I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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"Meow, do you have any more weapons?"

"That's all, meow!"

The Rockets' trio had suffered quite a few losses at Xiao Mao's hands, but unexpectedly, they were stopped by Xiao Mao again at this crucial moment.

"You guys are really bold, daring to come here and steal Pokémon," Gary said coldly.

"Meow, go use Frenzied Scratch!" Musashi commanded.

"Meow!! I..." Meow was speechless. Even if it wanted to catch it, it couldn't. Didn't it see Moltres flying in the sky?

"Big Flame Burst!" Too lazy to waste words with these three, Mao unleashed a Big Flame Burst from his Moltres.

boom! !

The massive explosion turned Team Rocket's trio into shooting stars once again, disappearing into the distant horizon.

After chasing away Team Rocket, Moltres landed. Gary looked at Ash and the others who were trapped by rubber bands, casually threw out a Poké Ball, and released Scizor.

"Scizor, go cut all the rubber bands binding everyone," said Gary.

"twitter."

Scizor nodded, ran to Professor Oak first to untie him, and then untied Ash and the others.

"Grandpa, are you alright?" Xiao Mao asked as he stepped forward.

"It's alright now, thank goodness you got back in time," Professor Oak said thankfully.

"Grandpa, next time you should let some Pokémon that can battle outside. Otherwise, what will we do if something like this happens again and I'm not around?" Xiao Shi said.

“You’re right, let some Pokémon out next time,” Professor Oak agreed.

Professor Oak was caught off guard by Team Rocket's sudden attack, leaving him no time to react. In a fair fight, Professor Oak would not be afraid of Team Rocket.

"And Ash, how come you still can't even beat Team Rocket? You're such a disappointment," Gary criticized.

Gary originally thought Team Rocket's Pokémon were incredibly strong, but it turned out they only had gym potential. The key point is that Team Rocket didn't even build any robots this time; they took them down with just a few rubber bands.

"I was careless. If it were a fair fight, Team Rocket wouldn't be a match for me," Ash retorted.

"You're talking about fairness with the Rockets? That's ridiculous," Xiao Mao retorted. "Look closely, those guys are all bad people."

Ash: "Em...!"

Seeing that Ash was silent, Gary looked at Misty and the others, and when he saw Brock, he was surprised and said, "Huh, Brock, weren't you at Professor Wood's lab? What are you doing here?"

"Don't ask anymore."

Xiao Gang immediately became gloomy and hid in the distance, curling up as if he had suffered a huge blow.

"What's wrong with him?" Xiao Mao asked, puzzled.

"This... Xiaomao, you don't need to say it," Xiaoxia said.

"Okay." Although I was very curious about what Xiaogang had gone through with Dr. Uchiki, it shouldn't be anything serious. At most, he probably just broke up with his girlfriend.

"Gary, let's have a Pokémon battle," Ash suddenly said.

Gary was a little confused by Ash's sudden challenge, not understanding where Ash's confidence came from. Although Ash had successfully defeated Yonex, there was still a big gap between Ash and Gary in terms of battle record.

"Are you sure you want to fight me?" Xiao Mao asked.

“Of course, I decided beforehand that once we beat the Orange League, I would challenge you,” Ash said.

Ash's defeat at the Indigo League did not discourage him. He simply knew that the gap between him and Gary was too large, which is why he had been holding back. When he decided to challenge the Orange League, Ash decided that he would challenge Gary after the Orange League.

Ash came to Professor Oak's place today not only to visit his Pokémon, but also because he heard that Gary was back and wanted to challenge him.

When they arrived at Oak's lab, they learned that Gary had gone on a long trip, and they were immediately disappointed. Now that Gary was back, they naturally couldn't let him go.

"Alright, let's have a duel then, one-on-one," Xiao Mao said.

So the duel between the two began. Professor Oak and the others were quite curious, since three months had passed since their battle at the Indigo League, and they were all curious about the gap between Ash and Gary now.

The two arrived at an open meadow.

[Ding! Mission issued: Defeat Ash again / Reward: Bronze Crown x1!]

The system suddenly issued a task.

Xiao Mao was immediately taken aback.

204: Ash's Challenge, Eevee vs. Pikachu!

"Issuing a mission at this time...!"

Xiao Mao was puzzled and couldn't understand why the system would suddenly issue a task.

Aside from the first time he battled Ash, when the system issued a mission, there was no mission issued when he battled Ash again at the Indigo League.

Does this mean that if the system wants Ash to issue a task related to him, Ash has to actively challenge Gary?

Since the system issued two tasks related to Ash only after Ash actively challenged Gary, it seems we need to encourage Ash to challenge himself more often in the future.

"Pikachu, I choose you!" Ash said.

"Pickup!"

Since defeating Dragonite, Pikachu is now bursting with confidence and stepped forward without hesitation, showing not a trace of cowardice.

Previously at the Indigo League, Pikachu was a bit timid when facing Gary's Pokémon, but now it's not afraid at all.

