"Come again!" Lian shouted.
After Squirtle returned to battle condition again, Lian challenged Aron once more.
Two minutes later...
"Squirtle is unable to battle, the winner is Aron!"
"Come again!" Lian gritted his teeth and shouted loudly.
"Squirtle is unable to battle, the winner is Aron!"
Halfway through the clock, Squirtle fell to the ground for the fifth time.
Lian shouted those two words again: "Come again!"
But this time, Aron frowned slightly, pointed to Squirtle on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "Didn't you notice Squirtle's Condition?"
"What?" Lian's face froze, and he turned around to look, only to see that Squirtle had shrunk its limbs into its shell, with only its head exposed.
At this time, its purple eyes were full of resistance, and it chose to ignore Lian's soft call.
Lian froze in place, somewhat at a loss about what to do.
Aron's voice sounded behind him: "For Pokémon, one or two failures are not terrible. But continuous failures will make them lose the will and desire to fight, and even develop resistance to fighting."
"Obviously, Squirtle's current Contest Condition is not suitable for continuing the fight."
"As a Trainer, you should always pay attention to its psychological Condition."
Lian's face turned red from these words, and he lowered his head in shame.
The young referee looked at Aron in surprise. He had worked here for several years, and this was the first time he had met such a young man. Not only did he crush his rival in every battle, but he also said such meaningful words.
Yes, Squirtle is just a fledgling Pokémon after all, immature in mind, and would definitely feel frustrated after consecutive failures. Once this happens, the Trainer needs to adjust things in time.
Obviously, Lian did not do this. But it didn't matter; he was just a rookie Trainer, and he needed to grow through failures and lessons. However, because of this, Aron's maturity and commendability were increasingly highlighted.
"I understand..." Lian hugged Squirtle in his arms, showing guilt and self-blame.
Immediately afterward, he thanked Aron, "Thank you,Aron."
"I won't continue to fight. I will pay you the money you lost now."
"You're welcome, go back and adjust Squirtle's psychological Condition." Aron waved his hand indifferently.
What a joke—how could he the Young Master be short of this little money?
Hearing this, Lian took a deep look at Aron, as if he had imprinted his appearance firmly in his mind, and immediately said, "Aron, I'm leaving first."
After Lian left, Aron walked up to the young referee and said, "Help me contact a sparring partner."
The young referee nodded and asked, "Are there any specific requirements?"
"Pokémon must be Ground-type, Water-type, or Rock-type," Aron replied.
Since it was a battle training, it was natural to choose Pokémon that could restrain Torchic, in order to achieve the best results.
"I understand." The young referee nodded slightly.
"Wait." Aron suddenly stopped the young referee, who was about to turn around to leave, and continued, "May I choose it myself?"
"Yes," the young referee was slightly taken aback, then nodded.
Personal selection was naturally to prevent the level gap between the two Pokémon from being too wide,which would lose the meaning of training.
The battle club had a large scale and reserves of Pokémon of different levels and types.
Not long after, Aron personally selected two level 15 Pokémon: Cubone and Rhyhorn.
The sparring partner was an unsmiling middle-aged man, and the referee was still the same as before.
"The format of the battle is 1V1. If either Pokémon loses the ability to fight, the battle will end!" The referee raised the flag and said loudly.
"The battle begins!" Seeing that both sides were ready, the referee waved the flag down and called.
"Go, Cubone!"
"Go, Torchic!"
Torchic took a step forward, walked quickly from beside Aron to the battlefield, and stared at Cubone, who had appeared on the field.
Cubone wore a skull that revealed a pair of piercing eyes and held a bone club, which was its weapon.
[Pokémon: Cubone (Ground)
Ability: Rock Head
Qualification: Gym
Level: Lv15 (normal level)]
"Cubone, Bone Club!"
"Torchic, Quick Attack!"
On the field, Cubone threw the bone stick in its hand, and it spun at an extremely fast speed, making a howling wind as it approached Torchic in an instant!
But Torchic's speed was faster. It turned into an afterimage that was hard to catch with the naked eye, avoided the bone stick with amazing speed, and slammed into Cubone!
"Cubone!"
Cubone obviously didn't expect Torchic's speed to be so fast. It was hit in the abdomen, its face froze, and it staggered backward a few steps.
"It's this trick again."
"This Torchic must have been specially trained in speed," the young referee secretly guessed.
"Headbutt!" The sparring partner, with a lot of combat experience, didn't panic but calmly ordered.
The two Pokémon were close at hand now, and Cubone's attack hit rate was greatly improved!
"Cubone!"
Cubone's eyes froze, a dazzling white light bloomed on its forehead, and it slammed at Torchic!
However, Torchic reacted quickly. It pawed at the ground with its two paws, instantly raising a piece of gravel and rushing toward Cubone!
"Cubone!"
The two Pokémon were too close, and Cubone didn't react in time. Its eyes were hit by the sand and gravel, blurring its vision.
For a moment, Cubone lost track of Torchic and attacked the Smack Down in the air.
"Flamethrower!" Aron's eyes flashed, and he spoke in a deep voice.
Flamethrower was the result of Torchic's six days of training, and it had mastered this skill proficiently.
"Torchic!"
Torchic opened its mouth, and orange flames surged. In an instant, a thick column of fire gathered, and the heat wave was billowing, completely swallowing Cubone!
The pillar of fire dissipated, and Cubone was scorched black all over. It fell to the ground with a 'boom.'
"Cubone is unable to battle.The winner is Aron!" The referee immediately raised the flag high.
"How could it be..." Seeing this, the sparring partner was horrified and didn't recover for a moment.
Although the strength of Cubone was almost the same as that of Torchic, Cubone had the advantage of type.
In addition, the sparring partner had much more combat experience than Aron.
But even so, Cubone was easily defeated by Torchic.
Just as he was wondering, Torchic, who had been cheering and jumping on the field, was suddenly enveloped by a burst of dazzling white light.