I caught a Pokémon

The Yeti Snorlax is several sizes larger than those common Snorlax!

Actually, this is nothing to worry about. Small opponents have their own strategies, and big opponents have their own ways of dealing with them. Having been a trainer and gym leader for so long, I've seen all kinds of opponents. It's just a matter of responding to their moves.

But most importantly, this giant Snorlax also possesses an extremely threatening speed!

That would be fatal.

Admittedly, after following Ji Xian for so long, this King Naboo has also developed excellent wrestling skills, but no matter how strong the instinct is, it still needs an opportunity to use it!

Snorlax's agile movements made it lack the clumsiness expected of a large Pokémon. Instead, with its icy fists radiating extreme cold, Empoleon was forced to retreat steadily.

Fortunately, the Ice-type Freeze Punch couldn't do much damage to the Water-type Emerald, which meant that although Emerald seemed to be in a very dangerous situation, it wasn't in any real danger of being cornered.

Even so, if this continues, the situation will inevitably become very bad.

This was something that Yoshinobu had not anticipated at all before the war began.

There are only two ways to break this deadlock.

First, we need to wait for the Yeti Snorlax's attack rhythm to slow down on its own. After all, as everyone knows, this is a Pokémon with a very developed digestive system, especially with such a large size and such a fast attack frequency.

If nothing unexpected happens, the energy from the food in its stomach must be being used up rapidly.

Maybe it will get hungry soon.

Of course, this is just Yoshinobu's speculation, and the battle has only just begun; even if he's hungry, it probably won't be now.

We can't pin our hopes on this!

Since this path is not feasible...

We'll have to try other methods!

Thinking of this, Ji Xian did not hesitate and immediately ordered Emperor Nabo to dive into the water.

Pfft!

Having long since given up, Empoleon plunged headfirst into the pool with a classic "penguin dive," disappearing completely from Snorlax's sight and freeing it from its predicament.

At this point, Ji Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, this Snorlax didn't go into the water.

Or rather, if it actually went into the water, that would be exactly what we wanted!

With its enormous size, it can't maneuver properly in the water, so it will be a complete offensive turn for Naboo.

Unfortunately, the other party did not follow Emperor Naboo into the water.

But that's okay.

Since it refuses to come down, we'll just force it to!

"Naboth the Emperor, with the whirlwind!"

Unlike Sharpedo and Toxicroak, Empoleon, as one of Sinnoh's representative Water-type Pokémon, can use more and more versatile Water-type moves.

It unleashed its power, and under its influence, a vortex of water instantly formed, completely engulfing the floating platform where the Yeti Snorlax was located.

The vortex spun faster and faster, growing larger and larger. Even with the weight of the Yeti Snorlax pressing down on it, the floating platform swayed violently under the violent shaking of the vortex, seemingly in danger of collapsing at any moment.

Even the Yeti Snorlax on top was unsteady, as if it would fall into the water at any moment!

Give it another push!

Seeing this, Ji Xian smiled.

However, he immediately frowned again.

It can be said that Xia You dared to release Snorlax in such a place to fight a water battle with his opponent, so he must have expected that others would try to drag it into the water in this way. Given that, how could he not have made preparations?

"Snorlax, use Absolute Zero!!"

With his command, Snorlax took a deep breath and blew it out in all directions. A chilling wind blew out of its mouth, and affected by this wind, the water around the floating platform, which was originally swirling, froze instantly with a series of crackling sounds.

You can even clearly see the churning water through the crystal-clear ice!

It looks like a giant ice flower!

And Snorlax, the Yeti, is the stamen of this snowflake!

Wow...it's so beautiful!

The eyes of Xiaoyao and the others in the stands all lit up, deeply attracted by this 'flower' caused by the tidal vortex and frozen at absolute zero.

Only Xiao Zhi touched the goosebumps that had suddenly appeared on his arm and felt a chilling sensation.

"so cold……"

This response was both within Ji Xian's expectations and unexpected.

After all, if Ice-type Pokémon want to avoid falling into the water, freezing the surface of the water is the only way.

I never expected this Snorlax to be so powerful, it could even freeze a swirling tide, it's really amazing!

However, this is clearly not the time to admire one's opponent.

The surface of the water was frozen into ice flowers, and the water below was naturally not spared either.

Countless whirlpools caused by the tides are frozen into solid ice underwater, and these 'roots' further restrict the already small pool, making the area where people can move around even smaller.

Chapter 1064 The Fifth Badge is Obtained

Seeing that Emperor Naboo could still remain calm and hide in the water, Xia You secretly praised it, but was unwilling to continue this stalemate.

"Give it another push!" he shouted to the Yeti Snorlax. "Since it's still trying to hide, let's force it out!"

Just as Ji Xian guessed, given the weight and characteristics of Snorlax, it is naturally impossible for it to fight in the water. Therefore, if they want to continue fighting Empoleon, they need to find a way to bring the latter to the water.

Upon receiving his command, Snorlax regrouped its power, and judging from its stance, everyone understood that it intended to unleash Absolute Zero once again.

Seeing that Xia You still wanted to use the same trick, Ji Xian frowned.

This is bad...

To prevent his Pokémon from being frozen underwater and completely incapacitated, he had no choice but to call Empoleon back to the surface.

puff.

