Pokémon: I have a game menu

Citron welcomed four challengers, all of whom were trainers that Naoki didn't know. They looked like a small group traveling together. Group travel was actually very rare among Pokémon trainers. In the animation, it was very rare for Xiaozhi to be accompanied by Xiaogang and Xiaoxia.

There are many reasons for Pokémon trainers to travel. The most numerous and important of all the reasons is undoubtedly to see Pokémon in other places and to capture new Pokémon. If you team up with others, conflicts may arise within the team when you encounter new Pokémon. There is only one Pokémon, so who should capture it?

People like Brock and Misty are gym leaders and won't care about this. Satoshi is also a trainer who goes with the flow. A combination of various reasons led to the situation in the animation.

In summary, the vast majority of trainers travel alone, with only Pokémon accompanying them on the road. A small group of four like the one in front of us is as rare as a legendary Pokémon.

The four people are two men and two women. Judging from their appearance, they should be a combination of siblings. The older man and woman are most likely in a close relationship such as lovers, which is why this unique situation occurred.

According to their self-introductions, Naoki learned that these four people were all trainers from Mikawa Town, which was just south of White Sand City, the town where the protagonist got the initial Pokémon in the game. The two older men were called Asheng and the woman was called Tianyin. They didn't actually want to challenge the gym, they just came here with their younger brothers and sisters.

So there are actually only two challengers this time, a younger boy and girl who look the same age as Naoki, and both are novice trainers.

Perhaps the change from four people to two people restored some vitality to Citron, and he regained the momentum that a gym leader should have.

Naoki asked Yurika to help restore the strength of the Pokémon he had just fought, and sat in the audience seat nearby with the intention of watching the fun.

The first to take on the challenge was a boy named Xiaotian, who looked a lot like his sister, with a face so cute that he could get snacks from an old lady on the street.

"Hello!" Asheng nodded and greeted Naoki who was watching the game in the audience, and sat in the audience with the other two.

Naoki politely returned the greeting and then turned his gaze towards the battlefield.

"The rules of the Gym Challenge are a formal three-on-three battle. Gym Leaders cannot exchange Pokémon in the middle of the game, but challengers can exchange Pokémon at will." The referee announced the simple rules.

"Wait a minute, I only have two Pokémon!" Xiaotian said.

The referee exchanged glances with Citron and said, "Then let's change the rules to a two-on-two match."

"That's fine!" Xiaotian nodded.

"Then I'll start with you! Go ahead, Pachirisu!" Citron's first player was the white electric squirrel Pachirisu. Like the cute Pikachu, this Pokémon is also very popular with girls. In battles, Pachirisu has also had its own highlights. In offline Pokémon competitions, it was once a member of the world champion team and was even nicknamed the "white devil".

"I've decided on you, go ahead! Pikachu!" Xiaotian sent out Pikachu, whom Naoki had just thought of. He didn't expect that someone would bring an electric-attribute Pokémon to challenge the electric-attribute gym.

"Xiaotian's Pikachu's characteristic is that it is a lightning rod! There is no way the opponent can win!" The girl sitting next to him seemed to have seen the expression on Naoki's face and explained it specially.

Naoki turned his head and looked at her. The girl's name was Ichiko, and was affectionately called Xiaoyi by her brother. Although they were from the same age as her in Meichuan Town, Naoki did not recognize her, which meant that she had just moved here.

"Well, Pachirisu actually has a characteristic called power storage," Naoki said calmly.

"Pikachu can also flash lightning!"

"..."

Naoki didn't want to argue with her about whether Pikachu or Pachirisu was stronger, because the battle had already begun.

By the way, if I told her that Citron's Pachirisu can use the ground-attribute move Mud Shot, would she cry?

"Pachirisu, use high-speed star attack!" After all, Citron is the gym leader, so he is relatively lenient when dealing with novice trainers.

"Pikachu, use shadow clone to dodge!" Xiaotian commanded Pikachu to dodge.

Not to mention that Pikachu is not as fast as Pachirisu, the high-speed star trick with built-in navigation is impossible to dodge, and using shadow clones is useless. After all, Xiaotian is not Xiaozhi, and his Pikachu is not Pikachu, so he doesn't have the magic skill of quickly dodging.

Pikachu was hit by the high-speed star, rolled on the ground twice, and climbed up tremblingly, and its health bar had turned yellow. This is the value of Pikachu's fragile race. In addition, this Pikachu is not at a high level, so a high-speed star alone is enough to make it drink a pot.

Reality is not animation. Pikachu is just like what Xiaozhi once said, there are as many Pokemon as stray dogs on the roadside. It is a good choice for cuteness, but you can't expect it to do anything for battle. Xiaozhi's Pikachu has the aura of the protagonist and is not the same species as other Pikachus.

"How is this possible!" The little girl next to her looked shocked.

"..."

Naoki didn't know how this Pikachu usually behaved, but the shock on this guy's face was enough to shock Naoki. What kind of Pokémon do you think Pikachu is? Can being cute mean you are invincible?

Although it is very heavy, I have to say that cuteness is of no use in Pokémon battles, unless the creature is both strong and cute...

"If this is the only level you have, then this battle is over. Pachirisu, use High Speed ​​Star!" Hitron shook his head.

Gym leaders will indeed let novice trainers down when battling them, but it won't be too exaggerated. If any trainer could get the badge of their gym, they would be ridiculed.

"Pikachu, stand up and use Thunderbolt!"

At this time, Xiaotian finally made the only correct decision. Before Pikachu was hit by the high-speed star, he used Lightning Flash to wear down some of Pachirisu's physical strength.

"Pikachu has lost its ability to fight. Challenger, please change Pokémon." The referee announced the result of the confrontation between the two sides.

"How could this be? Pikachu actually lost." Ichiko glared at Naoki fiercely, as if it was Naoki's fault that Pikachu lost to Pachirisu.