24 Chapter 24: The Top Four

"Gardevior, Psychic!"

In the end, Tiansuo Nai couldn't hold back, because she knew that even with the mental strength of Gardevior, it couldn't sustain continuous use of Teleport for too long.

Unfortunately, Psychic wasn't as quick to activate as Teleport.

During the few seconds of pause when Gardevior stopped using Teleport and prepared to unleash Psychic, it was already enough time for Swellow to attack.

"Boom!"

Before Gardevior could fully unleash the Psychic, Swellow had already arrived in front of her, and then the Aerial Ace directly hit Gardevior.

Not only did this interrupt Gardevior's Psychic, but it also sent Gardevior flying and crashing heavily to the ground.

"Gardevior, don't give up, use Recover!"

Seeing that Gardevior was only severely injured and had not lost its fighting ability, Tiansuo Nai quickly commanded.

"Swellow, Brave Bird Assault!"

Rex didn't give his the chance. He directly commanded Swellow to use a Flying-type move, so even if Gardevior recovered to its full state, it wouldn't be able to withstand this blow.

After hearing Rex's command, Tiansuo Nai's face changed slightly. However, it was too late to let Gardevior change its move now. She could only hope that Gardevior, after recovering, could withstand this blow.

Unfortunately, the final result still didn't develop in the direction she hoped for. Gardevior used Recover to restore its vitality, but after being hit by Swellow's Brave Bird Assault, it still lost its combat ability directly.

Rex didn't benefit from this either. Swellow suffered from the side effects of Brave Bird Assault, injuring itself severely. Moreover, it had consumed a lot of energy from using Quick Attack multiple times before, so its condition was also very poor.

"Gardevior, unable to battle. Swellow, wins!"

Afterward, the referee checked Gardevior's condition and directly announced the result of the match.

"I lost, congratulations to you!"

Although Tiansuo Nai lost the match, she felt that she had done her best and wasn't too sad about it.

"Thank you, I was just lucky, your Gardevior is really strong!"

Rex politely responded.

Afterward, the two exchanged contact information, mainly because Tiansuo Nai wanted to invite Rex for another Pokémon battle in the future.

At this time, the matches on the other battlefields had not ended yet. Rex found a reason to come to the rest area provided by the organizers. At this time, there was no one else in the rest area.

That's right, Rex planned to take advantage of this time to restore Swellow's condition. Otherwise, with Swellow's current situation, it might be eliminated in the next match.

Now Rex had entered the top four. If he were eliminated now, he wouldn't get anything.

After the treatment, Rex took out an energy block for Swellow to consume. The previous matches had consumed too much of its energy.

After doing all this, Rex finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the matches on the other fields were also ending one after another.

"Rex, you're really amazing. You're the first one among us to win a battle!"

At this time, Flannery and the other two winning participants also walked in. They said to Rex.

"Let's quickly restore our Pokémon's condition. The organizers probably only gave us half an hour of rest time."

Rex suggested to the three of them.

In order to make the matches in the afternoon more exciting, the organizers gave half an hour for the trainers to restore their Pokémon's condition.

"That's right, then I won't talk to you much. Let's cheer for each other in the next match!"

Flannery also knew that it was not a time for chatting now. Her Torkoal had suffered a fierce battle in the last match, and its condition was also very poor.

Although the other three didn't have Rex's healing ability, as they made it to the top four, they naturally had their own means of recovery.

The match only stipulated that Pokémon couldn't be replaced, but it didn't restrict trainers from using auxiliary Pokémon to heal their own Pokémon's injuries or using their own moves to recover.

"Chansey, use Heal Pulse!"

"Miltank, drink some milk!"

"Torkoal, use Sleep!"

The trainer using Chansey was a quiet-looking girl with black-framed glasses. Her participating Pokémon was a Togekiss.

As for the trainer using Miltank, he was a middle-aged man. Since his participating Pokémon was Miltank, he directly used the move to restore its condition.

