I caught a Pokémon

"Oh?" Hearing this, the old man raised his eyebrows. "You actually know its name. It seems you are not trainers from Hoenn. And from what you're saying, you seem to have seen the real Raikou before?"

Xiaoxia then realized she had let something slip, her expression changed slightly, and she couldn't help but glance at Xia You.

Xia You also took a step forward at this moment and said with a smile, "I have seen it before. I even fought with it when I was traveling in the City Capital region!"

He's not lying.

They just said half of what they meant.

Fighting is one thing, but in the end he even subdued Lei Gong, which means he's done more than just that.

Hearing Xia You say this, the old man had no doubts. He simply stroked his beard and sighed, "You've battled legendary Pokémon. Your travel experiences are truly quite rich and colorful!"

After recalling Bangiras, in order to stop the topic and get to the point as quickly as possible, Xia You looked at the old man and asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Tie Xuan?"

The old man's attention was indeed diverted, and he nodded and said, "That's right, I am the gym leader of the Violet Dojo, Tetsuya. This gentleman next to me is Walter, my assistant."

The man called Walter nodded to Xia You and Xiaoxia at this moment and said in a friendly manner, "Hello, welcome to the Violet Dojo."

"My apologies. I am Xia You, and as you can see, I am a trainer. This lady beside me is my travel companion, Xiaoxia. I presume you already know why I am here, Mr. Tiexuan. Is now a convenient time?"

“Of course, no problem.” Tie Xuan nodded. “Come with me.”

Led by Tie Xuan and Walter, Xia You and the other left the passage and arrived at a spacious room.

This is obviously the battleground of the gym. As an electric-type gym, the battleground here is not as complicated as rocky or underwater terrain. It is just a very ordinary flat ground, nothing more.

Xiaoxia randomly found a seat in the audience and sat down.

Unlike when she accompanied Ash on his adventures and was constantly worried during every gym battle, with Xia You, she was basically not worried about the battles. She could just cheer him on a few times and then quietly watch.

This is also one of the biggest differences between Xia You and Xiao Zhi.

In the arena, Xia You and Tie Xuan arrived at their respective trainer command areas and stood in their places, while Walter, needless to say, naturally acted as the referee for this battle.

Walter looked at Xia You and, as usual, announced loudly, "Then, the Mauville Gym Battle is about to begin. The number of Pokémon used in the battle is 3. During the battle, the Gym Leader cannot change Pokémon at will. The battle ends when neither side's 3 Pokémon are able to fight!"

This is a perfectly normal competition rule, almost identical to the one used by Du Juan at the Kanaz Dojo, and it is also the mainstream rule in the world today.

After Walter finished explaining the rules of the game, Tie Xuan was the first to take out a Poké Ball.

As he threw the Poké Ball towards the battlefield, a Thunderball appeared in front of Xia You the next second.

Tie Xuan laughed and said, "This is my Thunderball. I'm warning you, it can fight for a long time, so if you want to defeat it, it's best to end the battle in a short time!"

Tie Xuan's reminder made Xia You realize that the old man was indeed very cheerful and confident in his Pokémon.

"Thank you for reminding me, I will be careful."

Xia You smiled politely, then without much thought, sent out her own Pokémon as well.

When the blue light flashed, Tie Xuan took a closer look and was surprised to find that it was actually a Powerful Chicken: "Why didn't you send out that Tyranitar? Judging from its performance just now, wasn't it very strong? Oh, I see, you must have wanted to save it for last, right?"

Chapter 625 Xiaoxia: Great shot!!!

The shape of the Voltorb is very similar to a Poké Ball. In fact, there have been rumors that humans referenced its appearance when designing the modern Poké Ball.

Although this is just a rumor or a joke, many people still believe it, and in terms of appearance and characteristics, it does indeed look very similar to a Poké Ball.

First of all, it has neither hands nor feet, only a round body, and its color composition is very simple. The upper half is red and the lower half is white. On its body, it only has a pair of eyes!

The most bizarre thing is that the Voltorb was only discovered around the same time that the Poké Ball was released. It is said that it was first found in the company that manufactured the Poké Ball, and it also appeared in places such as power plants. For some reason, its appearance is so similar to the Poké Ball, which makes people more convinced that there is some kind of connection between the two. However, the connection remains a mystery to this day.

