"We're not going straight into a fight," Shen Qi explained. "I want to try out a Style Technique I just learned. It deals direct damage."
Pokémon Trainers had relatively few skills for dealing damage. Generally, they were only found in the Fighting Dojo and some Fighting-type and Psychic-type Gyms.
When humans used type energy, they lacked the innate advantage of Pokémon's energy-based bodies. Strengthening their physiques was also extremely difficult and time-consuming.
Thus, Trainer Skills mostly focused on interference. Even those that dealt damage rarely involved close combat.
"This Style Technique of mine is a close-range one."
"Bliss!"
Blissey indicated that she liked things this rough and direct.
To keep Blissey from getting hurt, Shen Qi still reminded her to use "Defense Curl" first to raise her Defense stage.
Even though Blissey had mutated from exposure to cosmic rays, leaving her Special Defense less outstanding than that of normal members of her species while raising her Attack and Defense, her physical Defense base stat was still only comparable to an unevolved Porygon's, around 70.
Of course, defense in real battles could not be calculated purely through numbers. A Pokémon's responses in battle also had to be considered, such as using its own moves to counter the opponent's moves-what was known as intercepting attacks.
Blissey, who had kept up her ascetic training, was very strong in this regard.
"Watch out."
Shen Qi had already mentally selected the "Dark Rush" skill icon, and Blissey had raised her physical Defense stage.
The opposing Blissey has roughly Porygon-level Defense and is level 51;
I have Omanyte-level Attack and am level 23.
I have the advantage!
"Hah!"
"Bliss!"
...Silence...
"Bliss?"
Blissey looked at Shen Qi, who stood motionless over ten meters away, her eyes full of confusion.
Shen Qi was thoroughly embarrassed. After he clicked