I caught a Pokémon

boom!

The blow was heavy, hitting directly and striking a sensitive area like the head. Not only did Snorlax fall backward, but the sound of the explosion could even be heard from the audience.

As Munchlax crashed to the ground, the spectacle value on the screen decreased by another level!

It could be said that the battle had only just begun when Munchlax was already at a disadvantage, something May had never expected before the battle started.

But Xia You, sitting in the audience, showed no change in expression when she saw this.

Knowing that Harry was no pushover and that the Pokémon that came out was the type that May had never encountered before, he knew that it wouldn't be easy for May to win this battle.

Harry's octopus bucket was clearly well-nurtured and performed exceptionally well, indicating that he was using it as a trump card.

May seemed to realize this as well. After Munchlax got up, it didn't rush closer. Instead, it commanded Munchlax to use Solar Beam to try to launch an attack from a distance.

Seeing this, Harry smiled slightly again.

Under his command, the Octopus Barrel's long mouth bulged, spewing out several sludge bombs that instantly hit Munchlax, not only blocking Munchlax's mouth but also forcing back the Solar Beam and causing the Solar Beam damage to bounce back, injuring Munchlax itself!

Harry didn't forget to tease Yao at this moment.

However, because they were too far apart, Xia You couldn't hear what he said, but it certainly wasn't anything nice.

His gaze involuntarily fell upon Xiaoyao once again.

The Octopus Bucket has already demonstrated its formidable strength and formidable nature. Now, having been provoked by Harry, what should you do next in a battle against such an opponent?

Although she helped Munchlax train yesterday, improving its strength is not something that can be done overnight. Even though she trained it to cope with sleeping, whether she can find an opportunity or wait until then depends on May herself.

Sure enough, after two consecutive setbacks, Xiaoyao was a little flustered, but she quickly calmed down.

At her command, Munchlax performed 'Command'.

This was an extremely risky move, essentially betting everything on an unknown strategy, purely relying on luck.

But it must be said that this is indeed Xiaoyao's only way to break the deadlock.

Seeing Munchlax's actions, Harry's arrogant side resurfaced. He put one hand on his hip and looked coldly at Munchlax. In his heart, he didn't see such an attack as a threat at all, but instead thought that May had given up on herself!

After all, in his view, command was a double-edged sword, and a helpless move that did more harm than good. It also proved that Xiaoyao had been driven to a dead end and had no choice but to resort to this tactic!

Under the watchful eyes of people with varying thoughts, Munchlax completed its command.

Surprisingly, although Munchlax successfully executed the command, nothing happened except for Munchlax's rather cool movements after the soft white light disappeared!

A murmur of surprise immediately arose from the audience. People were discussing and speculating about what Munchlax had used, as it seemed to have no effect at all.

Even Harry laughed without restraint.

However, just as he was mocking Xiaoyao again, a sudden change occurred!

Suddenly, a thick beam of energy descended from the sky, striking the octopus bucket with a series of ear-piercing crackling sounds, completely engulfing it and instantly turning it into a charred mess!

It was only then that people realized that the command had not failed, but had successfully summoned a powerful electric-type move!

This, due to the type advantage, had a tremendous effect, erasing all the advantages Harry had previously created and bringing the two Pokémon back to a level playing field!

Sure enough, Xiaoyao made the right bet at the crucial moment!

It was at this moment that Harry commanded the octopus bucket to cast 'Sleep'.

As a superpower-type move, Sleep can restore the user's full health if used on oneself, while it will put the target to sleep if used on them.

It can be said to be a powerful recovery method. Even while using 'sleep', as long as you are not defeated in a short time, all the physical strength consumed will be restored in an instant, and all abnormal statuses will be removed!

Seeing that, just like in the anime, the octopus bucket had actually used this move, Xia You smiled slightly from the stands.

Even a move that looks so powerful isn't without its flaws.

The patch has already been applied, so now it's up to Munchlax to do what it wants!

However, as for May, since she had focused most of her attention on Squirtle's performance training during yesterday's training, she didn't know what Xia You had trained her on, nor did she know that Xia You had focused on training her Munchlax to break the 'Sleep' spell. Therefore, when she saw Octobuzz use Sleep, she still issued the attack command in her own way.

