Double Battle in Hammerlocke

The next morning, the plane landed, Aisha, Bea, and Master Mustard walked out of Hammerlocke International Airport with their respective bags.

"Oh!"

As soon as they stepped out of the airport gate, they were greeted by the tall, majestic walls of Hammerlocke's characteristic castle, and the triangular bricks that lined the road beneath them, like the scales on a dragon Pokémon's body.

Aisha couldn't help but exclaim.

He had never seen such an architectural style with his own eyes.

Especially, when an entire metropolis was maintained in the same style.

"It's magnificent..."

Aisha marveled.

His first impression of the Galar region was very good.

"Heh-heh."

Bea beside him couldn't help but laugh when she heard Aisha's amazement.

As a native of Galar, seeing people from other regions praising their hometown like this, Bea's heart was naturally very good.

At the same time, a sense of pride naturally arose in her heart, and Bea took the initiative to take over the responsibility of introducing Hammerlocke to Aisha.

"Hammerlocke's walls, integration of the medieval times, the princes and nobles left the city walls site, and, through the modern craftsmen's hands, its renovation and modernization of the integration, so the whole city in the retention of a strong historical and cultural atmosphere at the same time, but also be able to incorporate the normal modernization of the normal functioning of the facilities."

Bea looked towards the center of the city.

There stood a magnificent, steampunk-inspired mechanical tower.

"That's the Hammerlocke Stadium, Hammerlocke's gym, and while it may look like a battle arena on the surface, underneath it is Chairman Rose's energy plant, which provides all the energy needed to run the entire Galar region."

"Oh..."

After listening to Bea's story, Aisha nodded in thought.

He actually knew all of this knowledge.

Some of the knowledge that Bea talked about, he also knew more or less.

Even some of the secrets that Bea didn't know, Aisha knew them all.

For example, the real purpose of Chairman Rose's energy plant under Hammerlocke Stadium was to provide a constant supply of Dynamax energy to the city's energy points throughout the Galar region, so that the Galar region's Dynamax Battle Challenge could function properly.

At the same time, there is a special Pokémon sealed there that can affect the fate of the entire Galar region...

The appearance of this one Pokémon will lead to the appearance of two other special Pokémon.

"Hmm."

Aisha went over some information about Chairman Rose and the Galar region in his head, and then he withdrew to look at Hammerlocke Stadium.

He was in a hurry to get Urshifu, so he didn't want to challenge the dojo.

Besides... it's not like there's a dojo for everything around Galar.

"Well, don't just stand there."

Master Mustard pulled on his beard and turned his head towards the east side of Hammerlocke.

Bea followed his gaze and smiled.

"Yes, we'll have to stand outside the airport, Hammerlocke's station is on the east side of the city, not far from the airport, we can walk there."

Then, this fit beauty girl looked at Aisha with a smile, between her clear eyes was a smile, not containing a trace of evil, said: "At the same time, we can also take this opportunity to bring Instructor Ai to take a good stroll inside Hammerlocke."

Her tone was so cheerful that Aisha and Master Mustard did not refuse Bea's offer.

So, the three of them walked side by side towards the station on the east side of Hammerlocke.

"Speaking of which."

On the way, along the ancient walls, Master Mustard opened his mouth.

He glanced at a poster of a certain Dragon Gym Leader posted on the wall of Hammerlocke, and said, "Hammerlocke Stadium gym leader is little Leon's archenemy again."

"Uh..."

Bea froze.

Apparently, Master Mustard's reference to "little Leon" made her wonder who he was referring to for a moment.

"Ah, indeed."

Aisha picked up on Master Mustard's words.

"It's rumored that 'Tamer of Dragons' Raihan, the Gym Leader of Hammerlocke Stadium, who specializes in fighting with Dragon-type Pokémon and Gigantamax Duraludon, is as powerful as a Champion level trainer, but due to the existence of the champion Leon, he has never been able to reach the top of the Galar Championship Cup, and the results of his battles with Leon, both openly and secretly, as far as everyone knows, is a miserable ten defeats in ten battles."

Aisha can't stop talking about Leon and Raihan's love-hate relationship.

Isn't it just a version of Red and Blue?

Leon had Raihan in life, Kanto's Red had Blue in life, and they even created the famous "Five Minute Champion" storyline that's been around forever.

