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Xiao Mao broke out in a cold sweat. The gym leaders in the Orange Islands didn't follow any set pattern. Xiao Mao had even prepared Arcanine, but the opponent suddenly refused to compete.
"So what is my challenge?" Xiao Mao asked.
"I haven't thought of any fun challenges yet, but since you've waited so long for me, can you suggest one?" Xiao Dan said.
Xiao Mao was stunned... This Xiao Dan Hall Master is too casual. If you let the challenger choose the way to challenge, he will definitely choose the one that is advantageous to him.
"Then let's have a 1-on-1 Pokémon battle," said Gary.
"Oh... 1 to 1!" Xiao Dan was quite surprised. Pokémon battles were fine, but 1 to 1 was a difficult way to test a challenger's skill level. If only one Pokémon could be used, the gym leader wouldn't hold back and would immediately use their ace Pokémon.
"Alright, let's have a 1-on-1 match then," Xiao Dan agreed.
[Ding! Mission issued: Obtain the Neporu Gym Badge / Rewards: 3 Superior Rare Candies, a random permanent TM, and a random high-quality battle-affecting item.]
The system has issued a task.
Because the Neporu Gym doesn't have fixed attributes, the TMs that reward you with have random attributes, so you don't know what skills you'll get.
Moreover, the fact that the magical candies awarded this time include high-level candies indicates that Xiao Dan's Pokémon level is not low, and should be above level 49.
"follow me."
Xiao Dan led Xiao Mao to an open space outside the village, which they decided to use as the battlefield.
All I can say is that the Orange League's gyms are too casual; this Neporu Gym is too shabby, it doesn't even have a battle arena.
“We’ll release the spirits at the same time,” Xiao Dan said.
"No problem." Shigeru took a regular Poké Ball out of his pocket.
"Okay, let's get started."
As the flower fell, both players simultaneously threw out their Poké Balls.
Baton!
【LV58 Blastoise♂/Legendary】
Baton!
【LV51 Nido Queen ♀ / Quasi-Ultraman】
Knowing that Dan would send out a Pokémon with above-average Gym potential, Gary naturally wouldn't be careless and sent out Blastoise to fight.
The Nidoqueen that Xiao Dan sent out was above the Gym Leader level. It was a Nidoqueen that was close to being an Elite Four member. I remember when Xiao Ash challenged it, this Nidoqueen's Ice Beam was stronger than Xiao Ash's Lapras.
It's important to know that Lapras is an Ice-type Pokémon, and Ice-type Pokémon receive a 1.5x stat boost when using Ice-type moves, whereas Nidoran doesn't get that boost.
Even this is no match for Nidoran's level. After seeing Nidoran's level, it's clear that Ash's Lapras isn't at a high level.
"Blastoise..." When Xiao Dan saw Blastoise, she immediately thought of Ash. She felt that Ash must have told Gary about all the Pokémon he owned, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence that he sent out a Pokémon that was super effective against Nidoran?
"Water Pulse!" The battle begins, and Shigeru strikes first.
Bang!Bang!
Blastoise launched two water balls, quickly attacking Nidoqueen. Nidoqueen countered with Rock Block, Boom! The rock was shattered by Water Pulse, but it successfully changed the trajectory of the water balls, preventing them from hitting Nidoqueen.
"Such power..." Seeing the power of Water Pulse, Xiao Dan knew that the Blastoise in front of her was no ordinary creature. If her Nidoqueen were hit by this Blastoise's move, it would definitely not be able to withstand it.
"Nido, use the deadly poison!" Xiao Dan commanded.
Nido sprayed out a large amount of venom and quickly attacked Blastoise.
"High-speed water blade!"
Blastoise uses its high-speed Water Blade to deflect all the venom, then charges towards Nidoran with Water Blades surrounding its body.
"Ice Beam!" Before Xiao Dan could even react in surprise, she immediately issued the command. Nidoran unleashed an Ice Beam, which struck the incoming Blastoise. Faced with the Ice Beam, Water Blade 853 proved powerless, and the deadly cold air instantly froze Blastoise.
"this...!"
Shigeru hadn't expected Nidoqueen's Ice Beam to be so terrifying, actually managing to freeze Blastoise.
"Well done! Charge over and use your lightning fist!" Xiao Dan said.
Nido then strode toward the frozen Blastoise.
Gary watched helplessly as Nidoqueen approached Blastoise, and when the two were about three meters apart, he immediately commanded, "Beam Cannon!"
Even though Blastoise is frozen, its cannon can still fire skills, and the cannon is pointed directly forward.
Click!
The ice on the cannon barrel shattered, and two silver beams of light shot out. Nido was too late to dodge and used his lightning fist to strike the cannon.
Boom! !
Nido's rear end couldn't be blocked and he was sent flying.
Blastoise escaped again, and Gary seized the opportunity, unleashing a decisive "Hydro Cannon!"
"Kami!"
The water cannon barrel compressed the water cannon, and the huge water cannon shot out. Nidoran reacted quickly and immediately fired an ice beam to block it.
This time, however, the freezing beam was directly submerged by the massive water cannon, and Nidoran was also hit.
Bang! ! !
Nido collapsed to the ground, his eyes darting around; the outcome was clear.
