Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Xiao Zhi nodded.

"I heard that all the matches were complete routs."

Xiaoxia leaned over to take a look at the screen and added.

"really."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Gang wiped his hands clean and walked over from the sink.

“If he doesn’t put on a show, the fight can be over in five minutes. And that’s with the time he spent on his pyramid scheme at the beginning.”

"That Blazing Roaring Tiger was like a giant rock serpent entering a group of spiky shells, cutting in and out seven times, leaving its opponents no chance to fight back."

Xiaoxia: "???"

She stopped what she was doing, turned her head, and stared at Xiaogang with wide eyes.

"How did you know? You haven't left the house for the past few days."

Her tone was full of disbelief.

I was thinking that since Ash was in special training, I could just gather some information while I was at it.

In two days, my legs were almost broken from running around to various competition venues, and I only managed to get a few scraps of information.

But when I hear that, I feel like I'm the one who stays at home the most.

Xiao Gang looked at Xiao Xia with surprise.

"Live stream and replay?"

"Don't you know? Such a big conference can't possibly have no records at all."

As he spoke, Xiao Gang shared the videos he had collected with Xiao Zhi.

"It contains Dr. Kukui's battle sequence. I cut out the unnecessary dialogue, thinking you might be interested."

Xiao Zhi's eyes lit up.

"Thank you, Teacher Gang!"

Xiaoxia: "......."

She opened her mouth, then closed it again.

What about all that hard work she's put in these past two days, running one race after another?!

My feet are covered in blisters!

"Oh, right, and you, Xiaoxia!"

Ash watched the videos and felt that Incineroar's stats were incredibly powerful.

On the field, it simply charges around recklessly, making the opponent's Pokémon seem like paper compared to it.

"The doctor is really amazing!"

"By the way, there's another one of the top four that you've also met, Ash."

Xiao Gang said.

"Hmm? I've seen you before?"

Xiao Gang was about to send the information over.

"It's a fan!"

Xiaoxia immediately shoved the photos from the forum in Xiaozhi's face and answered quickly.

"We met the top 16 in the previous competition on the road before!"

The screen displays a photo of a middle-aged man with a rugged face, sharp eyes, and a scrutinizing gaze.

Looking at the photo of the middle-aged man on the screen, Xiao Zhi frowned slightly, trying hard to search his memory.

Who is this?

"It's the guy with the Quick Fist."

Xiao Gang explained calmly.

"Oh, it was him!" "Pikachu!"

Upon hearing this, Ash and Pikachu exchanged a glance, then nodded their heads simultaneously, their expressions of sudden realization mirroring each other.

It's that person! ×2

"And what about the last one?"

Xiao Zhi asked.

Xiao Gang's expression became somewhat subtle.

"The last one... well, you don't need to worry about him."

"How to say?"

"His strength is only average, and he shouldn't have made it into the top four."

"But this person managed to comprehend the underlying logic of the conference and defied fate."

Xiao Zhi tilted his head.

This only confused him more.

"He used off-court tactics."

Xiao Gang's tone was tinged with complexity.

“Offline—that is, he beat up his opponent.”

Ash's eyes widened.

"what?"

"I heard that his opponent is still lying in a hospital bed and has already appealed to the conference."

"But the conference's response was—"

Xiao Gang paused, seemingly organizing his thoughts.

"'If you can't even beat humans, then you can forget about Pokémon battles.' So they only gave me a consolation prize."

Xiao Zhi's eyes lit up.

"You can do this to a conference?"

"A formal conference is not an option! Absolutely not!"

Xiaoxia explained earnestly.

"The official league has zero tolerance for this kind of behavior; once verified, it results in a lifetime ban!"

This conference... those big spenders are loaded.

Not only do they enjoy fighting, but their rules for organizing competitions are also quite... flexible.

As long as it doesn't affect the entertainment value of the game, they generally don't interfere with the players' off-field affairs.

"By the way, Ash."

Fearing that Xiaozhi would dwell on this, Xiaoxia turned her head and abruptly changed the subject.

"How's your training going these past two days? What has the Heavenly King Shiba taught you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi's expression immediately fell.

He scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled.

"Oh, forget it."

"what happened?"

Xiao Gang asked with concern.

"Brother Shiba said my progress is still a bit slow."

Xiao Zhi lowered his head.

"Perhaps I'm just slow-witted."

The room suddenly became eerily quiet.

Xiaogang and Xiaoxia exchanged a glance, then looked at Xiaozhi at the same time.

You say you're not good at training your Pokémon, that's fine—after all, the Elite Four's secret techniques aren't easy to learn.

But you're talking about Ash...?

he?

Dull-witted? Who would believe that!

"Are you serious?"

Xiaoxia couldn't help but ask.

"Of course I'm serious!"

Xiao Zhi raised his head, his face full of sincerity.

"I've only just started learning these past few days. According to what Brother Shiba said, I should be able to master it by now, since that's how Brother Shiba started..."

His voice was full of frustration, and his brows were furrowed.

"Beep beep-"

A crisp electronic sound came from Xiaozhi's waist, interrupting him from the middle of his sentence.

He paused for a moment, then looked down.

The screen lit up, revealing that it was its own encyclopedia entry.

"The match list is out?"

Xiao Gang and Xiao Xia immediately came over.

Ash took off his Pokédex.