Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Although it was an unknown dojo match, Qianlong Dojo was the most famous dojo in the Donghuang region, and local residents would often come here for a stroll when they had nothing else to do.

Seeing that there was something to watch, many people bought drinks and snacks and stayed in the audience.

Including some apprentices from the Qianlong Martial Arts Academy, there were a few dozen people watching the match.

Not long after, Gym Leader Ryuno, having selected his Pokémon for battle, returned to the arena.

Both sides are ready.

On the sidelines, the referee for this dojo match was Long Yue. After the two stood in place, she began to announce the rules of the dojo challenge.

"This match will be played according to the international standard 3v3 rules. The match will end when either side's Pokémon is unable to battle, or when one side concedes defeat. Do either side have any objections?"

The old man and the young man said in unison, "No objection."

Long Yue nodded, "Then, let the competition begin!"

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"Come out, coconut tree!"

"Milotic, prepare for battle!"

Two flashes of white light appeared, and the starting Pokémon of both sides entered the arena.

A tree-like spirit with an extremely long neck and a spirit of otherworldly beauty, resembling both a snake and a dragon, stood on opposite sides of the battlefield.

As the Dragon-type Gym Leader, Longye naturally sent out his Alolan Exeggutor, a Grass/Dragon type.

Grass-type Dragonite has four times the resistance to Water, seemingly completely shutting down Milotic, a pure Water-type.

However, this attribute combination, like that of the Earth Dragon and the Flying Dragon, also has a fatal weakness: it is four times weak to ice.

However, this does not mean that Exeggutor is at a complete disadvantage. As long as it is always wary of Milotic's Ice-type moves, Exeggutor still has the type advantage.

For Ryūno, the dojo master, this is not difficult to do.

The spectators who frequently come here to watch the matches are also very clear about Longye's strength.

Upon seeing the two players' starting Pokémon, many people immediately burst out laughing.

"Haha, a welcome four times resistance. I wonder what kind of trouble this young man has gotten himself into. He's really unlucky."

"It's quite rare to see a gym leader using this Pokémon, so you could say he just stumbled upon it."

"I've seen it once before. This Exeggutor isn't that strong; it's still a ways off from elite level. If the challenger just switches to a different Pokémon, it'll be easier to beat."

"It's hard to say. Even Exeggutor wouldn't be able to withstand one Ice Beam from Milotic."

"Is this your first time watching Gym Leader Dragon's match? As the saying goes, the person who knows you best is always your enemy. No one knows better than Gym Leader Dragon how to counter Ice-type moves!"

"That's right, just watch, in less than two minutes, this gym challenger will definitely have to switch Pokémon."

"Stop chatting, the battle has begun!"

"Holy crap, he's going straight for the fight without even switching? Is this young man really that brave?"

From the not-so-dense audience seats came gasps of surprise.

Because on the field, in a match that they thought was completely unwinnable, Xia Chen did not choose to switch Pokémon, but instead went straight for the opponent!

Chapter 176 One Strike! Instant Kill!

There's an unwritten rule in gym battles: the challenger goes first.

After all, in terms of strength, the gym leader definitely has the advantage. To be precise, once the gym leader gets serious, apart from a very few exceptional individuals, no one can withstand him.

If the challenger attacks first, the gym leader can roughly judge the challenger's level and then activate the corresponding battle mode.

Seeing the coconut tree that Longye had taken out, which didn't seem to have a strong aura, Xia Chen realized that Longye had underestimated his strength.

Therefore, in order to make Longye take him seriously enough, Xia Chen decided to increase his strength at the beginning.

He said in a deep voice, "Milnar, Ice Beam!"

As expected, after Xia Chen gave the order, Long Ye then commanded, "Exeggutor, use Leaf Storm!"

Without any fancy techniques, the first confrontation in the dojo match was a clash of moves between the two turrets.

For Xia Chen, he wanted to show Long Ye his true strength, while for Long Ye, he also wanted to use the intensity of this freezing beam to make a preliminary judgment on Xia Chen's level.

The spectators in the stands also fell silent, watching this fierce battle unfold.

But just as Longye finished speaking, Exeggutor was gathering Grass-type energy within its body.

A chilling aura had already condensed around Milotic, and a breath of icy blue gas suddenly shot out from his wide-open mouth.

Swah——

This was a chilling beam of icy light, the sound of it freezing as it precisely struck the top of a ten-meter-tall exoskeleton tree.

boom--

This is the sound of the frost-covered Exeggutor tree swaying and falling to the ground.

Two consecutive sounds came from the battlefield, and the audience's faces were still blank, as if they had just been watching a show.

When the Exeggutor finally gave up and could no longer climb back up, the audience erupted in uproar.

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"No, he was gone in one move?"

