Pokémon: The Cheating Life

Chapter 12: Doubles Match on the Cruise Ship

"Alas." Ronaldinho leaned on the railing beside the Cruise Ship, feeling a little exhausted.

"Don't be unhappy. You don't want the badge that I gave you for free." Lillie hugged Snowy and patted Ronaldinho on the back and said.

"You haven't decided on your future path yet, so you don't understand how frustrating it is for a trainer to not be able to fight at full strength." Ronaldinho said sullenly.

"Well, it's just that I didn't have enough fun fighting. This cruise ship is very large, and it takes three days to reach Vermilion City. There's a small doubles competition on the ship, you can try it. It's said that the first-place winner will get an evolution stone." Lillie said.

When he heard there was a competition and there were rewards, Ronaldinho immediately became excited. The system also issued a task for winning the championship, with a reward of 1,000 poké dollars, 60 diamonds, and 3000 popularity points. This immediately ignited Ronaldinho's enthusiasm!

They were now at the dock near the sea in Cerulean City, taking a ferry to Vermillion City. The blue badge of Cerulean City had already been obtained. It had to be said that Ronaldinho had underestimated the three sisters of Cerulean City. However, they were outnumbered by the 21st-level Stinky Flower, and this Cerulean Gym could be considered the weakest gym in Kanto.

It is estimated that only when Misty returns to take over the gym, the Cerulean Gym will become truly powerful. This is the third day since leaving Saffron City. According to the speed at which Ash and his friends get lost, they may meet in Vermilion City, but it is not certain.

Ever since he heard that the system was optimistic about Ash, Ronaldinho actually had the urge to have a match with Ash. At least he could find out Ash's current situation.

But it was useless to think about other things now. The reward this time was pretty good, but it was a doubles match, so Ronaldinho had to drag Lillie to sign up. Lillie was a little excited. After all, this was her first time to battle between pokémon.

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After registering, Ronaldinho and his team received a number three sign and then came to the open deck of the cruise ship. There were already quite a few people gathered around the large battlefield.

Then the captain came out and said a few words and the competition began. After all, it was a small private competition, so there weren't many people, only eight groups. Group 1 played against Group 2, Group 3 played against Group 4, and so on.

The first group was a pair of twin brothers, using Pidgeot and Hypno; the second group was a couple, using Magneton and Golisopod. Ronaldinho lost interest after taking a look. The level and qualifications were too different, so the couple would definitely win.

As he expected, the couple won, but it was a difficult victory. Ronaldinho shook his head. He forgot that the trainer's command and prediction abilities were also of utmost importance. This group was completely harmless.

In the second game, Ronaldinho and Lillie came on stage. They sent out Frogadier and Snowy. Opposite them was a pair of men, probably friends, who sent out Rhydon and Venusaur. Ronaldinho's eyes lit up. Their levels and qualifications were very good, so he could probably have a good fight.

"Hail." Ronaldinho said. A Rhydon and a Venusaur, both of which were restrained by the Ice Element, and it would be a shame not to use Hail. The Frogadier called to the sky, and dark clouds began to gather above the head. Snowflakes and ice particles fell from the sky, causing continuous damage to the opponent.

"Rhydon, Rock Throw. Attack the white Vulpix."

"Venusaur, Razor Leaf. Let's also attack the white Vulpix."

The two immediately had their pokémon react and began to fight back. Lillie was a beat slower in reaction, and then she said, "Snowy, use Powder Snow!"

"Lillie, you don't have to worry about Snowy's safety. Frogadier, hold on. Protect Snowy." Ronaldinho said.

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Frogadier jumped in front of Snowy, and a light green ball of light protected the two pokémon and also blocked the attack of Rock Throw and Razor Leaf. Snowy's Powder Snow was greatly enhanced by the blessing of Hail, hitting the two pokémon and making them suffer terribly, and the Rhydon's feet also showed signs of icing.

"Frogadier, use the Water Gun to deal with Rhydon." Ronaldinho said immediately.

"Venusaur, help Rhydon block the water Gun." The opponent responded immediately. Venusaur stood in front of the immobile Rhydon and took a Water Gun. Although the Water Gun was powerful because Venusaur was a grass-type, the power of the Water Gun was halved and it didn't incapacitate Venusaur.

"Snowy, let's continue using the Powder Snow." Lillie said.

"Venusaur, come again, Razor Leaf!"

"Rhydon, break free from the ice quickly."

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The two of them were getting a little anxious. Ronaldinho laughed and said, "No need to struggle, Frogadier, the end it, Giga Impact!"

Frogadier let out a loud cry, and with its Giga Impact force, it broke through the attack of the Razor Leaf and slammed heavily into the body of the Venusaur, instantly flattening it and crashing it heavily into the wall of the ship, losing its ability to fight.

The Frogadier also fell into a state of stiffness. However, Rhydon was also frozen and unable to move. The other party smiled bitterly and said: "I give up."

He knew very well that a frozen Rhydon with only himself could not defeat the two enemies, and it seemed that the blue frog called Frogadier was a water-type and could also use a big move like Water Gun, so he should not let Rhydon get abused.

After winning this game, Ronaldinho didn't feel anything, but Lillie was so excited that she hugged Snowy and jumped up and down, very happy. Then there were two other games, but nothing outstanding, only one person's Pokémon used poison very sharply, and the consumption of various poison skills was eye-catching. However, for me there is no pressure, Frogadier is enough. He also wants to put some pressure on Frogadier. After all, it is already level 36 and may evolve into Greninja at any time.

He has been wanting to try Greninja's bond evolution for a while now, and now he is almost there, and he is itching to do it.

After that, Snowy didn't need to do anything extra to fight the couple. He just had to send out Frogadier and shout 666. The frog dealt with the two opponents very neatly, and he gradually became familiar with its new features.

Protein: Every time you use a move, your own attributes become the same as the move.

It must be said that with this feature, Frogadier is the one with the greatest need for skill machines. But as long as it has more attribute skills, Frogadier's operating space will be the largest among all pokémon.

The other match was also won by the boy that Ronaldinho favored. The Weezing he sent out also performed brilliantly, with a beautiful combination of various poison skills.

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Ronaldinho touched his chin and thought: This guy has been following the poison department. If Koga steps down as the poison department king, he will have a good chance of winning the title.

The final round was about to begin. The captain also showed up and put up the prize for the victory, which was two Moonstones. One for Lillie's Nidoran and one for Nidorino, which could help Nidorino and Nidoran evolve into Nidoking and Nidoqueen.

Ronaldinho still sent out the Frogadier. Lillie hesitated for a moment and sent out Cleffa. After all, Snowy was already a little tired, so she didn't force Snowy to play.

The boy on the other side sent out Abra, and his teammate sent out Squirtle. The two sides greeted each other and immediately started fighting.