Pokémon: Ash the New Generation, Starting from Sinnoh

He had a very high opinion of this person.

After all, she is a formidable rival to Ayako, Hikaru's mother, and possesses considerable strength.

This is evident from the fact that Lily's performance alongside Sakura received unanimous praise from the audience and judges.

"Next up is the winner of the Mikkuri Cup, Miss Hikari!"

With Bai An's grand introduction, Xiao Guang stepped onto the stage amidst the attention of the crowd.

This time, Curly Ear is on stage, and the performance combines Curly Ear's Freeze Ray, Float Punch, and bouncing.

However, Xiao Guang's performance took an unexpected turn at the end, as he almost veered off course while gliding on the ice.

It was Xiao Guang's timely reaction that prevented a major accident.

"Oh no, what should I do? What should I do? Will this affect my rating?!"

In the contestant hall, Dawn looked nervous in front of Ash and Brock.

Fortunately, Xiaozhi and Xiaogang were there to comfort him, which finally put his mind at ease.

Then a "ding" sound came over the loudspeaker, announcing the list of contestants, and Xiao Guang's name was prominently displayed on it.

"Phew, thank goodness it passed!" Xiao Guang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"See? As long as you're careful, you'll have no problem figuring it out!" Xiao Zhi said with a smile.

"That's right, no problem, no problem!" Hikari shouted confidently, clenching his fist, following Ash's words.

"Haha!" X2

Xiao Guang's behavior before and after made the two of them laugh non-stop.

Chapter 178 Hikari VS God and Demon Yuri

With Xiao Guang successfully advancing, the second round of review soon began.

After advancing to the first round of auditions, the second round of spectacular battles posed no pressure for Xiao Guang.

Facing a tournament with almost no strong opponents, Hikaru relied solely on Piplup and the somewhat powerful Little Doll to make it all the way to the finals.

Facing Yuri, the formidable rival who defeated her mother in her youth.

In the lounge, Hikaru learns that the famous designer Yuri was his mother's rival when she was young.

"Phew, I have to win!"

Hikaru looked at Yuri across from him, feeling immense pressure.

After all, the other party had once defeated his mother.

However, the setbacks along the way helped Xiaoguang grow, and with the encouragement of Xiaozhi and Xiaogang, she was able to suppress her inner tension.

"Little Hikari, let me see what you're capable of as Ayako's daughter!"

Seeing Hikari force herself to calm down, Lily gave her an approving look.

After all, the other party already knew his identity, and the gimmick of being a veteran mediator would probably put a lot of pressure on them.

Being able to do this is enough to demonstrate the other person's mental fortitude!

"Please, my old partner!"

Putting that thought aside, Lily calmly tossed out a Poké Ball and sent out her elegant cat, who had been with her for many years.

"An elegant cat?"

After a moment's thought, Hikari chose to send out Piplup to fight, instead of Piplup.

Since none of them had an advantage in terms of attributes, Hikaru ultimately chose Piplup, who had the best synergy, to deal with the situation.

"It really is Piplup!"

On stage, Xiao Zhi had the same expression I expected.

According to the original story, Hikaru sent out the Twin-Tailed Monster, who had many fighting skills, to fight.

However, since he left Twintail at Oak's retirement home instead of handing it over to Dawn, he chose Piplup to fight instead.

This is also the most reasonable choice.

After all, in this kind of competition, the Coordinator is always the best choice when it comes to teamwork with Pokémon.

"Bogarman, Bubble Ray!"

Offstage, facing a formidable opponent, Hikaru was the first to issue the command.

"Boga~"

Piplup selected its body, and rings of blue water cannons spun and flew towards Elegant Cat, tightly binding it.

"substitute!

Just as the bubble beam was about to hit, Elegant Cat suddenly disappeared, having activated her Stand to escape.

"Meow~"

Elegant Cat appeared behind Pilgrim, her entire body crackling with blue electricity.

"Now! Elegant Cat, Electric Shock Wave!"

In an instant, the blue arc of electricity struck Bogarman, flashing a beautiful pattern and giving him the first advantage.

"The flowers are in full bloom!"

After hitting the target with a single blow, Lily even took out her fan and made her signature move.

"Here it comes! The signature move of God and Demon Lily!" The host's voice boomed as he introduced this classic move to the audience.

It seems to be a signature move of Lily in every match in the past.

"That's really... peculiar!"

Unlike the audience around him who were watching with great interest, Xiao Zhi couldn't appreciate the performance at all.

Perhaps this is a unique aesthetic from another world!

"Go, Bogarman!" Hikaru's voice slowly drifted into my ears as he faced this attack.

"Boga!"

Aside from the initial blue arcs of electricity, Bogarman's body had quietly transformed into white energy, leaving everyone puzzled.

Lily on the other side was even more taken aback.

"Bear with it, when?"

Now, Piplup, who was originally being electrocuted, actually used his opponent's attack to his advantage, pulling off a series of unexpected maneuvers.

"Xiao Guang's performance was truly unexpected; no wonder he won the Mikeli Cup!" Host Bai An exclaimed upon seeing this.

This classic approach, which utilizes the opponent's skills to highlight one's own performance, successfully caused Yuri's performance score to drop significantly.

"Boga~"

Not only that, Bogarman also transformed the energy stored up by Ninja into a pure white beam of light to counterattack the opponent, directly hitting Elegant Cat and catching the opponent off guard.

"Meow!"

Judging from the elegant cat struggling to get up from the ground, this move is quite powerful.

"As expected of you, Hikaru!"

At this moment in the match, Yuri seemed to see the shadow of her former rival in Hikaru.

Xiao Guang, who was on the other side, smiled rather shyly after hearing the praise, but did not reply.

“However, I won’t give up easily!” Lily smiled. “Elegant Cat, sing.”

The elegant cat opened its throat and sang a beautiful and melodious song, hoping to turn the tide with this move.

Because of the pervasive singing, Pojaman was undoubtedly unable to resist and fell fast asleep in the center of the stage.

"Now you're out of options, aren't you?" Lily smiled smugly. "Keep trying, unleash the electric shock wave!"

The elegant cat unleashed a blue electric wave, its target Piplup.

"Bogarman, you're talking in your sleep!"

Faced with this attack, Xiao Guang nervously ordered Bogarman to use his sleep talking.

This move was learned by Piplup from Ash's curiosity while he was watching Melissa's Ghost-type Pokémon.

I never expected it to come in handy today.

However, due to the elemental advantage, if an effective skill is not used, it can cause considerable damage to Piplup.

Fortunately, just as the electric shock wave was about to hit the vortex, a column of water enveloped Piplup's body, not only dodging the electric shock wave but also knocking Elegant Cat into the air.

"Oh no!" Lily exclaimed.

"Bogarman, you're talking in your sleep!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hikaru instructed Bogarman to press his advantage.

And so, the unconscious Piplup fired a thick jet of water at Elegant Cat.