Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

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"The first match this afternoon will be between Shigeru from the Red Team, Pallet Town, and Akira from the Green Team, Cerulean City!"

Finally, it was time for Xiao Shi to take the stage!

Chapter 207 Quarterfinals, Xiao Mao VS Xiao Ming

"The moment has finally come! My most important partner and I are determined to defeat you, you irresponsible bastard!"

Xiao Ming seemed very agitated, immediately cracking his whip and uttering threats at Xiao Mao. His Pangolin also looked menacing, as if he were fighting against a heinous class enemy.

"Phew~" But Xiao Mao ignored him, took a few deep breaths, and reviewed the tactics in his mind again.

This is something he learned from someone: trash talk is meaningless until the game is over.

Only victory is the most powerful counterattack!

Xiaoming only has six Pokémon. Besides his most important Sandslash, he also has Rattata, Beedrill, and Butterfree, which he brought from the gym. Each of them has undergone extensive training.

The remaining two are Pidgeot and Alakazam, which were captured during the journey, and their strength and level should not be underestimated.

But that's all there is to it~

"You bastard... everyone, we absolutely have to win!"

It must be said that Xiaoming is no ordinary trainer. When he saw that Xiaoming ignored him, his mind immediately cooled down, and he turned to cheer on his own Pokémon.

Overall, this guy is pretty good in every way, but he's too nosy.

"The opponent is very strong... I think I can trust you, Gengar."

Shigeru's first summon was a ghost unique to the Kanto region.

"Gengar, this doesn't seem to be one of Gary's main forces?" Lyra asked curiously.

"You won't see many of his key players today," Xiao Lan shook her head. "This match could be very unpredictable."

"Gengar... Butterfree, go!" Xiaoming, who was going second, sent out a Bug/Flying type Butterfree, which was usually used for its skills in using Powder and Psychic.

"Gengar, use Temptation."

Right at the start, Gary pulled a strange move. Gengar dashed at high speed in front of Butterfree and flirted with its opponent.

Butterfree's eyes instantly turned into hearts, and its Special Attack immediately dropped by two levels.

A female Gengar versus a male Butterfree—Ghosts have genders too? Where can you even begin to explain this?!

"Ignore its tricks, just use Psychic!" Xiaoming had absolute confidence in Butterfree. Even with its Special Attack downgraded, he was confident he could immediately restrain that low-level, poorly trained Gengar...

"Protect!"

It's a pity that Gengar is indeed a low-level Pokémon, but it's not as bad as the gap between a regular Pokémon and an Elite Four member.

Below the Heavenly King level, protection is, to some extent, a divine skill, which can only be broken by feints, provocations, and other special moves.

"Damn it! Use sleeping powder on it!"

"Temptation, then return~"

Gary boldly let Gengar take a Sleepy Powder head-on, then leisurely returned to his Poké Ball and fell asleep, only to have Butterfree's Special Attack plummet once again.

"Next up, Golem!" After a brief test, Gary sent out a Rock-type Pokémon that was specifically designed to counter Butterfree.

"Use Energy Ball right now!" Xiaoming's side launched a fierce attack, and Butterfree hit the target with a 4x multiplier at lightning speed!

However, its Special Attack has dropped by four levels, making it difficult for this special move to effectively damage Golem... even though its level is higher than Golem's.

Meanwhile, Longlongyan activated a sandstorm, and his body began to appear and disappear in the dust and sand.

"Hidden Sand Concealment ability..." Xiao Ming's expression turned serious.

"I caught three Golems in total... I can't help it, I really have a hard time choosing which ones have which abilities," Gary said casually. "This isn't my favorite Golem with the Sturdy ability, but it's perfect for dealing with you."

"You... Butterfree, come back!"

"Rumble Rock, Invisible Rock!"

Of course, Xiaoming couldn't let Butterfree fight Rock-types head-on while it was at a disadvantage in Special Attack and under a Sandstorm. But as he recalled, Xiaoming immediately set up Stealth Rock.

"This..." Xiaoming's face turned angry. Half of the weapons in his hand were afraid of nails, and Butterfree was four times weak to rocks. Getting hit by a nail would instantly reduce a player's health by half!

