I caught a Pokémon

Xia You took the opportunity to walk up to Xiao Ji and explain her purpose.

However, his self-introduction was obviously superfluous. Xiao Ji clearly knew Xia You and also knew from others that he was challenging the battle pioneer zone everywhere. Now that he had met him in person, he couldn't help but cross his arms and laugh.

"I've already heard about you from Huang Guaxiang. I thought you'd be a few days away from arriving here, but I didn't expect you to come so soon. It seems that none of the other pioneering minds could hold out for long in your hands!"

Chapter 841 Only Things You Can't Imagine

In fact, most people who know a little about current events, especially in places like Kanto and Jodo, have heard of Xia You's name.

After all, the Pokémon Tournament is already incredibly popular. Even if Xia You hadn't won, people would still be familiar with the champion's name if it were any other contestant.

Moreover, for those tournaments that attracted attention across the entire continent, people like Xiaoji and those three delinquent girls, as professionals in the field, must have watched the competition. It's just that so much time has passed, and the focus at the time was entirely on Pokémon, neglecting the trainers, so many people didn't remember Xia You's appearance and didn't recognize her immediately.

Now that Xiao Ji has revealed Xia You's true identity, the three delinquent girls finally realize what's going on.

"Ah, it's you!"

"I watched your fight when you won the championship, you were absolutely amazing!"

"Hey, Mr. Champion, would you like me to sign your name? I think I'll just sign it on my chest. By the way, do you have a pen with you? If not, you can use your finger!"

These people are really bold in their words...

Upon learning that Xia You was actually the champion, the three delinquent girls' eyes lit up again, and they became even more aggressive, crowding around her and even pushing Xiao Yao aside.

Trainers are common, but champions who come to challenge you are a rare breed!

Upon hearing the sound, several more delinquent girls of the same style emerged from the facility and surrounded Xia You, scrutinizing her as if she were some rare Pokémon.

This reminded Xia You of Rika and the Yuhong Dojo.

The dojo owners and staff are all women, and they all love to gossip. They chatter together and it can be a bit noisy, but compared to Yuhong Dojo, the people here are undoubtedly more... uninhibited.

Some people might enjoy being surrounded by girls, but Xia You didn't, nor did he enjoy the flattery. If he could, he would even prefer that Xiao Ji wouldn't recognize him at all and would treat him like an ordinary person.

But there's nothing that can be done about it. When you gain fame and achieve things that ordinary people can't, you inevitably have to pay a price. This has happened more than once before, and it will likely continue to happen in the future.

Of course, this applies to people like Xia You. If it were someone who enjoys this feeling, that would be a different story.

However, being the Brain of Pioneers, Xiaoji naturally wouldn't tolerate these 'little sisters' causing trouble. With her shout, all the delinquent girls surrounding Xia You retreated.

This made Xia You think more highly of Xiao Ji.

These delinquents are not honest and law-abiding people. No matter how you get along with them normally, you only need to say one word to make them obey your orders at crucial moments. It is clear that Xiaoji is indeed good at managing her subordinates and deserves the name of the pioneering brain.

Getting back to the main point, led by Xiao Ji and a group of delinquents, Xia You and her companion entered the battle tunnel.

Behind the gate is a huge space that resembles the interior of a pipe.

Xia You looked around and realized that being here felt like standing inside a water pipe, which explained why this place was called the Battle Pipe.

And at the very center of this space is the battlefield.

However, unlike typical battlefields, this is not a simple terrain with a single attribute. Instead, it is a complex terrain composed of shrubs, soil, and winding pools, along with more than a dozen water platforms and small islands!

It can be used for combat on land, water, and air. In short, compared to those dry, unimaginative venues, this place is more like a real outdoor battlefield!

This is arguably the venue with the most diverse battlefields among all the venues Xia You has visited.

As they climbed the high steps, Xia You and Xiao Ji stood on either side of the trainer command area, facing each other from a distance.

Despite her name being Xiaoji, she exudes the aura of a big sister; just standing there, she commands respect.

A delinquent girl with short, light blue hair, also wearing a light blue tube top, walked onto the referee's platform.

She announced, "Now we will begin the Indigo League champion Xia You and the Pipe Queen Xiao Ji's pioneering battle. Each player may use two Pokémon. The first player to win two battles will be the winner. Please send out your Pokémon!"

Little Thistle is known as the Pipe Queen, not only because she is the pioneering mind of this place, nor because of her temperament and appearance, but because of her strength. Facing countless challengers, she wins more often than she loses in this facility. With absolute strength, she dominates this place like a queen, hence the name.

