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Ash is the best example. Apart from the Indigo League and the Silver League, Ash used Pokémon caught in the region to compete in subsequent League tournaments, except for Pikachu. This is one of the important reasons why Ash could not win the championship.
"Good luck, Gary!" Professor Oak said, encouraging Gary after transferring all his Pokémon to him.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I will win the championship," Xiao Mao said.
"Alright, then I look forward to you winning Pallet Town's first League Tournament victory," Professor Oak said with a smile.
Professor Oak is very proud of his grandson. From a young age, Gary was able to assist with his experiments. After becoming a trainer, his strength far surpassed that of trainees at the same stage. In particular, after studying Gary's Pokémon for so long, he could see that most of Gary's Pokémon could definitely make it to the later stages of the Indigo League.
Not to mention that Gary also has a legendary Pokémon. If Gary is willing to use Zapdos in front of the world, he can easily win the Indigo League.
After the phone call ended, Xiao Mao and Na Zi strolled around the athletes' village.
The food and accommodation for the participants in the athletes' village are free, but they need to pay for their own shopping.
After lunch, Shigeru and Sabrina were having afternoon tea at a table outside when, by sheer coincidence, they ran into Ash and his two friends who had just finished drawing lots.
"Shigeru, when is your match?" Ash immediately asked upon seeing Shigeru.
"1 p.m., what about you?" Xiao Mao asked.
"1:30, Field A."
"What location did you get randomly assigned to?" Xiao Mao asked.
“A water-based terrain,” Ash replied.
"You're really unlucky. It looks like you might be eliminated in the first match," Xiao Mao commented.
"What did you say!" Ash had originally wanted to be friendly with Gary, but this guy blurted out that he would be eliminated. It was really infuriating.
Ignoring Ash's anger, Gary asked directly, "The Water Terrace is all water, how many Water-type Pokémon do you have?"
143: The First Match - The Ice Arena!
"I have Squirtle!" Ash said.
"You're really giving me a headache. It's a 3-on-3 match, are you really planning to rely on just one Squirtle? And don't you have Krabby?" Gary said.
"Oh right, and Krabby too!" Ash immediately remembered that he had caught a Krabby.
"It's really pitiful to be your Pokémon. If Krabby knew you'd forgotten about it, I wonder how heartbroken it would be," Gary complained.
"This...!" Knowing he was in the wrong, Ash could only remain silent.
"My competition is about to start, so I won't chat with you any longer. Do your best and don't get eliminated."
Xiao Mao waved and followed Naza to leave the area, heading towards Arena B.
"Let's go, I'll teleport the Krabby over here." Ash agreed with Gary; relying solely on Squirtle wouldn't be enough, they needed a Water-type Pokémon.
...!
One p.m.
The first round of the Quartz Convention has officially begun, with matches taking place simultaneously at four venues.
Inside the ice field.
Shigeru and his opponent Kawase are already standing in the command area of the arena.
Reporters around them were filming the two with their cameras. Since it was the first round of the Quartz Convention, all the media outlets needed to collect a lot of material to publish the news, so they were definitely filming.
Shigeru is a prominent figure at this year's Quartz Convention. Because he registered for the competition using his real name, Shigeru Oki, the name naturally caught the attention of reporters with noses more sensitive than dogs.
On the way, it was discovered that Shigeru was heading to the Ice Arena, where many media outlets had already gathered to take photos.
In the referee's area of the battle arena, the referee stood and announced: "Only three Pokémon can be used. The first match on the Ice Arena begins. Both players, please send out your Pokémon."
"Go, Sister Hypnotic!"
"Growlithe, you go!"
Shigeru and Kawase throw out Poké Balls at the same time.
Kawase dispatched Jynx, an Ice-type Pokémon adapted to Ice terrain.
The Jynx is a humanoid elf with long golden hair. If you only look at her from behind and stand a little distance away, you would really think she is a blonde girl.
Xiao Shiu started with Arcanine, since the field was an ice field and the opponent was likely to send out an ice-type Pokémon, while fire-type Pokémon were effective against ice-type Pokémon.
And Xiao Shi's prediction was correct; Kawase did indeed start with an Ice-type Pokémon, which was countered by Arcanine.
"Kawase will use Jynx, and Gary will use Arcanine. Arcanine has the type advantage." The host introduced the Pokémon that the two players sent out.
【LV40 Mystic Lips♀/Dojo】
【LV43 Arcanine♂/Near Elite Four】
The two Pokémon were at similar levels, and Shigeru was quite surprised by Kawase's strength, as his starting Pokémon was already level 40.
Is this still the Quartz Conference that Xiao Mao remembers?
"Mystic Lips, use your mental power to incite me." Kawase took the initiative to launch an attack.
Jynx's lifeless eyes emitted a mesmerizing blue light, and a surge of Nen energy erupted from them, attempting to bind Arcanine's body. However, Arcanine possessed immense strength and resisted with its own power, preventing Jynx from moving Arcanine's body.
"Burst flames!" Shigeru commanded.
