I caught a Pokémon

Although the Orange League is just a second-rate league compared to a major tournament like the Indigo League, with different rules and little prestige, it is still a rare travel experience for trainers.

Moreover, there are some Pokémon worth catching there that you absolutely shouldn't miss!

Chapter 182 Arrival at the Orange Islands

The Orange Islands, located further south of the Seven Islands, got their name many years ago because of their abundance of delicious and juicy citrus fruits.

In terms of climate, the Orange Islands have a tropical climate, and coupled with the pleasant scenery, they are perfect for water sports such as surfing and snorkeling, so much so that a large number of tourists travel from afar to visit and vacation here every day.

Furthermore, being far from other regions, the Pokémon here exude a unique southern flavor. Even Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy, thanks to the abundant sunshine, appear more robust and tanned than their sisters from other places!

In the sky, Charizard folded its wings and landed steadily on a prosperous island in the Orange Islands.

Xia You jumped onto the beach first, then turned around and helped Na Zi down.

After flying for so long and maintaining the same posture for so long, their bodies were stiff. Now that they had finally reached their destination, they could finally get off and move around a bit.

After standing still, Nazja gently stretched her limbs and looked to the left and right.

Before them lay shallow, clear water, and behind them stood lush coconut trees. Despite the beautiful surroundings, it was so quiet that not a soul could be seen.

Where is this place?

“This should be Summer Island in the Orange Islands.” Xia You casually said, patting Charizard’s head. “Charizard flies by following navigation. If the location is correct, there’s a bustling town not far away after passing through this coconut grove. And on the other side of the island, there should also be an official Orange League gym!”

Actually, Sabrina doesn't know much about the Orange League, or any other tournaments besides the Indigo League.

She exclaimed in surprise, "I never imagined that a Pokémon League could exist on just a few small islands!"

"Well, how should I put it?" Xia You said with a smile, "Unlike the Indigo League, Johto League, Hoenn League, or other leagues, the Orange League is not an international competition, nor is it under the jurisdiction of the Pokémon League. It seems to be organized by an organization called Southern Cross. Because the place is small, there is no such thing as a champion here. As long as you collect four badges and defeat the top trainer here, you can get the title of honorary trainer."

"Southern Cross? Top Trainer?" Sabrina nodded. "That's quite a title. So, is she very powerful?"

Xia You shrugged: "Although the overall level of the native trainers in the Orange Islands is slightly inferior to that of Kanto, both the Gym Leader and the Chief Trainer here are still quite strong. I think if they participated in the Indigo League, they could at least achieve a top 32 ranking!"

Ok?

Does being ranked 32 or above mean you're pretty strong?

Naz looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Seeing his serious tone, it was hard to tell whether he was praising the high level of the Quartz Conference or belittling the low quality of the Orange League.

However, after his explanation, Sabrina gained a general understanding of the Orange League.

"I didn't expect you to know so much."

Hearing her praise, Xia You laughed and took out her phone from her pocket, waving it in front of her.

"You flatter me! Actually, I just looked up most of it on my phone. That's what you call being prepared!"

Showing off!

Seeing that there were no outsiders to disturb them, the two decided to rest here for a while before entering the town.

Sabrina took out her tools and clumsily boiled a kettle of water, while Xia You opened the Poké Balls one by one and released all the Pokémon, including the three dwarf birds.

The beach suddenly became lively, and as soon as the Moltres and Articuno appeared, they immediately attracted Sabrina's attention.

"What beautiful flames! What gorgeous wings!"

Sabrina had seen him with Zapdos before and knew that he had caught Moltres this time, so she wasn't surprised by the two Pokémon.

To her surprise, Xia You had acquired another Articuno without her noticing!

"I can't believe you actually collected them all!"

Sensing her tone, Xia You looked at the three legendary Pokémon with a satisfied expression.

Because of their different attributes and colors, the appearance of the three sacred birds at the same time is not only an extremely rare sight, but also a visual treat!

"Actually, none of them are particularly strong. Compared to capturing them, the hardest part is finding them! And I was very lucky; I just happened to know where they were hiding, which is why collecting them was so easy!"

However, perhaps feeling that she was belittling the three legendary birds too much, Xia You changed her tone and said with emotion, "But you shouldn't underestimate them because of this. Take the Moltres that we caught last, for example. Don't be fooled by how docile it is now. That's because it was defeated by Zapdos and Articuno together!"

