I caught a Pokémon

Xia You glanced at the big screen and saw that the red bar representing Xiao Yao's score had decreased by about one-fifth, which also meant that Xiao Shun had gained the upper hand in this round of attacks!

He glanced at the time again.

One and a half minutes have passed since the start of the battle, and Xiaoyao only has three and a half minutes left, which is not good news for her either.

Having succeeded in his first attack, Xiao Shun's smile widened, and he did not give up. He ordered Poison Rose to use paralysis powder again, starting a second attack.

The paralyzing powder spread outwards in large quantities, quickly engulfing the hunting swallowtail butterfly and confining it to a certain location.

At this point, May could have easily ordered Butterfree to use Wind Rush again to disperse the paralyzing powder, but May was clearly in a hurry and did not choose to do so, instead using another method.

The Hunting Swallowtail Butterfly spun out silk threads in an attempt to restrict the Poison Rose's movements, but the Poison Rose used its magic leaf again, which directly severed the silk threads!

That's not all. After the silk thread was cut, the magic leaf continued its momentum and flew forward, hitting the hunting swallowtail butterfly!

Haruka has been hit twice in a row by the same move.

Her score continued to drop, and was now close to half its previous value.

Seeing this, Xiaoxia and the others felt their hearts sink, but fortunately, Xiaoyao did not give up and ordered the Hunting Butterfly to use its most powerful move at the moment—Silver Whirlwind!

Unfortunately, Shun's Poison Rose was clearly more powerful.

The poisonous rose uses its petal dance to not only neutralize the hurricane of the silver whirlwind, but also to send its petals flying everywhere to hunt the swallowtail butterfly.

Fortunately, Haruka reacted in time, allowing the Hunting Butterfly to narrowly avoid the attack.

But before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, she saw that Poison Rose had already assumed the starting stance of Blazing Sun!

Xiaoyao's expression changed. She knew that once the Poison Rose used its Solar Flare, the Hunting Butterfly would probably not be able to withstand the attack. She quickly had the Hunting Butterfly spin silk in an attempt to stop it!

However, she was still too late.

Just as the swallowtail butterfly's silken thread left its long beak, the poisonous rose's blazing sunlight burst forth, a dazzling pillar of light rising from the ground and engulfing the swallowtail butterfly.

In an instant, the entire venue was illuminated by this beam of light!

The Hunting Swallowtail didn't even have time to react before its body completely disappeared into the blazing sunlight.

"We lost..."

In the lounge, Xiao Gang shook his head and slumped onto the sofa in dejection.

Not only him, but everyone with eyes could see that the hunt for the swallowtail butterfly had failed.

Sure enough, when the blazing sunlight disappeared, the battered and bruised Hunting Butterfly collapsed to the ground.

Vivian said with great regret, "The Hunting Butterfly can no longer fight, the match ends here! Let's also congratulate Shun on successfully advancing to the next round!"

The crowd erupted in applause, cheering and applauding the victors.

Xiao Shun glanced at Xiao Yao, but this time he didn't say anything. He simply turned and left with Poison Rose, leaving the audience with a cool silhouette.

With a complicated expression, Xiaoyao retracted her Hunting Butterfly, glanced longingly at the arena, and returned to the rest room from the other side.

The atmosphere in the lounge was somewhat somber at this moment.

Seeing Xiaoyao come in, Xiaoxia and the others opened their mouths, wanting to say something to comfort her, but for a moment they didn't know how to start.

"Xiaoyao..."

"elder sister……"

Looking at these people who cared about her, Xiaoyao forced a smile.

"It's okay, you don't need to comfort me, I'm fine... really okay..."

Although she said that, everyone could see her disappointment.

On the sofa, seeing the awkward and hesitant way these people were acting, Xia You couldn't help but say coldly, "So what if you lost once? Look at you all now, all of you so dejected!"

what?

Upon hearing Xia You's blunt words, Xiao Zhi and the others looked at him with great surprise.

Shouldn't we be carefully comforting Xiaoyao at this time?

