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

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335: Wood Gecko VS Forest Lizard

"What! Ash, you have a legendary Pokémon!!"

Xiao Zheng was shocked. He never expected that Xiao Zhi could possess a legendary Pokémon. It was unbelievable.

The little boy is making a fuss over nothing. Ash later caught three legendary Pokémon in the Alola region: an Ultra Beast, a Mythical Pokémon, and a Supreme Legendary Pokémon. He basically caught one of each of the three types of legendary Pokémon.

“Yes, I am a legendary Pokémon,” Ash said.

"Would you like to see Latias sometime?" Xiao Zheng really wants to see Latias now.

"Let's wait until another opportunity. Latias is too strong; having it around won't help us train. Let's wait until the Rainbow Tournament," Ash said.

It has to be said that Ash, under Gary's intentional or unintentional influence, is much more mature than he was at this point in the original story. He even knows that Latias "Zero-50" is too strong and that having him by his side won't serve any training purpose.

That Latias also has Champion-level strength. If it were placed next to Ash, it definitely wouldn't get very good training. On the contrary, Professor Oak's Research Institute has a bunch of Champion-level Pokémon, so Latias can find all kinds of opponents and get the best training.

"By the way, Gary, you should have gotten Latios by now, right?" Ash suddenly said.

Since Latias is with Ash, it will naturally tell Ash where Latias is.

Xiao Mao didn't reply, but silently took out the pink healing ball and pressed the switch.

Baton!

Latios emerged from the Poké Ball.

"Latios...!" Xiao Zheng was stunned. Capturing a legendary Pokémon is the highest honor for any trainer.

Just as the highest honor for all military generals is to seal the wolf's lair, so too is the subjugation of legendary spirits.

Xiaoyao immediately took out her Pokédex and scanned it.

Pokédex entry: "Latios, the Infinite Pokémon, has a gentle nature and dislikes fighting. When it folds its wings, it flies faster than a jet..."

"Woo!"

When Latios saw Ash, it went over to greet him.

"Haha, Latios, long time no see!" Ash replied politely. He had spent a lot of fun with Latios in the Secret Garden of Altomara.

"Latios, take your baby dragon up in the sky for a while. Remember, don't let anyone see you," Gary said.

"Woo!"

Latios nodded, used his mental powers to place the baby dragon on his back, and soared into the sky with the baby dragon, while his body also entered a state of invisibility.

"Thump!! Thump!!"

Baby Dragon was incredibly excited as it experienced the joy of flying in the sky for the first time.

"Hmph!!" Higana's armored dragon was not happy. It used to look up at the sky and had never experienced the feeling of flying. It immediately complained to Higana.

"Shigeru..." Higana looked at Shigeru with a pleading expression.

"Ok."

Shigeru had no objection to this, and let Latios come down, so he also carried the Shellder Dragon into the sky to play.

Once in the sky, the armored dragon was overjoyed and even leveled up by 1.

After Xiaogang finished cooking, everyone gathered together for lunch. After a short rest, the main event began.

A showdown between Gary and Satoshi.

Unfortunately, this challenge was initiated by Ash's Treecko, and it did not trigger the system's mission.

The two arrived at the place where Haruka and Higanbana had fought before. Treecko and Grovyle were already standing on the field, and the atmosphere between the two sides was tense, as if they would fight at any moment.

"Treed, you need to use your agility to win. Use Quick Attack to confuse the Grovyle," Ash commanded.

Treecko immediately rushed out, leaving a trail of white light behind it as it circled the Forest Lizard. The Forest Lizard was completely unconcerned, as its eyes could observe 360 ​​degrees. To the Forest Lizard, Treecko's actions were utterly unfathomable.

Seeing that the forest lizard didn't react, Ash continued to command, "Find an opportunity to use a slap."

The Wood Gecko circled behind the Forest Lizard and charged toward the back of its head, slightly turning its body to prepare to lash the Forest Lizard's head with its tail.

