Inside the Ring Arena
"Dusclops, use Ice Punch!"
The Dusclops clenched his fist, and frost formed on the fist wrapped in white cloth, emanating a chill.
Not far in front of him was a red- Druddigon with Red head, a dark blue-green body, and a pair of short, stiff, flat wings on its back.
At this moment, the Druddigon was already in the Trick Room of the Dusclops, although its Speed stat was also very slow, only 43 points.
However, it is still almost twice as fast as the Dusclops, so its speed within the Trick Room is still slower than the Dusclops.
The Dusclops's two short legs moved swiftly as if wound up, instantly appearing in front of the Druddigon. It unleashed Ice Punch on the Druddigon's head, blasting the Druddigon away with the chilling energy.
The Druddigon tried to get up, but the chill from the Ice Punch of the Dusclops made Druddigon suddenly stop in his tracks.
Roy knew that this wasn't Dusclops's Ice Punch triggering the frozen state, but rather it was due to the Druddigon 'Pokémon own inherent habits.
The Druddigon's seemingly hard wings cannot carry him to flight. Instead, they absorb sunlight to maintain his body temperature. Once he feels the temperature drop too low, his body becomes immobile.
Therefore, most Druddigon prefer to live in warm caves.
End of science popularization
Dusclops slowly walked towards the Druddigon.
"Druddigon, wake up!!!"
The Pokémon Trainer on the command panel opposite Roy shouted loudly to his Druddigon.
No matter how he shouted, the Druddigon didn't move at all, as if it had turned into an ice sculpture, frozen in place without moving.
The Dusclops stepped forward and plopped down on the immobile Druddigon -Druddigon, whose round eyes immediately appeared.
Seeing this, the referee announced the result of the match.
"Druddigon is unable to fight and has failed his challenge. The winner is our champion, Roy!!!!"
This marks the fifth time this month that Roy has successfully defended his title with a ten-win streak. Let's congratulate him!!!
As soon as the host finished speaking, enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience, and some people even started shouting Roy's name.
The appearance of a Ghost-type Trainers, already rare in the Ring Arena, coupled with his previous battle with Bado's Mega Lopunny, instantly made Roy famous within the Ring Arena.
Although Roy is Pokémon Trainer from the Hoenn, in the Arena, it doesn't matter which region you're from; the audience only cares whether you can win the match and how spectacularly you win.
After recalling the Dusclops, Roy waved to the audience again, then walked off the command platform under everyone's gaze.
For a month, Roy trained in Fighting type arts with Bruno at the dojo in the opposite mountain every morning and evening.
When Bruno learned that Agatha had mistakenly used the Extreme Fighting Technique as a regular Fighting type technique, causing Arbok to chase Roy all over the mountain, he was completely stunned.
He clearly hadn't expected Agatha to stimulate Roy's potential in such a way. But that makes sense; when faced with a life at stake, potential is naturally more easily unleashed.
It seems I've been too lenient with my apprentices' training, so Bruno borrowed Arbok from Agatha.
Every morning, a terrifying scene unfolds on the mountain behind the dojo: Arbok chases after them with its gaping maw, while a group of Fighting type apprentices run ahead.
The slower runner will be subjected to Arbok's long, forked Lick attack.
In the afternoon, Roy rode his Dragapult to the Joy family to learn how to make Pokéblock from Joy Lando. Rather than learning, Joey simply handed him the recipe and told him to figure it out on his own.
During the first week, Joy Lando patiently taught Roy about the energy composition of various materials, their restraining effects, and how adding various materials could resolve these restraining effects.
However, all of their family's previous theories were overturned in the face of Roy's special ability.
The Fire Stone Shard was enveloped by Roy's Ghost Power and fused with the Leaf Stone Shard. Roy's Ghost Power could suppress all kinds of cultivation materials.
Joy Lando was somewhat relieved that her best friend Agatha had only given her an afternoon; otherwise, seeing Roy so easily create Pokéblock every day would have driven her crazy.
She doesn't dare let the other talented Nurse Joy in the family know that Roy can create Pokéblock so easily.
The genius breeder who participated in the breeding assessment with Roy had already lost his mind after seeing Roy create Pokéblock, and it took her more than half a month to persuade him to calm down.
During this time, Roy also met the patriarch of the Joy family, who was a genuine Master-level Breeder and seemed to have an aura of authority about him.
But after learning that Roy was able to create Pokéblock at the age of 14, the Master-level Breeder insisted on seeing for himself how Roy did it.
When Roy demonstrated his skills, the other man's surprised expression was exactly the same as Joy Lando's when he first saw Roy create the Pokéblock.
From then on, the Master-level Breeder from the Joy family looked at Roy with a complicated expression, wondering why such a genius of evil cultivation had not appeared in their family.
That evening, Roy returned to the Saffron City Ring Arena for another match. He had successfully defended his title five times in the Saffron City Ring Arena, a success rate of almost one in six. This is quite high, and it can be said that Roy has become a rising star in the Ring Arena.
He gained a lot of Popularity Points from it, but without Erika helping him upload videos, and without being able to stream live from the Ring Arena, his Popularity Points didn't grow as fast as it did in the Arena in Rustboro City.
Just yesterday, a group of people came to him hoping he would throw a match, offering 200,000 Poké Dollars. A thick stack of cash was left in front of Roy.
Roy simply wagged his finger slightly. "Fuck me? Go tell my teachers."
As for who his teacher is?
The Ghost type Elite Four, Agatha.
Bruno, the Fighting type Elite Four.
Joy Lando, the Top-level Breeder of the Joy family.
After learning Roy's identity, the group immediately fell silent. Once they confirmed it was true, they hurriedly apologized to Roy and left without taking any money, fearing that Roy would call for backup.
Watching the crowd flee in panic, Roy could only give a disdainful laugh, picking up the Poké Dollars from the table. He hadn't even mentioned calling Giovanni" Big Brother" yet; he himself was still Giratina's tool.
However, it's likely that none of these people recognize Giratina.