I caught a Pokémon

The rocky terrain, besides the hard ground, consists of dozens of huge rocks and hundreds of small stones, appearing as a yellowish-brown color from a distance.

When the referee signaled for both sides to show their Pokémon at the same time, Xia You thought for a moment and sent out Blastoise, while You Teng Shengdai on the other side sent out Onix!

The commentator remarked, "Oh? To gain an advantage in terrain, Yuto Seidai sent out Onix, a Rock/Ground type, while Xia You seems to have anticipated this and sent out Blastoise, a Water type! In terms of type, it seems Yuto Seidai is at a complete disadvantage!"

Even without the host mentioning it, Yoto Seida knew that her current attributes were disadvantageous, but despite this, she showed no signs of panic.

In fact, when Ash and his friends entered the Pokémon School and battled her, she used Golem, which easily defeated Misty's Starmie despite being at a type disadvantage.

Therefore, in terms of type advantage, she can be considered an expert who is no less skilled than Ash!

Chapter 143 Battle on the Rock Field

After the referee announced the start of the match, Xia You and You Teng Shengdai gave their orders almost simultaneously.

"Blastoise, use Water Gun!"

"Orochi, burrow underground!"

Blastoise's two cannons on its back sprayed water at once, aiming at Onix. However, by the time the two thick water jets arrived, Onix had already burrowed into the mud.

The water gun hit a huge rock, spreading outwards and creating a large pool of water, but it didn't even touch the giant rock snake's tail.

A slight tremor came from underground.

Even standing on the command platform, Xia You could still faintly sense through these vibrations that the giant rock snake was rapidly digging into the soil beneath the rocks.

However, the noise from the surrounding audience made it impossible for him to determine the exact location of Onix.

"Blastoise, go to the biggest rock!"

Blastoise glanced around and quickly found the largest rock in the area. Despite its heavy body, it jumped a few times and stood on top of the rock.

Looking around, the view here is wide open, so even if Onix attacks from underground, Blastoise will have enough time to react due to the height.

Seeing this, Yuto Seida gently shook her head. Originally, she wanted to ambush Blastoise, but now she could only give up the idea.

"Not bad, that's a good approach." She praised him at first, but then changed her tone and laughed, "But this way, you've actually put yourself in a difficult situation, Onix, use Stone Strike!"

Suddenly, sharp, pointed stone spikes emerged from the ground, breaking through the soil and piercing through the rocks, approaching the Blastoise.

These stone spikes are extremely fast, making them difficult to dodge even on flat ground, let alone for Blastoise, which is currently standing on this lonely boulder.

However, Xia You was clearly prepared for this, and even had a way to deal with it in previous practice and battles.

"Blastoise, use Retreat!"

Blastoise quickly retracted its limbs and head into its shell. When the sharp stone attack reached it, the large rock beneath its feet exploded with a 'bang,' sending it flying heavily into the air. However, thanks to the protection of its hard shell, it only suffered minor shock damage.

Yuto Seida frowned slightly, but there was nothing she could do. If it were any other Pokémon, Onix's attack would have caused considerable damage.

In contrast to her, Xia You felt a sense of relief.

Although he's used the "shrink into the shell" move so many times that it's almost worn out, it's really effective against physical attacks like the "sharp stone attack."

Unlike before, although Onix is ​​still hiding underground and has not yet shown itself, its actions just now have revealed its location.

It's time for us to fight back!

Once Blastoise had flown to a sufficient height, Xia You pointed and shouted, "Target location, spin at high speed!"

Blastoise's body began to spin rapidly, like a heavy windmill, crashing into the ground where Onix was hiding.

Although Onix has started moving, it is obviously spinning faster than digging underground!

boom!!

The powerful impact shook the earth, and the giant rock snake below was so dizzy that it had no choice but to crawl out from underground.

"Perfect opportunity!" Taking advantage of Onix's momentary lapse in concentration, Xia You continued to command, "Blastoise, use Water Gun!"

Blastoise's two cannons began to accumulate energy. Just as Onix recovered from its dizziness and regained consciousness, the powerful water gun attack was launched and hit Blastoise.

Aww!!

Against a Ground/Rock-type Onix, this Water Gun dealt four times the damage!

The effect is outstanding!

Seeing that Onix was nearing the end of its life, Yuto Seidai hurriedly shouted, "Onix, get out of the way!"