"It's a seasoned intermediate-level Exeggutor, after all. Even with a four-fold super-strength, it's still a bit abnormal to kill it in one move, right?"

"Based on Milotic's average Special Attack strength, this Milotic would have to be at least at the same level to do that, right? This young man looks young, is he really that strong?"

"You guys completely missed the point! What's terrifying isn't Milotic's damage output, but the speed at which it unleashes its moves. The Gym Leader's command was less than a second off, and before Leaf Storm could even take shape, Ice Beam was already hitting them in the face. What kind of mess is this?"

"That's right, this Milotic's attack power is at most mid-level of the veteran rank, but its attack speed is approaching that of the elite rank. It's a monster."

"Wait a minute, why does this challenger look so familiar? I think I've seen him on TV before?"

"Holy crap, isn't that Xia Chen, the guy who had that close encounter with the legendary Pokémon a while back?!"

"Hey, it really is!"

On the sidelines, many people recognized the boy who had been active in the public eye a few months ago, which made them even more interested in this interesting dojo match.

On the battlefield, Longye stared at the Exeggutor that had been instantly killed by a beam of freezing light and fell into deep thought.

…………

Longye had thought that Milotic, who was still a long way from being a senior-level player half a year ago, was already quite remarkable to be a junior-level player now.

That's why he chose to test the Exeggutor, which was stronger and whose attributes countered each other.

Unexpectedly, Xia Chen's surprise was far more than just a little bit!

Moreover, the speed at which this move is released is unbelievably fast.

interesting

However, this Exeggutor was only the weakest of the Pokémon I had chosen to bring along.

Although Longye had already lost one of his key players, after thinking for a while, he still calmly took out a second Poké Ball.

The red and white light alternated, and the fallen Exeggutor was retrieved into the Poké Ball. The second Pokémon to take its place was a Haxorus with sharp fangs and bright, piercing eyes!

Upon seeing this robust and ferocious-looking Haxorus, gym apprentices in the stands began explaining it to the new spectators.

"The gym leader actually sent him out second! This Haxorus is already very close to being an elite-level monster!"

Generally speaking, the main purpose of gym battles is to test the challengers' skill level and select those who can participate in the league tournament.

Therefore, gym leaders usually make slight adjustments to the Pokémon they field based on the skill level displayed by their opponents.

Longye's decision to use a near-elite-level Haxorus as his second Pokémon already demonstrates his high regard for Xia Chen.

After all, Milotic is completely unharmed, and there are two Fairy-type Pokémon waiting for him in the back row.

Since this is a "test to assess Xia Chen's abilities," Long Ye is determined to extract the full potential from his opponent's three Pokémon.

Longye said in a deep voice, "Double Axe Dragon, a sneak attack on vital points!"

In the first round of the previous confrontation, he had already let Xia Chen go first.

This time, he will not hold back!

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Although Xia Chen didn't know the exact strength of this Haxorus, he could tell from the aura it emitted that it was definitely much stronger than the Exeggutor from before.

Without a doubt, this was the strongest opponent he had ever encountered on the battlefield!

Xia Chen's expression gradually turned serious. Watching the Haxorus charging towards Milotic, he whispered, "Milotic, unleash Ice Beam downwards!"

Upon hearing Xia Chen's command, Long Ye nodded approvingly.

If the target is a Haxorus running, shooting at its legs is indeed a more sensible choice than shooting at its upper body.

Not only does this effectively slow down the Haxorus's movement speed, but also because in this state, shooting downwards leaves the Haxorus less room to dodge.

However, if you think that this will stop me, the Double-Haxe Dragon, then you are being a bit too naive!

Longye said in a deep voice, "Don't stop, just keep charging forward, and listen to my commands later!"

Since they weren't his old buddies, their level of understanding wasn't as high, so Longye's command was rather complicated.

However, no matter how complicated the command is, as long as it is effective, that's fine.

Strictly speaking, calling the attack used by the Double-Haxed Dragon a "dark strike to vital points" is somewhat inappropriate.

Because when the Haxorus is running, it looks like a rolling chariot, and there is no indication that it intends to launch a "sneak attack".

But this does not diminish the deterrent power of the Haxorus.

As if it wanted to tear apart all obstacles in its path, this unstoppable war chariot approached Milotic's location at an extremely fast speed.

Milotic, of course, would not sit idly by and wait for its doom. It continued to unleash its attacks at an unbelievable speed, which was disproportionate to its strength.

With a spit from its mouth, a beam of ice, seemingly capable of freezing everything, shot diagonally downwards towards the legs of the double-axe dragon.

"Now! Haxorusaur, dodge to the left!"

With his attention fully focused, the double-axe dragon paused for a moment, then rolled to the left with an agility completely disproportionate to its size to dodge.