I caught a Pokémon

After all, wherever Ash is, Team Rocket's trio will naturally be active. However, what he didn't expect was that even though she was already so eye-catching in Hoenn and had caused so much trouble, why couldn't Concanstein and Sugimoto, who were serving as judges, recognize her after she changed her name?

Is it because there are too many similar people in this world, such as Joey, Officer Jenny, and this female host, that they have become accustomed to it?

Or perhaps they suspected something but still believed Musashi was an excellent Coordinator, so they didn't expose her.

Even if Musashi's disguise is so good that the two of them, like Ash and his friends, can't tell that it's the same person, they must still be familiar with the name 'Musashi', right?

After much thought, Xia You could only conclude that these two people simply didn't care about these issues; given their level of expertise, their attention was probably only focused on the competition.

Of course, this was all just his guess, and he didn't know if it was right or wrong, but for whatever reason, Musashi's performance began smoothly.

A new region brings a new look. In fact, not only did Ash change his Pokémon, but Team Rocket also changed their lineup.

Just like now, instead of the Pokémon she had in Hoenn, Jessie is now accompanied by a Fang Cage.

Although this green plant-shaped Pokémon, which looks like a Venus flytrap, was once James's Pokémon, it has now been forcibly brought to the stage by Jessie, which shows that the lineups of these two have indeed changed.

The fang cage appears against a backdrop of a giant red heart, which is the effect of the sticker Musashi used this time.

It must be said that although Musashi appears to be very straightforward and feisty, she still has a girlish side inside, otherwise she wouldn't like these red hearts and dress herself up in a cute way.

Of course, due to her aesthetic sense, although her definition of cuteness differs greatly from that of the general public, she at least has a persistent desire to appear young!

At this moment, Musashi had already thrown a handful of candy into the sky, and under her command, the Fang Cage used the Seed Machine Gun to smash the candy one by one, demonstrating its ability. Then it jumped high and used its bite, biting Musashi's head amidst Musashi's miserable screams, swallowing her entire head completely!

The audience was all surprised.

However, this was not a mistake, but a carefully planned exit move by Musashi!

That is—the fusion of humans and Pokémon!

This self-harming design left every audience member speechless and also made them worry for Musashi.

What style of performance is this?

I've never seen this before!

And it looks so painful!

Just like its name suggests, the fang cage has sharp teeth like the tip of a battle formation. Let alone swallowing Musashi's head completely like this, even taking a bite would be unbearable for any normal person.

Perhaps only someone like Musashi would come up with such a move...

Moreover, only someone with Musashi's physical abilities could remain unharmed under such an attack!

People applauded with mixed feelings as they watched the unconventional contestant leave the stage, but the atmosphere was still quite good.

After Musashi left the field, it was Ash's turn next.

This wasn't Ash's first time on the Grand Contest stage, so he was quite familiar with the stage and immediately began his performance upon stepping onto it.

Speaking of which, Ash, true to his usual style, only brought two Pokémon to Sinnoh this time. One of them was, of course, his ever-present Pikachu, and the second was Aipom, the ungrateful monkey he caught in Kanto.

Although he caught a Stark and a Torterra after arriving in Sinnoh, he still sent out Aipom as his partner for this performance.

Under a sky full of star stickers, the Aipom makes a cheerful appearance.

Upon its appearance, it used high-speed stars, interweaving them with the stickers that had not yet fallen, making the entire stage look like a sky full of stars, all shining under the spotlight.

This also drew gasps from the audience.

A good start is half the battle won.

It has to be said that Ash is indeed very clever; with just this one performance, he surpassed most of the previous contestants!

Compared to his current performance at Pokémon conferences, Ash's talent at the Grand Contest is off the charts!

The performance continued. At Ash's command, Aipom used Shadow Clone this time. Its shadow instantly split into seven or eight and froze in the air, while its main body spun rapidly like a top, shattering its shadow clones one by one.

That move of me hitting myself was truly brilliant.

Ash once again demonstrated the charm of Aipom, which truly reflected his own style.

Amid cheers from the audience, Xiao Zhi achieved a high score and left the stage satisfied.

Seeing this, Xia You smiled and was about to say something to the people around her, praising Xiao Zhi's growth in the Contest, when she turned her head and only saw Xiao Gang's face.

After silently moving her lips, Xia You sighed and turned her head back, leaving Xiao Gang with a puzzled look on his face.

After Ash, several more contestants took to the stage, and soon it was Dawn's turn.

