Elf: Release? Not possible.

If she knew what happened before the game, she would really be angry.

"Got it, Mom! I'll pay attention to time next time." There was no other way. It was better to be scolded for being late than to let her know about Team Rocket.

"You kid, you're always like this, and you always agree to something readily!" Hanako listened to Xiaozhi's words, and it was obvious that she didn't calm down so quickly.

Xiaozhi also knew that his mother might not be that angry, she was just nagging out of habit. However, in order not to be exposed, he could only listen to her nagging.

At this time, footsteps were heard, and Yin, who was holding Jigglypuff, walked over. When he saw this scene, he was silent for a moment, and then walked over.

"I'm sorry, auntie! Xiaozhi was late because he wanted to help me. Please don't blame him."

Ah Yin, who walked over at this time, did not have the usual aloof attitude. She bowed slightly with an apologetic look on her face, looking like a polite and sensible child.

"..."

"!!!"

Xiaozhi was slightly stunned when he saw this scene, while Xiaolan, Xiaomao and others who knew Yin's character well looked at each other in surprise when they saw this scene.

If the facts were not right before their eyes, they would not believe that the Yin in front of them was the real Yin.

However, after hearing what Gin said, the two realized that Xiaozhi's lateness might not be simple, and it might be related to Team Rocket, but they both tacitly did not speak.

At this time, Hanako was obviously confused by Gin's sensible and self-blaming look. Seeing this scene, she couldn't bear to continue talking.

"Ah!! No...it's okay. Helping people in need is what our Xiaozhi should do. You don't have to take it to heart!"

Hanako reacted and spoke quickly, because Gin really did look self-blaming and guilty now, so how could Hanako blame Satoshi?

If someone is late because of helping others, she will not only not blame them, but will feel relieved in her heart.

"Thank you, aunt!"

"Are you our Xiaozhi's friend? What's your name?" The way Ayin looks now is easy to make people like him.

Of course, he wasn't completely pretending now, he almost made Xiaozhi late because of his own affairs.

In order to help themselves, some of the Pokémon that were originally preparing to participate in the competition even competed with Apollo and others. Although not all of them, but some of them were injured or exhausted to some extent.

He almost caused Xiaozhi to lose the game, and he was already feeling a little guilty. When he saw Xiaozhi being blamed by Hanako, he took the initiative to take responsibility.

However, he could tell that Ash didn't want Hanako to know about Team Rocket, so he didn't mention it, and just said that Ash was only trying to help him.

"Uh... yes! Yes! My name is Gin!" Listening to Hanako's words.

He subconsciously wanted to say no. Given his personality, he probably wouldn't acknowledge anyone as a friend.

But if I said we were not friends, I was worried that it would be exposed, so I responded a little uncomfortably and then introduced myself.

"Ahem!!" Xiaozhi heard Gin's response, coughed lightly, squinted his eyes and looked at him with a teasing look.

It wasn't just Xiaozhi. All the Blues who had seen Gin had the same look as Xiaozhi, which made Gin break out in cold sweat. It wasn't that he was afraid, but he just felt a little uncomfortable and embarrassed.

"Don't take it personally, Gin. I just blame Xiaozhi for not explaining it clearly. Since it's for helping a friend, it's fine!"

He was angry at first, but now looking at Ah Yin, he naturally couldn't bear to let him continue to blame himself, so he responded gently.

Hearing this, A Yin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mom! Can we talk about it later? I'm in a hurry to go to the Pokémon Center!" Xiaozhi also spoke immediately.

"Ah! I almost forgot, Pikachu worked really hard today! So go ahead!"

After hearing what Xiaozhi said, Hanako also noticed the Pikachu in Xiaozhi's arms.

He also quickly spoke to Xiaozhi. After all, Pikachu had just fought a big battle and was still injured and had consumed a lot of physical strength. He was so busy blaming Xiaozhi that he forgot about Pikachu.

"Then I'll go first!!" Xiaozhi responded and left with Pikachu in his arms.

"Well...we'll go transport it with Xiaozhi too!"

Xiaolan, Xiaoxia and Yin also spoke at the same time, and then left with Xiaozhi.

Xiaozhi rushed to the Pokémon Center, and when he arrived, he happened to meet Ahong, who had just handed all his Pokémon to Miss Joy to take care of.