In the current situation, this is the only option that can ignore sandstorms and clear pitons...

"Pangolin King, I'm counting on you! Go fight for me!!" Xiao Ming cracked his whip, urging his Pangolin King to leap into the arena.

"Grenadier, come back. Gastly, you go." But Gary immediately made a substitution, throwing out another Poké Ball instead.

"Gast...isn't that Gengar?" Xiaoming was taken aback.

"No one says you can't bring an entire evolutionary chain to the competition, right? I even brought a Haunter," said Gary, sounding quite surprised.

"Alright, Sandslash, use Crack to tear the terrain in half!" Xiaoming immediately realized that Xiaomao must have hidden Gastly underground to avoid the sandstorm's damage, so he decisively had Sandslash tear the terrain in half!

After the earth cracked open, the hidden Gastly indeed appeared in the ravine!

"Now! High-speed spin and acceleration, followed by Shadow Claw!!" But this was exactly the opportunity Xiaoming had been waiting for. Sandslash instantly cleared away all the spikes on the field, and then gathered dark energy in its claws, intending to finish off Gastly in one blow!

But Xiao Mao's next move shocked him.

"Same fate!"

"Oh no! Pangolin, come back quickly!"

"Charge it on purpose!"

"King Pangolin!!"

Bang!

With a muffled thud, Gastly and Sandslash both collapsed on the field!

The first round ended in a draw, but it was clear to everyone that Xiao Mao had replaced Xiao Ming's main player with a soy sauce!

"Come back, Gastly." Gary recalled Gastly first. "That was a good battle. Now get some rest."

"Damn it... Damn it, stop pretending!" Xiaoming angrily pointed out, "Is this how you trainer? Making your Pokémon run into the opponent's attacks?!"

"Whether it's losing the ability to fight, being defeated, or fighting a desperate battle, I don't see any difference. You're not really angry about it, just frustrated by losing your main force," Gary said calmly. "Besides, Gastly tried its best to fight, so it's only right that I praise it. Next up is your turn, Golem."

"You... Rattata, go!" Xiaoming suppressed his anger and sent out a Rattata, one of the three Rattatas in his personal gym, which was clearly chosen for special training.

However, as soon as it appeared, a ball of fire immediately erupted from its body, and it was burned.

On the contrary, Rada's expression became even more excited.

"Oh, it's Fireball Perseverance." Shigeru saw through Rattata's trick at a glance.

Pokémon carrying a Flame Orb will suffer burns, and the Guts ability increases attack when burned. Combined with Rattata's own Aura Strike, it can undoubtedly deal tons of damage.

"Go, Rada, use Lightning Bolt!"

"Rumble Rock, come back!"

"Don't even think about escaping, use a chase and attack!"

Bang!

Rattata, which was charging forward, suddenly changed its move, its front paws striking the Golem, which was about to return the ball.

Fortunately, the Golem was very resilient; although the blow severely damaged it, it did not render it unable to fight.

But Xiao Mao didn't hesitate at all and sent out a disgusting tank with super strong stamina!

"Lucky egg!"

"Rada! Charge forward and unleash your full power!" Xiaoming immediately ordered Rada to launch a full-scale attack!

He had, of course, watched Raikou's battle against Nurse Joy before, and knew that Chansey was simply using protection and poison to stay in the fight, but Rattata was currently burned, so it was impossible for it to be poisoned!

As for Chansey's Earth-based...?

At its slow pace, let's see if it can catch Lada first!

Xiao Ming was very confident that Radamanthys's ultimate move would deal more damage than half of Furious Fang's health!

So, under Xiaoming's confident gaze, Rattata rammed headfirst into Chansey...

"Double the return!"

"what?!"

Bang! ! !

Chapter 208 Xiao Shi's Declaration (3000+ words)

As mentioned earlier, Radamanthys' level is not low either, and the damage of this attack may even exceed that of the Angry Fang, which is specifically designed to break shields and deal half the health in one hit.

Even so, it's impossible for it to one-shot a Tanky Chansey with a base stat total of 250.

So here's the question: after paying back double, how much damage does Rada suffer?

With its meager HP, even four lives wouldn't be enough to fill the gap!

"hateful…"