As a complete newcomer, Xiaoguang was undoubtedly very nervous, which could be seen from her stiff bow to the audience as soon as she came on stage.

However, she was a very confident young woman. After only a short adjustment, her face radiated with light, and she took a firm step toward the center of the stage.

Because Dawn's journey was short, besides her starter Pokémon Piplup, she only caught one other Pokémon, Brillow, near Celebration City. Oh, it's a Pokémon that looks like a brown rabbit.

However, since Curly Ear has only been captured for a short time, it is far from achieving that level of teamwork. Therefore, in the first important performance review, she naturally sent out Bogarman.

Amidst a sea of ​​bubbles, Piplup appears.

And whether it was a coincidence or not, it also chose a similar method to Ash. As the bubbles created from the colored paper scattered in large numbers, Piplup also used Bubble Beam to merge its own bubbles into these bubbles, and then used 'Peck' to peck these bubbles one by one at an extremely high speed that even the eyes could not keep up with.

Seeing Xiao Guang's performance, Xia You couldn't help but stroke her chin.

Overall, the performance wasn't particularly flashy or eye-catching, but it did showcase Bogarman's abilities and was still quite commendable.

In short: He performed better than most beginners, but there is still a lot of room for improvement!

Fortunately, this was just a grand competition. Although it was held in a big city, it wasn't a grand celebration, so not all the contestants were that good. Compared to these contestants, Xiao Guang still had a chance to advance to the next round.

Of course, this is all from an outsider's perspective.

Having watched the anime, Xia You knew that as long as Xiao Guang didn't suddenly underperform and could perform as well as he did in the anime, advancing to the second round was inevitable.

But none of that mattered to him most. What mattered to him was...

At that very moment, the host, Bai'an, holding the microphone, laughed and said, "Next, let's welcome our last contestant of the day, Haruka from the Hoenn region!"

That's right, whether it's Xiaozhi, Xiaoguang, or Xiaowang, none of them are the main characters for Xia You today.

The only one that Xia You is really focused on today is Haruka, who lost a move to Saori at the Kanto Grand Festival!

This Sinnoh journey isn't just about Xia You conquering the Pokémon Lily of the Valley Conference; May also needs to regroup in this region and realize her dream of becoming a top Coordinator!

Whether it can be successfully realized depends on this celebration, which is her first step!

Actually, it wasn't just Xia You; even Xiao Zhi was in the player lobby, watching Xiao Yao slowly walk onto the stage through the big screen.

This scene was also witnessed by Hikari, who had just returned from the passage. Seeing Ash staring intently at the big screen, and not having had time to experience the helplessness that followed his courage, she couldn't help but ask, "Next up is May, right? I wonder who her partner will be?"

At this moment, Xiao Wang also walked up to the two of them.

Ash glanced at Dawn before belatedly realizing, "Ah! We've been talking about Xia You all this time, but I haven't told you yet, have I? May made it all the way to the finals at the Kanto Tournament not long ago, and she was just a hair's breadth away from winning!"

"Huh!?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Guang and Xiao Wang were both taken aback.

They never expected that the quiet girl who had been waiting in the hall with them had achieved such excellent results before!

Chapter 931 Xiaogang: No, I believe in Xiaozhi

Xiaoyao's stage partner this time is Blaziken.

Perhaps wanting a good start in a new region, they sent out their most trusted partner for their first stage performance in Sinnoh.

She stepped onto the stage with a confident smile, waved to the audience, and then threw the Poké Ball high into the air.

Amidst the dazzling flames created by the stickers, the Blaziken makes its grand entrance in the next second!

Once it appeared, it demonstrated an extremely strong ability to control fire, creating a vortex of flames and guiding the flames caused by the stickers, forming a large circle within a small circle on the stage, with two flames rotating in different directions, one deep and one shallow, one forward and one backward!

Just as people were marveling at the two flames, Blaziken unleashed another double kick, leaping to the center of the flames and scattering them in the air, causing them to explode in all directions, covering the entire stage and passing through the audience seats before burning up in the air like a fleeting meteor.

Overall, the effect was quite spectacular, showcasing Blaziken's abilities, especially the brief envelopment in flames, which gave viewers a feeling of being enveloped.

Naturally, this performance helped Xiaoyao receive enthusiastic applause and cheers from the audience, and she also received the highest score of the entire event.

In the players' hall, seeing Xiaoyao's perfect performance, both Xiaoguang and Xiaowang were surprised and felt a heavy pressure.

In fact, it wasn't just them; even the other contestants around them realized that Xiaoyao was extraordinary after watching her performance.

