I caught a Pokémon

She was, after all, a newcomer who had just embarked on an adventure, and her Pokémon...

Xia You thought about it again and again.

If I use Charizard, Gengar, Gardevoir, or Gyarados, wouldn't that be too unfair to her?

Even if she uses Jolteon, Crystal Onix, Scyther, and Venusaur, she obviously doesn't have much of a chance of winning, right?

However, seeing the girl's big, watery eyes and expectant look, Xia You couldn't refuse.

"Alright... let's have a fight then."

"Great!"

Seeing that Xia You agreed, Nai Nai ran back happily, leaving a large open space between the two of them.

She bowed and said politely, "This is my first battle against another trainer. Please give me your guidance!"

Waving her hand, Xia You smiled helplessly, "It's just a casual sparring match, not a competition, there's no need to be so formal."

As she spoke, Xia You was also pondering which Pokémon she should use to appear 'evenly matched' with her, so as not to cast too much shadow on her.

Finally, he took out the Dratini's Poké Ball.

On the other side, Nana instructed Chikorita at her feet, "Go, Chikorita! This opponent is very strong, let's use a straight ball attack!"

Chicory nodded, then moved its limbs and jogged all the way to the center of the field.

"Mini Dragon, it's all up to you!"

Xia You opened the Poké Ball, and with a flash of blue light, a Pokémon that looked like a small snake appeared in front of Chikorita.

"Wow, it's a Miniature Dragon! This is the first time I've ever seen one!! It's so cute!!"

Nana stared wide-eyed at the Pokémon in front of her in disbelief. Even though she was just a rookie trainer, she knew how rare and precious the Dratini in front of her was!

I never expected Xia You to have one!

Instinctively, she took out her Pokédex and pointed it at Dratini.

Pokémon Pokédex entry: "Dragon, Dragon Pokémon, Dragon type. As a snake-like Pokémon, Dratini is covered in light blue scales, has purple eyes, white fins on the sides of its head, and a large, round white nose. Generally, they inhabit areas with rapid currents, such as waterfalls, and grow through repeated molting."

After Nana put away her Pokédex, Xia You smiled slightly and began to explain the competition rules.

"This battle is a 1v1, with no special restrictions. You win if you can make your opponent's Pokémon lose its battle ability first."

"Yes, yes!" Nana nodded repeatedly. "I understand!"

Seeing her innocent expression, Xia You couldn't help but sigh quietly.

In fact, for Nana, this was destined to be a battle she was bound to lose.

In terms of attributes, although there is no attribute advantage when dragons fight grass, grass will take half the damage when fighting dragons!

It can be said that Nana's Chikorita is at a natural disadvantage when facing Dratini.

Normally, Xia You wouldn't use type advantage to bully a novice like Nana, but among his Pokémon, only Dratini is relatively weak, so sending it out was a last resort.

Clearly, Nana, as a novice trainer, is unaware of this information due to her lack of experience.

At this moment, Naz walked to the side.

As the temporary referee for this match, seeing that both Pokémon were ready, she calmly said, "The match begins."

Nana instantly got into the zone, swinging her baseball bat and launching an attack.

"Chrysanthemum Leaf, use Leaf Blade!"

Even with the damage halved, Xia You still didn't choose to take the hit head-on.

"Mini Dragon, fly!"

Upon hearing Xia You's command, the Mini Dragon made no move, but suddenly took to the air and dodged more than a dozen sharp leaves.

With the pearl-like object on its head, it can fly freely in the sky like a bird, even without wings.

"Use Tornado!"

After dodging Razor Leaf, Dratini opened its mouth, and the next second, a huge whirlwind appeared in the field, growing larger and larger as it swept towards Chikorita!

"Get out of the way!" Nana shouted.

Unfortunately, Chikorita is not known for its speed, and the tornado was moving too fast. In the blink of an eye, Chikorita was already caught in it!

The chicory leaf was swirled and rolled inside the tornado, like a coin accidentally caught in a washing machine. When the wind died down, it crashed to the ground with a thud, and stars began to appear on its head!

