There were only two days left before going to Mt. Silver Headquarters. In this life it was still his first time going to the League HQ, and he would be participating in a competition…
The desire for victory in his heart became even stronger!
It was not because he wanted to prove anything in front of Pryce. Rather, in his previous life, that is, the day before he was reborn, he had suffered a crushing defeat at Mt. Silver League Headquarters.
Returning to that familiar battlefield again, no matter who the opponent was… he would defeat them!
On the Normal field, Tetsuya did not rush to battle. Although his opponent Magcargo had extremely strong resistance to Ice-type moves, it was completely helpless against Ground-type.
Not only was it four times weak to Ground-type moves, but due to the limitations of its own body it could not jump to evade. If Piloswine used the move Earthquake, Magcargo would absolutely have no ability to resist.
Therefore in the battle with Magcargo he would abandon using the move Earthquake. What he needed to train now was Piloswine's ability to respond to Fire-type moves.
Piloswine and Magcargo each stood on opposite sides of the field.
Unfortunately this Magcargo only knew the moves it learned through "leveling up" and had not learned any additional powerful moves.
Tetsuya had it use all the Fire-type moves it knew once. It actually did not even know the most basic move Flamethrower. At this moment he truly wanted to shout at Kawakami Rei, "Return it!"
The Fire-type moves this Magcargo knew were only three: Incinerate, Lava Plume, and Flame Burst.
The flames of Incinerate were the closest to ordinary fire among the moves. Although its power was not great, it could burn away plant-based Held items on the body such as a Berry. What one feared most was carrying Miracle Seed, otherwise it would also be burned by Incinerate and the loss would be significant.
Lava Plume was a very practical move among Fire-types in the wilderness. The move itself had considerable power, and the temperature of the smoke was extremely high, making the chance of being burned very high.
In the wilderness one could also rely on such black smoke to escape. Many with poor awareness would mistake it for the move Haze. Once someone rushed into the Lava Plume move, the consequences would naturally be disastrous.
Flame Burst was an explosive fireball. After striking the opponent it would explode, and the flames of the explosion would splash out and damage foes around it.
After a morning of adapting to Fire-type moves, the battle began directly in the afternoon on the Rock field where Magcargo was most skilled.
Without allowing Piloswine to use Earthquake, this battle was very difficult.
As soon as the battle began, Piloswine's body began to tremble. Fine snow from the Hail began to fall across the entire field, and the temperature suddenly dropped sharply. Tetsuya could not help but shiver.
Such low temperatures were clearly unsuitable for Magcargo. Magcargo opened its mouth and sprayed out a stream of Incinerate flames. Naturally it wanted to rely on fire to change such temperature.
The simplest and most convenient way to deal with this move -Incinerate- was Freeze-Dry. Piloswine's cold air surged forward. In an instant layers of mist rose across the field. The mist spread everywhere, and the temperature rose along with it.
The Hail gradually weakened.
Extreme cold met extreme heat. Now the temperature of the water vapor was perfectly suitable for Pokémon like Magcargo that lived in hot spring environments. It instead became even more excited. A fireball shot out, even bigger than during the morning training.
Magcargo used all its power, hoping to completely change the Hail weather!
This Magcargo at least had some "thinking capacity" and was not like a headless fly. However, Pokémon without a Trainer's command, unless they dominate in the wilderness, although they may know many moves, can usually only use two or three proficiently. Just like Bronzong, which repeatedly used only Gyro Ball and Metal Sound.
"Icicle Crash."
Piloswine was very uncomfortable with such temperature, so Tetsuya naturally could not allow Magcargo to continue acting freely.
Piloswine directly let out a low roar as ice pillars fell from the sky, lining up one after another toward Magcargo's direction. The fireball of Flame Burst was directly shattered by the ice pillars into sparks, its power already completely gone.
Magcargo moved and left the position of the ice pillars.
However, at this moment Piloswine had already disappeared within the Hail. The Snow Cloak Ability activated, making it appear and disappear unpredictably.
Magcargo began looking around in all directions. Suddenly its cheeks puffed up and clumps of black smoke were sprayed from its mouth. The temperature of Lava Plume was extremely high, precisely the nemesis of Hail weather.
It seemed the weather would soon be changed by Magcargo, and the temperature of the entire field also began to change.
Magcargo hid within the black smoke. Even if Piloswine did not reveal itself, it still had nothing to fear. Piloswine currently still did not have the ability to directly rush into such high temperature dense smoke.
Tetsuya kept stepping back several steps. The sudden changes between cold and heat were also torment for him.
He had already thought of a countermeasure to Lava Plume during the morning. This was also the accumulation of battle experience. When the Pokémon's levels were roughly equal, the key to victory lay in the ability to adapt during battle, the Trainer's combat qualities, and the control of the battle situation.
"Powder Snow, Icy Wind!"
This small combination move was not the first time Piloswine had used it. Before learning Blizzard, this combination move was equivalent to a small Blizzard.
Powder Snow mixed with ice shards howled out along with the force of Icy Wind. Lava Plume was blown apart along the direction of Icy Wind. Magcargo appeared from within the black smoke, its face covered with snowflakes and ice shards.
Icy Wind had the effect of lowering a Pokémon's Speed. Magcargo, which was already slow, now found it even harder to move.
Magcargo, which had just shivered and opened its eyes, suddenly saw several Icicle Spear shots flying toward it like arrows.
Without the slightest hesitation, Magcargo instinctively withdrew into its shell. The impact of Icicle Spear indeed could not cause any damage to Magcargo when it had retreated into its shell.
However, simply acting like a Squirtle was not enough!
Defense was also divided into two types, active defense and passive defense. Active defense was a tactical retreat to seek opportunities to counterattack, while a Pokémon under passive defense that did not find a way to change the situation would always be led by the opponent and would soon be defeated.
"Icicle Crash, surround it!"
For Pokémon that could not move easily, or Pokémon that could not move freely on the ground, such as Sheila's Cloyster, this kind of "sealing" tactic was very effective.
Ice pillars formed a circular encirclement and deeply embedded themselves into the ground. Magcargo was sealed inside. If it wanted to come out, it would have to melt the ice pillars with fire. However, by the time it melted the ice pillars, its mission would already be over.
"Hn. Avalanche."
Huge snowballs condensed in the air. As soon as Piloswine withdrew its intent, they violently smashed into the enclosed space formed by the ice pillars, producing loud rumbling sounds.
The echoes continued to reverberate throughout the entire training grounds!