In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

“Okay, please come this way.” May was not surprised and gestured for Lillie to follow.

Although it's a dance hall, the venue, which can be seen at a glance upon entering, is clearly the arena for this dojo.

Lillie eagerly stepped into the challenger's position; this was her first gym battle!

And with Onii-chan watching from the stands, she absolutely has to perform perfectly!

"Lillie, if I may ask, how long have you been traveling, Trainer?"

May stood opposite Lillie and asked her curiously, after all, she was Bakura's sister.

May also had to take care of Lillie, and she didn't know how strong Lillie was either.

“It’s been half a year. I’ve had my Pokémon for half a year now,” Lillie blinked and replied to May.

"I see, I understand now. Thank you for your answer." May's beautiful eyes sparkled slightly as she smiled and replied to Lillie.

"The gym challenge will now begin. The challenger is Lillie, and the battle rules are 1vs1, which will be conducted in three rounds."

"The first round of battle begins."

Tao Tao lightly stepped to the center of the opposite field, glanced at both sides, and slowly announced the rules of the battle.

"That's easy. Let me formally introduce myself. I am May, the gym leader of this dojo. If you wish to obtain a badge..."

"Then please show us your strength."

May, who was holding a Poké Ball in her hand, smiled at Lillie.

"Dance your dance in splendor, Thunder Sprite."

As May gracefully tossed the Poké Ball into her hand, it opened, and a Jolteon leaped out of the white light, nimbly landing in front of Lillie.

"Raichu, then this is mine, Ninetales."

Lillie carefully observed Jolteon, then solemnly threw out her Poké Ball.

A magnificent Alolan ice-colored Ninetales gracefully landed in front of Lillie.

It is Nine-Tails, which evolved from Lillie's Alolan Vulpix.

"Lillie is going to suffer."

Mao blinked at the Nine-Tails, then gently shook his head.

She had previously teamed up with Kiawe and battled May's Jolteon, whose electric-type attacks were incredibly powerful.

If it's a Ground-type Pokémon, being immune to Electric-type attacks should make it easier to fight against Jolteon.

"Thunder Elf, speaking of which, that person just now was also using Moon Elf."

Little Blue, with a straw in her mouth, held a cup of beverage and savored it. She tilted her head and looked at Thunder Elf, then spoke.

"That's right, the May sisters' Pokémon are all Eevee series."

Bakura nodded. The May sisters' handheld Pokémon type is actually very simple; they are Eevee evolutions.

However, Eevee has many evolution types, with as many as eight different types, making it difficult to specifically target this gym.

Moreover, the May Sisters don't just raise one type of Pokémon; their weapons are rich in various attributes...

"This dojo is excellent and can attract challengers to come and hone their skills."

Kukui commented with satisfaction that this Dancer Dojo was not a typical single-attribute dojo.

Moreover, there are a total of five directors, meeting the requirements for both singles and doubles, ensuring that the challengers will find the experience and challenges engaging and rewarding.

Moreover, the May Sisters are more than capable of handling any challenger.

Furthermore, the May Sisters have clearly bred some Pokémon specifically to deal with challengers, such as the Jolteon on the field.

Its level isn't particularly high, just enough to battle new trainers like Lily and Emma.

And at this moment, the battle on the field has already begun.

but……

"Thunder Sprite, Quick Attack."

Jolteon easily dodged Ninetales's Ice Beam with a light leap.

Then, with a leap of its limbs, a white light flashed behind Jolteon's tail, and its speed suddenly increased dramatically, crashing heavily into the Alolan Ninetales.

Alolan Ninetales cried out in pain, its entire body being knocked back a distance.

From the very beginning of the battle, Lillie was already at a disadvantage.

"Nine-Tails, use Blizzard."

Lillie frowned upon seeing this; this Jolteon was incredibly fast!

With a soft cry, the Alola Ninetales unleashed a massive blizzard upon Jolteon, covering a wide area.

"Raiden, dig a tunnel. 4.1" May's tone remained unhurried and composed.

The Thunder Sprite immediately burrowed underground to avoid the blizzard.

Lillie pursed her lips, her clear eyes scanning the battlefield, trying to find the location where the Jolteon had emerged from the ground.

"100,000 volts!"

