I caught a Pokémon

That wasn't all. Just as Machoke leaned back, Froakie swiped its claw at its neck, scooped up a handful of foam, and with a flick of its wrist, 'smack!' the foam hit Machoke's eye precisely!

Hit by this smooth combo, Haoli was both dizzy and blinded, and could only cover his eyes and squat on the ground in pain.

Seeing this, Xiao Yao in the stands couldn't help but feel sorry for Ah Li.

She shook her head and smiled wryly at Yami beside her, "Xia You and Froakie have practiced this move for a long time and are already very skilled at it. It's perfect for dealing with these single-minded Pokémon, but..."

Yami chuckled to herself, "But this Miss Ah Li is really pitiful, isn't she?"

Xiaoyao nodded.

It is said that bystanders have a clearer view, let alone outstanding trainers like them.

Even they could see that there was a huge gap between this gym leader and Xia You, not only in terms of strength, but also in terms of command, overall situational awareness, and details. Xia You couldn't even cause much trouble for Xia You when dealing with the Chimchar that he had just captured. This showed just how strong this gym leader really was.

No wonder Xia You completely entrusted the battle to his Pokémon.

So he didn't want to bully such a weak museum owner after all...

Back on the field, just as Machoke was about to wipe the foam off its face, Froakie turned around and launched its next attack.

Seeing this, Ah Li naturally became very anxious and shouted loudly, "Watch out!! It's behind us!!"

Upon hearing Ah Li's voice, Hao Li dared not delay any longer. Ignoring the foam on his face, he closed his eyes, turned around, and threw a punch!

Such a punch, of course, could not hit the frog, but it temporarily forced it back, giving Hawthorn a chance to catch his breath.

Ta-da!

The sound of the frog's footsteps echoed around Machoke, and because it was moving so fast, Machoke couldn't tell where it was at all!

Just as I was about to reach out a hand to wipe the foam off my face again, the frog pounced on me once more!

"Be careful!!"

Ah Li's voice alerted Hao Li. Although his long training hadn't given him any special skills, he could roughly pinpoint the frog's location by its breath and voice. Knowing it wasn't a ranged attack, he crossed his arms and prepared to defend himself.

But in the next second, it sensed that something was wrong.

A powerful punch landed on his lower abdomen, and the pain immediately made Hao Li realize that this was definitely not an ordinary attack!

Struck by the immense force, Haoli was sent flying several meters before crashing backward onto the ground with a thud.

After a few seconds, it sat up, wiped all the foam off its face, and looked up to find the frog standing a dozen steps away, staring at it expressionlessly.

On its right fist, the blue vapor was slowly dissipating.

So it was a wave of water; it was no ordinary punch!

No wonder it hurts so much!

Rubbing his stomach, Haoli stood up again, staring intently at his opponent.

After being beaten many times, the body becomes more resilient, and such damage is not enough to end it directly.

From this perspective, although they often lose, they haven't gained nothing.

But continuing to lose like this is clearly not a solution...

He glanced at his trainer, and Ah Lee, who had obviously come to his senses at that moment, gave the command again.

"Haoli, let's try one more time, this time with the Earth Throw!"

Haoli rallied and charged at Froghead once more.

However, after witnessing the Frog's tricks this time, it became cautious. Although it was still very imposing, it was undoubtedly more careful.

Being afraid before the battle is undoubtedly fatal for Fighting-type Pokémon.

It can be said that Xia You keenly noticed this change, but he remained silent and handed the battlefield over to his Pokémon.

That's right. After switching Chimchar out of the battle, he completely let go of the challenge, just like when he challenged the Black Gold Gym.

An opponent of such strength is not worth his time unless there are special circumstances. Even so, as his Pokémon's strength increases little by little, they become more and more adept at dealing with such situations.

Most importantly, they have that confidence that they will never lose!

As the two Pokémon rapidly approached each other, they collided once again.

Hagoromo stretched out both hands and reached for Froghead, as if to imprison it and throw it to the ground, but at the same time, its eyes were also fixed on Froghead's shoulder.

It is said that the shoulder moves before the fist or elbow.

No matter what big movements the hands and elbows make, they will first be expressed through the shoulders. Haoli is trying to predict Frog's next move in advance through this change, so that he can take countermeasures at any time.

Unfortunately, this time its opponent was not just its limbs.

Just before the fight was about to begin, Frog knew what Machoke was up to by observing the change in its eyes.

Almost instinctively, its two arms didn't move, but its mouth opened, and the next second, a long tongue shot towards Haoli's face like an arrow!

Chapter 1000 The truth will eventually come out.

The long tongue quickly wrapped around Haoli's neck several times and tightened instantly.

Hawley let out a muffled groan and hurriedly tried to grab the frog's tongue, but the frog wouldn't let him have his way so easily. With a strong pull, Hawley lost his balance, stumbled, and fell forward.

Such pulling would not cause Haoli to fall, but it would prevent it from maintaining its balance, indirectly affecting its movements.

Just then, the frog leaped forward and slapped its two paws at the hamster.

If you can't attend to everything at once, you can't attend to everything at once; if you can't attend to everything at once, you can't attend to everything at once. It's impossible to attend to both at the same time.

After all, one hand cannot untie the restraints around the neck, and the other hand cannot simultaneously block two frog paws.

After weighing the pros and cons, in a hasty moment, once it had gained a foothold, it still went to grab the tongue above.

I'll just take a few hits, my body is pretty resilient anyway, it's better than not being able to breathe.

At that very moment, the frog's slaps arrived, landing twice on Machamp's chest with a 'slap slap' sound. At the same time, its nimble tongue retracted before Machamp could even touch it.