Arcanine opened its mouth and spewed flames, giving Jynx no chance to dodge, and it was instantly engulfed in flames.
"mum!"
Attacked by the flames, the Mistress's mental fortitude was interrupted. She unleashed a burst of cold air from her body, extinguishing the flames, but she herself had already suffered considerable damage.
"Super speed!"
call out!
Arcanine, enveloped in the power of wind, charged towards Jynx at lightning speed, giving her no time to react, slamming her headfirst and sending her flying before unleashing a burst of flames.
Bang! !
The flames engulfed Jynx again, and she lost consciousness after falling from the sky.
"Jealousy is incapacitated!" the referee announced.
The battle lasted less than a minute before Arcanine defeated Jynx, showing that this Jynx wasn't very strong.
Xiao Shiu initially thought Jynx was quite strong since it was level 40, but it seems that even with a high level, there's still a gap between them, probably due to inadequate training.
On the electronic screen inside the stadium, one of the three red lights below Kawase's image went out, leaving only two lights remaining.
"Kawase only has two Pokémon left. What Pokémon will he use to deal with Gary's Arcanine?"
After saying that, Kawase took out a Poké Ball and threw it out.
"As for Arcanine, it's up to you now. Go, Poliwag Swimmer!"
Baton!
A mosquito coil swimmer with a strong blue body and black and white spiral patterns on its belly makes its appearance.
"Kawase's second Pokémon is Poliwag, which is type-advantageous against Arcanine. I wonder how Gary will deal with it," the host announced.
【LV38 Mosquito Coil Swimmer♂/Dojo】
"Let's go back and rest." Gary decisively captured Arcanine. It wasn't that Arcanine couldn't defeat this Poliwag Swimmer, but there was no need to waste time. Although Arcanine was a high level, fighting on an ice field, coupled with its type advantage, would likely result in a defeat.
Shigeru knew that the Ice Terrain wasn't very solid; a few Fire-type moves could melt it.
"..." Shigeru recalled his Arcanine, wondering what Pokémon he would send out next in the battle.
Gary took a Poké Ball from the list on his belt and threw it out.
"Go, you abandoned monkey!"
Baton!
【LV47 Forsaken Monkey ♂/Near-Heavenly King】
The Abandoned Monkey, covered in light gray fur, makes its appearance. It exudes an arrogant aura that makes all creatures that see it feel that it is angry and dare not approach it.
"What kind of Pokémon is this?" Kawase was completely bewildered when she saw the Pokémon. She didn't recognize it at all, and didn't even know its type.
"Oh my... the Pokémon that Gary sent out is the extremely rare Forsaken, (Wang Wang Hao) which is the evolved form of Primala. It is said that Professor Oak has already figured out how it evolves." The host exclaimed.
"If it evolves from Primeape, then it's a Fighting-type," Kawase thought.
"Use the bubble beam!" Kawase commanded.
The mosquito coil swimmer immediately sprayed out foam beams, the foam shooting out like bullets, rapidly heading towards the abandoned monkey.
"Go on a crazy rampage, grabbing wildly!" Xiao Mao Daoling shouted.
The Abandoned Monkey kept waving its claws and charging forward. Rather than waving its claws, it was more like it was using a series of punches to burst all the bubbles that were shot at it.
"Want to fight me in close combat? Who's afraid of who?" Seeing the Abandoned Monkey getting closer, clearly intending to engage in close combat, Kawase wasn't going to back down and shouted, "Explosive Fist!"
"Gugua!"
Mosquito Coil Swimmer immediately rushed forward, swung his fist, and threw a punch. The explosive fist, flashing with white light, struck the Abandoned Monkey's head, the fist passing right through it.
144: A complete victory over the opponent!
"Gurgle!" Mosquito Coil Swimmer looked at the fist that passed through the body of the Abandoned Monkey with an incredulous expression, unable to understand why.
The next second, Xiao Mao immediately issued the command.
"Explosive punch!"
The Abandoned Monkey delivered a powerful punch, and with a bang, the Mosquito Swimmer was sent flying backward, gliding across the ice until he finally came to a stop outside the arena.
The mosquito coil swimmer, who had come to a stop, was completely disoriented and confused.
"Mosquito Coil Swimmer, cheer up!" Kawase shouted, but it was no use. Mosquito Coil Swimmer was just wildly swinging his arms, and all his attacks were hitting the air around him.
"Continuous Shadow Fist, defeat the Mosquito Swimmer." Shigeru naturally wouldn't let the opportunity to attack slip by.
Abandoned Monkey punched the air, and Shadow Fist was launched, hitting Mosquito Swimmer. In the confusion, Mosquito Swimmer subconsciously swung his fist in the direction of the attack, but unfortunately, his fists hit the air and he got nowhere.
The Abandoned Monkey unleashed a barrage of Shadow Fists, and after taking seven or eight hits, the Mosquito Swimmer also collapsed.
"Mosquito Coil Swimmer is incapacitated!" the referee announced.
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