I caught a Pokémon

This will undoubtedly cause some trouble for other Pokémon, making it more difficult for them to move on the ice, but it will make things easier for Water-type Pokémon, allowing them to move more smoothly and freely!

What ice terrain? Since there are no ice-type Pokémon, let's turn it into a water terrain!

Of course, this is also thanks to the huge volume of water from the water cannon!

If you use a water gun, the water flow won't be able to create such a large-scale flow. Even the long-haired pigs might charge in despite the damage, ruining the plan.

However, it can only be said that everything is interconnected, which is why he let Milotic use the water cannon!

Chapter 785 A Declaration to the People of Hoenn!

In the blink of an eye, following the water on the ground, Milos had already arrived at Shizuko's half of the court.

This also means that all of Shizuko's previous efforts have been in vain at this moment.

Most importantly, with this water present, even if we do it again, the effect will still be the same!

Damn it!!

How did he even come up with that idea?!

With no other option, Shizuko had to deal with the accumulated water first.

At her command, the long-haired pig took a deep breath and then exhaled a freezing wind, blowing it towards the puddles. Under this cold wind, the not-too-thick puddles were instantly frozen into thin ice!

"An effective solution! This way, no matter how much water there is, it can freeze into ice in an instant!" Seeing this, the host first praised Jingzi's solution, then became worried for Xia You, "But this is not good news for Milotic. So, what should Xia You do now?"

Are you trying to restrict Milotic's movement using this method?

Seeing that Shizuko on the other side also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief at this moment, Xia You smiled gently.

Thinking you've found a solution?

That's far too simplistic of a thinking!

"Milotic, use Rain Dance!"

Upon hearing Xia You's command, Milotic raised its head and let out a cry towards the sky. The next second, the once cloudless sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds. With a few not-so-loud claps of thunder, raindrops began to fall continuously from the sky, enveloping the entire Ice Battlefield!

Rainmaking successful!

Xia You looked up again and gazed at Jingzi on the other side.

Come on, let me see how you're going to handle this now!

At that moment, Shizuko looked up at the endless rain, her brows furrowed, and she sighed helplessly.

This is really...

Aside from hoping the sky will clear up again, or waiting for the rain to stop on its own, there's really nothing I can do about this kind of weather.

Even if you keep using the freezing wind on the long-haired pig, it won't help at all, even if it gets thinner.

Of course, you could also use a blizzard to try and alter that dark cloud.

However, the effect of a blizzard only lasts for a short time. Even if it can temporarily stop the rain, the duration of a rainmaking ritual is obviously longer and more persistent than that of a blizzard...

Once the effects of the blizzard subside, the rain will continue, and the situation will remain unchanged.

This is difficult...

Knowing that engaging Milotic under such circumstances would be extremely unwise would be a mistake.

Shaking her head, Shizuko had no choice but to take out a Poké Ball and recall the Wooloo.

"Shizuko has chosen to compromise, but there's nothing we can do about it..." the host said with a regretful tone. "Originally, the Wooloo had a chance to get close to Milotic, but the rain kept falling, dashing its hopes. So, let's see which Pokémon Shizuko will send out next. Oh, here it comes, it's her Swampert!"

Just as the host said, Shizuko had already sent out her last Pokémon that hadn't been shown before—Swamprath.

The fact that this Swampert was sent out at this time suggests that it is Shizuko's first partner and almost her strongest Pokémon.

In fact, it's not just Shizuko; you can see that most trainers have the habit of saving their strongest Pokémon for the latter half of the battle. This way, firstly, they can conserve their strength and observe before choosing an opponent to maximize the benefits of the battle; secondly, it can also act as a stabilizing force, allowing their strongest Pokémon to turn the tide when they are in a disadvantageous situation!

Objectively speaking, this change was timely and wise.

Fortunately, the long-haired pig had just entered the arena and hadn't suffered any damage. If it had waited until it was covered in wounds like Houndoom before considering replacing it, it would have been too late.

