There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

"Then I will be the referee of this match."

Mr. Chiba changed into a short-sleeved shirt, shorts and a baseball cap, and with a whistle around his neck, he looked quite presentable.

The few people who were temporarily using the Pokémon Center for the battle were all smiling and joking, with no sense of urgency in the battle at all.

"It's only been a few months since I last saw her, but Sakura has grown into a big girl." Mrs. Chiba said with a Pokémon egg in her arms, "It seems that she has grown a lot during the journey. I wonder if my girl will bring me a surprise."

"What kind of surprise is this? As a parent, I am so distressed that I can't even express it." Mrs. Fujino's light-colored eyes were filled with Sakura's enthusiasm and confidence. She felt proud but also a little bitter. "I still hope that she doesn't grow up. After returning from the trip, she will still be the little princess who never touched water."

"We are actually very conflicted." Mr. Fujino half-hugged Mrs. Fujino's shoulders and whispered, "On the one hand, I feel that Xia is watching Xiaoying too closely, and on the other hand, I feel that Xiaoying is worrying."

Mrs. Fujino leaned on her husband's shoulder and nodded, "We haven't told him about Sakura's return home yet. We plan to observe and decide."

"If she is really ready to face the dangers of the journey alone, we will help hide her from Xiaoxia."

"Ahhh, it turns out that parents all share the same brain." Although Mrs. Chiba's tone was frivolous, she could not hide her worry as she looked at Xiaomu who ran behind Sakura and claimed to "experience the feeling of a trainer."

“It just makes people feel uneasy.”

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"Sakura, let me see your Pokémon!"

Xiaomu stood two meters behind Xiaoying and shouted, "But I know that they are definitely not as good as my meow meow!"

"Hmph, stop talking nonsense." Sakura pressed down with her jade fingers, holding the Poké Ball that suddenly grew larger, and said, "The Pokémon I carefully nurture is definitely better than your Meowth!"

"Mosquito Frog, Let's begin!"

The girl rolled up her sleeves and threw the Poké Ball out.

Xiao Ye, who was standing opposite her, looked at the mosquito-repellent frog that looked like it was wearing white gloves, and took off the Poké Ball from his waist with a little excitement.

"Psyduck, I leave it to you!"

The first thing the yellow duck did when it appeared on the field was to hook its finger in a provocative gesture, waiting for the trainer's orders with high fighting spirit.

"A battle between two water-type Pokémon?!" Sakura clenched her fists, her heart pounding. "Then I'll attack first without hesitation! Frog, use Water Gun!"

"Psyduck, use the water gun as well!"

The Pokémon of both teams took a deep breath and almost simultaneously released their water guns to engage in a head-on competition.

Sakura, who was full of confidence, showed surprise the next moment of the water gun confrontation and said in panic, "Get out of the way!"

The water gun released by Psyduck directly covered the Poliwag with overwhelming advantage, and the huge water column attacked the Poliwag directly in the face.

But the mosquito frog, which had never expected its opponent to be so powerful, did not mobilize its muscles in time. When it started to take a step, the water gun was already in sight.

"So fast!"

Mr. Chiba, a trainer, couldn't help but exclaimed, and shared with his daughter who came over, "That Psyduck is very strong. At least the water gun it released is the most powerful water gun I have ever seen in my life! It's almost as powerful as a water cannon!"

"Then Sakura..." Xiaomu knew that his father was a Pokémon fan and would never question anything he said about Pokémon, "...won't it be difficult to fight her?"

"No, Pokémon battles are not that simple." Unexpectedly, Mr. Chiba crossed his arms and smiled, "Pokémon battles are not like mathematics, where 2 is always greater than 1. The unpredictable result is the biggest attraction of the battle."

"Learn well. I have a feeling that you may never see such a wonderful battle again in the future."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you." When Sakura saw the mosquito frog just scratching its belly and then getting up from the ground, she immediately put aside her anxiety and chuckled, "My mosquito frog has the ability to store water. Next is the bubble beam!"

Many crystal clear bubbles emerged from the vortex on the mosquito-repellent frog's abdomen, shining with seven colors under the sunlight.

"Water cannons!"

The water cannon pierced into the fragile group of bubbles like a stone pillar. As Psyduck shook its head back and forth, all the bubbles in the venue were cleared away in a short while.

The running figure of the mosquito frog could no longer be hidden.

"Serial slaps!"

The white gloves on the mosquito frog's hands glowed faintly, and it used its legs to jump high.

Psyduck looked up, but was unable to see its own figure clearly due to the glaring sunlight. It could only see a blurry black shadow flying towards it in the air.

"Psyduck, water cannon!"

A strong stream of water spurted out from the duck's beak again, easily knocking the mosquito frog weighing 20kg away!

There was a little sweat on Sakura's palms. After seeing the figure of the Poliwag flying back like a butterfly, she decisively raised the Poké Ball and refused to waste the Poliwag's energy meaninglessly.

"Mosquito-coil frog, come back." A red light hit the mosquito-coil frog in the air and took it back. The next moment, Sakura took off her hairpin, and her long hair like a waterfall fell behind her.

"Xiaoye, your Psyduck is very powerful." Sakura put away the hairpin in her hand, took out another Poké Ball and said with a smile, "But you have to be careful of your opponent this time!"

"Beauty of the Valley, ready go!"

