliwag was only one level lower than Beldum.
Being defeated in a single hit was almost unbelievable.
— Without hesitation, Wang Xi released her second Pokémon.
A Level 8 Krabby.
“Krabby!” “Use Harden!” Judging from Beldum’s previous attack, she decided to increase Krabby’s Defense first.
“Now…” “Leer!” Krabby glared fiercely at Beldum.
Nothing happened.
Moves that lowered an opponent’s stats weren’t guaranteed to succeed.
When the difference in strength became too great…
Such techniques could fail completely.
“Metal Claw!” “Tackle!” Krabby’s claw came crashing downward.
Beldum charged straight ahead.
Clang!
The collision echoed throughout the arena.
Krabby spun through the air several dozen times before crashing onto the battlefield.
“Krabby is unable to battle.” — One after another…
Wang Xi continued releasing Water-type Pokémon.
Their levels steadily increased.
Level 9.
Level 10.
Level 11.
Then…
Level 12.
— “Staryu is unable to battle.” Even a Level 12 Staryu had been knocked out in a single hit.
Silence filled the arena.
Whether it was Wang Xi…
The Battle Club staff…
Or the surrounding spectators…
Everyone stared blankly at the floating silver Beldum.
Only one thought remained in their minds.
A Pseudo-Legendary truly deserves its reputation.
And a Shiny Pseudo-Legendary…
Was on an entirely different level.
Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon were already famous for dominating opponents of the same level.
But dominating nine consecutive battles?
That was something else entirely.
Beldum had already won nine straight matches.
Yet it had suffered barely any damage.
As for its stamina…
Its emotionless metallic face revealed absolutely nothing.
No one could tell how much energy it had actually used.
— Wang Xi looked down at the final Poké Ball in her hand.
For the first time…
She hesitated.
She wanted to say something…
But stopped herself several times.
Seeing her conflicted expression, Adrian finally spoke.
“Is something wrong?”
Give me more motivation!