I got the Pokémon

Geodude was knocked down.

Before it could successfully perform its Earth Throw, Riolu used a move to first break Geodude's fists, and then hit Geodude hard with a pair of dog paws, creating a circle of penetrating air waves that broke through its back and knocked Geodude to the ground completely.

Tsk tsk.

Xia You secretly shook his head. It seemed that even without his command, his Riolu would definitely not hesitate to take action...

He glanced at the fallen Geodude and raised his right arm: "Geodude is no longer able to fight, Riolu wins."

On the other side, Hyota shook his head, took out the Poké Ball and put the Geodude back.

In this battle, his Geodude was almost defenseless, which was something he had rarely experienced before. He also realized that the man opposite was difficult to deal with. Subconsciously, he wanted to change a main Pokémon, but when he looked at Riolu on the field, he frowned and thought that before doing that, he should try again.

Thinking of this, he did not change the original preset lineup, but took out the second Poké Ball that he had prepared long ago, just as he had done dozens or hundreds of times before.

"It's next. Come on, my Onix!"

There was a flash of blue light, and as the battlefield shook slightly, a giant Onix appeared in the middle of the field, staring down at Riolu.

Riolu was frightened by Onix's terrifying momentum and couldn't help but take a half step back.

This was the first time it encountered such a tall and ferocious-looking Pokémon, especially its eyes, which were full of contempt for short Pokémon.

Riolu turned and glanced at his trainer.

Seeing that he was just looking at him quietly, with no intention of replacing him, and a smile on his face, Riolu couldn't help but feel a sense of courage in his heart.

When it turned around again, it looked up at Onix's huge head and small body, with fighting spirit burning in its eyes.

Seeing that the two Pokémon were ready, the battle began immediately.

This time, Xia You also said nothing, just watched the battle from the side, watching the performance of his Pokémon. Obviously, he left everything in this battle to Riolu himself.

Although there was a clear size difference between the two Pokémon, Riolu still strode towards Onix and took the initiative to attack.

Seeing this, Piao Tai did not dare to be arrogant.

In any case, after all, Onix is ​​still a Pokémon with rock and ground attributes. When facing the Fighting-type Riolu, it is at a disadvantage, just like Geodude just now. Therefore, Hyouta did not underestimate Riolu just because of Onix's tall size.

On the contrary, after the recent defeat, Hyota no longer dared to let Riolu approach so easily this time. Instead, he ordered Onix to use sharp stone attacks, trying to block and consume it from a distance.

Countless sharp rocks came out from underground and stabbed towards Riolu continuously.

Riolu's eyes focused. Faced with these continuous attacks that left almost no time to react, it was highly focused at this moment. At the moment the sharp stones rose, it first stepped on one of them, then twisted its body and stepped on another one. At the moment the third sharp stone popped out, it made a 360-degree turn and barely avoided it.

Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. The more dangerous the situation was, the more it stimulated its potential, allowing it to fully display the growth it had gained through the trials and tribulations during this period of time.

Its outstanding endurance, paws like pads, and soft body also allowed it to dodge and maneuver along the way, and it managed to escape from the attacks of sharp rocks!
What solid physical ability!
Even though they were rivals, a hint of admiration flashed in Hyota's eyes.

but……

He looked at Xia You again and saw that he just had one hand in his pocket and had no intention of speaking. Although he was confused, he still gave the order.

Under his command, Onix stretched out its head and opened its bloody mouth to bite Riolu. Seeing this, Riolu jumped to the side, trying to avoid the attack.

I got fooled...

Seeing his Riolu dodge in this way, Xia You sighed in his heart.

Sure enough, the next second, Onix twisted its body violently, and while Riolu was still in the air, its powerful tail suddenly hit Riolu, knocking him away.

The force of this blow was so great that it sent Riolu flying far away, and he eventually crashed into a rock.

As expected, it was too difficult to fight against a gym owner's Pokémon without a trainer's command.

But even so, Xia You still didn't say anything, but continued to want to see how his Riolu would break the predicament under such circumstances.

I have to say that he was really too bold. After all, this was a gym battle. Standing by and watching was undoubtedly underestimating Hyota.

But there is no way, because once Xia You intervenes, the situation will instantly tilt towards their side.
In the field, Riolu stood up from the rubble and shook his head a few times to get rid of the dizziness. When he regained consciousness, he saw Onix crawling towards him!

This also gave it a sudden shock.

Fortunately, it reacted quickly. When the thick and long tail rolled towards it, it rolled backwards in embarrassment and avoided the attack safely.

This also made Hyota once again sigh at the physical fitness of this Riolu.

If it were the previous challengers, they would have been defeated by Onix long ago!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Xia You again, and found that even in such an unfavorable situation, the man remained calm, as if it had nothing to do with him. He couldn't help but feel surprised.

How is this going?

The fight has gotten to this point, and he's still not taking part in the command?
What the hell is going on!
Piao Tai naturally didn't know that Xia You was using him to level up, but it didn't matter to him. No matter what Xia You's purpose was, he just had to defeat Riolu!

Under his command, Onix approached again and launched an attack on Riolu.

Facing the aggressive Onix, Riolu didn't dare to be careless and wanted to dodge with Lightning Flash. However, after having seen this move in the previous battle, Piao Tai had taken precautions. At the moment when Riolu launched the attack, he ordered Onix to use its tail to sweep a large area behind it. Sure enough, Riolu still wanted to use Lightning Flash to get behind Onix and wait for an opportunity to counterattack, but Onix's sweep directly frustrated his plan, and he even had to move further away to avoid being swept by the tail.

