I caught a Pokémon

Thinking of this, she quickly shouted, "Great King Swallow, let it see how powerful you are!"

At her command, the giant swallow spread its wings and flew straight at Milotic.

Seeing that she had indeed fallen for the trick, Xia You revealed a smug smile.

"Now! Milotic, surf!!"

Upon hearing his command, Naki, Misty, Swellow, and even the referee were all stunned, while Milotic did not hesitate at all and faithfully carried out the trainer's instructions!

In an instant, a huge wave formed out of thin air beneath it, and then, together with Milotic, crashed down on Swellow from the sky with unstoppable force!

This huge wave, like a giant net, completely enveloped the Great Swallow.

Because they were so close, the giant swallow only had time to look up before the big wave slammed down, knocking it to the ground!

Whoops!

Milotica, Giant Swallow, and the giant wave crashed down at the same time. Compared to Milotica, the Giant Swallow had gone from a proud swallow to a drowned rat. Its feathers were completely soaked, and it had crawled down, looking quite disheveled.

"What!?"

Upon seeing this unexpected turn of events, Naki's expression changed.

Before she could say anything, Milotic had already gotten up and was heading towards the Great Swallow Serpent!

"Oh no! Swan! Get out of the way!!"

The giant swallow flapped its wings, trying to fly away, but its feathers were already soaked with water. It flapped its wings desperately more than a dozen times, but apart from shaking out a lot of water, it couldn't even fly a meter!

Milotic arrived at its side at that moment.

"Use the water flow tail!"

At Xia You's command, Milotic's tail was entangled by the water and lashed out at Swellow. With a 'smack', Swellow was knocked back.

But that wasn't all. Giving its opponent no chance, it pounced again, tightly wrapping its tail around the giant swallow. With each tightening of its grip, it strangled the giant swallow until it was unconscious!

"Swan has lost its ability to fight, so the winner of this gym battle is challenger Xia You!"

When the referee raised the colored flag, it meant that today's dojo battle had come to a complete end, and the winner had been decided.

As for Naki, she has been defeated by this kind of move more than once today.

"You won," she exclaimed. "What brilliant tactics! I accept my defeat wholeheartedly. Although I had a chance to win at one point in the final battle, I can only say that you were still a cut above the rest."

"Oh, not at all, you're very good too. If I hadn't come up with this idea at the end, I probably wouldn't have been able to beat you at all."

Because of their previous positive impressions, the two inevitably complimented each other for a while after the battle.

This made Xiaoxia, who had just left the audience and walked to Xia You's side, sigh helplessly.

Sigh, the adult world is really troublesome...

Just as she was feeling sentimental, Naqi took out a shiny badge from her bosom and handed it to Xia You.

"Take this. It's my White Feather Badge, proof that I defeated you."

After thanking her, Xia You took the badge and looked it over.

Xia, who was standing nearby, curiously leaned over, and the two of them looked at the badge at the same time. They found that the white feather badge, just like its name, resembled a silver-white wing, and there was nothing special about it.

The overall impression is clean and simple, and from a personal perspective, Xia You still likes this badge.

Just as Naki was putting the white feather badge into the badge box, she also noticed the other seven badges in the box and couldn't help but laugh, "So you've already collected all eight? I didn't expect that my badges were the last ones I collected. What an honor!"

In fact, the order in which badges are collected is mostly determined by the distance between gyms. However, most trainers prefer to challenge the easiest gyms first and then move on to the more difficult ones. This creates a subtle sense of competition among gym leaders, as no one wants to be the weakest and the first to be challenged.

Therefore, I am still very happy to see that I am the one who is finally being challenged.

Xia You had learned something about this from Li Jia, so she could roughly guess what Na Qi was thinking at this moment.

After saying goodbye to Naki once again, Xia You and Xiaoxia left Yinyu Dojo.

With all eight badges collected, Hoenn's journey was nearing its end. But this wasn't the end, as the Hoenn Tournament awaited them, and after the tournament, they could even visit the Battle Frontier.

There are still many things to do.

Once outside the gym grounds, Xiaoxia eagerly turned around and asked, "Where do we go next? Are we heading straight to Saiyu City?"

