Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

As seen on the map, Dragon Island is an archipelago consisting of three main islands and several smaller islands.

The three main islands are inhabited by different types of dragon-type spirits due to their different topography and climate.

The main island in the north is mostly valleys, inhabited by flying dragon-type Pokémon or Pokémon related to dragons, such as Salamence, Hydreigon, Flygon, and Charizard.

The main island in the southwest is mostly covered with jungle vegetation and has a tropical climate. It is home to Pokémon such as Kommo-o, Appledra, Tropical Dragon, and Blazing Turtle.

The main island in the southeast direction has the largest area and the most diverse topography, and is home to the most elves.

Moreover, the Dragonite of the royal family resides on this main island.

In addition, there are Garchomp, Tyranitar, Goodra, Dragapult, and Styropod...

Most of the pseudo-gods are distributed on this island.

After studying the map for about five minutes and firmly imprinting its contents in his mind, Xia Chen handed it back.

Longye asked in surprise, "You're not going to watch it?"

Although the map is not large, it contains a wealth of information, showing the distribution of dozens of Pokémon, which is not something that can be memorized in five minutes.

Xia Chen scratched his head. "I have a good memory, I've memorized them all. Why don't you give me a spot check?"

The effects of superpowers are not limited to combat; the strength of his mental power also allows Xia Chen's brain to be more fully developed.

Although Xia Chen is far from having a photographic memory, he can definitely remember a map with a small amount of information.

Longye wouldn't be so bored as to conduct a spot check. Ultimately, this is Xia Chen's own business, and as long as Xia Chen has the confidence, that's all that matters.

He was more concerned about something else, "Xiaoyue said that your Milotic now gets more than 1.3 times the power boost when using Dragon-type moves?"

Xia Chen humbly replied, "Yes, thanks to the cultivation manual you gave me, Milotic's strength has now reached the senior level."

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As he said this, Xia Chen suddenly thought of something: the exact level of Milotic and Sylvanas's strength seemed rather vague.

The reason for this is that I haven't had a truly evenly matched battle in a long time.

Or, when facing an enemy of exceptional strength like Yveltal, his battles with Mingyi after returning were far from satisfying.

Her Serpent Lord has only just reached the Senior level. Although she is already outstanding among her peers, she is not as good as Sylveon and Milotic.

Now that we've arrived at the Hidden Dragon Dojo, it seems like a great opportunity?

Although his two Fairy-type Pokémon seem to be super effective against Dragon-type Pokémon, gyms are always places where the stronger one is, the stronger one becomes.

Unless your strength has surpassed that of the gym leader.

Xia Chen didn't believe that a veteran gym leader like Long Ye didn't have several Elite Four level Pokémon.

The profession of gym leader, due to constantly battling against people of all skill levels, allows them to best control their own strength, making them the best mirror reflecting their true abilities.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Xia Chen suddenly said seriously, "Uncle Long, I have a request."

Longye put down his teacup and laughed, "What, which of my daughters have you taken a fancy to?"

Xia Chen almost choked on his breath. "I treat you like a brother, and you want to be my dad?"

He said helplessly, "I'm not joking with you, this is serious business."

Longye's expression turned slightly serious. "Speak, what is it?"

Xia Chen said in a deep voice, "I want to challenge the dojo!"

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Back in March of this year, Xia Chen passed the Senior Trainer assessment in Baike City in the Kalos region.

Although the Qianlong Gym is a gym in the Donghuang region, Trainer Certificates from all nine leagues are valid, so Xia Chen is actually qualified to challenge the gym.

This is a very rare thing for a trainer who has only been in the industry for a year.

When Xia Chen was traveling in Carlos, he also thought about challenging the gyms, but at first he didn't meet the requirements and wasn't qualified. Later, he was busy with other things and didn't have time to fight.

So this was his first time challenging a gym.

Seeing the senior trainer certificate that Xia Chen took out, Long Ye had no reason to refuse, both emotionally and logically.

At that moment, there were no other people challenging the gym, so after a simple preparation, Xia Chen stood in the main arena of the Qianlong Gym as a gym challenger.

Xia Chen's first gym battle as a trainer is about to begin.

Although it was an unknown dojo match, Qianlong Dojo was the most famous dojo in the Donghuang region, and local residents would often come here for a stroll when they had nothing else to do.

Seeing that there was something to watch, many people bought drinks and snacks and stayed in the audience.

Including some apprentices from the Qianlong Martial Arts Academy, there were a few dozen people watching the match.

Not long after, Gym Leader Ryuno, having selected his Pokémon for battle, returned to the arena.

Both sides are ready.

On the sidelines, the referee for this dojo match was Long Yue. After the two stood in place, she began to announce the rules of the dojo challenge.

"This match will be played according to the international standard 3v3 rules. The match will end when either side's Pokémon is unable to battle, or when one side concedes defeat. Do either side have any objections?"