But things didn't go so smoothly. The forest lizard quickly turned its head, shook its head, and lashed out with the long leaves on its head. The tree gecko could only swing its tail to defend itself.

Snapped! !

The tail and long leaf clashed, and Treecko, outmatched in strength, was sent flying. However, Treecko performed a backflip in mid-air, dissipating the impact and landing safely.

"Leaf Blade!" Shigeru commanded.

The leaves on the Forest Lizard's wrist were covered with plant energy, turning into two leaf blades. It then rushed towards Treecko, who countered with a slap. The two Pokémon crossed paths, and the leaf blades slid down, hitting Treecko.

"Choo-hoo..." Treecko, despite being attacked by Leaf Blade, did not fall. After all, the level difference between the two was not large, and Grass-type Pokémon have high resistance to Grass-type moves.

"Since you've held on, let's try this move, use the Explosive Fist," Xiao Shigeru commanded.

The forest lizard charged at Treecko and threw a punch. Treecko used its tail to block, but the difference in strength was too great. The moment they made contact, Treecko was sent flying backward and crashed into a rock before coming to a stop.

At this point, the Treekia's last bit of strength was completely exhausted by the collision with the rock, rendering it unable to fight.

"Ah, I lost..." Ash was a little unconvinced. After all, the two Treeckoes were Pokémon from the same era, and to lose to Gary like this meant that Ash was not as good as Gary at raising new Pokémon.

"Forest Lizard, come back and rest." Xiao Mao recalled the Forest Lizard.

Although Grovyle and Treecko are not much different in level, one has evolved while the other has not, so there is still a big difference. After all, not all Pokémon can defeat their own evolved form like Pikachu.

"Ash, there's a big difference between Treecko and Grovyle. Although Grovyle is bigger than Treecko, it's much faster and has better reaction time. Plus, Grovyle has a 360-degree field of vision. Your previous confusing behavior was a complete waste of energy," Gary lectured.

"I understand, I promise I won't lose to you next time," Ash said defiantly.

"I hope so. But for this year's Rainbow Tournament, I'll be using Pokémon caught in the Hoenn region. If you use the Pokémon you've trained before, you should have a chance to beat me," said Gary.

Ash was stunned. He had originally planned to go all out at the Rainbow Conference, but Gary was only using Pokémon caught in the Hoenn region to compete. Even if Ash beat Gary, it wouldn't be a glorious victory for him.

336: Martial Arts Town, Stone Cave

"Gary, since you've said so, I'm going to use the Pokémon I caught in the Hoenn region to participate in the competition," Ash said.

"Are you sure? You can't beat me like this," Xiao Mao warned.

Ash was eliminated in the top eight at the Hoenn Tournament because, apart from Pikachu, all the other Pokémon he participated in had been caught in the Hoenn region.

If Ash continues with this decision, he will likely be eliminated in the quarterfinals again, and may not even face Gary.

"We all start from scratch, why should I lose to you? At worst, I'll just catch a powerful Pokémon," Ash retorted.

"Then I wish you good luck." Xiao Shi didn't say much. That's just how Xiao Zhi is. It's too difficult to really change him.

However, this is for the best. After all, when facing the Pokémon that Ash had previously trained, Gary will feel pressured if he only uses Pokémon from the Hoenn region.

Then, Gary parted ways with Ash and his friends. Ash and his friends continued on to Rustboro City, while Gary and Higanbana went to the dock.

After parting ways with Ash and his friends, Higanbana asked curiously, "Gary, what is this Rainbow Tournament you mentioned?"

I overheard Gary and Ash chatting before, and they always mentioned the Rainbow Tournament. Ash even kept saying that he wanted to beat Gary at the Rainbow Tournament.

This made Higana very curious about what the Ayame Tournament was, but because there were too many people at the time, Higana didn't ask any more questions.