After all, Blaziken performed exceptionally well!

It can be said that although Xiaoyao was the last to appear, her performance completely overshadowed everyone before her!

Watching Haruka wave and leave the field again on the screen, Hikaru murmured, "Haruka...she's so amazing..."

"Yeah, right." Ash nodded and sighed, "She was already very strong back in Hoenn, but she's grown a lot since traveling with Xia You. I hardly recognize her now!"

"Huh?" Xiao Guang asked, somewhat puzzled. "Isn't Mr. Xia You a Pokémon Trainer? Could he possibly give Xiao Yao some pointers?"

"Well..." Xiao Zhi scratched his head, feeling somewhat at a loss for words, "There should be some commonalities, after all, Brother Xia You is so amazing..."

Fortunately, Xiao Guang didn't suspect anything at all, and just nodded as if he suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

As they were talking, May had already returned to the player hall. Upon seeing her, Ash and Dawn rushed to greet her, and even Nozomi turned her gaze to this player whom she had never paid attention to before.

When they got closer, Ash was the first to praise her: "May, you did a really great job just now!"

"No, not at all..." Xiaoyao smiled sheepishly, "It was just a normal performance..."

"Xiaoyao..." Xiaoguang said, "I didn't know before that you had actually won second place. That's amazing! Is it because you've been traveling with Mr. Xia You that you've grown so fast?"

"Of course!" Xiaoyao laughed. "I learned a lot of fighting skills from Brother Xiayou, and I also learned how to perform from his female friends. Without them, I wouldn't have improved so quickly and achieved such results!"

That was close...

Xiao Yao smiled bitterly to herself.

I almost let it slip!

Although she had accepted the fact that Xia You had many women at the same time, it didn't mean that outsiders could accept it. After all, this kind of thing was still too shocking.

And actually, he wasn't wrong.

Some of her performance styles and inspirations were indeed taught by Xiao Juan, Xiao Tao, and Xiao Yu. Oh, and of course, there were also Ying Hua and Xiao Mei. But given the relationship between the three sisters and Xia You, attributing this to traveling with Xia You is perfectly reasonable.

At this point, the list of players who would advance to the second round had been determined by their scores.

For a moment, all the contestants in the hall nervously looked at the big screen.

And the answer will be revealed at this moment!

The screen suddenly changed, displaying the portraits of eight trainers, with May standing at the top!

It has to be said that after a long journey through Hoenn and Kanto, May has finally grown up. She is no longer a lucky player who barely passed the test, but has truly surpassed all her opponents with her strength and successfully passed the first round of performance review with the highest score!

Getting to this point was incredibly difficult, and only Xiaoyao herself knows the hardships she endured.

Continuing down the list, behind May is a male trainer, and after him are Nozomi and Dawn.

These two are ranked third and fourth respectively. Xiao Wang is alright, after all, he has participated in some major events before and successfully won a ribbon medal. His performance is not surprising and is within people's expectations.

But it's quite remarkable that Xiaoguang, as a complete newcomer, managed to get fourth place!

This result is far better than when May and Ash first participated in the Grand Contest!

But upon closer reflection, it's not actually that strange.

After all, Xiao Guang's performance today was not only flawless, but also quite good, and even surpassed most of the contestants. Therefore, it is reasonable for him to achieve fourth place.

Of course, Hikari's talent is one aspect, but having a mother who has been a top Coordinator also has a great influence on Hikari!

Having been exposed to this industry since childhood, even though this is Xiaoguang's first time truly entering it, her understanding of trainers, especially the ideas in her mind, is still much stronger than that of the average newcomer.

This allowed her to get started quickly.

Following them were two female trainers who had indeed performed brilliantly before, and finally, in seventh place, we saw Ash's name and image.

However, the next trainer is a male, so it seems that Musashi was eliminated because of May's interference.

This is indeed a pity for Musashi and some people who like her performance style, but there's nothing that can be done, since there are only eight contestants who can enter the second round.

That's how cruel it is!

Some are happy, some are sad. No matter how unwilling Musashi may be in a secluded place, the result of the competition has been decided, and they no longer have a choice.

As for wanting to disrupt or sabotage this conference?

The moment Haruka appeared, neither Musashi, Meowth, nor Kojiro had a single thought.

After all, everyone knows that Xiaoyao is traveling with that man. Since she's here, it goes without saying that the man is here too. So how could they dare to have any troublemaking ideas?

Even Musashi, no matter how unwilling he was, could only bite his clothes and rage helplessly, venting his anger on Kojiro and Nyanko.