I caught a Pokémon

He calmed down slightly and said with emotion, "We have put so much effort and hard work into this matter, but you found it so easily in just half a day. Okay, I will report to my superiors now!"

Xia You dared not take credit for this, as it was merely due to her foresight through the game.

"Don't rush," Xia You stopped him. "Actually, there's something even more important I haven't told you yet, but you have to promise not to be too surprised after you hear it."

"Don't worry," the handsome guy smiled confidently, "Nothing could shock me more right now than discovering Team Rocket's base!"

Seeing the handsome guy so calm, Xia You told him that Sakaki was the leader of Team Rocket.

"What!!???"

The handsome guy's almost hoarse shouts echoed through the phone and even throughout the entire Pokémon Center, drawing curious glances from Nurse Joy in the distance.

Xia You felt a ringing in his ears, and for a moment, he thought he had gone deaf!

After a brief silence, the nurse's scream rang out: "Oh my god, sir! Your wound has completely reopened! Hold on! I'll go get the doctor right away!!"

What followed was a flurry of activity, with the sound of footsteps as the shoes hurriedly left.

After calming down for a moment, the handsome guy gasped for breath and said incredulously, "Giant is the leader of Team Rocket!? Are you sure you're talking about the Viridian Gym Leader, the one known as Giovanni the Earth!?"

Xia You gave a soft "hmm".

The handsome guy clicked his tongue in amazement. After confirming with Xia You several times, he felt his head was in a mess. He felt that although the matter was a bit outrageous, it was also quite reasonable.

Given that person's temperament and personality, it wouldn't be surprising if he really were the leader of Team Rocket, right?

"This matter is far too important! I must contact my superiors immediately—no! I'll contact headquarters directly right now!"

……

After hanging up the phone, Xia You rested for the night at the Pokémon Center.

He originally thought the Rockets would continue to send people to deal with him, but the whole night passed without any movement.

The next morning, after he had breakfast and was about to challenge the Yuhong Dojo, he received another call from the handsome guy.

This time, the handsome man's tone was more formal and serious than last night.

"After discussions at headquarters last night, we have decided to explore and raid Team Rocket's base. As for Giovanni's identity, it is too sensitive and needs to be verified again before we can proceed. However, this will take a lot of time to prepare. To avoid alerting them, you should leave that city as soon as possible."

Chapter 55 Jade Rainbow Dojo

"Don't worry," Xia You said solemnly, "I will leave here immediately after I challenge the Jade Rainbow Dojo."

"I believe in your abilities, so I wish you success in your challenge." Then, the handsome man changed the subject, "However, I must tell you something else about what just happened. If we are ready, we will form a special operations team as the vanguard when we raid Team Rocket's base. We might invite you to join us then."

"Huh? Me?" Xia You was taken aback at first, but quickly agreed. "Of course, no problem. Since Team Rocket has already made me their target, I can't just stand by and do nothing. But who are the other members of the Special Operations Team?"

"Well..." the handsome guy thought for a moment, "Being able to join the Special Operations Team means you're naturally quite strong. We'll do our best to invite the Elite Four, and at the same time, we'll contact those excellent Gym Leaders from the Pokémon League."

Xia You nodded in agreement. If this configuration could be achieved, they would indeed be able to roam freely within Team Rocket's base.

After hanging up the phone, Xia You followed the main road and arrived at the Jade Rainbow Dojo.

The Yuhong Dojo's exterior is somewhat similar to the gymnasiums commonly found in schools. Its roof is tan and its sides are silver-gray. It is situated in a large garden in the city center.

As the official Gym Leader of Celadon City, Rika's specialty is Grass-type Pokémon. You can obtain the Rainbow Badge by defeating her.

Upon entering the venue, Xia You first arrived at the spacious hall, where several pretty young women in shorts were working. Upon seeing him, one of the blue-haired girls walked over.

"How can I help you?"

After Xia You explained her purpose, she led Xia You into the building. As they left the hall, the first thing that caught their eye was a series of greenhouses in the partitioned glass rooms.

The greenhouse is lush and green, filled with trees, shrubs and flowers. It is more like an indoor garden than a gym for battles.

Speaking of which, the perfume Xia You bought yesterday was produced here. All the staff here are young and beautiful girls who not only work for the dojo but also take on other roles, managing the business in the perfume shop.

Along the way, many Grass-type Pokémon ran around, playing and frolicking happily under the care of the staff.

After walking to the end, we finally arrived at a simple and elegant room.

Through the window, one could see that Rika was kneeling in the main seat on the tatami mat, pruning the flowers in the vase with scissors while explaining something to the ladies in front of her.

