I caught a Pokémon

Bulbasaur's body suddenly emitted a faint green light.

The so-called growth is a move that can increase the user's attack power. Moreover, because it is a sunny day with plenty of sunshine, using growth now will also increase the power of the skill!

Seeing this opportunity, Ayame's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said, "Big Claw Crab, use the water gun!"

Because it didn't have time to dodge, the water gun hit Bulbasaur directly. Although Bulbasaur's defense was weakened due to the glare, Water-type attacks on Grass-types inherently reduce damage by half. Therefore, even though it hit Bulbasaur at this moment, it did not cause Bulbasaur any more damage.

"Bulbasaur, it's time to teach us a lesson! Use Tackle!"

Knowing that this attack would be extremely powerful with the help of growth, Acorus calamus dared not be careless.

"Big claw crab, harden quickly!"

As she spoke, before Bulbasaur approached, Krabby's body flashed with a luster, and it was easy to see from its appearance that it had become more solid and round.

With a loud bang, the giant crab took a solid step back after being hit.

Fortunately, he doesn't seem to be seriously injured, and even has the strength to fight back!

"Now's your chance, Krabby, use your clamp!"

At Ayame's command, Krabby stretched out its large pincers and clamped tightly around Bulbasaur's neck.

Because Clamp is a Normal-type move, it is not weakened by Grass or Poison types. When combined with Leer, it can indeed cause considerable damage to Bulbasaur, which caused Bulbasaur to instinctively cry out in pain.

However, Xia You was clearly not going to sit idly by and wait for his doom.

"Use the rattan whip!"

The vine whip rose high from the flower bud and then fell heavily, each strike causing immense damage to the giant crab.

Snap... Snap...

After being hit a few times, the Krabby couldn't bear the pain any longer and had no choice but to retreat and move away from Bulbasaur.

This also freed Bulbasaur!

Moreover, the roles of offense and defense are reversed!

"Now it's our turn!"

Squinting, Xia You commanded, "Use Parasitic Seed!"

A tiny seed flew out of the flower bud and quickly attached itself to the giant crab. The parasitic seed then began to grow rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it had grown several long vines that tightly wrapped around the giant crab!

This time, it's the giant crab's turn to be unable to move!

Seeing that things were going badly, Acorus calamus still wanted to make a last stand: "Big Claw Crab, hurry back to the water!"

This is undoubtedly the optimal solution.

only……

Only now do you think of escaping?

late!

Xia You chuckled lightly, then gave the final order.

"Bulbasaur, finish it off! Use Vine Whip!"

Two vine whips rapidly approached and struck the giant crab hard before it entered the water. In addition to the double damage caused by its attribute, the parasitic seed was also emitting a faint green light, absorbing the giant crab's remaining strength.

This time, the giant crab finally couldn't hold on and collapsed onto the floating platform.

After a moment of surprise, Changpu also sighed.

"I lost too..."

As she spoke, she took out a Poké Ball and put the Krabby back into it.

Xia You won two consecutive battles.

Now, only Sakura remains.

Seeing her two younger sisters defeated also made Sakura's expression somber.

She slowly walked to the trainer command area and carefully examined Xia You.

"You're really strong and calm. It's clear you're an excellent trainer. But we're not going to give up so easily! Come out, my Pokémon, Dewprik!"

As her Poké Ball was opened, a grayish-white Pokémon resembling a sea lion appeared in the pool.

Judging from its appearance, this Pokémon has a protrusion on the top of its head, teeth that curl upwards on both sides of its mouth, a sticking-out tongue, and a tail that is split in two, making it not much different from the ordinary sea lion of the previous life.

Since she wasn't very familiar with it, Xia You took out her Pokédex and scanned it at the Dew Lion.

The Pokédex was quickly updated.

"Beep, little sea lion, sea lion Pokémon, water type. They usually live in icebergs and use the sharp protrusion on their heads to break through the ice to swim in the sea. Their skin is very thick, and they can move freely even at minus 40 degrees Celsius."

