I caught a Pokémon

Sabrina said, "In a one-on-one match, you'll be considered a successful challenge if you defeat my Pokémon."

As she spoke, Sabrina slowly took out a Poké Ball. With a flash of red light, a Pokémon with whiskers and a shape resembling a golden fox appeared on the field.

It really is Yakiraki, the one who accompanied Sabrina in the anime!

Pokémon Pokédex entry: "Beep, Kadabra, Psychic Pokémon, Psychic type, Abra's evolved form. Strange things happen when Kadabra is around, such as clocks going backwards. It can also emit special alpha waves from its body, causing pain to enemies that get close. It has high requirements for its trainers; trainers without high mental strength will not be accepted by it. In addition, it is said that without a spoon, it can only use half of its normal psychic power."

Xia You put away the Pokédex, pointed forward, and Kirlia slowly walked towards the battlefield.

"Aren't you going to send out your Ghost-type Pokémon?" Sabrina asked.

Xia You shook her head without offering any further explanation. After all, Gastly was too powerful and had a type advantage. Using it to fight against Kadabra would not only prevent her Pokémon from getting any training, but would also leave the opponent with no chance to fight back.

Just then, a Gastly flew out from the side. It circled around Sabrina for a moment, then seemed to see the Gastly in Xia You's shadow and hurriedly flew over.

When Xia You's Gastly saw it, it also floated out from the shadows. The two Pokémon flew together, making faces at each other with a joyful expression.

Gastly is the evolved form of Gastly, and the fact that they can be so friendly on their first meeting shows that this group of creatures really does love to play.

but…

Is this the Haunter that Ash brought from Ghost Tower?

As expected, they didn't return to the Ghost Tower, but instead followed Sabrina's side!

Seeing that both Pokémon in the arena were ready, and Sabrina showed no intention of making the first move, Xia You shouted, "Kirlia, use Psychic!"

Kirlia raised her hands, instantly activating her Nen power to launch the first attack. Instantly, an invisible force surged towards Yagira.

Sabrina didn't speak, but Yongira raised the arm that was holding the spoon and also used his psychic powers.

The two psychic powers collided in mid-air, bursting forth with intense light. However, as both sides continued to exert their power, Kirlia's expression gradually became strained.

Although both Kirlia had evolved once, Kirlia's psychic powers were inevitably suppressed by Kadabra!

Finally, Yagira's psychic power struck Kirlia hard, causing Kirlia to lose her balance and take a few steps back.

Fortunately, both sides have the same attributes, so their superpowers have no effect on each other.

"Kirullian, use Magic Leaf!"

Following Xia You's command, a green light formed in Kirlia's hand, and then, a continuous stream of magical leaves shot towards Yagira at an extremely fast speed.

Sabrina's expression remained unchanged, but at the critical moment, Yagira suddenly used Instant Transmission to dodge the attack.

Without speaking, he can communicate with Yong-ki-ra telepathically and give commands.

And that is where Sabrina's true strength lies!

Chapter 40 Tactical Deception

After appearing, Yagira attacked again, striking Kirlia with another psychic attack, lifting it into the air. However, when Kirlia resisted with its own psychic power, it struggled slightly and broke free from Yagira's grasp.

"Kirullian, use Magic Leaf!"

The magic leaf shot at Yagira again, but just like before, Yagira used Instant Transmission to dodge the attack. However, this time, Xia You was prepared in advance. With a thought, Kirlia understood his intention without saying a word. The moment Yagira appeared, Kirlia used a psychic attack on it.

Caught off guard, Yongira's body jolted. Although he also used his psychic powers to break free, he still suffered minor injuries.

At this point, the two Pokémon were evenly matched.

Sabrina said calmly, "Although you don't have any superpowers, you can still communicate with Pokémon. This surprises me. It seems that you have raised your Pokémon quite well."

“You and your Kadora are truly amazing!” Xia You complimented each other. “In terms of psychic power alone, my Kirlia is no match for you.”

Naz's lips curled slightly upwards, but her expression remained unchanged.

Even she would feel happy to be praised to her face by other trainers.

