Chapter 497 didn't expect you to be like that Natsu

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Until everyone was done with the morning group stage, Natsu and the others had lunch together at Steven's villa.

This is all arranged by Steven, so everyone doesn't have to worry about any task in life other than taking care of their own Pokémon.

In addition to some of the original people, there is another Rookie in their group, namely Daisy Oak.

In Daisy's words, she sneaked out with little money, and Lily of the Valley Island was so popular all this time, she could only stay in a small hotel, even Caring for Pokémon seems to have little space.

Fortunately, in this group of people, except for Natsu who first met Daisy, the others knew her very well or had met her before.

Besides, Daisy has a good personality, and no one refuses her, so at Steven's invitation, she chooses to stay here.

Anyway, the villa is really big, and a lot of empty rooms.

In the afternoon, it was a group stage ranking match.

Only.

Natsu, who was taking care of some Pokemon in the backyard of the villa, looked at the people in front of him, slightly speechless.

"I said, didn't you guys go to the ranking competition?"

"I've already entered the knock-out competition, it's the same whether I participate in the rankings or not." This was Shirona's original reason.

"I didn't want to meet you at the start of the knock-out competition with Natsu, it would be much more unpleasant and lower my expectations." This was Lance's excuse.

"You don't want to go, first place in this group doesn't matter." This is Steven's excuse.

"I still have some tactics to repeat." That's Lorelei's excuse.

"With the group." This was Claire's exact reason.

"Natsu, you said you would teach me tactics." That was Daisy's last excuse.

Natsu looks weird.

Neither of them left. Wouldn't it be nice if the guys trying to get the top few to avoid hitting these Featured Contestants would see their first-round opponent?

"You choose it yourself, don't tell me I pushed it." Natsu shrugged.

Also, Natsu was a little worried that he would run into them when he came.

Now it seems these worries are gone.

Then they were in this vast backyard, training to practice, formulating tactics to formulating tactics, and resting to rest.

"Hey, Natsu, you said a good tactic, what exactly is it?" Daisy asked again, looking at Natsu who was massaging Togetic.

hearing this, Natsu hesitated a bit, "It's just that you won't really understand what I'm saying. It's best to have someone demonstrate it in actual combat, and this tactic has higher requirements on Pokémon, so it might work in the field."

"Mmm"

Daisy also thought it made sense.

"Do you want to practice tactics? I can help." Lance suddenly said.

Natsu looked at him.

"Are you sure?"

"What is wrong?" Lance looked confused.

Obviously, he didn't know that Daisy had brought the Chansey that originally belonged to Professional Oak, let alone this Chansey of quasi-Elite level strength.

"No, you can try." Natsu threw away his expression, trying not to laugh.

But the corner of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

Seeing the change in Natsu's expression, a hint of wariness rose in Lance's heart.

But anyway it's just a tactical exercise, the result is not important, the important thing is the process.

"Then try it?" Lance asked hesitantly.

"Daisy, lend me your Chansey." asked Natsu.

"No problem."

Daisy presents Chansey's Poké Ball to Natsu, trusting him a lot.

"Let's get started in fifteen minutes, I'll talk to Chansey first."

With that, Natsu walked to the villa with Togetic and Chansey Daisy.

Steven and the others who overheard their conversation were also interested.

Natsu's tactical abilities and tactical literacy are highly acclaimed, especially Lorelei who Natsu had abused with the Pokemon game.

Now they heard that Natsu would be using Pokémon Daisy against Lance to practice tactics, and they all let go of what they were doing.

Only one person pulled up a small stool and sat down.

Lance also became a little cautious because of Natsu's expression just now, and didn't dare look down on him in the slightest.

This is technically his first fight with Natsu.

Even though this isn't an official battle, Natsu uses someone else's Pokémon.

But he still took it seriously.

Only because the person standing across from him was named Natsu.

In fifteen minutes.

Natsu walked out of the villa with a big smile on his face, holding a Chansey Poke Ball.

Togetic, who was sitting on Natsu's shoulder, covered her eyes and couldn't bear to look directly.

And Lance was ready.

To demonstrate the importance of this tactical training, the Pokémon that Lance will send is Aerodactyl. While it may not be his strongest Pokémon, it is the first to enter the Gym leader level among all his Pokémon.

Since this is a tactical exercise, there is no need for a referee.

On the other hand, Natsu glanced at Aerodactyl and asked earnestly, "Are you ready?"

"Come on."

Phew——

The aerodactyl flapped his wings and flew into the air. His hideous appearance and undisguised demeanor all show the earnest effort and energy that Lance has put into his training.

Natsu nodded in satisfaction.

If it wasn't for Daisy Chansey borrowing this time, she wouldn't really want to compete with Lance's Aerodactyl.

Throwing Poke Balls.

