I caught a Pokémon

"These are my Pokémon for battle!"

When two blue lights flashed by, Xia You looked and saw that it was Alakazam and Marowak!

Alakazam is a Psychic-type Pokémon, while Marowak is a Ground-type Pokémon.

This combination feels a bit odd; it doesn't seem to offer any synergy...

The thought flashed through his mind. Although he was somewhat surprised, he did not underestimate his opponent in the slightest!

As for his Pokémon, Xia You pondered for a moment.

He had already decided on his lineup when he first heard the rules. When he saw Ruri's two Pokémon, he didn't change his Pokémon because of their types. Instead, he sent out his own Pokémon according to the original strategy.

Two more blue lights flashed by.

This time, what appeared in front of Ruri was a Charizard and a Scyther with a scar on its forehead!

Two flying Pokémon...

She squinted and stared for a long time, but still couldn't figure out Xia You's intentions.

In fact, Xia You didn't have any special tactics when sending out this pair; he simply wanted to use the veteran Charizard to train the newly joined Scyther.

However, coincidentally, Scyther's Bug type is somewhat effective against Alakazam, which is quite advantageous in this battle.

Seeing that both sides were ready, the referee took a step back and then decisively waved his hand.

"Alright... the Durian Gym Challenge is now officially underway!"

Chapter 243 Battle Correction

As the match began, Liuli seemed to get into the zone instantly. Her smile vanished, and her entire demeanor changed. She shouted fiercely, "Alakazam, Marowak! Let them see how powerful we are!"

Upon hearing the command, Alakazam and Marowak charged aggressively towards Charizard and Scizor.

One of them was holding a soup spoon, and the other was holding a bone club. They were both armed and used weapons. It could be said that they had an extra weapon from the moment they appeared compared to other Pokémon.

Facing these two Pokémon, Xia You naturally showed no weakness. With a wave of his hand, his Scyther and Charizard also went to meet them.

The two sides drew closer and closer.

Once they reached a certain distance, Alakazam stopped first, then raised a ladle and used psychic powers on Charizard.

Unfortunately, its actions did not escape Xia You's notice.

Since the start of the battle, Xia You had been keeping a close eye on their movements. Now that he saw Alakazam aiming at Charizard and raising its hand, he quickly gave the order.

"Charizard! Watch out for Alakazam's attack, dodge it quickly!!"

The fire-breathing dragon flapped its wings and flew into the air, maneuvering back, forth, left, and right to avoid the Alakazam's sight.

At the same time, Scyther collided with Marowak. Marowak swung its bony clubs and unleashed a flurry of attacks, while Scyther countered with its two scythe-like arms.

Jingle bells!

The clattering bone club was extremely hard, and when it clashed with the sickle arm, sparks flew and a clear metallic clanging sound was produced!

Looking at Alakazam again, after losing its target, it didn't stay idle. Instead, it turned to deal with Scyther, using Psychic to knock Scyther to the ground.

However, taking this opportunity, Charizard also spewed flames from high above, scorching Alakazam.

In the first round of combat, both sides had Pokémon that were injured.

However, the results of the battle did not satisfy Xia You.

Seeing that the doubles match had turned into a chaotic free-for-all, he began to adjust his strategy.

"You two, quickly switch targets! Scyther, you deal with Alakazam; Charizard, you hold off Marowak!"

However, to his surprise, Scyther seemed to ignore his orders and, after getting up from the ground, charged at Crawling Marowak once again!

This guy...

Xia You sighed helplessly.

Due to its personality, Scyther, as a former leader of its pack, has a proud and arrogant nature. In addition, it has only been captured for a short time and does not yet obey its commands, nor can it integrate into the group of other Pokémon.

In the past few days of training, through heart-to-heart talks, feeding, and careful care, it had been able to roughly carry out its commands. Xia You thought its condition had improved, but unexpectedly, today's battle exposed the problem once again!

Now it seems it must have gone mad...

