I caught a Pokémon

That's a really good idea.

Unfortunately, just like Tulip before her, Acer unaware that Pokémon's ability to fight independently is also her forte!

It can only be said that Xiaoji chose the wrong approach.

Xia You's Milotic followed closely behind and plunged into the pool. In just a short while, the surface of the water returned to calm, leaving only ripples gently undulating.

Soon, however, a large number of bubbles emerged from the bottom of the pool, then churned and generated a lot of splashes, which began to surge towards the pool's edge in circles.

It's obvious that those two Pokémon were fighting underwater.

Because there were no underwater cameras or large screens, people didn't know what the underwater battle was like or how it was fought.

It's clear that Xiaoji might be trying to use her familiarity with the terrain to give her Milotic an opportunity to defeat Xia You's Milotic. While this method might work for most trainers, for Xia You's Pokémon, fighting without commands becomes their advantage.

At this point, the delinquent girls in the stands clenched their fists, staring intently at the water, seemingly eager to know who would win.

Is that the boss's Milotic?

Or is it that man's Pokémon?

Or perhaps they fought to a draw, and then surfaced to continue the battle?

Under their tense gaze, the results came quickly.

As the water splashed again, one Milotic used its tail to tightly bind another Milotic, dragging it to the edge of the pool. With a powerful twist, the bound Milotic struggled a few more times before finally losing consciousness.

Although the two Pokémon look exactly alike, their daily interactions allow people to easily distinguish their identities from various subtle differences.

At a glance, people recognized that the Milotic that had been strangled was Little Thistle's!

However, seeing this result, the group of delinquent girls were clearly very disappointed.

"The boss's Milotic actually lost!"

"That's right, it's unbelievable that we lost so easily..."

"As expected... the champion's Pokémon is still superior?"

Listening to the sighs and lamentations of those delinquent girls, Xiaoyao's eyebrows involuntarily twitched upwards in contrast to their helplessness.

I knew it! There's no such thing as an attack that 'no one can withstand'. Xia You is as amazing as ever!

Xia You, who was in the trainer command area, naturally had no idea what these people were thinking.

At this moment, all his attention was focused on his Pokémon.

Upon closer inspection, his Milotic also had some barely noticeable wounds.

It seems the underwater battle that just took place must have been intense and fraught with danger!

Although the victory seemed effortless, the intricacies and dangers involved were far more complex than these 'spectators' perceived.

In terms of strength, the two Milotics are not much different and are quite close. Even if Xia You's Milotic performs better, it is still relatively limited and cannot reach the point of overwhelming the opponent. If Xia You were to say, the strength comparison between the two Pokémon should be roughly 5.3 to 4.7.

The problem arose from Xiaoji's final choice.

However, it's not that she gave the wrong order; it's just that she didn't understand Xia You's fighting style beforehand.

If she had known that Xia You often had his Pokémon participate in those chaotic battles, leaving him no time to command them and forcing them to fight on their own, she naturally wouldn't have chosen this method.

But it's okay. After this setback, it's clear that Xiaoji has realized this.

It's not too late yet.

She recalled the unconscious Milotic and then took out a second Poké Ball.

As the Poké Ball opened and the blue light dissipated, Seviper, the ace Pokémon of Thistle, finally made its appearance amidst the anticipation of a group of mischievous creatures!

"Go, boss!"

"Spiked Snake, show that guy what you're made of!!"

If it were ordinary staff, they might consider the challengers' feelings and not be so open about cheering for the gym leader or the pioneering brain. But these delinquent girls had no such concerns and did whatever they wanted, which filled the entire battle tunnel with their shouts.

Xia You ignored them completely, as if she hadn't heard any of the disturbances, and didn't even glance in that direction.

For him, this kind of situation was nothing special. It would be strange if it could affect his mindset. Even a 1-0 score didn't bring him any joy.

As Xia You retrieved her Milotic, she also took a look at the Silencer in front of her.

When it comes to the Pokémon Seviper, the first thing that comes to mind for people is probably Jessie's Seviper. After all, that Seviper was very strong and had a unique personality, making it one of Jessie's representative Pokémon.

