I caught a Pokémon

She really is someone who loves the sea and swimming.

Needless to say, this man was Xi Ziyi.

Upon entering, his gaze immediately fell upon Xia You, and he then waved to him.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!" He laughed heartily, leaned his surfboard against the wall, and casually grabbed a towel from the side to dry his hair. "The waves were so good today, I couldn't resist playing a little longer."

Xia You stood up from her seat and said in a calm tone, "It's okay, I understand."

At this moment, Xi Ziyi was also looking at Xia You, and after a few glances, he nodded in satisfaction.

"I can tell you're a very strong challenger." He extended his hand and smiled. "I'm Xi Ziyi, the Gym Leader of Qinghaibo Dojo. Nice to meet you!"

It seems he really doesn't recognize me.

This is not surprising, after all, how could someone who cares nothing about things on land and has never even heard of the evil organizations in this region know about him?

Thinking this, Xia You gently shook hands with him: "Xia You, please guide me."

But unexpectedly, after repeating Xia You's name twice, Xi Ziyi suddenly slapped her forehead: "Wait, Xia You? Is that the man who was called the strongest trainer at the Sinnoh Conference!?"

Now it was Xia You's turn to be surprised.

You know me too?

As for titles like "strongest trainer," that's such an embarrassing title...

Okay, that's him.

I am the strongest now!

Sensing the doubt in Xia You's tone, Xi Ziyi laughed heartily: "Of course, I watch TV too. My friend said you're amazing, so I specifically looked for two of your matches to watch. I have to say, you are indeed very strong. It seems I'm in for a tough fight today!"

A fierce battle?

Xia You smiled inwardly.

A bitter struggle is out of the question, after all, I... am capable of a swift victory.

Chapter 1398 Like Surfing

When Xi Ziyi said that Xia You was powerful, she seemed genuinely pleased, showing no sign of tension or caution because her opponent might be stronger than her.

From this perspective, he is indeed a magnanimous person.

Compared to the surfing enthusiast Xia You had met before, he was much more genuine in every way.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the battlefield!" Xi Ziyi tossed a towel to a staff member and waved to Xia You, "Let's not just stand here."

Xia You nodded and followed him through the back door of the dojo.

Just as he had predicted, the battlefield was set up on the sea behind the small building.

A long wooden bridge connects the back gate of the dojo to the open-air battle arena. However, the battle arena is actually just a square area of ​​sea enclosed by thick ropes and logs.

The sea was calm, and several wild goldfish could be clearly seen swimming leisurely underwater.

Xia You walked up to the trainer's platform on the left and looked around.

A sea breeze blows, and sunlight shines on the water, making it sparkle.

In the distance, you can see the coastline of Boshi City in Qinghai Province, and you can also vaguely see the ships moored at the dock.

Several long-winged gulls flew overhead, emitting clear calls.

I must say, the feeling of fighting on the sea is really unique, especially with the ocean all around.

It reminded him of the time he fought in the sea wearing an underwater breathing apparatus.

Looking back now, it really was a long, long time ago.

Let's stay in the capital, shall we?

I think Xiaoxia wasn't his teammate back then, right?

It's too far away, I really don't remember much.

"How was it?" Xi Ziyi stood on the opposite platform, arms outstretched, taking a deep breath. "Fighting in the middle of the ocean, didn't it feel amazing?"

Xia You nodded: "It is indeed novel."

The staff member followed, walked up to the referee's platform in the middle, coughed lightly, and acted in a businesslike manner.

"Then, the Qinghaibo Gym Challenge is about to begin!" he announced loudly. "Now, let's read the rules: each player may use three Pokémon in this Gym battle. Challengers may change their Pokémon at any time, but Gym Leaders may not be changed. The match ends when all of one side's Pokémon are unable to battle!"

After saying that, he turned to look at Xi Ziyi: "Now, please send out your first Pokémon, Mr. Xi Ziyi."

Xi Ziyi took out a Poké Ball from her waist and looked at Xia You with a smile.

"Even though you are the famous Xia You, I won't give up so easily! Come on, chubby!"

As he pressed the switch on the Poké Ball, a blue Pokémon that looked like a flying jellyfish appeared on the surface of the sea amidst a flash of blue light.

To be honest, Xia You knows the least about water-type Pokémon, which live in the ocean, among all Pokémon.

After all, due to his travels, although he often goes to islands and coasts, he does see fewer Pokémon compared to those on land. Moreover, in wild battles, he rarely encounters water-type Pokémon that need water to fight.

Take this chubby one in front of us, for example.

Judging from its appearance, the chubby creature is quite tall, reaching a height of 2.2 meters including its antennae.

It really looks like a jellyfish, with a plump, round body that looks soft and bouncy, and small eyes with tiny eyelashes. It has heart-shaped whiskers on its face, but no lips.

Just as Xia You was examining the Pokémon, his Rotom Pokédex flew to the chubby Pokémon and scanned it.

Rotom Pokédex entry: "Chubby, a floating Pokémon, Water/Ghost type, with the ability Water Absorb or Cursed Body, and the hidden ability Damp. Its body is mostly composed of the same components as seawater. It is said that there are castles made from ships that Chubby sank on the seabed. It can skillfully expel the seawater it inhales to move forward. It will linger around luxury liner or oil tanker, aiming to drag its prey into the sea. Every full moon, Chubby will come to the surface in groups, waiting for prey to come to its door. It is very fond of life energy. Ships that mistakenly enter Chubby's dwelling will sink, and the life of the crew will be drained."