This also shows that only by truly hurting someone can you motivate them to grow quickly.

Faced with this Swampert, Xia You did not change her Pokémon and still sent Milotic into battle.

This action once again caught the attention of Ash and his friends.

"Xia You-ge... didn't change his Pokémon again this time?"

"You don't want to do another 1v3, do you?"

Two Pokémon, two consecutive victories against three opponents?

How much self-confidence does that require?

"Don't overinterpret it." Fortunately, Xiaoxia spoke up at this moment, which calmed Xiaozhi and the others down. "Xia You is just training his Pokémon normally. As for whether he can defeat his opponents or how many he can defeat, he has never set any goals!"

Xiao Zhi smiled sheepishly, and under Xiao Xia's intimidating presence, he dared not say a word and could only sit up straight obediently.

In the arena, Milotic and Swampert have already engaged in combat.

Although both are Water-type Pokémon, Swampert has the Ground type, which means it is not affected by the damage reduction of the same type when battling Milotic and can use Ground-type moves to attack Milotic.

However, it's hard to imagine what would happen if Ground-type moves were used on such an ice surface.

The rain continued to fall without any sign of stopping, and even the spectators who were close to the battlefield got their clothes soaked.

In the relatively light rain, the two Pokémon skipped the initial probing and quickly escalated the battle to a fever pitch!

Knowing that Water-type moves were ineffective, both Pokémon opted for other offensive methods. Swampert, for example, used Mud Shot, which it somehow produced, to keep throwing it at Milotic.

Milotic used a tornado to blow all the mud away.

Seeing that ranged attacks were ineffective, under Shizuko's command, Swampert used both its hands and feet to run towards Milotic, attempting to engage in close combat.

Summer's tranquility is certainly not lacking.

However, he did not rush to retaliate. Instead, he had Milotic pretend to be outmatched and dodge around the ice rocks, giving Shizuko the illusion that it was not good at close combat. When she was careless, he decisively ordered Milotic to use its tail to strike Swampert!

Snapped!

This was quite a blow, knocking the Swamp Monster back several steps. Shizuko was startled and dared not let the Swamp Monster get too close. At the same time, she couldn't help but curse Xia You's cunning in her heart.

It's outrageous that someone with such great strength would resort to such petty tricks!

Xia You naturally had no idea what she was thinking, but seeing that the giant swamp monster's attacks had subsided, she couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

If this woman's style of doing things were as fiery as in the first and second rounds, this battle would have been won easily, but now it seems that it will take much more effort.

Swampert's aggression weakened, so Milotic naturally became more aggressive.

The offense and defense changed hands in an instant.

Milotic's smooth scales make it more agile than Swampert on rainy and slippery ice surfaces, making its attacks more varied and harder to dodge.

Fortunately, Swampert has two arms, giving it an advantage in close combat compared to Milotic.

But the advantage is only temporary.

After dodging Swampert's Iron Tail, Milotic used a serpentine movement to seize the opportunity and tightly bind Swampert with its long body!

As it tightened its body, the Swampert's face visibly turned red!

"Oh no!" Shizuko's expression changed. She hadn't expected that despite being so careful, Xia You had still found an opening. Anxious, she shouted, "Swamp Monster, break free!!"

But breaking free is not so easy.

Swampert is 1.5 meters tall, which is neither tall nor small, but Xia You's Milotic grew normally, and its snake-like body stretched out to reach 6.2 meters!

Its slender body naturally brings an advantage in size. Despite the Swampert's greater strength, its hands and feet are bound together under the tight restraints, leaving it with no room to maneuver!

Even so, Swampert did not give up resisting. It struggled to break free of one arm from its tight grip and then tried to use that arm to push Milotic away. However, the rain had not stopped and Milotic was wet. Moreover, Milotic's scales were already extremely smooth. It tried several times but could not get any leverage at all!

This is going to be difficult!

Even worse, as time went on, Swampert felt its power draining away, as if all the bones in its body were about to be crushed!

"Swamp Monster!!"

