Pokémon travel photography: Starting with riding the wave of popularity.

"Shine brightly, Shin-chan!"

"Meow!"

As the Poké Ball exploded, Newleaf appeared on the field, its cat-like steps making it seem like it was just a cat.

Seeing this, Xiaoju raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Oh, not bad for a start! But... Grass-type Pokémon, aren't you worried about encountering the Herbivore ability?"

"Huh?! Your Thunder Zebra has a herbivorous ability?!"

"..."

Xiao Ju'er, who had originally wanted to praise Xia Mu for doing a lot of homework, suddenly froze.

Xia Mu had his eye on this opportunity.

"Lots of leaves!"

"Meow~"

With a loud shout from New Leaf Cat, several times more flying leaves than normal leaf skills shot out, completely enveloping the location of Thunder Zebra.

Faced with such an offensive, Xiaojuer not only did not feel worried, but gently shook her head.

"Looks like they really didn't do any research~"

With a soft sigh, Xiao Ju'er suddenly waved her hand.

"Storm Flame Strike!"

Bang bang bang!

Despite being completely enveloped by a large number of leaves, the lightning zebra seemed oblivious.

His forehooves pounded the ground repeatedly, and amidst the dust, his entire body was instantly engulfed in flames.

boom!

The zebra, wrapped in lightning, was like a knight in flames, easily breaking through the foliage and crashing headfirst into New Leaf Cat.

"Meow~"

After a scream, Xin Ye Miao fell heavily to the ground.

Looking at this scene, Ziyu's expression was somewhat reluctant, and at the same time, she looked at the scattered marks on the Thunder Zebra's body with a slight sense of doubt.

Why does it feel like there's no damage at all? Is it because the level difference is too big?

What would you do in this situation?

Natsuki!

Chapter Nineteen: Pressing Forward in One Go

Xia Mu remained calm in the expectant gaze of Zi Yu.

"One more time! Lots of leaves!"

"Utterly useless! Charged Flame Strike!"

The scene repeated itself once again.

Watching Shin-chan struggle to stand up again after being attacked, Kiku'er's expression toward Natsuki grew increasingly cold.

"So you're just a trainer of this level after all..."

Looking at the trembling new leaf cat, Xiaoju sighed.

"The final blow, Charged Flame Strike!"

"Neigh!"

Its already high speed is further enhanced by the skill boost from multiple charged flame attacks.

The speed of the lightning zebra has reached a terrifying level.

Just then, Ziyu, who had never believed that Xia Mu's tactics would be so simple, suddenly narrowed her eyes.

"That is......"

"Now!"

Amidst Xia Mu's shouts, Xin Ye Miao let out a loud cry.

"Meow!"

There are still a lot of leaves.

But unlike before...

This time, the leaf attack wasn't targeting the lightning zebra, but rather...

"The ground! So that's it! It was a trap!"

Ziyu finally realized Xia Mu's tactical intentions, as did Xiaojuer.

"Jump up!"

Unfortunately, at such a speed, the Thunder Zebra was unable to react in any way.

boom!

With a loud bang, the lightning zebra, which was sprinting at high speed, seemed to have tripped over something, and its entire body rolled out and crashed heavily into the wall outside the arena.

At this moment, the energy-accumulating flame attack, originally intended to enhance combat power, became the main reason why the Thunder Zebra lost its fighting ability.

The excessive speed caused him to suffer more severe injuries when he flew out.

Little Chrysanthemum: "......"

Looking at the lightning zebra stuck in the wall, its eyes already turned into mosquito coils, Xiaoju sighed deeply, and then couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"I really got a good lesson!"

Only now, recalling the conversation before the battle began, did Xiaoju realize...

original.

From that moment on, the man in front of you was already digging a pit.

He not only knew that he habitually used Charged Flame Strike to accelerate when using Thunder Zebra, but he also knew that with New Leaf Cat's level, he would never be a match for Thunder Zebra in a head-on confrontation.

so......

The attack deliberately used a large number of leaves, which looked impressive, but in reality, it was just digging a pit with leaves. The dust and leaf debris generated when the Thunder Zebra used its Charged Flame Strike perfectly covered up these traces.

After being attacked several times, the lightning zebra was guided towards the trap.

"It's not a sophisticated tactic, but..."

With Xia Mu's acting skills, Xiao Ju'er didn't notice anything unusual at all.

"Really... I was careless!"

Little Chrysanthemum shook her head and recalled the Thunder Zebra.

At this time.

The referee finally reacted to the sudden turn of events and abruptly swung his right hand.

"Thunder Zebra is unable to fight, New Leaf Cat wins!"

As the referee shouted, Xia Mu immediately stepped forward and hugged Xin Ye Miao.

"Thank you for your hard work, Shin-Ye-Nyan!"

"Meow~"

Xin Ye Miao licked Xia Mu's palm, her big eyes filled with only three words.

Aren't cats awesome?

"That's amazing!"

After giving Xin Ye Miao's head a good rub, Xia Mu took out a Poké Ball.

Let's take a break for now!

"~o(=∩ω∩=)m!"

Ziyu's expression was full of amazement as she watched the two of them recall their Pokémon.

No wonder New Leaf Cat's attacks didn't do much damage before; it turns out it used most of the leaves to dig traps.

It can be seen from Xia Mu's performance.

He has done extensive research on Xiaoju'er's battle style and Pokémon.

Trainers start digging traps before battles, while Newleafy digs traps during battles.

"I really don't know whether to say trainers are like Pokémon, or Pokémon are like trainers..."

......

At this time.

To boost morale, Little Chrysanthemum sent out her second sprite.

"Electric Spider, step into the spotlight!"

Little Chrysanthemum sent out a second elf.

Looking at the large yellow spider in front of him, and then at the Snivy Poké Ball he had prepared in his hand.

Xia Mu looked somewhat speechless.

Why am I getting type disadvantaged when I challenge the Electric-type Gym?!

If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to train the two little ones, Xia Mu would have really wanted to throw the clay giant out right now.

Then, the entire dojo was destroyed by the earthquake.

However, based on the information I found online before...

At this moment, Xiaoju'er should have dispatched the second team of the dojo.

Therefore, the spirit that Little Chrysanthemum is holding at this moment should be...