Seeing Xia You's unwavering gaze, the blue-haired girl beside her explained, "Miss Lijia is not only the owner of the shop, but also a famous florist. Every week, many people come to learn flower arranging from her. Sir, do you also like flower arranging?"

"Yes, in some ways, I also really enjoy flower arranging." Xia You nodded. "Flower arranging is pleasing to the eye and uplifting to the mood; it's a great way to regulate emotions."

Not long after, the class ended, and when Lijia walked out of the room, she immediately recognized Xia You.

"Are you the person from the store yesterday?"

Xia You said, "That's right, it's me. I didn't mean to bother you last time, but I've come here specifically to challenge Miss Lijia."

Looking closely at Lijia, Xia You realized that she was indeed very beautiful. She was about eighteen or nineteen years old and not very tall, rather petite. Looking at her attire, whether in daily life or at work, she always wore a kimono, clearly a traditional woman. Moreover, her every move exuded the charm of a Yamato Nadeshiko (ideal Japanese woman).

"I see. Please follow me."

The three of them returned along the same route until they reached a fork in the road, which led them to the dojo grounds.

Upon seeing the Grass-type Pokémon again, Xia You couldn't help but remark, "Oddish, Bellsprout, Exeggcute, Bellsprout, Victreebel, Vileplume... the variety of Grass-type Pokémon here is truly impressive."

Lika smiled and said, "I have loved nature since I was a child, and I also love grass-type Pokémon, so I raised some. The perfumes in the shop are made by extracting substances from their leaves."

Upon arriving at the battlefield, the two stood on opposite sides.

Despite being proficient with Grass-type Pokémon, the area here lacked any obstacles that would benefit her; instead, it was an ordinary, completely empty space.

However, the only thing worth noting is that directly above the venue is a skylight, where the sun is high in the sky and the warm sunlight shines down, enveloping the entire venue.

The blue-haired girl stepped to the center and became the referee.

Rika said, "The Pokémon rules here are limited to three Pokémon. Whoever can defeat all of my Pokémon wins the match!"

As she spoke, she sent out her first Pokémon.

This is a Pokémon whose entire body is covered and wrapped in vines. It has no arms, only a pair of feet that seem to be wearing red boots, which are exposed. Through the vines, you can only see a pair of big eyes, and nothing else.

Pokémon Pokédex entry: "Ding, Tangela, a vine-like Pokémon, Grass-type, its body is covered in blue, constantly twitching vines that intertwine together, obscuring its true form. It walks unsteadily and likes to use its vines to entangle nearby objects. Even if the vines are damaged, new ones can quickly grow back."

Xia You took out a Poké Ball and threw it on the ground.

To deal with this pure Grass-type Pokémon, you naturally need to use type advantage to suppress it.

"Go, little fire dragon!"

Looking at the little fire dragon with flames burning on its tail, Rika gently shook her head.

As the Gym Leader, due to his type, he has no other Pokémon to replace Charmander. Therefore, unless the difference in strength is too great, the outcome of this battle can already be predicted.

"Game start!"

At the blue-haired girl's command, the two Pokémon launched their attacks almost simultaneously.

"Vine Monster, use Paralysis Powder!"

"Charmander, use Ember!"

Clumps of glittering powder flew toward the little dragon, and the moment the sparks hit the powder, the flames suddenly flared up, burning most of the powder to ashes!

Did this trigger some kind of chemical reaction?

The flames continued to burn towards the vine monster, but perhaps due to the properties of chlorophyll, the vine monster's speed doubled under the ample sunlight, allowing it to barely dodge the attack before the flames arrived.

However, it must be said that Rika's idea was good. Knowing that the attribute was unfavorable, she wanted to paralyze Charmander's body first before making any further plans.

Unfortunately, her plan still failed.

Chapter 56 Fire Fire Fire

"Charmander, keep using Ember!"

Since their attributes were mutually exclusive, Xia You didn't need to change her moves; she simply used fire attacks to burn the vine monster.

Rika shouted, "Tangle Monster, use Entangling Strangle!"

The vine monster, which was constantly dodging the flames, made a sharp turn, seized an opening, and its vines writhed forward rapidly, tightly wrapping around the little fire dragon!

Is the intention to close the distance and use melee combat with normal attributes?

However, for Xia You, this decision was exactly what he wanted!

With the help of chlorophyll, the vine monster was incredibly fast. Xia You was originally worried about how to end the battle in the most energy-efficient way, but now that an opportunity had come knocking on her door, she naturally wouldn't miss it.

"Little dragon, let your sparks travel along its vines!"

