Pokémon: Just won the championship, the newbie growth system is here!

There is an unwritten but generally accepted rule among Pokémon trainers.

Once you make eye contact in the wild and confirm that someone is a trainer, you can initiate a battle.

Because it involves earning travel expenses, trainers often respond very positively to this model.

The rules for wild battles are not as formal as those for gym battles; when two Pokémon enter battle, it is considered a battle.

No matter what kind of battle it is, it's always good to strike first. Xiaozhi plans to finish the battle quickly and directly use the move with the strongest counter.

"Charmander! Use Ember!"

"Awooo—!"

The spirited little fire dragon turned around and swung its burning tail flames, sending out a fan-shaped shower of sparks.

Xiao Xu immediately gave instructions.

"New Leaf Cat, use a leaf."

"Meow."

New Leaf Cat nimbly jumped back and dodged to a safe distance.

He ignored Xiao Xu's orders.

Ye Luo, observing from the sidelines, judged that this new Leaf Cat had good combat skills.

The trainer was a newbie, and there were discrepancies between the instructions given and the scene encountered in the battle. Instead of following the trainer's command, Newleaf chose the optimal strategy on its own.

"Even wild Pokémon will usually try to counter with their strongest moves as soon as they are attacked by an enemy. Only when they know that they are outmatched will they choose to evade."

The fact that it was able to make an avoidance strategy immediately shows that this new leaf cat is quite smart.

However, this is the judgment of an outsider. From the perspective of the trainer involved, Xiao Xu felt somewhat embarrassed.

Xiao Xu: "Uh, Xin Ye Miao, I meant using [leaves]."

"Meow~ (I'm not listening)."

Newleaf Meow turned its head away unhappily and protested to its trainer with an unhappy meow.

"Charmander, use Ember Suppression again!"

"Running like this isn't working, Shin-Ye-Nyan, use the leaves to counterattack!"

"Meow (dodge)."

New Leafy once again chose to dodge moves that were weak to its type, keeping a safe distance from Charmander.

Ye Luo silently ate sweet potato pancakes with Meloeta and came to a conclusion.

Xiao Xu and Xin Ye Miao have incompatible personalities.

Although this is an obvious conclusion, trainers and Pokémon with incompatible personalities are prone to friction.

Xiao Xu was getting anxious.

"New Leaf Cat, listen to my command! Running away like this without fighting back isn't a solution."

"Meow (ignores)."

Newleaf ignored the trainer's complaints and continued to keep its distance from Charmander.

Xiao Zhi and Xiao Charmander worked in perfect harmony, pressing their advantage and forcing Xin Ye Miao to retreat.

Xiao Xu clenched her fists, but there was nothing she could do.

"New Leaf Cat, use your claw!"

"Meow (I don't want to)."

Ignoring all attack commands, Shin-chan was only focused on dodging Charmander's sparks.

Ye Luo calmly assessed the battle situation; the outcome of this battle seemed to be a foregone conclusion.

They just kept running and chasing each other without actually fighting, which made Xiao Xu extremely anxious.

But the opponent won't give the trainer time to be anxious, and Xiaozhi isn't mindlessly commanding Charmander to waste moves.

By continuously directing Charmander to use its wide-range sparks, it compressed Newleaf Cat's escape range, finally forcing it back to the corner of the fountain.

"Now! Charge in and use the grab!"

"Aww~!"

Charmander unleashed a final fan-shaped burst of sparks, blocking Newleaf's escape route. It then turned and charged forward with its hind legs, its sharp claws striking the helpless Newleaf.

"Meow!"

New Leaf Cat was knocked away by a paw and lay injured on the ground.

The fact that Xin Ye Miao isn't ready to get up means the outcome is already decided.

Ye Luo said simply.

"At this point, the winner is Oori."

"Great, little Charmander!"

"Aww!"

Xiao Xu was unable to issue a single command from beginning to end before the match was over.

Furthermore, the winner was to receive a reward, and 500G was transferred to Xiaozhi using the Pokédex.

Xiaozhi was overjoyed to receive the money, finally having enough for her travel expenses.

At first, she was worried that if she lost, she would have to give all the money she had to the other party, so she absolutely could not lose this game!

Xiao Xu was much more frustrated; losing the game was only one aspect of the situation.

"New Leaf Nyan...didn't we make up already?"

Previously in the beginner forest, after protecting Newleaf Cat from the attack of Spearow to the Pokémon Center and treating it, Xiaoxu and Newleaf Cat have reconciled and their relationship has improved considerably.

As a result, this first battle with the trainer turned out like this.

Xiao Xu was very unsure about the challenges ahead, as he still had to take on the Pine City Gym.

Although I still have a Pokémon, it just evolved in Viridian Forest, so I can't let Metapod fight, since it has almost no fighting power in its pupa stage.

Xiao Xu was filled with confusion and disappointment.

Seeing her opponent's state, even Xiaozhi couldn't feel gloating anymore, and asked in confusion.

"But why is this new Leafeon completely disobeying your commands? Starter Pokémon shouldn't have this problem."

The initial Pokémon are specially selected and trained by the research institute to protect and train new trainers, and they are naturally very friendly.

Xiao Xu explained.

"Professor Oak said it's not adapting well to the new environment."

Although being unaccustomed to the local environment and disobeying orders seem very different, this is the only explanation Xiaoxu can think of.

When Xiaoxu was feeling down, a hot meal was handed to her.

Ye Luo handed over a sweet potato cake.

"Want some? There's still one sweet potato pancake left."

"Thanks."

