Chương 311: Battle at the Castle: Another Encounter with the Main Characters

Earning a title in Battle Castle is easy; even a new trainer only needs to win one match.

However, to be promoted from Baron to Viscount, you already need five wins, and to be promoted from Viscount to Earl, you need twenty wins!

After all, to achieve a valid number of victories, the opponent's rank must be comparable, which also prevents people from deliberately challenging lower-ranked opponents to rack up points.

This is why, starting with battling Earl, it becomes very difficult to find trainers of similar rank to duel.

Due to the limited number of slots, reservations often need to be made several days in advance, and then the castle staff will take the lead in arranging a match.

Most people have vanity and a competitive spirit. In order to climb up and obtain better service and status, the trainers in the Battle Castle will naturally keep challenging others.

This has a two-way benefit: trainers hone their skills and those of their Pokémon through constant challenges.

Meanwhile, the Battle Castle, with its extremely high daily active users, has attracted even more trainers who come from afar, thus promoting local development.

Just as Violet was explaining the Battle Castle to Yang Cheng, a man dressed in a suit, with dark skin, ice cream-shaped hair, and what looked like gemstone decorations in his hair, suddenly climbed in through the window of the Battle Castle.

When they saw the other party's unconventional and quirky move, many trainers on the second floor looked surprised. Only Violet spoke up with a look of complete indifference: "Please, this is Battle Castle, not your gym."

Those who know you will know that you are extremely fond of rock climbing, while those who don't will probably mistake you for a thief or a pervert!

In response to Violet's complaint, the newcomer sheepishly touched his hair and said, "I can't help it, every time I see a steep wall, I can't help but get itchy fingers—" Damn it, you ordered so many desserts! Are you trying to bribe me with these before the challenge battle?!

, That's right, the dark-skinned man in front of Violet, who likes to climb walls, is her scheduled opponent, Chaklo, the Gym Leader of Haruka City, who, like her, is a Battle Marquis.

Chucklow loves sweets, but he always has to restrain his cravings in order to maintain his weight so he can climb better.

But seeing Violet order a whole table of desserts and delicacies, he couldn't help but drool over the calorie bomb in front of him.

"Come on, since this is a challenge duel, it will naturally be fair and just. I will take the title of Duke of the Battle from you fair and square."

As for these desserts, I ordered them for myself and Ditto to enjoy. Stop flattering yourself.

This wasn't the first time Violet and Chuck had interacted; in fact, they had known each other for a long time and were quite good friends. That's why Violet wasn't surprised by Chuck's strange behavior.

Because they knew each other well, when Chucklow saw the Ditto feasting on the table, he looked puzzled and asked, "Ditto? Is this the Pokémon you recently caught?"

Chakro loves rock climbing and is also the Gym Leader of the Rock-type Gym, so most of his Pokémon are Rock-type Pokémon.

Based on his understanding of Violet, as a Bug-type Gym Leader, she should primarily use Bug-type Pokémon.

"You don't need to worry about that. There's no rule that says a Bug-type Gym Leader can only use Bug-type Pokémon in Pokémon Battles, right?"

Chaklo was somewhat noncommittal about Violet, because once a trainer reaches a certain level, they will indeed choose a type to specialize in.

After all, a trainer's energy is limited. Training a Pokémon of a certain type can save a lot of trouble because of sufficient experience.

Whether it's a league champion or one of the Elite Four, most would choose to do this. The saying goes, "Don't bite off more than you can chew." Chaklo doesn't think a trainer as excellent as Violet understands this.

The Battle Castle is very large, but there is only one battleground, which is located in the center of the lake in front of the Battle Castle.

Holding Pokémon battles there would make you the center of attention for everyone.

It has to be said that Battle Castle has truly mastered the art of exploiting human vanity to the extreme.

Now that Chaklo has arrived, Violet naturally doesn't want to waste any time. She wants to surprise him as soon as possible and take down the Duchess of the Battle.

However, just as they were about to enter the arena, the castle maid informed them that two trainers who had just arrived at the battle castle were preparing for their first match.

Given Violet's status as the Marquis in the battle against Chaclost, she could actually use her privileges to cut in line.

However, as gym leaders, both of them were clearly very professional, so they decided to let the newcomers battle first.

When the two so-called newcomers to the Battle Castle entered the arena, the sharp-eyed Violet noticed that one of them, a boy wearing a hat and with Pikachu on his shoulder, was none other than Ash, who had recently challenged his own gym.

Upon seeing familiar faces she hadn't seen in a long time, Violet waved to Serena and the others.

When Serena and the others, who were watching from a distance, saw Violet, they were also very happy, obviously not expecting Violet to fight against the castle.

"Is that person your friend?"

In response to Nitra's question, Serena and the others nodded and said, "Miss Violet is the Gym Leader of Sandalwood City. We only met her recently."

"I see, you're a gym leader, that explains it."

Those who can watch the battle from the second floor of the Battle Castle are at least Earls in rank.

The same scene was actually happening to Violet and Chaklo at this moment.

"The boy who is going up now is called Ash. He comes from the Kanto region and recently came to my gym to challenge me."

"Gym Leaders like us face countless challengers, but this boy left a very deep impression on me, and I believe he will definitely become a top Pokémon Trainer in the future."

Hearing Violet's words, Chaklo couldn't help but become curious about Ash, since not many people could receive such high praise from a Gym Leader.

Ash's first battle at the Battle Castle resulted in a victory over Nitra's younger brother, Tesla, earning him the title of Battle Baron.

When Ash saw Violet and Chaklo coming down from upstairs, he happily went up to greet them.

"Miss Violet, it's been a long time. I didn't expect to see you here at Battle Castle."

"It's better to meet by chance than to meet in person. Can we have another Pokémon battle?"

In Battle Castle, challenging a lower-ranking noble is considered a score-farming behavior, but challenging a higher-ranking noble does not have this problem.

Of course, this is on the premise that the other party accepts your challenge, but very few people will do this. After all, those who have risen to high ranks in battle have done so through strength and real skills. If you are not strong enough to challenge the other party, you will only humiliate yourself.