Chapter 166: The Selection Exam Ends_1

"Bwoo!"

In the center of the battlefield, Eevee stood on a rock, launching one Shadow Ball after another.

Behind it, a colorful array of energy formed its moves.

The tactics were simple and crude, but effective.

"Come on, snap out of it..."

The students from Dan Ning Middle School were at a loss for words.

In the first team battle, their Pokemon were not only disobeying commands but recklessly throwing themselves at the opponent's moves like Shibuya-ku, casting a huge psychological shadow over the trainers, the kind that couldn't be shaken off.

Click!

Press area.

As the Pingcheng No.1 High School Team's bombing power intensified, Lu Shuang kept pressing the camera shutter.

An unripe headline was already forming in her mind.

"Shocking! Five Pokemon crazily pounce toward Eevee... What's behind all this..."

What was it indeed?

Lu Shuang was inwardly frantic, what move was Eevee using? Not being a professional trainer, she truly didn't know.

However, what she didn't recognize, plenty of others did.

"I've seen Pretentious moves, I've seen Taunt moves..."

"But I have never seen a Pokemon that uses these mocking moves as vividly as this one," a school teacher said with a strange expression on their face.

"Such expressive faces... such vivid actions..."

Eevee's expressiveness was too strong, coupled with that powerful Spirit Irritation, Pokemon that had been taunted by it would probably remember it for a lifetime.

...

"All five Pokemon from Dan Ning Middle School have lost their fighting ability, so the victory goes to Pingcheng No.1 High School..."

Just 61 seconds.

The referee waved the flag, announcing the result of the match.

Many photographers, looking at the time displayed on their equipment, couldn't help but sigh.

"Too strong, that Eevee almost single-handedly led the team to victory."

"Otherwise, even if Pingcheng No.1 High School could win, it wouldn't have been easy."

"Actually, the teamwork was also quite good, you can tell they have diligently practiced this tactic, the moves interconnected very smoothly."

Amidst the heated discussions from the audience, after completing the post-match formalities, Fang Yuan led the Ping Middle School Team off the field.

This time, his role in the team battle was clear for all to see.

Without a doubt, the key to Ping Middle School's victory was Eevee, but even for a Psychic Type Pokemon proficient in mental suggestion, it shouldn't be easy to make five targets lose their sanity simultaneously, right?

"Crap."

"Eevee can have such strong spiritual power?"

Professional trainers at the scene also watched the battle, and with their detailed understanding of Spirit Techniques, they couldn't help but wonder.

Yang Han's old rival, Zhao Yan from the Wuzhou City Trainer Association, came specifically to watch Pingcheng No.1 High School Team's match because of the deep connection between Wuzhou Number One High School and Pingcheng No.1 High School.

He had understood the strength of Fang Yuan's Eevee from a battle with Magmar a few months ago.

But today, he found that this Eevee hadn't shown the strong points he perceived before; instead, it had led the team to victory with an even more superior spirit. The professional trainer immediately fell silent, thinking, "Damn, such a level of spiritual power... Could it be that Fang Yuan is not just a high school student but the successor of a Psychic Dojo?"

"Aren't you good at just barreling through and knocking the enemy off their feet with Quick Attack?"

"This Eevee... is just too versatile, right?"

Zhao Yan even had his doubts, wondering if this was really a Dragonite in an Eevee's skin...

...

"Great!"

When the five players from Pingcheng No.1 High School returned, Zhuang Xin personally greeted them.

Because they had been riding on a considerable tailwind in this battle, none of the members from Ping Middle School had sustained much injury, only expending a bit of physical strength.

This meant that they would be in fairly good condition to face the following matches, and as a result, achieve better results.

"You guys take a break. Fang Yuan, come with me."

Zhuang Xin called Fang Yuan over, while the other players went to replenish their physical strength or adjust their condition under the guidance of a teacher.

"From now on, your Eevee's spiritual power is also exposed," Zhuang Xin said.

"The spinning Sand Splash and the Dangerous Premonition trait as well, you're aware of that, right?"

The Sand-spouting Counter-shield was showcased during the Little Phoenix King Cup, and the Dangerous Premonition trait was no longer a secret. Pretentious moves, which have significant effects, would also be guarded against by all schools after this battle. As the captain of the Pingcheng No.1 High School Team, Fang Yuan would definitely be the trainer most targeted in the upcoming matches.

Fang Yuan nodded.

"Do you remember what I said in class?" Zhuang Xin asked.

"I remember, I won't rely on them too much."

Fang Yuan understood Zhuang Xin's point. A qualified trainer is indeed better off having many trump cards, but both trainers and their Pokémon ultimately have their limits. It isn't possible to have endless trump cards at their disposal all the time, and what trainers should truly focus on... should also include their own command ability.

Having gathered information on Eevee, the opponents would certainly come up with countermeasures based on that intelligence, so Zhuang Xin hoped that Fang Yuan could adapt to situations as they arise. Even if the opponents specifically targeted him, he would still be able to manage with various tactics. That is a quality an excellent trainer must possess.

The battlefield changed in the blink of an eye, and placing all hopes on the so-called trump cards would lead to losses sooner or later.

...

The standards for judging a trainer's level are none other than the strength of their Pokémon and the trainer's own command ability.

Zhuang Xin and Fang Yuan discussed the latter, because even Zhuang Xin, being a professional trainer, could not find fault with Fang Yuan in the training and cultivation of his Pokémon.

Eevee was cultivated too well.

Therefore, sometimes there was no need for Fang Yuan's "finishing stroke"-like command for Eevee to easily take down the opponent.

This led to the impression that Fang Yuan was just an ornament with no opportunity to display his skills.

The next day.

The individual battle selection round concluded with Fang Yuan winning all three fights. In all three battles, Eevee managed to take down the opponents with just Shadow Ball.

If one shot didn't do the trick, then two; if two failed, then three.

After all, when it came to damage and reflexes, Eevee had never lost.

While things went smoothly for Fang Yuan, the others from Pingcheng No.1 High School did not fare as well.

Liu Le, that guy, lost all three of his battles—an almost frighteningly bad run of luck.

Could this be the legendary fate that even wealth can't change?

And as for Lin Jing, with one win, one loss, and one draw in three matches, her performance wasn't exactly stellar. However, because her Growlithe underwent police dog-style training and had almost no weaknesses, she received extra points for cultivation and thus advanced smoothly.

If Lin Jing and Liu Le were having a hard time, the others fared even worse. Losing all three matches was the norm. A few luckier ones won a match but were also eliminated in the cultivation assessment.

In the end, only Fang Yuan and Lin Jing from Pingcheng No.1 High School advanced.

The competition was whittled down from 140 to 48 competitors, leaving only two people from Pingcheng No.1 High School, which was considered an average result. Yet even this outcome made the school leaders very happy.

They were quite content with the results. After all, those high schools that only had one person advance were the ones truly in a dire state.