Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 365 Battle against the Strange Tree

three days later.

Qi Shu arrived in Donghuang by plane. After turning on the camera and leaving the airport, Qi Shu shared interesting anecdotes about Donghuang with the audience along the way.

Once she started talking about these interesting things, Qi Shu became very talkative and her explanations were vivid and engaging. It was clear that she had done her homework before getting off the plane.

After that, she took a taxi directly to the ranch. As soon as she got out of the car, Qishu smelled the very fresh air.

"This place is really nice. I wonder if it differs from the 'ideal ranch' that everyone in the live stream has in mind?"

While explaining, Kiju didn't forget to interact with the audience. And the first thing Kiju noticed when he got off the bus was the tall Calycanthus statue in the distance.

It looks like... that statue was erected for some kind of god!

Meanwhile, the little lambs were still practicing their moves on the grassy field, and huge vines, under their control, grew from the earth. Then, they slammed into the ground, creating deep craters.

"Ew..." Seeing this, Kiju felt she couldn't bear to look; the power was terrifying. She glanced at the live stream again, which was filled with comments about "Kiju-chan".

"...Alright, alright, it seems you'd rather see me get utterly thrashed. In that case, let's go find that rancher!"

After searching the ranch for a while, and after cautiously approaching and asking the little sheep on his mount, Qishu arrived at the Sky Tree.

At this moment, the Sky Tree looked incredibly tall. Just climbing from the ground to the top of the tree would probably take a lot of effort.

However, Su Yu obviously didn't need to go through all that trouble. The Sky Tree had its own consciousness, and by manipulating the wind, it could easily send people up to the tree.

Furthermore, if you find it troublesome, the Dragonite are happy to do it for you.

Meanwhile, Su Yu was instructing the Dragonite on farming. Upon learning of the arrival of the Strange Tree, he leaped down from the tree, and a gust of wind caught him and lifted him to the ground.

Upon seeing how miraculous the tree was, the strange tree couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. Su Yu also knew that this was normal.

If it were me, an ordinary trainer, seeing such a ranch, my reaction would probably be even stronger than Qishu's.

After glancing at the comments, Qi Shu extended a challenge to Su Yu, which surprised Su Yu.

Generally speaking, seeing such a unique ranch, shouldn't one be tempted to visit it?

He glanced at the live stream screen next to him, knowing that for the sake of the live stream's effect, Qi Shu needed to observe the comments to make his next move.

"Being a streamer isn't easy..." Su Yu thought to himself, nodding.

"However, if you want to fight, you still have to go to the Sky Tree. There you will find the most sturdy battleground in the ranch."

……

They brought the wondrous tree to the Sky Tree.

Many Dragonite live here. They might be hiding in the bushes, sometimes suddenly leaping out to give you a fright, or they might be busy with their own things.

Seeing so many Dragonite, Qishu was quite astonished. She'd seen people train Dragonite before, but a rancher keeping so many at home…

Perhaps even the City Dragon Clan, renowned worldwide for its dragon-riding prowess, is nothing special?

Moreover, these dragons have built many facilities in the trees, including zebra crossings, pedestrian walkways, and other things that are only found in human cities, which looks quite strange.

The comments section also said:

"A city entirely run by elves? It's like something out of a dream!"

"Wow, what am I seeing? A Dragonite is directing traffic! And it's even wearing a little hat, it looks so cute!"

Upon seeing Su Yu arrive, the goofy Dragonite immediately darted out of the bushes. It looked curiously at the strange tree and asked what this person did for a living.

"Her? She came to the ranch to fight me," Su Yu explained.

Many Pokémon on the ranch knew the details of his participation in the tournament. Upon hearing this, Dragonite also became interested.

"Do you want to battle her?" Su Yu was somewhat surprised to see Dragonite so eager to fight. Then, he looked at Qishu.

Qi Shu waved his sleeves and nodded, saying:

"Sure~ I know you're very strong, Mr. Su Yu. But still, I'd like to ask you to use your full strength against me!"

Su Yu naturally wouldn't go all out on this. After a quick selection, he decided to send out Dragonite, Dedoo, and Slowking for a 3v3 match.

Upon learning that it could participate, Dragonite happily hugged Su Yu. Normally, it would often go on search and rescue missions at sea, using the opportunity to hone its flying skills.

After Qishu sent out his Electric Seagull, Dragonite engaged in a fierce aerial battle with it in the sky above the battlefield.

In the end, Dragonite won first place thanks to its superior mobility. After that, Su Yu called it back and sent out Dedobacter.

—It's fair that one Pokémon fights one battle.

Seeing this, Qishu dispatched the Electric Demon Beast.

If I remember correctly, this Electivire's ability is Electric Engine, which makes it immune to damage from Electric-type moves, which happens to be Dedora's strongest attribute.

It seems that Qishu is indeed taking this battle very seriously.

However, the Dedricep of today is far from the weak Pokémon it once was. Despite sustaining considerable injuries in its fierce battle, it still managed to defeat Electivire.

Finally, Slowking faced off against Kiju's Taikyo Densetsu: Mismagius.

……

After the battle ends.

The viewers in Qishu's live stream were still somewhat unsatisfied.

Su Yu persuaded Qi Shu to stay for dinner.

Upon hearing this, Qi Shu nodded, showing great anticipation.

This trip to Donghuang was definitely the right one. After visiting the ranch and battling Su Yu, the number of fans in her live stream has increased by at least tens of thousands!

This is the kind of effect that used to take a month of live streaming to achieve.

Meanwhile, Su Yu was looking at his phone. After the match, he noticed that his ranking had risen significantly, reaching 1568th.

At this stage, a rise of several dozen places is already quite remarkable. After all, the opponents around here are all at the dojo level.

Not to mention, it was an increase of several hundred people at once.

It's worth noting that in the anime, even Kalos's Gym Leader Korrina, who possesses Mega Evolution, was only ranked 1001st. At that time, neither Padia nor Evo had any records of participating in the World Championships.

"The opponent for the next match has already been matched? Wait, it's Lurina, the Water-type Gym Leader from the Galar region?"

Every time Su Yu saw the tire-shaped decoration on Lulina's ankle, he felt that it looked a lot like Mingyi's hairstyle, so he couldn't bear to look at it.

However, this person is said to be a very talented model.

……

The next day.

After seeing off the strange tree, Su Yu also arrived in Galar in the blink of an eye through the spatial passage.

After all, with the Crowned King around, he and the Slumbering Forest were only neighbors. However, this time, the Crowned King insisted on coming along.

In His words, Su Yu had invited Galar to "visit." And since he was a guest, He, as the host, naturally had to accompany him throughout the visit.

Meanwhile, in the Slumbering Forest, the Sword and Shield dogs were resting on the ground as always.

After mounting the Spirit Horse, Su Yu hurried towards Shuizhou Town.

(End of this chapter)