Emperor Naboo broke through the water's surface, leaping out and landing steadily on the ice.

Just as Empoleon left, Snorlax arrived at Absolute Zero.

As you can see, centered on the swirling ice flowers, a visible chill spreads outwards. Under the influence of the cold air, with a 'crunching' sound as it freezes, the ice layer seems to grow larger and thicker, instantly freezing the entire pool solid.

Underwater, it's completely frozen!

It goes without saying that if Ji Xian had hesitated for even a few seconds, his Emperor Nabo would definitely have been frozen underwater along with him!

That was close...

Ji Xian glanced at it, then looked away.

But I must say, that's some serious power!

Is this Snorlax Yeti?

At this moment, Empoleon returned to the ice surface, facing Snorlax from afar. Everything seemed to have returned to the initial situation, except... the current situation was much worse than before!

The original water-based arena was forcibly transformed into an ice-based arena by Snorlax.

Although a large penguin like Empoleon is also well-suited to fighting in such a frigid environment, the inability to re-enter the water and engage in underwater combat with Snorlax effectively shuts out its biggest advantage.

It seems that the only way is to use remote means to deplete Snorlax's stamina first!

Knowing that he couldn't fight it head-on, Yoshino didn't hesitate and instead tried to use ranged attacks to make things difficult for Snorlax.

Unfortunately, Snorlax was just too fast!

When it was first captured, it used incredible speed to force Xia You's Gardevoir to use Teleport to dodge. Now, on this ice, it walks as if on flat ground. The smooth ground has no effect on its large and heavy feet. It almost slides and runs, and in the blink of an eye, it has appeared in front of Empoleon!

It's so fast!

Emperor Naboo only had time to unleash one Water Cannon attack before being caught up by Snorlax.

Its eyes widened instantly, and before it could even react, a huge fist appeared in front of it!

"Stop them!!"

Ji Xian roared and gave the order, while secretly hoping that Emperor Nabo would be able to withstand such an offensive.

However, Snorlax is just too overpowered.

Its punch was powerful and heavy. Although Emperor Naboo made a defensive move, the punch slammed into Emperor Naboo's two crossed arms, and the latter was directly knocked away!

Whoosh-!

Emperor Naboo flew so far that he finally came to a stop after crashing into the wall at the edge of the pool.

That was quite a blow.

After sliding down the wall, it sat slumped for a while before the dizziness in its head slowly dissipated. But before it could even lift its head, the Yeti Snorlax had already reappeared in front of it.

Seeing this, Ji Xian shook his head helplessly.

It's too late to turn the tide.

The difference in strength is simply too great!

He could see it clearly: it wasn't that the Yeti Snorlax's trainer had trained it so well, but rather that its innate talent was already terrifying!

We lost...

He frowned and turned his head away, somewhat reluctant.

I really don't know how this young man found such a powerful Pokémon!

Although he no longer looked, Yoshino knew from the sound alone that his Emerald Naboo had been knocked down by another punch from Snorlax.

For a trainer, nothing is more painful than feeling their Pokémon defeated in battle. Even a cheerful person like Yoshinobu would find it hard not to feel emotional at such a moment.

When I turned around, I saw my Emperor Naboo lying on the ground, while the Yeti Snorlax was slowly retracting its fist.

The referee raised his right hand at the opportune moment and announced the result of the match.

"Emperor Nabo is unable to battle, and the winner of this gym battle is challenger Xia You!"

Seeing that the outcome was decided, Xiao Yao and the others from the stands came down and stood with Xia You.

Looking at Xia You and Xiao Zhi, Ji Xian couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions once again.

"So this is how much young people have grown up. The future is truly promising..."

Hearing his praise, Xia You and Xiao Zhi naturally returned the compliment with a few polite words.

After receiving the two badges from the referee, Ji Xian handed them to Xia You and Xiao Zhi.

"Take this. It's my wetland badge, proof that you defeated me."

Xia You accepted the badge and glanced at it.

The wetland badge is coin-shaped, round, and depicts a wetland surrounded by grass. It is gray on top and blue on the bottom, with a metallic texture, somewhat similar to Yoshinobu's mask.

Xia You was quite happy to put the badge into the badge collection box.

After all, this gave him five badges, bringing him one step closer to participating in the tournament.

Before we knew it, more than half of our Sinnoh trip was already over...

Last night, Ash, Brock, and Ji Xian got to know each other and went through the Frog Festival and Team Rocket's mischief together, which made them friends. Therefore, after the gym battle, Xia You did not leave directly as before, but waited for Ash and Ji Xian to say goodbye and then stayed at the gym for lunch before leaving together.

At that very moment, standing in front of the gym gate, Xia You also said goodbye to Xiao Zhi.

"Sorry, I have something to do next, so I'll be leaving with Xiaoyao now."

"Huh?" Ash and Dawn's eyes widened at the same time upon hearing his words. Ash asked in confusion, "Isn't your next destination also Home City? I'm going there too, so why don't we go together?"

Not to mention Ash, even Dawn's eyes were filled with reluctance.

Of course, whether she was reluctant to part with Xiao Yao or Xia You, only she herself knew.

"The goal is the same," Xia You chuckled. "However, I can't travel as slowly as you all, so... see you next time!"

Chapter 1065 Yami: I'm very shrewd!