I caught a Pokémon

And the burly man beside her was none other than Götz, the captain of the True Bird Matrix, a special unit of Team Rocket directly under the leadership of True Bird!

Masahiko's voice was deep and, just like her image, full of intellect. She said in a low voice, "I just saw that man."

"That man!?"

Goetz's expression changed drastically. Needless to say, there was only one person in the Rockets who could be called 'that man', their biggest worry—Xia You!

"He found you!?"

“No.” Masato shook his head. “But even though it was the first time I met him, he seemed to sense my presence.”

"How is this possible?!" Götz was extremely surprised. "You've never shown your face to this man before, and even the information gathered by the Interpol doesn't include your details. How did he find out?"

“I don’t know.” Masahiro sighed. “That’s what I’m also puzzled by. Fortunately, he only suspected me but didn’t recognize me, otherwise it would have been a big problem.”

As the captain of the action team who had fought against this man before, Xia You had left a deep impression on Gez and knew that he was not easy to deal with. Now, after so much time had passed, and he heard that this man had caught many more powerful Pokémon, increasing his threat many times over, Gez felt a sense of helpless powerlessness when facing him again.

It wasn't that they were incompetent; it was simply that their opponents were far too powerful.

Even if the entire Rockets team were to use all their resources right now, they still wouldn't be able to do anything about this man.

Although unwilling, Gezi acknowledged the gap between himself and Xia You.

"Why is he here?" he wondered. "Did he sense we were here?"

“That’s impossible. Our information has absolutely not been leaked.” Makoto shook her head, but out of caution, she still said, “In any case, let’s report this to Boss Sakaki first and ask him to make a decision.”

Chapter 861 The Youth Remains (Seeking Votes)

Leaving aside how the bird returned to Team Rocket's secret base and how it consulted Giovanni, and how Team Rocket was on high alert, let's just talk about Xia You and Xiao Yao. After checking into the Pokémon Center and washing away their fatigue and dust, before it got dark, Xia You took Xiao Yao to visit the Dark Grey Science Museum. While digesting their meal, it also broadened her horizons.

Although Haruka doesn't seem interested in this.

After spending the night there, the two had breakfast and left Dark Grey City for the nearby forest.

In terms of topography, Dark Grey City is surrounded by continuous mountain ranges to the northwest, due north, and northeast. These mountains are not lush and green, but rather bare rocky mountains, just like the name Dark Grey City, which is full of dark gray rocks.

At the foot of the mountain, however, the forest is still full of life.

Once inside the forest, the two walked a long way to the north.

However, no matter how high the sun rose, the battle pyramid was never seen.

"Brother Xia You, is the Battle Pyramid really here?" Xiao Yao couldn't help but ask. "How come we haven't seen it after walking for so long? Could it have flown away already?"

Xia You took out the map sent by Ashida, glanced at it, and shook her head.

"It's still in the same location as before. If the map is correct, we should be able to get there in about ten minutes."

As they were talking, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes in front of them.

At first, May thought some wild Pokémon was about to jump out. Her eyes lit up, and she gestured to her Eevee. Her Eevee immediately understood and pounced on the bushes.

May naturally had no intention of catching wild Pokémon. Her four Pokémon—Combusken, Snorlax, Squirtle, and Eevee—were already enough for her to conquer the Grand Festival, even though they were still in their rookie stage. There was no need for her to catch any new Pokémon.

The reason for sending Eevee over was simply to train its strength through playful interactions with wild Pokémon.

Eevee jumped into the grass and disappeared. The next second, the grass started shaking, and then a boy was startled and his panicked voice came out!

Eh?

Isn't it Pokémon?

Seeing that she had frightened someone, Xiaoyao was startled and quickly ran a few steps to check the situation. Just as she had taken a few steps, she saw a big boy dressed in samurai armor stumble out from behind the bushes, and even fell to the ground because he was running too fast.

Behind the big boy, her Eevee jumped out right after him.

"That was really scary..."

Xiao Yao felt extremely guilty and was about to say something when Xia You suddenly spoke up.

"It's you?"

Upon hearing Xia You's voice, the boy in the samurai armor looked up and clearly recognized him!

"Are you...the person from back then?"

