I caught a Pokémon

With a continuous sizzling sound, the water in the pond shook violently, like a pot of boiling oil.

Vaporeon originally wanted to leap out of the water to dodge the attack, but even with its increased speed in the water, it was still too late.

The electric current, using water as a medium, directly enveloped the entire body of Vaporeon!

Crackling bolts of electricity erupted from Vaporeon, turning almost the entire pool golden!

Vaporeon let out a scream, and when the electric shock ended, it struggled to climb ashore. By then, it was covered in wounds.

Xia You continued, "Don't give it a chance to breathe, finish it off! Jolteon, use Thunder Fang!"

Jolteon opened its mouth wide, and electricity leaped from the tips of its teeth. With a lunge forward, it bit into Vaporeon!

After suffering repeated damage, Vaporeon could no longer withstand it and collapsed to the ground.

Raizo raised his right hand and announced the result of the match: "Suicune is unable to battle, Jolteon is the winner!"

Off the field, seeing that Reibou had won the game, Xia You heard the scattered applause and chatter of the crowd.

"Huh? He actually managed to defeat Mizurki's Vaporeon? This guy's got some skills!"

"That's right, but he looks unfamiliar. Is he from around here?"

Mizuki picked up the unconscious Vaporeon and shook his head in frustration: "Sigh, my Vaporeon lost. Compared to me and my older brother, your Jolteon is definitely a cut above the rest."

"..."

Hearing this, Raizo glanced at his younger brother with a helpless expression.

You clearly lost, so why are you dragging me into it?

However, it must be said that although both are Jolteon, in terms of performance, his Jolteon is indeed inferior to Xia You's Jolteon.

Xia You also said a few polite words: "Your Vaporeon is also excellent. Through this competition, my Jolteon has also received a lot of training."

To be fair, his Pokémon had a type advantage, and Jolteon was indeed much stronger than Vaporeon, so defeating it wasn't something to be proud of.

“Now it’s my turn!” Archie ran to the command area, shoved Mizchi aside, and looked eager to try.

"Unlike Mizuki's Vaporeon, my Flareon doesn't have a type advantage over your Jolteon. That's precisely why we can have a fair fight and see whose Eevee is the strongest!"

With his fiery and impulsive personality, Archie didn't even ask Xia You if she was ready before sending out his Flareon.

Of the eight evolutionary forms of Eevee, Flareon is the one that most resembles Eevee in appearance. Its fur is generally fiery red, and in addition to a large, fluffy tail, it also has creamy yellow fur on its neck and forehead.

Pokémon Pokédex entry: "Ding, Flareon, Fire Pokémon, Fire-type. One of Eevee's evolved forms after using the Fire Stone. It can transfer the air it inhales into its Fire Sac, creating a scorching flame of 1700 degrees Celsius."

Looking at the menacing Flareon, Xia You lowered her head and asked softly, "Joebow, can you still continue fighting?"

Ray turned around and nodded to Xia You with a relaxed expression.

Although it withstood a water gun and a water wave in the battle just now, it still has enough stamina and is not in any problems.

"Very well, then I'll trouble you one more time!"

At the same time, Archie shouted, "Flareon, use Flame Whirlpool!"

Flareon spewed out a large ball of flame, trying to trap Jolteon inside, but Jolteon used its agile movements to escape the attack range.

"Wow, that's some impressive speed! But I'll see how many times you can dodge!" Archie exclaimed, then continued to command, "Flame Eevee, keep attacking!"

"Rayle, Quick Attack!"

Jolteon suddenly increased its speed, dodging the flame vortex once again, and then slammed into Flareon.

Flareon leaned back, but quickly regained its balance.

"Damn it!" Archie frowned. "Flareo, use Fire Fang!"

Flareon opened its mouth, which was full of sparks, and bit Jolteon. The distance was so close that Jolteon did not dodge in time and was bitten.

Jolteon twisted its body, trying to throw Flareon aside, but Flareon wouldn't let go and no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't break free.

Seeing Rayquaza's pained expression, Xia You shouted, "Quickly, use your electric attack!"

A fierce burst of electricity flashed across Jolteon's body and struck Flareon. The shock forced Flareon to relent and move away from Jolteon.

After a brief clash, the two Pokémon glared at each other, both slightly out of breath. However, having fought an extra round, Jolteon was in a more disadvantageous position overall.

"Various Flareon, use Flamethrower!"

Flames formed in Flareon's mouth and were spewed out, but Jolteon dodged the attack with its agile speed.

However, although the flames didn't hit Jolteon, they did burn the grass next to it. Instantly, the flames spread like wildfire, engulfing the entire grass!

Looking at it now, the flames and the pond in the middle divide the battlefield in two, separating it into two independent areas!

Chapter 104 Leaf Stone and Everstone

Seeing that the playable area had shrunk, Archie laughed: "Haha, now you can't use your speed advantage, can you?! Flareon, one more time, use Flamethrower!"

Flareon opened its mouth and used Flamethrower again.

Faced with the raging fire, Rayquaza took a few steps back, but it was now surrounded by flames from both sides, leaving it with no way to escape.

Seeing this, Xia You called out, "Raybu, go to the other side of the pond!"

Upon hearing Xia You's command, Rayquaza leaped into the pool and quickly paddled across to the other side.

Now, although he was soaked to the bone, he was finally out of the fire.

It looked back at Flareon. The two Pokémon were now in two different areas, and because there were rocks under their feet, they were not afraid of the flames spreading over.

On the other hand, Flareon, due to its distance, would have to reach the other side to attack Jolteon as well.

What's worse, there was a grassy area right under his feet. If he didn't leave soon, he would eventually be engulfed by his own flames as the fire grew larger!