“It’s too early to go now. There’s still at least half a month to go.” Xia You shook her head. “But you reminded me that although we don’t need to go to Yui City now, we can go to the Pokémon Center to verify our eligibility for the competition first.”

Following the lush forest path, the two returned to the city center of Lilycove and arrived at the Pokémon Center.

Miss Joey was at the bar. Upon seeing her, Xia You immediately stated her purpose.

"I understand. Now, please let me confirm the number of badges."

He handed his badge collection box to Miss Joey, who, after confirming it was correct, did a few things on the computer and then returned the box to him.

"Alright, I've already registered you for the competition in advance, but I still have to remind you that you must go to the venue in person to confirm it again when the competition starts."

This was a necessary procedure, since it had already been done once during the Silver Conference, and Xia You had no objections.

"Thank you."

After finishing all this, the two didn't stay there to rest, but walked straight out of the Pokémon Center.

According to Xia You's original plan, he and Xiao Xia intended to find a relatively prosperous city where they could relax and do their final training before the conference. However, just as they stepped out the door, a phone call from Xiao Yao disrupted his plans.

"Huh? It's about to start!?"

Even though she was about a meter away from Xiaoxia, Xia You could still vaguely hear what Xiaoyao was saying, while Xiaoxia's voice was deafening.

So that's how it is. The grand festival in the Hoenn region is about to begin...

Xia You picked at her ear and could hear from the phone that Xiao Yao had successfully obtained five ribbon medals and was heading to the city where the celebration was being held. She was calling to ask Xiao Xia to come along too.

"This one……"

Xiaoxia hesitated for a moment, then looked back at Xia You with the phone in hand. Seeing Xia You nod, she excitedly agreed.

“No problem!” she laughed. “Xia You just collected all the badges, so we have plenty of time. It’s settled then, let’s meet there!”

After hanging up the phone, Xiaoxia was about to leave, but just as she took her first step, Xia You waved her hand to stop her.

"Why are you so excited? It's not like you're going to a celebration. And have you forgotten something?"

"Forgot what?" Xia asked blankly, surprised. "My luggage has been with me the whole time, and I just returned the badge box to you. I didn't forget anything..."

Seeing that she couldn't remember at all, Xia You had no choice but to shake the two pockets hanging behind her.

Seeing the pocket swaying, Xiaoxia belatedly stuck out her tongue: "Ah, I really forgot, I forgot that I still need to return these two precious pearls to Furong."

Just as she finished speaking, a figure suddenly jumped down from the treetop above her and landed in front of Xiaoxia.

"ah!"

This really startled Xiaoxia, and she cried out. When she saw who it was, she realized that Furong was already in front of them!

What a coincidence!

It's a pity there's no Cao Cao in this world, otherwise Xiaoxia would definitely exclaim: "Speak of the devil and he appears!"

Chapter 751 Rukia: I'm so lucky!

Furong looked exactly the same as before; she hadn't changed at all in the few days since I last saw her.

"Furong, you startled me!"

Xiaoxia patted her chest with lingering fear. Because they had been through so much together and traveled together for more than a day, and because she had been so frightened, she no longer needed to use honorifics when speaking to this "Four Heavenly Kings." They seemed to be able to get along like ordinary friends.

Rubbing her nose, Furong smiled smugly: "Hehe, I'm like a ghost Pokémon, appearing and disappearing without a trace!"

When Xia You saw her appear at this time, she was also surprised, but she still took off the two bags behind her and handed them back to her.

"Keep it safe, don't let anyone steal it this time."

After taking the bag, Furong bowed solemnly to Xia You.

“Mr. Xia You, I’ve already heard about it from Miss Lila. Thank you so much this time! Don’t worry, I will take good care of them this time. But I believe that without ambitious guys like Crimson Pine and Water Wutong, no one will try to take them anymore!”

Xia You and Xiao Xia exchanged a glance.

It's clear that Fuyou didn't know that Crimson Pine and Archie had been rescued by Necrozma. It seems that Lila intentionally kept the news from her, not wanting to cause panic. Therefore, even the Elite Four kept the truth from her.