At a red light, Chansey looks cute and well-behaved in front of Aerodactyl.

Lance's eyes widened when he saw Chansey.

Several people next to him who didn't know about Chansey's situation also had the same expression, only Shirona's smile remained the same.

Lance glared at Natsu, trying to say something but couldn't say anything.

"Quasi-Elite?"

Claire looked surprised.

Daisy's face showed a hint of regret, "That."

"No need to explain, you can watch it when the fight is over." Natsu consoled.

This Chansey is definitely not Professor Oak's main Pokémon, otherwise it wouldn't have been handed over to Daisy.

But after all, it's a Pokémon that Professor Oak has trained over, and the training is pretty good, and almost all of the moves that need to be mastered have been mastered, allowing Natsu to play to the fullest.

"Quasi-Elite Pokemon? Alright, let you see what Aerodactyl and I can do."

After a brief stupor, Lance quickly regained his confidence again.

How about a quasi-Elite Pokémon, Natsu and Chansey are only in touch for fifteen minutes, so how much time is enough?

Moreover, it is a Pokémon with weak offensive Attributes like Chansey.

Aerodactyl who has an air advantage is not without a chance to win even if crushed slowly.

"roar!!"

Aerodactyl also roared, showing his stance.

A strong sense of oppression moved toward Chansey, causing a dignified expression on her little face.

Chansey is more skilled in the care of other Pokemon, after all, the fighting ability is not very good, the greater responsibility is to serve as a team doctor.

So despite having the upper hand in strength, Chansey didn't dare underestimate this Aerodactyl, which looked pretty tough to deal with.

"You go first," said Natsu.

Lance didn't refuse.

"Aerodactyl, Wing Attack."

Since this is a tactical exercise, there is no need to do too much planning and calculation, just hit it.

"Chansey, Substitute."

"Favorable-"

Chansey let out a slightly painful groan, then took a step back, but a moment later. For the illusory lines that were a little blurry, she was still standing there, almost exactly the same way Chansey had retreated.

Substitute: Create Substitutes at the expense of some of your own stamina, and inherit this part of your stamina, which can be used to withstand damage.

The strength of Species Pokémon like Chansey is greatly exaggerated. Her Species Strength was a total of 450 points, but Physical Species Strength accounted for 250 points, which was a high Physical Species Strength.

Even though her physical attack and Defense Stat is only 5 points, the Substitute made based on that stamina is its peak stat compared to other Pokémon.

bang -

Aerodactyl's Wing Attack was under Chansey's control, and Substitute peeled it off perfectly.

And Substitute didn't disappear after the Aerodactyl attack.

Although the Substitute has become more obscure, it is still strong.

"Chansey, Soft-Boiled."

"Favorable~~"

Chansey wept merrily, and took the shape of her belly. The smaller egg went straight into her mouth.

Stamina consumed by using Substitutes is instantly restored.

"Aerodactyl, Stone Edge!"

The first attack didn't work, Lance didn't panic and continued to attack.

dong dong dong ——

A solid pillar of sharp stone exploded from the ground, hitting Substitute Chansey with precision.

This time, Lance finally managed to destroy Substitute Chansey.

"Continue."

When successful, Lance chose to continue without the slightest hesitation.

dong dong dong ——

The stone pillar moved toward Chansey again.

"Chansey, Minimize." Natsu ordered calmly.

Chansey's entire body exploded with pink circles, and her body slowly shrunk at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But after all, Natsu was only in contact with Chansey for the first time, and there was no tacit understanding at all. Chansey also acted only after hearing Natsu's orders.

This was definitely not worth the tacit cooperation between Lance and Aerodactyl.

So, in the Minimize process, Chansey is hit by a Stone Edge and is injured.

"Favorable!"

Chansey exclaimed in pain.

However, the Minimize move is successfully used, the body shrinks in a circle, and the target is Minimize.

"Chase for victory, Aerodactyl, Crunch!"

As Lance's voice fell, Aerodactyl was wrapped in a violent stream of air, moving towards Chansey who was biting down, opening his mouth. Wrapped in a thin layer of Dark Type energy.

But for the Aerodactyl attack, Natsu remained unmoved.

Just calmly ordered again, "Continue."

The pink circle came out of Chansey's body again, and her body began to shrink again.

Bang !!

Crunch Aerodactyl manages to lock Chansey, and Crunch's moves deal damage to her.

But Natsu said the same thing.

"Continue!"

Chansey's body continuously Minimizes, and at the same time, with the help of the Minimize process, it exits Aerodactyl's mouth.

"Continue."

At this point, Lance also saw what Natsu's goal was.

Continuous use of Minimize is required to make Chansey's targets Minimize and evasive abilities to amplify, thus rendering Aerodactyl's attacks ineffective.

Only this way.