"Ho-ho-ho."

Master Mustard's grin is so big that the creases in his face are piling up.

Narrowing his eyes, he stroked his beard like a master.

"Yeah, well, who's little Leon's master?"

"Ah... So, you're talking about Little Leon is the champion, Leon?"

Bea was just now realizing.

Come to think of it, Master Mustard did have a tendency to call himself Little Bea, and Instructor Ai Little Aisha.

"It's..."

Bea is a little bit unable to hold on.

On the surface, she was still serious, but Aisha and Master Mustard could both see the girl's smile underneath.

It wasn't her fault.

Anyone who knew that Leon, the invincible Galar Champion, had such a funny, cute nickname in front of his master would be unable to hold it in.

"Ahem, ahem..."

Putting a hand in front of her mouth, Bea coughed twice with a smile to calm down.

Then, she followed Instructor Ai's words and continued, saying, "However, when it comes to losing ten out of ten battles, it's actually because Mr. Leon is simply too strong."

"That doesn't mean that Mr. Raihan is weak, on the contrary, his dragon army is really strong, I have personally experienced their power before."

Bea shook her head and stated her opinion.

As one of the ten gyms in the Galar region, she had fought Raihan many times.

She knew the man's strength very well.

"Indeed."

Aisha didn't deny it.

However, when he heard Bea's words "Dragon's Legion", his expression was still a little hard to bear.

It was hard not to think of an old friend.

A certain Johto Champion with a team called "Dragon Army", but in reality, only one Dragon-type Pokémon in the whole team.

In terms of the amount of dragons in the team, Raihan is a lot better than him.

However, Raihan isn't exactly a dragon trainer.

Instead of "Tamer of Dragons", Instructor Ai prefers to call him "Son of Weather".

He's used to fighting in sandstorms, and when Dynamax is at full power, he can create three types of weather: rain, sunny day, and sandstorms by himself...

"Tsk."

Instructor Ai smacked his lips and said in his heart.

You trainers who specialize in Dragon-type Pokémon all have backbones in your heads?

So rebellious!

"Well..."

At that moment, a breeze wrapped in sand and dust hit Aisha's clothes.

Aisha turned his head to the south of Hammerlocke - outside the city was a vast hilly area, and a sandstorm was currently blowing.

"That's..."

"That's Hammerlocke Hills."

Bea answered Instructor Ai's question.

At that moment, she was looking at the sandstormed Hammerlocke Hills with a nostalgic expression.

"Galar region's famous Wild Area, Instructor Ai should know that Hammerlocke Hills are the hilly terrain of the Wild Area."

"Uh-huh."

After Aisha's simple response, Bea spoke at length.

"There are a lot of high level Pokémon over there, at the same time, the Wild Area is also a favorite training place for trainers in the Galar region, there are trainers fighting over there almost all the time to train themselves and their Pokémon, I also went to Hammerlocke Hills to train, the weather there is often sandstorms, it is very suitable for my Fighting-type Pokémon to train their willpower."

"You're a hard worker..."

Aisha glanced at Bea.

After the last massage in the lounge, he realized that Bea had many small and large bruises on her body.

This was a normal problem that would inevitably occur during a fighter's workout.

However, at her age, Bea had more muscle strains than anyone could imagine, and even some fighters in their middle age were in better shape than she was...

This also shows that Bea is not afraid of pain and suffering, as well as tenacious willpower when exercising her strength.

In other words, she was destroying her own body.

"Aye."

Aisha sighed secretly, but didn't worry too much.

He knew that what he could see, Master Mustard could definitely notice as well.

This old man is a master who doesn't hide anything, and if he is willing to give away Kubfu's energy, he will definitely watch Bea go down a wrong path.

By practicing on Isle of Armor, he will be able to correct Bea's mindset and way of pursuing power.

At the same time, it will also heal her overloaded body.

"And I..."

Raising her hand, Aisha looked at his palm.

Since taking Wo-Chien, Four Treasures of Ruin in hand, Aisha felt that his body had once again undergone some subtle changes.

Not a negative influence - Chien-Pao, Chi-Yu, Ting-Lu and Wo-Chien had vouched for him with their lives.

Since this was the case, Aisha's mind was alive while he put his heart at ease.

The importance of skill in a non-discriminatory fight needs no explanation.