Knowing that they would inevitably lose if things continued this way, Shizuko had no choice but to take out a Poké Ball to try to recall Swampert. But just as the red light from the Poké Ball was emitted, Milotic suddenly adjusted its body, using its back to block the red light from the Poké Ball!

Since the light cannot reach them, it is naturally impossible to recall the Pokémon.

This made Shizuko's face change color even more!

"It's over." Xia You's gaze fell, and she said calmly, "Milotic, finish it off!"

Milotic raised its tail high, hovering above Swampert and enveloping it!

Knowing what it was going to do, Swampert struggled even more fiercely, even spitting water at Milotic's tail in an attempt to drive it away!

What kind of damage can a water-type attack inflict on a water-type Pokémon?

Milotic simply twisted its tail to dodge the stream of water, and at the same time, its tail glowed with a bluish-purple light. As it loosened its grip, it slammed its tail down on Swampert!

Snapped!

The series of movements was so fluid and seamless that before Swampert could even react, the sword had already struck its head!

This slap landed squarely, knocking the Swampert unconscious.

"Swamp Monster is unable to fight, Milotic has won!"

As the referee raised the colored flag, Shizuko felt her hands and feet turn ice cold.

The Swampert's defeat meant she had lost all hope, and the match was destined to be lost.

After all, the strongest ones have already been defeated. What kind of trouble can the remaining two Pokémon with unfavorable type disadvantages cause?

And what happened next was exactly as she had expected.

After retrieving Swampert, she sent out Boar and Houndoom, but Milotic easily defeated them both...

In short, she lost completely, so completely that she didn't even see her opponent's third Pokémon...

This was a huge blow to her, and she even doubted whether she was really qualified to enter the main competition, and whether she was as good as others said...

Unlike her dejected and doubtful mood, Xia You was currently being greeted by huge cheers from the audience around her.

He used two Pokémon to achieve two consecutive victories against three opponents. Although it wasn't his intention, this result declared to the people of the Hoenn region who was the most powerful person in the entire Hoenn Tournament!

No matter what the seeded players are, what the biggest favorites are, or what the dark horses or white horses are, they are all easily defeated in front of him!

It was at this moment that the audience truly realized that Xia You was no ordinary person.

He hadn't attracted much attention before, and people just thought he was a pretty good player. It was because he played too "easy" and without any surprises. But this time, after defeating the strong player who was highly regarded in the previous round in an even easier way, he finally came into everyone's sight!

Perfect image, perfect ability.

At that very moment, the tide turned completely, and the calls for him to win the championship reached their peak!

Given his current performance and dominance in the tournament, no one doubts his ability to win. The only questions on everyone's mind are: Who will his opponent be? And how will he defeat him?

By this point in the competition, the participants had already witnessed and observed the abilities of each contestant.

But who has the same strength as this man?

not a single one!

He even felt that there was nothing that could pose a threat to him!

Since the start of the main tournament, only two rounds have been played, and only a few top eight players have been determined. However, in these two rounds, this man used a total of eight Pokémon, and unsurprisingly, all eight Pokémon defeated their opponents with tremendous power, without losing a single match!

Compared to him, the other competitors' performances were undoubtedly much less impressive.

Even at this point, apart from this man, there is no one else who has won all their matches, which shows that his strength is undoubtedly far ahead of the others!

Unless he buys the bets himself, manipulates the odds, or plays terribly at the end, no one can imagine who could beat him!

Amidst the deafening cheers, Xia You calmly waved and walked into the contestants' tunnel.

Looking at his back, in the same spot, behind the same window, Dama Lanqi remained silent, his already aged face appearing to have aged another ten years.

John took a drag of his cigarette, walked over to him, and said with a wry smile, "The public opinion has already exploded, and we can no longer stop him from gaining momentum. It seems that the championship is already his."

After a pause, seeing that Dama Lanqi showed no sign of speaking, he asked again, "What do you plan to do now? Are you going to continue arranging the most formidable opponents for him?"

But all he got in return was a helpless sigh.