There are even rumors that it was actually born when a Poké Ball was irradiated with a powerful pulse. Its similar appearance to a Poké Ball is its camouflage, making it difficult for people to distinguish from a Poké Ball. As a result, many people mistake it for a Poké Ball and touch it, getting shocked by the electric shock. It can even explode when exposed to the slightest stimulation. Therefore, even experienced trainers are very cautious when using Voltorb.

Despite its dangers, it remains very popular among Electric-type trainers.

Just like Iron Spin now, the fact that he can use this Pokémon in the first battle shows that he must know Thunderball very well and would never easily hurt himself.

At the edge of the arena, two Pokémon were ready. With Walter's command, the gym challenge officially began.

Almost simultaneously, the strong chicken took off on its two legs and headed straight for the Thunderball.

Since capturing it, Xia You has realized that his Combusken is very talented in speed and is good at and loves to run. If his other Fire-type Pokémon, Charizard, is strong and competitive, then this Combusken can be described as fast and active.

This gave Xia You a general idea of ​​how to breed Powerball and its future evolution, Blaziken.

In the command area, watching the Mighty Chicken get closer and closer to the Thunderball, Iron Whirl calmly said, "Thunderball, use Scream!"

The move "Screech" is commonly translated as "Noise," and it lowers the attacker's defense. Iron Whirl uses this move right from the start, indicating that it wants to weaken Strong Chicken first before trying to defeat it with a high-damage move.

Having fought countless battles, large and small, Xia You could deduce Tie Xuan's subsequent strategies and orders from just this one detail.

Upon hearing the instruction, the Thunderbolt Ball suddenly emitted a blue light. At the same time, the air around it trembled violently, caused by the intense transmission of sound. The light instantly spread indiscriminately outwards from the Thunderbolt Ball.

Such an invisible area-of-effect attack is impossible for Mighty Chicken to dodge, even if it wanted to.

Moreover, Pokémon that engage in close-to-mid-range battles, whether using Fireworks or Fighting, need to close the distance between themselves and Voltorb.

As expected, a piercing sound swept over the Broccoli, but at the same time, Broccoli also arrived at the halfway point, opened its mouth, and a ball of sparks shot out from its mouth, spraying towards the Thunderball.

The sound thrashed wildly inside the strong chicken's body, causing it to look pained and kneel on the ground.

On the other side, Tie Xuan, seeing the ball of flame, also dared not be careless.

As people know, Voltorb is actually quite fragile; even a slight injury can cause it to explode, let alone fire damage like this.

"Thunderball, use rolling!"

It must be said that Iron Spin's command was indeed very good. On the one hand, rolling could keep Thunderball away from Spark's attack range, and on the other hand, it could also close the distance with Mighty Chicken!

Despite its Fighting attribute and ability to use some close-range moves, Mighty Chicken is equally formidable in close combat, thanks to its Electric Shock and Explosive Ball attacks!

At worst, I'll just self-destruct and choose to perish together with my opponent!

This is also a tactic that Thunderball trainers often use to deal with those tough opponents!

The Thunderball rolled forward rapidly. Its round body, with almost no protrusions, allowed it to move extremely fast on such a flat surface. In the blink of an eye, it dodged the spark attack and continued rolling toward the Powerful Chicken!

Xia You smiled gently.

Now that he knew Tie Xuan's plans, he naturally had a countermeasure in mind.

Seeing the Thunderball getting closer and closer to the Mighty Chicken, and about to hit it, he ordered, "Use Double Kick!"

Without hesitation, the strong chicken stood up and kicked the rolling Thunderball in mid-air!

This kick, like kicking a soccer ball, sent the Thunderball flying back!

Before the lightning ball could react and discharge, it rolled away again, returning to its previous position!

"nice shot!!"

Xiaoxia blurted it out from a distance, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she shut her mouth, feeling a little embarrassed.

After all, this isn't a football match, it's a Pokémon battle, how can you compare it to football!

The rolling body of the lightning ball stopped spinning, but just as it looked up, it saw another wave of flame sweeping towards it.

This time, it was clearly unable to use rolling again and was hit directly by the flames!

Tie Xuan's heart immediately jumped.

Despite being a Voltorb trainer and having bred this Pokémon for so many years, and despite knowing it very well, to be honest, no one can accurately guess where its explosion threshold is.

Perhaps it remained stable even after being attacked several times, or perhaps it was just a small stone it bumped into while rolling that caused it to explode.

Because he understood this, when he saw the lightning ball being struck by sparks, he kept praying that it could hold on a little longer!

Perhaps his prayers had an effect.

After the sparks disappeared, apart from a few charred spots, the Thunderball was completely unharmed!