Ignoring these people, Xia You turned to Xiao Yao and said in a rather stern tone, "Cheer up! You were completely defeated by Xiao Shun this time. Whether it was the charm performance or the battle review, you were no match for him. Everyone could see that!"

Xiaoyao's eyes were red.

Xia You ignored him and continued, "But this is nothing to be ashamed of! You started later than him and your Pokémon skills are weaker, those are undeniable facts, so you need to be more motivated! Isn't it just because he mocked you before the competition and then beat you in the battle that you're feeling resentful? This is your first tournament, and you've already done a great job. If you can't even handle this kind of setback, then you shouldn't be a Pokémon Coordinator!"

Xia You's words were utterly merciless and quite different from his usual image!

But the effect is immediate.

After being lectured, Xiaoyao had long forgotten about her disappointment.

Her mind was now filled with Xia You's words echoing incessantly.

He knew that Xia You meant well, so he wasn't angry at what Xia You said.

She just wanted to shout to Xia You, "Of course I understand what you're saying! And I'm not as bad as you make me out to be. I'm just in a bad mood right now, and I'll get back to normal soon!"

But when the words came out, all she could manage was a dry, "I understand. I'll do better next time we meet!"

Seeing that her older sister had become so easy to talk to, Xiao Sheng glanced at Xiao Yao in shock, then looked at Xia You.

As expected of my idol, he can actually keep my older sister in check!

When did it become like this?

That's incredible!

At that moment, Vivian's exclamation came from the screen again, instantly drawing their attention.

Turning my head, I saw that the second round of the battle was underway on the screen, and the two players were none other than Shun, who had just eliminated Haruka, and that man named Robert!

What surprised Ash and his friends was that Roselia, which had shown such great power when it fought May, was now being beaten badly by Robo's Milotic!

Looking at the time again, three minutes had passed since the battle began.

During this period, Milotic was only attacked once, and its gauge only decreased by one-fifth, while Shun's gauge was reduced to only one-fifth!

On the field, Rob continued his winning streak, ordering Milotic to use Iron Tail to knock Roselia away once again.

Actually, in terms of attributes, Milotic is not at an advantage against Roselia. The fact that it could fight like this shows that Milotic's strength is so great that attribute advantage can be ignored!

This is basically the same as when Shun fought Haruka just now, where the weaker party had the attribute advantage. Now it's just that the roles have been reversed.

This also allowed Shun to experience the helplessness that Xiaoyao had just felt.

Just like Haruka, Shun was also trying to find a possible opportunity to win. As time drew closer, he once again ordered Poison Rose to use Magic Leaf.

However, his hopes were dashed this time.

Milotic used Tornado to instantly deflect all the Magic Leaf!

Upon seeing this, Xiaoyao immediately realized the gap between herself and Robert.

It's not that the Magic Leaf can't be blocked, but rather that the Hunting Swallowtail's Wind-Raising Technique is too weak to do so.

Jingle Bell……

Just as Xiaoshun was about to continue trying, the bell rang, signaling the end of the time limit.

His expression changed instantly, and at that moment, Vivian announced loudly, "Time's up! The players who have successfully entered the finals are Rob and his Milotic!"

"Shun actually failed?"

In the lounge, seeing this scene, Ash and his friends looked at each other in bewilderment.

They did think the champion would be either Shun or Rob, but they never expected to be beaten like this!

Before he could even feel schadenfreude, Ash looked at the man named Rob and murmured, "He's actually that strong?"

Xia You nodded in agreement.

Indeed, even without participating in the Grand Tournament, based on the strength this Milotic has just demonstrated, it could achieve a good result in the battle!

On the field, Xiaoshun stood there blankly, seemingly still unable to believe that this was the result.

It just goes to show how the tables can turn. Just a few minutes ago, he was mocking Xiaoyao in the lounge, but now he's the one who's been eliminated.

The slap in the face came so quickly that he felt a burning pain in his face.

