Battle in Pewter Gym

Aisha, led by Brock, walked on top of the sparring ground where the Gym challenge match was taking place within the Pewter Gym.

The two of them stood at the two ends of the battlefield, one after the other.

Aisha looked towards the audience.

A dozen or so boys and girls of different ages were sitting in the audience.

They didn't look much different from Brock, and were obviously the siblings of this Pewter Gym Gym leader.

"Ah, sorry."

Noticing Aisha's line of sight, Brock revealed a smile of embarrassment, rubbed his head, and said, "There are too many people in my family, so that's why I said that these children are living within the gym."

"Gym leader Brock is thinking about his family."

Aisha also spoke out and praised Brock's care for his siblings.

Indeed.

The goodness of Brock's character was a degree recognized throughout the Kanto region.

Coming from a humble background, not only did he become a Gym level trainer by virtue of his proficiency in rock-type Pokémon, but after becoming the Gym Leader of the Pewter Gym , he still took care of his own family, taking care of his siblings who were still young and taking care of their Pokémon while exercising at the same time.

Because of this, the Pewter Gym is not like the Cerulean Gym or the Celadon Gym, which have their own side business to earn extra income.

Because of his time and energy, although Brock was the head of the Pokémon Gym, he was subsidized by the League.

However, those subsidies were not much left after Brock used them for Pokémon breeding.

That's why the Pewter Gym was inferior to the other gyms in the Kanto region in terms of both the gym's decorations and the battle facilities.

"I should also thank Aisha-kun."

Suddenly, Brock said thanks towards Aisha.

"Huh?"

Aisha was rather puzzled.

What's wrong with Brock?

"Well..."

Before starting the sparring match, Brock rubbed his old Poké ball, and somewhat awkwardly spoke about the dilemma he was facing, saying, "I know that Aisha-kun is quite popular on the internet, so it's perfectly fine for you to look for some Gym Leaders who are just as popular as you are, and use them as the first sparring match in the live streaming gym challenge, and both sides will realize a win-win situation that's mutually beneficial, but instead, my Pewter Gym doesn't have much popularity to offer up."

"Even so, Aisha-kun still chose my Pewter Gym as the starting battle."

Brock looked at Aisha seriously.

An expression other than rigidity appeared above his face that was tanned from years of labor, and his words were filled with gratitude as he said, "Even though it is said that I am the Gym Leader, however, this time it is almost as if my Pewter Gym is enjoying Aisha-kun's own flow and heat in its entirety..."

"Thank you very much."

"...It's nothing."

Aisha was silent for a moment and waved his hand in response to Brock's words.

It was worthy of being known as a rock solid man.

In fact, there were quite a few ways that Brock could make money as a Gym level trainer.

However, trainers themselves were professions that burned a lot of money.

In particular, as a Gym Leader, Brock needed to improve and stabilize his strength all the time, so he spent a lot of money.

As he needed to take care of his family, he was unable to find a side business outside all day long, so the finances of Peter Gym encountered difficult problems.

Although Aisha himself only intended to repeat the path he had taken in the game in his previous life, following the order of the game to carry out the challenge of the gym, I didn't expect Brock to actually make up such a story of "Aisha's willingness to help others, don't want to have the traffic also willing to help himself".

However, Aisha was happy that he could help Brock with his own efforts.

It didn't matter.

"Since that's the case, Gym leader Brock mustn't go easy on me!"

In order not to make things difficult for Brock, Aisha also smiled and joked.

"Good!"

Brock clenched his Poké ball tightly, revealing an unprecedentedly serious look.

In itself, he was very much looking forward to Aisha's challenge.

He, who had been accompanying newbie trainers and kids who might not be at the level of newbie trainers to have fun all day long, had finally met a formidable opponent.

Brock was excited.

"The rules of the match are three-on-three matchups, with no free substitutions of Pokémon on the Gym trainer's side of the field, and free substitutions of Pokémon on the challenger's side."

Brock's little brother acted as the referee and read out the rules of the Gym Challenge.

"I'm ready."

