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

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Heracross, dressed entirely in black, makes his appearance.

"Hmm...! Heracross!!" Seeing Gary send out Heracross, Asu asked in confusion, "Heracross is a Fighting/Bug type Pokémon, which is very weak against Googoro. Are you sure you want to use Heracross in battle?"

“Heracross is indeed countered by Goblin, but your Goblin is too low-level to be a match for Heracross,” said Gary.

"Level suppression, huh? Then let me see just how strong your Heracross is." Asu looked at Heracross, surprised and suspicious, "Is your Heracross a different color?"

I didn't notice it before, but Asu took a closer look and realized that Xiaomao's Heracross is black.

“Yes, I met him in the Forest of Heraklion,” said Shigeru.

"This is the first gym battle for a newly captured Pokémon, right?" Asu asked.

"This is our first gym battle against Heracross, shall we begin?" Gary felt that Asu was talking too much, so he urged him on.

"It seems you can't wait any longer, so let's begin. You go first," Asu said.

"Use tile splitting!" Xiao Mao commanded.

Heracross spread its wings and swooped down into the sky, heading straight for Gugu.

"Gugu, don't fight head-on. Spin and dodge, then attack with your peck," Asu commanded. It knew Heracross was very strong, and Gugu would definitely be no match for it in a direct confrontation.

"Do you think you can just dodge it like that?" Xiao Mao thought to himself.

Gugu's flying speed is not fast at all; it's far slower than Heracross's.

boom! !

Gugu tried to dodge using its flying skills, but it was too slow and was swatted to the ground by Heracross's claw, where it lay motionless.

"Heracross is unable to fight, the referee announces!"

Although Gugu has the Flying attribute, it also has the Normal attribute and is not very resistant to Fighting-type moves. Given the large level difference, it is normal for it to be one-shotted.

"Oh, your level is indeed very high. Come back, Gugu." Asu wasn't flustered at all, recalling Gugu and continuing, "That was just to test your strength. It seems I can't treat you like a beginner anymore. I'm going to send out my main Pokémon now..."

"My number two is this one, go!" Asu threw out the Poké Ball again.

Baton!

Duduli, a creature with three heads, appeared on the field.

【LV38 Duduli♂/Queen of the Hill】

This Asu is indeed somewhat skilled, but not much; he's good enough to deal with new trainers.

"Duduli, use the pecking drill!" Asu commanded.

Dodoli quickly ran towards Heracross at a very fast speed. Heracross also immediately rushed into the air. Although Dodoli has the Fly attribute, it cannot fly.

"My Duduli can fly." Asu didn't care about that. Although Duduli couldn't fly, it could jump very high.

With a powerful leap, Doduri launched himself into the air like an arrow, hurtling towards Heracross. Heracross, unable to dodge, unleashed a horn ram.

boom! ! !

The two collided in mid-air and were bounced away by their respective forces, but Heracross was clearly at a greater disadvantage because Doduri had three bird heads, one of which used a pecking drill to hit Heracross's shoulder, effectively attacking him once.

"Heracross, use your glare," Shigeru commanded.

Upon hearing this, Heracross glared fiercely at Dodori below, lowering Dodori's physical defense.

"It's no use, Duduli, keep attacking with Drill 4.4." Asu saw that Heracross was no match for Duduli in close combat and attacked again.

The wind power swirling around the beaks of Duduli's three bird heads propelled it into the sky once more.

"Hmph!" Xiao Mao snorted coldly and commanded, "Now! Sharp Stone Attack!"

"Heracro!!"

Heracross waved his hand, creating a large pile of stone blades around himself, which shot towards Dodoli. Dodoli was unable to move in the air and had no way to dodge the dense attack of stone blades. He was instantly engulfed by the stone blades and knocked to the ground.

Bang! !

Duduli fell hard and was seriously injured.

"Horn Charge!" Gary pressed his advantage, Heracross descending and giving Dodori no chance, his great horn slamming into Dodori.

217: Heracross defeats three opponents in a row.

Boom! !

Heracross's massive horn slammed into Dodori, the immense force traveling through Dodori's body and reaching the ground beneath it, causing the ground to tremble.

When the dust settled, Duduli lay motionless on the ground, its three heads' eyes darting around.

"Dudoli is incapacitated; Heracross wins," the referee announced.

"It... it can use sharp stones?"

Asu felt that he had been deceived by Xiaomao.

Even though Asu had never raised Bug-type Pokémon, he knew that Heracross couldn't awaken the move Stone Edge.

Heracross is a Bug/Fighting type Pokémon. To awaken a Rock-type move, it may require training from a trainer.

But Xiao Mao just said that this Heracross was captured in the Heracross Forest not long ago. It's too far-fetched that your newly captured Pokémon can immediately master the Stone Sharp attack.

However, deception is also a means. If anyone is to blame, it's 28 who can only blame Asu for being too naive and easily believing Xiaomao's lies.

If Xiao Mao knew that Asu thought this way about him, he would definitely cry foul. He had only just subdued Heracross not long ago, at most 10 days ago.

"Next, I'm going to use my ace Pokémon." After losing two matches in a row, Asu was too embarrassed to say anything boastful.

