Talent Stacking

In the plaza, everyone seemed to have grown accustomed to Sato's late arrival. Sato stepped onto the Command Platform, and the match began.

"Houndoom!"

"Haunter!"

Sato looked at the refined West across from him, becoming even more certain of his suspicions.

"Houndoom, Odor Sleuth!"

"Haunter, Toxic!"

Both moves Took Effect at the same time. Haunter could no longer turn invisible and was completely exposed Under the Sun. Sato had also correctly guessed that West would have Houndoom use Odor Sleuth. Since he could not stop it, he might as well poison it! "Houndoom, Flamethrower!" West immediately frowned. He had not expected Sato to be so decisive.

"Haunter, Shadow Ball!"

Flamethrower collided with Shadow Ball, and the violent clash of energy Caused an explosion. Haunter immediately rushed into the thick smoke, and Sato's next command followed close behind!

"Haunter, Sludge Bomb!"

"Houndoom, use Fire Blast on the smoke!"

Houndoom was far stronger than Haunter. It had already reached Elite Level, so it brutally Break Open Haunter's ambush. The effect was quite evident—Haunter was Directly By forced out of the smoke, covered in quite a few burns!

"Wooo..." Houndoom suddenly stopped maintaining Fire Blast as purple light Emerged across its body. Toxic Took Effect!

"Haunter, Lick!"

"Houndoom, Bite!"

The effect of Odor Sleuth was not merely preventing Haunter from turning invisible. Houndoom Can Also accurately locate Haunter at any time.

"Haunter, get back!" Sato stared closely at the battlefield. The gap in strength between Haunter and Houndoom was immense, rendering many tactics ineffective.

Haunter's tongue retracted just Brushing Against Houndoom's nose. It had come within a hair of being bitten, and Sato inexplicably felt a sharp pain in his own tongue.

"Houndoom, chase it down! Surprise Attack!" West's command came at once, but Toxic flared up again. Houndoom's movements stalled for an instant, and Haunter used the opportunity to recover.

"Jiejie!"

The happier Haunter had been in its previous matches, the more Frustrated it was now. It could not turn invisible, and despite being a ghost, it had been forced into Head-on Collision after Head-on Collision. Whenever it tried to ambush its opponent, it was beaten back time and again.

It had even tried to steal a chicken, only to lose the rice used as bait!

If not for the Toxic From The Beginning, Haunter would have long since been Incapacitated. Thinking Of This, Haunter was extremely unwilling to accept it, and its aura began rising steadily! "It broke through." Sato Sighed in relief. Haunter's personality meant it could never be as serious and diligent as Larvitar. That was its nature, something that could not be changed.

So if he wanted it to grow stronger, battle was the best method. During the consecutive battles These Past Few Days, its opponents had grown increasingly powerful. Under the Circumstances where it could no longer rely on old tricks, breaking through was the only way it could win!

"Haunter, Shadow Ball!"

"Jiejiejie!"

Its Shadow Claw spread open, and two Shadow Balls, each as large as its body, appeared simultaneously. Before breaking through, it could only condense one at most. After the breakthrough, the number had directly doubled! "Houndoom, meet it with Fire Blast!"

The two Shadow Balls violently collided with Fire Blast In the Air. This Time, the two sides were Equally Matched! "Wooo..." Toxic Took Effect again. As time passed, its erosion of Houndoom's stamina became increasingly severe.

The Shadow Balls successfully broke through Fire Blast, which lacked the endurance to sustain itself, but That's All. Watching the Shadow Balls vanish In the Air, Sato knew that Haunter, having only just broken through to Elite Level, was still lacking in Hard Strength.

"Houndoom, hold on! Use Surprise Attack!"

"Haunter, use Sucker Punch!"

Sucker Punch struck before the opponent could attack! Haunter panted heavily. It also knew that the battle had reached its most critical moment. Gathering its last shred of strength, its Shadow Claw struck Houndoom before Surprise Attack could arrive! Bang!

Houndoom crashed heavily to the ground and did not react again, but Sato's brow remained tightly furrowed. Haunter had not escaped Surprise Attack either and was knocked to the ground.

Sato could see it clearly. Houndoom had endured Sucker Punch and had not been Incapacitated. In the end, it was Toxic that took it off the field.

"Houndoom and Haunter are both Incapacitated!" After delivering the ruling, the referee looked helplessly toward the host. What now? The host was equally dumbfounded. After calculating every possibility, he had never expected a draw. After All, this was not a standard League match, so there were naturally some oversights.

Seeing the producer's frantic hand gestures from Below The Stage, along with the temporary measure written on the display board, the host finally stopped panicking. He pulled himself together and stepped forward.

"Thank you both for bringing us such a wonderful battle. However, we never expected the two sides to end in a draw. Although the possibility was small, we had prepared for it in advance. Both contestants will receive one million in shopping vouchers!"

Boom! The onlookers who had been waiting for a good show immediately erupted into excitement. Their discussion was even more heated than during the previous matches, and everyone gained a direct sense of just how deep the mall's pockets were.

The producer was under enormous pressure after temporarily adding another million, but seeing the enthusiastic response from the crowd, he felt it was worth it. He would treat it as Spending Money on free publicity.

Sato had seen everything that had just happened. The host was certainly skilled at lying through his teeth, but none of that mattered to him. He had gotten the one million shopping vouchers.

Besides, he now had a rough guess regarding West. If it was true, Sato would not mind trading for some good things. Of course, Haunter was absolutely not up for trade.

Looking at the crowded mall, Sato compared it with how it had been before the event and felt that he had not taken too much with his one million shopping vouchers! After some thought, he decided to wait until there were fewer people before coming back to shop. When he turned around, he saw West, who had been following behind him and refusing to give up.

"Let's talk."

"Okay!" West thought Sato had changed his mind and immediately nodded happily. He then found a quiet café and Quietly Waited for the conversation to continue.

"I'll ask the same question. What is it about Haunter that caught your eye?"

"Sato, to be honest with you, Haunter is extremely talented. Its future achievements will definitely Not Low!" After taking some time to calm down, West spoke much more sincerely.

"But your Pokémon are also highly talented. In my view, they should all be on the same level as Haunter, shouldn't they?"

West Glanced At Sato in surprise. Although he did not know how Sato could tell the condition of his Pokémon, he ultimately told the truth.

"The Four Pokemon I showed you are all Dual-type. Each of them has talent in one type that has reached Pseudo-Elite Four Level, while their talent in the other type is at either Elite Level or Excellent Level."

Sato was somewhat shocked. The classification of Pokémon strength had always existed, and based on the existing power rankings, combined with his own Dark Power, Sato had Summarized the specific method of using Energy Detection.

He had never expected the other party to also possess a way to examine a Pokémon's potential. Whether in his past life or this one, it was the first time Sato had ever heard of such a thing.

"And your Haunter's talent in both Ghost and Poison-type moves has reached Pseudo-Elite Four!"

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