After saying hello, Xiaozhi handed Pikachu and other Pokémon to Miss Joy.

"...Xiaozhi, it's not convenient to be on the field. Actually, I just wanted to ask you, what happened before the game?"

Hiro looked at Xiaozhi, was silent for a while, and then asked.

It was not appropriate to ask too much about Xiaozhi's lateness and the fact that he felt something was wrong during the battle.

But now that the game is over, he still wants to ask clearly.

"Yes, Xiaozhi! What on earth did you go for?" At this time, Xiaoxia and others also came over and asked about Xiaozhi's situation.

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"Nothing, just some accidents..."

Everyone came over to ask, and Xiaozhi was very touched. He did not hide it. Based on his understanding of them, he believed that they would not say anything nonsense.

So Xiaozhi briefly explained the situation, and everyone was a little surprised to hear that Team Rocket had come here to capture people.

"I didn't expect something like this to happen." After being surprised, no one took it too seriously because it had already passed.

"No wonder I felt something was wrong during the battle. It turned out to be because of this reason. I didn't expect that even so, I'm still no match for you, Xiaozhi. It seems that my training is not enough!"

After hearing what happened, Ahong spoke unconsciously.

If Xiaozhi had arranged it reasonably, there wouldn't be so many attributes being suppressed in this battle.

Obviously, some Pokémon must have been injured or consumed too much energy due to the battle with Team Rocket before the game.

This is indeed the case. When the dark elf was fighting with the opponent, he was hit by Apollo's Houndoom's evil wave.

Ghost-type Pokémon are inherently 537 restrained by Dark-type Pokémon. Apollo is not an ordinary person, and his Pokémon level is very high.

There is also a Pterosaur that takes Xiaozhi back and forth. The spaceship has already left the alliance for a long distance. It is because the Pterosaur is fast enough, otherwise it would not be able to catch up.

When I left, I took Satoshi with me, and when I came back, I took Satoshi and Gin with me. Flying back and forth consumed a lot of energy.

Xiaozhi insisted on not changing the Pokémon he used before, just to give them more time to rest.

However, even so, a few games did not allow them to recover much. The Dark Elf itself is one of Ash's main forces, and the Pteranodon has been very strong since it was captured.

This was the key that Xiaozhi used to ensure victory in this game. When he rushed back, the game had already begun.

Xiaozhi was more than ten minutes late, but no matter what happened in the competition, it was impossible to temporarily change the Pokémon to be used.

Therefore, Xiaozhi can only fight with the lineup that has been registered.

"No! The promotion game itself is a matter of adaptability. If I lose the game because of this, I will have no complaints. I believe you will do the same if you encounter the same thing."

Xiaozhi shook his head slightly after hearing that. The promotion match uses 6 Pokémon, and the venue will be changed during the competition. This is in itself to test the trainer's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

Moreover, although he was confident of winning, the Pokémon in his hands were not of the same level. It would be a different matter if he had 6 Charizards.

"You're right, if you want to blame someone, blame this kid!"

Seeing Ah Hong's expression, Xiao Lan also spoke at the same time, and tapped Ah Yin's head next to him with her hand.

"It hurts! Why are you being so tomboyish?!" After being attacked, Yin subconsciously shouted in the direction of Xiao Lan.

"What did you call me just now?" Xiao Lan's figure suddenly grew bigger in front of A Yin, and he stared at A Yin with a gloomy face and said coldly.

"Uh... I... I didn't ask him to help me!"

Looking at the scene in front of him, A Yin was suddenly frightened. He just shouted subconsciously, but now he was frightened by Xiao Lan's momentum.

He quickly looked aside and changed the subject. He himself didn't know why he was so afraid of her.

"Oh, yes, yes! You are right. I need to go change my clothes first, my friend!"

After hearing the voice, Xiaozhi spread his hands slightly and responded with a deliberate teasing tone, then left directly. Seeing this, Jigglypuff also jumped off Gin and followed Xiaozhi away.

"Damn it!" Yin's face turned red and he looked furious when he heard this.

Xiao (aebf) Zhi was obviously talking about Gin's answer when Hanako asked him just now, and he was instantly grasped.