This is indeed the right thing to do, but there is actually no need to be overly cautious.

Although Crimson Mist and Archie have been taken away, given their circumstances, they obviously cannot act as they please. As for whether Necrozma will help them capture Groudon and Kyogre, it's safe to say that if that happens, hiding the orb anywhere won't help.

However, since Lila didn't say anything, they didn't tell Hibiscus about it either.

How are your grandparents?

“They’ve been settled in.” Hibiscus smiled. “The Alliance helped me build another house on the original site. Although it’s not finished yet, I believe it won’t be long before they can return to their peaceful lives.”

Xia You nodded, and with that, the matter here was all over.

Now they can continue their journey without any distractions.

After chatting for a few more minutes, they declined Furong's offer to have dinner and waved goodbye to her.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Furong could only clutch the two bags tightly, keeping her gratitude in her heart.

……

The Pokémon Contest, a major festival held in the Hoenn region, takes place in Slateport City.

Xia You and Xiao Xia were not unfamiliar with this city, after all, they had been here before, not only visiting the Ocean Museum and getting to know Xiao Shun, but also witnessing Xiao Yao participating in the Grand Contest for the first time.

This return can truly be described as a homecoming.

After traveling for two days, the two arrived in the city. Ash and his friends had also been there for quite some time. However, they did not stay in the city, but had already checked into the Contest Village for the Grand Contest!

Just like the Pokémon Tournament, the Pokémon League also attaches great importance to the Pokémon Contest. Not only has a luxurious venue been built, but it is also equipped with a Pokémon Center, dormitories, restaurants and training rooms.

It is located on the seaside of Kaina City and consists of two parts: the port and the competition area. The entire competition area looks like a pentagon, surrounded by high-rise buildings and open-air venues. In the very center is a luxurious pentagonal large battlefield!

Although the functions are different, like the Pokémon Contest, this place is also packed with a large number of spectators, which shows how popular it is and how much people expect from the Contest.

In terms of popularity, it is only slightly less popular than the Pokémon Contest.

When Xiaoxia and Xiaoyao met in the athletes' village dormitory, they couldn't help but hold hands and chat excitedly.

"Xiaoyao! I can't believe you actually did it!"

"Yes, to be honest, I never expected that I could win five ribbon medals and even participate in the Grand Contest!"

"This is all thanks to your hard work!"

This is what friendship between girls is like...

While the two girls were talking, Xia You also looked at Xiao Zhi, and coincidentally, Xiao Zhi looked over at the same time.

Xia You laughed first, "Have you collected all eight badges yet?"

"Of course!" Just like May, Ash's eyes gleamed with excitement. "I can't wait to participate in the tournament!"

"Yes, I'm really looking forward to the Ayame Tournament."

At this moment, Xiao Zhi seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly asked Xia You, "Brother Xia You, now that you have collected all the badges, can we work together for the next few days?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be fine. What's wrong? Is there something you need?"

"Great!" Upon hearing Xia You's reply, Xiao Zhi jumped up. "We get to eat a big meal again!!!"

This guy...

Xia You thought something was wrong, but it turned out it was just this!?

What a glutton!

Although it's a bit speechless, it also shows from another perspective that Xiaozhi really treats him as a close older brother.

If it were anyone else, even a close friend, Xiaozhi would never have said that, given his personality.

It seems that he sees himself as both an opponent he needs to catch up with and someone he can rely on.

At this moment, Xia You also met Xiao Yao's mother, Mitsuko. Xia You was not surprised by her appearance. After all, how could a mother not come to the scene to cheer her on for such a big event?

However, it was a little disappointing for Xiaoyao that her father, Qianli, couldn't get away from the dojo and could only cheer her on from home via television.

Back to the topic.

Arriving at the magnificent dormitory, Xia You learned about the schedule of the celebration in Xiao Yao's room.

The competition is divided into two stages: the preliminary rounds and the main competition. The preliminary rounds will begin tomorrow, where 64 of the 247 registered coordinators will be selected to enter the main competition on the Charm Stage. The final winner will then be determined from the main competition.