Her strength is beyond doubt, but she still felt considerable pressure facing a tournament champion like Xia You.

Even though the man was just standing there, doing nothing and making no unnecessary movements, seemingly full of flaws, Xiaoji could still feel a suffocating aura emanating from him!

Unlike the faint helplessness on his face when he was surrounded by those delinquent girls, the moment he stood in the trainer command area, the confidence that inadvertently flowed from his eyes and the sense of oppression that emanated from within him made people take notice!

Is this what a champion looks like?

No, should I say, is this the man who holds three regional championships?

She's definitely different from the previous challengers...

Although she felt extremely troubled, Xiaoji's expression remained unchanged as she calmly took out a Poké Ball from her pocket.

On the other side, Xia You also took out a Poké Ball almost at the same time as her. As the two opened the Poké Ball, the onlookers were able to see their first Pokémon to participate in the battle.

Coincidentally, after the blue light disappeared, two identical Milotic appeared in the water in front of each of the two trainers.

No one expected that they would choose the same Pokémon!

"Huh? They're all Milotic!?" The delinquent girls who were just watching were all incredulous at the sight.

It's important to understand that there are so many types of Pokémon, and while it's relatively rare for the same Pokémon to be used in a battle, it doesn't mean it never happens. However, in this situation, the fact that Milotic, a Pokémon that is so rare, can only be described as a remarkable coincidence.

In fact, not to mention the spectators, even Xia You and Xiao Ji didn't expect them to send out the same Pokémon.

For Azurlan, facing such an enemy, she naturally had to go all out. Milotic, like her signature ace Pokémon Seviper, was also one of her main Pokémon, so it was only natural to bring it out for the first test battle.

In Xia You's view, Milotic is also one of the Pokémon she is focusing on training, and given that most of the area here is water, it is normal to send it out.

In short, the two had their own plans, which led to this coincidence.

"I didn't expect you to have a Milotic too." Although somewhat surprised, Xiaoji's voice remained as calm as ever. She said lightly, "That's perfect. Since the Pokémon are the same and have similar types, this is the best time to test our strength. So, let me see what you're capable of!"

seeing is believing.

Despite Xia You's immense fame and seemingly unparalleled success in winning three regional championships, all of that is only on screen, through the internet. Only by experiencing it firsthand can Xiao Ji know whether his reputation is undeserved or whether he is as formidable as the legends suggest.

Most importantly, she also wanted to test her skills against this man and see what the difference was between them!

The two Milotics swam to the starting position, and under the illumination of the lights and the reflection of the water, the two Pokémon looked exceptionally beautiful.

Seeing that both sides were ready, the delinquent woman who was acting as the referee waved her hand.

"The match begins!"

Just as she finished speaking, both Pokémon came to life.

With almost identical movements, the two Milotic opened their mouths at the same time, and two water cannons condensed and shot towards each other.

The water cannons swept across from both sides, collided in mid-air, and sprayed down in large amounts of water.

Sure enough, the same moves were used, and obviously, they weren't effective.

However, these were all Pokémon's autonomous actions, which were tests at the beginning of the battle. After the tests, the two trainers took over the battle.

"Milotic, use Tornado!"

The order was not given by Xia You, but by Xiao Ji.

Xia You never expected that her favorite move, which she often used in battles with Water-type Pokémon and often combined with other skills, would be used against her by someone else this time.

However, since Xia You is skilled at using tornadoes, he naturally knows how to deal with them.

"Milanos, let's do it too! Use Tornado!"

Two tornadoes formed one after the other in the field, growing larger and larger as they swept towards the center of the battlefield.

Although the winds were in different directions, the expected collision did not occur because the forces were equal. Instead, the two tornadoes merged and formed an even larger whirlwind!

A larger whirlwind undoubtedly generates stronger winds.

The pond water, along with some shrubs and pebbles that hadn't penetrated the soil, were uprooted and swept into the whirlwind, slowly forming a murky waterspout that blocked the view on both sides.

Once you get here, you'll notice that Xia You and Xiao Ji have distinctly different fighting styles.

Thistle clearly only used the tornado as a means of attack. After using it, she waited for her opponent to make a mistake before launching an attack.

This left her stunned when, a dozen seconds later, she saw Xia You's Milotic riding the water vortex of the waterspout, falling from the sky at an extremely fast speed, and using its Iron Tail to lash her Milotic hard.

Snapped!