At that moment, the ground beneath Alolan Ninetales suddenly shattered, and Jolteon crashed heavily into Alolan Ninetales' abdomen.

The next moment, accompanied by a crackling sound of electricity, a golden bolt of lightning shot out from Jolteon and struck Alola Ninetales hard.

boom!

The Thunderbolt exploded, and after the smoke cleared, Alola Ninetales lay on the ground, unable to battle.

The battle ended exceptionally quickly.

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Chapter 346 Lusamine: You've grown up (Please subscribe to the full book)

"How could this be..."

Lillie stared in astonishment at Ninetales, her strongest Pokémon yet, which had been easily defeated. If what Bakura had told her was true—that Gym Leaders usually went easy on their challengers—then she was completely outmatched even by May, who was holding back?

"Hey~ big brother, aren't you going to teach Lillie?"

Seeing this, Xiao Lan frowned slightly and asked the tapir curiously.

The difference in combat power between the brother and sister is too great.

“Lillie’s combat skills are indeed lacking.” Bakura shrugged. Lillie’s talent in combat was only so-so to begin with.

Compared to her older brother Gladion, Lillie's talent as a trainer is far inferior.

However, Bakura didn't expect Lillie to be that strong; he just hoped that she could have the right mindset and reach the average standard.

After all, unlike the original story, Lillie's life has been smooth sailing from childhood to adulthood.

The following battles were no different. In the second round, Lillie's opponent was Sakura, and she was easily defeated by Sakura 14 again.

Lillie's first gym battle thus came to an end.

Lillie was clearly a little down after failing the challenge. Although she wasn't incapable of accepting defeat, being so easily defeated by the May sisters was still a blow to her.

"You didn't perform very well, but you'll keep trying," Bakura said with a gentle laugh, ruffling Lillie's hair.

"I understand, but I just feel a little unwell." Lillie pouted; of course she understood the reasoning.

Moreover, since coming to Golden City, she has broadened her horizons considerably, but it's normal for her to feel somewhat down after being so easily defeated.

After entering through the main gate of the Dancer's Hall, you'll find a large arena specifically for battles, but the dance hall itself is quite large.

There are stairs at the end of the main hall, leading to a dance floor.

After Lillie's challenge ended, May led Bakura and the others to a quiet tea room.

"It's clear you've put in a lot of effort. The gym should officially open next year. After that, you can try out the new gym challenge mode."

Bakura took a sip of the tea that May had brewed, pondered for a moment, and then smiled at the May sisters.

"What's the new model?" Sakura blinked her bright eyes and asked Bakura curiously.

In order to become qualified Gym Leaders, they consulted a lot of information after arriving in Alola, and specifically studied the Gym Challenge Modes of other regions.

"In addition to your singles and doubles modes, we will add a normal difficulty and a hard difficulty."

Bakura's eyes flickered slightly. This was the idea he had thought of long ago. The essence of the dojo challenge was to hone the challenger.

However, this kind of training is not sticky at all, and it is not difficult for some elite trainers.

This is because some powerful gym leaders simply don't use their strongest members to deal with challengers.

"For the normal difficulty, you will use your second or third team of Pokémon to battle the challenger. After the challenger wins, he will be awarded a normal gym badge."

"For the difficult difficulty, you can use your main force to fight the challenger. If the challenger is still able to win, you will give him a special elite badge."

Bakura explained to the May sisters with a smile that this was to increase the challenge for challengers at the Alola Gym.

Even if some challengers successfully obtain the regular badge, they will still become interested in the elite badge.

However, I believe that in May they will teach these challengers a lesson in what cruelty truly means...

But will challengers give up after failing? No! They will keep trying and working hard to become stronger in order to conquer this gym.

Isn't it interesting that boring gym challenges have become fun?

"Lord Bakura, do you mean we can fight the challenger with all our might?"

"Of course you can, but before that, challengers must first be willing to try the hard mode."

Bakura replied that the essence of this mode is to give trainers who like challenges more challenging experiences.

"In addition, the Elite Badge allows you to directly enter the top 16 of the Alola Tournament. You can also explain this to the challengers."

After a moment's thought, Bakura granted these elite badges another privilege.

After all, trainers who can successfully complete a challenge must be exceptionally strong, so granting them this small privilege is only natural.

Compared to the alliance conference in the Kanto region, Bakura's approach is already very generous.