I caught a Pokémon

On the screen, after the host's warm-up, the competition to narrow down the field to four has officially begun!

Chapter 440 I dared to climb into Gyarados's mouth when I was a kid!

For Xia You, the first match was not worth watching at all. He could hardly learn anything from it. Although both contestants performed admirably, that was all. There was nothing particularly exciting about it.

The audience clearly shared his sentiment, as evidenced by their lukewarm cheers.

As the first match ended and Xiaoxia and Gaomei stepped onto the battlefield, Xia You finally perked up and sat up straight.

The show is finally starting!

It's clear that Xiaoxia looks serious on the screen, and Gaomei also looks very focused. Obviously, both of them are paying special attention to this match. It's not just about who wins and advances to the top 4; the most important thing is that both of them have a reason not to lose!

Seeing that they were ready, at the referee's signal, the two of them released their Pokémon at the same time.

As two blue lights flashed, Xiaoxia sent out her Poliwag, while Gao Mei sent out a Gyarados!

Upon seeing the ferocious Gyarados, Xiaoxia's expression changed drastically, and in her panic, she instinctively took a step back!

Her heart was pounding, and just meeting Gyarados's eyes almost made her deflate completely.

Seeing this, Xia You shook her head helplessly. Even after so long, Xiaoxia still hadn't resolved her fear of Gyarados.

The reason she was so afraid of Gyarados was because when she was little, she was playing outside and happened to encounter a Gyarados sleeping with its mouth wide open near the gym. At that time, Xiaoxia was young and didn't know how to walk, so out of curiosity, she climbed directly into its mouth!

Sensing something was wrong, Gyarados instinctively closed its mouth. At that moment, Xiaoxia thought she was going to be eaten. Fortunately, Gyarados noticed something was wrong and immediately spat Xiaoxia out. But Xiaoxia was still so scared that she cried loudly. It was from that moment on that she developed an indelible psychological trauma towards Gyarados!

Although this incident was extremely frightening and dealt a devastating blow to Xiaoxia, leaving her still shaken, things couldn't continue like this...

As the future Gym Leader of the Water-type Pokémon, how could I possibly be afraid of a Water-type Pokémon!

Only when she overcomes this hurdle and is able to control Gyarados will she truly become a qualified Water-type Pokémon Trainer. Right now, it seems she is destined to need more time to hone her skills...

As her partner and the object of her affections, Xia You genuinely wanted to help her. After witnessing this scene and pondering for a moment, he concluded that the only way to resolve the matter quickly was to fight fire with fire!

If possible, let Xiaoxia interact with her red Gyarados more often.

Don't let the red Gyarados's intimidating appearance fool you; it's quite docile in front of people it trusts and would never harm Misty. Hmm... I wonder if this will help erase the shadow in her heart.

On the field, Xiaoxia knew she couldn't back down, so she suppressed her fear and adjusted her mindset in time. When the referee announced the start of the match, she took the initiative to attack Gyarados.

Under her command, Poliwag used Bubble Beam, and instantly, dozens of bubbles of various sizes shot out from Poliwag's swirling belly and flew towards Gyarados.

Faced with such a move, Gomi immediately used the Hyper Beam to counter it!

Gyarados opened its mouth wide, and a powerful beam of light condensed inside, shooting straight at Poliwag!

The destructive power of the Death Ray caused it to melt away the foam beams instantly upon contact with them due to its scorching heat, and it eventually struck Mosquito Coil!

boom!

Attacked like this, Mosquito Coil flew a great distance and crashed into another stone pillar. By the time it slid down, it had already fallen into a coma!

They were instantly defeated!

The referee glanced at it and decisively announced the result.

Seeing that the battle had only just begun and that Gyarados had already defeated Poliwag in their very first encounter, the audience was abuzz with discussion, and everywhere they could be heard exclamations of disbelief.

It's important to know that this wasn't the first time they'd witnessed a one-hit kill. Just like in Xia You's previous battles, his Blastoise had defeated his opponents with a single blow on several occasions.

But this is a competition for the top 4, and all the weaker players have been eliminated. It's really rare to see a Pokémon being defeated by its opponent in one move!

All I can say is that the difference in strength between these two Pokémon is just too great!

Seeing Mosquito Coil defeated, Xiaoxia's face immediately turned ugly. This could really be considered an inauspicious start. After all, she had made a lot of preparations before the match, but she never expected that Mosquito Coil would not even be able to withstand a single move!

However, this also shows that Gao Mei's Pokémon are indeed well-trained, otherwise she wouldn't have taken the initiative to find them at lunch and said those words!

She glanced at the camera pointed at her and knew that Xia You was watching her through the screen, which gave her immense courage.

Xia You is watching me now, how can I let him down!

