Pokémon: Gardevoir Harem with Tag System

Cynthia's Spiritomb, although the move set was very powerful, showcasing its strong offense to the fullest, but from the move pool and tags of Spiritomb, this Pokémon was clearly more suited to a tactical route.

Trick + Dark Pulse was indeed strong, but with Spiritomb's low base Speed stat, who gave you the chance to go for strong offense?

Placed in other people's teams, Trick Room might still have some use.

But in Cynthia's team, it could only turn the Super Garchomp into a Super-Fast Garchomp.

"Nana, listen to me. Let Spiritomb use more moves like Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Hex, Pain Split, and Curse."

[T/N: Cynthia's name in Japanese is 'Shirona' so nickname 'Nana'.]

"Eh?", Cynthia's pretty face flushed red, her mind full of how Axel just addressed her, completely ignoring the rest of Axel's words.

Axel: "..."

"Forget it... I'll help you fix it."

Maybe it was because of the higher level, or maybe because Cynthia was willing to spend a lot of money on Pokémon, but most of the moves Axel just mentioned had already been learned by Spiritomb.

It's just that they hadn't been used much, so the proficiency might be low.

As long as it's deliberately trained, it can quickly become a qualified wall or team defender.

"Spiritomb, come here. I'll teach you how to battle from now on."

"Spiri~", Spiritomb looked at its owner's expression and decisively chose to obey Axel's command.

Even Garchomp and Lucario were over there guarding the door, what could a little Spiritomb like him do?

"How well have you mastered Curse, Pain Split, Will-O-Wisp, and Hex?"

Spiritomb blinked, looking confused.

Its trainer said those moves weren't useful... A real Pokémon should use Dark Pulse.

"Gardevoir, help translate a bit. I'll first communicate with Spiritomb, then start the lesson."

["Okay... Master..."]

After a round of psychic communication, Axel found that Spiritomb's situation was about what he expected.

It had learned the moves, but never used them.

"In that case, let Little Pheonix help you train."

"Let Little Pheonix use Air Slash to attack you. If you can successfully use all four of these moves ten times, then it counts as a success."

'Only ten times?'

'That was too childish, way more lenient than master's usual training, it should be over quickly.'

'Even if the Pokémon called Little Pheonix is a Serene Grace Togekiss, it can't interrupt me every time, right?'

Spiritomb let out a sigh of relief, and its soul substance waved like flower petals.

'Come on, bring it!'

"Alright!", Axel patted the rocky part of Spiritomb, smiling as he took out a bright red Poké Ball.

"Since Spiritomb is ready for special training, then come on out, Ho-Oh."

Spiritomb: (((;꒪ꈊ꒪;)))

'What the heck?'

'Your so-called Little Pheonix is actually a Ho-Oh?'

Spiritomb hesitated for 0.01 seconds, then immediately lunged toward the Poké Ball on Cynthia's waist.

Axel was quick-eyed and swift-handed, grabbing Cynthia into his arms and moving her next to Gardevoir.

Then he looked at Spiritomb with a smile, "You're not getting away~"

Spiritomb: "..."

'Oh no, a legendary Pokémon is beating me up!'

A sacred rainbow-colored flame burst out from the Poké Ball, forming a divine illusionary image of a Pokémon.

With a rainbow-colored ring flashing by, Ho-Oh folded her wings and obediently appeared in front of Axel.

"Coo~"

As usual, she started with her signature rubbing move.

Axel was tickled by Ho-Oh's feathers and laughed loudly, hurriedly pushing away her big head, then pointed toward the Spiritomb hiding in the corner like a potted plant.

"Sorry to trouble you with some overtime today, help Spiritomb train its skills, alright?"

"Screeeh!"

Facing any lifeform other than Axel, Ho-Oh's gaze instantly sharpened, even her cry became full of oppressive aura.

'Come on, Spiritomb!'

———

One hour later, the sound of rough high heels stomping on the floor came from the door.

Karen's eyes were gloomy, her gaze so cold it could kill.

She had stood outside for a whole hour, finally waiting for the Team Rocket members.

But what she didn't expect was that the Team Rocket guy was like an idiot.

After taking her Spiritomb, he ran straight to the ticket counter and loudly shouted, "Rocket business, clear the way!"

As expected, before the Rocket guy even finished speaking, within three seconds, several security guards escorted him straight to Officer Jenny.

Luckily, Karen was smart enough to quickly shout that she lost a Poké Ball, and only then did she get the Spiritomb back from the Rocket member.

If there was a chance, Karen really wanted to ask that stupid Rocket guy, "Do you even know why Aurient doesn't have any villains?"

But thankfully Spiritomb was still here, so Karen's mood gradually settled.

"Spiritomb, Gengar, it's all on you in a bit."

"Be careful not to expose your identities. I'll disguise myself as a Ghost-type trainer."

"You two also be mindful not to use moves in a way that shows any signature traits from the competition, in case someone analyzes our true identities from our fighting styles."

"Spiri~", Spiritomb let out a low growl, eyes locked on the VIP box door in front.

For the sake of his dear trainer, today he must be the fiercest one here.

At the same time, the Dark-type energy around him began to recede, replaced by a dense Ghost-type aura.

Just as he was about to charge in and take Axel down in one go, there was suddenly a loud "boom" from the box door.

Before Spiritomb could react, a larger Spiritomb crashed through the door and fell right beside him.

Seeing the intricate pattern on that Spiritomb's body, Karen's Spiritomb instantly chickened out.

According to his senses, this Spiritomb that just flew out was at least Elite Four level.

"Spiri~"

All his arrogant energy vanished in a flash, and he obediently helped up his elder, cautiously asking, 'What happened, big bro?'

Cynthia's Spiritomb stood up with a dazed expression, feeling like half of his body had gone numb.

In the past hour, he had exhausted all his efforts but still couldn't pull off ten moves.

That Ho-Oh was basically cheating, any random Air Slash had a high chance of interrupting his move.

Spiritomb sighed helplessly toward his kin.

He really wanted to tell Karen's Spiritomb, 'There's a monster in there, run as far away as you can.'

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Karen.

His brain suddenly cleared up.

'Aren't these the assassins my trainer and her boyfriend are waiting for?'

'Now that they are here, can I pause training?'

"Spiri!"

'Garchomp, Lucario—'

'We've got action!'

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