Since things had come to this, Xia You had no choice but to shift his priority target from Alakazam to Marowak!

"Scyther, you just keep dealing with Marowak. Charizard, stop bothering Alakazam and go help!"

On the other side, Liuli naturally heard Xia You's arrangements as well.

Her gaze lingered on the Scyther for a moment, then she smiled at Xia You and said, "What, can't you control your Pokémon smoothly?"

"There's nothing I can do," Xia You said with a wry smile. "This Pokémon was captured a very recently, and since it was previously the leader, it's obviously not used to being someone else's subordinate. It seems that it will take some more time before it completely obeys my commands."

"Oh?" This surprised Ruri. "You just caught this Pokémon, and you're already letting it fight my Amaranth Gym? Do you not have any other Pokémon to replace it, or are you extremely confident in its strength?"

Xia You shook her head, offering no explanation.

Actually, it's not a big deal to lose a gym battle like this. After all, gyms don't run away. As a challenger, even if you lose this time, you can rest and come back to challenge again!

Just like Ash, throughout the entire story, he didn't fail every time he fought in the gym battles, but at least seven or eight out of ten times, he had to challenge them again to pass.

The situation on the battlefield changes in an instant. While the two were talking, the four Pokémon had already clashed and were fighting each other again.

It seems that the Scyther is not a viable option for now; the best outcome would be for it to defeat the Marowak itself.

However, Xia You couldn't just leave it alone.

"Charizard, use smoke screen!"

The fire-breathing dragon exhaled a large plume of black smoke, which was then expelled onto the ground. Instantly, a large cloud of thick black smoke dissipated, enveloping a significant portion of the area!

In the arena, Marowak and Scyther were fighting fiercely when suddenly the smoke screen spread to their vicinity. After looking around to make sure there was no danger, they tried to turn back to look at their opponent, but they had already lost sight of each other!

Even though I know it's standing right in front of me, I just can't see its location!

Outside the smoke screen, Alakazam, fearing it might affect Marowak, dared not launch an attack inside, nor dared to enter rashly. He could only stand there and wait for the smoke screen to slowly dissipate.

Xia You, however, seemed completely unconcerned and continued to issue orders.

"Charizard, aim at the smoke screen and use Dragon Rage!"

The fire-breathing dragon paused in mid-air, then spewed a burst of energy from its mouth, launching it towards the smoke screen.

This energy not only instantly dispersed the smoke screen, but also encompassed both Marowak and Scyther!

boom!boom!

Both Pokémon were hit by Dragon Rage and were knocked backward.

"This……"

They're killing each other!?

On the other side, Liuli was stunned. She didn't expect Xia You to be so ruthless, even attacking her own Pokémon!

Xia You ignored Liu Li's surprise and coldly said to the Flying Mantis, "How about it, have you calmed down yet?"

Since it was disobedient at such a crucial moment, Xia You naturally had to find a way to bring it back to its senses!

As expected, the attack from behind stunned the Scyther. It turned to look at Xia You, the frenzy in its eyes disappeared, and it finally nodded.

"Very good." Seeing this, Xia You couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "Stop daydreaming, quickly switch targets and deal with Alakazam!"

Without hesitation, Scyther turned and charged toward Alakazam. Seeing its opponent trying to escape, Marowak tried to entangle it, but after only a few steps, it was blocked by Charizard that swooped down.

On the other side, seeing the Scyther charging towards him, Alakazam once again used Psychic to try to block it from a distance.

But at the crucial moment, Scyther used Quick Attack to not only dodge the Psychic attack, but also quickly closed in, reaching Alakazam in the blink of an eye!

The next second, its two swords simultaneously flashed with a cold light, were raised high and crossed, and then slashed heavily towards Hudi!

Phillips shears, start!

Chapter 244 Ruri's Request

Bang! !

As two beams of light flashed, the cross-shaped scissors had already struck Alakazam.

