Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Ash completely disregarded Gary's analysis and blindly supported it.

Gary clearly understood Ash's personality well and didn't care about his support at all, looking at Nanami who was supporting her head with her hands next to her.

"What do you think, sister?"

"Me?" Nanami was surprised that Shigeru would ask her that question.

In the past, if it was something related to Pokémon research, Shigeru would excitedly seek out Nanami, but if it was related to Pokémon battles, he would never look for her.

But now, Xiao Mao is actually asking for her opinion rationally.

"Sister, aren't you very familiar with Xia Yan? You must know him better. What other tricks is he hiding?"

"Besides, sister, you made it to the top 32. I studied Chansey's tactic carefully when I got back; it's practically unsolvable. To figure out such a tactic, sister, you must have studied a lot in this area, right? You must have a lot of insights."

Since Nanami used Chansey's tactic, Gary's opinion of Nanami has changed drastically.

When Chansey's tactics were mentioned, Nanami blushed slightly.

However, this made her answer seem unquestionable.

"Xia Yan."

"Hmm?" Xiao Shi was hoping to hear some "professional" insights and analysis, but he didn't expect Nanami to answer so decisively.

"What's the reason?"

Looking at her curious younger brother beside her, Nanami gently patted his head with a touch of affection and whispered:

"Because that tactic... was taught to me by Xia Yan."

Upon hearing this...

Xiao Mao was completely stunned.

Even Professor Oak, who had been watching the arena with a smile and listening to their banter, turned his head to look.

Was that tactic devised by Xia Yan?

How dark-hearted... I mean, how well does this person know about Chansey?

Even Chansey isn't his Pokémon, yet he can come up with such a tactic. Then what about his main Pokémon...?

...

...

"Hehe—how about I, an old man, be the dealer?" Hoshino Ryuichi said with a smile.

Clearly, these superstars who had watched the games all day were getting a little bored.

"What are we betting on?" Kikuko, sitting in the corner, became interested.

"Let's bet a little something."

"it is good."

The windlass——

Kikuko took out several stones of different colors directly from the pocket of her apron.

Evolution Stone!

Moreover, they are all top-quality evolution stones, three in total: Fire Stone, Water Stone, and Thunder Stone.

"I want your Dark Stone."

“This…” Hoshino Ryuichi was a little dumbfounded. He didn’t expect Kikuko to be so decisive.

"Trading three Superior quality Evolution Stones for one Top quality Dark Stone isn't a bad deal, is it?"

In terms of value alone, it even exceeds that.

However, evolution stones of exceptional quality or higher are generally not something that can be easily measured by price.

Kikuko's actions are definitely on a huge scale.

Top-quality evolution stones can easily fetch tens of millions of dollars if you really need them; the difference is only a few tens of millions.

Ryuichi Hoshino only wanted to play around a bit, but little did he know that Kikuko would go all out from the start.

Although this top-quality Dark Stone is useless to him, it is still a top-quality evolution stone.

“In that case, I’ll give it a try too.” Genji smiled and took out a dragon scale.

The dragon scales were quite small compared to Kikuko's attack.

Kikuno and Dorasena both shook their heads, indicating that they were not very interested in it.

However, Adek, who had been sitting lazily in his chair, suddenly became interested.

"Then I'll offer this."

What Adek took out was a fiery red jewel, with what appeared to be a flame burning within it.

Flame Orb.

Adele's actions surprised the other superstars in the private room.

But then he saw Xia Yan and Da Ye standing on either side of the field, especially Da Ye.

He vaguely saw a trace of his past self in Da Ye.

That passionate look.

"Alright, I wonder who everyone wants to bet on?" As one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Hoshino Ryuichi only found Kikuko's "big move" slightly troublesome, while Genji and Adecker were just a piece of cake.

"Big Leaf." Adek pressed down on Big Leaf without hesitation.

“Then I’ll bet on Xia Yan,” Genji said with a smile.