Aisha was at one end of the field, repeating the yellow sponge's lines.

"Good."

Brock opened his squinted eyes slightly.

"Match, begin!"

The referee saw this and immediately raised the small flag, announcing the start of the sparring match.

Aisha's live broadcast drone began to operate at this time, and the captured images were fed back to him in real time within his live broadcast room, and the water users who were watching the live broadcast were also very active in sending out pop-ups.

The Gym Challenge was a world-recognized high-level match.

In particular, Aisha as the challenger had become very famous on the internet during this period of time, and the Gym he challenged was one of the eight major dojos in the Kanto region that was known to be hellishly difficult.

The rock-solid Brock and the newcomer killer Aisha.

So two powerful trainers collided together that the number of people watching the live broadcast even exceeded the number of people who were watching Aisha brush the monsters in the Viridian Forest.

Popularity exploded all of a sudden.

"Instructor Ai, too handsome!"

"Brock, too manly!"

"Why don't the two above just have a fight?"

Brock had clearly underestimated the popularity he possessed as one of the top eight Gym Leaders in the Kanto region.

Aisha also didn't have the heart to pay attention to the barrage.

He threw the Poké ball together with Brock.

"Lu!"

"Go!"

Marill and Golem landed on top of the field together.

"This is Brock's best Pokémon, and he does attach great importance to Instructor Ai!"

"Marill... Really beat Golem?"

"I also feel that it's a bit of a stretch, although Instructor Ai's Marill is a bit off, but Golem's Physical Defense is still too high, and Attribute Restraint can't necessarily beat it."

"Instructor Ai has been too big."

After understanding Aisha's sparring style, Brock still chose his specialty Pokémon for a simple attack and defense battle.

Aisha had Aisha's tactics, and Brock responded by not moving like a mountain.

Aisha's thoughts were very simple - he had a total of seven Pokémon, and the only ones that restrained the rock attribute were Marill and Wash Rotom, so there were really not many Pokémon to choose from, and the Pokémon pool was too shallow, which resulted in Aisha not being able to implement any outrageous tactics within a realistic battle for the time being.

"Aqua Jet!"

"Protect!"

Marill's pre-emptive attack was blocked by Golem's Protect.

"Rock Blast!"

Brock immediately commanded Golem to launch a counterattack.

He didn't know what props Aisha's Marill was carrying.

Considering how brittle Marill was, Brock guessed that Aisha's item for Marill was Focus Sash, and chose Rock Blast, which was a multi-attack item, as a means to break the Focus Sash.

"Go!"

Golem roared and flung out several rocks.

"Marill, Liquidation!"

"Lu!"

As a result, Marill froze and resisted a rock burst head-on, her petite body didn't even wobble a bit as a Liquidation smashed above Golem's head.

On the contrary, Golem was smashed by Marill's tail and knelt on the ground.

Its brain was dizzy.

"Hiss..."

Brock sucked in a breath of cool air.

This personal defense and output was a level that Marill could have?

It was too outrageous.

"Marill, Aqua Jet!"

"Golem, Thunder Punch!"

The clear stream of water collided with the splintering lightning.

Golem managed to intercept Marill's Aqua Jet with his Thunder Punch, and the two sides pulled some distance apart.

"Golem, Stealth Rock!"

Brock finally realized that Aisha's Marill was not inferior to his own Golem in terms of practice, and under the four times the restraint, Golem had almost no chance to gain an advantage in a frontal battle, so he immediately arranged for a backhanded move and commanded Golem to scatter a handful of nails on top of the field.

"Stealth Rock?"

Aisha frowned.

"Marill, Protect!"

"Golem, Explosion!"

Brock commanded Golem to make a big explosion the second before Aisha gave the order.

"Go-!!!"

Golem's huge body blossomed into a blinding light under the impassioned roar, after which a big explosion swept through the sparring ground, engulfing itself and Marill.

"Lu..."

However, after the explosion's light dissipated, Marill, who had used its Protect in time, was still standing firmly on top of the field.

On its opposite side, Golem was already incapacitated.