That's right, the boy in samurai armor is the same samurai boy that Xia You met when she traveled to Kanto.

Compared to before, the samurai boy remained unchanged, with the same appearance and attire, and even the insect-catching net was still on his back.

Seeing that Xia You and the young warrior seemed to know each other, Xiao Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, it's easier now that we know each other. This makes things less awkward.

"I'm sorry," Xiaoyao smiled apologetically, "I scared you just now, are you alright?"

“It’s nothing, of course.” The samurai boy stood up and dusted himself off. “But next time you want a Pokémon to jump into the grass, you should check the situation first, so as not to scare anyone.”

Seeing the samurai boy so calm and composed, Xia You would have almost believed it if she hadn't just heard him scream from the bushes.

However, the last time I saw him was when I and Koharu were on our way to the Indigo League. We encountered him and the female ninja Aya in the Evergreen Forest. I never expected that so much time had passed and he was still wandering around the forests of Kanto.

They really did grow up in the forest, it's just that they've changed forests.

Oh right, what was his name again?

I don't think I asked that question.

Well, since the other party didn't introduce themselves, he couldn't be bothered to ask any further.

At this moment, the young samurai turned his gaze to Xia You.

"I was defeated by you last time we met, and I've been honing my skills ever since. This time, I'm determined to get my revenge!"

How long has it been since anyone challenged themselves like this?

Xia You's thoughts drifted back to the time she traveled back then. Thinking about it now, time really flies.

Xiao Yao leaned close to Xia You and whispered, "Brother Xia You, why does he seem so hostile towards you? What did you do to him before?"

To be honest, because so much time had passed, Xia You herself had forgotten what happened during their last meeting, but they must have fought each other.

"It should be nothing, maybe I just went a little too far at the time."

At this point, Xia You's heart stirred, and she couldn't help but smile.

He said to the young samurai, "Do you remember what I told you before?"

“Of course I remember!” the samurai boy said. “You trainers from Pallet Town are indeed very difficult to deal with. After meeting you last time, I also encountered several other trainers from Pallet Town, but without exception, I was defeated by them. However, that’s all in the past! Now, after being tempered, I am no longer the same person I used to be!”

That's right, Xia You remembered. After encountering and defeating the samurai boy, he had set a trap for the trainers in Pallet Town, leading him to cause trouble for them. Now it seemed that he had indeed done so, but just like in the anime, he had always ended up with a crushing defeat. Even when he encountered Ash, he only managed to fight him to a standstill.

Upon hearing the samurai boy's words, Haruka couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

She whispered in Xia You's ear again, "Brother Xia You, when did you become a trainer in Pallet Town?"

Xia You also whispered back, "It was just a little joke back then, I didn't expect him to take it seriously."

Although the two only exchanged a few words briefly, the young samurai still felt offended.

"Hey! What are you two talking about?" He took out a Poké Ball from his pocket, released his Pokémon, and then shouted at Xia You, "Hurry up and release your Pokémon! Today I'm going to let you experience that kind of crushing defeat!"

"

With a flash of blue light, a Butterfly appeared in front of the two.

Although its appearance has changed, Xia You knows that this Butterfree should be the Caterpie from the Samurai Boy, the Metapod that competed with Ash in hardening in the forest, evolved from it.

It seems the samurai boy has indeed grown a lot; at least his Pokémon has evolved from its initial stage to what it is now.

However, to be fair, this young samurai was really out of touch with the world.

If he had watched the Pokémon Contests, he would understand what kind of achievements this man had made. And if he knew that Xia You had won the Indigo League, he wouldn't be so aggressive now.

Fearlessness stems from ignorance.

Of course, it's also possible that his confidence in his own abilities led him to ignore this point.

Faced with his challenge, Xia You opened her pouch, glanced at it, sighed, and then looked up at the young warrior.

"I have defeated you before, so if you want to fight me, you'll have to defeat my assistant first."

"assistant?"

The samurai boys followed Xia You's gaze and looked at Xiao Yao.

"Is this the girl?" Although he didn't really want to fight a girl, he had no other choice at the moment. "Alright, I'll defeat her first, and then I'll defeat you!"