Seemingly completely unprepared for such an attack from the sky, Little Thistle's Milotic was hit squarely and, due to the immense inertia, was slammed directly into the water!

"Milotic!!"

The one who exclaimed in surprise was not Xiaoji, but the delinquent girls watching from the sidelines.

They all stood up instinctively.

Since the establishment of the battle channel, they have always followed Xiaoji. When have they ever seen Xiaoji's Milotic fall into such an unfavorable situation at the very beginning of the game?

This Milotic is the second most important Pokémon for Aspidistra, after the ace Seviper! It's not just any random Pokémon that ordinary trainers have!

Of course, this was also because they were caught off guard by the iron tail that came from the water and fell from the sky, but doesn't this also show that the opponent has a more creative way of thinking?

Fortunately, although Iron Tail was very powerful, being on the surface of the water helped Milotic absorb a lot of the force.

It must have hurt a lot, but a few seconds after sinking underwater, with a splash of water, Little Thistle's Milotic leaped out of the water and crashed headfirst into Xia You's Milotic.

Unfortunately, the attack failed.

Regardless, Milotic's reappearance still brought a sigh of relief to the spectators.

Although the attack missed, Xiaoji's Milotic did not stop and continued to launch an offensive against Xiayou's Milotic.

"Great!" It was only then that the spectators sat down again, their brows relaxing, and they said with a hint of relief, "It seems like we've returned to Big Sister's familiar style. As long as she keeps attacking, attacking, and attacking, no one can withstand her onslaught!"

Because of the distance, Xia You couldn't hear their conversation, but every word reached Xiao Yao's ears.

Although she knew that Aji was very strong after hearing the title of "Water Pipe Queen", she completely disagreed with what these delinquent girls said.

In Pokémon battles, nothing is absolute.

No one can withstand Little Thistle's offensive?

That's because you haven't met Brother Xia You before!

Although Xiaoyao wasn't like Xiaoxia, who was a "world's number one Xia You fan" and thought Xia You was invincible, she knew in her heart that Xia You had encountered many tough opponents since his debut, but he had never lost in an official match. Therefore, his "unstoppable" offensive was no match for him at all!

However, despite her resentment, given her personality, she only kept these thoughts to herself and didn't say them aloud.

Just as she expected.

In the arena, Xiaoji's Milotic continued to launch attacks, using Iron Tail, Tackle, and even attempting to use Bind. It could be said that, apart from Water-type moves, it used most of the moves it knew. However, under Xia You's command, Xia You's Milotic dealt with each of these attacks one by one.

Xia You, with his superior insight, launched a defensive counterattack, not only disrupting the attack rhythm of Little Thistle Milotic, but also allowing his Milotic to use Iron Tail again, catching Little Thistle Milotic off guard once more.

This silenced the delinquent girls in the audience, and they all fell silent.

Xiaoyao secretly felt relieved and glanced at them with a hint of smugness.

See? As expected, there's no such thing as an "unstoppable" offensive. Now you've finally witnessed how powerful Brother Xia You is, haven't you?

Chapter 842 The Water Pipe Queen

By now, Xiaoji had naturally come to realize how troublesome Xia Youminas was.

It was clear that compared to his own Milotic, Xia You's Milotic performed much better on both offense and defense, leaving him little room to maneuver. He had to be on his toes to deal with it, but even so, it was still quite difficult to get up, and he would get caught if he wasn't careful.

However, considering that the other party is a Pokémon that has participated in regional tournaments and has been through intense battles, it doesn't seem strange.

What truly troubled her was the man behind Milos.

The real problem lies in that accurate judgment and a steady yet adventurous playing style.

Under that man's command, his Milotic was able to unleash even greater power, as if it had been given a pair of eyes and a brain, fully embodying the role of a trainer!

This meant that as the battle progressed, by the time they came to their senses, they found that their Milotic had already fallen into a disadvantageous position!

When Pokémon have the same type, moves, and even species, he's incredibly adept at accumulating advantages through countless subtle details! By the time he realizes it, it's already too late!

At this point, most trainers would choose to go all out and try to turn the tide with bolder strategies, and Little Thistle was no exception.

After all, she knew in her heart that if she continued like this, she would definitely be the one to lose!

"Milotic! Dive into the water!"

At thistle's command, her Milotic plunged into the water without hesitation.

Upon seeing this, Xia You was only momentarily taken aback before she understood what was going on.

I see……

It realized that it couldn't beat itself when it had a commander, so it thought of blocking its own vision, severing its connection with its Pokémon, and fighting its Milotic underwater!