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Xiao Mao was startled when he saw the man and the woman, because he knew both of them.
The man is naturally the Yuzu City Gym Leader, Ayi, and the woman is called Xiaozhuang. She is someone Ash met while traveling in the Orange Islands and is an NPC who appeared in "Goodbye Psyduck, Golduck is back again".
Like Xiaoxia, Xiaozhuang is also a Water-type Pokémon trainer, but why is she here?
Is (Wang Zhao) also challenging the Orange Alliance?
"Brother, hurry up! Someone's coming to challenge the gym!" Mary urged anxiously, pulling Yi along to fly in front of Shigeru.
"Hello, my name is Shigeru, and I'm here to challenge the Yuzu Gym," Shigeru said.
"Wow, so handsome!" Xiao Zhuang thought to himself as he saw Xiao Mao and exclaimed in admiration at how handsome Xiao Mao was.
Upon hearing this, A-Yi was immediately displeased. He was currently pursuing Xiao Zhuang, and Xiao Zhuang was praising Xiao Mao for being handsome. How could he tolerate that?
"You're Shigeru, right? Since you're here to challenge the gym, then I'll let you taste the bitterness of defeat," said Ayi.
Gary knew that Yoshi was quite arrogant. If it were Ash, he would definitely be unconvinced and want to battle Yoshi, but Gary wouldn't do that.
"Is that so? A gym leader who was defeated by one of my underlings, are you sure you can let me taste the bitterness of defeat?" Xiao Shigeru laughed.
"Who is the defeated opponent?" Ah Yi asked immediately.
179: Yuzu Gym, VS A-Yi!
Ay is a very strong trainer, far surpassing the average gym leader. Only trainers like Blaine can rival him; ordinary trainers have no chance of defeating him.
Therefore, any trainer who can defeat A-Yi must be quite strong.
"Sho, do you remember?" Gary asked.
“Ash…!” Yi was taken aback, and immediately thought of the trainers who had challenged him half a month ago. Ash had come in a team of three, which made him very memorable.
To be honest, Yi was not convinced when he was defeated by Ash. If Squirtle hadn't learned the Hydro Pump move at the crucial moment, Yi wouldn't have lost.
“Then let’s have a fight, and I’ll show you my true strength,” A-Yi said.
"Okay, how do we play?" Xiao Mao asked.
"It's a 3-on-3 turn-based match. Tell me the types of the three Pokémon you'll use, and I'll use Pokémon of the same type in the battle. Best two out of three," A-Yi said.
“Okay, then let’s use Normal, Water, and Fire type Pokémon to battle,” said Shigeru.
"no problem."
Ayi nodded, then said to Xiaozhuang, "Miss Xiaozhuang, please come and witness this match."
"Ah...okay." Xiao Zhuang nodded slightly. She came to Yuzu Island to find a powerful Water-type Pokémon, and then met A Yi on the way. A Yi brought her here to visit the gym, but she didn't expect to encounter so many things in a row.
The group arrived at a large area behind the dojo.
The arena for the Yuzu Gym is not inside the gym, but on a small island behind it, which is about the size of four basketball courts.
Because A-Yi has a large number of Pokémon and there are special challenge rules that limit the indoor arena, he chose an open area as the battleground.
“As the Southern Star of the Crossroads, I will show you my strength. First, let’s have a Normal-type Pokémon battle me,” Ayi said.
"Ibrahimovic, you're up there," said Shigeru.
"Bah!"
Ibrahimovic, who was next to Shigeru, immediately rushed onto the field.
"Eevee...!" When A-Yi saw that it was Eevee, he was somewhat puzzled, but he remembered that Ash had challenged him before and used Pikachu to fight, so he definitely couldn't underestimate this Eevee.
"Pidgeot, it's up to you!" Ayi threw out a Poké Ball.
Baton!
【LV47 Pidgeot ♂/Near-King】
A-Yi's first Pokémon was Pidgeot, which is a Normal/Flying type Pokémon.
"Let me make this clear first: if you fall into the sea from the arena, it counts as a defeat," A-Yi reminded him.
Xiao Shi looked around at the sea, which was dozens of meters high. Falling from that height would definitely cause injury; even a Pokémon at the Elite Four level wouldn't be able to withstand it.
"Okay, can we start now?" Xiao Mao asked.
"Please." A-Yi gestured for her to proceed. He wanted to put on a good show in front of Xiao Zhuang in order to win the heart of the beauty.
"Eevee, use Swift!" Gary commanded.
