Amidst the bewildered gazes of the audience, the intruding Xia revealed her identity –
The Gym Leader of the Cerulean Gym!
To be precise, all four sisters are Gym Leaders.
Initially, Xia felt out of place with her three older sisters due to her interest in battling.
But seeing her sisters hand over badges to challengers without even fighting, she couldn’t stand it anymore.
And Satoshi didn’t have any objections.
Come to think of it, they had been traveling together for so long, and he had never battled Xia.
…
“Xia, we’ve been traveling together for a while now. I know you use Water-type Pokémon.”
Satoshi, standing on one side of the Water-type field, exuded confidence, flinging his shoulder back as he shouted:
“Go! Pikachu!”
“Pika?”
However, upon landing, Pikachu looked at Xia, a hesitant expression on his face as he continuously shook his head at his trainer.
“Ah? Does he not want to battle Xia?”
Satoshi scratched his head, choosing to respect Pikachu’s choice. In the next second, he flashed his confident smile again.
“Even if Pikachu doesn’t want to fight, I still have him!”
Seeing the Bulbasaur emerge from the white light on the platform in the water pool, Xia also had a confident smile.
“As expected, you chose Bulbasaur.”
The audience, who had been following the series from the beginning, knew that Psychic type was weak to Fighting, and Fighting was weak to Rock, but those were rare attributes.
However, everyone was aware that Grass was effective against Water.
Seeing Xia still smiling so confidently facing Bulbasaur, they couldn’t help but feel curious.
“Go! My precious, Staryu!”
The audience was even more puzzled when Xia sent out Staryu.
Xia had used Staryu many times against Team Rocket.
Fans also knew that Staryu was a pure Water-type Pokémon.
How could it fight Bulbasaur?
Satoshi, who clearly didn’t take Staryu, whom he had fought alongside numerous times, seriously, grinned and issued an instruction.
“It’s just Staryu… Bulbasaur, use Razor Leaf!”
“Ga-naa!”
The green leaf blades from Bulbasaur’s bud spun like a whirlwind, launching out like a hailstorm.
“Staryu, dive into the water!”
At Xia’s command, Staryu leaped into the pool.
For a moment, it made it impossible for Bulbasaur’s Razor Leaf to aim.
Even if it hit the water, the water resistance would significantly reduce the power of Razor Leaf!
“Staryu! Water Gun!”
Taking advantage of Bulbasaur’s uncertainty about where to aim, Xia pointed a finger.
Staryu suddenly surfaced from behind Bulbasaur’s right side, directly spraying the opponent in the face.
Bulbasaur shook its head violently. Fortunately, being a Grass-type, it had exceptional resistance to water.
But even so, it couldn’t withstand Staryu’s continuous cycle of diving, Water Gun, diving, Water Gun for four to five times!
Even with 2x resistance, let alone 4x, it wouldn’t be able to withstand such an onslaught!
“Is the field your confidence? But don’t think this will defeat us!”
Seeing Bulbasaur’s expression grow weary, Satoshi quickly adjusted his tactics.
“Bulbasaur! Use Vine Whip to jump up!”
At Satoshi’s command, Bulbasaur’s vines on both sides, like arms, supported themselves on the platform’s surface.
In an instant, it was dragged into the air, reaching a height of five to six meters!
This greatly expanded Bulbasaur’s field of vision!
At this moment, Bulbasaur noticed tiny bubbles rising from the bottom of the pool in front and to the left.
Even Water-type Pokémon will still have bubbles when breathing underwater.
“Go! Bulbasaur!”
Satoshi made his decision!
Razor Leaf fell like a hailstorm once again.
Even if water could negate some of the power, it was still a type that countered you!
In less than three seconds, Staryu was forced out!
Seeing Satoshi’s skillful maneuver, the children watching TV exclaimed in astonishment.
Glancing at the forum post, Director Su was very satisfied.
He wanted to portray a realistic Satoshi.
He might be stubborn, lose control, or lose battles he shouldn’t occasionally due to external factors.
But overall, he would definitely grow with the plot.
In any case, it would never happen that he’d be defeated by some unknown NPC right after making it to the top eight in a tournament.
“It’s finally out! Finish it off! Bulbasaur!”
Seeing Staryu forced out of the water, Satoshi excitedly pointed and shouted.
However, Xia’s smile widened.
“You really think my reliance is on the field, Satoshi?”
Hearing this, Satoshi and Bulbasaur both showed anxious expressions.
“Staryu! Freeze-Dry!”
Staryu spun rapidly like a helicopter propeller, emitting a flurry of white snow from the red jewel in its center, accompanied by a “whoosh” of wind.
The moment the two collided, Razor Leaf was instantly frozen and suppressed back!
“Ga-naa!”
Despite being a type that countered its opponent more effectively, Bulbasaur let out a painful cry as it was hit.
The Bulbasaur, high in the air, crashed to the ground with a heavy “thump.”
Only then did Satoshi come to his senses.
Before he could react, he heard Xia say confidently:
“My idol is a trainer like the champion, Kiana. You think I wouldn’t have prepared something to deal with Grass-types?!”
The audience was slightly stunned upon hearing this.
Who is Kiana?