Spirit Dimension: Tricking Groudon at the Start

"Ability": Intimidation

"Learned Skills": Seal, Retaliate, Grab, Leer, Quick Attack, Icy Wind, Scratch, Nasty Plot, Metal Claw, Hone Claws

Su Yi nodded as he looked at the information for this Sneasel.

Kong Hui was indeed the guy ranked twelfth on the Trial Ranking. This Blue Qualification Sneasel was clearly not his strongest.

Kong Hui hadn't brought out his starter Pokemon.

This proved he had a backup plan. Even if he lost, he would only lose points. His strongest Pokemon was still safe, and with his strongest Pokemon, he could continue challenging others for points even after losing!

But now, your points are mine!

The battle between Su Yi and Kong Hui was about to begin!

"Flaaffy, Thundershock to probe!"

The battle began.

The Flaaffy was only Blue Qualification.

The opponent's Sneasel was also Blue Qualification, but it had evolved through Sharp Claw.

The Flaaffy's fluffy white wool trembled.

It was the only one left for the Side Quest, its level not yet having broken through L25.

"Sneasel!"

The Sneasel didn't dodge. Kong Hui's Pokemon liked head-on confrontations.

"Sneasel, use Metal Claw to break through the Thundershock!"

"Sneasel!!"

With Kong Hui's command, a cold, steel-like sheen appeared on Sneasel's two sharp claws.

The Thundershock was directly cleaved by Sneasel's Metal Claw. After cleaving the Thundershock, the Sneasel didn't stop and continued slashing towards the Flaaffy!

The surrounding people gasped.

Was this the strength of the twelfth-ranked fighter on the Trial Ranking? It could cleave through a Thundershock like that.

"Baa!"

The Flaaffy dodged. Over twenty days of training and cultivation had clearly built significant rapport between it and Su Yi.

Before Su Yi could even speak, the Flaaffy did its best to dodge the Sneasel's attacks.

The Sneasel was small and agile, its speed incredibly fast. The most effective way for the Flaaffy to defeat the Sneasel was to find a way to deal with its speed.

Su Yi was waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the chance to win in one fell swoop!

Yan Yuzhu, who had spoken up for Su Yi earlier, also watched the battlefield curiously. Her gaze lingered more on the Flaaffy.

After all, it was a Shiny Pokemon. Girls had no resistance to such beautiful Shiny Pokemon.

Yan Yuzhu thought Su Yi shouldn't be acting like this.

He must be waiting for an opportunity.

She wasn't the only one thinking this.

"Sneasel!"

As the Sneasel made its final Metal Claw attack, Su Yi's heart stirred. The opportunity had arrived!

"Now, Flaaffy, use Cotton Spore!"

The Flaaffy had also been waiting for an opportunity. It suddenly flicked out two clumps of its fluffy white wool, which directly stuck to the Sneasel's feet and hands!

Cotton Spore: Entangles the opponent with soft, cotton-like spores, greatly reducing their speed!

"What kind of strange move is this? Sneasel, quickly use your sharp claws to tear it apart!"

The Sneasel's greatest strength was its speed. With its speed restricted, it couldn't even unleash half of its power!

However, Su Yi and the Flaaffy had waited so long for this chance and wouldn't let it go easily.

As the Sneasel's claws tried to tear apart the Cotton Spore, the Flaaffy was ready.

"Thunderbolt!"

The golden Thunderbolt stunned all the onlookers.

"Sneasel!"

The Sneasel cried out in pain. The power of Thunderbolt was not weak.

The smile on Kong Hui's face had vanished.

He had always heard people say Su Yi had a Flaaffy that knew Thunderbolt, and he had initially scoffed at it.

He hadn't expected it to be true.

Hit by the Thunderbolt, the Sneasel's body struggled, still trying to continue fighting.

"Finish it, Tackle!"

"Baa!"

The Flaaffy slammed hard into the Sneasel. The Sneasel finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground.

"Sneasel has lost the ability to battle, Flaaffy wins. Therefore, the victor is, Trainer Su Yi!"

As the referee at the Pokémon Center announced this, Kong Hui shrugged. His interest in Su Yi had grown even greater. He pondered whether he should issue another challenge, using his strongest starter Pokémon.

After some thought, he gave up. He felt Su Yi was likely more than he appeared.

Kong Hui's Spirit Watch deducted over ten thousand points, while Su Yi gained over ten thousand points. Combined with the previous nine thousand plus, Su Yi's points instantly surpassed twenty thousand!

He had returned to the twentieth spot on the Trial Ranking once again!

Su Yi paid no mind to these points. He was waiting for the System's prompt in his mind!

