I caught a Pokémon

Anyway, there's still plenty of time, and cultivating a relationship slowly like this is a good method. After all, Mewtwo is unique, and if possible, he wants to capture Mewtwo in a more peaceful way.

Most importantly, Mewtwo still harbors strong hostility towards humans, and forcibly capturing it could very well lead to its rebellion!

However, regarding this battle...

In Xia You's heart, she already knew that if she only sent Gardevoir, she would definitely lose!

Even so, this battle still has to be fought. The purpose is to put pressure on Mewtwo, and also to see just how much of a gap there is between Gardevoir and Mewtwo!

Go, Gardevoir! Use Psychic!

Xia You gave the command in his mind, and Gardevoir launched an attack immediately upon hearing it!

In an instant, it teleported behind Mewtwo, and its long-awaited psychic power surged towards Mewtwo as a powerful mental force!

The immense energy, visible to the naked eye, arrived in an instant, but Mewtwo simply turned around and gently raised its right arm, and a barrier formed in front of it.

The mental energy struck the barrier, but it failed to break through its defenses!

Sit down!

Despite the obvious difference in strength, Gardevoir was not discouraged. Its desire to attack was high, and it also knew that Xia You had let it go all out. Seeing that the first attack failed, it immediately launched a second attack!

Magic Leaf, Psychic Power, Illusion Ray, and Moon Power were all unleashed!

Faced with its relentless attacks, Mewtwo initially defended with ease, but soon, after its barrier was shattered, it had to use some of its skills to fight back.

bang bang bang! ! !

Superpowered attacks roared through the air, colliding and exploding!

The two Pokémon went back and forth, and in the blink of an eye, they had already fought more than a dozen rounds.

Energy poured into each other, but after so long, Mewtwo was still unharmed. Only the surrounding rocks were shattered by the aftershocks of the battle, the lake was blasted open, and large craters appeared on the ground!

The once beautiful scenery is now completely unrecognizable!

To avoid being caught in the crossfire, Xia You took a few steps back, and Gengar secretly intervened, deflecting the pebbles that were flying towards him.

"Be careful, these two are making a huge commotion. If you get involved, it'll be a loss for them!"

Xia You nodded, then looked at the battlefield. The battle was still ongoing. Mewtwo flew into the air, and Gardevoir also wrapped itself in psychic powers and chased after it into the air!

The two of them kept moving among the hanging stalactites, but soon, as the battle intensified, Xia You could no longer catch their traces with the naked eye. She could only sense their approximate location and the battle situation through explosions and telepathic messages transmitted back by Gardevoir.

Gengar's eyes were fixed on the battlefield. It leaned close to Xia You's ear and whispered, "Now is a great opportunity to capture it! Do you need my help?"

Xia You didn't hesitate and rejected it outright.

"No need, just leave it to Gardevoir. This battle is its trial, and like I said before, we're not here to capture Mewtwo today!"

In that brief moment of distraction, when Xia You looked up again, she saw a white figure flying towards her!

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Gardevoir had accidentally been hit by Mewtwo and rolled down in front of it!

Gardevoir rolled several times before finally stopping at his feet. Xia You quickly squatted down and helped it up with his hands.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Gardevoir was in very bad condition. It was covered in injuries, looked quite disheveled, and even seemed somewhat disoriented.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Xia You sighed softly. As expected, it was a crushing defeat.

Since it obtained Gardevoir, it has always been in complete control of battles, and this is the first time it has made itself look so disheveled!

Whoosh!

At this moment, Mewtwo also used Teleport to appear in front of Xia You. It looked down at Xia You with blue light in its eyes, clearly gathering its strength and ready to launch the next attack!

Its body was still spotless, which showed that the battle with Gardevoir had left it almost unharmed!

Fortunately, its chest heaved slightly, indicating that it had taken some effort to defeat Gardevoir, making it seem less invincible.

It's safe to say that Mewtwo is indeed worthy of the title. It's clear that there's still a significant gap between the two. Gardevoir is no match for it at this point and needs to become stronger!

