I caught a Pokémon

Just as Xia You was about to speak and say a few words to comfort her, a voice suddenly came from afar.

"That person over there looks very familiar!"

Hearing the sound, Xia You turned her head and saw a young man dressed as a warrior leaning against a thick tree, coldly watching them.

"Ah, it's you!"

His unique attire allowed Xia You to recognize him at a glance.

I never expected that after so long, I would meet that samurai boy again here!

The young samurai feigned indifference and said, "I didn't expect you to step into this forest again. How about it? Want to fight me again?"

Xia You looked at the young warrior again. Although so much time had passed, his appearance had not changed, but his expression had become more composed, indicating that he had indeed undergone some training.

However, Xia You still admired his perseverance.

It's amazing that they haven't left this place for so long!

Are you planning to make this place your home forever?

Seeing that Xia You didn't speak, the samurai boy thought that Xia You was looking down on him, so he said, "Hmph, you said last time that I should teach you trainers from Pallet Town a lesson. I have to say, those people were really strong. I lost to each of them completely. But now, I have made great progress compared to before. Not only have my Pokémon evolved, but I have also caught many new partners!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Xia You smiled. "But you're not the only one who's gotten stronger. I've grown as well over this long period of time!"

Xiaochun, standing to the side, was completely confused.

You trainers from Pallet Town?

A question mark popped into her head; she couldn't understand why Xia You had suddenly become a trainer in Pallet Town.

Seeing her confusion, Xia You whispered a few words in Xiao Chun's ear, telling her about the time she dug the hole.

Xiao Chun giggled and said, "Brother Xia You, you're so naughty!"

On the other side, looking at Koharu's beautiful appearance and listening to her cheerful laughter, the samurai boy blushed for some reason.

Perhaps sensing Xia You's strange gaze, he decisively released his Pokémon in order to ease the awkwardness.

"Come out, Butterfly!"

Since the opponent has released their Pokémon, it seems that a match is inevitable today no matter what.

Seeing this, Xia You looked up at the sky, sighed, and then took out her Poké Ball.

"I really can't do anything with you, so I'm counting on you. Go, Charizard!!"

A flash of blue light, and as the Poké Ball opened, a dragon-type Pokémon with wings on its back appeared on the field!

Chapter 129 Unexpected Trouble

When Charizard appeared, it already had a stronger presence than Butterfree.

It landed beside Xia You, spitting out a spark from its mouth, and stared intently at its opponent.

In fact, during that final period of training, all of Xia You's Pokémon, except for Dratini and Gastly which had not yet evolved, had reached their final forms.

Seeing the two Pokémon poised to attack, Xiaochun looked around and asked worriedly.

"Xia You, is it really okay to use Charizard in battle? This forest is so dense, won't it cause a big fire?"

Xia You nodded gently: "That is indeed possible, but don't worry, I will be more cautious."

Just as they were about to begin their duel, a dozen ninja shuriken, seemingly strung together, flew out of the shadows and shot towards Xia You.

Fortunately, these ninja darts weren't too fast. After noticing something was wrong, Xia You quickly dodged to the side, nimbly clearing the way.

Whoosh whoosh!

The ninja shuriken whizzed past him and landed diagonally on the grass where he had been standing!

Who is it!?

Xia You called out to the lush forest, and the next second, a glamorous woman dressed in a purple ninja outfit emerged from behind a large tree.

Huh? What's she doing here?

This person is none other than Aya, the younger sister of Aya, the leader of the Crimson Gym!

Upon seeing her, Xia You immediately remembered something.

Oops……

"Not bad." Aya sneered as she sized up Xia You. "If I had known you were this good, I should have aimed for your head!"

In response to Aya's sarcastic remarks, Xia You gave an awkward smile: "Miss Aya, what a coincidence! What are you doing here? Cultivating?"

The reason he was able to dodge those ninja shuriken was that after traveling for so long, not only had his Pokémon's strength been constantly evolving, but his own physique had also been strengthened.

He quickly glanced at his feet.

Seeing that the ninja shuriken were not sharpened, he knew that even if he hadn't dodged, although he would have been hit, he would at most have been left with some bruises and there would have been no danger to his life.

Even Gastly in the shadows and Gardevoir beside her, perhaps having already seen Aya beforehand and recognizing her as an acquaintance, did not intervene, indicating that they did not sense any malice from her.

"Cultivation?" Seeing Xia You feign ignorance, Aya's blood boiled and her anger flared. "Hmph! If I were cultivating, would I have come all this far? Stop pretending! After wasting so much time, I've finally caught you, the one who deceived me!"

Caught? Deceived?

Upon hearing these two words, Xiaochun glanced sideways, her mind already conjuring up a dramatic love story of starting something and then abandoning it.

This scene was just like the heart-wrenching, tragic love story in the romance novels that her classmates were reading.

Xia You raised an eyebrow: "Hey, Miss Aya, don't talk nonsense! What you said could easily cause a misunderstanding!"

Xiaochun felt like a cat was scratching at her heart, and she really wanted to ask: Miss Aya, what exactly did he lie to you about?

But she was too embarrassed to speak to a stranger she was meeting for the first time.

Fortunately, Aya's next words directly revealed the reason.

"Misunderstanding?" Aya said irritably, "You promised to compete with me, how could you forget about it so quickly? I waited for you at the dojo for so long, and only found out from my brother that you had actually returned to the Kanto Continent!"

Xia You felt ashamed.

Although he did promise Aya that he would challenge her to a match at the Crimson Dojo after he finished his business, it was just a convenient excuse to get rid of her and get to Twin Islands as soon as possible.

He didn't take it to heart at the time, thinking that the matter would be forgotten with the passage of time.

Even after leaving the dojo, he completely forgot about it.

