Eight strong contenders, basically everyone had 1-2 green quality Pokémon. Qing Wu was not surprised by the quality of the Hypno. What truly surprised Qing Wu was that Hypno would use Nasty Plot.
Nasty Plot is a very practical move to use in battle, as it can increase Special Attack by one stage and Special Defense by one stage.
Qing Wu once checked for the Nasty Plot TM in Team Rocket's exchange shop, and the exchange quantity showed a large zero.
Da Zuo told Qing Wu that the Nasty Plot TM was very popular. As long as there was stock, it would be snapped up in less than a second. Don't hold too much hope.
It's better to get a psychic Pokémon later, spend a considerable amount of points, and directly transfer the Nasty Plot skill from a Pokémon that uses it in Team Rocket. That would be faster.
"Hypno, use Hypnosis!" Lian Ji said unceremoniously, already preparing to use Hypnosis to put the Fearow to sleep.
Hypno's hand, holding the ring, turned grayish-white. Hypno's gaze shifted towards the Fearow.
"Fearow, use Pursuit!" A flash of electricity, and then "Pursuit!" Since Hypno wanted to use its Psychic ultimate move, Hypnosis, as long as Fearow was fast enough to use a Dark-type move, Bite, on Hypno before Hypno even noticed, it could break Hypno's attack.
Hypno was surprised to find Fearow had disappeared.
The next moment, Hypno's hand holding the ring ached, and a deep, invisible wound appeared.
Fresh blood gushed from the wound. Hypno, in pain, almost dropped its ring. Hypno's Hypnosis skill was interrupted.
This was Fearow's Bite attack, biting Hypno's hand. Dark-type energy attached itself to Hypno's wound.
"Hypno, use Recover!" A white light suddenly appeared, merging into Hypno's body.
The evil energy on Hypno's wound was expelled. The wound healed and fell off in the blink of an eye, revealing clean new skin.
"Hypno, use Nasty Plot!" Lian Ji decided to strengthen herself first before attacking.
"Fearow, use Roar!" Qing Wu wanted to stop Hypno from successfully buffing.
If Hypno successfully buffs, it might even make Qing Wu's plans go awry.
Fearow's loud roar came from the Fearow. Even the meat could feel the obvious tremor in the air.
Hypno was directly interrupted by Fearow's loud roar. After the Nasty Plot failed, Hypno also felt quite a backlash.
"Damn it! After the strengthened skill was interrupted, Lian Ji was exceptionally angry.
She knew there were only two ways to escape Lan Ling's pursuit: first, to legitimately defeat Qing Wu and regain Lan Ling's recognition; second, to defect to Qing Wu and escape Lan Ling's protection.
"If Qing Wu is strong enough, it's not impossible." Lian Ji was shocked by the thought that flashed through her mind.
"How can this be? I'm a member of Team Frost Rose." Lian Ji shook her head. But Qing Wu could suppress her. Lian Ji felt that she could also accept it.
After all, Team Rocket's rule was to obey the strong. As for the pursuit that might be caused by defecting from Team Frost Rose, Lian Ji shrugged. Can't afford to run, can't afford to hide? She is from the capital city of God.
"Hypno, use Shadow Ball!" Lian Ji gritted her teeth, looking at Qing Wu's smiling face.
Hypno put its hands together, and several Shadow Balls quickly condensed. Hypno pointed towards Fearow. Shadow Balls whizzed towards Fearow.
Fearow calmly watched the incoming Shadow Balls. With a flap of its wings, several thick wind blades were released, flying straight towards the Shadow Balls.
With a whoosh, the Shadow Balls exploded, producing huge wind and smoke, making Qing Wu and Lian Ji unconsciously retreat two or three steps.
As the smoke dispersed, Fearow watched a huge Shadow Ball break through the smoke and fly directly towards it. This was Hypno's finishing move.
"Fearow, be careful, use Wing Attack!" Fearow took a deep breath, pouring its Flying-type energy into its wings.
Fearow's wings became as hard as iron. Fearow used all its strength to use Wing Attack against the Shadow Ball.
The Shadow Ball struck Fearow's iron-hard wings. Hypno watched Fearow struggle to resist the Shadow Ball, revealing a twisted smile.
Hypno's previous few condensed Shadow Balls were just bluffs. The real killing move was on the last Shadow Ball.
"Fearow, send the Shadow Ball back!" Qing Wu said calmly, his face expressionless.
Fearow nodded, using all its strength, and successfully sent the Shadow Ball back the way it came.
Hypno didn't even smile for three seconds before its smile suddenly stiffened. It looked at the Shadow Ball flying back towards it with a startled and lost expression.
"Hypno, use Protect!" Hypno was a little surprised, but Lian Ji didn't. Lian Ji made the most correct judgment. Hypno raised a white shield, and the Shadow Ball was blocked outside the white shield, canceling each other out.
Before Hypno could breathe a sigh of relief, Fearow's next attack came.
Fearow disappeared silently in the air, then suddenly appeared behind Hypno.
"Hypno, use Light Screen!" A light wall blocked Hypno from behind, but it was useless.
Light Screen is effective against special attacks, but Fearow's accelerated tackle against Hypno uses pure physical attack, so Light Screen has no effect.
Not all Pokémon can reflect all attacks like Wuzang's Groudon.