Unfortunately, because Team Rocket's trio never dared to mess around in front of Xia You, Musashi had never shown his skills in front of him since he captured the Slug!

However, this does not prevent Xia You from understanding these Pokémon.

The prototype of the rice-spoon snake may be based on venomous snakes, especially a black, highly venomous head viper.

As a Poison-type Pokémon, Seviper appears to be a black snake, but it has a golden jaw, golden armor on its head and back, six small golden protrusions on its abdomen for crawling, sharp red fangs, and a tail like a blade.

In terms of habits, it uses rocks to sharpen the blades on its tail, making them not only extremely sharp but also oozing a deadly poison, which is very dangerous. It will also hide in the grass and attack its prey with its venomous fangs when it gets close, and then use its blade-like tail to cut the enemy while spewing the oozing poison at the opponent, giving it a fatal blow.

In short, this is a dangerous, cold-blooded hunter!

It's clear that Azami really enjoys battling with snake-shaped Pokémon.

Whether it's Milotic from before, or Seviper now, or her other Pokémon that haven't appeared yet, such as Steelix and Gyarados, they all have snake-like bodies in terms of appearance.

It's clear that she really likes snake-type Pokémon, just like the squinty-eyed Pokémon pets in her house.

As for what to use to fight it...

After putting away Milotic's Poké Ball, Xia You pondered for a moment, debating between Blaziken and Eevee for quite some time before finally releasing Eevee.

It's not that he doesn't want to train other Pokémon; compared to Eevee and Blaziken, Tyranitar, Metagross, and Scizor all seem to have a good counter effect.

But he dared not use it, nor was he willing to use it.

Knowing how troublesome delinquent women are, if he dared to send out a Pokémon that counters Seviper, losing would be one thing, but if he won, he would definitely be driven crazy by these women.

Adhering to the principle of "better to avoid trouble than to get into trouble," Xia Youye chose to send Eevee into the game.

It is evident that he not only strategizes effectively on the field, but also takes care of every aspect off the field.

Because it was an unconventional location, with water taking up most of the space and affecting the terrain, the two Pokémon did not stand in the usual spot to prepare. Instead, they each stood on their respective half of the open space, on a small, off-center side.

But it doesn't really matter; it's just that the location is a bit off.

With the two Pokémon ready, and the referee waving her hand again, the second highly anticipated battle officially began!

Despite having just experienced defeat, Little Thistle still maintained her previous offensive desire, and immediately commanded the Sparrow Serpent to launch an attack at the start of the battle.

It quickly approached Eevee and bit the latter. After Eevee jumped away, it immediately swung its sharp tail and slashed at the spot where Eevee landed.

Fortunately, Ibrahimovic reacted quickly and leaped again, dodging the attack.

However, Seviper's offensive was not over yet. Thanks to the special structure of snake Pokémon, they can unleash powerful muscle strength in an instant and bite forward at an extremely fast speed!

If it were any other Pokémon, at such close range, it might actually have succeeded.

But Xia You's Eevee was naturally lively and quick-witted, and it managed to react in such a critical moment. Not only did it narrowly dodge the poisonous attack that shimmered with a deadly light, but it also kicked out with its two hind legs, striking the Scyther's head!

"Oh, what a pity!!"

Several sighs immediately came from the audience.

The delinquent girls naturally knew that this little combo, though seemingly unremarkable, was actually one of the Spoon Snake's signature moves.

Once an opponent is hit by that combo and has their body infused with venom, they are basically given a huge lead and rarely have a chance to turn the tide.

Unfortunately, Ibrahimovic managed to dodge it, and in the following moments, because Ibrahimovic was on guard, it became even harder to hit him.

While the delinquent girls were sighing and lamenting, little did they know that Xia You had just secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he had a good overall perspective and was good at observing details, it was his first time fighting against Little Thistle's Sparrow Snake, so he naturally couldn't have predicted such an attack.

All I can say is that it was fortunate that Ibrahimovic reacted quickly, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable!