At her command, Snorlax moved its two short legs quickly towards the seemingly asleep and motionless Octobuzz, and used Tackle.

boom!

This impact was powerful and heavy, fully utilizing Munchlax's weight advantage.

However, Octopus Barrel wasn't unprepared. While it was asleep, several tentacles gripped the ground firmly, so even though Snorlax's ramming attack looked powerful, it didn't shake it at all!

Although May was surprised, she was not discouraged and continued to have Munchlax use Focus Punch.

A fist gleaming with white light struck Octopus Barrel's chin from below, attempting to send it flying. However, due to the tentacles, Munchlax's attack failed to achieve its intended effect.

With the 'sleep' session about to end and two consecutive attacks proving ineffective, Haruka was starting to get anxious.

She also knew that once the sleep spell was successfully used, it would mean that Octobuzz would regain all its strength and return to its original state. With Munchlax's current strength, it would definitely lose if it tried to fight Octobuzz again.

But... what should we do?

Many thoughts flashed through Xiaoyao's mind, but she rejected them all.

At that moment, a new change occurred on the field.

After a brief period without May's command, Snorlax looked at the sleeping Octopus Barrel in front of it and naturally recalled Xia You's training of it the day before.

It was almost instinctive. It walked up to the octopus bucket, and under the watchful eyes of all the spectators, bent down and pulled the octopus bucket's tentacles one by one from the ground. Then it hugged the octopus bucket and walked to the edge of the arena!

"Huh?" Seeing this, the host Lillian was extremely surprised. "Snorlax actually picked up Octopus Toilet! What is it trying to do?"

Not only was she puzzled, but even May and Harry were completely baffled, having no idea what Snorlax was up to.

However, the two quickly realized what it was going to do!

Upon reaching the edge of the arena, Snorlax lifted the Octopus Bucket high, and amidst Harry's drastic change in expression and May's delight, it actually threw the Octopus Bucket out of bounds!

The audience exclaimed "Oh!" in unison, followed by a burst of laughter.

That's right. Don't worry about whether sleeping will restore your stamina or not, and don't think about any complicated ways to deal with it. Just throw it out of the arena and disqualify it from the competition. Even if its stamina is restored, what's the use?

This is Xia You's simplest and most effective way to deal with it!

"Octopus bucket, wake up!!"

Harry was horrified. He shouted in a hurry to wake Octopus, but the sleep spell was still a little short of being cast. During this time, not only was he, the trainer, unable to wake up on his own or give up the sleep spell without mastering the special method, let alone Octopus himself!

The octopus bucket descended lower and lower until, finally, it crashed to the ground with a thud, right in front of Harry's frantic face.

Just then, a white light flashed across the octopus bucket's body, and it opened its eyes!

The sleep technique was successful, restoring its strength and condition to what it was when it first entered the battle.

But looking at the unfamiliar location and the little Snorlax watching it from the stage, it became confused again.

How did I get here?

Wasn't I just on stage?

How did I end up standing offstage after just one night's sleep?

Seeing its comical and bewildered expression, the audience laughed again.

They never expected that such a scene would occur at the finals of the Grand Tournament!

Of course, the biggest surprise was for Haruka.

She never expected that, when she was at her wit's end, Munchlax would find a solution on its own. It was truly unexpected!

On the judges' stand, the three judges glanced at each other, then at the comparison of the splendor values, and shook their heads with wry smiles.

Neither time nor spectacle points have ended or been fully consumed, but rules are rules. Even if the battle is not over, as long as you cross the boundary, the winner has already been decided.

"Octopustard leaves the stage, Munchlax wins! Congratulations to May for winning the Tamamo Tournament!"

Lillian announced the results of the match with a smile, while Harry's face was extremely gloomy in contrast to her radiant smile.

Harry never expected that he would lose the game in this way.

Octopus Barrel's stamina was about to be fully restored, and if it held on a little longer, victory would be its for the taking. But unexpectedly, Munchlax threw Octopus Barrel away in this way!

This was completely unexpected for him.

