According to the gym rules, Morty was the first to send out a Pokémon.
"Go! Gastly!"
He threw a Poké Ball, and as the blue light faded, a Gastly appeared before Natsui.
Looking at this Pokémon, as the initial form of Gengar, and having owned one before, Natsui was very familiar with Gastly. He not only knew its moves but also understood its attack patterns.
He stroked his chin.
Hmm… it seems this will be a simple battle.
But since the main purpose was training, and the opponent was such an initial Pokémon, after some thought, Natsui also released his own Pokémon.
As the blue light faded, a Pokémon resembling a cocoon appeared on the field.
"Oh? It's a Pupitar…"
Morty, with one hand on his hip, glanced at the Pupitar, his face a bit grave.
He rarely watched news from other regions, so he naturally didn't recognize Natsui, nor did he know how strong this man was.
But to be able to produce a Pokémon like Pupitar, which was relatively rare in the Johto region, he must at least have a certain level of strength, or… be quite lucky.
But in any case, Gastly was definitely at a disadvantage.
In terms of typing, Pupitar's Ground type had a certain advantage against Gastly's Poison type, which put it at an advantage from the very beginning of the battle.
Sure enough, after the match began, the battle quickly tilted in Pupitar's favor.
It could be seen that Pupitar performed excellently. Under Natsui's commands, it could always anticipate Gastly's attacks. And in the exchange between the two Pokémon, after wearing down some of its stamina, Pupitar finally finished Gastly off with a clean Crunch.
Morty shook his head and helplessly recalled Gastly.
How to put it? His Gastly had been defeated too quickly and too easily in this battle…
And for Natsui, to be able to win so easily was, on one hand, because Gastly was just an initial-stage Pokémon and not very strong, while Pupitar's overall abilities were higher. On the other hand, it was because he was very familiar with Gastly, so he could anticipate its various moves.
But from this, it could also be seen that Morty was just going through the motions, only treating Natsui as an ordinary challenger.
In the spectator stands, Erika clapped lightly.
Just as she had said before, it was no surprise to her that Natsui could win.
Back on the field, being defeated so easily, Morty couldn't help but get a little more serious.
He was a Gym Leader, after all, and had his pride.
After a moment's hesitation, he had originally wanted to send out his second Pokémon in the usual order, as he had with other challengers. But seeing Natsui's calm expression, as if he wasn't happy about the victory, a thought suddenly struck him, and he took out a Poké Ball from the other side of his pocket.
"Go! My second Pokémon is this one."
As the blue light faded, a Pokémon resembling a gray doll with a zipper for a mouth appeared before Natsui.
Oh? A Banette?
Natsui recognized the Pokémon at a glance. But…
This isn't a Pokémon from the Johto region, is it?
And, just from its aura, you can tell that this is definitely one of Morty's ace Pokémon.
In an ordinary gym battle like this, he shouldn't have sent it out, right? Could it be that he recognized me? Wants to go all out?
With this thought, Natsui gave Morty a surprised look, only to see the man smiling back at him.
From his smile, Natsui instantly understood his meaning.
I see. He saw that I won too easily just now, so he's raising the difficulty…
"What's wrong?" Morty smiled. "Feeling puzzled? If this Pokémon feels tricky or hard to deal with, I can switch to another one."
Natsui also smiled and shook his head. "It's fine. I think I can handle it. And didn't the referee say before the match started that the Gym Leader can't switch Pokémon? How can I let you make an exception? Most importantly, the battle hasn't started yet. Maybe the one who will find it tricky is not me, but you."
Hearing this, Morty raised his eyebrows in surprise.
An interesting man.
To be able to say such bold words, he must have some skill, which also proves that my strategy of changing my lineup on the fly was the right one.
Come on, let me see what you're made of.
Just then, Natsui had already waved his hand and called back Pupitar.
Since his opponent had changed his strategy, he couldn't continue to battle with it either.
A pity, it seems the training session is over.
As Pupitar returned to his side, he knelt down, first patting its head in praise, then recalling it to its Poké Ball.
After doing this, he stood up and, as was his custom, took out his Pokédex and pointed it at the Banette.
As they say, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles. Before battling it, he had to at least learn a little more about it.
Pokédex: Beep. Banette, the Marionette Pokémon. A Ghost type. Banette was originally a pitiful doll that was thrown away. Cursed energy seeped into its cotton, and a strong resentment turned the doll into a Pokémon. It lives in garbage dumps and can be found in dark alleys. It is said that it searches for the child who abandoned it and wanders around them, intending to seek revenge on the one who threw it away. If its need to be valued is met, it will return to its original doll form.
An interesting setting…
But a doll turning into a Pokémon, that must be fake, right?
Putting away the Pokédex, Natsui couldn't help but ponder which Pokémon to use against it.
The few from his third tier were definitely not going to cut it. It seemed he had to use his mainstays as well.
With this thought, he already had an idea. After fumbling in his right waist pouch for a moment, he threw out his Poké Ball.
"Go, Crystal Steelix!"
As the blue light faded, a Pokémon of immense weight and presence, shining with a translucent light, landed heavily on the battlefield.
BOOM!
The huge sound of it landing made Morty's brow twitch. When he saw the Pokémon clearly, he was also captivated by its beauty.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at the Pokémon before him in disbelief.
"Is this a shiny Steelix? No… that's not right. A shiny Steelix isn't this color. Could it be some kind of mutation?"
Natsui nodded. "You're right, it is a mutation. I caught it by chance. I think it might be the only one of its kind in the world."
"I see…" Morty said with emotion. "So this is your strength? Just from its presence, I can tell it's different from the Pupitar just now. It makes me look forward to the battle even more."
Presence?
Hearing his words, Natsui's lips curled up slightly.
If we're talking about presence, you haven't seen my super-sized red Gyarados yet. When you see it, you'll understand what real presence is.
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