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When Growlithe defeated Graveler, Sato's consecutive winning streak reached five battles.
The challengers below seemed unwilling to give Sato any rest—no sooner had one defeated trainer stepped down than another stepped up.
However, after three more wins using Growlithe, Nidoran, and Marshtomp, Sato encountered his first defeat at this battle venue.
His Shiny Wingull was unfortunately matched against a Persian that could use Thunder Wave, ending his winning streak.
"These trainers are really strong. Their Pokémon are well-trained. You can't underestimate them," Sato thought as he silently stepped down from the battle platform and sat on a bench to rest.
After battling nine intense matches, he felt mentally fatigued.
Sato was quite satisfied with this battle venue. Compared to the trainers he had faced in the Battle Tower, these trainers were significantly stronger and more passionate about battling.
The system's detection function revealed that many of these trainers had highly talented Pokémon.
For example, the Persian belonging to the female trainer who defeated him had an individual value of 158, marking it as her ace Pokémon.
In less than ten minutes, her Persian had defeated four consecutive challengers, but it lost during the fifth match.
Without special recovery methods, a Pokémon's endurance in consecutive battles is inherently limited, with combat effectiveness inevitably declining after several rounds.
The intensity of these battles had its benefits.
Among the Pokémon Sato used, all saw level increases.
His Shiny Wingull, which participated in the most battles, reached Level 21, while Nidoran and Growlithe reached Level 26. Marshtomp, now Level 27, had surpassed the others in level after its astonishing growth thanks to its exceptional talent and the boost from the mutated Supreme Blue Water Stone.
Marshtomp had quickly become a key player in Sato's team, especially after its performance in securing 12 consecutive wins the night before.
Barring encounters with Grass-type specialists, Marshtomp could handle opponents of similar levels with ease. Once it closed the distance, the battle was almost always decided in its favor.
Thanks to Grassy Terrain created by his Bellossom, Sato's team quickly recovered from their injuries after the intense battles.
However, this action unexpectedly caused a big stir in the training arena. Within seconds, a crowd of eager trainers surrounded Sato, their purpose clear: they sought his Pokémon healing services.
This reaction left Sato deeply aware of the high demand for Pokémon medical trainers in such a competitive environment.
Injuries were inevitable in Pokémon battles, and most trainers could only afford to battle a dozen times before needing to take their teams to a Pokémon Center for healing—an expensive process.
While trainers coming to this venue generally had decent financial resources, living in LaRousse City, a place where expenses were astronomical, drained funds quickly.
Pokémon battles and training, combined with the purchase of necessary items, meant trainers constantly sought to balance their earnings from the Battle Tower against the ever-increasing costs of improving their teams.
To succeed in LaRousse City, most trainers pushed themselves to their limits, but after staying here for a while, they find their earnings form the Battle Tower is far from enough to cover their daily expenses in this city.
Dreams were beautiful, but reality was always cruel.
Those with some strength could still manage to sustain themselves. They could get a good amount of money in the process of climbing the tower and then pause their climb to regroup and stay on a certain level of the Tower.
Others sought alternative methods to gain resources, such as joining mercenary guilds and accepting missions from different paying clients.
However, for those trainers who only come here with dreams but do not possess sufficient strength, they were destined to be used as tools to sharpen others.
The competitive environment created a stark divide between the strong and the weak, with winners reaping the rewards while losers paid the price.
"The strong get stronger, and the weak get weaker."
This polarized phenomenon was the most common phenomenon among the trainers in LaRousse City. Behind every successful trainer in LaRousse City were countless losers who were used as stepping stones during the process.
In this context, Pokémon medical trainers were a beacon of hope for the underdog trainers.
These medical trainers, unaffiliated with the Joy family, were known for providing affordable services, helping trainers save significant amounts on medical expenses.
But their scarcity meant they were a hot commodity, highly sought after in LaRousse City.
To win over a Pokémon medical trainer, many trainers were willing to offer their most sincere friendships and even offer valuable tributes.
In short, now that Sato had revealed his identity as a capable Pokémon medical trainer, his life in LaRousse City was bound to become very lively.
"What's going on? What's with those looks? What do they want? This isn't a prison and I haven't dropped the Soap!" Sato thought as he observed the surrounding trainers, who looked at him like a pack of hungry wolves.
A deep sense of unease suddenly washed over him.
He wanted to run.