There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

Kitazawa Lingyou, who had been waiting in the principal's office for a long time, heard a noise coming from the door and looked sideways.

Shuo Gu Ye pushed open the door first, and Jill walked slowly in behind him.

Erica stood up and wanted to ask something, but when she saw the girl with tears on her face, she was stunned and did not ask where the two had gone.

Instead, he changed the subject and said, "Fujino has already left."

"So fast?" Shuoya Ye said with wide eyes, "The result of the gym match..."

"It's a shame she didn't get the rainbow badge."

Erica shook her head, thoughtfully.

"I feel like the battle techniques she uses aren't that suitable for a trainer, and she seems to be holding back from using her and Pokémon's full strength."

Shuo Gu Ye was stunned for a moment, and repeated, "Any concerns?"

"Well, that's what I think." After thinking for a moment, Erica said, "It's like the original sharp moves have become soft and powerless. Rather than focusing on the power of the moves, it seems that they care more about..."

"Its exterior?"

Erica frowned, "Or the appearance? In short, it's just flashy."

As if noticing the worry in the boy's eyes, she patted his right shoulder gently.

"She must have discovered the problem, so she said before she left, 'I'm going to Golden City to find the answer.'"

"She's your friend, right, Xiaoye?"

Shuoya Ye nodded without hesitation.

Erica smiled slightly, "Then you should know her better than me. She won't be defeated by such a small difficulty, right?"

"Of course!"

“People will always encounter problems that only they can solve. As a friend, you just need to trust and support them silently.”

"That is nice."

Walter clapped his hands, and after attracting the attention of several people, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"The Pokémon battle between Gym Leader Erika and Mr. Fujino has sounded the alarm for our combat-oriented students and teachers."

"I am sorry."

Erica bowed and apologized, "Fujino and I had no intention of disrupting the school's teaching order. Please forgive us."

"Haha, you're too polite, Master."

After the initial test, Walter knew that Erica was a tough nut to crack, so he stopped speaking half-sentences and got straight to the point.

"I believe you have also heard about the paranoid teaching style of the combat teachers at Clissober College, right?"

"Sorry, I'm not sure." Erica shook her head, "But I see that the students of your school have an extraordinary enthusiasm for fighting. This attitude is a treasure for trainers."

"Please don't make fun of our school."

Walter smiled bitterly, "It is of no benefit to the children to simply elevate the status of the academic school and belittle the practice school. I urgently hope that your arrival can help me correct this unhealthy trend."

"Mr. Principal is wrong."

Erica bowed again and said, "I am just a small owner of a museum in Rainbow City. I may not be able to provide any help to your school's free and enthusiastic learning atmosphere."

"Sakutani-san."

Walter, who was unable to break through Erica's airtight words, decided to change his target and looked at one of the three classmates who were gathered together and gossiping.

"I overheard you chatting with Fujino earlier. It seems that your next goal is to challenge the Rainbow Gym, right?"

After getting Sakuya Ye's affirmation, he clasped his hands together and supported his chin, "My suggestion is, while the Rainbow Gym Leader is here, why don't you do the same as Fujino-san and complete the Rainbow Gym Tournament at school?"

Shuo Gu Ye was stunned and did not give any response.

Instead, he glanced at Erica who was smiling gently, waiting for her attitude.

As a challenger, he would not embarrass the gym leader because of a few words from others.

Walter sighed and had to turn his attention back to the woman in the kimono.

"Just consider it as a favor I owe the Rainbow Gym."

His hand fell back onto the table, his eyes dimmed. "I cannot stand by and watch students being indoctrinated with wrong values. These children are the future of the alliance."

"Does the principal really think so?"

In the silence, Erica spoke slowly.

Her attitude remained gentle, but she did not give in at all. "Or is it because you learned some false information about the former champion, so you want to minimize the impact on your school's reputation?"

As soon as these words came out, Walter's face suddenly changed, and he stood up suddenly and said sternly, “No, don’t talk nonsense!”

The loud noise when his palm hit the wooden tabletop proved that he was guilty.

Walter closed his eyes and gasped for a few times before falling back to his original seat, half covering his forehead and saying, "...So what are your conditions?"

"I don't want anything." Erica turned her head to meet the boy's gaze and smiled slightly, "I didn't reject your proposal, I just reminded you a few words."

As Walter slowly raised his head, she walked a few steps behind him and came to Sakuya Ye. "Just remember the favor from your school to the alliance. As the gym leader of Rainbow City, it is my responsibility to teach the next generation of children."

Erica put the Poké Ball into Shuoyaye's hand and said, "It seems that you have gained something new from listening in. Not long ago, they suddenly flashed red."

She looked at the extra Poké Ball on the boy's waist, "It seems that before you challenge me, you need to make a small choice."

Erica bowed slightly to the three of them and said, "I'm going to go to the battle arena first. You can come over anytime when I'm ready."

After that, she turned and left without casting any glance at Walter, who was overwhelmed with excitement.

"Cough cough."

Walter seemed a little more amiable after hanging up the phone.