As Xia You's only listener, Nazi followed up the conversation and asked cooperatively, "Oh? What were the circumstances back then?"

As soon as this was mentioned, Xia You immediately became interested, spitting as she spoke, even spraying some onto Nazi's face!

"At that time, shortly after the battle began, it breathed fire, engulfing the entire valley in flames. The temperature was terrifyingly high, like a hellish red lotus! If I hadn't used thunder and blizzard to extinguish the flames with rain and snow, and soaked its body in water, I wouldn't have been able to suppress it at all!"

Through Xia You's description, and recalling the dark clouds she and Kona saw halfway up the mountain, Naz had already imagined the scene in her mind.

"So you caused the volcanic eruption?"

Xia You: ...

Seeing that he was unusually silent, Nazi smiled slightly and poured Xia You a cup of hot water.

"Alright, stop sighing. No matter how it went, you've already successfully subdued it!"

Xia You took the water glass with both hands, and a smile appeared on her face again: "You're right. At least in my knowledge, apart from someone who has possessed the Three Sacred Birds for a short period of time, no one has ever achieved this goal!"

At this moment, the three sacred birds dispersed from the field, each finding a corner to lie down and rest.

Although they belong to the same trainer and there is not much hostility between them, their pride as sacred birds still makes them disdain to stay with the other two sacred birds!

Seeing this, Xia You couldn't help but scratch his head.

In terms of strength, Moltres and Articuno are similar, but due to their type differences, Articuno is no match for Moltres.

As for Zapdos, it is not only the youngest, but also the weakest in strength compared to the other two legendary birds. However, it is not one to give up easily, and after its battle with Articuno, it has worked hard to improve itself and has made great progress!

It even played a crucial role in the battle against Moltres!

How to make them coexist peacefully, and even cooperate with each other in future battles to exert a strength greater than three as a whole, has become the problem he must overcome next!

Chapter 183 Xiagan Dojo

After resting overnight at the Pokémon Center in Shagan Town, Xia You and Sabrina left the town the next morning and headed to the Shagan Gym on the other side of the island.

Walking along the winding path under the coconut grove, Xia You looked up at the coconut trees on both sides, which were nearly twenty or thirty meters tall, and couldn't help but remind Na Zi, "Be careful of these coconuts. This is the season when they ripen. Due to wind and rain, some ripe coconuts are easy to fall off, so every year hundreds of unlucky ones are killed by them!"

Xia You's original intention was just to remind Nazi to be more careful, but as soon as he finished speaking, a coconut fell from the tree above him and landed straight on his head!

Hearing the sound above, Xia You looked up and saw that the coconut was getting bigger and bigger, and in the blink of an eye, it stopped in mid-air just a dozen centimeters away from him!

Nearby, Naz didn't even blink; she simply waved her hand casually, and the coconut turned around and fell heavily to Xia You's feet.

"You are welcome."

Nazi's lips curled up slightly, her tone light and cheerful. Looking at her like this, Xia You was amazed by the change in her personality, and couldn't help but scratch her head.

Sigh, I was trying to warn others to be careful, but I never expected that I would almost become the unlucky one myself!

However, I didn't intend to say thank you...

Even if you don't intervene, I still have Gardevoir and Haunter to protect me!

With a touch of arrogance, he used his foot to push aside the coconuts and continued walking with Naza. Just as they were about to leave the coconut grove, they spotted a warehouse-like building standing by the sea!

"Is this the Shagan Dojo?" Natsu asked.

"Probably."

Xia You nodded and was about to step towards the gym when suddenly the shadow under her feet flickered wildly. Gastly emerged from it and floated to the ground under a coconut tree.

Seeing it bend down, seemingly examining a coconut half-buried in the ground, Xia You asked curiously, "Ghostly? What's wrong? Did you find something?"

"Hehehe, come and see!"

Hearing Gastly's slightly excited tone, Xia You and Sabrina exchanged a glance, went to the coconut, and took a closer look. They saw a fishing line tied to the coconut, and the other end of the fishing line extended all the way up the tree until it disappeared into the coconut leaves!

This is... a trap!?

Is it for hunting? Or for capturing Pokémon? Or for dealing with humans?

