“Isn't the Golden Gym Leader Mr. Na Jun?” Zhi asked, confused.
To get the Golden Gym Badge, Zhi had challenged twice before he passed.
“That's my father. He's temporarily acting as the Gym Leader.” Na Zi said.
“Ah, I see.” Zhi didn't expect that such a strong Na Jun was just the acting Gym Leader. That means Na Zi in front of him is even stronger than Na Jun.
Xiao Mao felt that Na Zi's words were a little off. When did Na Jun become the acting Gym Leader?
But thinking about it, Na Zi didn't resign from the position of Golden Gym Leader. Strictly speaking, Na Jun was indeed acting as the Gym Leader for Na Zi.
“Xiao Mao, we have some time before dinner, let's have a Pokemon battle,” Zhi said.
Xiao Gang and Xia felt a little abrupt. They came to the Hot Springs to relax, not to battle.
Xiao Mao didn't speak, but just looked at Pikachu.
【LV30 Pikachu♂/Champion】
Zhi's Pikachu is only level 30, but it's indeed worthy of the name "Pika God". Its leveling speed is already very fast, but it's still not enough.
【Ding! Mission released. Accept Zhi's challenge and defeat him/Reward: Low-grade Wonder Candy X10, Mid-grade Wonder Candy X10, Bronze Crown X1.】
Xiao Mao wanted to refuse and planned to put his battle with Zhi off until later.
But the system's mission was triggered, so he had to accept it.
The key is that the rewards for defeating Zhi are quite a lot. Ten low-grade Wonder Candies, ten mid-grade Wonder Candies, and the most important thing is a Bronze Crown, which can enhance the Pokemon's potential.
This battle has to be taken.
At the same time, this indirectly proves that Zhi's strength is also decent at this stage, stronger than an average Gym Leader.
“Since that's the case, let's have a 3-on-3 match. What do you think?” Xiao Mao said.
“Okay, I'd love to.” Zhi agreed without hesitation.
Xia and Xiao Gang were both looking forward to it. After all, Xiao Mao is Zhi's rival. Every time Zhi contacts Professor Oak on his journey, he would ask about Xiao Mao's situation.
Moreover, along the way, Xiao Mao challenged Gyms, each Gym had Xiao Mao's shadow. Those Gym Leaders all praised Xiao Mao.
Because according to the original storyline, Xiao Mao obtained ten badges, of which only the Deep Grey Badge, the Blue Grey Badge, and the Rainbow Badge overlapped with the badges Zhi obtained. The other seven badges were obtained by Xiao Mao at other Gyms.
But Xiao Mao currently has badges, except for the Pure White Badge, the other five badges overlap with Zhi's. This guy Zhi always introduces himself when challenging Gyms.
Naturally, those Gym Leaders defeated by Xiao Mao mentioned that Xiao Mao had challenged their Gyms.
......!
Although the Hot Springs is a leisure paradise, it is the Pokemon world, any place has battle grounds, the Hot Springs here is no exception.
Xiao Mao and Zhi came to the battle grounds, standing on their respective command areas.
“I'll be the referee.” Among the remaining three, Xiao Gang is the only male, so he volunteered to be the referee.
Both Xiao Mao and Zhi had no objections.
“Miss Na Zi, is Xiao Mao's strength very strong?” Xia asked while watching from the side.
Although she met Xiao Mao once, it's been a long time, and Xia didn't know his specific strength. Moreover, she learned about Xiao Mao's information from the Gym Leaders along the way.
The conclusion Xia drew from this information is that Xiao Mao is a very strong Trainer.
“He should be very strong. I've never seen Xiao Mao lose.” Na Zi still gave an honest evaluation of Xiao Mao's strength.
Xia was shocked.
She knows that Xiao Mao and Zhi are both newcomers. Although Zhi is also very strong, he has lost a few battles.
Compared to this, Xiao Mao is obviously stronger than Zhi.
“Now, the 3-on-3 match is about to begin, please send out your Pokemon.” Xiao Gang announced.
“Pidgeotto, it's your turn!”
Xiao Mao was still considering who to send out first, but Zhi directly threw out his Poke Ball.
Bang!
A valiant Pidgeotto appeared.
【LV27 Pidgeotto♂/Elite Four】
Xiao Mao was surprised. He thought Zhi's Pidgeotto only had Gym potential, but he didn't expect it to have Elite Four potential.
It's worthy of being the chosen one. Even a randomly caught Pidgeotto has such high potential.
Xiao Mao searched for a month to catch a Pidgey with Gym potential, but couldn't find any.
Zhi randomly encountered a Pidgeotto with Elite Four potential, it's really enviable.
“Golbat, it's your turn.” Xiao Mao threw out his Poke Ball.
Bang!
“Da!”
Golbat came out and was startled when he saw Pidgeotto. But after a closer look, it wasn't the familiar Pidgeotto, so there's no need to worry.
“Golbat…?” Zhi's knowledge about Pokemon is not much yet. He immediately took out the Pokedex and pointed it at Golbat.
“Golbat, Bat Pokemon, Poison + Flying type, the evolution form of Zubat. Golbat has sharp teeth and sucks 300cc of blood after biting its opponent.”
After hearing the introduction from the Pokedex, Zhi immediately thought: “Poison + Flying type, type disadvantage.”
“Xiao Zhi, since you're the first to send out your Pokemon, I'll let you have the first attack.” Xiao Mao said confidently.
“Okay, Pidgeotto, use Quick Attack!” Zhi didn't hesitate and immediately gave the order.
“Bi!”
Pidgeotto flapped its wings, creating a white flash and quickly rushed towards Golbat. Although Quick Attack speeds it up, Golbat still considered Pidgeotto's speed not very fast, completely manageable.
“Cross Poison!” Xiao Mao said calmly.
“Da!”
Golbat's wings were covered with a layer of poison cloak, its wings pushed forward to resist. Bang! They collided and bounced off each other. Golbat flapped its wings, the wind element formed wind blade to chase after Pidgeotto.
“Gust!”
Hearing the sound, Pidgeotto flapped its wings. The fast wind blew, trying to blow away the air blade, but Pidgeotto obviously overestimated its Gust. The air blade passed through the wind, hitting Pidgeotto.
“What?!”
Zhi was surprised. He didn't expect to lose the skill showdown.
“Cross Poison!”
Whoosh!!
Golbat turned into a blue phantom, quickly rushing towards Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto couldn't react in time, Golbat approached. Its wings turned into poisonous blades, flashing past, slamming it away. Pidgeotto cried out in pain and fell towards the ground.
“Bi!”
Boom!!
Pidgeotto fell to the ground, its face suddenly turned blue.
“Pidgeotto, what's wrong?” Zhi also noticed that Pidgeotto's face was wrong, and he didn't know what happened.
“Xiao Zhi, Pidgeotto is poisoned.” Xia reminded.
“What! How did it get poisoned?” Zhi didn't understand.