Because Xiao Mao had told Xijiana that when she met strangers, she should ask fewer questions and observe more. If there was anything she didn't understand, she should ask Xiao Mao when it was just the two of them alone.

"The Hoenn Tournament is a league tournament held by the Hoenn League. It's a grand event for trainers to compete against each other. To participate in the Hoenn Tournament, you need to obtain 8 Gym Badges from the Hoenn region," Gary explained.

"A grand gathering for trainers... I want to participate too." Sisley was very interested in trainers, and now that she knew about the Rainbow Tournament, she had to participate at least once.

"Just forget it."

"Why should I just let it go?"

"Don't you know you're unregistered? You can't even buy Elf health insurance, and you need proof of identity to participate in the League Conference," said Gary.

"What can I do? I really want to participate in the Rainbow Festival. Can't you help me sort out my household registration problem?" Xijiana complained.

“You overestimate me. You should ask your grandma about this. If the people of Meteor Village are willing to trust the Hoenn League, then the household registration issue is easy to resolve,” said Shigeru.

It's not that Shigeru can't handle Higana's illegal residency issue, it's just that he needs to ask for help. Shigeru could ask his grandfather for help, but the premise is that he has to give a very reasonable explanation, which would definitely require telling his grandfather Higana's true identity.

That would lead to the exposure of Meteor Village, especially since there are rainbow meteorites there. The more people know about the existence of Meteor Village, the less safe it becomes.

Even if Professor Oak doesn't tell anyone, he will definitely record the events of Meteor Village in his database.

Gary remembered that Professor Oak's research data had been stolen by Dr. Jung, and it was precisely because of the data stolen by Dr. Jung that Gary knew early on that Professor Oak had been involved in Mewtwo's research.

Since Mewtwo has never met Professor Oak since its birth, and Ash and the others' memories have been erased by Mewtwo, it's impossible for it to have revealed anything to Professor Oak. This can only mean that Professor Oak was involved in the research of artificial Pokémon, and may even have interfered in the creation process of Mewtwo.

"Then let's forget about it," Higana said listlessly.

The Village of Meteor has always remained secluded, and Higana dared not make decisions for the villagers, so she could only temporarily put up with the situation.

...!

three days later.

Xiao Mao and Xi Jiana hurried to the dock and took a speedboat to Wudou Town.

Martial Town is just an ordinary town. There isn't even a Pokémon Department Store in town, so there's a lack of items to help Pokémon.

Xijiana remained the same as always, carefully exploring each place she visited. Moreover, after several days of instruction from Xiaomao, Xijiana had come to understand the basic rules of survival in modern society.

"Shigeru, are you planning to go straight to the gym?" Higana asked.

"I plan to go check out the Stone Cave first," said Shigeru.

Currently, Gary has only caught three Pokémon in the Hoenn region. He plans to raise an Aggron, and there are quite a few Aggrons in the Stone Cave, so he should be able to encounter a high-potential Aggron.

"What are we going to the Stone Cave for?" Higana asked, puzzled.

“Let’s go over there and find Cocodora. I plan to breed an Aggron,” said Gary.

Steel-type Pokémon are known for their excellent resistances regardless of their location, and Aggron is an outstanding example of a Steel-type Pokémon.

Of course, besides Aggron, Metagross is also a good choice, but Metagross is too difficult to obtain. Steven has one, but the other party definitely won't give it to him.

Previously, Steven was so generous in giving away Key Stones, all in order to collect data on Pokémon Mega Evolution. It was a mutually beneficial relationship between the two parties.

Even if you asked Steven to give you an iron dumbbell, as Professor Oak's grandson, you wouldn't have that much influence.

"Aggron? Is it a Dragon-type Pokémon?" Higanbana asked.

"No."

Xiao Mao shook his head helplessly. Xi Gana 050 was indeed a Dragon-type Pokémon enthusiast. Whenever Xiao Mao mentioned the name of any Pokémon, Xi Gana would ask if it was a Dragon-type Pokémon.