You've definitely grown a lot...

Back on the field, after missing his first attack, it was now Ibrahimovic's turn to counterattack.

In terms of speed, Eevee may not be as fast as Scyther, but its smaller body gives it more agile footwork, and its ability to jump allows it to circle around the venomous snake and harass it continuously.

However, given the difficulty of dealing with Seviper and its venomous fangs, Eevee never dared to get too close to launch an attack, which meant that despite its repeated attempts, it still couldn't achieve much success.

Seeing that the situation seemed to be deadlocked, Xiaoji's eyes narrowed, and she decisively gave another order.

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, the Scyther's tail slashed down at Eevee like lightning!

Its razor-sharp tail was so fast that it even made a whooshing sound as it cut through the air!

"Ibu, get out of the way!"

Despite being wary of its tail attack, it was still too fast. Even though Eevee leaped backward, the explosion from its tail hitting the ground still blasted it into the pool next to it.

Pfft!

After falling into the water, Ibu was clearly a little flustered, splashing around in the water like a puppy. After getting used to it, he swam towards the pool shore in the distance.

Seeing such a great opportunity, how could Xiaoji miss it?

Although Scyther is not a water snake, it still went into the water without hesitation and coiled around Eevee.

The situation has now become quite dangerous.

Despite its agility on land, Eevee is utterly useless in the water.

How to do this?

Based on distance and speed, Eevee will definitely be caught by Seviper before it even reaches the shore.

If that were the case, we would truly be at the mercy of others.

Xia You frowned, glanced around, and suddenly had an idea.

"Ibu, go get that log over there!"

In the previous battle, affected by the huge whirlwind, many shrubs and low trees were uprooted, some were swept out of the arena, and many more simply floated in the pool.

Now, these miscellaneous items have clearly given Ibrahimovic a glimmer of hope to escape!

Chapter 843 It's Time for It to Evolve

Upon hearing Xia You's command, Eevee changed direction and instead of swimming towards the pool bank, it swam towards a piece of driftwood that was closer to it.

The sound of water ripples rapidly rose behind it. Without turning around, it knew that the katydid was fast approaching, and it seemed to have already sensed the cold, venomous breath of the snake!

Fortunately, the log was close enough that Eevee was able to climb onto it before being caught by the Scyther.

Without bothering to shake off the pool water, Eevee took a running start and leaped high into the air, clearing the wide pool and landing perfectly on the other side just as the Scyther's tail lashed out at him.

Seeing this, Xiaoji secretly sighed in regret.

It still got away in the end...

However, she also knew that avoiding two dangerous situations in a row was not due to luck. Being able to dodge her attacks unharmed meant that the other party truly had such ability.

Furthermore, judging solely from the two Pokémon's base stats, Eevee's physical abilities are undoubtedly inferior to Seviper's. Yet, despite this disparity, they still managed to fight to such an extent, demonstrating just how strong Eevee truly is.

Although she had expressed her feelings many times, she still had to admit that this man had given her too many surprises.

It's a pity, if only he also had squinty eyes...

The battle continued, drawing Xiaoji's thoughts back to the battlefield.

After Ibrahimovic came ashore, the situation reversed again.

Unless it returns the way it came, if the Scyther wants to continue the pursuit, it will inevitably have to endure Eevee's harassment when it comes to landing.

Taking a detour or returning to the starting point is clearly not her style.

Fortunately, I still have other trump cards to play!

Under Little Thistle's command, Scyther did not immediately go ashore, but floated in the pool. Suddenly, it opened its mouth, and the next second, a raging flame shot out and burned towards Eevee!

Xia You never expected that Xiao Ji's spoon snake could breathe fire!

Or perhaps he had seen it in anime before, but had completely forgotten this detail.

But none of that matters. On such an open ground, at a certain distance, it's too much to expect to hit Ibrahimovic.

But just as he was about to let Ibrahimovic dodge, another thought struck him.

As a pioneering genius, also known as the Pipe Queen, Little Thistle naturally understood that such a simple attack would not be able to harm Eevee.