It's just that one Pokémon fell down. The match isn't over yet, and I haven't lost either!

After taking a deep breath, she solemnly took out the second Poké Ball.

As the blue light flashed, Misty once again sent out her Corsola. By this time, Gyarados had caught its breath and the aftereffects of using Hyper Beam had subsided, and its movements returned to normal.

It seems that the two Pokémon have started on equal footing.

This time, however, it was Misty who took the initiative to attack. Under her command, Gyarados used Hydro Pump, and a thick stream of water flew towards Corsola. Faced with such an attack, Misty used Mirror Reflection again!

A strange light flashed across the sun coral's body, and when the water cannon hit it, it was immediately bounced back with even greater force!

Faced with its own attack, Gyomei once again commanded Gyarados to use Hyper Beam. As the powerful beam of light shot out, it instantly dispersed the water flow and continued to shoot towards Corsola.

Fortunately, the sun coral jumped into the water in time, thus avoiding being hit by the destructive laser.

The Hyper Beam shattered the stone pillar where Corsola had just stood, but only rubble flew everywhere; it didn't even hit a shadow of Corsola.

In the lounge, through Gyarados's attacks, Xia You had discovered that its power was indeed very strong, especially that attack just now, which not only shattered the stone pillar, but also evaporated a large amount of seawater in an instant!

However, the fact that they couldn't defeat the Sun Coral in one fell swoop caused the situation to change somewhat.

Just as he predicted, Gyarados was temporarily unable to move after using Hyper Beam, which gave Corsola an opportunity to strike.

As the water surface churned, countless energy spikes suddenly emerged from the water, tearing through the surface and shooting towards Gyarados at extremely high speed.

Anyone with eyes can see that this is a Normal-type move – Spike Cannon!

Gyarados had no way to avoid being hit by Spiked Cannon repeatedly. In pain, its body fell uncontrollably to the side and crashed into a stone pillar. The force was so great that it even made the stone pillar tilt to the side!

Gao Meixin immediately became nervous, but at this moment, Gyarados had not yet recovered its ability to move, so no matter how anxious she was, it was no use.

The next second, Corsola suddenly leaped out of the water and slammed into Gyarados with its four horns!

boom!

Despite its small size, the sun coral contains immense power.

The Gyarados let out a wail after being hit like that and collapsed!

Seeing this, Xia You shook her head.

This is really baffling. Just like how Gyarados instantly defeated Poliwag. If Xia You hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that a Gyarados could be defeated in just a few moves!

Did it hit a vital point?

All I can say is that Gao Mei's Gyarados is indeed high in attack and low in defense, indicating that there were definitely some problems with its breeding direction.

This training method works fine when you're in a winning situation, as you can easily defeat your opponent with your high attack power. However, if your opponent launches a counterattack, you simply can't withstand many attacks.

After defeating Gyarados, Xiaoxia danced with joy on the spot, and Xia You could feel her happiness even through the screen.

In contrast to her, Gao Mei didn't seem disappointed at all. She calmly recalled her Gyarados and then threw out a second Poké Ball with a smile on her face!

After the blue light flashed, an lanternfish floated to the surface of the water.

Compared to the giant Gyarados just now, the small Lanternfish formed a strong contrast, and the audience did not expect that the Pokémon that was the last to appear would be such a small Pokémon.

But no one dared to underestimate this Pokémon, after all, its several brilliant battles in previous matches had left a deep impression on the audience!

In terms of attributes, Lanternfish is an Electric/Water type, and its Electric-type moves are undoubtedly a major weapon in this kind of terrain. Anyone who dares to go into the water will definitely be electrocuted to death!

Xiaoxia couldn't help but swallow hard; she knew the real challenge was coming!

Sure enough, when the match started for the third time, the lanternfish fired electricity directly into the sky. Affected by this electricity, the sky instantly became covered with dark clouds, and only a few seconds later, a thick bolt of lightning struck!

Right off the bat, the lanternfish used Thunder!

Even among electric-type moves, lightning is considered a very powerful attack.

Faced with this power that was enough to instantly kill Corsola, Xiaoxia's expression changed drastically, and she quickly ordered Corsola to use Mirror Reflection to protect herself!

In the blink of an eye, lightning struck the sun coral. Fortunately, the sun coral reacted in time and successfully used mirror reflection in the last milliseconds. After being reflected, the lightning shot towards the lanternfish with even greater force!

It's sizzling!

The lanternfish neither dodged nor avoided the lightning strike, but when the smoke and electricity dissipated, it remained floating there unharmed!

Seeing this, Xia You shook her head helplessly.

Clearly, this lanternfish possesses the ability to store electricity, which means that after being hit by an electric shock attack, it not only doesn't suffer damage but also recovers its own stamina!

This is really bad.

