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

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"Yui has recalled the Iron-Faced Ninja, so all of Yui's spirits will be making an appearance," the host said.

Yui looked at Gardevoir with a sense of helplessness, but she had no choice but to continue the battle. After calming her heavy heart, she threw out a Poké Ball.

"Go! Çalhanoğlus!"

Baton!

【LV51 Çalhanouk/Queen-level】

"Not bad, he actually has the potential to become a near-superstar."

After playing for so long, Shigeru still thought Yui didn't have any Pokémon above level 50.

Unfortunately, although Medicham is at the required level, it is not a particularly powerful Pokémon. Medicham's only redeeming quality is its ability, Yoga Power.

Yoga Power increases the damage dealt by non-fixed physical attack skills to twice the original amount, similar to the Hercules trait.

However, the power of yoga is a unique characteristic of Çalhana, which other elves do not possess.

Furthermore, Medicham's base Attack stat is too low. If it Mega Evolves, it will be quite intimidating; otherwise, it's just a weakling.

"Magic Flash!" Shigeru commanded.

"What?!"

Gardevoir shone with a dazzling, multicolored pink light that spread outwards.

"Use See Through to get close to Gardevoir, then use Poison Strike," Yui commanded.

Çalhan immediately rushed forward, a magical energy covering his eyes, instantly seeing through the magical flashes. He saw that not every ray of light emitted by Gardevoir was offensive; many of the rays were simply used to confuse the opponent.

Çalhan dodged the aggressive beam of light and charged towards Gardevoir. Purple, murky power seeped from his right fist, enveloping it, and he threw a punch at Gardevoir.

Gardevoir anticipated Medicham's attack, interrupted its own, and took a small step forward. The fist almost grazed Gardevoir's body, but missed.

"Strengthen your mental focus!" Xiao Mao commanded.

Gardevoir's eyes glowed blue, and its powerful psychic abilities instantly subdued Medicham.

Although Medicham is a Psychic-type Pokémon, it uses psychic energy to strengthen its physique. When it competes with Gardevoir in psychic power, it is no match for it. Its body is unable to resist and it is easily thrown out by Gardevoir's psychic power, slamming hard to the ground.

"Cha..." Çalem clutched its chest. That attack had caused it considerable damage, and it was completely unable to withstand another blow.

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"Self-regeneration!" Yui commanded.

Çalhan used Regeneration, and the wound on his chest healed at a visible speed.

"Foresee the future, then use the power of the moon," Shigeru commanded.

"What?"

Gardevoir sent a burst of psychic energy to a location in the future, then condensed the power of the moon and launched it out.

Medicham used Foresight to dodge the Moon Power attack and quickly approached Gardevoir, unleashing another Poison Strike. However, the Poison Strike missed again, and Gardevoir used Psychic to send Medicham flying.

Severely injured, Çalhan tried to recover using self-regeneration, but at that moment, a wave of psychic energy descended from the sky and struck Çalhan's body.

. .... ....

Çalhan was instantly knocked to the ground, his eyes spinning in circles.

"Charem is unable to battle, Gardevoir wins," the referee announced.

With Çalam defeated, Yui was left with only Ninja Mask, who was powerless against Gardevoir, who possessed gravity.

Yui's bare shoulders trembled incessantly, and she hesitated to send out her spirit.

"Oh, what's wrong with Yui? If you don't send out your Pokémon soon, you'll be admitting defeat," the host reminded her.

The referee also watched Yui and started the timer.

"10!"

"9!"

"...!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

Ten seconds had passed when the referee announced, "Yui has failed to release her Pokémon within the time limit and voluntarily concedes defeat. The winner of this match is Shigeru."

"Gardedoll, well done."

Xiao Mao gave a compliment and then turned to leave.

Shigeru could understand why Yui hadn't sent out her Pokémon yet; after all, there was only one Iron Mask Ninja left, and sending it out would just be suicide. But he couldn't bring himself to admit defeat.

Just like ancient emperors, an emperor can die but cannot be dishonored. This can be considered a trainer's last shred of dignity. Rather than admitting defeat voluntarily, it is better to let the referee directly rule that you have to admit defeat.

The audience didn't underestimate Yui either; after all, it was already quite an achievement to have reached this level.

If you put Shigeru in Yui's position and he faced this situation, he wouldn't fare much better than Yui; he'd probably just admit defeat.

454: Quarterfinal List

All matches in the second round of the Saiyou Tournament Finals concluded in the morning.

Because the competition ended early, the results for the third round will be released tomorrow at 2 PM.

After finishing his match, Xiao Mao went to the Pokémon Center in the players' village to have his Pokémon treated by Nurse Joy. He watched the following matches via live stream and then went to the restaurant for lunch.

