Morning.
Another sunny day.
Xiao Mao rode his mountain bike to the entrance of the Cerulean Gym. Today was a workday, not the weekend, and Xia's three older sisters wouldn't be performing water ballet, so they should all be inside the gym.
【Ding! Mission released: Obtain Cerulean Gym Badge/Mission Rewards: Low-Level Wonder Candy X10, Permanent Skill Learning Device Water Pulse X1, Exquisite Mystical Water Drop (Water-Type Skill Power Increased by 50%) X1】
Sure enough, when Xiao Mao arrived at the front of the Cerulean Gym, the system released the mission.
The mission rewards were similar to defeating the Pewter Gym, with just the permanent skill learning device being a little less good. Water Pulse is a Water-type physical attack, with only 85 power.
The reward for defeating Pewter Gym was Rock Throw, a rock-type physical attack with 120 power, much stronger than Water Pulse.
But, thinking about it, the Gym Leader of Cerulean Gym was really not as good as Xiaogang. They only had the advantage of type, and they were far inferior to Xiaogang in terms of trainer skill.
Of the four sisters of the Cerulean Gym, only Xia was capable. The other three were useless.
Parking his bike, Xiao Mao came to the front of the gym.
"They're really just being willful." Xiao Mao looked at the gym in front of him, speechless.
The Cerulean Gym had been completely transformed into a water ballet performance hall by Xia's three older sisters. If their father knew about it, he'd probably come back to life out of anger.
Xiao Mao pressed the doorbell at the entrance.
After a while, a girl with pink hair came to open the door.
"Wow, handsome!" Seeing Xiao Mao, the pink-haired girl was immediately conquered by his appearance.
Xiao Mao didn't mind. He had encountered this frequently in Viridian City and was already used to it. Although he didn't know which of Xia's sisters was in front of him, Xiao Mao wasn't interested in little girls. He only liked mature women like Cynthia.
"Hello, I'm here to challenge the gym." Xiao Mao said.
"Ah...!" Hearing that Xiao Mao was there to challenge the gym, the pink-haired girl suddenly got a headache. She had thought he was there to pursue their three sisters.
"Alright, come in with me." The gym couldn't refuse a trainer's challenge. The pink-haired girl led Xiao Mao into the gym.
From the timeline, Xia's three sisters hadn't completely abandoned their role as Gym trainers yet. It wasn't until they were thoroughly beaten by the three trainers from Viridian City that they started slacking off.
Naturally, Xiao Mao was one of the three trainers from Viridian City.
Although the three Viridian City trainers had gone a little too far, it had to be said that they had done a good job. Before they slacked off, Xia's three sisters were also very casual about being Gym trainers. Such trainers were simply not qualified to be recognized as a gym by the Pokémon League.
Upon entering the gym, they saw a blonde girl and a blue-haired girl cleaning the gym. They needed to clean up because there would be a performance on the weekend.
"Sister, a trainer is here to challenge the gym." Botan said.
Sakura and Shobu stopped what they were doing and looked in Botan's direction. When they saw Xiao Mao behind her, they were all stunned.
"Well, the trainer challenging the gym today is a handsome young man." Second sister Shobu teased.
"Hehe, he's indeed quite handsome." Older sister Sakura also agreed with a smile.
"Hello, my name is Xiao Mao. Can we start the gym battle?" Xiao Mao wasn't interested in these three women. In his opinion, their appearance could only be rated at 7 out of 10.
"You're really clueless, aren't you? I'll be your opponent then." As the older sister, Sakura said.
Xiao Mao looked at Sakura, confused. "Are you the Gym Leader?"
"Yes, the three of us are Gym Leaders. I'm the older sister, Sakura. This is my second sister, Shobu, and this is my third sister, Botan." Sakura introduced their identities.
"I see. Can we begin? Gym Leader Sakura?" Xiao Mao asked.
"Alright, let's begin."
The Gym battle began.
The field was a special water field, with a floating platform in each half. In such a field, water-type Pokémon undoubtedly had the advantage of the terrain. They had such conditions and were still called the weakest gym. How weak could these three sisters be.
"The rules of the battle are 1-on-1. Understand?" Sakura said.
"Ah? 1-on-1...!" Xiao Mao found it hard to accept. It should at least be 2-on-2. What kind of strength could be tested in a 1-on-1 battle.
"What? Do you have a problem?" Shobu, who was acting as the referee, asked.
"No, we can begin." Xiao Mao shook his head. He felt that these three sisters were no different from random trainers. Fighting them wouldn't give his Pokémon much growth.
"Then my Pokémon is... go, Seel!" Sakura threw out a Pokéball.
Bang!
"Oh-hoo! Oh-hoo!"
A pure white, furry seal with a small bump on its head appeared in the water.
【LV16 Seel ♂/Elite】
This... the level was too low!
Xiao Mao thought that even if these three sisters were weak, they wouldn't be this weak. A Seel at level 16.
"Exeggutor, it's your turn." Xiao Mao also threw a Pokéball towards the floating platform.
"Exegg!"
Exeggutor stood on the floating platform, looking curiously at the surrounding water. After all, this was the first time he had fought in such a field.
"It's Exeggutor..." Sakura was slightly surprised. It was clear that Xiao Mao had come prepared, knowing to use a type-advantageous Pokémon to battle.
"The battle begins!" Botan announced.
Plop!
Seel immediately dived into the water. He was well aware that his advantage was in the water.
"Exeggutor, use Psychic to create a whirlpool in the center of the pool." Xiao Mao commanded.
"Exegg!"
Blue light emanated from the three eyes on Exeggutor's heads, Psychic power exploded, and a small whirlpool appeared in the center of the pool. As the whirlpool spun faster and faster, it grew larger, forming a giant vortex.
"Oh-hoo!"
Seel, hidden in the water, was immediately sucked into the vortex and trapped inside.
"This..." Sakura was also dumbfounded. She didn't expect Xiao Mao and Exeggutor to think of such a method.
"Egg Bomb!"
On command, three eggs the size of Exeggutor's head grew from the sides of his three heads. The eggs detached from Exeggutor's body and flew into the vortex.
Art is explosion!
Boom! Boom! Boom...!
The bombs detonated simultaneously, and the water quickly spread outwards.
When everything calmed down, the water level had dropped significantly. Seel was floating on the surface, his eyes spinning.
"Not bad power."
The Egg Bomb skill awakened when Exeggutor reached level 20. It had low accuracy, but it was easy to hit an opponent trapped in a vortex. The impact of the explosion in the water was terrifying. It could directly cause internal injuries to creatures in the water.