I caught a Pokémon

With just this simple sentence, it seems she doesn't want to talk much about anything else about herself. Fortunately, the little boy also didn't react to the name, indicating that he didn't pay much attention to news from other regions before.

That's perfect.

This also made Xia You more uninhibited, no longer worried about being misunderstood as bullying the weak.

After all, if word got out, it wouldn't be a glorious thing for the champions of three regional tournaments to beat up a rookie trainer in the starting village.

In the arena, no one needed to say "start." The battle began the instant the two Pokémon's eyes met.

Although both Pokémon are Water-type, their different abilities lead to different fighting styles.

Just like Froakie, its speed and jumping ability are undoubtedly its advantages, while Piplup is only slightly slower, but its other abilities are quite average. This led the two Pokémon to adopt different strategies at the beginning of the battle.

Bogaman stood still and sprayed water at the Froggy Frog.

It must be said that this attack method is also in line with the fighting style of most novice trainers.

After all, they were not very experienced at this time, and their understanding of battle was not deep. They only knew how to attack randomly, and treated Pokémon more like a stationary turret.

In contrast, the croaking frog is much more agile under Xia You's command.

Or rather, under Xia You's command, it learned to fight while moving.

It first ran quickly to one side, and as Bogarman's water gun moved along with it, it suddenly turned back to the other side, creating a safe space. Then it quickly ran towards Bogarman, and before Bogarman could retract its water ball, it slammed it hard on Bogarman's body like a frog's paw wearing a white glove.

Bogaman was slapped twice, staggered back a few steps, and then fell backward to the ground.

Seeing this, Xiaoyao shook her head helplessly.

First of all, it's not hard to tell from the orders just given that this person named Ah Xun is indeed a newcomer.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have attacked the Froggy Frog with a water ball of the same attribute right from the start. It's fair to say that they made a mistake that every beginner makes.

Compared to him, Xia You is...

Almost without thinking, relying on rich experience, a simple command easily gained the upper hand.

In fact, she could tell that in terms of strength, the two Pokémon were about the same, both being newly captured Pokémon. The only difference was that one was obtained from the research institute, while the other was captured in the wild.

But overall, their strength is not very strong.

Therefore, what truly determines their victory or defeat is undoubtedly the command ability of their respective trainers, and in this respect, the two are worlds apart.

This allowed Froakie to win the battle easily, despite some difficulty.

"hateful!"

Seeing his Pogaman fall, Ah Xun felt as if he had no strength left to use, and he was being beaten the whole time, losing in a very frustrating way!

In fact, since he got Piplup from Professor Yamanashi in Sandstone Town, he had been traveling for several days. During that time, he had naturally battled wild Pokémon and even fought against two trainers who were also rookies. No matter which battle he fought, he won. He had never been so badly beaten before!

Despite having many seemingly good opportunities, he always managed to thwart them with ease from the Pokémon on the other side called 'Froakie,' which left him extremely frustrated due to his impatient nature.

Seeing the man and the frog high-five each other after winning the game really spurred him on!

Just as he was feeling resentful and wanted to challenge Xia You to another fight, before he could even speak, another person walked over from the side.

Not only Ah Xun, but Xia You and Xiao Yao also heard this person's footsteps.

When Xia You turned around, she saw a man with medium-length purplish-gray hair, who looked to be about 16 or 7 years old and was wearing dark outdoor clothing, walking up to her with an electric monster.

Although it was the first time Xia You had met him, she recognized him at a glance.

There's no way around it, it was just too impressive!

It was none other than Shinji, Ash's other formidable rival in the Sinnoh region, who also believed in Pokémon supremacy!

Xia You didn't want to comment on Shinji as a person or his personality, since everyone has different opinions; some people dislike him, while others like him.

Xia You was just a little puzzled as to why she would encounter this person here.

You should know that Shinji is no novice.

Remember in the anime, he once told Ash that he had traveled to several places, including the Kanto region, Johto region, and Hoenn region. Logically speaking, someone like that shouldn't be near a beginner village like Sandstone Town.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that I was just wandering around Masago Town, so it wasn't so strange that Shinji was also here.

After walking up to the group, Shinji first glanced at Ah Xun, then fixed his gaze on Xia You and sneered.

"I never expected that the winner of such a prestigious tournament would come to a place like this to bully new trainers, especially in a battle between such weak Pokémon. It's really lowbrow. It seems that anyone can win the Pokémon Tournament."

Xia You didn't expect that Shinji would know her, and that he would be so impolite upon meeting her!

However, this also indirectly shows that when he was fighting Ah Xun, Ah Xun must have been hiding not far away and secretly watching for a while!

This made Xia You frown.

Just as she was about to say something, Xiao Yao, who was standing to the side, was furious when she heard this person dare to mock Xia You!

"What did you say?!" She glared at Shinji and snapped, "Who are you? How dare you judge others like that?!"

"Wasn't I clear enough?" Shinji didn't even look at May, only staring at Xia You, and snorted coldly, "You've already achieved such fame, yet instead of pursuing greater achievements, you use such weak Pokémon to fight a newcomer to a standstill. Don't you find that laughable?"

At this point, Ah Xun was completely bewildered.

what! ?

The person I just fought was actually a tournament champion!?

What's going on here?!

Are you kidding me?!

However, seeing the reactions of the other three people besides himself, he knew that this must be true.

No wonder he was so powerful, able to beat me completely...

Understanding these things led Ah Xun to have the same thoughts as Shinji.

That's right, if you're already this good, why would you want to fight me?!

It's like they're cheating. Do they think they're easy to bully?