Since Cross Scissors is a Bug-type move, it is super effective against Psychic Pokémon, causing this attack to trigger double damage, resulting in considerable damage!

"Waaah!"

Alakazam let out a painful howl. Seeing this, Rukia frowned and shouted, "Alakazam, get out of there right now!"

Alakazam looked up and saw that Scyther had raised its scythe for the second time. Alakazam panicked and, without thinking, quickly used Teleport to move to the other side of the field.

But as soon as it appeared, before it could even gather its strength, it saw the flying mantis change direction and charge at it once again with great momentum!

Helpless, it could only continue to use telekinesis to try to keep the enemy at a distance, but the Scyther did the same thing again, using Quick Attack to dodge the telekinetic attack and rapidly approaching it!

Back in the Bug-type Pokémon Forest, Scyther's indomitable spirit left a deep impression on Xia You. Now, it's time for this Alakazam to see how powerful it is!

On the other side, seeing that Hudi was in a fierce battle, Liuli was secretly annoyed, but she did not want to sit and wait for death.

Damn it, they're so persistent, I can't shake them off...

"Alakazam, use Reflect now!!"

Alakazam raised his hands, and a barrier formed by his superpowers appeared in front of him.

At the same time, the Scyther's cross-shaped scissors were already aimed at it once again!

Despite having "reflection" in its name, the Reflective Wall doesn't actually reflect enemy attacks. Instead, it creates a protective wall in front of you to weaken enemy physical attacks!

The next second, the Phillips head pierced through the reflective wall and struck its body!

Despite the nerfs, Alakazam's type advantage still makes things very difficult for it!

Ruri sighed. Just moments ago she had been mocking others for not being able to control their Pokémon, but unexpectedly, the battle situation took a sharp turn for the worse after Xia You attacked her Pokémon!

Is that praying mantis a masochist? Does it need to be beaten up to return to normal?

I really don't understand...

Sigh, but none of this concerns me. I should try to find a way to turn this disadvantage around...

Thinking of this, she turned her head to Galagala and shouted, "Galagala, go help!"

Marowak, who was entangled with Charizard, hurriedly abandoned Charizard upon hearing the order and wanted to rescue Alakazam. However, after running a few steps, Charizard flapped its wings and flew in front of it, blocking its way.

Charizard grinned at Marowak, its meaning crystal clear.

You think you can let me off the hook? No way!

"Gara gara, we can't delay any longer! Use Sacrifice Charge now!!"

Urged on by Ruri, Gara Gara suddenly accelerated and rammed into Charizard with the hard skull on its head.

As a Ground-type Pokémon, Marowak is naturally good at using Ground-type moves. However, Ground-type attacks are ineffective against Charizard, a Flying-type Pokémon. Therefore, Lily can only use Normal-type moves to attack Charizard.

It can be said that both Pokémon are in a very unfavorable situation.

With a fearless spirit, Gara Gara charged forward, but Charizard simply flapped its wings and flew into the air, easily dodging the attack.

However, Marowak didn't care and took the opportunity to continue to help Alakazam. Charizard, of course, wouldn't let it go and launched a surprise attack from the sky with its wings.

Left with no other choice, Gara Gara had to dodge.

"Good! Stop it like that!" Compared to Liuli, Xia You was naturally more relaxed at this moment. Seeing that Charizard had a firm advantage, he turned to Scyther and shouted, "Scyther, quickly finish off Alakazam! Use Slash!"

Scyther swung its arms and slashed five or six times in a row. Although Alakazam dodged two of the slashes, it was still hit by the combo!

This time, Hudi could no longer withstand it, fell backward, and completely lost his ability to fight.

The referee raised his hand.

According to the rules, if one side loses a Pokémon, the other side loses. Alakazam fell first, and needless to say, the result was obvious.

"Hu Di is down and can't get up. The winner is the challenger Xia You!"

It's finally over...

When everything settled down, Xia You couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Winning is certainly a happy thing, but it's fair to say that this battle was far more tiring than a regular dojo battle.