Unlike goldfish and giant crabs, this little sea lion is both agile and capable of close-range attacks, making it even more difficult to deal with.

"Come back, Bulbasaur."

Xia You recalled Bulbasaur and also sent out her last Pokémon, which was also her ace Pokémon—Ralts.

"Ralts, it's all up to you now!"

Upon hearing the trainer's instructions, Ralts let out a soft cry and teleported onto the float.

It looked at the baby sea lion, and a glint seemed to flash in its eyes beneath its bangs. The skin on its body had also quietly begun to change.

"Is its name Ralts?" Looking at Ralts' adorable appearance, Sakura instantly fell in love with this Pokémon and couldn't help but examine it closely. "I just saw it, it's so cute, is it a Pokémon from another region?"

“That’s right, Ralts isn’t a Pokémon from the Kanto region.” Xia You nodded, then kindly reminded her, “Please be careful, Miss Sakura. It’s a Psychic/Fairy type, so it’s quite difficult to deal with.”

"What a gentle and handsome man," Sakura smiled, but added, "However, I won't hold back! Little sea lion, use water jets!"

The water jet attack, which involves enveloping the entire body in water and striking the enemy, is a more powerful water-attribute physical attack than a water gun. The fact that this little sea lion can use this move shows that it is indeed of a high level.

However, it would be quite difficult for such an attack to hit Ralts!

"Ralts, get out of its way!"

Xia You spoke softly, and in the next second, Ralts' body instantly disappeared from its original spot and appeared on another floating platform.

This made dodging the attack incredibly easy!

"Psychic-type Pokémon are really troublesome."

Sakura shook her head and sighed, but she quickly smiled and said, "In that case, let's restrict its abilities for now. Little sea lion, use the freezing wind!"

A fierce gust of cold wind erupted from the baby sea lion's mouth, engulfing Ralts and a large area nearby. Its power was so great that it directly lowered the temperature of the battlefield to below zero degrees Celsius, and even the water surface was frozen into a thick layer of ice!

Although Ralts used Teleport to dodge the area attack again, its speed was inevitably greatly affected by the surrounding environment.

Chapter 9, First Badge: The Blue Badge!

"Ralts, use Psychic!"

Upon hearing the command, Ralts was about to use its psychic powers when it saw the little sea lion dive into the water at an incredible speed.

The thick ice prevented it from seeing the baby sea lion's location. It looked around, but right in Ralts' blind spot, the baby sea lion suddenly broke through the ice and rammed its head into it.

However, having spent several months with Xia You and been through many battles, he was slightly taken aback and used teleportation to dodge again.

"Little sea lion, use Ice Shard Attack!"

The little sea lion opened its mouth wide again, condensing many ice blocks, which it shot towards Ralts, which had just appeared.

A violent explosion sent ice shards and debris from floating platforms flying, engulfing Ralts.

However, when everything settled down, to Sakura and the others' surprise, although it was hit by ice shards, Ralts not only withstood the attack, but judging from its condition, the ice shards obviously did not cause it much damage!

"Huh? That's strange!?" Sakura exclaimed in surprise. "In terms of type, Ralts, which is Psychic and Fairy, shouldn't have any type advantage over Sea Sprite, right? And Ice Shard is an Ice-type move, so why does it cause so little damage?"

“Miss Sakura,” Xia You said with a smile, “I suppose your little sea lion’s defining characteristic is its thick layer of blubber, right?”

The Thick Fat ability means that Pokémon with this ability will only take half the damage from Ice-type or Fire-type moves.

Hearing him suddenly talk about characteristics, Sakura nodded, though she was a little puzzled.

"That's right, but so what?"

Xia You shrugged: "My Ralts' ability is Copy, so it can completely copy the Sealean's Thick Fat ability, which is why your Ice-type moves are no threat to it."

"I see!" Sakura suddenly realized, and said with a wry smile, "So it had already copied the little sea lion's characteristics at the very beginning of the battle?"