Like Kikuno, Genji had already formed some impression of Natsuhiko during the last trial. These battles hadn't put much pressure on Natsuhiko, so he felt that Natsuhiko was still hiding something.

Besides, it was just for fun anyway.

Hoshino Ryuichi looked at Kikuko.

Kikuko didn't answer immediately, but looked at Kikuno and Dorasena and said, "If you don't want to play, you can guess."

Kikuno and Dorasena exchanged glances and agreed that Kikuko's words made sense.

"Big Leaf, I guess," Kikuno said after a moment's thought.

Of the two, Kikuno knew more about Da Ye than Xia Yan.

“In that case, I’ll bet on Xia Yan,” Dorasena said casually with a smile.

Clearly, she made this choice simply to maintain a balance.

It's currently two against two.

"Hehe." Kikuko chuckled softly, "I'm betting on Natsuhiko."

She had already met Xia Yan three times, and was probably the person here who knew Xia Yan best. If she didn't believe Xia Yan had such abilities, she wouldn't have asked him for this mission.

No one was surprised that Kikuko overpowered Natsuhiko.

after all.

Xia Yan is also from Kanto. Although he is representing Sinnoh this time, it doesn't mean that Kanto will completely give up on someone like him.

If given the opportunity, I believe the Kanto Alliance would be quite willing to let Natsuhiko return to Kanto to be stationed.

Upon hearing that Kikuko had pressured Natsuhiko, Hoshino Ryuichi said nothing more.

If Kikuko bets on Ooba, Hoshino Ryuichi might not agree to Kikuko's bet.

In retrospect, Kikuko took on greater risks, so it's understandable that she also reaped greater rewards.

Don't doubt that Hoshino Ryuichi might swallow his pride and refuse the bet; given his personality, he really is capable of doing such a thing.

Kikuko believes she understands Hoshino Ryuichi quite well and knows what he's thinking.

He gave a cold laugh and said nothing.

And so, because of Hoshino Ryuichi's opening bet, the six kings in the private room paid even more attention to the match between Xia Yan and Da Ye.

Chapter 136 Xia Yan VS Da Ye

At the referee's signal, Xia Yan and Da Ye each summoned their spirits.

In the red light.

Two sprites appeared on the field.

What Da Ye summoned was a red and yellow sprite with two rising flames burning on its head and flames on its belly, making it look as if its whole body was on fire. Its most distinctive feature was its beak, which resembled a duck's beak.

Fire-type Pokémon, Magmar!

A pure fire-type Pokémon, its body temperature can reach up to 1200 degrees Celsius. It usually lives in volcanic areas and is a relatively rare fire-type Pokémon.

Currently.

The League was unaware that the Duckbill Firebeast actually had another evolution.

By carrying the "Lava Amplifier" item, you can activate the fire-type energy within Magmar, thereby unleashing its hidden potential and evolving it into Magmar (Magnum).

Both Magmar and Magmar are typical special attack-type Fire-type Pokémon; the flames they breathe can even melt rocks.

Therefore, Magmar is also known as the "fire-breathing Pokémon".

After learning that his opponent was Bigleaf, Xia Yan did some research on Bigleaf's Pokémon.

Da Ye has participated in many competitions, so it's not difficult to obtain information about her.

Especially his main Fire-type Pokémon, such as his starter Pokémon Infernape, a Flareon, and the Magmar in front of him.

Da Ye's Infernape and Flareon have already reached Gym Leader level strength. This Magmortar is slightly weaker, but not by much, and is only one step away from Gym Leader level.

Unfortunately, just as others predicted, Xia Yan was indeed at a significant disadvantage in terms of type against Da Ye, who was proficient in Fire-type Pokémon.

However, there are ways to win.

What he can utilize and maximize is his informational advantage.

Therefore, the first Pokémon Xia Yan sent out was Togekyou, which is currently the most well-known of his Pokémon!