I caught a Pokémon

Hearing this, Xia You stroked her chin.

Speaking of unknown totems, he couldn't help but think of Satake, whom he had met at the Aluf ruins. Like Hideki, Satake could also decipher totem writing and was also engaged in research in this area.

They're from the same circle, so these two people should know each other.

"and then?"

John smiled bitterly, "When I brought that box back to Dr. Xiuli's manor last night as a keepsake and gave it to his daughter, Xiaomei, crystallization occurred in the manor that very night. I broke into Xiaomei's room on the way and saw a large group of unknown totems surrounding her. Then, as you can see, what happened next..."

"I see." After listening, Lijia made a final summary, "So, all of this was caused by the unknown totem."

“That’s right.” John nodded. “The only way to control the spread of this incident is to stop those unknown totems and rescue Xiaomei!”

At this moment, Officer Jenny interjected, "Experts will be coming to investigate this matter soon, but to prevent the situation from escalating further, could you please stay here for the time being? This matter is beyond the capabilities of our police force, and as trainers, we really need your help!"

Before Xia You could say anything, the enthusiastic and kind-hearted Xiao Zhi had already stood up, patted his chest, and said earnestly, "Don't worry, Miss Officer Jenny! We'll help you no matter what happens!"

Chapter 358 3V3 Brawl

Before they knew it, it was 10 a.m. Xia You and the others stayed in the restaurant, waiting for the expert that Jun Sha had mentioned to arrive.

Sitting by the window, Xia You looked through the glass and saw a female TV reporter outside the Pokémon Center doing a live broadcast in front of a camera.

She continued, "...Now we'll continue with the earlier report. We've now arrived in the heart of the Green Plains. In this Green Plains, once renowned for its lush greenery and peace, an unprecedented and strange event has occurred! The source of this event has been identified as the residence of Dr. Hideki, a renowned doctor from the Johto region. The details are still unclear... We are waiting here for the experts to arrive, hoping they can..."

The news was delayed by only a few seconds; Xia You had already seen the report on the restaurant's television before the female reporter had even finished speaking.

Now, the entire Johto region probably knows about this, and any slight movement here will be reported by reporters to countless viewers in front of their televisions.

After waiting for another ten minutes or so at the restaurant and drinking a few cups of coffee, perhaps out of sheer boredom, Xiao Ling suddenly walked up to Xia You.

"Hey, I heard from that girl over there that your Pokémon are really strong? Since we're just waiting around anyway, why don't you challenge me to a battle?"

Upon hearing about the battle, Ash immediately perked up. He left his seat and ran to Xia You, his eyes shining as he looked at him: "Brother Xia You! To be honest, I've always wanted to have another battle with you! Hehe, since coming to Johto, I've caught a lot of reliable partners, and I'd like to show you!"

Seeing the two confident people, Xia You got up and stretched.

"No problem. Waiting like this is getting a bit boring, so let's have a match. But both of you want to fight me, and I don't know who to agree to first. How about this, since we have so many people here today, let's have a three-on-three match!"

"Three against three?"

Xia You nodded: "We have exactly six people now, so why don't we split into two teams and have a fun free-for-all!"

"Great! Great!" Xiaoxia was the first to agree, excitedly saying, "I want to be on Xia You's team!"

Upon hearing about the brawl, Ash and his friends became interested. To be honest, they had played 1v1 and 2v2 matches before, but they had never played 3v3 matches before!

At this moment, Xiao Gang, who seemed to have regained his spirits, ran up to the group and said with a look of agreement, "In that case, I'll team up with Xiao Zhi!"

Perhaps seeing that these people were very interested in it, Lijia felt embarrassed to refuse and, after a slight hesitation, joined Xia You's team.

As for Xiaoling, she naturally joined Xiaozhi's team.

After dividing into teams, the group left the Pokémon Center and went to the open-air battle arena at the back, where they each stood in the trainer command area on either side.

Xia You's left is Xiaoxia, and his right is Lijia. On the opposite side, Xiaozhi stands in the middle, with Xiaogang and Xiaoling standing on either side of him.

Apart from Xia You and Li Jia, everyone else was eager to get started and was extremely interested in the upcoming battle!

As for Rika, she was originally a very dignified person. Normally, she would not participate in this kind of battle, but now that she was with these people, her mindset unconsciously became more lively as well!

Noticing this change in herself, Rika couldn't help but sigh softly to herself.

Well... never mind, I'll just treat it as a way to relax.

On the other side, Xiao Zhi rubbed his hands together excitedly and asked, "Brother Xia You, what are the rules for this match?"

