I caught a Pokémon

"Xiaoxia..."

Not only was Xiaoyao deeply moved, but even Xiaozhi and Xiaosheng felt that Xiaoxia was incredibly cool at that moment!

After leaving the beach, the group found a secluded spot and started helping Xiaoyao practice again.

With the addition of Xia You and the others, the training methods have become more diverse. In fact, at Xiao Zhi's volunteering, Xiao Yao even had a mock Grand Tournament with him!

Perfect timing! For Xia You and Xiao Xia, who haven't seen this kind of competition before, it's a good opportunity to learn more about its rules before the real competition.

On a vacant lot in the suburbs.

Xia You and Xiaoxia found a huge rock to sit on and even boiled a pot of tea nearby. Xiaoyao and Xiaozhi, just like in a Pokémon battle, stood on opposite sides of the field.

Xiao Gang walked to the center and acted as the referee. He looked around and saw that both of them were ready. He shouted, "Then let's begin the Grand Contest simulation battle!"

I must say, as expected of someone who has run a dojo, Xiao Gang is quite the referee, just like those professional referees!

As soon as Brock finished speaking, Ash excitedly threw out his Poké Ball and shouted, "Tauren, I choose you!"

One has to admire Xiaozhi's energy and enthusiasm.

Even though he had already fought Xia You twice before, he was still interested and in the mood to fight Xiao Yao. Just this passion alone shows that he truly deserves to be the protagonist of this world!

May's Pokémon in battle was the same Beautifly she had just practiced with.

It was at this moment, after listening to Xia You's explanation, that Xiaoxia learned that the Grand Contest was divided into two stages: the performance round and the grand battle.

Generally speaking, in the performance round, trainers showcase the beauty of their Pokémon's moves to impress the judges and audience. Contestants who receive high scores can advance to the next round.

However, compared to other regions, the Kanto and Hoenn Grand Festivals have two performance rounds. In the first round, the Coordinator demonstrates their Pokémon's moves, and in the second round, they can use any moves they want.

In the battle rounds, the Coordinator must incorporate their own and their Pokémon's aesthetics into the battle. All battles are double battles, and the Coordinator's opponent is randomly selected by the computer. The person who loses the battle is disqualified from continuing to participate, and the person who wins the last battle is the ultimate winner.

These rules sounded rather complicated, which surprised Xiaoxia.

"This is such a hassle..." She shook her head with a wry smile. "Pokémon battles like ours are much simpler. As long as you win, you can advance smoothly. There's not this much to it..."

Chapter 639 Xiaoyao: Are you being polite?

As soon as the battle began, Haruka couldn't wait to give orders to the Hunting Butterfly.

"Hunting Swallowtail, use Tackle!"

The hunting swallowtail butterfly took flight on the wind, gliding through the air before crashing into the proud swallow. Behind it, the shimmering phosphorescent powder left by its flapping wings shimmered faintly in the sunlight, forming a long and unique trail.

This is a unique characteristic of butterfly-type Pokémon. Almost every butterfly-type Pokémon leaves behind some of this powder when it flies vigorously. It is shiny and very beautiful!

"Proud Swallow, get out of the way!"

Such a simple attack was not so easy to hit Taillow, which was also flying in the air. Ash only opened his mouth, but Taillow easily dodged the impact with its agile movements.

That wasn't all. After Taillow dodged, Ash also gave the Tackle command and countered with the same move!

However, just like the proud swallow's dodge, the impact naturally could not easily hit the hunting swallowtail butterfly.

Just as Swallow was about to collide with Butterfree, Butterfree slightly shifted its body to the side, narrowly avoiding the attack, which greatly relieved Haruka.

After all, she had only recently acquired Pokémon and had only been traveling for a short time. When her Pokémon was attacked, she couldn't be as calm as Xia You, let alone Ash. It was hard for her emotions not to fluctuate with the state of her Pokémon.

At this tense moment, May also displayed her talent as the daughter of a gym leader, and keenly ordered, "Butterfly, use String Shot!"

The hunting swallowtail butterfly suddenly exerted its long, needle-like beak, and a long thread was spit out. This thread was about the thickness of a little finger. As if it were being controlled by someone, it wrapped the wings of the proud swallow together in an instant!

This caught the attention of the spectators, especially Xiao Sheng, who exclaimed, "Sister, you timed this really well!"

The proud swallow's wings were bound, preventing it from flying. Because of its small size, it couldn't break free with brute force. Fortunately, it was suspended by silk threads, which prevented it from falling to the ground.

If she encountered an ordinary trainer, this unexpected move would definitely cause them some trouble. But unfortunately, May was facing Ash, an opponent with creative thinking.

Ash shouted, "Swallow, find the gap in the silk threads and break free!"