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, Flaaffy successfully defeated Sneasel and gained battle experience. Its level has increased to Lv. 25!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, all Pokémon have broken through Lv. 25. Side Quest 10 is complete. Reward: One Roulette Draw Chance. Current Chances: 1!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have successfully defeated 20 Pokémon. Side Quest 11 is complete. Reward: One chance to randomly enhance yourself!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have successfully defeated 20 trainers. Side Quest 12 is complete. Reward: Qualification Upgrade Card × 3!]

He hadn't expected three Side Quests to be completed simultaneously!

A warm power enveloped Su Yi's entire body.

This random enhancement for himself should be a physique upgrade!

He felt his entire being had been strengthened.

What a great feeling!

The best part was the Qualification Upgrade Cards – three of them!

The excitement continued. The Battle Drop Function didn't disappoint Su Yi this time either, successfully netting him Gold Coins from Kong Hui.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, Battle Drop Function activated. Obtained Gold Coins × 250,000, obtained Evolution Stone, Leaf Stone!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, Flaaffy's outstanding performance has triggered a hidden reward, Skill Awakening Card: Iron Tail!]

Use it!

Su Yi immediately had Flaaffy awaken the skill Iron Tail.

If it had possessed Iron Tail just now, a single tail whip would have finished the Sneasel, no need for a follow-up attack.

"Baa~~"

Flaaffy sensed it had learned a new skill in its mind and happily nuzzled against Su Yi. Su Yi crouched down and gently stroked its head.

"A shiny Flaaffy, I'm so envious!"

"As expected of Su Yi. Have you noticed? All the strong opponents he's battled recently, haven't they all been decisively defeated?"

"I wonder if he has a chance to climb to first place on the Trial Ranking. Who's stronger, him or Zhang Kuang?"

"We'll have to wait and see. He battled twice, the first battle put him in the top 960, and the second battle directly into the top 20. We can't be envious; we need to work hard too!"

"..."

After collecting his points and Gold Coins, Su Yi left. With a few days remaining, his next goal was to fully level up his four Pokémon!

As Su Yi departed, news of what happened at Pokémon Center No. 6 quickly spread.

More people learned that Su Yi was not to be trifled with. Didn't they see that Kong Hui, ranked twelfth on the Trial Ranking, had lost?

For the next three days, all the candidate trainers focused on earning points to climb the rankings.

Three days later.

The month-long trial was nearing its end.

"Attention all candidates, the final period for the point challenge has begun. Please proceed to Pokémon Center No. 1!"

This message popped up on all candidate trainers' Spirit Watches.

Su Yi put away his Spirit Watch. It's finally here, huh?

He glanced at the Trial Ranking.

Zhang Kuang, in first place, had 53,500 points previously.

But now, he had surged to 63,800!

Just as the final period for the point challenge was announced, Zhang Kuang's points increased by 11,000, still firmly holding down Shangguan Ling'er in second place.

However, Shangguan Ling'er was not to be outdone, trailing behind Zhang Kuang with 61,360 points.

Third place was someone named Xia Chen with 58,400. From fourth place onwards, the point gap widened considerably.

Over the past three days, Su Yi had used his three Qualification Upgrade Cards.

They were used on Froakie, Trapinch, and the shiny Flaaffy, respectively.

Now, the levels and qualifications of his four Pokémon were: Froakie, Silver Qualification Lv. 32; Trapinch, Silver Qualification Lv. 34; Combusken, Purple Qualification Lv. 32; and the shiny Flaaffy, Purple Qualification Lv. 29!

As for Groudon, for now, its innate qualification was already the top-tier Golden Mythical Beast qualification.

Both Froakie and Trapinch have Silver Mythical Beast Qualification, so leveling them up through battles won't be any slower than before.

Another thing is that both Trapinch and Flaaffy are only one level away from evolving!

Once that happens, Trapinch will gain a Dragon-type attribute!

With its Silver Qualification, it should be able to learn most Dragon-type moves through training later on.

As for now, Su Yi, like everyone else, has arrived at the Number 1 Pokémon Center.

This is the largest Pokémon Center within the Spirit Primal Forest where they are undergoing their trials.

"Welcome to the Number 1 Pokémon Center, candidate Su Yi, ranked 45th on the Trial Ranking!"

"..."

The Number 1 Pokémon Center announced his arrival three more times.

"Here we go again..."

Su Yi had been battling wild Pokémon for the past three days, so his ranking on the Trial Ranking had only dropped from 20th to 45th, not by much.

Su Yi was speechless at the announcement, but he was already used to all the attention.

It couldn't be helped; breaking the Knowledge Ranking record made him this popular