And this is completely unlike Haruka's fighting style!

Remembering that Xiaoyao had also shown a brief look of surprise after witnessing that scene, Harry's heart skipped a beat, as if he had thought of something, and he quickly turned to look at the audience.

Despite the large number of people present, for some reason, perhaps sensing something, Harry immediately spotted a handsome young man in the crowd, who was looking up at him with a slightly mocking gaze!

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Xia You wouldn't go so far as to mock Harry.

Harry could sense the sarcasm, but that was just his own imagination; in reality, Xia You hadn't even looked at him...

Xia You didn't even take people like Crimson Pine and Water Willow Tree seriously, let alone someone like Harry who wasn't even a worthy opponent... a nobody.

Although I may look down on him a bit, that's the truth.

For May, Harry might be a formidable opponent, but for Xia You, Harry's level of strength wouldn't even qualify him as one of the elite members of those evil organizations. In fact, on a grand and epic battlefield, his Pokémon might be just like those ordinary members, easily defeated in a single move by Xia You's main Pokémon.

They just become more malicious and are easily exposed.

It's easy to see why Xia You would deliberately mock someone like that.

Only when Harry truly poses a threat to him will Xia You pay more attention to him.

That's how arrogant they are!

Back to the topic.

Winning the Tamamo Tournament undoubtedly brought Haruka one step closer to her goal.

Defeating Harry again boosted her confidence, and this mindset has undoubtedly been a huge boost to her growth.

Xia You, who had left the venue earlier, leaned against the wall at the back door, calmly watching the audience who were still savoring the competition, and slowly left the venue through the front door.

When Xiaoyao came out of the venue with the ribbon medal, she was overjoyed. When she saw him, her face lit up with a bright smile.

She wasn't stupid; she naturally knew that the Snorlax's spontaneous 'throw' move at the last moment must have been taught to it by Xia You. Now that they met, she naturally had to thank it properly.

"Xia You, you deserve half the credit for this Ribbon Medal! If it weren't for the move you taught Munchlax, I really wouldn't know what to do!"

That's true. In the last moment on stage, her mind went blank and she really didn't know what to do. If Munchlax hadn't acted on instinct according to training, she would have been the one to lose!

"Doesn't this prove that you still have a lot of room for improvement? As for me? I just did what I was supposed to do, it's nothing special." Saying this, Xia You tossed Xiao Yao's backpack to her and smiled at her, "Alright, although we won, which is something to celebrate, we still have a journey to continue, so we should get going and set off!"

Upon hearing Xia You's words, Xiao Yao immediately responded with a big smile.

"Yes!"

……

Although both are town-level towns, the natural town on Metal Island cannot compare with Tamamo Town in terms of size, population, or prosperity.

This allowed the two to easily find a ship returning to the Kanto mainland at the dock, without having to endure the bumpy ride with Dragonite.

However, this place is not far from their next destination—the peninsula where Asakusa City is located. It will only take about half a day by boat to get there.

The battle tunnel that Xia You will be challenging next is also near Shallow Red City.

They disembarked at a port town, and since it was getting late, the two didn't rush on their way. Instead, they checked into the Pokémon Center there.

Just as they were checking in, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly came from the direction of the restaurant.

"Hey handsome guy over there, wanna come over for a chat?"

It was a woman's voice. It not only sounded mature, but also somewhat familiar. I must have heard it somewhere before!

Puzzled, Xia You turned her head and saw a woman wearing glasses with red hair tied in a ponytail sitting at a dining table, waving at her.

Ok?

He recognized her at a glance; she was none other than Lorelei, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto region!

I never expected to run into her here!

"What a coincidence." With the same question in mind, Xia You walked to the opposite side of Kona and sat down in front of her without waiting for her consent. "I didn't expect to see you here!"

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect you to return to Kanto. What brings you back this time?"

Kona chuckled as she looked Xia You up and down. It had been a long time since she'd seen him, and she sensed a very different aura emanating from this man.

Xia You told her about his upcoming challenge in the Battle Frontier, and after listening, Kona looked at Xia You in surprise.

"I never expected that you would come to challenge a place like this after already winning championships in three regions!"