Xiao Xu was a little confused, but he still took the sweet potato pancake and started eating it. He hadn't had time to eat lunch because he was chasing after Xin Ye Miao who had run away on his own.

Ye Luo watched as Xin Ye Miao lay on the ground, displeased. Its injuries had been healed with medicine, but it still refused to get up, instead licking its fur and grooming itself.

"Hmm... It's normal for a Pokémon to be in a bad mood after suffering a defeat."

Xiao Xu: "Xin Ye Miao probably doesn't like fighting."

"You can't say that, it's still pretty amazing."

Xiao Xu: "Really?"

Hearing Ye Luo say this, Xiao Xu opened his eyes wide and looked at him with disbelief in his eyes.

It's normal not to believe it. Ye Luo felt that putting it into practice would be more convincing, so he looked at Xiao Zhi and asked.

"Your little fire dragon can still fight, right?"

"Huh? Hmm! Charmander isn't injured, he's perfectly capable of fighting."

Xiaozhi nodded repeatedly to indicate that there was no problem.

Ye Luo thought so too, and said.

"Then let's have a fight, Shin-chan."

"Meow~?"

Newleaf blinked, hearing this trainer call her name for the first time, and stood up to follow.

The two rookie trainers standing to the side were dumbfounded.

"New Leaf Cat, why are you suddenly being so obedient?!"

"He can command other people's Pokémon too, is this the charm of Lord Ye Luo?!"

"What charm?" Ye Luo thought to herself. "It's just that this new Ye Miao has a similar personality, so I can give it some simple commands."

Standing a few meters away, Ye Luo called out.

"That's about enough, Origami, let's have a match."

"good!!"

Being able to battle against a skilled trainer, especially a champion she admires, is something she couldn't ask for. Xiaozhi suddenly felt that her dream had come much earlier than expected.

"Charmander, give it your all!"

"Aww!"

Xiao Xu watched from the sidelines and noticed that Xin Ye Miao had also gotten into a fighting stance.

He wasn't sure who would win the battle. He acknowledged the trainer's strength, but ultimately, the battle was between the Pokémon, and the trainer could only provide command capabilities.

If Shin-Ye-Nyan doesn't obey orders, then giving commands is pointless.

Ye Luo glanced at Xin Ye Miao, took a few steps back to create some distance between them, and looked at the newbie opponent opposite.

"Xiao Zhi, you go first."

"Alright! Let's go! Charmander, use Ember!"

Using the same tactics as before, let's see how Shin-chan will act this time.

Ye Luo gave the order.

"Get out of the way."

"Meow!"

New Leaf Cat nimbly leaped up, dodging Spark's attack.

Surprisingly, New Leafy actually obeys the trainer's commands... This theory is impossible. Xiao Xu just thinks that Leafy gave the evasion command after New Leafy was about to act.

Regardless of whether the trainer gives the evasion command, Newleaf will make the same choice.

As expected, despite Xiaozhi's tactic of ordering Charmander to continuously use Ember to block its movement, New Leaf Cat still avoided moves that were weak against its type, just like before.

It seems that even if a more skilled trainer is assigned, there is still no difference.

Newleaf uses its agile movements to dodge Charmander's spark attacks, while the fan-shaped sparks leave heated trails on the ground, making the area Newleaf can dodge smaller and smaller.

"Meow!"

"Meow!"

"Meow!"

All that could be seen was Xin Ye Miao jumping around, still showing no signs of attacking. Xiao Xu thought that Xin Ye Miao would probably lose this round.

However, Ye Luo's face remained quite calm when looking at its trainer.

New Leaf Cat certainly doesn't want to encounter damage from attributes that it's weak against, so dodging and stalling for time isn't a good solution either.

However, Pokémon have different personalities; not every one is reckless and impulsive. Some individuals are naturally cautious in their behavior.

"Get out of the way."

"Meow!"

A sense of rhythm is key to victory in any sport.

Forcing Pokémons, which tend to be more agile in combat, into head-on, direct attacks would be something the Pokémon wouldn't want.

At this point, the goal isn't to make the Pokémon obey your commands, but rather to shift your approach and coordinate with your Pokémon's actions.

"Avoidance".

"Meow!"

The sparks are easy to dodge, and the attack range is limited. Although the fan-shaped sweep is large, there are even more unattended areas.

The further away the sparks travel, the more they spread out, but if you're brave, it's actually easier to dodge them up close.

"Bend over."

"Meow!"

Charmander's spinning tail sweep was dodged by Newleaf Cat lying down, and the sparks scattered behind it, creating a fan-shaped pattern.

"Charmander, catch!"

"Go past it."

"Meow!"

As Charmander swung its claws to grab at it, Shin-chan nimbly leaped a meter high, flipping over its head and onto its back.

The two rookie trainers were already surprised by the scene.

"How did Shin-chan become so agile?"

It was originally an agile Pokémon, but without a trainer's overall command, it tends to run around aimlessly.

Trainers are like commanders.

Xiao Zhi immediately directed the little fire dragon to sweep its tail towards the sparks behind it.

"Charmander, turn around and use Ember, sweeping your tail towards the middle."

It seems the opposing trainer has lost their rhythm, and Charmander's attack rhythm has also become chaotic. As it angrily whips its tail and turns around, Newleaf has already jumped high again and circled around in front of Charmander.

Xiaozhi: "Oh no!"

"New Leaf Cat, use a leaf."

"Meow~ Ha~!"

The green leaf-shaped fur on its chest shimmered with a green light, and the scattered leaves hit the little fire dragon.