We all know our own business.

Although Instructor Ai had never lost a single match in an Undifferentiated Wild Battle, he knew very well that he had never lost a single match in an Undifferentiated Wild Battle.

However, he knew that he had to rely on his physical strength and the high intensity of Chien-Pao to achieve such a record.

In short, he's a panel monster.

As for skill... Aisha knew very well that he was just a beginner.

Although, he had learned swordplay from the Three Swordsmen in the Unova region for a while.

But how can a Pokémon's swordsmanship be compared to a human's?

Aisha was taught by Chien-Pao.

What Aisha learned from the Three Swordsmen was more of a wild combat instinct.

It was a good thing that with Isle of Armor's training, he could learn some serious human fighting techniques and swordsmanship, instead of relying on purely powerful bricks to fight.

After learning those techniques, you will be able to show your strength...

The panel monsters will use their skills now. Are you scared?

We'll give Zacian a little Dayan Sword Saint shock, so it'll realize who the real King of Swords is!

"The station is up ahead."

Turning a corner, Master Mustard pointed towards the distance.

The three of them quickened their pace towards the station.

"This is it."

Ten minutes later, stopping dead in his tracks, Master Mustard looked across the street at the station and smiled.

"We'll take the bus from the station to Wedgehurst... Little Aisha, I thought you said you knew that Sonia girl, didn't you?"

"Yes."

"That's good, Sonia hasn't gone out for a while, she's still at Wedgehurst, we can go there to meet her and visit Professor Magnolia if we have time."

"Okay."

Aisha didn't think anything of it.

As long as he didn't run into Leon at Wedgehurst, he could do whatever he wanted.

Besides, what he was planning to do in the Galar region would be a bit of a problem if he didn't have the help of a professional like Sonia.

With that, the three of them entered the station to check the time of the train to Wedgehurst.

The earliest train of the day was in an hour, so they still had some time to wait.

They hadn't had breakfast since they got off the plane, so Aisha, Bea, and Master Mustard found a restaurant near the station.

"Oh, three guests!"

As soon as they entered, the middle-aged man in a white chef's outfit greeted them warmly.

He pointed to the sign in front of the counter, and introduced the three of them to the event of the day in their store.

"Welcome to our Battle Restaurant, would you like to participate in our Battle?"

Aisha and Bea looked at each other.

They were a bit confused, but after hearing the word "battle", a light flashed in their eyes.

Seeing this, the chef understood what was going on, and smiled as he explained the rules of their restaurant's sparring match.

"We have a doubles match, if the guests win, our store will provide three free meals for you, and it doesn't matter if you lose, we will also give the guests consolation prizes."

"As expected, in Galar, where battles are favored, battle restaurants can be found everywhere."

Aisha couldn't help but sigh with a smile.

He had only seen battle restaurants in Lumiose City in the Kalos region, but this time in Galar, he didn't expect to find a random restaurant on the street that also had battle activities.

I have to say, getting prizes for battling is too much of a temptation for Pokémon trainers!

Aisha was not immune.

The same goes for Bea.

"Ho-ho-ho."

Sensing the thoughts of the two youngsters, Master Mustard narrowed his eyes and smiled happily.

He didn't hate kids who loved to fight.

Rather, it was the children who loved to fight that made them more suitable for martial arts.

Because they had more energy than others their age.

"Come on, I'm waiting for the free meal you've won!"

"Yes, I will!" Bea clenched her fist and happily promised Master Mustard.

Aisha smiled and took out a Poké ball.

According to his observation of the chef, it would be enough to fight with this kid.

With that, the chef led the two of them to the battlefield behind the restaurant, with a waiter by his side as a teammate.

"This match is a two-team-two doubles match, and one side loses if both Pokémon are incapacitated!"

The referee raised a small flag at the side of the field and said, "Battle, begin!"

At the order of the referee, four Poké balls flew up into the sky.

Opening them up, the four Pokémon stood in front of their respective trainers.

"Scorch!"

The long, flat body curved up like countless squares, each section of the body had a circular glowing pattern underneath, and with a pair of tiny feet, a beard-like light burned on its face, making the Pokémon look like a general wearing a general's helmet.

"Coal!"

Pitch-black, with hideous faces carved between chunks of coal, equally carved with strong, powerful limbs, hot flames flickered from between the coals.

