Elf: This little Mao is very different.

"I said, you guys are finally here!"

At the Harvest Ruins located deep in the Haina Desert on Ula-Ula Island, Merdan, who was already standing at the battlefield, yawned and said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time!" after seeing Xiao Mao, Mei and Touzi who had already rushed over.

"We didn't expect that the battle site would be deep in the desert!" Mei was also helpless: "It took us a lot of time to cross the desert!"

"Besides, you didn't tell us in advance, and we are not late." Maybe because they crossed the desert so early in the morning, Mei was a little dissatisfied, so she said unhappily.

If Xiao Mao hadn't reminded us to set off early, we would have been late by now.

"Well, crossing the desert is also a test, isn't it?" Merdan didn't take Mei's words seriously. Instead, he looked listless and said, "If he can't even cross the Haina Desert, then he will definitely fail the test."

"Okay." In response to Merdan's words, Mei could only wave her hand and let it go. After all, he was the boss here.

"Uncle Merdan, seriously, are you bullying the challenger again?"

Just when Xiao Mao and the other two were feeling helpless about Merdan's personality, a purple-haired girl in a gray dress walked out of a cave near the venue, with a Mimikyu floating next to her.

"I don't. These are just tests for challengers." Seeing the girl coming out, Merdan sighed helplessly and explained.

And it was obvious that Xiao Mao and the other two had noticed that as the king of the island, Merdan spoke with a hint of doting in their tone.

"I'm so sorry, Uncle Merdan is just like that, but he's still a very nice person." The girl came up to Xiaomao and the other two and apologized on Merdan's behalf.

"Oh, it's okay." After hearing the girl's apology, Xiao Mao and the other two shook their heads and said.

"By the way, let me introduce myself. My name is Acerola, and it's my partner Mimikyu."

After expressing her apology, the girl, Acerola, simply introduced herself: "I am also the referee of this great test match."

"Hello, we are Xiao Mao/Mei/Toruko." Xiao Mao and the other two also introduced themselves.

"Okay, let's save the small talk for later. Now let's start the big test!"

Merdan looked at Xiaomao, Aserola and others who had just met and were about to have a heated conversation, so he silently interrupted and reminded them.

"Okay." After Merdan's reminder, Xiaomao and others stopped.

"Xiao Mao, Mei and Toruko, you must do your best in the big test!" When the big test was about to begin, Aserola did not forget to send her blessings.

"Okay." Xiao Mao and the other two nodded and agreed.

"Okay, let's get started!"

After saying this, Merdan, the king of Ula'ula Island, grasped a black Z-pure crystal hanging around his neck, then faced the Harvest Ruins, closed his eyes, and began to pray before the great test.

"Now we are going to conduct the great test of the ritual of touring the islands. There is good in evil, and there is evil in good. Only by complementing each other can we evolve further!"

After finishing the prayer, Merdan opened his eyes, looked at Xiaomao and the other two, and mentioned the rules of the great test.

"If you want to pass the great test on Ula'ula Island, you need to defeat my three Pokémons, but boys and girls, you can only use one Pokémon!"

"Hey, can we only use one elf?"

Except for Xiao Mao who knew about it in advance, Mei and Toruko all showed expressions of disbelief. Mei couldn't accept it for a moment and shouted it out.

"This is too unfair!" Touzi frowned and expressed her opinion.

"Don't want to? Then you might as well give up." After seeing this situation, Merdan said with a smile. After all, once Xiaomao and the other two gave up the fight, he would have more time to slack off.

"Uncle Merdan believes that overcoming difficulties is the key to a great test." At this time, Aserola explained.

"Well, since this is the rule, we can only accept it." After listening to Aserola's explanation, Mei had no choice but to accept it from the bottom of her heart.

"There is no problem on our side." Seeing Mei and Toruko who had already agreed, Xiao Mao nodded.

"What a hassle! I thought you would give up when you heard you had to deal with three elves."

After seeing that Xiao Mao and the other two had agreed to fight, Merdan looked distressed.

"I feel relieved now." Looking at the distressed face of Merdan, Mei, who was originally a little indignant, now feels much better.

"Being able to fight against a master like you, Mr. Merdan, especially one against three, really boosts my morale."

To be honest, Xiao Mao has never fought a one-on-three battle with a master like Merdan. He feels excited just thinking about it.

"It seems that you are really ready and determined to give it your all!" After getting the answer he wanted, Merdan changed his lazy look and looked at Xiaomao and the other two with a smile.

"Of course." Xiao Mao and the other two nodded in tacit understanding.

"Well, let's officially begin our battle!"

After saying that, Merdan and Xiaomao, who was taking the first test, came to the two sides of the venue respectively.

The referee, Aserola, took the initiative to step forward and announce the rules of the big test.

"Then, the challenger, Xiao Mao from Pallet Town, will face the island king, Merdan, from Ula'ula Island. The one-on-three test battle begins!"

"Then I, the king of the island, will send out the elves first!" After saying that, Merdan threw the elf ball in his hand and shouted, "Go, rogue crocodile!"

In a beam of white light from the Poké Ball, Merdanfeng's Rogue Crocodile appeared on the field in a domineering manner.

"Rogue Crocodile?" After seeing the Rogue Crocodile appear, Xiao Mao's eyes lit up slightly. Then the data of the Rogue Crocodile passed through the system and was transmitted to Xiao Mao's eyes.

Elf: Rogue Crocodile

Attributes: Ground, Evil

Ability: Intimidate

Gender: male

Level: 55

Qualification: Quasi-King of Heaven

Moves: Sand Swipe, Shadow Ball, Shadow Claw, Evil Wave, Stone Attack, Quicksand Abyss, Crushing, Sandstorm, Tile Breaking, Stomp, Dragon Claw, Power of the Earth...

"Since your opponent is the rogue crocodile, then I've decided that it's you!"

After Xiao Mao finished looking at the data of Crocodile, he decisively chose a Poké Ball and threw it out.