The two were surprised and followed the fishing line to look through the layers of coconut leaves, and found that there was a seven or eight-year-old boy hiding at the top of the tree!

Their eyes met, and the atmosphere suddenly froze!

The little boy had originally intended to wait for Xia You and Na Zi to trigger the trap tied to the coconut so he could watch them make a fool of themselves. But now that he saw that they had noticed the trap, he no longer hesitated and, with a wicked grin, pushed over a bucket next to him!

In an instant, a full bucket of cold water was poured down from above, splashing onto the ground beneath the tree!

Xia You frowned, and the next second, a powerful psychic force was activated beside her, enveloping the cold water and striking the boy intact!

"Wow!!"

The boy, who was originally waiting to see others make a fool of themselves, was startled by the sudden turn of events. Not only was he soaked by the cold water, but his smile also froze. Caught off guard, he lost his footing and fell from the tree!

Falling from such a height, headfirst, would certainly result in instant death if the person hit the ground.

At this critical moment, the superpower activated again, stopping the boy from falling and keeping him suspended in mid-air!

"Who are you?!" Xia You asked, squinting her eyes.

The boy seemed to ignore Xia You's questioning, only struggling wildly with his hands and feet, yelling loudly!

"Put me down right now!! Hurry up!!"

Seeing that he refused to answer, Xia You patted Gardevoir's shoulder. Gardevoir understood and lowered its arm. With its movement, the psychic power binding the boy suddenly disappeared!

In an instant, the boy, soaking wet, plopped down on the ground!

Fortunately, the height was not very high from the ground at this point, but even so, the boy fell and was covered in mud and grass clippings, looking quite disheveled!

"Tell me, who exactly are you?"

Without a word, the boy turned to run away, but as he quickly got up and turned his head, a huge tongue licked his face!

Wow!

He shivered, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, so cold that he trembled uncontrollably!

Gastly grinned: "Trying to leave? Not so easy!"

At this moment, Xia You finally got a clear look at the little boy's face.

Whether it's his clothes, his afro, or his bronze skin, apart from having bigger eyes and looking a bit younger, he's practically a carbon copy of Xiao Gang!

"I'll say it again," Xia You asked, "Who exactly are you? Is this trap a prank?"

Recovering from the biting cold and realizing there was no escape, the boy shouted, "This isn't a prank! It's a trap I set, specifically to deal with overconfident challengers like you!"

"Oh?" Xia You asked curiously, "So, you're from Xia Gan Martial Arts Academy?"

“That’s right!” the boy said, his tone full of pride and arrogance. “If you know what’s good for you, you’d better let me go right now, or my sister will make you regret it!”

elder sister?

Hearing his words, Xia You frowned.

The boy's tone was extremely arrogant, and judging from the way the trap was set, he must have tricked other people besides them!

What a nasty brat...

Seeing that Xia You remained silent, the boy assumed that he was afraid of Xia Gan's reputation.

"Hmph! What? Scared?" the boy sneered. "I've seen plenty of people like you! You always come here full of confidence to challenge my sister, but in the end you always leave with your tails between your legs. Just by looking at you, I can tell you're weak. If you know what's good for you, you'd better leave here quickly, so you don't make a fool of yourself!"

Unexpectedly, before Xia You could say anything, his words directly angered Na Zi.

Looking at the boy, Naz said indifferently, "What an annoying fellow. Let me teach you a lesson for your sister, you ill-mannered brat!"

As she spoke, she waved her fair arm, and the boy's body flew high into the air again, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, drawing large circles in the air!

"what!!!"

The boy screamed in fear, but Naz's personality was cold and ruthless, and even his desperate pleas could not sway him in the slightest!

"Sister! Sister, please save me!!"

After spinning around a few times, the boy was terrified. Amidst his wailing cries, a female figure hurried over from the direction of the dojo.

Chapter 184 West Star Dunmei

The woman was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old. She had long, reddish-brown hair styled in three ponytails and wore a long dress and a black halter top. Although she wasn't particularly beautiful, at first glance, Xia You felt that she was the kind of passionate woman who had spent many years with the sea.

As she approached, she looked at the boy still drawing circles in the air and sighed helplessly, as if lamenting his lack of ambition.

"Ada, what trouble have you gotten into this time? Didn't I tell you to clean the room? Why did you sneak out again?"