Even so, she showed no mercy when she struck.

Suddenly, Yagira's eyes turned red, emitting beams of light that enveloped Kirlia.

This is a superpower-type move that can cause damage while also having a chance to confuse the opponent—Illusion Beam!

"Kirlian, use Teleport!"

Kirullian's body suddenly disappeared, dodging the illusionary beam.

Xia You's mind raced.

Now that the two Pokémon have the same type, relying solely on Psychic-type attacks won't be enough to determine a winner.

As he pondered, he suddenly had an idea and shouted, "Kirlia, use psychic powers!"

"Still planning to use psychic powers?" Sabrina said dismissively. "Have you forgotten what you just said? Kirlia's power is no match for my Kadabra!"

As she spoke, she telepathically gave the command to Yongjila in her mind.

Kadabra used its psychic powers to continue its fight against Kirlia, but just as it unleashed its psychic power, it discovered that the attack coming at it was not psychic power, but rather Magic Leaf!

"What!?"

Not only Yunjira, but even Sabrina was taken aback.

"Ah..." Xia You feigned surprise and asked, "Kirullian, why aren't you following my orders?"

The invisible psychic power collided with the continuous magical leaves, and the magical leaves ultimately prevailed, engulfing Yagira.

As a Grass-type move, since there are no type advantages or disadvantages, it no longer only deals half damage to Kadabra.

Yongkira, in pain, knelt down on the ground.

Nazi looked at Xia You in surprise and said, "You actually used lies to deceive your opponent?"

"No, no!" Xia You quickly shook her head, denying it outright.

However, seeing Sabrina's brows furrow slightly, clearly not believing his evasive explanation, Xia You coughed lightly and explained again, "Okay, actually this is my trainer move. I call it 'Saying One Thing and Saying Another,' or you could call it 'Hypocrisy,' but if you prefer, I'd like you to call it—'Tactical Deception'!"

Tactical deception?

Naz sneered inwardly and ignored him.

The next second, golden light emanated from Yagira's body, and the scratches caused by the magic leaf were rapidly repaired at a speed visible to the naked eye!

No, it's self-regeneration!

Xia You quickly shouted, "Kirlia, use psychic powers!"

Before he could even finish speaking, Kirlia raised her hands and unleashed a burst of Nen energy that struck Yagira.

The telekinesis knocked Yong-Gira to the ground. Although it didn't cause much damage, it interrupted its self-regeneration and knocked its spoon to the ground.

"Now's the time!" Xia You's eyes lit up, realizing that the opportunity was too good to miss, and she decisively gave the order, "Use Magic Leaf!"

The magic leaf spun around like a mini tornado, hitting Yagira. Yagira could have used Instant Transmission to leave, but it couldn't bear to part with its spoon. It endured the full damage amidst the lush green magic leaf before finally bending down to retrieve its spoon.

When the magic leaf dissipated, Yagira was panting heavily and covered in wounds.

"Excellent!" Xia You exclaimed. "Finish it off! Use the Enchanting Voice!"

Kirlia let out a seductive cry, followed by waves of pinkish sound that spread outwards and passed through Yagira's body.

The Enchanting Voice, replacing the Shadow Clone, is a Fairy-type move that will definitely cause mental damage if it hits!

After being hit, Yongira's body swayed and trembled, but he eventually collapsed to the ground, unable to move any further.

Seeing this, Sabrina's father sighed softly, raised his right hand, and announced loudly, "Yagira is unable to fight, Kirlia wins!"

Sabrina took out a Poké Ball, recalled Kadabra, and slowly walked up to Xia You.

Although she lost the match, her expression remained unchanged, still cold, and she did not show any other emotions as a result.

"You won, this is the reward you deserve."

As she spoke, she waved her hand, and a badge flew over from the side and slowly floated into Xia You's hand.

And this badge, naturally, is a gold badge.

The gold badge is shaped like a round button, and its color, as its name suggests, shines with a golden brilliance, just like gold.

He put it into his badge collection box. With this badge, Xia You has now obtained four badges, which means that he has defeated four gym leaders and is only halfway to his goal of obtaining eight badges to participate in the Indigo League.