But after the first water gun attack, the ground, which was made of mud and gravel, had been soaked with a lot of water. When the heavy body of the giant onyx passed over it, the ground softened and became like a mud pit, restricting its movement!

"What!?"

Not only the audience present, but even Yuto Seidai was surprised that such a situation would occur.

Seeing Yuto Seida lose her composure and look completely at a loss, Xia You chuckled: "I think these unexpected situations are things you can't learn in school, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yuto Seida clenched her fists, but did not refute it.

In fact, the school grounds are almost always the same, and each of them fights step by step according to the knowledge taught by the teachers, so this situation has never occurred before.

Seeing that Onix was unable to break free, Xia You gave the final command: "Alright, it's time to end the battle. Blastoise, finish it off!"

Blastoise aimed its cannon at Onix and unleashed another water gun, knocking Onix to the ground. This time, Onix was completely rendered unable to fight.

"Wow, what a pity!" The host's slightly regretful voice echoed throughout the arena. "Although Onix looks tough and has excellent physical defense, its supposedly formidable defense is completely useless against special moves that are type-advantageous to it!"

The audience cheered.

Unlike those who supported Yuto Seida and were dejected, Xia You's supporters were overjoyed to have won the match.

The host then offered a few words of comfort to those people.

"But don't be discouraged, everyone. I believe that if it weren't for the type disadvantage, this battle would have been even more exciting. Alright, let's see what Pokémon Yuto Seidae will send out next to deal with this situation!"

In the arena, listening to the sounds around her, Yuto Seidai sighed helplessly.

She never expected that her Onix would be defeated so easily.

In fact, she was very good at using Ground-type Pokémon when she was in school. Even when her type was weak against her classmates, she could easily win.

However, the harsh reality and the competition field forced this delicate flower from the greenhouse to finally taste the bitter fruit!

And only now did she realize that the handsome trainer in front of her was very different from her classmates, teachers, and even the opponents she had defeated in the first two rounds.

Despite a brief moment of panic, perhaps it was the confidence she had built up over the years that allowed Yuto Seidai to quickly adjust her mindset.

"I was definitely too careless in that battle! I even dared to think I could defeat such a powerful opponent like you despite being at a type disadvantage!" She recalled Onix and then calmly took out a second Poké Ball. "But with this guy in the second battle, I'm sure I won't lose!"

Chapter 144: Ratings Soar

Hearing her say that, Xia You was genuinely curious about what kind of Pokémon she would send out.

Over there, Yuto Seidai clearly didn't want to waste any time, so without saying a word, she directly opened the Poké Ball.

A flash of blue light appeared, and a Pokémon resembling a circus clown doll appeared in the arena.

A series of exclamations erupted from the audience, and Xia You recognized its identity at a glance, seeing its comical appearance!

It's a Mr. Mime!!

Even in the Kanto region, Mr. Mime is a rare Pokémon. It's surprising that Yuuto Seidai has one, and unlike the others, this Mr. Mime has a green glow, clearly making it a Shiny Pokémon!

"Wow!! This is incredible!" the host exclaimed. "Mr. Magic dolls are rare to begin with, but this is the first time in all my years that I've ever seen a Mr. Magic doll with an unusual color!"

As a humanoid Pokémon, Mr. Mime has large hands, with a suction cup on each of its ten fingers. Its behavior resembles that of a mime artist, and many scholars even believe that its large hands were developed for performing mime.

Besides fighting, Mr. Mime is also a great helper for housework, which is why it is very popular and loved by housewives.

It's unclear whether this shiny Pokémon was caught by Yuto Seidai herself due to good luck, or whether it was caught specifically for her by her family.

Regardless, the appearance of this shiny Pokémon, coupled with the popularity of Yuto Seidai, has already generated enough buzz for this competition!

It is foreseeable that, despite it being just a qualifying match, the number of viewers will skyrocket!

Seeing the people's astonishment, Xiaochun turned to Xiaogang beside her and asked, "Mr. Mime... is it a very powerful Pokémon?"

Brock nodded, his bronze face serious: "Whether it's powerful or not depends on the trainer who uses it, but Mr. Mime's attributes are Psychic and Fairy, and these two abilities are very mysterious. Compared to other Pokémon, it is indeed more difficult to deal with."

At this point, he suddenly laughed and said, "Actually, before we reached the Indigo Plateau, we also encountered a Mr. Mime. Although we didn't capture it, it stayed at Ash's house on its own initiative. Even Aunt Hanako gave it a name called Mr. Mime."

