The individual competition format of the Carlos Academy Youth Championship is relatively simple and crude.

Because we have to take care of the newly-adult students who don’t have many Pokémon, before the top 32, that is, in the first two rounds, we adopt a one-on-one game to determine the outcome.

After today's top 32, considering that the players' strength has generally improved, it was changed to a three-on-three half-court format.

This competition system can, to a certain extent, narrow the gap between current students and the very few specially-approved trainers who compete as "foreign aid".

However, the effect is actually not significant.

Most of the specially approved trainers were approved for registration under the age of fifteen, and some have traveled for several years before reaching adulthood. Although most of them have not achieved very good results and have not been able to fully realize their so-called talents and potential.

, but at the age of 18, those who start early are usually better than academics who pay more attention to basics and theory.

Choosing to let some of them compete as "foreign aid" from their alma maters before they were approved to register is also a method used by the organizer Carlos Alliance to motivate current students.

But the last time a current student defeated a group of special batch students to win the championship was about ten years ago.

Salo Academy did not have any special batch students to participate this year, but it has Philio, Antoine and Abe, a rare luxury configuration in recent years. Therefore, the school still attaches great importance to it and hopes to make a breakthrough in performance.

Especially the team competition.

After all, there are five people participating in the team competition, and each person can only choose one Pokémon. The gap in lineup depth is evened out to the maximum extent. Ace strength and lineup configuration are the key points.

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"In the individual competition, there is a gap in lineup depth between our school students and those specially trained trainers who have traveled, but we cannot underestimate ourselves. We must give full play to our knowledge advantages and systematic training, and combine our strength and

Show your style!"

On the training ground, Teacher Thornton has quickly gotten over the bitterness of having just been shown off by Philio and has become passionate again, infecting the students in front of him.

Although Salo Academy is not a famous school in the Carlos area, it has a long history and profound foundation. It is still a powerful force in the western part of Carlos. The failure in the past few years has accumulated pressure and motivation until today, and it has become the most popular school in the eyes of students.

Goal.

Antoine and Abe stood at the front. Compared to Filio, who only had a little dream monster, they were the two students who had earlier prepared for the change of the competition system to three versus three after the top 32.

Antoine himself has Fat Hali, Shuttlecock Mian and Ouch Ball Mushroom who have been raised since childhood and have received full support from the Beinek Gym. Among them, based on pure energy levels, Fat Hali is level 34 and Shuttlecock Mian is level 30.

, is his main force. The Oops mushrooms that have only been hatched in recent months have reached level 27. The next few months will still be a period of rapid growth and progress for them.

Abby started a little slower than Antoine, but his talent for Pokémon is no less impressive. Coming from a family of breeders, he not only has the ace Flash Mongoose Slash, which has an energy level of 35, but also has a Pokémon that was not long after he was born.

Vulpix and Casey are both extremely talented, and a few months are enough to form a complete fighting force.

Looking at each other, the two of them regarded each other as their strongest competitor besides Filio.

On weekdays, they often compete and compete. Today, with Thornton's encouragement and stimulation, they are full of fighting spirit and are ready to fight first and decide who is the best.

However, their ideas came to nothing.

Under the expectant gazes of the two, Thornton put away the energy measuring instrument in his hand and took off his coat.

I'm afraid this narrow-minded Heitiezhu wants to fight with me to gain face.

Philio thought.

As expected by Philio, as soon as he hung up his clothes, Thornton walked to the edge of the battlefield and spoke in a deep voice:

"Filio, your dream demon has already reached the senior level or the dojo level in terms of energy accumulation, right? Let's have a battle to show the classmates. I will also choose to compete with your strength.

Similar Pokémon."

Ever since he checked the little dream monster with the energy measuring instrument, Thornton, who was so happy to see the hunter, had the idea of ​​​​doing it himself.

Although Philio's dream monster is obviously relatively petite among its kind, he is very excited about the accumulation of energy and the extremely profound development of ghost-type energy.

In the battle class for more than two years before, he had already had a deep understanding of Filio's command quality. What kind of chemical reaction could be produced when paired with Incubus, whose energy accumulation is comparable to that of many special trainers' main Pokémon?

