There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

Things are unpredictable. Xiao Ye, who originally planned to rest in Hualan City for only a day or two, unexpectedly stayed there for half a month.

During this period, Xiao Ye took several opportunities to talk with Snake, because since the accident on the journey to Tsukimi Mountain, he found that the communication between Snake and Ditto had obviously decreased.

Although Ditto always tries every means to talk to Snake, Snake always replies perfunctorily, which makes Xiaoye a little worried.

It wouldn't be the case that Snake hates Ditto.

After the battle with Cahill, Xiaoye discovered the shortcomings of Ditto and Serpentine, and took them to the Battle Club for special training for a period of time every day.

For Ditto, the main focus is on training the hardness of its skills and the speed of binding after it transforms into Onix. For Snake, the focus is still on training the strength of its whip and proficiency in new skills.

It is worth celebrating that after Acorus blew a kiss, Fujimoto Snake actually learned the skill of "Charming" by imitating her movements.

Whenever Ditto collapsed on the ground exhausted after special training, the vine-waving Vine Snake was always the first to notice Ditto's abnormality. Then it would inadvertently shift Xiaoye's gaze towards Ditto, allowing Xiaoye to take Ditto to rest.

Xiaoye was also confused. It was obvious that Snake cared about Ditto, so why did it always act like it didn't want to pay attention to it?

Even though Xiao Ye specifically caught Ditto during his rest time to talk to Viper, the effect was still minimal. Viper might have its own considerations, right?

This is not a contradiction that Xiaoye can resolve.

Of course, if it was just special training and heart-to-heart talks, it wouldn't take so long. The main reason was that Xiao Ye wanted to emulate what he did in Nibe City and increase the variety of Ditto's transformations and skills by learning from the gym trainers.

Although the three sisters from Cerulean City did not behave like qualified gym trainers, Xiao Ye still decided to give it a try and ask.

Those who can become gym trainers must have their own unique abilities... right?

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"Eh? You want to learn the moves of water Pokémon?" Sakura put her hand on her red lips, eyes full of shock, "Are you sure you want to come to us?"

"Do you also want Ditto to transform into a sea lion fountain? If that's your purpose, please forgive me for not accepting it. This is our unique skill!" Acorus bent down with a vigilant look on his face, "You are not thinking of stealing our skills and opening a water ballet performance studio in another city to compete with us, are you? Absolutely not!"

"Sister Acorus is right!" Peony stretched out a finger and shook it in front of Xiaoye's eyes very seriously, "No, no! Even for the sake of our revolutionary friendship in fighting Team Rocket together, you can't do this!"

"No, I am not……"

Xiao Ye took a step back, avoiding the three sisters whose sight suddenly became extremely oppressive.

Putting aside the question of whether the "revolutionary friendship to fight against Team Rocket" is true or not, just based on the fact that he is a trainer, no normal person would think that the purpose of his visit was to learn water ballet, right?

"Pfft!"

"Ah! What a cute expression!" Sakura laughed at Xiaoye's bewildered look, waved her hands and said, "Just kidding! I know you're not interested in this!"

Acorus and Peony also started laughing.

"But you've got the wrong person. We're really not good at fighting." Ayame shrugged. "I thought it was a consensus among everyone that the Cerulean Gym was the weakest gym in Kanto."

"But don't lose heart." Mudan spoke in time to save the disappointed Xiaoye, and said in his expectant eyes, "We really can't provide you with combat skills, but I know a water Pokémon master who happens to be in Cerulean City right now. You can go to her and try your luck."

"What is the master's name?"

"Aunt Xiaomi?" Mudan turned around and asked her sisters who were also lost in thought, "It's Aunt Xiaomi, right?"

"That's right, that's right..."

Sakura shuddered as if she remembered something horrible and was unable to speak.

Xiaoye couldn't help but become curious. What kind of person could make Sakura's face, which was as beautiful as the sun, distorted and her naturally hanging hands tremble uncontrollably.

"Do we really want Xiaoye to go find her?" Chang Pu suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing, and she hugged herself tightly because of the cold. "After all, Aunt Xiaomi's personality is a bit... enthusiastic."

At this moment, Xiao Ye still didn't understand why the three optimistic sisters showed such distressed expressions, until he found a lovely small villa according to the address provided by the three sisters.

Xiao Ye knocked on the door nervously and listened to the noise coming from inside.

"Wait a mininute!"

Xiao Ye was stunned for a moment after hearing the voice. It sounded like a casual and gentle female voice. Why would it make the three Hualan sisters so frightened?

"Come in!" A woman with shoulder-length hair opened the door. The woman had a chubby face. Unlike the three Hualan sisters who dieted to look better on camera, she had a plump beauty. The wavy short hair also added a bit of charm to her.

But when she smiled, her slightly upturned cat-like lips dissipated her original charming aura, adding a lot of gentleness and amiability.

She smiled and asked, "I don't know this boy. What's the matter?"

"It's like this. I heard that you are a famous water Pokémon master in Cerulean City, so I wanted to ask you for advice."

Xiaoye bowed and respectfully opened his badge box to reveal the shiny blue badge.

"I was recommended here by the masters of the Hualan Gym. Please accept my apologies if I have disturbed you accidentally."

The azure teardrop badge catches the eye under the sunlight, like a crystal of a mermaid's tears.

“Eh? This is…”

However, Xiaomi's eyes were not on the eye-catching blue badge. Instead, he pointed with surprise at the gray badge that was dim and inconspicuous, like a small gravel.