"Tch..." Archie sighed helplessly.

As a Fire-type Pokémon, Flareon isn't as afraid of water as Charmander, but it still has a certain fear of water and is unwilling to go into the water easily.

To cross the pool and reach the other side, one's fur will inevitably get wet. If Jolteon attacks with an Electric-type move while crossing the water, it will cause even greater damage.

Seeing the hesitation on Archie's face, Xia You directly used reverse psychology: "What? Don't dare to come over?"

“What’s there to be afraid of!” Archie’s personality meant he wouldn’t tolerate such ridicule.

Moreover, he preferred to take the initiative rather than sit and wait for death.

Archie was about to speak, but then his eyes darted around and he became cautious.

"Flare, just charge through the fire!"

Hearing this order, Xia You admired Aqi's decisiveness.

Because of its type, fire can only deal half the damage to Flame Eevee, so choosing to walk through the fire instead of the pond was indeed the best option.

Flareon endured the scorching flames and finally managed to pass through the raging fire, only to be met by a well-prepared Jolteon!

"Rayle, use Discharge!"

A violent bolt of lightning struck Flareon, but Jolteon's attack did not end there. As it rapidly approached, Jolteon opened its mouth wide and used its Thunder Fang to bite Flareon in retaliation!

"Ibu!"

Flareon grimaced in pain, trying to turn around and bite Jolteon, but due to its position, it couldn't reach Jolteon.

The situation now is a complete reversal of the previous one!

Archie shouted anxiously, "Tempus, don't give up! Fight back now!"

Feeling the pain from the bite, Flareon opened its mouth and unleashed a Flame Vortex, spitting it onto the ground and trapping both itself and Jolteon inside.

This suicidal fighting style made Xia You frown slightly, knowing that this battle could not be delayed any longer.

The continuous flames will keep burning the Pokémon inside, so the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for Jolteon.

"Raybu, use Double Kick!"

Jolteon released its grip, then turned around, raised its hind legs, and kicked Flareon.

Its two hind hooves became blurry, striking Flareon almost simultaneously. Its left hoof landed on Flareon's head, while its right hoof followed closely behind, striking Flareon's chest!

With its weaknesses attacked one after another, Flareon's vision went black and it collapsed to the ground.

Seeing that it was motionless, Raizo shouted, "Flame Eevee is unable to battle, Jolteon is the winner of this match!"

clap clap clap...

A round of enthusiastic applause rang in their ears. Xia You's ability to defeat Vaporeon and Flareon in succession earned him even more respect and recognition from the crowd.

Although the battle was over, Jolteon was covered in wounds and looked like it was about to collapse.

Xia You quickly released Wartortle and had it use Water Gun to extinguish the flames on Jolteon. Then she took out burn medicine and sprayed it on Flareon.

Meanwhile, other trainers used Water-type Pokémon to extinguish the fire in the arena.

When everything was finished, Raizo, Mizuki, and Aki each took a box and walked up to Xia You.

When they opened the box, it was filled with all sorts of evolution stones!

Raizo said, "As a reward for defeating us, take a few of these stones that you like."

"Huh? Isn't this just a regular competition?" Xia You was taken aback. "There are prizes for this?"

“Of course,” Mizchi said nonchalantly. “As long as you beat us, you can naturally take away the local specialties. That’s always been our rule here.”

"Ok."

Since the host has said so, it would be rather ungrateful of Xia You to refuse.

He glanced down at the stones.

Fire Stone, Water Stone, Thunder Stone, Leaf Stone...

From the symbols on these evolution stones and their shapes, it is not difficult to distinguish their species.

However, Xia You doesn't actually need evolution stones. Although they sound impressive, not every Pokémon needs to evolve using evolution stones.

At least among Xia You's Pokémon, only Jolteon used the Thunder Stone back then.

But now that we have this opportunity, let's just pick one randomly. After all, who can say what the future holds?

After thinking for a moment, he picked up a Leaf Stone from among them.

"The Leaf Stone?" Raizo raised an eyebrow. "A rare choice, but is one enough? Since you defeated Mizuki and Archie, you can take another one. Don't worry, we have plenty of these stones!"

To be honest, Xia You didn't really have any complaints about evolution stones. As she was pondering, she inadvertently saw an ordinary gray stone in the corner.

"what is this?"

"This?" Raizo looked down at it. "Oh, this is an Everstone. It's not very useful; it's just something to make up the numbers."

Is this the Everstone?

Compared to the common evolution stones, this was the first time Xia You had ever seen an Everstone.

"That's quite rare, so I'll take another Everstone."

"Huh?" Raizo asked, puzzled. "Why do you want to use an Everstone? If you use one on a Pokémon, it will never evolve!"

"Wouldn't that be even better?" Xia You laughed. "If anyone ever offends me in the future, I'll just throw an Everstone at their Pokémon and make sure it can never evolve!"

"..."

Raizo and the other two exchanged glances and burst into laughter.

"Great idea! Alright then, this Everstone is yours!"

Chapter 105 Changes

After resting for one night in St. John's Town and bidding farewell to the hospitable Raizo family, Xia You set off again.

The journey thereafter was uneventful, and they arrived in Golden City without incident.

Inside the Goldenrod Gym, Xia You, as a receptionist, met Sabrina's father for the second time—the middle-aged man with a baseball cap and a thick beard.

However, his feelings upon returning to the gym were completely different from when he last challenged it.

"You've come to see Naz!?"

Upon learning Xia You's purpose, Na Zi's father looked at her with wariness and suspicion.

Before Xia You could answer, he asked again, "So, a while ago, Sabrina went to help you fight Team Rocket?"