"Pidgeot, I'm leaving it all to you." Asu didn't waste any more words and sent out the third Pokémon.

Baton!

【LV40 Pidgeot ♂/Near-King】

Asu finally sent out his ace Pokémon, which was level 40.

When Gary saw Pidgeot's level, he finally understood why Pidgeot had launched so many effective attacks on Charizard during Ash's battle but failed to defeat it. It turned out that its level was too low, and it was just scratching the surface.

Shigeru thought about his promise to Ash. If he didn't let Ash use Pikachu and Charizard, they would definitely lose the first battle, and he wondered if it would delay Ash's journey.

It seems that no world-threatening disasters have occurred in the Johto region. The only legendary Pokémon involved is Celebi. Although Celebi controls the power of time, its influence is limited, at most causing the destruction of vegetation in a city.

"Heracross, use your glare!" Shigeru suddenly commanded. "Don't think too much now, just win the match at hand."

Heracross used Leer on Pidgeot, who then used Gale Force to attack Heracross. Fortunately, Gale Force wasn't very powerful; after blowing Heracross a distance, it lost its power.

"Is the power too low?" Seeing that Heracross was not seriously injured by the wind, Asu immediately changed the command: "Pidgeot, attack with your wings."

Pidgeot charged toward Heracross at incredible speed.

“Heracross, use Swallow Return,” said Shigeru.

Heracross used Aerial Ace to increase his speed and engaged Pidgeot in aerial combat, fighting for several rounds without losing ground.

Although Pidgey is slightly higher in rank than Heracross, the two are evenly matched in terms of strength, with neither gaining an advantage and the outcome uncertain for the time being.

"Heracross, use Dig!" Shigeru suddenly commanded.

Upon hearing the sound, Heracross immediately lunged towards the ground, burrowing underground before Pidgeot could catch up.

"It can even dig holes." Asu hadn't expected this move, but he was certain he'd been tricked. This Heracross was definitely not a Pokémon that Gary had just caught; it must have been nurtured for several months.

"Come out from underground and attack with sharp stones!" Shigeru commanded.

Judging from the battle just now, Asu's Pidgeot doesn't seem to have any special attack moves, so it can just stay on the ground.

"Heracro!!"

Heracross emerged from the ground and relentlessly attacked Pidgeot in the sky with sharp stones. Pidgeot, with its superb flying skills, dodged Heracross's attacks and flew out of range. However, with such a skill, Pidgeot's attacks could not hit Heracross.

"Pidgeot, force your way through the sharp rock attack and unleash a fierce attack with Brave Bird!" Asut commanded.

"Compare!!"

Pidgeot let out a cry and soared into the air. Then it swooped down, its body enveloped in a violent wind force that seemed to be tearing through the air. The wind force surrounding Pidgeot turned into a raging red, and its charging speed increased even more.

"Heracross, hold on and take this hit, then retaliate with double the force," said Shigeru.

Heracross remained motionless, lying flat on the ground with its carapace facing the sky and its arms protecting its head in a defensive stance. With a loud bang, Pidgeot slammed into Heracross's side, sending it flying.

Heracrown was immediately severely injured, and a layer of red light appeared on his body, which he managed to withstand Pidgeot's attack.

Pidgeot, having used Brave Bird, was suffering the backlash from the move, its body crackling with blue electricity, causing it to be unable to move for a moment due to the pain.

"Heracro!!"

Despite his physical weakness, Heracross mustered all his strength, his entire body covered in red light, and charged towards Pidgeot.

boom! !

Double Payback reflected double the damage Heracross received, sending Pidgeot flying and crashing into the wall outside the arena before coming to a stop.

Pidgey fell to the ground, suffering double the damage in return, and was no longer able to fight. Heracross was still barely standing on the ground, but its life was like a candle in the wind, about to be extinguished.

"Pidgeotto is unable to battle, Heracross wins!" the referee announced. "The Gym Leader's three Pokémon are all unable to battle, challenger Gary is the winner."

Asu is in a bad mood right now. He can accept defeat, but being defeated in a three-on-one battle is something he can't accept.

"Heracross, come back and rest." Shigeru quickly recalled Heracross as well.

To be honest, Gary didn't expect Heracross to be able to take on three opponents in one go, after all, it was a Flying-type Gym battle. But as the battle progressed, he decided to try and take on three opponents in one go, and to his surprise, he actually succeeded.

However, this was also thanks to Aso. If Aso hadn't been in a hurry to decide the outcome and had instead slowly worn down Heracross, Pidgeot could still have defeated it.

If Aldebaran had used Pidgeot earlier, Heracross wouldn't have been able to defeat three opponents in one go. After all, Heracross would have had to exert all its strength just to defeat Pidgeot.

"Congratulations on your victory. Your Heracross is well-trained. This is the Wing Badge of my gym. Here you go." Asu walked up to Shigeru and handed him the badge.

“I admit it.” Xiao Shigeru took the badge.

[Ding! Mission complete. Rewards have been sent to your inventory.]

218: Fire-Breathing Dragon Valley

"Farewell."

Having received the badge, Xiao Shigeru bid farewell and left.