, he is also looking forward to it.

Of course, the role of the idea that "Teacher Thornton, who is as black as a black iron tower, also wants to regain face through a practical battle" cannot be ignored.

"Okay, Mr. Thornton."

Filio would also be happy to see it completed sooner.

"Marge!"

The eager little dream demon is no longer the cute and harmless form it was before, and a huge grimace pattern condenses in the air, which is the embodiment of pure ghost energy.

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A dedicated battle area for advanced classes, a specially enhanced advanced battle field for teacher-student sparring.

The remaining students participating in the training, as well as the training Pokémon from the academy's breeding house, have all taken their seats in the auditorium, ready to watch this rare head-on contest between teachers and students.

"Antoine, you have seen the battle between Filio and Nazi. What is the style of Little Dream Demon? Mongoose Zhanke and I also really want to fight him."

Abbey sat next to Antoine and saw that he picked up his notebook seriously and posted a photo of the dream monster. He was looking at the field and preparing to write something, so he asked with a smile.

On the battlefield, the little dream monster is floating in the air, and on the other side is a tall and streamlined flame queen lizard standing on two legs.

Hearing Abe's question, Antoine just frowned slightly and opened his lips slightly, but in the end he said nothing.

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"Why, it's not easy to evaluate?"

Antoine's appearance made Abe even more curious.

Antoine nodded: "Yes. It's difficult to evaluate. If you have to say it, not only can't find any weakness, but it seems to be an extension of Filio's body. Sometimes I don't even respond to Filio's instructions."

Listen clearly and it will take action. You can’t learn it... Just watch, it’s about to start. You’ll know after watching it.”

"Oh? Then I'm even more curious."

Abe turned his head with interest and saw the two men making final preparations before the battle.

"Filio, this flame queen lizard is the partner I am focusing on cultivating. He is still very young and should be about the same strength as your dream monster. He is good at high-speed combat and poison-fire coordination. You can use it with all your strength. Let me see

Considering your true strength, the principal and I are looking forward to your results."

Pointing to his Pokémon partner, Thornton introduced him generously, not concealing his advice to Filio in his words.

Although he was not satisfied with Philio's training attitude, Thornton admired him for his completely different temperament every time he stepped onto the field.

"Okay, Teacher Thornton, I'd like to ask for your advice. Dream demons are trained in a relatively balanced way, and they know a little bit about everything, so you should pay attention to that."

Filio smiled and nodded, introducing his partner with a hint of pride.

This is the first time the Little Dream Demon takes action in a battle class, and both it and Philio take it very seriously.

Philio's eyes narrowed slightly, and the situation of the Flame Queen Lizard came into view.

Flame Queen

Gender:Female

Attributes: poison, fire

Characteristics: Corrosion

Energy accumulation: 42

After the two nodded, another combat class teacher who came over temporarily to help serve as the referee waved the instruction flag in his hand and shouted an order:

"Thornton vs. Philio, one-on-one unlimited battle, start now!"

"Dream Demon, rush forward, high-speed star!"

"The Flame Queen Lizard, rush over and shoot it down!"

At the beginning of the battle, the two of them chose to attack at the same time. The two agile Pokémon, one high and one low, rushed towards each other like arrows.

Countless star-shaped energies took the lead and stood in front of the Flame Queen Lizard, leaving it with only two choices: stop, or hit the ground running.

"Hold on and rush over!"

Thornton, who is a practical man, has a tough style. With an order, the Flame Queen Lizard braved the hail of bullets and continued to charge.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom"

Continuous star-shaped energy exploded on its body. The damage each time was not serious, but the cumulative effect made it very painful for the flame queen lizard, which was not known for its physical strength.

Fortunately, the not-too-distant distance was reduced to a millimeter after a round of firepower.

Although I don’t understand why Philio wants to fight against the flame queen lizard whose agility is higher than that of the dream monster, Thornton will obviously not miss such a fighting opportunity.

"Shoot it down!"

