First Badge!

[ Ding! Beedrill (51) defeated Blastoise (68). Permanent Mission 1: Battle completed. The opponent's major level was detected to be higher than the user's. Congratulations, host: Points ×68 obtained. Beedrill's growth level has received a moderate increase! ]

[ Ding! Target detected as a mission objective for Permanent Mission 16: Badge Collector. Additional Points ×680 obtained! ]

Songjiang Gym, main battle arena.

"It can even use Dual-Move Parallel..."

Watching Blastoise get sent flying by Beedrill despite using Protect, Yan Hu could not help but marvel inwardly.

Just moments ago, after recalling Swampert, he had sent out his second Pokémon—Blastoise.

It was also a Water Type Starter Trio Pokémon, with impressive defenses and a large number of defensive moves.

Among them was Protect, known as the move that could block anything.

[ Protect: A Normal Type status move. It summons a special barrier that can block one high-powered burst attack or a prolonged low-powered move. The duration of the defense depends on the specific move's power. ]

He had intended for Blastoise to use Protect first to withstand Beedrill's opening assault, then take advantage of the point-blank range to attack with Hydro Pump.

Who would have thought that the seemingly ordinary X-Scissor used by the opponent was actually the advanced combat technique known as Dual-Move Parallel?

The first strike shattered Protect, while the second sent it flying.

Then, it was taken out in a single move!

Blastoise had been his old partner for more than a decade. It was only one step away from comprehending Awakening Power: Water and becoming a Near-Elite Four Level Pokémon.

"Ah!"

Yan Hu sighed, and the referee's voice rang out immediately afterward.

"Blastoise has lost its ability to battle. The winner of the second round is