Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

"It's alright, it's alright."

Sure enough, it's great to talk to someone like Xiaozhi who truly has insight and knows his stuff.

My mood is a hundred times better than when I'm with those rich kids who just keep praising my dress at banquets without ever getting to the point!

Your Pikachu is pretty good too~

Like a sedan chair carried by many people, Xunzi never hesitated to praise him.

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu stood at Ash's feet and immediately puffed out its chest upon hearing the praise.

Its tail was held high, looking smug and as if to say, "That's only natural."

Xunzi was completely amused by its silly antics and burst out laughing, her shoulders shaking as she did so.

"Very good, very good, very strong."

She winked at Pikachu, then let go of Ash's hand and waved to the butler who had silently appeared three steps away behind her.

The butler, who was looking at Ash with admiration, immediately pulled out a limited-edition custom Pokédex studded with diamonds.

"Let's exchange contact information."

"If there's a chance in the future, I'd like to have a few more matches with you. Trumpet Sprout didn't accept its defeat today; I need to find a chance for it to get its revenge."

"That's daring!"

I heard it was a challenge to a fight.

Ash immediately pulled out his Pokédex and added the friend.

"Okay, that's settled then."

"I have several business events to attend, and a charity gala tonight. I'm really busy. Good luck with your performance; don't mess up in the preliminaries! I believe you'll get a good ranking!"

Ash and Pikachu exchanged a glance.

"Of course!" "Pikachu!"

See you next time!

Xunzi waved her hand and turned to walk towards the venue exit.

There was no indication that he had just experienced a defeat.

"That's great."

The butler stood there, watching the young lady walk more than ten steps before wiping away the thin tears welling up in his eyes.

He turned his head and whispered, using his Pokédex and Ash's contact information.

"Mr. Xiaozhi, if I may say something, our young lady hasn't laughed like that in a long time!"

Xia, who had been watching coldly with her arms crossed, finally couldn't help but roll her eyes.

She had just opened her mouth to retort when Lillie, standing on the other side, exclaimed in surprise.

"That's such a butler-like statement!"

Putting everything else aside, just hearing this makes me realize...

She knew he was definitely an old butler! Yes, an old butler!

......

Outside the venue.

The sunlight slanted across the brick pavement of the square, and people strolled around in twos and threes.

Some were discussing the exciting battle, while others were queuing up to buy kebabs and shaved ice.

Everything seemed peaceful and normal.

Of course, that's just what it seems.

Not far away, under the shade of a tree, the light suddenly distorted slightly for a moment.

Kona, now in her true form, was standing there.

Slightly lower beside her, a spiny clam lay quietly on the ground, wisps of cold air escaping from the gaps in its shell.

The light is refracted, deflected, and recombined layer by layer by those scattered tiny ice crystals, weaving a near-perfect invisibility barrier in the air.

From any angle, all you can see are tree shadows and cracks in the brickwork.

They would never notice that a person and a Pokémon were standing there.

Even the occasional passersby would unconsciously tighten their collars, mutter "Hey, why is it so cool over here?", and walk past without looking back.

Optical camouflage!

Watching her figure completely disappear from the eyes of passersby, Kona nodded slightly in satisfaction.

A smug glint flashed in his eyes behind the glasses.

This is the power of science!

Unlike Shiba, who only relies on numbers, Yulongdu, who knows nothing but cheating, and the eccentric Kikuko.

She won her place among the Four Heavenly Kings in the Kanto region thanks to her scientifically sound methods!

Thermodynamics, optics, electromagnetism, fluid mechanics...

Every move she makes in her Pokémon is supported by theory, and every tactic she employs can withstand deduction and calculation!

And optical camouflage is one of her proudest creations in recent years!

By starting with the natural refractive index of the ice crystals of the spiny shell and combining it with the spectral distribution of ambient light, through repeated adjustments, this camouflage can be made to be completely invisible to the naked eye.

With this in mind, Ceratos even began to figure out how to attach it to attacks to make them invisible.

When challenged again, you can show off your skills and make Yulongdu run away like a dog with its head in its hands!

"Smack?"

After daydreaming for a while, Clefairy poked Lorelei and let out a soft, questioning cry.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely be able to catch them here!"

Kona's gaze was fixed on the direction of the stadium exit, and her voice was lowered.

"Based on my recent observations, Ash always goes to the Pokémon Center after each battle, and this is the shortest route!"

She paused, her tone conveying a sense of confidence that "I've already taken all the variables into account."

"You know I'm a professional when it comes to summarizing patterns!"

The spiky clam was silent for two seconds, then its shell opened and closed slightly, emitting a call that was difficult to decipher.

Don't try to be an expert in such strange and unusual areas!

Ignoring the spiky shell's complaints, Kona lowered her head, straightened her collar, and tucked the stray hairs that had fallen to the side of her face behind her ear.

She then pulled a small mirror, about the size of her palm, from her pocket and quickly checked her makeup.

After confirming that everything was correct, he then gave instructions to the spiny shell clam.

"As soon as they come out, remove the mimicry."

"I'll pretend I just happened to be passing by. They'll be surprised when they see me, and then they'll come over."

"Then I'll take the opportunity to chat with Xiaozhi a bit more, offer some pointers, and naturally express my appreciation..."

"He got it done, didn't he?"

"In short, we need to make him feel like it was a chance encounter!"

"I can't appear too proactive. After all, I'm one of the Elite Four. What would it look like if word got out that I was throwing myself at a rookie trainer?"

"It's not like I'm on the Dragon Ferry; I still have my pride!"

Clam squinted at Kona.

face?

Didn't you completely lose that kind of thing in the two days you spent secretly watching other people train?

Shellder felt that its trainer might have some serious cognitive bias regarding these two words.

"...What kind of look is that?"

"That's called strategic reconnaissance, not spying. Please get the concepts straight!"

"Smack—"

He debated with the spiny shell clam.

Cona cleared his throat and pulled a notebook from his pocket. It wasn't very thick, but the cover was already worn and frayed.

Scientific Pokémon Battle Theory (Revised Edition)

"Hold this for me first. When I reach for it later, give me this notebook."

"With this, I don't believe he won't immediately bow down and worship!"

The spiny clam came closer and examined the notebook.

"Smack?"

You're willing to give this away?

They've really gone all out!

This notebook has been with Cona for quite some time, from when she was young until now, in her thirties...

cough!

In short, I've been following her for many years!

The contents inside are all the results of his and Kona's experiments, which he summarized bit by bit.

From heat transfer to kinetic energy conversion, from electric field superposition to fluid dynamics, it can be said that almost every page can be directly applied to combat.

If it weren't for the fact that this thing requires a certain foundation to understand,

Kona once tried to read three pages to Sheba, and the boy started snoring on the second page.