I caught a Pokémon

After such a long journey, two battles, and such late nights, the two of them slept until the sun was high in the sky, and they yawned as they came out of the tent.

Xia You lazily rubbed her eyes, sat outside the tent for a while in a daze, and then boiled water and cooked to prepare breakfast.

This is a tedious job that requires patience.

At times like these, he would miss Lijia or Xiaogang especially. Not only did they make incredibly delicious food, but they also took care of everything, so he only had to sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor!

Unlike now, not only do I have to take care of myself, but I also have to feed Xiaoxia.

After the two of them and their Pokémon had finished brunch and were about to set off again, Xia You noticed something was wrong again.

It turns out that last night they were so focused on getting there that they didn't know their way around because it was dark, and they ended up going back to the vicinity of Kanaz City!

This discovery shocked the two men, who stared at the map speechlessly for a long time.

"How could this be?" Xiaoxia rubbed her eyes, saying in disbelief, "I remember walking east yesterday, how could I have ended up back here?"

Even if you don't want to believe it, the facts are right in front of you, and you can't deny them even if you want to!

"It's probably because of the terrain." Xia You rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on, but she also realized the reason. "Although we were generally on the right track last night, the mountain slopes down and is somewhat winding. At night, there were no landmarks except the moon, so we ended up going back in circles."

Even so, he couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.

How many times has he come to Kanaz?

Why does it keep going on and on?!

If I had known this would happen, I would have gone to Autumnleaf Town with Dr. Solans last night. Although there are no gyms there, at least I wouldn't have ended up back here again!

This back-and-forth undoubtedly wastes a lot of time.

With no other option, the two confirmed their direction and set off again.

Fortunately, although this place is within the city limits of Kanaz, it is far from the city center and located on the edge of a forest. Once you cross this forest, you can reach the other side of the mountain.

This can be considered a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Composing themselves, the two entered the forest.

Xia You didn't know the name of this forest, but judging from the map, it was also very wide and dense. After walking for a short while, a person suddenly jumped out from the bushes in front of them.

At first, after yesterday's battle, Xia You thought it was Team Magma or Team Aqua coming to her door, but upon closer inspection, she found it was a young boy!

The little boy had a round face, was about the same age as Xiaoxia, had a pair of very innocent-looking eyes, and was also carrying a small backpack, so he must also be a trainer who travels around.

Beside him was a Heracross that was even taller than him, which was clearly his Pokémon!

Seeing Xia You and Xiao Xia, the little boy seemed a bit surprised and stood there for a moment.

"What?!" Xiaoxia patted her chest. "I thought it was a bad guy or some wild Pokémon!"

However, as she spoke, she took a few steps back and hid behind Xia You. There was nothing she could do about it. Although Heracross looked very majestic and not so furry, a Bug-type Pokémon is still a Bug-type Pokémon, and it still gave her goosebumps.

The little boy didn't seem to sense anything was wrong. He just looked the two of them up and down a few times and asked, "Are you trainers too?"

"Of course."

Xia You nodded in a friendly manner and was about to walk past him when she heard the little boy say excitedly, "Since we're both trainers and we've met here, how about we have a match?"

Xia You stopped and hesitated for a moment.

Normally, he would accept any offer, but he hasn't recovered from yesterday's fatigue yet, so he's inevitably a bit listless.

However, given the established rule that once eyes meet, battle is inevitable, Xia You couldn't refuse.

Seeing the boy's eager expression and glancing at the giant Heracross beside him, he finally nodded.

"Alright then, let's have a one-on-one match."

Seeing that Xia You agreed, the boy smiled brightly: "Then let me introduce myself first. I am Sawama Jiro. I just started traveling and am currently training myself in this forest!"

From his tone, Xia You could indeed sense that vibrant youthful energy, something he had slowly begun to lose after traveling to two different regions.

Just as Xia You was about to introduce herself, she saw another person who looked exactly like her walk out from behind Sawama Jiro!

"Huh?" Xia was taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise, "You two are twins!?"

Chapter 614 I'll never team up with Psyduck again.

"That's right, as you can see, we are twins."

The boy who appeared later walked up to Sawama Jiro and nodded to Xia You and the other girl, saying, "Hello, I am Sawama Ichiro, and I am his older brother."