Xia You thought for a moment: "Each of us will send out two Pokémon, and each team will send out a total of six Pokémon at the same time. The team whose Pokémon are not all defeated at the end will win!"

"I understand!"

At this moment, Xiaoxia whispered a reminder from the side: "Xia You, be careful. Miss Xiaoling is really amazing. When she battled Xiaozhi before, the two even fought to the final battle with their sixth Pokémon. Xiaozhi only won by luck in the end!"

Oh? A draw with Ash?

Xia You nodded, then smiled back at Xiaoxia.

"It's alright, even if our opponents are strong, we're not weak either!"

Seeing that there were no questions, Xia You signaled for the match to begin, and both sides simultaneously released their respective Pokémon!

Xia You sent out Larvitar and Hakuryu, while Li Jia sent out her Grass Eevee and Tangela.

As for Misty, she originally intended to release Starmie and Poliwag, but just as she released Starmie, before she could even take out the second Poké Ball, a flash of blue light appeared, and Psyduck disobeyed her orders and ran out on its own!

Looking at the clueless Psyduck, Misty sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

"You idiot! Why did you sneak out again?!"

She wanted to recall Psyduck, but by sheer coincidence, Psyduck was hiding behind several Pokémon. After failing to catch it twice more, Misty lost her temper and decided to just ignore it and send it into battle!

Let's look at the other side.

Brock sent out Onix and his Grapple, while Ling sent out Aipom and a Quagsire.

As for Ash, he sent out Pikachu and a Noctowl with an unusual color!

This Noctowl is clearly a Shiny Pokémon!

You should know that most Noctowls are brownish-brown, but Ash's shiny Noctowl is golden!

At this moment, under the sunlight, the feathers of the Shining Nightjar shimmered with a golden luster, looking absolutely dazzling!

Xia You had to admit, she was genuinely a little envious!

It's unbelievable that even Ash has caught a Shiny Pokémon, but I've been traveling for so long and haven't encountered a single Shiny Pokémon yet!

Sigh, there's really nothing we can do about it. After all, shiny Pokémon are something you can only come across once in a while!

However, Ash's Noctowl is slightly smaller than a regular Noctowl, but Xia You knows from watching the anime that it is actually very intelligent!

At this moment, Rika pointed to her Leafeon and thanked Xia You, saying, "Look, thanks to the Leaf Stone you gave me, my Eevee was able to evolve into Leafeon successfully!"

The Leaf Stone that Rika mentioned was the prize Xia You received when he defeated the Eevee brothers in Stone Town.

He had originally put Ye Zhishi at the bottom of his backpack, but later he met Lijia in the wild and gave it to her. Xia You had forgotten about it, but now that Lijia brought it up, he remembered it again!

"Don't worry about it," Xia You said with a smile. "It's called making the most of something. Anyway, it wouldn't be of any use to me. It's great that it can help you!"

Chapter 359 Lack of Martial Morality

Once both sides are ready, the brawl begins!

Unexpectedly, from the very beginning, Ash and Brock both focused their attacks on Xia You's Pokémon!

"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt! Noctowl, use Air Slash!"

"Onix, use Tackle! Zubat, use Hyper Wave!"

Despite it being a six-on-six battle, under the command of these two, the four Pokémon completely ignored Rika and Misty standing to the side, and as if they had planned it in advance, they launched a coordinated attack on Dragonair and Larvitar!

The four Pokémon, with their menacing aura, surrounded Xia You's Dragonair and Larvitar. Instantly, they unleashed a variety of moves, covering the two Pokémon from all sides!

There was no way to avoid it now. Although Dragonair and Baby Giratina used their moves to resist, they were outnumbered. After some of their moves were neutralized, the remaining two attacks still had power and continued to fly towards them.

There was no other way; they could only endure these saturation attacks!

boom!

When the dust and smoke from the explosion cleared, it was clear that both Pokémon had sustained injuries of varying degrees!

Clearly, Xiaozhi and Xiaogang also knew Xia You's strength and that he was undoubtedly the strongest among them. Therefore, for them, Xia You was the key to defeating first in order to win this chaotic battle!

Seeing how they were targeting her, Xia You shook her head with amusement.

These two guys...

What grudge or hatred do they hold against themselves?

How could they be so uncivilized, targeting him like this?!

It didn't matter anyway. Since it was just an exhibition match, winning or losing wasn't that important. Even with Ash and Brock's special attention, he still didn't plan to participate in the command, but instead let the Pokémon do their own thing.

Despite facing a barrage of attacks, Hakron and Young Kiras maintained their momentum on the field.