Mr. Chiba looked at Sakura with admiration after seeing her wise decision to change Pokémon. He nodded and whispered, "You can quickly recognize the gap between your opponent's Pokémon and accept it calmly, and switch to a more suitable Pokémon to fight. This mentality is already very good."

After saying that, he looked towards his angry daughter beside him. Hearing her shouting "Mosquito-coated Frog, don't lose!", "Mosquito-coated Frog, fight back!", "Mosquito-coated Frog, you can do it!" and other meaningless words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He had already anticipated his daughter's future battles, and he thought that her fighting style would be the kind that would not turn back until she hit the wall, and would go all the way to the end.

It’s not that this style is bad, but it doesn’t fit the word “tactical”.

Just like many novice trainers, when faced with adversity, he does not think about solutions at all, but instead hopes for a miracle to happen.

At this point he came back to his senses and continued to focus on the battle.

Those are things that will happen later. What is most worth paying attention to now is this battle.

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"It's an old friend." Xiaoye, who was standing on the opposite side of the field, waved at the Myoga with a flower bud on its body, and suddenly attacked after it responded with a smile.

"Psyduck, Freeze Ray!"

There was a glimmer of excitement in Psyduck's eyes. The moves he learned from Kona's Metapod had not been put into actual combat yet, but he could no longer hold back.

This time I can finally prove my growth thoroughly.

"Beauty Grass, Flying Leaf Sharp Sword!"

The emerald green leaves are frozen into ice sculptures by the icy blue light, which are breathtakingly beautiful under the sunlight.

However, the people present had no intention of paying attention to this and were all waiting for the next confrontation between the two.

"Surf!" Xiaoye raised his right hand and pushed forward, adding "Drown it!"

Psyduck understood what was going on and quickly raised his hands to summon huge waves. As he waved his arms forward, the huge waves actually moved forward spontaneously!

It is just like real waves rushing on the sea surface, and there is no need for Psyduck to stand on the waves to control it.

This made Sakura, who was thinking of using the whip to knock Psyduck down directly, look stunned, but she quickly came to her senses and gave orders quickly.

"Sunshine Flame, defeat it!"

The little grass stared intently at the huge waves as high as two stories high, and the flower buds on its back sparkled with starlight.

Sun Blaze is one of the most powerful skills of Grass-type Pokémon, but this skill has very strict conditions for use.

Even though the weather is a rare sunny day now, Sun Flame cannot be instantly released like skills such as "Water Cannon" and "Flying Leaf Knife", and needs to be charged for a period of time.

Until the huge wave was about to hit the front of the Bulbasaur and its body was covered with water splashes, the Sun Flame finally accumulated power and was about to be launched.

But at this moment, Xiaoye's clear voice passed through the huge waves and reached Xiaoying's ears on the other side of the venue.

"Psyduck, Freeze Ray."

Sakura immediately became alert upon hearing this, and her eyes darted around, looking for Psyduck who might take advantage of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

But soon, Sakura found out that she was wrong.

It turns out that the target of the Freeze Ray is not Bulbasaur at all!

Instead... a huge wave of ice crystals has already appeared!

In an instant, the surging waves were frozen by the ice, and the ice sculpture, like a bent bow, seemed to be mocking the Miaowaca grass which was facing a formidable enemy.

The energy accumulated in the bud behind the Beastialos is about to be released. Even when facing huge waves that are no longer a threat, it can only waste this hard-earned energy and shoot it out.

The purest beams of sunlight collided with the pure and elegant ice sculptures, blasting out many ice crystal fragments. The ice crystals were blown by the wind onto the passers-by who were in a hurry, alleviating a lot of the heat in their hearts.

Sakura, with a frown on her face, unable to understand her opponent's intention, was about to command Myoga to attack, but was surprised to find that she couldn't see Psyduck!

No, it should be said that the venue was divided into two areas by the wave ice sculpture. Except for a large hole in the center that was wide enough for seeing things, you couldn't see what was happening on the other side at all!

Meanwhile, Xiaoye, who was on the opposite side of the venue, smiled at Xiaoying through the ice cave created by the bombardment of sunlight and flames, and gave orders with her lips opening and closing.

"Psyduck, water cannon."

Sakura's pupils shrank and she looked up, only to see a yellow duck on the ice sculpture sliding unscrupulously on the ice.

In the blink of an eye, Psyduck leaped into the air with the arc of the waves, raised its head and stored energy in its throat for a powerful water cannon.

Under the shocked gaze of Bulbasaur, a water cannon as big as Bulbasaur's body sprayed out from the duck's beak and hit the stunned Bulbasaur without any suspense.

After successfully attacking, Psyduck didn't want to fight anymore and quickly slid down the ice under its feet and disappeared from Sakura's sight, making her unable to find it.

Sakura: ...rascal!

This guerrilla-like tactic made Sakura feel powerless, as if she had all the strength but nowhere to use it.

But Sakura is not the kind of novice trainer with an empty head. Having experienced five gym battles, she quickly thought of a solution and commanded, "Beast Grass, use the Whip to break it!"

Just as Mylotis was swinging its powerful whip to hit the wave ice sculpture, Xiaoye, who was standing on the opposite side of the field, quietly raised the Poké Ball in his hand and replaced the Pokémon on the field.

"Get ready, Nidoran!"

The complete collapse of the wave ice sculpture occurred almost simultaneously with the appearance of Nidoran. The shattered ice sculpture that stirred up a cold wind became the background for Nidoran's appearance.

Mr. Chiba: Wow, this momentum is really intimidating!