He knows Pokémon better than me

The next day, early in the morning, Xiaozhi and his group arrived at the foot of Mount Lanakila, ready to line up for the climb.

The schedule is very tight, and all the processes of the quarterfinals and semi-finals must be completed within one day today.

"That means the players have to prepare more Pokémon. The semi-finals will follow right after the quarter-finals, and there won't even be much time to rest in between."

Xiaozhi thought to himself.

However, the format of the quarterfinals is still 2v2, and his Alola team has more than enough.

"Well, it seems like there are more people today?"

Looking at the endless team ahead, Kukui couldn't help but scratch his head in shame.

It seems that the effect of the qualifiers and the round of 16 exceeded expectations and attracted a new group of viewers on the second day.

Sure enough, setting the venue for the early games on the top of a mountain was too much of a stretch.

Fortunately, since this was the first time the event was held, the novelty of the Alola people far outweighed the tediousness of queuing up the mountain.

Kukui had been observing the reactions of the passers-by around him before he heaved a sigh of relief.

As for the match list for the quarterfinals, Xiaozhi, Man Yue and others don't know it yet, but as the organizer of the conference, he naturally already has the complete list in his hands.

“The first game was very interesting.”

Kukui looked at Xiaozhi with amusement. As expected, Xiaozhi still had to show his strength in the first battle.

About an hour later, the venue on the top of the Snow Mountain was full again. There were even more spectators today, and even the aisles and the back rows were crowded with people.

However, the number of contestants today is much smaller, and the battle zone is suddenly much emptier.

Beep!

The game had not yet started when a prompt suddenly came from the huge electronic screen above the stadium.

The screen flickered, and two opposing avatars appeared as a preview of the race.

In the first match of the quarterfinals, Xiaozhi vs. Guzma!

The whole process was suddenly plunged into a heated discussion. On one side was a foreign teacher who was in the limelight and had defeated several island kings and island guardians.

On the other side is the notorious leader of the Skull Team who no one dares to mess with.

"Hmm, is that the guy?"

Guzma, who was in the contestant waiting area, glanced at the large screen above, then looked at Xiaozhi not far away from him and snorted coldly.

"Hurry up, boss! Show that guy some color!"

"That teacher dared to hinder the actions of our Skull Team!"

“We must destroy it ruthlessly!!”

Many of the Skeleton Team's soldiers were still gathering outside the railings at the edge of the players' waiting area, adding fuel to the fire.

Guzma thought about it, then grinned and walked towards Xiaozhi with a heartless step.

Yes, you should talk some trash to intimidate your opponents before the game.

When he got closer, Guzma found that Xiaozhi was holding a strange red Pokédex and seemed to be on a video call with someone.

"Look who my next opponent is in the quarterfinals~!"

Xiaozhi turned the Pokémon around, facing the large screen.

On the screen was a girl with short brown hair. She had a sweet and pretty face and looked surprised after seeing the screen image.

"Hey~ Xiaozhi, is your opponent Guzma?"

This made Guzma's expression immediately gloomy as he approached.

With a big battle with him imminent, this guy is still having video chats with other girls?

Do you look down on him, the King of Destruction of Alola? !

"Hey kid, you bastard"

But when Guzma saw the girl's face on the screen, he stopped short of scolding her.

Why does this woman's face look familiar?

The brown-haired girl on Rotom's screen also noticed Guzma, and seeing that his hand was on Satoshi's shoulder, she thought the two had become friends.

So she also greeted warmly:

"Oh~ Long time no see, Guzma~!"

Greetings from that woman!

“.”

Guzma's face turned dark, and he felt mixed emotions.

It's that woman again!

Last year, he was planning to expand the Skeleton Team's external influence and take over the Carlos Alliance in one fell swoop, but in the end he fell into the hands of this woman!

Obviously, I am stronger in terms of hard power, but in the face of that powerful mega evolution

Guzma, who originally wanted to talk trash to intimidate Xiaozhi, was unable to utter a word in the end and only felt his face getting hot.

"snort!"

With a cold snort, he walked away without caring about his relatives.

Damn it, how could this guy know that woman? !

"Hmm? What do you want to say?"

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Xiaozhi looked at Guzma's back with a puzzled look on his face. He thought that he would soon face the latter, so he specially notified his old friend.

The brown-haired girl on the screen blinked and shrugged, feeling incomprehensible.

"The Alola League seems quite interesting, Xiaozhi, I'm watching the live broadcast~!"

She didn't go out of her way to cheer for Xiaozhi or anything.

With Xiaozhi's strength, isn't it a sure win for him?

"Haha, then look forward to it. Sorry to wake you up so early in the morning."

Xiaozhi smiled, then hung up the phone and let Rotom fly again.

There's still a time difference between the other end of the phone and the Alola region.

The girl on the screen was yawning. She had a bow hairpin on her head that she only wore when sleeping. She must have just woken up and had no time to wash and dress up.

It’s still the same as before~!

drop!!

At this time, a prompt sound came from above the stadium again, indicating that the first player could take the stage.

Xiaozhi then calmed down a little and walked towards the stadium with Pikachu.

Guzma also had his hands in his pockets, but his interest was not as high as before.

"Damn it, my momentum was interrupted by that woman!"

He was annoyed, but his mood gradually recovered when Guzma stood at one end of the ring.

He was careless at first because he was not at home, and he had not neglected his training in the past six months.

"Since you are that woman's friend, I will destroy you and take my revenge!"

Guzma stared at Ash and made up his mind.

Xiaozhi blinked his eyes, not understanding why the leader of the opposing Skull Team suddenly got so angry.

"Ahem! I will be the referee for the next quarterfinals!"

As time was running out, Hara took the position of referee in the middle.

As the island king with the longest tenure, his reputation is naturally the highest among the four island kings. There is no need to replace him in the next games, and he will serve as the referee.

"The rules for the quarterfinals are the same as the round of 16. Each player can only use two Pokémon!"

"Then I declare that the first match of the quarterfinals, between Ash and Guzma, has officially begun!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole audience suddenly became agitated. Amid the huge cheers, the two of them looked serious at the same time and each threw out their first Poké Ball!