Pokémon from Galar

Chapter Fifty: Mary's Challenge Begins

After Yuri's battle ended, Mari decided not to watch any further, since her next match was her own gym battle.

Mari raised her hand in response to Yuri, who had received the gym badge and was waving at her, and then stood up.

Leading Ichigo and Chiu through the still-enthusiastic crowd, Mari left the packed stands and made her way to the arena's main hall.

The changing room was in a secluded spot on the side. Mary put Little Chick back into the ball before pushing the door open and going in, where she ran into Yuri, who was changing clothes.

"Congratulations on successfully completing the challenge."

As Mary took off her backpack, she looked at Yuri's smooth and delicate back. After all, it wasn't the first time she had seen it, so she didn't feel shy or anything like that.

Yuri reacted similarly. Upon hearing Mary's voice, she didn't seem to mind at all as she took off her competition T-shirt and turned to face Mary.

On her flat chest, she wore an adorable children's bra with a Pikachu-like logo.

Although Yuri insisted that she was wearing a sporty style that was easy to move in, in Mary's opinion... honestly, it looked like a children's style no matter how you looked at it.

However, Mary herself isn't that great... Although she likes to wear strapless, more mature styles, if you really want to compare, she's only slightly better than Yuri.

"Thank you~ Keep up the good work, Mary!"

Yuri held her clothes in one hand, then raised her delicate arm in a cheering gesture.

"Hurry up and get dressed. Do you really enjoy being seen like this?"

"So verbose!"

Yuri blushed and glared at Mary, then turned away, grabbed her dress, and quickly put it on. Having slept in the same room every day recently, their relationship had grown increasingly familiar.

In Yuri's eyes, Marie was no longer the somewhat eccentric and powerful trainer, but a reliable older sister who would occasionally tell some harmless dirty jokes in private and was a little timid.

Mary didn't say anything more, and walked to the side to take out her own racing suit. These things seemed to be similar for men and women, both being short-sleeved shirts and shorts.

Taking off her coat, Mary tugged at the straps of her dress, just as she was about to take it off...

stare……

"..."

Mary turned around and found that Yuri had changed her clothes but wasn't going out; she was sitting next to her, staring intently at her.

What are you doing?

"Nothing, just looking at you."

"...Senu."

"You're the one showing off! You were the one who saw it first!"

"Didn't you turn it over yourself so I could see it?"

"……snort!"

Yuri realized she couldn't win an argument with Mary, so she crossed her arms, gave a soft snort, and just stared at Mary without saying a word.

"...Whatever you want."

Faced with this shameless behavior, Mary had no choice but to turn around and continue what she was doing. What else could she do but let Ichigo throw her out?

After quickly changing into her competition outfit, Mary tugged at her right glove and secured the four Poké Balls to her waist.

"call……"

"Don't be nervous! I'll be cheering you on from the stands!"

After saying this, Yuri waved to Mary, opened the door, and left the dressing room.

Why are you running so fast...?

Mary noticed Yuri's flushed face earlier and was about to tease her to ease the tension, but Yuri just ran away.

There's still some time before my challenge begins, after all, gym leaders also need rest and can't fight one battle after another. There's no set rule for how long the intervals should be.

However, most of them take between half an hour and an hour.

Mary followed the staff to the lounge and waited for about twenty minutes before it was finally her turn to take on the challenge.

Walking through the deserted tunnel, Mary took a deep breath. She was still a little nervous and even wanted to tell some dirty jokes to ease her tension.

Shaking her head, Mary walked out of the tunnel in one go and came to this shady field.

Meanwhile, in the passageway directly opposite Mary, Gym Leader Yaro stepped out first, and the two stopped in the center of the arena, standing face to face.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Yalo."

"Haha~ Nice to meet you, Mary. I didn't expect Nie Zi's sister to be participating in gym challenges. Time really flies."

Yalo looked somewhat sentimental, perhaps recalling something. In recent years, most of the gym leaders have remained largely unchanged, and with the annual elimination tournament, they must be quite familiar with each other by now.

"I don't know what your attitude is towards Dynamax, Marnie, but I'm not going to hold back in this battle!"

"...If possible, I would appreciate it if you could go easy on me a little. I have a child here that hasn't evolved yet."

Although it was a bit lame to say that on the spot, Mari still spoke up to remind Sis about her situation, so that Sis wouldn't have to face an opponent of the same caliber as Balu as soon as she went on stage...