Xiaochun was taken aback: "Aunt Hanako?"

"That's Ash's mom." Brock clasped his hands together and placed them next to his cheeks, his whole body seemingly radiating a pink glow. "Aunt Hanako is a very gentle and virtuous person, and she's also very beautiful!"

Having witnessed Brock's infatuation a few times, Xiaochun was already used to it. Once he recovered from this state, Xiaochun continued to ask, "So, are Shiny Pokémon stronger than their normal forms?"

“This…” Xiao Gang pondered for a moment, then hesitated, “In terms of moves and skills, there is actually no difference between the two. As for other abilities, since I have never been exposed to them, I am not very clear about them.”

"I see..."

Xiaochun hugged the cute plush toy Xia You had bought for her last night, her eyes filled with worry as she looked at him.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Gang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Actually, you don't need to worry too much," Xiao Gang comforted him. "Everyone knows Xia You's strength very well. Even if this Pokémon is shiny or quite rare, so what? I don't think it can necessarily defeat Xia You!"

In the arena, Xia You had already recalled Blastoise. After a moment's thought, he simply sent out Gardevoir.

Since the opponent is a combination of superpowers and fairies, let's have a battle where we're evenly matched in terms of attributes!

"Wow!" the host exclaimed excitedly. "A battle between two psychic Pokémon? That's going to be really exciting! I wonder who will win in the end. Let's wait and see!"

Meanwhile, at the back of the Quartz Stadium.

Amidst the deafening cheers around him, Pokémon League Chairman Daruma Ranchi strolled to the command center of the venue.

Inside the command center, many staff members were busy at work, and a bearded manager wearing black-rimmed glasses hurriedly stood up when he saw him.

"President Dama Lanqi, what brings you here?"

Dama Lanqi waved his hand with a smile, gesturing for him to sit down quickly: "John, how many times have I told you, you don't need to care about me so much, I'm just taking a walk."

As he spoke, he looked around and saw that the huge screen in the center was showing the battle between Xia You and You Teng Shengdai in the Rock Arena, while the matches in the other three arenas had been squeezed into several smaller screens on the side.

How were the ratings today?

Unlike Damalanqi, who has a holistic view of the situation, John, as the director of the Quartz convention broadcast, is naturally extremely concerned about viewership ratings.

"The other matches were all fairly average, but this battle on the Rock Field is seeing its viewership ratings steadily climb. Just now, the live viewership ratings even broke through the 20% mark!"

"Oh? These are the stats you can only achieve during the main competition."

Dama Lanqi raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then began to watch the game seriously.

In the scene, Gardevoir and Shiny Mr. Mime are battling each other with their psychic powers. Although the two Pokémon are fighting back and forth, because they are of the same type, they are not actually dealing double damage to each other.

Although it seems to be at a stalemate, judging from Damaranchi's sharp eyes, Gardevoir has clearly begun to gain the upper hand.

Looking at one of the trainers, wasn't he one of the young men I met at the venue that night?

It was him!

Dama Lanqi nodded approvingly: "I heard that this player hasn't lost a single battle since the start of the competition. It seems we should make him a key player to watch from now on."

“I’m already doing it!” John exclaimed excitedly. “In this battle, whether it’s the popular trainers, the rare Pokémon, or the outstanding appearances of the two contestants, the viewership ratings have skyrocketed. Not only have they reached the highest level since the start of the competition, but in all previous competitions, no qualifier has ever received so much attention!”

"And most importantly, this is just the qualifiers! I can't even imagine how much popularity the winner will gain after the competition ends, and what kind of attention they will receive in the main tournament, semi-finals, or finals!"

"Really!?" Damaran was clearly surprised as well. "It seems this is indeed good news for both the players and the league!"

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Chapter 145 Advice and the Inside Story

"First, Psychic Beam, then Drain Kiss, and finally Magical Leaf to finish—wow, what a beautiful combo! Mr. Mime is down! It was powerless against Gardevoir's overwhelming attack!!"

The host spoke at a rapid pace, delivering the results to the audience with crystal clarity.

Just now, after more than ten rounds of fierce fighting, Gardevoir was clearly superior and ultimately won the match.

Looking at the Mr. Mime lying in front of it, it only took a few deep breaths, and its body only had a few wounds.

Off the field, people were amazed and couldn't help but applaud and cheer for this wonderful battle.

However, when this voice reached Yuto Seida's ears, it made her turn pale and her fingers tremble slightly.

Oops!