I caught a Pokémon

It doesn't seem like there's a clear winner or loser.

Just as Xia You and the others were wondering, they heard Huang Guaxiang laugh and say, "I was previously hailed as a rare genius in the Kanto region. I thought I was very powerful, but I didn't expect to meet someone even more powerful today. Thank you for showing mercy just now!"

There are so many geniuses these days...

Cucumber Fragrance was hailed as a rare genius by the people of Kanto, while Rainbow Bean was called a once-in-a-century genius by the people of Galar.

The word "genius" is really being overused.

But judging from this...

In this karate duel, it seems that Ayame has the upper hand?

So it seems that adding an extra century is indeed quite impressive.

"You're too kind," Cai Dou shook her head and said, "The fact that you were able to withstand my attack proves that we only ended up in a draw."

"Come on." Huang Guaxiang waved her hand, then spread her hands out so people could see her palms. "Look, they're already this red. Your last kick was really powerful. I tried to block it with both hands, and I felt like my hand bones were about to break. If this had continued, my hands would have swelled up first. So I lost this match."

It turned out to be like this...

People then realized that although they appeared to be evenly matched, it was clear that Huang Guaxiang's body was the first to give out.

This made the apprentices in the arena look at Cai Dou with even greater astonishment, wondering in their minds where this monster had come from!

After all, judging from her age, she seems to be the same age as Cucumber Fragrance, yet she possesses even greater power, which is truly astonishing!

However, it's surprising that Cucumber Fragrance even lost in karate. So, it seems that Cucumber Fragrance lost to this challenger in every aspect, not just Pokémon!

Chapter 796 How strong will he be?

Inside the lounge of the Pioneer Arena.

Xia You and her group were sitting opposite Cai Dou. At this moment, there was no one else in the room except for them. Neither Huang Gua Xiang nor Ya Xi Da were there. It seemed that the two of them were also very considerate and knew to leave Xia You and her group some space to be alone.

Tea and fruit platters were placed in front of them. The room wasn't large, but it was decorated quite warmly.

Since Xia You and Xiao Xia had already become friends with Cai Dou, they naturally didn't need to be reserved. Only Xiao Yao was meeting her for the first time, but that didn't matter. After introducing themselves, Xiao Yao lowered her head, swung her legs, and silently ate the fruit on the table one fork after another.

Turning her gaze away from Xia You's flat stomach, which remained flat no matter how much she ate, Cai Dou looked at Xia You and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Speaking of which, I haven't congratulated you yet. Congratulations on winning the Cai You Tournament."

"It's nothing serious." Xia You waved her hand and smiled. "The process was uneventful, and winning the championship seemed like a natural outcome. Besides, congratulations can be offered anytime, and it's not too late now."

Hearing them talk about this, Xiaoxia immediately perked up and started talking non-stop to Caidou: "Miss Caidou, you don't know, Brother Xia You won all the matches in this tournament, whether it was the preliminaries or the main competition, with huge advantages. Those people were no match for him at all!"

Cai Dou hesitated for a moment, seemingly wanting to open her mouth, but in the end she chose to remain silent.

Although she had left Hoenn, she had watched all of Xia You's battles on television.

However, she was too embarrassed to say these words aloud.

After all, given her personality, she usually never pays attention to other people's affairs and only focuses on her own training. But for some reason, she suddenly stopped training during those few days and went to the Pokémon Center to watch the broadcast of Xia You's matches every time there was a competition.

To be honest, she's been feeling quite upset lately, and she can't concentrate fully on her workouts because she keeps thinking about what happened that night.

This made her realize that although she didn't understand much about relationships, she knew that there was something wrong with her mindset.

Originally, I came here to rediscover the feeling of fighting and get rid of those irrelevant distractions, but I never expected to have such a fateful encounter with Xia You.

That's really... something we didn't expect.

This time, instead of adjusting, my mood became even more chaotic.

Fortunately, no one else knew about all of this except for himself.

From Xia You's victory to Cai Dou's trip during that period, Xiao Xia led the conversation, covering almost everything and making the atmosphere in the lounge relaxed and pleasant.

Around noon, Cucumber Fragrance and Ashida went into the lounge together and invited everyone to lunch. After lunch, Cucumber Fragrance's Pokémon finally finished its treatment and recovered all its strength.

The group regrouped on the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the apprentices in the arena had already figured out Cai Dou and Xia You's identities.

Xia You goes without saying. When Ashida introduced him, they already knew that he was the man who had won the three major tournaments of Quartz, Silver and Rainbow. Through online searches, they also discovered that Rainbow Bean was no ordinary person either, as he was the official Gym Leader of the Galar region!

These people might not know where Galar is, but they certainly know exactly what the Master is.

