Celadon University Wild Fighting Training Ground
Gold looks at the well-mannered Rope in front of him and smiles, "Professor Rope, I'll have to ask you for more guidance in this sparring match!"
Rope shook his head and smiled, "How dare you. I'm just a novice, Gold you still have to be merciful!"
Gold scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Actually, I originally planned to have a standard sparring match with you. But I didn't expect you to directly say you wanted to have a wild fight with me. I do fear your Entei, but..."
He looked at Rope and said in a rare serious tone, "Professor Rope, otherwise you might as well use Entei. I want a real showdown with you!"
Rope looked at Gold, who had a serious look on his face, and laughed, "There's no need, Entei may be strong, but I'm not weak either. And," he patted Gold's shoulder, "Don't underestimate me, Gold.What I'm best at, is wild fighting too."
Gold looked at Rope's face and didn't see a hint of joking.
He had also heard Professor Elm say before that this fight told him not to be careless...and to focus on self-preservation. Although he didn't know exactly what it meant, Gold felt that since Uncle Elm had said so, it would be best for him to be a little more careful, after all, Uncle Elm wouldn't pit himself against such a thing.
So Gold shook his head, shaking off all the thoughts in his head about letting go of the water, then smiled and said, "Then I'll be polite."
"One-on-one official wild fight, it's not a small area here, let's split up first. The match officially starts in ten minutes!"
Gold said rather excitedly, then smiled and waved at Rope, then turned his head in a direction. He was going to find his hiding spot and arrange traps.
Mind you, the so-called wild fights could be more than just trainers and Pokémon going at it side by side.
This kind of meeting for a wild fight matchup was often the best demonstration of the two trainers' respective means. Both the use of terrain and the creation of traps are required.
The role of the trainer in a wild fight is no longer simple and complex command, but more complex battle command, self-preservation, trap making, and their own fighting ability.
Red and Gold are known for their excellent fighting abilities. As for Sabrina and Bruno, they are naturally better at fighting, after all, there are not many people who can fight with them.
So just let your own Pokémon hold the other Pokémon and start a real life battle. You basically can't lose.
Gold is also a trainer known for his personal fighting ability and command of the field. Someone who can bloodbath him in a regular fight might get bloodbath by him in a wild fight.
It was a normal thing.
He was still very confident in his own strength. After all, there were not a few famous big men who had fallen into his hands. Although Elm had instructed him to be careful. But in his Gold's eyes, Rope was the next celebrity to lose to him.
Looking at Gold's back as he walked away, Rope's eyes revealed admiration.
Although Gold's strength wasn't good, Gold's heart was considered good among the many chart holders.
Like Rope, he wasn't considered a good person in the strict sense of the word.
However, Rope was more or less unscrupulous, while Gold was... a delinquent...
In that case, compared to Rope, Gold was still not bad.
Rope is in no position to comment on people's virtues.
However, Rope appreciates this kind of straightforward character. Gold is also really a person who can be a friend.
[But, I'm sorry Gold, I'm not going to go easy this time].
Rope looked at Gold with an apology in his eyes.
He intended to go all out, for one thing, to test the limits of his abilities. Right now he was in a situation where after strengthening and taking in the little fire monkeys, his abilities had progressed too quickly, causing himself to have no idea what his limits were anymore. Originally, he had planned to have a sparring match with his own Cynthia then probe his bottom. But since Gold took the initiative to come to his door, there was no need to engage in domestic violence.
Well, Rope was the one being violent.
For one thing, she really can't beat Cynthia in hard power, and Entei can be dragged to death by Garchomp. The rest of the little guys are on the level of a dish to Cynthia's other Pokémon.
Secondly... you're really asking Rope to beat up Cynthia on his own... don't be ridiculous, where would he get off, a man who beats up his own woman is the most useless of men. Except of course... the woman who can be made into a 60+ page PowerPoint presentation. That kind of really...can't be beat...
Furthermore, Rope intends to take this opportunity to show his ability, and strength, to the public. His ultimate mission is to save the world. You can't expect an unknown little man to suddenly rise to power.
The kind of crisis that can be saved by one person's power is fine. What about the things that can't be accomplished by one man?
What about having someone with little appeal suddenly show up and say, "The world is going to end! Come and help me!"
Are people stupid? Buying into you?
So for Rope, fame and rallying cry are both things he has to go for. He didn't know whether he was facing a natural or a man-made disaster. But he was bound to go for both.
And...if he wasn't famous...what would happen if he was thought to be a white boy eating Cynthia's soft food?
Rope looked at the countdown on the big screen overhead. Only ten seconds left to set up the trap.
He stood where he had been for ten minutes...
9 seconds
Rope pulled out the Pokéball.
7 seconds
Rope released Chimchar.
4 seconds
Flames began to rise from Rope's body.
2 seconds
Chimchar plops down on top of Rope's head, then holds his head in a look of horror.
Then...a wave of Red-colored flames rushed in all directions like a tsunami.
The flames rose, rolled forward, and then drowned the entire venue in a sea of fire. There was no longer any shadow of Rope on the big screen, but only a red-colored flame.
On the other side, Gold looked at the trap he had prepared and slung his pool cue over his shoulder with a confident smile.
Beside him, Typhlosion, Explosive Taro gave a thumbs up towards him, and the one man and the beast smiled at each other.
But in the next second, Explosive Taro's eyes changed dramatically. He jerked his head in the same direction that Rope was.
Gold felt the temperature around him inexplicably rise. Watching Explosive Taro's strange reaction, he followed suit and looked over...
"...Is it too much to play with?"
Looking at the two-story-high flame wave, Gold was silent for a moment, then questioned.
The next thing that happened was the flame wave rushing in, drowning everything in the surroundings.
At this moment, the entire Wild Fighting Training Ground was silent. There was only the roaring sound of flames burning.
Like a roar, like a shout...