"Hahaha~ Don't worry."

Yalo just laughed loudly, then ended the brief conversation and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Mary naturally didn't say anything more. After walking to her designated spot, she threw out her Poké Ball as soon as the host announced the start.

Let Sis-chan appear on the field.

"Raru~"

After letting out a meaningless shout, Siji seemed to be neither averse to this kind of scene nor particularly resistant to it, or perhaps she simply didn't understand it.

When Yalo saw Ralts land on the field, he smiled and took out a Poké Ball, throwing it away.

Then, a Walking Grass appeared on the field.

"~"

Mary looked at the Oddish that was swaying around on the field and didn't know what to say. It really didn't hold back. It came out with a type advantage right away.

However, the Psychic type here also has a counter to the opponent, so they're pretty evenly matched.

"Poison powder!"

This time, facing Mary, Yalo had no intention of holding back at all, not even giving up the first move, and immediately issued the order.

"Teleport away to dodge!"

The Oddish on the other side reacted quickly. The moment it received the command, it shook its head, and a large swath of shiny poison powder rushed towards Sis.

Sijiang was startled and quickly used an overexertion teleportation technique to jump herself to a considerable distance in one breath.

Mary didn't blame Sis-chan. The poison powder from the Oddish opposite her was really exaggerated. With a flick of its head, a large amount of poison powder flew out, even spreading to a position less than a meter in front of Mary.

This Oddish's Dust move is a bit troublesome, and there's no time to think about it now, so Marie immediately took over the command.

"Illusion Ray!"

The only consolation is that Siji's skills have a fairly wide coverage.

"Venom Blast, block the attack!"

Oddish is definitely slower than Sissy, who can teleport instantly, so for now, they can only try to defend themselves.

"Instant teleport! Then use telekinesis to grab your opponent!"

Mary, having failed in her first attack, immediately issued new instructions, attempting to use her telekinesis to control her opponent and seize the initiative.

"Dissolving solution! We've been waiting for you to come!"

"?!"

Just as Sis used teleportation to get close enough to control her opponent, Oddish suddenly spewed out a large amount of acid from the clump of leaves without turning her head, sweeping in all directions.

Before Marie could give any instructions, Sis made her own judgment, changing her psychic power from grabbing to attacking. She condensed her power into a force centered on herself, then broke through the oncoming acid and forcefully slammed it into Oddish!

"nya——!!"

"Ralu—!"

There was too much acid, and in the heat of the moment, Suzu couldn't dodge it all; she was still hit by some of it. Meanwhile, the opponent's Oddish was also hit by her own psychic power and rolled away.

P.S.: Speaking of which, since the Home website opened recently, Pokémon from other regions have also been issued visas. I'm now considering whether I should get a Popplio.

After all, he's Alola's number one crossdresser, I quite like him lol.

Chapter 51 Dragapult vs. Fonmyra, Dragon-type vs. Dragon-type

"Silk Sauce, hypnotize!"

"Laru!"

The moment Mary saw the opponent's Oddish roll away, she gave the order. The Sizzle, who hadn't completely avoided the liquid and was affected by it, was in slightly better condition than the Oddish, who was spinning around in a daze.

Upon hearing Mary's instructions, the past ten days of practice enabled Sisi to react immediately.

Teleportation + Hypnosis

This combo, which Sisi-chan has practiced for so many days, finally yielded its due results on the field today for the first time.

"Dissolve the solution again!"

Yalo's commands were very swift, but Oddish was a step behind and couldn't keep up with them.

As a result, the situation on the field changed.

Silky instantly teleported into the air, then aimed at Oddish, who had just stood up. The moment her mental energy locked onto her opponent, she probed down without hesitation.

“nya…”

The Oddish, which had rolled more than ten meters away, had just stood up and hadn't even had time to use its Dissolve as instructed by its trainer when it felt wave after wave of drowsiness wash over it.

"Raru~"

"Wow, your Ralts is pretty good."

Yalo scratched his head, then took out the Poké Ball, recalled the sleeping Oddish, and threw out another Poké Ball.

"Change players."

Mary looked at the Flounder Dragon that appeared on the field and felt a toothache... Couldn't the previous single Grass type be enough? Although she had expected it, seeing it in person still made her want to sigh.