No wonder Cucumber Fragrance lost to Bea. You have to understand that this was no longer a battle between challenger and challenged, but a battle between the gym and the Frontier Brain!

Now it seems that, as expected of the head of the official dojo, he is indeed a cut above the rest.

At the same open-air training ground, Xia You and Huang Guaxiang, accompanied by others, arrived at the roundabout once again.

Standing under the turntable, Huang Guaxiang crossed her arms and looked at Xia You, saying, "You already know the rules, so please start spinning now."

Nodding, Xia You went to the lever. With a casual pull, the dial selected and finally stopped, and the pointer stopped on the red number 'two'!

Is it two?

Xia You nodded.

The number two represents two Pokémon, which also means that Xia You will send out two Pokémon.

This result is not bad. Although we can't play all three matches, at least we can experience the two strongest Pokémon from Cucumber Fragrance.

Surrounded by people, the two returned to the battlefield once again.

Standing in the trainer command area, Xia You and Huang Guaxiang faced each other from a distance.

Compared to Cai Dou, Xia You didn't have a strong presence. He just stood there and looked like a handsome trainer, nothing special.

But no one present dared to underestimate him!

They all knew that this was what was called restrained power. Don't be fooled by his approachable appearance and smiling face now; once the battle begins, he will show no mercy!

As before, Cucumber Fragrance threw out the Poké Ball first, and as two blue lights flashed, Iron Fist and Medicham, who had performed well in the previous battle, appeared outside the field.

Xia You had anticipated their appearance based on the previous treatment of Cucumber Fragrance, so she didn't hesitate and sent out the two Pokémon she had already planned.

After two flashes of blue light, Blaziken and Scizor appeared beside him.

Speaking of which, since winning the Hoenn Tournament, Pokémon like Blaziken and Milotic, which were caught in Hoenn, have received ample training, and their strength has further improved after the tournament.

If they continue their journey, unless they encounter some outstanding Gym Leaders and Trainers, ordinary battles and Pokémon will hardly provide them with any training.

This also means that Xia You must continue to catch some new Pokémon.

This also explains why Ash catches new Pokémon every time he goes to a new place. As the Pokémon's own strength increases, the improvement from wild Pokémon or ordinary events is no longer as significant.

After making this her next priority, Xia You turned her thoughts back to the battlefield.

Regardless, it's clear from the battle with Bea that Cucumber's two Pokémon are quite strong and can indeed help train her Pokémon. However, the matter of catching new Pokémon definitely needs to be addressed as soon as possible.

On the other side, Huang Guaxiang, as before, took the lead by sending out her Iron Palm Warrior.

Xia You's gaze swept over the Iron Palm Warrior, and she couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of this world's technology.

Even though it had just been defeated a few hours ago, after treatment and rest, this Pokémon was already back to its lively self in front of me. Its efficiency was truly remarkable.

Xia You slightly raised his chin, and the next second, his Blaziken strode confidently into the battlefield.

It's obvious to the naked eye that Blaziken, after the Rainbow Tournament, has not only improved in strength, but also become more composed and even more relaxed in demeanor.

This is not only because they fought their way from the qualifiers to the finals, but also because they underwent a transformation after experiencing such a high-profile event.

This is why Xia You's Pokémon are so much stronger than others'. How can you see the scenery below without standing on the top of the mountain?

The apprentices were in an uproar when Blaziken came on stage.

These people didn't know much about Xia You's Blaziken before, but while Xia You was resting, they quickly watched all the match videos from the Rainbow Tournament and naturally knew that this Blaziken was very strong and had even performed a spectacular one-against-three victory. Now that they saw it on the field, how could they sit still?

Of course, this is not a concern about the cucumber smell.

In fact, when facing a champion like Xia You, they had long since moved beyond the level of being annoyed by being defeated by the challenger. Instead, they were excited to see the champion's Pokémon. At this moment, winning or losing was not important to them. Just being able to see the champion and his Pokémon was enough to make them talk about it for days!

Although Cucumber Fragrance didn't specifically watch the competition, she could already sense that this Pokémon was extraordinary from the apprentices' performance and the aura emanating from Blaziken.

She glanced at Cai Dou again, and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

This Pokémon felt very similar to the one Bea had just encountered; both seemed quite troublesome. No wonder this man had won three consecutive tournaments; he was truly extraordinary.

Even Ashida, watching from the sidelines, kept his eyes glued to the Blaziken on the field, praising it without reservation: "It hasn't even started yet, but its momentum alone is already impressive. No wonder Mr. Xia You was able to achieve such results!"

At this point, he turned to Xiaoxia and asked, "I remember that Mr. Xia You didn't have this Blaziken at the Silver Conference, so you mean he caught it in Hoenn?"