"This is the grey badge, right? Have you beaten the Nibi Gym? How's Gon doing? How tall are his brothers and sisters?"

Xiaomi's questions came at Xiaoye like firecrackers, not giving him any chance to answer.

Suddenly she slapped her face, hurriedly pulled up the confused Xiaoye, smiled and took his arm, and led him into the room.

"Tell me more about the Nibi Gym. It doesn't matter what it is. Let me get to know them better."

Xiao Ye felt that Aunt Xiaomi's thinking was a bit jumpy and she could not keep up with her thoughts at all.

How did she get involved with the Nibe Gym when she was in Cerulean City?

Xiaomi saw the doubt hidden in the boy's eyes, gently pressed his shoulders and sat on the soft sofa.

"Didn't those three girls tell you?" Xiaomi brought a cup of tea, sat next to Xiaoye, and dropped a bombshell, "I'm the mother of Xiaogang, the leader of the Nibi Gym, so I wanted to know about Xiaogang and the others' recent situation from you."

"Xiao, Xiaogang's mother!?" Xiao Ye knew for the first time what it felt like to have a tongue-tied feeling. There were countless questions in his mind, but he couldn't utter a word.

"That is Uncle Wu Neng's wife?"

"Ah? Have you seen Xiao Wu?"

Xiaomi seemed even more surprised, blinking her round and cute almond-shaped eyes and repeating in a low voice.

"You have met Xiao Wu, which means..."

"Well, Uncle Takeneng has returned to the Nibi Gym as the Gym Leader."

"It's actually true!" Xiaomi stood still as if struck by lightning, with a layer of mist in her eyes, as if tears would burst out in the next second.

"Xiao Wu is back! He's finally back!"

At this time, Xiaoye remembered the gossip that Xiaoxia secretly told him.

"Xiaogang is very pitiful. His father left the whole family for his dream. His mother also left home because she was disappointed with Xiaogang's father. The burden of the whole family fell on Xiaogang's shoulders."

Abandoning his wife and children to pursue his dreams.

Is this the reason why Xiaogang, who is still young, is restricted by his family and responsibilities in Nibi City and cannot move a step?

If Uncle Wu Neng had not finally returned and removed the burden that Xiaogang was carrying, I'm afraid Xiaogang would really have become a good brother, a good son, and a good gym owner as the joke said.

He will never be a good Pokémon breeder.

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After Xiaomi calmed down a little, he asked about the Nibi Gym, and Xiaoye told him everything he knew.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiaomi, who had finally calmed down from missing Xiaogang, patted her chest and whispered, "I feel relieved knowing that Xiaogang has not given up his dream. It is me as a mother who has failed in my duty."

Xiao Ye hurriedly said a few words of comfort, telling the mother that Xiao Gang had completely let go of responsibilities that did not belong to him and went to pursue his own dreams.

"Thank you very much indeed."

Xiaomi held Xiaoye's hand and whispered.

"Nothing is more beneficial than easing a mother's longing for her children."

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Since that day, Xiao Ye would follow Xiaomi to a pond outside Cerulean City for special training every day, mastering the skills of water Pokémon and the techniques of giving orders.

Xiaomi is worthy of being the Water Pokémon master praised by the three Hualan sisters. She has her own unique insights into the combination and usage of Water Pokémon skills, which provides great help to Xiaoye.

"For a basic skill like water gun, there are two ways to use it."

"One is to widen its range, which is usually used to repel opponents or use recoil to change positions." Aunt Xiaomi released the water elf to demonstrate its practical use.

The water elf jumped high and used a water gun on the ground. The powerful recoil made it float in the air, so it could avoid many skills on the ground.

Then Xiaomi placed her bag in front of the water elf and continued to command, "Use the water gun, my sweetheart!"

The water elf used a strong current to wash the bag away. When it was about to fly away, the vine snake that was training alone nearby stretched out its vines in time and pulled back Aunt Xiaomi's bag, receiving a kiss and hug from her.

"Thank you, Snake Vine! Good boy, good boy!"

After a while, Xiaomi put down the dizzy Teng Teng Snake and continued to explain, "The second method is to compress its range and increase its destructive power. It is usually used for attacking."

Xiaomi took out an empty can of beverage from her bag and threw it into the air, "Honey, another water gun!"

The water gun used by the water elf this time was different from the previous ones. It did not have the same powerful momentum as before. A water gun that was only as thick as a wrist did not look to have any power at all.

But the seemingly weak water gun easily penetrated the can! It is hard to imagine how terrible damage this power would cause if used in actual combat!

"Ditto, why don't you try it too?" Xiaomi said to the stunned novice trainer and his Pokémon. "It's not too difficult. Once you learn this technique first, we can practice other skills."

After saying that, she ran to the water elf, picked it up, and rubbed it madly, "Thank you for your hard work, my sweetheart!"

The water elf did not show the same resistance as the vine snake, as if it had become accustomed to it, and even licked Xiaomi's cheek in return.

"Okay, Ditto. It's our turn!" Xiao Ye was inspired to fight, and started special training with Ditto who fantasized that he could shoot a water gun with the same power.

"Ditto, water gun!"

The cans were washed away.

"water gun!"

The can swayed for a moment, then fell back down to save face.

"One more water gun!"

The water column passed by the can without taking away a cloud.

"water gun!"

Hit! Knocked away! No trace left!

Failed!

"You have to be calm, Xiaoye and Ditto. Only hard practice can lead to success."