Flannery was the same. Her Torkoal could use Sleep, so as long as the injury wasn't too severe or its own energy wasn't exhausted, it could recover almost completely.

Seeing their methods of recovery, Rex also felt a bit envious. His foundation was still too shallow. If it weren't for the assistance of Life Energy to heal Swellow, he could foresee the result of his next match.

The rest time was only 30 minutes, and it quickly passed.

During this period, Rex also got to know the other two.

The girl using Togekiss was named Mochizuki Yuki, about 15 or 16 years old, from Floaroma Town in the Sinnoh Region. She came to Hoenn this time just for vacation.

As for the middle-aged man, his name was Makoto Yoshihiko, from the city of Petalburg. He said that he was currently operating a Miltank farm, specializing in raising Miltank. The Miltank he used in the competition was raised on his farm.

Rex originally planned to purchase Miltank Pokémon eggs from the Goldenrod City in the Johto Region in the future, but now he plans to visit Makoto Yoshihiko's farm first.

If the inspection results are satisfactory, he will purchase Miltank Pokémon eggs from Makoto Yoshihiko, and Makoto Yoshihiko also agreed to trade some Miltank Pokémon eggs to Rex.

Afterward, the two exchanged contact information, and Rex planned to go there when he had more funds in the future.

During the conversation among the four people, they finally arrived at the square. At this time, the big screen had already assigned opponents to them.

This time, the competition still had two battles going on simultaneously. Rex's opponent was Mochizuki Yuki, who used Togekiss. Naturally, Flannery's opponent was Makoto Yoshihiko.

"Go, Togekiss!"

"Come out, Swellow!"

With Rex and Mochizuki Yuki releasing their Pokémon respectively, representing the beginning of the battle, it was a showdown between Flying-type Pokémon.

"Togekiss, use Sky Attack!"

"Swellow, Focus energy!"

Mochizuki Yuki knew that Rex's Swellow was astonishingly fast, so she first enhanced its speed.

Rex also knew that Togekiss's defense was high, so he first used the move Focus Energy to concentrate energy, making her attacks more likely to hit the key points.

"Togekiss, Moonblast!"

After completing Sky Attack, Togekiss was not much slower than Swellow in speed now, so Mochizuki Yuki took the initiative to attack.

"Swellow, Air Slash to intercept!"

Rex didn't back down.

Afterward, the two energies collided in the sky, causing an explosion, and the airflow generated by the explosion made both Pokémon retreat some distance.

"Togekiss, use Charm!"

Mochizuki Yuki immediately commanded.

"Swellow, Wing Attack!"

Togekiss's Charm hit Swellow first, causing Swellow to emit a cry of pain, but it did not retreat. Instead, it withstood the damage and continued to use Wing Attack, directly hitting Togekiss.

"Togekiss, use Cotton Guard!"

Mochizuki Yuki intended to compete in consumption with Rex, so she chose Cotton Guard, significantly increasing Togekiss's defense.

The current situation was somewhat unfavorable for Rex. It was difficult to predict the outcome.

"Swellow, Brave Bird!"

Rex issued the command. Now there were no other clever ways. He could only go head-to-head. He believed that Swellow's determination would not lose to other Pokémon.

The following battle turned into a battle of attrition. The two Pokémon fought fiercely in the sky, and their injuries gradually increased.

However, the more they fought to the end, the stronger Swellow's momentum became. It was a Pokémon that had fought its way out of the jungle, unlike Togekiss, which had been raised by humans since it was young.

It's just that the comfortable living environment during this period had caused Swellow's wildness to recede. In the battle of attrition with Togekiss, it seemed to have returned to the time when it was a Taillow, back to the scene of competing with other Pokémon for food.

Now, Swellow didn't defend at all, but launched a full-on attack.

Even though Togekiss had less injuries than Swellow at this time, under the fierce attacks of Swellow, a hint of fear appeared in its eyes.

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(End of this chapter)