In this situation, Lanternfish's Electric-type moves can not only deal super-effective damage to Corsola, but Corsola's reflected Electric Shock cannot cause any damage to the opponent. How can you fight like this?

Xiaoxia also realized that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to her, especially when she saw the state of the sun coral, she looked even more worried.

Although mirror reflection can use greater force to reflect the opponent's moves, it will also cause some damage to itself. In fact, Coral has used it several times in a short period of time, which has put a great burden on its body!

Before Xiaoxia could come up with a solution, the lanternfish struck again.

This time, it used a strange light, and Xiaoxia had no choice but to let the sun coral go into the water to hide.

But this was of no use. The lanternfish immediately extended two long, lantern-like tentacles, dipped them into the water, and once again indiscriminately unleashed its strange beams upon the underwater world!

A strong pink light suddenly spread underwater, and through the refraction and reflection of the seawater, the entire battlefield looked extremely eerie!

Finally, the strange light completely enveloped the sun coral under the tree. With nowhere to run, the sun coral could only climb up the stone pillar again, but its eyes turned pink due to the strange light, and its body swayed. Clearly, its consciousness had become extremely confused at this moment!

No matter how Xiaoxia called out to encourage it, the Sun Coral could not regain consciousness, and even the command to regenerate itself could not reach its ears.

Meanwhile, Gao Mei didn't give the sun coral any more chance to recover. At her command, the lanternfish used an electric shock to completely defeat the sun coral!

Seeing that Coral Sun had fainted, the referee immediately announced the result, which meant that Xiaoxia was defeated by Gao Mei and eliminated, stopping at the top 8!

In the lounge, Xia You sighed, got up, and left the room.

He didn't look at Xiaoxia's helpless face on the screen, nor did he wait for her to return to the rest room before comforting her, since it was his turn to play the game soon.

However, in the contestant passage, he still walked past Xiaoxia. When Xiaoxia saw him, she trembled, lowered her head, and dared not look into Xia You's eyes.

After losing the match, the person she felt most sorry for was Xia You, because he had protected her so much before, but she failed to win the match and let him down!

Xia You must be very disappointed now, right?

Xia You walked up to Xiaoxia and saw that she looked like she had done something wrong, so she smiled slightly.

"What's wrong? Are you upset about losing the game?"

"Of course not..." Xiaoxia shook her head, her voice growing softer and softer, "Miss Gao Mei's Pokémon are indeed very powerful. I couldn't beat her this time because my strength was insufficient, but... but..."

She said "only" twice, but she couldn't say anything more.

Extending his finger, Xia You gently lifted her chin, and instantly, his radiant smile met Xiaoxia's eyes.

"It's true that you're not strong enough, but don't be discouraged or feel sorry for anyone. You should get up where you fell. Your Pokémon definitely need improvement. I think after the Silver Conference, you can travel with me to the next region."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxia was stunned; she could hardly believe her ears!

Xia You actually offered to travel with me?

Did she hear that right?!

After confirming that Xia You wasn't joking, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded quickly. At that moment, she felt as if her heart was surrounded by the dazzling and warm sunlight!

Chapter 441 Could this person have some business in Carlos?

When Xia You walked out of the player tunnel, he was greeted by huge applause and cheers from the audience. The sound was even more enthusiastic than when Xiao Xia and Gao Mei were fighting. It can be seen that Xia You is indeed the most popular player in this tournament!

Because he had been delayed in the passage, his opponent was now standing in the trainer command area on the other side, waiting for him with ease.

He walked to his position unhurriedly and first glanced at his opponent.

The middle-aged man was dressed in a well-fitting casual suit. Judging from the material and style, it was probably a custom-made one, and it looked quite expensive. He also had a slicked-back hairstyle with hair wax on, and his neat beard that reached his chin made him look very masculine.

While this kind of temperament might not attract those who are drawn to good looks, it is still quite appealing to some viewers with unique aesthetic tastes.

However, in Xia You's opinion, such a person should be in the office watching the sunset while sipping red wine and smoking a cigar, rather than appearing here.

It can only be said that in this world, Pokémon competitions have truly reached the point where everyone loves them, and people of all backgrounds like to get involved.

On the other hand, if the Whirlpool Islands Cup had no entry requirements, someone like him certainly wouldn't have participated.

Because they were far apart, the two didn't greet each other, but instead sent out their respective Pokémon at the referee's signal.

The first Pokémon of this middle-aged man was a Scorbunny, a Pokémon that is common in the Kalos region, but has no habitat in Johto and Kanto due to water and climate reasons.

Xia You had seen videos of his matches before and had some understanding of his Pokémon, so she wasn't surprised to see this.

This Pokémon also shows that this man must be very successful and must travel around the world frequently, otherwise he wouldn't own this Steelix, which is abundant in the Kalos region!