Upon hearing Ash's command, Swellow darted left and right through the silk threads, giving them no chance to entangle it tightly, thus preventing Butterfree from truly catching it!

Seeing that the situation had reached a stalemate, the novice trainer May immediately panicked.

She wanted to change this tug-of-war, but no matter how anxious she was, she didn't know what to do because of her lack of experience!

Fortunately, she had grown up in the dojo and had witnessed some of her father's battles. As she was pondering, a sudden inspiration struck her, and she shouted, "Quickly use Wind Rising!"

The Hunting Swallowtail immediately flapped its wings, and in an instant, a strong wind carrying countless phosphorus particles blew towards the Proud Swallow.

The strong wind snapped the spider silk connecting the two, and blew the proud swallow to the ground, where it crashed heavily!

"here you go!"

Xia You and Xiao Xia cheered simultaneously, and judging from their enthusiasm and excitement, they were clearly on Xiao Yao's side.

Ash didn't have the energy to care whether the two were being too biased. At that moment, all his attention was on his Swellow. Seeing Swellow lying there motionless, he quickly shouted, "Swellow, cheer up!!"

Whether it was Ash's voice that reached Swellow's ears, or the silk threads that wrapped around it that acted as a buffer, Swellow, which had been keeping its eyes tightly closed, opened them at that moment.

"Great!" Ash's face lit up with joy. "Quickly, cut those threads!!"

Xiao Yao, who was originally overjoyed, thought she would defeat Ao Gu Yan directly, but now that she saw it struggling to get up, she panicked again.

"Use Silver Whirlwind!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yao issue such an order, Xia You raised an eyebrow, knowing that this was not a good decision.

After all, when they first found Xiaoyao, Xiaoxia mentioned that Butterfree had used the Silver Whirlwind move many times before, but all of them ended in failure.

Using a move that hasn't been successfully executed yet to gamble on the success rate in the Arctic will undoubtedly give the opponent an opportunity to exploit!

As expected, just as Xia You had predicted, the Silver Whirlwind failed again this time.

The hunting swallowtail butterfly kept flapping its wings, but the wind it gathered quickly dissipated in mid-air!

It was at this moment that the Swallow seized the opportunity, broke free from the silk thread, and flew back into the sky, defeating the Hunting Butterfly with a wing attack!

Seeing the Hunting Swallowtail fall to the ground and fall into a coma, Xia You secretly sighed in regret.

May was just a hair's breadth away from achieving the extremely common accomplishment of "beating Ash as a novice trainer"!

Xia You and Xiao Xia got up and walked over to the group. Just as they were about to say something, they suddenly heard a voice coming from behind them.

"Not bad! With this level of skill, you should have no problem participating in the Grand Contest!"

It was a man's voice, and it sounded like it wasn't far from them. When they turned around, they saw a man who looked to be around thirty years old, wearing a white ribbon on his head and dressed in traditional clothing, walking out from behind them while clapping.

"Not at all..." Xiaoyao smiled shyly upon hearing the praise, "I'm still far from good enough, you're too kind..."

However, before she could finish speaking, she saw the man stride past her and stand in front of Xiaozhi!

Xiaoyao: ?

Under her gaze, the man first patted Ash on the shoulder, then smiled and said, "Your Taillow performed really well. You're here to participate in this Grand Contest too, right?"

what?

Xiaoyao was immediately dumbfounded. It turned out that the man hadn't been praising her, but rather Xiaozhi!

Even Ash was taken aback, scratching his head somewhat embarrassedly: "Um... you misunderstood. It's not me, it's the girl in front of me who's going to participate in the competition..."

Upon hearing this, the man realized he had made a blunder and turned to look at Xiaoyao.

Xiaoyao nodded awkwardly: "No... that's right, actually I'm going to participate in the competition."

"Oh, I see. Sorry, I made a mistake." The man laughed, showing no embarrassment. He simply said, "Your Beautifly performed very well, but I can tell that you and your Pokémon have never participated in a competition like this before, right? You both seem quite nervous!"

Chapter 640 Good Man Bi hope

Judging from the man's tone, he was definitely not an ordinary person.

They must at least have some understanding of the Grand Contest, or be professionals in the field!

Before Xia You and the others could ask, the man introduced himself: "Oh, I forgot to tell you my name. My name is Bi hope. I live nearby and used to be a Grand Contest Coordinator."

Coordination trainer?

Bi hope?

Xia You thought about it carefully, but she had no recollection of the person's appearance or name.

It seems that even as a Coordinator, he is probably not a very well-known person.

Beside him, Xiaoyao, Xiaoxia, and Xiaozhi also introduced themselves. When it was his turn, he nodded to Bixi as a greeting.

Bi hope laughed and said, "I was attracted by the sounds of your battle, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect to see such a wonderful battle, especially this proud swallow. Its moves are really interesting!"

