68 Pokemon master of tactics: Chapter 68

Alex's Pokémon quickly defeated Grimer. Alex caught Grimer and waited for the visitor to arrive. After only a few seconds, Alex saw the fellow.

A young man with red hair and a friendly face slowly walked towards Alex and his Pokémon. There were two Pokémon next to the man. A LV 16 Bronze Geodude and a LV 24 Bronze Graveler.

Alex, who saw how weak this trainer's Pokémon were, was a bit relieved. But still, stayed alert in case this man suddenly tried attacking him.

The young man called Jerry looked at Alex and his Pokémon.

After a short pause, Jerry said, "Hello friend, why are you waiting here?"

Alex looked at Jerry and said coldly, "I'm taking a break."

He had no interest in making friends with someone who had no talent or connections.

Jerry heard Alex's tone but said with a smile, "Oh, I see. It is probably a bit rude, but I wanted to ask if you would like to have a 2 v/s 2 match with me. I am sure that it will be advantageous for both of us to gain experiences. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Jerry. "

Alex was a bit confused about why this man was so friendly even though he was so cold to him.

Is it because he saw that Alex was much stronger than him?

Alex nodded anyway and said, "Ok, we'll send out the weak Pokémon first, then the strong ones. Shieldon, are you ready for your first fight?"

Shieldon, who has not yet had a real fight, needs combat experience. And what better way to fight his first fight against a Pokémon who has a trainer than against a wild Pokémon against whom he is bound to win.

Shieldon walked in front of Alex with an excited expression on his face and got ready to fight.

Jerry sent out Geodude to fight.

"3,2,1, Go!"

Jerry said, "Geodude, use Defense Curl."

Alex said at the same time, "Shieldon use Taunt and then Rock Polish."

Geodude, who wanted to use the Defense Curl, suddenly felt hatred for this Shieldon. He stopped using Defense Curl and got pissed off at Shieldon. He ached to beat up that Shieldon.

"Geodude, use Rock Throw!"

Jerry was surprised that Alex could anticipate his plan. A normal trainer under the Elite rank is usually not as experienced in Pokémon fighting that he is. Because they are not able to predict what their opponent is gonna do.

Alex, who played the Pokémon games, knows that if Geodude wants to have a chance for winning this fight, he has to use Defense Curl and Sand Attack often enough. As long as Alex prevents these two moves, Geodude cannot do anything.

"Shieldon, use flamethrowers until the enemy is defeated."

Alex used Flamethrower because Geodude has a terrible Sp. Def and this move can do enormous damage to Geodude even though it has the type-disadvantage.

This fight was over after only 1 minute. Geodude, who only had a move that could do little harm to Shieldon, made Shieldon look like a bully.

Alex was a little confused about why Jerry wasn't giving up the fight. Geodude had no chance of winning, and yet Jerry let Geodude keep on fighting.

He even saw Geodude giving Jerry a disdainful look.

Alex, who saw this thought, "Jerry seems to be hated by his Geodude. Hmm... But Jerry behaves like a very friendly person. Why does he pretend to be a friendly trainer? Is he afraid that I will play a hero when they show his true nature?"

Jerry's Graveler and Alex's Ralts both got ready for the second fight.

Ralts used Magical Leaf, Protect and Teleport to do a lot of damage to Graveler without getting hit herself.

Graveler tried using Rock Slide to quickly defeat Ralts.

Both Ralts and Graveler (Sp. Def & HP) have a poor defense, so it depends on who can hit the other faster.

Ralts that can use Teleport and Protect in an emergency has an obvious advantage.

Although Ralts can only use Teleport 3 times before taking a break, that number is enough to cause severe damage to Graveler.

Alex, who saw that Graveler was badly injured and said, "What are you doing? Your Graveler can no longer fight."

Before Jerry could answer, Crobat suddenly cried out, "5 people and 11 Pokémon are quickly coming our way!"

Alex, who heard this, had a dark expression on his face.

Jerry, who saw Crobat and Alex talking, said with a cold expression, "Graveler, use Self-Destruct!"

Crobat and Scizor both did not wait for Alex's orders and flew towards Ralts, and both used Protect to shield Ralts from this attack.

A big explosion took place with Ralts, Crobat, and Scizor right in the center of it.

Alex, who saw this, knew that an LV 25 bronze Pokémon Self-Destruct couldn't break through the shield of Crobat and Scizor.

He was a bit confused about why this man was doing this. This was not a game. As soon as Self-Destruct is used, the Pokémon will be seriously injured. Sometimes the Pokémon that uses this move will die if it is not given medical attention quickly enough. No sensible trainer would use this move even if it is powerful.

When the explosion stopped, Alex saw Jerry fly away on a LV 22 Fearow.

Alex got mad and said, "Crobat, use Mean Look and then use Fly."

Alex knows that the move Mean Look has many requirements before it can be used.

During the training, Alex made 2 speculations that are most likely to be true.

1: The move does not work if the target Pokémon has a higher level than the Pokémon who is using the Mean Look. That is because this move is not on Expert rank.

2: The further the Pokémon is from where you are using Mean Look, the more difficult it is to use Mean Look successfully.

Fearow, who had already flown a few meters, suddenly felt that a strange force was preventing him from flying further in this direction. It froze in the air.

Crobat, who was more than 10 LV higher than Fearow, was able to stop Fearow from flying away with Mean Look with ease.