Looking at the identical twins, Xia You and Xiaoxia couldn't help but look at them from left to right. For a moment, they really couldn't tell them apart. Fortunately, they were wearing different colored T-shirts and had different Pokémon with them, which prevented them from confusing the people and their names.

Upon hearing that Sawama Jiro was going to fight the two of them, his younger brother Sawama Ichiro was clearly also interested.

"Then let me join too! My brother and I have only just started our trip. Since there are two of us on each side, let's have a doubles match!"

Unlike Johto and Kanto, Xia You has found that double battles are very popular here, even though he has only been here for a few days. Especially in Las Nova City, he noticed several pairs of trainers engaging in double battles in the open-air battle arena.

Xia You and Xiao Xia exchanged a glance. Xiao Xia's eyes were filled with laughter, and she couldn't help but secretly cover her mouth.

One is a tournament champion, and the other is a prospective gym leader. These twins really picked the wrong opponents!

The two, seized by a playful impulse, didn't reveal their identities but simply nodded in agreement and won the battle.

They found a relatively flat and open clearing in the forest, and the four of them stood on two sides.

Xia Youxian said, "We are both traveling here from other regions, and we are not very familiar with your doubles rules. Are there any special rules?"

Although Ichiro Sawama had only been traveling for a short time and hadn't experienced much, he still understood the rules quite well. He shook his head and said, "There are no special rules. It's the same as other places. As long as you defeat all of the other side's Pokémon, you win the battle."

Xia You nodded knowingly and glanced at the two people again.

Since they are all rookie trainers, I don't need to use my true strength. I'll just play along with them.

Looking at Xiaoxia, it was clear that she thought the same thing. The two understood each other's thoughts with just a glance.

The two took out Poké Balls from their waist pouches. Looking at Ichiro Sawama and Jiro Sawama, they didn't send out any other Pokémon, but instead commanded the two beside them to enter the battlefield.

Needless to say, the Pokémon that Jiro Sawama sent out was naturally the slightly larger Heracross that was with him.

Ichiro Sawama's Pokémon is an Ariados.

When Xia You and Xiaoxia threw out their Poké Balls, after a flash of blue light, the Pokémon they sent out were Torchic and Psyduck!

Xia You sent out Torchic, which was supposed to be for its training, but Xiaoxia sent out Psyduck, which shows that she completely treated this doubles match as a fun game!

All four Pokémon were ready, looking eager to try, and even Psyduck had a strange excitement in its eyes.

This is understandable, after all, it has been subdued by Xiaoxia for so long, and apart from a few occasions, this may be one of the few times that Xiaoxia has taken the initiative to release it to fight, so how could it not be excited!

It has even made up its mind to perform well and live up to Xiaoxia's expectations!

Sawama Ichiro found a small stone and threw it high into the air. The moment the stone landed, it meant that the battle had officially begun.

The turkey darted out immediately, chirping loudly and full of bravado, and took the initiative to confront its biggest rival—Heracross.

In terms of type, both Heracross and Ariados have Fire-type moves that are effective against these two Bug-type Pokémon, so their chances of winning are quite high.

Moreover, as a chick, it has an innate bloodline suppression of insects, so no matter how big the opponent is, it is not afraid at all!

When it got close, it opened its mouth and sparks sprayed out instantly.

Hercules, as expected, dared not confront it head-on and could only flap its thin, cicada-wing-like wings to glide to another place.

Undeterred by its initial attack, Torchic continued its relentless pursuit, seemingly determined not to give up until it burned Heracross.

In stark contrast, Psyduck lived up to Misty's expectations, maintaining its consistent performance.

Although Psyduck wanted to show off in front of its trainer, just as it waddled towards Ariados, Ariados used a web to entangle its legs, easily tripping it to the ground!

Seeing this, Xiaoxia put her hand to her forehead and sighed repeatedly.

Indeed, choosing to believe it was the biggest foolish thing to do!

Even so, she couldn't just leave it unattended, so she quickly commanded, "Psyduck, use the water gun!"

Psyduck frantically sprayed water guns, but Ariados nimbly dodged them. In just a moment, Ariados closed the distance, aimed its two gleaming fangs at Psyduck's neck, and made as if to bite down!

