On the second day of the preliminary rounds, Roy was drawn against a Gym apprentice from Dewford Town, who was also a Fighting type Pokémon Trainer.
The opponent was dressed in a white training uniform, with a rugged face, clearly a trained fighter. However, when he learned that his opponent was Roy, his heart sank.
All six of his Pokémon are Fighting type, how can he possibly win?
He also watched the battle between Dusclops and Gallade yesterday in the preparation room, and the outcome was truly horrific.
Gallade can Teleport, already has all its debuffs stacked up to the maximum, let alone itself.
If it weren't for the rule that you can't concede before the match, he probably would have just let Roy win the first round, thus saving himself the trouble.
Roy originally wanted Drakloak to fight in this round, since it was facing Fighting type Gym Apprentice, and the opponent's Pokémon were most likely also Fighting type.
Drakloak is immune to Fighting type attacks and can also toy with its opponent in the air, earning it more Popularity Points.
However, the Poké Ball of Primeape next to the Drakloak's Poké Ball at Primeape's waist was shaking violently, and Roy knew that Primeape was volunteering to fight.
After a whole night of effort, Primeape was practically self-destructing by using his Rage Fist.
Roy quickly stopped Primeape, genuinely afraid that Primeape would cripple him with its Rage Fist. Faced with this situation, Roy felt powerless.
After all, Primeape was the first person to learn the Rage Fist, and he had no way of finding out, so he could only silently stay by Primeape's side after dissuading Primeape.
Thoughts return to the battlefield
Roy still sent out his Primeape.
He planned to let Primeape calm down; perhaps a battle could quell Primeape's anger?
When Primeape entered the arena, the Black Aura around him was already uncontrollably gathering on his fist.
"Primeape?"
Upon seeing that Roy had sent out Primeape Pokémon, the Fighting type Pokémon Trainer on the opposite command panel's eyes lit up.
It's not Ghost type Pokémon!
There's still a chance to fight!
As Roy predicted, the Pokémon used by the Fighting type Pokémon Trainer was a Throh, also dressed in a loose white training outfit, with red limbs and body.
System Scan
Pokémon: Throh
Level: 49
Sex: Male
Ability: Mold Breaker (Allows you to use a move against your opponent without being affected by their Ability.)
Skills: Bind, Focus Energy, Leer, Bide, Tatami Seismic Toss Mat Block, Use of Vital Throw, Revenge, Storm Throw, Mount Body Slam, Bulk Up, Circle Throw, Endure, Wide Guard, Superpower, Reversal
Items carried: Black Belt
Egg Move: None
Individual Values: 15
Technical Machine /skill tutorial: Taunt, Low Sweep, Brick Break
Roy paused for a moment when he saw this Pokémon. He couldn't help it; he had almost never seen anyone use it in battles, its presence was just too low.
There's also a red and blue duo of Throh Sawk, one short and fat, the other tall and thin.
Both are Fighting type Pokémon and not very well-known, but Sawk is taller, thinner, and blue.
The two unfortunate Pokémon Throh and Sawk, can be considered two of the most haphazardly designed Pokémon in the Pokémon. It's like Fighting type Pokémon Trainer shaving their head, smearing some red and blue dye on their skin, and then going into battle.
On the field
Primeape stared intently at the Throh before him, feeling the Black Aura surrounding his hands. He just wanted to vent his anger and test his current power.
Looking at the Primeape emanating Black Aura ahead, Throh Demon felt a strange sense of fear. He couldn't understand why this Primeape seemed so different from any of the other Primeape he had ever seen.
He couldn't pinpoint exactly what was different.
Sensing the threat, the Throh Bind his belt around his abdomen to increase his strength. It should be noted that he usually only Bind his belt at the final decisive moment, because there is a time limit to increasing his strength.
The Fighting type Pokémon Trainer doesn't even know what's wrong with his Throh, so why doesn't he just attack directly?
He simply gave the command directly to the Throh:
"Throh, use Taunt."
The Throh turned to look at its Pokémon Trainer.
Are you serious?
Can't you see that Primeape's eyes are about to tear him apart?
Still Taunt?
Unfortunately, this was its Pokémon Trainer's command, Throh had no choice but to extend one hand, sticking out three red fingers and perfunctorily making a thumbs-up gesture.
Ignoring the Taunt gesture of the Throh, Primeape charged straight at the Throh, Black Aura swirling around his fist.
The Throh quickly stopped its Taunt gesture and focused on facing Primeape's attack.
As its name suggests, the Throh caught Primeape's fist with both hands when Primeape attacked it. While taking the Vital Throw, it used the momentum of Rage Fist 'Primeape punch to throw Primeape to the ground.
Before Throh could make a further move, Primeape, seemingly oblivious to the pain, rose again and unleashed Rage Fist at Throh. It was a reckless, suicidal fighting style; all it wanted now was to win this battle.
The visceral, bone-crunching feel of the punches made it seem like Pokémon underground Pokémon fight, much to the delight of the spectators in the stands.
After watching so many random attacks, it's really satisfying to see two close-quarters combat moves.
Roy, sitting on the command platform, also looked puzzled, but what puzzled him now was why his Popularity Points had increased?
He never used to increase Popularity Points when he sent Primeape into battle, so what's going on now?
Primeape used Rage Fist repeatedly, and with each Rage Fist, the Black Aura on its fist became even denser.
The power of the Rage Fist has now reached 150, and when it hits the Throh, it sends the Throh staggering back several steps. The Demon is too painful to even use its Vital Throw.
If it weren't for the fact that the Throh's Stamina stat is a whopping 120, those two punches would probably have taken him down.
Wait, why does this punch hurt even more than before?
The Throh stared in astonishment at the spot where Primeape had punched it, which still stung. Even if Infernape was a higher level than it, it shouldn't hurt this much, right?
What kind of skill is this?
As Primeape threw another punch, Throh clearly sensed that this punch might kill him.
I simply squatted down and used the Mat Block.
Skill: Mat Block
Effect: Uses the lifted tatami mats as a shield to protect oneself and allies from attacks. This cannot be blocked by altered attacks.
This is also a unique skill that only Throh and Greninja can learn, essentially acting as a group Protect.
A wooden grid-like energy shield, resembling a tatami mat, appeared in front of the Throh, seemingly Protect skill.
Primeape unleashed Rage Fist, shattering the tatami mat into fragments of varying sizes.