Xia You took out a Poké Ball and put Gardevoir into it.

"Alright, let's stop here for now. Gardevoir is no match for you, there's no need to continue fighting."

Seeing that Xia You had actually stopped, Chao Meng tilted its head in confusion.

Even after defeating Gardevoir, it remained vigilant.

After all, ever since Xia You stepped into this place, it had been able to sense that the Gengar next to Xia You was obviously extremely powerful, and it could also feel three sharp auras locking onto it from the Poké Ball in Xia You's waist bag!

These auras were eager to fight, as if they were just waiting for their master's command to rush up and fight!

Chapter 350 The Phone Call with Rika

After Xia You finished speaking, she didn't care about Mewtwo's reaction and just turned around and left!

With his hands in his pockets, he left Mewtwo with only a dashing back view!

As he walked further and further away, finally riding on Gengar and flying towards the upper level of the cave until he disappeared, Mewtwo frowned deeply, truly not understanding.

Could this person really just be here for a simple battle?

But he should know that Gardevoir is no match for him, so why bother?

Even though he had other, more powerful Pokémon that could have ganged up on him, why did he give up?

Faced with numerous questions, Mewtwo fell into deep thought...

It truly couldn't understand, and it saw through this man even more!

Hmph, humans are truly complex creatures!

On the other side, following the path she came from, Xia You returned to the ground once again.

When the warm sunlight shone on them again, and after confirming that Mewtwo wouldn't be eavesdropping on their conversation, Gengar could no longer suppress its curiosity.

Are we really leaving like this?

Clearly, it had the same question as Mewtwo.

"Otherwise what?" Xia You retorted. "Are we going to send all of you out to fight it?"

"Huh? Isn't that right?"

Gengar scratched its head. Even though it had lived for thousands of years, it didn't understand why Xia You would give up this opportunity because it lacked insight into human nature.

"We clearly have a good chance of winning, don't we? I admit it's very powerful, but if you order a coordinated attack, we have at least a 50% chance of capturing it. Plus, with the Master Ball you got earlier, it's practically foolproof!"

"You're thinking too simply," Xia You patiently explained. "Catching it is easy, but what about after that? Although Mewtwo is a Pokémon, it was ultimately created by humans, and its mind and thinking are basically no different from humans. Without a good foundation, simply using a Poké Ball to crudely catch a 'human' is definitely a hidden danger, and something bad will happen sooner or later!"

"So what?" Gengar, however, didn't seem to care at all. "You can just do what you did when you caught the legendary birds, and then build a bond with it after you've caught it!"

I wish that could really be true...

Xia You chuckled and shook her head.

Humanoid Pokémon, especially those that can talk like Mewtwo and Gengar, are very troublesome and cannot be captured as easily as ordinary animal-type Pokémon.

Otherwise, why would it spoil Gengar so much, keeping it by its side at all times, and never forcing it into its Poké Ball?

It's just that they're afraid Gengar will feel dissatisfied!

Moreover, by keeping Gengar by your side, you can allow it to adopt your perspective through companionship and subtly gain a stronger sense of self-identity!

It can only be said that compared to human wisdom, these Pokémon are still too inexperienced to see through the essence of these things!

"Alright." Seeing that Gengar was about to say something more, Xia You interrupted it directly, "Stop dwelling on this issue. Don't worry, this is called reinforcing the impression. I believe that sooner or later, even without fighting, we will be able to capture it!"

……

After leaving Cerulean Cave, since it wasn't far, Xia You didn't ride Charizard again, but walked to the Pokémon Center in Cerulean City.

Xia You handed Gardevoir's Poké Ball to Nurse Joy, asking her to help heal the wound, while she herself went to the Pokémon Center's restaurant and ordered lunch.

The restaurant was empty; there were no other trainers besides him.

Looking at the empty seat in front of her, Xia You sighed once again.

Hey~

The first day without Sabrina, I miss her!

