I caught a Pokémon

What a coincidence!

Hearing Xiaozhi say this, Xia You also remembered some things about this winning family.

In fact, this family has appeared not only in the anime, but also in the game.

However, to the player, these five people are not very strong; they are just easy experience points. As long as the player's level is slightly higher, they can be defeated without any pressure.

It remains to be seen how this strongest member of the winning family will perform in the real world.

……

After a night's rest, Xia You arrived at the F Arena early the next morning.

His match was scheduled for the first match of the morning, which finally allowed Ash, Tetsuya, and Masamune to all come together to watch his match.

In fact, not only was Xia You's battle brought forward, but because the number of people was reduced by half compared to yesterday, the total number of battles today was also reduced by half.

Although the athletes' village dormitories were getting quieter and quieter, the number of spectators at the stadium was increasing, and the atmosphere was becoming more and more enthusiastic.

Even though it was the first show in the morning, the audience was still packed.

Some of these people were watching Xia You's match for the first time, but a small number of them had watched his match yesterday and, whether attracted by his appearance or impressed by his strength, had made a special trip early in the morning to watch his match!

This also shows that Xia You has already begun to stand out in the Colorful Joy Tournament and people are starting to pay attention to him.

Amid cheers from the crowd, Xia You and Liang Ping walked onto the battlefield from the left and right sides.

Ryohei was around twenty-four or twenty-five years old. He had green hair that he styled into a ponytail. He was of medium build and fairly good-looking. Judging from his demeanor, he wasn't the assertive type; he seemed rather submissive.

But since he came from the Lian Sheng family, Xia You wouldn't underestimate him because of that.

Just as Xia You was sizing up Ryohei, Ryohei was also sizing up Xia You.

Although he came to challenge the Saiyu Tournament, as an outlier in the family, he wasn't actually that interested in the battles and preferred other ways of life.

In terms of appearance, the man in front of him was undoubtedly superior to himself, which made Ryohei feel good about him. After all, compared to those muscular people who looked very rough, this handsome man was undoubtedly much more civilized and should be more peaceful in battle... right?

Cheers and shouts of encouragement for the two athletes could be heard from the stands.

At the referee's signal, Xia You and Liang Ping simultaneously took out their Poké Balls.

As the blue light flashed, the two Pokémon appeared.

Ryohei's Pokémon are an Alakazam and a Swellow, while Xia You's Pokémon are his Blaziken and Eevee.

After adjusting the status of Metagross and Milotic yesterday, it's their turn to battle today. In fact, it's not just these newly caught Pokémon; even the older ones need to take turns to recapture that feeling.

The main idea is a rotation that distributes benefits evenly.

When the battle began, Xia You and Liang Ping issued the orders simultaneously.

In terms of attributes, both the Psychic-type Alakazam and the Flying/Normal-type Swellow have a certain advantage over Blaziken. So, it's clear that Xia You had a bad start and was at a slight disadvantage.

Perhaps for others, the fact that they are in the same situation for two consecutive games might make them feel a little tricky and helpless, but in Xia You's opinion, such an impact is almost negligible.

In fact, if an opponent is even slightly careless or relaxed because of their superior attributes, then it's their turn to feel the pressure!

In the arena, Swellow soared high into the air, searching for an opportunity, while Alakazam floated cross-legged, raising two spoons in its hands towards Blaziken and Eevee.

Unlike Anthony yesterday, Ryohei did not attack immediately, but he seemed poised to unleash a barrage of attacks as soon as Xia You showed the slightest weakness!

However, Xia You seemed not to notice any of this. Under his command, Blaziken spewed flames from a distance, while Eevee moved its limbs and circled around to Alakazam from the side.

Tetsuya and Masamune in the stands sat up almost simultaneously, holding their breath and wanting to see just how good Xia You was.

Even Ash stared wide-eyed, eager to see how Xia You's two Pokémon would perform, and whether the gap between him and Xia You would widen or narrow!

In fact, it wasn't just them; Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng, who were sitting next to them, had only ever heard about Xia You's strength from Zhi or through videos on TV (Xiaosheng), and had never witnessed it in person before!

Now that such an opportunity is presented to them, they naturally want to see for themselves whether this man is as powerful as they know him!

In an instant, everyone, whether they cared or not, focused their attention on this battle.

As people watched, the flames from the jet of fire reached Alakazam, but Alakazam remained calm and simply raised its ladle. An invisible barrier formed in front of it, protecting Alakazam behind it.

The next second, the flames crashed into the barrier. Although powerful, they were clearly unable to break through the barrier.

Just then, Ibrahimovic ran towards Alakazam from the side at an extremely fast speed.

Both Ryohei and the giant Swellow in the air were watching its movements. Without Ryohei's command, the giant Swellow had already taken action, diving towards Eevee in an attempt to intercept it!

Meanwhile, Alakazam, the one being attacked, raised another spoon and aimed it at Eevee.