"Yes."

Seeing Xia You admit it, Sakura said with a helpless expression, "I have to say, this is a really rare characteristic. It really caught me off guard, but I won't give up just like that!"

"Little sea lion, use water jet!"

At the same time as Sakura gave the order, Xia You also spoke up: "Ralts, use Magic Leaf!"

Countless leaves appeared out of thin air in front of Ralts. These leaves, emitting a faint glow, spun, compressed, and then flew continuously towards the little sea lion, colliding with the oncoming water and causing a violent explosion.

However, when the thick fog dissipated, it was discovered that the magic leaf not only neutralized the water jets but also injured the baby sea lion inside!

The baby sea lion was attacked and forced to fall onto the ice.

Grass-based water treatment is remarkably effective!

This made Sakura frown.

They're so difficult to deal with!

But despite the感慨 (feelings of deep emotion), the battle must continue.

"Ralts, use Psychic!"

"Little sea lion, get back into the water!"

The two trainers spoke at the same time, but having learned from the previous experience, Ralts did not succeed this time. It focused its attention and acted first, enveloping the little sea lion with its psychic powers and taking it into the air before the little sea lion could make any move.

The baby sea lion cried out in pain after being attacked by telekinesis, but no matter how much it struggled, it was all in vain and could not break free from the telekinetic restraints.

Once it reached a sufficient height, with Ralts swinging its arm downwards, the little sea lion slammed heavily onto the frozen float at an extremely fast speed.

boom!

After a loud bang, the little sea lion didn't even have time to howl before it followed in the footsteps of the goldfish and the big-clawed crab, losing its ability to fight as well!

"We lost..."

After putting the unconscious sea lion into a Poké Ball, Sakura and the other two exchanged a glance and then slowly walked towards Xia You.

However, before Xia You could recall Ralts, it was suddenly enveloped in a beam of light. A few seconds later, the original Ralts disappeared, and in its place was a new form!

Kirlia!

Seeing this, Ayame covered her mouth in surprise and exclaimed, "Huh? It actually evolved!?"

Kirlia's design resembles a white-clad dancer in a ballet tutu. Its legs are very slender, and its hair, unlike Ralts's, doesn't completely cover its eyes. Instead, it has shoulder-length bangs that reveal its red eyes. Even its two red horns have been repositioned, looking like hair clips.

How should I put it? It's like a young girl who has grown up and become a beautiful young woman.

The Pokédex, which hadn't been put away yet, responded in time: "Beep, Kirlia, Emotion Pokémon, Psychic and Fairy type. When it uses its horn to amplify its psychic power, it creates an illusory scene in the surrounding space. It has the ability to sensitively sense the trainer's emotions. When it's happy, it starts dancing, and the trainer's cheerful mood is its source of spiritual power."

Kirlia was clearly not used to her new look, and after spinning around a few times, she returned to Xia You's side.

"Kirullian, you look beautiful in your new look."

Kirlia looked at Xia You with a slightly shy expression, until Xia You patted its head, then it affectionately rubbed its cheek against his hand.

Sakura then walked up to Xia You, holding a blue badge.

This blue badge, shaped like a sky-blue teardrop, shines like a gemstone in the sunlight.

"Congratulations, trainer. This is your reward for defeating us, and you deserve it."

Xia You exchanged a few polite words, took the blue badge, and placed it in the badge collection box.

Looking at the lone blue badge inside the box, Ayame pouted and sighed to herself, "What a joke, we were the first gym leader to be defeated, it's really frustrating!"

Xia You smiled but didn't say anything.

These three are now focusing more on synchronized swimming than protecting the gym, and have neglected to train their Pokémon. Among all the gyms, their Pokémon are probably the weakest.

However, everyone has their own ambitions, and I still hope that Xiaoxia can take over this place soon.

"Well, then I'll take my leave."

With a wave of her hand, Xia You left with several Pokémon.