Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 130: Challenging the Rainbow Gym!

"Then come with me!"

"Let's go straight from the perfume shop!"

Hearing Qingyuan's words, Lijia nodded and said.

"Thank you for your help!"

After thanking Xiaolan, Qingyuan followed Lijia to the back of the shop.

Lijia led Qingyuan through left and right turns, finally passing through a small door.

Qingyuan successfully stood on the land of Rainbow Gym.

Perhaps because the Rainbow Gym is a Grass-type Gym, the entire Rainbow Gym looks roughly like a botanical garden.

Many plants that Qingyuan had never seen before are growing lushly in this botanical garden.

"I asked some trainers to bring these back for me!"

"On the one hand, I like all kinds of plants, and on the other hand, these plants can also be used to research new perfumes!"

Qingyuan kept looking at the strange and colorful plants around him.

Lijia explained to Qingyuan with a smile.

"I see! By the way, did you bring back a lot of plants?"

Hearing Lijia's words, Qingyuan asked with some curiosity.

Looking at this vast expanse of rare and exotic flowers and plants, Qingyuan thought that even if he cast a wide net, it wouldn't be so easy to collect them.

"Hmm...it's alright!"

"You know, most trainers like to go out into the wild!"

"Those places haven't been developed by humans, so some rare and exotic plants still grow there!"

"If you're curious, you can search for it in the Pokémon Encyclopedia!"

"I usually post tasks on that platform!"

As Lijia walked, she spoke to Qingyuan.

Hearing this, Qingyuan nodded knowingly.

He planned to take a look later; in his memory, these exotic flowers and plants were not cheap.

Moreover, he often ventures into the wild, and you never know when he might come across one.

While Qingyuan and Lijia were talking back and forth.

Soon they arrived at the battle arena of the Rainbow Gym.

"Ah Yun, get ready, a challenger is coming!"

Upon arriving at the battle arena, Rika waved to a gym member and said...

"Yes, Master!"

Ayun responded to Lijia and then jogged away from the battlefield.

Only Qingyuan and Lijia remained standing in the battlefield.

Who was that just now?

Watching the staff member run away, Qingyuan asked with some curiosity.

Didn't I tell you to get ready? Why did you run away?

"Oh, that's our dojo's referee!"

"She went to change into her referee uniform!"

Hearing Qingyuan's words, Lijia pointed in the direction Ayun had left and said with a smile.

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan nodded and stood still to wait.

About five minutes later, Ayun, dressed in a referee's uniform, hurriedly ran over from behind the dojo.

"Let's begin!"

Seeing that Ayun was ready, Lijia said something to Qingyuan and walked towards the battlefield.

Seeing this, Qingyuan also walked towards the command position opposite Lijia.

"Now begins the gym challenge initiated by the Blue Source Challenger from Viridian City against Celadon Gym Leader Rika!"

"This Gym Challenge uses the Rainbow Gym Badge as the stake, and you can use three Pokémon!"

"If all the Pokémon on one side are unable to fight, then the other side wins!"

"Also, in this Gym Challenge, only the challenger can change their Pokémon!"

"These are the rules for this gym challenge!"

"The match begins now!"

As soon as A-Yun finished speaking, Qingyuan and Lijia threw out their Poké Balls almost simultaneously.

"Let me have a type advantage battle too, Charmeleon, it's your turn!"

In order to finish the battle quickly, Qingyuan chose to release Charmeleon, which is effective against Grass-type Pokémon, to fight against Lijia.

"Let the vine monster have a proper battle!"

With a flash of red light, a figure entwined with blue vines appeared on the battlefield.

"roar~"

Looking at the creature covered in vines opposite it, Charmeleon couldn't help but excitedly clasp its hands together.

Sparks shot out from its nostrils.

He hadn't battled these Grass-type Pokémon in a long time.

After such a long and arduous battle, it can finally start to dominate the weaker opponents.

"Hujia~"

Looking at the Charizard opposite him, Tangoose showed no fear whatsoever.

Instead, it started taunting Charizard.

It seems like this guy has battled quite a few fire-type Pokémon before, which has boosted his confidence.

The Vine Monster is covered in seaweed-like vines, causing it to sway as it walks. The vines covering its body constantly and subtly move, disrupting its opponents' concentration. It can entangle moving objects with its vines; because the vines sway subtly, being entangled by them causes a ticklish sensation.

Looking at the Tangela in the arena, Qingyuan immediately took out his Pokédex and scanned it.

This kind of creature is rare in the wild; he's been traveling for so long and hasn't encountered it yet.

However, despite scanning, a sentence in the Pokédex immediately caught Qingyuan's attention.

When caught by an enemy, the vine monster's vines will sever instantly, but they can grow back indefinitely. Because it feels no pain, new vines will sprout the very next day. Its vines have a unique aroma and a refreshing taste.

It's a vine that can grow indefinitely, and it seems to taste pretty good.

By the way, what if you used Tangela to raise Snorlax?

Cutting the vines of the Vine Monster every day can enhance its growth ability and strength.

The cut vines can be fed directly to Snorlax as food.

Even feeding Snorlax saves the trouble of making Pokémon food.

As everyone knows, Snorlax is not picky about food; it will eat anything.

Upon thinking of this method, Qingyuan couldn't help but feel tempted.

You should know that he's been eyeing Snorlax for quite some time now.

After all, who could resist a flexible fat person with a belly more comfortable than a bed?

"In that case, let's take the initiative!"

"The Vine Monster used paralysis powder!"

Seeing Qingyuan standing there in a daze, Lijia thought that Qingyuan didn't want to take advantage of her by relying on his attributes.

So he deliberately gave himself the first strike.

Lijia decisively commanded the Tangela to launch an attack on the Charizard.

"Charmeleon, spin around and use your flamethrower to burn away all this paralyzing powder!"

Hearing Lijia's words, Qingyuan quickly snapped out of his reverie about catching a Tangela to raise as a Snorlax.

Damn it, he was only just recovered a few days ago, and he's already getting cocky again.

Thinking of this, Qingyuan slapped his own face to teach himself a lesson.

He then focused all his attention and energy on the battle at hand.

As one of the eight most famous dojos in the Kanto region, Rika's skills should not be underestimated.