It was clearly just a simple gesture, but the tongue moved so fast that it happened in the blink of an eye, yet Haoli still managed to grab nothing.

This is a huge loss.

Gritting his teeth, Haoli advanced instead of retreating, knowing that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable to him. He thought that he had to close the distance with Froghead no matter what and use his own hands to deal with this troublesome opponent!

Ah Li's Machoke suffers from the fact that it has absolutely no mid- to long-range attack methods.

While this allows it to focus all its attention on close combat, potentially making it extremely proficient in fighting, it lacks effective ranged countermeasures, and its weaknesses become apparent when facing Pokémon that excel at kiting.

This weakness isn't very noticeable when fighting against opponents of equal strength, but once you encounter a worthy opponent, you become a sitting duck, let alone someone like Xia You.

If you want to engage in close combat, you need space to maneuver!

Now that we can't even touch it, what good is having all that strength?

However, since they were already close enough, there was still a chance for contact. But just as Machamp's outstretched hand was about to touch Froakie, Froakie used its excellent jumping ability to leap backward and create distance again.

Everything seems to have returned to where it all started...

Upon seeing this, Ali opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he could only sigh helplessly.

Despite having tested all of his opponent's moves, Maurice's condition...

Driven by its inner willpower, Machoke charged at Froghead once again. This time, however, it was more cautious and serious than at the beginning of the battle.

But this caution alone is not enough. As one side grows weaker and the other gains strength, the other will be eager to fight. When they clash again, that will be the time when the victor is decided.

As expected of Xia You's Pokémon, Froakie gave Machoke no chance from beginning to end. Even in the final battle, it remained steady and used its agile movements to finally defeat Machoke.

thump……

As Haoli fell backward, the referee named Kuroda turned his head away in distress while announcing the result of the match.

That's so tragic...

Is this what you call a fight?

This is a one-sided crushing defeat!

He entered this dojo at a young age and worked his way up from apprentice to where he is now. He has witnessed the rise and fall of the Veil Dojo and the changing of the guard. Seeing Ah Li lose so badly now, he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy and sigh.

Still too young…

not to mention…

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Xia You, who was smiling at the frog, and couldn't help but be surprised.

This man didn't utter a single word during the entire battle...

Who would dare to do this unless they have absolute confidence in their Pokémon?

At least at my age, and having served as a referee for so many years, I have never seen anyone like this before!

Of course, on the other hand, it also shows that Ah Li's skill level is indeed far behind that of this man. To put it simply, Ah Li is too weak and cannot even make this man use his full strength.

After his reflection, he looked at Ah Li.

Despite her usual carefree and energetic demeanor, the constant wins and losses have been putting her under immense pressure. Her mental state was already unstable, and now that she's been so easily defeated, it's unclear whether she'll feel even more guilty.

Ah Li, as the future hope of the Veil Dojo, you must hold on!

Of course, Ari didn't know that Kuroda was worried about her. She just looked at the unconscious Machamp, remained silent for a long time, and finally silently took out a Poké Ball and put it away.

It's another 2-0 score.

She had encountered similar situations before, but never had she felt so powerless in a battle as she did today.

Even though his Pokémon was powerful, he just couldn't use it from beginning to end.

Even if she was slow to realize, she understood that today's opponent was not in the same league as her previous challengers.

But what can I do?

We have no choice but to make one last desperate attempt!

Ari wasn't as fragile as Kuroda thought; she just gritted her teeth and sent out her last Pokémon.

With a flash of blue light, a Lucario appeared in the arena.

May and Yami in the audience were both a little surprised to see this Pokémon.

After all, as Xia You's partners, they knew who Xia You had been training recently, and they also knew roughly which Pokémon he would send out next. They didn't expect that their lineups would clash!

Meanwhile, Xia You, in the Trainer Command Area, looked at the Lucario opposite her with some surprise, but she just smiled calmly and sent out her own Lucario after recalling her Froakie.

Lucario vs. Lucario, the same Pokémon, let's see which one is stronger!

Not only them, but even Ah Li was clearly surprised to see such a lineup.

However, she immediately realized that this was a good opportunity!

Same Pokémon, same type, likely the same moves—it's practically an equal match for both sides. Now…isn't this the best chance for me to turn the tide?

She knew Xia You was very strong, of course, but this third battle was her last chance!

Thinking of this, she shook off her previous disappointment, and her face regained its desire for victory!

The two Lucarios faced each other from a distance. Through their auras, they could clearly sense each other's fighting spirit, emotions, and even the approximate strength of their opponent. Before the battle even began, an invisible confrontation had already commenced.

Just before Kuroda announced the start of the battle, Ali glanced at Xia You again.

But even now, he had one hand in his pocket, a calm expression on his face, and still showed no intention of speaking!

Is this how you pretend?

Alright, since you still dare to be so careless, then I'll show you what I'm capable of!

The instant the referee announced the start of the battle, Ali commanded her Lucario to launch a Wave Missile!

Just as she had just thought, facing her own attack, Xia Youzhen did not participate in the command. Only his Lucario used Aura Sphere to counterattack his own Lucario!

This gave Ali even more confidence in the battle!

After all, our side has a trainer in command, how can we lose to a Pokémon of the same type without a trainer in command?

Unfortunately, she didn't know that Xia You's Lucario was not simple. It had mastered the ability to use Aura to sense the trainer's emotional fluctuations and thus easily judge the trainer's intentions!

This ability allows Lucario to roughly understand Xia You's intentions even without him speaking, thus enabling him to attack or dodge.

boom!

The two wave missiles collided in mid-air and exploded.

Amidst the explosion, the two Pokémon rushed through the smoke and charged towards each other.