They launched a counterattack and tried to fight back, but Ash and Brock's Pokémon were clearly not easy opponents.

Pikachu, in particular, is small in size and extremely agile, making it difficult to hit as it darts around the battlefield. Its moves are also very powerful, making it a force to be reckoned with!

Most importantly, this standard battle arena is simply too small and not suitable for so many Pokémon to fight together, so Dragonair and Larvitar have virtually no room to maneuver!

After only a few rounds of fighting, the still weak Larvitar was quickly knocked to the ground, while Hakronor was still trying, but it looked to be in grave danger and could not struggle for long.

Just as Ash and Brock were about to defeat both of Xia You's Pokémon, bad news arrived from the other side before Ash could even rejoice.

Explosions continued to be heard one after another!

They turned around and were surprised to find that Xiaoling's two Pokémon had been defeated before they knew it!

It turns out that while they were focused on dealing with Xia You, because Hakron and Young Gilas had diverted most of their attention, without their help, Li Jia and Xiao Xia were able to launch an attack on Xiao Ling without any scruples!

Xiao Ling's Pokémon, under the combined attack of the two Gym Leaders, was clearly defeated much faster than Xia You's!

Seeing the surprised looks on their faces, Xiao Ling shrugged helplessly: "There's nothing I can do. They're really strong. I simply couldn't hold out until you guys dealt with that man."

In her words, she seemed to be complaining about the two men's all-or-nothing fighting style, which focused on the front and neglected the rear, failing to share the pressure with her, which was why she was defeated so quickly and had no fighting experience.

Unfortunately, Xiao Gang and Xiao Zhi, these two straight men, didn't understand her hidden meaning at all.

At this moment, after Xiaoling's Pokémon was defeated, the situation on the field had completely reversed.

After glancing at the battle situation, Xiao Gang secretly realized something was wrong.

Now that they had freed up their hands, Rika and Misty ordered their Pokémon to turn around and deal with them. Together with Xia You's Dragonair, they formed a pincer attack on their Pokémon!

However, the situation is not as bad as imagined.

Although it was a five-on-four battle against five Pokémon and the type disadvantage was also great, Misty's Psyduck seemed to be daydreaming the whole time, just standing there blankly, completely out of it, and unable to help at all!

If we calculate it this way, even excluding Psyduck, it's still a four-on-four situation where victory isn't impossible!

Thinking of this, a glint of light flashed in Xiao Gang's eyes.

"Ash, let's go all out!"

Ash realized the situation was dire, and at his and Brock's command, their Pokémon unleashed 120% of their power, pushing their abilities to the limit!

The two sides exchanged blows, and as the energy accumulated, it eventually formed a powerful explosion in the center of the arena!

A small mushroom cloud formed, and the red flames illuminated the nearby grassland!

The explosion had a wide range and was extremely powerful. After the explosion, apart from Noctowl and Zubat which were blown away by the blast wave, all the Pokémon on the ground, including Dragonair, Onix, and Pikachu, were rendered unable to battle!

While the nightjar and the beaked bat were not knocked down, they were covered in injuries and looked to be in bad shape.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi jumped up with joy.

"Great! We're going to win!"

"Calm down," Brock said, remaining calm. "If we can defeat Psyduck, we'll really win!"

Ash then noticed that although the explosion had knocked down most of the Pokémon, Psyduck, which had been hovering on the edge of the battlefield, was still unharmed.

But he didn't take Psyduck seriously at all, and laughed loudly: "It's okay, Misty's Psyduck is silly and easy to deal with!"

Under the command of the two, Noctowl and Zubat launched an attack on Psyduck. Sure enough, during their attack, Psyduck just covered its head and dodged back and forth, not knowing how to fight back at all!

Xia was extremely anxious and shouted at it, "Psyduck, fight back now!!"

Unfortunately, Psyduck's intelligence is simply insufficient to understand its trainer's commands, and it continues to run away with its head in its hands!

Seeing this, Ash was completely relieved, as if he could see the dawn of victory!

However, at that moment, perhaps due to enduring too many attacks, Psyduck was in unbearable pain, and its eyes suddenly glowed blue. With a loud "quack quack," the two flying Pokémon stopped in mid-air!

"Oh no! Psyduck used Psychic!"

Xiao Gang's expression changed drastically, while Xiao Xia, on the contrary, laughed heartily without any regard for her image!

"Well done, Psyduck! Defeat them!"

Psyduck stretched out its two short hands, and as it swung them down, Noctowl and Zubat crashed heavily to the ground!

boom!