Chapter 209: The Four Beauties of Sinnoh

Chapter 209: Chapter 209: The Four Beauties of Sinnoh

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Seeing Luxio evolve into a blue lion with a majestic black mane, Toxicroak’s gaze filled with appreciation.

Breaking through the body’s limits through perseverance and evolving into Luxray.

Toxicroak was very optimistic about Luxray’s future.

"Luxray, let’s fight side by side! Crunch!"

He chose Crunch, not Wild Charge.

It was clear the challenger understood Luxray well.

He knew that from Luxio to Luxray, the greatest changes were strength and biting power.

With Luxray’s stamina low, it was better to rely on his teeth and claws to fight.

Wait.

What about the tail?

Did the challenger really not train Luxray’s tail at all?

The corner of Julian’s mouth rose slightly.

Interesting. Is he planning to save it as a trump card for a critical moment?

"Dodge. Brick Break!"

Luxray missed his bite. Facing Toxicroak’s chopping palm, he swung his claws to meet it.

The enormous force made Toxicroak’s body tilt.

The challenger’s eyes lit up.

"Luxray, you learned Strength!"

Toxicroak decided to properly test Luxray some more.

Both poison spikes lit up as he quickly rushed towards Luxray.

Suddenly, dense Poison Sting shot out from Toxicroak’s spikes.

Luxray hurriedly rolled across the ground. Although it did not look cool, at least he avoided injury — and the high chance of being poisoned.

Toxicroak smiled slightly and continued advancing.

"Discharge!"

Luxray crouched low, and forceful electric currents shot wildly from his body.

They struck the ground, kicking up dust and making Toxicroak raise a hand to block his eyes.

"Now! Iron Tail!"

Luxray suddenly pounced, twisting his body as his tail swept across Toxicroak’s abdomen.

The force directly swept Toxicroak away.

Toxicroak flew more than ten metres before landing.

Originally, Toxicroak still wanted to get up and continue fighting Luxray.

Then he remembered this was a Gym battle. It was about time to give Luxray a little reward.

His body pushed up halfway, then fell again.

The challenger clenched his fist.

"We won! Luxray, we won!"

Julian recalled Toxicroak.

Toxicroak’s acting was still too poor.

Being able to manage this much was already making things difficult for him.

But it also exposed that Toxicroak’s control over his strength was not refined enough.

If it had been Gallade, he could have acted until the challenger started doubting his entire life.

For this final round, Julian would let the challenger see what a truly powerful Pokémon looked like.

"Go, Gallade."

The moment Gallade appeared, just the aura he released was enough to intimidate both the challenger and Luxray.

The challenger waved his hand.

No matter what, they had to fight!

Whether they could win or not, they would only know after trying.

"Luxray, Quick Attack!"

Gallade merely shifted his body lightly, and Luxray rushed past him.

"Psycho Cut!"

A purple light blade slashed towards Luxray’s back.

Luxray could not dodge in time and was cut straight to the ground.

The challenger was startled.

Psycho Cut was too fast.

It was even faster than Luxray’s Quick Attack. He simply could not react.

Luxray stubbornly refused to fall, forcing himself to climb back up.

Julian said, "Sometimes, for the sake of a Pokémon’s body, a Trainer has to make painful decisions."

"Life is like that. You gain some things and lose some things."

Seeing Luxray’s condition, the challenger hesitated.

"Cut!"

The moment he heard the command, Gallade instantly understood Julian’s meaning.

Gallade moved like a gust of wind, sweeping past Luxray and cutting through his thick fur with one slash.

Luxray cried out in pain. The claws he swung only touched Gallade’s afterimage.

Gallade turned back and left another cut across Luxray’s sturdy back.

It was painful, but this was a trial every Trainer had to experience.

Forfeit, or fight.

Both could be correct decisions...

Only hesitation was true defeat.

The challenger’s gaze sharpened.

"I’ve decided. I believe Luxray feels the same. We’ll fight until the final moment!"

"Luxray, Wild Charge!"

Luxray raised his head and let out a roar filled with fighting spirit, his body wrapped in golden lightning.

He launched a decisive charge.

Julian nodded in satisfaction.

"Gallade, Sacred Sword!"

Dense fighting energy condensed into a white blade, releasing a powerful pressure.

The challenger unconsciously held his breath.

Gallade moved as fast as lightning.

Sacred Sword passed through Luxray’s body.

Luxray stopped in the middle of the battlefield, the lightning around him cutting off abruptly.

Then he collapsed straight to the ground.

Gallade dispersed Sacred Sword and calmly leapt back in front of Julian.

The challenger nodded and recalled Luxray.

The Gallade before him was the goal he and Luxray pursued.

Their goal was to become as powerful as Gallade!

Julian took out the Cobble Badge and walked in front of the challenger.

"Your performance is worthy of this Cobble Badge."

The fact that Luxio had broken through and evolved during battle was already enough for Julian to award him the Badge.

Not to mention, in the final test, he had made the decision to never give up.

Acting despite knowing the odds were impossible was not something ordinary people had the courage to do.

Whether he was truly brave or merely reckless did not matter for now.

"I hope that in your future travels, you maintain the fighting spirit you showed against Gallade. When you want to give up, look at the Cobble Badge and remember the decision you made today."

Holding the Cobble Badge, the challenger nodded hard.

"I will! I absolutely won’t betray your trust in me, Gym Leader Julian!"

After the challenger left, the job of taking the Pokémon to the Pokémon Centre for treatment was handed to Kai.

Julian needed to log onto the Trainer forum and see whether anything had happened.

Phil, that Forever_Burning, had a very serious record.

But since Infernape had not fought Primeape yet, Julian estimated that he should not be able to cause too much trouble.

Then he saw the hottest post, and Julian felt as if the sky was about to collapse!

What do you mean, Sinnoh’s most handsome Trainer, Julian Veyne?

He looked at the poster.

Forever_Burning! Phil, you bastard!

No, where had Phil even gotten his photo?

Looking at the background of the photo, wasn’t that his own back garden?

The only person who had taken a photo with him today was Kizara.

How was Kizara involved too?

Julian read through Phil’s post and discovered that Lucian and Volkner had somehow been dragged into it as well.

This was bad.

Phil had said something like "Sinnoh’s most handsome Trainer" and offended everyone at once.

For a moment, Julian could not tell whether Phil was a true fan or an anti-fan.

No. He had to think of a way to bury the popularity of the "most handsome Trainer" topic.

Julian’s eyes lit up.

He had it!

At this point, Aaron had not yet become Sinnoh’s Bug-type Elite Four member.

So Flint would have to take his place.

In truth, Flint was quite handsome. It was just that his afro ruined his looks completely.

Julian immediately switched to his alternate account, SuperLovesDragonDance, and found the best-looking photo of Flint he could on the forum.

Then he added the photos of Lucian and Volkner from the thread.

[The Four Beauties of Sinnoh: The Most Handsome Male Trainers]

Set aside disputes.

Develop together.

Rather than everyone fighting until both sides were wounded over who was the best looking, why not debut as the Four Beauties of Sinnoh?

Once the title "Four Beauties of Sinnoh" came out, those devoted Lucian and Volkner fans who had been suppressed into silence by Phil would definitely stand up again and continue generating power for love.

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