Xia You waved to Sabrina and left the Goldenrod Gym with Kirlia, leaving her with only a dashing silhouette.

After leaving the gym, he went directly to a nearby store that sells Pokémon items.

Since catching Zapdos last time, Xia You felt that his regular Poké Balls weren't very reliable when catching Pokémon, so he bought a few Great Balls just in case. Then, he bought a lot of Pokémon Pockets and put them in his backpack.

With everything prepared, just as he was about to head to the Pokémon Center to recover his strength, a fleeting glimpse of a fire caught Xia You's attention.

He looked up at the skyscraper next to him and saw, through the window on the tenth or twentieth floor, several plumes of smoke and sparks suddenly burst out, as if someone was engaged in some kind of battle there.

Can Pokémon battles be held inside the building?

Xia You shook her head and was about to continue forward when she suddenly stopped and turned to look at the name of the tall building.

—Silver Tower!

Chapter 41 The Silver Company's Rocket Team

Silver Tower!?

Isn't this the company building that Team Rocket took over in the Pokémon games?!

Xia You observed more closely. Although everything on the first floor of the building was normal, with security guards patrolling back and forth and even the receptionist sitting there yawning listlessly, for some reason, he felt that something was not quite right.

Just then, a police car with its siren blaring sped past Xia You, but instead of stopping at the Silver Building, it drove off into the distance.

Xia You looked around and listened intently; it seemed that a riot was taking place a few streets away.

Strange, after going in for a gym battle, the whole city seemed different when I came out.

It's as if something big is happening!

Walking into a deserted alley, Xia You climbed up to a high place, took out binoculars from her backpack, and looked towards the upper floors of the Silver Building.

The smoke had dissipated, and several people in black uniforms with large 'R's printed on their chests could be seen herding a group of researchers away and extinguishing the flames with fire extinguishers.

It's the Rockets!

He thought for a moment, then found a public phone booth and dialed the police.

The phone rang for a long time before being answered, but after Xia You finished explaining the situation, the information that came back surprised him greatly!

"What? You've already sent people to the Silver Corporation building? But you didn't find anything unusual?"

“That’s right!” came the voice on the other end of the phone. “And we’ve been there twice already, but everything was normal, we didn’t find anything! Right now, there are Team Rocket members causing trouble in many places in the city, we’re already overwhelmed, and we simply don’t have the extra police force to deal with pranks like yours!”

"Ah?" Xia You quickly said, "I'm not playing a prank, I..."

Halfway through her sentence, Xia You sighed and hung up the phone.

Now, he has figured out the Rockets' plan.

The Rockets first called the police themselves, asking them to go to the Silver Tower. However, when the police arrived, everything was normal, so they could only treat it as a prank and returned to the police station.

Meanwhile, the Rockets sent out peripheral members to cause riots in various parts of the city to attract the attention of the police, while the main force began to storm the building.

Even if researchers call the police, when the police arrive again, the disguised Team Rocket members in the lobby on the first floor will handle the situation. Because of the previous incident, the police will not check too carefully and will treat it as a second prank.

Now they can confidently and boldly seize the entire Silver Company!

What a brilliant tactic!

However, as an evil organization, Xia You naturally wouldn't ignore this matter now that she had seen it.

Thinking of this, he took a few photos with his phone and sent them to the handsome guy.

However, these photos were taken quite late, and the Rocket Team and the arrested researchers are not shown in the photos. Instead, there are only a few patches of black smoke and fire that are about to dissipate.

The handsome guy called very quickly.

"Is this really a major operation by Team Rocket?" The handsome man asked excitedly, but also with regret and self-blame. "Damn it, I'm currently in Celadon City investigating Team Rocket's base. Even if I rush over there immediately, it's probably too late."

“It is indeed a major operation,” Xia You said slowly. “And judging from the situation, they have probably taken complete control of the entire building.”

The handsome man asked, "Did you call the police?"

"Of course."

"What did the police say? Did they dispatch officers?"

Xia You smiled wryly and told him everything she had just heard and her own guesses.