Chapter 291 Arrival in Kikyo City

"Chrysanthemum Leaf, are you alright?!"

Seeing the chrysanthemum leaves so badly damaged, Nana's expression changed drastically, and she couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

It's worth noting that since they embarked on their journey with Pokémon, only two or three days have passed, but Nana has already developed a deep bond with it. During this time, although they have been battling wild Pokémon, they have been unstoppable, winning every battle with ease, and have never suffered such a heavy blow before!

"Hang in there a little longer, shout now!"

Chicory shook its head to dispel the dizziness and then let out a cute chirping sound.

As a basic skill, many Pokémon use the move "Growl". Although it doesn't have much offensive power, it reduces the power of the opponent's moves, so it can be quite effective and useful in a certain way.

When the sound reaches the ears of the dwarf dragon, because it goes directly into the ear, the dwarf dragon cannot stop the sound from being transmitted, even if it does not want to be affected.

Therefore, although it may not look like anything has changed, Xia You knows that its attack has been weakened!

However, Xia You's expression remained unchanged.

Judging from her performance just now, Chikusho's strength is not very strong, and she doesn't have many moves. She just keeps using her ramming and leaf-flying daggers repeatedly.

Compared to it, Dratini is much stronger and has a much wider range of moves!

"Even if your attack power is lowered, it's okay, Dratini, use Dragon Rage!"

Upon hearing Xia You's command, the Mini Dragon rapidly gathered energy within its body, and the next second, a shockwave erupted from its mouth, instantly striking Chikorita.

Chicory leaves didn't even have a chance to dodge before they were knocked to the ground.

Having been attacked twice in succession, the damage was already excessive, leaving it without any struggle and directly incapacitated.

Although it was Xia You's first time battling someone with Dratini, the Dratini had been well-trained after being by her side for so long.

Although both Pokémon were in their early stages, just as Xia You had predicted, Dratini easily defeated Nana's Chikorita with its superior strength.

Glancing at the unconscious Chikorita, Sabrina said calmly, "Chikorita is unable to battle, Dratini wins."

"Chrysanthemum leaves!!"

As the chrysanthemum leaf slowly fell, Nana rushed forward and hugged it tightly.

Fortunately, it had only fallen into a coma and was otherwise unharmed. Nana breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at Xia You, and said in a dejected tone, "I lost..."

After watching Xia You's matches at the Indigo League, she knew that Xia You had many powerful Pokémon. The fact that Xia You was able to send out this Dratini was already a special favor to her.

And yet he still couldn't win, which shows just how huge the gap between the two really is!

Xia You comforted her, "You've done very well. Although you were defeated, Chikorita still has a lot of room for growth. I believe that it won't be long before it becomes a powerful Pokémon that can stand on its own!"

Hearing Xia You's words of comfort, perhaps because of her cheerful personality, Nana was disappointed for a while, but she quickly recovered.

"You're right, Chikorita will definitely become stronger!" She recalled Chikorita into her Poké Ball, somewhat envious. "But your Dratini is really amazing; my Chikorita is no match for it!"

Walking up to the Dratini, Xia You stroked its forehead as a reward, and smiled at Nana, saying, "Don't be in such a hurry, your journey has only just begun. I believe you will capture many rare companions in the future!"

Not wanting to hear this, Nana hesitated slightly: "That's true, but I still prefer Pokémon with yellow markings like Pikachu, Beedrill, and Electabuzz. It's always been my dream to be able to form a team with them!"

Hearing this, Sabrina finally couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so obsessed with patterned Pokémon?"

Rubbing her nose, Nana smiled brightly and proudly said, "Because my whole family are fans of Team Electabuzz! And Electabuzz is yellow, so I want to have a lot of patterned Pokémon!"

That's the reason...

Xia You glanced at Nana's clothes, which were also covered in yellow stripes, and shook her head.

These fans are absolutely crazy, their fanaticism has reached this level...

"By the way," Nana said, looking up at him, "you came to Johto this time to challenge the Silver Alliance, right?"

