Pokémon Farm

Chapter 215 Fighting on stage, chatting off stage

As the Gravestone's Rock Blockade skill was completed, a considerable number of rocks appeared around its body.

"Long~"

With a soft shout, the stones around it flew at an incredible speed toward the outer edge of the Rainmaking skill, following its will.

In a short while, the battle platform split into two halves, one half rocky and the other gradually becoming muddy.

"Mr. Wu Neng, in order to challenge the Rock Gym, my little sea lion and I have undergone two weeks of training. Now, please try out the results of my training."

At this moment, Matsushita's eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and he continued, "Little sea lion, use Ice Wind on the Graveler."

As soon as Matsushita finished speaking, the little sea lion circulated its energy and gathered it in its mouth. In an instant, a pale white mist of frost quietly spewed out from its mouth.

And our Uncle Wu Neng, after hearing Matsushita give the order...

Of course, they wouldn't just sit idly by and wait to be defeated, since neither side's Pokémon had achieved a decisive advantage.

Even if the two sides are not far apart in strength, and even if either side has overwhelming strength, they could still unexpectedly suffer a crushing defeat.

Therefore, Wu Neng, as the gym leader, wouldn't underestimate the newly trained trainer. After all, if he failed miserably, losing face wouldn't be a big deal, but it would affect the gym's reputation. He couldn't afford to fail just because he was trying to show off.

Therefore, he immediately gave the order: "Rumblestone, continue using Rock Blockade, this time encasing yourself in rock."

Shortly after Matsushita gave his order, Takeo's order followed closely behind.

But this time, after the Gravestone gathered its energy, the rocks instantly flew onto its body the moment they appeared, and all the stones were tightly packed together. Even its eyes were completely covered, causing its height to increase to a full 1.2 meters, and its size to increase considerably.

The two elves' skills are practically vying for dominance.

When the freezing winds arrive, the rocks on the golem's body, and the hard soil around it, gradually form a thin layer of crystals.

This is the layer of ice crystals formed under rapid cooling; even spectators near the battle platform can feel a faint chill.

Wow, the temperature suddenly feels much cooler.

"Of course! It's caused by the little sea lion's freezing wind. Although it's spread quite a bit, it's still beneficial to us, as it allows us to enjoy such a cool breeze."

As ice crystals began to condense on Graveler's surface, the audience, feeling the coolness, started chattering amongst themselves, completely ignoring the two Pokémon on the battlefield.

……

"Brother, don't you have Sandshrew and Sandslash in their Alolan forms? The weather is perfect for them to show off. I think that little sea lion is so cute, I really want to have one."

Although Xuanwu Ye couldn't feel the coolness, the comfortable expressions and constant chatter of the audience in the front rows betrayed them. Therefore, our younger brother had to offer some advice to his older brother.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Mingtian stroked his chin with one hand and said in a pretentious manner, "Well, you're right, but I still think you should deal with your Turtwig first. Being overly ambitious is a bad habit. If you want to become a trainer, you must choose suitable Pokémon. You can't just like any Pokémon you see."

"Even if you can afford to keep them at home, you can't just collect Pokémon on a whim. Look at me, even Slowpoke, Psyduck, Sandshrew, Sandslash, and even Little Qingmei's Pichu have to be trained every day. Although their training time is far less than that of Potian and the others, I still don't treat them as family companions."

"So, my silly little brother, if you want to get beaten up, just say so, and your brother will definitely do it himself."

Hearing Xuan Mingtian's long speech, Xuan Wuye felt a little disappointed, but he also understood that his brother was right.

(After all, not everyone is like Ash in the anime, with a Pokémon that he collects and takes care of.)

“Little brother, let me tell you the truth. This little sea lion was tamed by Amu after he spent three days in Hualan City using reasoning and empathy. If you want a little sea lion, go to the beach or Hualan City.”

Less than three seconds after the brothers Xuan Mingtian and Xuan Wuye stopped talking, a voice rang out from the front row.

Then, the person who spoke made a pretentious gesture by fiddling with his hair before turning his head away.

Xuan Mingtian thought to himself at first glance, "Who the hell is this guy? Doesn't he know any manners? If you're going to talk, just talk properly. What's with fiddling with his hair and acting all high and mighty? And his face, he's three parts like Daniel Wu, three parts like John Lone, three parts like Edison Chen, and one part not much different from Eight-Taels-of-Gold. It's like every part of his face is against him, each feature has its own opinion."

"Hello, sir. I have no idea what to ask you." Although that was what Xuan Mingtian was thinking, he still greeted the other party politely.

"Haha, little brother, my surname is Huang and my given name is Lion Tiger. You can call me Brother Huang or Huang Lion Tiger."

"Ah, Brother Huang, hello. My surname is Xuan, and my given name is Mingtian. I've heard you say that before, so you must be one of Matsushita Mu's partners."

Anyone can say nice things, but in life, you should treat me with respect and I should reciprocate with even more.

Seeing this man named Huang Shih-hu speak like this, I suppose he comes from a martial arts family or has taken classes at a martial arts school, otherwise he wouldn't have said such a thing.

"Haha, you guessed right, young man. The man on stage is Matsushita Ki, a partner I met in the Kanto region. And the man next to me is Ki's younger brother, named Matsushita Kudo."

"Hello……"

Both sides exchanged a few pleasantries and introduced their companions. However, upon hearing the name of the younger brother, Matsushita Kioka, Xuan Mingtian almost burst out laughing. He simply couldn't fathom why anyone would have a name like Matsushita Kioka.

Fortunately, because of his good family education and upbringing, he was able to suppress his laughter and continue the conversation.

In the brief conversation lasting only a few dozen seconds, both sides expressed satisfaction with each other. Therefore, they exchanged phone numbers and agreed to meet up after the battle.

Returning our gaze to the battlefield, we see that the little sea lion has stopped using its freezing wind skill.

On the other hand, a smooth layer of ice, neither too thick nor too thin, had formed on the rumble rock and within a 5-meter radius around it.

Just then, the gym member acting as referee spoke up: "Gym Leader Wu Neng, please get the Gravestone moving within 5 seconds. 5-4-3..."