Swellow was getting closer and closer to the ground, its outstretched claws seemingly able to touch Eevee, while Alakazam on the other side activated its psychic power at the same time, sweeping towards Eevee.

The two Pokémon attacked from two directions, one from the sky and the other from the ground, enveloping Eevee in a pincer movement. This shows that even without a trainer's command, Ryohei's Swellow and Alakazam could still coordinate such a move, demonstrating a level of skill far superior to that of Anthony yesterday.

Based on past experience, Ryohei had already foreseen the scene of Ibrahimovic being knocked down by a double attack!

However, at this critical moment, people could clearly see that Eevee made a quick turn, first dodging the attack of Swellow, then using Quick Attack to accelerate suddenly, dodging Alakazam's psychic attack, and at the same time crashing headfirst into Alakazam!

"pretty!!!"

Not only did the host exclaim in surprise at Ibrahimovic's amazing performance, but the audience also erupted in cheers at that moment!

No one expected that an ordinary-looking Eevee would react like this!

But that wasn't the end of it. Because of Eevee's collision, Alakazam could no longer block the barrier in front of it, so the remaining flames from its attack passed through the shattered barrier and burned Alakazam's body!

In just a moment, Ibrahimovic's action changed the situation instantly!

Seeing this, Tetsuya and Masamune had different thoughts, both astonished by the Eevee's performance.

Even just based on Eevee's brilliant performance, one can get a general sense that this man is indeed something special.

Even Ash and Pikachu exchanged a glance.

The maneuver just now may seem simple—just dodging and bumping—but in reality, the timing was extremely crucial. Being even a second too early or too late would have made it impossible to dodge Swellow's attack, let alone the invisible psychic power of Alakazam!

Ash had only ever seen such agility in his own Pikachu, but this was an ability he had acquired after training in three regions!

I never expected that this Eevee in front of me, which has only been traveling for a short time, would already have such a terrifying reaction!

Chapter 767 Not Enough Temptation

A brilliant performance in one moment doesn't mean anything. Although Eevee performed exceptionally well and Blaziken's combo was also quite good, it wasn't enough to affect the overall battle.

The battle had just begun, and Swellow and Alakazam's type advantage over Blaziken remained unchanged. Despite his initial setback, Ryohei didn't dwell on it.

The only thing to be careful about is that Eevee has gotten close to Alakazam, which is very disadvantageous for most Psychic-type Pokémon, as it leaves them with no safe space to attack and they have to create some distance again.

After all, apart from a few Psychic-type Pokémon with melee abilities, most Psychic-type Pokémon lack effective close-range attack methods, which makes them somewhat powerless when facing opponents getting close.

However, for them, creating distance is simply a matter of teleportation.

At Ryohei's instruction, Alakazam used Teleport to arrive on the other side of the battlefield.

Just as Hudi appeared, another raging flame swept in, engulfing Hudi!

"What!?"

Everyone was quite surprised to see this.

The host couldn't help but blurt out, "Xia You actually predicted Alakazam's next move in advance, allowing Blaziken to attack ahead of time? But how did he predict where Alakazam would appear?"

This is indeed somewhat unbelievable.

Keep in mind that the battlefield is a rectangular open space, not too big, but not too small either. In such a place, the chance of accurately spotting Alakazam is already extremely low, let alone launching an attack with full confidence. This is not something an ordinary person can do!

If the prediction is wrong and the flames burn in the wrong place, that would be incredibly embarrassing!

Not only were the hosts and audience members surprised, but even the contestants watching from Ryohei's perspective found it somewhat unbelievable.

It's clear that this is purely a matter of one trainer dominating the other...

Actually, predicting things isn't that amazing. After all, who among them, who hasn't made a prediction once or twice in all their years as trainers?

But what's impressive is that this isn't about cornering the opponent and guessing their next move based on sixth sense or experience within a limited area. It's about accurately guessing what move the opponent will use and where they will appear in an extremely open space, with 100% accuracy. They even act decisively without any hesitation!

This determination alone surpasses that of most trainers!

Of all the people, the one who found it most unbelievable was Ryohei.

The intention was to have Hudi use Instant Transmission to create distance. The order was given immediately, and the location was random. But who could have imagined that Xia You would have guessed this decision, which he himself had just made!

This isn't just impressive, it's absolutely incredible!!

Before he could think any further, he heard the Hudi in the flames making a painful sound. Coming to his senses, Ryohei quickly had the Great King Swan blow air through the flames to extinguish them.

However, at that moment, Eevee arrived and used Swift on Alakazam.

It's clear to everyone that Xia You is focused on dealing with Hu Di. This isn't hard to understand, since the Great Swellow is always high in the sky, making it easy for it to dodge most attacks. Taking care of the one on the ground first is undoubtedly the right thing to do.

Alakazam had just escaped the flames when he was hit squarely by Velociraptor.

And to make matters worse, it triggered a burn status, with dark red burn marks all over its body, making it look both painful and miserable.