"Bah!"
Eevee wiggled its cone-shaped tail, and golden stars formed from energy flew rapidly into the sky.
"Use your wings to smash all the high-speed stars to pieces!" A-Yi commanded.
"Compare!"
Pidgeot's wings were enveloped in white wind power. It flapped its wings and smashed all the high-speed stars that flew up. Then, Pidgeot used Quick Attack to rush towards Eevee, and Eevee also used Quick Attack.
boom!
The two collided, and unfortunately, Eevee was too small. Eevee was sent flying into the air, while Pidgeot rose rapidly and crashed into the falling Eevee.
When Ayi saw that Eevee's power wasn't very great, he was immediately relieved. However, a pleasant surprise followed.
"Eevee, use Thunderbolt!" Gary commanded.
"What! Charge at me!" Ayi shouted hurriedly when he saw the electric sparks on Eevee's body.
"Bah!"
But it was too late. Eevee unleashed Thunderbolt, a golden lightning bolt that struck Pidgeot, causing it to become paralyzed and fall to the ground.
(cifj) "High-speed star!"
Eevee used Swift again, and Swift quickly chased after Pidgeot, landing repeatedly on it.
Boom! !
Pidgey fell to the ground, its eyes spinning in circles.
"Pidga is unable to fight, Ibrahimovic wins!" the referee declared.
"What! Eevee can use Thunderbolt!" Xiao Zhuang, who was watching from a distance, exclaimed in surprise.
"Is there a problem with Eevee knowing Thunderbolt?" Mary didn't know much about Pokémon and didn't think there was anything wrong with Eevee knowing Thunderbolt.
“Eevee is a Normal-type Pokémon, and it’s difficult for it to master other types of moves without evolving,” Xiao Zhuang said.
"Then why does Brother Shigeru's Eevee have 100,000 volts?"
"I don't know either, let's keep watching the game."
Xiao Zhuang doesn't know what's going on either, so he'd better just watch the game.
"Bah!"
After his victory, Ibrahimovic ran back to Shigeru's side, looking at him with an expression that said, "Praise me!"
"Not bad, not bad, you played very well." Xiao Mao also squatted down and patted Eevee's little head.
Watching from afar, Xiaozhuang and Marie looked at Shigeru stroking Eevee with envious eyes; they also wanted to have their heads patted.
A-Yi was very dissatisfied when he saw the two girls' infatuated gazes; those gazes should have been directed at him.
"Gym Leader A-Yi, it seems I've won this gym battle," said Shigeru.
"That's not necessarily true. The next match is a Water-type Pokémon battle, so send out your Pokémon," A-Yi urged.
Without saying much, Shigeru threw out a Poké Ball.
Baton!
"Kami!"
Blastoise makes its appearance.
Xiao Mao's meaning was clear: he wanted to kill the match in the second round, win two matches in a row, and then there would be no need to start the third round.
"Starmie, go beat him!" A-Yi threw out a Poké Ball.
Baton!
【LV50 Gem Starfish/Near-Ultraman】
The second Pokémon that A-Yi sent out was of a decent level, so the third Pokémon should have been of an even higher level, but unfortunately... there was no chance left.
"Blastoise, use Shell Break!" said Gary.
"Kami!"
Blastoise's entire body was covered in red energy crystals. As the crystals exploded, the Shell Break function was successfully used, sacrificing both defenses to greatly increase attack and speed.
"Don't even think about attacking, use 100,000 volts!" Ah Yi immediately ordered.
Starmie's gem shot out a bolt of lightning, which was about to hit Blastoise, but was blocked by a green barrier.
"What! They actually held on!" Ah Yi exclaimed in astonishment.
"Wave Rush!"
"Kami!!"
Upon hearing the sound, Blastoise covered its entire body in water and charged towards Starmie at an incredible speed. Starmie had no time to dodge and was hit head-on.
boom! ! !
The gem starfish was sent flying out of the arena and crashed into a distant rock wall, the gem in the center of its body flashing red light continuously.
180: A storm is coming
"Starmie is unable to fight, Blastoise wins!" the referee announced.
"Best of three, I won." Xiao Mao secured his second consecutive victory cleanly, ending the match early.
"Yes... I lost," A-Yi said unwillingly.
Ayi finally understood why Ash had become Gary's defeated opponent.
When battling Ash, A-Yi felt that Ash was just lucky. If Squirtle hadn't learned Hydro Pump at the crucial moment, Ash wouldn't have had a chance to win.