But Yin was just embarrassed. When he heard Xiaozhi call him friend, he still felt complicated.

"Hahaha!!"

The others couldn't help laughing when they saw Yin's frustrated look. Although he was Banmu's son and had a rather strange personality, everyone gradually realized that he was a good person.

It can be seen from the fact that he came out to speak for Xiaozhi this time. Besides, Itsuki has already disbanded Team Rocket, so there is nothing to worry about.

"I have to go change my clothes too, excuse me everyone!" After Xiaozhi left, Hiro said hello to everyone and left as well.

He had always traveled alone, but this time, after meeting Xiaozhi and the others, he felt a very different atmosphere and was a little uncomfortable for a while.

Because of praying for rain during the battle, Xiaozhi and Ahong's clothes were wet. Xiaozhi returned to the room and changed into clean clothes but did not stay in the room.

After reuniting with everyone else, since Pikachu and the others still needed time to be treated, everyone went to the restaurant to finish their meal first.

"Boss! Today's competition was really exciting." As soon as I arrived at the restaurant, I met Masha and others.

They regarded Xiaozhi as the boss, so their victory at this time also made them feel proud.

"Thank you for cheering me on!"

Xiaozhi also smiled. Although he didn't think of becoming their boss, he was still grateful that they came all the way here.

After dinner, Miss Joy informed us that Pikachu and the others had recovered.

Xiaozhi rushed over immediately and went straight to the treatment room. The treatment had just been completed and they had not yet returned to the Poké Ball. Miss Joy arranged food for them and they all gathered together to eat.

Pickup truck!!

Seeing this, Pikachu immediately jumped onto Ash excitedly. Ash smiled and touched its head. Butterfree and the others also came over.

"Thank you for your hard work today!" Xiaozhi looked at them and spoke at the same time.

The Pokémon responded happily, but only the Dark Elf looked unhappy. It was competitive by nature, and it was obvious that it felt that it had not performed well this time.

Although he played with an injury, he was still not satisfied with his performance. Although the game ended in a draw, he still felt unwilling to accept the result.

"Don't take it to heart, you are very strong, this time it was just an accident!" Xiaozhi walked forward, squatted in front of the dark elf, touched its head and said.

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Bui!!!

After hearing the sound, the dark elf was still not satisfied. Seeing this, other companions came forward to comfort him. It was obvious that they also knew the dark elf's usual character.

"Just win it back next time!" Seeing that the Dark Elf was still unwilling to give up, Xiaozhi continued.

After listening to Xiaozhi's words, the Dark Elf's mood gradually recovered a little. Xiaozhi didn't say much, and just waited for it to figure it out on its own.

After staying in the treatment room and waiting for all the Pokémon to recover, Xiaozhi took them back one by one, and then left the treatment room with Pikachu and Jigglypuff.

Xiaozhi successfully advanced to the top 16. There is still one day of competition tomorrow, but of course it has nothing to do with Xiaozhi anymore.

After tomorrow's competition, the top 16 places will be completely determined, and the next group list for the top 16 to advance to the next 8 will also be announced tomorrow night.

After getting all the Pokémon back, Xiaozhi was about to reunite with the others when he suddenly heard a broadcast.

"Contestant Xiaozhi from Pallet Town, there is a call for you in the call area. Please go there as soon as you hear the announcement."

Inside the center, the radio suddenly sounded, and Xiaozhi was slightly stunned, wondering who would call him at this time.

My mother and the doctor were also here. I couldn't guess who it was, so I came to the call area with confusion. There were also many other people answering the phone.

Xiaozhi came to his answering position according to the broadcast size, and soon saw the figure on the big screen, which surprised him a little.

"Long time no see, Dr. Blatano!"

The person who called was Dr. Blatano. Xiaozhi was a little surprised. He didn't expect Dr. Blatano to call at this time.

"Long time no see Xiaozhi, you should have just finished the game, I'm sorry to bother you at this time."

Dr. Blatano smiled when he saw Xiaozhi, but then his face became apologetic.

"It's okay. I'm taking a break now. Did the doctor watch the game too?"

Xiaozhi listened and shook his head slightly, and at the same time he thought that it was very likely that he watched the game and should have seen Pikachu's evolved form with his own eyes.

"Of course, it was a great fight, Xiaozhi!"