Chapter 165: The Determined Pupitar
As the days went by, during the intensive training sparring sessions, the others gradually started avoiding Kenji like the plague.
The reason? Well, no one likes getting one-sidedly stomped unless they have some "special" preferences.
Days of intensive training always passed quickly. perhaps because the schedule was basically the same every day, the repetitive routine made time slip away unnoticed. Before they knew it, a month and a half had passed.
Most of the time, Kenji trained alone with his Pokémon.
Among his team, besides the two self-disciplined maniacs, Gyarados and Beedrill, the one training the hardest was Pupitar.
Unknowingly, Pupitar, with its S+ Potential and the title of a pseudo-legendary, had slowly become the tail-ender of Kenji's team.
Even Electivire, who had joined the team most recently, was slowly catching up in level.
Not to mention Bellossom and Ninetales. Watching its trainer's Pokémon catch up and even surpass it one by one undoubtedly stung Pupitar's pride.
Although Pupitar hadn't fully evolved into its final form, the so-called "Tyrant of the Desert" Tyranitar, the body of a Tyranitar was already gestating beneath that hard shell, waiting for the right moment to break free.
Under the high-intensity training driven by sheer determination, Pupitar's leveling speed also accelerated.
...
"WHOOSH!!!—"
On the battlefield, Pupitar shot forward like a cannonball, smashing straight toward the Conkeldurr opposite it. Its gray-blue body tore through the air with incredible speed.
Conkeldurr raised its arms, crossing the concrete pillars in its hands in front of itself, attempting to block the incoming Pupitar.
"BANG!!"
The moment Pupitar collided with the pillars, a muffled bang echoed. The two concrete pillars in Conkeldurr's hands shattered instantly, failing to even slightly slow Pupitar down.
The pillars in Conkeldurr's hands weren't ordinary concrete; they were harder than steel.
Yet, even such tough pillars couldn't stop Pupitar.
With a cry of pain, Conkeldurr was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground and losing its ability to battle.
Silence fell over the crowd.
"Gulp."
A young man swallowed audibly.
"Conkeldurr is unable to battle!! Pupitar wins!!"
"Contestant Gao Mingshuai's six Pokémon are all unable to battle! Congratulations to contestant Kenji for winning the match!!!"
Another 1v6 sweep. Having spent this time with Kenji, everyone had become numb to such scenes.
But this time, before battling Gao Mingshuai, Kenji had already battled another trainer!!
And after that battle ended, Pupitar hadn't rested for a moment before continuing to fight.
Meaning, this time, Pupitar had defeated twelve Pokémon in a row.
And half of those twelve Pokémon had reached the Elite level.
Although Pupitar had a level advantage, the gauntlet of twelve Pokémon had significantly drained its stamina.
Currently, Pupitar wasn't wearing any equipment. After all, unequipped Pupitar was already this monstrous. If it wore something like the Bloodthirster, the training would lose all its purpose.
Pupitar panted heavily, shallow, dense scratches covering its shell. Although its stamina was largely depleted, the fighting spirit in its eyes burned even brighter.
"Pup!!—"
Pupitar let out a cry.
Seeing that Kenji hadn't recalled Pupitar, the crowd exchanged glances before someone finally braced themselves and walked out.
...
Ten minutes later, as Pupitar knocked the opponent's last Zangoose out of the arena...
Another trainer's six Pokémon had all fallen to Pupitar.
At this moment, Pupitar's aura was flagging. After eighteen consecutive battles, its stamina was nearly exhausted.
But it's not enough...
Kenji stared intently at Pupitar's stat panel.
Pupitar (4-Star)
Gender: Male
...
Level: LV.55
...
Just two days ago, Pupitar finally reached Level 55.
The level for evolving into Tyranitar.
What it lacked now was a trigger for evolution.
Although Pupitar's stamina was at its limit, Kenji could clearly feel its soaring fighting spirit, burning like a raging fire beneath that cold, hard shell.
It felt as if it was about to burn through the shell from the inside out.
This fire could not be extinguished.
Kenji scanned the crowd, quietly waiting for the next opponent.
"I'll go."
Xie Mu shrugged and walked out from the crowd onto the battlefield, holding an Ultra Ball.
"POP!!!—"
The Ultra Ball burst open, and a Medicham flew out in a flash of red light.
Medicham
Level: LV.47
Ability: Pure Power
Potential: A-
Compared to the first time they met, after a period of training, Medicham's level had increased by 3, reaching Level 47.
"Cham..."
Medicham took its stance, looking at Pupitar with wariness and caution.
During this time, Xie Mu had sparred with Kenji often, and Medicham had naturally fought Pupitar several times. Although Medicham had the type advantage, Pupitar had the level advantage.
Medicham had never won a single encounter.
But this time, with Pupitar's stamina exhausted, the outcome was uncertain.
"Aerial Ace!!—"
"Pupitar!!!—"
Pupitar screeched and charged at Medicham.
That's right, although Pupitar was a Ground/Rock type, it could learn Aerial Ace.
With a whoosh, a powerful current of air jetted from Pupitar's body, and its gray-blue form turned into a blur.
It charged at Medicham from a tricky angle.
However, the opposing Medicham didn't dodge. Facing the charging Pupitar, it raised its leg and drove its knee forward.
High Jump Kick!!!
A Fighting-type move with a base power of 130.
"BANG!!!!—"
Medicham and Pupitar collided in mid-air. The white glow of the knee strike met the gray-blue hard shell.
"CLANG!!!—"
With a sound like metal clashing, the next moment, Medicham used the impact to backflip in the air and land back on the ground.
"Cham..."
Medicham let out a grunt of pain. The leg that used High Jump Kick trembled slightly; clearly, the collision hadn't been pleasant for it either.
On the other side, the moment they collided, Pupitar's gray-blue body was sent flying backward, smashing heavily onto the battlefield below.
"THUD!!!—"
With a muffled sound, Pupitar crashed down, kicking up a cloud of dust.
In the dust, Pupitar lay on the ground, embedded in a small crater it had created upon impact.
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