Beside him, Xiaoyao, though unaware of how she had become Xia You's assistant, understood his meaning.

Thinking of this, she took a few steps forward and stood in front of Xia You with Eevee.

"That's right, not just anyone can challenge Brother Xia You. If you want to fight him, you'll have to defeat me first!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her Eevee cried out and then excitedly jumped in front of Butterfree.

Perhaps because it played and frolicked with Xia You's Eevee every day after hatching, Xiao Yao's Eevee also has a very mischievous and active personality, as well as being full of energy and maintaining a great deal of curiosity. It can be said to be a replica of Xia You's Eevee!

Conversely, this Eevee's fighting style is very similar to Xia You's Eevee.

Even so, Xia You still reminded Xiao Yao, "Be careful, watch out for its powder attack."

Xiaoyao nodded, then focused all her attention on what was in front of her.

Since it was a wild battle, there was no need for a referee. Once the two Pokémon were ready, the battle began immediately.

Under the command of the two trainers, Eevee and Butterfree acted almost simultaneously.

As Butterfree flapped its wings, a strong gust of wind instantly blew towards Eevee. Faced with such an attack, Eevee simply went around to the back of a large tree and easily dodged it.

The strong wind blew the trees, causing them to sway and the leaves to rustle. The bushes also shook, and when a whole grove of trees was shaking, it became very difficult to spot Eevee.

Just as Butterfree flapped its wings, the samurai boy suddenly noticed a shadow flash by in the distance. When he turned around, he saw the Eevee jump onto a tree trunk and then leap high into the air, crashing into Butterfree!

"Big Butterfly! Watch out!!"

The samurai boy cried out, but it was too late. He could only watch helplessly as Eevee crashed headfirst into Butterfree, sending it staggering through the air.

He originally thought that Butterfree would have the advantage by attacking from a higher position, but he didn't expect that the complex forest environment around him would actually make things easier for Eevee, as it blocked Butterfree's view.

Without the Butterfly's intervention, the wind immediately stopped.

After just one exchange, the young samurai realized that this beautiful girl was not someone to be trifled with.

Unlike the trainers I usually see who wander around the forest, this is a much more formidable opponent!

However, having wandered in the forest for a long time and witnessed many trainers and their fighting styles, the young warrior was not flustered at all. After Butterfree regained its balance, it launched another attack.

A white spider silk shot out from its mouth and flew rapidly toward Eevee. The spider silk was so fast that it wrapped around Eevee's ankle almost the instant Eevee landed from the sky.

However, Xiaoyao clearly had a solution to this.

She calmly led Eevee to a nearby large tree, circled it a few times, and then pulled hard. With the help of the tree's sturdiness, Butterfree in the sky was unable to keep up and was pulled to the ground.

Left with no other option, the young samurai had to cut the spider silk himself.

Xia You found a rock to sit on and quietly watched the show.

After two consecutive attacks, the samurai boy failed to find an opening, clearly indicating a gap between him and Haruka.

This gap doesn't mean he has less experience, but rather refers to his purely combat mindset!

Excellent trainers can often judge how to deal with danger by looking at complex battlefield situations, rather than rigidly exchanging moves.

From this perspective, this young samurai is still lacking.

This is also related to his environment. Although he has been wandering in the forest for many years and has seen many new Pokémon and trainers, his deeply ingrained mindset has affected his performance. Without experiencing the baptism of tournaments and watching high-level competitions, it is difficult for him to truly grow.

If nothing unexpected happens, he should be defeated very soon.

The result was exactly as Xia You had imagined.

After becoming familiar with Butterfree's strength and playing style, Haruka also began to play defensively and counter-attacking.

The surrounding trees and bushes provided Eevee with the best cover for hiding and moving quickly, allowing it to evade Butterfree's attacks while constantly getting closer to it.

Finally, when faced with Butterfree's Stun Powder, Eevee used Sand Splatter to wipe away most of the powder, and then used Quick Attack to knock Butterfree down completely during the opening where the Stun Powder was exposed.

puff.

The unconscious Butterfly Tomoe landed right in front of the young samurai.

"hateful……"

Seeing the Pokémon lying motionless on the ground, the samurai boy clenched his fists.