Pokémon: I just became a Gym Leader, and Cynthia proposed to me.

Chapter 477 Cleverness Cannot Achieve Victory

The next day, Li Dazhuang, carrying the latest space backpack filled with supplies prepared for him by Li Shuwen, boarded the ferry to the road to the championship.

Li Shuwen said, "I will mail the items to the Pokémon Center at the foot of Victory Road every month. Remember to pick them up."

Li Dazhuang laughed heartily, "It won't even take a month. You leave your stuff at home, and I'll come back with my Pokémon to eat!"

With his back to the sun, Li Dazhuang was full of vigor, as if he had returned to twenty years ago when he successfully challenged the Four Heavenly Kings within a month.

With such lofty ambitions, Li Shuwen believed that the once invincible Iron Fist Li Dazhuang had indeed returned!

Li Dazhuang waved his hand, "Go back, there might already be challengers waiting for you at the door to accept your challenge."

Li Fei waved excitedly, "Uncle, you must win! We're waiting for your good news! Remember, today is the day you are crowned king!"

Ah Kai clenched his fist. "Master, youth will reward your efforts. I can already see your youth burning brightly!"

Li Shuwen shook his head, pulled the two conspicuous bags back into the car, and returned to the dojo.

Surprisingly, there was already a trainer waiting at the entrance of the Veiled Gym.

Li Shuwen parked the car, smiled, and said, "Senren, I didn't expect it to be you again."

Mori also wore a bright smile, "That's right, Librarian, it's me challenging you again. This time I have a new trump card."

I hope to receive your corrections.

Li Shuwen nodded. "Come in."

Li Shuwen was also very curious about what kind of growth Senren had undergone.

If this kid doesn't perform well, Li Shuwen will forcefully give him the badge and stop giving him the chance to challenge.

If he could impress him, Li Shuwen would allow him to use a little cleverness.

Li Shuwen was also eager to see just how far Senren could go.

In this battle, the first two Pokémon that Forestman sent out were Creeper and Flygon, whose movement speed and attack speed were much faster.

The progress was indeed significant, but it didn't make Li Shuwen feel particularly impressed.

It seems the key lies in his third Pokémon.

After being defeated by two Blaziken in a row, the Forester was also a bit flustered.

Senren felt that he had made great progress during this period, but he did not expect that Li Shuwen's Blaziken had improved even more!

That's a Desert Dragonfly, it can fly and effectively resist Blaziken's fire-type ranged attacks, but it still couldn't stop Blaziken's amazing leap.

Before the Forest Spirit could impress Li Shuwen, he was almost blinded by the Blaziken.

Fortunately, the Pokémon that Mori recently caught is indeed a high-quality investment.

"Go, starfish!"

Azure gemstone, red border, deep blue starfish body—this is also a sparkling gemstone starfish.

Mori's luck is indeed very good.

"Blaziken, Thunder Punch!"

Mori immediately gave the order, "Jewel Starfish, spin at high speed!"

The gem starfish immediately sprang up from the ground and spun rapidly in the air.

Blaziken charged forward, leaped up, and punched Starmie.

Surprisingly, Starfish miraculously avoided Blaziken's punch.

The Blaziken landed on the ground, a look of surprise flashing in its eyes.

At the same time, he was filled with fighting spirit and determined to show the starfish his true speed.

Sliding up and down, pulling in and releasing, back and forth, speed and force working in coordination.

That's really not simple.

Could this starfish have played too many yo-yos in its past life, which is why it was reincarnated as a starfish in this life?

Li Shuwen keenly sensed that something was off about the starfish's movements just now.

"Blaziken, use Thunder Punch again!"

Sure enough, Blaziken threw a punch, which just missed Starmie's body.

Blaziken frowned. He had clearly predicted Starmie's movement trajectory; it shouldn't have missed.

Not only Blaziken, but Li Shuwen also predicted that the Starmie's landing point would be the same spot where Blaziken would throw its punch.

Recalling the scene just now, Li Shuwen suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "The gem starfish used teleportation, right?"

Mori's smile froze instantly. "You were discovered so quickly?"

Mori said, "I did initially capture the gem starfish because of its different colors, but after capturing it, I started training it."

"It was discovered that Starmie's superpowers become stronger when he is spinning, but he cannot use other superpower attributes or skills while spinning."

"I don't know why, but the teleportation worked surprisingly well."

Li Shuwen asked, puzzled, "Why didn't you use that technique to attack the Blaziken directly?"

Mori smiled faintly, "Of course, it's because the starfish's superpowers haven't been fully stored up yet!"

Just then, the sapphire at the center of the gem starfish emitted a bright light.

Senren immediately shouted, "Now! Gem Starmie, use Psychic Blade!"

The starfish's body soared into the sky, its ten tentacles glowing with a rich blue light, and it spun faster again, like a blue slicing knife, hurtling towards the Blaziken.

Li Shuwen calmly said, "Blaziken, use Flamethrower!"

In the face of absolute power, no amount of fancy tricks matters.

This was the last lesson Li Shuwen taught Senren.

The two sides collided fiercely, and the powerful energy triggered a violent explosion.

The Blaziken landed on the ground, half-kneeling, clutching its chest and unable to get up for a long time.

The jeweled starfish crashed to the ground, its jewel on its chest shimmering incessantly.

Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong!

Finally, the sound stopped abruptly, the gem on its chest dimmed, and the gem starfish's body seemed to turn grayish-white.

Even the Cosmic Superman fell to the Firebird Monster's attack.

Senren paused for a moment, then put away the gem starfish and tried to turn and run.

As soon as I turned around, I saw Li Shuwen smiling in front of me.

Turning around, Li Shuwen, who should have been on the other side of the battlefield, disappeared.

Mori gave a wry smile, turned around and asked casually, "Master of the Library, how did you end up in front of me? You wouldn't happen to...?"

Ah Kai quickly said, "This is my master's superpower, teleportation! What are you thinking?!"

Mori-jin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Shuwen took out the badge and handed it to Senren, coldly saying, "Your last bit of cleverness won't bring you victory."

"I'll take your badge. Train your Gem Starfish well from now on. The combination of high-speed spinning, teleportation, and mental blades is very promising."

Mori sighed. "I'm sorry, Librarian, I just really wanted to win!"

"Not long ago, I met a trainer from the Unova region. His Pokémon were incredibly fast, and I was defeated by him without any mercy."

"I heard that he was defeated by you, the Librarian, with just one Pokémon, so I thought I should at least defeat one of your Pokémon to prove that I am better than him."

Li Fei astutely extracted the key phrase, "Have you seen Mike?"

Senren nodded. "He did say his name was Mike."

Li Fei then described Mike's features, and Mori nodded. Li Fei clenched his fist, "That Mike guy actually chased me all the way to the Sinnoh region!"

"This time, I'm going to show him what I'm capable of!"