: Was it sweat? Oh, it was rain!

Thrust, a fighting skill, involves launching a series of attacks by thrusting your arms forward, up to a maximum of 5 times.

This is the only Fighting-type move that Spiky can learn naturally without using a TM. Although it's not very powerful, it can still cause considerable damage to Larvitar, which is twice as weak to Fighting.

Because Xia Ming switched Pokémon when the opponent used the move Charge, the Pokémon's powerful push was unavoidable and hit Larvitar directly.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

With his fighting power concentrated in his fists, Fried Pig successfully sent the newly entered Lark flying backward with a four-hit combo.

"Stir-fry the pork, maintain a safe distance!"

Mingyi did not allow the Fried Pig to press its advantage after its victory, but instead decisively ordered it to maintain an ambiguous distance from Young Gilas.

Since Fried Pig is currently positioned in Xia Ming's half of the field, when Xia Ming uses a move that has a double super effective against Fried Pig, Ming Yi can likely avoid the attack by switching Pokémon.

This tactic of alternating evasion is one of the fundamental skills that many professional trainers need to master, and it has a limited number of uses in most professional competitions.

Mingyi's decision to stop attacking seemed to be a way of handing over the initiative to Xiaming, but Xiaming was actually the most passive party at this moment!

"Yoji~"

With a wince of pain, Young Gilas stood up and dusted himself off.

Despite being type disadvantaged, Larvitar receives a level of nutrition that ordinary trainers like Mingyi could never imagine.

Xia Ming's investment has definitely paid off. The iron ore that Larvitar consumes on a daily basis gives him extremely high physical defense. In addition, Fried Pig does not have any STAB (Same Type) bonuses. In a one-on-one situation, Fried Pig would never be able to beat him in a skill-based exchange!

On the competition field, Fried Pig raised a provocative smile and hopped around in place with small, quick steps.

On the other side, Young Gilas gritted his teeth, his eyes were downcast, and his head was slightly lowered, his elemental energy ready at any moment.

He doesn't take provocation lying down!

"What a powerful bond, Xia Ming. Aren't you going to make your move?"

Young Gilas's self-discipline impressed Mingyi. She crossed her arms, tilted her head back, and looked at Xia Ming across from her with a relaxed and carefree expression.

Now, what should you do?

Should I rotate again and gamble on me switching to the Green Vine Serpent, or recklessly attack and get hit by the Green Vine Serpent that I switched to defend against, which has a four-fold advantage? Or should I rotate again and get another free attack from my Fried Pig?

Well, this is truly a delightful prize-guessing segment.

The more relaxed Mingyi appeared, the greater the pressure on Xia Ming became. He didn't know what strategy he should adopt to reverse the situation, nor did he know whether Mingyi would see through his strategy.

"Use it to make stir-fried pork rounder!"

"Younggiras is ready to retaliate in kind!"

Once again, I read it first, and once again, I anticipated Xia Ming's thoughts.

Xia Ming wanted to use the "an eye for an eye" skill to regain the initiative, but Ming Yi seemed to know what he wanted to do and directly used the "Spherical Transformation" skill to increase the physical resistance of the fried pig.

Larvitar doesn't have the Dark type, so it doesn't get any STAB bonuses. So, when it uses "Tit for Tat" on a Savage Pig, it's practically negligible.

However, the rounding effect of the fried pig can reduce the advantage of Larvitar's attribute advantage after increasing its defense, because Larvitar at this stage is almost entirely composed of physical attack skills!

If the Fried Pig were to use this opportunity to become rounder two or three more times to increase its defense, it could even grow into a monster capable of defeating Xia Ming in a one-on-two battle, overcoming its restraint and resistance!

"Shoot down in succession!"

Unable to worry about anything else, Xia Ming directly commanded Young Gilas to use close-range shooting to force Mingyi to react.

Either swap with Younggilas, or have your abilities reset to zero after swapping with the Green Vine Serpent!

"Next, retaliate in kind and then roll away to avoid it."

On the other side of the field, Mingyi leisurely directed the stir-fried pig. She had already seen through Xia Ming's entire strategy, and all she needed to do next was find an opportunity to make the stir-fried pig keep getting rounder in order to win the game.

"Stop making noise!"

On the field, Fried Pig neither dodged nor avoided the oncoming Young Gilas, while its normal attribute abilities surged within it and it curled up its body.

By curling up into a round shape, one can increase their defensive capabilities.

"Young Yoshi!"

As Dark attribute energy gathered in his hands, Larvitar mobilized the Rock attribute power within his body to prepare for the subsequent strike.

He raised both hands and slammed them down hard from directly above the fried pork, but unfortunately, this tit-for-tat attack did not cause much damage.

bang~

The attack hit its mark, and both sides took a step back due to the reaction force. Young Gilas then stomped his foot, conjuring a huge rock beside him, which he then hurled at Fried Pig almost instantly.

But stir-frying pork is even faster!

Because he curled up into a round shape, he could seamlessly connect with the "rolling" motion, which also required curling up his body, and use the speed generated by the rolling motion to quickly avoid the attack from the fried pig.

"Stop rolling and maintain a safe distance!"

Instead of greedily trying to accumulate damage from the rolling attack, Mingyi, after dodging the attack with the stir-fried pig, immediately ordered a stop to maintain a safe distance, then looked up at Xia Ming:

"Now, how are you going to deal with this, Xia Ming?"

In the second round, Mingyi still won completely!

On the other side of the field, the pressure on Xia Ming increased once again!

Regular battles are not like random battles. In random battles, you only need to think about how to send out all your Pokémon to defeat the opposing trainer and how to protect yourself. Strategy is more important than command.

Formal battles demand a higher level of strategic command talent from trainers, and also require trainers to have a sufficiently diverse knowledge base.

Xia Ming's two Pokémon are definitely stronger than Ming Yi's Pokémon on paper. If this were a wild battle, Xia Ming would have several ways to "decapitate" Ming Yi.

However, in formal matches, he now clearly felt the unfairness of the world and the importance of one-on-one combat skills.

All of Mingyi's current commands are based on the best and optimal solutions to Xia Ming's ideas, but how does she manage to read Xia Ming's ideas first every time?

It's just like that wild fight back then, where neither Vina nor the audience could have imagined that Xia Ming would grab the negatively charged pat and achieve absolute victory by potentially killing himself.

This is also a combat skill!

[I know what you're trying to do, and I know how to solve it, so I chose this solution, and I won.]

"Tick-tock~ Tick-tock~"

"Is it sweat?"

Xia Ming raised his hand and touched his suddenly damp forehead.

"Tick-tock~ Tick-tock~"

Before I knew it, the once clear sky turned gray, and fine rain fell from the sky, forming curtains of rain in front of my eyes.

"Oh, it's just rain. How could a battle of this magnitude possibly make me sweat?"

"Younggiras, go all out! Use Stomp on the Fried Pig and follow up with Rock Slide!"