Of course, Kawaki couldn't say these words that would ruin his own reputation now. When Xiao An encountered someone who could break this strategy later, he would naturally return to the Breeding House to find a solution.
However, that would be a different price.
It was a pity that among the teachable moves currently available at the Breeding House, there were no Roost, Toxic Spikes, Stealth Rock, and Spikes. Otherwise, this Gliscor's move set would be complete at once.
"I'll see if I can get some wool from Steven's Skarmory later," Kawaki thought to himself.
Teaching a move could be completed in one second, but to cover it up, Kawaki had to delay for a period of time each time he taught, depending on the number of moves.
And in this situation, most Trainers would choose to stay in a hotel for a day or two.
This would also bring some income to the Breeding House.
Xiao An was no exception. Kawaki also took him on a tour of the Breeding House's backyard and the Pokémon's daily diet, telling him that if he had any needs for boarding Pokémon in the future, he could come anytime.
Xiao An readily agreed to this.
The next morning.
With the move teaching completed, Xiao An left the Breeding House full of confidence, ready to head to Fallarbor Town to show that person, his rival, a thing or two.
Looking at him, Kawaki was speechless for a moment. He really wanted to say that this strategy was incomplete and didn't need to be so exaggerated.
But after a moment of silence, he only said, "When you get a chance, go to some Trainer trading markets and see if you can buy a Toxic Orb. Roost, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Stealth Rock cannot be taught at the Breeding House for now, but you can come back and check in a while."
"Okay, I'll remember that!" Xiao An nodded repeatedly.
Gliscor also thanked Kawaki gratefully.
Learning new moves made it feel very happy, so much so that Kawaki also received gifts brought by the increase in happiness.
[Gliscor's mood has increased, happiness +60, obtained Gliscor's gift: "Substitute" TM.]
[TM (Substitute): A Normal-type move that creates a Substitute by sacrificing its own HP. The Substitute can take one hit for the user. Usages: 9999/9999.]
Substitute? Good heavens, now the Breeding House has all three moves: Substitute, Protect, and Toxic.
"Go!" Kawaki smiled at Gliscor.
Gliscor turned around and left the Breeding House with its Trainer.
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Fallarbor Town, Pokémon Center.
After half a day of traveling, a refreshed Xiao An arrived here again.
He looked at his rival, who was arrogantly training his Pokémon in the Pokémon Center's backyard, and said,
"Xiao Mao, let's battle!"
The young man named Xiao Mao turned to look at his fellow villager. He folded his arms and raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure?"
Both of them were Trainers who had just started their journey this year, and they came from the same place.
All along, Xiao An had regarded the other as his rival, but unfortunately, the other's strength always surpassed his.
Xiao An had always regarded Xiao Mao, his rival, as his goal, constantly chasing after him.
"Of course! This time, Gliscor and I definitely won't lose!" Xiao An said.
"Hey, you didn't lose your mind after losing the last battle, did you?" Xiao Mao said sarcastically.
"Who lost their mind? We'll only know after a battle!" Xiao An took out Gliscor's Poké Ball.
Seeing this, Xiao Mao was silent for a moment, then smiled helplessly: "I can't do anything with you. In that case, I'll just defeat you again! Go, my partner!"
With a flash of white light, a Crawdaunt appeared on the field.
Crawdaunt, the evolved form of Corphish, is a Water and Dark-type Pokémon with very powerful strength.
"In that case, we're going too!" Xiao An said, "Go, Gliscor!"
A white light flashed, and Gliscor immediately appeared opposite Crawdaunt.
Their gazes met, and the battle officially began!
"Crawdaunt, Bubble Beam, show them what you've got!"
"Gliscor, Toxic!"
Both sides issued commands simultaneously.
Crawdaunt's large pincers extended forward, and a fierce stream of bubbles erupted from them, almost locking onto Gliscor's position.
Having battled this Pokémon many times, Gliscor had encountered this situation countless times. As it flew into the air to dodge the Bubble Beam, its tail sprayed a stream of purple poison.
"Splash!"
The next second, a large amount of poison liquid hit Crawdaunt, successfully causing it to fall into the Toxic status.
"Toxic? Did you learn a new move?" Xiao Mao narrowed his eyes but didn't panic. He just needed to defeat that Gliscor before its stamina ran out.
"Crawdaunt, Ice Beam!"
The command was given, and a beam emitting terrifying coldness instantly shot out from Crawdaunt's large pincer.
If the 4x weak to Ice Gliscor was hit, even if it didn't immediately lose its ability to battle, it would be severely injured.
Moreover, with that Gliscor's speed, it couldn't possibly dodge this attack. Xiao Mao was determined to win this battle.
However, hearing Xiao Mao use this Ice Beam, Xiao An was not anxious at all, but rather chuckled.
"Hehe, I knew it would be this move! In that case, Gliscor, Protect!"
The moment the Ice Beam struck, a white light surged from Gliscor, blocking the Ice Beam.
Protect succeeded!
And it was a pre-emptive prediction!
Seeing this, Xiao Mao and Crawdaunt were both startled.
How could this be?
But he quickly changed his strategy.
"Protect doesn't always succeed, Crawdaunt, Ice Beam again!"
However, this time, Xiao An and Gliscor did not use Protect.
The moment the Ice Beam hit, Gliscor's main body appeared safely on the other side.
That was… Substitute?!
Where did this guy learn that? He got smarter! Xiao Mao was greatly surprised and quickly thought of a countermeasure.
"No, using Substitute consumes Gliscor's stamina. It cannot use it multiple times consecutively. In that case—"
Xiao Mao didn't intend to give the opponent time to think: "Crawdaunt, Ice Beam again!"
"Gliscor, continue Substitute!" Xiao An saw through the opponent's intention.
The Ice Beam was blocked by Substitute again.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Mao suddenly stopped being anxious.
He didn't attack again, but calmly looked at Xiao An opposite him and said,
"Although I don't know where you learned it from, how many more times can you use Substitute now?"
"You don't need to worry about that!" Xiao An chuckled.
The next second, Xiao Mao saw specks of greenish-purple light emerging from Gliscor.
Within the light, Gliscor's stamina was actually recovering!
W-what's going on?! Xiao Mao's eyes instantly widened.
Xiao An's face showed a smile.
Since they didn't have a Toxic Orb to trigger Gliscor's Poison Heal ability, they would go straight for it and have Gliscor use Toxic on itself to trigger the [Poison Heal] ability.
Crawdaunt, afflicted with Toxic, began to show signs of pain as time passed.
Looking at that scene, Xiao An chuckled.
This strategy is indeed powerful! Even if it's incomplete, it can still make Xiao Mao helpless!
Now, it's time to counterattack!
"Gliscor, Swords Dance!"
"Crawdaunt, Ice Beam!"
The Ice Beam swept over again, but the current Gliscor was full of confidence. It actually dodged the Ice Beam by sidestepping at a strange angle, and then successfully used Swords Dance.
"Now, give it the final blow!" Xiao An shouted, "Use our best move!"
Cross Poison!
Crawdaunt tried to make a final stand, but Toxic tormented its body, causing it to be half a beat slow in attacking due to the intense pain.
Gliscor's pincers crossed into a cross, carrying a dark purple light, and heavily struck Crawdaunt.
The Ice Beam that had not yet been unleashed exploded internally.
Crawdaunt's tough body finally fell weakly.
Finally, they won!
Xiao An and Gliscor were incredibly excited.
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