I caught a Pokémon

But it didn't matter; he believed his Pokémon would win.

After the site was confirmed, the cover in front of them was opened, and with the turning of gears, a pool filled with water and with more than a dozen rocks exposed on the surface was revealed to everyone.

Under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, Xia You and Zheye simultaneously took out their first Poké Balls.

Before they even released their Pokémon, Ash and his friends in the stands started guessing with great interest.

Masamune looked at the group and asked, "Who do you think will win this match?"

"It's definitely Xia You-ge," Xiaoxia said without hesitation. "No matter how powerful that guy Zheye is, he's no match for Xia You-ge!"

Masamune completely ignored her answer.

Because he didn't know her, he didn't know that the girl in front of him was also a trainer and came from a dojo family. He thought she was just a pretty girl, and he found the answer given by such a person to be completely unacceptable.

Turning her head to Ash, she was surprised to find that Ash's answer was the same as Misty's.

"I also think it's Xia You. He's the strongest person I've ever met. No one has ever been able to beat him in a 6-on-6 battle!"

“I also guessed it was Xia You,” Xiao Gang laughed. “Not just Zheye, in fact I think no one here is a match for him.”

"What?" Masamune shook his head at the answers of the others. "Why did you all guess him? In my opinion, Tetsuya performed better earlier. I think Tetsuya should have won in the end, but it won't have been an easy win. I guess it will be a battle with the last few Pokémon."

Just as they were speculating, Xia You and Tetsuya's Pokémon appeared.

Tetsuya's first Pokémon was a Sceptile, which surprised Xia You a little. He didn't expect Tetsuya to give up his field advantage and send out a Grass-type starter Pokémon.

However, there's nothing wrong with this choice. It can be argued that Tetsuya anticipated that he would use a Water-type Pokémon, so he used a Grass-type Pokémon that is super effective against Water to counter it.

All I can say is that he is indeed very smart, and his prediction was correct.

Open your Poké Ball, and with a flash of blue light, a Pokémon appears in the water.

Upon seeing this Pokémon, Ash, Misty, and the others in the stands all nodded in understanding.

"It's Xia You's Blastoise! ​​This means we've basically got it in the bag."

Hearing that they had so easily concluded that Xia You would win, Masamune was even more puzzled.

"Hey, even though it's a water-based terrain and they sent out a Pokémon like Blastoise, Sceptile is super effective against Blastoise. Shouldn't Sceptile be the one to win?"

To everyone's surprise, Ash grinned and said to Masamune, "The reason you say that is because you have no idea how strong this Blastoise really is! Once you see its strength, you'll understand why we say that!"

"what?"

Masamune was now completely confused.

He really couldn't understand what kind of strength would make these people ignore attribute advantages and so firmly believe that this man named Xia You would win!

Chapter 770 How did he manage to stay calm again?

Just like its name suggests, the Lizard King may have been based on a lizard and a Dilophosaurus.

As one of the three Grass-type starter Pokémon in the Hoenn region, Sceptile is a single Grass-type Pokémon. Most of its body is green, and it has a large tail that looks like lush leaves. Sharp leaves grow from its arms, and the round seeds on its back store a lot of nutrients that can instantly bring trees to life.

According to research and observation, Pokémon scholars have discovered that Sceptile carefully cultivates the trees in the forest and basks in the sun to regulate its body temperature. It has even better abilities in the rainforest, running nimbly through the jungle, leaping and moving nimbly on tree branches, pouncing on enemies from above or behind, and using the sharp leaves on its arms to defeat opponents.

It can be said that this is a very powerful Pokémon that is loved by many novice trainers.

This is why it became one of the starter Pokémon recommended by Pokémon professors for new trainers in the Hoenn region.

Xia You had encountered Lizard Kings before, but the one Tetsuya was facing now was probably the strongest one she had ever met.

He wanted to see just how strong this Sceptile King really was, and how it would perform against his Blastoise!

Regardless, he had great confidence in Blastoise, which he had caught at the beginning of his journey. He believed that even though it hadn't participated in a competition in a long time and had a type disadvantage, it would still win because of its powerful strength and its two previous tournaments.

Seeing that Blastoise and Sceptile were both ready, the referee gave the order.

This also means that this competition, which is the round of 32 to 16 and is of great interest not only to friends, family, and viewers, but also to the Pokémon League, has officially begun.

As the referee's flag was waved, the two Pokémon immediately took action under the command of the two trainers.

As a Grass-type Pokémon that excels in close combat, Sceptile leaped several times, jumping over several rocks, and quickly approached Blastoise the moment it entered battle.