They naturally ran into Ash and his friends at the restaurant and ended up eating together.

"Satoshi, you won this match, but next time, I definitely won't lose to you," Masamune said while eating.

In today's match, Masamune was out of form in the first half; otherwise, the outcome of his match against Satoshi would have been uncertain.

"No problem, we'll battle again next time. But don't do this again, make sure you go all out," Ash said.

"no problem."

"177"

Masamune nodded and continued to stuff food into his mouth.

Seeing that the two were in such a good mood, Xiao Gang and the others were relieved, but they were worried that the two might harbor resentment because of the result of the competition.

"There are 8 players left. In the third round, there's a high chance that Ash, Gary, and Tetsuya will meet," Xiaozheng suddenly said.

Xiao Zheng is a huge Pokémon battle fanatic. He not only watches the Pokémon League tournaments in the Hoenn region, but also in other regions.

Of the eight trainers I know, three have advanced to the quarterfinals, so there's a high chance we'll meet in the third round.

Upon hearing this, both Ash and Tetsuya looked at Gary.

Gary's performance at the Indigo League has been quite dominant. He hasn't lost a single Pokémon since the preliminaries, winning every match flawlessly.

Xiao Zhi is a little better, since he's already used to it.

Tetsuya felt immense pressure, realizing that his chances of winning against Shigeru were slim.

Gary, seeing Gary and Tetsuya staring at him, thought to himself, "What are you looking at me for? The next round is going to be a match between the two of you. And Ash, you better step up this time. I'll get a Mega Stone if I beat you at the Soo-Yo Tournament. Don't get eliminated by Tetsuya."

“I have a feeling we probably won’t run into each other,” Xiao Mao said.

"Why?" Ash asked, puzzled. Although he really wanted to meet Ash in the finals, it all depended on the organizers' arrangements, and there was nothing he could do if they met earlier.

"I told you it was just a feeling, we'll see when the time comes," Xiao Mao said casually.

"Okay, but even if I meet you, I will definitely defeat you," Ash said.

“If you use the Pokémon you’ve trained before, you should be able to beat me, right?” Gary said.

"I won't do that. Apart from Pikachu, I'll only use the Pokémon I caught in the Hoenn region this time," Ash said confidently.

"Where is Naradias?" Shigeru asked.

Gary watched Ash's matches, and aside from Pikachu, Ash used Pokémon caught in the Hoenn region, but Latias has yet to make an appearance.

"Latias doesn't like fighting, so I won't use it in battle," Ash said.

Xiao Shi was quite surprised, but considering the nature of that Latias, it really wasn't interested in fighting; it seemed more interested in dating.

“If that’s the case, I won’t use Latios in my match against you,” Shigeru said.

"Okay, it's a deal." Ash had been thinking about how to defeat Latios, but since Gary said it wasn't necessary, things became much easier.

"Is this even possible?!" Xiao Zheng exclaimed in surprise. The League Tournament was supposed to be a stage for trainers to showcase themselves, so how come in Xiao Shi and Xiao Zhi's eyes, the League Tournament was like they were just playing around?

"The League Tournament is a place to test the training results of trainers. For Gary and Ash, honing their Pokémon is more important than the result," Brock explained.

Ash always won the championship in the original storyline because he only used Pokémon caught in that region when he participated in the League Conference.

If Ash really wanted to win the championship, he could just use the Pokémon he had bred before. He did this because he wanted to train Pokémon. After all, the ranking in the League Tournament wouldn't mean anything in the next few years; the World Championship was the ultimate goal.

After a satisfying meal and drinks, the group rested at the restaurant until almost 2 a.m. before heading to the Pokémon Center to check out the match schedule for the third round of the competition.

Inside the Pokémon Center, the other five players who had advanced were also present. They merely glanced at Gary and his friends as they evolved, showing no surprise.

After all, every time the roster is announced, Ash and his group gather together, and the other contestants know that Gary and his friends know each other.

At 2 o'clock, the list was released on the big screen inside the Pokémon Center.

Ash VS Tetsuya!

...!

Shigeru VS Sasuke!

Fate may be predetermined, and Ash and Tetsuya still met in the third round. Although they met, the final outcome may be different.

"Sasuke...!"

Xiao Mao never expected that his opponent would be Sasuke. This guy had the same name as Sasuke, but unfortunately, he didn't have the Uchiha surname.

However, this Sasuke is a ninja and a trainer from the Johto region. There are currently only three schools of ninja, located in Kanto, Johto, and Kalos.

Ash was speechless. His opponent in the last round was Masamune, and this round it was Tetsuya. Would he run into Gary in the next round? They were all his friends.

"See? I told you you wouldn't run into me. Good luck!" Xiao Mao joked, then turned and left.