Chapter 244: First Round
Kalia had no objection when she heard that the referee forbade the use of overheat moves. Overheat moves were not often used in battle, after all, they had great side effects, unless one used it once and then switched Pokémons, then sent them out to continue the battle after the Pokémons had recovered in the Poké Ball.
However, frequent switching of elves will only give opponents opportunities to attack. If you switch elves without sufficient purpose, it will be meaningless and you will easily be targeted.
Therefore, even if it is not used, the impact will not be significant. Kalia also knows the referee's concerns. The overheating power released by Charizard and Crystal Lamp Spirit is too great. If it is released in battle and the opponent is slightly weaker, it may really cause the death of the elf.
With the end of Kalia's test, the first round of the competition was almost coming to an end. The first round of the competition ended after the last trainer completed the test.
There were exactly 64 trainers who reached the passing line, and the remaining thirty-odd trainers were all eliminated. The second round of competition was a random battle to select the top 32.
After a while, the battle list of sixty-four trainers appeared on the large display screen of the battle gym. The winner of the second round would advance to the top thirty-two.
After the game started, all the trainers sat in the front audience seats. There was only one battle field, so they could only compete slowly.
What comes next is the real doubles match, the time to show strength. Many trainers who did not perform well in the first round are gearing up to show their strong strength in the second round.
Kalia glanced at the big screen. Her opponent was a junior trainer named Zoya. She had some impression of him. It seemed that he only scored over 70 points in the first round of tests, which was considered good among junior trainers.
The first time she met only a junior trainer, it was quite good for Kaliya. At least she did not meet an intermediate trainer at the beginning. Otherwise, without doubles experience, Kaliya would be at a disadvantage.
"Kaliya, I'm done. I met a very powerful junior trainer."
Here, Yue Chuanjiang was looking at the big screen with a worried look on his face. Although he did not meet an intermediate trainer, his opponent was the best among the junior trainers and scored more than 80 points in the first round.
As the doubles match began, the trainers began to take the field. The first battle was between two junior trainers. At the beginning of the battle, both sides sent out two Pokémon.
Doubles matches are about cooperation, but one of these two trainers may have never been involved in a doubles match before, and kept letting his Pokémon use melee moves, while his opponent let his Pokémon release area moves from the beginning and took the advantage.
In the end, the trainer was defeated due to lack of experience. This was the consequence of not making adequate preparations beforehand. Throughout the entire game, the two Pokémon did not cooperate , and there was not even any movement for the Pokémon to resist each other.
If you lose, you are basically eliminated and can only exit the competition in disgrace. This is the real competition, it is very cruel. If you lose, you lose, there is no second chance.
Ranking competitions similar to those in Pokémon Academy allow for repeated battles, so trainers have a high tolerance for error and the main focus is on training trainers.
As the games went on, it must be said that there were some really exciting battles. Through the effects of the moves, the opponents' attacks were resolved in unexpected ways, and the opponents were defeated in the end.
In addition to these exciting battles, the competitions of intermediate trainers are what the audience pays attention to. After all, only intermediate trainers are most likely to advance to the top eight or even the semi-finals. The strength of junior trainers is really a bit lacking. Just now, a junior trainer encountered an intermediate trainer and was easily defeated. The gap is too big.
Soon, it was Kalia's turn to appear . Her opponent was a boy named Zoya, who seemed to be only fourteen years old. Although he had not yet become an intermediate trainer, he had a chance to become one before the age of fifteen.
Kalia came to the battlefield. Compared with the past, the battlefield for the doubles match was really spacious, which made it more difficult for the trainer to control the battle situation.
Singles battles are just two Pokémon fighting each other, and the battle field is very small. The trainer can see every corner of the entire battle field at a glance.
But this is not the case in doubles matches, because the battle field is expanded and the trainer cannot pay attention to every place in the entire battle field at all times. With four Pokémon fighting together at the same time, inexperienced trainers can only watch in confusion and completely forget to give instructions.
Kaliya was somewhat self-aware and had trained for a week before the competition. Although she had never played a doubles match before, she was not too flustered at the beginning.
As the game started, both of them sent out their own Pokémons. Kalia directly sent out Ninetales and Charizard together. It was the first doubles match, so they just had to end the battle quickly.
The Pokémon sent out by Zoya is a standard doubles lineup, with Gyarados and Garagara having the lightning rod attribute. This lineup is considered a relatively common doubles lineup.
Because Gyarados is afraid of electric-type moves, if your teammates have the Lightning Rod attribute, then they won't have to worry about electric-type moves, because Pokémon with the Lightning Rod attribute will automatically attract electric-type moves, which also prevents Gyarados from being hurt by electric-type moves.
And Garagar is a ground-type Pokémon, so when it releases moves like Earthquake, Flying-type Pokémon like Gyarados won't be affected at all, so the effect of the earthquake can be maximized without having to worry about your own Pokémon getting damaged.
After Lin Chuan and Nine-Tails appeared, Gyarados flew in the air and roared towards this side. The effect of the intimidation feature came into play. Although Lin Chuan didn't care about the weakened attack, he still felt very uncomfortable.
You are dead!
Lin Chuan looked at Gyarados and raised his middle finger towards him. The intimidation feature was great, but it was useless to him. He didn't make a living by attacking.
At this time, the sunlight characteristics of the Nine-Tailed Fox also came into play. The sunlight shining down from the sky suddenly became stronger and the temperature rose suddenly.
"Sunlight Features!"
“This is a very rare trait.”
The audience watching were all a little surprised. The hidden characteristics of the elves are very difficult to encounter and it all depends on luck.
The sunshine feature can create a sunny day without releasing any moves, which is undoubtedly very convenient. However, it also has a disadvantage, which is that if the opponent has weather-related moves, they can easily cover the weather and convert it into other weather.
Lin Chuan has changed his characteristic to the power of the sun because of the end of special training. However, the fierce fire is still a little lacking and often fails to show its effect in battle.
With the appearance of the four elves, Kalia's first doubles match to advance to the top 32 began.
Kalia still has a chance to win. Although the opponent has water and ground-type elves, which seem to be perfectly restrained, combat is very flexible and there is no such thing as absolute restraint.