However, Blastoise did not dive into the water to avoid the attack as Tetsuya had expected. Instead, it floated in place and used water-type moves to block the attack!

A powerful water cannon erupted from its side barrel, spraying towards the Lizard King with a preemptive strike.

Having traveled for so long, Tetsuya naturally knew how to battle Water-type Pokémon, and based on past experience, Sceptile had already begun to dodge on its own without needing any commands.

The lizard king had barely made a move when it was hit by a water cannon!

Ok?

This surprised Tetsuya somewhat.

Blastoise's move accuracy... seems pretty good?

Unexpectedly, even with its swift movement, its Sceptile was still predicted to land by Blastoise, which accurately hit it with a Hydro Pump. This made Tetsuya realize that regardless of whether this man's strength was as great as Meowth said, at least his Pokémon fundamentals were indeed solid enough!

Fortunately, Grass-type Pokémon are resistant to Water-type moves, so it didn't have much of an effect. Nevertheless, under the strong current, Sceptile's attempt to quickly approach Blastoise failed, and it was forced to do a somersault in the air and land on a rock below it.

Tetsuya was already mentally prepared, so although he was still somewhat surprised, he wasn't too bothered. Instead, he had Sceptile move closer to Blastoise again.

This is unavoidable. Although it has an advantage in attributes, the lack of ranged attacks forces the Lizard King to make a difficult effort to get close to Blastoise in order to launch an attack.

Moreover, he didn't believe that Blastoise could defeat Sceptile again, even though he was already prepared!

Sceptile leaped high into the air and jumped towards another rock. Under his watchful eye, Blastoise unleashed its Water Cannon once again, shooting it at Sceptile.

This time, the Lizard King used a different strategy, creating four shadow clones in mid-air. This not only avoided the water cannon's damage but also added to the deception!

But before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, he heard the man opposite him say calmly, "Blastoise, attack the shadow on the far left!"

Upon hearing this order, Tetsuya was startled and quickly looked at the Lizard King's shadows.

To be honest, even as a trainer myself, I had no idea which one was the real body after the Sceptile used Shadow Clone. Could it be that the man on the other side had already guessed it?

But how is that possible?

Even Pokémon can't see through it, so humans shouldn't...

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Blastoise unleash another water cannon, spraying water at the Sceptile on the far left!

The water cannon streaked through the air in a straight line, covering a short distance in the blink of an eye.

The water cannon struck the Lizard King in the next second, damaging it and knocking it into the water!

"What!?" the host exclaimed. "Blastoise actually guessed the true form of Sceptile correctly!? How did they do that? Was it just luck, or did Xia You really figure something out!?"

Not only were the hosts amazed by the performance, but even Xiao Zhi and the others in the stands were speechless.

"That's...that's amazing..." Even though Masamune wasn't optimistic about Xia You before, he had to admit that he himself couldn't have done that. "How did he figure it out? They look exactly the same!"

However, it was clear that Ash and his friends couldn't answer this question either.

"That's why I said before that no one can defeat Xia You." Ash sighed, but his eyes burned with fire as he clenched his fists. "Everyone feels the power of Xia You's Pokémon the moment they face him, but no one has ever truly realized that Xia You is the most difficult one to deal with!"

“That’s right.” Xiao Gang nodded in agreement. “Xia You’s strength is not because of his Pokémon. On the contrary, his Pokémon are so invincible because of his intellect and command.”

Hearing the two of them singing in unison, Masamune had no choice but to re-examine Xia You seriously. In his eyes, Xia You's image became more and more complete and mysterious.

But the one who was most touched was actually Xiaoyao.

Because she lacked knowledge about Pokémon battles before, even though she knew that Xia You had won two regional tournaments, she only knew that he was very strong, but she didn't have a concrete idea of ​​what he was like. However, after becoming a Pokémon Coordinator and participating in the Grand Festival, she realized that this handsome man with a gentle smile on his face was much stronger than Mr. Rob, the Grand Festival champion.

The battle was still ongoing.

After the Lizard King's shadow clone was broken, the Lizard King fell into the pool. Seeing this, Xia You didn't give the Lizard King a chance to climb back out of the water. Blastoise dived into the water and swam towards the Lizard King.

The atmosphere immediately became heavy.

Even viewers who rarely watch matches know what happens when a Water-type Pokémon gets entangled with a Land Pokémon that has fallen into the water.

Some timid people even instinctively closed their eyes!

