My Name of the Spirit Lucario

The Silver Conference has always been in a rather awkward position.

As one of the three official competitions held by the Pokémon League, it is not as good as the Bronze Competition, which is mainly for interest cultivation and entry-level competition, and it is even more not as good as the Gold Competition, which is based on professionalism and high intensity. The former is highly sought after by non-professional Pokémon enthusiasts and rookie Pokémon trainers, and because of its low threshold, it attracts a large number of players every session, and many classic moments were born, and it also created the debut battles of many big names who later became successful. The latter is the most well-known event besides the League Championship and the Pokémon Battle World Cup. Many well-known and powerful trainers will participate in this annual Gold Competition to compete for the top championship crown. After all, the League Championship is too intense, and the Pokémon Battle World Cup is held every four years. If trainers want to make a name for themselves, then the relatively less competitive Gold Competition is the only one left.

As for the Silver Tournament, it gave everyone the feeling that, apart from being a necessary condition for challenging for the championship, there was no other deep impression.

But this does not mean that any Pokémon trainer can easily win.

The Silver Competition also has its own specific restrictions, that is, the level of the Pokémon participating in the competition must not be higher than Lv50. Within this level limit, most Pokémon have completed their final evolution, and trainers who have trained this level have basically formed their own fighting style and have a deeper understanding of Pokémon battles.

Pokémon trainers at this stage can often learn a lot from their peers through the Silver Competition, and then apply what they have learned to improve their own strength.

Therefore, although the Silver Competition may not seem exciting to outsiders, it is the competition that Pokémon trainers pay the most attention to. In the Silver Competition, you may see fantastic battle routines, or you may see tacit cooperation. New stars will either transform into stars or sink in this competition, and those unknown trainers who have accumulated a lot of experience will also have the opportunity to make a splash in this competition.

In this contradictory feeling of not being noticed by the outside world but being highly anticipated within the industry, a new Silver Competition is about to kick off in Yuanqi City in the eastern district of the Middle Region.

……

The group points competition will last for a week and is now in its third day.

After two days of smooth sailing, Asuka finally encountered a very difficult opponent on this day.

"Come back, Longlong."

Asuhi Teru put the fainted Charizard back into the Poké Ball and frowned as he thought about his next tactics.

Unlike the Bronze Tournament I participated in before, the Silver Tournament has expanded the level limit from Lv30 to Lv50. The difference between the two can be described as a world of difference:

The Bronze Competition limits the level of elves to Lv30. ​​Except for some elves with extremely fast growth, such as insect elves, most elves are probably at the second stage of evolution at most. It is well known that the second stage of elves' evolution is also a period of awkward strength. It is stronger than the initial stage, but not much. Therefore, in the Bronze Competition, many elves in the initial stage can fight back and forth with elves in the second stage of evolution. In addition, some of the contestants are non-professionals who participate in the competition purely out of interest, and their professional level is not that high, so the Bronze Competition is not that intense as a whole.

However, the situation is different in the Silver Competition. The elves that have finally evolved are everywhere, and these elves that have completed the final stage of evolution are often at the peak of strength. Except for some special elves, when elves with similar racial abilities fight, the elves that have finally evolved will have an overwhelming advantage over the elves that have not completed the final evolution.

Fortunately, all of Asumi's Pokémon have completed the final stage of evolution, so they are not at a disadvantage in terms of strength. But the problem is that even among the players in the group stage, many of their Pokémon levels are above the Lv50 red line, and the highest level of Asumi's Pokémon is only Leo's Lv45. Without Leo, Asumi's first two days of battles went so smoothly, mainly because the Pokémon headed by Gardevoir, combined with their unique talents, are much stronger than the data on paper.

But there is more than one lucky person like Asuka in this world.

Just like the player in front of him.

"Contestant Black wins this match."

The referee blew the whistle to end the game and announced the winner.

"Electric Spider, well done!"

The boy wearing a hat with a Poké Ball icon on it clapped his hands (claws) with the Pokémon that was covered in electric arcs and looked like a spider.

Asuhi Teru bit his lower lip, his face full of unwillingness.