178: Yuzu Island
"Thank you for your hard work." After Xiao Dan retrieved Nido, she went to Xiao Shi and handed him the White Wave Badge.
"Thank you for the favor," Xiao Shigeru replied politely, taking the badge with him.
[Ding! Mission complete. Rewards have been sent to your inventory.]
"You're very strong. I believe you can become an honorary trainer in the Orange League," Xiao Dan said.
"I hope so," Xiao Mao said.
After the battle, Xiao Mao checked his inventory to see what skills and items he had been rewarded with.
[A permanent sleep skill learner!]
[Premium Aura Sash (Allows the spirit to withstand two effective attacks from the opponent without taking damage when it is about to be defeated.) x1]
"Wow, this aura is pretty good, but the random skills are a bit lacking."
Random TMs are pretty useless, but the Sleep TM has one advantage: all Pokémon can learn it, except for a few specific ones.
This way, any Pokémon that Gary catches afterward can be taught the Sleep move, which is equivalent to getting 10 friendship points for free.
The Aura Sash is also quite good. When your stamina is close to its limit, it can block two effective attacks without taking damage. This is a significant advantage. If you give it to a Pokémon that knows the skills Brute Force and Resurrection, it can block two attacks and achieve a 1-for-1 trade, or even a 1-for-2 trade.
It's getting late.
After obtaining the White Wave Badge, Gary rested on Neporu Island. There wasn't even a Pokémon Center on the island, and Pokémon would recover by soaking in the hot springs of the snowy mountains. To get to a Pokémon Center, one would have to go to a nearby island with a town.
...!
After resting for a night on Neporu Island, Shigeru left the island the next day on Articuno and flew towards Yuzu Island.
It wasn't that Xiao Mao didn't want to use transportation, but rather that the waters around Yuzu Island were difficult to navigate.
Yuzu Island is surrounded by towering rocks and whirlpools. To get to Yuzu Island, you have to go to Little Orange Island first, as the route there is safer, but it's a long way away.
Gary wanted to earn the title of Chief Trainer before Ash and didn't want to waste any time.
After all, it took almost two months to catch the three legendary birds, and the Orange Islands arc was very short; Ash only spent two or three months completing the journey. Gary needs to speed things up.
After several hours of flight, Xiao Mao arrived at Yuzu Island and landed in a secluded spot.
Articuno is a legendary Pokémon, and its appearance in a crowded place is bound to cause a sensation. Although Gary doesn't care, he might still encounter bad people.
As far as Gary knew, Dr. Syranu of Team Rocket had been keeping an eye on the Legendary Birds and the Legendary Beasts.
Previously, at the power plant in Blue City, it was Dr. Syranu who developed the crystal device to capture Zapdos. Gary remembers that in the spin-off, Dr. Syranu upgraded the crystal device to capture Raikou.
There was also Professor Nanbo, who had designs on Lugia, but Ash and Hiro stopped him in the end.
It has to be said that the professors in Team Rocket are all talented individuals; the machines they invent can capture legendary Pokémon.
Upon arriving at Yuzu Island, Gary headed to the Yuzu Gym.
Compared to other gyms, Yuzu Gym is much more normal. Although the battle rules have changed, it is still a Pokémon battle. The key point is that Yuzu Gym is actually built, unlike Dan Gym which doesn't even have a gym.
We arrived at the entrance of the Yuzu Dojo.
[Ding! Mission issued. You have received the Yuzu Gym Badge/Mission Rewards: 5 Super Rare Candies, a random permanent TM, and 1 random battle-affecting item!]
The system issued a mission with rewards similar to those for challenging the Neporu Gym. The only difference was that the number of Rare Candies had increased from 3 to 5, likely due to the battles involving multiple Pokémon.
Xiao Mao pressed the doorbell.
After a bell rang, the dojo door opened automatically, and a little girl stood inside.
The little girl looked at Xiao Mao and immediately smiled brightly, asking happily, "Big brother, what are you doing here?"
Xiao Mao looked down at the little girl. This little girl should be A Yi's younger sister. As for her name, Xiao Mao had long forgotten it.
"Hello, my name is Shigeru, and I'm here to challenge the Yuzu Gym. Is the Gym Leader here?" Shigeru asked.
"Xiao Mao...that name sounds familiar, I feel like I've heard it somewhere before." The little girl looked distressed, trying to remember where she had heard the name before.
Shigeru was also a little confused. Could it be that Ash had revealed something about himself to the little girl?
To save time, Xiao Mao interrupted the little girl's thoughts and said, "I attended this year's Quartz Conference. You might have seen me on TV."
"Oh, I see." The little girl nodded and introduced herself, "My name is Mary, and my brother is the Gym Leader of Yuzu Gym. I'll go get him."
After saying that, Mary ran into the dojo and called Yi over.
Xiao Mao, being an outsider, didn't feel comfortable wandering around, so he waited in the lobby.
“Mary, I was chatting with Sister Xiaozhuang. You interrupted me at this time. Do you still want to be my sister-in-law?” A moment later, a man’s voice came from inside the door.
Xiao Mao broke out in a cold sweat.
Then I remembered that A-Yi, like Xiao-Gang, was also a pervert, except that A-Yi liked young girls, while Xiao-Gang was the opposite, liking mature older women.
Soon, Mary came out of the dojo with a man and a woman.