【LV54 Pikachu♂/Champion】

Ash's Pikachu has also grown very quickly, reaching the level of a near-Elite Four member. It is only 5 levels higher than Gary's Blastoise, which shows that Ash can now unintentionally release Aura to accelerate the growth of his Pokémon.

Upon seeing Eevee, Gary thought for a moment and decided to respect the original story, calling out towards Professor Oak's lab, "Eevee, come out!"

"Bah!"

Eevee, who was inside the research institute, heard Shigeru's call and immediately ran out, eagerly heading to Shigeru's side.

"Eevee..." Ash thought of Gary's Eevee when he saw it. This Eevee had performed well in the Indigo League and the Orange League. This Eevee knew a lot of moves.

"Eevee, why don't you battle Pikachu?" Gary said.

“Buyi”.

Ibrahimovic nodded, walked onto the field, and stared directly at Pirlo, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu put on a serious expression, making himself look fierce. However, both of these Pokémon are adorable, so even when they're fierce, they're cute and adorable, and have no intimidating power whatsoever.

"Then I will act as the referee, and the battle begins," Xiao Gang announced.

"Gary, I'll show you my current strength," Ash declared.

"Alright, hurry up and attack!" Xiao Mao urged.

"Pikachu, Quick Attack!" Ash commanded, and Pikachu shot towards Eevee in a flash of white light.

"Strong mental thoughts."

Eevee's eyes glowed blue, and an invisible Nen ability spread out. Pikachu suddenly became unable to move, its body floated up, and then it flew backward and crashed heavily to the ground.

"Psychic-type move... Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Ash commanded.

Pikachu immediately stood up and unleashed a golden bolt of lightning at Eevee.

"Too naive, dig a hole."

Eevee immediately burrowed underground, and its 100,000 volts struck the grass, leaving no damage and simply scorching a patch of green grass.

"Pikachu, use Agility to run across the grass, don't give Eevee a chance to attack," Ash commanded.

Pikachu immediately started running across the grass, darting around everywhere, not giving Eevee any chance to take advantage.

Ash's method can indeed prevent the digging attack, but making Pikachu move around constantly is very tiring.

"Eevee, come out and use Swift!" Gary commanded.

Boom! Eevee emerged from the ground, a ring of golden stars gathering on its tail. As Eevee swung its tail, these golden stars flew automatically towards Pikachu.

Pikachu immediately sped up, trying to shake off the Swift Stars, but they stuck to Pikachu tightly and he couldn't shake them off at all.

"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt to shatter the Swift!" Ash commanded.

As Pikachu ran, arcs of electricity crackled across its face. With a sudden stop, it turned and unleashed a bolt of lightning, reducing all the high-speed stars to ashes. However, just as Pikachu shattered the high-speed stars, a large flame rushed towards it from the front.

"Skin!"

Because it had just unleashed a Thunderbolt, Pikachu hadn't recovered yet and couldn't use its moves immediately. Knowing it couldn't dodge, Pikachu immediately assumed a defensive stance.

boom! !

The Flame Burst exploded, sending Pikachu flying like a kite with a broken string. But Pikachu didn't fall; it withstood the damage from the Flame Burst.

"Pikachu, use Thunder!" Ash commanded.

Pikachu used Thunder, but Eevee burrowed directly underground. Pikachu had no way to deal with Eevee, who could dig holes.

Currently, Pikachu only possesses Quick Attack and Suicide Shot in melee combat. Neither of these skills can attack underground. Pikachu is helpless against opponents who can burrow, and can only rely on High Speed ​​to move quickly and avoid being burrowed.

After all, Ground-type moves are super effective against Pikachu, so if Pikachu gets hit by Dig, it will definitely be seriously injured.

Eevee followed suit, emerging from underground and using Velociraptor to give chase. This time, Ash took an unconventional approach, having Pikachu use Quick Attack to break through Velociraptor's defenses.

Pikachu completely trusted Ash's decision and forcibly broke through the blockade of the Swift, then used its strongest Thunder attack on Eevee, but the Thunder was blocked by Eevee's Flare.

boom! !

The shockwave from the skill explosion reached Pikachu and Eevee, knocking them back several meters.

"They can fight so fiercely, it seems Ash has really gotten stronger," Misty said. She had been worried that Ash wouldn't be a match for Gary, but she didn't expect Pikachu to be able to fight Eevee to a standstill.

"That's good, Ash and Pikachu have both gotten stronger, but Eevee isn't Gary's main Pokémon," Brock reminded him.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxia and Xiaojian were both stunned. They were only concerned about the close battle in front of them, but forgot that Xiaomao's strongest Pokémon was not Eevee.

Moreover, judging from the situation, Eevee's Flamethrower hit Pikachu once, but Eevee hasn't suffered any damage so far. At most, it was only affected by the aftershock of the attack. In terms of stamina consumption, Pikachu has consumed more.

"Ash, your Pikachu doesn't know enough moves. Go back and practice more," Gary advised, then snapped his fingers and commanded, "Use Waterfall."

"Bu-ee!!"

Eevee's entire body was covered in a layer of water, which accelerated it as it pounced on Pikachu with astonishing speed. It was so fast that Pikachu didn't even have enough time to unleash its electric shock.