"Excellent!" Tie Xuan burst into laughter again, his hearty laughter filling the entire dojo, not at all like that of an elderly man. "Now, it's our turn to fight back!!"

only……

That being said, it's not an easy task for Thunderball to hit Strong Chicken.

Because the distance between them was neither too far nor too close, the Power Chicken's Spark could easily attack the Thunderball, while the Thunderball's discharge could not hit it!

If you try to get closer by rolling, it's obvious that you'll just get kicked back by the strong chicken again, just like before!

After several such attempts, Tie Xuan knew that this approach was definitely not going to work. He frowned, momentarily at a loss for what to do...

Chapter 626 Winning the First Round

Having served as the dojo master for so many years and being so old, Tie Xuan was extremely experienced. After only a moment's thought, he had already come up with a solution to the problem.

Of course, just like his cheerful and outgoing personality, defense is obviously out of the question; only offense is the only way to defeat this strong chicken.

"Thunderbolt Ball, use lightning!!"

Since rolling and impacting don't work, we can just add an electric shock to the rolling motion!

Just like its name suggests, the move "Electric Lightning" involves covering the user's entire body with electricity before striking the enemy. Combined with the movement of the Thunderball, it's a truly rolling, lightning-infused attack!

With this move, it's no longer possible for Mighty Chicken to easily kick away the Thunderball as it did before.

If you touch it, you will definitely get an electric shock, and it might even cause paralysis!

Upon hearing the command, the Thunderball's body immediately changed, with visible currents emanating from its body and dancing in the air, making it look extremely dangerous.

When it rolled towards the strong chicken again, its momentum and power were significantly different from before!

Faced with such an attack, Xia You naturally wouldn't let the strong chicken kick it away so easily anymore, and she became more cautious.

However, engaging in direct combat with the Thunderball is not a wise choice.

"Strong Chicken, use Spark!"

As the Mighty Chicken breathed fire, this time, because it rolled, the Thunderball's speed advantage was fully utilized, and it managed to escape from the attack range before the flames hit the ground!

Xia You's gaze sharpened, realizing that intercepting them halfway was no longer an option, so she immediately changed her strategy.

We must at least dodge this bolt of lightning!

Having figured this out, he shouted, "Get out of the way!"

Upon hearing the trainer's command, Combusken did not hesitate and turned to run towards the back of the field, which caused the distance between the two Pokémon to become deadlocked.

This is also worth mentioning.

Although the average speed of the Mighty Chicken isn't outstanding, there are always a few exceptions like Xia You's, whose single ability stat is more outstanding and who are better at running.

Its two powerful legs give it a certain explosive power, although it may not be able to last that long, but it is still fine in the short term.

It fled, it chased.

To be honest, this was really unexpected for Tie Xuan.

After all, as the Gym Leader of the Hoenn region, although he is only a dedicated Electric-type Trainer, he has fought against all kinds of challengers and naturally knows the abilities of Pokémon like Combusken.

I thought that the combination of lightning and rolling would definitely hit the opponent, but I never expected that this strong chicken could run so fast!

This was quite unexpected for him.

As its internal energy was depleted, the electric light from Thunderball quickly weakened until it disappeared completely. Although it was slowly closing the distance with Mighty Chicken, at this point, all that remained was a simple rolling motion.

Upon seeing this, Tie Xuan secretly cried out in alarm.

Why did the lightning disappear at this particular moment?

As he was getting on in years, his reactions were somewhat slow. Before he could even give the order, the young man opposite him shouted, "Now! Use Lightning Bolt!!"

The fleeing rooster suddenly slammed on the brakes, then abruptly turned back and ran towards the Thunderball. This time, its speed increased even more, making it even faster than before!

Just like the name of the skill, almost in the blink of an eye, Mighty Chicken was already in front of Thunderball.

Oops!

Tie Xuan was startled and was about to speak when he saw the Mighty Chicken crash headfirst into the Thunderball. The impact sent the Thunderball's round body flying quite a distance before it finally came to a stop with a gurgling sound.

Tie Xuan looked at the Thunderball again and saw its body sway a few times before it exploded violently!

boom!

It turned out that the strong chicken's collision directly triggered the explosive threshold of the Thunderball, causing it to self-destruct!

What's most regrettable is that its self-destruction was too far away from Powerpuff, and it didn't affect Powerpuff at all.

Ugh……

With a sigh of regret, Tie Xuan shook his head helplessly.