As expected of a Ghost-type Pokémon, it sounds dangerous.

However, this kind of introduction never scared him.

After all, those legendary Pokémon sound even more frightening in their descriptions, but what happened in the end?

Who hasn't been beaten by him?

Smiling to himself, he reached into his waist pouch and took out his Poké Ball.

As he pressed the switch, his Milotic appeared on the surface of the water the next second.

Now that they've arrived at the Water-type Gym, Xia You will naturally have to use Water-type Pokémon in the battle.

After all, his Milotic has relatively few opportunities to play, and now that this opportunity is rare, he naturally doesn't want to miss it.

Once it falls into the water, Milotic displays its graceful beauty.

With its orange-red fins, creamy-colored slender body, and blue tail swaying gently in the seawater like a ribbon, it floats on the surface of the water, head held high, with an elegant and composed posture.

Upon seeing Milotic, Xiziyi's eyes lit up, and she pointed at Milotic, exclaiming, "I recognize this Pokémon! I don't remember which match it was, but you used it in a previous game!"

After saying that, he shook his head again: "What a beautiful Pokémon. But you actually used it against me? Aren't you overestimating me? Isn't this one of your main Pokémon?"

Xia You smiled faintly: "Not a main force, just a mid-tier second-tier Pokémon."

Xi Ziyi was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"I see. Although I'm a little unwilling to be treated like a second-tier Pokémon, it makes perfect sense when I think about your battle record!"

After laughing, he composed himself, his eyes turning serious: "Then, I'm going to give it my all!"

Xia You tossed the empty Poké Ball in her hand: "Then bring it on."

Seeing that both sides were ready, the battle began with the referee's command.

Just like those masters who had faced Xia You before and knew his strength, Xi Ziyi immediately issued the order to attack, intending to seize the initiative.

"Chubby, use the water cannon!"

Xi Ziyi didn't use Ghost-type moves against Milotic, which clearly indicated that he wanted a battle between people of the same type, or rather, he wanted to test the difference between himself and Xia You.

Even if they knew Xia You beforehand and knew he was very powerful, they probably still wanted to test him since they hadn't fought him personally.

Unfortunately, his attempt not only failed, but after Milotic dodged the water cannon, he also used a water cannon to accurately hit the chubby guy.

To be honest, Xia You herself was somewhat surprised.

After all, it's common knowledge that at such a distance, such an attack rarely hits directly, but now...

It actually hit?

It can only be said that, on the one hand, its chubby body is indeed quite large, and on the other hand, its speed is obviously not fast.

After being hit by the water cannon, Xi Ziyi immediately lost her desire to test the waters.

As expected, we still have to fight with all our might...

Fortunately, being of the same water attribute, the water cannon didn't hurt as much as I had imagined.

Thinking this, he changed his strategy and ordered the use of Tidal Whirl after the chubby guy regained his balance.

Under its influence, the seawater trapped inside the wooden enclosure began to churn wildly and slowly formed a whirlpool.

Within the vortex, Milotic's body could only drift with the current, slowly being sucked into the center of the vortex.

Compared to Milotic, the chubby one floated safely in the air, watching Milotic swim upstream.

Faced with this situation, Xia You didn't pay any attention to Milotic at first, but instead looked at the ground beneath her feet.

The power of the tidal vortex is quite great.

Not only was the seawater on the battlefield churned, but the seawater beneath the wooden platform he stood on was also constantly washing over the supporting wooden railings.

It looks very flimsy, I hope it won't collapse.

Fortunately, Xia You was indeed overthinking it.

Although the seawater was very fierce, the wooden railing remained firmly planted on the seabed, without moving.

He was relieved and turned his attention back to Milotic.

Although Milotic was surrounded by seawater, the situation was not critical, and he was very experienced in this kind of situation.

Xi Ziyi thought that this method would put Milos on the defensive and leave it only able to take hits?

too naive!

Since Xi Ziyi wants to stir up the water, I'll just help her out!

"Milotic, use Waterspout."

Upon hearing the name of the move, Xi Ziyi's expression changed drastically, and she secretly cried out in alarm.

What happens when a whirlpool is combined with a waterspout?

It's terrifying to even imagine!

But by then, it was too late for him to stop it.

First of all, the vortex of the whirlpool had already formed, and Fatty couldn't stop it at all. Even Milotic was too far away from Fatty to interrupt it with a move.

In the blink of an eye, Milotic on the other side had already moved.

Drawn by its power, a tornado instantly formed in the center of the battlefield and collided with the vortex. In an instant, the wind helped the water to swirl, and the water helped the wind to rise. The two moves collided with each other, and although there was some entanglement, they mostly helped the other to expand and grow.

A rapidly spinning waterspout appeared on the battlefield.

As the strong winds and suction they created subsided, the chubby creature, which had been floating in the sky, was slowly sucked into the waterspout.

The strong wind also blew Xi Ziyi's hair, and the moisture it brought made it even harder for him to open his eyes.

With her arm shielding her eyes, Xi Ziyi stared in awe at the enormous waterspout before her.

It's nothing else.

Before this, all the trainers who challenged him had fought him respectfully, and he had never seen such a large waterspout in a battle.

Nobody wants to do that.

After all, the venue is only so big, and waterspouts are uncontrollable. If you really do that, aren't you afraid of harming yourself?

Right now, compared to the chubby creature floating in the air that hasn't been caught in the water tornado yet, wouldn't Milotic, who is in the water, be more directly affected by this move?

and many more!

Where's that Milotic?!

Xi Ziyi looked closely, but found that Milotic was nowhere to be seen!