The old man and the young man said in unison, "No objection."

Long Yue nodded, "Then, let the competition begin!"

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"Come out, Exeggutor!"

"Milotic, prepare for battle!"

Two flashes of white light appeared, and the starting Pokémon of both sides entered the arena.

A tree-like spirit with an extremely long neck and a spirit of otherworldly beauty, resembling both a snake and a dragon, stood on opposite sides of the battlefield.

As the Dragon-type Gym Leader, Longye naturally sent out his Alolan Exeggutor, a Grass/Dragon type.

Grass-type Dragonite has four times the resistance to Water, seemingly completely shutting down Milotic, a pure Water-type.

However, this attribute combination, like that of the Earth Dragon and the Flying Dragon, also has a fatal weakness: it is four times weak to ice.

However, this does not mean that Exeggutor is at a complete disadvantage. As long as it is always wary of Milotic's Ice-type moves, Exeggutor still has the type advantage.

For Ryūno, the dojo master, this is not difficult to do.

The spectators who frequently come here to watch the matches are also very clear about Longye's strength.

Upon seeing the two players' starting Pokémon, many people immediately burst out laughing.

"Haha, a welcome four times resistance. I wonder what kind of trouble this young man has gotten himself into. He's really unlucky."

"It's quite rare to see a gym leader using this Pokémon, so you could say he just stumbled upon it."

"I've seen it once before. This Exeggutor isn't that strong; it's still a ways off from elite level. If the challenger just switches to a different Pokémon, it'll be easier to beat."

"It's hard to say. Even Exeggutor wouldn't be able to withstand one Ice Beam from Milotic."

"Is this your first time watching Gym Leader Dragon's match? As the saying goes, the person who knows you best is always your enemy. No one knows better than Gym Leader Dragon how to counter Ice-type moves!"

"That's right, just watch, in less than two minutes, this gym challenger will definitely have to switch Pokémon."

"Stop chatting, the battle has begun!"

"Holy crap, he's going straight for the fight without even switching? Is this young man really that brave?"

From the not-so-dense audience seats came gasps of surprise.

Because on the field, in a match that they thought was completely unwinnable, Xia Chen did not choose to switch Pokémon, but instead went straight for the opponent!

Chapter 176 One Strike! Instant Kill!

There's an unwritten rule in gym battles: the challenger goes first.

After all, in terms of strength, the gym leader definitely has the advantage. To be precise, once the gym leader gets serious, apart from a very few exceptional individuals, no one can withstand him.

If the challenger attacks first, the gym leader can roughly judge the challenger's level and then activate the corresponding battle mode.

Seeing the coconut tree that Longye had taken out, which didn't seem to have a strong aura, Xia Chen realized that Longye had underestimated his strength.

Therefore, in order to make Longye take him seriously enough, Xia Chen decided to increase his strength at the beginning.

He said in a deep voice, "Milnar, Ice Beam!"

As expected, after Xia Chen gave the order, Long Ye then commanded, "Exeggutor, use Leaf Storm!"

Without any fancy techniques, the first confrontation in the dojo match was a clash of moves between the two turrets.

For Xia Chen, he wanted to show Long Ye his true strength, while for Long Ye, he also wanted to use the intensity of this freezing beam to make a preliminary judgment on Xia Chen's level.

The spectators in the stands also fell silent, watching this fierce battle unfold.

But just as Longye finished speaking, Exeggutor was gathering Grass-type energy within its body.

A chilling aura had already condensed around Milotic, and a breath of icy blue gas suddenly shot out from his wide-open mouth.

Swah——

This was a chilling beam of icy light, the sound of it freezing as it precisely struck the top of a ten-meter-tall exoskeleton tree.

boom--

This is the sound of the frost-covered Exeggutor tree swaying and falling to the ground.

Two consecutive sounds came from the battlefield, and the audience's faces were still blank, as if they had just been watching a show.

When the Exeggutor finally gave up and could no longer climb back up, the audience erupted in uproar.

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"No, he was gone in one move?"

"It's a seasoned intermediate-level Exeggutor, after all. Even with a four-fold super-strength, it's still a bit abnormal to kill it in one move, right?"

"Based on Milotic's average Special Attack strength, this Milotic would have to be at least at the same level to do that, right? This young man looks young, is he really that strong?"

"You guys completely missed the point! What's terrifying isn't Milotic's damage output, but the speed at which it unleashes its moves. The Gym Leader's command was less than a second off, and before Leaf Storm could even take shape, Ice Beam was already hitting them in the face. What kind of mess is this?"

"That's right, this Milotic's attack power is at most mid-level of the veteran rank, but its attack speed is approaching that of the elite rank. It's a monster..."

"Wait a minute, why does this challenger look so familiar... like I've seen him on TV before?"