I just didn't expect Aya to be so persistent about that dojo defeat. Now that she's tracked me down here, it's bound to be awkward when we meet again.

Xia You scratched her head: "Sorry, I forgot about it."

"Enough with the nonsense." Aya waved her hand impatiently. "Let's settle all our scores, old and new, right here and have a match! I'll definitely make up for what happened at the dojo last time!"

"Hey, hey." On the other side, the long-forgotten samurai boy looked at Aya and said with dissatisfaction, "Miss over there, although I don't know what grudge you have against him, I was here first, so if we're going to compete, I should have been first!"

"That won't do!" Aya rolled her eyes at him. "I went to great lengths to intercept him on his only route, so naturally I should be the one to fight him first! You brat, you'd better get out of here! If you stay here and get in my way, I'll take care of you too!"

"What did you say?!" The samurai boy was furious upon hearing this and drew his katana, pointing it at Aya.

Before Xia You could say anything, the two of them started arguing back and forth.

They argued for a few more minutes, but in the end, they realized that the decision was in Xia You's hands, and turned to look at Xia You at the same time.

Aya asked, "Tell me, who do you want to compete with first?"

"This……"

Xia You hesitated.

Unexpectedly, after all the talk, the problem ended up back on him.

He looked around and saw that the two men were very aggressive and would not give up until they achieved their goal.

Frustrated by the pressure, he gritted his teeth and said bluntly, "Since that's the case, then both of you come at me at once!"

"What!?" Aya was greatly surprised. "You want to fight both of us at the same time?"

Seeing Xia You nod, the young warrior also felt that Xia You was too arrogant.

"You dare to fight both of us at the same time? You've really been underestimated!"

“Indeed, it’s rare that we’ve reached a consensus.” Aya glanced at the samurai boy indifferently, then turned to stare at Xia You. “Hmph, daring to make such boastful claims, aren’t you afraid of biting off more than you can chew? But whatever, it is indeed a solution, but I hope you won’t regret it after you lose! Come out, Moro!”

As she spoke, she took out a Poké Ball and tossed it gently. A Pokémon that looked like a moth appeared on the field.

Pokémon Pokédex entry: "Moe, a Poison Moth Pokémon, Bug/Poison type, evolved from Fluff. The phosphorus powder covering its wings seems to carry different toxins depending on the color. It is nocturnal and only becomes active at night. It prefers to prey on small insects that are attracted to streetlights."

Xia You stroked his chin as he looked at the two Pokémon.

A butterfly and a moth?

An interesting combination.

After thinking for a moment, he then sent out his second Pokémon.

"Go, Blastoise!"

A flash of blue light, and Blastoise landed on the ground with a 'thud'. Despite the weeds blocking its way, its massive body still caused the ground to tremble slightly.

Chapter 130 Doubles and Jigglypuff

"Charizard, use Flamethrower! Blastoise, use Water Gun!"

Xia You multitasked, and following his command, a flame and a stream of water spewed from the mouths of the two Pokémon.

On the other side, Aya and the samurai boy also issued their orders at the same time.

The young samurai shouted, "Butterfly, use the paralysis powder!"

Aya shouted, "Moromoth, use paralysis powder!!"

! ! ?

As soon as they spoke, they realized that they had made their Pokémon use the same move!

They glanced at each other, Aya's lips moved slightly, then she quickly looked away.

This is understandable, since they didn't know each other beforehand and hadn't communicated beforehand, so naturally there was no understanding between them.

Furthermore, both Butterfree and Morpho are very skilled at using moves like Poison, Stun Powder, or Sleep Powder, so there is a high chance that their moves will overlap during a battle.

The misty paralyzing powder enveloped the air, but was quickly dispersed by the flames and water jets.

The Butterfly and the Moro flapped their wings and flew high, quickly dodging the attack.

Seeing that the Pokémon had come to a stop, Aya commanded again, "Morub, use Psychic Beam!"

A beam of light gleaming with an odd glow struck Blastoise, causing damage and, incredibly, also triggering a confused state!

Blastoise stood there uneasily.

However, before Aya could rejoice, Butterfree's next psychic attack also hit Blastoise, causing some damage but also relieving its confused state.

At this point, Aya simply couldn't take it anymore.

"Hey!!" she yelled at the samurai boy, "Don't you even know how to cooperate?! Can't you stop causing trouble for others?!"

The young samurai glanced at her, realizing he had made a mistake, and felt guilty so he didn't say anything back.

Shaking her head, Aya rallied her spirits and said to him, "Listen carefully, now let's each keep our eyes on our own targets and make sure we don't make the same mistake again!"

After a brief period of adjustment, the two began to deal with the Pokémon in front of them, but by this time, the situation had already been taken control by Charizard and Blastoise.

After all, compared to them, Xia You's thoughts were not affected by others at all.

Even Xiaochun, the only one who could distract him, stood behind him very sensibly, not making a sound, for fear of disturbing Xia You's attention, seeing that he was concentrating on the battle.

The battle is still ongoing.

Despite their agility, Butterfly and Moro suffered considerable damage as flames and water jets flew everywhere.

The combination of fire and water even created a steam effect at one point!

The Butterfly, flying in the air, was first burned by a jet of flame when it wasn't paying attention. Before it could react, it was hit by a jet of water. Instantly, a large amount of steam was generated on its body, causing three injuries amidst a series of hissing sounds...

Unable to withstand the damage, it went black and lost consciousness, falling straight to the ground.

After taking care of one, Xia You nodded approvingly.

If I'm not mistaken, the Butterfree that the young samurai has is probably the evolution of his previous Caterpie. However, although it has evolved, perhaps because it has been working in seclusion in the Evergreen Forest, it doesn't know how to use any advanced moves.