Xia You and the others didn't know what Bi hope meant by "taste," but they knew it must be a compliment.

Speaking of which, although they are both Pokémon Coordinators, Bishi and the other guy they met before have completely different personalities.

One was friendly and warm, while the other was cold and sharp-tongued. Obviously, apart from Xiao Shun being the clear winner in terms of appearance and age, this Bi hope was more popular with them.

Upon hearing that the man was also a Trainer Coordinator, May couldn't help but ask, "Um... how many medals have you received?"

This isn't really a matter of politeness. Who would ask such a private question on the first meeting? You could easily offend someone by casually saying something that touches a nerve.

Fortunately, Bi hope didn't seem to mind, and instead said with some pride, "I've won three ribbon medals in total!"

Three!?

For most people, especially for a newcomer like Xiaoyao, this is already a very good achievement!

After all, the medals for the Contest are not like those for the Gym, which can be obtained simply by challenging the Gym and defeating the Gym Leader's Pokémon. Instead, you have to participate in the competition with other Coordinators and get a score to win them, making the competition extremely fierce!

To be able to get three, this guy is really amazing!

After her initial surprise, Xiaoyao's eyes lit up, and she asked excitedly, "Mr. Bixi, can you tell me if there are any tips for participating in the competition!?"

Xiaoyao's excitement is understandable.

Unlike Xia You and Xiao Zhi, who are both Pokémon trainers and friends, she is different. When anyone encounters a problem, a single sentence from someone else can enlighten them.

May doesn't have any other Pokémon Coordinators around her, so she has to figure everything out on her own. There are some common sense or well-known knowledge that she still doesn't understand.

How could I not be excited to see someone holding three ribbon medals!

Bixi glanced at May's Beautifly, then at May herself, and stroked her chin, saying, "Actually, for a Coordinator, the most important thing is to learn to stay calm. I just watched your match, and you were very flustered and clumsy. For a Coordinator, this is a big no-no. Such behavior greatly affects the Pokémon, impacting their performance and mentality. Even actions and moves that they can usually execute are very likely to fail."

These were heartfelt words. Xia You could tell from just a few words that Bi hope was indeed quite capable and willing to give Xiao Yao pointers.

He had actually noticed these problems, but since he and Xiaoyao were on different paths, and as an outsider, he couldn't say anything directly. He had originally planned to find an opportunity to give her some pointers after the battle, but now that he saw such a senior giving Xiaoyao advice, it was naturally the best thing to do.

Xiaoyao frowned and carefully recalled her performance just now, realizing that there were indeed many unsatisfactory aspects.

Thinking of this, she asked Bi hope about some things she didn't understand before.

Bi hope showed no impatience and explained everything one by one. After listening, Xiao Yao suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment!

Xiaoyao straightened up and bowed deeply to Bixi: "Thank you so much! These questions have been bothering me for a long time, but I finally understand them today!"

Seeing confidence gradually appear on Xiao Yao's face, Xia You and the others exchanged smiles.

As the saying goes, "every profession has its own secrets." Although both involve Pokémon competitions, the Contest and regular battles are two different fields, and professional knowledge requires more professional teachers to teach!

Perhaps it was Xiaoyao's humble attitude that touched Bixi, and Bixi also intended to guide his adorable junior. He reached into his pocket and handed Xiaoyao a rectangular box that looked like a candy box.

"To become an excellent Pokémon Trainer, you not only need to focus on training, but also on the diet and nutrition of your Pokémon. This will make them look healthier and more beautiful. This is a Poké Cube, which is made from a mixture of various berries. It can improve a Pokémon's various stats. You can feed your Pokémon one regularly."

"This...this is too much trouble..."

"It's alright, I made a lot, and I hardly need them anymore, so you don't have to be polite with me."

Xiaoyao initially wanted to refuse, but seeing Bixi's firm attitude and knowing that she really needed it, she finally accepted it.

Seeing this, everyone knows that Xiaoyao met a good person today. Although Xiaosheng often bickers with his sister, he can't help but feel happy for her at this moment.

However, recalling what Bixi had said, Xiaosheng realized something and quickly asked, "Mr. Bixi, you just said that you used to be a Trainer Coordinator. Does that mean you've stopped doing that now?"

Bi hope smiled and nodded: "After all, I'm getting old and can't dance on stage like I used to when I was young. My current identity is a fireworks maker."

"A fireworks master!?"

"That's right, I'm the kind of fireworks maker you're imagining. My daily job is to produce Pokémon-shaped fireworks!"

To be honest, this was quite unexpected for Xiaoyao.

Surprisingly, the man who won three ribbon medals ended up changing careers!

However, this did not affect her determination. She bowed again and said loudly, "Mr. Bixi, could you please help me practice next?"

Bi hope looked at Xiao Yao with some surprise. He really didn't expect that this little girl would ask him for a favor!