Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

The two girls immediately found common ground and quickly became best friends.

"Hey, Ash, just who exactly is this Mr. Xia Yan?"

On the other side, Pal, who sat down next to Ash, couldn't help but ask, her mind filled with Xia Yan's smiling face from earlier.

“Hmm—Teacher Xia Yan…” Xiao Zhi rested his chin on his hand.

"Pikachu pikachu~~"

Pikachu imitated his pose.

Under Parshi's watchful gaze, it took quite a while before Ash finally slammed his fist into his palm.

"He's an incredibly skilled trainer!"

Par: "..."

Do you even need to tell me?!

He was almost "killed" by Xia Yan with just one look, okay?

"Could you be more specific?"

Ash fell into deep thought again, then his eyes lit up, "Teacher Xia Yan's Ninetales froze over a thousand Flying-type Pokémon with a single move!"

"Pikachu! Pikachu!"

Pikachu folded its ears and pouted, transforming into a Staraptor.

"Bo-bo!"

Piplup obediently lay down on all fours, howling as it transformed into a simplified version of the Nine-Tails, the One-Tail, and exhaled a breath.

"Pickup!"

Pikachu's expression froze instantly, and it fell to the ground with a "thud".

Upon seeing this, a bead of sweat rolled down Par's forehead.

One move, and thousands of Flying-type Pokémon were wiped out?

"They also beat up the mythical beast Regigigas."

Xiao Guang suddenly interjected.

Mythical beast?!

"And that includes the three Divine Beasts, the Three Divine Pillars!" Miss Plantina joined their discussion.

Three left?

Palton immediately felt numb.

What kind of monster is this?

Daigo thought for a moment, but in the end, he didn't mention that he had "ridden Rayquaza".

Let's leave some room for the children to continue to expand and explore.

Look at the field.

With a beaming smile, Xia Yan and Denji, with his head drooping lazily, stood on opposite sides of the dojo grounds.

"Xia Yan, can you wake up Dianci?"

Cynthia, standing next to him, had her knees together, supporting herself on her elbows, with her arms under her chin, looking interested.

She had only heard about what was happening in the Hoenn region.

Today was also the first time she met Xia Yan.

Although she had heard some of what Xia Yan had done after arriving in Sinnoh from Ash and the others, this was the first time she had seen Xia Yan battle.

"Hopefully it's not completely ruined."

Daigo rubbed his forehead, looking slightly worried.

"In a gym battle, each side can use three Pokémon. The side that loses all three of its Pokémon is eliminated from battle. Only the challenger has the right to change Pokémon during the battle!"

The robotic referee, unique to the Binhai Dojo, held up two flags, one red and one blue, and announced the challenge rules.

It's not much different from a regular gym competition.

The reason why Xiaosong from Xuefeng Dojo was playing four against four was because she hadn't played in a dojo match in a long time.

"The Dojo Challenge begins now!"

"Let's finish this quickly and get it over with."

Denji yawned and casually tossed out a Poké Ball.

In the red light.

Appearing in the arena was an Electric-type Pokémon with a golden body and black stripes—Electabuzz!

"Near-Heavenly King level?"

Xia Yan glanced at the Electabuzz.

It's not a main Pokémon, just a regular Pokémon at the gym, yet it has near-Elite Four level strength, comparable to Song's main Pokémon at Snow Peak Gym.

It's no wonder that Denji was annoyed by the constant stream of challengers.

Even someone like Ash, after making it this far, could only barely defeat such a Pokémon.

If other trainers challenge the Seaside Gym as their first, second, or even third gym, not only would Denji lose interest, but Natsuhiko would also get bored over time.

But this.

That's the duty of a gym leader.

"Then you'll be the first one."

Xia Yan threw out a Poké Ball.

call--

Amidst the interplay of fire and red light, the Volcano moth appeared on the field, its fluttering wings accompanied by scattered bursts of heat.

"It's here! Professor Xia Yan's Volcarona!" Ash's eyes sparkled.

Pal looked at Ash.

Xiao Gang explained, "When Teacher Xia Yan's Volcarona battled against Xiao Song, the head of the Xuefeng Dojo, he achieved a spectacular three-in-a-row victory."

“And they were all one-hit kills,” Prantina added.

“Okay, fine,” Pal said dryly.

"Vulcan moth?"

Dianci raised his eyelids slightly, perking up a bit. "It's somewhat interesting."

"Battle begins!"

result.

After the robot referee finished speaking, neither of them made a move.

For a time,

There was an awkward silence.

Xia Yan pressed his temples in exasperation.

Should we ask him to initiate the attack?

That really doesn't fit his personality.

He still prefers to be passive.

But there really isn't any other way now. We can't just sit here and wait, can we?

"Vulcan moth, double dance."

As Xia Yan finished speaking, the Volcano fluttered its wings and danced a magnificent dance. Clusters of sparks fell on its body, transforming into dazzling flame butterflies that scorched holes of varying sizes into the ground.

Upon seeing this, Dianci's pupils contracted slightly.

"Electabuzz, Quick Attack, then Thunder Punch!"

Bear!

The intensely burning golden flames surged even more fiercely on Volcarona's body, and amidst the rolling heat waves, a huge fire butterfly danced gracefully, flapping its wings towards Electabuzz.

Although Denji is lazy, there is no denying that he has enough reason to be proud.

Having played against Daye since childhood, he also has a wealth of combat experience.

in particular.

When facing a fire-type Pokémon.

Electabuzz flashed, leaving two sizable craters in the ground, and then quickly charged toward Volcarona.

From the edge of the flame butterfly adorned with the "Dance of Fire" flower, countless bolts of lightning burst forth from its fist.

A fine current instantly enveloped its fist completely.

It appeared before the Volcano, accompanied by a burst of lightning.

"You dodged it?" Ash and the others looked on in astonishment.

Denji squinted at Xia Yan and Vulcan, unaware that the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

however.

Despite Electabuzz's attack, Xia Yan and Volcarona showed no sign of panic.

even.

Xia Yan's smile widened.

All I saw was...

The fire moth gently flapped its wings again, creating a thin, milky-white stream of air.

next second.