This made Ryohei somewhat regret sending out the Great King Yan.

If it were another ground-based Pokémon, it could relieve some of the pressure on Alakazam or provide cover, thus preventing Alakazam from suffering such attacks repeatedly.

But it's too late to think about these things now.

The most urgent task now is to change this situation, otherwise, if this happens again, Alakazam will be the first to lose its fighting ability!

This also made him dare not let the Great King Yan fly too high or too far, but instead he stayed around Hu Di to protect its safety.

However, this greatly limited the mobility of King Yan. Although it did temporarily protect the Hu territory, it also gave the initiative to Xia You.

However, there was nothing that could be done about it. Due to the burns, Alakazam could not use his psychic powers at will and had to wait out this period of time.

Fortunately, the man opposite him, for some reason, did not order his Pokémon to launch a full-scale attack, which gave him some breathing room.

Seeing that Xia You actually let such an opportunity pass without taking the chance to attack Liangping, Xiao Zhi and the others in the stands were all puzzled.

"Why didn't you attack?" Ash frowned, feeling utterly bewildered. "That was a perfect opportunity. If we waited for Alakazam's burn status to wear off, wouldn't all our efforts have been wasted?"

Not only him, but everyone else also didn't understand why Xia You did this.

"We missed the best opportunity," Tetsuya nodded. "If it were me, I would definitely press my advantage and defeat Alakazam in one fell swoop!"

Masamune asked in confusion, "Is it because you didn't grasp it? Or did you not react in time?"

Apart from Xiaoxia, who blindly trusted Xia You and knew that Xia You's actions must have a deeper meaning, only Xiaogang among the group vaguely guessed what was going on.

Looking at Eevee and Blaziken, whose bodies were becoming more and more agile as the battle progressed, and then looking around at the cheering audience in the stands, Xiao Gang knew that Xia You was probably not in a hurry to attack because she wanted to adjust the Pokémon's condition.

As expected of champions from two regions, they certainly thought more than others...

After hesitating for a moment, he didn't tell the others about his discovery. After all, this kind of thing requires one to figure it out on their own. If Ash and the others also realized this, they would naturally adjust their Pokémon's condition through battles that weren't too intense yet, just like Xia You did. But if they didn't realize it, it meant that their perspective hadn't reached this point yet, and they couldn't be forced to.

But clearly, after watching from the stands for so long, Xiao Zhi and his two friends still couldn't figure out Xia You's intentions.

Xiao Gang could only shake his head helplessly at this. Of course, it wasn't a big deal, since some Pokémon could still perform well in the arena even without adjustments.

However, Xia You's ability to give such instructions at this time clearly shows that he has thought more than others. Although doing so will not directly make him the champion, it will allow the Pokémon to get into the state as soon as possible, so it will inevitably achieve a better result than other contestants. In other words, as people often say, the lower limit is very high and the upper limit is even higher.

After Eevee and Blaziken got used to the atmosphere of the tournament, their mindset changed and their bodies warmed up, letting Xia You know that it was time to end the battle.

Under his command, Eevee and Blaziken's attack rhythm suddenly accelerated, catching Ryohei somewhat off guard.

Well, being on the battlefield, his experience was completely different from that of the people in the audience.

Everyone else thought that Xia You hadn't seized the opportunities he should have had and had missed many chances to defeat his opponents, but he didn't realize any of that. He only felt how troublesome Eevee and Blaziken were, and how difficult it was for him to defend himself.

You don't know how powerful these two Pokémon are until you fight them.

Whether it's speed, on-the-spot reaction, or the power of moves, they are among the most outstanding of all the Pokémon of their type that he has ever seen!

He already needed to use all his strength to defend himself, but now these two Pokémon have suddenly changed their tactics, which has increased the pressure on him even more!

Alakazam, having just recovered from its burns, was the first to succumb to the attack and was struck and knocked to the ground by Eevee's Quick Attack.

Swellow, being in the air, fared slightly better than Alakazam, but it too was quickly overtaken and slammed to the ground by Blaziken's double kick. Eevee, waiting there, then finished it off, suffering the same fate as Alakazam.

The referee raised the colored flag, indicating that Xia You had won.

It wasn't until this point that the audience belatedly realized that Xia You had won.

Well, in the first half of the match, Ibrahimovic's brilliant performance did earn him cheers from the audience. However, in the middle, the game became stable and there was nothing interesting to watch. Just when people thought it would be a battle that started strong but ended weakly, the game suddenly ended in the last ten seconds!

This change caught everyone off guard, so much so that even after the match had ended for a while, the sparse applause slowly began to rise in the stadium, eventually turning into a continuous burst of applause.

After watching the entire match, Masamune and Tetsuya also developed different opinions about Xia You.

At first, both of them thought Xia You was an extremely formidable opponent, but after seeing him, they both felt that he was not decisive enough in dealing with matters.