Pokémon Heart Journey

After leaving Yuejian Mountain and walking along Route 3 for a while, Xiaozhi finally arrived in Cerulean City.

"Excuse me, Miss Joy"

In the Pokémon Center, Ash handed the slightly dirty Pikachu and two Poké Balls to Miss Joy.

"Okay, please leave it to me, I will restore their spirits."

In response, Miss Joy not only did not show any disgust, but also showed a gentle smile.

"Huh~, okay, let's go to the Cerulean Gym and take a look."

After walking out of the Pokémon Center, Xiaozhi couldn't wait to run towards the gym. Although he had no intention of fighting, he could also watch other people's gym battles.

"Hey! There are so many people here, what are they doing?"

Compared to the deserted Nibe Gym before, the Cerulean Gym could be described as packed with people. Many people lined up in long queues and walked into the gym one after another.

I thought they were all here to challenge the gym, but Ash soon realized something was wrong, because everyone here brought a fishing rod, and Ash even heard them discussing fishing or something?

"Excuse me, what are you talking about? Isn't this the Cerulean Gym?"

Out of curiosity, Xiaozhi asked the two young men who were talking to each other in front.

"Hey, didn't you know? The Hualan Gym is holding a fishing competition," one of the young men replied.

"Once you sign up, you can go to the designated lake at the gym to catch water-type Pokémon. Then find the staff there to register. As long as you use the water-type Pokémon you caught to participate in the competition held in the evening at the Cerulean Gym, and win the final victory, you can get very rich prizes," another person said at this time.

"Fishing competition! There's a competition! Is it a Pokémon battle? I want to participate. Where can I sign up?"

As soon as Xiaozhi heard that there was a competition, he couldn't wait to ask.

"Oh, just follow this line to the front to sign up, there are free fishing rods and bait there."

"Hey!!! Follow this team?"

Xiaozhi looked at the long queue in front of him with some surprise.

"Speaking of which, there are too many people here. Is this competition so famous?"

"That's not the case. It's mainly because I heard that there will be a generous reward for the first place," one of them answered.

"A generous reward?"

"It's a year's worth of Pokémon food. I heard there's also a Pokémon egg with very good qualities. I heard it was obtained from the Kalos region."

"Kalos Region?!"

Ash was also very familiar with the Kalos region. His mother had introduced that place to him and it was also recorded in her notes. Although Ash didn't remember most things, he knew very well what Pokémon were there.

"Not only that, I heard that the Cerulean Gym's owner, Ms. Xiaoxia, will also participate in this competition!"

"Gym Leaders will also participate in the competition!"

Xiaozhi asked in surprise

"That's right, although this is a competition organized by the Cerulean Gym, the Gym Master of the Cerulean Gym, Miss Misty, is a person who loves Water Pokémon and fishing. She has participated in many activities and competitions related to Water Pokémon, and has achieved very good results." When he said this, a proud smile appeared on the corners of his mouth, as if he was the one who achieved these excellent results.

"That's right, and it's not just that," another person said at this time.

"Miss Xiaoxia is the pride of our Cerulean City. She started traveling when she was 12 years old. After collecting the eight badges, she began to challenge the alliance and achieved a good result of top four. I also heard that she had a fight with Master Kona, one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Although she lost in the end, she was recognized by the Four Heavenly Kings." When he said this, he couldn't help but raise his head slightly, his expression full of admiration.

"I heard that this time only Pokémon caught in the lake can be used in this competition. Although Miss Xiaoxia is here, the hope of winning is a little slim, but the rewards are really generous. Even the top ten will have generous prizes. What do you think? Brother, do you want to give it a try?"

"Hey! Where are the people?"

Having said that, he was about to pat Xiaozhi on the shoulder, but his touch was empty. The two looked towards where Xiaozhi had been standing and found that he had disappeared without them noticing.

At this time, Xiaozhi was standing at the end of the team, his eyes full of anticipation. Although he decided to stop challenging the eight badges before gaining enough strength, this was not a gym battle after all. Although it was not the opponent's main lineup, it was also good to have a little understanding of the opponent's strength.

Besides, there are so many people here who have signed up, and there might be some top experts among them. How can I refuse to have a Pokémon battle with these people?

Although there were many people who came here to register, the speed was unexpectedly fast. After filling in their own information, they asked the staff on the side to get the fishing rod and bait. Although they could bring their own fishing rod and bait, Xiaozhi had decided to do it on a whim after all, so he could only get them for free.

"Please follow me, I will take you to the private lake of our Cerulean Gym," a female staff member walked up to Xiaozhi and said to him.

"Oh, ok, thank you for your help."

"By the way, did I forget something?"

At this moment, Xiaozhi suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten something important.

"Mr. Xiaozhi, please follow me closely"

"Oh, okay," just as Xiaozhi began to recall, the staff in front suddenly spoke.

Seeing this, Xiaozhi had no choice but to stop thinking and hurriedly followed.

"Forget it, it's not something important."

Under the guidance of the staff, Xiaozhi arrived at a lake where quite a few people had gathered.

After looking around, Xiaozhi found that most of the places were occupied, except for a girl with orange hair who had no one around him. Although he felt a little strange, Xiaozhi still walked straight over.

The orange-haired girl saw Xiaozhi walking towards her and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"Excuse me, can I fish here?"

Xiaozhi asked her politely.

"Of course, please," the orange-haired girl readily agreed to Xiaozhi's request.

Seeing that the other party agreed, Xiaozhi sat down next to her, took out the fishing rod and bait, and started fishing.

What Xiaozhi didn't notice was that the people around him looked at him strangely, as if they had seen something incredible. Some people even looked over at them and whispered, but no one knew what they were talking about.

Although Xiaozhi felt a little strange about this, he didn't care too much.