The man of steel as blazing as fire roared.

The dark energy condensed on the flame queen lizard's palms, heading straight towards the dream monster that had stopped and floated in mid-space at some point.

However, as he walked straight ahead, he did not see the smiles on the lips of Filio and Dream Demon.

"Now, the sneak attack!"

The cracks in the space were torn open, just a few millimeters away. With the gap brought by the spatial distance, the dream monster hid in a field that the flame queen lizard could not sense.

However, just for a moment, behind the flame queen lizard, the dream demon appeared again with its head exposed, and a small purple-black light ball condensed in its palm.

"The Flame Queen Lizard, spray flames!"

A proud look appeared on Black's face, and the Flame Queen lizard simultaneously twisted its body in mid-air.

The fire dragon, which had been gathering momentum for a long time, went straight towards the dream demon.

"Bang"

However, under the surprised eyes of Thornton and the Flame Queen Lizard, the Dream Demon's "body" exploded and turned into countless small fragments, falling from the sky.

"No, it's a substitute! Flame Queen Lizard, Poison Gas!"

With an exclamation, Thornton immediately made a judgment and reaction.

The defense is too cumbersome and cannot withstand another round of sneak attacks.

Light purple smoke emerged from the body surface of the Flame Queen lizard and filled the air. This was changing from passive to active, using offense instead of defense.

However, such a strategy is of little use to Philio.

"Strange light and then electromagnetic waves."

In the calm voice, a petite black shadow emerged from the ground, and colorful light waves shot towards the Flame Queen Lizard, which had become a living target in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, facing the opponent whose eyes were in chaos but still swallowing the fruit hanging on his chest, the electric grid filled the air, passed through the barrier of the fog, and tightly entangled the Flame Queen Lizard who was about to fall to the ground.

"Zira"

A weak electric current spreads from the body surface of the flame queen lizard.

The severe paralysis severely limited the Fire Queen Lizard's movements, but there was no other way.

"Hiccup! Stop it! Get close!"

"Three down, rush, misfortune never comes alone!"

Thornton, who was well aware of the horror of the ghost-type Pokémon's kite-flying tactic, fought back decisively. The pheromones, venom and useless sap of the tree fruit in the Flame Queen's body merged into one, turning into a wave of white mist, forcibly restraining the body.

The numb feeling pressed towards the dream demon.

However, Philio, who issued the order simultaneously with him, once again calculated his judgment clearly.

Taking advantage of the density of the mist, Philio keenly grasped a gap near the ground. Without any hesitation, the dream demon got close to the flame queen lizard with a slight difference, and fought at close range. Countless shadows turned into sharp spears.

, pierced the body of the Flame Queen Lizard, detonating the electric current in the body.

"Poof...collapse"

"This...!"

The terrifying power and chain reaction left Thornton speechless. He could not help but clenched his fists and stared straight ahead.

The intense pain made the Flame Queen lizard look ferocious.

But like its trainer, it had a steel-like body and corresponding weight. It stood firm and not only did not fall, but instead pounced on the slightly unexpected dream monster.

"Overheated!"

"Sarah!"

While roaring, the Flame Queen Lizard turned the toxins in its body into combustion accelerants and threw everything on the dream monster.

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"Boom——"

Gas, flame.

The moment the two came into contact, there was a burst of fire.

In a way that hurt both the enemy and ourselves, Thornton and the Flame Queen launched a decisive counterattack between the fire trainer and Pokémon.

"Bang"

In the black smoke, there was a soft sound.

The voice was weak, but like a thunder, it resounded in the minds of everyone on and off the stage watching the battle attentively.

"It's a substitute again!"

In the stands, Antoine exclaimed.

"It's not close at all, it's fake!"

Abe also reacted. With his keen eyesight, he had already seen the dream demon observing the black smoke from a distance, with a blue light emerging from his body.

When using it, misfortunes never come singly. There is no need to get close at all. The moment you rush forward, it is not a slight difference at all, but a calculation.

The outcome of victory or defeat has been decided.

"Alright, Dream Demon, the final blow is the Shadow Ball."