Originally, they thought that the opponent sent out Bug-type Pokémon, and their side sent out Charizard, which has both Fire and Flying attributes that can restrain Bug-type Pokémon, and they would definitely be able to easily win with the double attribute restraint. However, this battle fell completely into the opponent's rhythm: the extremely skilled lightning control ability protected the Electric Spider tightly whether at a distance or near, and the Electric type also formed a reverse suppression on the Flying type Pokémon, which made Asuka Teru and Charizard, who underestimated the enemy at the beginning, suffer a big loss at the beginning. Even though Charizard tried its best to exchange injuries for injuries to Black's Electric Spider, it was too late. Charizard's powerful explosive power had relatively weak endurance, so it lost the game without surprise.

As a result, the defeat in the first and second games of the match not only meant that Asuka Zhao suffered two consecutive defeats, but also had to bitterly swallow the first defeat of this Silver Tournament.

……

Asuka realized that his thinking was wrong and had a good communication with Leo after the game.

The knot between the man and the elf was also untied through communication, and Asuka no longer deliberately avoided relying on Leo's power.

After the team got on the right track, with sufficient rotation of six elves and reasonable matching, Asuka never lost in the group points competition except for the defeat against Blake from the "Flot Continent".

Therefore, it was natural for them to enter the first round of eliminations from 64 to 32.

……

Knockout day.

Asuhi Teru took out Leo's Poké Ball and said seriously.

"The first game is up to you, Leo. There is no limit on the number of times the elves can be rotated in this knockout round, so many people will choose to send out weaker elves in the first game to test the waters. But we will do the opposite, taking advantage of their overly cautious character and winning the first victory in a strong way, so that we can take the initiative in the situation."

The Poké Ball shook in agreement.

Taking the initiative has always been Leo's favorite way of playing. Some players think that this directly exposes their true strength to the opponent, which will be disadvantageous for subsequent battles. But how can the opponent know that the "strength" displayed at this time is the real "strength"?

Asuka kept all his trump cards, such as the power of unparalleled forces, the power of bonds, the power of waves, etc., hidden well even in the group match that he lost.

……

Half of the 32 matches will start at the same time on the first day. Fortunately, the arena in Yuanqi City is large enough to accommodate all sixteen fighting arenas.

"Leo!"

The referee blew the whistle and the red and white Poké Ball was thrown out of the girl trainer's hand.

The summoning white light flashed, and the majestic Lucario stood on the stage with his head held high.

This time, Asuhi Teru's opponent is a trainer wearing a cloak with even his face hidden under the hood.

The trainers who participated in the Silver Tournament came from all kinds of backgrounds. Sometimes, even those famous and powerful trainers would choose to participate in the Silver Tournament in order to train their own low-level Pokémon. Therefore, trainers like the one in front of you, whose age, gender, and true appearance could not be identified, could be found everywhere in the Silver Tournament.

So whether it was Asuka or Leo, they only focused on the battle itself and didn't pay too much attention to other things.

Until the opponent sent out the first elf to fight.

"Flying Mantis."

Leo's first impression was that the trainer opposite him had a hoarse voice and did not sound young.

And the next moment, his eyes were attracted by the elf that was sent out.

Scyther, a Pokémon active in the East region, has both Bug and Flying attributes, good speed, and strong physical attack. Combined with the Flying type, which is mainly based on agility, and the Bug type, which is mainly based on harassment, these suitable combinations have also allowed this Pokémon to be trained by many not-so-rich trainers.

After all, another major feature of insect-type Pokémon is that they are easy to train.

But Leo's attention was not here.

Because the sword-like eyes of the Scyther in front of him gave him a sense of familiarity.

Just like...

The Scyther in Chaoyang Valley.

The teacher who taught Leo, who was just born, how to use [Lightning Flash].

……

"Leo, Leo!"

Asuhi Teru's voice interrupted Leo's thoughts.

"?"

"Look!"

Looking in the direction of the girl's finger, Leo's pupils suddenly contracted.

The emerald green body of the Sly Mantis was covered with dark marks, and deep within its eyes was a cold and merciless darkness.