"Centiskorch and Coalossal."

Aisha recognized the two Pokémon.

Their auras were strong.

I had to admit, the owner and the waiter were quite strong for this restaurant to be able to hold a battle event.

"What a restaurant style Pokémon." Then, he smiled and looked in front of him.

"Lar!"

Larvitar's eyes narrowed into slits as it looked across at Centiskorch, who was four times weaker to Rock, and Coalossal, who was four times weaker to Ground.

Isn't this prey knocking at the door?

"Choke!"

Beside Larvitar, Machoke, a purple-skinned monster with muscles as developed as mountains, clashed his fists and let out a bold battle cry.

"This Coalossal's characteristic is Flame Body, don't command Machoke to hit it to avoid burns." Aisha's eyes flickered, and after whispering a command to Bea at his side, he immediately gave the command to attack, saying, "Larvitar use Rock Slide, hit it hard for me!"

"Lar!"

As Larvitar waved its hand, a large piece of rock tumbled down from the sky, smashing the two opposing Pokémon head on.

"Machoke!"

Calling out to Machoke, Bea chose to trust Aisha's judgment.

"Choke!"

Taking advantage of Larvitar's AOE attack, Machoke showed off its muscles in a very "social" way, and gave a smile to Centiskorch and Coalossal, who were dodging Rock Slide.

A powerful smile raises both offense and defense!

"Scorch!"

"Coal!"

Over there, even though Centiskorch and Coalossal's first reaction was to dodge, Larvitar's Rock Slide still landed on them.

"Centiskorch, use Flame Wheel to attack Machoke!"

"Coalossal, Heat Wave!"

The two trainers gave their orders to attack.

The charcoal pile behind Coalossal burst into bright flames, and a hot hurricane gushed out along with some charred cinders.

The long strip of Centiskorch connected with its head and tail and became a circle, rolling and dragging hot flames, rushing towards Bea's Machoke.

Riding on Heat Wave, Centiskorch's Flame Wheel was even more powerful!

"Bea." Aisha gave Bea a look.

Bea, who was a gym leader and had excellent experience in battle, immediately understood.

"Machoke, Protect!"

She shouted the command to Protect.

Machoke raised its arms and expertly protected its chest and head as a green energy shield appeared in front of its body.

"Scorch!"

Centiskorch, bathed in hot flames, slammed into Protect's shield.

Aisha gave a command that made the two trainers on the other side of the room explode.

"Larvitar, Earthquake."

"Lar!"

Larvitar roared in the sky, although it was still in its first form, nowadays it already had the power of a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon as its strength grew.

As its fists landed, the earth in its manipulation of violent trembling up, rich, horrible Ground-type energy directly blasted away Centiskorch, and even knocked down the rear is constantly releasing Heat Wave Coalossal.

"Scorch!"

"Coal!"

"Larvitar, Protect." Aisha didn't give the opponent a chance to react and commanded Larvitar to launch a defense just like Machoke.

"Machoke, Earthquake!"

Bea did the same thing and commanded Machoke to replicate Larvitar's attack.

"Boom!!!"

Machoke raised its leg high, and then slammed it into the ground.

With a loud boom, Earthquake's power was once again poured onto the two opposing Fire-type Pokémon.

Coalossal, who was four times weaker to Ground than the other Pokémon, even though it had excellent physical defense, was killed on the spot and lost its ability to fight.

Centiskorch, on the other hand, was in a sorry state, its strength as low as a candle in the wind.

"Larvitar, Stone Edge."

Aisha let Larvitar deliver the final blow, and the rock shot out like a missile, crushing Centiskorch with a single blow.

"Centiskorch and Coalossal are unable to fight, and as such, the two guests have won the store's sparring event!"

The referee announced Aisha and Bea's victory.

They looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.

 Master Mustard smiled from ear to ear inside the store.

"Three guests, please wait, your luxury meal will be ready soon."

After losing, the chef was stunned, and then invited Aisha and Bea into the room with a professional demeanor.

"Instructor Ai's fighting style is really tough..."

Bea raised her hand to wipe the sweat.

Master Mustard's smile disappeared, remembering his own experience of being slept through by Instructor Ai's Venusaur.

"That's if you haven't seen him when he's not tough."

Bea: "Eh?"