Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

The man's voice caught in his throat.

He slowly turned his head and stared at the boy wearing a baseball cap.

The expression on his face was as if he had witnessed a Magikarp unleash a Hyper Beam.

"You...you...how did you know?!" The uncle's voice changed. "Have you done this question before?"

"No."

Xiao Zhi shook his head, speaking casually.

"Isn't this simple? The lightning ball is indeed a perfect sphere, but look closely here—"

He stretched out his finger and gestured on the encyclopedia screen.

"There are slight protrusions on both the top and bottom sides of this shadow. Did you notice them?"

The middle-aged man blinked hard and leaned closer to take a look.

Wow, it really is.

"So it's not hard to tell."

Xiao Zhi nodded.

"Look at it this way, the two small bumps on top are Jigglypuff's ears, and the two undulations below are the outlines of its exposed feet."

"Because it's viewed from directly above, the body appears round, but the ears and feet are still slightly visible."

"In addition, there's the overall rounded proportion—the sphere of the lightning ball is closer to a perfect circle, while this one is slightly flatter."

"..."

The man hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

So, where exactly does the "not difficult" part come from?!

Although the bulge that Ash mentioned does indeed exist.

But can you really tell it's Jigglypuff just from that?

You didn't open it, did you?

Xiao Gang nodded, thoughtfully stroking his chin, a glimmer of understanding flashing in his eyes.

"I see."

As a breeder, he felt he had learned something new.

The uncle took a deep breath and made a few more scribbles on the encyclopedia.

"Come on, take a look at this one too."

The second shaded image appears.

It was a standing figure with distinct features.

With two ears and a tail, it stands majestically, exuding an aura of dominance.

"Pickup!"

With just one glance, Pikachu confidently called out.

It proudly patted its chest with its little paws.

This majestic and imposing figure, these iconic ears and tail.

Isn't this me, the little mouse?!

Sold out in seconds! Next!

"Hmm..." Ash stroked his chin, studied it carefully for a second, then frowned slightly, "Although it does look a lot like Pikachu—"

Pikachu proudly puffed out its chest.

"—However, the lower half of the Pokémon's body in the picture is completely flush with the ground, and you can't see its legs at all."

Ash sticks out a finger, looking like a detective.

"This raises a question."

"If it really is Pikachu standing, no matter how you shoot it, the outline of its legs will be somewhat visible."

"But there's none here—so it's most likely a Mimikyu, not Pikachu."

Xiao Zhi made a firm conclusion.

"Pikachu?!"

Pikachu froze.

The little paws hovered in mid-air, the expression on its face changing from smugness to shock, and then from shock to disbelief.

The final image freezes on a complex expression that seems to say, "How could there be such a heroic, rat-like Pokémon in the world?"

The uncle seemed to be petrified, completely forgetting how to organize his thoughts.

This boy... actually got it right again.

It wasn't even a fluke!

After all, every reason he gave was well-founded and logically clear.

The people queuing nearby had somehow gathered around, their eyes gleaming with amusement at the prospect of something good happening.

"And what about this one?"

Someone in the crowd couldn't resist handing over a difficult question.

"Oh, this is actually quite interesting."

"Although it looks like Bulbasaur, it's actually just a matter of camera angle."

"From the forked toes and the relatively rounded protrusions on its back, it can be seen that this is actually a Squirtle with its limbs outstretched."

"this!"

Another person also unearthed a long-treasured problem.

“These are three Magnemite stacked together,” Ash said without even needing to think for a second longer, tapping the screen three times in quick succession. “Look here, here, and here, these are the outlines of three magnet bases.”

After the explanation, the uncle's gaze towards Xiaozhi completely changed.

His eyes were filled with awe.

This person might be a genius!

He took a deep breath, then suddenly reached out and patted Xiaozhi on the shoulder, his tone becoming unusually decisive.

"Young man, didn't you want to challenge the gym? Come on, you go ahead of me in line."

The middle-aged man voluntarily gave up his seat, gesturing "please" as he walked back.

Xiao Zhi was taken aback and waved his hands repeatedly.

"Hey? Isn't this a bad idea? You've been waiting in line for so long—"

"Don't mention it!"

The uncle spoke with a bold and unrestrained tone.

"We're all from Northeast China, why are you being so polite with me!"

Anyway, he's taken the test countless times here, and his best score was a lucky 50.

Waiting a little longer or a little shorter makes no difference; there's no difference whatsoever.

The people in line next to me looked at each other.

An unexpected scene unfolded.

The people in front all stepped back, making way for Xiaozhi to reach the front.

Even Xiao Zhi felt a little embarrassed.

"You're welcome."

A young man pushed up his glasses, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Everyone just wants to see how far you can go."

After all, it's hard to even pass the dojo exams, let alone do well.

The person who did well on the last exam was a young man who came a few days ago.

He reportedly scored 90 points and was incredibly arrogant.

Now that we've finally found a master who can instantly guess Pokémon from shadows, who wouldn't want to watch?

An empty seat appeared very quickly.

As soon as Xiao Zhi sat down, a group of people immediately surrounded him from behind.

A dozen pairs of eyes were glued to the screen. The scene didn't look like an exam; it looked more like the finals of some league tournament.

Xiao Zhi was taken aback and turned around to look at the faces behind him, all filled with a thirst for knowledge.

"You...don't you have to answer any questions?"

He couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, I will!" someone answered confidently. "But it doesn't matter, I won't pass the test anyway, it won't affect anything!"

A person with a tolerant nature is magnanimous, and a person without desires is invincible.

Anyway, it won't happen.

Moreover, there are plenty of opportunities to take the exam, but the chance to watch the excitement is getting shorter and shorter.

“Indeed.” The other person nodded vigorously. “Boss, you answer your questions, we’ll just watch and treat it as a class.”

As for plagiarism?

Hmph! People from Northeast China would rather get a zero on a test based on their own ability than cheat!

This is a matter of principle!

Xiao Zhi: "..."