The time was approaching noon. After effortlessly clearing through some cannon fodder, Satoru finally found the powerful trainer, Gotou Hitori.
At this moment, Hitori was hiding behind a blonde girl, her eyes filled with fear as she stared at Satoru and Anon.
This one is socially anxious.
Anon immediately noticed the problem, but the straightforward Satoru didn't, instead moving closer to the two of them.
He recognized the blonde girl. She was Ijichi Nijika, the one who had battled Kagura Hikari a few days ago. She was quite strong.
If he had to choose just one to battle, Satoru would definitely be disappointed.
But...
It's fine, I'll just fight them both at once!
"Battle me!"
Satoru's heart was filled with anticipation. He gripped the Poké Ball in his hand and threw it out. Froakie appeared on the ground.
"Kero kero"
Satoru had used Froakie very little in this cup. By now, it was on the verge of evolving. After so much training and battling, its strength far surpassed that of other Froakie.
It could probably even win a battle against a Frogadier.
So Satoru wanted to let Froakie evolve at the perfect moment, to win the most amazing evolution battle!
"...Okay."
After hearing his passionate words, Gotou Hitori forced herself to pull together her spirits and stepped out from behind Nijika.
Although there was a million percent reluctance in her heart—her social anxiety couldn't handle such a large event.
She couldn't handle it even with the Sturdy ability.
As for why she didn't refuse?
A socially anxious person doesn't refuse others.
[Satoru-baby Mission time]
[Mission: Defeat Gotou Hitori. Reward: Cut (TM).]
Hearing this, Satoru wanted to curse.
Don't be fucking ridiculous. What can Cut even do?!
A 50-power Normal-type move. Do you want me to go cut grass?
Even if I want to imitate a ninja after evolving into Greninja, don't I have the STAB move Night Slash?!
He really couldn't find any advantages to Cut. After evolving, a Greninja's 70-power Dark-type Night Slash was much better than the Normal-type Cut.
Night Slash: The user attacks the target with a slash. It has a higher critical-hit ratio.
According to the game's data, it had a 12.5% chance to land a critical hit.
A Water/Dark Greninja had a limited number of learnable Dark-type moves. Only a few had decent power, like Dark Pulse and Night Slash. The others weren't very effective.
But Night Slash and Dark Pulse were more than enough.
[Ufufu~ Cut may be trash, but Satoru-baby, how do you know if it has a damage buff against Grass-types?]
That's true.
Recalling the countless trees and patches of grass he had cut down in the games, Satoru couldn't help but concede her point.
Currently, Froakie was lacking in physical moves. But Satoru preferred to use Quick Attack to maintain distance and play as a special attacker. If things got bad, he had Protect to block.
"I... I'm Gotou Hitori... P-please take care of me."
While Satoru was deep in thought, Hitori cautiously approached him, offering a slightly stiff smile and a greeting.
That smile was really forced.
If you don't want to smile, you don't have to!
Satoru came back to his senses, not paying it much mind. He smiled faintly, a gentle warmth in his expression.
"It's fine. Just relax and battle. I heard you're very strong."
"Ah... mhm, but I'm actually not that strong~~"
Seeing his smile, Hitori's mood unknowingly relaxed. The tension disappeared, replaced by a sense of ease.
It's just that her mood shifted from timid to smug.
She always did this when praised. It was only when Satoru looked at her with a strange expression that she shivered and snapped out of it.
What an incredible person.
Hitori stepped forward. As she walked, her mood gradually brightened, and the distance between them grew. She stopped only when she reached the approximate position on the battlefield.
The battle was 1v1, as Hitori's other two Pokémon had not yet recovered.
"Go, Satoru" "Go for it, Bocchi-chan"
The cheers of Anon and Nijika came from the side.
Their eyes met. Hitori took out her Poké Ball and threw it.
"Tinkaton, please~"
"DEKA~!"
Appearing on the ground was the Fairy/Steel-type Tinkaton, a common Pokémon in the Paldea region.
Its main feature is being super cute! Its Attack isn't high, but it has the 160-power STAB move, Gigaton Hammer!
[Tinkaton, the cute-wute Pokémon. Its greatest feature is those pink jade feet. I'd love a taste?. According to rumors, it's the boss of Bloodmoon Ursaluna, having died protecting it when it was still a Teddiursa. I miss you, boss! ╥﹏╥]
"Stop being weird!"
Satoru broke out in a cold sweat and glanced at the Tinkaton.
Currently, the power difference between a first-stage Froakie and a final-stage Tinkaton was like heaven and earth.
There was no way a first-stage Froakie could beat a third-stage Tinkaton.
After a quick look at the Pokémon, Satoru made his judgment.
The Steel/Fairy typing was also excellent. As long as a Pokémon has the Steel type, its resistances become abnormally numerous.
The strongest defensive typing. Satoru wanted one for himself too.
"Satoru, if you win this battle, let's go get lunch~~"
Anon waved her hand, cheering like a cheerleader.
After watching so many battles, in Anon's mind, Satoru was already invincible, so she quite naturally called the match.
Don't jinx it!
"Froakie, Water Pulse!"
At Satoru's command, Froakie leaped up, its hands beginning to glow with a blue light as the energy of Water Pulse gathered.
It held the water sphere tightly and then threw it forward, straight at Tinkaton.
"Kero~!"
"Tinkaton, use Gigaton Hammer to hit the Water Pulse back... and the ground along with it."
This time, Hitori was calmly displaying her skills.
"DEKA!"
Hearing this, Tinkaton swung the large hammer in its hand, smashing it into the incoming Water Pulse.
A loud bang echoed across the battlefield as the Water Pulse and the hammer collided. The water sphere shattered under the hammer's impact, scattering like a broken mirror.
With the force of the Water Pulse, Tinkaton's hammer slammed directly into the ground, causing the entire battlefield to shake violently.
The ground rippled like the surface of water, transmitting the force through the air.
"Kero?!"
Affected by this tremor, the Froakie that had jumped into the air was hit by the shockwave and lost its balance.
Its body hit the ground with a dull thud.
"So strong..." "Hmph hmph This is the strength of Bocchi-chan and Tinkaton She's the strongest on our team... probably..."
Chihaya Anon watched this scene in disbelief, while Nijika beside her confidently explained, though her confidence faded when she said "strongest."
"Is that so..."
Go for it... Satoru.
Anon clasped her hands together, cheering for Satoru in her heart, a sense of unease growing within her.
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