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When the battle begins, Rattata moves quickly like a robot.
Rattata is a very common Pokémon, not as common as Weedle, and is a Pokémon that is not very popular among Trainers.
But compared to Weedle, he still had the Species Power advantage.
And in terms of speed alone, Rattata is much faster than Weedle.
But the drawbacks are also obvious.
No trainers commands, stiff fighting in the use of movements.
"Keep your head down, don't forget what I taught you, pay close attention, don't panic."
Weedle was a little nervous for his first battle.
But when he heard Natsu's voice and presence it gave him relief.
His body was lying on the ground, and his small eyes were fixed on Rattata.
Suddenly.
Rattata ran and darted towards Weedle, instantly shortening the distance between the two Pokémon.
"Don't be impulsive, hold your breath, hold your breath." Natsu narrowed his eyes.
Rattata was fast, and Weedle's success rate was too low to rely solely on dodging.
"Woo!" Weedle whispered, encouraging himself.
"Now is the time!"
Just as Rattata's movement had just ended, it wriggled, briefly holding its direction, and its trajectory became simple.
"String Shot!"
Ws-
A bright white thread shot out of Weedle's mouth, anticipating where Raticate would go.
Explosion!
The sticky silk thread wrapped tightly around Rattata's legs, causing its legs to stagger significantly.
But Rattata didn't seem to notice, and continued to dart away.
Only, it's much slower than before.
"Come again!"
With Natsu's command, Weedle, who was increasingly confident seeing Rattata's slowdown, released the thread again, without a doubt, successfully hitting Rattata.
"Run away."
After being slowed down twice, Rattata was no longer a threat to Weedle.
With enough strength, Weedle started running.
The running training gave him enough awareness of his own speed to precisely avoid Rattata's collision.
"Poison Sting!"
A purple halo lit up above Weedle's head, and three Poison Stings with purple aura shot out rapidly.
Meanwhile Rattata's momentum had been lost and Poison Sting had sunk into his retreat.
But what made Natsu feel a little uncomfortable was that even though it was attacked, this Rattata didn't seem to feel any pain. It just stood there enduring the impact of the Poison Sting and stumbled, then immediately turned around and locked Weedle again.
No toxic effects, but lame.
Suddenly.
Wsss!
Rattata's body suddenly lit up with white light, and its speed increased.
Quick Attack!
Head straight to Weedle.
"Continue String Shot." Natsu remained calm.
If Quick Attack starts at Rattata's speed, Weedle may have to slow it down by using moves to limit it.
Available now.
Two String Shots limit his speed, and the previous Poison Sting makes it harder for him to use his back legs.
Rattata in this situation is not a big threat to Weedle.
Wss
Weedle's thread was severed, and after it got caught on Rattata's body, its Quick Attack was suddenly snatched away.
"Run, limit it completely."
At Natsu's command, Weedle ran fast, the thread in his mouth continuously, circle after circle centered on Rattata. He was surrounded until Rattata was completely covered, only her head visible, and she was paralyzed.
Even though Rattata was still conscious, there was clearly no point in continuing the fight in this situation.
Anna, who witnessed this incident, announced the results in time.
"Congratulations, you win."
Weedle returned to Natsu's shoulder and gazed sympathetically into Rattata's restrained, blank eyes.
While rubbing Natsu's neck, he mumbled a few times.
Staff members dressed as researchers stood on the side of the battlefield with expressionless faces, transferring the data collected on the small computers to the surveillance computer.
He walked to the middle of the field, in front of the immobile Rattata, carrying him.
His eyes were cold, without any emotional fluctuation.
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Director's Office.
Rotto has received information from the technical department.
Looking at Weedle's mollic data rankings, listed in the table.
Trainer: Natsu
Pokemon: Weedle
Body: Low
Speed: Medium
Move: Medium
Response: High
Tacit understanding: High
Overall rating: Medium
Strength assessment: Beginner Level
Evaluation: slightly better compared to wild Weedle, but that's about it, no other features besides a silent comparison to Trainer.
Note: Trainer Natsu has some potential.
"This Weedle is so-so, but this Trainer is a bit interesting." Rotto played with the pen in his hand, but didn't pay much attention to it.
He had seen fifty, if not a hundred, Trainers like Natsu.
The crux of the matter is that Trainers who train Weedle as their main Pokémon are destined to be inconspicuous in the future.
"Just as a sparring partner."
After a few simple comments, Rotto didn't pay much attention to it.
After all, he was just a Trainer who trained Weedle, and at most he could only be considered a relatively outstanding insect catcher.
Rotto pressed a special button on the phone and said "Anna, arrange a basic contract."
"Okay, Director." Anna's voice came from the other end of the phone.
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In the lobby.
"Here's the contract, look it over, and if there's no problem, sign it." Anna took the contract and said.
Natsu nodded and took a closer look at the contract.
In his previous life, he did not read the contract details carefully and as a result, he was harmed by the company.
So this time he paid very close attention.
After some time, a total of three contracts were determined.
Natsu pursed his lips and couldn't help but ask, "That's all good, but this last one, if my Weedle evolves, what does it mean if the contract automatically ends?"
Anna looked at him deeply and said, "Really. As a potential colleague, I can only give you one piece of information. Our club is dedicated to the optional sparring mode of all Pokémon. The one who previously used Weedle as his sparring partner, his Weedle evolved yesterday, so you have a chance today."
Natsu was shocked. "That's the way it is."
After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Then if my Weedle evolves into Kakuna, but I still want to continue working at the club, is there another way? How do I do it?"
"Have another better Pokémon, or defeat a sparring partner who also has a Kakuna in battle." After finishing speaking, Anna reminded: "But it's not as hard as the usual one."
"Thank you, I understand." Natsu took the pen and wrote his name.
"As a basic contract, your salary structure is relatively simple, basic salary plus commission, basic salary is 8,000 Alliance coins per month, and the commission is 20%, and you pay each point as a club member who is a partner. 20% of your compensation will be taken as your personal compensation."
This was already written in the contract, Anna just reaffirmed it.
8,000 Alliance Coins was already a sizable base salary, equivalent to a rich person in Saffron City, but to a Trainer, it was still like a drop in the bucket.
And Saffron City's consumption rate is not cheap.
"Can I make a payment in advance?"
Anna glanced at Natsu's clothes, and after thinking for a moment, said: "Yes, but you can only take up to 40% in advance. You can go to finance with the contract later."
"Thank you." Natsu replied.
"Starting today, go to work. This is your personal number plate and your room number." Anna took out the number plate from the cashier's desk.
"0451."
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(end of chapter)