Xia You glanced at Xiao Yao and shrugged, saying, "See? This is what happens when there's someone better than you. You consider Xiao Shun your biggest rival, but Xiao Shun can't beat this man. And judging from his disbelief, you can imagine that he's even more resentful than you. He might even be secretly wiping away tears in bed tonight."

Hearing Xia You say that, the group of people unanimously imagined Xiao Shun crying in bed late at night, and they all felt a chill.

The scene was so beautiful, I can hardly imagine it!

After Shun was defeated, the winner of the last match in the other half of the bracket was quickly decided.

In the end, Rob faced a female Coordinator in the finals, and once again, Rob used overwhelming strength to defeat his opponent and unsurprisingly won the victory!

Xia You and the others watched Robert's award ceremony from the lounge until the grand finale of the competition before leaving the venue.

It was already dusk outside.

Countless spectators filed out from the various exits, and when Xia You and his group left through the contestant passage, they had only walked a short distance from the gate when they spotted Ayako in the distance.

At this moment, Ayako was wearing a sun hat and a pair of large sunglasses, so she didn't have to worry about being recognized at all.

Upon seeing Xiaoyao, she went straight to greet her.

"That was a truly brilliant performance." She smiled softly at Xiaoyao. "For a beginner, to score 26.7 points in your first participation and advance to the second round is an outstanding achievement!"

"Thank you, Ms. Ayako." After a period of adjustment, Haruka was now able to face her defeat with equanimity. She thanked Ayako, "This is all thanks to your guidance just now. Without your help, my performance would definitely have been even worse."

After chatting with Ayako for a few more minutes, seeing that it was getting late, Ayako waved goodbye to them.

After all, she only came here to watch the competition, and now that the competition is over, she needs to hurry back to Twinleaf Town.

The reason I waited for them here instead of leaving immediately was simply to say goodbye.

"If you ever have the chance to visit Futaba Town, be sure to come find me!"

Xiao Zhi nodded vigorously: "It definitely will!"

"Then we'll see you later!"

"Miss Ayako, have a safe journey!"

After watching Ayako leave, Misty and the others headed back towards the Pokémon Center.

Xia You turned around, about to follow them, when she inadvertently discovered that under a wall in the venue, the Team Rocket trio were squatting in front of an old man, doing something unknown!

After taking a few glances, he realized that although Musashi and Meow Meow were squatting, they were already drowsy. Only Kojiro was writing furiously, listening to people talking non-stop, and recording everything in his notebook!

Wow, that's rare. They came along too, but they didn't cause any trouble!

The sun really did rise in the west...

It seems they must be preoccupied with something.

"Never mind," Xia You said, turning her gaze away and shaking her head, deciding not to pay them any more attention.

The Grand Contest is over, and tomorrow morning he should set off again to begin his adventure!

Chapter 653 Reencounter with Rainbow Bean

Eight o'clock in the morning, outside the Pokémon Center.

After breakfast, Xia You and Xiaoxia stood on either side of Xiaozhi and his group, saying goodbye as well.

Compared to Xia You, Xiao Zhi, and Xiao Gang's calm and collected demeanor, Xiao Xia and Xiao Yao's separation this time seemed much more heartbreaking.

The two were reluctant to part, holding hands and embracing as if it were a life-or-death separation.

Finally, Ash couldn't stand it anymore and said, "You'll see each other again soon, maybe in just a few days. Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

"What do you know!?"

Xiaoxia wiped her eyes with her finger and rolled her eyes at him: "How could someone as clueless about relationships as you possibly understand the feelings between us women?"

"woman?"

Upon hearing this word, Xiao Gang looked Xiao Xia and Xiao Yao up and down, then shook his head and said, "You're calling yourselves women too early. Wait another ten years or so before you do..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiaoxia threw a backpack at him, hitting him in the face and causing him to fall to the ground immediately.

Xiao Sheng withdrew his unsympathetic gaze from Xiao Gang, pushed up his glasses, and said helplessly to Xiao Yao, "Sister, since you're so reluctant to part, why don't you just travel together?"

Traveling together?