Just then, a shadow flashed beside him, and Ariadne, who had just looked up, was bumped right into by Heracross!

It turns out that Heracross was being chased by Torchic and stumbled upon this place by accident, bumping right into Ariadne!

This collision happened to save Psyduck!

Thanks.

Xiaoxia smiled and thanked Xia You, then quickly instructed Psyduck to remove the spider silk from its body, thus regaining its mobility.

The battle continues.

The small clearing in the forest greatly restricted the movement of the four Pokémon and limited their room to maneuver.

Especially when the turkey's flames left embers on the ground, they greatly reduced the range of activity for Heracross and Ariados!

However, before Xia You could even feel happy, Psyduck in the arena started spraying water guns haphazardly, extinguishing the remaining high-temperature embers once again!

Xia You: ...

Could Psyduck be on the other side?

How could you end up making things worse?

He glanced at Xiaoxia speechlessly, and Xiaoxia stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly. She then quickly stopped Psyduck, restraining its movements and preventing it from spraying water guns so indiscriminately.

The battle continues.

Compared to Xia You and Xiao Xia's complete lack of understanding, Sawama Ichiro and Sawama Jiro were clearly much more in sync and knew how to cooperate better.

Since Heracross couldn't handle Torchic, the two immediately turned their attention to Psyduck.

They also noticed that this Psyduck didn't seem very smart and was actually getting in their way, so they decided to deal with it first and then work together to take down Torchic later.

This concentrated attack instantly plunged Psyduck into its greatest crisis!

Heracross suddenly approached and knocked Psyduck to the ground. But that wasn't all. Before Psyduck could get up, Ariados approached again and bit its butt!

Psyduck cried out in pain, jumping high and running around the field clutching its bottom.

At this moment, the thought of making a good impression on Xiaoxia had long been forgotten!

Off the field, Misty had hoped that Psyduck would be in excruciating pain and launch its powerful psychic attack when it was attacked. However, Heracross and Ariados did not directly attack Psyduck's head, so Psyduck was in pain but could not be affected by its passive ability!

Do we really expect Psyduck to just put its head in front of them?

Psyduck's erratic running around also disrupted Torchic's rhythm.

Seeing Heracross and Ariados together, Torchic saw a rare opportunity and was about to unleash its fireballs to catch them all. But just as it opened its mouth, Psyduck, clutching its tail, charged at it recklessly!

The turkey chirped a few times and quickly jumped to the side, thus avoiding the chaotic collision from its companion!

But precisely because of this, they missed the best opportunity to attack Heracross and Ariados!

"how so……"

Xiaoxia's face immediately fell, and Xia You shook her head as she watched.

Psyduck's out-of-control behavior undoubtedly adds even more difficulty to this battle!

Thanks to Psyduck, Xia You realized that this battle was even more difficult than yesterday's battle against Team Magma and Team Aqua!

Fortunately, Ichiro Sawama and Jiro Sawama didn't know that Psyduck's current state was the norm. They even thought they would defeat it first before dealing with Torchic.

This gave Torchic a chance to catch its breath and prevented it from immediately falling into a two-on-one situation.

However, Xia You also knew that he didn't have much time left and had to defeat one of them as soon as possible!

With this in mind, he focused his attention, carefully observing the situation on the battlefield, and earnestly searching for an opportunity to win.

To be honest, after traveling for so long and experiencing countless battles, Xia You still has a very keen grasp of the dynamics of the battlefield. Upon closer inspection, he actually discovered a way to break the deadlock!

The battle continues.

Heracross and Ariados were still chasing and intercepting Psyduck. It was only thanks to Psyduck's loss of control that it didn't even know where it would run off to in the next second, that Ichiro and Jiro couldn't figure out its movement pattern. Otherwise, they would have been knocked to the ground long ago!

Just as Psyduck ran towards Torchic again, this time Xia You didn't let Torchic dodge, but instead used Ember on it!

This order not only surprised Xiaoxia, but also surprised Sawama Ichiro and Sawama Jiro on the other side.

However, they soon understood why.

Just as Psyduck ran up to Torchic, it suddenly changed direction and ran off in another direction. At the same time, Torchic's sparks were released, all of which were directed at the spot where Psyduck had been, engulfing Heracross, who was right behind Psyduck!

This is a rare opportunity!