"Marge!——"

Amid the screams, the shadow ball, which was several times larger than normal and even darker in color, was condensed and formed instantly with the blessing of two meditations and the infusion of the dream demon's extremely condensed ghost energy.

"Whoosh——"

"Detonate!"

"Get away!"

The black shadow cut through the sky, shot into the thick black smoke that had just dissipated, and exploded on the body of the Flame Queen Lizard who hurriedly dodged.

"Boom——"

The wave of energy swept across the entire battlefield, and the outer protective barriers trembled slightly.

There was no time to react, and the slender black body flew backwards like a cannonball.

"Bang"

A dull sound appeared on the outermost energy barrier, causing energy to surge and fluctuate.

On the body of the Flame Queen Lizard, there were small wounds, burns from the explosion, and huge purple-black scars that seemed to be branded on the chest, completely defeating its steely will and causing it to fall into a deep coma.

"The Flame Queen Lizard has lost its ability to fight. The winner is the Dream Demon!"

The teacher who served as the referee rushed in from the sidelines, accompanied by the happy egg nurse whom the school hired with a large sum of money from the Joy family.

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"I have to thank you for your mercy. If the shadow ball hits the target, the Flame Queen Lizard will inevitably lie down for several days."

After seeing the diagnosis result that the flame queen lizard had "all simple skin injuries except burns", Thornton was relieved, but also a little disbelieving and disappointed.

As a teacher, he was criticized by students.

Not only the quality of Pokémon is crushed, but also the tactical command.

"It's just a competition, just decide the winner. I wonder if I can challenge some of Mr. Thornton's main Pokémon next time? The little dream monster is also looking forward to it."

"Marge!"

The Dream Demon, who was unharmed but slightly tired, sat on Filio's shoulder and nodded enthusiastically in agreement.

"This... of course is no problem. But Philio, are you really... a dream demon? Or a dream demon that just broke through? With this speed, reaction ability, and the strength of your skills,

Is it really... reasonable? Is it not the one discovered by Padea recently...?"

With his cheeks twitching slightly, Thornton looked at the sweetly smiling Little Dream Demon, and a chill arose in his heart for no reason.

"If it's fake, of course it's the little dream monster. It's not like you haven't seen it when it was a child." Filio's expression was a little funny, "It's just that, as I told you, my little dream monster's training is relatively balanced.

, a little bit in every aspect."

"You call this a little bit?! Are you illiterate or am I illiterate?!"

Thornton's roar attracted sideways glances from the students who filed down the stage.

"Yeah, I'm just a little bit weak, but there's still a long way to go before it and I feel invulnerable."

"Marge!"

Philio answered calmly, and the dream monster also looked like it was a matter of course.

I'm afraid you two have some serious problem with your understanding of the word "Dian Dian".

Secretly complaining in his heart, Thornton's expression became extremely strange.

"Teacher?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Filio asked tentatively, "Little Dream Demon and I hope to do some training on our own after school. Is it possible not to participate in this training camp? I will meet with you and An on a regular basis.

How about asking Wan and the others to practice together so that their daily progress will not be delayed?"

"Um...ah?"

Thornton, who was cursing, subconsciously responded and then woke up.

But thinking about it on the other hand, with Philio's current strength, the training will be ineffective, and he will not be able to make progress faster if he works hard on his own.

After thinking about it, Thornton not only lost the sadness of losing the game, but felt like he had found a treasure, and agreed: "No problem, I approve! But from now on, you will practice with us once a week to check the progress and don't relax."
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"Thank you then, Teacher Thornton. I'll go ahead and have an appointment with my friend."

Philio smiled slightly, took a few steps back, squatted down and touched Bogaman's little head, then stood up and left.

"Oh...Eh?!"

Thornton reacted belatedly. Just as he was about to say something, Philio and the little dream demon had already disappeared.

"Hey, this kid... is ready, come here! Practice in groups! Antoine and Abe, you two practice with me!"

Seeing the subtle expressions on each of the students, Thornton's face turned serious, and he returned to his previous appearance, loudly greeting everyone to start training.
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