The two who used to be inseparable are now all alone, and it's really hard to get used to!

Although I called and texted her last night, Nazi isn't the type of person who likes to keep her phone close at hand. Every time I contact her, it takes a long time before I receive a reply.

There's nothing you can do about it; that's just her personality, and you can't force her to change.

And since it was I who advised her to leave, no matter how lonely I am, I have to grit my teeth and persevere!

I imagine Naz feels the same way.

Thinking of this, Xia You turned her longing into appetite, eating one bite after another, showing off her food like crazy!

However, before he could even take a few bites, his phone suddenly rang.

Xia You initially thought it was because she and Nazi were connected by telepathy, and Nazi happened to call her at this moment. But when she took out her phone, she found that it was Lijia calling!

Lijia?

Why would she contact me?

Xia You raised her eyebrows in surprise. Although the two would occasionally contact each other by text message, to be honest, Li Jia had never taken the initiative to call her.

Has something happened?

Before he could even speak, the long-unheard voice of Rika came through the phone.

"Hi, Xia You, how's your trip going lately?"

Xia You was quite happy to receive a call from a friend at this time, and couldn't help but joke cheerfully: "Of course, I'm the champion of the Indigo League! Beating those gyms is a piece of cake for me!"

Then, at this point, Xia You realized that Li Jia was also a museum owner, so wouldn't that include her too?

Fortunately, Lijia didn't take the joke to heart. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xia You changed the subject and brought up the main topic.

"I don't think you're calling me out of the blue, are you? Tell me, is there something you need?"

"There is something," Lijia smiled gently. "Are you still in the capital?"

Xia You's curiosity was piqued: "I just returned to Guandu yesterday, but I'll be going back soon. What's the matter that requires you to call me?"

“It’s like this…” Rika said softly, “Actually, I’ve been thinking of going to Johto these past few days to catch a few Pokémon. But since you’ve been there for many days and I’ve never been to Johto before, I wanted to ask you about the distribution of Grass-type Pokémon.”

"You want to catch a new Grass-type Pokémon?" Hearing this, Xia You pondered for a moment. "I have some knowledge about it during my travels, but it's hard to explain over the phone. How about this, I'm in Cerulean City now, and I'll be passing through Celadon this afternoon. Let's meet and talk in detail when we get there."

"Alright, then see you at Yuhong Dojo later!"

After hanging up the phone, Xia You didn't take it to heart. For him, it was all about going back to the capital anyway, so going to Yuhong City wouldn't take much time.

After lunch, Miss Joey called Xia You to the front desk over the loudspeaker.

Upon arriving at the front desk, Xia You took the Poké Ball from her, thanked her, and then released Gardevoir.

After Joy's healing, Gardevoir's body was now completely unharmed.

Are you feeling better?

Gardevoir nodded, but Xia You could tell from its somewhat dejected expression that it was still feeling disappointed by its recent defeat.

"It's alright." Seeing its reaction, he smiled and comforted it, "Mewtwo's strength is unfathomable. Even ordinary mythical beasts might not be its match. Why should you worry about it? Besides, our journey has only just begun. We'll definitely become stronger in the future. When that time comes, you can challenge it again!"

Chapter 351 Seeing Rika Again

At four o'clock in the afternoon, when Xia You arrived in Yuhong City again and walked to the front of Yuhong Dojo, she was surprised to find that the dojo was under renovation!

As you can see, the front half of the dojo is completely surrounded by scaffolding. At this moment, many workers are busy on it with tools in hand. For a while, the sounds of electric drills and hammers clanging and sizzling are constant. On the ground, there are also more than a dozen super-strong creatures constantly moving various building materials.

Everything was orderly and well-organized, and through the gaps in the scaffolding, one could still vaguely see obvious signs of flame burns!

Although the traces have faded considerably after being exposed to wind and rain, it is still evident that a major fire once occurred at the dojo!

Ok?

How is this going?

Just as Xia You was wondering what was going on, a woman's voice suddenly came from the side.

"Xia You, over here!"