"How was Chansey supposed to cause so much damage to Aerodactyl? No matter how small Chansey is, Aerodactyl will attack eventually." Lance couldn't help it. said.

Natsu glanced at him, "Fight well."

Du pursed his lips, "Then, Aerodactyl, Dragon Claw."

"roar!!"

The Aerodactyl fanned to eat the fat and landed not far from Chansey, his sharp claws wrapped in rich purple Dragon Type energy, moving towards Chansey after Minimize again and again.

Although it can't hit, just like Lance said, sooner or later there will be a hit.

If Chansey fails to respond effectively, the end result is a draw.

But this time, Natsu finally stopped the instructions to let Chansey continue Minimize.

It got to the point where Chansey's physique couldn't be changed with continued use.

Natsu's mouth curved slowly.

Next, it's time to witness the miracle.

None of the audience said a word, but when they saw Natsu's smile, they all knew that a big match was coming.

Shirona's eyes lit up, wanting to see what Natsu's tactics were.

Steven's arms crossed over his chest, staring intently at the Aerodactyl Lance.

Lorelei held the glasses in one hand, not wanting to miss every detail, she wanted to see what Natsu's in-game "routine" would look like in actual combat?

Claire puffed out her mouth and clenched her pink fist, silently cheering Lance on.

Daisy mumbled in her mouth, "Substitute, Soft-Boiled, Minimize. Has Chansey mastered the Minimize move?"

Seeing Natsu's smile, Lance's heart suddenly exploded.

It was too late to keep Aerodactyl away.

"Chansey, Seismic Toss."

Here it is!

After Minimize, Chansey is only Minimize in size, and the rest of her abilities don't change at all.

Chansey flicked Aerodactyl's tail between Dragon Claw attacks.

bang! !

Dropping onto the standard shoulder, the Aerodactyl drew a graceful bow in the air, and hit the ground hard, causing serious injury.

Seismic Toss is a move based on Pokémon's Level and strength, Chansey's quasi-Elite level strength, Seismic Toss is used in her hands, and the formidable power is not low.

But this Aerodactyl deserves to be a Lance Pokémon. After being hit by a Seismic Toss, he immediately reacted and flapped his wings to distance himself from Chansey.

looked at Chansey with some trepidation.

The step just now is very painful.

"With a Pokémon Level-based move like Seismic Toss, to make up for Chansey's lack of attack power?" Lorelei looked thoughtful and said.

All the Peak youth Trainers from each Region were present, and they were no strangers to this move.

"But if my cousin's Aerodactyl never lands in the air, no matter how strong Chansey is, she won't be able to fly." Claire considered the matter from Lance's point of view.

And that's what Lance did.

Can't go on.

Absolutely not!

"So, what should you do? Natsu." Lance asked curiously.

But Natsu showed a playful smile, glanced at Lance and said slowly: "Chansey, Rock Slide."

"What?!"

"Depend on!"

"Rock Slide?!"

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Chansey learning Rock Slide?

This is beyond all expectations.

Did anyone actually let Chansey learn Rock Slide?

However, the most important thing is Chansey's Traits are "Serene Grace". Natsu offered to explain.

"Serene Grace."

Substitute + Soft-Boiled + Minimize + Seismic Toss + Rock Slide

Thinking of such a combination of moves, everyone shuddered.

The feeling of the feathers spread throughout the body from the tailbone, and the feathers stood up.

Rock Slide itself has multiple possibilities for making the affected Pokemon fall into the "Flinch" state, and the "Serene Grace" Characteristic Trait doubles the possible additional effects of the move.

Once stuck in the "Flinch" state, use the Seismic Toss move to deal damage.

Most importantly Chansey has Minimized to the extreme, and enemies are difficult to hit Chansey.

Even if hit, with Chansey's physical strength, one or two hits could not cause any lethal damage at all.

Even if there was such an attack, Chansey was able to defend against it with the help of the Substitute.

And as long as Aerodactyl Lance doesn't kill him all at once, Chansey can rely on her Soft-Boiled moves to get herself back to her best.

This combination is

"Disgusting! Natsu, you're so disgusting!"

Lance shuddered and immediately disarmed and surrendered.

After seeing the whole process, Daisy grabbed Shirona's hand and muttered: "Shirona, what should I do? I don't think I'm still clean."

But her eyes, But they were unusually bright, as if she had found her own way out.

Lorelei pointedly said, "This is not the 'dirtiest' Senior Natsu tactical weaponry I have ever seen."

To their strange eyes, Lorelei solemnly nodded, indicating that she was not lying.

Shirona also saw Natsu on the field who was about to take Chansey back.

"Didn't expect you to be Natsu like that."

At this time, they put together a plan in their hearts and asked the Alliance to come up with a rule, the contents of which were:

"A trainer named 'Natsu' is prohibited from touching Pokémon like Chansey".

Forbidden!

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