The live stream's pop-up screen also exploded.

"Fuck, Stealth Rock and Explosion, how come Brock, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes, has started playing these maneuvers as well?"

"Are you sure Brock has thick eyebrows and big eyes?"

"What's wrong with squinty eyes?"

"Grrr, the problem is that Instructor Ai obviously read that Brock was preparing for Explosion, so he said that he immediately commanded Marill to use Protect."

"It's over, Brock gave one away for nothing."

Brock himself was stunned for a moment.

"Tsk..."

He was read by Aisha.

Originally, Golem might not be able to defeat Marill even in a head-on battle, so Brock planned to make a desperate move, at least when his Pokémon was turned into cannon fodder, he would take Marill with him to blow himself up.

As a result, now Golem had literally become pure cannon fodder, aside from scattering a handful of nails before dying.

"Whew..."

On the opposite side, Aisha was also startled.

He realized that Brock was probably no longer prepared to let Golem continue fighting head-on when Golem scattered invisible rocks.

After quickly going over the means available to Golem within his mind other than fighting head on, Aisha thought that it was unlikely that Brock would carry out a reinforcement, so he said that he was prepared to wimp out.

It would not be a loss to defend.

Then, Brock really straightened up and commanded Golem to release Explosion.

It was too ruthless.

Luckily, Marill released Protect on time.

Otherwise, both sides would have lost their ability to fight together by now.

"Aisha-kun is really powerful."

Sighing, Brock praised Aisha's quick reaction speed while throwing out a new Poké ball.

"Roar--!!!"

A Drednaw landed on top of the field where Golem was standing, its thick limbs gripping the ground.

"Oh?"

Aisha was a bit surprised.

He hadn't guessed that the Pokémon Brock used was actually a Drednaw.

This Pokémon, which had flourished in the Caleel region and had even made a cameo appearance during the 9th Generation Paralympics when all the members of the Rainy Day Team did not have visas, possessed the ability of Super Mega, and at the same time, was the ace Pokémon of Lurina, a well-known idol and water-attribute Gym Leader.

This Pokémon is abundant in the Galar region. During the Generation 9 Paralympic Games, when all members of Team Rainy Day did not have visas, even a regular guest Pokémon on Team Rainy Day had the ability to Dynamax. At the same time, it is also the ace Pokémon of the well-known idol and water-type gym leader-Nessa.

Aisha also likes Nessa.

Now, Brock actually cultivated a Drednaw just the same.

"Drednaw, Rock Tomb!"

"Marill, use Aqua Jet to dodge!"

Drednaw called out large chunks of rock and slammed them straight in Marill's direction.

Marill, on the other hand, wrapped in the clear water, utilized the speed of Aqua Jet as a pre-emptive attack move to race above the field, and successively unfolded several rocks that attacked her.

"Roar!"

However, Brock's Drednaw was naturally very strong on top of its rock type move workout.

Even though Marill's speed was very fast, the Drednaw still managed to stop its advance by maneuvering the huge rocks on top of the field.

Although it did not cause any damage, Marill's speed was still reduced by one level under Rock Tomb.

"Drednaw, Sword Dance!"

Taking this opportunity, Brock commanded the Drednaw to start strengthening.

"Marill, Belly Drum!"

Aisha knew that it couldn't be stopped, so he said that he simply commanded Marill to prepare for a breakthrough strike.

"Roar!"

"Lu!"

Above the field, the two Pokémon completed their reinforcement together.

Drednaw's Physical Attack was raised by two levels.

Marill's Physical Attack was raised by six levels, and its physical strength decreased.

"Stone Edge!"

"Liquidation!"

A very large sharp rock smashed into Marill, while Marill shattered the Drednaw's attack with a punch and continued to run in the direction of the enemy.

"Drednaw, Dig!"

"Roar!"

The Drednaw heard Brock's command and immediately danced its thick forelimbs to dig a hole in the ground, while it rushed into the cave before Marill's attack, successfully dodging Marill's second Liquidation.

