CHAPTER 675: BEAUTIFLY VS BEAUTIFLY

"Anyway, you two come in with me first," Kotoko said.

Terrance had gone to prepare for the Gym battle and probably wouldn’t be back for a while. In the meantime, Kotoko received the two of them, deliberately walking a bit slower.

"You’re called Fumiko, right? This Ribbon, you must have gotten it at the Petalburg Contest, correct?"

"Ah, that’s right. I was the winner of the Petalburg Contest a month ago, using a Wurmple I received from the Gym," Fumiko said with a hint of pride.

Although she was a Trainer, she also greatly enjoyed the few Pokémon Contests she had participated in. Winning a Ribbon made Fumiko feel she had quite a bit of talent.

"Pokémon Contest?" Paul asked in puzzlement.

"This must be your first time at the Fallarbor Gym, right? You probably don’t know the challenge rules yet," Fumiko said with a smile.

"This Gym is a bit special. There are two challenge modes. If you’re a Trainer in the traditional sense, I’d recommend you choose the first one: just battle and defeat the Gym Leader Kotoko in front of you."

"You’re the Gym Leader?" Paul asked in surprise.

"Don’t be fooled by my appearance, I’m also one of Fallarbor Gym’s Gym Leaders," Kotoko nodded.

"If you want to challenge me, we can do it later. Winning will also earn you Fallarbor Gym’s Coordination Badge."

Paul was silent for a moment, then asked, "And the other challenge mode?"

Fumiko was just about to explain to Paul when Kotoko stopped her and said, "I’ll do it."

With that, she gave Paul a detailed explanation of the Gym’s second challenge mode.

"Mr. Terrance is the founder of Fallarbor Gym. If you defeat him, you can use the Honorary Coordination Badge as a Ribbon to participate in the Grand Festival."

"Pokémon Contest, huh?" Paul shook his head. "I’m not interested. I just need the regular Badge."

He had no time for participating in Pokémon Contests, let alone raising Bug-type Pokémon according to someone else’s training method.

"Alright then, once Fumiko’s battle is over, you and I will have our Gym battle," Kotoko said.

Looking at this Trainer named Paul, Kotoko had a strange feeling that made her pay close attention to him.

She couldn’t put it into words, but there was a certain air about Paul that drew her attention. This boy seemed to be somewhat different from the rest.

Leading the two into the battle arena, Terrance wearing a casual dress appeared in their line of sight.

"Everyone’s here? Hello, I’m Terrance, the Gym Leader of Fallarbor Gym." Seeing them arrive, Terrance slowly walked over and introduced himself calmly.

"Mr. Terrance!" Fumiko’s eyes lit up when she saw him, and she spoke in surprise.

She was among the earlier group of Trainers who had chosen the Gym’s second challenge mode, and had even participated in that Super Grand Festival. Naturally, she greatly admired Terrance.

"I’m Fumiko from Peach Town. Pleased to meet you."

"Hello," Terrance said with a smile.

"Uh, and this is...?" Terrance turned to Paul and asked.

"Paul," Paul said, giving his name.

"This Trainer will be battling me later, so you just need to handle Fumiko’s Gym battle," Kotoko said.

Terrance nodded in understanding, then invited Fumiko to battle.

"Huh? Where are Ayan and Scarlet?" Suddenly, Terrance noticed something amiss. Those two were nowhere to be seen at such an important moment.

"Oh, them? They’ve been busy reviewing their schoolwork lately. I’ll serve as the referee," Kotoko said. As for the referee certification, she had gotten that a long time ago.

"Suit yourself." Terrance waved his hand casually and walked toward the battlefield.

Across from him, Fumiko was quite nervous. Facing Terrance, the Trainer who had been a headache for all competitors in the Super Grand Festival and had even defeated a former Elite Four, could she earn his recognition?

"Go, Beautifly!!"

According to the rules of Fallarbor Gym’s second challenge mode, Fumiko sent out the Beautifly she had hatched from a Pokémon Egg received from the Gym.

"Well raised." Seeing the condition of this Beautifly, Terrance gave a word of praise.

"Thank you!" Fumiko said in surprise and delight.

"Then I’ll use Beautifly as well." Terrance smiled faintly and threw out his Beautifly’s Poké Ball.

It was that Beautifly...

When she saw the Pokémon Terrance had sent out, Fumiko froze for a moment, her expression turning serious. She had personally witnessed how this Beautifly had fearlessly displayed its power among a crowd of Flying-type Pokémon. That thrilling scene was impossible to forget, still etched in her memory!

Faced with such a formidable opponent, Fumiko was momentarily at a loss.

At Kotoko’s signal, Terrance issued a simple command: "Gust."

In the next instant, chaotic air currents engulfed the entire battlefield. Fumiko’s Beautifly almost lost control of its body, unable to maintain flight!

As the chaotic winds swept the arena, the expression in Paul’s eyes changed, glancing at Terrance’s Beautifly in surprise.

"It seems to be a powerful Pokémon."

Acting as the referee, Kotoko looked at Fumiko’s Beautifly, whose rhythm had been thrown off, and thought to herself: "If one has mastered all the key points of the Basic Coordination-Oriented Training Method, breaking through this level of chaotic air currents isn’t hard. It just depends on how well they’ve grasped that training method."

"Beautifly! Feel the airflow, use Tailwind!" Fumiko shouted.

Immediately, her Beautifly plunged straight into the chaotic currents. Although it was difficult to control its flight at first, it quickly settled into a steady rhythm. This sudden change made Paul visibly freeze. "What?!"

"For a Pokémon with a body type like Beautifly, it is able to use its body to fight against such air currents?"

This unprecedented battle style instantly captured Paul’s attention.

From there, the clash between the two Beautifly only challenged Paul’s traditional Trainer mindset even more.

The two Pokémon fought for control of the wind swirling around the entire field. Not only that, but they also took advantage of the chaotic air currents to utilize Stun Spore to interfere with each other. On top of this, clever use of silk threads and offensive moves added even more excitement to the match.

"Not bad." While commanding his Beautifly, Terrance had more or less gauged Fumiko’s level. At the very least, she had fully comprehended the Basic Coordination-Oriented Training Method. With her current strength, continuing to collect Ribbons and earning a place in the Grand Festival would be no problem. However, if she aimed to reach the rank of Top Coordinator, she still had a bit to go.

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