At that moment, he suddenly felt grateful to the man who had also suddenly appeared later, because it was because of him that he had been helped to uncover the 'truth' of the matter!

Xia You turned around and faced Shinji.

"According to what you're saying, what kind of person should I fight?"

Shinji replied matter-of-factly, "Naturally, it's those strong ones."

Xia You suddenly laughed: "Are you?"

Sensing a change in his tone, Shinji raised an eyebrow: "What?"

Xia You repeated, "I'm asking, are you a strong person?"

“Of course.” Shinji’s tone was filled with a hint of confidence. “Although I’m still traveling around and haven’t become a champion in any tournaments yet, it’s only a matter of time, and my future achievements will definitely surpass yours!”

How confident you are!

However, considering that this person is Shinji, and his pursuit of powerful Pokémon, it's not so surprising.

But that's not a reason for Xia You to let him go.

If someone dares to say such things to your face, then they must be prepared for the consequences!

"Since that's the case, let's have a fight." He said calmly, "If you dare to say something like that, it proves that you must have some skills. Let me see."

"That's exactly what I was thinking too."

Perhaps he had only heard of Xia You's name and knew some of his exploits, but had not actually watched the match, or perhaps he had just witnessed the battle between two novice Water-type Pokémon, leading Shinji to believe that the champion's level was nothing special. Therefore, when he heard Xia You's challenge, he showed no fear whatsoever and instead stood directly in front of Xia You.

Upon seeing that the two were also about to fight, Ah Xun hesitated for a moment, but out of his goodwill towards Shinji, he couldn't help but offer a word of advice.

"Be careful, he's very skilled!"

Shinji glanced at him but didn't say anything, though he did gain a deeper impression of him.

Seeing the two of them like this, Xia You couldn't help but take a deep look at them.

In the anime, Asuka really admires Shinji. She often praises Shinji's training methods and wants to become a trainer like Shinji. You could say she regards Shinji as her idol.

However, their actual meeting didn't happen until the latter half of their Sinnoh journey in the anime. Unexpectedly, due to a series of coincidences, my appearance today has led to their meeting ahead of schedule. And, just like in the anime, Asuka is showing signs of idolizing Shinji again!

It just goes to show that fate is sometimes truly unpredictable.

But as surprised as he was, it had nothing to do with Xia You.

What he needs to do now is to smash Shinji into the ground, just like he did when he fought Ah Xun, and let him know what it means to be arrogant and ignorant!

Shinji clearly shared the same idea.

For someone who, in the near future, might even dare to directly challenge Cynthia and be utterly defeated by her Garchomp, eventually giving up, the person who hasn't yet realized the power of such a powerful opponent and hasn't experienced such a painful ordeal naturally won't be afraid of Xia You's challenge.

It can be said that only after he was truly taught a lesson would he realize how formidable Xia You was!

Since neither of them wanted to waste time talking to the other, they didn't agree on how many Pokémon each would send.

Shinji pointed forward, and the electric monster that had been following him immediately took a few steps forward and stood in front of Xia You.

This guy...

Seeing his choice, Xia You couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Use the electric monster?

Does he really think he'll send out more frogs?

Or does he think he can defeat me with just one Electabuzz?

We were really underestimated.

With a snort in her heart, Xia You stopped the eager Froakie and took out a Poké Ball from her pouch.

With a flash of blue light, his Charizard appeared in the center of the arena the next second.

Unlike before, Charizard did not roar and boast of its power after appearing this time. Instead, it arrogantly lowered its head and glanced at the Electabuzz in front of it.

It wasn't that it underestimated its opponent; it was simply that the enemy before it was too weak, so weak that it felt no threat whatsoever!

Charizard glanced back at its trainer with suspicion. Seeing Xia You nod, Charizard, though puzzled, focused its attention on Electabuzz.

At the same time, the Electabuzz suddenly felt an immense pressure, and under the influence of this aura, it subconsciously took several steps back!

This immediately made Shinji frown.

He never imagined that one day his Pokémon would be so afraid just by making eye contact with its rival!

Useless thing!

Unlike Shinji, who was completely unaware of the situation, Haruka was also taken aback when she saw Xia You send out this Charizard.

She was well aware of this Pokémon's strength.

Before this, she thought Xia You would send out Pokémon like Dragonite and Metagross. She never expected Xia You to be so cruel and choose Charizard!

This also shows that Brother Xia You really wanted to teach this person a lesson!

Chapter 920 Encounter

Actually, Xia Youpai's purpose for using the fire-breathing dragon was quite simple.

That is to learn from Rin, and plan to take on Shinji in a similar way, and severely suppress Shinji's arrogance!

Aren't you very arrogant?

Then I'll make sure you can't get it up!

Otherwise, some people might actually take him for being good-natured and see him as an easy target!

Without needing anyone to give the order to start, the battle naturally began once both sides had sent out their Pokémon.

It must be said that although it was a little scared at first, being able to be taken by Shinji's side shows that Electabuzz has a strong mentality, which also gave it renewed courage after entering battle mode.

But when it comes to Pokémon battles, courage alone is far from enough.

In terms of strength, the fact that Electabuzz was left outside to accompany Shinji shows that Shinji is currently nurturing it with great effort.

Therefore, although it is only in its most basic stage, its talent and growth have at least been recognized by Shinji. Not to mention, this Electabuzz should be the main Pokémon that later evolved into Electivire in the anime, so its strength is absolutely beyond doubt.

But none of this worked!

Even if it were to evolve into Electivire, it wouldn't stand much of a chance against Xia You's Charizard, let alone at this stage.

It's like an adult hitting a young child.