For a moment, everyone could see that Riolu was in trouble.

Unlike Hyota and Iwase who were confused, both Xiaoyao and Meimi thought of the purpose of Xia You's doing this, and knew that he was training his Pokémon. Although they were willing to believe him, they still looked at Riolu with concern.

Riolu, what should you do now?

A drop of cold sweat slid down Riolu's forehead, across the corner of his eyes, down his cheeks, and finally dripped onto the ground.

For it, the current situation is indeed quite tricky, and even it itself doesn't know what to do. Just like Geodude just now, it always feels that it is restrained. It has all the power but can't get close, let alone use it.

Just at this moment, it turned its head again and looked at its trainer.

Perhaps it was Xia You's usual calm demeanor that infected it, and Riolu, who was originally a little impatient, suddenly calmed down at this moment.

It took a deep breath, then relaxed its body, closed its eyes, and spread out its wave power. As the wave covered the entire battlefield, it also felt the moods and emotions of all the humans and Pokémon on the field.

First and foremost, as his direct opponent, Riolu felt excitement, pride, and a hint of coldness from Onix. It seemed that Onix was thinking about how to deal with him next because it had the upper hand.

Behind it was the opponent's trainer - the man named Hyota, and the referee named Iwao.

Riolu felt a hint of caution and doubt from Hyouta. It seemed that unlike his other Pokémon, Hyouta did not become complacent with his temporary advantage. Instead, he was full of doubts and was always on guard against his trainer.

The referee named Yansheng had similar emotions to Piaotai, but apart from being confused, he was more focused on watching the show.

Look at our side again.

The two trainer's companions in the stands - Xiaoyao and Mei - were filled with worry and expectation, and were obviously hoping that they could find a way to turn the disadvantage around.

Finally... there is his own trainer.

After removing the energy of Ho-Oh and Gengar, Riolu felt Xia You's heart.

Riolu did not feel any anxiety or panic from him, which made Riolu's heart calm. After all, as long as Xia You was not panicked, it would not waver.

In addition to this, it also felt an emotion of believing in and encouraging itself, which moved Riolu's heart and filled it with strength.

Not only that, as Riolu opened its heart and fully accepted Xia You's emotions, it also felt something else!
At this moment, it opened its eyes again, as if it had a different spirit, and then took firm steps and rushed towards Onix again.

Seeing this scene, Piao Tai raised his eyebrows.

After all, in his opinion, Riolu just closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing. Why did he feel different suddenly?
However, he didn't have time to think about it. Seeing Riolu getting closer and closer, he quickly commanded his Onix to rush forward.

The Rock Snake slithered forward and looked at the small opponent in front of it. A hint of coldness flashed in its eyes. Then, just like before, it suddenly opened its mouth and bit the opponent.

And just like before, Riolu used Lightning Flash again.

Seeing it use the same trick again and disappear in front of its eyes in an instant, Onix sneered in its heart and swept its tail backwards again, but to its surprise, this time it swept a large area but did not sweep that Riolu!
However, although it was surprised, it was not panicked.

After all, the venue is big, but also small. Since the back is not swept, Riolu can only be in the front!

Without any hesitation, it turned its body and swept forward again, but what it didn't expect was that there was no shadow of Riolu even in front of it!

Where did it go!?

Just at this moment, Hyota suddenly realized something and raised his head abruptly.

“Up there!!”

With his exclamation, Onix quickly looked up and saw that Riolu had somehow jumped onto his head in a flash of lightning and was looking down at him, just like... he had looked down at it before!
Startled, it quickly opened its mouth and bit Riolu, but it was too late to attack now.

Before Onix's attack reached him, Riolu had already landed on it, and then with his nimble steps, he flipped over and jumped onto its back!
At this point, Onix had no choice but to roll on the ground or burrow into a hole. Since it had no hands or feet, there was no chance for it to touch Riolu!
Riolu also knew that the opportunity was fleeting, so without waiting to stand firm, it immediately mobilized all the energy in its body and used all the fighting moves it knew one by one, hitting Onix with all of them!

These moves focused on all of Riolu's previous reluctance, anger, and desire for victory. Under its bombardment and the restraint of its attributes, Onix didn't last long and was knocked to the ground!
All this happened within a dozen seconds.

The change in the situation caught Hyota, Iwao, Xiaoyao and Mei off guard. They really didn't expect why Riolu would have such a change!
Only Xia You vaguely knew what had happened.

Speaking of which, the blessing of the King of Phoenix not only changed his physical strength and vitality, but also made him a little more sensitive to the surrounding air. Just now when Riolu closed his eyes, he felt that there seemed to be something invisible and intangible in the air that established a connection with himself.

Although he didn't know what it was before, after a moment of confusion, he keenly realized that this should be the so-called waveguide.

It turns out... Riolu felt his emotions, moods and intentions through the wave, which allowed him to guess what he was thinking even if he didn't speak. Just like just now, he acted according to his ideas and finally defeated Onix.

can only say……

The original intention was to train its adaptability, but unexpectedly, by accident, it established a connection with itself through waveguide.

There was no improvement in skills and adaptability, but there was an increase in control over the waveguide.

It's really... an unexpected gain...

On the other side, looking at the Pokémon that suddenly fell down, Hyota still didn't understand what had happened.

He pushed his black-framed glasses and looked at Xia You in confusion: "What happened just now? Why do I feel that your Riolu's ability to judge the battle has suddenly become stronger? Has it been hiding just now?" (End of this chapter)