Pokémon: When the World Changed

"Litwick!"

"Then my Pokémon will be this!"

The chubby student released a Corsola.

Corsola was mainly pink in color, with a white belly and limbs, and four horns on its back.

It was a Water- and Rock-type Pokémon, with quadruple resistance to Fire-type moves.

It was evident that this chubby student had also focused on that point and planned to take advantage of that quadruple resistance to fight a battle of attrition against Litwick.

Under normal circumstances, a Ghost-type Pokémon like Litwick always had physical endurance as a weak point, so it was not a bad way to respond.

But this was a Gym evaluation battle. Because sunny weather weakened Water-type moves, sending out a Water-type Pokémon was not exactly a smart choice.

Within Ethan's Gym evaluation criteria, a Water-type Pokémon could practically be considered the worst option, since it did not fit with sunny weather at all.

Of course, in the end, everything would still depend on Corsola's performance to decide its evaluation result.

"Corsola, use Reflect!"

As soon as the battle began, the chubby student gave the order directly.

Next, Corsola raised in front of itself a magical wall capable of blocking attacks.

Seeing that, Ethan suddenly stroked his chin.

When he thought of Corsola, the move he remembered the most was Mirror Coat.

After receiving a special attack from the opponent, it could return it with double the power.

The move Mirror Coat, combined with the move Reflect to increase defense, and together with the recovery moves that Corsola excelled at, was truly quite a good tactic.

However, no matter how good that tactic was, it had absolutely nothing to do with sunny weather, so it did not fit with his Gym's evaluation criteria.

Because of that, after thinking for a moment, Ethan gave the order: "Litwick, use Sunny Day and then Heat Wave."

Upon hearing Ethan, Litwick understood the intention. After creating sunny weather, it began to expel from its entire body a scorching current of air that swept across the whole field.

At first, seeing that Litwick was going to attack, the chubby student was already thinking of ordering Corsola to use the move Mirror Coat, but upon noticing that Litwick's move Heat Wave spread throughout the entire arena, he forcefully swallowed those words.

Although Corsola's move Mirror Coat could reflect special attacks, how was it supposed to block the effect of the move Heat Wave that covered the entire field?

Seeing that, the chubby student had no choice but to wait a little longer, thinking of attacking when Litwick began to launch direct attacks.

But he waited and waited, and a direct attack from Litwick never came.

Instead, on the field, under the scorching effect of the move Sunny Day and the constant blowing of the move Heat Wave, the temperature of the stage began to rise rapidly.

Since Litwick was a Fire-type Pokémon, it naturally felt like a fish in water in that environment, but Corsola, being Water type, began to feel worse and worse, rapidly losing the moisture from its body.

"So Sunny Day can also be used this way?"

Seeing that, everyone present showed surprise on their faces.

Among the four great weathers, only sandstorm and hail could cause direct damage; Sunny Day and Rain Dance were, in principle, supportive weather conditions.

And now, under Litwick's use, sunny weather had transformed into an extremely powerful offensive weather, in no way inferior to sandstorm or hail! And that damage seemed especially evident against Water-type Pokémon.

"Sigh, are we going to lose again?"

"It seems that battling by relying only on my own attribute is not enough to pass the evaluation. Sunny Day... what exactly does the Gym evaluate?"

"Sunny Day, attributes..."

The last student, Sophia Collins, showed a thoughtful expression.

While she thought, Corsola on the field finally could no longer resist.

In that entire battle, Litwick did not launch even a single direct attack against Corsola, and even so, the battle ended.

"How can this be?!"

Seeing Corsola collapse onto the ground from dehydration, the chubby boy dropped heavily to the floor.

Seeing that, Ethan reflected for an instant and said, "Moves are something dead, but Trainers and Pokémon are alive. Besides mastering moves well, the way of using them and the right timing are also very important. Do not stay only with what the move shows on the surface."

As a Gym Leader, besides selecting outstanding Trainers, it was also important to guide them. Ethan's words could be considered guidance for the three challengers, pointing out to them a path to become stronger.

Now that he had said it, and connecting it with Litwick's combination of the move Sunny Day and the move Heat Wave, the three showed expressions of reflection.

If the three could take Ethan's words seriously, think about them, and understand them thoroughly, their strength would undoubtedly improve a great deal.

In the stands, examiner Damian observed Ethan's performance and nodded slightly.

Up to that moment, Ethan had fulfilled his function as Gym Leader excellently. As long as he continued like this, passing the evaluation to obtain Leader qualification was practically assured.

"Then, let the next challenger come forward."

Looking at the three, who were still reflecting, Ethan directed his attention to the last challenger, Sophia.

"Leader Ethan, could I postpone my challenge?"

"I still have not prepared well for this Gym challenge."

Sophia thought about it a little before speaking.

"Yes, you can. Then, today's battles end here. I hope that when you return, you will have improved a little. The Solaria Town Gym always welcomes you back to challenge it again."

Ethan nodded and cast a meaningful glance at the student; it seemed that she really had understood something.

...

"Ethan, you truly did very well."

After the three challengers left, examiner Damian came down to the field smiling.

Alex, on the other hand, immediately said goodbye and ran out, saying something like business had already arrived.

"Sophia, did you realize something?"

Once outside the Gym, the two male students asked impatiently.

In those two battles, they had lost in a way they could not fully understand.

"Yes, if I am not mistaken... The Solaria Town Gym evaluates the use of sunny weather."

"You two tried to win based on attribute advantage. That might work in other Gyms. But it is clear that the Solaria Town Gym does not evaluate that, so both of you lost."

Sophia nodded and shared her ideas with her two companions, making both of them nod repeatedly.

"In addition, before, I already felt that the name Ethan Black sounded very familiar to me. If I am not mistaken..."

As she spoke, Sophia opened her computer and quickly accessed a folder.

At the same time, she explained: "I have always had the habit of collecting information on powerful Trainers. Although it seems that the name Ethan Black is blocked on the internet, from the battles of past tournaments..."

"I found it! Ah... Ethan Black! The junior champion of the Pokémon World Championship is precisely named Ethan Black!"

After finding the information she had collected, the three inhaled deeply and froze.

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