With wrinkles on his face, he comforted the three people who were a little overwhelmed, "Wait a moment, a teacher will drive you to the Pokémon Center in the school to prepare."

"Don't feel any burden. Just treat it as a normal gym match. I'm rooting for you."

Shuoya nodded and said to the two people beside him, "Together?"

Jill hesitated briefly and then shook her head.

"Nicole asked me to go train with her..."

Kitazawa Lingyou took out his continuously vibrating cell phone from his pocket and his expression changed slightly.

His knuckles turned slightly white from the effort, "Sorry... I'm going to be gone for a while."

Shuoya Ye's eyes widened in surprise, but soon smiled again, "I can wait for you."

"No." Kitazawa Lingyou swallowed and shook his head, "Something happened at home... It might take a long time."

Shuo Guye's expression remained unchanged, "It's okay, feel free to contact me once it's resolved."

He shook his phone, "I'll always be waiting for you."

"Ah."

Kitazawa Lingyou pursed his lower lip and nodded, then ran past Sakutani Ye with his eyes downcast.

"...Feel sorry."

Shuoya Ye looked at the black-haired boy's departing back, and slowly clenched his raised right hand.

be careful.

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"The action is ahead of schedule?"

"Well, things have changed."

The man who kept sending the communication crossed his legs and said cynically, "Their plan to control Naz has gone wrong. All the action teams lost contact at the same time. The scouts sent in later also lost contact the moment they entered Jinhuang City."

"After weighing the pros and cons, Cahill and Shauriya decided to go to Golden City first to find out the reason."

“What do [I] need to do?”

"They didn't say." The man straightened his face. "After all, you suddenly asked to join the operation. Even with Cole's guarantee for you, the others still have doubts about you."

"If you don't mention it, it means you can [move freely], right?"

"Whatever you say." The man chuckled. "Why should a group of people of lower status than you restrict your activities?"

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"What a disgusting feeling!"

The three members of Team Rocket, flying freely in the air, took out their communication devices at the same time.

"Hmm...it seems there is a new mission."

Kojiro crossed his legs in the air, "How about we let the little brats go for now?"

"After all, Team Rocket's mission is still the most important thing, meow."

Musashi nodded. "Although it's not an order from the Boss himself, it's good to be able to use [that adult] to show off in front of the Boss."

"If [that person] can say a few good words for us in front of the Boss, meow..."

Meow meow's face was filled with pink bubbles of happiness.

Musashi and Kojiro also fell into Meowth's fantasy.

"Promotion and salary increase! What a great feeling!"

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"I'm talking to you." Nicole pinched her friend's face. "It's a rare vacation for the Patrol Department. Do you want to go to Golden City with me?"

"Golden City..." Jill scratched his cheek, "It's a bit far. I actually want to go home more."

"Oh, it's not far!" Nicole hurriedly grabbed the girl's hand, "We'll just go for a day! Then I'll go home with you. I also want to go to Rainfall Town for vacation!"

"One day..."

Jill thought about it and nodded, "That's no problem."

She looked at the excited Nicole with a little curiosity, "But why do you suddenly want to go to Golden City?"

Nicole looked around and confirmed that there was no one around before she leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered softly.

"I secretly overheard the conversation between the principal and the league a few days ago. It is said that the first gorgeous competition in the Kanto region will be held in Jinhuang City soon. The principal will go to observe and decide whether to add the [Performance Department] major based on the audience's response."

"The Grand Contest in Kanto! Aren't you looking forward to it?!"

"It is said that the famous coordinator [Izumi Yuu] will perform on stage as the opening guest. Although I am not very familiar with him, so many classmates brag about his performance, so of course I want to go and see it!"

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"One last badge left."

Maruta Jing raised his hand to stop a taxi, leaned back in the seat and looked at the map.

"The nearest gym is..."

"Golden City."

He let out a breath and closed his eyes for a nap.

"Hopefully I won't waste too much time."

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"Okay, this should be fine."

The doctor in the forest slowly stood up and patted the head of the big tongue whose tongue was burned. "Don't lick the little fire horse next time. I don't like it."

Happiny took the burn medicine handed to him by the doctor, and paused just as he was about to put it back into the medicine box.

Hearing the shout, Amaru turned his head and saw Happiny shaking the bottle of burn medicine and saying something.

Ah Wan took the bottle curiously and shook it a few times imitating Happiny's movements.

The different sound made him relax his brows.

"Oh, I thought something was wrong, but it turns out that the medicine has run out."

Happiny nodded and immediately took out a bunch of empty bottles from the medicine box and placed them in front of the doctor.

"There are so many!?"

Ah Wan was shocked and quickly stopped Happiny from taking out the bottle.

"Okay, okay, I got it!"

He took out the map from his bag and looked at it for a long time.

"Well...we are here, and the nearest city where we can buy medicine is Jinhuang City."

"Let's go, Happy Egg. If we hurry, we'll be there tomorrow!"

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"The Rainbow Gym Challenge is about to begin, are you ready?"