"Hypno, use Psychic to dodge!" Lian Ji was anxious at this moment. She shouted loudly at Hypno, her expression very anxious.
Even if Lian Ji wanted to defect to Qing Wu, she still wanted to show enough combat strength to gain Qing Wu's attention, rather than losing so easily as she was now.
Unfortunately, Lian Ji's command was a bit late. Hypno was just covered in psychic power when Fearow hit it from behind.
The impact was so strong that it not only dispersed Hypno's newly condensed psychic power into blue light, but also sent Hypno flying out of the arena.
Hypno was covered in bruises, falling heavily to the ground, unconscious.
Lian Ji's Pokémon had lost the ability to fight. At this moment, Qing Wu didn't plan to let go of Lian Ji's idea. After all, Lian Ji's methods had successfully disgusted Qing Wu, and the stench on Qing Wu's wrist hadn't completely dissipated yet.
"Go, Fearow, attack Lian Ji!"
Before Qing Wu and the Instructor of Frost Wolf could react, Fearow mercilessly launched an attack on Lian Ji.
Fearow transformed into a blue light, flashing behind Lian Ji at breakneck speed.
"No!" Lian Ji's pupils constricted. At this moment, a gentle breeze blew past. Fearow's sharp dual wings swept past Lian Ji's head, and her pink long hair was cut in half by Fearow.
Lian Ji only felt a lightness on her head. Countless pink hairs fell to the ground. Lian Ji, who originally had long hair, now only had short hair reaching her ears.
Lian Ji felt an electric shock coming from her scalp. Her clear eyes glowed red.
A blush appeared on Lian Ji's pale face, and her fair and jade-like ears turned red.
"This is the feeling of love," Lian Ji muttered, Lian Ji had already made up her mind to surrender to Qing Wu.
"This is your punishment!" Fearow returned to Qing Wu's side.
This battle did not make Fearow expend too much effort. When it used Wing Attack against Shadow Ball, it only suffered some minor injuries.
Lian Ji slumped on the ground for a long time, unable to move. She wanted to say something but found herself unable.
"Thank goodness no one died." Both Qing Wu and the Frost Wolf instructor breathed a sigh of relief.
This Lian Ji was the daughter of Team Rocket's high-ranking official, practically a relative of Athena.
If Lian Ji had been lost here, it would have been difficult for Qing Wu and the Frost Wolf instructor to explain.
Losing her hair here was better than losing her life.
"Qing Wu vs. Lian Ji, Qing Wu wins." The Frost Wolf instructor announced the final result, then ordered Fearow to return to its Poké Ball.
Now, battles were still raging on several other arenas. Qing Wu walked to a corner of the plaza to watch the battles in the other three arenas.
Raichu vs. Lan Ling, Raichu unexpectedly used "Meowth," and Lan Ling used "Hypno."
Hypno, skilled in psychic and ice techniques, caused considerable damage to Hypno. And Hypno didn't use its full power; it was like a cat playing with a mouse. In general, Hypno was at a disadvantage.
Arceus vs. Yellow Hair. Arceus used the evolved Pokémon, Groudon. And Yellow Hair's Pokémon was a Dual-egg Voltorb. In this battle, if nothing unexpected happened, Arceus had a very high chance of winning.
Avis vs. Warehouse Wood. This match made Qing Wu very surprised. Avis sent out a Fearow, and Warehouse Wood sent out a Rhyhorn. That Rhyhorn actually caught a bare-handed attack, directly catching the opponent's fist like a blade.
However, from the grayish-green expression on Rhyhorn's face, Qing Wu knew that this Rhyhorn had been heavily poisoned.
Having made a preliminary judgment, Qing Wu would just sit cross-legged and rest his mind, no longer paying attention to this duel. Fearow also landed on the ground, nourishing himself, preparing for a battle.
Not long after, the match results came out. Warehouse Wood and Avis undoubtedly qualified for the quarterfinals.
But what Qing Wu found incredible was that Lan Ling actually lost the match. Raichu's Meowth won.
Raichu's Meowth was very clever. It actually poisoned Hypno in the dark. And Raichu's Meowth also knew how to use the flamethrower skill, so it eventually turned the tables and got the qualification to advance.
Qing Wu looked at the dull-eyed, walking corpse-like Lan Ling.
Originally, Lan Ling was competing for first place. He didn't expect to stumble at the quarterfinals. The gap was too big, making Lan Ling unable to accept this fact.
Lan Ling's thoughts were too complex. He didn't focus all his energy on Pokémon training. Moreover, this Hypno shouldn't have been Lan Ling's Pokémon, so their tacit understanding wasn't high. This gave Meowth an opportunity.
Lan Ling too readily believed in Hypno's power, but his own training level didn't match.
Qing Wu changed the result of his previous life like a butterfly. If Qing Wu hadn't deliberately given Raichu a Deep Green quality Oddish, Raichu would have won directly with just one Zapdos.
The pairings for the quarterfinals quickly came out.
Qing Wu vs. Warehouse Wood.
Raichu vs. Arceus.
No matter the outcome, Qing Wu's team had three people entering the quarterfinals. It had to be said that Qing Wu's team was strong.
Qing Wu and Warehouse Wood looked at each other, sensing the wild ambition in each other's eyes.
"I've been looking forward to this day for a long time, Qing Wu," Warehouse Wood said quietly.
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