"That's right, but I need to collect eight badges before I can participate in the competition."

Her eyes lit up, and Nana clenched her fist: "If that's the case, then I want to participate in the Silver Tournament too!"

"You're participating too? Of course!" Xia You nodded. "And you just said you watched my matches, right? From spectator to player, that's quite a transformation!"

"Hehe." Nana's eyes seemed to sparkle. "I'll start by challenging the gyms, and I'll definitely become stronger than I am today. You'll be absolutely amazed!"

……

Kikyo City, a city with a nostalgic charm.

The city is built on a small hill in a river bend. Although it is not small, many areas of it are covered by forests, making it look lush and green, and full of the flavor of nature.

After parting ways with Nana, Xia You and Naz passed through the Enchanted Forest and the Valley of Dongar, finally arriving at the city at noon on the second day.

As you walk into the city, you may occasionally spot one or two wild Pokémon, roaming deep within the city's dense forests.

Needless to say, this is clearly another harmonious city where humans and Pokémon live in peace!

Because she was unfamiliar with the area, Xia You had to turn on the navigation again.

According to the map, there is a trainer school in the city where many children learn about Pokémon and aspire to become excellent trainers.

In addition, at the northernmost part of the city, there is a huge, swaying tower where many monks are practicing asceticism. As a well-known tourist attraction in Kikyo City, everyone who comes here will take a look at the tower.

Finally, the most well-known place is Kikyo Gym.

The Violet Gym is the official gym of the Pokémon League, specializing in Flying-type Pokémon. The gym leader is Falco, and you can obtain the Wing Badge by defeating him.

Following the signs, the two crossed the street and arrived at the dojo.

When Xia You reached the street corner, what she saw was a strange building.

This building is the Kikyo Gym. Its main structure is a ten-story, light purple tower covered with windows that rotates upwards. The battle arena here seems to be built on the top of the tower to echo the idea of ​​flying!

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Chapter 292 Asu

"We've arrived. This is the Kikyo Gym."

As they were talking, Xia You and Naz had already entered the gym. However, when he explained his purpose to the staff, he was told that Asu was not in the gym at that time.

"I'm so sorry." The speaker was a boy in a white judo uniform. He said apologetically, "Our dojo master, Mr. Asa, left this morning. I don't know when he will be back. If you want to challenge him today, please rest for a while."

What a coincidence...

But there was nothing they could do but sit in the rest area and wait.

Lying on the soft sofa, bored, he looked around and saw many teenagers dressed like the staff member.

Huh? Are all these people apprentices here?

Xia You couldn't help but feel a little strange. After all, this was just a gym, and a flying gym specializing in bird Pokémon at that. Could it be that all these people were determined to become bird Pokémon masters?

You can definitely learn from Ash or Lance!

As we all know, Ash and Lance are the true masters of the Flying type, and bird Pokémon are naturally no exception!

Xia You glanced at Nazi and asked softly, "By the way, do you know someone named Asu?"

Sabrina shook her head: "Although we are both under the jurisdiction of the same Pokémon League, the Gym Leaders of Kanto and Johto are from two different regions. We have never met or had any communication with each other."

"I see..."

Xia You recalled the relevant things about Asu in her mind.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy and you will never be defeated." Unfortunately, Xia You didn't know much about Asu. She had only heard that Asu was famous for his cool and handsome image, but compared to his father, Su Tian, ​​he paled in comparison.

However, his father is currently traveling around, which is why he handed over the position of Gym Leader to Aso, and many of the Pokémon Aso has are from his father!

This is simply a case of the son following in his father's footsteps!

But then I thought about it again, and there are quite a few people like that. Take Kanto for example. It's not just Brock and his son, but also Sabrina and her father, and even Misty's family. Isn't the position of the gym leader inherited in the same way?

The two waited a while longer, and as time ticked by, Xia You finally couldn't sit still any longer!

"No, we can't just wait like this. How about we find a place to stay, or maybe we should go check out the Bellsprout Tower?"