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It’s the weekend again, and in the Dragon Gym, Jacob once again serves as the defending trainer. The only difference from last time is that Jacob has changed from an elite-level defending trainer to a lord-level defending trainer, and his opponents have also become stronger lord-level trainers.

This change occurred because after the Grovyle evolved and broke through to the Lord level, Jacob, who now possessed a Lord-level Pokémon, automatically became a Lord-level trainer himself.

The change in trainer level presents a difficult challenge for Jacob’s winning streak. In battles against elite trainers, he had three elite Pokémon: Grovyle, Charmeleon, and Noibat, allowing him to easily defeat his opponents.

But now as a lord-level trainer, he only had a Grovyle that had just entered the lord level, plus his elite-level Charmeleon and Noibat. Even though his Pokémon had extraordinary talents, the opponents he now faced might all have Pokémon at the peak lord level or even at the quasi-dominant level. It would be quite difficult for Jacob to maintain his winning streak.

He could only try his best. Jacob had already prepared himself for the worst.

…

“Here he comes, Jacob is here.”

“Finally! There are many elite players on the field waiting to battle him and break his winning streak.”

“Hey, why is he defending at the lord level now?”

…

Last week, news of Jacob’s ten consecutive victories spread among elite trainers. Many elite trainers heard that there was such a master in the Dragon Gym who had won ten consecutive victories, and he even defeated Wrenly with a commanding advantage of 3 to 1.

Many trainers were now paying close attention to this strong competitor who had suddenly appeared, and they looked forward to battling Jacob and ending his winning streak.

The trainer circle in the capital was like this. Once someone becomes famous and wins many battles in a row, many experts immediately appear to challenge them. There are only two possible outcomes: either you defeat everyone and continue winning, or your streak gets broken.

In the capital, there are very few trainers who can defeat everyone and maintain their streak indefinitely. Maybe only one such trainer appears every ten years. No one was optimistic about Jacob’s chances, especially since he had broken through to the lord level.

“His Grovyle must have broken through to the lord level.”

“No wonder.”

“His winning streak should end now.”

…

Many of the onlookers in the crowd were carrying elite-level Pokémon, but they weren’t prepared for lord-level battles, so they came up empty-handed this time.

In the audience, Kindler and Nina sat together, also watching Jacob closely.

“Jacob is very popular. Many people came early today just to battle him. But they didn’t expect Jacob to have become a lord-level trainer,” Kindler said with a smile. “Junior, do you think Jacob can maintain his undefeated record today?”

“I don’t know,” Nina looked at Jacob in the training ground and shook her head. In truth, she really hoped that Jacob could maintain his winning streak. She had seen how hard Jacob worked. Hard work deserves rewards. She hoped Jacob could continue his winning streak: “But I hope he can win.”

“Really? I don’t think he can,” Kindler looked confident in his assessment. “Lord-level trainers are the top echelon of students in the College Cup. There are many real masters among them. Some of these young trainers are amazing even to us. Their Lord-level Pokémon are almost at the King level compared to others at the same tier. I wouldn’t be their match at the same level. Although the strongest group of trainers didn’t come today, there are still many powerful Lord-level trainers here. Jacob is no match for them.”

“Let’s wait and see,” Nina said.

…

Jacob stood on the field and soon met his first opponent, a girl wearing a thick down jacket, about 5’3″ tall, who looked quite cute.

“In venue number eight, Lord-level trainer Elizabeth will compete against Lord-level defending trainer Jacob. The rules of the match will be chosen by Elizabeth.”

“I choose a 1v1 single battle,” Elizabeth said. She knew that Jacob currently had only one lord-level Pokémon registered in the gym, his Grovyle, so she didn’t try to take advantage by choosing a 2v2 or 3v3 battle.

But even so, anyone with a discerning eye knew that Jacob only had one Lord-level Pokémon, the Grovyle. If someone wanted to target him specifically, Jacob would have a difficult time.

“The battle begins!” With the referee’s signal, both sides sent out their Pokémon.

“Go, Grovyle!” Jacob sent out his trump card while Elizabeth’s Pokémon was a Cryogonal.

Cryogonal is a very common Pokémon in snowy mountains and extremely cold regions, but it’s quite rare elsewhere. Most importantly, Cryogonal is an uncommon group Pokémon. Although it doesn’t have any evolutionary forms, this doesn’t diminish its strength.

Elizabeth’s Cryogonal was huge in size with a crystal-clear appearance. Its height was slightly less than Elizabeth’s, about 4’7″, which is relatively large for a Cryogonal.

A Pokémon that reaches the lord level is equivalent to being a lord in the wild. To become a lord-level Pokémon, most species grow much larger than normal, as body size often represents strength. Of course, there are exceptions for psychic powerhouses like Alakazam and Slowking.

“Cryogonal! Light Screen!”

At the lord level, Pokémon battles almost always follow mature tactical systems. In addition to the Pokémon’s raw strength, the selection and timing of moves are equally important. At this level of competition, the use of held items is also permitted.

Battles at the normal, rare, and elite levels are more like children fighting.

Starting from the lord level, and continuing to the overlord and gym leader levels, competitions become more rigorous and standardized. There are not only referees but also security guards and assistant referees to protect the spectator areas. Additionally, the gym is equipped with video recorders to provide paid on-demand services for battles featuring popular trainers.

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As soon as the battle started, Elizabeth commanded Cryogonal to use Light Screen. Light Screen is a variation of psychic-type moves and is usually used together with Reflect.

The effect of Light Screen is to create a magical wall of light that reduces special attack damage.

The effect of Reflect is to create a magical wall of light that reduces the damage received from physical attacks.

A Pokémon that knows both of these moves is sometimes called a “wall-setter.” It sets up defensive walls first to ensure the survival of offensive Pokémon or to gain time for strengthening moves.

Generally, wall-setters carry the held item Light Clay, which can extend the duration of Reflect and Light Screen.

Jacob detected through observation that the Cryogonal was holding Light Clay. Seeing that the opponent had set up Light Screen, he knew that this first battle might be intense, so he simply directed his Grovyle to use Grassy Terrain and prepared for a drawn-out battle.

“Grovyle, Grassy Terrain!”

As Jacob gave his command, Grovyle released Grassy Terrain, changing the field state. In the first round, neither side rushed to attack; both chose to use setup moves to assess the situation.

“Cryogonal, Reflect!”

When Jacob heard Elizabeth’s instructions, he wasn’t surprised because he had already anticipated Cryogonal’s strategy, but he definitely wouldn’t let Cryogonal set up both defensive walls so easily.

“Grovyle, use Grass Whistle!”

While the Cryogonal was casting Reflect, Jacob attacked unexpectedly, directing his Grovyle to use Grass Whistle!

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