"Yes."

"That's really amazing!" Seeing Xiaoxia nod, Ashida couldn't help but exclaim, "Even a newly caught Pokémon has such strength, I can't even imagine how powerful the Pokémon that Mr. Xia You caught in the past must be now!"

How powerful will it be?

Hearing this, Xiaoxia really thought about it seriously.

However, even she didn't know the answer.

In an instant, Gardevoir, Gengar, the giant red Gyarados, and the Crystal Steelix flashed through her mind. No matter which of these Pokémon she took out, she would definitely not lose even to the Elite Four's ace Pokémon.

Moreover, Xia You's real strength has never been the Pokémon that appeared at the conference, right?

Leaving aside the three legendary birds and two legendary beasts, just considering Deoxys and Black Rayquaza, she had seen them with her own eyes. Their power and destructive force could only be described as catastrophic!

Seeing that Xia didn't say anything, Ashida just smiled and didn't pay any attention.

After all, in his opinion, this little girl might not know much, and even if those Pokémon were very strong in the past, their strength should remain unchanged after they stopped traveling.

Off the field, the same apprentice was still acting as the referee, and at his signal, the match officially began.

In an instant, Blaziken took a big step and ran towards Iron Fist Warrior. Judging from its appearance, it did not use any fire moves, and seemed to want to use close combat to determine who was better than Iron Fist Warrior.

And this is clearly exactly what Cucumber Fragrance was thinking.

With a focused gaze, at her command, Iron Fist Warrior stood ready, raising his thick palms and keeping a close eye on Blaziken's every move.

The not-too-long distance was covered in just a few seconds by Blaziken at full speed. And just as it was about to get close, Blaziken's body suddenly accelerated again like an orange light, almost becoming a blur, rushing towards Iron Hand Warrior!

"Stop it!!"

Cucumber Fragrance shouted, and almost simultaneously, Iron Palm Warrior's huge hands swung towards Blaziken.

However, whether it's Cucumber Fragrance or Iron Palm Warrior, they clearly underestimated Blaziken's speed.

With a single flash, Blaziken vanished from Iron Fist Warrior's sight, only to reappear on his side in the next instant. It leaped up and its powerful chicken feet slammed into Iron Fist Warrior's body!

So fast!

Huang Guaxiang only had time to exclaim in surprise before she saw the Iron Palm Warrior stagger back a few steps.

Fortunately, the Iron Palm Warrior was tall, strong, and sturdy enough that the kick didn't knock it down. Even so, the powerful leg strike still caused considerable damage.

But even with just one kick, alarm bells rang in Huang Guaxiang's heart.

Unlike Xia You, Huang Guaxiang is both a karate expert and a top Pokémon trainer. As an expert in both, she can naturally see the subtlety of this kick and also has a clearer understanding of the Blaziken's strength.

She frowned, then commanded the Iron Palm Warrior, who had regained its footing, to go forward and engage the Blaziken in combat.

Unlike the previous battle between Bea and the domineering panda, this time it's a clash of strength and speed.

Iron Fist Warrior undoubtedly has an absolute advantage in strength, while Blaziken is even faster. Blaziken dares not fight back against Iron Fist Warrior's attacks, but Iron Fist Warrior also dares not be careless every time Blaziken circles around from behind.

After several attempts, Cucumber Fragrance found it increasingly difficult to keep up with Blaziken's speed. But when she looked up and gazed into the distance, she saw the man opposite her, just as before, simply standing there, only occasionally issuing a clean and concise command, giving her a feeling that 'everything is under control'!

The difference in quality is immediately apparent...

This left Cucumber Fragrance feeling somewhat resentful yet helpless.

What's infuriating is that they've only just started fighting, and the outcome is clearly undecided, yet this man acts as if he's in complete control, which is really annoying.

Unfortunately, despite her best efforts and numerous attempts, Iron Fist Warrior simply couldn't do anything to Blaziken!

Chapter 797 Even though we lost, we still have to say thank you.

Iron Palm Warrior's powerful push missed again, failing to even hit Blaziken.

After so many rounds of fighting, it only succeeded once when it used a throw to throw Blaziken heavily to the ground, but Blaziken immediately got up and broke free.

At this point, Huang Guaxiang could only sigh inwardly.

It's difficult, extremely difficult.

With flames moving at such a speed, seizing an opportunity is extremely difficult!

Of course, this doesn't mean that Blaziken is stronger. It's really related to its speed, which leaves Iron Fist Pokémon with a lot of strength but nowhere to use it. If it were a power-type Pokémon, like the Tyranitar just now, it wouldn't have ended up in such a situation where it had no chance to fight back.

However, there was some good news as well.