Pokémon: Gardevoir Harem with Tag System

"We've met before?"

Hearing Axel directly call out her name, Erika couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Although she had many titles, Erika had never been a conceited person.

She was very clear that she wasn't well-known in Aurient, so how did the other party recognize her at a glance?

"We've met in the Hanada Three Sisters' group chat, I'm the Axel who just joined the group."

"Axel?", Hearing this name, Erika's voice rose in pitch, "You're the Axel who caught the three Rocket Team executives?"

"Yes," Axel nodded with a smile, humbly said, "But it wasn't just me who caught them. Miss Daisy, Red, and even Pallet Town's Blue all helped a lot."

"That's still amazing. I've long admired you," Erika tucked her hair behind her ear and began chatting gently with Axel.

At the same time, she began to doubt Sasha's earlier words.

Someone who could borrow Clefairy's Moonblast power to instantly defeat the three executives, how could they be a dirty-tactics trainer?

But good manners kept her from voicing her doubts.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Axel, she urged the two of them to begin the battle.

Soon, the two stood on opposite sides of the battlefield.

Since it was an exhibition match, there was no referee.

A Rotom phone floated up beside Erika, recording the two's battle in real time.

"I'm ready. You may begin."

L"et's not complicate the rules. Sasha, just conduct the battle as a standard gym challenge."

"Got it!", Sasha locked eyes with Axel, and the fighting spirit in her gaze was almost tangible.

'This hateful guy actually quietly raised such a strong Water-type Pokémon.'

And used it to challenge her, a Fire-type gym leader.

Fortunately, she had just gotten a new Electric-type Pokémon.

In that case...

"Come out, Dedenne!"

A flash of white light, and a round, mouse-like Pokémon appeared on one side of the field.

This mouse had a plump body, ears on its head that resembled flower petals, and red electric pouches on its cheeks with whiskers that looked like antennae.

It was clearly a Pokémon from the Kalos region, Dedenne.

The moment he saw Dedenne, information about the little mouse popped up in Axel's mind.

'Electric + Fairy type, and it knows the move Misty Terrain...'

'This is specifically meant to counter my dirty tactics?'

'But I really don't plan to play dirty today.'

Axel's plan today was to have Gardevoir and Gyarados take the field, to let Gym Leader Sasha experience firsthand his crushing power in both level and type advantage.

'But now... Gyarados probably needs to rest.'

'With Misty Terrain and Gardevoir just having learned Misty Explosion.'

'All of this... could only be called the best arrangement...'

"Gardevoir, you'll be going out this time," Axel pressed the Pokéball's button, and a wave of pink Fairy-type energy swept through the field, covering everything in pink butterflies.

Stars appeared in Erika's eyes instantly, "So this is the Gardevoir that defeated Team Rocket?"

"As expected, the training is outstanding."

As the owner of a perfume shop, Erika loved beautiful things.

Strong, beautiful, Gardevoir completely fit her aesthetic.

Seeing Erika's admiring expression, Sasha's fists cracked with rage.

'Teacher Erika, don't be fooled by this Gardevoir's appearance.'

'She's actually filthy!'

Recalling the things Gardevoir had done to her own Pokémon, Gym Leader Sasha hated that she couldn't be like Caitlin.

But it was fine. Since Axel led with Gardevoir, it meant he was planning to use dirty tactics.

'Come on, Axel, let Teacher Erika see your true colors!'

Sensing Sasha's vague inner turmoil, Axel couldn't help but shiver.

'Wasn't this girl threatening to tear me apart last time? Why is she suddenly acting like an M today?'

"Gym Leader Sasha, aren't you going to make the first move?"

"No, you go first," Sasha was determined not to reveal Misty Terrain.

She had gone through hell to get a Dedenne, all to lure the opponent into using dirty tactics, thinking they had the win in hand, only to hit them with the most despair-inducing skill.

How could she attack first?

"Then I won't hold back," Axel fixed his gaze on Gardevoir and thrust his arm forward.

"Gardevoir, use Moonblast!"

Unlike past Moonblasts, Gardevoir skipped the energy-gathering phase entirely. The pink butterflies around them suddenly began to dance wildly.

A bright full moon appeared inside the gym, and a thick, pale-yellow moonlight instantly flooded the entire battlefield.

The fur on Dedenne began to melt, and even its whiskers softened under the corrosive moonlight, drooping weakly.

Sensing the changes in its body, Dedenne let out a terrified screech.

As a Fairy-type Pokémon, though it didn't know Moonblast, it did know many other Fairy-type moves.

But this move from the opponent... was way too powerful to be a standard Fairy-type move.

Hearing Dedenne's shrill cries, Sasha finally snapped out of her inner thoughts.

'What is going on?'

She remembered clearly, Axel's raw strength was very limited. Every time he beat her, he used all sorts of dirty tricks.

'But today...'

'Why is just one move enough to do this to my carefully chosen Dedenne?'

At that moment, a thought flashed through Sasha's mind.

The opponent must be holding a "Special Attack Boost" item that greatly increased a Pokémon's Sp. Atk.

In official League battles, unless explicitly banned, such items were considered allowed by default.

And these items were very expensive, typically only used in life-or-death situations. Rarely would someone spend that kind of money for a battle.

Thinking of this, Sasha couldn't help but sneer.

It really was the same dirty Axel, trying to catch her off guard with this kind of thing.

In that case... his weak point must be defense.

"Dedenne, use Dig to approach the opponent!"

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