Through underwater cameras, people can clearly see that the Blastoise, like a huge black shadow, is rapidly approaching the Sceptile King at a speed completely disproportionate to its large size.

The lizard king thrashed about in the water a few times, then adjusted its posture and swam toward the nearest rock.

But its speed was no match for that of a Water-type Pokémon, and it was overtaken in just a few breaths.

"Lizard King, watch out behind you!!"

Hearing Tetsuya's shout, the Lizard King looked at the rock that was right next to him and felt the water slick behind him. He only had time to turn around before he saw a round head coming straight for him!

boom!

Blastoise slammed Sceptile headfirst into the water. Fortunately, although Sceptile is not a Water-type Pokémon, it is not afraid of water. Before sinking to the bottom, it held its breath. After falling into the water, it did not rush to swim back to the surface, but raised its two arms, carefully guarding against Blastoise's next attack.

However, what it received was not an ordinary attack.

It was a giant, rotating tortoise shell!

The turtle shell spun around, creating ripples in the water, heading straight for the lizard king's face!

If a regular Pokémon charged at you, Sceptile could block it with its two leaf-covered arms, but how could it possibly block this spinning shell?

Forget about blocking it, even touching this thing hurts. How should we deal with it?

Because they were separated by water, the Lizard King couldn't receive Tetsuya's commands and had to rely on himself to overcome the crisis.

In any case, there's no escaping it now; all it can do is try to hold on.

He exhaled a bubble, adjusted his body angle in the water as much as possible, then crossed his arms in front of his chest and used a cross-shaped scissor technique to counter the spinning turtle shell!

Two waves of air, one horizontal and one vertical, swept across the bottom of the water and struck the spinning turtle shell, but had no effect whatsoever.

Just as it was about to use some other moves, there was no time left. With an unstoppable momentum, the turtle shell arrived in the blink of an eye and hit the Lizard King squarely!

In the trainer command area, Tetsuya was anxiously waiting for his Sceptile to surface, but since Sceptile remained underwater and could not be seen with the naked eye, he could only learn about the underwater situation through a large screen, just like ordinary spectators.

When Tetsuya saw Blastoise use its shell-shrinking technique to deliver another powerful blow to Sceptile, his heart sank.

He looked up at the man opposite him and saw that the man's expression remained unchanged. He showed no joy at having the upper hand, and the man seemed quite troublesome.

He knew that this type of opponent was the most difficult to deal with among all types of trainers.

His mindset was as calm as a stagnant pool, giving no one any opportunity to take advantage. Under such circumstances, it was almost impossible to find Xia You's carelessness or arrogance due to his advantage!

Fortunately, the Lizard King did not fall after being hit. Instead, it used the force of the impact to leave the water and return to the rocks.

Compared to before he fell into the water, the Lizard King was now covered in wounds and looked like he had exhausted most of his strength.

This is not good news.

Without even touching the opponent, he was beaten so badly. If he doesn't change anything, defeat is almost inevitable.

Fortunately, Tetsuya wasn't the stubborn type. Seeing this, he didn't care about losing face in front of so many viewers and decisively took out a Poké Ball to recall the Sceptile!

A cheer erupted from the audience.

Xiaoxia's cheers were the most enthusiastic; even though they were far apart, Xia You seemed to hear her voice.

The strong are respected.

Although no direct winner was decided, one of the players was the first to change his Pokémon, which meant that in this round of the battle, he not only took the initiative to show weakness, but also lost the momentum.

Although it wasn't entirely satisfying, the result was still something the audience was happy to see.

Unlike them, seeing Tetsuya's defeat, Damarang sighed helplessly in the main stands of the venue.

Although the temporary setback may have been due to tactical arrangements or lineup adjustments, this trend gave him a glimpse of what was to come.

Is it really going to develop the way I feared?

Amidst everyone's differing thoughts, Tetsuya's second Pokémon has already appeared.

With a flash of blue light, a Metagross appeared on the rock.

Upon seeing this Pokémon, Xia You raised an eyebrow in surprise.

I never expected that I and Tetsuya would have the same Pokémon. It's a pity that I didn't plan to send Metagross out today, otherwise we could have a battle between two of the same kind.

Xia You took out a Poké Ball and recalled Blastoise, then took out a second Poké Ball as well.

The next second, his Dragonite also appeared in the sky.

Upon seeing this Pokémon, Ash in the audience nodded again.

"It's Xia You's Dragonite. Looks like it's in the bag again this time."

Xiao Gang nodded in agreement: "Yes, this Dragonite is indeed very strong."

Masamune glanced at the people beside him.