Bound tightly by the vines, the little fire dragon endured constant pressure and looked pained. Upon hearing Xia You's command, it opened its mouth and spewed out a ball of sparks, using the vines as a medium to burn towards the vine monster's body!

"Oh no!" Rika exclaimed anxiously, "Vine Monster! Let go of it right now!!"

However, it was too late to break free of the entanglement. The flames spread rapidly along the vines toward the vine monster!

The next second, the vine monster was engulfed in flames, resembling a moving fireball!

"Well done!" Xia You said calmly, "Little Fire Dragon, take this opportunity to close the distance!"

When the vine monster finally managed to escape the flames, it discovered that an orange-yellow figure had already arrived in front of it!

Before it could react, with Xia You's command again, another burst of sparks shot out, engulfing the vine monster!

Fire-resistant grass, with outstanding effects!

Looking at the Tangela, whose body was covered in burns, Rika shook her head slightly, recalled it, and then sent out a second Pokémon.

This is a peculiar Pokémon shaped like a trumpet with a large mouth. On either side of its yellow body grow huge leaves, and its pair of round, black eyes make it look somewhat dazed.

Pokémon Pokédex entry: "Drip, Bellsprout, Fly-catching Pokémon, Grass/Poison type, evolved form of Bellsprout. Bellsprout looks no different from a plant. It usually preys on Bug Pokémon. Once it finds prey, it will launch sharp leaves and paralyze the prey with poison powder, and finally digest it completely with a dissolving liquid."

Although the little dragon had just been slightly injured, Xia You had no intention of replacing it.

When the two Pokémon were ready, perhaps because of her previous defeat, Rika chose to take the initiative.

"Boo-Blossom, use Leaf Blade!"

A continuous stream of sharp leaves shot out from the stems of the mouth-shaped flower. Xia You waved her hand, and the little fire dragon spewed out sparks to clash with them.

boom! !

The two attacks collided and neutralized each other in mid-air, and after the flying leaves and firelight disappeared, the Buzzbloom vanished without a trace and charged towards Charmander.

"So fast? Your 'mouth-shaped flower' isn't also chlorophyll-based, is it?" Xia You asked in surprise.

“You guessed right.” Saying this, Rika glanced at Kirlia next to Xia You, smiled, and said calmly, “Your Pokémon has a type advantage, and the abundant sunshine today has also helped me to overcome some of my disadvantages.”

Huh?

Is that tone of voice, along with that slightly sly smile, a complaint that I only know how to bully people with my attributes?

Returning to the scene, Xia You had already vaguely guessed her thoughts.

Seeing the Buzzwole approach Charmander, Xia You shouted, "Charmander, use Smoke Screen!"

A black smoke billowed from the little dragon's mouth, but just as it enveloped itself, a thick yellow liquid suddenly spewed from the mouth of the dumb flower, spraying towards the direction where it was hiding!

It is a poison-type dissolving liquid that can cause damage while also lowering the target's special defense!

Judging from the perfect teamwork between Bulbasaur and Rika, they must have used this move countless times in previous gym battles!

Despite Charmander dodging in advance and having smoke as cover, it was still affected by the dissolving liquid and got splashed with a little bit.

From within the smoke, the little fire dragon let out a painful howl, but quickly regained its composure.

As the smoke gradually filled the air, it quickly covered half the area. The Silencer stood outside the smoke, but Charmander was nowhere to be seen.

The atmosphere suddenly changed. The place became eerily quiet, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. After waiting for a long time, Charmander still did not reappear.

Lijia glanced at Xia You and, seeing that he looked perfectly normal, knew that things were not so simple.

Is this tactic intended to delay the process until the dissolving solution becomes ineffective?

With that thought in mind, Rika no longer hesitated and shouted, "Boobell, use Leaf Blade!"

The speechless flower once again condensed flying leaves and swept them into the smoke screen. The swift blades, along with the gentle breeze they created, quickly dispersed the smoke screen.

"Now!"

Seeing this, Xia You shouted, and with that command, Charmander, despite the damage from the Leaf Blade, suddenly leaped out from the other side and aimed at the Buzz Flower, spitting out sparks!

Because the Silence Flower was still unleashing its Leaf Blade attacks and was in a state of stun that it couldn't dodge, it had no choice but to take all the damage!

Flames engulfed the mouth-shaped flower! The effect was phenomenal!

However, Charmander's attack was not over. It continued to run towards Bellossom, first extending its sharp claws to grab Bellossom. After grabbing it repeatedly more than a dozen times, it used Dragon Rage to unleash a shockwave at extremely close range, directly knocking Bellossom down.