"Marill, use Hydro Pump on the Drednaw's hole!"

Aisha quickly gave a new command.

Although Marill wasn't good at special attack moves, her use of Hydro Pump was also rather shallow.

However, a little offense was always better than sitting around doing nothing.

"Lu!"

Marill spat out a raging stream of water towards the hole in the ground.

"Drednaw, use Rock Polish against Hydro Pump!"

Brock's purpose gradually unfolded.

Although it was said that the Drednaw didn't have a resistance to water-type moves.

However, as a water-type Pokémon, it will not be helpless when the burrow is filled with water. Instead, it can use this time to strengthen itself.

The damage from Hydro Pump wasn't enough to interrupt the Drednaw's strengthening.

"Roar!"

Drednaw that had completed its reinforcement broke out of the ground at once and crashed into Marill, whose speed had been reduced by one level by the rock blockade at the beginning and she couldn't dodge.

Aisha showed a distressed expression from the back.

Drednaw wasn't a problem.

Aisha further realized that Marill's lack of moves - if Marill had mastered Bulldoze, it would not have been so helpless just now.

Although, Bulldoze wasn't as effective as Earthquake against Pokémon that dug holes.

It was at least somewhat effective.

"Go on, Dig!"

Brock continued to command Drednaw to burrow beneath the ground.

Marill's output was very powerful.

That was why Drednaw was not allowed to engage in a head-on battle.

"Marill, Bounce!"

At this time, Aisha, however, gave a new command.

"Lu!"

When Drednaw was about to break out of the ground, Marill jumped up into the sky at once.

"Roar?"

Drednaw burrowed out of the ground but found no sign of the enemy.

Suddenly, the descending Marill struck its spine.

Although rock type resists flying type moves, the back of Drewnaw's shell is still the strongest defensive part. After Belly Drum, Marill still dealt a good amount of damage.

"Rock Blast!"

Drednaw threw out a few rocks, and Marill shattered two of them consecutively above the sky, while the remaining two rocks hit its firm body.

"Lu!"

Marill landed on top of the ground, not immediately incapacitated, though it was already winded.

Drednaw wasn't in a good condition either, mainly because Marill's output was too high.

"Marill, you've been great."

Aisha retrieved Marill.

Throwing a new Pokémon ball with his backhand, Wash Rotom floated above the field.

"Rotom?"

Brock revealed a thoughtful expression.

At this time, Stealth Rock that had ambushed the field for a long time emerged and smashed into Wash Rotom.

"Lo~"

Stealth rock hit Wash Rotom, but it did not cause any damage.

"Huh?"

Brock took a closer look and found that after cleaning the lid of Rotom's washing machine, a pair of Heavy-Duty Boots were spinning in circles under the sweep of water.

"Reading my Stealth Rock?"

Brock glanced at Aisha.

Although he was a bit reluctant to let go of Drednaw that had strengthened its Speed and Physical Attack by two segments each.

However, Wash Rotom was a special attacker that completely suppressed Drednaw.

"Full power, Head Smash!"

Brock gave the order to fight for his life.

In the usual way, if the battle continued, Drednaw might not be able to fight a few moves.

Drednaw that had managed to complete its reinforcement couldn't afford to retire worthless under the suppression of Wash Rotom's firepower.

That's why only a single move could maximize the advantage today!

"Thunderbolt!"

Aisha calmly gave the order.

The speed of Drednaw wasn't slow at all now, so dodging wasn't going to work anymore.

"Roar-!!!"

"Lo!"

After the confrontation between lightning and rock, an explosion swept through the sparring ground.

Drednaw lost its ability to fight under the restraining effect of Thunderbolt and the counter damage of the Head Smash.

Brock retrieved it and replaced it with a new Pokémon.

"Roar!"

A great serpent of steel coiled its massive body above the field, its bright red eyes locking onto Wash Rotom floating above the sky.

Gazing at this Pokémon that was not on top of the icon, Aisha smiled.

"Rotom, Will-o-Wisp!"

The hot-blooded head-on battle was over, and now it was set-up time.